专家解析大学英语四级考试历年阅读真题(十三)

　　18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it ________.

　　A) will frighten away any possible intruders

　　B) can show the special status of its owners

　　C) will threaten the safety of the owners as well

　　D) can kill those entering others’ houses by force(A)

　　19. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that ________.

　　A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcome

　　B) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon

　　C) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendously

　　D) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis(D)

　　20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is ________.

　　A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safety

　　B) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombs

　　C) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombs

　　D) concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons(A)

　　这篇文章讲的是全国氢弹协会(National Hydrogen Bomb Association)的成立及相关的争论。第一段主要介绍事件的发生：全国氢弹协会的成立以及该协会目前着手的活动：游说不要立法禁止普通人拥有氢弹(lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one)。第二段，协会发言人搬出了宪法作为如此游说的理由(The Constitution gives everyone the right to own arms，宪法给了每个人拥有武器的权利)。

　　后面的几段用问答的形式，继续讨论人们是否应该拥有氢弹。首先是问在家中藏有这样的武器是否太危险了(it’s dangerous to have one in the house)，回答是该协会可以指导人们如何使用这种武器，并提出人们可以把氢弹弹体和导火索分开放置的方案(to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse separately in a drawer)。

　　之后怀疑人们怎么可以拥有氢弹这种非常致命的武器。回答是氢弹制造的目的是用于自我保护(The bomb is for self-protection)，并举例说若家中藏有氢弹，则会吓阻非法闯入者(they’re going to think twice about breaking in)。

　　接下来的一段对上述理由提出了反驳：若有人侵入，则根本来不及把氢弹组装起来(never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder)。

　　最后一段是另一条反对意见：因为现在的氢弹价格昂贵，实际上它保护的对象只有富人(allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns)。

　　16. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to ________.

　　A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb

　　B) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon

　　C) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home

　　D) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon(A)

　　本题问从文中可以得知，一些人组织了一个国家协会，目的是什么。

　　A，阻止任何禁止私人拥有氢弹的立法。

　　B，配合这种破坏性武器的大规模生产。

　　C，指导人们如何安全地把氢弹藏于家中。

　　D，推广销售这种新发明的武器。

　　观察第一段，是一个很长的句子，可以判断以第一段的内容出一道题非常可能。这样这道题的答案只要到第一段中寻找就可以了。第一段前半部分讲的是该协会成立的缘由，与目的应该无关，那么就应该关注后半句。后半句讲的是该协会正在lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one，lobby是游说的意思，lobby against就是游说反对某事物，后面是“任何阻止美国人拥有氢弹的立法”。游说反对任何阻止美国人拥有氢弹的立法，意思与A一致，可以选A。