大学英语四级阅读40篇(1)
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?大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we c an apply on a daily goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or pos sible should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foun dation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been compl eted.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might deal wi th just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend f or several time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to be come discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn as your list of completion dates grow,your m otivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover fi ve years or more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to l imit us or our course of action.long-term goals mean a lot__. Awe complete our short-range goalswe cannot reach solid short-term goalswe write down the dateswe put forward some plansshort-term goals are bulid upon__. Dyearsgoalsactivitiesgoals that have been completedwe complete each step of our goals ,__. Cwill win final successare overwhelmedshould build up confidence of successshould strong desire for setting new goalsour goals are drawn up,__. Bshould stick to them until we complete themmay change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitieshad better wait for the exciting news of successhave made great decisionis implied but not stated in the passage that ___. Cwho habe long-term goals will succeeddown the dates may discourage yougoal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationshould have a goal1/200答案：adcbcThe economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almos t fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postw ar depression and lived in a state of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manu facturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediatel y following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars fo r new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find the m . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some obs ervers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their p roducts declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those f ew seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the opposite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. . Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the Unit ed States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Farmersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the . was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging Univ ersity was rated among the lowest for the a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform w omen of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the r anks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for h er to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on h er work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the Universi ty and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be succ essful in this they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discr imination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time." to Spirduso,women need to ____.a report on sexual discriminationfor further improvement in their working conditionstheir energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationmore time and energy doing scholarly activitiesthis passage ,we know that _____.are many women full professors in the University of Texasplay an important part in adminitrating the Universityweather on the campus is chillymake up a small percentage of the senior positions in the Universityof the following statements is true?number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1 985number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1 985number of women professors was the same as that of 1985and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the Un iversityof the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.were told to con centrate on teir workwere given information about available administrative jobswere encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversitywere encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.University of Texas's ReportProfessorsDiscrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 . adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-rel ated disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts al l other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 pr ecent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressiv e ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very li ttle. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is ,several recent studi es have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as mu ch as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the N aional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effe cive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by ____.accidentsdeseaseof theseday there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker."dropout" the author means______.who failed the examinationwho left schoolwho lost their waywho were driven out of schoolreason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.has taken effective measuresis prevented among high school seniorsare many smokers who have died of cancerof theseis implied but not stated by the author is that ________.rates among youth have declined very littleare now more female than male smokers among high school seniorssmoking rates are due to the incease in wealthat high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human i llnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to ca use certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in th ese cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, a bout 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these c arcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these pr ocedures, the practices continue.is the best possible title of the passage?and Foodand Healthand Healthand Drugof the following statements is NOT ture?are always given to animals for medical reasonsof the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalshave known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five y ears.may cause forty percent of cancer in world.has science done something harmful to mankind?of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated. has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been add ed to food.scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.are nitrates used for?preserve flavor in packaged foods.preserve the color of meats.are the objects of research.cause the animals to become fatter.word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.5/200答案：cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxat ion. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morn ing till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healt hy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In f act ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of str ess is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime ma terial for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chem ically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The c rises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through con tinued exposure to stress,that health becomes serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find way s to deal with it.are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.do not know how to enjoy themselvesdo not believe that relaxation is important for healthare travelling fast all the timeare becoming busier with their workto the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.fearing stressthe art of relaxationsense of responsibilitycontrol over performanceof the follwing statements is ture?can find some ways to avoid stressis always harmful to peopleis easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.people can withstand different amounts of stressParagraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案：dadbcIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the . epual. Som e of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they co uld follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philoso pher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces o f old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the follo wers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog F arm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Fa rm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they h ad to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana. Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twi n Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the idea s of psychologist The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled b y Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the commun ity. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large buildin g called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together s o that they will all become one.did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?were not satisfied with American society.wanted to grow marijuana.wanted to go to the Vietnam War.did not want all people to be equal.did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?dome-shaped houseold school husesa farm inTennesseean archology in Arizonagave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?SoleriGaskinFullerwas the Twin Oaks commune base on ?philosophy of "do your own thing"in the late 1960sideas of psychologistbelief that people must live closely togerher.is an "archology"?person who studies archaeologylarge building where people live closely togethercity in A rizonatechnique to contorl people7/200答案：abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of en vironment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally , it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the le vel of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can b e demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Bei ng identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processe s were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low in telligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated enviromental diff erence continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's . was 125, twenty-five points highe r than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Giv en equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested a t roughly the same level.selection can best be titled_________.Your Intelligenceand EnvironmentCase of Peter and Markthe brain Influences Intelligencebeststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.brains differ considerablybrain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligenceis crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligenceto the passage , the average _____.case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _____.with identical brains seldom test at same levelindividual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentof opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenceof enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brainpassage suggests that an individual 'sbe predicted at birththe same throuthout his lifebe increased by educationdetermined by his childhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it w as to choose a suitable Christmas present for her wish that he was as easy to p lease as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :peo ple trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive t ies were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd o f man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : althoug h her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present w hich was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, h er parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed h er daughter.'s father _______.not like presentgot presenttiesdifficult to choose a present forassistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.in tiesneed of comfortstopped at the next counter_________.'s father smoked a pipe_______.he was obligedsocial occasionstime to timehe was delightedwas very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.trod on each other's toespoked each other with their elbowsknocked each otherwere doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there wil l eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil th at drives our cars,for if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capa ble of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it wi ll be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the e arth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmos pheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar t o those on soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen an d carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the r ain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reprodu ced on Venus.long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____might be possible to change its atmosphereatmosphere is the same as the earth'sis a good supply of water