英语四级考试试卷

英语四级考试试卷1800字为保护知识产权，本文只提供一部分内容，请客户在购买后进行下载查看。PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.TheEndofBookstores?Overthepastdecade,thousandsofindependentbookstoreshaveclosed.It's(36)________tofeelnostalgicasdigitalreadingbecomes(37)________.Butwhatwouldthe(38)________ofthebookstoremeantothe(39)________?Formuchofthe20thcentury,bookstoreswereanecessarypartofahealthyculture.Theywerethepublicsquareofliteratureinthesamewaythatmovietheaters(40)________forfilm.Now,asdigitalcontent(41)________downthetraditionalpublishingindustry,aretheystill(42)________thesameimportance?Manybelievedigitaltechnologywilleventuallykillbookstores.Ifthathappens,itwouldbeareal__43)notonlyforthepeoplewhoworkinthem,butalsoforconsumerswhowouldloseavaluableplacetohangout,discovernewbooksandmeetauthors.It'simportantto(44)________thatbooksthemselvesarenotdisappearing.Salesofphysicalbookshave(45)________about10percentsince2005,whilesalesofe-bookshavegrownquickly.Butwhilewemightbe(46)________moree-booksthanever,physicalbookstoresarestillanimportantsales(47)________.Infact,theyaccountforalmostone-thirdofallbooksales.Beyondsimplysellingbooks,independentstoresbuilda(48)________ofreadersandbooksellers.Thestaffknowsitsstockintimatelyandcanmakehighly(49)________recommendations.Therealvalueattributedtobookstorebrowsingmayactuallyhaveasmuchtodowiththeenvironment(50)________thequalityofthebooksthemselves.Formanyofus,thevalueofbookstoresgoesbeyondbooks.Theyareoasesofcalminanotherwisebusyworld，placeswhereyoucanspendanhourperusingtheshelves,chattingwith(51)________book-loversanddrinkingcoffee.Assuringly,booksalesappearto(52)________slowingdown,despitethegrowthofe-books.Thismeansthereisstillamarketforphysicalbooksandbookstores,andtheremaybea(53)________forthemtoexistevenintoday'sdigital,instant-gratificationculture.36.A.dangerousB.interestingC.usefulD.funny37.A.confusingB.commonC.crazyD.popular38.A.endB.meaningC.valueD.origin39.A.industryB.marketC.peopleD.culture40.A.doB.areC.playD.exhibit41.A.breaksB.takesC.putsD.cuts42.A.offeringB.providingC.losingD.gaining43.A.challengeB.funC.opportunityD.surprise44.A.observeB.noticeC.remindD.warn45.A.declinedB.rocketedC.stuckD.fluctuated46.A.borrowingB.orderingC.buyingD.donating47.A.channelB.mediumC.lineD.outlet48.A.groupB.teamC.communicationsD.network49.A.informedB.relevantC.obviousD.general50.A.butB.andC.ifD.when51.A.otherB.eachC.someD.any52.A.beB.beenC.areD.willbe53.A.needB.wayC.technologyD.solutionSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.Two-ThirdsofAmericansSayThey'reStressedAboutMoneyIt'snogreatrevelationthatmanyAmericansareworryingabouttheirfinances,butnewlyreleasedsurveyresultsdrilldownintodifferentgenerationsandshowthatavarietyoffactorsarecontributingtothoseconcerns.Thesurveyof1,000adultsbyGoBankingRfindsthattwo-thirdsofAmericansarestressedaboutmoneyoverall.Whenyoubreaktheresultsdowngenerationally,someinterestingthingsemerge.NinetypercentoftheSilentGeneration,whichthesurveydefinesasthosebornbetween1925and1945,reportbeingstressedaboutmoney.Only65percentofMillennials,definedasthosebornbetween1982and2004,arestressed.Gen-Xers,bornbetween1966and1981,arethesweetspot,withastresslevelofexactly66percent.Therearealsointerestingdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Malemillennialsaremorelikelytofeelpositivelyabouttheirfinancialsituation,with54percentsayingtheya