第一篇：2017年12月英语四级考试真题全解析(第一套)
2017年12月英语四级考试真题全解析（第一套）
第一部分：写作
题目解析：
审题：
四级写作的第一步即读懂题目要求。读题目时我们需要在题干中去找“关键词”。本次作文中读完题目，建议同学们用笔勾画出来五个关键词，即五个要点，顺序依次是“30 minutes”、“essay”、“how”、“the relationship between doctors andpatients”、“write at least 120 words but no more than180 words”其中关于考试时间和作文字数的要求每年都一致。接下来审题的重点：这次写作要求我们写一篇常见的议论文，并且去简述如何处理医生和病人的关系。读完题目之后，我们了解到这次的写作主题即“医患关系（the relationship between doctors andpatients）”。
谋篇：
四级写作的第二步即布局三段结构，这次写作中强调“如何处理医患关系”，所以我们在第二段写作时，可以从两个维度出发—医生和患者—去叙述如何正确处理两个主体之间的关系。
框架：全文分为三个段落。第一段为话题引出段（可结合情景作文第一段，先表明自己的观点）；第二段为原因分析段（主要从医生/患者两个方面进行原因论述）；第三段为意义阐述段。
具体的范文如下，仅做参考：
In the present age,it is generally acknowledged that the relationship between doctors and patients is playing indispensable roles inour lives.As far as I am concerned,we should balance this kind of relationship from two aspects,doctorsand patients.The causes of this perspective are multiple.In the first place,the reason hasbeen cited as a major reason that doctorscannot be understood,for patients always maintain doctors can cure all kindsof disease.This is mainly due to the fact that although medical technology and science are advanced at an amazingrate,there exists a multitude of various kinds of diseases we cannot cure.Furthermore,the reason can contribute this perspective that patients are believed to be lack of thefundamental medical knowledge,which results in this relationship are worried.Plenty of evidence has shown that anincreasing number of patients often go to extremes if their diseases cannot be cureinstantly.When it comes to ourmodern society,it is universally acknowledged that dealing with the relationship between doctors and patients in areasonable way plays a vitally important role in our lives.Undoubtedly,ifwe spare no efforts to do so,our future will be hopeful and promising.分割线
第二部分：听力
Section A New report 1
1.答案:B)Her little brother.2.答案:C)By selling lemonade andpictures.题目解析：
第1题：
Q:Who did Edison raise money for?
此题用新闻首句原则,了解大致内容是Edison卖柠檬水和画画为生病需要做心脏手术(surgery)的弟弟筹资。第一道题给考生来了个下马威,难度系数比较高,需要考生自己分类信息再听取问题作答,这种题型称为模棱两可型题目,考察学生听力和反应能力。A)Her friend Erika.根据顺序原则,A选项在新闻最后才出现且与问题不符，先不作考虑。C/D选项是Edison祖母猜测Edison偷听到祖父的对话,从而得知弟弟生病,与问题无关,故排除。
第2题：
Q:How did Edison raisemoney?
这道题难度中等,根据选项形式都是by,可得知问题一定是问how,因此,可预先考虑应该紧抓文章中的“方式”,再根据视听一致原则即可得出答案。
四级写作的第一步即读懂题目要求。读题目时我们需要在题干中去找“关键词”。本次作文中读完题目，建议同学们用笔勾画出来五个关键词，即五个要点，顺序依次是“30 minutes”、“essay”、“how”、“the relationship between doctors andpatients”、“write at least 120 words but no more than180 words”其中关于考试时间和作文字数的要求每年都一致。接下来审题的重点：这次写作要求我们写一篇常见的议论文，并且去简述如何处理医生和病人的关系。读完题目之后，我们了解到这次的写作主题即“医患关系（the relationship between doctors andpatients）”。
原文：
A9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than$500 for her little brotherwho needs heart surgery in Houston Texas this July.AddisonWitulski's grandmother Kim Allred said Addison probably overheard aconversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get herlittle brother to treatment.“I guess she overheard her grandfather and me talking about how we’re worriedabout how we’re going to get to Houston,for my grandson’s heart surgery,”saidAllred.She decided to go outside and have a lemonade stand and make somedrawings and pictures and sell them.”
That’swhen Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonadefor 50 cents a cup and sell pictures for 25 cents each.BeforeAllred knew it,New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many,stoppingby helping them reach a total of$568.The family turned to social mediaexpressing their gratitude saying,“From the bottom of our hearts,we wouldlike to deeply thank each and every person that stopped by!”
New report 2
3.答案：C)Providing clean energy to five million people.4.答案：B)They can be laid right on top of existing highways.题目解析：
第3题：
Q：What is the Francis’purpose ofconstructing solar panels?
原文:Last week,France announced the country wouldpay 621miles of road with solar panels over the next five years with the goalof providing cheap,renewable energy to five million people.(法国将在五年内马路上建造太阳能板,旨在为人们供应可生能源。)
这道题难度中等,遵照视一致原则,同时注意答案前后一致。
第4题：
Q:What is especial about the solar panels used in the walkway?
这道题有模棱两可选项出现,即B/C。但是,C呈现的听力内容只是介绍太阳能板的厚度；而B则是问题所问的特殊作用,因此,综合问题,得出答案即B。其中,highway相对应同义替换的词汇有:walkway,bypass等。
原文：
Last week,France announced that the countrywill pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next five years,withthe goal of providing cheap,renewable energy to five million people.Called“the Wattway,”the roads will be builtthrough joint efforts with the French road-building company Colas and theNational Institute of Solar Energy.The company spent the last five yearsdeveloping solar panels that are only about a quarter of an inch thick and are strongenough to stand up to heavy highway traffic without breaking or making theroads more slippery.The panels are also designed so that they can be installeddirectly on top of existing roadways,making them relativelycheap and easy to install.Franceisn’t the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solarpanels.In November 2015,the Netherlands completed a 229-foot-long bike pathpaved with solar panels as a test for future projects.However,this is thefirst time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existingroads and the first project to install the panels on public highways.New report 3
5.答案：A)Endless fighting in the region.6.答案：D)To find evidence of the existence of the“lost lions”.7.答案：B)Lions’tracks.题目解析：
第5题：
Q：What has made it difficult to surveylions in remote parts of Susan and Ethiopia？
原文：Continuousfighting in the region has made survey difficult.这篇新闻研究者们证实非洲的狮子正在大范围消失,并成立小组研究狮子的栖息地。这道题难度中等,通过视听一致即可。
第6题：
Q:What was the main purpose of the research?
细节题。目的题，按照顺序中段听到了thediscovery of the lost lions内容，以及catchimages„/identify lions’tracks，确定答案。
第7题：
Q:What did the researchers find in the national park?
