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2019年12月英语四级阅读真题以及答案（试卷二）SectionA选词填空Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Finally,somegoodnewsaboutairplanetraverl.Ifyouareonaplanewithasickpassenger,youareunlikelytogetsick.Thatisthe26ofanewstudythatlookedathowrespiratory（呼吸道）viruses27onairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereseatedinindividual–hadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allotherpassengershadonlyavery28chanceofgettingsick,accordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented29informationabouttheriskofgettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelpairplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhiletravelingbyair.Priortothenewstudy,litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting31infectedbycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onanairplane,theresearcherssaid.So,to32therisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10different33intheU.S.34sideofapersoninfectedwithflu,aswellasthosesittingoneroeinfrontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80personchanceofgettingsick.Butotherpassengerswere35safefrominfection.Theyhadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu.A)accurateB)conclusionC)directlyD)eitherE)evaluateF)explorationsG)flightsH)largelyI)nearbyJ)respondK)slimL)spreadM)summitN)vividlyO)vulnerable答案：26:Bconclusion27:Lspread28:Kslim29:Aaccurate30:vulnerable31:Cdirectly32:Eevaluate33:Gflights34:Deither35：HlargelySectionB信息匹配Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ASouthKoreancitydesignedforthefuturetakesonalifeofitsownA)Gettingaroundacityisonething—andthenthere’sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanother.Onevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2011,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWe’llLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses“rapid,long-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale.”B)“The18thcenturyreallywasawaterborne(水运的)century,the19thcenturyarailcentury.the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcentury一andthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,”Kasardasays.Songdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda’sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustafewyears.“Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness,”saysKasada.“ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttotheSongdoInternationalBusinessDistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport.”C)Songdoisastone’sthrowfromSouthKorea’sIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub(枢纽).Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan“internationalbusinessdistrict”doesn’tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceived(构想)thiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby.“Iamavisionary,”hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park’sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,with36.000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.It’saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea,There’saCoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetower,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.D)Chancesareyou’veactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeouofSouthKorea.“GangnamStyle”referstothefashionableGangnamdistrictinSeoul.ButsomeofthevideowasfilmedinSongdo.“Idon’tknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystation.ThatwasnotGangnam.ThatwasactuallySongdo,”saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondon’sBartlettSchoolofPlanning,“Partofthereasontoshootthereisthatit’snewandnice.”E)Thecitywassupposedtobeahubforglobalcompanies,withemployeesfromallovertheworld.Buthat’snothowithasturnedout.Songdo’sreputationisasafuturisticghosttown.Buttherealityismorecomplicated.Abridgewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusinessdistrict.Inthecenterofthemainroad,there’salonglineofflagsoftheworld.Onthecorner,there’saStarbucksanda7-Eleven--alloftheinternationalbrandsthatyouseeallovertheworldnowadays.F)Thecityisnotempty.Therearemotherspushingstrollers,oldwomenwithwalkers--eveninthemiddleoftheday.whenit’s90degreesout.ByunYoung-JinchairstheSongdorealestateassociationandstartedsellingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaseofthecityopenedin2005.Hesaysdemandhasboomedinthepastcoupleofyears.MostofhisclientsareKorean.Infact,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomesherearesoldtoKoreans.Youngfamiliesmoveherebecausetheschoolsaregreat.Andthat’stheproblem:Songdohasbecome