2022年6月大学英语四级阅读理解练习题（四）.docx

2022年6月大学英语四级阅读理解练习题（四）2014年6月大学英语四级阅读理解TherearepeopleinItalywhocan’tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit’sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet,gentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere’sthesportthatglorifiesthehit.Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,closeups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject;youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon’tdoitforyou.Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive.Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows:thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsorbringtheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesasteprightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman’sposition.Supposethepitchisaball.Nothinghappened,yousay.Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed.Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;smooththepocketinyourglove;watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,baseballischambermusic,aspaciousinterlockingofnotes,choresandresponses.1Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith_.thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsportsthedifferentcharacteristicsofsportstheattractionoffootballtheattractionofbaseball查看原文2Thosewhodon’tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat_.itisonlytothetasteoftheolditinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootballitisnotexcitingenoughitispretentiousandlooksfunny查看原文3Theauthoradmitsthat_.baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoungbaseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTVfootballismoreattractingthanbaseballbaseballismoreinterestingthanfootball查看原文4BystatingIcouldhavehadmyeyesclosed.theauthormeans(4thparagraphlastsentence):Thethirdbasemanwouldrathersleepthanplaythegame.Evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago,itcouldmakenodifferenttotheresult.Thethirdbasemanissogoodatbaseballthathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetimeanddohisworkwell.Theconsequentwastoobadhecouldnotbeartoseeit.查看原文5Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor_.likesfootballhatesfootballhatesbaseballlikesbaseball查看原文Asregardssocialconventions,wemustsayawordaboutthewell-knownEnglishclasssystem.ThisisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople,andonetheytendtobeashamedof,thoughduringthepresentcenturyclass-consciousnesshasgrownlessandless,andtheclasssystemlessrigid.Butitstillexistsbelowthesurface.Broadlyspeaking,itmeanstherearetwoclasses,themiddleclassandtheworkingclass.(Weshallignoreforamomenttheoldupperclass,includingthehereditaryaristocracy,sinceitisextremelysmallinnumbers;butsomeofitsmembershavetherighttositintheHouseofLords,andsomenewspaperstakeasurprisinginterestintheirprivatelife.)Themiddleclassconsistschieflyofwell-to-dobusinessmenandprofessionalpeopleofallkinds.Theworkingclassconsistschieflyofmanualandunskilledworkers.Themostobviousdifferencebetweenthemisintheiraccent.Middle-classpeopleuseslightlyvaryingkindsofreceivedpronunciationwhichisthekindofEnglishspokenbyBBCannouncersandtaughttooverseaspupils.Typicalworking-classpeoplespeakinmanydifferentlocalaccentswhicharegenerallyfelttoberatheruglyanduneducated.OneofthebiggestbarriersofsocialequalityinEnglandisthetwo-classeducationsystem.Tohavebeentoaso-calledpublicschoolimmediatelymarksyououtasoneofthemiddleclass.Themiddleclassestendtoliveamoreformallifethanworking-classpeople,andareusuallymorecultured.Theirmiddaymealislunchandtheyhavearatherformaleveningmealcalleddinner,whereastheworkingman’sdinner,ifhisworkinghourspermit,isatmidday,andhissmaller,late-eveningmealiscalledsupper.Aswehavesaid,however,theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas,andforalongtimeithasbeengovernmentpolicytoreduceclassdistinctions.Working-classstudentsverycommonlyreceiveauniversityeducationandentertheprofessions,andworking-classincomeshavegrownsomuchrecentlythatthedistinctionsbetweenthetwoclassesarebecominglessandlessclear.However,regardlessofone’ssocialstatus,certainstandardsofpolitenessareexpectedofeverybody,andawell-bredpersonispolitetoeveryonehemeets,andtreatsalabourerwiththesamerespecthegivesanimportantbusinessman.Servilityinspiresbothembarrassmentanddislike.Eventhewordsir,exceptinschoolandincertainoccupations(merce,thearmyetc.)soundstooserviletobecommonlyused.6Themiddleclassmainlyreferstopeople_.whowerebornasaristocratwhohavetherighttositintheHouseofLordswhospeakinmanydifferentlocalaccentswhoareprosperousbusinessmenorwhoworkinsomeprofessions查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