on Venusdays on Venus are long enoughVenus there is a lot of ________.dioxidemonoxideare plants that can____.in very hot temperaturesin very cold temperaturesoxygenof the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.algae have done their workatmosphere becomes cooleroxygenrains there10/200答案：cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and exci tement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is wha t psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously s tudying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours ha ve on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our f avourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our you happen to love brown,you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could se e clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room make s most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a r ed dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,b lack is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to b e the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an e stablished fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accident s when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.don't like to follow otherswould be a member rather than a leaderwould be afraid of following otherswould like to be a leader rather than a followerone enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.to yellowto orangeto greyto yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.other factsregard to other factsconsidering other factsto other factsof the following is facts?'s preference of one colour to another is instinct's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bor nhave little influence on our moodswho committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _______.shapestructurecolourbuilding materials11/200答案：bcaac12/200Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolit e many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by s moking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hand s when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guest s. When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a k nife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up h is knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to mak e his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?should find an excuseshould adk for excuse.should say sorryshould telephone to explain his being late.2."It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortab le." "Bad manners " means ________.of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?Customs and CustomsLifeand British CustomsIs Importantto the text, the best host_______.his best to make his guests feel comfortablehis guests feel excitedto avoid being naughty to his gueststo avoid being foolishauthor of this article may agree with which of the following?guest who ate his peas with a knifeother guests who were amused or shockedhost who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way。
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阅读(一)American humor and American popular heroes were born together. The first popular heroes of the new nationwere comic heroes, and the first popular humor of the new nation was the antics of its hero-clowns. The heroic and the comic were combined in novel American proportions in popular literature.The heroic themes are obvious enough and not much different from those in the legends of other times and places: Achilles, Beowulf, Siegfried, Roland, and King Arthur. The American Davy Crockett legends repeat the familiar pattern of the old world heroic story: the pre-eminence of a mighty hero whose fame in myth has a tenuous basis in fact; the remarkable birth and precocious strength of the hero; single combats in which he distinguished himself against antagonists, both man and beast; vows and boasts; pride of the hero in his weapons, his dog, and his woman.Davy Crockett conquered man and beast with a swaggering nonchalance. He overcame animals by force of body and will. He killed four wolves at the age of six. He hugged a bear to death; he killed a rattlesnake with his teeth. He mastered the forces of nature. Crockett’s most famous natural exploit was saving the earth on the coldest day in history. First, he climbed a mountain to determine the trouble. Then he rescued all creation by squeezing bear-grease on the earth’s frozen axis and over the sun’s icy face. He whistled, “ push along, keep moving!”The earth gave a grunt and began moving.Neither the fearlessness nor the bold huntsman’s prowess was peculiarly American. Far more distinctive was the comic quality, all heroes are heroic; few are also clowns. What made the American popular hero heroic also made him comic. May be, said Crockett, you’ll laugh at me, and not at my book. The ambiguity of American life and the vagueness which laid the continent open to adventure, which made the land a rich storehouse of the unexpected, which kept vocabulary ungoverned and the language fluid----this same ambiguity suffused both the Crockett legends were never quite certain whether to laugh or to applaud, or whether what they saw and heard was wonderful, awful, or ridiculous.11.What is the main point the author makes in the passage?A. American popular literature was based on the legends of other times and places.B. American popular heroes were characteristically comic.C. Davy Crockett wrote humorous stories about mastering the nature.D. The Davy Crockett stories reflected the adventurous spirit of early America.12.Achilles, Beowulf, and other heroes are mentioned in paragraph 2 toA. Conclude heroic deeds described in old world heroic legends.B. Show the role they play in the world legend history.C. Compare their popularity with that of the American heroes.D. Show their similar heroic nature with the American heroes.13.Daviy Crockett is an example ofA. A hero-clown.B. A popular writer.C. An old world hero.D. A heroic theme.14.Which of the following is the most well-known heroic act of David Crockett?A. Saving the sun.B. Rescuing all living things on the earth.C. Killing four wolves.D. Killing a rattlesnake.15.In paragraph 4, the author makes the point thatA. American writers strove to create a distinctively American literature.B. American enjoyed laughing at other people.C. Americans valued comic qualities more than heroic qualities.D. American life was open to adventure and full of the unexpected.答案及解析:11.BAmerican humor and American popular heroes were born together. 这是文章的主题句。
英语四级阅读模拟训练附答案和精讲 第40篇-梦
英语四级阅读模拟训练附答案和精讲第40篇:梦Of all the components of a good night's sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by thelate 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just "mental noise"-the random byproducts of the neural repair work that goes on during sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is "off line." And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better. "It's your dream," says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychologyat Chicago's Medical Center, "if you don't like it, change it."he link between dreams and emotions shows up among the patients in Cartwright's clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier onesbefore awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events-until, it appears, we begin to dream.And this process need not be left to the unconscious. Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream. Visualizehow you would like it to end instead; the next time it occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course. With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.At the end of the day, there's probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or "we wake up in panic," Cartwright says. Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased people's anxiety. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist. For the rest of us, the brain has its ways of working through bad feelings.Sleep-or rather dream-on it and you'll feel better in the morning.练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1.By saying that “dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat," (Lines 4-5, Para. 1) the researchers mean that _______.A.we can think logically in the dreams tooB.dreams can be brought under conscious controlC.dreams represent our unconscious desires and fearsD.dreams can help us keep our mood comparatively stable2.What did Cartwright find in her clinic?A.Most bad dreams were followed by happier ones.B.Divorced couples usually have more bad dreams.C.One’s dreaming process is related to his emotion.D.People having negative feelings dream more often.3.Cartwright believed with much practice，we can learn to _____.A.control what dreams to dreamB.sleep well without any dreamsC.wake up in time to stop the bad dreamsD.identify what is upsetting about the dreams4.The author points out that a person who has constant bad dreams should ______A.learn to control his dreamsB.consult a doctorC.sleep and dream on itD.get rid of anxiety first5.The author most probably thinks that controlling dreams is ______.A.a good practiceB.a new discoveryC.helpful for everyoneD.not essential for everyone1.[D] 词义理解题。
【VIP专享】大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)
《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a buildin g is no stronger than its foundation, out long-term goals cannot amount to ver y munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing o ur short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they cou ld even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you sh ould never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you com plete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succee d. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cov er five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a lon g-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot ________.a. if we complete our short-range goalsb. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc. if we write down the datesd. if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon ________.a. two yearsb. long-term goalsc. current activitiesd. the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals, ________.a. we will win final successb. we are overwhelmedc. we should build up confidence of successd. we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up, ________.a. we should stick to them until we complete themb. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc. we had better wait for the exciting news of successd. we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ________.a. those who habe long-term goals will succeedb. writing down the dates may discourage youc. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd. every should have a goal1/200答案：adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped an y postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of t he year 1955, a typical year of the 1950's, may be typical as illustrating the r apid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged i n the years immediately following World War 2. The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income avail able for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1 950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dolla rs a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wa nted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920's. As farmer's shre of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But t here were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could n ot last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1.What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950'sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950'sc. U. S. Economy in the 50'sd. The Federal Budget of 19522.In Line 4, the word “boom” could best be replaced by ________.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3.It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the U nited States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of ________. a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4.Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy i n the 1950's?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5.The passage states that incom available for spending in the U. S. was grea ter in 1955 than in 1950. How much was it?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because ther e are so few women full professors. In 1985, Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encourag ing women. The University was rated among the lowest for the system. In a 1 987 update, Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for ev en more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to info rm women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon, said it is impo rtant that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus, many times in order for her to succeed, she must rise above the problems around her and concentra te on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the Univ ersity and all academia, inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that a re important here at the University."Spirduso said."If they do that will be succ essful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the se xual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso, women need to ________.a. produce a report on sexual discriminationb. call for further improvement in their working conditionsc. spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd. spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage, we know that ________.a. there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb. women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc. the weather on the campus is chillyd. women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the Universi ty3.Which of the following statements is true?a. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater tha n that of 1985b. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller th an that of 1985c. the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d. more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did ex it in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that ________.a. women were told to con centrate on teir workb. women were given information about available administrative jobsc. women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unve rsityd. women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5.The title for this passage should be ________.a. The University of Texasb. Milburn's Reportc. Women Professorsd. Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U. S. adlescents wil l smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adult s. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will b e murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smokingoutweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of de ath.Since the late 1970 s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is im pressive, several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970 s, smoking among male high school seniors exc eeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most ef fecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by __ ______.a. traffic accidentsb. smoking-related deseasec. murderd. all of these2.Every day there are over ________ high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means ________.a. students who failed the examinationb. students who left schoolc. students who lost their wayd. students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a. NCI has taken effective measuresb. smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc. there are many smokers who have died of cancerd. none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a. smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc. high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd. smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although scien ce has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the sa me time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of c ancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cu ltures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food t hat is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a n ew discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized tha t nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additivies, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it bec omes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and bec ause of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA. has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a. Drug and Foodb. Cancer and Healthc. Food and Healthd. Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some a re given to the living animalsc. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b. They preserve the color of meats.c. They are the objects of research.d. They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means ' ________'.a. trouble-makingb. color-retainingc. money-makingd. cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxati on. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from m orning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a heal thy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In f act, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of str ess is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the indivi dual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously p rime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react bot h chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight"or"flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or dea th. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such ser ious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established linkswith stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ____ ____.a. they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb. they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc. they are travelling fast all the timed. they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a. not fearing stressb. knowing the art of relaxationc. high sense of responsibilityd. having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a. We can find some ways to avoid stressb. Stress is always harmful to peoplec. It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to ________.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so" refers to ________.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案：dadbcIn the 1960 s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U. S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out"of American society and form th eir own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called"commu nes,"where they could follow their philosophy of"do your own thing."A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called"Drop City." Followi ng the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domesh aped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey' s Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a gr oup that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled aro und the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organ ize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to set tle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing,"however. Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960 s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B. F. Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's"conditioning"techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely to gether in one large building called an"archology" Soleri believes that people m ust live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960 s?a. They were not satisfied with American society.b. They wanted to grow marijuana.c. They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d. They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a. In dome-shaped houseb. In old school husesc. On a farm inTennesseed. In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a. Paolo Solerib. B. G. Skinnerc. Steve Gaskind. Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on?a. The philosophy of "do your own thing"b. Virginaia in the late 1960 sc. The ideas of psychologistd. The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a. A person who studies archaeologyb. A large building where people live closely togetherc. A city in A rizonad. A technique to contorl people7/200答案：abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some bein g more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportu nities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual - the so rt of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envio nmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never atta in the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth proces ses were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities. Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. H e was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This enviromental difference continued until the twi ns were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intell igence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and f ully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled ________.a. Measuring Your Intelligenceb. Intelligence and Environmentc. The Case of Peter and Markd. How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.a. human brains differ considerablyb. the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage, the average I. Q. is ________.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _____ ___.a. individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentc. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced. changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I. Q. ________.a. can be predicted at birthb. stays the same throuthout his lifec. can be increased by educationd. is determined by his childhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult i t was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wishes that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides, shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience: people trod on your toes, poked you with their elbows and almost knocked yo u overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk,"the assistant assured her, trying to te mpt her."Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small cr owd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale - and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home, with her small well-chosen present concealed in her hand bag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an espec ially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father ________.a. did not like presentb. never got presentc. preferred tiesd. was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed ________.a. attractiveb. interested in tiesc. tiredd. in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter ________.a. puroselyb. suddenlyc. unwillinglyd. accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe ________.a. when he was obligedb. on social occasionsc. from time to timed. when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because ________.a. coustomers trod on each other's toesb. coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc. customers knocked each otherd. customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet. By the m iddle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it neces sary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American sci entist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it wi ll be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world al most as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than th e earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold at mospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be p laced in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets i nto the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbo n dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to prod uce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ________.a. foodb. oilc. spaced. resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because ___ _____a. it might be possible to change its atmosphereb. its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc. there is a good supply of water on Venusd. the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a. waterb. carbon dioxidec. carbon monoxided. oxygen4.Algae are plants that can ________.a. live in very hot temperaturesb. live in very cold temperaturesc. manufacture oxygend. all of the above5.Man can land on Venus only when ________.a. the algae have done their workb. the atmosphere becomes coolerc. thereis oxygend. it rains there10/200答案：cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, yo u must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, t his is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have bee n seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect t hat colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up - we are born with our prefe rence. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods - there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the ot her hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near Lo ndon, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area - until it was repainter green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done i n pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accide nts when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means ________.a. you don't like to follow othersb. you would be a member rather than a leaderc. you would be afraid of following othersd. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer ________.a. red to yellowb. blue to orangec. red to greyd. blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts, that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up.""Among other facts" means ________.a. besides other facts。
大学英语四级阅读理解训练
大学英语四级阅读理解训练（一）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 bei ng 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 moneyB) it is easier to attract the attention of the target consumersC) it provides more information for the readersD) it does not have to rely too much on display type2. One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is ____A) houses for saleB) people who are asking for helpC) people who are lostD) job vacancies3. 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.答案与解析：1. C分类广告的优越性不包括为读者提供更多的信息。
