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1、9英语四六级阅读训练试卷及详解 (9)练习：about what its like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes .I dont eve
2、r want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There waas a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what its like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interest
3、ing is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes .Q: Why doesnt the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?A. She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.B. She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.C. She is not good at tel
4、ling stories of the kind.D. She finds space research more important.答案：D本段的意思使她不想谈论女性科学家，因为实在使没有意思。最后提到她真正感兴趣的空间-时间的形成喝黑洞的本质等科学知识本身。主语从句What I do find interesting后的内容就是答案。练习：.Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he s
5、pent time in the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,” he saysBy saying “My dog could tell the difference between bot
6、tled and tap water”, von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that _.A. plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinkingB. bottled water is clearly superior to tap waterC. bottled water often appeals more to dogs tasteD. dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste选B文章提到von Wiesenberger从小就对
7、瓶装水很有研究，并记录下那些他最喜欢和的瓶装水牌子。连狗都能分得清，足见主人对瓶装水的喜爱程度。不喜欢不等于说“自来水不能喝”，故A错。CD是单纯的字面理解，脱离主题。练习：.An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the devel
8、opment of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circleQ: The auth
9、or believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _.A. women care more about educationB. parents can afford their daughters educationC. girls can gain equal access to educationD. a family has fewer but healthier children答案：选C。原文倒数第二句提到，如果女孩拥有了平等受教育的机会，将来她的女儿受教育的机会就会更大，这样一代一代便形成了
10、良性循环。原文中的thus明确表明了这种关系。选项中的gain equal access to对应文中的are given a fair chance。练习:As diners shirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate over the profits. A restaurants typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water its often 300 to 500 percent. But since wate
11、r is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier brands arent available in stores, most dinner dont notice or careQ: The “fancier brands” refers to_A tap water from the Thames River.B famous wines not sold in ordinary stores.C PepsiCos Aquafina and Coca-Colas DasaniD expensive bottled water with impressive names选D。第一句提到，卖leading brands瓶装水能赚取巨额利润;第二句提到了饭店里面的瓶装水价格高;第三句中又提到许多fancier bands不在商店销售，消费者较少见到。可以推知，fancier brands的价格昂贵，fancier与impressive同义，D正确。