解析：细节题。视听一致原则，依据identifylions’tracks,确定答案.原文：
Lions have disappeared from much of Africa,but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats werehanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia.Continuous fighting in theregion has made surveys difficult.But scientists released a report Mondaydocumenting,with hard evidence,the discovery of”lost lions.“
A team with Oxford University’s WildlifeConservation Research Unit,supported by a charity organization,spent twonights in November camping in the National Park in northwest Ethiopia,on theEthiopia-Sudan border.The researchers set out six camera traps capturingimages of lions,and they identified lion tracks.The scientists concluded that lions are alsolikely to live in the neighbouring National Park across the border in Sudan.The International Union for Conservation of Nature had previously consideredthe area a”possible range“for the species,and local people hadreported seeing lions in the area,but no one presented convincing evidence.Section B
Conversation 1
8.【答案】A.Her“lucky birthday”
【问题】What is the woman looking forward to?
【原文+解析】A golden or lucky birthday iswhen one turns the age of their birth date.一个黄金或幸运的生日是当一个人到达出生日期的年龄。
9.【答案】D.Threw her a surprise party.【问题】What did the woman’s parents do on her sister’slucky birthday?
【原文+解析】My parents did throw her asurprise party that year.那年我父母给她举办了一个惊喜派对。
10.答案：B.The trip her husband has planned.【问题】What is the woman eager to find out about?
【原文+解析】I’m dying to know what kind of trip he has planned or way we are going.我很想知道他计划了什么样的旅行，或者我们打算去哪。
11.答案：C.He is eager to learn how thecouple’s holiday turns out.【问题】What does the man say at the end of theconversation?
【原文+解析】I can’t wait to hear all aboutit when you get back.我等不及要听到你回来的消息了。
原文：
M:I bet you're looking forward to the end of this month.Are you?
W:Yes,I am.How did you know?
M:David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W:Oh„yeah that's right.This year will be my golden birthday.M:What does that mean?I've never heard of a golden birthday.W:I've actually just learnt this concept myself.Fortunately,just in time tocelebrate.A golden or lucky birthday is when one turns the age of their birthdate.So,for example,my sister's birthday is December 9th and her goldenbirthday would have been the year she turned nine years old.Come to think ofit,my parents did throw her a surprise party that year.M:Interesting.Too bad I missed mine.My golden birthday would've been four yearsago.I assume you got big plans then.W:Actually yes.My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us nextweek.I have no idea what he's got in mind,but I'm excited to find out.Has hementioned anything to you?
M:He might have.W:Anything you'd like to share?I'm dying to know what kind of trip he has plannedon where we're going.M:You know nothing at all?
W:Not a clue.Hard to imagine,isn’t it?Though I must say I think he's beenhaving even more fun keeping the secret from me in the past few weeks.M:I'm sure both of you will have a fantastic time.Happy golden birthday!I can'twait to hear all about it when you get back.Conversation 2
12.答案：A.They are sensitive to thedynamics of a negotiation.【问题】What does the man say about good negotiators?
【原文+解析】They are sensitive to thedynamics of a negotiation.他们对谈判的动态很敏感。
13.答案：B.They know when to stop.【问题】What does the man say maybe the most important thingto a successful negotiator?
【原文+解析】And perhaps most importantly,they know when to stop.也许最重要的是，他们知道什么时候该停下来。
14.答案：C.They learn quickly.【问题】How is a good negotiator different from a poor one? 【原文+解析】Good negotiators learn fast.好的谈判者学得快。
15.答案：D.Get to know the other side.【问题】What is the first stage of a negotiation accordingto a man?
【原文+解析】There are about six stages of anegotiation:get to know the other side谈判大致有六个阶段：了解对方。
原文：
W:Mr.Green,what do you think makes asuccessful negotiator?
M:Well,that’s hard to define.But I thinksuccessful negotiators have several things in common.They are always politeand rational people.They are firm but flexible.They can recognize power andknow how to use it.They are sensitive to the dynamics of the negotiation.Theway of rises and falls and how it may change direction.They project the imageof confidence,and perhaps most importantly,they know when to stop.W:And,what about an unsuccessfulnegotiator?
M:Well,this is probably all of us when westart out.We are probably immature and over-trusting.Too emotional oraggressive.We are unsure of ourselves and we want to be liked by everyone.Good negotiators learn fast.Poor negotiators remain like that and go on losingnegotiations.W:In your opinion,can the skills ofnegotiation be taught?
M:Well,you can teach someone how to preparefor a negotiation.There are perhaps six stages in every negotiation.Get toknow the other side.State your goals.Start the process.Clarify areas ofdisagreement or conflict.Reassess your position.Making acceptablecompromises.And finally,reach some agreement in principle.These stages canbe studied.And strategies to be used in each can be planned beforehand.But Ithink,the really successful negotiator is probably born with six sense aboutresponding appropriately to the situation at hand.W:The artistic sense you’ve just described?
M:Yes.That’s right.Section C Passage 1 16.【答案】D)How spaceresearch benefits people on Earth.【问题】What do some peoplewant to know about space exploration?
【原文+解析】Some people wonder why countries spend millions of dollars onspace projects.They want to know how space research helps people on Earth.有些人想知道为什么国家在太空项目上花费了数百万美元。他们想知道太空研究是如何帮助地球上的人们的。该句为段首句，运用题文同序和视听一致确定答案为“D太空研究如何造福地球上的人们。”
17.【答案】B)Theydeveloped objects for astronauts to use in outer space.【问题】What didscientists do for the space shuttle missions?
【原文+解析】And in the space shuttle missions today,scientists developedobjects for the astronauts to use on the moon,and in space.在今天的航天飞行任务中，科学家们开发了宇航员在月球和太空中使用的物体。该句与答案“B他们开发了宇航员在外层空间使用的物体。”一致，所以答案选B。
18.【答案】A)They areextremely accurate.【问题】what does thespeaker say about quartz crystal clocks and watches?
【原文+解析】For example,we have quartz crystal clocks and watches accurateto within one minute a year.例如，我们有石英晶体钟和手表可以精确到在一年中只有一分钟之内的误差。
原文：
Somepeople wonder why countries spend millions of dollars on space projects.Theywant to know how space research helps people on Earth.Actually spacetechnology helps people on Earth every day.This is called”spin-offtechnology."
