2021年12月英语四级考试真题测试(20)含答案.pdf
20212021 年年 1212 月英语四级考试真题测试（月英语四级考试真题测试（2020）含）含答案答案2021 年 12 月份的英语四级已经进入关键阶段，为了帮助广大的考生们备考复习，松鼠哥整理了四级真题的相关信息，希望对参加英语四级考试的同学有所帮助。一起来做练习吧。When families gather for Christmas dinner,some will stick to formaltraditions dating back to Grandmas generation.Their tables will be setwith the good dishes and silver,and the dress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes,this china-and-silver elegance has given wayto stoneware(粗陶)-and-stainless informality,with dresses assumingan equally casual-Friday look.For hosts and guests,the change meansgreater simplicity and comfort.For makers of fine china in Britain,itspells economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton,the largest employer in Stoke-onTrent,announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs-one-fifth of its totalworkforce.That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lostin 18 months in the pottery(陶瓷)region.Wedgwood and other potteryfactories made cuts earlier.Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the1downsizing,the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking socialshifts.A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company“hasbeen somewhat slow in catching up with the trend”toward casual dining.Families eat together less often,he explained,and more people eatalone,either because they are single or they eat in front of television.Even dinner parties,if they happen at all,have gone causal.In a time oflong work hours and demanding family schedules,busy hosts insist,rightly,that its better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates inthefamily room than to wait for the perfect moment or a“real”dinner party.Too often,the perfect moment never comes,Iron a fine-pattenedtablecloth?Forget it.Polish the silver?Who has time?Yet the loss of formality has its down side.The fine points of etiquette(礼节)that children might once have learned at the table by observation orinstruction from parents and grandparents(“Chew with your mouthclosed.”“keep your elbows off the table.”)must be picked up elsewhere.Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who maybe competent professionally but clueless socially.Choose correct answers to the question:1.The trend toward casual dining has resulted in _A.bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers2B.Shrinking of the pottery industryC.restructuring of large enterprisesD.Economic recession in Great Britain2.Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?A.Family members need more time to relax.B.Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.C.People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.D.Young people wont follow the etiquette of the older generation.3.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is _A.a retailer of stainless steel tablewareB.a dealer in stonewareC.a pottery chain storeD.a producer of fine china4.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is _A.the increased value of the poundB.the economic recession in AsiaC.the change in peoples way of lifeD.the fierce competition at home and abroad5.Refined table manners,though less popular than before in currentsocial life,_3A.are still a must on certain occasionsB.are bound to return sooner or laterC.are still being taught by parents at homeD.Can help improve personal relationships【参考答案】1.B 推理判断题。首先依据题目中的 casual dining 找到第 2 段中的informality。其后有两个 for 引导的介词短语，后一个说“对于英国精致瓷器的制造商来说，这(informality)意味着经济困难时期”;此外,第3 段用数据具体指出陶瓷业裁员之严重，说明陶瓷业在萎缩，即 B。A、D 均属夸大事实，C 与文章内容无关。2.B 事实细节题。根据倒数第 2 段第 2 句中指出现今休闲文化流行的背景：工作时间长，家庭生活节奏紧张,B 中的 Busy schedules与文中的 demanding family schedules对应，故为答案。3.D 事实细节题。Royal Doulton 在文章中出现过两次：第 3 段说它裁员，因为人们用餐越来越随意(不再讲究餐具的精致);第 4 段中“Aspokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company.”，暗示公司的性质，可以推断它是精制器皿的生产者。4.C 事实细节题。根据题目中的 the layoffs找到文章第 4 段首句，其中的 have their roots in 相当于题目中的 main cause is,shifts 相当于 C4中的 change。其实本题与第 1 题是交叉相关的，从第 1 题的题目可找到本题的答案。5.A 事实细节题。根据最后一段，特别是第2 句“The fine points ofetiquette.must be picked up elsewhere良好的餐桌礼仪必须在其他地方被重拾起来”，可知礼仪在某些场合还是必要的，故答案为A。好了，以上是松鼠哥整理的英语四级真题的阅读理解部分（不含听力与作文）。在做题时一定要结合句子上下文仔细斟酌，注意辨析选项之间的差异。如果自学吃力，不妨试试专业老师的指导，早日拿下四级。5
