2021英语专四真题及答案

2021英语专四真题及答案2021英语专四真题及答案四。阅读APartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN。］SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN。］Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA，B，CandD。Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer。Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet。TEXTAThetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation。Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown，presumablyinobediencetoasignal。Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong，thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain。Anotherup－trainpassedthem，thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone。Thetraingatheredspeedagain。Atthatmomentanothertrain，alsoonadown－line，swervedinwardstowardsthem，foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect。Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel，now，onegainingalittle，nowtheother。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriages。Mostoftheblindsweredown，butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible。Theothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages。Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary，ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst－classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway。Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf－rosetoherfeet。Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman。Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim，andhewasslowly，remorselessly，stranglingher。Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets，herfacewaspurple。AsMrs。McGillicuddywatched，fascinated，theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpledintheman’shands。Atthesamemoment，Mrs。McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed。Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight。AlmostautomaticallyMrs。McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothecommunicationcord，thenpaused，irresolute。Afterall，whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling？Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters，andtheunusualcircumstances，madeherfeelparalysed。Someimmediateactionwasnecessary，—butwhat？Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid，“Ticket，please。”66。WhenMrs。McGuillicuddy’strainpassedthroughastation，it___。A。gainedspeedsuddenlyB。keptitsusualspeedC。changeditsspeedD。stoppedimmediately67。Mrs。McGuillicuddyseemstobea（an）___person。A。observantB。interestedC。nosyD。nervous68。Whatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeherfeel___。A。excitedB。anxiousC。worriedD。horrified69。Shedidn’tringthecommunicationcordimmediatelybecause___。A。shewasverymuchafraidB。therewasnopointofdoingsoC。shewastooshockedtomoveD。theticketcollectorcameinTEXTBIamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity。Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecounty。Buthowrealisticisthedream？Citiescanbefrighteningplaces。Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks，noisy，dirtyandimpersonal。Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup。Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky，orotherblocksoffiats。Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous－coopedupathomeallday，withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld。Strangelyenough，whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother，nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhellotoeachother。Countrylife，ontheotherhand，differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether。Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp。Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo。Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage，itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities。There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie。Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem，andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown。Thecity－dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet。What，then，istheanswer？Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet，butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff：thecitybreedsafeelingofisolation，andconstantnoisebattersthesenses。Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreofthings，andthatlifedoesn’tcometoanendathalf－pastnineatnight。Somepeoplehavefound（orratherbought）acompromisebetweenthetwo：theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities。Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages。Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning”tothelocalsastheypassby。I’mkeenontheidea，butyouseethere’smycat，Toby。I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass。Imean，canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm？No，hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation－coalfireanyevening。70。Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor___。A。usedtoliveinthecountryB。usedtoworkinthecityC。worksinthecityD。livesinthec