2017考研英語已經結束，下面在考后給同學們提供了2017考研英語(二)真題中閱讀text 4的答案和解析，以供同學們參考。

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　　36. 【答案】 [B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget

　　37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds

　　38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked

　　39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature

　　40. 【答案】 [B] come to terms with

　　【答案解析】

　　36. 【答案】 [B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget

　　本題是細節(jié)題，根據題干可以定位到原文第二段原句 In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. B選項中a record-high percentage of budget

　　與nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago對應，因此B選項是正確選項。

　　37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds

　　本題是細節(jié)題，根據題干可以定位到原文第四段原句 We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, “Wait a minute, is this OK?” “Do we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape?” 選項D guarantee safer spending of public funds是本句的同義替換，因此D選項是正確選項。

　　38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked

　　本題是細節(jié)題，根據題干可以定位到原文第七段原句While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the rest of the equation. 選項C other factors should not be overlooked 是對本句的同義替換，因此選項C是正確選項。

　　39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature

　　40. 本題是細節(jié)題，根據題干可以定位到原文第八段原句The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways,” he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to “an overly simplified view of what the solutions might be. 選項D中 the interrelations of man and nature和The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked對應，因此選項D是正確選項。

　　40.【答案】 [B] come to terms with

　　本題是細節(jié)題，根據題干可以定位到原文第九段原句But acknowledging fire’s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, 選項B come to terms with是本句的同義替換，因此選項B 是正確選項。