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专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷138(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.2.

SECTIONAInthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyten

multiple-choicequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswers

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

(1)ClimbingtothetopofmynearesthillinSanFrancisco,mypurposeis

nottoenjoytheviewbuttoexperienceabitoffreshairandnature.Somebirdsdwell

intheseurbanislandsoftrees,bushesandsoil.Sofewpeoplearethere,buttheyare

happy,relaxedandfriendly(unlessinsaneandouttorob).IfindtheviewofSan

FranciscoBayandthemetropolismostdisturbing,seeinginalldirectionsthe

industrialactivityandoil-fueledtradeofquestionableimportedproducts.Massive

portfacilitiesdwarfthehumanscaleofsustainableimport/export.Averysmall

numberofsailboatsforpleasurecan’tquiteofferavisionofrenewable-energytravel

andexchange.Passengerplanestakeoff,militaryjetsshowofftheirear-splitting

capabilities,allagainstthebackdropofpollutedairthatiswarmingingeneralthanks

tocommercialactivityandthemindlessconsumptionbytheindividual.Thehillsare

fullofroadsandenergy-wastinghouses.It’snotlikethiseverywhere;thehillsaround

Kyotoarepitchblackatnight,fortheyconsistofforest,trailsandsmall,outdoor

temples.(2)Sevenmillionpeoplesurroundmeinthismetropolitanarea.Those

amongthemwhoreallycarewhetherBarryBondsusedsteroidstohitbaseballs,or

whatpregnantcelebrityhascheckedintoadrugrehabilitationfacility,arenotlikelyto

betryingtolivelightlyontheplanet.Normalcitizensunderthespellofmassmedia

wanttoconsume,andbegivenanswersandeasyfixes.Theymaygetwhattheywant

tonight,anda-gain