2016年6月大学英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析(二)

　　Choosing an occupation takes time, and there are a lot of things you have to think about as you try to decide what you would like to do. You may find that you will have to take special courses to qualify for a particular kind of work, or you may find out that you will need to get actual work experience to gain enough knowledge to qualify for a particular job.

　　Fortunately, there are a lot of people you can turn to for advice and help in making your decision. At most schools, there are teachers who are professionally qualified to give you detailed information about job qualifications. And you can talk over your ideas with family members and friends who are always ready to listen and to offer suggestions.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

　　1.【解析】[Y]该句的意思是巨大的河流改道水利工程使得咸海缩小。从第二段的中间两句话可得出结论。Thirty years ago, government planners diverted the rivers that flow into the sea in order to irrigate(provide water for)farmland. As a result, the sea has shrunk to half its original size, stranding ships on dry land.与原文意思相同。

　　2.【解析】[N]该句句意为:巨坝和灌溉工程的建设好处多于坏处。解题依据为本文第三段第二句话But many countries continue to build massive dams and irrigation systems, even though such projects can create more problems than they fix. (虽然产生更多问题，许多国家仍继续建巨坝和灌溉工程。)由此可知，坏处多于好处，所以该题与原文之义不合。

　　3.【解析】[Y]该句句意为:缺水的主要原因是人口增长和水污染。本题解题依据可定位到本文第四段第一句话 Growing populations will worsen problems with water… 及第十一段第一句话But almost everyone contributes to water pollution. 两者都是水资源缺乏的原因，与原文之义相符。

　　4.【解析】[Y]该句句意为:美国人面临的有关水的问题为地下水的减少和污染。本题解题依据为第七段第二句话和第八段第三句话，这两句话加在一起即为美国人所面临的水资源方面的问题，与原文之义相符。

　　5.【解析】[N]该句句意为:根据这篇文章，所有水的污染都来自于家庭废弃物。本题解题依据为第十一段最后一句话…70 percent of the pollutants could be traced to household waste (百分之七十的污染物源于家庭废弃物)，据此，本题之意与原文之义不合。

　　6.【解析】[N]该句句意为:美国人将不会面临缺水问题。该题解题依据为文章第七段第二句话 But Americans could face serious water shortages, too, especially in areas that rely on groundwater, 显然本题之意与原文之义不合。

　　7.【解析】[NG]该句句意为:水利专家Gleick 提供了与水相关的最佳解决方案。根据本文第十三段第一句话所述，专家Gleick 并未提供任何最佳解决方案。

　　8.【解析】onethird 解题依据为第四段最后一句话：He fears that by the year 2025, as many as onethird of the world's projected 8.3 billion people will suffer from water shortages.

　　9.【解析】glaciers and ice caps 解题依据为第五段第二句话：Twothirds of this freshwater is locked in glaciers and ice caps.

　　10.【解析】water pollution 解题依据为第十段第二句话：Toxic chemicals pollute water when released untreated into rivers and lakes.

　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　【短文大意】本文主要介绍了美国城镇人们购物方式的变化。

　　47.【解析】[C]20世纪早期，大多数美国城市和城镇都有一条主街道。20世纪早期即用early in the 1900s。

　　48.【解析】[I]这条街道排成一列，街道两边都是各式各样的商店。Various 意为"不同的、各种各样的"

　　49.【解析】[G]另外，一些商店还提供服务。提供服务可用固定的搭配 offer services。

　　50.【解析】[B]所填词take 才能与后面的词place搭配，take place 为固定词组，意为"发生"But in the 1950s, a change began to take place 意为20世纪50年代发生了巨大的变化。

　　51.【解析】[N]主街道充斥着太多的汽车，却没有地方给顾客停车。Available 意为"可用到的、可利用的"，这里指没有可用的地方给顾客停车。

　　52.【解析】[L]Shopping centers, or rather malls, started as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centers. 购物中心或者购物商场开始在拥挤的城市中心之外建小型的新商场。开始即用start。

　　53.【解析】[D]顾客们被许多免费的停车场所吸引，attracted 是被吸引之意。