大学英语四级考试阅读笔记(21)
25. The major point discussed in the passage is ________
A) the importance of developing writing skills
B) the complexities of spelling
C) the correct way of marking compositions
D) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition
注：主题题，D 选项是对主题句的同义改写
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 (优先) 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?
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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 EEC's needs after the year 2000
B) 3% of the EEC' s needs before the year 2000
C) less than 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000
D) only 3% of the EEC's 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 Community's future energy needs
A breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EEC's research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC's 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 Community's 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 Community's 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 EEC's needs after the year 2000
B) 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000
C) less than 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000
D) only 3% of the EEC's 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 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.
注：1.bill 花费，请客的几种说法：It's on me/It's 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...
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