Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang ofroughstried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no moneyleft,andthey had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.
57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.
A．were arrested by the police
B．had spent most of their money
C．weresleeping out
D．becamequite penniless
56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.
A．go with a single railway ticket
B．listento pop-music at the festival
C. sleep in the open
D．pack together in crowds
解析：原文提到：“Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of openHrl—spoilt country…(即便是在英国这样拥挤的国家，也有一大片一大片未遭破坏的乡村地区……)”选项C中的not developed是原文中tin．spoilt的同义转述，故为正确答案。
56．C
定位：根据题干信息词risky可将答案定位到第一段第三句。
解析：该句提到：“他们(青少年们)只买得起去音乐节的单程火车票，甚至不惜露宿街头，在英国那种气候条件下，即便是在八月份，他们的这种行为也是ຫໍສະໝຸດ 常危险的。”故选C。57．D
定位：根据题干信息attheendofthefestival可将答案定位到第一段倒数第二句。
解析：该句提到：“音乐节结束后，许多年轻歌迷发现自己身无分文，想要回家都很困难。”故选D。became quite penniless即意为“身无分文”，是对broke和with no money left的同义转述。
58．C
定位：根据题干信息even in the overcrowded United Kingdom可将答案定位到第二段第一句。
58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________.
A．tracks through the open country
B．areas of country without soil
C．areas of countryside not developed
D．expansesof land where nobody works
59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.
A．commute to work
B．enjoylong-distance walking
C. wall to maritime counties
60．A
定位：根据题干信息family groups nowadays可将答案定位到第三段第二句。
解析：原文提到，现下最为常见的事情就是，全家人一起开车去一个美丽的景点，将车停在路边的停车带。然后他们就拿出准备好的各种工具和食物在自己的汽车旁野餐，故选A。
Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
59．B
定位：根据题干信息public pathways可将答案定位到第二段第四句。
解析：原文提到，一些海滨县城修建了公路，在内陆，沿英国北部的山脉也有一条公路。远途旅行者和热爱大自然的人能够收获不少乐趣，而且不会有被大批其他游人打搅的感觉。可见，开辟公路就是为了让人们能够享受远足，享受自然，故选B。
D．visit the historic or scenic sites
60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.
A．have meals out of doors by the road-side
B．go for a walk away from home
Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by (英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.
2015年英语四级阅读练习及答案(1)
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ),B．, C．andD ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre.
C．drive out past the beautiful places
D．hearand smell the animals
Passage One
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人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大相径庭。在英国怀特岛最近举办的一次流行音乐节上，青少年们成群结队地去听他们最喜爱的歌手和音乐家演唱。[56]他们只买得起去音乐节的单程火车票，甚至不惜露宿街头，在英国那种气候条件下，即便是在八月份，他们的这种行为也是非常危险的。他们像沙丁鱼一样在音乐节上挤了四天。音乐节现场有数不清的盗贼，一伙暴徒几次三番试图捣乱，而且到处都是警察。[57]音乐节结束后，许多年轻歌迷发现自己身无分文，想要回家都很困难。大多数人都会认为这种情形简直像噩梦一样叫人不爽，但是歌迷们似乎仍乐在其中。
国家级公园是为造福公众而修建的，然而，很少有人能够充分利用这一资源。[60]现下最为常见的事情就是，全家人一起开车去一个美丽的景点，将车停在路边的停车带。他们全生野餐篮、折叠式桌椅、一把水壶和一台便携式火炉，然后在自己车的附近安顿下来，开始一顿野餐。显然，他们对娱乐的观点是呼吸新鲜空气，身处乡间，不用行走一步就能欣赏美景，听闻乡村之声。他们似乎很喜欢用耳朵和鼻子去感受乡问的车马交通。
[58]即便是在英国这样拥挤的国家，也有一大片一大片未遭破坏的乡村地区，在那里，有着更多传统品位的人们可以寻求安静以及他们在同大自然接触过程中产生的自由感。特别是在国家级公园所在的地区，房产和工业的现代发展受到严格限制。游客可以步行几英里，游览极度迷人而又十分原始的风景，以及大量历史和科学景点。[59]一些海滨县城修建了公路；这些公路沿着悬崖峭壁一直延伸，而这些峭壁则紧挨着大西洋或英吉利海峡。在内陆还有另一条公路，沿国北部的山脉修成，被称作奔宁公路。在这里，远途旅行者和热爱大自然的人能够收获不少乐趣一而不会有被大批其他游人打搅的感觉。