新東方：英語四級(jí)考試閱讀30天學(xué)習(xí)筆記

　　38. The best title for this passage would be ________

　　A) Settlements Spread Westward

　　B) The Coast-to-Coast Railroad: A Vital Link

　　C) American Railroad History

　　D) The Importance of Railroads in the American Economy

　　注：本文主題詞：transcontinent railroad，A選項(xiàng)直接摘抄，C選項(xiàng)范圍過大，D選項(xiàng)railroads范圍過大

　　●文章標(biāo)題題型：1.文章主題詞必須在選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)

　　2.選項(xiàng)范圍恰如其分，不可過大，亦不可過于細(xì)節(jié)

　　范圍過大：選項(xiàng)本身范圍過大;選項(xiàng)缺少文章中的限定詞

　　范圍過細(xì)：只出現(xiàn)某一段中心事物的選項(xiàng)

　　3.直接從文章首句或某句話摘抄詞語編成的選項(xiàng)為干擾

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:

　　51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that

　　statuses can help us _________.

　　A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

　　B) behave appropriately in relation to other people

　　C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

　　D) make friends with other people

　　注：status 身份地位

　　52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses _________.

　　A) in order to identify themselves with others

　　B) in order to better identify others

　　C) as their mental processes change

　　D) as the situation changes

　　注：assume 承擔(dān)，采取 assuming 在句首相當(dāng)于 if

　　53. The word "appraisal" (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means "___________".

　　A) involvement B) appreciation

　　C) assessment D) presentation

　　注：詞匯題

　　54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun "it" refers to "_________".

　　A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

　　B) identification of other people's statuses

　　C) selecting one's own statuses

　　D) constant mental process

　　55. By saying that "an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince"(Lines 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means _________.

　　A) different people have different styles of clothes

　　B) ready-made clothes may need alterations

　　C) statuses come ready made just like clothes

　　D) our choice of statuses is limited

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage: