大學(xué)英語四級閱讀理解精讀100篇

1、PassageOne(ClintonIsRight)PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreementonChina’sentryintotheWldTradeganizationseemedtobeamassivemiscalculation.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchof

2、thepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreptedthatadealwasinthebag.TheCabiWhitHousestillappeareddividedbusinessleaderswereacterizedasfuriousoverthelostopptunity.ZhugedthatClintonlacked“thecourage”toreachanaccd.whenClintonlaterteleph

3、onedtheangryZhutopledgearenewedefftatnegotiationsthegesturewaswidelyptrayedasaflipflop.InfactClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutfabetterWTOdeal.Alotmehsetradingisneededbefeafinalagreementcanbereached.withouttheAdmini

4、stration’sgoalofa“bulletproofagreement”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelationswithChinafyears.THEHARDPART.Manybusinesslobbyistswhi

5、ledisappointedthatthedealwasnotclosedagreethatbettertermscanstillbehad.TreasurySecretaryRobertE.RubinNationalEconomicCouncilDirectGeneB.SperlingCommerceSecretaryWilliamM.DaleytoptradenegotiatleneBarshefskyalladvisedClint

6、onthatwhiletheChinesehadmadearemarkablenumberofconcessions“we’renotthereyet”accdingtoseniofficials.NegotiatingwithZhuovertheremainingissuesmaybetheeasypart.AlthoughClintoncansignalU.S.approvalfChina’sentryintotheWTOhimse

7、lfheneedsCongresstograntBeijingpermanentmostfavednationstatusaspartofabroadtradeaccd.thetemptationfmeddlingonCapitalHillmayproveoverwhelming.ZhuhadbarelyledbefeSenateMajityLeaderTrentLott(RMiss)declaredhimselfskepticalth

8、atChinadeservedentryintotheWTO.SenatsJesseA.Helms(RN.C.)EmestF.Hollings(DS.C.)promisedtointroduceabillrequiringcongressionalapprovalofanydeal.ThehiddenmessagefromthesethreetextilestateSoutherners:GetmeprotectionftheU.S.c

9、lothingindustry.HopingtosmooththewaytheAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.Alsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroit.ZhurefusedtoopenupmuchofthelucrativeChinesesecuritiesmarketinsistedon“cultural”restric

10、tionsonAmericanmoviesmusic.HealsoblockedefftstoallowU.S.automakerstoprovidefleetfinancing.BIGJOB.AlreadybusinesslobbyistsareblanketingCapitolHilltopresaleanyeventualagreementbutwhatthey’veheardsofarisn’tencouraging.Repub

11、licansincludingLottsaythat“thetimejustisn’tright”fthedeal.Translation:We’redeterminedtomakeitlookasifClintonhascapitulatedtotheChineseisigninghumanreligiouslabrightsviolationsthetheftofnuclearweaponstechnologythesaleofmi

12、ssilepartstoAmerica’senemies.Beijing’sfiercecriticswithintheDemocraticPartysuchasSenatPaulD.WellstoneofMinnesotaHouseMinityleaderRidA.GephardtofMissouriwon’thelpeither.JusthowtoughthelobbyingjobonCapitolHillwillbebecomec

13、learonApr.20whenRubinlectured19chiefexecutivesontheneedtodisciplinetheirRepublicanallies.WithbusinesstheWhiteHousestilltradinggesoverwhoisresponsiblefthedefeatoffasttracktradenegotiatinglegislationin1997wkingtogetherwon’

14、tbeeasy.Republicans—withawink—saythatthey’lleventuallyembraceChina’sentryintotheWTOasafavtoCpateAmerica.ThoughnotlongbefetheyttureClinton.ButZhuisoutonalimbifCongressoverdoesthecriticismhemaybefcedbydomesticcriticstorene

15、ge.BusinessmustmakethismuchdeartobothitsGOPalliestheWhitHouse:Thishisticdealistooimptanttorisklosingtoanymepartisansquabbling1.Themainideaofthispassageis[A].TheContradictionbetweentheDemocraticPartytheRepublicanParty.[B]

