2017年12月英语四级阅读答案（第三套）

　　英语四级阅读答案(第三套)

　　26-30： F A L G E

　　31-35： B M K O N

　　36-45：

　　A. advantage(n.)优点;优势

　　B. commercial(a.)商业的

　　C. conservation(n.)保护;保存

　　D. equipped(v. +ed)装备;配备

　　E. incoming(a.)正来临的;进入的;输入的

　　F. innovation(n.)创新

　　G. limited(v. +ed)局限的;受限的

　　H. local(a.)当地的

　　I. maintained(v. +ed)维持;主张

　　J. occupations(n.)占用;职业

　　K. posted(v. +ed)投放;布置

　　L. remained(v. +ed)保持…状态;剩余

　　M. reservations(n.)保留;预定

　　N. submitted(v. +ed)提交

　　O. valuable(a.)有价值的;珍贵的

　　Passage One

　　Aging happens to all of us, and is generally thought of as a natural part of life.

　　46-50 BADCA

　　46. What do people generally believe about aging?

　　B) They just cannot do anything about it.

　　47. How do many scientists view aging now?

　　A) It might be prevented and treated.

　　48. What does Alex Zhavoronkov think of “describing aging as a disease”?

　　D) It will motivate doctors and pharmacists to find ways to treat aging.

　　49. What do we learn about the medical community?

　　C) They can contribute to people’s health only to a limited extent.

　　50. What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?

　　A) The human lifespan cannot be prolonged.

　　Passage Two

　　Female applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to...

　　51-55 CCBDD

　　51. What do we learn about applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences?

　　C) More males than females are likely to get outstanding letters of recommendation.

　　52. What do studies about men and women in scientific research show?

　　C) Men are believed to be better able to excel in STEM disciplines.

　　53. What do the studies find about the recommendation letters for women applicants?

　　B) They contain nothing that distinguishes the applicants.

　　54. What did Dutt and her colleagues do with the more than 1,200 letters of recommendation?

　　D) They deleted all information about gender.

　　55. What does Dutt aim to do with her study?

　　D) Start a public discussion on how to raise women’s status in academic circles.