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2016年6月英语四级阅读理解模拟试题(一)

来源 :中华考试网 2016-05-02

  Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage .

  On Thursday afternoon Mrs.Carke , dressed for going out , took her handbag with her money and her key in it , pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s Club . She always went there on Thursdays . It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone .

  At six o’clock she came home , let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke in her house ? How ? Had someone got in ? She checked the back door and the windows . All were locked or fastened , as usual . There was no sign of forced entry .

  Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door-“a master key” perhaps . So she stayed at home the following Thursday .Nothing happened . Was anyone watching her movements ? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time , dressed as usual , but she didn’t go to the club . Instead she took a short cut home again , letting herself in through her garden and the back door . She settled down to wait .

  It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang . Mrs.Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time . The bell rang again , and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open . With the kettle of boiling water in her hand , she moved quietly towards the front door . A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box , and then a hand . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door-lock Mrs.Clark raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand . These was a shout outside , and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove . The wire fell to the floor , the band was pulled back , and Mrs.Clarke heard the sound of running feet .

  31.Mrs.Clarke looked forward to Thursday because ___________.

  A) She worked at a club on Thursday B) She had visitors on Thursday

  C) She visited a club on Thursday D) a special visitor came on Thursday

  32. If someone had made a forced entry ______.

  A) Mrs. Clarke would have found a broken door or window .

  B) He or she was still in the house

  C) Things would have been thrown about

  D) He or she would have needed a master key

  33.On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out _____.

  A) because she didn’t want to miss the club again

  B) to see if the thief was hanging about outside

  C) to the club but then changed her mind

  D) in an attempt to trick the thief

  34.The lock on the front door was one which _____.

  A)needed a piece of wire to open it B)could be opened from outside without a key

  C) couldn’t be opened without a key D) used a knob instead of a key

  35. The wire fell to the floor _______.

  A) because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door B) when the man’s glove dropped off

  C) because it was too hot to hold D) because the man just wanted to get away

  Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage .

  Disney World , Florida , is the biggest amusement resort in the world . It covers 24.4 thousand acres , and is twice the size of Manhattan .It was opened on October 1 , 1971 , five years later Walt Disney’s death , and it is a larger , slightly more ambitious version of Disneyland near Los Angeles . Foreigners tend to associate Walt Disney with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , and with his other famous cartoon characters , Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck and Pluto , or with his nature films , whose superb photography is spoiled , in the opinion of some , by the vulgarity of the commentary and musical background .

  There is very little that could be called vulgar in Disney World . It attracts people of most taste and most income groups , and people of all ages , from toddlers to grandpas . There are two expensive hotels , a golf course , and forest trails for horseback riding and rivers for canoeing . But the central attraction of the resort is the Magic Kingdom .

  Between the huge parking lots and the Magic Kingdom lies a broad artificial lake . In the distance rise the towers of Cinderella’s Castle , which like every other building in the Kingdom is built of solid materials . Even getting to the Magic Kingdom’s is quite and adventure . You have a choice of transportation . You can either cross the lake on a replica of a Mississippi paddle-wheeler , or you can glide around the shore in a streamlined monorail train .

  When you reach the terminal , you walk straight into a little square which faces Main Street is late 19th century . There are modern shops inside the buildings ,but all the decades are of the period . There are hanging baskets full of red and white flowers , and there is no traffic except a horse-draw streetcar and an ancient double-decider bus . Yet as you walk through the magic Kingdom , you are actually walking on top of a network of underground roads . This is how the shops , restaurants and all the other material needs of the Magic Kingdom are invisibly supplied .

  36. In which year did Walt Disney die ?

  A)1971 B)1976 C)1966 D)1900

  37. The main attraction of Disney World is _____.

  A)the Severn Dwarfs B) Mickey Mouse C) Donald Duck D) The Magic World

  38. Reaching the Magic Kingdom is _______.

  A) Adventurous B) dangerous C) difficult D) easy

  39. When one visits the biggest amusement in the world , one will find _____.

  A) it is relatively cheap B) it is very expensive C) it just wastes his time D) it is vulgar

  40 .Why is Disney World the most famous amusement resort ?

  A) It is funny B) It is interesting C) It is the biggest one D) It is the most expensive

  参考答案:21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. A 40. C

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