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2012 年 6 月英语四级考试阅读真题
Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading indepth)(25minntes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one
word for each blank from a list of choices given in a ward bank Read the passage through carefully
before making your choices Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the
corresponding letter for each them onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may
notuseany of thewordsin thebank morethan once.
Questions 47to56arebasedon thefollowing passage,
One in six. Believe it or not, that’s the number of Americans who struggle with hanger To
make tomorrow a little better, Feeding Action Month. As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program,
It’s asking 48 across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its
network provide low-incomeindividuals and families with thefuel theyneed to49.
It’s the kind of work that’s done every day at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio,
People who 50 at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren’t looking for
God-they’re there for something to eat, St.Andrew’s runs a food pantry(食品堂)that 51 the city and
several ofthe52towns. Janet Drane isits manager.
In the wake of the 53 .the number of families in need of food assistance began to grow. It is 54
that 49 millionAmericans are unsure of where they will find their next meal What’s most surprising
is that 36% of them live in 55 where at least one adult is working.“It used to be that one job was all
you needed.” says St. Andrew’s Drane.“The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs
and they’re stillright ontheedge 56.”
A)survive I)formally
B) surrounding J)financially
C)serves K)domestic
D)reviewed L)competition
E)reported M)communities
F)recession N)circling
G)households O)accumulate
H)gather
SectionB
Directions: there are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should
decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheer 2 with a single line
through thecentre.
Passage One
Questions 57to61arebasedon thefollowing passage.
In times of economic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great
Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily
represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American
families, andthecurrent crisis will probably dothesame.
We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job
losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had
declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their
marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t
afford to divorce.They feared neitherspouse could manage alone.
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households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to
finance theirseparations bysellingtheir homes.
After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other
and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in
which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “with tireless search for work.”He was always
active, looking foroddjobs to do.
The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar
families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life
without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The
divorcerate rose again during therest ofthedecade as therecovery tookhold.
Millions ofAmerican families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current
crisis,working togetherand supporting oneanother through theearly monthsof unemployment.
Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships
have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthy again that
we’ll begin to see justhowmanybroken families have been created.
57.In theinitialstage, thecurrent economic crisis islikely to__________.
A) tearmany troubled families apart B) contributeto enduring family ties
C)bring about a drop inthe divorce rate D)cause alot ofconflicts in thefamily
58. In theGreat Depression many unhappy couples closeto stick together because
A) starting anewfamily would be hard B) they expected things would turn better
C)they wanted tobetter protect theirkids D)livingseparately would betoocostly
59 .In additionto joblosses.What stands in thewayof unhappy couples getting a divorce?
A) Mountingfamily debts B)Asense ofinsecurity
C)Difficulty ingetting aloan D)Fallinghousing prices
60.What will thecurrent economic crisis eventually doto somemarried couples?
A) It will force themto pull theirefforts together
B) It willundermine their mutualunderstanding
C)It willhelp strengthen theiremotional bonds
D) It will irreparably damage theirrelationship
61.What can beinferred from thelast paragraph?
A)The economic recovery willsee ahigher divorce rate
B) Fewcouples can stand thetestof economic hardships
C)Astablefamily isthebest protection against poverty.
D) Moneyis thefoundation ofmany a happy marriage
PassageTwo
Questions62to 66arebased onthefollowing passage:
People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without
realizing they’re paying for it by giving up toads of personal information. Facebook then attempts to
makemoney byselling theirdata to advertisers that want to sendtargeted messages.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is
up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Face book because people don’t really know
what theirpersonal data isworth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules Early on you keep
everything private. That was the great thing about facebook you could create own little private
network. Last year.The company changed its privacy rules so that many things you city.Your photo,
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According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes
to improve its service, and if people don’t share information They have a “less satisfying
experience”.
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original
business model, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pages totally Who
wants totook at ads when they’reonlineconnecting with theirfriends?
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April. Senator
Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade
Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites.“I think the senator rightly communicated
that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use
themor notto use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning.
Which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销)my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m
upsetbythe ideathat my information is inthe hands ofpeople Idon’tThat’s too high a priceto pay.
62.What dowe learn about Facebook from thefirst paragraph?
A) It is a websitethat sends messages to targeted users.
B) It makes money byputting onadvertisements.
C)It profits byselling itsusers’personal data.
D) It provides loads ofinformation to its users.
63.What does theauthorsay about most Facebook users?
A)They are reluctant togive uptheirpersonal information.
B)They don’t knowtheirpersonal dataenriches Facebook.
C)They don’t identify themselves when usingthe website.
D)They care very littleabout theirpersonal information.
64.Why does Facebook makechanges toits rules according toElliotSchrage?
A)Torender better service to itsusers.
B)Toconform totheFederal guidelines.
C)Toimprove itsusers’connectivity.
D)Toexpandits scope ofbusiness.
65.Why does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?
A) Setting guidelines foradvertising onwebsites.
B) Banning thesharing ofusers’personal information.
C)Formulating regulations forsocial-networking sites.
D) Removingads from all social-networking sites.
66.Why does the authorplan to cancel his Facebook account?
A) Heis dissatisfied withits current service.
B) Hefinds many ofitsusers untrustworthy.
C)Hedoesn’t want his personal data abused.
D) Heis upset byitsfrequent rulechanges.
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