大学英语四级阅读理解训练：汽车.doc

2019

年

6

月大学英 语四级阅读理解训练：汽车

①

The

use

of

the

motor

is

becoming

more

and

more

widespread

in

the

twentieth

century;

as

an

increasing

number

of

countries

develop

both

technically

and

economically,

so

a

larger

proportion of the worlds population is able to buy and use a car.

②

Possessing a car gives a much greater degree of mobility, enabling

the driver to move around freely.

③

The owner of a car is no longer

forced to rely on public transport and is, therefore, not compelled to

work

locally.

④

He

can

choose

from

different

jobs

and

probably

changes his work more frequently as he is not restricted to a choice

within

a

small

radius.

⑤

Travelling

to

work

by

car

is

also

more

comfortable than having to use public transport; the driver can adjust

the heating in winter and the air conditioning in the summer to suit

his

own

needs

and

preference.

⑥

There

is

no

irritation

caused

by

waiting

for

trains,

buses

or

underground

trains,

standing

in

long

patient queues, or sitting on windy platforms, for as long as half an

hour sometimes.

⑦

With the building of good, fast motorways long

distances can be covered rapidly and pleasantly.

⑧

For the first time

in this century also, many people are now able to enjoy their leisure

time

to

the

full

by

making

trips

to

the

country

or

seaside

at

the

weekends,

instead

of

being

confined

to

their

immediate

neighbourhood.

⑨

This feeling of independence, and the freedom to

go where you please, is perhaps the greatest advantage of the car.

①

When

considering

the

drawbacks,

perhaps

pollution

is

of

prime importance.

②

As more and more cars are produced and used,

so

the

emission

from

their

exhaust-pipes

contains

an

ever

larger

volume of poisonous gas.

③

Some of the contents of this gas, such

as lead, not only pollute the atmosphere but cause actual harm to the

health

of

people.

④

Many

of

the

minor

illnesses

of

modern

industrial

society,

headaches,

tiredness,

and

stomach

upsets

are

thought

to

arise

from

breathing

polluted

air;

doctors

surgeries

are

full

of

people

suffering

from

illnesses

caused

by

pollution.

⑤

It

is

also

becoming

increasingly

difficult

to

deal

with

the

problem

of

traffic in towns; most of the important cities of the world suffer from

traffic

congestion.

⑥

In

fact

any

advantage

gained

in

comfort

is

often cancelled out in city driving by the frustration caused by traffic

jams: endless queues of cars crawling one after another through all

the

main

streets.

⑦

As

an

increasing

number

of

traffic

regulation

schemes

are

devised,

the

poor

bewildered

driver

finds

himself

diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater

delays

than

the

traffic

jams

they

are

supposed

to

prevent.

⑧

The

mounting cost of petrol and the increased license fees and road tax

all add to the drivers worries.

⑨

In fact, he must sometimes wonder

if the motor car is such a blessing and not just a menace.

一、词汇

ty n.

可动性

,

变动性

n.

半径

ence n.

偏爱

tion n.

烦恼

n.

长队

v.

行走

(

距离

)

e v.

限制

a.

首要的

,

最好的

ered a.

困惑的

v.

转移

ng n.

祝福

n.

威胁

二、长难句

As

an

increasing

number

of

traffic

regulation

schemes

are

devised,

the

poor

bewildered

driver

finds

himself

diverted

and

forced into one-way systems which

cause even greater delays than

the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.

该句为主从复合句。句首为

as

引导的时间 状语从句，主干为

the poor bewildered driver finds himself diverted and forced

，其中

包含

find oneself +

过去分词结构，意为发现自己

(

处于 某状态

)

。

Which

引

导

的

定

语

从

句

做

后

置

定

语

，< /p>

修

饰

先

行

词

one-way

systems

。

翻译： 当越来越多的交通管理方案出台时，晕头转向的司机

发现可怜的自己被迫转进了一条单行 道，

这样耽误的时间超过了

他们所避免的交通拥堵时间。

三、文章结构分析

文章主要探讨了汽车广泛使用的利弊问题。

第一段 ：指出了汽车广泛使用的原因并论述汽车给人类带来

的好处：灵活、舒适、快捷、自主。

第二段：

主要论述了由于汽车的广泛使用给人类带来的困扰：

大气污染、健康威胁、交通堵塞、费用负担。

四、试题具体分析

14.

More

and

more

people

can

afford

to

buy

and

use

cars

because

________.14.

越来越多的人能够购买并使用汽车 是因为

________

。

[A] an increasing number of cars are being produced[A]

生产的

汽车越来越多

[B] the cost of cars is getting cheaper

with the development of

technology[B]

随着技术的进步，汽车的成本也越来越低了

[C] lots of countries have become more developed[C]

许多国家

都步入了发达国家之列

[D] the use of cars has proved to be more economical[D]

已经

证实使用汽车是较经济的