Government revenue Government revenue是財(cái)政收入的意思。 它是指政府為履行其職能、實(shí)施公共政策和提供公共物品與服務(wù)需要而籌集的一切資金的總和。它還是衡量一國(guó)政府財(cái)力的重要指標(biāo)，政府在社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)中提供公共物品和服務(wù)的范圍和數(shù)量，在很大程度上決定于財(cái)政收入的充裕狀況。 我們來(lái)看2個(gè)例句： I said that smoking should be banned，but she thought that the tobacco industry is a very important source of government revenue. 我說(shuō)吸煙應(yīng)該

2024年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試在即，小編建議各位同學(xué)考前多做?？?，熟悉考試流程，同時(shí)在考場(chǎng)上不會(huì)太緊張。今天小編為大家?guī)?lái)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)閱讀模擬題。一起來(lái)練習(xí)吧！ 2024年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)閱讀理解模擬真題：美國(guó)商業(yè) 　President Coolidge's statement, "The business of America is business," still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige? One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected. Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(壟斷) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers' dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves. A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government,even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important,or even more important,than democracy in preserving freedom. Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based onfamily background. Business is therefore viewed as and expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(貴族的) idea of inherited privilege. 　　練習(xí)題： 　　Choose correct answers to the question: 　　1. The statement "The business of America is business" probably means"________". 　　A. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce 　　B. Business problems are of great importance to the American government 　　C. Business is of primary concern to Americans 　　D. America is a great power in world business 　　2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only_____ . 　　A. when given equality of opportunity 　　B. through doing business 　　C. by protecting their individual freedom 　　D. by way of competition 　　3. Who can benefit from business competition? 　　A. Honest businessmen. 　　B. Both businessmen and their customers. 　　C. People with ideals of equality and freedom 　　D. Both business institutions and government. 　　4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ____. 　　A. its absolute control of power 　　B. its function in preserving personal freedom 　　C. its role in protecting basic American values 　　D. its democratic way of exercising leadership 　　5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _____ . 　　A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries 　　B. in many countries success often depends on one's social status 　　C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries 　　D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America 　　1.[C]?詞義理解題?；卮鸨绢}的關(guān)鍵是理解business的兩個(gè)不同的含義：①商業(yè)，生意;②職責(zé)，事物，事。句中前一個(gè)business的意思應(yīng)當(dāng)是“事物,職責(zé)”，而后一個(gè)business的意思應(yīng)當(dāng)是“商業(yè)”，因此C為正確答案。 　　2.[D]?事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。解題關(guān)鍵在于對(duì)第2段最后一句定語(yǔ)從句的理解。該句指出競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是對(duì)基本美國(guó)價(jià)值的保護(hù)傘，故可知，D為正確答案。 　　3.[B]?推理判斷題。第3段提到，商業(yè)之間為利潤(rùn)而互相競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，因此商

Population size Population size的意思是總?cè)丝跀?shù)。 它不分性別、不分年齡、不分民族，只分性別、不分年齡、不分要是有獨(dú)立的生命活動(dòng)就包含在人口總數(shù)之內(nèi)。人口總數(shù)是人口統(tǒng)計(jì)中最基本的指標(biāo)。標(biāo)準(zhǔn)人口總數(shù)，對(duì)于了解國(guó)情國(guó)力，制訂人口計(jì)劃和經(jīng)濟(jì)、社會(huì)發(fā)展計(jì)劃，進(jìn)行人口科學(xué)研究，都有十分重要的意義。 我們來(lái)看2個(gè)例句： This implies an "unusually small population size for a species spread across the entire Old World, " the authors write. 作者寫(xiě)到，“這說(shuō)明一個(gè)非常小的種群遍布

理了2024年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀理解模擬：泰國(guó)大象的生存危機(jī)，一起來(lái)看看吧。 2024年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀理解模擬：泰國(guó)大象的生存危機(jī) For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (馴化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.To the early Western visitors the country's romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”. Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority. How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have beenas many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (棲息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant. By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably nomore than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest coversonly 20 per cent of the land. This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant's role as a beast of burden declined. 練習(xí)題： Choose correct answers to the question: 1. What can we know about African elephants from the passage? A. It is easy to tame them. B. It is hard to tame them. C. They are living a better life than Asian elephants. D. Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants. 2. Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because_______. A. white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special B. white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s C. white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority D. this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors 3. Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author? A. Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners. B. Because their owners are westernized and neglect them. C. Because the government pays little attention to the problem. D. Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs. 4. Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times? A. There were 100,000 tamed elephants at the turn of the century. B. 20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century. C. By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small. D. Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150. 5. The passage is most probably from_______. A. a travel magazine B. a history book C. a research report D. an official announcement 參考答案： 1.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查對(duì)比處。根據(jù)文章第l段第3句：和非洲象不同，亞洲象容易馴養(yǎng)，言下之意就是：非洲象不易馴養(yǎng)。答案中用tame替代原文的domesticate，意思相同。選項(xiàng)A與原文意思正好相反;選項(xiàng)C，D原文根本未提到。 2.[B] 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第l段第4句中的“until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.”可知當(dāng)時(shí)白

