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2015年英语四级阅读练习及答案(4)

2015年英语四级阅读练习及答案(4)
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some q
uestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA.,B.,
C. andD.. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
An industrial society, especially one as centralized and concentrated as that of Britain,
is heavily dependent on certain essential services: for instance, electricity supply, water, r
ail and road transport, the harbors. The area of dependency has widened to include remov
ing rubbish, hospital and ambulance services, and, as the economy develops, central comp
uter and information services as well. If any of these services ceases to operate, the whol
e economic system is in danger.
It is this economic interdependency of the economic system which makes the power of tra
de unions (工会)such an important issue. Single trade unions have the ability to cut off m
any countries' economic blood supply.
This can happen more easily in Britain than in some other countries, in part because
the labor force is highly organized. About 55 percent of British workers belong to union
s, compared to under a quarter in the United States.
For historical reasons, Britain's unions have tended to develop along trade (行业) and
occupational lines, rather than on an industry-by-industry basis, which makes a wages pol
icy, democracy in industry and the improvement of procedures for fixing wage levels diffi
cult to achieve.
There are considerable strains and tensions in the trade union movement, some of them ar
ising from their outdated and inefficient structure. Some unions have lost many members
because of their industrial changes.
Others are involved in arguments about who should represent workers in new trades.
Unions for skilled trades are separate from general unions, which means that different leve
ls of wages for certain jobs are often a source of bad feelings between unions. In traditio
nal trades which are being pushed out of existence by advancing technologies,unions can f
ight for their members' disappointing jobs to the point where the jobs of other union me
mbers are threatened or destroyed. The printing of newspapers both in the United States a
nd in Britain has frequently been halted by the efforts of printers to hold on to their tradi
tional highly-paid jobs.

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Trade unions have problems of internal communication just as managers in companies
do, problems which multiply in very large unions or in those which bring workers in ve
ry different industries together into a single general union. Some trade union officials have
to be re-elected regularly; others are elected, or even appointed, for life. Trade union offi
cials have to work with a system of stewards(工厂工人代表) in many unions,
op stewardsbeing workers elected by other workers as their representatives at factory or
work level.
56. Why is the trade union power crucial in Britain?
A. Because the economy is very interdependent.
B. Because the unions have been established a long time.
C. Because there are more unions in Britain than elsewhere.
D. Because there are many essential services offered by the unions.
57. Because of their out-of-date organization, some unions find it difficult to __________.
A. bargain for high enough wages
B. get new members to join
C. learn new technologies
D. change as industries change
58. Disagreements arise between unions because some of them__________.
A. try to win over members of other unions
B. ignore agreements
C. protect their own members at the expense of others
D. take over other unions' jobs
59. Why does the author compare the trade unions with managers in companies?
A. They are both influential in company affairs.
B. They both face problems of internal communication.
C. They both work with a system of stewards
D. They both work efficiently.
60. The title which best expresses the idea of the text would be __________.
A. British Trade Unions and Their Drawbacks
B. A Centralized and Concentrated Society
C. The Power of Trade Unions in Britain
D. The Structure of British Trade Unions
【参考译文】
一个工业社会对某些基本服务(比如电力供应、水、铁路和 公路运输以及港口)有着很强
的依赖性,特别是在英国这样集权而集中的国家更是如此。而今,依赖的领 域已扩大到垃圾
清运、医院和救护车服务,而且,随着经济的发展,中央计算机和信息服务也包含其中。 一

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旦这些服务中的任何一项停止运作,整个经济体系就会处于危险之中、
[56 ]正是由于经济体系内各种经济因素相互依赖,才使得工会权力成为如此重要的问题。
单是工会就能切断 许多国家的经济命脉。相比其他国家,这种情况在英国更有可能发生,一
部分原因是,英国的工人力量具 有高度组织化的特征。在英国,约有55%的工人是工会的
成员,而在美国,这一比例还不到25%。由 于一些历史原因,英国的工会趋向于沿着行业
和职业的方向发展,而不是各行业独立发展。这种情况导致 薪金政策、行业民主以及薪金水
平规定流程的改进很难实现。
[57]工会运动面临许多 限制和压力,其中一些源于工会本身落后而低效的结构。由于产
业调整,一些工会已经失去了很多成员。 另外一些工会则面临一系列争论:新的行业中究竟
由谁来代表工人?技术性行业的工会跟一般意义上的工 会是分离的,这意味着,某些工作薪
金水平的不同通常会在各工会之间引发摩擦,[58]传统的行业正 逐渐被先进的技术所替代,
在这些行业里,工会会为其成员渺无前景的工作努力抗争,使其他工会成员的 工作也受到威
胁或者破坏。美国和英国的报纸印刷经常会中断,因为印刷工要努力维护本行业的传统地位
和高额薪酬。
[59]和公司中的经理们一样,工会内部也同样面临着交流问题。在那些 大型工会或者聚
集了不同行业工人的工会里,这些问题成倍增加。有些工会需要定期选举并更换主席;另 一
些工会则采取选举或指定一名终身主席一在很多工会里,干部必须在“工厂工人代表”的体制
下工作。工厂工人代表由其他工人在整个工厂或者车间内选举产生,来代表其他工人的利益。

