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【篇一】2021年12月英語四級閱讀理解

　　Police fired tear gas and arrested more than 5,000passively resisting protestors Friday in an attemptto break up the largest antinuclear demonstrationever staged in the United States. More than 135,000 demonstrators confronted police on theconstruction site of a 1,000-megawatt nuclearpower plant scheduled to provide power to most ofsouthern New Hampshire. Organizers of the huge demonstration said, the protest wascontinuing despite the police actions. More demonstrators were arriving to keep up thepressure on state authorities to cancel the project. The demonstrator had charged that theproject was unsafe in the densely populated area, would create thermal pollution in the bay, and had no acceptable means for disposing of its radioactive wasters. The demonstrationswould go on until the jails and the courts were so overloaded that the state judicial systemwould collapse.

　　Governor Stanforth Thumper insisted that there would be no reconsideration of the powerproject and no delay in its construction set for completion in three years."This project willbegin on time and the people of this state will begin to receive its benefits on schedule. Thosewho break the law in misguided attempts to sabotage the project will be dealt with accordingto the law," he said. And police called in reinforcements from all over the state to handle thedisturbances.

　　The protests began before dawn Friday when several thousand demonstrators brokethrough police lines around the cordoned-off construction site. They carried placards that read"No Nukes is Good Nukes,""Sunpower, Not Nuclear Power," and "Stop Private Profits from PublicPeril." They defied police order to move from the area. Tear gas canisters fired by police failedto dislodge the protestors who had come prepared with their own gas masks or facecloths. Finally gas-masked and helmeted police charged into the crowd to drag off the demonstratorsone by one. The protestors did not resist police, but refused to walk away under their ownpower. Those arrested would be charged with unlawful assembly, trespassing, and disturbingthe peace.

　　1. What were the demonstrators protesting about?

　　[A] Private profits.

　　[B] Nuclear Power Station.

　　[C] The project of nuclear power construction.

　　[D] Public peril.

　　2. Who had gas-masks?

　　[A] Everybody.

　　[B] A part of the protestors.

　　[C] Policemen.

　　[D] Both B and C.

　　3. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a reason for the demonstration?

　　[A] Public transportation.

　　[B] Public peril.

　　[C] Pollution.

　　[D] Disposal of wastes.

　　4. With whom were the jails and courts overloaded?

　　[A] With prisoners.

　　[B] With arrested demonstrators.

　　[C] With criminals.

　　[D] With protestors.

　　5. What is the attitude of Governor Stanforth Thumper toward the power project and thedemonstration?

　　[A] stubborn.

　　[B] insistent.

　　[C] insolvable.

　　[D] remissible.

【篇二】2021年12月英語四級閱讀理解

　　The Continuity of theReligious Struggle in Britain

　　Though England was on the whole prosperousand hopeful, though by comparison with herneighbors she enjoyed internal peace, she could notevade the fact that the world of which she formed apart was torn by hatred and strife as fierce as any in human history. Men were still for fromrecognizing that two religions could exist side by side in the same society; they believed thatthe toleration of another religion different from their own. And hence necessarily false, mustinevitably destroy such a society and bring the souls of all its members into danger of hell. Sothe struggle went on with increasing fury within each nation to impose a single creed uponevery subject, and within the general society of Christendom to impose it upon every nation. In England the Reformers, or Protestants, aided by the power of the Crown, had at this stagetriumphed, but over Europe as a whole Rome was beginning to recover some of the ground ithad lost after Martin Luther’s revolt in the earlier part of the century. It did this in two ways, by the activities of its missionaries, as in parts of Germany, or by the military might of theCatholic Powers, as in the Low Countries, where the Dutch provinces were sometimes near theirlast extremity under the pressure of Spanish arms. Against England, the most important of allthe Protestant nations to reconquer, military might was not yet possible because the CatholicPowers were too occupied and divided: and so, in the 1570’s Rome bent her efforts, as shehad done a thousand years before in the days of Saint Augustine, to win England back bymeans of her missionaries.

