四级阅读理解训练笔记：练习题5

　　There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever

　　ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how

　　much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to

　　express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　26. The phrase be brought forward in Line 2 most probably means _________.

　　A) be expected B) be completed

　　C) be advanced D) be introduced

　　27. Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on __________.

　　A) sufficient funding B) further experiments

　　C) advanced technology D) well-equipped laboratories

　　28. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________.

　　A) a little more than 3% of the EECs needs after the year 2000

　　B) 3% of the EEC s needs before the year 2000

　　C) less than 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000

　　D) only 3% of the EECs needs even after the year 2000

　　29. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A) The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.

　　B) At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.

　　C) The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million dollars.

　　D) the desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.

　　30. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy _________.

　　A) would lead to a big increase in research funding

　　B) would make it unnecessary to import oil

　　C) would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC

　　D) would provide a much greater proportion of the Communitys future energy needs

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　A breakthrough in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community could be brought forward by

　　up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EECs research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists

　　engaged in experiments in solar energy at EECs scientific laboratories at Ispra near Milan.

　　注：1.provision 提供，来自 provide

　　2.modest 少量的，谦虚的

　　3.according to 之前是重点

　　The senior West German scientist in charge of the Communitys solar energy program, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at

　　present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three percent of the Communitys energy

　　requirements even after the year 2,000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was

　　possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

　　注：1.with 引导从句做状语

　　2.achieve 获得，达到

　　28. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________.

　　A) a little more than 3% of the EECs needs after the

　　year 2000

　　B) 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000

　　C) less than 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000

　　D) only 3% of the EECs needs even after the year 2000

　　注：定位在文章第二段。

　　Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EECs needs, this could still produce a saving of about

　　a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced

　　technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Communitys future energy needs.

　　注：1.bill 花费，请客的几种说法：Its on me/Its my treat/Let me have the bill

　　2.四级常出现的复杂宾语从句：that with...it is ....that/to...

　　3.share 分享，份量，份额

　　4.本段考试原则句：两个比较级more advanced 和 bigger share ，一个因果关系

　　At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EECs official joint research centres,

　　and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.

　　注：两个数字2.6millions 和3 millions形成总和关系

　　26. The phrase be brought forward in Line 2 most probably means _________.

　　A) be expected B) be completed

　　C) be advanced D) be introduced

　　注：考得是动词词组含义，可根据动词词组的副词来判断大致方向。brought forward 向前;向后：hold back