16、.OnChina’sentryintoWTO.[C].Clintonwasright.[D].BusinessLobbyistsControlCapitolHill.2.Whatdoesthesentence“Alsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroit”convey[A].PremierZhurejectedtheirrequirements.[B].Thethreeplacesoverd

17、idcriticism.[C].Theywantedmeprotection.[D].Theyareintrouble.3.WhatwastheattitudeoftheRepublicanPartytowardChina’sentryintotheWTO[A].Contradicty.[B].Appreciative.[C].Disapproving.[D].Detestful.4.Whoplaystheleadingpartinth

18、edealinAmerica[A].WhiteHouse.[B].Republicans.[C].TheDemocraticParty.[D].Businessmen.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat[A].Americawillmakeconcessions.[B].AmericawillholdoutfabetterWTO[C].ClintonhastherighttosignalU.S.app

19、rovalfChina’sentry.[D].DemocraticpartyapproveChina’sentryintotheWTO.Vocabulary1.drubbing痛打gettakeadrabbing遭人痛打2.flipflop=greatchangesuddenly游說，突然改變，突然反方向。人字拖鞋，趾拖鞋3.holdout維持，保持holdoutfsth.故意拖延達(dá)成協(xié)議以謀求……缺的協(xié)議的目標(biāo)來說服共和黨贊成接受。以

20、免整個過程以黨爭而告終。第三，四段是商業(yè)方面的高級官員的代表紛紛卻說Clinton“當(dāng)中國作出許多優(yōu)惠讓步時，美國不在那里?！保ㄒ猓好绹蕴澚爽F(xiàn)在不要再吃虧了。）克林頓有權(quán)簽署贊成中國加入世貿(mào)組織，可他需要國會批準(zhǔn)北京永久性最惠國作為擴(kuò)大貿(mào)易協(xié)定的組成部分。再說對國會的干預(yù)的誘惑力相當(dāng)大：就在朱踏上美國本土?xí)r，參議院多數(shù)派領(lǐng)袖TrentLott宣布他對中國是該不該入世持懷疑態(tài)度，而參議院TesseAHelms…承諾提出一項要求國會批準(zhǔn)任

21、何交易的提案。第五段講了朱總理的強(qiáng)硬立場。第六段又是共和黨的反對聲，使民主黨內(nèi)站在北京以便的批評家也無能為力。最后一段指出：盡管困難重重，這一歷史事件太重要了，不能因黨爭而冒失失去機(jī)會的危險。A.民主黨和共和黨的矛盾。兩黨之爭見上文譯注，最終還是一致。B.論中國加入世貿(mào)組織。文章不是論中國加入而是論美國環(huán)繞中國入世貿(mào)的種種。D.商人院外活動集團(tuán)成員控制國會。這在第五段中提到商人院外活動集團(tuán)成員阻撓美國國會事先接受最終協(xié)議，但不是主題思想

22、。2.A.朱總理拒絕了他們的要求。見難句譯注9。B.這三個地方批評過頭。C.他們要求更多的保護(hù)。D.他們陷入困境。3.A.矛盾。共和黨一開始就反對。什么對中國該不該加入世貿(mào)組織持懷疑態(tài)度。第六段說得更露骨，時間不對。意思是他們想把整個事件看起來好象克林頓屈從于中國，忽視了“中國違反人權(quán)，宗教權(quán)，勞動權(quán)，偷竊核武器技術(shù)，把導(dǎo)彈組成部件買給美國的敵人”等事實。最后一段共和黨一下子又所他們最終將會接受中國加入世貿(mào)組織以表示對整體美國的好感。不

23、管是商人院外活動集團(tuán)的作用，還是明確指出重開談判的重要性。這一歷史事件太重要絕不能因黨爭而失去機(jī)會。共和黨縱然心中不愿，也不得不接受現(xiàn)實。心情是矛盾的。B.贊賞。C.不贊成。D.厭惡。4.D.商界。第一段中就點出：商界領(lǐng)袖對失去這次機(jī)會火冒三丈。第二段中提到商界院外活動成員要以實實在在的協(xié)議來說服共和黨國會，免得以黨爭告終。第三段明確指出：許多商界院外人士一方面對協(xié)議未簽定表示失望，另方面又同意，還會更好的條件。各種和商界直接關(guān)系的高級

