专四阅读部分
专四模拟试题之阅读共30篇
专四模拟试题（阅读篇1）专四模拟试题（阅读篇1）Glacier National Park in Montana shares boundaries with Canada, an American Indian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River, the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for ranching, timber, and agriculture. This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park. These private lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land use planning effort to guide the future of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter local agreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with the more than 400 private owners in the area. A draft plan has been prepared, with objective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new development that would damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperation with the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintain wildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that congress would impose a legislative solution. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area. Meetings between park officials and landowners have led to a dramatically improved understanding of all concerns.1. The passage mainly discusses______.A. the endangered species in Glacier National ParkB. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National ParkC. conservation laws imposed by the state of MontanaD. conservation laws imposed by Congress2. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important?A. They function as a hunting preserve.B. They are restricted to government use.C. They are heavily populated.D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.3. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as______.A. indifferentB. intimateC. cooperativeD. disappointing4. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to______.A. limit land development around the parkB. establish a new park in MontanaC. influence national legislationD. settle border disputes with Canada答案解析：1. B) 这是一道主旨题。
专四阅读答案
1- 答案解析：1. B) 这是一道主旨题。
通过阅读文章可知，为了保护冰川国家公园的濒危物种和资源，公园当局和地方土地所有者制订了限制土地使用计划，故答案为B。
2. D) 这是一道细节题。
根据第一段第三句“This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park.”（这片土地是非常重要的，因为这里是几种经常光顾此公园的濒危物种的栖息地和迁徙路线。
）可知选项D为正确答案。
3. C) 根据第二段可知，公园当局和地方土地所有者密切合作来保护资源，因此他们的关系是"cooperative" (合作性的)。
4. A) 这是一道推理题。
根据第二段第三句和阅读全文，我们很容易就可以得到这样一个信息：为了保护自然资源和濒危物种，公园管理者限制那些会破坏资源的土地开发。
因此选项A为正确答案。
2-1. D) 根据文章第一段第五行“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures w ould help them to catch these animals.”可知古代人以为在墙上画画会对他们有所帮助，故选项D为正确答案。
2. C) 在做此类题时要注意题干的要求。
通过阅读文章第四段很清楚就知道选项C “前者容易发音”在文中没有提及，故为正确答案。
3. A) 可用排除法来做本题。
通过阅读文章很清楚选项B和D为错误陈述。
选项C “罗马字母是从埃及字母发展而来的”根据文章第四段第四，五句可知为错误论述，因此只有选项A 为正确答案。
4. C) 文章最后一段讲述了图画在今天的用途，故选项C为正确答案3-1. A) 这是一道主旨题。
根据文章第一句“There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece.”及第三段第一句“Another theory traces the theater’s origin from the human interest in storytelling.”可知本文是讨论戏剧的起源的。
专四阅读真题及答案
专四阅读真题及答案In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. PASSAGE ONE(1)When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect. My time was my own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to putting it in on a little sail-boat on the bay. One day I ventured too far, and was carried out to sea. Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small ship which was bound for London. It was a long and stormy voyage, and they made me work my passage without pay, as a common sailor. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me twenty-four hours. During the next twenty-four I went without food and shelter.(2)About ten o'clock on the following morning, dirty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed by a nurse-maid, tossed a big pear -minus one bite - into the gutter. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved it, my whole being, begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent and pretended that I hadn't been thinking about the pear at all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn't get the pear.(3)I was just getting desperate enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying: "Step in here, please."(4)I was admitted by a man servant, and shown into a sumptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting. They sent away the servant, and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best as I could.(5)Now, something had been happening there a little before, which I did not know anything about until a good many days afterwards, but Iwill tell you about it now. Those two old brothers had been having a pretty hot argument a couple of days before, and had ended by agreeing to decide it by a bet, which is the English way of settling everything.(6)You will remember that the Bank of England once issued two notes of a million pounds each, to be used for a special purpose connected with some public transaction with a foreign country. For some reason or other only one of these had been used and canceled; the other still lay in the vaults of the Bank. Well, the brothers, chatting along, happened to get to wondering what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it. Brother A said he would starve to death; Brother B said he wouldn't. Brother A said he couldn't offer it at a bank or anywhere else, because he would be arrested on the spot. So they went on disputing till Brother B said he would bet twenty thousand pounds that the man would live thirty days, anyway, on that million, and keep out of jail, too. Brother A took him up. Brother B went down to the Bank and bought that note. Then he dictated a letter, which one of his clerks wrote out in a beautiful round hand, and then the two brothers sat at the window a whole day watching for the right man to give it to. (7)I finally became the pick of them.41. In Para. 1, the phrase "set my feet" probably means___________. A. put me aside B. start my journey C. prepare me D. let me walk42. It can be concluded from Para. 2 that___________.A. the man wanted to maintain dignity though starvedB. the man could not get a proper chance to eat the pearC. the man did not really want the pear since it was dirtyD. it was very difficult for the man to get the pear43. Compared with Brother A, Brother B was more ___________ towards the effect of the one-million-pound bank-note on a total stranger. A. neutral B. negative C. reserved D. positivePASSAGE TWO(1)The concept of peace is a very important one in cultures all over the world. Think about how we greet people. In some languages, the phrases for greetings contain the word for peace. In some cultures we greet people by shaking hands or with another gesture to show that we are not carrying weapons—that we come in peace. And there are certain symbols which people in very different cultures recognize as representing peace. Let's look at a few of them.The dove(2)The dove has been a symbol of peace and innocence for thousands of years in many different cultures. In ancient Greek mythology it was a symbol of love and the renewal of life. In ancient Japan a dove carrying a sword symbolized the end of war.(3)There was a tradition in Europe that if a dove flew around a house where someone was dying then their soul would be at peace. And there are legends which say that the devil can turn himself into any bird except for a dove. In Christian art, the dove was used to symbolize the Holy Ghost and was often painted above Christ's head.(4)But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when he used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.The rainbow(5)The rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods. In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess who brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus. In Scandinavian mythology the rainbow was a bridge between the gods and the earth. In the Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is a common symbol for marriage because the colours represent the union of yin and yang. Nowadays the rainbow is used by many popularmovements for peace and the environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future and promising sunshine after the rain.Mistletoe(6)This plant was sacred in many cultures, generally representing peace and love. Most people know of the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas time, which probably comes from Scandinavian mythology. The goddess Freya's son was killed by an arrow made of mistletoe, so, in honour of him, she declared that it would always be a symbol of peace. It was often hung in doorways as a sign of friendship.(7)The ancient Druids believed that hanging mistletoe in your doorway protected you from evil spirits. Tribes would stop fighting for a period of time if they found a tree with mistletoe. But you will never see mistletoe in a Christian church - it is banned because of its associations with pagan religion and superstition.The olive branch(8)The olive tree has always been a valuable source of food and oil. In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena gave the olive tree to the people of Athens, who showed their gratitude by naming the city after her. But no one knows for sure when or why it began to symbolize peace. There is probably a connection with ancient Greece. Wars between states were suspended during the Olympic Games, and the winners were givencrowns of olive branches. The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only be cultivated successfully in long periods of peace. Whatever the history, the olive branch is a part of many modern flags symbolizing peace and unity. One well-known example is the United Nations symbol.The ankh(9)The ankh is an ancient symbol which was adopted by the hippie movement in the 1960s to represent peace and love. It was found in many Asian cultures, but is generally associated with ancient Egypt. It represented life and immortality. Egyptians were buried with an ankh, so that they could continue to live in the "afterworld". The symbol was also found along the sides of the Nile, which gave life to the people. They believed that the ankh could control the flow of the river and make sure that there was always enough water.44. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Concept of Peace. B. Origin of Peace Symbols. C. Popular Peace Symbols.D. Cultural Difference of Peace.45. The rainbow represents the connection between human beings and their gods in all the following countriesEXCEPT___________. A. Sweden B. Greece C. Finland D. China46. In North Europe mistletoe was often hung in doorways to indicate___________. A. friendship B. love C. kinship D. honour47. The origin of the ankh can date back to___________. A. the Nile B. the "afterworld" C. the hippie movement D. ancient EgyptPASSAGE THREE(1)Two sides almost never change: That you can manipulate people into self-sufficiency and that you can punish them into good citizenship.(2)The first manifests itself in our tireless search for the magical level at which welfare grants are big enough to meet basic needs but small enough to make low-paid work attractive. The second has us looking to the criminal justice system to cure behavior that is as much as anything the result of despair.(7)Not only can we never find the "perfect" punishment, our search for optimum penalties is complicated by our desire for fairness: to let the punishment fit the crime. The problem is that almost any punishment - even the disgrace of being charged with a crime - is sufficient to deter the middle class, while for members of the underclass, probation may be translated as "I beat it."(8)So how can you use the system - welfare or criminal justice - to produce the behavior we want? The answer, I suspect is: You can't.(9)We keep trying to use welfare and prison to change people - to make them think and behave the way we do - when the truth is the incentives work only for those who already think the way we do: who view today's action with an eye on the future.(10)We will take lowly work (if that is all that's available) because we believe we can make bad jobs work for us. We avoid crime not because we are better people but because we see getting caught as afuture-wrecking disaster. We are guided by a belief that good things will happen for us in the future if we take proper care of the present. Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of our lives.(11)And we have trouble understanding that not everybody believes as we believe. The welfare rolls, the prisons and the mean streets of our cities are full of people who have given up on their(3)The welfare example is well known. We don't want poor people to live in squalor or their children to be malnourished. But we also don't want to subsidize the indolence of people who are too lazy to work. The first impulse leads us to provide housing, food stamps, medical care and a cash stipend for families in need. The second gets us to think about "workforce".(4)We've been thinking about it for two reasons: the "nanny" problems of two high-ranking government officials (who hired undocumented foreigners as household helpers, presumably because they couldn't find Americans to do the work) and President Clinton's proposal to put a two-year limit on welfare.