2020年12月英语四级长篇阅读真题(卷一)

2020年12月英语四级长篇阅读真题(卷一)

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The things people make， and the way they makethem， determine how

cities grow and decline，and influence how empires rise and ，

anydisruption to the world's factories matters.

And that disruption is surely iesare being digitised， filled

with new sensors andnew computers to make them quicker， moreflexible，

and more efficient.

Robots are breaking free from the cages that sur-round them， learning

new skills， and new waysof 3D printers have long promiseda

world where you can make anything， any-where， from a computerised

visionis moving closer to forces will eadto cleaner

factories， producing better goods atlower prices， personalised to our

individualneeds and will be spared manyof the dirty，

repetitive， and dangerous jobs thathave long been a feature of factory life.

Greater efficiency inevitably means fewer peoplecan do the same

factory bosses in many devel aped countries are worried about alack

of ski led human workers-and see automa-tion and robots as a solution.

But economist Helena Leu rent says this period ofrapid change in

manufacturing is a fantastic op-portunity to make the world a better

place.“Manufacturing is the one system whereyou have got the biggest

source of innovation，the biggest source of economic growth， and thebiggest

source of great jobs in the past.“Youcan see it 'san opportunity

toshape that system differently， and if we can， itwil have enormous sign fi

cance.

26.K) matters

27.G) flexible

28.M) promised

29.L) moving

30.0) spared

31.F) feature

32.H) inevitably

33.A) automation

34.D) fantastic

35.N) shape

信息匹配：

36.[E] That comment ，say sMothering Justice director Dan-i elle

Atkinson ，"wasmeanttoshame" po

37.[H] But the fact that 4in10Americanscan't come upwith$400inan

emergency is a commonly cited statistic forgood reason ： economic instability

str er ches across race，gen-der，andgeography.

38.[M] According to the General Social Survey ， 71 percent

ofrespondents believe the country is spending too Little

on"assistancetothepoor."

39.[J] The FrameWorks Institute ，aresearchgroupthatfo-c uses on public

framing of issues ， has studied what sustainsstereotypes and narratives of

poverty in the United King-dom

40.[D] If these are the central characters of our story aboutpoverty ， what

layers of perceptions ，myths， and realities mustwe unearth to find

meaningful solutions and support ?

41.[F] How many of us are poor in the U.S.?

42.[N] " Poverty has been interchangeable with people

ofcolor-specificallyblackwomenand”blackmothers，"saysAtkinson of Mothering

Justice .

43.[L] Negative images remain of whois living in poverty aswell as what is

needed to moveoutofit.

44.[E] That comment ，say sMothering Justice director Dan-ielleAtkinson，"wasmeanttoshame”

45.[L] Those external factors include the difficulties

accom-panyinglow-wage work or structural discrimination basedonrace，gender，orability.

仔细阅读：

P1

46.C They did not become popular until the emergenceof improved

batteries .

ling prices of e bike batteries .

will profit from e bike sharing

49.A Retailers 'refusaltodealinebikes.

50.D The younger generation’s pursuit of comfortable riding

P2

51.A Tosway public opinion of the impact of human成activities on Earth

covers more phenomena

53.D Deliberate choice of words o ass

54.B For greater precision .

55.C Human activities have serious effects on Earth