24、官員對克林頓勸說。第五段：紡織，金融股票，汽車以至電影等都是商界的要求。朱總理拒絕的就是商界要求。第六段提及商界院外活動的成員制止國會事先接受最終協(xié)定。最后一段又是商界使共和黨聯(lián)盟和白宮懂得此事的重要性。5.A.美國將會作出讓步，見上面注釋。商人是絕對不會放棄中國市場的。B.美國會故意拖延以求取得更好的條件。這一點恐怕不會，見上文注釋。朱總理的強(qiáng)硬立場，商人的見解。C.克林頓有簽署批準(zhǔn)中國入世之權(quán)。D.民主黨贊成中國加入世貿(mào)，這兩項都是

25、事實。PassageTwo(Europe’sGypsiesAreTheyaNation)ThestrivingofcountriesinCentralEuropetoentertheEuropeanUnionmayofferanunprecedentedchancetothecontinent’sGypsies(Roman)toberecognizedasanationalbeitonewithoutadefinedterrity.if

26、theyweretoachievethattheymightevenseeksomekindoffmalplace—atleastatotalpopulationoutnumbersthatofmanyoftheUnion’spresentfuturecountries.Someexpertsputthefigureat4mplussomeproponentsofGypsyrightsgoashighas15m.UnlikeJewsGy

27、psieshavehadnoknownancestralltoharkbackto.ThoughtheirlanguageisrelatedtoHinditheirterritialiginsaremisty.Romanianpeasantsheldthemtobebnonthemoon.OtherEuropeans(wrongly)thoughtthemmigrantEgyptianshencethederivativeGypsy.M

28、ostprobablytheywereitinerantmetalwkersentertainerswhodriftedwestfromIndiainthe7thcentury.HoweversincecommunisminCentralEuropecollapsedadecadeagothenotionofRomanestanasallessnationfoundedonGypsyculturehasgainedground.TheI

29、nternationalRomanyUnionwhichsaysitstsf10mGypsiesinmethan30countriesisfosteringtheideaof“selfrallying”.ItistryingtopromoteastardwrittenfmofthelanguageitwavesaGypsyflag(greenwithawheel)whenitlobbiesinsuchplacesastheUnitedB

30、ationsinJulyitheldacongressinPragueTheCzechcapital.WherePresidentVaclavHavelsaidthatGypsiesinhisowncountryelsewhereshouldhaveabetterdeal.AtthecongressaSlovakbnlawyerEmilScukawaselectedpresidentoftheInternationalTomanyUni

31、on.LaterthismonthagroupofelectedGypsypoliticiansincludingmembersofparliamentmayslocalcouncilsfromalloverEurope(OSCE)todiscusshowtopersuademeGypsiestogetinvolvedinpolitics.TheInternationalRomanyUnionisprobablythemostrepre

32、sentativeoftheoutfitsthatspeakfGypsiesbutthatisnotsayingalot.OftheseveralhundreddelegateswhogatheredatitscongressfewweredemocraticallyelectedoddlynonecamefromHungarywhoseGypsiesareperhapsthewld’sbestganizedwithsome450Gyp

33、sybodiesadvisinglocalcouncilsthere.Theuniondidhoweverannounceitsambitiontosetupaparliamentbuthowitwouldactuallybeelectedwasleftundecided.SofartheEuropeanCommissioniswaryofencouragingGypsiestopresentthemselvesasanation.Th

34、emightitisfearedopenaPa’sboxalreadycontainingBasquesCsicansotherawkwardpeoples.BesidesacknowledgingGypsiesasanationmightbackfirejustwhenseveralcountriesparticularlyHungarySlovakiatheCzechRepublicarebeginningtotreatthembe