1、Comment h1: 长难句Comment h2: 复合从句732004年 6月四级试题Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association,
2、and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one. The Constitution, said the associations spokesman, gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesnt spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to p
3、rotect themselves. Dont you think its dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fu
4、se (导火索 ) separately in a drawer. Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody. The spokesman said, Hydrogen bombs dont kill peoplepeople kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weap
5、on in your house, theyre going to think twice about breaking in. But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者). Another argument against al
6、lowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns. 16. According to the passage, some peo
7、ple started a national association so as to _. A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb B) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon C) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home D) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon 17. Some pe
8、ople oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that _. A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer B) most people dont know how to handle the weapon C) peoples lives will be threatened by the weapon D) they may fall into the hands of criminals 7418. By saying t
9、hat the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _. A) will frighten away any possible intruders B) can show the special status of its owners C) will threaten the safety of the owners as well D) can kill those entering others houses by force 19. According to the passage, opponent
10、s of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that _. A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcome B) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon C) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremend
11、ously D) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis 20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _. A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safety B) unhappy with those who vote ;against the ownership of H-bombs C) not serious about the private
12、 ownership of H-bombs D) concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the h
13、and. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots
14、in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd among themselves, st
15、udents signed differently from his classroom teacher. Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语 ). But Stokoe believed the hand tal
16、k his students used looked richer. He wondered might deaf people actually have a genuine language and could that language be unlike any other on Earth It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoes idea was academic heresy (异端邪说). It is 37 years later. Stokoenow d
17、evoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf cultureis having lunch at a caf near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like
18、 English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. 75But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. 21. The study of sign language
19、 is thought to be _. A) a new way to look at the learning of language B) a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language C) an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language 22. The present growing int
20、erest in sign language was stimulated by _. A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brain B) a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts C) an English teacher in a university for the deaf D) some senior experts in American Sign Language 23. According to Stokoe, sign language is _. A) a s
21、ubstandard language B) a genuine language C) an artificial language D) an international language 24. Most educators objected to Stokoes idea because they thought _. A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people B) sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted C) a language s
22、hould be easy to use and understand D) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25. Stokoes argument is based on his belief that _. A) sign language is as efficient as any other language B) sign language is derived from natural language C) language is a system of meaningful codes D)
23、language is a product of the brain Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Crosss campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of
24、arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics”, she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who
25、 had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support
26、a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an 76attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a loose cannon (乱放炮的人). ” he Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms. “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.” Opposit
27、ion parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the B
28、ritish governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards
