2024年6月大学英语四级考试阅读附试题和答案_4 .pdfVIP

2021年6月大学英语四级考试阅读附试题和答案

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Each

passageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalkingdown

thestreet,mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastranger

approachedwithasmileonhisface.Afterstoppingyou,he

holdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceandspeaks

slowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:“CanyoutellmewhereI

canbuysomesauerkraut?”Whatshouldyoudo?(a)Runaway;

(b)Callthepolice;or,(c)Listencloselyforthedeviceto

say,inGerman,“KonnenSiemirbittesager,whichSauerkraut

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KaufenKann?”

Themostappropriateresponsewouldbe(c)becausetheperson

infrontofyouisonlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.The

deviceissaidtohetheworld’sfirstportabletransistor

—ahand-heldmicrocomputerthat—atthesametimeconvertsone

spokenlanguageintoanother.

Thefour-poundbattery-operatedproductiscalledtheVoice,

anditisthecreationofAdvancedProductsandTechnologies

anAmericanelectronicscompany.WhentheVoiceisintroduced

intheUnitedStatesinlateApril—atapriceof$1,500—it

willbecapableofconvertingspokenEnglishintoItalian,

German,FrenchandSpanish.Theproductcomeswithseparate

cartridges(盒式储存器)foreachofthefourlanguages,which

canbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.

TheitemwillbesoldinEuropesoonaftertheU.S.Introduction,

withcartridgesthatcovertItalian,German,FrenchandSpanish

intoEnglish.

TheVoiceusesamicro