(5)Maybe something useful will come of Clinton's idea, but I'm not all that hopeful. It looks to me like one more example of trying to manipulate people into taking care of themselves.(6)On the criminal justice side, we hope to make punishment tough enough to discourage crime but not so tough as to clog our prisons with relatively minor offenders. Too short a sentence, we fear, will create contempt for the law. Too long a sentence will take up costly space better used for the violent and unremorseful.(7)Not only can we never find the "perfect" punishment, our search for optimum penalties is complicated by our desire for fairness: to let the punishment fit the crime. The problem is that almost any punishment - even the disgrace of being charged with a crime - is sufficient to deter the middle class, while for members of the underclass, probation may be translated as "I beat it."(8)So how can you use the system - welfare or criminal justice - to produce the behavior we want? The answer, I suspect is: You can't.(9)We keep trying to use welfare and prison to change people - to make them think and behave the way we do - when the truth is the incentives work only for those who already think the way we do: who view today's action with an eye on the future.(10)We will take lowly work (if that is all that's available) because we believe we can make bad jobs work for us. We avoid crime not because we are better people but because we see getting caught as afuture-wrecking disaster. We are guided by a belief that good things will happen for us in the future if we take proper care of the present. Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of our lives.(11)And we have trouble understanding that not everybody believes as we believe. The welfare rolls, the prisons and the mean streets of our cities are full of people who have given up on their future. Without hope for the future, hard work at a low-paid job makes no sense. Working hard in school, or pleasing a boss, or avoiding pregnancy makes no sense. The deadly disease is hopelessness. The lawlessness and poverty are only the obvious symptoms.(12)I'm not advocating that we stop looking for incentives to move poor people toward self-sufficiency or that we stop punishing people forcriminal behavior. There will always be some people who need help and some who deserve to be in jail.(13)All I'm saying is that the long-term answer both to welfare and the crime that plagues our communities is not to fine tune the welfare and criminal justice systems but to prevent our children from getting the disease of despair.(14)If we encourage our young people to believe in the future, and give them solid evidence for believing, we'll find both crime and poverty shrinking to manageable proportions.48. What is the author's attitude towards Clinton's proposal to welfare? A. Pessimistic. B. Optimistic. C. Suspicious. D. Sarcastic.49. It can be inferred from Para. 7 that optimum penaltiesare___________to the underclass. A. useless B. hopeless C. frightening D. humiliating50. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?A. Lawlessness and Poverty.B. Criminal Justice System.C. Welfare Grants.D. Disease of Despair.SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with NO more than TEN words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO. PASSAGE ONE51. In Para. 4, what does the man mean by saying "I had to bear my trouble"?52. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage?PASSAGE TWO53. Why does the UN use the olive branch in its symbol?PASSAGE THREE54. According to the author, what balance should we keep in welfare?55. What does the author mean by saying "Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of our lives" (Para. 10)?参考答案PART V READING COMPREHENSION41-50: BADBD ADCBD51.Keep wits together in the presence of that food.52.The author was given the million-pound bank-note.53.It symbolizes peace and unity.54.Meeting basic needs and making low-paid work.55.Good things will happen by taking care of the present.。
专四阅读理解附带答案
26)Most of us are taught to pay attention to what is said—thewords. Words do provide us wit h some information, butmeanings are derived from so many other sources that itwould hin der our effectiveness as a partner to a relationshipto rely too heavily on words alone. Word s are used todescribe only a small part of the many ideas we associatewith any given mess age. Sometimes we can gain insight intosome of those associations if we listen for more tha n words.We don’t always say what we mean or mean what we say. Sometimes our words don’t meananything except “I’m letting off some steam. I don’t really want you to pa y close attention towhat I’m saying. Just pay attention to what I’m feeling.” Mostly we mean several things atonce. A person wanting to purchase a house says to the current ow ner, “This step has to befixed before I’ll buy.” The owner says,“It’s been like that for years.” Actually, the step hasn’tbeen like that for years, but th e unspoken message is:“ I don’t want to fix it. We put up withit. Why can’t you?” The search for a more expa nsive view of meaning can be developed ofexamining a message in terms of who said it, wh en it occurred, the related conditions orsituation, and how it was said.When a message occurs can also reveal associated meaning. Let us assume two couples do exactly the same amount of kissing and arguing. But one couple always kisses after anarg ument and the other couple always argues after a kiss. The ordering of the behaviors may mean a great deal more than the frequency of the behavior. A friend’s unusually docilebe havior may only be understood by noting that it was preceded by situations that required anabnormal amount of assertiveness. Some responses may be directly linked to a developi ngpattern of responses and defy logic. For example, a person who says “No!” to a serials ofcharges like “You’re dumb,”“You’re lazy,” and “You’re dishonest,” may also say “No!” and tryto justify his or her response if the next statement is “And you’re good looking.”We would do well to listen for how messages are presented. The words,“If sure has been niceto have you over,” can be said with emphasis and excitement or rit ualistically. The phrase canbe said once or repeated several times. And the meanings we a ssociate with the phrase willchange accordingly. Sometimes if we say something infrequent ly it assumes more importance;sometimes the more we say something the less importance it assumes.1.Effective communication is rendered possible between two conversing partners, if ___.A.they use proper words to carry their ideas.B.they both speak truly of their own feelings.C.they try to understand each other’s ideas beyond words.D.they are capable of associating meaning with their words.2.“I’m letting off some steam” in paragraph 1 means___.A.I’m just calling your attention.B.I’m just kidding.C.I’m just saying the opposite.D.I’m just giving off some sound.3.The house-owner’s example shows that he actually means___.A.the step has been like that for years.B.he doesn’t think it necessary to fix the step.C.the condition of the step is only a minor fault.D.the cost involved in the fixing should be shared.4.Some responses and behaviors may appear very illogical, but are justifiable if___.A.linked to an abnormal amount of assertiveness.B.seen as one’s habitual pattern of behavior.C.taken as part of an ordering sequence.D.expressed to a series of charges.5.The word “ritualistically” in the last paragraph equals something done___.A.without true intention.B.light-heartedly.C.in a way of ceremony.D.with less emphasis.25)We can begin our discussion of “population as global issue”with what most persons mea n when they discuss “thepopulation problem”: too many people on earth and a toorapid increase in the number added each year. The facts arenot in dispute, It was quite right to e mploy the analogy thatlikened demographic growth to “a long, thin powder fuse thatburn s steadily and haltingly until it finally reaches the chargeand explodes.”To understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in populati on, itis necessary to understand the history of population trends. Rapid growth is a compa rativelyrecent phenomenon. Looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history, we fi nd thatpopulations have been virtually stable or growing very slightly for most of human hi story. Formost of our ancestors, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. There was high fertility inmost places, but this was usually balanced by high mortality. For most of huma n history, it wasseldom the case that one in ten persons would live past forty, while infanc y and childhoodwere especially risky periods. Often, societies were in clear danger of extinc tion because deathrates could exceed their birthrates. Thus, the population problem throu ghout most of historywas how to prevent extinction of the human race.This pattern is important to notice. Not only does it put the current problems of demograp hicgrowth into a historical perspective, but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase inp opulation in recent years is not a sudden enthusiasm for more children, but an improveme ntin the conditions that traditionally have caused high mortality.Demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, slow growth wh ichextended from about 8,000 BC.till approximately AD.1650. In the first period of some 9600years, the population increased from some 8 million to 500 million in 1650. Between 1650 andthe present, the population has increased from 5 00 million to more than 4 billion. And it isestimated that by the year 2000 there will be 6.2 billion people throughout the world. One wayto appreciate this dramatic difference in suc h abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame tosomething that is more manageable. Bet ween 8000BC and 1650, an average of only 50,000persons was being added annually to th e world’s population each year. At present, this numberis added every six hours. The incr ease is about 80,000,000 persons annually.1.Which of the following demographic growth pattern is most suitable for the long thin pow derfuse analogy?A.A virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a sudden explosion of populatio n.B.A slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid, dramatic increase.C.Too many people on earth and a few rapid increase in the number added each year.D.A long period when death rates exceeds birthrates and then a short period with higherfe rtility and lower mortality.2.During the first period of demographic history, societies were often in danger of extinctio nbecause___.A.only one in ten persons could live past 40.B.there was higher mortality than fertility in most places.C.it was too dangerous to have babies due to the poor conditions.D.our ancestors had little enthusiasm for more children.3.Which statement is true about population increase?A.There might be an increase of 2.2 billion persons from now to the year 2000.B.About 50,000 babies are born every six hours at present.C.Between 8000 BC and the present, the population increase is about 80,000,000 persons each year.D.The population increased faster between 8000BC and 1650 than between 1650 and thep resent.4.The author of the passage intends to___.A.warn people against the population explosion in the near future.pare the demographic growth pattern in the past with that after 1650.C.find out the cause for rapid increase in population in recent years.D.present us a clear and complete picture of the demographic growth.5.The word “demographic” in the first paragraph means___.A.statistics of human.B.surroundings study.C.accumulation of human.D.development of human.24)Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning totalk does not learn by being corrected all the time; ifcorrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices athousand tim es a day the difference between the languageshe uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit,he makes the necessary changes to make his language likeother people. In t he same way, when children learn to do allthe other things they learn to do without being t aught-towalk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare those performances with those of more skilledpeople, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a ch ild a chance tofind out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as ifwe thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed o ut to him, or correct itunless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Lethim work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what answeris to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doi ng this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the ans werbook. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such rou tinework? