英语四级阅读历年真题及答案解析:2016年6月套
- 第3页:Section C
- 第4页:答案与解析
26.【答案】G。
27.【答案】A。
28.【答案】C。
29.【答案】F。
30.【答案】H。
31.【答案】N。
32.【答案】I。
33.【答案】B。
34.【答案】O。
35.【答案】E。
36.【答案】D。
37.【答案】G。
38.【答案】F
39.【答案】A。
40.【答案】L 。
41.【答案】H 。
42.【答案】C 。
43.【答案】K。
44.【答案】B 。
45.【答案】J。
46.What happens when a new technology emerges?
A.It further widens the gap between the old and the young.
大学英语四级阅读历年真题及答案解析:2016年6月套
英语四级阅读历年真题及答案:2016.6套
B.It often leads to innovations in other related fields.
C.It contributes greatly to the advance of society as a whole.
D.It usually draws different reactions from different age groups.
【答案】D。
47.What does the author say about the driverless car?
A.It does not seem to create a generational divide.
B.It will not necessarily reduce road accidents.
C.It may start a revolution in the car industry.
D.It has given rise to unrealistic expectations.
【答案】A 。第2段第2句是文中首次提到driverless car:对于无人驾驶汽车的态度似乎并没有一个清晰的年龄性分歧。A 为原文中there doesn’t seem to be a clear generational divide的同义转述。
48.Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people?
A.It saves their energy.
B.It helps with their mobility.
C.It adds to the safety of their travel.
D.It stirs up their interest in life.
【答案】B。第4段第3句提到,老年人,尤其是那些行动不便或自己驾车有困难的老年人,是无人驾驶汽车的典型用户。由此可知,无人驾驶汽车是对这些行动不便或开车有困难的老年人有吸引力的,无人驾驶汽车能帮助他们出行,故答案为B。
49.What is likely to affect one’s attitude toward the driverless car?
A.The location of their residence.
B.The field of their special interest.
C.The amount of training they received.
D.The length of their driving experience.
in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.
【答案】A。
50.Who are likely to be the first to buy the driverless car?
A.The seniors.
B.The educated.
C.The wealthy.
D.The tech fans.
【答案】C 。
51.What do we learn from the passage about people in pre—industrial Europe?
A.They had to work from early morning till late at night.
B.They were so busy working that they only ate simple meals.
C.Their daily routine followed the rhythm of the natural cycle.
D.Their lire was much more comfortable than that of today.
This comfortable cycle,in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals,gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal.eaten with the extended family.
【答案】C 。
52.What does Professor Carole Counihan say about pre-industrial European families eating meals together?
A.It was helpful to maintaining a nation’s tradition.
B.It brought family members closer to each other.
C.It was characteristic of the agrarian culture.
D.It enabled families to save a lot of money.
【答案】B。
53.What does“cultural metabolism”(Line 1,Para.3)refer to?
A.Evolutionary adaptation.
B.Changes in lifestyle.
C.Social progress.
D.Pace of life.
【答案】D 。第3段第1句提到,自工业化以来,维持如此缓慢的文化新陈代谢变得非常困难,长时间的午餐被缩减成能塞满午餐桶的或是在小吃摊买的任何东西。由此可知,工业化后生活节奏加快,人们没有充足的时间吃一顿丰盛的午餐,故答案为D 。
54.What does the author think of the food people eat today?
A.Its quality is usually guaranteed.
B.It is varied,abundant and nutritious.
C.It is more costly than what our ancestors ate.
D.Its production depends too much on technology.
【答案】B 。第3段后一句提到,现代的食品生产和运输技术带来更多种类和更大数量的食物,包括可获得的动物蛋白和奶制品数量的极大增长,这使我们比我们的祖先更加精力充沛,B 中的varied和abundant对应文中的a greater variety and quantity,nutritious对应文中的a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available。
55.What does the author say about Italians of the old days?
A.They enjoyed cooking as well as eating.
B.They ate a big dinner late in the evening.
C.They ate three meals regularly every day.
D.They were expert at cooking meals.
【答案】A 。文章从第4段第2句开始举意大利的例子,文中提到,地中海式饮食很健康不是什么秘密,但过去准备食物和进食的过程同样是种享受。A 是原文中it was also a joy to prepare and eat的同义转述。