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1、 2023年英语四级阅读理解模拟题（第一套）雨的阅读理解答案推举度：麦子熟了阅读理解及答案推举度：高考阅读理解高频单词推举度：英语四级经典句子推举度： 2023年英语四级阅读理解模拟题（第一套） 第一篇： There are people in Italy who cant stand soccer. Not all Canadians love hockey. A similar situation exists in America, where there are those individuals you may be one of them who yawn or even frow
2、n when somebody mentions baseball. Baseball to them means boring hours watching grown men in funny tight outfits standing around in a field staring away while very little of anything happens. They tell you its a game better suited to the 19th century, slow, quiet, gentlemanly. These are the same peo
3、ple you may be one of them who love football because theres the sport that glorifies “the hit”. By contrast, baseball seems abstract, cool, silent, still. On TV the game is fractured into a dozen perspectives, replays, close?ups. The geometry of the game, however, is essential to understanding it. Y
4、ou will contemplate the game from one point as a painter does his subject; you may, of course, project yourself into the game. It is in this projection that the game affords so much space and time for involvement. The TV wont do it for you. Take, for example, the third baseman. You sit behind the th
5、ird base dugout and you watch him watching home plate. His legs are apart, knees flexed. His arms hang loose. He does a lot of this. The skeptic still cannot think of any other sports so still, so passive. But watch what happens every time the pitcher throws: the third baseman goes up on his toes, f
6、lexes his arms or bring the glove to a point in front of him, takes a step right or left, backward or forward, perhaps he glances across the field to check his first basemans position. Suppose the pitch is a ball. “Nothing happened,” you say. “I could have had my eyes closed.” The skeptic and the in
7、nocent must play the game. And this involvement in the stands is no more intellectual than listening to music is. Watch the third baseman. Smooth the dirt in front of you with one foot; smooth the pocket in your glove; watch the eyes of the batter, the speed of the bat, the sound of horsehide on woo
8、d. If football is a symphony of movement and theatre, baseball is chamber music, a spacious interlocking of notes, chores and responses. 1. The passage is mainly concerned with _. A. the different tastes of people for sports B. the different characteristics of sports C. the attraction of football D.
9、 the attraction of baseball 2. Those who dont like baseball may complain that _. A. it is only to the taste of the old B. it involves fewer players than football C. it is not exciting enough D. it is pretentious and looks funny 3. The author admits that _. A. baseball is too peaceful for the young B
10、. baseball may seem boring when watched on TV C. football is more attracting than baseball D. baseball is more interesting than football 4. By stating “I could have had my eyes closed. ” the author means (4th paragraph last sentence): A. The third baseman would rather sleep than play the game. B. Ev
11、en if the third baseman closed his eyes a moment ago, it could make no different to the result. C. The third baseman is so good at baseball that he could finish the game with eyes closed all the time and do his work well. D. The consequent was too bad he could not bear to see it. 5. We can safely co
12、nclude that the author _. A. likes football B. hates football C. hates baseball D. likes baseball 词汇与短语 1. dugout n. 棒球场边供球员休息的地方 2. pitcher n. 投手 3. symphony n. 交响乐 4. chamber n. 室内 5. contemplate vt.深思，凝视 长难句解析 【解析】此句的主干是“Baseball?means?watching?”，其中“in funny tight outfits”用来修饰“grown men”,“standin
13、g?”和“staring”用来做“grown men”的定语。 【译文】对于他们来说，棒球就是在无聊的几个小时中几个身着紧身衣的大人伫立在场地四周没事可做地东张西望。 【解析】这是一个复合句，“goes up?”，“flexes?”“takes?”，“glances?”做“the third baseman”的并列谓语。 【译文】但每当投球手掷出球的那一瞬间，你再看吧，三垒运发动脚尖点地，屈臂或把接球手套直指前方，左右移动步伐，或前或后，或许他还要越过场地盯着一垒球手的动作。 答案与详解 【短文大意】本文主要叙述垒球的特征及观赏。 1. D 主旨题。文章第一段简述了人们对垒球所持的偏见认为它毫
14、无活力、沉着和缓，不像橄榄球那样(制止)迭起、令人感动。文章的其次、三、四、五段探讨了垒球的根本特征及观赏角度，文章的最终一句话用一个比方概括了垒球的魅力：“假如橄榄球是一曲交响乐的话，那么，垒球中所表现出来的运动恰似一曲美丽的室内乐。”可见，本文主要探讨的是垒球的特点及其观赏。 A不对，第一段也的确提到了不同观众对不同运动形式的偏好，但这只是用以引出对垒球的特征及观赏的争论。 2. C 细节题。文章第一段指出：很多人不喜爱垒球，一提起垒球这些人就打哈欠甚至皱眉头。对他们来说，看垒球意味着眼巴巴地观望着身着运动装(outfit)的人呆立在球场上，东瞧瞧西望望，很少有什么(感动人心的)事发生没意
