阅读理解《专业阅读测试》答案解析

阅读理解《专业四级阅读测试1》答案解析
NO.1
The beautician found the writer’s face a `challenge’, which means____.
she thought it was a challenge to have such a face repaired
she thought it was a challenge to deal with such a face
the writer’s face challenged the beautician’s
it was a challenge to find the writer’s face
正确答案: she thought it was a challenge to deal with
such a face
题目辨析: 从文中不难分析出，作者是个丑女人。

脸丑，
对于美容师来说，如何进行美化是一种挑战。

C、D两项可
先排除。

A项由于使用了repair一词，过分了，不能选。

因此B项才是正确的。

word?
Heavy.
Slim.
Ugly.
Stout.
正确答案: Heavy.
题目辨析: 第二段描述了一个矮小，plump的女人，plump
本义是“丰满的”，文中提到“But because she was so
plump,when she sat on the stick it went deep into
the gr ound and she couldn’t pull it out.”说明此女人
很重，因此选A项。

D项stout指强壮的，胖的,用来修饰
女人不雅。

first dance?
She was too shy and kept quiet.
She was not attractive.
She wore diamante earring.
She was not in fashion.
正确答案: She was not in fashion.
题目辨析: 最后一段中作者谈到“Perhaps it was this that
made nobody want to dance wi th me.”it指她未戴流
行的diamante,而戴了sticking plaster,所以她不时
尚。

这是作者认为第一次参加舞会失败的主要原因，所以
选D项。

NO.2
When Dr. Causey said, “We have found the loveliest diseases right in our backyard,” he meant____.
new viruses have just been discovered
his discovery was a bit frightening
he and his wife were surrounded by harmful viruses
his job was exciting
正确答案: he and his wife were surrounded by
harmful viruses
题目辨析: “就在后院”发现了疾病说明Dr. Causey夫妇身
处病毒包围之中，因此C 项正确。

A项说法没有根据，B
项不是Dr. Causey想说明的问题。

D项则离题千里。

“Viruses waiting for a disease” refers to____.
those viruses carried in the blood of animals
some viruses which are at present harmless to man
the viruses that reproduce in man without making him ill
the still-not-yet-discovered viruses in the jungle
正确答案: some viruses which are at present
harmless to man
题目辨析: 从文中第四段“It may be that some viruses
which presently reproduce in man without making
him ill...”可以判断出，病毒在潜伏期不对人产生病害，因
此选B项。

trying to add a little humor
trying to illustrate his earlier point
simply joking
being religious
正确答案: trying to illustrate his earlier point
题目辨析: 前文有“viruses waiting for a disease”,说明
此土地表面祥和，隐伏病害，因此作者用意是进一步阐明
前述观点。

NO.3
Why did the nobles wish to kill Herry?
Herry had taken away power given to them by Richard.
Herry was weak, wicked, and treacherous.
Herry had needlessly killed members of their families.
Herry had killed King Richard.
正确答案: Herry had taken away power given to them by Richard.
His scouts discovered it.
He saw the conspirators coming.
One of the conspirators told him.
He found a copy of the conspirators’plan.
He was the best king England had ever had.
He was unfair and cowardly.
He was just as evil as King Richard.
He was a better ruler than King Richard.
正确答案: He was a better ruler than King Richard. NO.4
The author says that trends are toward the____.
growth of cities and shrinking of suburban areas
growth of both rural and suburban areas
growth of urban and suburban areas
growth of suburban areas and shrinking of cities
movement from the central city to rural areas
movement from the central city to the suburbs
disorderly expansion of the central city
shrinking of metropolitan
正确答案: movement from the central city to the
suburbs
development of complexes of cities
increasingly great distance between cities
transformation of cities into suburbs
growth of many small towns
NO.5
The writer considers that the Bronze Age succeeded the Stone Age beca use____.
there was a scarcity of wood and other building materials
bronze was less expensive than stone
stone was no longer available
more bronze than stone came into use
The writer regards the change to a “Plastic and Light Metal Age” in the near future as____.
necessary
desirable
improbabl e
logical
题目辨析: 本文结尾“This is still the Iron Age or rather
the Steel Age.”清楚地表明了作者的态度，作者认为近期
向“塑料及轻质金属时代”转变是不大可能的。

New Uses for Plastics
How One Age Succeeds Another
Advantages of Plastics
Limitations on the Use of Plastic s
题目辨析: A项，C项很容易先排除，B项容易混淆，但文章
内容主要讨论的不是时代变迁，。