07年英語專四閱讀試題、答案與解析（滬友原創(chuàng)版）
作者：helenyan2002
2007-04-26 13:22
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(1) Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought---I know, I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.
(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.
(3)When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa. Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road.
(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane ,but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night.
Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?
(5)A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking .
(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as a friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”.
(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed.
(8)With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?
(9)In Poland in the 1960s, according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody, he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”.
(10)Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history, politics and sociology.
(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto: “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.
感謝滬江論壇（）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? ____C____
A. (3)
B.(4)
C. (3) and (4)
D.(4) and (5)
解析：C。問題問的是作者的評價，第三段和第四段中都有出現(xiàn)評價性的形容詞，如：The kindness or curiosity of strangers，hospitality，that element of excitement；第5段只是提到了一些事實，無評價性的形容詞。
感謝滬江網(wǎng)（//ego178.cn）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking? ____A____
A. It is popular in some parts of the world.
B. It is popular throughout the west.
C. It is popular in Poland.
D. It is still popular in Poland.
解析：A。根據(jù)第7段 “But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed.” （雖然搭便車在一些地方仍然存在和普遍，但基本上人們感覺在西方大部分地方這種現(xiàn)象卻不復存在了。）
感謝滬江論壇（）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland? ____D____
A. Critical.
B. Unclear.
C. Somewhat favorable.
D. Strongly favorable.
解析：D。第10段， “Surely this is a good idea for society.” （顯然這對社會來說是一個不錯的主意。）
感謝滬江網(wǎng)（//ego178.cn）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT ____B____
A. promoting mutual respect between strangers.
B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers.
C. protecting environment.
D. enrich one’s knowledge.
解析：B。根據(jù)第10段。 “Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history, politics and sociology.” (搭便車可以打破陌生人之間的障礙，增進信任；因為搭便車的人使用的是正在使用的燃料，它可以通過減少燃料消耗而幫助解決全球變暖的問題；它還可以通過地理、歷史、政治和社會學的快速課程提高教育水平。)
感謝滬江論壇（）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
88. “Either put it to the test yourself…”in Paragraph (11) means ____D____
A. to experience the hopefulness.
B. to read Adams’ book.
C. to offer someone a lift.
D. to be a hitchhiker.
解析：D。根據(jù)最后一句話： “Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.”（你可以自己嘗試，也可以幫助那些想去旅行而滿懷希望伸出大拇指的人。）
(1) Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought---I know, I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.
(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.
(3)When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa. Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road.
(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane ,but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night.
Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?
(5)A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking .
(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as a friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”.
(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed.
(8)With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?
(9)In Poland in the 1960s, according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody, he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”.
(10)Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history, politics and sociology.
(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto: “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.
感謝滬江論壇（）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? ____C____
A. (3)
B.(4)
C. (3) and (4)
D.(4) and (5)
解析：C。問題問的是作者的評價，第三段和第四段中都有出現(xiàn)評價性的形容詞，如：The kindness or curiosity of strangers，hospitality，that element of excitement；第5段只是提到了一些事實，無評價性的形容詞。
感謝滬江網(wǎng)（//ego178.cn）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking? ____A____
A. It is popular in some parts of the world.
B. It is popular throughout the west.
C. It is popular in Poland.
D. It is still popular in Poland.
解析：A。根據(jù)第7段 “But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed.” （雖然搭便車在一些地方仍然存在和普遍，但基本上人們感覺在西方大部分地方這種現(xiàn)象卻不復存在了。）
感謝滬江論壇（）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland? ____D____
A. Critical.
B. Unclear.
C. Somewhat favorable.
D. Strongly favorable.
解析：D。第10段， “Surely this is a good idea for society.” （顯然這對社會來說是一個不錯的主意。）
感謝滬江網(wǎng)（//ego178.cn）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT ____B____
A. promoting mutual respect between strangers.
B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers.
C. protecting environment.
D. enrich one’s knowledge.
解析：B。根據(jù)第10段。 “Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history, politics and sociology.” (搭便車可以打破陌生人之間的障礙，增進信任；因為搭便車的人使用的是正在使用的燃料，它可以通過減少燃料消耗而幫助解決全球變暖的問題；它還可以通過地理、歷史、政治和社會學的快速課程提高教育水平。)
感謝滬江論壇（）網(wǎng)友helenyan2002給出的這份詳解
88. “Either put it to the test yourself…”in Paragraph (11) means ____D____
A. to experience the hopefulness.
B. to read Adams’ book.
C. to offer someone a lift.
D. to be a hitchhiker.
解析：D。根據(jù)最后一句話： “Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.”（你可以自己嘗試，也可以幫助那些想去旅行而滿懷希望伸出大拇指的人。）
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