1、 http:/ 飞机公交车曾是中国人出行的主要交通工具。近年来，由于私家车数量不断增多，城市的交通问题越来越严重。许 多城市为了鼓励更多人乘坐公交车出行，一直努力改善公交车的服务质量。车辆的设施不断更新，车速也有了 显著提高。然而，公交车的票价却依然相当低廉。现在，在大多数城市，许多当地老年市民都可以免费乘坐公交车。Buses used to be one of the main vehicles for Chinese people. Recently, due to the increasing number of private cars, the traffic problems in
2、 cities become more serious. In order to encourage the public to take buses instead of private cars, many cities manage to improve their buses quality of service.The facilities of buses have been upgraded, and the speed increased significantly. Meanwhile, the prices of buses remain rather low. Now,
3、in most cities, many local senior citizens can take buses for free.过去，乘飞机出行对大多数中国人来说是难以想象的。如今随着经济的发展和生活水平的提高，越来越多的中 国人包括许多农民和外出务工人员都能乘飞机出行。他们可以乘飞机到达所有大城市，还有许多城市也在筹建 机场。航空服务不断改进，而且经常会有特价机票。近年来，节假日期间选择飞机外出旅游的人不断增加。http:/ the past, it was unimaginable for a majority of Chinese to travel by air. Nowaday
4、s, with the development of the economy and the improvement of living standard, an increasing number of Chinese, including many peasants and migrant workers, can go by air. They can take a plane to all the big cities. In addition, plenty of cities are planning to build an airport. Air services are co
5、nstantly progressing and special low-price tickets are often offered for sale. In recent years, people choosing to go out to travel by air during holidays are increasing.近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建造地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点，越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今，在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里，乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许
6、多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。In recent years, a considerable number of cities in China have begun to build subways. Developing subways can help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in cities. Owing to the fact that the subway has the advantages of safety, speed and comfort, a host of people choose subway
7、 as the main means of transportation to work or school every day. Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly convenient to take the subway in China. In some cities, passengers can take the subway simply by using a card or cell phone. Many older residents can also take the subway for free.http:/ is well k
8、nown that speaking is one of the most practical abilities for us with the current trend of communication becoming necessary and indispensable in this ever-changing modern society. As a result, we, university students, should pay more attention to the significance of speaking.In order to cultivate th
9、e ability of speaking, initially, we are supposed to take more activities related to speaking to improve our communicating skill. Additionally, It is imperative that education-related organizations and Mass Media should provide more opportunities to develop this ability for students. Whats more, ano
10、ther vital step we should not overlook is that the essence of speaking is expected to be promoted.If we do not hold speaking in high esteem, or treat it mindlessly, we will encounter different difficulties in expressing in our roads to the success. Therefore, it is advisable for us to stress the imp
11、ortance of speaking ability.，文都英语四六级老师为大家整理出英语四级阅读理解真题参考答案和解析。参考答案：46. A. Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.47. C. Communication within our brain weakens.http:/ A. Totally forgetting how to do ones daily routines。49. C. Turn to a professional for assistance.50. D. Staying active both physical
12、ly and mentally答案解析：46.解析：从原文第一段中的说法，如果你有健忘的情况，你可能不需要担心，痴呆的症状和年龄增长引起的健忘之间有明显的不同。可以得出 A. Not all of them are symptoms of dementia. 不是所有的记忆力减退都是痴呆的症状，是正确答案。47.解析：从原文第三段中的说法，大脑就像身体的其他部位一样会变老，大脑的一些部位会萎缩，尤其是大脑中对于学习，记忆和规划重要的某些部位。大脑细胞的变化能够影响大脑不同区域的交流。可以得出 C. Communication within our brain weakens. 大脑内部的交流会
