大学英语四级阅读-17_真题-无答案.pdf

大学英语四级阅读-17(总分 100,考试时间 90 分钟 ) Part Reading Comprehension Section A The Hakka people are seen as a united people in China. This character is especially (1) among overseas Hakkas. They share their good and bad times together. This spirit of unity and cooperation is (2) in the culture of Hakka Earth Buildings. It was because when it was hard for individuals to survive on their own, people had to help each other and learn to unite and cooperate. Only in this way could they hope to (3) more. The design and (4) of Hakka Earth Buildings made it easy to pull together all the weaker forces and form one stronger force. With this stronger force, better results could be achieved in terms of developing business as well as improving living (5) . A Hakka Earth Building used to hold together the (6) interest of a family clan ( 家族 ) or a whole *munity. But now this fortress-like (城堡般的 ) structure can no longer meet the needs of a (7) society. People have moved out. Hakka Earth Buildings have recorded a (8) of history as well as the life road of several generations of the Hakka people. For those later generations who have never lived and will never live in these earth buildings, they may well become a tourist (9) in the villages. But the (10) tradition represented by these earth buildings should be kept and passed on by the Hakka people as their own family culture and ethnic culture. A. generating B. standards C. modern D. achieve E. unique F. vain G. period H. attraction I. constitution J. rooted K. distinguish L. structure M. almost N. shared O. remarkable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. It is common for new students to share a room with other university students. The number of roommates will depend upon the university, but will (1) anywhere from one to three. The most (2) setting is for two students to share one room. The room will have beds, desks, closets and *partments (drawers) for personal items. The (3) will be plain but adequate. A key to (4) in your studies is a good understanding and a positive relationship with your roommate. You will need to learn your roommates (5) and activities in order to have a positive experience from the beginning. Your roommate may become your close friend or you may not spend much time together. It all (6) on you and your roommate. Respect your roommates possessions and privacy and ask your roommate to do the same for you. Some roommates are very (7) and some are not. A good rule to go by is If you value something, keep it out of sight and under lock and key. This will keep your roommate from being (8) to take something that belongs to you. If you discover that your schedule and your roommates schedule (9) and you have little time to study, you will find the library a nice quiet place to get away and study. Some (10) are not very quiet and if you need a quiet place to study, you may need to go to the library. A. intimate B. tempted C. success D. furnishings E. conflict F. loyal G. dormitories H. succeeds I. gracefully J. common K. depends L. schedule M. range N. discharged O. trustworthy 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Section B Pub-talk A. Pub-talk, the most popular activity in all pubs, is a native dialect with its own distinctive grammar. There are very few restrictions on what you can talk about in pubs: pub etiquette (礼节 ) is concerned mainly with the form of your conversation, not the content. When a regular enters the pub, you will often hear friendly greetings from other regulars, the publican and bar staff (Evening, Joe, Alright, Joe?, Wotcha, Joe, Usual is it, Joe?, etc.). The regular responds to each greeting, usually addressing the greeter by name or nickname (Evening, Doc, Alright, there, Lofty?, Wotcha, Bill Usual, thanks, Pauline, etc.). No one is conscious of obeying a rule or following a formula, yet you will hear the same greeting ritual in every pub in the country. Pub etiquette does not limit the actual words to be used in this exchangeand you may hear some inventive and peculiar variations. The words may not even be particularly polite: a regular may be greeted with Back again, Joe? havent you got a home to go to? or Ah, just in time to buy your round, Joe! B. When you first enter a pub, dont just order a drinkstart by saying Good evening or Good morning, with a friendly nod and a smile, to the bar staff and the regulars at the bar counter. For most natives, this will start an automatic greeting-response, even ff it is only a nod. Dont worry if the initial response is somewhat reserved. By greeting before ordering, you *municated friendly intentions. Although this does not make you an instant regular, it will be noticed, and your subsequent attempts to initiate contact will be received more favorably. C. You may well hear a lot of arguments in pubsarguing is the most popular pastime of regular pub-goersand some may seem to be quite heated. But pub-arguments are not like arguments in the real world. They are conducted in accordance with a strict code of eti。