大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷814
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A South Korean City Designed for the Future Takes on a Life of Its Own
[A] Getting around a city is one thing—and then there\’s the matter of getting from one city to another. One vision of the perfect city of the future is a place that offers easy access to air travel. In 2011, a University of North Carolina business professor named John Kasarda published a book called Aerotropolis: The Way We \’ll Live Next. Kasarda says future cities should be built intentionally around or near airports. The idea, as he has put it, is to offer businesses \\
1.Songdo’s popularity lies more in its quality of life than its business attraction.
F
解析：松岛的人气更多是在于其生活品质，而非其商业吸引力。1）先看题干出现的第一个关键词Songdo’s popularity，返回文中查找与这一关键词相同或表意相近的词汇；2）浏览全文，发现F段第八句中出现Songdo has become a popular Korean city，能够与题干的第一个关键词对应；再看题干的其他关键词quality of life和business attraction，发现F段第八句出现“作为住宅区而非商业区则更受欢迎（more popular as a residential area than a business one）”，能够和题干的三个关键词对应，题干是对下段第八句的同义替换。故本题选F。
2.The man who conceived Songdo feels disappointed because it has fallen short of his expectations.
I
解析：构想了松岛的人感到失望。因为松岛没有达到他的期望。1）先看题干出现的第一个关键词The man who conceived Songdo，返回文中查找与这一关键词相同或表意相近的词汇；2）浏览全文，发现C段第四句出现Park Yeon Soo conceived（构想）this city，I段首句出现Park Yeon Soo，the man who first imazined Sonedo，均能够与题干的第一个关键词对应；再看题于的其他关键词feels disappointed 和 fallen short of his expectations，C段无相关表述，可排除C段，1段首句出现feels frustrated，是 feels disappointed的同义替换。接着1段第二句说明Park Yeon Soo感到沮丧的原因，即他说他为韩国打造了一款豪华车，“就像奔驰或宝马一样。现在它是一辆好车了。但我们正在等待一位优秀的司机来加速”，由此可推出“未达到他的期望”，能够和题干的第三个关键词fallen short of his expectations对应，题干是对1段第一、二句的适度推断。故本题选I。
3.A scene in a popular South Korean music video was shot in Songdo.
D
解析：韩国流行音乐视频中的一个场景是在松岛拍摄的。1）先看题干出现的特殊名词关键词South Korean music video，返回文中查找与这一关键词相同或表意相近的词汇；2）浏览全文，发现D段第二句出现the most famous music video和South Korea，能够与题干的特殊名词关键词对应；再看题干的其他关键词A scene 和 was shot in Songdo，发现D投第四、五句出现“其中一些视频（some of the video）是在松岛拍摄的（was filmed in Songdo）”和“视频中有一个场景（there was a scene）是在地铁站。那不是在江南拍摄的，实际上是松岛（That was actually Songdo）”，能够对应题干的关键词，题干是对D段第二、四、五句的概括总结。故本题选D。
4.Songdo still lacks the financial stimulus for businesses to set up shop there.
G
解析：松岛仍然缺乏吸引企业在那里开店的金融刺激。1）先看题干出现的第一个关键词lacks the financial stimulus，返回文中查找与这一关键词相同或表意相近的词汇；2）浏览全文，发现G段第二句出现there needs to be strong economic incentives，“需要有强大的经济激励”即“缺乏经济激励”，能够与题干的第一个关键词对应；再看题干的其他关键词businesses to set up shop，发现G段第二句指出“需要有强大的经济激励（strong economic incentives）让公司在这里落户（companies to locate here）”，题干是对G段第二句的同义替换。故本题选G。
5.Airplanes will increasingly become the chief means of transportation, according to a professor.
B
解析：一位教授表示，飞机将日益成为主要的交通工具。1）先看题干出现的人物关键词a professor，返回文中查找与这一关键词相同或表意相近的词汇；2）浏览全文，发现A段第三句出现professor named John Kasarda，B段首句复现Kasarda，D段倒数第二句出现a professor，均能够与题干的人物关键词对应；再看题干的其他关键词Airplanes和will increasingly become the chief means of transportation，根据其他关键词排除干扰段落，可首先排除D段，D段未出现与“飞机”有关的内容，A段虽出现air travel和easy access to air travel，但和关键词the chief means of transportation无法对应，故排除A段；B段首句指出卡萨达的观点。即“18世纪确实是一个水运世纪，19世纪是铁路世纪，20世纪是公路、汽车和卡车世纪，随着全球日益通过航空联系起来( becomes increasingly connected by air)， 21世纪将逐渐成为一个航空世纪( will increasingly be an aviation century\\
6.Songdo has ended up different from the city it was supposed to be.
E
解析：松岛最终与原本设想
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