【答案解析】
56.A
定位:根据题干信息thetrade union power和crucial可将答案定位到第二段第一句。
解析:该句提到:“正是由于经济体系内各种经济因素相互依赖(this economic interdependen
cy of the economic system),才使得工会权力成为如此重要的问题。”选项A符合题意。
57.D
定位:根据题干信息out-of-date organization可将答案定位到第三段第一句。
解析:第三段开头处提到:“工会运动面临 许多限制和压力,其中一些源于工会本身落后而
低效的结构。由于产业调整,一些工会已经失去了很多成 员。另外一些工会则面临一系列争
论:新的行业中究竟由谁来代表工人?”可见由于其落后的结构,工会 适应不了产业的变化和
调整。故D为正确答案。
58.C
定位:根据题干信息disagreements arise between unions可将答案定位到第三段第四句。
解析:该句提到:“技术性行业的工会跟一般意义上的工 会是分离的,这意味着,某些工作
薪金水平的不同通常会在各工会之间引发摩擦。”可见differe ntlevels ofwagesfor certainjobs
是引发矛盾的一大原因,但在四个 选项中找不到意思相近的表述。我们继续向下寻读即可发
现下一句中提到:“传统的行业正逐渐被先进的 技术所替代,在这些行业里,工会会为其成

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员渺无前景的工作努力 抗争,使其他工会成员的工作也受到威胁或者破坏。”也就是说,一
些工会会为了保护自己成员的利益而 牺牲其他工会成员的利益。故选项C为正确答案。
59.B
定位:根据题干信息managersin companies可将答案定位到最后一段第一句。 < br>解析:该句提到:“和公司中的经理们一样,工会内部也同样面,临着交流问题二在那些大
型工会 或者聚集了不同行业工人的工会里,这些问题成倍增加。”可见,工会和经理们的共
同点就是在其内部存 在着沟通不畅的问题,故选B。
60.A
定位:根据题干信息词tire可知解答本题需通现全文。
解析:本题问选项中最适合做文章 题目的是哪一项,考查的是全文的主旨。从全文的内容看,
文章主要阐述了英国工会的状况及其存在的问 题。故应选A。最具迷惑性的是D项The Str
ucture ofBritishTrade Unions,但其只提到英国工会的结构,而没有概括其存在的问题,故
不够全面。
Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is that Harvard University, t
he oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious
debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up (符合标准).
Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions, it is asking-- still in pr
ivate rather than in public-- whether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admission
s, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems of our society.
Should Harvard--or any other university--be an intellectual sanctuary, apart from the p
olitical and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation
with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? This is
what is being discussed privately in the big clapboard ( 楔形板) houses of faculty membe
rs around the Harvard Yard.
The issue was defined by Walter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, many
years ago.
the universities are to do their work,he said, must be independent and they m
ust be disinterested... They are places to which men can turn for unbiased judgments. Obv
iously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of pri
vate interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership o
f government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgment is impaire
d...
This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the a
rgument of the militant and even many moderated students: that a university is the keeper

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of our ideals and morals, and should not be but activist in bringing the N
ation's ideals and actions together.
Harvard's men of today seem more troubled and less sure about personal, political and ac
ademic purpose than they did at the beginning. They are not even clear about how they s
hould debate and resolve their problems, but they are struggling with them privately, and
how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 21s
t century.
61. A 1, Paragraph 1 ) is__________.
A. an unusual situation
B. a parenthetical expression
C. a difficult puzzle
D. a self-contradiction
62. The word in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. a holy place dedicated to a certain god
B. a temple or nnnnery of the middle age
C. a certain place you can hide in and avoid mishaps
D. an academy for intelligent people
63. The issues in the debate on Harvard's goals are whether the universities should remain
independent of our society and its problems, and whether they should __________.
A. fight off militarism
B. exert greater influence upon the young generation
C. take an active part in solving the society's ills
D. reconsider the structure of institutes and departments
64. In regard to their goals and purposes in life, the author believes that Harward men ar
e becoming __________.
A. more sure about them
B. less sure about them
C. more hopeful of reaching a satisfactory answer
D. less interested in them
65. In the author's judgment, the ferment going on at Harvard__________.
A. will influence the future of America
B. will soon be over, because times are bound to change
C. is of interest mostly to Harvard men and their friends
D. is a sad symbol of our general bewilderment
【参考译文】
[61]美国现今最有趣的一个矛盾是,作为美国高等教育历史最悠久的大学,哈佛大学正

