2023年英语专业四级阅读理解模拟题

英语专业四级阅读理解模拟题A simplepiece ofrope hangsbetween someenvironmentally friendlyAmericans and their neighbors.On oneside standthose whohave begunto seeclothes dryersas wastefulconsumers ofenergy upto6%of totalelectricity andpowerful emittersof carbondioxide upto aton ofCO2per householdevery year.As analternative,they areturning toclotheslines aspart of whatAlexander Lee,an environmentalist,calls what-l-can-do environmentalism.But onthe otherside arepeople whooppose air-drying laundryoutside on aesthetic grounds.Increasingly,they havepersuaded communityand homeownersassociationsHOAs acrosstheU.S.to banoutdoor clotheslines,which theysay notonly lookunsightly butalso lowersurroundingproperty values.Those actions,in turn,have sparkeda right-to-dry movementthat ispressing forlegislationto protect the choiceto useclotheslines.Only threestates-Florida,Hawaii andUtah-havelaws writtenbroadly enoughto protect clotheslines.Right-to-dry advocatesargue thatthere shouldbemore.Matt Reckis thekind ofeco-conscious guywho feedshis treeswith bathwaterand recyclescondensationdrops fromhis airconditioners towater plants.His familyalso usesa clothesline.文But OttoHagen,president ofRecks HOAin WakeForest,N.C.,notified himthat aneighbor h,ad柯南道尔的小说以为原型，但不能以此阐明作者总是根据亲身经A Studyin ScarletBell历来创作细节判断题考察柯南道尔时小说最终的成果，定位到最终一段根据末段末句可知,柯

5.[A]南道尔刊登在上的短篇小说中区男主角风行一时,柯Strand MagazineJ AScandal in Bohemia J南道尔日勺人生也将由此发生变化.因此选项符合题意AIt isa truthuniversally acknowledged,that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be inwant of a wife.However littleknown thefeelings orviews ofsuch aman maybe onhis firstentering aneighborhood,this truthis sowell fixedin theminds of the surroundingfamilies,that heis consideredthe rightfulpropertyof someone orother of their daughters.My dearMr.Bennet,said hislady tohim oneday,have youheard that Netherfield Parkis letatlast Mr.Bennet repliedthat hehad not.But itis,returned she;for Mrs.Long hasjust beenhere,and shetoldme allabout it.Mr.Bennet madeno answer.Do younot want to knowwho hastaken itcried hiswife impatiently.You wantto tellme,and Ihave noobjection tohearing it.This wasinvitation enough.Why,my dear,you mustknow,Mrs.Long saysthatNetherfieldis takenby ayoung man of largefortunefrom thenorth ofEngland;that hecame downon Mondayin achaise andfour tosee theplace,and was so muchdelighted withit,that heagreed withMr.Morris immediately;that heis totakepossession beforeMichaelmas,and someof hisservants areto bein thehouse bythe end ofnext week.What ishis name*Bingley.Is hemarried orsingleOh!Single,my dear,to besure!A singlemanoflarge fortune;four orfive thousand a year.What afinething for our girls!How soHow canit affectthemMy dearMr.Bennet,replied hiswife,how canyou beso tiresome!You mustknow thatI amthinkingof hismarrying one of them.Is thathis designin settlinghereDesign!Nonsense,how canyou talkso!But itis verylikely thathe mayfall inlove withoneof them,and thereforeyou mustvisit himas soonas hecomes.I seeno occasionfor that.You and the girlsmay go,or youmay sendthem bythemselves,whichperhaps willbe stillbetter,for asyou areas handsomeas anyofthem,Mr.Bingley maylike youthebest ofthe party.

1.The sentence...a singlemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwant ofa wifemeansthatA.a singleman whois financiallystable needsa wife.B.asingleman withoutmoney neednta wife.C.women wantto getmarried tofinancial stablemen.D.once manbecomes rich,he mustwanttoget awife.

2.According to the passage,the young man,Mr.Bingley,is believedto haveall the followingcharacteristics EXCEPTA.rich.B.gentle.C.single.D.generous.

