大学英语四级考试：阅读笔记（24）

　●短文回答内容应该简洁
　　例：Why are the students enthusiastic (热情的） for the positions in students' organization?
　　1. Because they are respected.（可以）
　　2. They are respected.（可以）
　　3. The students are enthusiastic for the positjions in students' organization because they are respected.（太复杂，不可以）
　　如何做答：优选顺序：单词--词组--句子；以下情况用句子：Why?和 What opinion/result/suggestion/belief
　　●短文回答语言方面要求
　　一、答案语法结构应与问题要求一致
　　二、照搬：a. 以单词或短语回答--彻底照搬
　　 b. 小于等于4个字的句子--彻底照搬
　　 c. 超过4个字的语句可用代词替换名词，用动词替换动词词组。
　　例如：There is a basic human earth to make sense of the world.可以将make sense of 改写为 understand。
　　三、注意语言错误（主谓不一致、时态不对应）
　　答案时态与题目时态保持一致
　　Unit 1
　　Part IV Short Answer Questions
　　In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m. p. h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m. p. h. in the country. Later Parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m. p.h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m. p. h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they liked. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m. p. h. speed limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossing.
　　注：1.ignore 忽略
　　2.be done away with 取消、废除
　　3.impose 实施
　　4."A and B"结构就用"A and B"结构回答
　　71.During which period could motorist drive without limits?
　　注：用单词短语，把时间起点终点找出来，然后用介词联起来
　　From 1930 to 1935
　　72. What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions?
　　注：1.measure n.措施；v.衡量
　　2.题中measures 表明考得是列举语言现象
　　Driving tests and pedestrian crossing
　　Speeding is now the most common motoring offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on a restricted road, exceeding on any road the limit for the vehicle you are driving, and exceeding the 70 m. p. h. limit on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more.
　　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