2019年6月CET4阅读理解练习(3-4)
2019年6月CET4阅读理解练习(3)
The whole family objected when my brother and I said we were going to spend our Christmas holidays abroad.Mother said that as there would be a family reunion party，we would have to be present.Though we always enjoyed these occasions，nothing could persuade us to stay.
Two days before Christmas，we went to a small town in southern Germany.We spent the whole Christmas Eve sightseeing.There was so much activity in the town that it led to our excitement.The streets were crowded with people and the shops were full of wonderful things.In the evening，we went to listen to Christmas songs sung by children and the brightly lit trees in the main square.
We returned to our hotel late that night，greatly looking forward to the next day when we planned to have a meal at the best restaurant in town.But in the morning the streets were deserted.To make matters worse，all the shops，including the restaurants， were shut.
We returned to our hotel，feeling very miserable.All we had was a bag of fruit which my brother had happened to buy the day before.Our thoughts sadly turned to home where，at that moment，the whole family must have been wishing us a “Merry Christmas”.
1. Where did the writer and his brother plan to spend their Christmas holidays?
A. At home with the whole family.
B. They would go abroad with their family.
C. They would spend their Christmas holidays abroad.
D. They were going to join in the family reunion party.
2. What's the writer's nationality?
A. America.B. English.C. Germany.D. We don't know
3. How did the writer and his brother spend their Christmas Eve?
A. They spent the whole day listening to Christmas songs.
B. They went shopping.
C. They spent the whole day sightseeing.
D. They went to the main square.
4. From the passage，we know that in the writer's motherland，shops and restaurants ______ on Christmas Day.
A. don't openB. closeC. are not shutD. shut
参考答案及解析
【答案】 (1)C (2)D (3)C (4)C
【解析】(1)细节理解题。由第一段第一句可得知我和弟弟想去国外过圣诞节。
(2)推理判断题。文中并没有提到作者是哪国人，所以我们不知道作者的国籍是什么。
(3)细节理解题。由第二段第二句“We spent the whole Christmas Eve sightseeing.”可得知。
(4)推理判断题。由第三段可以推断出，在作者的国家里一些公共场所在圣诞节那天是不关门的。
2019年6月CET4阅读理解练习(4)
According to the latest research in the' United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University, has noticed the difference in the style of boy's and girl's conversations from an early age. She says that little girls' conversation is less definite than boys' and expresses more doubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners.
These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amounts—although they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen believes that, for woman, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship.
Teaching is one job where the differences between men's and women's ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in.
But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people more than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.
Some scientists who are studying speech think that the brain is pre¬programmed for language. As we are usually taught to speak by women, it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual bias(倾向性) in its programming,otherwise male speech patterns would not arise at all.
1. In the opinion of the writer, women encourage men to talk because
A. it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship
B. it will help to establish status with their listeners
C. it will help to express more clearly
D. it will help to communicate better
2. There are_______in little girls' conversation than in boys'.
A. fewer doubts B. more demands
C. more doubts D. fewer uncertainties
3. Some scientists believe that brain is pre-programmed for language. The word "pre programmed" means_______.
A. programmed already B. programmed before one is born
C. programmed early D. programmed by women
4. In private conversation, women speak
A. the same things as men B. less than men
C. more than men D. as much as men
5. The theme of this article is _______.
A. women are naturally more helpful
B. men and women talk different languages
C. men talk most and interrupt other speakers more
D. little girls' conversation is less definite
参考答案：
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B
