2016年12月大学英语四级阅读暑期练习及答案(十)

　　Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

　　People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festivalof pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen totheir favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets andslept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even inAugust. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There wereinnumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up,and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans foundthemselves broke, with no money left, and they had difficulty in getting backhome. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort;the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.

　　Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts ofopen un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go forquiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. Inthe national parks especially, modem development of housing and industry isstrictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of thegreatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest.Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have beencreated; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on theAtlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes alongthe range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way.Here, the long-distance walker and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy,without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.

　　Yet few people make full use of the national parks established foreveryone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motorout to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket isproduced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove.They then

　　settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparentlytheir idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the countrysights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like tohear and to smell the traffic.

　　57. In Britain it is very risky to __________

　　A) go with a single railway ticket

　　B) listen to pop-music at the festival

　　C) sleep in the open

　　D) pack together in crowds

　　58. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________

　　A) were arrested by the police

　　B) had spent most of their money

　　C) were sleeping out

　　D) became quite penniless

　　59. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large __

　　A) tracks through the open country

　　B) areas of country without soil

　　C) areas of countryside not developed

　　D) expanses of land where nobody works

　　60. Public pathways are created for people to__________

　　A) commute to work

　　B) enjoy long-distance walking

　　C) walk to maritime counties

　　D) visit the historic or scenic sites

　　61. Family groups nowadays like to __________

　　A) have meals out of doors by the road-side

　　B) go for a walk away from home

　　C) drive out past the beautiful places

　　D) hear and smell the animals

　　答案解析:

　　57.C

　　定位：根据题干信息词risky可将答案定位到第一段第三句。

　　解析：该句提到：“他们(青少年们)只买得起去音乐节的单程火车票，甚至不惜露宿街头，在英国那种气候条件下，即便是在八月份，他们的这种行为也是非常危险的。”故选C。

　　58.D

　　定位：根据题干信息at the end of the festival可将答案定位到第一段倒数第二句。

　　解析：该句提到：“音乐节结束后，许多年轻歌迷发现自己身无分文，想要回家都很困难。”故选D。became quitepenniless即意为“身无分文”，是对broke和with no money left的同义转述。

　　59.C

　　定位：根据题干信息even in the overcrowded United Kingdom可将答案定位到第二段第一句。解析：原文提到：“Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts ofopen un—spoilt country…(即便是在英国这样拥挤的国家，也有一大片一大片未遭破坏的乡村地区……)”选顶C中的not developed是原文中un-spoilt的同义转述，故为正确答案。

　　60.B

　　定位：根据题干信息public pathways可将答案定位到第二段第四句。

　　解析：原文提到，一些海滨县城修建了公路，在内陆，沿英国北部的山脉也有一条公路。远途旅行者和热爱大自然的人能够收获不少乐趣，而且不会有被大批其他游人打搅的感觉。可见，开辟公路就是为了让人们能够享受远足，享受自然，故选B。

　　61.A

　　定位：根据题干信息family groups nowadays可将答案定位到第三段第二句。

　　解析：原文提到，现下最为常见的事情就是，全家人一起开车去一个美丽的景点，将车停在路边的停车带。然后他们就拿出准备好的各种工具和食物在自己的汽车旁野餐，故选A。