2007英语专业四级阅读理解答案及详解

2007英语专业四级阅读理解答案及详解(2)TEXTCIamafraidtosleep.Ihavebeenafraidtosleepforthelastfewweeks.Iamsotiredthat,finally,Idosleep,butonlyforafewminutes.Itisnotabaddreamthatwakesme;itistherealityItookwithmeintosleep.Itrytothinkofsomethingelse.Immediatelythewomaninthemarketplacecomesintomymind.IwasonmywaytodinnerlastnightwhenIsawher.Shewassellingskirts.ShemovedwiththesameeaseandlovelinessIoftensawinthewomenofLaos.Herlongblackhairwasasshinyastheblacksilkoftheskirtsshewasselling.Inherhair,sheworethreesilkribbons,blue,green,andwhite.TheyremindedmeofmychildhoodandhowmygirlfriendsandIusedtospendhoursbraidingribbonsintoourhair.Idon’tknowthewordfor“ribbons”,soIputmyhandtomyownhairand,withthreefingersagainstmyhead,Ilookedatherribbonsandsaid“Beautiful.”Sheloweredhereyesandsaidnothing.Iwasn’tsureifsheunderstoodme(Idon’tspeakLaotianverywell).Ilookedbackdownattheskirts.Theyhaddesignsonthem:squaresandtrianglesandcirclesofpinkandgreensilk.Theywereverypretty.Idecidedtobuyoneofthoseskirts,andIbegantobargainwithherovertheprice.ItisthecustomtobargaininAsia.InLaosbargainingisdoneinsoftvoicesandeasymoveswiththesortofquietpeacefulness.Shesmiled,morewithhereyesthanwithherlips.ShewaspleasedbythefewwordsIwasabletosayinherlanguage,althoughtheyweremostlynumbers,andshesawthatIunderstoodsomethingaboutthesoftplayfulnessofbargaining.Weshookourheadsindisagreementovertheprice;then,immediately,wemadeanotherofferandthenanothershakeofthehead.Shewassopleasedthatunexpectedly,sheacceptedthelastofferImade.Butitwastoosoon.Thepricewastoolow.Shewasbeingtoogenerousandwouldn’tmakeenoughmoney.Imovedquicklyandpickeduptwomoreskirtsandpaidforallthreeatthepriceset;thatwayIwasabletopayherthreetimesasmuchbeforeshehadachancetolowerthepriceforthelargerpurchase.Shesmiledopenlythen,and,forthefirsttimeinmonths,myspiritlifted.Ialmostfelthappy.Thefeelingstayedwithmewhileshewrappedtheskirtsinanewspaperandhandedthemtome.WhenIleft,though,thefeelingleft,too.Itwasasthoughitstayedbehindinmarketplace.Ilefttearsinmythroat.Iwantedtocry.Ididn’t,ofcourse.Ihavelearnedtodefendmyselfagainstwhatishard;withoutknowingit,Ihavealsolearnedtodefendmyselfagainstwhatissoftandwhatshouldbeeasy.Igetup,lightacandleandwanttolookattheskirts.Theyarestillinthenewspaperthatthewomanwrappedthemin.Iremovethepaper,andraisetheskirtsuptolookatthemagainbeforeIpackthem.Somethingfallstofloor.Ireachdownandfeelsomethingcoolinmyhand.ImoveclosetothecandlelighttoseewhatIhave.Therearefivelongsilkribbonsinmyhand,alldifferentcolors.Thewomaninthemarketplace!Shehasgiventheseribbonstome!Thereisnodefenseagainstagenerousspirit,andthistimeIcry,andveryhard,asifIcouldmakeupforallthemonthsthatIdidn’tcry.89.Accordingtothewriter,thewomaninthemarketplace____B____.A.refusedtospeaktoher.B.waspleasantandattractive.C.wassellingskirtsandribbons.D.recognizedherimmediately.BShemovedwiththesameeaseandloveliness…Herlongblackhairwasasshinyastheblacksilkoftheskirtsshewasselling.Inherhair,sheworethreesilkribbons,blue,green,andwhite.TheyremindedmeofmychildhoodandhowmygirlfriendsandIusedtospendhoursbraidingribbonsintoourhair.”