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1999年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参照答案

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)(共20小题；每题2

分，满分40分)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Theviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched（草盖旳）

roofcottagesaroundachurch;adrivethroughanarrow

villagestreetlineswiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkor

white;thesightinpartsofEngland.Mostpeoplewillagree

thatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionof

theEnglishcountryside.

Thatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcrafts

practicedintheBritishIsles（英论诸岛）.Althoughthatchhas

alwaysbeenusedforcottageandfarmbuildings,itwas

onceusedforcastlesandchurches,too.

Thatchingisasolitary（独自旳）craft,whichoftenrunsin

families.Thecraftofthatchingasitispracticedtoadyhas

changedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full-time

thatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestoday,

maintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswellasthatching

newerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonly

foritsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolin

summerandwarminwinter.

Infact,ifwelookatdevelopingcountries,overhalftheworld

livesunderthatch,buttheyalldoitindifferentways.People

indevelopingcountriesareoftenreluctanttogobackto

traditionalmaterialsandwouldprefermodernbuildings.

However,theymaylackthemoneytoallowthemtoimport

thenecessarymaterials.Theirtemporarymudhutswith

thatchedroofsofwi