　　These were young Englishmen who had either never given up the old faith, or having doneso, had returned to it and felt called to become priests. There being, of course, no Catholicseminaries left in England, they went abroad, at first quite easily, later with difficulty anddanger, to study in the English colleges at Douai or Rome: the former established for thetraining of ordinary or secular clergy, the other for the member of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as Jesuits, a new Order established by St, Ignatius Loyola same thirty yearsbefore. The seculars came first; they achieved a success which even the most eager couldhardly have expected. Cool-minded and well-informed men, like Cecil, had long surmised thatthe conversion of the English people to Protestantism was for from complete; many—Cecilthought even the majority—had conformed out of fear, self-interest or—possibly thecommonest reason of all—sheer bewilderment at the rapid changes in doctrine and forms ofworship imposed on them in so short a time. Thus it happened that the missionaries found awelcome, not only with the families who had secretly offered them hospitality if they came, but with many others whom their first hosts invited to meet them or passed them on to. Theywould land at the ports in disguise, as merchants, courtiers or what not, professing someplausible business in the country, and make by devious may for their first house of refuge. There they would administer the Sacraments and preach to the house holds and to such ofthe neighbors as their hosts trusted and presently go on to some other locality to which theywere directed or from which they received a call.

　　1. The main idea of this passage is

　　[A]. The continuity of the religious struggle in Britain in new ways.

　　[B]. The conversion of religion in Britain.

　　[C]. The victory of the New religion in Britain.

　　[D]. England became prosperous.

　　2. What was Martin Luther’s religions?

　　[A]. Buddhism. [B]. Protestantism. [C]. Catholicism. [D]. Orthodox.

　　3. Through what way did the Rome recover some of the lost land?

　　[A]. Civil and military ways. [B]. Propaganda and attack.

　　[C]. Persuasion and criticism. [D]. Religious and military ways.

　　4. What did the second paragraph mainly describe?

　　[A]. The activities of missionaries in Britain.

　　[B]. The conversion of English people to Protestantism was far from complete.

　　[C]. The young in Britain began to convert to Catholicism

　　[D]. Most families offered hospitality to missionaries.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. evade 避開，回避

　　2. creed 教義，信條，主義

　　3. the Crown 原義皇冠，在英國代表王權(quán)，王室/君主

　　4. low Countries 低地國，指荷蘭，盧森堡，比利時(shí)

　　5. last extremity 最后階段，絕境，臨終。這里指那里人民臨近 無可選擇只能信奉天主教。

　　6. bend one’s effort 竭盡全力

　　7. seminary 高等中學(xué)，神學(xué)院/校

　　8. surmise 猜度，臆測

　　9. doctrine 教義

　　10. plausible 貌似合理/公平的

　　11. courtier 朝臣

　　12. devious 繞來繞去的，迂回曲折的

　　13. Sacrament 圣禮，圣事/餐

　　14. secular 修道院外的，世俗的

　　15. the society of Jesus 天主教的耶酥會(huì)

　　16. Douai 杜埃(法國地名)

　　17. Jesuit 天主耶酥會(huì)會(huì)士

【篇三】2021年12月英語四級閱讀理解

　　President Clinton’s decision on Apr.8 to send Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji packing without anagreement on China’s entry into the World Trade Organization seemed to be a massivemiscalculation. The President took a drubbing from much of the press, which had breathlesslyreported that a deal was in the bag. The Cabinet and Whit House still appeared divided, andbusiness leaders were characterized as furious over the lost opportunity. Zhu charged thatClinton lacked “the courage” to reach an accord. And when Clinton later telephoned the angryZhu to pledge a renewed effort at negotiations, the gesture was widely portrayed as a flip-flop.

　　In fact, Clinton made the right decision in holding out for a better WTO deal. A lot more horsetrading is needed before a final agreement can be reached. And without the Administration’sgoal of a “bullet-proof agreement” that business lobbyists can enthusiastically sell to aRepublican Congress, the whole process will end up in partisan acrimony that could harmrelations with China for years.

　　THE HARD PART. Many business lobbyists, while disappointed that the deal was not closed, agree that better terms can still be had. And Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, NationalEconomic Council Director Gene B. Sperling, Commerce Secretary William M. Daley, and toptrade negotiator Charlene Barshefsky all advised Clinton that while the Chinese had made aremarkable number of concessions, “we’re not there yet,” according to senior officials.

