英语四级阅读部分答案及精解与点评5

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Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:  
　　  
　　The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched（草盖的）roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.  
$ D, I) Y: C1 U　　Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles（英论诸岛）. Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.　　  
# s) h! f3 k6 k, p　　Thatching is a solitary（独自的）craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practiced toady has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.  
, b$ `8 E' |; l　　In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat.  
21.Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?  
　　　A) Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.  
　　　B) Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.  
　　　C) Cottages with thatched roofs.  
　　　D) churches with cottages around them.  
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22.What do we know about thatching as a craft?  
  E& c3 B' k' L! j　　　A) It is a collective activity.  
4 N% G6 `: q+ Q8 f4 V4 N4 W4 O　　　B) It is practised on farms all over England.  
　　　C) It is quite different from what it used to be.  
　　　D) It is in most cases handed down among family members.  
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23.Thatched houses are still preferred because of _________.  
　　　A) their style and comfort  
　　　B) their durability  
3 [: D( I& R% q; k　　　C) their easy maintenance  
3 F0 B" q2 c% r: T3 i9 k) i3 {　　　D) their cheap and ready-made materials  

24.People in developing countries also live under thatch because ________.  
" |" @& Q- Y1 L  {" }+ D　　　A) thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction  
% A  z! K) x/ B$ x: Q9 W9 f: o　　　B) thatched roof houses are the cheapest  
/ R% q8 Z" C' }' I! G( V　　　C) thatch is an effective defense against the heat  
　　　D) they like thatched houses better than other buildings  
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25.We can learn from the passage that _________.  
　　　A) thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times  
6 ~, j! g4 y) I! b　　　B) thatching is a building craft first created by the English people  
3 Y$ k( g* u: Z5 R/ [: \　　　C) the English people have a special liking for thatched houses  
　　　D) most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides  
答案：CDABA  
首先强调优先考虑的关键词：①专有名词，包括人名和带“”的词②数字、时间③形容词和副词④比较或因果语言现象。四级一般的阅读方法和做题方法概括四句话：1扫读题干关键词； 2浏览原文作标记 ；3比较选项得答案； 4迅速排除省力气。 其中核心是浏览原文作标记。  
先看文章第一段，看完之后看21题。一般每次看完一段或者一大段的一部分之后就要看问题。关键词为a unique feature of或者the English countryside。选好关键词后回原文定位。从第一段the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside. essential（意思是必要的，不可缺少的，）对应问题中的unique（唯一的，）属于同义替换。从这句话就可以很容易的得到答案为C；  
然后先不要急着看文章，先看第二个问题，挑出关键词craft（行业，手艺，工艺；飞船），再回文章定位。读完第二段，回到题目，看过选项发现得到的信息不能让我们得出答案，继续往下看。第三段第一句话Thatching is a solitary craft, which often runs in families.直接告诉我们答案为D；  
: K0 C  l* d; ]: H$ W8 @看第三个问题，挑出关键词preferred 属于比较的首选关键词，后面是because。是要找原因的细节题。回到文章。看到not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.要注意了，一旦我们看到not only…… but（also）这个词组还有but，however等表示转折意思的词，意味着but后面的内容很重要。可以说but后面的内容必考，所以看到but我就精神一振，因为可以轻松拿2分走人了。当然是走到23题，很明显是A，属于同义替换中的语言简化。  
看24题题干，挑出关键词developing countries，后面是because。还是要找原因的细节题。看到but注意一下，似乎和题目没有关系，继续，看到However，条件反射，注意一下后面内容they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials.发现刚好回答了问题，得出答案是B，属于细节性的推理题。因为缺钱所以住草棚，草棚肯定是便宜的了；  
0 E( l. w9 e# s2 h7 D. V6 |) h6 ?看25题，关键词learn from ，可以知道这是一个细节题型。A 对应The craft of thatching as it is practiced toady has changed very little since the Middle Ages.很肯定得出答案为A。BCD文章没有提到过。