2001英语专四真题及答案四。阅读 APart READING COMPREHENSION 30 MIN。SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION 25 MIN。In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements， each with four suggested answers marked A， B， C and D。 Choose the one that you think is the best answer。 Mark your answers on your answer sheet。TEXT AThe train clattered over points and passed through a station。Then it began suddenly to slow down， presumably in obedience to a signal。 For some minutes it crawled along， then stopped; presently it began to move forward again。 Another uptrain passed them， though with less vehemence than the first one。 The train gathered speed again。 At that moment another train， also on a downline， swerved inwards towards them， for a moment with almost alarming effect。 For a time the two trains ran parallel， now， one gaining a little， now the other。 Mrs。 McGillicuddy looked from her window through the window of the parallelcarriages。 Most of the blinds were down， but occasionally the occupants of the carriages were visible。 The other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages。At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary， ablind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap。 Mrs。 McGillicuddy looked intothe lighted firstclass carriage that was only a few feet away。Then she drew her breath in with a gasp and halfrose to her feet。Standing with his back to the window and to her was a man。 His hands were round the throat of a woman who faced him， and he was slowly， remorselessly， strangling her。 Her eyes were starting from their sockets， her face was purple。 As Mrs。 McGillicuddy watched， fascinated， the end came; the body went limp and crumpled in the mans hands。At the same moment， Mrs。 McGillicuddys train slowed down again and the other began to gain speed。 It passed forward and a moment or two later it had vanished from sight。Almost automatically Mrs。 McGillicuddys hand went up to the communicationcord， then paused， irresolute。 After all， what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she was travelling？ The horror of what she had seen at such close quarters， and the unusual circumstances， made her feel paralysed。 Some immediate action was necessary，but what？The door of her compartment was drawn back and a ticket collector said， “Ticket， please。”66。 When Mrs。 McGuillicuddys train passed through a station， it_。A。 gained speed suddenly B。 kept its usual speed C。 changed its speed D。 stopped immediately 67。 Mrs。 McGuillicuddy seems to be a （an） _ person。A。 observant B。 interested C。 nosy D。 nervous 68。 What she saw in the parallel train made her feel_。A。 excited B。 anxious C。 worried D。 horrified 69。 She didnt ring the communication cord immediately because_。A。 she was very much afraidB。 there was no point of doing soC。 she was too shocked to moveD。 the ticket collector came in TEXT BI am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city。 I have managed to convince myself that if it werent for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the county。 But how realistic is the dream？Cities can be frightening places。 The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks， noisy， dirty and impersonal。 The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up。 All you can see from your window is sky， or other blocks of fiats。 Children become aggressive and nervous cooped up at home all day， with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world。 Strangely enough， whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other， nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks dont even say hello to each other。Country life， on the other hand， differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together。 People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help。 But country life has disadvantages too。 While it is true that you may be among friends in a village， it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities。 Theres little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie。 Shopping becomes a major problem， and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to goon an expedition to the nearest large town。 The citydweller who leaves for thecountry is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet。What， then， is the answer？ The country has the advantage of peace and quiet， but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off： the city breeds a feeling of isolation， and constant noise batters the senses。 But one of its main advantages is