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to getthe right answer. Let’s end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks, Let us throw the m all out,and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how t o measuretheir own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.Let them get on with this job in the way that seems sensible to them. With our help as sch oolteachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at sch ooland used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly ch angingas ours. Anxious parents and teachers say,“But suppose they fail to learn something essentialthey will need to get in the world?” D on’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into theworld and learn it.1.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?A.by copying what other people do.B.by making mistakes and having them corrected.C.by listening to explanations from skilled people.D.by asking a great many questions.2.What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?A.They give children correct answers.B.They point out children’s mistakes to them.C.They allow children to mark their own work.D.They encourage children to mark to copy from one another.3.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are___.A.not really important skills.B.more important than other skills.C.basically different from learning adult skills.D.basically the same as learning other skills.4.Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should onl y beestimated by___.cated persons.B.the children themselves.C.teachers.D.parents.5.The author fears that children will grow up into adults while being___.A.too independent of others.B.too critical of themselves.C.incapable to think for themselves.D.incapable to use basic skills.23)Chinese Americans today have higher incomes than Americansin general and higher occup ational status. The Chinese haverisen to this position despite some of the harshestdiscrimi nation and violence faced by any immigrants to theUnited States in the history of this cou ntry. Long confined toa narrow range of occupations they succeeded in thoseoccupations a nd then spread out into other areas in lateryears, when opportunities finally opened up for them. Todaymuch of the Chinese prosperity is due to the simple fact that they work more and have more(usually better) education than others. Almost one out of five Chinese famili es has three ormore income earners compared to one out of thirteen for Puerto Ricans, one out of ten amongAmerican Indians, and one out of eight among Whites. When the Chinese advantages inworking and educational are held constant, they have no advantage over oth er Americans.That is in a Chinese Family with a given number of people working and with a given amount ofeducation by the head of the family, the income is not only about averag e for such families,and offer a little less than average.While Chinese Americans as a group are prosperous and well-educated Chinatowns are po cketsof poverty, and illiteracy is much higher among the Chinese than among Americans i n general.Those paradoxes are due to sharp internal differences. Descendants of the Chine se Americanswho emigrated long ago from Toishan Province have maintained Chinese valu es and haveadded acculturation to American society with remarkable success. More recent Hong KongChinese are from more diverse cultural origins, and acquired western values a nd styles in HongKong, without having acquired the skills to proper and support those asp irations in theAmerican economy. Foreign-born Chinese men in the United States are one-f ourth lowerincomes than native-born Chinese even though the foreign-born have been in t he UnitedStates an average of seventeen years. While the older Hong Kong Chinese work te naciously tosustain and advance themselves, the Hong Kong Chinese youths often react wi th resentmentand antisocial behavior, including terrorism and murder. The need to maint ain tourism inChinatown causes the Chinese leaders to mute or downplay these problems as much aspossible.1.According to the passage, today, Chinese Americans owe their prosperity to___.A.their diligence and better education than others.B.their support of American government.C.their fight against discriminations.D.advantages in working only.2.The passage is mainly concerned with___.A.chinese Americans today.B.social status of Chinese Americans today.C.incomes and occupational status of Chinese Americans today.D.problems of Chinese Americans today.3.Chinatowns are pockets of poverty, as is probably associated with___.A.most descendants of Chinese Americans are rebelling.B.most descendants of Chinese Americans are illiterate.C.sharp internal difference between Chinese coming from different cultural backgrounds.D.only a few Chinese Americans are rich.4.Which of the following statements is not true according to this articleA.As part of the minority, Chinese Americans are still experiencing discrimination in Ameri cantoday.B.Nowadays, Chinese Americans are working in wider fields.C.Foreign-born Chinese earn lower income than native-born Chinese Americans with the s imilaradvantages in the U.S.D.None of the above.5.According to the author, which of the following can best describe the older Hong KongCh inese and the youngerA.Tenacious; rebellion.B.Conservative; open-minded.C.Out-of-date; fashionable.D.Obedient; disobedient.22)Computers monitor everything in Singapore from soilcomposition to location of manholes. At the airport, it tookjust 15 seconds for the computerized immigration system toscan and approve my passport. It takes only one minute tobe checked into a public hospital.By 1998, almost every household will be wired for interactivecable TV and the Internet, the global computer network.Shoppers will be able to view and pay for productselectronically.A 24-hour community telecomputing network will allow users to communicatewith elected representatives and retrieve information about government services. It is all partof the gove rnment’s plan to transform the nation into what it calls the “Intelligent Island”.In so many ways, Singapore has elevated the concept of efficiency to a kind of nationalideo logy. For the past ten years, Singapore’s work force was rated the best in the world-ahea dof Japan and the U.S.-in terms of productivity, skill and attitude by the Business Environ mentRisk Intelligence service.Behind the “Singapore miracle” is a man Richard Nixon described as one of “the ablest leadersI have met,” one who,“in other times and other places, might have attained the world statureof a Churchill.” L ee Kuan Yew led Singapore’s struggle for independence in the 1950s, servingas Prime Mi nister from 1959 until 1990. Today (1995), at 71, he has nominally retired to theoffice of S enior Minister, where he continues to influence his country’s future. Lee offeredcompanie s tax breaks, political stability, cheap labor and strike-free environment.Nearly 90 percent of Singaporean adults now own their own homes and thanks to strictad herence to the principle of merit, personal opportunities abound.“If you’ve got talent andwork hard, you can be anything here,” says a Malaysian-born woman who holds a high-levelcivil-service position.Lee likes to boast that Singapore has avoided the “moral breakdown” of Western countri es. Heattributes his nation’s success to strong family ties, a reliance on education as the engine ofadvancement and social philosophy that he claims is superior to America’s.In an interview with Reader’s Digest, he said that the United States has “lost its bearing s” byemphasizing individual rights at the expense of society.“An ethical society,” he said,“is onewhich matches human rights with responsibilities.”1.What characterizes Singapore’s advancement is its___.puter monitoring.B.work efficiency.C.high productivity.D.value on ethics.2.From Nixon’s perspective, Lee is___.A.almost as great as Churchill.B.not as great as Churchill.C.only second to Churchill in being a leader.D.just as great as Churchill.3.In the last paragraph, “lost its bearings” may mean___.A.become impatient.B.failed to find the right position.C.lost its foundation.D.grown band-mannered.4.“You can be anything here”(Paragraph 5) may be paraphrased as___.A.You can hope for a very bright prospect.B.You may be able to do anything needed.C.You can choose any job as you like.D.You will become an outstanding worker.5.In Singapore, the concept of efficiency___.A.has been emphasized throughout the country.B.has become an essential quality for citizens to aim at.C.is brought forward by the government in order to compete with America.D.is known as the basis for building the “Intelligent Island.”21)At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don’t act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is topic that Americans talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies preferyouthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In an image-consci ous society like the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”.It’s not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed with staying slim and “in shape”. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason for America’s fascination with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the critical importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style of North Americans has changed dramatically during the course of the last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do by hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, people’s bodies can easily become weak and vulnerable to d isease. In an effort to avoid such a fate, millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising.1.From the passage we can infer taboo is__.A.a strong desire to do something strange or terrible.B.a crime committed on impulse.C.behavior consi dered unacceptable in society’s eyes.D.an unfavorable impression left on other people.2.Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can conclude “being fat” __ in American society.A.will always remain a taboo.B.is not considered a taboo by most people.C.has long been a taboo.D.may no longer be a taboo some day.3.The topic of fat is __ many other taboo subjects.A.the same asB.different fromC.more popular thanD.less often talked about than.4.In the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”, this means__.A.thin is “inside”, fat is “outside”.B.thin is “diligent”, fat is “lazy”.C.thin is “youthful”, fat is “spiritless”.D.thin is “fashionable”, fat is “unfashionable”.5.Apart from this new understanding of the correlation between health and exercise, the main reason the passage gives for why so many Americans are exercising regularly is__.A.their changed life-style.B.their eagerness to stay thin and youthful.C.their appreciation of the importance of exercise.D.the encouragement they have received from their companies20)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable.Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the AntarcticA.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniquesA.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.3.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.4.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the AntarcticA.Magnetite, coal and ores.B.Copper, coal and uranium.C.Silver, natural gas and uranium.D.Aluminum, copper and natural gas.5.What is planned for the continentA.Building dams along the coasts.B.Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.C.Mapping the coast and whole territory.D.Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.19)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable.Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the Antarctic?A.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniques?A.Brave and tough。
专四模拟试题-阅读篇(附答案详解).doc