3.From theconversation betweenMr.and Mrs.Bennet,we canconclude thatMrs.BennetA.wanted totell herhusband somethingabout theirnew neighbor.B.wanted toget acquaintedwith theirnew neighbor.C.wanted topersuade herhusband tosee theyoungman.D.asked herhusbands permissionto visitthe newneighbor.

4.At the endofthe passage,Mr.Bennet sounded_toward hiswifes proposal.A.hostileB.indifferentC.delightedD.annoyed

5.What isthe toneofthe passageA.Satirical.B.Humorous.C.Critical.D.Unclear.参照答案与解析句意理解题文章首句提到，一种有钱的独身汉，总需要一位妻子，故选项符合题

1.[A]A后、O细节判断题考察勺性格特性，从与勺对话中可

2.[B]Mr.Bingley HMrs.Bennet Mr.Bennet H以得知，是个富有、大方欧独身汉选项、、都是对这些特性的描述,本题Mr.Bingley JA C D为逆向选择题，规定选出不符合性格特性口勺一项，故答案为Mr.Bingley8细节判断题文中与谈话目区就是但愿丈夫能去拜访新区邻居

3.[C]Mrs.Bennet Mr.Bennet JI从而为她的某个女儿发明机会故选I C观点态度题根据文章最终一段可知，对太太的提议无动于衷并打趣说让她自

4.[B]Mr.Bennet己带着女儿去，或许在晚会上最喜欢她因此选项符合题意Mr.Bingley B全文基调问题本文的作者用挖苦日勺语言，向我们描绘了一幅母亲试图为自己女儿发

5.[A]明一段姻缘的场景因此选项符合题意AThe Internet,E-commerce andglobalization aremaking anew economicera possible.In thefuture,capitalist marketswill largelybe replacedby anew kind of economicsystem basedon networkedrelationships,contractual arrangementsand accessrights.Has thequality of our livesat work,at homeand inour communitiesincreased indirect proportiontoall thenew Internetand business-to-business Internetservices beingintroduced intoour livesI haveaskedthis questionof hundredsof CEOSand corporate executives inEurope andthe UnitedStates.Surprisingly,virtually everyonehas said,No,quite contrary.The verypeople responsibleforushering inwhat somehave calleda technologicalrenaissance saythey areworking longerhours,feel morestressed,are moreimpatient,and areeven lesscivil in their dealingswith colleaguesandfriends-not tomention strangers.And what*s morerevealing,they placemuch ofthe blameon theverysame technologiesthey areso aggressivelychampioning.（领袖）The technogurus promisedus thataccess wouldmake lifemore convenientand giveus moretime.Instead,the verytechnological wondersthat weresupposed toliberate ushave beguntoenslave usin aweb ofconnections fromwhich thereseems to be noeasy escape.If anearlier generationwas preoccupiedwith thequest toenclose avast geographicfrontier,thegeneration,it seems,is morecaught upin thecolonization oftime.Every sparemoment of our timeisbeing Ailedwith someform ofcommercial connection,making timeitself the most scarceof allresources.Our e-mail,voice mailand cellphones,our24-hour Interactnews andentertainment allseizeforour attention.And whilewe havecreated everykindoflabor-and time-saving deviceto serviceour needs,we arebeginningto feellike wehave lesstime availableto usthan anyother humansin history.That isbecausethe greatproliferation oflabor-and-time-saving servicesonly increasesthe diversity,paceand flowof commodifiedactivity aroundus.For example,e-mail isa greatconvenience.However;we nowfind ourselvesspending muchofourday franticallyresponding toeach otherselectronicmessages.The cellphone isa greattime-saver,Except nowwe arealways potentiallyinreach ofsomeone elsewho wantsourattention.Social conservativestalk aboutthe declinein civilityand blameit onthe loss ofamoral compassandreligious values.Has anyonebothered to ask whetherthe hyperspeed cultureis makingall ofus lesspatientand lesswilling tolisten anddefer,consider andreflectMaybe weneed toask whatkinds ofconnections reallycount andwhat typesof accessreally matterin thee-economy era.ff thisnew technologyrevolution isonly abouthyper efficiency,then werisklosing somethingeven preciousthan time-our senseofwhatit meansto bea caringhuman being.

