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1、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.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightout

2、fitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit’sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet,gentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere’sthesportthatglorifiesthehit.Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.

3、OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,closeups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject;youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheT

4、Vwon’tdoitforyou.Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive.Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows:thethirdbasemang

5、oesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsorbringtheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesasteprightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman’sposition.Supposethepitchisaball.Nothinghappened,yousay.Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed.Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvem

6、entinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;smooththepocketinyourglove;watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,baseballischambermusic,aspaciousinterlockingofnot

7、es,choresandresponses.1Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith_.thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsportsthedifferentcharacteristicsofsportstheattractionoffootballtheattractionofbaseball查看原文2Thosewhodon’tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat_.itisonlytothetasteoftheolditinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootballitisnotexciting

8、enoughitispretentiousandlooksfunny查看原文3Theauthoradmitsthat_.baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoungbaseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTVfootballismoreattractingthanbaseballbaseballismoreinterestingthanfootball查看原文4BystatingIcouldhavehadmyeyesclosed.theauthormeans(4thparagraphlastsentence):Thethirdbasemanwou

9、ldrathersleepthanplaythegame.Evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago,itcouldmakenodifferenttotheresult.Thethirdbasemanissogoodatbaseballthathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetimeanddohisworkwell.Theconsequentwastoobadhecouldnotbeartoseeit.查看原文5Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor_.likesfootba

10、llhatesfootballhatesbaseballlikesbaseball查看原文Asregardssocialconventions,wemustsayawordaboutthewell-knownEnglishclasssystem.ThisisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople,andonetheytendtobeashamedof,thoughduringthepresentcenturyclass-consciousnesshasgrownlessandless,andtheclasssystemlessrigid.Butitstill

11、existsbelowthesurface.Broadlyspeaking,itmeanstherearetwoclasses,themiddleclassandtheworkingclass.(Weshallignoreforamomenttheoldupperclass,includingthehereditaryaristocracy,sinceitisextremelysmallinnumbers;butsomeofitsmembershavetherighttositintheHouseofLords,andsomenewspaperstakeasurprisinginteresti

12、ntheirprivatelife.)Themiddleclassconsistschieflyofwell-to-dobusinessmenandprofessionalpeopleofallkinds.Theworkingclassconsistschieflyofmanualandunskilledworkers.Themostobviousdifferencebetweenthemisintheiraccent.Middle-classpeopleuseslightlyvaryingkindsofreceivedpronunciationwhichisthekindofEnglishs

13、pokenbyBBCannouncersandtaughttooverseaspupils.Typicalworking-classpeoplespeakinmanydifferentlocalaccentswhicharegenerallyfelttoberatheruglyanduneducated.OneofthebiggestbarriersofsocialequalityinEnglandisthetwo-classeducationsystem.Tohavebeentoaso-calledpublicschoolimmediatelymarksyououtasoneofthemid

14、dleclass.Themiddleclassestendtoliveamoreformallifethanworking-classpeople,andareusuallymorecultured.Theirmiddaymealislunchandtheyhavearatherformaleveningmealcalleddinner,whereastheworkingman’sdinner,ifhisworkinghourspermit,isatmidday,andhissmaller,late-eveningmealiscalledsupper.Aswehavesaid,ho

15、wever,theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas,andforalongtimeithasbeengovernmentpolicytoreduceclassdistinctions.Working-classstudentsverycommonlyreceiveauniversityeducationandentertheprofessions,andworking-classincomeshavegrownsomuchrecentlythatthedistinctionsbetweenthetwoclassesarebecominglessandles

16、sclear.However,regardlessofone’ssocialstatus,certainstandardsofpolitenessareexpectedofeverybody,andawell-bredpersonispolitetoeveryonehemeets,andtreatsalabourerwiththesamerespecthegivesanimportantbusinessman.Servilityinspiresbothembarrassmentanddislike.Eventhewordsir,exceptinschoolandincertaino

17、ccupations(merce,thearmyetc.)soundstooserviletobecommonlyused.6Themiddleclassmainlyreferstopeople_.whowerebornasaristocratwhohavetherighttositintheHouseofLordswhospeakinmanydifferentlocalaccentswhoareprosperousbusinessmenorwhoworkinsomeprofessions查看原文7Themostobviousdifferencebetweentheworkingclassan

18、dthemiddleclassinEnglishistheir_.dressworkaccentmeal查看原文8Whyisn’tthewordsircommonlyusedinBritain?Becauseitsoundstooservileandislikelytocauseembarrassment.Becauseitcanonlybeusedinsomecertainoccupations.Becauseitisanimpoliteword.Becauseitshowsthatthespeakerisnotawell-bredperson.查看原文9Theupperclas

19、sinEnglandtoday_.areextremelysmallinnumbersothatmediapaysnoattentiontothemstillusesoldwordslikeSirintheireverydaylifeincludesthehereditaryaristocracyrefersonlytotheroyalfamily查看原文10WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheEnglishclasssystem?ItisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople.Working-classstudentscannotreceiveauniversityeducation.Theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas.Theclasssystemstillexistsbelowthesurface.查看原文第7页 共7页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页