我们从小到大学了十几年的英语，到了大学，首先就要进行大学英语四级考试，作为一项英语水平等级考试，我们应该认真去对待。那么对于英语四级考试，很多同学都认为阅读部分十分困难，得分不易。那么就阅读部分而言，我来给大家列举出一篇经典的四级考试文章，希望大家能够仔细阅读，从中有所收获。

Classified advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as “Help Wanted”, “Real Estate”, “Lost and Found” are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising. Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser.

The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him. The advertisers may, on this account, use a very small advertisement if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper. It is evident that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does not need to rely too much extent on display type to get the reader’s attention. Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is competing with others in the same group for the reader’s attention. In many cases, the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way, the classified advertisement has in reality advertisement. This is particularly true of real estate advertising?

1. All of the following facts are advantages of classified advertisement for advertisers EXCEPT that ____.

A) classified advertisement charges less money

B) it is easier to attract the attention of the target consumers

C) it provides more information for the readers

D) it does not have to rely too much on display type

2. One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is ____

A) houses for sale

B) people who are asking for help

C) people who are lost

D) job vacancies

3. What sort of attitude do people have when they look at classified advertisement, according to the writer?

A) They are in the frame of mind to buy anything.

B) They are looking for something they need.

C) They feel lost because there are so many advertisements.

D) They feel the same as when they look at display advertisements.

4.According to the passage, in which way have the classified advertisements changed nowadays?

A) They depend more on display type.

B) More money is charged for them.

C) They are divided into more groups.

D) They are less formal.

5.Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance?

A) Because people no longer want headlines and pictures.

B) Because real estate advertising is particularly truthful now.

C) Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now.

D) Because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers.

以上是一道大学生英语四级考试阅读部分的真题，也是一道十分经典的考题。在此我将此题给大家摘录出来，希望大家能够认真地进行阅读，从中分析出出题人想要考察的知识点，然后举一反三，接下来进行真题训练的过程中灵活运用总结的知识，从而在阅读部分能够有所提高。