星火：2008年12月英语四级阅读理解预测试卷

　　When Mr. Kidder's health falls, this dependence becomes all the more intense. But rather than compromise the book's equity(公正), this intimacy serves to highlight Dr. Farmer's admirable, yet ultimately irritating, character. As Mr. Kidder observes, "Farmer wasn't put on earth to make anyone feel comfortable, except those lucky enough to be his patients or those unlucky enough to need him."

　　57. What makes the "Partners in Health" system unique compared with traditional hospitals?

　　A) It makes attempts to help the poor on a social level.

　　B) It is aimed at treating poor people for free.

　　C) It is designed to help the poor rise from poverty.

　　D) It offers community help to those who are poor.

　　58. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph?

　　A) Hands should not be dried in the dirt after washing.

　　B) Medicine is also needed for cleaning hands.

　　C) Medicine is not a long term cure to their poor health.

　　D) Food can cure their disease better than any medicine.

　　59. The disadvantage of Dr. Farmer's book seems to be that.

　　A) the plots in the book are not attractive enough

　　B) the way he tells the stories is not compelling enough

　　C) the anger he expresses at "stupid deaths" is too strong

　　D) the tone is not strong enough to arouse people's attention

　　60. Mr. Kidder's book also makes for uncomfortable reading because .

　　A) Mr. Kidder himself has never been involved in Dr. Farmer's life

　　B) Mr. Kidder is afraid of making true comments on Dr. Farmer

　　C) Mr. Kidder's emotions prevent him from independent writing

　　D) Mr. Kidder is always waiting for Dr. Farmer's forgiveness

　　61. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .

　　A) Dr. Farmer only helped those who are lucky enough

　　B) Dr. Farmer may have severely criticized the society

　　C) Dr. Farmer was not actually making his patients comfortable

　　D) Dr. Farmer's job is not to make people comfortable

　　Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　随着全球能源紧张和环境污染日益严重，绿色建筑逐渐成为全世界共同关注的话题。其特点为减少能源和资源消耗，并尽可能采用新技术和新材料。

　　47. nearly 50%

　　[定位]根据题干中的Swiss Re Tower可以定位到第一段第二句：Thanks to its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a comparable conventional office building.

　　[精解]题目问的是得益于其精良的设计、先进的技术，Swiss Re Tower比传统办公大楼能节省多少能源。该句意为"由于其设计精良，技术先进，Swiss Re Tower有望比传统建筑节能近50%"。题干中的owing to与原文中thanks to的同义，traditional与conventional同义。by在此句中为介词，表程度相差多少的意思，后面应接数字。故答案为nearly 50%。

　　48. the energy crisis of the 1970s

　　[定位]根据题干中的green architecture可以定位到第二段Green architecture, ...has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s....

　　[精解]由该段可知：绿色建筑的来源要追溯到20世纪70年代的能源危机。题目中的could date back to是对has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s的同义转述，故答案为the energy crisis of the 1970s。