Spin-offtechnology is space technology that is now used on Earth.Inearly space programs,such as the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s,andin the Space Shuttle missions today,scientists developed objects for theastronauts to use on the moon and in space.We now use some of these objects every day.Forexample,we have Quartz crystal clocks and watches accurate to within one minutea year.We purify the water we drink with awater filter designed for the astronauts'use in space.Thecordless,hand-held tools we use in our homes,such as vacuum cleaners,flashlights,drills and saws came from the technology of these early spaceprograms.Oncold winter days we can stay warm with battery-operated gloves and socks,andspecially made coats and jackets.All of these clothes are similar to thespacesuit designs that kept astronauts comfortable in the temperatures of themoon,and are spin-offs from space technology.These products are only a few examplesof the many ways space technology helps us in our everyday lives.No one knowshow new spin-off technology from the International Space Station will help usin the future.Passage 2
19.【答案】C)It markedthe beginning of something new.【问题】Why does thespeaker say she would like to go back and live in the 18th century America?
【原文+解析】Well,if I could go back in history and live,I’d like to goback to the 18th century,perhaps in colonial America in Yankee New Englandwhere one of my ancestors lived,because it was the beginning of something.好吧，如果我能回到历史中去生活，我想回到十八世纪，也许是在殖民地美国的新英格兰，我的一个祖先住在那里，因为它是某事的开端。该句位于段首句，题文同序定位答案于此句，并且该句与选项“C它标志着新事物的开始。”意思一致，所以答案选C。
20.【答案】A)They believed in working for goals.【问题】What does thespeaker say about the Puritans?
【原文+解析】I’m deeplyattached to the Puritan tradition,not in a religious sense,but they believein working for something,working for goals and I like that.我深深地爱上了清教徒的传统，不是宗教意义上的，而是他们相信工作的事，工作的目标，我很喜欢这一点。与选项A一致。
21.【答案】D)Doing needlework by the fire.【问题】What would thespeaker like doing if she could go back to the past?
【原文+解析】I love thecolonial fabrics,or the silver work,the furnishings,the combination ofelegance and simplicity,I love it.The printing,the books and very attachedto all that kind of thing.That may not all be very entertaining in the modernsense of the world,but I would have enjoyed spending my evenings in thatenvironment,discussing new ideas,building a new world,and I can seemyself sitting on a small chair by afire doing needlework.我喜欢殖民地的布料，银色的工作，家具，优雅和简单的结合，我喜欢它。印刷品，书籍，非常依恋所有的东西。可能不是所有的东西都在现代意义上是非常有趣的，但我会喜欢在那样的环境里度过我的晚上，讨论新的想法，建立一个新的世界，我能看到自己坐在火旁做针线活的小凳子上。答案“D在火炉边做针线活。”与原文最后一句一致，所以选择D。
原文：
Well,if I could go back in history and live,I'd like to go back to the 18th century and perhaps in colonial America inYankee,New England,where one of my ancestors lived,because it was thebeginning of something.By the 18th century,there was a feeling ofcommunity that had grown.My ancestor was a preacher,traveling around thecountryside.People lived in small communities.There were fishermen andfarmers who provided fresh food that tasted and looked like food,unlike thatin today's supermarkets,and there were small towns,and New York wasn't thatfar away.I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition,not in a religioussense,but they believed in working for something,working for goals,and Ilike that.They worked hard at whatever they did,butthey had a sense of achievement.They believed in goodness in community andhelping one another.I love the colonial fabrics,all the silver work,thefurnishings,the combination of elegance and simplicity.I love it.Theprinting,the books,I'm very attached to all that kind of thing that may notall be very entertaining in the modern sense of the world.But I would haveenjoyed spending my evenings in that environment,discussing new ideas,building a new world.And I can see myself sitting on a small chair by the firedoing needlework.Passage 3
22.【答案】C)Sitdown and try to calm yourself.【问题】What does thespeaker advise you to do first if you are lost in the woods?
【原文+解析】When you arelost,sit down on a log,or rock,or lean against a tree,and recite somethingyou have memorized to bring your mind to a point where is under control.当你迷路的时候，坐在一块木头上，或者岩石上，或者靠在一棵树上，背诵你记忆中的东西，把你的思想带到被控制的地方。
23.【答案】B)You mayexpose yourself to unexpected dangers.【问题】What willhappen if you follow an unknown stream in the woods?
【原文+解析】Streamsnormally flow through wetland,before they reach a lake or a river.Thoughthere are more eatable plants,there may also be wild animals,poisonous snakesand other hazzards.24.【答案】D)Walk uphill.【问题】What do manyexperts think is the wisest thing to do if you are lost in the woods?
【原文+解析】Many expertsfeel that it's wisest to walk uphill.许多专家认为走上坡路是最明智的。
25.【答案】A)Inform somebody of your plan.【问题】What shouldyou do before you go into the woods?
【原文+解析】Anytime you'regoing into woods,somebody should know where you are going and when you areexpected to return.任何时候你进入森林，都应该有人知道你要去哪里，什么时候你会回来。
原文：
Ifyou are lost in the woods,a little knowledge can turn what some people call ahardship into an enjoyable stay away from the troubles of modern society.Whenyou think you are lost,sit down on a log,or a rock,or lean against a tree,and recite something that you have memorized,to bring you mind to a pointwhere it’s under control.Don’t run blindly.If you must move,don’t follow astream unless you know it,and in that case,you are not lost.Streams,normally flow through wetland before they reach a lake or a river.Though thereare more eatable plants,there may also be wild animals,poisonous snakes,andother hazards.Many experts feel that it’swisest to walk uphill.At the top of most hillsand mountains,are trails leading back to civilization.If there are no trails,you are much easier to be seen on top of a hill,and you may even spot a highway,or a railroad from this point.Nowadays,the first way someone will search foryou is by air.In a wetland,or in dense growth,you are very hard to spot.Anytime you go into the woods,somebody should know where you are going,andwhen you expect to return.Also,when someonecomes looking,you should be able to signal to them.分割线
第三部分：阅读
Section A
26.K superior较好的，上等的，修饰skills 27.D nuisance根据and前后内容，此处选择令人讨厌的东西
28.M tip指尖，后文有手指。
29.O visual视觉的修饰记忆力，后文也有images.30.A associated be associated with和...相关
31.F preventing rather than表示阻止，介词后面用doing 32.H sensitive敏感的根据后文意思它们很敏感选择H。
33.I slight轻微的，修饰后文的气味。
34.C indicate根据前文动作，此处是表明，暗示的意思。
35.B examine检测，检验，根据后文detection method此处选择检测。
Section B DoIn-Class Exams Make Students Study Harder? 36.Elderly students find it hard to keep up with the rapid changes in education.答案：I
对应原文“Yes,my advanced age must factor into the equation(等式),in part because of my inability to access the information as quickly.”
