英语专业四级考试全真模拟试卷十二(2)

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PART Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION［30 MIN.］

SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION［25 MIN.］

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your choices on your ANSWER SHEET.

TEXT A

Susan Patrick, graduate student, became paralyzed from the waist down ten years ago in a parachuting accident. She has been in a wheelchair ever since. 
Susan’s accident, however, has not slowed her down. She studies full-time, works part-time, and gets around on her own. She even drives her own car, which has been specially equipped to be operated by hand.
We were interested in seeing how Susan takes care of her day-to-day needs, so we followed Susan on one of her weekly trips to the supermarket to see how she shops. She always shops at the same market because she knows where everything is. She is very systematic about her shopping, and she organizes her shopping list carefully. She shops either early in the morning or in the evening when the store is not crowded.Susan pushes her shopping basket up and down the aisles with incredible speed. She begins on one side of the store and goes methodically down one aisle and up the next. Some shelves are high for her, but she can push herself up with one arm and reach with the other. Now and then she needs to ask help to reach a can of this or a box of that, but not often.
Susan is incredibly strong. Athletic and active all her life, she now depends on the strength of her arms and upper body. She puts all of her groceries into her car herself, and then carries each heavy bag into her apartment. Her wheelchair, by the way, is completely hand-powered. “My arms are much bigger than they were before the accident,” says Susan. “For the first time in my life I can beat my brothers at arm wrestling!” Our hats off to you, Susan!

66. According to the passage, we know Susan____.

A. became a maimed person in an airborne accident

B. was injured in a car accident

C. was born disabled

D. has been in a wheelchair ever since her graduation

67. Which one of the following is NOT true about Susan’s shopping habit?

A. She shops at the same market.

B. She shops early in the morning.

C. She prepares a shopping list before shopping.

D. She needs no help when she shops.

68. What does the author mean by “Our hats off to you, Susan!” ?

A. We give our hats to Susan.

B. We take off our hats to Susan.

C. We give our congratulations to Susan.

D. We show Susan our hats.

TEXT B

Rodney Mace, 35, is married with two young children, and is a part-time teacher of architectural history. “I am constantly surprised by other people’s surprise, when they come to the house and see me cleaning a floor or hanging out the washing. Their eyes open wide at the sight of it! Much of the comment comes from men, but I am even more surprised at the number of women who comment too.”
His wife Jane, an Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is director of the Cambridge House literacy scheme for adults in South London. Her working week involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at these times her husband is in sole charge of home and family. Apart from this, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This enables him to teach two days a week and to do what he considers is his principal work: writing. He has written several books and spends much of his time in the British Museum Reading Room, cycling there from his home in Brixton.
People ask the Maces if they think that their children miss them. One can argue that satisfied parents generally have satisfied children, but in any case the Maces are careful to reserve time and energy to play with their children. “And they have now developed relationships with other adults and children.”
Previously, Rodney Mace worked full-time and Jane only part-time. Then 18 months ago, the director of the literacy scheme left. “It seemed to me that Jane was very well suited to do this job. She was very doubtful about it. But I urged her to apply. She did, and she got it.” Jane Mace confirms that she needed this encouragement, as so many women initially do.
Did his male ego suffer from the changeover? Nothing like that occurred. But he still seems amazed at the way it changed his thinking. “I felt that we were finally going to be partners. I felt enormous relief. I wasn’t avoiding responsibility, but changing it. Our relationship is so much better now. It has been a change for the good for both of us——I think for all of us, in every aspect of our lives. I cannot overemphasize that in every aspect. I think it is fundamental that the woman works. The idea of equal partnership is an illusion if one partner doesn’t work.”

69. The article is about a couple whose married life is happier because ____.

A. they have a truly equal partnershipB. the husband enjoys staying at home

C. they earn more moneyD. the wife has a fulltime job

70. Jane finally decided to apply for her present job because____.

A. she thought she had better qualifications than others

B. her husband had persuaded her to

C. it was very well paid

D. some of her friends had encouraged her to

71. It is implied in the passage that____.

A. the Maces believe a good career is even more important than their family life

B. Rodney’s children are quite happy with their position in the family

C. even capable women sometimes need encouragement from their families

D. the practice of sharing household jobs between husband and wife is commonplace in London

72. We can infer from the passage that a change-over of roles in the family____.

A. is quite necessary in modern life

B. is probably based on some practical reasons

C. aims solely at a complete emancipation of women

D. shows women are not necessarily inferior to men 