大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)
大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)书名：《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇出版社：上海交通大学出版社1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible mo nths.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,ou t long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-ter m goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add n ew short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for sever al years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in yo ur ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five year s or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,__.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal1/200答案：adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression a nd lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of th e 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The nat ional output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for sp ending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five m illion dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and onl y a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture c omplained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous e cho of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and w ould eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculat ural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following w ere LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 t han in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so fe w women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the Un iversity of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rate d among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress th at was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that wo man be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work. Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and a ll academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are importan t here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 198 5b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 198 5c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the Univ ersity4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke thei r first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,i t can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic acci dents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntar y, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several impo rtant issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Secon d,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent . Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foo ds unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illness es are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially c ancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses b ecause of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all th e time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or har mful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to be ef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treate d cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for fin ancial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a hi gher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried rep eatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to t he living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once y ou are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is h ard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is no t the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for mana gerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exp osed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the differe nce between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but ho wever little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,t hrough continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need t o find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ______ __.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案：dadbcIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wante d to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of the m decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their phil osophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Color ado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Full er they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a grou p that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the Unite d States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, b ut they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijua na.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oa ks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psych ologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skin ner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, It alian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believe s that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people7/200答案：abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a l ow order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individua l is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonst rated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the t wins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the t wins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster h omes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than hi s identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would ha ve tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to cho ose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to g et to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were o n display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth doub le the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleas ed her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the pri ces were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoke d a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her par ents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Y our father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st centur y,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for exa mple.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditio ns on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But n one of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scient ist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possi ble to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as eart h itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres a nd at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venu s.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the al ge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man c an set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will pro bably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there10/200答案：cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you p refer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they sh ould know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, a s well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,t hat we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preferen ce.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at leas t as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brin gs warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide a ttempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge ha d been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machin es are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.a.besides other factsb.in regard to other factsc.not considering other factsd.according to other facts4.Which of the following is facts?a.People's preference of one colour to another is instinctb.People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.c.More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bornd.Colours have little influence on our moods5.Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london t o others because of _______.a.its shapeb.its structurec.its colourd.its building materials11/200答案：bcaac12/200Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite man y years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behavio ur for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a la dy was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you a re eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large n umber of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is i mportant both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might m ake other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food。
大学英语四级CET4考试阅读(一)
CET4 阅读(一)Passage 1Oceanography has been defined as 'The application of all sciences to the study of the sea'.Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in-his writings, but he was reluctant (不愿意) to go to sea to further his work.For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travellers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, 1et alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question 'What is at the bottom of the oceans?' had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed.The engineers had to know the depth profile (起伏形状)of the mute to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s,Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings(测深) were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea. The cable was laid, but not until 1866was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts ofthe sea. Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872Thomson led a scientific expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.1. The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly_____A)for oceanographic studies C)for business considerationsB)for military purposes D)for investigating the depths of the oceans2.It was_____ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.A)the American Navy B)some early intercontinental travellersC)those who earned a living from the seaD)the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable3.The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was____A)to make some sound experiments in the oceansB)to collect samples of sea plants and animalsC)to estimate the length of cable that was to be madeD)to measure the depths of two oceans4.'Defied' in the 5th paragraph probably means_____A)'doubted' C)'challenged' B)'gave proof to' D)'agreed to'5.This passage is mainly about________A)the beginnings of oceanographyB)the laying of the first undersea cableC)the investigation of ocean depthsD)the early intercontinental communications6.The author's attitude in this passage is _____A)critical B)objective C)warmhearted D)sadPassage 2The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.My topic is not standards nor its decline (降低).What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to l∞k for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies(缺陷).But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults. The language of the young always seems inadequate.Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today 's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.1.The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed thatA) the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB) the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enoughC) he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD) English teachers should be held responsible for the students, poor command of English2.In the author's opinion, the speakerA) gave a correct judgement of the English level of the studentsB) had exaggerated the language problems of the studentsC) was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD) could think and speak intelligently3.The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is________ .A) neutral C) critical B) positive D)compromising4.It can be concluded from the passage thatA) it b justifiable to include English as a school subjectB) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade9levelC) English language teaching is by no means an easy jobD) Language improvement needs time and effort5.In the passage the author argues thatA) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB) young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properlyC) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations 答案：Passage 1: CDDCABPassage 2: DBCDA。
大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)