29、 a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding. For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause.
30、She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 _. A) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B) to clarify the British governments stand on landmines C) to investigate the sufferings of
31、 landmine victims there D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 27. What did Diana mean when she said “ . putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me (Line 5, Para.1)” ?A) She just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. B) The actual situation in
32、 Angola made her feel like going back home. C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because _. A) she was ill-informed o
33、f the governments policy B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines C) she had not consulted the government before the visit D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them. B) She made more app
34、earances on TV. C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. D) She rose to argue with her opponents. 30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government. 77B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. C) It had greatly promoted he
35、r popularity. D) It had affected her relations with the British government. Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into
36、 the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. Its the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer an
37、d calling 63 them, By the way, we won World War II. The problem with the joke, of course, is that its 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65 illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊) nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One
38、 third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing. Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cann
39、ot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals. The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78 of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 ; yet to be felt in mo
40、st classrooms. 61. A) about B) in C) for D) by 62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking63. A) in B) after C) for D) up64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political 66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey67. A) defeated B) attacked C
41、) fought D) struck68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So 72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever 73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly74. A) competitiveness B) compre
42、hension C) community D) commitment 75. A) of B) for C) with D) as7876. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good77. A) to B) with C) on D) of 78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as2004 年 6 月四级试题详解全文翻译一个杂志记者发现制造氢弹的
43、方法的消息一经披露，一群火器迷就组成了国家氢弹协会并为反对禁止公民拥有氢弹的立法而游说。这一协会的发言人说：“议会给予每个人拥有武器的权利，它并没指出是何种武器，但由于现在每个人都可以制造氢弹，公众应该可以购买氢弹用来防身。 ”“你不认为把氢弹放在家里很危险吗?尤其是有孩子的家庭?”“国际轻弹协会希望教育人们安全使用氢弹，我们告诉使用者把它锁在柜子里，导火索单独放在抽屉里。 ”“有人认为氢弹是一种极度危险的可以杀死人的武器。 ”发言人说：“氢弹不会杀人人才会杀人。氢弹是用来自我保护的，同时它还有威慑作用，当别人知道你家里有氢弹时，在强行闯入前会仔细考虑。 ”“但是那些反对公民拥有炸弹的人认为如
44、果氢弹锁在柜子里而导火索在抽屉里，就不可能有足够的时间阻止入侵者。 ”“另一种反对的观点认为眼下制造氢弹的费用还很昂贵，因此你们协会促成的是中上阶层拥有氢弹，而只买得起手枪的贫民则完全不能自卫。 ”试题详解16A) 。细节题依据文章第一段。该文指出：进步杂志的一名记者发现如何制造氢弹的消息一经披露，一批爱好者就形成了全国氢弹协会，他们现在正在游说反对形成这样的立法，即阻止美国人拥有氢弹。由此可知，选项 A) 为正确答案。17C)。细节题。依据文章第三段和第五段内容，尤其是第五段内容，即“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal we
45、apon which could kill somebody ”。由此可知，选项 C) 为正确答案。 18A) 。推断题。依据第六段第三句话。该句指出：如果有人知道你家有一核武器，在破门而人的时候，他会三思的。也就是说这会吓跑闯入者。故选项 A) 为正确答案。 ”19D) 。推断题。依据文章最后一段。该段指出：反对私人拥有氢弹的人认为氢弹造价高，支持这样的计划也就等于让中产阶级和上层阶级拥有氢弹，而穷人则没有防卫能力，只能依靠手枪。这也就是说，氢弹昂贵的价格使得人们处于不平等的地位。故选项 D)为正确答案。 20A) 。主旨题作者在本文中陈述了支持私人拥有氢弹和反对私人拥有氢弹的两种观点。但针
46、对协会发育人的每一种观点，作者都提出了疑点。显然作者对靠拥有氢弹79来保证家庭安全的做法是持怀疑态度的。故选项 A)为正确答案。16. A block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb 17. C peoples lives will be threatened by the weapon 18. A will frighten away any possible intruders 19. D the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basi
47、s 20. D concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage 3全文翻译符号已经成为科学的一个热点。仅仅是在过去的 20 年里，致力于语言学研究的专家才意识到符号语言的独特性一种手语。他们提供了一条新的途径来探究大脑如何产生与领悟语言，并就一个长期以来存在争议的科学问题阐明了新的观点：任何一种语言，连同它的语法，究竟是我们与生俱来的，还是一种后天学习的结果。当前对符号语言的兴趣始于华盛顿哥罗地大学 (世界上惟一一所专为聋哑人开设的文科院校) 一位叛逆老师的首创。最初比尔斯托克去哥罗地大学教英语时，学校给他登记开设的课程是符号学。但是斯
48、托克注意到一些奇怪的现象：学生们画的符号跟课堂上老师所教授的符号有所不同。斯托克学习过一种手语，手的每一个动作都代表了英语的一个单词。那时，美国符号语言被认为只是一种混杂的英语。但是斯托克认为他的学生们所使用的手语更为丰富。他很奇怪：难道聋哑人实际上有一种天生的语言，而这种语言跟地球上的其他语言都不相同?在 1955 年，即使聋哑人们也认为自己使用的语言不符合标准而废弃不用，斯托克的这一想法被认为是异端邪说。37 年后的今天，斯托克正投人大量的时间就美国符号语言和聋哑文化编写书籍和杂志，并制作影音材料。他一边在哥罗地校园附近的一家小饭馆里享用午餐，一边描述自己如何发动了一场革命。数十年来，他认
49、为符号语言像英语、法语、日语一样是自然语言的观点广直遭到教育家们的攻击。这些教育家们认为语言必须以言语和声调的调节为基础。但符号语言确是以手的动作和在空间的调节为基础。 “我想说的是” ，斯托克解释道：“语言不是关于嘴巴的东西它是关于大脑的产物。21. B a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language 22. C an English teacher in a university for the deaf 23. B a genuine language 24. D a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25. D language is a product of the brainPassage 426A) 。细节题。依据第一段第一句话。该句指出： 戴安娜王妃于 1997 年去安哥拉的