advancedage对应elderly；
inability对应hard
37.Some believe take-home exams may affect students'performance in other courses.答案：E
“Studentsrisk health and well being,as well as performance in other end-of-term work”risk对应affect；
performance原词复现
38.Certain professors believe in-class exams are ultimately more helpful tostudents.答案：C
对应原文“DavidEisenbach„He believes students ultimately learn more and encourages them toform study groups.”
believes和ultimately原词复线。
“learnmore and encourages”对应morehelpful
39.In-class exams are believed to discourage cheating in exams.答案：D
对应“Healso says there is less chance of cheating with the in-class variety.”
cheating原词复现，“lesschance”对应“discouraged”
40.The author was happy to learn she could do some exams at home.答案：B
对应“andnow I have a professor who issues take-home ones.I was excited when I learnedthis„”
happy对应excited；
take-home对应dosome exams at home
41.Students who put off their work until the last moment often find the exams moredifficult than they actually are.答案：H
对应原文“Thereare people who always wait until the last minute,and make it much harder thanit needs to be.”
“waituntil the last minute”对应“putoff their work until the last month”
“makeit much harder than it needs to be”对于“findthe exams more difficult than they actually are.”
42.Different students may prefer different types of exams.答案：G
对应原文“Students’test-form preferences vary,too,often depending on the subject and coursedifficulty.”
preferences对应prefer；
vary对应different
43.Most professors agree whether to give an in-class or a take-home exam dependson type of course being taught.答案：F
对应原文“Most college professors agree the kind of exam they choose largely depends onthe subject.”
Mostcollege professors和agree和dependson原词复现；
thekind of对应the type of
course对应subject.44.The author dropped out of college some forty years ago.答案：A
“Soit may seem rather strange that I have returned to college to finish the degreeI left undone some four decades ago.”
leftundone对应droppedout of
fourdecades ago对应forty years ago
45.Some students think take-home exams will eat up their free time.答案：J
对应“Ilike in-class exams because the time is already reserved,as opposed to usingmy free time at home to work on a test”
“freetime”原词重现
“using”对应“eatup”
Section C Passage One 46.What did researchers find puzzling about the first-night effect?
答案：D)In what way it can be beneficial.此题为细节题。题干关键词为first-nighteffect，researchers,puzzling。据此定位到第二段第二句“The puzzle was what benefitwould be gained from it”，句子大意为：（研究者的）困惑是将会从中获得什么利益、好处。可见，D选项为正确答案，“beneficial”是对原文中“benefit”的同义替换。A选项借第一段第一句“troublesleeping”干扰，该句是first-night effect的定义，且不在定位范围内；B选项借第二段第一句“howhuman evolved”干扰，不是puzzle的内容；C选项借第三段第一句的“thesurrounding environment”干扰，是实验相关内容，不在定位范围内。
47.What do we learn about Dr.Yuka Sasaki doing her research?
答案：C)She got some idea from previous studies on birds and dolphins
此题为推理题。题干关键词为Dr.Yuka Sasaki doing her research，因关键词为全文话题，定位价值不大，所以可用反证法通过选项关键词来定位，选项共同的关键词为birdsand dolphins。据此定位到第二段第三句“She also knew from previous workconducted on birds and dolphins„”，句子大意为她可从之前对鸟类和海豚的研究中得出一些成果，这让她想研究人是否也会做同样的事。可见，C选项为正确答案，是对原文的同义替换。A选项的错误在于asleep（熟睡的）与原文“puthalf of their brains to sleep”（半睡的状态），意思不符；BD选项的错误在于“sleepingway”和“sleepingpattern”表述不够具体、清楚。
48.What did Dr.Sasaki do when she first did her experiment?
A)She monitored the brain activity of participants sleeping in a new environment.此题为细节题。题干关键词为Dr.Sasaki,first experiment,do（做法）。“firstexperiment”在原文中没有原词复现，但根据句意，可知定位处在第二段第四句“thisled her to wonder if people might be doing the same thing”后。根据后面原文“The participants„monitored with techniques that looked at the activity oftheir brains.”可知，A选项为正确答案。B选项将原文的“35healthy people”和“Department of Psychological Sciences”杂糅;C选项的错误在于原文并没有分析大脑的两半的区别；D选项是研究的目的，而非实验中的做法，答非所问。
49.What did Dr.Sasaki do when re-running her experiment?
答案：C)She exposed her participants to two different stimuli.此题为细节题。题干关键词为Dr.Sasaki和re-runingher experiment。据此定位到第三段第一句话后半段“while presenting the sleepingparticipants with a mix of regularly timed beeps of the same and irreugularbeeps of a different tone”,C选项是对该句的概括，符合文意。A选项的错误在于干扰睡眠的是irregularbeeps,而非irregulartones;B选项的错误在于没有提及记录实验参与者对变化环境的适应；D选项的错误在于原文未提及不同的实验参与者。
50.What did Dr.Sasaki find about the participants in her experiment?
答案：B)They tended to perceive irregular beeps as a threat.此题为细节题。题干关键词为Dr.Sasaki,the participants,find（研究结果）。据此定位到“sheworked out that„”后，根据“itwould react to the irregular beeps by stirring people from sleep”可知不规律的蜂鸣声会扰乱睡眠，B选项符合文意。A选项的错误在于原文并没有说tones对睡眠有影响；C选项的错误在于sleepy（困乏的），无中生有；D选项的错误在于原文并未提及不同的人对不规律的音调的容忍度不同。
Passage Two
51.What does the author say is the problem with women?
答案：D)They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of theirability.此题为细节题。题干关键词为problem,women。据此定位到第一段第一、二句，“beingoverworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where youwant to be in life”,该句大意为“女性为家庭、为工作过度付出将不会使她们过上想要的生活”，D选项符合文意。A选项的错误在于原文并没有说女性不清楚自己的职业目标；B选项的错误在于原文并没有将女性对家庭和对工作的付出做比较；C选项的错误在于over-optimistic（过度乐观）无中生有。
52.Why do working women of child-bearing age tend to feel drainedof energy?
答案：A)They struggle to satisfy the demands of both work and home.此题为细节题。题干关键词为workingwomen of child-bearing age,feel drained of energy,why（原因）。据此定位到第三段第二句“onereason women may feel exhausted is that„”后，根据“womenwant to be able to do it all„”，可知，A选项符合文意，女性努力满足工作和家庭需求。B选项只强调过分投入工作，以偏概全；C选项的错误在于借第三段likedby their colleagues干扰，但与同事合作原文并未提及；D选项，过度推理，文中并没有说女性的责任太多。
53.What may hinder the future prospects of career women?
