2024年度全国英语专业四级试题及答案(3).pdf

2022年度全国英语专业四级试题及答案(3)

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PartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN.］

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN.］

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestions

orunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggested

answersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthe

bestanswer.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TEXTA

Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation.

Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobedienceto

asignal.Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped;presently

itbegantomoveforwardagain.Anotherup-trainpassedthem,though

withlessvehemencethanthefirstone.Thetraingatheredspeed

again.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-line,swerved

inwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect.For

atimethetwotrainsranparallel,now,onegainingalittle,now

theother.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthe

windowoftheparallelcarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,but

occasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible.Theother

trainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages.

Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeing

stationary,ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap.Mrs.

McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst-classcarriagethatwas

onlyafewfeetaway.

Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoher

feet.

Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.His

handswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewas

slowly,remorselessly,stranglingher.Hereyeswerestartingfrom

theirsockets,herfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGillicuddywatched,

fascinated,theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpledinthe

man’shands.

Atthesamemoment,Mrs.McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagain

andtheotherbegantogainspeed.Itpassedforwardandamoment

ortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight.

AlmostautomaticallyMrs.McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothe

communicationcord,thenpaused,irresolute.Afterall,whatuse

woulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling?

Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters,andthe

unusualcircumstances,madeherfeelparalysed.Someimmediate

actionwasnecessary,—butwhat?

Thedoor