1.According tothe passage,corporate executivesthink thatA.technology renaissanceshould bepushed forward.B.technology has a profoundimpact ontheir lives.C.technology actuallyresults in a declinein theirlife quality.D.technology shouldbe aggressivelychampioned.

2.Which ofthe followingis NOTtrueA.Technology wassupposed tofree people.B.The.corn generationbecame slavesof technology.C.New technologiesoccupy muchofourtime.D.It isdifficult toavoid theinfluence oftechnology wonders.

3.What isthemostvaluable resourcefor the generationA.Technological wonders.

8.Access toinformation.C.Time.D.Time savingdevices.

4.In thesixth paragraph,the authorimplied thatA.social conservativesblamed thelossofmorality ontechnology.B.thegenerationwas lesscivil thanthe earliergenerations.C.the hyperspeed cultureled tothe declinein civility.D.technology mightmake peopleless impatient.

5.An appropriatetitle forthe passagemight beA.The NewInternet Life.B.The Drawbacksof tooMuch Access.C.The Failureof TechnologicalRenaissance.D.The DecliningQuality ofLife.参照答案与解析细节判断题根据定位至第段从每个人的回答“没有，恰好相

1.[C]corporateexecutivesij2反”可推断对的；企业经理们的回答和接下来讲到的时间更长，压力更大，更不耐烦等等C II可知他们要强调的是科技给他们带来的负面影响，故、、都可排除A BD细节判断题从第段可知中的是文中日勺同义替代，故不选；第段

2.[B]3A Jfree liberateA3说到网络生活开始奴役我们但并不是说网络一代变成了技术的奴隶，故错误，为对时答案；B从可推知，技术专家们向人们保证“使生活变得更以便，节省更多的时间”日勺诺言Instead没有实现，相反科技的进步占用了人们更多日勺时间，、的说法是对日勺的I cD J细节判断题根据定位到第段第句第句明确指出，多种业务占据了我

3.[C]resource422们的闲暇时光，时问反倒成了最稀少的资源，故选C细节推断题第段最终一种疑问旬”是不是这种高速文化使大家失去了耐心，不乐意

4.[D]6倾听、服从，不乐意深思熟虑？”由此可知对的该段第句指明社会保守派将人们变得没D I有礼貌归咎于道德规范和宗教价值的沦丧.故错误；项是社会保守派的观点，故排除；“高A BC速文化导致了文明的沦丧”这与该段最终一句是有出入日勺，故也可排除C主旨大意题文章重要讲述了新欧科技革命本着为人类节省时间、节省能量的宗旨，但

5.[B]I实际上却给人们带来了诸多的负面影响，使人们愈加忙碌不堪“新的网络生活”太过笼统；A“科技复兴日勺失败”，不符合文意；“生活质量的下降”这只是第段企业经理们的观C D2点，过于片面，故选Bcomplained abouthis line.The Recksignored thewarning andstill drytheir clothesonarope intheyard.Many peopleclaim to be environmentallyfriendly butdont takematters intotheir ownhands,says Reck.HO AsHagen hasdecided tohold offtaking action.Im notgoing togo crazy/1hesays.But ifMatt keepshis lineand moreneighbors complain,Ill have to addressit again.North Carolinalawmakers triedand failedearlier thisyear toinsert languageinto anenergy billthatwould expresslyprevent HOAs fromregulating clotheslines.But theissue remainsa touchyone withHOAs andreal estateagents.Most aestheticrestrictions arerooted,toadegree,inthebelief that（统一协调时）homogenous exteriorsare supportiveof propertyvalue,says SaraStubbins,executive directoroftheCommunity AssociationInstitutes NorthCarolina chapter.Inother words,associations worrythat housingprices willfall ifprospective buyersthink theirwould-beneighbors aretoo poorto afforddryers.Alexander Leedismisses thenotion thatclotheslines devalueproperty assets,advocating thattheidea needsto changein lightof globalwarming.We allhavetodo atleast somethingto decreaseourcarbon footprint,Alexander Leesays.