15、思透了。他们认为这样的运动更适合上个世纪的人的口味，不像橄榄球那样布满 活力。 A意为：“它只适合老年人的口味。”留意：原文说的是适合上个世纪的人的口味，二者意味不一样。 D意为：“它矫揉造作、滑稽可笑。”这与说它gentlemanly(具有绅士风度，矜持，即：没有冲撞或拼抢)不一样。 3. B 推断题。第三段指出，在电视上，垒球运动被切换成不同角度的画面，而且不断地使用重放、特写等电视制作技术，这破坏了该运动的整体运动感，使观众无法将自己投入(project)到运动中去，以体会到这种寓动于静的运动之美。电视做不到这一点(The TV wont do it for you)，因此，电视上的垒球
16、竞赛看上去(seems)孤孤独单、冷冷清清、沉沉悄悄、渐渐腾腾。C、D不对，仅指出了不同运动有不同运动的特征，并未说哪种运动优于哪种。参阅文章最终一句。 4. B 推断题。第四段整个都在描述垒球场上的一个场景：拿三垒的运发动假设对方全投出好球，作好了一切预备，但是对方投出的并不是好球。所以在那时候他的预备做不做都不会影响竞赛结果。他说原来可以闭上眼睛，意思就是B项所写的。A、C、D都不符合的意图。这道题需要完整地了解第四段内容才能作好选择。 5. D 推断题。在本文中，主要探讨了垒球的特征及观赏，着重指出的是：只有依据垒球的特征来观赏它，才能体会到它的魅力。在他看来，观看到垒球竞赛中运发动的各
17、种动作、垒球位之间的关系等是观赏它的关键(第三段其次句)。只有从整体来把握它，才能看到每一个小的动作、每一个眼神乃至于“静止”的意义，也只有这样，才能全身心地投入竞赛中，观赏到它的魅力。可见，对垒球有很深的理解而且特别宠爱垒球。主要参考第三、四、五段。 其次篇： Among the more colorful characters of Leadvilles golden age were H.A.W.Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast b
18、ecoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes t
19、o be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said. As it turned out, it was silver, no
20、t lead, that was to make Leadvilles fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco.It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or“gr
21、ub”, while they looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered.He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value. Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had
22、 decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time wont make any difference,” He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took $17 wor
23、th of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountain side and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This m
24、ine, known as the “Pittsburgh Mine,” made 1 300 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment. Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117 000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day
25、at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state. 1. Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT _. A. because Tabor became its leading citizen B. because great deposits of lead is expected to be found there C. because it could
26、bring good fortune to Tabor D. because it was renamed 2. The word “grubstake” in paragraph 2 means _. A. to supply miners with food and supplies B. to open a general store C. to do ones contribution to the development of the mine D. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share i
27、n the mine, if one was discovered 3. Tabor made his first fortune _. A. by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings B. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying C. by buying the shares of the other D. as a land speculator 4. The u
28、nderlying reason for Tabors life career is _. A. purely accidental B. based on the analysis of miners being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site C. through the help from his second wife D. he planned well and accomplished targets step by step 5. If this passage is th
29、e first part of an article ,who might be introduced in the following part? A. Tabors life. B. Tabors second wife, Elizabeth McCourt. C. Other colorful characters. D. Tabors other careers. 词汇与短语 1. barren adj. 贫瘠的 2. fabulous adj. 神话般的，难以置信的 3. lure vt.诱惑，引诱 4. deposit n.沉淀，储蓄 5. grubstake v.下注 长难句解析
30、 【解析】“It”是形式主语，真正的主语是“to”后面的句子，“while”引导时间状语从句。 【译文】他的通常做法是对来采矿的人“下注”，说得更明确一点就是泰勃供应这些人食品、用品等物品，作为回报，当他们采到矿后就会分给他一局部股份。 答案与详解 【短文大意】本文主要叙述霍塞斯奥斯汀沃纳泰勃发家的故事。 1. C 细节题。由于Leadville可以为Tabor带来巨富。这一点不是Leadville得名的缘由，由于在文章其次段中，讲到这一点时，提及三个缘由：A.由于Tabor成为当地的居民代表人物，B.由于在Leadville有丰富的铅的贮存量。D.由于Leadville是由于Tabor重要而
31、起的”名，唯独C没有，由于到后来发觉是银矿才给他带来巨富。 2. D 词汇题。其次段中grubstake的词义与D所述内容是一样的，即“供应探矿者资金，衣物，食品 以及其他物品”。(可参阅英华大辞典修订其次版64页)但此处还补充地讲，作为回报，供应者可以获得矿中资源肯定份额。(见文章其次段第4行) 3. A 细节题。Tabor第一次真正发财是他为两名矿工供应资助，为此他获得他们矿资源三分之一的股份。见文章第三段4-9行内容：两名开矿者从Tabor那儿借走价值17美元的物品，作为回报，Tabor获得他们矿资源三分之一股份。于是两位开矿者在一座山旁的不毛之地开头挖掘，九天之后，发觉了银的富矿，于是
32、Tabor又将两人的股份全买下，这样，银矿属于Tabor一个人全部，这个矿就是后来闻名的“匹兹堡”矿。Tabor用17美元的投资换来了130万美元的收获。 4. B 推断题。由原文可知泰勃的财产来源是有肯定偶然性的，但是究竟也是基于他开创的“grubstake”模式，由于A、D都不对，C更是没有依据，由于他还没有娶其次位夫人这一切就发生了。分析泰勃的做法，会得出B选项所示的结论。 5. B 推断题。假如本文是一篇文章的第一局部，那么在文章的其次局部将介绍谁呢?key可以从文章第一句分析出来，在Leadville的黄金年月，其多彩的特点当中，Tabor及其其次任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大书特书的，接着，文章都在叙述有关H.A.W.Tabor发家致富的历史，如先买下匹兹堡矿，后又买下Matchless矿，最终成为市长，代理州长，等等，所以涉及到的全是男仆人公，因此下边再讲的话，应成为女仆人公即Elizabeth McCourt的天地了，她是Tabor的其次任妻子。这是顺理成章的事。