书名：《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇出版社：上海交通大学出版社1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a buildin g is no stronger than its foundation, out long-term goals cannot amount to ver y munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing o ur short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they cou ld even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you sh ould never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you com plete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succee d. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cov er five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a lon g-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1. Our long-term goals mean a lot ________.a. if we complete our short-range goalsb. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc. if we write down the datesd. if we put forward some plans2. New short-term goals are bulid upon ________.a. two yearsb. long-term goalsc. current activitiesd. the goals that have been completed3. When we complete each step of our goals, ________.a. we will win final successb. we are overwhelmedc. we should build up confidence of successd. we should strong desire for setting new goals4. Once our goals are drawn up, ________.a. we should stick to them until we complete themb. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc. we had better wait for the exciting news of successd. we have made great decision5. It is implied but not stated in the passage that ________.a. those who habe long-term goals will succeedb. writing down the dates may discourage youc. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd. every should have a goal1/200答案：adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped a ny postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950's, may be typical as illustrating the r apid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 perc ent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income ava ilable for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million doll ars a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million w anted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture complained that it was no t sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mi d-1920's. As farmer's shre of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were n ot as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950'sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950'sc. U. S. Economy in the 50'sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4, the word “boom” could best be replaced by ________.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the U nited States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of ________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy i n the 1950's?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U. S. was grea ter in 1955 than in 1950. How much was it?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because ther e are so few women full professors. In 1985, Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encourag ing women. The University was rated among the lowest for the system. In a 1 987 update, Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for ev en more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to info rm women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon, said it is impo rtant that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus, many times in order for her to succeed, she must rise above the problems around her and concent rate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the Univ ersity and all academia, inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that a re important here at the University."Spirduso said."If they do that will be succ essful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the se xual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1. According to Spirduso, women need to ________.a. produce a report on sexual discriminationb. call for further improvement in their working conditionsc. spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd. spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2. From this passage, we know that ________.a. there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb. women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc. the weather on the campus is chillyd. women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the Universi ty3. Which of the following statements is true?a. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater tha n that of 1985b. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller th an that of 1985c. the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d. more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did ex it in the University4. One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that ________.a. women were told to con centrate on teir workb. women were given information about available administrative jobsc. women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unve rsityd. women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be ________.a. The University of Texasb. Milburn's Reportc. Women Professorsd. Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U. S. adlescents wil l smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adult s. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will b e murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of d eath.Since the late 1970 s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is i mpressive, several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970 s, smoking among male high school seniors e xceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Thi rd, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively h igh smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most ef fecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by __ ______.a. traffic accidentsb. smoking-related deseasec. murderd. all of these2. Every day there are over ________ high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003. By "dropout" the author means ________.a. students who failed the examinationb. students who left schoolc. students who lost their wayd. students who were driven out of school4. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a. NCI has taken effective measuresb. smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc. there are many smokers who have died of cancerd. none of these5. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a. smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc. high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd. smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although scien ce has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the sa me time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different c ultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a n ew discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized tha t nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additivies, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it be comes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging label s of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are no t all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and be cause of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtai n a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA. has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1. What is the best possible title of the passage?a. Drug and Foodb. Cancer and Healthc. Food and Healthd. Health and Drug2. Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some a re given to the living animalsc. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3. How has science done something harmful to mankind?a. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.4. What are nitrates used for?a. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b. They preserve the color of meats.c. They are the objects of research.d. They cause the animals to become fatter.5. The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means ' ________'.a. trouble-makingb. color-retainingc. money-makingd. cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxati on. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from m orning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a heal thy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In f act, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of str ess is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the indivi dual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously p rime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react b oth chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight"or"flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or de ath. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however littl e the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts lon g, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established lin ks with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be un wise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.1. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ____ ____.a. they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb. they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc. they are travelling fast all the timed. they are becoming busier with their work2. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a. not fearing stressb. knowing the art of relaxationc. high sense of responsibilityd. having control over performance3. Which of the follwing statements is ture?a. We can find some ways to avoid stressb. Stress is always harmful to peoplec. It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4. In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to ________.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5. In the last sentence of the passage,"do so" refers to ________.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案：dadbcIn the 1960 s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U. S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out"of American society and for m their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called"co mmunes,"where they could follow their philosophy of"do your own thing."A gr oup of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called"Drop City." Fol lowing the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built do meshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken K esey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped o rganize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some memb ers of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing,"however. Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960 s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B. F. Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's"conditioning"techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely to gether in one large building called an"archology" Soleri believes that people m ust live closely together so that they will all become one.1. Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960 s?a. They were not satisfied with American society.b. They wanted to grow marijuana.c. They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d. They did not want all people to be equal.2. Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a. In dome-shaped houseb. In old school husesc. On a farm inTennesseed. In an archology in Arizona3. Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a. Paolo Solerib. B. G. Skinnerc. Steve Gaskind. Buckminster Fuller4. What was the Twin Oaks commune base on?a. The philosophy of "do your own thing"b. Virginaia in the late 1960 sc. The ideas of psychologistd. The belief that people must live closely togerher.5. What is an "archology"?a. A person who studies archaeologyb. A large building where people live closely togetherc. A city in A rizonad. A technique to contorl people7/200答案：abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some bein g more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportu nities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual - the so rt of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never atta in the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth proce sses were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents o f low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities. Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their in telligence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average an d fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same leve l.1. This selection can best be titled ________.a. Measuring Your Intelligenceb. Intelligence and Environmentc. The Case of Peter and Markd. How the brain Influences Intelligence2. The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.a. human brains differ considerablyb. the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3. According to the passage, the average I. Q. is ________.a.85b.100c.110d.1254. The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _____ ___.a. individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentc. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced. changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5. This passage suggests that an individual 's I. Q. ________.a. can be predicted at birthb. stays the same throuthout his lifec. can be increased by educationd. is determined by his childhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult i t was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wishes that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides, shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience: people trod on your toes, poked you with their elbows and almost knocked yo u overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk,"the assistant assured her, trying to t empt her."Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that he r choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small cr owd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale - and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home, with her small well-chosen present concealed in her hand bag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an espec ially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1. Edith's father ________.a. did not like presentb. never got presentc. preferred tiesd. was difficult to choose a present for2. The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed ________.a. attractiveb. interested in tiesc. tiredd. in need of comfort3. Edith stopped at the next counter ________.a. puroselyb. suddenlyc. unwillinglyd. accidentally4. Edith's father smoked a pipe ________.a. when he was obligedb. on social occasionsc. from time to timed. when he was delighted5. Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because ________.a. coustomers trod on each other's toesb. coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc. customers knocked each otherd. customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet. By the m iddle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it neces sary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other pla nets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American s cientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it wi ll be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world al most as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than th e earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold at mospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be p laced in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets i nto the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbo n dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on i t but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1. Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ________.a. foodb. oilc. spaced. resources2. Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because ___ _____a. it might be possible to change its atmosphereb. its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc. there is a good supply of water on Venusd. the days on Venus are long enough3. On Venus there is a lot of ________.a. waterb. carbon dioxidec. carbon monoxided. oxygen4. Algae are plants that can ________.a. live in very hot temperaturesb. live in very cold temperaturesc. manufacture oxygend. all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when ________.a. the algae have done their workb. the atmosphere becomes coolerc. thereis oxygend. it rains there10/200答案：cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, yo u must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have b een seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up - we are born with our pre ference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened you r eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods - there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the o ther hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near Lo ndon, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area - until it was repainter green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fel l sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accid ents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means ________.a. you don't like to follow othersb. you would be a member rather than a leaderc. you would be afraid of following othersd. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2. If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer ________.a. red to yellowb. blue to orangec. red to greyd. blue to yellow。
英语四级美文双语阅读(1)
一、富爸爸:不做有才华的穷人Don't work for money 不做有才华的穷人The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.世界上满坑满谷都是精明能干、才华横溢、学富五车以及极具天赋之人，我们每天都会见到他们。
几天前，我的汽车运转不灵了。
我把它开进维修厂，一位年轻的机械工只消几分钟就把它修好了。
他仅凭倾听发动机的声音就能确定哪儿有毛病，这让我惊奇不已。
然而遗憾的是，光有非凡才华是不够的。
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors, dentists and chiropractors struggle financially. All this time, I thought that when they graduated, the dollars would pour in. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.” What this phrase means is that most people need only to learn and master one more skill and their income would jump exponentially. I have mentioned before that financial intelligence is a synergy of accounting, investing, marketing and law. Combine those four technical skills and making money with money is easier. When it comes to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard.我常常吃惊，为什么有才华的人却只有微薄的收入。
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一（含答案）There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot______.A.if we complete our short-range goalsB.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC.if we write down the datesD.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon______.A.two yearsB.long-term goalsC.current activitiesD.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,______.A.we will win final successB.we are overwhelmedC.we should build up confidence of successD.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,_______.A.we should stick to them until we complete themB.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesC.we had better wait for the exciting news of successD.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ______.A.those who habe long-term goals will succeedB.writing down the dates may discourage youC.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationD.every should have a goal答案：adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案）The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. Butthere were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agricula tural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which o f the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％答案：cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三（含答案）Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs. College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist. "Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 19852c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案：ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四（含答案）Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very little3b.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案：bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案：cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六（含答案）As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.4Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"答案：dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七（含答案）In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and5architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案：abdcb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八（含答案）There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.6The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood答案：bcbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九（含答案）As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.7Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry答案：dbdcd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十（含答案）If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of8supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on V enus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案：cabdd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十一（含答案）What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is9depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.a.besides other factsb.in regard to other factsc.not considering other factsd.according to other facts4.Which of the following is facts?a.People's preference of one colour to another is instinctb.People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.c.More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bornd.Colours have little influence on our moods5.Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _______.a.its shapeb.its structurec.its colourd.its building materials答案：bcaac大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十二（含答案）Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.10。
大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)
大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)书名：《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇出版社：上海交通大学出版社1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible mo nths.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,ou t long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-ter m goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add n ew short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for sever al years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in yo ur ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five year s or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,__.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal1/200答案：adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression a nd lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of th e 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The nat ional output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for sp ending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five m illion dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and onl y a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture c omplained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous e cho of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and w ould eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculat ural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following w ere LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 t han in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so fe w women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the Un iversity of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rate d among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress th at was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that wo man be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work. Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and a ll academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are importan t here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 198 5b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 198 5c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the Univ ersity4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke thei r first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,i t can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic acci dents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntar y, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several impo rtant issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Secon d,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent . Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foo ds unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illness es are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially c ancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses b ecause of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all th e time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or har mful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to be ef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treate d cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for fin ancial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a hi gher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried rep eatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to t he living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once y ou are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is h ard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is no t the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for mana gerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exp osed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the differe nce between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but ho wever little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,t hrough continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need t o find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ______ __.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案：dadbcIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wante d to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of the m decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their phil osophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Color ado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Full er they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a grou p that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the Unite d States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, b ut they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijua na.