答案：A)Their unwillingness to say“no”.此题为细节题。题干关键词为futureprospect,career women,hinder（阻碍因素）。据此定位到第三段第二句，“Unfortunately，thisinability to say“no”may be hurting women’s health as well as their career.A选项符合文意。BCD原文未提及。
54.Men and woman differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts inthat______.答案：C)men tend to put their personal interests first
此题为细节题。题干关键词为menand women,approach to resolving workplace conflicts,in that（原因）。据此定位到第五段第三句“Menare more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits themmost”，据此选择C选项,男人倾向于以个人利益为先。ABD无中生有。
55.What is important to a good leader?
答案：B)The ability to delegate.此题为细节题。题干关键词为agood leader,important。据此定位到最后一段第二句“Leadershave to be able to delegate„”，可知，B选项符合文意。ACD原文未提及。
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第四部分：翻译
华山位于华阴市，据西安120公里。华山是秦岭的一部分，秦岭不仅分割陕南与陕北，也分隔华南与华北。与从前人们常去朝拜的泰山不同，华山过去很少有人光临，因为上山的道路极其危险。然而，希望长寿大人却经常上山，因为山上生长着许多草药，特别是一些稀有的草药。自上世纪90年代安装缆车以来，参观人数大大增加。
译文：
Locatedin Huayin City,Mount Hua is 120 kilometers away from Xi’an.Mount Hua is apart of Qinling Mountains,which not only separates the southern and northernparts of Shaanxi but also the South and North China.Unlike Taishan Mountain,where people often go to worship,there used to be few people going to MountHua as the roads to the mountains are extremely dangerous.However,people whowish to live longer often climb mountains as there are many herbs on them,especially some rare ones.Since cable cars were installed in the 1990s,thenumber of visitors has increased dramatically.题目解析：
乍一看，这篇翻译有点难，其实里面很多单词在以前的真题中都出现过。比如说，华南（SouthChina)，华北（NorthChina).，稀有的药草(rareherbs)，某地位于什么地方(belocated in)等等。
第一句：华山位于华阴市，距西安120公里。Locatedin Huayin City,Mount Hua is 120 kilometers away from Xi’an.第二句：华山是秦岭的一部分，秦岭不仅分隔陕南与陕北，也分隔华南与华北。MountHua is a part of Qinling Mountains,which not only separates the southern andnorthern parts of Shaanxi but also the South and North China.秦岭直接译为QinlingMountains，陕南与陕北就是指陕西的南部和北部the southern and northern partsof Shaanxi
第三句：与从前人们常去朝拜的泰山不同，华山过去很少有人光临，因为上山的道路极其危险。UnlikeTaishan Mountain,where people often go to worship,there used to be few peoplegoing to Mount Hua as the roads to the mountains are extremely dangerous.第四句：然而，希望长寿的人去经常上山，因为山上生长着许多药草，特别是一些稀有的药草。However,people who wish to live longer often climb mountains as there are many herbs onthem,especially some rare ones.第五句：自上世纪90年代安装缆车以来，参加人数大大增加。
Sincecable cars were installed in the 1990s,the number of visitors has increaseddramatically.
第二篇：2013年6月大学英语四级考试 (第一套) 作文真题
Vocabulary and Grammar
2013年6月大学英语四级考试(第一套)作文真题
Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of reading literature.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.One possible version
The Importance of Reading Literature In the cartoon, a teacher gives a literary work to a student who is shocked by her action, saying, “Just think of it as you’re reading a long text-message.” It shows the case that people nowadays are indifferent to the thick, heavy and long literary works.Various reasons are responsible for the phenomenon mentioned above.Firstly, modern technologies force us to live a high-paced life, which gives opportunities to “fast-food culture” to be ubiquitous in our daily life.So reading literature, as a patience-and time-consuming activity, has irresistibly lost some of its participants.Secondly, the impetuous mentality of the whole society aggravates the impatience of modern citizens so that it is increasingly difficult for them to read a long and thick literary work.Thirdly, the concept that reading literature is useless also contributes to the reluctance of reading literature.Personally, reading literature can greatly broaden our mind and vision, motivate our critical and independent thinking, cultivate our patience and peace of mind, and perfect our selfhood.So why not spare some time on reading literature? Notes to the texts 1.indifferent 漠不关心；不感兴趣
2.ubiquitous似乎无所不在的；十分普遍的 3.irresistibly无法抵制地
4.impetuous mentality 浮躁心态 5.aggravate 使严重；使恶化
6.perfect v.to make sth perfect or as good as you can 使完善；使完美；使完备 2015-6-11 Vocabulary and Grammar
第三篇：大学英语四级作文真题解析
大学英语四级作文真题解析
四级的题型包括论说文、说明文、记叙文。2017年6月份我们考的是考应用文，卖的是二手车、二手电脑，12月份考的是文字当中的A或者B的形式，到底是工作还是考研，到底是国企还是外企。2017年12月考到的是大家关心的医闹问题，同学感觉到这个问题比较伤感。医闹怎么说?我们可以翻成“医疗的一些问题、争端或者冲突”等等。这是第一套题。第二套题，讲的是所谓的老师和学生之间的关系如何营造。第三套题，父母和孩子的关系。
大家发现这道题从审题的难度来讲基本长没有什么难度，基本上是初中、小学词汇，题干不会出现什么问题。“How to”题型已经考过三次，重点在如何(how)，也就是说我们重点是方法。从内容上来讲，但是发现这三道考题之间的关系是大家非常熟悉的话题，比说医闹关系，医生和患者之间的关系，老师和学生的关系，这是教育的话题，再比如家长和孩子之间的关系等等，所以从题材到内容来说都是四级考生已经必备的知识要素。
我们的四六级的写作满分是15分，包括两部分，第一是奖励分，第二是基本分的部分。
首先，奖励分是卷面的问题，大家都喜欢美的事物。也就是说要保持卷面清晰，给老师留下好的第一印象。第二是基本分。这里包括三部分。
第一是文章的结构。
我们在写作文的时候分三个层次，总分总的原则，第一自然段我们一定要进行引题部分，第二是分析，第三是总结。第一段把医患关系，家长和孩子关系，学生和老师的关系等等，这些核心的主题词引导出来。
第二是分析。根据不同文章的要求，不同文章的题材进行分析的过程。重点在方法、建议的措施上。所以这个文章中间分析的环节，重点讲的是建议、措施和方法。
第三是总结。注意要加上所谓逻辑关系词。比如三个方法，或者是三个建议的措施，三个原因，三个危害等等。
这是英语考试，大家一定要想清楚我们每句话首先保证的是准确，其次保证的是漂亮。如何保证准确漂亮?第一个是词的运用，我们在刚才的文章当中，是否出现了“重要important”这个单词，你可以换一些高级的词汇essential，当你把这些常见的单词进行高级化的替换以后，你的分值就会提高。再说一下句型的文化。好的文章，不仅是句子准确，还要考虑句子的高级化。比如说你是否运用了非谓语动词等高级语法。
第四篇：专家解析英语四级考试历年阅读真题(四)
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Passage Two
I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again.There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated by men.I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting.What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom.But while earning my Ph.D.at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me.My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender(性别)politics.So were my failures.Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus(相对于)right brain, or nature versus nurture(培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don’t talk about that anymore.It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues.Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City.Recently, someone asked me how may of the 45 students in my class were women.You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45.I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children.And I don’t dismiss those concerns.Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories.Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments.And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science.And that’s a sight worth talking about.62.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A)She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.B)She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.C)She is not good at telling stories of the kind.D)She finds space research more important
63.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author’s failures to ________.A)the very fact that she is a woman
B)her involvement in gender politics
C)her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D)the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
64.What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D.and post-doctoral research?
