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2017年6月英语四级阅读理解100篇精析（11）
英语四级阅读理解分值占整个考试的35%，比重很大。英语四级备考中后期建议考生们每天进行英语四级阅读模拟练习，严格把控做题时间，下面是新东方网考研频道英语四级频道为大家整理的2017年6月英语四级阅读理解100篇精析。
The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history
by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the
United States. The compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of Jews,
the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the Nazis, and especially the
plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused
great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war.
While speaking out against Hitler's atrocities, the American people generally
favored isolationist policies and neutrality. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and
1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the
President was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at
his discretion.
American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelt's
"quarantine the aggressor" speech at Chicago (1937) in which he severely
criticized Hitler's policies. Germany’s seizure of Austria and the Munich Pact
for the partition of Czechoslovakia (1938) also aroused the American people. The
conquest of Czechoslovakia in March, 1939 was another rude awakening to the
menace of the Third Reich. In August,1939 came the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact
and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The
United States attempted to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the
democracies arrayed against the Third Reich. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed
the arms embargo and permitted"cash and carry"exports of arms to belligerent
nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed
(1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend Act (1941) authorized the
President to sell, exchange, or lend materials to any country deemed necessary
by him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain by
exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish American bases
in British territory in the Western Hemisphere. In August, 1940 President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter which
proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In
December, 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at
Pearl Harbor. Immediately thereafter, Germany declared war on the United
States.
1. One item occurring before 1937 that the author does not mention in his
list of actions that alienated the American public was
[A] the burning of the Reichstag.
[B] German plans for conquest.
[C] Nazi barbarism.
[D] the persecution of religious groups.
2. The Lend-Lease Act was designed to
[A] help the British.
[B] strengthen the national defense of the United States.
[C] promote the Atlantic Charter.
[D] avenge Pearl Harbor.
3. American Policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as being
[A] watchful.
[B] isolationist.
[C] peaceful.
[D] indifferent.
4. The Neutrality Act of 1939
[A] permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.
[B] antagonized Japan.
[C] permitted the British to trade only with the Allies.
[D] led to Lend-Lease Act.
5. We entered the war against Germany
[A] because Germany declared war.
[B] because Japan was an ally of Germany.
[C] after Germany had signed the Nazi-soviet Pact.
[D] after peaceful efforts had failed.
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发表于 2017-5-2 18:01:50