四級英語閱讀練習題原文

　　四級英語閱讀練習題

　　A. who were born as aristocrat

　　B. who have the right to sit in the House of Lords

　　C. who speak in many different local accents

　　D. who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions

　　2. The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their .

　　A. dress B. work 　C. accent D. meal

　　3. Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?

　　A. Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment. B. Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.

　　C. Because it is an impolite word.

　　D. Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.

　　4. The “upper class” in England today .

　　A. are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them

　　B. still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday life

　　C. includes the hereditary aristocracy

　　D. refers only to the royal family

　　5. Which of the following is not true about the English class system?

　　A. It is an embarrassing subject for English people.

　　B. Working-class students cannot receive a university education.

　　C. The class system is much less rigid than it was.

　　D. The class system still exists below the surface.

　　四級英語閱讀練習題答案

　　1. D細節題。意為“那些比較富裕的生意人或有一定的職業的人”。見第一段的倒數第二句：中產階級主要包括富裕的生意人和有一定的職業的人。所以正確答案應該是 D。

　　2. C細節題。意為“口音”。見第二段的第一句：他們之間最明顯的區別是他們的口音。所以正確答案應該是 C。

　　3. A推斷題。意為“因為它聽起來太過謙卑，很可能會引起尷尬”。見文章的最后兩句：謙卑會引起尷尬和不悅。甚至像“先生”這樣的詞，除了在特定的職業中(如商業、軍隊)外，也不太常用，因為它聽起來太過謙卑。所以正確答案應該是 A。

　　4. C細節題。A選項前半是對的。上流社會人數很少，后半是錯的，媒體還在關注他們，注意一定要看清楚再選。B選項相關內容在文末。D沒有提到。B在第一段中間出現，是正確答案。

　　5. B細節題。意為“來自工人階級家庭的學生不能接受大學教育”。見第三段第二句的前半句：來自工人階級家庭的學生接受大學教育并且某種職業的情況已十分普遍。所以選項 B的答案與文章不相符，是正確答案。