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A)Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.B)Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.C)People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.D)Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.65.Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A)Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.B)Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.C)Her female students can do just as well as male students.D)More female students are pursuing science than before.66.What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A)Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.B)Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.C)Women can balance a career in science and having a family.D)Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.这是一篇与性别歧视有关的文章，讲的是女性应该如何面对性别歧视的问题。作者以第一人称的形式，以亲身的经历来说明女性在面对性别歧视时应该采取不屑一顾的态度。
全文一共四个大段，开篇为I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again，以“again”一词造成悬疑，引起读者对原因的探究，而后整个第一段叙述了相对于这一again的上一次作者面对性别问题时的态度;并解释了原因是兴趣不在于此(I never found them interesting)。
第二段开始初步为“again”释疑，叙述了作者从最初对性别问题的超然态度(it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom)转变为积极捍卫女性利益态度(I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind)的过程。
第三段进一步为“again”释疑，叙述作者重又悟出应回归超然态度的心理经历。从Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory这一问一答可以看出，虽然多年过去，但作者用以对付性别问题这一心理重担的利器依然是兴趣(don’t study sociology or political theory)。
最后一段叙述了作者重归超然态度后如何教导学生正确地面对性别问题。在有些学生因性别问题(如何在科学研究和生儿育女间的愿望之间做出选择)而忧虑时，作者以身言教(heavily pregnant doing physics experiments)，告诉学生们应该忘记性别问题。作者的表率起了作用，像她们的老师一样，学生们把精力完全放在了兴趣上面(45 women driven by a love of science)。
文章的内容虽然涉及了社会问题，但切入角度是主观第一人称，语言修辞上更为接近散文(essay)的风格，所以相对于议论文、说明文较容易理解。
62.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A)She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.B)She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.C)She is not good at telling stories of the kind.D)She finds space research more important.这道题某权威机构给的答案是B，She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination，我认为这个结论有待商榷。
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题目问作者为什么不想再一次谈论作为一个女科学家的感受。四个选项的意思是：
A，工作在一个男性主导的领域里让她感到不快乐。
B，她对性别歧视问题感到厌倦了。
C，她不善于讲述此类故事。
D，她发现太空研究更为重要。
文章第一段就讲述了作者不愿再评论自己作为女科学家的事实。这一段的意思是这样的：
我不想再一次谈论我作为女性科学家的事情。在我的人生中，有那么一段时间，人们总是问我，在一个被男性主导的领域中工作都会发生什么故事。我从来都不善于给他们讲述那些故事，因为，说真的，我觉得那些故事一点意思也没有。让我觉得有意思的是宇宙的起源，时空的形状，和黑洞的本质。
结合全文来看，第二段叙述作者曾经陷入女性主义的炽热情绪当中，而后作者用了10年时间回归了对性别问题的超然态度(It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19)，这也是题目中使用again的原因。第二段最后一句：I don’t study sociology or political theory，我不是研究社会学或者政治理论的，体现出作者把性别问题归于学术或政治问题，而女性作为当事人不应参与其中的态度。
显然，文中没有提到她在男性主导的领域中工作高兴与否，对于性别歧视问题，作者只是因对问题本身兴趣不大，而不善于讲述。作者的态度显而易见，她对性别问题表示了不屑一顾，也就不存在B所说的厌烦了的问题。这样ABC都可以排除，D说她发现太空研究更为重要，与第一段最后一句话意思相符。
63.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author’s failures to ________.A)the very fact that she is a woman
B)her involvement in gender politics
C)her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D)the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
题目问从第二段可以推断出人们把作者的失败归于什么。
A，她是一个女人的事实。
B，她参与了性别政治。
C，她作为女天体物理学家的过于自信。
D，在男性主导的社会中她身负重担。
第二段讲的是作者对性别问题的态度由不在乎转变为热情关注的过程。19岁时完全超脱(it did not bother me in the least)，麻省理工求学及之后研究时开始受到干扰(the issue started to bother me)，这种干扰就是作者所有的成就：工作、研究论文、获奖，都受到性别偏见这副有色眼镜的过滤(viewed through the lens of gender politics)，而后作者写了一句So were my failures，so在这里是代指，指代viewed through the lens of gender politics，即my failures were also viewed through the lens of gender politics，意思就是人们是从性别政治的角度看待她的失败，也就是认为她的失败是由性别偏见引起的。这样的话，符合这个意思的只有A。
B所说的她参与了性别政治是个迷惑选项。参与性别政治是指为女性利益奔走呼号，第二段末尾也确实提到了作者的女性主义热情，但这是性别歧视发生之后才可以进行的，否则，如果没有发生歧视，奋力捍卫女性的利益的缘由就
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不存在了。而作者的失败，如果是因性别问题而起的话，则是早于失败之前就已经发生作用了。因此从逻辑上讲，作者自己的失败应该是先于参与捍卫女性利益发生的，后者不可能成为前者发生的原因。
64.What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D.and post-doctoral research?
