大学英语A4必考阅读理解及翻译.doc

1Romantic love is one of the most enticing topics around. Just about every movie, TV show, and country-music song contains some element of romance. For many, romantic relationships are by far the most important in their lives.浪漫的爱情是最迷人的一个话题。几乎所有的电影，电视节目，音乐和乡村音乐歌曲包含一些爱情元素。对许多人来说，浪漫关系是迄今为止在他们的生活中最重要的。 As a society, we long for intimacy. We grow up believing that if we just meet the right person we will be happy. This message is popularized by modern media. It is perhaps one of the most destructive messages around. Quentin Crisp says: The consuming desire of most human beings is to deliberately plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature .作为一个社会，我们长期的亲密。我们相信如果我们“仅仅满足人的权利”，我们会很高兴的。这个消息是由现代媒体推广。这也许是最具破坏性的消息。昆廷说：“脆的大多数人的消费欲望是故意的种植他们的整个生活在另一个人的手。我会形容这种方法寻找幸福是不成熟的” When we feel unhappy it is natural to start searching for the cause of our distress. There is nothing wrong with this, but it bees a problem when we start searching outside of ourselves. We are taught that 当我们不开心的时候很自然地开始寻找我们的痛苦的原因。这没有错，但它成为一个问题，当我们开始搜索以外的自己。我们都知道if we are happily coupled we wont have problems. It is therefore natural to blame our partner for our aloneness. The consequences of this belief are enormously self-destructive.如果我们是快乐的“耦合”我们不会有问题。责怪我们的“孤独的伙伴是很自然的。”这一信念的后果是巨大的自我毁灭。 Romantic love is exciting, but what happens when the romance wears off? Experts estimate that romantic sexual attractions last only 18 months to two years. Using love or sex as a drug will only prevent us from reaching maturity. We do need excitement and stimulation and joy and intimacy. But in mature love we are concerned with our loved ones joy and fulfillment. The satisfaction es not from our own immediate gratification, but from the joy of giving to the other person, and watching them grow and thrive.浪漫的爱情是令人兴奋的，但是当爱情消失？专家估计，浪漫的性吸引力，最后只有18个月到两年。用爱和性作为药物只会阻止我们达到成熟。我们需要兴奋和刺激、欢乐和亲密。但在成熟的爱，我们关心的是我们所爱的人的快乐和满足感。满足不是来自我们自己的即时满足，但给人的快乐，看着他们成长。 If you are single, the best thing you can do to prepare for a life-long loving relationship is to work on getting your own needs met. The first thing to do is to start identifying what they are. For instance: you long for affection and need a hug. Have you thought of asking a friend to hug you? You will be amazed what will happen if you start asking people directly to meet your needs. 如果你是单身，你可以准备一个终身的爱的关系的最好的事情就是做你所需要的。要做的第一件事是开始确定它们是什么。例如：你长的感情和需要一个拥抱。你问一个朋友拥抱你的想法吗？你会惊讶，如果你开始问人们直接去满足你的需求会发生什么。You will get some negative responses, but for the most part you will find that people are happy to help you.你会得到一些消极的反应，但大部分你会发现人们很乐意帮助你。 Many of us were taught our needs are wrong. Our needs are not wrong. We get into difficulty when we try to meet our needs in indirect ways. It is not that we shouldnt enjoy the excitement of a new relationship or love interest; we get into difficulty when we think we will get all our needs met from this one magical person.我们中的许多人被教导我们的需要是错的。我们需要的是没有错的。我们遇到困难时，我们尽量满足我们的需要，以间接的方式。这并不是说我们不应该享受新的关系或爱的兴趣的兴奋；我们遇到困难时，我们认为我们会得到所有满足我们的需要从这一“神奇”的人。1.What does Quentin Crisp think of the popular search for happiness?_A_ 1。昆廷脆认为幸福的热门搜索什么？_A The search is not sensible. 一搜索是不明智的。B The media should be responsible for the search. B媒体应负责搜索。C You can surely find happiness without the help of some other person. C 你一定能找到幸福，没有其他人的帮助。