As the merchant class expanded in the eigh teent h 拟century Nor th American Colonies, the silversmith and the coppersmith businesses rose to serve it. Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities. No other colonial artisans rivaled the silversmiths‘ prestige. They handled the most expensive materials and possessed direct cormections to prosperous colonial merchants. Their products, primaril)^ silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers' prominence. Silver stood as one of the surest ways to store wealth at a time before neighborhood banks existed. Unlike the silver coins from which they were made, silver articles were readi1y identifiable. Often formed to individual specifications, they always carried the silversmith， s distinctivc markings and consequently could be traced and retrieved. Customers generally secure the silver for the silver object they ordered. They saved coins, took them to smiths, and discussed the type of pieces they desired. Silversmiths complied with these requests by melting the money in a smal 1 furneicc, adding a bit of copper to form a stronger alloy, and casting the alloy in rectemgular blocks. They hammered these ingots to the appropriate thickness by hand, shaped them and pressed designs into them for adornment. Engraving was also done by hand. In addition to plates and bowls, some customers sought more intricate products, such as silver teapots. These were made by shaping or casting parts separatcly and then soldering them together. Colonial coppersmithing also come of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities. Copper" s ability to conduct heat efficiently and to resist corrosion contributed to its attractiveness. But because it was expensive in colonial America, coppersmiths were ncver very numcrous. Virtually all copper worked by Smiths was imported as sheets or obtained by recycling old copper goods. Copper was used for practical items, but it was not admired for its beauty. Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home. They shaped it in much the same memner as si 1 ver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin. They also mixed it with zinc to make brass for maritimc and scientific instruments.1.According to the passage, which of the following eighteenth century developments had strong impact on si 1versmiths?A. A decrease in the cost of silver.B.The invention ofheat efficient furnaces.C.The growing economic prosperity of colonial merchants.D.The development of new tools used to shape silver.2.Tn colonial America, where did silversm iths usual ly obt ain the mat erial to make silver articles?A.From their own mines.B.From importers.C.From other si 1versmiths.D.From customers.3.The passage mentions all of the following as uses for copper in Colonial America EXCEPTA.cooking potsB.scicntific instrumentsC.musical instrumentsD.maritime instruments4.According to the passage, silversmiths and coppersmiths in colonial America were similar in which of the fol lowing ways?A.The amount of social prestige they had.B.The way they shaped the metal they worked with.C.The cost of the goods they made.D.The practicality of the goods they made.1.C）根据文章第一句"As the merchant class expanded in the eighteenth 拟century North American Colonics,...”可知,随着在十八世纪的北美殖民地商人阶级膨胀起来，也就是说那时的商人财富有了很大的发展，银匠铜匠们有机会发挥他们的专长了，这与选项C正好相符。
专四阅读理解附带答案
Most of us are taught to pay attention to what is said—thewords. Words do provide us with some information, butmeanings are derived from so many other sources that itwould hinder our effectiveness as a partner to a rela tionshipto rely too heavily on words alone. Words are used todescribe only a small part of the many ideas we a ssociatewith any given message. Sometimes we can gain insight intosome of those associations if we listen for more than words.We don’t always say what we mean or mean what we say. Sometimes our words don’t meana nything except “I’m letting off some steam. I don’t really want you to pay close attention towhat I’m saying. J ust pay attention to what I’m feeling.” Mostly we mean several things atonce. A person wanting to purchase a house says to the current owner, “This step has to befixed before I’ll buy.” The owner says,“It’s been like that for years.” Actually, the step hasn’tbeen like that for years, but the unspoken message is: “ I don’t want to fix it. We put up withit. Why can’t you?” The search for a more expansive view of meaning c an be developed ofexamining a message in terms of who said it, when it occurred, the related conditions orsitu ation, and how it was said.When a message occurs can also reveal associated meaning. Let us assume two couples doexactly the same am ount of kissing and arguing. But one couple always kisses after anargument and the other couple always argues after a kiss. The ordering of the behaviors maymean a great deal more than the frequency of the behavior. A fr iend’s unusually docilebehavior may only be understood by noting that it was preceded by situations that requi red anabnormal amount of assertiveness. Some responses may be directly linked to a developingpattern of resp onses and defy logic. For example, a person who says “No!” to a serials ofcharges like “You’re dumb,” “You’re lazy,” and “You’re dishonest,” may also say “No!” and tryto justify his or her response if the next stat ement is “And you’re good looking.”We would do well to listen for how messages are presented. The words,“If sure has been niceto have you over,” can be said with emphasis and excitement or ritualistically. The phras e canbe said once or repeated several times. And the meanings we associate with the phrase willchange accordi ngly. Sometimes if we say something infrequently it assumes more importance;sometimes the more we say so mething the less importance it assumes.1.Effective communication is rendered possible between two conversing partners, if ___.A.they use proper words to carry their ideas.B.they both speak truly of their own feelings.C.they try to understand each other’s ideas beyond words.D.they are capable of associating meaning with their words.2.“I’m letting off some steam” in paragraph 1 means___.A.I’m just calling your attention.B.I’m just kidding.C.I’m just saying the opposite.D.I’m just giving off some sound.3.The house-owner’s example shows that he actually means___.A.the step has been like that for years.B.he doesn’t think it necessary to fix the step.C.the condition of the step is only a minor fault.D.the cost involved in the fixing should be shared.4.Some responses and behaviors may appear very illogical, but are justifiable if___.A.linked to an abnormal amount of assertiveness.B.seen as one’s habitual pattern of behavior.C.taken as part of an ordering sequence.D.expressed to a series of charges.5.The word “ritualistically” in the last paragraph equals something done___.A.without true intention.B.light-heartedly.C.in a way of ceremony.D.with less emphasis.We can begin our discussion of “population as global issue”with what most persons mean when they discuss “t hepopulation problem”: too many people on earth and a toorapid increase in the number added each year. The f acts arenot in dispute, It was quite right to employ the analogy thatlikened demographic growth to “a long, thin powder fuse thatburns steadily and haltingly until it finally reaches the chargeand explodes.”To understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, itis necessary to u nderstand the history of population trends. Rapid growth is a comparativelyrecent phenomenon. Looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history, we find thatpopulations have been virtually stable or growing very s lightly for most of human history. Formost of our ancestors, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. There w as high fertility inmost places, but this was usually balanced by high mortality. For most of human history, it w asseldom the case that one in ten persons would live past forty, while infancy and childhoodwere especially ris ky periods. Often, societies were in clear danger of extinction because deathrates could exceed their birthrates. Thus, the population problem throughout most of historywas how to prevent extinction of the human race. This pattern is important to notice. Not only does it put the current problems of demographicgrowth into a hist orical perspective, but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase inpopulation in recent years is not a sudden e nthusiasm for more children, but an improvementin the conditions that traditionally have caused high mortality .Demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, slow growth whichextended from about 8,000 BC.till approximately AD.1650. In the first period of some 9600years, the population increased from some 8 million to 500 million in 16 50. Between 1650 andthe present, the population has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. And it isestimated that by the year 2000 there will be 6.2 billion people throughout the world. One wayto appreciate t his dramatic difference in such abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame tosomething that is more managea ble. Between 8000BC and 1650, an average of only 50,000persons was being added annually to the world’s po pulation each year. At present, this numberis added every six hours. The increase is about 80,000,000 persons annually.1.Which of the following demographic growth pattern is most suitable for the long thin powderfuse analogy?A.A virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a sudden explosion of population.B.A slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid, dramatic increase.C.Too many people on earth and a few rapid increase in the number added each year.D.A long period when death rates exceeds birthrates and then a short period with higherfertility and lower mort ality.2.During the first period of demographic history, societies were often in danger of extinctionbecause___.A.only one in ten persons could live past 40.B.there was higher mortality than fertility in most places.C.it was too dangerous to have babies due to the poor conditions.D.our ancestors had little enthusiasm for more children.3.Which statement is true about population increase?A.There might be an increase of 2.2 billion persons from now to the year 2000.B.About 50,000 babies are born every six hours at present.C.Between 8000 BC and the present, the population increase is about 80,000,000 personseach year.D.The population increased faster between 8000BC and 1650 than between 1650 and thepresent.4.The author of the passage intends to___.A.warn people against the population explosion in the near future.pare the demographic growth pattern in the past with that after 1650.C.find out the cause for rapid increase in population in recent years.D.present us a clear and complete picture of the demographic growth.5.The word “demographic” in the first paragraph means___.A.statistics of human.B.surroundings study.C.accumulation of human.D.development of human.24)Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning totalk does not learn by being corrected all the tim e; ifcorrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices athousand times a day the difference between the lang uageshe uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit,he makes the necessary changes to make his la nguage likeother people. In the same way, when children learn to do allthe other things they learn to do withou t being taught-towalk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare those performances with those of more skille dpeople, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance tofind out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as ifwe thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct itunless he was made to. Soon he becomes depend ent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Lethim work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what t his word says, what answeris to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answerbook. Let him corr ect his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routinework? Our job should be to help the ch ild when he tells us that he can’t find the way to getthe right answer. Let’s end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks, Let us throw them all out,and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measuretheir own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.Let them get on with this job in the way that seems sensible to them. With our help as schoolteachers if they as k for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at schooland used for the rest of one’s life is no nsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changingas ours. Anxious parents and teachers say,“But suppose they fail to learn something essentialthey will need to get in the world?”Don’t worry! If it is esse ntial, they will go out into theworld and learn it.1.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?A.by copying what other people do.B.by making mistakes and having them corrected.C.by listening to explanations from skilled people.D.by asking a great many questions.2.What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?A.They give children correct answers.B.They point out children’s mistakes to them.C.They allow children to mark their own work.D.They encourage children to mark to copy from one another.3.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are___.A.not really important skills.B.more important than other skills.C.basically different from learning adult skills.D.basically the same as learning other skills.4.Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only beestimated by___.cated persons.B.the children themselves.C.teachers.D.parents.5.The author fears that children will grow up into adults while being___.A.too independent of others.B.too critical of themselves.C.incapable to think for themselves.D.incapable to use basic skills.23)Chinese Americans today have higher incomes than Americansin general and higher occupational status. The Chinese haverisen to this position despite some of the harshestdiscrimination and violence faced by any immig rants to theUnited States in the history of this country. Long confined toa narrow range of occupations they succeeded in thoseoccupations and then spread out into other areas in lateryears, when opportunities finally opene d up for them. Todaymuch of the Chinese prosperity is due to the simple fact that they work more and have mo re(usually better) education than others. Almost one out of five Chinese families has three ormore income earn ers compared to one out of thirteen for Puerto Ricans, one out of ten amongAmerican Indians, and one out of e ight among Whites. When the Chinese advantages inworking and educational are held constant, they have no a dvantage over other Americans.That is in a Chinese Family with a given number of people working and with a given amount ofeducation by the head of the family, the income is not only about average for such families,an d offer a little less than average.While Chinese Americans as a group are prosperous and well-educated Chinatowns are pocketsof poverty, and illiteracy is much higher among the Chinese than among Americans in general.Those paradoxes are due to sha rp internal differences. Descendants of the Chinese Americanswho emigrated long ago from Toishan Province have maintained Chinese values and haveadded acculturation to American society with remarkable success. M ore recent Hong KongChinese are from more diverse cultural origins, and acquired western values and styles i n HongKong, without having acquired the skills to proper and support those aspirations in theAmerican econo my. Foreign-born Chinese men in the United States are one-fourth lowerincomes than native-born Chinese eve n though the foreign-born have been in the UnitedStates an average of seventeen years. While the older Hong Kong Chinese work tenaciously tosustain and advance themselves, the Hong Kong Chinese youths often react with resentmentand antisocial behavior, including terrorism and murder. The need to maintain tourism inChina town causes the Chinese leaders to mute or downplay these problems as much aspossible.1.According to the passage, today, Chinese Americans owe their prosperity to___.A.their diligence and better education than others.B.their support of American government.C.their fight against discriminations.D.advantages in working only.2.The passage is mainly concerned with___.A.chinese Americans today.B.social status of Chinese Americans today.C.incomes and occupational status of Chinese Americans today.D.problems of Chinese Americans today.3.Chinatowns are pockets of poverty, as is probably associated with___.A.most descendants of Chinese Americans are rebelling.B.most descendants of Chinese Americans are illiterate.C.sharp internal difference between Chinese coming from different cultural backgrounds.D.only a few Chinese Americans are rich.4.Which of the following statements is not true according to this articleA.As part of the minority, Chinese Americans are still experiencing discrimination in Americantoday.B.Nowadays, Chinese Americans are working in wider fields.C.Foreign-born Chinese earn lower income than native-born Chinese Americans with the similaradvantages in the U.S.D.None of the above.5.According to the author, which of the following can best describe the older Hong KongChinese and the youn gerA.Tenacious; rebellion.B.Conservative; open-minded.C.Out-of-date; fashionable.D.Obedient; disobedient.22)Computers monitor everything in Singapore from soilcomposition to location of manholes. At the airport, it to okjust 15 seconds for the computerized immigration system toscan and approve my passport. It takes only one minute tobe checked into a public hospital.By 1998, almost every household will be wired for interactivecable TV and the Internet, the global computer n etwork.Shoppers will be able to view and pay for productselectronically. A 24-hour community telecomputing network will allow users to communicatewith elected representatives and retrieve information about governme nt services. It is all partof the government’s plan to transform the nation into what it calls the “Intelligent Islan d”.In so many ways, Singapore has elevated the concept of efficiency to a kind of nationalideology. For the past t en years, Singapore’s work force was rated the best in the world-aheadof Japan and the U.S.-in terms of produc tivity, skill and attitude by the Business EnvironmentRisk Intelligence service.Behind the “Singapore miracle” is a man Richard Nixon described as one of “the ablest leadersI have met,” on e who,“in other times and other places, might have attained the world statureof a Churchill.” Lee Kuan Yew led Sing apore’s struggle for independence in the 1950s, servingas Prime Minister from 1959 until 1990. Today (1995), at 71, he has nominally retired to theoffice of Senior Minister, where he continues to influence his country’s fu ture. Lee offeredcompanies tax breaks, political stability, cheap labor and strike-free environment.Nearly 90 percent of Singaporean adults now own their own homes and thanks to strictadherence to the princip le of merit, personal opportunities abound.“If you’ve got talent andwork hard, you can be anything here,” says a Malaysian-born woman who holds a hig h-levelcivil-service position.Lee likes to boast that Singapore has avoided the “moral breakdown” of Western countries. Heattributes his nat ion’s success to strong family ties, a reliance on education as the engine ofadvancement and social philosophy that he claims is superior to America’s.In an interview with Reader’s Digest, he said that the United States has “lost its bearings” byemphasizing indiv idual rights at the expense of society. “An ethical society,” he said,“is onewhich matches human rights with responsibilities.”1.What characterizes Singapore’s advancement is its___.puter monitoring.B.work efficiency.C.high productivity.D.value on ethics.2.From Nixon’s perspective, Lee is___.A.almost as great as Churchill.B.not as great as Churchill.C.only second to Churchill in being a leader.D.just as great as Churchill.3.In the last paragraph, “lost its bearings” may mean___.A.become impatient.B.failed to find the right position.C.lost its foundation.D.grown band-mannered.4.“You can be anything here”(Paragraph 5) may be paraphrased as___.A.You can hope for a very bright prospect.B.You may be able to do anything needed.C.You can choose any job as you like.D.You will become an outstanding worker.5.In Singapore, the concept of efficiency___.A.has been emphasized throughout the country.B.has become an essential quality for citizens to aim at.C.is brought forward by the government in order to compete with America.D.is known as the basis for building the “Intelligent Island.”21)At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chancesare that you don’t act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the acti on is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject. One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is topic that Americans talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In an image-conscious society like the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”.It’s not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed with staying slim and “in shape”. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason for America’s fascination with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the critical importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style of North Americans has changed dramatically during the course of the last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do by hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, people’s bodies can easily become weak and vulnerable to d isease. In an effort to avoid such a fate, millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising.1.From the passage we can infer taboo is__.A.a strong desire to do something strange or terrible.B.a crime committed on impulse.C.behavior consi dered unacceptable in society’s eyes.D.an unfavorable impression left on other people.2.Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can conclude “being fat” __ in American society.A.will always remain a taboo.B.is not considered a taboo by most people.C.has long been a taboo.D.may no longer be a taboo some day.3.The topic of fat is __ many other taboo subjects.A.the same asB.different fromC.more popular thanD.less often talked about than.4.In the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”, this means__.A.thin is “inside”, fat is “outside”.B.thin is “diligent”, fat is “lazy”.C.thin is “youthful”, fat is “spiritless”.D.thin is “fashionable”, fat is “unfashionable”.5.Apart from this new understanding of the correlation between health and exercise, the main reason the passage gives for why so many Americans are exercising regularly is__.A.their changed life-style.B.their eagerness to stay thin and youthful.C.their appreciation of the importance of exercise.D.the encouragement they have received from their companies20)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men suchas Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable. Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the AntarcticA.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniquesA.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.3.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.4.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the AntarcticA.Magnetite, coal and ores.B.Copper, coal and uranium.C.Silver, natural gas and uranium.D.Aluminum, copper and natural gas.5.What is planned for the continentA.Building dams along the coasts.B.Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.C.Mapping the coast and whole territory.D.Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.19)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable. Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the Antarctic?A.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniques?A.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.3.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.4.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the Antarctic?A.Magnetite, coal and ores.B.Copper, coal and uranium.C.Silver, natural gas and uranium.。
英语专业四级考试阅读理解题库
英语专业四级考试阅读理解题库题库概述本题库针对英语专业四级考试阅读理解部分，共包含10篇文章，每篇文章设有5道题目。
题目类型包括事实细节题、推理判断题、主旨大意题和词义猜测题。
本题库旨在帮助考生熟悉考试题型，提高阅读理解能力。
题库内容文章1：Passage：Questions：1. What is the main idea of the passage?B. The Internet brings both benefits and challenges.C. The Internet causes information overload and privacy issues.D. We should reduce our reliance on the Internet.2. According to the passage, what is one of the challenges brought by the Internet?B. Information overload.C. Online privacy issues.D. Entertainment addiction.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?B. The Internet provides various forms of entertainment.C. Information overload makes it difficult to find useful information.D. The Internet has no influence on our daily life.文章2：Passage：Questions：1. What is the main topic of the passage?A. Global warming.B. Carbon emissions.C. Renewable energy.D. International cooperation.2. According to the passage, what is one of the main causes of global warming?A. Deforestation.B. Carbon emissions.C. Solar power generation.D. Wind power generation.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Global warming is a serious problem.C. Renewable energy sources are important for achieving the goal of reducing carbon emissions.D. Solar power is the only solution to global warming.文章3：Passage：In recent years, the sharing economy has gained popularity. Services such as ride-sharing and home-sharing have made it easier for people to access goods and services on-demand. However, the sharing economy also raises concerns about regulation and safety.Questions：1. What is the main idea of the passage?B. The sharing economy brings regulation and safety concerns.C. The sharing economy is the future of business.D. Regulations should be implemented to control the sharing economy.2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. The sharing economy has no impact on the traditional economy.B. Ride-sharing services have made transportation more convenient.C. The sharing economy is only popular in developed countries.D. Safety concerns are the main reason for the regulation of the sharing economy.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The sharing economy has gained popularity in recent years.B. Home-sharing services have made it easier to find affordable housing.C. The sharing economy raises concerns about regulation and safety.D. The sharing economy is not a threat to traditional businesses.文章4：Passage：Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize various industries, including gaming, education, and healthcare. VR technology creates immersive experiences that can help solve real-world problems and improve people's lives.Questions：1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. VR technology is an emerging technology.B. VR technology has the potential to revolutionize various industries.C. VR technology is already widely used in healthcare.D. VR technology is a threat to traditional education.2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. VR technology is only used in gaming.B. VR technology creates immersive experiences.C. VR technology is only used in developed countries.D. VR technology has no real-world applications.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. VR technology can help solve real-world problems.B. VR technology can improve people's lives.C. VR technology has the potential to revolutionize various industries.D. VR technology is only used in the gaming industry.文章5：Passage：A study conducted by researchers at Oxford University found that regular exercise can improve cognitive function in older adults. The study involved a group of participants aged 65 to 75 years old, who were assigned to either an exercise group or a control group. The exercise group engaged in moderate-intensity aerobic exercises for 30 minutes, three times a week, for a period of 12 weeks.Questions：1. What was the main objective of the study conducted by Oxford University researchers?A. To investigate the effect of regular exercise on cognitive function in older adults.B. To determine the best exercise routine for improving cognitive function.D. To identify the cause of cognitive decline in older adults.2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. The study involved participants aged 55 to 65 years old.B. The exercise group engaged in high-intensity aerobic exercises.C. The study lasted for a period of 8 weeks.D. The participants in the control group did not engage in any physical activity.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The study was conducted by researchers at Oxford University.B. Regular exercise can improve cognitive function in older adults.C. The study involved a group of participants aged 65 to 75 years old.D. The exercise group engaged in moderate-intensity aerobic exercises for 30 minutes, three times a。
