公共英语四级辅导：PETS4阅读精讲（56）

　　SectionⅡ Use of English
　　Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
　　Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious 21 to how they can best 22 such changes. Growing bodies need movement and 23, but not just in ways that emphasize competition. 24 they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges; teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the 25 that come from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are 26 by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 27 to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers, 28 , publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, 29 student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide 30 opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful 31 dynamics. Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the 32 of some kind of organization with a supportive adult 33 visible in the background.
　　In these activities, it is important to remember that the young teens have 34 attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized 35 participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to 36 else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants 37. This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility.38 they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by 39 for roles that are within their 40 and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.
　　21.[A]thought[B]idea[C]opinion[D]advice
　　22.[A]strengthen[B]accommodate[C]stimulate[D]enhance
　　23.[A]care[B]nutrition[C]exercise[D]leisure
　　24.[A]If[B]Although[C]Whereas[D]Because
　　25.[A]assistance[B]guidance[C]confidence[D]tolerance
　　26.[A]claimed[B]admired[C]ignored[D]surpassed
　　27.[A]improper[B]risky[C]fair[D]wise
　　28.[A]in effect[B]as a result[C]for example[D]in a sense
　　29.[A]displaying[B]describing[C]creating[D]exchanging
　　30.[A]durable[B]excessive[C]surplus[D]multiple
　　31.[A]group[B]individual[C]personnel[D]corporation
　　32.[A]consent[B]insurance[C]admission[D]security
　　33.[A]particularly[B]barely[C]definitely[D]rarely
　　34.[A]similar[B]long[C]different[D]short
　　35.[A]if only[B]now that[C]so that[D]even if
　　36.[A]everything[B]anything[C]nothing[D]something
　　37.[A]off[B]down[C]out[D]alone
　　38.[A]on the contrary[B]on the average [C]on the whole[D]on the other hand
　　39.[A]making[B]standing[C]planning[D]taking
　　40.[A]capabilities[B]responsibilities[C]proficiency [D]efficiency
　　Reading comprehension
　　Some of the world’s most accommodating businessmen specialize in getting you what you what you want at a fair market price. But they are businessmen with a difference-they are strugglers who deal only in what is illegal.
　　A smuggling operation is complex, so it has to be business like. It has managers who plan trips, make deals, and arrange for purchases and pickups. It has travelers who deliver the goods, and specialists who recruit and train them. In fact, smugglers frequently have legitimate businesses on the side. A travel agency is helpful because the modern smuggler is a world traveler. When a gold smuggler was arrested recently, he had airline tickets from Geneva to Bangkok by way of Frankfurt, Istanbul, Beirut, Vancouver, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and Jakarta.
　　The best places for smuggling operations are border cities and seaports. In one such city, annual sales at local stores amounted to $6,900 for every person in town. But the average person only made $3,575 per year. A tiny seaport is the world’s third largest importer of Swiss watchers-every year, it buys 50 watches to every person in the city. obviously, the people in these cities are not buying all this merchandises-it is being bought by smugglers.
　　As one exporter wrote,” the ingenuity of the smuggler’s mind is virtually limitless.” In addition to carrying goods, there are other types of smuggling equipment. A diplomat was arrested in London with 298 watched sewn into his coat lining. British officials discovered a car with a special gas tank containing 2,581 illegal watched. But some smugglers don’t need special equipment. A good diamond smuggler can hide two to three small diamonds in his mouth and still carry on a normal conversation.
　　What makes people smuggle? profit is definitely a motive. over $1.5 billion in illegal gold alone is smuggled every year, not to mention a multimillion dollar art smuggling trade and a thriving business in illegal diamonds. But many smugglers love excitement as much as profit. As one said,” you don’t feel happy unless you have a line open and somebody making a run for you.”
　　1.
　　Smugglers are called businessmen because___.
　　A. they specialize in illegal business
　　B. they follow a certain operation and management system
　　C. they receive training in business management
　　D. they do some legitimate business
　　A. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers.
　　2.
　　A smuggling operation is likely to succeed if____.
　　A. it is carried out in small cities
　　B. it is helped by people doing legitimate business
　　C. the smuggled goods are carried to faraway places
　　D. the smuggled goods are hidden in the smuggler’s clothes
　　3.
　　According to one expert, smugglers____.
　　A. would always like to use some kind of equipment
　　B. can provide you with anything you want
　　C. are often government officials
　　D. always invent new ways of doing things
　　4.
　　We can learn from the paragraph that____.
　　A. the most important thing for smugglers is to make money
　　B. some smugglers only seek excitement
　　C. gold, art works and diamonds are the most often smuggled goods
　　D. smugglers always ask other people to do illegal businesses for them
　　5.
　　The best title for the passage would be____.
　　A. A twisted international business
　　B. A efficient international business
　　C. A complex international business
　　D. A modern international business