D It is advisable to make such a search together with some other person.D应该与其他人一起做这样的搜索。2. When one is unhappy, he tends to _D_. 2。当一个不幸的是，他往往_。A make himself happily coupled with another 一让他跟另一个快乐的耦合B search for the cause of his distress inside himself B中寻找自己的窘迫的原因C search for the cause of his distress with his partner C寻找他痛苦的原因与他的合作伙伴D think its his beloved one that causes his problems D 认为自己心爱的人，使他的问题3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about romantic love?_A_ 3。下列哪项不是浪漫的爱情真的吗？_A Romantic love lasts for a lifetime. 一浪漫的爱情是一辈子的。B Romantic love does not equal mature love. B浪漫的爱情并不等于成熟的爱。C Romantic love is exciting but it can wear off. 【C】浪漫爱情是令人兴奋但它可能磨损。D Many people regard romantic love as the most important part in their lives.【D】许多人认为浪漫的爱情是最重要的部分，在他们的生活中。4. To prepare for a life-long loving relationship, one should identify his own needs first and _C_. 4。准备一个终身的爱的关系，应确定自己的需要和_第一。A avoid longing for too much intimacy 一避免渴望太亲密B meet some of his needs in indirect ways B符合以间接的方式，他的一些需要C ask a friend to help him find a romantic lover 【C】请朋友帮他找一个浪漫的情人D not get all his needs met from his partner aloneD没有得到他所有的需求单从他的伙伴5. What is the main idea of the passage?_B_ 5。这篇文章的中心思想是什么？_A There is always an unequal give-and-take in mature love. 一总是有一个不平等的给予和接受爱。B We shouldnt expect romantic love to meet all our needs. b 我们不该期待浪漫的爱情来满足我们的需求。C Its a wrong belief that we should enjoy the excitement of a new relationship. C 这是一个错误的信念，我们应该享受一段新感情的兴奋。D It is natural to derive satisfaction from watching ones loved ones grow and thrive.【D】自然是要看你所爱的人的成长和发展中得到满足。Passage 2Born black in a land where white people were powerful and respected, born female in a land where decisions were masculine (男子的), I had been afraid of the life of poverty and despair. In the prime of my youth, whenever I thought about growing old, I always carried a profound belief that I wouldnt live past the age of 28. Tears would fill my eyes and bathe my face when I thought of dying before my son became an adolescent.出世在一地的白人的强大的和受尊敬的黑人，出世在一地的决定是男性化的女性（男子的），我一直害怕贫困和绝望的生活。在我的青春，每当我想到变老，我总是带着这一信念我不会活过28岁。眼泪溢满了我的眼眶，洗我的脸时，我想在我的儿子成为一个青少年死亡。 I was thirty-six before I realized I had lived years beyond my deadline and needed to revise my thinking about an early death. I would live to see my son an adult and myself at the half-century mark. With that realization life turned sweeter. Old acquaintances became friendships, and new acquaintances showed themselves more interesting. I did not live in undue absorption in the bygone loves burdened with disappointments and betrayals. I found new loves were ing.我三十六岁之前，我意识到我已经超出我的期限和需要来改变我对早期死亡的思考。我会活着看到我的儿子长大成人，我在半个世纪的标记。实现了与生活的甜蜜。老熟人了友谊，和新朋友显示自己更有趣。我没有活在过去的过度吸收爱背负着失望和背叛。我找到新的爱来了。 I decided I would consent to living to an old age. White strands of hair would emerge near my temple (太阳穴). I would speak more slowly, choosing my words just like an elder stateswoman. My clothes would gradually bee more distinguished-looking: gray suits and elegant dresses. And while I would refuse to wear old ladies forts, I would give away the three-inch-high heels that had given me the advantage of being taller than nearly everyone else in the world. And I would choose good shoes with medium heels. I would keep pany with other old women who would be equally prettily dressed, and I would always have an elegant, well-dressed man holding my arm.