　　Negotiating with Zhu over the remaining issues may be the easy part. Although Clinton cansignal U.S. approval for China’s entry into the WTO himself, he needs Congress to grantBeijing permanent most-favored-nation status as part of a broad trade accord. And thetemptation for meddling on Capital Hill may prove over-whelming. Zhu had barely landedbefore Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss) declared himself skeptical that Chinadeserved entry into the WTO. And Senators Jesse A. Helms (R-N.C.) and Emest F. Hollings(D-S. C.) promised to introduce a bill requiring congressional approval of any deal.

　　The hidden message from these three textile-state Southerners: Get more protection for theU. S. clothing industry. Hoping to smooth the way, the Administration tried, but failed, tobudge Zhu on textiles. Also left in the lurch: Wall Street, Hollywood, and Detroit. Zhu refusedto open up much of the lucrative Chinese securities market and insisted on “cultural” restrictions on American movies and music. He also blocked efforts to allow U. S. auto makersto provide fleet financing.

　　BIG JOB. Already, business lobbyists are blanketing Capitol Hill to presale any eventualagreement, but what they’ve heard so far isn’t encouraging. Republicans, including Lott, saythat “the time just isn’t right” for the deal. Translation: We’re determined to make it look as ifClinton has capitulated to the Chinese and is ignoring human, religious, and labor rightsviolations; the theft of nuclear-weapons technology; and the sale of missile parts to America’senemies. Beijing’s fierce critics within the Democratic Party, such as Senator Paul D. Wellstoneof Minnesota and House Minority leader Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, won’t help, either.

　　Just how tough the lobbying job on Capitol Hill will be become clear on Apr. 20, when Rubinlectured 19chief executives on the need to discipline their Republican allies. With business andthe White House still trading charges over who is responsible for the defeat of fast-track tradenegotiating legislation in 1997, working together won’t be easy.

　　And Republicans—with a wink—say that they’ll eventually embrace China’s entry into theWTO as a favor to Corporate America. Though not long before they torture Clinton. But Zhu isout on a limb, and if Congress overdoes the criticism, he may be forced by domestic critics torenege. Business must make this much dear to both its GOP allies and the Whit House: Thishistoric deal is too important to risk losing to any more partisan squabbling

　　1. The main idea of this passage is

　　[A]. The Contradiction between the DemocraticParty and the Republican Party.

　　[B]. On China’s entry into WTO.

　　[C]. Clinton was right.

　　[D]. Business Lobbyists Control Capitol Hill.

　　2. What does the sentence “Also left in the lurch: Wall Street, Hollywood, Detroit” convey?

　　[A]. Premier Zhu rejected their requirements.

　　[B]. The three places overdid criticism.

　　[C]. They wanted more protection.

　　[D]. They are in trouble.

　　3. What was the attitude of the Republican Party toward China’s entry into the WTO?

　　[A]. Contradictory. [B].Appreciative.

　　[C]. Disapproving. [D]. Detestful.

　　4. Who plays the leading part in the deal in America?

　　[A]. White House . [B]. Republicans.

　　[C]. The Democratic Party. [D]. Businessmen.

　　5. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　[A]. America will make concessions.

　　[B]. America will hold out for a better WTO

　　[C]. Clinton has the right to signal U. S. approval for China’s entry.

　　[D]. Democratic party approve China’s entry into the WTO.

　　1. C. 總統(tǒng)是對的。這篇文章摘自Business Weekly. 文章是從商人的角度來看待中國加入WTO，他們希望從談判中獲得更多的利益，而克林頓的同意不同意的目的和他們相符——爭取更多利益。這篇就是從四方利益最終趨向一致“同意中國加入世貿(mào)”來證明“總統(tǒng)結(jié)論正確”的中心思想。

　　第一段指出Clinton由打發(fā)朱總理回國，不同意中國入世到一百八十度大轉(zhuǎn)彎，在電話中憤怒的朱總理表示再次努力協(xié)商。內(nèi)閣和白宮官員意見分歧，商人對失去機(jī)會(huì)火冒三丈。

　　第二段點(diǎn)出克林頓故意拖延以謀取更多的利益的決定是正確的——文章的主旨句。商人院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)成員要以“政府完美無缺的協(xié)議的目標(biāo)來說服共和黨贊成/接受。以免整個(gè)過程以黨爭而告終。

