第四部分第四部分 PETSPETS 四级阅读理解及翻译专项模拟试题四级阅读理解及翻译专项模拟试题 UnitUnit 1 1 PartPart A A Read the following four texts carefully. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. TextText 1 1 If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the changes of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear. Changing fashions are nothing more than the international creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high- heeled shoes. When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide. 1. Designers and big stores always make money______. A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions C. by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing D. because they attach greater importance to quality in women's clothing.2. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as______. A. a waste of money B. a waste of time C. an expression of taste D. an expression of creativity 3. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the______of clothing. A. cost B. appearance C. comfort D. suitability 4. By saying the conclusions to be drawn are obvious“ (Paragraph 4, Line 1—2), the writer means that______. A. women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at B. women are better able to put up with discomfort C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion. 5. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true? A. New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women. B. The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character. C. The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society. D. Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women. TextText 2 2 Crime is a subject on which people have strong opinions. Some believe society creates criminals; others think the prison system is at fault. Others still say it is individuals who are to blame. The truth is that we don't really know what makes people turn to crime, but it seems likely that it is a combination of the above factors, rather than a single cause. There is, however, one thing we can be sure of: when crime falls—something which admittedly doesn't happen very often—every politician around will claim credit for it. President Clinton was the first to do so. During the American Presidential campaign in 1996, he claimed his government was responsible for falling crime rates in the U.S. which had been dropping for five years in a row. “We are making a difference,“ he declared “our neighborhoods are safer, and we are bringing back the American People's confidence that crime can be reduced.“ At first sight, one might be tempted to believe him, particularly if one looks at the situation in New York. Here, many neighborhoods which used to be crime-ridden are certainly safer. Last year, fewer than 1000 people were killed in the Big Apple. This is the lowest recorded number since 1968, and less than half the number recorded in 1990, when 2245 died as a result of crime. But while President Clinton was busy claiming credit for reducing crime across the country, New York's Republican mayor, Rudolph Giuliani was quick to point out that his “zero-tolerance“ policy was the reason crime rates in。