我决定我会同意生活。头发白股将出现在我的殿（太阳穴）。我会说得更慢一些，选择我的话就像一个年长的政治家。我的衣服会逐渐变得更加气宇轩昂的：灰色西装和优雅的礼服。而我会拒绝穿老女人的安慰，我会把三英寸高的高跟鞋，给了我是几乎比世界上其他人高的优势。我会选择好的鞋中鞋。我会和其他人一样打扮得漂漂亮亮的老女人作伴，我总是有一个优雅，穿着得体的男人牵着我的手。 Those were my plans. But at sixty my body which had never displayed a mind of its own, turned uncontrollable, stubborn and disloyal. My face became wrinkled, the skin on my thighs turned lumpy (粗糙的) and my waist thickened. I began to be overwhelmed with doubt and pessimism.这些是我的计划。但在六十我的身体从来没有显示出自己的心，把不可控的，顽固的不忠。我的脸变得皱巴巴的，在我大腿上的皮肤变成块状（粗糙的）和我的腰粗。我开始被怀疑和悲观。 But now, as I walk slowly nearer to my seventieth year, my optimism has returned. My appetites have also returned. True, I cant eat fried chicken with potato salad and then head for bed. I eat smaller portions earlier and try to take a short walk. A smooth Scotch whisky still causes me to smile, and a decent wine is received with gratitude. What I have learned so far about aging, despite the old bones and the wrinkles of ones once-silken skin, is this: do it. By all means, do it.但现在，我慢慢地靠近我第七十年，我的乐观主义的回归。我的胃口也恢复了。真的，我不能吃炸八块鸡土豆沙拉，然后睡觉。我吃小份的早期尝试散步。一个光滑的苏格兰威士忌仍然使我的笑容，和一个体面的葡萄酒感谢着领受。我学会了到目前为止老化有什么，尽管老骨头和一个曾经皮肤细嫩，皱纹是这样的：这样做。通过一切手段，去做。6. The narrator believed she wouldnt live past the age of 28 because _D_. 6。作者认为她不会活过28岁因为_。A her parents did not live past that age 一她父母没有过去的时代B she could not live long without her son B她活不长久没有儿子C her husband was white and treated her badly at home C 是白色的，她的丈夫对她不好，在家里D the prospect of leading a life of poverty and without respect rendered her hopelessD导致贫困的生活并没有使她无望的尊重7. Deciding she would live to an old age, the narrator planned her future life in a way that she would _C_. 7。决定她将长寿，叙述者计划自己的未来生活的一种方式，她会_。A speak more slowly and wear old ladies forts 一说的更慢和磨损的老女人的安慰B speak like an elder stateswoman and dress herself elegantly B说话像个大政治家和打扮优雅C make friends with other elegantly dressed men and women C结交其他衣冠楚楚的男人和女人D wear shoes with high heels to give her the advantage of being taller 【D】穿高跟鞋给她是高的优势 8. Which word can be used to describe the narrators attitude toward life when she reached sixty?_D_ 8。哪个词可以用来描述叙述者的生活态度，当她达到六十？_A Resentful. 一怨恨。B Optimistic. B乐观。C Pessimistic. C悲观。D Grateful. D感激。 9. Which of the following statements is true about the narrator?_D_ 9。下列哪个陈述是关于叙述者真的吗？_A As she grew older, she found life more difficult. 一当她长大了，她发现生活更难。B Only when she turned 70 did she find life sweet. B只有当她70岁时，她发现生活是甜蜜的。C As she grew old, she spent more time thinking about her bygone loves. C当她老了以后，她花了更多的时间对她逝去的爱的思考。D At different stages of her life, she had different understandings of aging. 【D】在她人生的不同阶段，她已经老化的不同理解。 10. By describing her life experiences, what does the author intend to tell us?_C_ 10。通过描述她的生活经历，打算告诉我们作者是什么？_A Black women should earn more power and respect. 一黑人妇女应该赚更多的权力和尊重。B Different people have different interpretations of life and death. 【B】不同的人有不同的生活和死亡。C Old people should pursue spiritual happiness instead of material things. C老年人应该不是物质的东西，精神的幸福的追求。D A person should be optimistic and try to enjoy life even when he is old. D 一个人应该是乐观的，试着享受生活，甚至当他老了。Passage 2.1A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the pany he keeps; for there is a panionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best pany, whether it be of books or of men.