2021年上半年大学英语四级阅读明白精析
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【篇一】2021年上半年大学英语四级阅读明白精析
Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.
Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.
People who take part in hunting think of as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (严酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (抵触) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (拦阻者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.
Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so co妹妹on that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament toapprove a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.
练习题：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.
A. for recreation
B. in the interests of the farmers
C. to limit the fox population
D. to show off their wealth
2. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?
A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.
B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs.
C. The hunters have set rules to follow.
D. The hunters have to go through strict training.
3. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________.
A. by resorting to violence
B. by confusing the fox hunters
C. by taking legal action
D. by demonstrating on the scene
4. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.
A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxes
B. forbid hunting foxes with dogs
C. stop hunting wild animals in the countryside
D. prevent large-scale fox hunting
5. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. killing foxes with poison is illegal
B. limiting the fox population is unnecessary
C. hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent
D. fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich
参考答案解析
1.[A] 现实细节题。根据第3段第1句的前半部分People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport可知，参与捕杀的人们把猎杀狐狸当做是一种活动，A与之相符。
2.[C] 现实细节题。根据第3段首句开端说，通常参与的人都要遵照严厉的行为准则，C “猎手已建立起需要遵照的划定规矩”与之相符，故选C。
3.[B] 现实细节题。第4段末句提到，在大部分情形下，拦阻者使用为骑马的人引错路和进行气息滋扰来干预干与捕猎，B与之相符，故选B。
4.[B] 现实细节题。文章倒数第2句说起，催促议会通过一项新法案,将带狗猎杀家养植物列为合法。而狐狸是家养植物的一种，故选B。
5.[C] 揣度题。.根据第4段第2句后半部分可知，反对捕猎狐狸的人数在回升是由于他们以为捕猎狐狸是严酷的，故选C。
【篇二】2021年上半年大学英语四级阅读明白精析
It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护)rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither des cription, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised herand her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal claim" on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, one that’s long overdue.
Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr.Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.
The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 告状) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.
Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren’t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.
练习题：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge’s ruling?
A. The biological link.
B. The child’s benefits.
C.The traditional practice.
D. The parents’ feelings.
2. We can learn from the Kimberly case that
A. children are more than just personal possessions of their parents
B. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasized
C. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care
D. biological parents shouldn’t claim custody rights after their child is adopted
3. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because
A. they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays’ custody
B. they regarded her as their property
C. they were her biological parents
D. they felt guilty about their past mistake
4. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays
A. by sheer accident
B. out of charity
C. at his request
D. for better care
5. The author’s attitude towards the judge’s ruling could be described as
A. doubtful
B. Critical
C. cautious
D. supportive
参考答案解析
1.[B] 推理判别题。根据第2段后一句“女孩被判给她熟悉的父亲，即养父，而非生父”以及全文的后一句中all the rights of children,可以揣度,该讯断是从孩子自己的好处动身的，故选B而清除A。
2.[A] 现实细节题。根据倒数第2段后一句“金伯莉不只仅是小孩儿们认为适宜就OK随便处理的“产业”可知a与该句相符，此中的personal possessions为原文中property的同义表达。
3.[C] 现实细节题。第4段第二、3句指出“金伯莉的亲生怙恃，欧内斯特和里贾纳·特维格，......医学测试表现……金伯莉才是他们的孩子，从而激发了特维格匹俦与罗伯特·梅斯之间的监护权争讼案”，由此可知，C与之相符。
4.[A] 现实细节题。第4段第1句提到，金伯莉·梅斯与另外一名婴儿被鬼使神差地更换了，她们随着不是考生自己亲生怙恃的人一同回了家，由此可知A正确。
5.[D] 看法立场题。在后一段作者用But转机句证明考生自己的看法，即“但生身怙恃其实不老是比养怙恃更适宜”,可见作者是支持法官将金伯莉判给其养父的。
【篇三】2021年上半年大学英语四级阅读明白精析
I’m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.
Why are America’s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation—brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in co妹妹unity, among other things—and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.
Given that we can’t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.
At the top of the list is nurturing (培养) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build co妹妹unities and protect individuals against stress.
To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.
Limit the amount of virtual (假造的) violence your children are exposed to. It’s not just video games andmovies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.
Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.
Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a goodmodel for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn’t have to ruin your life.
练习题：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people’s state of mind are ________.
A. surprising
B. confusing
C. illogical
D. questionable
2. What does the author mean when he says, “we can’t turn the clock back” (Line 1, Para. 3)?
A. It’s impossible to slow down the pace of change.
B. The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.
C. Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.
D. It’s impossible to forget the past.
3.According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentallyill 50 years ago ________.
A. were less isolated physically
B. were probably less self-centered
C. probably suffered less from anxiety
D. were considered less individualistic
4.The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is ______
A. to provide them with a safer environment
B. to lower their expectations for them
C. to get them more involved socially
D. to set a good model for them to follow
5.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A. Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.
B. Children’s anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.
C. Children’s anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.
D. Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.
参考答案解析
1.[D] 题目中的people’s state of mind便是本文第1句中either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves。而对于这类研究，作者直言不讳地讲明考生自己的立场是skeptical怀疑的，所以该研究结果是questionable “可疑的”，故选D。
2.[B] 第3段说“尽管咱们没法使光阴倒流,但是咱们成年人照旧可以做许多事情来帮助下一代，使他们可以妥当针对处理”因此，“使光阴倒流”实质上是改动孩子们目前所生活的环境，正确答案解析为B。
3.[C] 只需读懂第1段后一句的对比构造:该分析表现，目前9到17岁的普通儿童比50年前承受神经病医治的儿童所体现出来的焦急不安水平还要高,此题答案解析就了如指掌，即选C。
4.[C] 根据第4段扫尾的At the top of the list可知答案解析可在该段中寻得。由该段后一句“增强社会联络有助于社区的建设,也有助于使自己个人免受压力的扰乱”可知正确答案解析为C。
5.[A] 根据文章后两句“偶然候焦急是不免的,但它并非非要毁失落你的生活不行”可知A说法与之相符，故选A。