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在进行一 场严峻的争论,争论围绕的中心问题是大学究竟应该是什么样的,而哈佛大学又是
否符合条件。
哈佛大学和罗马天主教堂以及其他一些古老的机构一样正在提出疑问——这种提问尚在私
下里进行,并 没有公开——所提出的问题是:哈佛过去对于院系、权威、招生、课程设置的
设想,是否真的跟现代社会 所面临的问题相关。
[62][63]除了作为某一时代中政治和社会变革的避难所,哈佛大学( 或者其他大学)是否应
该也是知识分子的避难所;或者,它是否应该成为一个进行政治和社会变革实验的 实验室;
或者,它是否甚至应该成为改革的动力?这正是现在哈佛大学全体教职工在校园内部私下探讨的话题。
多年前,沃尔特·李普曼阐释了这个问题,他是一名杰出的哈佛大学毕业生。 < br>“如果大学想要名副其实,”他说,“那就必须独立于社会,必须坚持公平……大学应该是能
为人 们提供公正评判的地方。显然,一旦大学为政治权力或私人利益所控制,或者说,一旦
大学参与政治和政 府的领导,那么,它们作为独立和公正评判之源的价值就大大减弱了。”
这只是现今哈佛大学正在 讨论的部分问题。另一部分讨论来自崇尚武力的人,甚至还包
括很多温和的学生。他们认为,大学应该成 为我们理想和道德的捍卫者,因此不应该是“无
为”的,而应该成为将国家的理想和行动结合起来的行动 者。
[64]如今,哈佛人似乎今非昔比,他们面临更多困惑,对自身的定位、政治的和学术的目标< br>也没有当初那么明确了。他们甚至都不清楚该如何探讨和解决自己的问题,但私下里他们正
做着努 力。[65]无论最终的结果怎样,都注定将影响21世纪美国的大学和政治生活。

【答案解析】
61.D
定位:根据题干信息词paradox可将答案定位到第一段第一句。
解析:paradox意为“person,thingor situationdisplaying contradictoryfeatures(有矛盾特点的人、
事物或情况)”。文章第一段提到:“美国现今最有趣的一个——是,作为美国高等教育历史
最 悠久的大学,哈佛大学正在进行一场严峻的争论,争论围绕的中心问题是大学究竟应该是
什么样的,而哈 佛大学又是否符合条件。”作为大学却对自身的合理性、存在的意义产生了
疑问,不能不说是一种自相矛 盾。故答案选D。
62.C
定位:根据题干信息“sanctuary”in paragraph 3可将答案定位到第三段第一行。
解析:sanctuary本意是“圣殿”, 在中世纪一般是指某些教堂或者修道院,可以充当躲避任何
政府惩罚’和迫害的避难所。引申义即是:一 个人们可以躲进去以避过灾祸的地方。文中使
用的就是这个意思。
从该词后面的apartfromthepolitical and social revolution ofthe age我们也能得出一些线索。
故选C。
63.C

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定位:根据题干信息issuesinthedebateonHarvard’sgoal s,andwhetllermeyshould可将答案定位
到第三段。
解析:关于哈佛大 学办学的宗旨,第三段提出了三种可能:“哈佛大学(或者其他大学)是否
应该也是知识分子的避难所; 或者,它是否应该成为一个进行政治和社会变革实验的实验室;
或者,它是否甚至应该成为改革的动力? ”三者在大学参与社会问题的程度问题上逐渐深入。
其实,大学是应该独立于社会问题之外,保持其公平 性,还是应该在解决社会问题中起积极
作用才是文中人们探讨的核心问题,也是贯穿文章始终的主旨。故 选C。
64.B
定位:根据题干信息goals and purposes in life,Harvard men are becoming可将答案定位
到文章最后一段。 解析:文章最后提到:“如今,哈佛人似乎今非昔比,他们面临更多困惑,对自身的定位、
政治的和 学术的目标也没有当初那么明确了。”不难发现答案为B。
65.A
定位:根据题于信息me author’s judgment可将答案定位到文章最后一段。 解析:文章大部分都在转述他人的观点,作者只在最后对所探讨的问题表述了自己的观点:
无论最终 的结果怎样,都注定将影响21世纪美国的大学和政治生活。故选A。


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