大学英语四级考试阅读笔记(17)
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 EEC's 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
同类型题：
37. By 'held back' (Line 1) the author means ________.
A) made to remain in the same classes
B) forced to study in the lower classes
C) drawn to their studies
D) prevented from advancing.
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.
注：1.A选项应该是节约one billion
2. C 选项是末段数字之和关系
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 Community's future energy needs
注：D选项中的 greater proportion = 文章第三段中的 bigger share
Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EEC's 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 Community's future energy needs.
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
注：A选项讲到资金；C讲第三段，为窜段选项；D涉及句子次要成分的选项，
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●文章标题题型：
1.文章主题词必须在选项中出现
2.选项范围恰如其分，不可过大，亦不可过于细节
范围过大：选项本身范围过大；选项缺少文章中的限定词
范围过细：只出现某一段中心事物的选项
3.直接从文章首句或某句话摘抄词语编成的选项为干扰
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that
statuses can help us _________.
A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job
B) behave appropriately in relation to other people
C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations
D) make friends with other people
注：status 身份地位
52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses _________.
A) in order to identify themselves with others
B) in order to better identify others
C) as their mental processes change
D) as the situation changes
注：assume 承担，采取 assuming 在句首相当于 if
53. The word "appraisal" (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means "___________".
A) involvement
B) appreciation
C) assessment
D) presentation
注：词汇题
54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun "it" refers to "_________".
A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately
B) identification of other people's statuses
C) selecting one's own statuses
D) constant mental process
55. By saying that "an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince"(Lines 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means _________.
A) different people have different styles of clothes
B) ready-made clothes may need alterations
C) statuses come ready made just like clothes
D) our choice of statuses is limited
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