我们通常可以通过一个人他读的书和他所处的环境；为有一个同伴的书籍以及男子；一个人应该生活在百思特公司，无论是书还是人。 A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of panions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and forting and consoling (抚慰) us in age.一本好书是最好的朋友。它永远都是相同的今天，它永远不会改变。它是最有耐心、最令人愉快的同伴。它不会背弃我们在逆境或困境。它总是给予我们同样的仁慈；有趣和指导我们的青年，并安慰和安慰我们的年龄（抚慰）。 Men often discover their affinity to each other by the love they have each for a book - just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both have for a third. There is an old proverb, Love me, love my dog. But there is more wisdom in this: Love me, love my book. The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.人们常常发现彼此都为一本书-正如两个人有时会发现一个朋友既已为三分之一赞美爱情。有一个古老的谚语，“爱我的，爱我的狗。”但有更多的智慧在这：“爱我，爱我的书”。这本书是一个真实的和更高的债券联盟。人能思考，感觉，和彼此同情通过他们最喜爱的作者。他们生活在一起，他在其中。 The poets verse (诗句), said Hazlitt, slides in the current of our blood. We read them when young, we remember them when old. We feel that it has happened to ourselves. They are to be had very cheap and good. We breathe but the air of books.“诗人的诗句（诗句），”说，“在我们的血液，高谈阔论，当前幻灯片。我们读他们年轻的时候，我们记住他们老的时候。我们认为它已经发生在我们自己。他们都是很便宜的，好的。我们呼吸的是书的空气。” A good book is often the best urn (瓮) of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a mans life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, bee our constant panions and forters. They are never alone, said Sir Philip Sidney, that are acpanied by noble thoughts.一本好书常常是最好的容器（瓮）的生活最好的体现，生命可以想到了；一个人的生活的世界，最重要的一部分，但他的思想的世界。因此，最好的书是金玉良言，黄金的想法，其中，铭记于心，就成为我们忠实的伴侣和慰藉。”他们是永远不会孤单的，”菲利普说西德尼，“有高尚思想。” Books bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience bees ours, and we feel as if we were, in a measure, actors with them in the scenes which they describe.书籍把我们带到了有史以来最伟大的心灵的存在。我们听到他们在说什么；我们看见他们，如果他们真的还活着；我们同情他们，享受他们，与他们悲痛；他们的经验成为我们的，我们觉得如果我们，在衡量，演员与他们所描述的场景。 The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed (保存) in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The imperial intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.伟大杰出的人物在这世间也不会消逝。防腐（保存）的书籍，他们的精神走到国外。这本书是活着的声音。它是一种智力仍然听。因此，我们永远都是伟人的影响下。世界的皇家智力是一样活着，像以前。12. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _A_. 12。第一段的主要思想是，_。A one should read good books 一应该读好书B books are like ones best panions B书籍就像是最好的朋友C one should make friends with good books C应该与好书交朋友D one should not live without books and friends 【D】不应该没有书籍和朋友住在一起 13. The word affinity in the third paragraph most probably means _C_. 13。“亲和力”的第三段中，最有可能的手段_。A similarity 一相似B understanding B理解C rewards C奖励D passion D同情 14. A good book provides us with _D_. 14。一个好的书为我们提供了_。A survival skills in society 一在社会生存技能B love for the whole of humanity 【B】爱全人类C good words and golden thoughts C 好的词语和黄金的想法D verses written by the best poets 【D】由最好的诗人写的诗 15. By saying The great and good do not die even in this world, the author means that _D_. 15。通过说“伟大和良好没有死，即使在这个世界”，作者的意思是：_。A the influence of great men never stops 一伟人的影响从未停止B writers normally enjoy a long life in history B作家通常长寿的历史C good books have been well cherished in history 【C】好书一直珍藏在历史D books have best preserved the wisdom of great writers D书保存最完好的伟大作家的智慧 16. The best title of the passage is _B_. 16。这篇文章的题目是“_”。A The Role of Books 一图书的作用B The Influence of Books B书的影响C The panionship of Books C书籍的陪伴D The Contribution of BooksD书籍的贡献Passage 2.1To adjust your baby to the extern