专四英语阅读题
专四英语阅读题专四英语阅读题下面是店铺给大家提供的.专业四级的英语阅读题及答案，欢迎大家参考练习!第一篇：What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that makeit comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.1. Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.2. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.A. she is emotionally shockedB. she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studying3. According to the passage, a child may inherit____.A. everything from his motherB. a knowledge of mathematicsC. a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD. her mother's musical ability4. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.A. surely become musicianB. mostly become a poetC. possibly become a teacherD. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Role of Inheritance.B. An Unborn Child.C. Function of instincts.D. Inherited T alents第二篇：The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become "better" people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don't go.But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other's experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Other find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators.Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much.But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn't explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can't absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.Some adventuresome educators and watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn't make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things—may it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.1.According to the author, ___.A.people used to question the value of college education.B.people used to have full confidence in higher education.C.all high school graduates went to college.D.very few high school graduates chose to go to college.2.In the 2nd paragraph, "those who don't fit the pattern" refer to___.A.high school graduates who aren't suitable for collegeeducation.B.college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis.C.college students who aren't any better for their higher education.D.high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college.3.The dropout rate of college students seems to go up because___.A.young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college.B.many people are required to join the army.C.young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education.D.young people don't like the intense competition for admission to graduate school.4.According to the passage, the problems of college education partly originate in the fact that___.A.society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained graduates.B.High school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education.C.Too many students have to earn their own living.D.College administrators encourage students to drop out.5.In this passage the author argues that___.A.more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates.B.College education is not enough if one wants to be successful.C.College education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people.D.Intelligent people may learn quicker if they don't go tocollege.>>>>>>参考答案<<<<<<第一篇：BACDA第二篇：BCCAA。
专四英语阅读练习含答案
专四英语阅读练习含答案（一）People have been painting pictures for at least30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted bypeople who hunted animals. They used to paintpictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill.Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls ofcaves in France and Spain. No one knows why theywere painted there. Perhaps the painters thoughtthat their pictures would help them to catch theseanimals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell st ories in pictures.About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use picturesas kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also torepresent the sounds of their language. Th.The Egyptians used to re signs these people used became a kindof alphabet ecord information and to tell stories by putting picture writingand pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life werepainted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of the stories. It has been said that Egypt is strip se pictures arelike modern comic.But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic p the home of the comic strip ower. So they did not try to make their way ofwriting simple. The ordinary pe it.understand ople could not By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea haddeveloped a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and therewere fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter,represented only one sound in their langua alp ge. The Greeks developed this system and formedthe letters of the Greek isnow used all habet. The Romans copied the idea, and theRoman alphabetover the world.These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But westill need pictures of all kinds: drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find themeverywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, und and on the walls of the places where welive and work. Pictures help us toand remember things more easily, and they canmake a story much erstand more interesting.?1. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spainbecause ?___ ___?.?．A. the hunters wanted to see the pictures?B. the painters were animal lovers?C. the painters wanted to show imagination?D. the pictures were thought to be helpful? was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the follo alphabet2. The Greek wing reasonsEXCEPT that ?______.A. the former was easy to write?B. there were fewer signs in the former?C. the former was easy to pronounce?D. each sign stood for only one sound?3. Which of the following statements is TRUE??.?A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet stories.?B. The Egyptians liked to write comic?strip was developed from the Egyptian one.?C. The Roman alphabet D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.?4. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ?______?.??comprehensible A. should be madeB. should be made interesting?C. are of much use in our life?D. have disappeared from our life参考答案：1. D) 根据文章第一段第五行“Perhaps the paintersthoughtthat their pictures would help them to catchthese animals.”可知古代人以为在墙上画画会对他们有所帮助，故选项D为正确答案。
2023英语专四考试精选阅读试题及答案
2023英语专四考试精选阅读试题及答案2023英语专四考试精选阅读试题及答案Open up most fashion magazines and you will see incredibly thin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonably expensive, impracticably styled clothes. But shouldn't clothes be fortably durable and make a principle of being simple for the individual who wears them? Why are we constantly told that we need to buy new clothes and add fresh pieces to our collection?Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make piles of money. If folks are convinced that they need a different look each season, that thisyear's sweater's length and shoes style are important, they can be persuaded to buy. The fashion industry would have you ignore your shortings and just make you feel beautiful and happy. In fact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in people's dressing.Fashion controls our lives. Fashion controls what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, the way we cut our hair, the makeup We buy and use, the color of the cars we drive. Fashion even controls our ideas.Where does fashion e from? Often the reasons are quite logical. Scientists and historians study the fashions of the past and discover the secrets of each fashion.When girls see an attractive guy, their blood pressure rises and their lips bee redder. That's why guys think that girls wearing lipstick are beautiful.Why do guys shave their heads? In the past soldiers shaved their heads to kill the insects that lived in their hair. Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine, like soldiers.And finally, fashion makes you feel good, doesn't it? When you are dressed in the latest style, dancing to the most fashionable music, after watching the latest hit film, you feel great, don't you?1. What's the author's viewpoint about the models and their hairstyles and clothes?A. Unbiased.B. Indifferent.C. Critical.D. Appreciative.2. It is indicated by the author that clothes should beA. fortable and durable.B. new and fresh.C. expensive and fashionable.D. simple and unique3. The fashion industry makes profits byA. selling the products at high prices.B. creating a need in you.C. helping you get rid of your shortings.D. making you look more beautiful.4. The author thinks what has been found about fashions by the scientists and the. historians isA. incredible.B. amazing.C. reasonable.D. creative.5. The passage mentions the advantages of fashion EXCEPT thatA. it can help promote technological development.B. it enables people to remain up-to-date.C. it can create more job opportunities for people.D. it can make people achieve a great feeling.【答案解析】1.[C]观点态度题。
专四有几篇阅读
专四有几篇阅读
标题：专四有几篇阅读？
正文:
专业四级考试 (PETS4) 的阅读部分通常包括 3 篇文章，每篇文章的长度在 150-250 字之间。
这 3 篇文章涵盖了不同的主题和类型，例如新闻报道、评论、议论文等。
第 1 篇文章通常是简单阅读，难
度较小，主要考察考生的词汇量和阅读理解能力。
第 2 篇文章通常
是中等难度的阅读，需要考生综合理解文章的核心内容，并进行推理和分析。
第 3 篇文章通常是复杂阅读，难度较高，需要考生深入理
解文章的隐含意义和作者的观点。
除了阅读文章的数量，专四阅读考试还有一些其他特点。
例如，考试通常会要求考生在规定时间内完成所有题目，这意味着考生需要具备良好的阅读速度和解题能力。
此外，专四阅读考试的题目类型也较为多样化，包括判断正误、选择、填空、完成句子等。
这些题目需要考生具备扎实的语言基础和较强的思维能力，才能在规定时间内完成。
拓展:
专业四级考试 (PETS4) 是中国教育部主管的一项英语考试，旨
在检验考生的英语听、说、读、写、译等综合语言运用能力。
该考试一年举办两次，通常在 6 月和 12 月。
除了 PETS4，中国教育部还
推出了其他英语考试，例如 PETS3、PETS5 等，这些考试也具有较高的权威性和影响力。
专四考试阅读
专四考试阅读专四考试是中国的一项重要英语考试，对考生的英语能力有着较高的要求。
阅读部分是专四考试的一个重要组成部分，考察考生的阅读理解和分析能力。
下面将从阅读的题型、答题技巧以及备考方法等方面进行详细介绍。
一、题型分析专四考试的阅读部分主要包括长篇阅读和短篇阅读两种题型。
长篇阅读一般是一篇较长的英语文章，考生需要仔细阅读并回答相关的问题。
短篇阅读则是几篇较短的文章，考生需要对每篇文章的主题、要点和细节等进行理解和把握。
二、答题技巧1. 预览题目在开始阅读文章之前，考生应该先预览题目，了解题目所涉及的内容和要求。
这样可以帮助考生在阅读过程中有一个清晰的目标，提高答题的效率。
2. 理解文章主题阅读的第一步是理解文章的主题。
考生需要读懂文章的标题和第一段，从中找出文章的主题，并通过阅读全文来加深对主题的理解。
掌握文章的主题有助于后续的问题回答。
3. 抓住关键词在阅读过程中，考生应该注意抓住关键词。
关键词通常是文章中的重要名词、动词或形容词等，它们往往是文章的核心信息。
抓住关键词有助于快速理解文章的要点和细节。
4. 掌握文章结构了解文章的结构对于答题来说很重要。
文章的结构通常包括引言、主体和结论等部分，每个部分都有其特定的功能。
考生应该通过阅读来掌握文章的结构，有助于理解文章的逻辑关系和答题的准确性。
5. 留意细节信息在阅读过程中，考生需要留意文章中的细节信息。
这些细节信息往往是答题的关键所在，它们可以帮助考生回答问题和做出正确的推断。
考生可以通过划线或做笔记的方式来帮助记忆和回顾细节信息。
三、备考方法1. 多读英文文章阅读是提高英语水平的有效方法之一，因此考生需要多读英文文章，提高自己的阅读能力。
可以选择一些英文报纸、杂志或者网上的英文文章来进行阅读训练，同时可以提高对于各类文章的理解和分析能力。
2. 增加阅读量和速度考生应该逐渐增加阅读的量和速度。
可以通过每天读一篇英文文章的方式来进行训练，逐渐增加阅读的难度和篇幅。
专四阅读理解附带答案
