英语四级考试阅读备考的笔记（10）_大学英语阅读

英语四级考试阅读备考的笔记（10）

　　注：1.rebel 背叛、反叛

　　2.从第一句话看出本文是文科文章，所以从态度着手，I wish it were so 说明作者是负态度。

　　3.should 虚拟语气，表示负态度

　　4.reassurance=re+assure-ance 使确信;boldly 勇敢的;strike out 开辟

　　They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up crowded round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(蚕茧)--- into a larger cocoon.

　　注：1.But 表明作者负态度

　　2.set off 开始 3.end up 结果

　　4.reason 用来解释前面的现象

　　5.把青少年从众心理比喻成蚕茧

　　2012英语四级考试阅读备考笔记(9)

　　Causes are classified as necessary, sufficient, or contributory(起辅助作用的). A necessary cause is one which must be present for the effect to occur, as combustion ，is necessary to drive a gasoline engine. A sufficient cause is one which can produce an effect unaided , though there may be more than one sufficient cause: a dead battery is enough to keep a car from starting, but faulty spark plugs(火花塞)or an empty gas tank will have the same effect. A contributory cause is one which helps to produce an effect but cannot do so by itself, as running through a red light may help cause an accident, though other factors --- pedestrians or other cars in the intersection-must also be present.