大学英语四级考试阅读笔记(26)
注：exceed 超过
73. Speeding is a motoring offence a driver commits when he _________
注：1.offend v. 犯罪；冒犯
2.题中只需要补充一个谓语动词
Key：Exceeds the speed limits
The main controversy (争论) surrounding speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It claims that when the 30 m. p. h. limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents. Likewise, when the 40 m. p. h. speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualties (伤亡) in the year after the 70 m. p. h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966.
注：maintain 认为
74. What is the opinion of British authorities concerning speeding laws?
注：What+opinion 题型，需要用句子来回答，根据 British authorities 定位第三段
Key：Speed limits reduce accidents
In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accident figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limits should be done away with completely, or that a guide should be given to inexperienced drivers and the speed limits m ade advisory, as is done in parts of the USA.
75. What reason do Americans give for the reduction in traffic accidents?
注：根据 Americans 定位第四段
Key：The increase in traffic density
Unit 3
Part IV Short Answer Questions
For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury: they must work to survive. Others face a hard decision.
Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics. One husband said, "Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance (奢侈) we couldn't afford." With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters (临时照看小孩的人), transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less.
Economic factors are usually the first to be considered, but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the emotional needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and conflicting feelings.
There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel imprisoned (被囚禁) if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, there are women who think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction.
From my own experience. I would like to suggest that sometime the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now regret more. I wasn't mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on with my career. I wish I had allowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little girl's eyes.
Questions: （注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。）
73. What are the two major considerations in deciding whether women should go out to work?
注："A and B"结构
Economic factors and emotional needs
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Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
36. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _________.
A) sprayed with pesticides
B) in poor physical condition
C) facing an infrared scanner
D) exposed to excessive sun rays
注：when /as/ if 为条件句引导词，定位条件句
37. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to _________.
A) locate the problem area
B) draw a color-coded map
C) measure the size of the affected area
D) estimate the damage to the crops
38. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by _________.
A) transforming poisoned rain
B) consulting infrared scanning experts
C) resorting to spot-spraying
D) detecting crop problems at an early date
39. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties due to ______.
A) the lack of official support
B) its high cost
C) its failure to help increase production
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