26)Most of us are taught to pay attention to what is said—thewords. Words do provide us with some information, butmeanings are derived from so many other sources that itwould hinder our effectiveness as a partner to a relationshipto rely too heavily on words alone. Words are used todescribe only a small pa rt of the many ideas we associatewith any given message. Sometimes we can ga in insight intosome of those associations if we listen for more than words.We don’t always say what we mean or mean what we say. Sometimes our words d on’t meananything except “I’m letting off some steam. I don’t really wan t you to pay close attention towhat I’m saying. Just pay attention to what I’m feeling.”Mostly we mean several things atonce. A person wanting to p urchase a house says to the current owner,“This step has to befixed before I’ll buy.”The owner says,“It’s been like that for years.”Actually, the step hasn’tbeen like that for years, but the unspoken message is:“I don’t want to fix it. We put up withit. Why can’t you?”The search for a more expansive view of meaning can be developed ofexamining a message in terms of who said it, when it occurred, the related conditions orsituati on, and how it was said.When a message occurs can also reveal associated meaning. Let us assume two couples doexactly the same amount of kissing and arguing. But one couple alwa ys kisses after anargument and the other couple always argues after a kiss. The ordering of the behaviors maymean a great deal more than the frequency o f the behavior. A friend’s unusually docilebehavior may only be understood bynoting that it was preceded by situations that required anabnormal amount of assertiveness. Some responses may be directly linked to a developingpattern o f responses and defy logic. For example, a person who says “No!”to a ser ials ofcharges like “You’re dumb,”“You’re lazy,”and “You’re dishonest,”may also say “No!”and tryto ju stify his or her response if the next statement is “And you’re good lookin g.”We would do well to listen for how messages are presented. The words,“If sure has been niceto have you over,”can be said with emphasis and ex citement or ritualistically. The phrase canbe said once or repeated several ti mes. And the meanings we associate with the phrase willchange accordingly. Som etimes if we say something infrequently it assumes more importance;sometimes the more we say something the less importance it assumes.1.Effective communication is rendered possible between two conversing partners, if ___.A.they use proper words to carry their ideas.B.they both speak truly of their own feelings.C.they try to understand each other’s ideas beyond words.D.they are capable of associating meaning with their words.2.“I’m letting off some steam”in paragraph 1 means___.A.I’m just calling your attention.B.I’m just kidding.C.I’m just saying the opposite.D.I’m just giving off some sound.3.The house-owner’s example shows that he actually means___.A.the step has been like that for years.B.he doesn’t think it necessary to fix the step.C.the condition of the step is only a minor fault.D.the cost involved in the fixing should be shared.4.Some responses and behaviors may appear very illogical, but are justifiable if___.A.linked to an abnormal amount of assertiveness.B.seen as one’s habitual pattern of behavior.C.taken as part of an ordering sequence.D.expressed to a series of charges.5.The word “ritualistically”in the last paragraph equals something done___.A.without true intention.B.light-heartedly.C.in a way of ceremony.D.with less emphasis.25)We can begin our discussion of “population as global issue”with what most p ersons mean when they discuss “thepopulation problem”:too many people on ea rth and a toorapid increase in the number added each year. The facts arenot in dispute, It was quite right to employ the analogy thatlikened demographic growth to “a long, thin powder fuse thatburns steadily and haltingly until it finally reaches the chargeand explodes.”To understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, itis necessary to understand the history of population trends.Rapid growth is a comparativelyrecent phenomenon. Looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history, we find thatpopulations have been virtually stabl e or growing very slightly for most of human history. Formost of our ancesto rs, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. There was high fertility inm ost places, but this was usually balanced by high mortality. For most of hum an history, it wasseldom the case that one in ten persons would live past f orty, while infancy and childhoodwere especially risky periods. Often, societies were in clear danger of extinction because deathrates could exceed their bir thrates. Thus, the population problem throughout most of historywas how to pre vent extinction of the human race.This pattern is important to notice. Not only does it put the current proble ms of demographicgrowth into a historical perspective, but it suggests that th e cause of rapid increase inpopulation in recent years is not a sudden enthu siasm for more children, but an improvementin the conditions that traditionally have caused high mortality.Demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, s low growth whichextended from about 8,000 BC.till approximately AD.1650. In the first period of some 9600years, the population increased from some 8 million to 500 million in 1650. Between 1650 andthe present, the popula tion has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. And it isestimat ed that by the year 2000 there will be 6.2 billion people throughout the wo rld. One wayto appreciate this dramatic difference in such abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame tosomething that is more manageable. Between 8000BC and 1650, an average of only 50,000persons was being added annually to the world’s population each year. At present, this numberis added every six hou rs. The increase is about 80,000,000 persons annually.1.Which of the following demographic growth pattern is most suitable for the long thin powderfuse analogy?A.A virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a sudden explosionof population.B.A slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid, dramatic increa se.C.Too many people on earth and a few rapid increase in the number added eac h year.D.A long period when death rates exceeds birthrates and then a short period with higherfertility and lower mortality.2.During the first period of demographic history, societies were often in dang er of extinctionbecause___.A.only one in ten persons could live past 40.B.there was higher mortality than fertility in most places.C.it was too dangerous to have babies due to the poor conditions.D.our ancestors had little enthusiasm for more children.3.Which statement is true about population increase?A.There might be an increase of 2.2 billion persons from now to the year 2000.B.About 50,000 babies are born every six hours at present.C.Between 8000 BC and the present, the population increase is about 80,000,000personseach year.D.The population increased faster between 8000BC and 1650 than between 1650 and thepresent.4.The author of the passage intends to___.A.warn people against the population explosion in the near future.pare the demographic growth pattern in the past with that after 1650.C.find out the cause for rapid increase in population in recent years.D.present us a clear and complete picture of the demographic growth.5.The word “demographic”in the first paragraph means___.A.statistics of human.B.surroundings study.C.accumulation of human.D.development of human.24)Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning totalk does not learn by being corrected all the time; ifcorrected too much, he will stoptalking. He notices athousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit,he makes the nece ssary changes to make his language likeother people. In the same way, when c hildren learn to do allthe other things they learn to do without being taugh t-towalk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare those performances with t hose of more skilledpeople, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance tofind out his own mistakes for himself, l et alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as ifwe thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correc t itunless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let hi m do it himself. Lethim work out, with the help of other children if he wa nts it, what this word says, what answeris to that problem, whether this isa good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science , give him the answerbook. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we te achers waste time on such routinework? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to getthe right answer. Let’s end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks, Let us throw them all out,and l et the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measuretheir own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems sensible to them. With our help as schoolteachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at schooland used for the rest of one’s lif e is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changingas ours. Anxiousparents and teachers say,“But suppose they fail to learn something essentialthey will need to get in the world?”Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into thewo rld and learn it.1.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?A.by copying what other people do.B.by making mistakes and having them corrected.C.by listening to explanations from skilled people.D.by asking a great many questions.2.What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?A.They give children correct answers.B.They point out children’s mistakes to them.C.They allow children to mark their own work.D.They encourage children to mark to copy from one another.3.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycleare___.A.not really important skills.B.more important than other skills.C.basically different from learning adult skills.D.basically the same as learning other skills.4.Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress sho uld only beestimated by___.cated persons.B.the children themselves.C.teachers.D.parents.5.The author fears that children will grow up into adults while being___.A.too independent of others.B.too critical of themselves.C.incapable to think for themselves.D.incapable to use basic skills.23)Chinese Americans today have higher incomes than Americansin general and higher occupational status. The Chinese haverisen to this position despite some of the harshestdiscrimination and violence faced by any immigrants to theUnited St ates in the history of this country. Long confined toa narrow range of occup ations they succeeded in thoseoccupations and then spread out into other areas in lateryears, when opportunities finally opened up for them. Todaymuch of t he Chinese prosperity is due to the simple fact that they work more and hav e more(usually better) education than others. Almost one out of five Chinese families has three ormore income earners compared to one out of thirteen for Puerto Ricans, one out of ten amongAmerican Indians, and one out of eight among Whites. When the Chinese advantages inworking and educational are held c onstant, they have no advantage over other Americans.That is in a Chinese Fam ily with a given number of people working and with a given amount ofeducatio n by the head of the family, the income is not only about average for such families,and offer a little less than average.While Chinese Americans as a group are prosperous and well-educated Chinatowns are pocketsof poverty, and illiteracy is much higher among the Chinese than among Americans in general.Those paradoxes are due to sharp internal differen ces. Descendants of the Chinese Americanswho emigrated long ago from Toishan P rovince have maintained Chinese values and haveadded acculturation to American society with remarkable success. More recent Hong KongChinese are from more di verse cultural origins, and acquired western values and styles in HongKong, wi thout having acquired the skills to proper and support those aspirations in t heAmerican economy. Foreign-born Chinese men in the United States are one-fourt h lowerincomes than native-born Chinese even though the foreign-born have beenin the UnitedStates an average of seventeen years. While the older Hong Kon g Chinese work tenaciously tosustain and advance themselves, the Hong Kong Chi nese youths often react with resentmentand antisocial behavior, including terror ism and murder. The need to maintain tourism inChinatown causes the Chinese l eaders to mute or downplay these problems as much aspossible.1.According to the passage, today, Chinese Americans owe their prosperity to___.A.their diligence and better education than others.B.their support of American government.C.their fight against discriminations.D.advantages in working only.2.The passage is mainly concerned with___.A.chinese Americans today.B.social status of Chinese Americans today.C.incomes and occupational status of Chinese Americans today.D.problems of Chinese Americans today.3.Chinatowns are pockets of poverty, as is probably associated with___.A.most descendants of Chinese Americans are rebelling.B.most descendants of Chinese Americans are illiterate.C.sharp internal difference between Chinese coming from different cultural backg rounds.D.only a few Chinese Americans are rich.4.Which of the following statements is not true according to this articleA.As part of the minority, Chinese Americans are still experiencing discriminat ion in Americantoday.B.Nowadays, Chinese Americans are working in wider fields.C.Foreign-born Chinese earn lower income than native-born Chinese Americans withthe similaradvantages in the U.S.D.None of the above.5.According to the author, which of the following can best describe the olderHong KongChinese and the youngerA.Tenacious; rebellion.B.Conservative; open-minded.C.Out-of-date; fashionable.D.Obedient; disobedient.22)Computers monitor everything in Singapore from soilcomposition to location of m anholes. At the airport, it tookjust 15 seconds for the computerized immigrati on system toscan and approve my passport. It takes only one minute tobe chec ked into a public hospital.By 1998, almost every household will be wired for interactivecable TV and the Internet, the global computer network.Shoppers will be able to view and pay for productselectronically. A 24-hour community telecomputing network will allo w users to communicatewith elected representatives and retrieve information abou t government services. It is all partof the government’s plan to transform t he nation into what it calls the “Intelligent Island”.In so many ways, Singapore has elevated the concept of efficiency to a kind of nationalideology. For the past ten years, Singapore’s work force was rat ed the best in the world-aheadof Japan and the U.S.