13、减弱，是正确选项。48.解析：从原文第五段中的说法，忘记如何操作家里的东西，比如微波炉，或者忘记如何开车去以前已经拜访过很多次的朋友的家，这都是身体出问题的迹象。可以得出 A. Totally forgetting how to do ones daily routines。完全忘记如何做日常工作，是正确选项。http:/ 建议有严重健忘症状的人去找医生。可以得出 C Turn to a professional for assistance. 向专业人士求助，是正确选项。50.解析：从原文最后一段的说法，换句话说，保持你的大脑忙碌工作。也要使身体活跃起来，可以得出 D Staying act
14、ive both physically and mentally，保持身体和精神活跃，是正确选项。26. M pollutants . 解析：of 前边是 levels 级别，等级的意思，of 后应该是名词形式，翻译为_ 的级别，根据文章首句说南加利福尼亚的雾霾是出了名的差可判断这篇文章关于坏境。26 空这一句说在美国，洛杉矶_的级别方面是最差的城市，名词又跟环境污染有关的就是 M 选项 pollutants 污染物。27. N restricted . 解析： 倒装句，正常语序应该是 the states bad air is not_to its south. 意思既相符，又符合这个搭配的
15、只能是 restricted， be restricted to 仅限于。28. C consequence . 解析： 本空在 a 后边 一定是名词， as a consequence 固定搭配，意为结果，因此。这句话意思是，结果，具名的心脏和肺都受到感染。29. J innovation . 解析：空格前边是名词 of 形容词，因此可推断此结构是 A of B 的结构，因此空格应该是名词。跟在 technological 技术的 后边，并且后http:/ designed 设计监视器，可推断这里应该是技术创新闻名的地方， 因此才能设计出来一些机器。30. F detail . 解析：本句是
16、一个完整句说明不缺成分，那么空格的地方应该是状语部分，跟在 in 后边 detail 可形成固定搭配，in detail 详细的。31. K intended . 解析： be_to 因此这个地方应该是动词 ing 或者动词过去分词，在仅有的几个符合条件的选项里 intended 符合意思，be intended to 打算做某事，意图做某事。32. L outdoor . 解析： 空格前边 of 后边名词此处缺一个形容词，前边说这个检测器目的是监测出_的环境污染，符合意思的是 outdoor 户外的环境污染情况。33. B collaborating . 解析：位于 has been_wit
17、h 后边此处应该是动词 ing或动词过去分词，只剩下了 collaborating 和 creating, collaborating 是可以和 with 搭配的，意为与.合作，符合题意。34. I inhabitants . 解析： 跟在 city后边一定是名词，后边又是被迫使用汽车，前边应该是人类，表达人类的选项是 consumers 和 inhabitants，但是这篇文章并没有强调消费者，所以根据整篇文章的北京应该是说城市的居民们。http:/ E creating. 解析：在剩下的六个选项里 A assisted 含义不符合 D consequence 词性不符合 G domesti
18、c 含义不符合 H frequently 词性不符合O sum 词性不符合，符合形式以及含义的只有 creating。46 B Add to their sustained happiness.47 A Earn more money.48 C How long its positive effect lasts.49 D Their communication with others improved.50 A Find financial support.【答案解析】46. 根据题干中的定位名词 study 和 green spaces 回文快速定位到文章中的第一段，根据第一段的信息可得出
19、 UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect（英国研究者发现搬到绿色小区可以带来持久的积极影响）。以及“people living in greener urban areas were displaying fewer signs of depression or anxiety（生活在绿色小区的人们较少表现出抑郁或焦虑的情绪）”这两处信息可以确定本题的正确选项是B （Add to their sustained happiness）。http:/ 本题根据题干定位词 Dr. Whi
20、te 及 usually do 定位到本篇文章中的第一段“There could be a number of reasons,” he said, “for example, people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive for promotion or pay rises, or they get married.处，根据本句信息，可推出人们通常让自己快乐的事是挣更多的钱，因此本题的正确选项为 A（Earn more money.）。48. 由第一段可知“升值、加薪、中彩票只会给人们带来短期的快乐，这种快乐在过了
21、六个月到一年后就会消失”，第二段首句“Dr. White said his team wanted to see whether living in greener urban areas had a lasting positive effect on peoples sense of well-being or whether the effect also disappeared after a period of time.”进一步承接第一段说明 Dr. White 的研究目的是要知道居住在绿色环境中给人带来的积极影响可以持续多久。故本题正确选项为 C 选项（How long its
22、positive effect lasts.）。49. 根据题干信息可以将本题定位至第三段，在最后一句话中，“He observed that people living in green spaces were less stressed, and less stressed people made more sensible decisions and communicated better.”由最后的 communicate better 可以得出本题的正确选项为 D （Their communication with others improved.）。50. 根据本题题干给出的信息，
23、根据定位词 Dr. White 和 government，可定位至最后一段，提到我们需要资金来建立一个高质量的绿色社区，从最后一段的最后一句话“what we really need at a policy level is to decide where http:/ money is going to come from to help support good quality local green spaces.”可得出本题的正确选项为 A（Find financial support.）。以上是文都教育的英语老师为大家整理的四级真题中仔细阅读 text 1 部分的答案及答案解析，预祝
24、大家在四级中都能取得优异的成绩！参考答案：51. C They all experienced terrible misfortunes.52. B The utmost comfort passengers could enjoy.53. A It was a mere piece of decoration.54. D The belief that they could never sink with a double-layer body.55. D She was retired after her naval service.答案解析：51.解析：根据原文第一段的说法, 奥林匹克舰
25、是海洋工程的奇迹，但是他们似乎都被诅咒要遭受灾难的命运。可以得出 C 选项 They all experienced terrible misfortunes. 他们都经历了可怕的不幸，是正确答案。http:/ B 选项 The utmost comfort passengers could enjoy. 乘客能够享受到最舒适的感觉，是正确选项。53.解析：根据原文第四段的说法，第四个烟囱事实上只是艺术，没有功能，可以得出 A 选项 It was a mere piece of decoration. 它只是一个装饰，是正确选项。54.解析：根据原文第四段的说法，这三搜船都设计有双船体，双船体被认为可以使它们“不沉没的”，也许正是这个错误的想法导致了泰坦尼克号和不列颠尼克号悲惨的结局。可以得出 D 选项 The belief that they could never sink with a double-layer body. 因为有双层船体，所以它们绝不会沉没的想法，是正确选项。55.解析：根据原文第五段的说法，奥林匹克号和其他的船发生过两次碰撞，后来在第一次世界大战中，成为了医务船并运输军队。最终她在 1935 年退役。可
