2017年12月丨四级阅读

1、2017年12月全国大学英语四级考试共有阅读答案3套2017年12月丨四级阅读阅读第一套参考答案： 26-30 K D M O A31-35 F H I C BA. associated （v +ed.） 与相关联B. examine（v.）检查；检测C. indicate（v.）意味；指示；象征D. nuisance（n.）讨厌的人或事E. peak（n.）巅峰；峰值F. preventing（v +ing.）防止；组织G. prohibiting（v +ing.）禁止H. sensitive（a.）敏感的I.

2、slight（a.）微小的J. specify（v.）详细说明；指定K. superior（a.）高超的；优秀的L. suspicious（a.）可疑的M. tip（n.）尖端N. treated（v +ed）被治疗的；被对待的O. visual（a.）视觉的36. I定位：段落第一句，”Yes, my advanced age must factor into the equation ,in part because of my inability to access the information as quickly.”37. E定位：段落首句。”Following

3、 the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams.”38. C定位：段落第三句“He believes students ultimately learn more and encourages them to form study groups.”39. D定位：段落首句“He also says there i

4、s less chance of cheating with the in-class variety.”40. B定位： have a professor who issues take-home ones. I  was excited when I Learned this, figuring I Had a full week to do the researh.41. H定位：here are people who always wait until the last minute, and make it much harder than it needs to

5、 be.42. G定位：tudents's test-form preferences vary ,too,often depending on the subject and course difficulty.43. F定位：Most college professors agree the kind of exam they choose largely depends on the supject. A quantitative-based one, for example, is unlikely to be sent home, where one could ask th

6、eir older brothers and sisters to help.44. A定位：So it may seem rather strange that I have returned to college to finish the degree I left undone some four decades ago.45. J定位：“I like in-classs exams because the time is already reserved ,as opposed to using my free time at home to work on a test,”he r

7、esponded.46-50 D C A C B  51-55 D A A C B 2阅读第二套26. G  exposure 27. L  levels28. F  enroll29. O  participated30. C  championships31. E  developing32. M  local33. N  operates34. J  graduating35. B

8、  career36. C 37.H 38.D 39.O 40.L 41.B 42.I 43.F 44.L 45.E46-50 BBACD 46.  What do we learn from the passage about cities in sub-Saharan Africa?B）They are growing fast without becoming richer定位：第一段第二句及第四句。第二句What's indisputable is that it's growing very quickly对应grow

9、ing fast, 第四句sub-Saharan Africa are not getting richer the way cities in the rest of the world have.47. What does the author imply about urbanisation in other parts of the world?B) It started when people's income was relatively high.定位：第二段第二句：Most of Africa is urbanizing at a lower lev

10、el of income than other regions of the world did.下文又提到因为收入低，所以缺少投资的钱。48. Why is sub-Saharan Africa unappealing to investors?A) It lacks adequate transport facilities.定位：第二段最后一句: the only light rail metro systemkeep investors away.49. In what way does author say African cities are different

11、?C) They have developed at the expense of nature.定位：第三段第一句和第四句50. What might be a solution to the problems facing African cities?D) A more responsible government定位：末段第五句。51-55 BCADD51. It used to be commonly acknowledged that to succeed in America, one had to have_.B) an ambition to get ahead第一段中：Fo

12、r the past several decades, it seems there's been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy your own home.52. What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?C) Americans' idea of it ha

13、s changed over the past few decades.第二段中：Overwhelmingly， the results show that today, the idea of the American dreamand what it takes to achieve itlooks quite different than it did in the late 20th century.53. What do Americans now think of the role of college education in achieving succes

14、s?A) It still remains open to debate.第四段中：In the past seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic about the power of education to lead to successthey see going to college as a fairly achievable goaldo not need a four-year college education in order to be successful.54. How do some p

15、eople view college education these days?D) It helps broaden their minds.第六段：While somesee college as a way to gain new perspective and life experiences.55. What is one factor essential to success in America, according to Will Fendley?D) A clear aim and high motivation.第七段中：Sixty-year-old Will Fendle

16、ythinks “personal drive” is far more important than just going to college. To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education3阅读第三套26-30： F  A  L  G  E 31-35： B M  K  O  NA. advantage（n.）优点；优势B. commercial（a.）商业的C

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18、；珍贵的Passage OneAging happens to all of us, and is generally thought of as a natural part of life.46-50 BADCA46. What do people generally believe about aging?B) They just cannot do anything about it.47. How do many scientists view aging now?A) It might be prevented and treated.48. What does Alex Zhav

19、oronkov think of “describing aging as a disease”?D) It will motivate doctors and pharmacists to find ways to treat aging.49. What do we learn about the medical community?C) They can contribute to people's health only to a limited extent.50. What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?A) The human lifespan cannot be prolonged.Passage TwoFemale applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to.51-55 CCBDD51. What do we learn about applicants to postdoctoral positio