A)Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.B)Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.C)People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.D)Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.题目问作者在攻读哲学博士和进行博士后研究时要同什么进行不断地斗争。
四个选项中，A说是缺少在太空科学领域成功的信心。文章提到了作者失去信心的问题，It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19，但这个信心是作者在面对世人对女性偏见时有信心不予理睬，而不是科研领域的信心。
B说是来自她的圈内圈外的不公平指责。世人戴着性别的有色眼镜看她(was viewed through the lens of gender politics)，但这也仅仅是一种态度罢了，还没到指责、责难的地步。所以B的说法不能算对。
C说是人们对女性科学家的固有态度。文中第二段从But while earning my Ph.D.at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me这句开始，讲述了作者面对世人成见时如何挺身而出、为女性仗义执言。这也就是C 所表达的意思。
D说是对自然与培育的广泛误解。根据第二段，nature versus nurture的问题*考试&大是作者与人争论的话题之一，是诸多对女性的成见之一，文中具体举出的例子就另有left brain versus right brain。而作者要斗争的是所有遭受的成见，D所说的这其中一种成见不可能是题目所说的整个时期内一直都要斗争的对象。
65.Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A)Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.B)Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.C)Her female students can do just as well as male students.D)More female students are pursuing science than before.题干问作者谈到她的班级时为何流露出满意之情。
与题目相关的原文是这样的：Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City.Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women.You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45，汉译为：我现在在纽约一所女子大学Barnard做研究和教书，最近有人问我，我的班级里45名学生中有多少个女生。你想象不到我能够回答“45个”时的满意之情。
从前文的叙述可以知道，作者一直需要面对的问题是在男性主导的领域女性太少的问题。19岁时，她是班里唯一的女生(the only woman in the classroom)，做研究后，人们总是问她在一个男性主导的领域里工作的情形(the only woman in the classroom work in a field dominated by men)。可见，在作者研究的领域里，女生是很少的，而现在班里45人全部是女生，作者很有可能是为在自己研究的领
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域里出现了这么多的女性而感到满意。在这里作者使用了Be able to answer而不直接用answer，暗含以前是不可能说出这样的数字的。这个词组的选用也暗示了作者是在为数字的由少到多而满意。
A，女生不再为性别问题而烦恼。最后一段有一句话：I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children，意思是作者知道有些学生还是为科研与家庭之间如何平衡而忧虑。这一叙述与A不符。
B，她的学生的表现使她重拾信心。文中没有提到她的学生表现如何。
C，她的女学生能与男学生做得一样好。文中没有类似的叙述。
D，追求科学研究的女生比以前多了。这一描述符合上文的分析。
66.What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A)Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.B)Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.C)Women can balance a career in science and having a family.D)Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.题目问作者展示给学生们的图景意味着什么。
文章的最后一段讲到了作者曾给学生展示过一个怀孕教师坚持做物理试验的图景。相关原文是：I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments，身怀六甲的物理教授依然在做物理实验。而这一行为的前因后果在第四段中也描述得很清楚。在这句话之前，作者给出了原因： I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children，一些学生担心不能很好地处理科研与生育孩子之间的平衡。作者为了消除学生们的担忧，便展示了这个图景。而在这句话之后，作者给出了结果：in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science，45个学生完全投入到科学之爱中。从这些前因后果可以看出，作者之所以展示这一图景，就是为了打消学生对于生育孩子会否影响科学研究的忧虑。
A，女生们无须为教授的怀孕担忧。这一图景的直接信号是要告诉女生们无须为教授担心，而传达的意义则是无须为她们自己生育孩子担心，而题目问的是“意味”着什么，因此A的说法不对。
B，女性在通往学术成功的道路上会遇到更多的障碍。教授展示此图景[考试[大]的目的就是为了告诉学生们怀孕并不会对科研造成什么障碍，所以B不对。
C，女性可以在科研和拥有家庭之间很好地平衡。符合前面的分析。
D，现在的女性在追求科研生涯时遇到的问题较以前少。应该说怀孕问题确实是一个问题，只是作者的观点在于不把这一问题看做是障碍而已。D的说法不对。
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Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch.But he is in for an unwelcome surprise.The car is fitted with a remote immobiliser(锁止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.The idea goes like this.A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS(全球定位系统)satellite positioning receiver.If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves.‘The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,’ says Martyn Randall, a security expert.He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools.But only if the car is more than 10 years old.Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition(点火)key.In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting bold of the owner’s keys.And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen.The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit.31.What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?
A)To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief.B)To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen.C)To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.D)To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner.(C)
32.By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”(Lines 1-2.Para.3), Martyn Randall suggests that ________.A)it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing
B)self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft
C)the thief has to make use of computer technology
D)the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old(B)
33.What is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal?
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A)A coded ignition key.B)A unique ID card.C)A special cellphone signal.D)A GPS satellite positioning receiver.(A)
34.Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?
A)To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm.B)To keep police informed of the car’s movements.C)To give the driver time to contact the operations centre.D)To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.(D)
35.What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?
A)Start the tracking system.B)Contact the car owner.C)Block the car engine.D)Locate the missing car.(B)
这是一篇讲述汽车防盗系统的说明文。文章开头另辟蹊径，以场景描述开篇，叙述一个偷车贼在偷车逃跑的过程中如何受困于防盗系统。这个场景言简意赅，概括了本篇所述的防盗系统的三个要点：immobiliser(锁止器)，a control centre(控制中心)，以及其结果not be able to start it again(不可启动)。第一段以场景描述形象地向读者介绍了本篇讨论的核心内容，引起读者的阅读兴趣，随后的第二段马上以专业语言对这一系统进行描述。这种布局法显然好于开篇就直接介绍防盗[YouTheme]系统的工作原理。
接下来的一段援引一个安全专家的话介绍了英国国内汽车偷盗现象的现状：因为车上安装了一套技术装置(a set of technical fixes)，使得现在的偷车贼无法再用以前的方法轻松地偷车成功。
第四段进一步讲解了这套技术装置的原理，并指出这种技术使与车辆有关的犯罪发生率下降了31%(achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime)。第三、四这两段说明的目的是为后文新的防盗系统的出现做好铺垫——因为旧有的方法不再奏效，许多偷车贼开始使用一种更为原始的方式：getting hold of the owner’s keys(偷钥匙)，本文的所介绍的防盗系统就是为了应付这种偷盗方式而出现的——这是第五段的内容。
文章的最后两段具体说明了这种系统的工作方式。第六代说明的是汽车失窃的第一阶段：发出信号“send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen”。第七段说明第二阶段：工作人员确认失窃，并协助警方追捕盗贼。
31.What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?