由此可见，作者对她的印象是愉快的。90.WhichofthefollowinginNOTcorrect?____A____A.Thewriterwasnotusedtobargaining.B.PeopleinAsiaalwaysbargainwhenbuyingthings.C.BargaininginLaoswasquietandpeaceful.D.Thewriterwasreadytobargainwiththewoman.解析：A。第5段“ItisthecustomtobargaininAsia.InLaosbargainingisdoneinsoftvoicesandeasymoveswiththesortofquietpeacefulness.”(在亚洲，人们有讨价还价的习俗。在老挝，人们讨价还价时总是轻言细语)，由此可知，B、C、D是正确的。作者了解当地的习俗，所以很自然地开始bargain，所以A选项不对。91.Thewriterassumedthatthewomanacceptedthelastoffermainlybecausewoman____A/C____.A.thoughtthatthelastofferwasreasonable.B.thoughtshecouldstillmakemuchmoney.C.wasgladthatthewriterknewtheirwayofbargaining.D.wastiredofbargainingwiththewriteranymore.解析：A/C。“sheacceptedthelastofferImade.Butitwastoosoon.Thepricewastoolow.Shewasbeingtoogenerousandwouldn’tmakeenoughmoney.”92.Whydidthewriterfinallydecidetobuythreeskirts?____C____A.Theskirtswerecheapandpretty.B.Shelikedthepatternsontheskirts.C.Shewantedtodosomethingascompensation.D.Shewasfedupwithfurtherbargainingwiththewoman.解析：C。第6段:“thatwayIwasabletopayherthreetimesasmuchbeforeshehadachancetolowerthepriceforthelargerpurchase.”由此可知，作者因为价格很低，所以想多买几件作为对卖裙子的姑娘的一种补偿。93.Whendidthewriterleftthemarketplace,shewantedtocry,butdidnotbecause____A____.A.shehadlearnedtostaycoolandunfeeling.B.shewasafraidofcryinginpublic.C.shehadlearnedtofacedifficultiesbravely.D.shehadtoshowinpublicthatshewasstrong.avelearnedtodefendmyselfagainstwhatishard;withoutknowingit,Ihavealsolearnedtodefendmyselfagainstwhatissoftandwhatshouldbeeasy.”(我学会了抗拒困难，不知不觉中，我也学会了不被温柔和轻松俘获。)由此可知，作者没有哭是因为她已经学会控制自己的情绪不会轻易受到影响，所以选A。94.Whydidthewritercryeventuallywhenshelookedattheskirtsagain?____C____A.shesuddenlyfeltverysad.B.shelikedtheribbonssomuch.C.shewasovercomebyemotion.D.shefeltsorryforthewoman.解析：C。最后一段：“Thereisnodefenseagainstagenerousspirit,andthistimeIcry…”(对于一颗慷慨的心你是无法防备的，所以这次我哭了，…)由此可知我哭是因为被卖丝绸裙子的姑娘感动了。TEXTDThekidsarehangingout.Ipasssmallbandsofstudents,inmywaytoworkthesemornings.Theyhavebecomeafamiliarpartofthesummerlandscape.Thesekidsarenotoldenoughforjobs.Noraretheyrichenoughforcamp.Theyareschoolchildrenwithoutschool.Thecalendarcalledtheschoolyearranoutonthemafewweeksago.Oncesupervisedbyteachersandprincipals,theynowappeartobe“selfcare”.Passingthemislikepassingthroughatimezone.Formuchofourhistory,afterall,Americansarrangedtheschoolyeararoundtheneedsofworkandfamily.In19th-centurycities,schoolswereopensevenoreighthoursaday,11monthsayear.InruralAmerica,theyearwasarrangedaroundthegrowingseason.Now,only3percentoffamiliesfollowtheagriculturalmodel,butnearlyallschoolsarescheduledasifourchildrenwenthomeearlytomilkthecowsandtookmonthsofftoworkthecrops.Now,three-quartersofthemothersofschool-agechildrenwork,butthecalendariswrittenasiftheywerehomewaitingfortheschoolbus.Thesix-hourday,the180-dayschoolyearisregardedassomethingholy.Butwhenparentsworkaneight-hourdayanda240-dayyear,itmeanssomethingdifferent.Itmeansthatmanykidsgohometoemptyhouses.Itmeansthat,inthesummer,theyhangout.