1.What is NOT mentionedas adisadvantage ofusing clothesdryers日A.ectricity consumption.B.Air pollution.C.Waste ofenergy.D.Ugly looking.

2.Which ofthe followingis INCORRECTA.Opposers thinkair-drying laundrywould devaluesurrounding assets.B.Opposers considerthe outdoorclothesline asan eyesoretothescenery.C.Right-to-dry movementsled tothepassof written laws to protectclotheslines.D.Most ofstates inthe UShave nowrittenlawstoprotectclotheslines.

3.What isthe HOAsattitude towardsthe regulationof outdoorclotheslinesA.Concerned.B.Impartial.C.Supportive.D.Unclear.

4.In the last paragraphAlexander Leerecommends thatA.clotheslines shouldbe bannedinthe community.B.clotheslines wouldntlessen theproperty values.C.the globewould becomewarmer andwarmer.D.we shouldprotecttheenvironment inthecommunity.

5.An appropriatetitle forthe passagemight beA.Opinions onEnvironmental Protection.B.Opinions onAir-drying Laundry.C.What-I-Can-Do Environmentalism.D.Restrictions onClotheslines.参照答案与解析文章概要本文探讨与否该用晾衣绳在室外晾晒衣服第段指出干衣机不利环境保护，由此引出用晾衣I绳晾衣服的话题；第段简介对用晾衰绳晒衣服的两种对立观点；第段描述环境保护主义23者用晾衣绳在室外晒衣服，并指出他勺行为引起邻居的不满及业主委员会组员Matt ReckH Otto的）注意；第段指出北卡罗来纳州立法者试图修订法律规定业主委员会对住户与否在Hagen4室外晾衣无权干涉，法案却没有通过的原因；最终一段认为人们应当变化观念，Alexander Lee为减少碳排放量奉献力量答案解析:［］细节判断题考察使用干衣机的弊端，文章第段第句话对此有论述有人认为干衣1D12机挥霍能源从而导致电时损耗.释放的二氧化碳污染空气，、、选项分别列举了这些弊端，A BC本题是逆向选择题，规定选出不是干衣机弊端日勺一项，故选D.细节判断题第段提到，户外晾衣绳不仅破坏优美口勺风景还减少房产价值，、都对22A B与本段最终一句表述也相符无法从文中推断出来，故选D CC［］观点态度题考察协会的组员对限制使用晾衣绳的态度第段最终几旬提到,假

3.C HOAs3如继续使用晾衣绳，的组员就要直接出面说了，这间接表明了协Matt HOAsHagen MattHOAs会的态度；此外，从第段前两句，也可推知对时4C［］段落细节题在最终一段，提出，鉴于全球变暖我们日勺观念需要变化，至