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oa ks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psych ologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skin ner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, It alian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believe s that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people7/200答案：abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a l ow order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individua l is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonst rated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the t wins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the t wins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster h omes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than hi s identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would ha ve tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to cho ose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to g et to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were o n display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth doub le the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleas ed her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the pri ces were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoke d a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her par ents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Y our father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st centur y,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for exa mple.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditio ns on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But n one of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scient ist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possi ble to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as eart h itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres a nd at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venu s.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the al ge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man c an set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will pro bably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there10/200答案：cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you p refer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they sh ould know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, a s well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,t hat we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preferen ce.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at leas t as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brin gs warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide a ttempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge ha d been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machin es are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.a.besides other factsb.in regard to other factsc.not considering other factsd.according to other facts4.Which of the following is facts?a.People's preference of one colour to another is instinctb.People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.c.More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bornd.Colours have little influence on our moods5.Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london t o others because of _______.a.its shapeb.its structurec.its colourd.its building materials11/200答案：bcaac12/200Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite man y years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behavio ur for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a la dy was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you a re eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large n umber of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is i mportant both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might m ake other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food。
最新大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一大学英语四级考试40个阅读理解问题之一(包括答案)在那里是三种目标:短期、中期和长期目标.短程目标是那些通常与当前活动相关的目标，我们可以每天应用这些目标目标可以在一周或更短的时间内实现，或者两周或可能的几个月.It 应该请记住，就像一座建筑没有地基那么坚固一样，如果不实现坚实的短期目标，我们的长期目标就不能称之为大嚼完成我们的短期目标，我们应该确定时间，然后在已经完成的基础上增加新的短期目标.这中期目标建立在短期目标.他们的基础上可能只处理一个学期或整个学年，或者他们甚至可以延长几年.任意时间你一步一步地前进，你永远不应该让自己变得气馁或不知所措如同你完成了每一步，你将会坚信自己有能力成长和成功如同你的完成日期列表会增加，你的动机和愿望会增加. 远程目标可能与我们对未来的梦想有关.她们可能涵盖五年或更长时间.生活不是静止的东西.我们应该永远不要让长期目标限制我们或我们的行动1 .我们的长期的目标意味着很多________.A.if我们完成我们的短期目标B .如果我们如果C .则无法实现稳定的短期目标我们写下日期D .如果我们提出一些计划2 .新短期的目标是建立在_______.之上的a .2年b .长期目标c .电流活动D.the目标3 .何时完成我们完成我们目标的每一步，_______.A.we将赢得最终成功B .我们是不知所措的C.we应该树立成功的信心设定新目标的强烈愿望4 .一次我们的制定了目标A.we应该坚持下去，直到我们完成它们可能改变我们的目标，因为我们有新的想法和机会有最好等待令人兴奋的成功消息有做出了伟大的决定5 .它存在文章中暗示但未说明________.a .那些谁一个长期的目标将会成功向下日期可能会让你沮丧目标只是指引我们达到我们的目标D .每有一个目标答案:adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解测试40第2篇(含答案)1952年后的美国经济是一个吃得好、几乎全部就业的经济去核偶尔有警报响起，这个国家躲过了战后的任何萧条，生活在繁荣.的状态中A1955年的经济调查是20世纪50年代的一个典型年份，它可以典型地说明这十年的经济快速增长这国民产值比1954年增长了10 %( 1955年的产值估计为3920亿美元).这制造商的产量比第二次世界大战后几年的平均产量高出约40% 这这个国家的企业在新工厂和新机器上花费了大约300亿美元国家的可用于消费的收入几乎比1950年增加了三分之一.顾客花费了大约2560亿美元；也就是每天大约7亿美元，或者每小时大约2500万美元，全天.六十五岁100万人有工作，只有200多万人想要工作，但找不到.仅仅农业抱怨说它没有在房间里分享.到一些观察家认为这是20世纪20年代中期的不祥回声如同农民的产品销售下降，营销成本上升.但是在国民经济的观察家中，有几个人不如大多数人自信那些似乎很少有人担心繁荣不会持续下去，最终会导致相反的结果——萧条.1.什么这篇文章的最佳标题是什么？a.这20世纪50年代的农业趋势b.这1950年代的失业率c.U.S.经济在50年代d.这1952年联邦预算2.在第3行，“吊杆”一词最好用________.来代替a.附近的爆炸b.雷鸣般的噪声c.一般公众支持d.快速的经济增长3.它可以从1955年美国大多数人看待国民经济的态度中推断出国民a.信心b.混乱c.失望怀疑4.哪个20世纪50年代，以下哪些人对国民经济最不满意？a. 经济学家b.Frmaersc.政治家d.钢铁工人5.这文章指出，美国可用于消费的收入.S.是1955年大于1950年.怎么多少钱？a.60%b.50%33%d.90%答:cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解测试第3卷，共40页(含答案) 女性在政府中的代表性也不足，这是因为女性全职教授很少.在1985年，摄政王贝里尔·米尔伯恩发表了一份报告，抨击德克萨斯大学系统管理部门不鼓励女性大学被评为系统最低之一.英寸a《1987年更新》,米尔伯恩赞扬了所取得的进展，并呼吁进一步改进.一个她的研究的积极成果之一是一项全系统的计划，旨在让妇女了解可获得的行政工作.大学传播学院副院长帕特里卡·威瑟斯彭说，如果女性想升职，在搬家时保持灵活性是很重要的尽管一个女人在校园里可能会面临寒冷的气候，很多时候为了成功，她必须克服身边的问题，专心工作直到在大学和所有学术界的高级职位中，女性所占的比例更大，不平等将会存在.“女人需要把他们的精力和时间花在大学重要的学术活动上.”Spirdusosaid.“如果他们这样做将在这个系统中成功.如果她们花时间在小组里哀悼他们认为存在的性别歧视，他们在浪费宝贵的学习时间。
大学英语四级阅读40篇（1）_四六级_
大学英语四级阅读40篇(1)1/40.There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,__.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal1/40答案：adcbc2/40The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national outputwas value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that mostpeople in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/40答案：cdabc3/40Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/40答案：ddabd4/40Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef andliving animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd。
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇(含答案)
There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. long-term goals mean a lot______.we complete our short-range goalswe cannot reach solid short-term goalswe write down the dateswe put forward some plansshort-term goals are bulid upon______.years goalsactivities goals that have been completedwe complete each step of our goals ,______.will win final successare overwhelmedshould build up confidence of successshould strong desire for setting new goalsour goals are drawn up,_______.should stick to them until we complete themmay change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitieshad better wait for the exciting news of successhave made great decisionis implied but not stated in the passage that ______.who habe long-term goals will succeeddown the dates may discourage yougoal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationshould have a goal答案：adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案）The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). Theproduction of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passagea. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. . Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’sa. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the . was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was ita. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％答案：cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三（含答案）Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging University was rated among the lowest for the a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wastingvaluable study time."to Spirduso,women need to ____.a report on sexual discriminationfor further improvement in their working conditionstheir energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationmore time and energy doing scholarly activitiesthis passage ,we know that _____.are many women full professors in the University of Texasplay an important part in adminitrating the Universityweather on the campus is chillymake up a small percentage of the senior positions in the Universityof the following statements is truenumber of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985number of women professors was the same as that of 1985and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the Universityof the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.were told to con centrate on teir workwere given information about available administrative jobswere encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversitywere encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.University of Texas's ReportProfessorsDiscrimination in Academia答案：ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四（含答案）Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 . adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death. Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts haveexcessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.accidentsdeseaseof theseday there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker."dropout" the author means______.who failed the examinationwho left schoolwho lost their waywho were driven out of schoolreason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.has taken effective measuresis prevented among high school seniorsare many smokers who have died of cancerof theseis implied but not stated by the author is that ________.rates among youth have declined very littleare now more female than male smokers among high school seniorssmoking rates are due to the incease in wealthat high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案：bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.is the best possible title of the passageand Foodand Healthand Healthand Drugof the following statements is NOT tureare always given to animals for medical reasonsof the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.may cause forty percent of cancer in world.has science done something harmful to mankindof science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food. scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.are nitrates used forpreserve flavor in packaged foods.preserve the color of meats.are the objects of research.cause the animals to become fatter.word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.答案：cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六（含答案）As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so evenif we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.do not know how to enjoy themselvesdo not believe that relaxation is important for healthare travelling fast all the timeare becoming busier with their workto the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.fearing stressthe art of relaxationsense of responsibilitycontrol over performanceof the follwing statements is turecan find some ways to avoid stressis always harmful to peopleis easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.people can withstand different amounts of stressParagraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"答案：dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七（含答案）In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the . epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing."A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growingmarijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960swere not satisfied with American society.wanted to grow marijuana.wanted to go to the Vietnam War.did not want all people to be equal.did the members of the Hog Farm commune livedome-shaped houseold school husesa farm inTennesseean archology in Arizonagave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped houseSoleriGaskinFullerwas the Twin Oaks commune base onphilosophy of "do your own thing"in the late 1960sideas of psychologistbelief that people must live closely togerher.is an "archology"person who studies archaeologylarge building where people live closely togethercity in A rizonatechnique to contorl people答案：abdcb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八（含答案）There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it islikely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's . was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.selection can best be titled_________.Your Intelligenceand EnvironmentCase of Peter and Markthe brain Influences Intelligencebeststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.brains differ considerablybrain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligenceis crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligenceto the passage , the average _____.case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.with identical brains seldom test at same levelindividual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentof opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenceof enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brainpassage suggests that an individual 's be predicted at birththe same