，思鄉(xiāng) odd 怪誕的 outstanding 杰出的 patriarchal 家長(zhǎng)的，族長(zhǎng)的 people 人物 philanthropist 慈善家 以上就是關(guān)于@滬江英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)微信公眾號(hào)為大家分享的“2024年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽(tīng)力新聞高頻詞匯（2）”的所有內(nèi)容啦，大家在考前要多練習(xí)要積累。祝同學(xué)們考試順利！

2024年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試將在12月14日早上舉行，同學(xué)們?cè)诳记耙嗑毝啾撑?。今天學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容是2024年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)作文預(yù)測(cè)：垃圾分類的意義，一起來(lái)看看吧。 2024年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)作文預(yù)測(cè)：垃圾分類的意義 The Significance of Garbage classification In the face of increasing garbage production and environmental deterioration, there is an urgent need for waste sorting. And the reasons why we need to classify garbage come as follow. To begin with, as is often said, garbage is a resource used in the wrong place. As long as the garbage is properly classified and recycled, it will not only reduce the amount of garbage，beautify the environment, ?but also reduce unexpected waste, maximize the use of resources. What’s more, reasonable garbage classification will reduce environmental pollution, because through garbage classification, harmful substances can be selected out, so as to prevent harmful substances from contaminating the soil and endangering the survival and growth of plants and animals. So we should pay attention to garbage classification, protecting the environment on which we live. 面對(duì)日益增多的垃圾和惡化的環(huán)境，垃圾分類的需求迫在眉睫。我們需要垃圾分類的原因如下。? 首先，正如人們常說(shuō)的，垃圾是一種被用在錯(cuò)誤的地方的資源。只要對(duì)垃圾進(jìn)行適當(dāng)?shù)姆诸惡突厥?，不僅可以減少垃圾的數(shù)量，美化環(huán)境，還可以減少意外的浪費(fèi)，最大限度地利用資源。而且合理的垃圾分類可以減少對(duì)環(huán)境的污染，因?yàn)橥ㄟ^(guò)垃圾分類可以篩選出有害物質(zhì)，從而防止有害物質(zhì)污染土壤，危及動(dòng)植物的生存和生長(zhǎng)。? 所以我們應(yīng)該注意垃圾分類，保護(hù)我們賴以生存的環(huán)境。

出現(xiàn)的段落，根據(jù)句意判斷匹配與否。 備考階段時(shí)，要多做限時(shí)訓(xùn)練，提高自己的檢索與匹配能力。 推薦：充分使用四六級(jí)真題集，滬江，普特等平臺(tái)亦可結(jié)合使用。 3 仔細(xì)閱讀 Tips：關(guān)鍵詞；大量訓(xùn)練；臨場(chǎng)判斷 此題放在100分分值算是10分，每空2分。 這個(gè)題型對(duì)大家來(lái)說(shuō)都比較熟悉和易于把控，但由于它的高句江湖傳言：得聽(tīng)力閱讀者得天下。坊間流傳，總有三分分值，我們還是要加一些裝備確保自己萬(wàn)無(wú)一失。 ? ?首先，仍然是找關(guān)鍵詞和定位法。 ? ?其次，還是大量的限時(shí)訓(xùn)練。但是考試的時(shí)候，總會(huì)碰到有些題，用了排除法后感覺(jué)兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)都有點(diǎn)像，這個(gè)時(shí)候該怎么破~ 有個(gè)小訣竅：選項(xiàng)和原文關(guān)鍵信息上下文相似度最高的，正確的幾率也更大(當(dāng)然這是針對(duì)那些看不懂選項(xiàng)或原文關(guān)鍵信息的娃，大神請(qǐng)繞道)。 推薦：充分使用四六級(jí)真題集，the Atlantic,Quora,sparknote等網(wǎng)站。 最后，預(yù)祝

的答題方法。 （1） 符合生活常識(shí)和積極向上的選項(xiàng)可能是答案。因?yàn)槲覀兩鐣?huì)的主流是積極向上的，大學(xué)生是社會(huì)的未來(lái)和希望，理應(yīng)受到正面和積極的教育。 例7：A) The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.B) A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.C) The entire staff should be retrained.D) Better-educated employees should be promoted. 我們可以進(jìn)行如下分析：A

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目中的after Hugo,由該句是的stricter，better-enforced codes可知C正確。 2.[A] 第4段開(kāi)始具體介紹the house,根據(jù)該段最后一句可知，這幢房子的木制結(jié)構(gòu)用長(zhǎng)鋼筋加固了，因而特別結(jié)實(shí),故選A。 3.[D] 根據(jù)題干的數(shù)字可迅速定位至第5段首，第2、3句闡述這樣做的目的是“將房屋抬髙到暴風(fēng)雨巨浪之上,及讓巨浪能在屋下