　　第三，四段是商業(yè)方面的高級官員的代表紛紛卻說Clinton“當(dāng)中國作出許多優(yōu)惠讓步時(shí)，美國不在那里�！�(意：美國吃虧了現(xiàn)在不要再吃虧了。)克林頓有權(quán)簽署贊成中國加入世貿(mào)組織，可他需要國會(huì)批準(zhǔn)北京永久性最惠國作為擴(kuò)大貿(mào)易協(xié)定的組成部分。再說對國會(huì)的干預(yù)的誘惑力相當(dāng)大：就在朱踏上美國本土?xí)r，參議院多數(shù)派領(lǐng)袖Trent Lott宣布他對中國是該不該入世持懷疑態(tài)度，而參議院Tesse A Helms… 承諾提出一項(xiàng)要求國會(huì)批準(zhǔn)任何交易的提案。

　　第五段講了朱總理的強(qiáng)硬立場。第六段又是共和黨的反對聲，使民主黨內(nèi)站在北京以便的批評家也無能為力。

　　最后一段指出：盡管困難重重，這一歷史事件太重要了，不能因黨爭而冒失失去機(jī)會(huì)的危險(xiǎn)。

　　A. 民主黨和共和黨的矛盾。兩黨之爭見上文譯注，最終還是一致。 B. 論中國加入世貿(mào)組織。文章不是論中國加入而是論美國環(huán)繞中國入世貿(mào)的種種。 D. 商人院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)成員控制國會(huì)。這在第五段中提到商人院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)成員阻撓美國國會(huì)事先接受最終協(xié)議，但不是主題思想。

　　2. A. 朱總理拒絕了他們的要求。見難句譯注9。B. 這三個(gè)地方批評過頭。 C. 他們要求更多的保護(hù)。 D. 他們陷入困境。

　　3. A. 矛盾。共和黨一開始就反對。什么對中國該不該加入世貿(mào)組織持懷疑態(tài)度。第六段說得更露骨，時(shí)間不對。意思是他們想把整個(gè)事件看起來好象克林頓屈從于中國，忽視了“中國違反人權(quán)，宗教權(quán)，勞動(dòng)權(quán)，偷竊核武器技術(shù)，把導(dǎo)彈組成部件買給美國的敵人”等事實(shí)。最后一段共和黨一下子又所他們最終將會(huì)接受中國加入世貿(mào)組織以表示對整體美國的好感。不管是商人院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)的作用，還是明確指出重開談判的重要性。這一歷史事件太重要絕不能因黨爭而失去機(jī)會(huì)。共和黨縱然心中不愿，也不得不接受現(xiàn)實(shí)。心情是矛盾的。B. 贊賞。 C. 不贊成。 D. 厭惡。

　　4. D. 商界。第一段中就點(diǎn)出：商界領(lǐng)袖對失去這次機(jī)會(huì)火冒三丈。第二段中提到商界院外活動(dòng)成員要以實(shí)實(shí)在在的協(xié)議來說服共和黨國會(huì)，免得以黨爭告終。第三段明確指出：許多商界院外人士一方面對協(xié)議未簽定表示失望，另方面又同意，還會(huì)更好的條件。各種和商界直接關(guān)系的高級官員對克林頓勸說。

　　第五段：紡織，金融股票，汽車以至電影等都是商界的要求。朱總理拒絕的就是商界要求。

　　第六段提及商界院外活動(dòng)的成員制止國會(huì)事先接受最終協(xié)定。

　　最后一段又是商界使共和黨聯(lián)盟和白宮懂得此事的重要性。

　　5. A. 美國將會(huì)作出讓步，見上面注釋。商人是絕對不會(huì)放棄中國市場的。

　　B. 美國會(huì)故意拖延以求取得更好的條件。這一點(diǎn)恐怕不會(huì)，見上文注釋。朱總理的強(qiáng)硬立場，商人的見解。 C. 克林頓有簽署批準(zhǔn)中國入世之權(quán)。 D. 民主黨贊成中國加入世貿(mào)，這兩項(xiàng)都是事實(shí)。