A)To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief.B)To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen.C)To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.D)To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner.(C)
题目问轿车上安装的远程锁止器的功能是什么。
文章第一次提到锁止器是在第一段第二行，纵观四个题支，其内容涉及得基本全部是第一段。把第一段的内容理解透彻之后，得出正确结论并不难。
第一段前两句是一种场景描述，意在构筑类似小说的情景。最后一个长句才是关键。前半句The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer，汽车安装了一个
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远程锁止器;and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again，一个数英里外的控制中心会发送一种无线电信号，一旦窃贼关掉引擎，就不可能再点着了。乍看之下，作者并没有说锁止器和引擎失效之间的联系，因为锁死引擎的信号是控制中心发出的，而控制中心和锁止器在这一段中并没有发生联系。要详细了解这套系统的工作方式，还要看第二段。第二段给出了具体说明：车上安装了一套设备，如果汽车被偷，就会发出手机信号告知控制中心锁死汽车的引擎控制系统，不让引擎再次启动。
A，帮助警察对偷车贼发动突然袭击。在本文的例子中，锁止器确实帮了警察这个忙(he is in for an unwelcome surprise)，但很显然帮警察发动突然袭击不是它的功能。
B，使汽车被偷时自动锁死。Automaticlly，自动地。但由第二段signal will tell the control centre to block可知，锁死汽车的是控制中心，汽车并不是自动锁死的。
C，它停止时防止偷车贼重新启动它。这句话应该就是出题者心目中的答案。不过从纯语言的角度讲，这句话也存在问题，问题就在于it指代不清。题目问的是What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?那么完整的回答就应该是the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car is to prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops。在这个句子中，后面的it不可能是指的car，因为car是thief的定语，不是实体。按照这句话的结构，it指的应该是锁止器，那么C的说法就错了。如果出题人能把题支改成To prevent the car thief from restarting the engine once it stops就没有问题了。
D，通过向汽车主人发送无线电信号防止汽车被偷。根据第三段的内容，无线电信号是发送给了控制中心(signal will tell the control centre to)，而不是汽车的主人。
32.By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”(Lines 1-2.Para.3), Martyn Randall suggests that ________.A)it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing
B)self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft
C)the thief has to make use of computer technology
D)the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old(B)
题目问Randall所说的The pattern of vehicle crime has changed是指什么。
A，偷车贼偷窃汽车所费时间更长了。
B，自行准备的工具对于偷窃汽车来说已经不够用了。
C，窃贼不得不使用电脑技术。
D，窃贼已经对偷窃汽车失去兴趣超过十年了。
对于理解文中某句话的意义这类题，只能通过上下文的内容进行逻辑推理找出答案。这句话的本意是“车辆犯罪的方式已经发生了变化”。Randall说出这句话是在第三段中间部分，这一句之前的一句是In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves，意思是在英国，一套技术装置已经让偷车贼们感到生活更为艰难了。之后的二句是He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools.But only if the car is more than 10 years old，意思是一个偷车贼教会一个人用最少的工具偷车只需几分钟，但除非那车已经是十多年前的了。
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第一句实际上对这句话的理解很有帮助，因为这句话里出现了change(变化)，而第一句里有harder(更为艰难了)，是一个比较级，含有变化的意思。不过从这句还看不出这种生活的艰难具体是指什么，而后面两句显然是对此的解释。“一个偷车贼教会一个人用最少的工具偷车只需几分钟”，这里涵盖的信息的是偷车贼使用很少的工具在很短的时间就可以偷车成功，相对于前面的harder，这无疑是一种轻松的生活。“但除非那车已经是十多年前的了”，意思是偷车贼的轻松生活只有在十多年前的车上实现，暗含有现在的车已经不是那样了的意思，这里表达的也是“change”。由此可见，文Randall的这句话意思就是偷[考试[大]车贼已经不能像十多年前那样只用很少的工具很少的时间就能偷车成功。四个答案中C和D存在明显的错误。A是说时间变长，B是说工具不够用了，这二者中起关键作用的还是工具不够用，时间变长实际上是工具不够用的结果，选择B更为合理。
33.What is essential in making a modem car tougher to steal?
A)A coded ignition key.B)A unique ID card.C)A special cellphone signal.D)A GPS satellite positioning receiver.(A)
题目问使一辆现代的轿车更难被偷的根本因素是什么。
A，加密点火钥匙。
B，唯一的身份卡。
C，特殊的手机信号。
D，GPS卫星定位接收器。
第三段引用Martyn Randall的话指明了当代汽车因为某种技术装置而难于被偷的事实，第四段就是对这种技术装置的详细说明。开头的一句话就是本题所问的问题：Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition key，前半句是题目本身：现在的汽车远比以前难偷;而后是单词as，表示“因为”而不是“当”，as后面就是理由：“引擎控制系统的电脑不允许汽车发动，除非它们接到一个由点火钥匙发出的唯一的身份码。”
这里没有直接提到特殊的手机信号和GPS定位系统，这二者是在第二段的介绍中出现的，它们是锁止器系统中的要素，而本段讨论的是锁止器出现之前就已经普遍存在的防盗系统，正是因为这一系统使一些偷车贼转而去偷钥匙，最终促使锁止器系统的出现。
而在点火钥匙与身份卡之间，可以判断出身份卡是由钥匙发出的，有了钥匙就有了身份卡，身份卡不能独立于钥匙而存在，这样看的话，钥匙应该是核心因素。应该选择A。
34.Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?
A)To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm.B)To keep police informed of the car’s movements.C)To give the driver time to contact the operations centre.D)To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.(D)
题目问为什么跟踪系统要设置一个100米的最[考试[大]小行驶量，之后才向操作中心发出警报。
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可以看到倒数第二段说明了设置这个100米最小行驶量的原因：If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen.The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal。第一句是题干里所述的情况，随后的一句对原因进行了解释：一百米的最小量可以防止由GPS不准确造成的假警报。
A，给操作中心发警报留出时间。文中没有提到。不过从逻辑上讲，如果跟踪系统不发出警报，控制中心是不会知道汽车被盗的，也就永远不会发出警报，谈不上留出时间。
B，使警察随时获知汽车的行驶方位。这是全文最后一句提到的内容，是在发出警报之后的事情了。
C，给驾驶者留出时间来与操作中心联系。汽车被盗后的驾驶者显然是偷[考试[大]车贼，偷车贼会和操作中心联系什么呢?
D，预防GPS系统的可能错误。与前面的分析一致。
35.What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?
A)Start the tracking system.B)Contact the car owner.C)Block the car engine.D)Locate the missing car.(B)
题目问操作中心在接收到警报后首先要做的是什么。
A，启动跟踪系统。
B，联系车主。
C，锁定汽车引擎。
D，确定丢失车辆的位置。
倒数第二段讲到车辆被偷后，跟踪系统会把被偷的信息发给操作中心(the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen)，这就是题目所说的操作中心接到了警报。接下来的一段讲的就是操作中心的反应：Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit。一共两点，第一是首先联系车主确认车辆是否失踪，然后通过车上的GPS随时把车辆的位置告知警方。可见第一步是联系车主，B是正确的。
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