4.D AlexanderLee少要做到尽量减少碳物质的排放因此选项符合题意与原文意思相反；虽然是I DA B Alexander的观点，却不是他要倡导的故不选并不是的观点Lee I,C AlexanderLee］全文主旨题本文就与否应当限制使用晾衣绳进行了探讨分析，文章最终呼吁人类变化观54B念，每个人都应为保护环境尽一份力选项符合题意太宽泛；明显不对；只体现了BA CD文中某些人的观点，过于片面Within thatexclusive groupof literarycharacters whohave survivedthrough thecenturies-fromHamlet toHuckleberry Finn-few canrival thecultural impactof Sherlock Holmes.Since his first publicappearance20years ago,the gentlemanwith thecurved pipeandataste forcocaine,the masterofdeductive reasoningand elaboratedisguise,has lefthis markeverywhere-in crimeliterature,film andtelevision,cartoons andcomic books.At Holmesside,of course,was histrusted friendDr.Watson.Looming evenlarger,however,wasanother doctor,one whosemedical practicewassoslow itallowed himplenty oftime topursue hisliteraryambition.His name:Arthur Conan Doyle.As thecreator ofthese fictionalicons,ConanDoyle hashimself becomesomething ofa cultfigure,the objectof countlesscritical studies,biographies andfan clubs.Conan Doylewas bornin Edinburghin1859,inarespectable middle-class Catholicfamily.Still,it wasfarfrom aneasy life.There wasnever enoughmoney;they movedfrequently insearch oflower rents;and hisfather,a civilservant andillustrator wasan alcoholicwho hadto beinstitutionalized.Yet theearlyletters hewrote tohis motherare surprisinglyoptimistic,concerned mainlywith food,clothes,allowances andschoolwork.At14came hisfirst unforgettablevisit toLondon,including MadameTussauds,where he was delightedwith theroom ofHorrors,andtheimages ofthe murderers.A superbstudent,Conan Doylewent onto medicalschool,where hewas attractedby Dr.JosephBell,a professorwith anuncanny abilityto diagnosepatients evenbefore theyopened theirmouths.For atime heworked asBells outpatientclerk andwould watch,amazed,at howthe locationof acalluscould reveala mansprofession,or howa quicklook ata skinrash toldBell thatthe patienthadonce livedin Bermuda.In1886,Conan Doyleoutlined hisfirst novel,A Studyin Scarlet,which hedescribedasasimple taleof mysteryto makea littleextra money.Its maincharacter,initially calledSherringfordHope andlater calledSherlock Holmes,was basedlargely onBell.But Holmesfirstappearance wentalmost unnoticed,andthestruggling doctordevoted nearlyall ofhis sparetime towritinglong historicalnovels inthe styleof SirWalter Scott—novels thathewasconvinced wouldmakehis reputation.It wasnttobe.In1888,Holmes reappearedinA Scandalin Bohemia,a short story inStrand Magazine.And thistime,its herotook animmediate hitandConan Doyleslife wouldnever bethe same.

1.The typicalfeatures ofSherlockHolmeswere allEXCEPTA.rational.B.sociable.C.intelligent.D.cunning.

2.Which ofthefollowingisNOTtrue aboutConan Doyleand hisfamilyA.He camefrom amiddle-class family.B.They leda hardlife inEdinburgh.C.His fatherwas addictedto drinking.D.His motherhad receivedlittle education.

3.How didConan Doylefeel abouthisfirstvisit toLondonA.It washorrible.

8.It waspleasant.C.It wasawful.D.It wasmemorable.

4.We caninfer fromthelastparagraph thatA.the morecalluses aperson has,the moreprofessional hewould be.B.writers oftenbase theirwriting onpersonal experiences.C.ConanDoylehas gonethrough aperiod ofhardship onhis wayto success.D.inspiration wasvery importantfor aperson tocreate something.

5.Conan DoylesshortstoryA ScandaiinBohemiahas provedtobe_at last.A.successfulB.powerfulC.ridiculousD.frustrating参照答案与解析.网细节判断题考察福尔摩斯的人物性格特性，定位到第段第段描写福尔摩斯是一种1I1总是拿着卷曲烟斗、嗜好古柯碱、善于推理和伪装的一种人，因此、、选项都是对福尔摩ACD斯这一人物特性勺描绘，而选项（社交广勺）并未在文中提及，本题是逆向选择题,因H BH此选项是答案B细节判断题考察柯南道尔日勺家庭背景，定位到第段本段提到柯南道尔出生在一种

2.[D]3中产阶级家庭不过生活很不轻易，也对他的父亲进行了简介不过对于他的母亲文章只提到柯南道尔给其母亲写信并未提及其母受教育状况，因此选项是答案D细节判断题考察柯南道尔对伦敦的印象，定位到第段根据第段末句可知，第一

3.[D]33次伦敦之旅给柯南道尔留下难以磨灭的记忆，故答案符合题意，同步排除其他三项D细节推断题从最终一段的描述可知，柯南道尔在经历了失败和挫折之后最终才获得

4.了成功，故选项符合题意可以从手上老茧日勺位置来判断一种人的职业，误读了原C BellA。