throuthout his lifebe increased by educationdetermined by his childhood答案：bcbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九（含答案）As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.'s father _______.not like presentgot presenttiesdifficult to choose a present forassistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.in tiesneed of comfortstopped at the next counter_________.'s father smoked a pipe_______.he was obligedsocial occasionstime to timehe was delightedwas very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.trod on each other's toespoked each other with their elbowsknocked each otherwere doing their shopping in a great hurry答案：dbdcd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十（含答案）If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____might be possible to change its atmosphereatmosphere is the same as the earth'sis a good supply of water on Venusdays on Venus are long enoughVenus there is a lot of ________.dioxidemonoxideare plants that can____.in very hot temperaturesin very cold temperaturesoxygenof the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.algae have done their workatmosphere becomes cooleroxygenrains there答案：cabdd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十一（含答案）What is your favourite colour Do you like yellow , orange ,red If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.don't like to follow otherswould be a member rather than a leaderwould be afraid of following otherswould like to be a leader rather than a followerone enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.to yellowto orangeto greyto yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.other factsregard to other factsconsidering other factsto other factsof the following is facts's preference of one colour to another is instinct's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bornhave little influence on our moodswho committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _______.shapestructurecolourbuilding materials答案：bcaac大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十二（含答案）Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room. Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country Or doesn't it matter Should you use both hands when you are eating Should leave one in your lap,or on the tableThe Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinnershould find an excuseshould adk for excuse.should say sorryshould telephone to explain his being late.2."It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "Bad manners " means ________.of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passageCustoms and Customs。
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大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we c an apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two we eks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no str onger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch witho ut the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goal s,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They mig ht deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could eve n extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never a llow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,yo u will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list o f completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover fi ve years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term g oal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__. Aa.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__. Da.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__. Ca.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,__. Ba.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___. Ca.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal1/200答案：adcbcThe economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almos t fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postw ar depression and lived in a state of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manu facturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediatel y following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars fo r new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find the m . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some obs ervers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their p roducts declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those f ew seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the opposite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the Unit ed States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Farmersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women. The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milbu rn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement. One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform w omen of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the r anks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for h er to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on h er work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the Universi ty and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be succ essful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sex ual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will sm oke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. Du ring their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murde red,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking -related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweitht s all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death. Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 pr ecent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressiv e ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very li ttle. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,sever al recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoki ng rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the N aional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effe cive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by ____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smok er.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science ha s made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,m ade many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is relat ed to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are mo re likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is chara cteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discov ery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cance r. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more dif ficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed fo od are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Far mers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,peni cillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are gi ven to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers a re simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to c ontrol these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are gi ven to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eli minated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxat ion. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morn ing till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healt hy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In f act ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of str ess is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime ma terial for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chem ically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The c rises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through con tinued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Sin ce we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is hi s ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案：dadbcIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societ ies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founde d a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of phil osopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from piece s of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the fo llowers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Ho g Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 196 9. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but the y had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuan a.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twi n Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the idea s of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good fo r the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosant i, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closel y together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people7/200答案：abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of en vironment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally , it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the le vel of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can b e demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Bei ng identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processe s were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low in telligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark wasreared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in th eir late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark' s I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty point s higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , hav ing identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _____.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood8/200答案：bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it w as to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :peo ple trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive t ies were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd o f man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : althoug h her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present w hich was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, h er parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially che erful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed h er daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案：dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there wil l eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the m iddle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all t he oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of f eeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Profes sor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it wi ll be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the e arth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmos pheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar t o those on Venus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in smal l rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosp here .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into o xygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the r ain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reprodu ced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there10/200答案：cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and exci tement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is wha t psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously s tudying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours ha ve on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our f avourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room make s most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a r ed dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,b lack is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to b e the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an e stablished fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accident s when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.a.besides other factsb.in regard to other factsc.not considering other factsd.according to other facts4.Which of the following is facts?a.People's preference of one colour to another is instinctb.People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.c.More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they we re bornd.Colours have little influence on our moods。
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大学英语四级阅读40篇(1)2/40The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculturecomplained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom”could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60％b. 50％c. 33％d. 90％2/40答案：cdabc3/40Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouragingwomen.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/40答案：ddabd4/40Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors,whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simplytrying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentiallyharmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing5/200答案：cacbd大学英语四级阅读40篇(1) 相关内容:11。