“Wehaveahugemismatchbetweentheschoolcalendarandrealitiesoffamilylife,”saysDr.ErnestBoyer,headoftheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching.Dr.Boyerisoneofmanywhobelievethataradicalrevisionoftheschoolcalendarisinevitable.“School,whetherwelikeitornot,iseducational.Italwayshasbeen.”Hisisnotpopularidea.Schoolareroutinelyburdenedwiththejobofsolvingalloursocialproblems.Cantheybeaskedtomeettheneedsofourworkandfamilylives?Itmaybeeasiertopromotealongerschoolyearonitseducationalmeritsand,indeed,theeducationalcaseiscompelling.Despitethecomplaintsandstudiesaboutourkids’lackoflearning,theUnitedStatestillhasashorterschoolyearthananyindustrialnation.InmostofEurope,theschoolyearis220days.InJapan,itis240dayslong.Whileclassroomtimealonedoesn’tproduceawell-educatedchild,learningtakestimeandmorelearningtakesmoretime.Thelongsummersofforgettingtakeatoll.Theoppositiontoalongerschoolyearcomesfromfamiliesthatwanttoandcanprovideotherexperiencesfortheirchildren.Itcomesfromteachers.Itcomesfromtradition.Andsurelyfromkids.Butthemostimportantpartoftheconflicthasbeenoverthemoney.95.Whichofthefollowingisanopinionoftheauthor’s?____A____A.“Thekidsarehangingout.”B.“Theyareschoolchildrenwithoutschool.”C.“Thesekidsarenotoldenoughforjobs.”D.“Thecalendarcalledtheschoolyearranoutonthemafewweeksago.”解析：A。第一段的第一句：“Thekidsarehangingout.”跟第二段的最后一句：“Oncesupervisedbyteachersandprincipals,theynowappeartobe“selfcare”.相呼应。作者的观点是现在的孩子上学的时间太短，很多时间都在外闲逛，无所事事。这里的hangout是指在某地逗留，浪费时间。后面也可以加个地方，旨在那个地方逗留，浪费时间。也可以with某人，指与某人在一起瞎混，浪费时间。例如：Youguysspenttoomuchtimehangingout.你们花太多时间瞎混了。B、C、D是客观事实陈述，并不是作者观点。96.ThecurrentAmericanschoolcalendarwasdevelopedinthe19thcenturyaccordingto____A____A.thegrowingseasononnation’sfarm.B.thelabordemandsoftheindustrialage.C.teachers’demandsformorevacationtime.D.parents’demandsforotherexperiencesfortheirkids.解析：A。第三段提到：“InruralAmerica,theyearwasarrangedaroundthegrowingseason.Now,only3percentoffamiliesfollowtheagriculturalmodel,butnearlyallschoolsarescheduledasifourchildrenwenthomeearlytomilkthecowsandtookmonthsofftoworkthecrops.(19世纪的时候，上学时间是根据农时来决定的。现在虽然只有3%的家庭从事农业，但几乎所有的学校的校历安排似乎是让孩子们早早回家去挤牛奶或是花上几个月时间去地里种庄稼.)97.Theauthorthinksthatthecurrentschoolcalendar____A____.A.isstillvalid.B.isoutofdate.C.cannotberevised.D.cannotbedefended.解析：B。从第三段可知，现有的校历是根据以前的情况制定的，已经不能适应现在的情况了。98.WhywasDr.Boy’sideaunpopular?____D____A.Hearguesfortheroleofschoolinsolvingsocialproblems.B.Hesupportsthecurrentschoolcalendar.C.Hethinksthatschoolyearandfamilylifeshouldbeconsideredseparately.D.Hestronglybelievesintheeducationalroleofschool.解析：D。A和B明显与文章不符。A指的是大众的观点；B选项Dr.Boy是不赞同现有的校历的。C选项与文章相反，文中提到Dr.Boy’sidea:“Wehaveahugemismatchbetweentheschool