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1、20102010 年年 1212 月四级阅读理解月四级阅读理解2010.12 英语四级阅读:哈利波特作者罗琳Victoria Beckham may be Posh and Cheryl Cole the hottest ticket in showbiz but JK Rowling is our most influential woman.也许维多利亚贝克汉姆足够火辣，也许谢丽尔科尔在手，但是JK 罗琳却是英国最具影响力的女性。The wealthy Harry Potter author topped a list of 100 British women in a poll by m
2、agazine editors.在一项英国杂志编辑们参与的投票中，富裕的哈里波特作者 JK罗琳荣登“100 名英国最有影响力女性”的榜首。Good Housekeeping editor Lindsay Nicholson said: “As a single parent who managed to cope and pull herself out of poverty and create a massive entertainment empire on the way, she is very inspiring.“好管家杂志的编辑林赛尼科尔森说：“作为一个单身母亲，罗琳能够应付困
3、境并且摆脱贫穷，同时还建立起如此之庞大的娱乐帝国，她实在是令人鼓舞。 ”“Rowling is also very careful about the way she uses her fame and is very true to herself.“对待自己的名声，罗琳也非常谨慎，她一直做着真实的自己。 ”The self-proclaimed “shy“ author said: “I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity.“自称“性格腼腆”的 JK 罗琳说过：“我从没过想过名声大噪，即使在我最疯狂的梦里。 ”“Fame
4、will go away. and when it does I believe I will be happy.“名誉终有一天会淡去而我相信当那一天到来时，我仍然会很快乐。 ” 2010.12 英语四级阅读:人咬狗的新闻学新闻的童鞋大概都听过这么一句著名的话：“狗咬人不是新闻、人咬狗才是！” （If a dog bites a man its not news, but if a man bites a dog, youve got a story.）本来只是用来比喻说明新闻一定要抓住“新奇”这一点，哪知前不久，在美国、人咬狗事件真的还出现了！A Connecticut man search
5、ing for some PCP officer and bit his dog. Roderick Lewis, 23, reportedly approached Officer Scott Bloom in West Haven and yelled, “I need a bag of dust.“ Lewis reached into his waistband, Bloom tried to restrain him, and Lewis punched Bloom in the face. Then Onyx, the police dog, jumped from the pol
6、ice vehicle and bit Lewis leg.and then Lewis bit him back. He bit him so hard, in fact, that he wouldnt let go of the dog until Bloom pulled him off Onyx. Lewis was charged with assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals. 美国康涅狄格州一名男子索要天使粉（PCP，一种麻药、致幻剂）时击伤一名警察、并咬伤了警犬。据报道，这
7、位名为罗德里克 路易斯的 23 岁男子在西天堂接近警官斯科特布鲁姆、并大喊“我要一包粉！” 路易斯随即将手伸入布鲁姆的腰带。布鲁姆试图反抗、被路易斯一拳打在脸上。跟着警犬奥克斯从警车上跳下来咬了路易斯的腿（接下来就是见证奇迹的时刻：）然后路易斯咬回来了！而且他咬得太用力，以至于警官布鲁姆要使劲把他们拉开来。现在路易斯被指控袭击警官、行为不检以及虐待动物。 CET4V 推荐毕业生必读:夏天职场着装如果说女性是这个世界的半边天，那么女性上班族则是整片天空下靓丽的彩虹。每日上下班高峰的时候，随处可见女性上班族们充满自信的步伐与大方明艳的衣着，穿行于人海之间，着实形成了一道道夺目的风景。然而，既然是上
8、班族，在衣着上就应注重细节，不可随意搭配。想知道上班族的着装禁忌吗？那就是吊带衫+夹指凉拖（人字拖） 。Shopping for summer clothes to wear to work? tops and lose the flip-flops. 上班族们开始夏装大采购了吗？吊带衫和夹指凉拖还是不要考虑了。A new survey showed tank tops and visible underwear are the biggest fashion faux pas on the job, according to Monster, an online job and recrui
9、ting site, which compiled more than 18,000 responses to an online poll. 据就业招聘网站 Monster的一项最新在线调查表明，吊带衫和清晰可见的内衣是工作场合的穿衣大忌。这一调查结果由 Monster 根据 1 万 8 千多个回答汇编而成。Flip-flop sandals weighed in next on the list of fashion mistakes, followed by Hawaiian prints and shorts, it said. 调查显示，夹指凉拖为工作场合的第二大穿衣禁忌，夏威夷印染
10、衫和短裤名列其后。What you wear at work speaks volumes, said Norma Gaffin, director of content at Monster, based in Maynard, Massachusetts. 位于马萨诸塞州梅纳德的 Monster 网站的内容总监诺玛?加芬说，上班时的穿着很重要。“Do you want to look like youre 14? How seriously are people going to take you if they can see your bra? Or if youre wearing
11、flip-flops, and they can hear you walking down the hall before you get there?“ she said. 她说：“你想让自己看起来还像是 14 岁？如果别人看见了你的胸罩，他们会怎么看你？如果你穿着夹指拖，人还没到，声音就到了，那又将是什么结果？”“If you want more responsibility and more autonomy, youre going to be taken more seriously if youre dressing appropriately,“ she said. “如果你想
12、被予以更多重任、拥有更多自主权，那么得体的穿着则会让你显得更加庄重。 ”Gaffin, who in her role at Monster provides advice to job seekers, says she tells people undergoing job interviews by telephone to dress professionally, even at home. 专为求职者提供建议的加芬说，她向电话面试的求职者建议要穿职业装，即便在家也应该这样。“You will have a different demeanor if youre wearing your pajamas versus if youre wearing clothes. If those things are reflected over the voice when people cant see you, what is it reflecting when they can?“ she said. 她说：“你穿睡衣和穿正装时的行为举止是会不一样的。如果这些差别在你的声音里都能体现出来，那么当对方见到你本人时，那又会暴露出什么问题？”
