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1、2022年大学英语四级阅读练习题及答案(2)阅读题（A）Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofobergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythan
2、fromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycut
3、diseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butit'sawoundthatwil
4、lheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthedeceaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducewhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhurtsandthenpaintitwithone
5、ofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.1Pruningshouldbedoneto_.A.makethetreegrowtallerB.improvetheshapeofth
6、etreeC.getridofthesmallbranchesD.makethesmallbranchesthicker查看原文2Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener_.A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleB.doesnotprotectthemfromwindC.forcesthemtogrowtooquicklyD.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches查看原文3Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?A.TomakeawoundsmoothB.Top
7、reventdiseaseenteringawoundC.TocoveraroughsurfaceD.Tohelpawoundtodry查看原文4Agoodgardenerprunesatree_.A.atintervalsthroughouttheyearB.asquicklyaspossibleC.occasionallywhennecessaryD.regulareverywinter查看原文5Whatwastheauthor'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?A.Togivepracticalinstructionforpruningatree.B.
8、TogiveageneraldescriptionofpruningC.ToexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseasesD.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.查看原文（B）OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutin
9、gforanoldwomanwholivedalone.Atsixo'clockshecanehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfitt
10、edherfrontdoor-amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidn'tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddow
11、ntowait.Itwasjustafterfouro'clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewiretu
12、rnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.6Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecause_.A.sheworked
13、ataclubonthedayB.shesaidvisitorsonThursdaysC.shevisitedaclubonThursdayD.aspecialvisitorcameonThursday查看原文7Ifsomeonehadmadeaforcedentry,_.A.Mrs.ClarkewouldhavefoundabrokendoororwindowB.heorshewasstillinthehouseC.thingswouldhavebeenthrownaboutD.heorshewouldhaveneededamasterkey查看原文8OnthethirdThursdayMr
14、s.Clarkewentout_.A.becauseshedidn'twanttomisstheclubagainB.toseeifthethiefwashangingaboutoutsideC.totheclubbutthenchangedhermindD.inanattempttotrickthethief查看原文9Thelockonthefrontdoorwasonewhich_.A.neededapieceofwiretoopenitB.couldheopenedfrominsidewithoutakeyC.couldn'tbeopenedwithoutakeyD.us
15、edaknobinsteadofakey查看原文10Thewirefeeltothefloor_.A.becauseMrs.ClarkerefusedtoopenthedoorB.whentheman'sglovedroppedoffC.becauseitwastoohottoholdD.becausethemanjustwantedtogetaway查看原文第6页 共6页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页