2017考研英语已经结束，下面在考后给同学们提供了2017考研英语(二)真题中阅读text 4的答案和解析，以供同学们参考。
【答案】
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
本题是细节题，根据题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选项中a record-high percentage of budget
与nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago对应，因此B选项是正确选项。
37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds
本题是细节题，根据题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?” 选项D guarantee safer spending of public funds是本句的同义替换，因此D选项是正确选项。
38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked
本题是细节题，根据题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. 选项C other factors should not be overlooked 是对本句的同义替换，因此选项C是正确选项。
39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature
40. 本题是细节题，根据题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. 选项D中 the interrelations of man and nature和The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked对应，因此选项D是正确选项。
40.【答案】 [B] come to terms with
本题是细节题，根据题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, 选项B come to terms with是本句的同义替换，因此选项B 是正确选项。