2018年12月英語四級考試真題測試（6）含答案

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Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

An important new industry, oil refining, grew after the Civil War. Crude oil, or petroleum a dark, thick ooze from the earth had been known for hundreds of years, but little use had ever　been made of it. In the 1850's Samuel M. Kier, a manufacturer in western Pennsylvania, began　collecting the oil from local scapages and refining it into kerosene. Refining, like smelting, is a　process of removing impurities from a raw material.

Kerosene was used to light lamps. It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get. Soon there was a large demand for kerosene. People began to search for　new supplies of petroleum.

The first oil well was drilled by E. L. Drake, are tired railroad conductor. In 1859 he began　drilling in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that　onlookers called it "Drake's Folly". But when he had drilled down about 70 feet(21 meters),　Drake struck oil. His well began to yield 20 barrels of crude oil a day.

News of Drake's success brought oil prospectors to the scene. By the early 1860's these　wildcatters were drilling for "black gold" all over western Pennsylvania. The boom rivaled the　California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement and Wild West atmosphere. And it brought far　more wealth to the prospectors than any gold rush.

Crude oil could be refined into many products. For some years kerosene continued to be the　principal one. It was sold in grocery stores and door-to-door. In the 1880's and 1890's refiners　learned how to make other petroleum products such as waxes and lubricating oils. Petroleum　was not then used to make gasoline or heatingoil.

26.What is the best title for the passage?

A) Oil Refining: A Historical Perspective

B) The California Gold Rush: Get Rich Quickly

C) Private Property: Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted

D) Kerosene Lamps: A Light in the Tunnel

27.It can be inferred form the passage that kerosene was preferable to whale oil because whale　oil was too____.

A) expensive    B) thick

C) hot     D) polluted

28.According to the passage, many people initially thought that E. L. Drake had made a mistake　by____.

A) going on a whaling expedition

B) moving to Pennsylvania

C) searching for oil

D) retiring from his job

29.Why does the author mention the California gold rush?

A) To explain the need for an increased supply of gold

B) To indicate the extent of United States mineral wealth

C) To describe the mood when oil was first discovered

D) To argue that gold was more valuable than oil

30. Which of the following words could best replace the word "one" (Underlined)?

       A) Oil.         B) Door.

C) Store.     D) Product.

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26.【答案】A。【譯文】本篇文章的最佳標題是什麼?【試題分析】主旨歸納型，通過詳細閱讀文章，找出該文章的最佳標題。【詳細解答】選項A 的意思是"煉油業-歷史的展望"，與全文的內容完全一致;選項B的意思是"加利福尼亞的淘金熱-迅速致富"，這只是文章中一個非常小的細節;選項C的意思是"個人財產-入侵者將被起訴"，這與本文的內容壓根無關;選項D的意思是"煤油燈-隧道里的亮光"，這只是文章第三段中的一個小細節。故本文的最佳標題是選項A。

27.【答案】A。【譯文】我們可以從文章中得出結論與煤油相比，鯨油的缺點是什麼。【試題分析】細節推理型，通過對某一段話的理解，並進行總結和概括。【詳細解答】文章第二段第二句話It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get.告訴我們鯨油很難得到，而且煤油是一個比較便宜的替代品。故本題的正確答案是A。

28.【答案】C。【譯文】根據文章內容，剛開始很多人認爲E. L. Drake開始尋找石油是一個重大的錯誤。【試題分析】細節推理型，通過對某一段話的理解，並進行總結和概括。【詳細解答】文章第三段話中的The first oil well was drilled by E. L. Drake, a tired railroad conductor. In 1859 he began drilling in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that onlookers called it "Drake's Folly".告訴我們E. L. Drake開始尋找石油時，被人們認爲是愚蠢的行爲。故本題的正確答案是C。

29.【答案】C。【譯文】作者爲什麼提到加利福尼亞的淘金熱?【試題分析】細節推理型，通過對某一段話的理解，並進行總結和概括。【詳細解答】文章第四段中The boom rivaled the California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement and Wild West atmosphere.提到了"淘金熱"。仔細閱讀前後的句子，我們可以得出結論：這裏是把"淘金熱"和發現石油的狂熱加以對比。而在四個選項中，只有C 在意思和觀點上與原文相一致。故本題的正確答案是C。

30.【答案】D。【譯文】下面哪個單詞能夠替換第五段第二行中的代詞one?【試題分析】詞義推測型，通過對上下文的理解，推測出代詞所代指的含義。【詳細解答】做這類題目時，首先找到該代詞所在的位置，並把上下文的句子仔細研讀。它們所提供的線索和提示會告訴我們這個陌生單詞的意思。特別是該代詞前面的名詞短語或從句。一般來說，這類題目的答案都能在同一句話的主語或賓語，或者在前一句話的主語和賓語中找到。仔細閱讀完前面的句子後，我們可以得知這裏one指的是product。故本題的正確答案是D。

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