四级口语阅读真题解析

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关注的五点

1. 开头

2. 结尾

3. 转折

but, despite, in spite of, instead, while, although, on the other hand, for another…

4. 因果

on account of, because, as a result of, due to, trigger off, responsible for, to blame, accordingly, consequently, contribute to…

5. 数字

1. Many people catch a cold in the spring time and fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can’t find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are exactly hundreds of kinds of cold viruses there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each one. When a virus attacks your body, the body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion(充血)with it .You feel terrible because you can’t breathe well, but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Q1. Why can’t we find a cure for the common cold?

Q2. What does the speaker say about the symptoms of the common cold?

2.The thought of having no sleep for 24 hours or more isn't a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about 8 hours of sleep each day to keep us healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by with just a few hours of sleep at night.

It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception to this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. Q1. What is taken for granted by most people?

Q2. What do most people think of sleep?

3. Most American college students need to be efficient readers. This is necessary because full-time students probably have to read several hundred pages every week. They don't have time to read a chapter three or four times. They need to extract as much information as possible from the first or second reading. An extraordinarily important study skill is knowing how to mark a book. Students mark the main ideas and important details with a pen or pencil, yellow or blue or orange. Some students mark new vocabulary in a different color. Most students write questions or short notes in the margins. Marking a book is a useful skill, but it's important to do it right.

Q1. Why do most American college students need to be efficient readers?

Q2. What is an extraordinarily important study skill?

Donna Fredrick's served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil. She joined the Peace Corps after she graduated from the college because she wanted to do something to help other people.She had been brought up on a farm, so the Peace Corps assigned her to an agricultural project. Before she went to Brazil, she studied Portuguese for three months. She also learned a great deal about its history and culture. During her two years with the Peace Corps, Donna lived in a village in northeastern Brazil. That part of Brazil is very dry and farming is often difficult there. Donna helped the people of the village to organize an irrigation project, and she also advised them on planting corps that didn't require much water.

Q1. Why did Donna join the Peace Corps after she graduated from college?

Q2. What was Donna assigned to do in Brazil?