-in terms of productivity, skill and attitude by the Business EnvironmentRisk Intelligence service. Behind the “Singapore miracle”is a man Richard Nixon described as one of “the ablest leadersI have met,”one who,“in other times and other places, might have attained the world statureof a Churchill.”Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore’s struggle for independence in the 1950s, servingas Prime Minister from 1959 until 1990. Today (1995), at 71, he has nominally retired to theoffice of Senior Minister, where he continues toinfluence his country’s future. Lee offeredcompanies tax breaks, political st ability, cheap labor and strike-free environment.Nearly 90 percent of Singaporean adults now own their own homes and thanks t o strictadherence to the principle of merit, personal opportunities abound.“If you’ve got talent andwork hard, you can be anything here,”says a Mal aysian-born woman who holds a high-levelcivil-service position.Lee likes to boast that Singapore has avoided the “moral breakdown”of West ern countries. Heattributes his nation’s success to strong family ties, a rel iance on education as the engine ofadvancement and social philosophy that he claims is superior to America’s.In an interview with Reader’s Digest, he said that the United States has “lost its bearings”byemphasizing individual rights at the expense of society. “An ethical society,”he said,“is onewhich matches human rights with responsibilities.”1.What characterizes Singapore’s advancement is its___.puter monitoring.B.work efficiency.C.high productivity.D.value on ethics.2.From Nixon’s perspective, Lee is___.A.almost as great as Churchill.B.not as great as Churchill.C.only second to Churchill in being a leader.D.just as great as Churchill.3.In the last paragraph, “lost its bearings”may mean___.A.become impatient.B.failed to find the right position.C.lost its foundation.D.grown band-mannered.4.“You can be anything here”(Paragraph5) may be paraphrased as___.A.You can hope for a very bright prospect.B.You may be able to do anything needed.C.You can choose any job as you like.D.You will become an outstanding worker.5.In Singapore, the concept of efficiency___.A.has been emphasized throughout the country.B.has become an essential quality for citizens to aim at.C.is brought forward by the government in order to compete with America.D.is known as the basis for building the “Intelligent Island.”21)At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don’t act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can changeover the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject. One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is topic that Americans talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In an image-consci ous society like the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”.It’s not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed with staying slim and “in shape”. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason for America’s fascination with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the critical importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style of North Americans has changed dramatically during the course of the last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do by hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, people’s bodies can easily become weak and vulnerable to d isease. In an effort to avoid such a fate, millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising.1.From the passage we can infer taboo is__.A.a strong desire to do something strange or terrible.B.a crime committed on impulse.C.behavior consi dered unacceptable in society’s eyes.D.an unfavorable impression left on other people.2.Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can conclude “being fat” __ in American society.A.will always remain a taboo.B.is not considered a taboo by most people.C.has long been a taboo.D.may no longer be a taboo some day.3.The topic of fat is __ many other taboo subjects.A.the same asB.different fromC.more popular thanD.less often talked about than.4.In the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”, this means__.A.thin is “inside”, fat is “outside”.B.thin is “diligent”, fat is “lazy”.C.thin is “youthful”, fat is “spiritless”.D.thin is “fashionable”, fat is “unfashionable”.5.Apart from this new understanding of the correlation between health and exercise, the main reason the passage gives for why so many Americans are exercising regularly is__.A.their changed life-style.B.their eagerness to stay thin and youthful.C.their appreciation of the importance of exercise.D.the encouragement they have received from their companies20)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable. Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes. The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the AntarcticA.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniquesA.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.3.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.4.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the AntarcticA.Magnetite, coal and ores.B.Copper, coal and uranium.C.Silver, natural gas and uranium.D.Aluminum, copper and natural gas.5.What is planned for the continentA.Building dams along the coasts.B.Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.C.Mapping the coast and whole territory.D.Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.19)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable. Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes. The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries。
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PART 02
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PART 01
考试形式与要求
Requirements of TEM4
•考试要求与形式
分值20分
• 1、测试要求:
（a）能读懂英美国家出版的中等难度的文章和材料。
c) Exposition
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Detailed narration of the obLeabharlann ect or the subject
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专业英语四级阅读练习
专业英语四级阅读练习专业英语四级阅读练习盛年不重来，一日难再晨。
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以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的专业英语四级阅读练习，以下是店铺精心整理的专业英语四级阅读练习，希望能够帮助到大家。
专业英语四级阅读练习篇1Text BIn English, along a stretch of the north-east coast which gently curves from Northumberland to the estuary of the river Tees, there was a spot, typical of many on that coast, where sea-coal collected richly and effortlessly. This coal was a coarse powder, clean and brilliant. It seemed to bear little resemblance to the large, filthy lumps put onto the fire. Although it was coal, it was perfectly clean and it was silently deposited at high tide in a glittering carpet a kilometer long for the local community to gather up.The great needed for sea-coaling expeditions was a curious and traditionally proven assortment which never varied from community to community along the entire north-east coastline. Sacks were essential to put the coal in, and string to tie the neck of each sack when it was full. A wooden rake was used to scrape the coal from the beach. The only alternative to the rake was a flat piece of board held in the hand. A flat, broad shovel to lift the raked coal into the bags, completed the portable hardware.But the most crucial item of equipment was a bicycle, a special kind of rusty, stripped-down model which was the symbol of the sea-coaling craft. A lady’s bike was no good because it lacked a crossbar, and that was an essential element in transporting sea-coal. One full sack could be slung through thetr iangular frame of a man’s bike, another over the crossbar and, sometime, even a third on top of that. The beauty of the metal bar against the full, wet sacks forced excess water out of the coal while it was being wheeled home. On a good day, the path to the beach was generally a double snail track of water that had been forced from each end of a trail of coal sacks.70. The difference between the two types of coal was that sea coal _____.A. burnt better.B. was cheaper.C. was more finely-grained.D. came in big pieces.正确答案是71. Certain equipment was used because _____.A. the people were very traditional.B. it could be made by the communities.C. it had proved to be practical.D. the communities had curious habits.正确答案是72. To carry three sacks of coal on a bicycle it was necessary to _____.A. put one of them on the saddle.B. balance them all on the crossbar.C. balance two on the crossbar.D. remove the excess liquid.正确答案是73. By using the bicycle _____.A. the collection could ride home.B. coal could be moved easily over the sand.C. the collection could sell more coal.D. excess liquid could be removed.专业英语四级阅读练习篇2More surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving. As Skolnick notes, Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline in the early 1970s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be taken in this pro- marriage context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains by far the preferred way of life for the vast majority of the people in our society.What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty- five years ago, the typical American family consisted of the husband, the wife, and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in whichcouples have decided not to have any children, and there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s previous marriage, or the husband’s, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses .Thus, one can find every type of tamely arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriages; marriages with“full - time”children from both the present and former marriages; marriages with“full- time”children from the present marriage and“part- time”childrenfrom former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half- brothers and half-sisters. It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family.But even so, even in the midst of all this, there remains one constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1.By calling Americans a marrying people the writer means that ________.A.Americans are more traditional than EuropeansB More Americans prefer marriage and at a younger age than EuropeanC.most divorced individuals remarryD.marriage is the most important part of American life2.From the first paragraph we can know that ____A.traditional marriage now runs into difficultyB.marriage rate has been rising since the 1970C.marriage rate in Europe is rather lowD.European marry when they are quite old3.Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today’s Am erican families?A. There are no nuclear families any more.B. A family usually consists of only a husband ,a wife and two or three childrenC. a child usually has four grandparentsD. Many types of family rearrangements have become socially acceptable.4. “Part-time ”children ____A.do part-time job to earn their livingB.spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriageC.are shared between the two former spousesD.are quite unusual even in the U.S.A5.Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, ________ .A. the functions of marriage remain unchangedB. most Americans prefer a second marriageC. the vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriageD. nuclear family is alive and thriving答案1.[B] 事实细节题。
英语专业四级阅读4
Text 4Early in the age of affluence that followed World War Ⅱ, an American retailing analyst named Victor Lebow proclaimed, our enormously productive economy...demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption…We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced and discarded at an ever increase rate.Americans have responded to Lebow’s call, and much of the world has followed. Consumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial lands and is even embedded in social values. Opinion surveys in the world’s two largest economies---Japan and the United States—show consumerist definitions of success becoming ever more prevalent.Over consumption by the world’s fortunate is an environmental problem unmatched in severity by anything but perhaps population growth. Their surging exploitation of resources threatens to exhaust or unalterably spoil forests, soils, water, air and climate.Ironically, high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms, too. The time-honored values of integrity of character, good work, friendship, family and community have often been sacrificed in the rush to riches. Thus many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollow----that, misled by a consumerist culture, they have been fruitlessly attempting to satisfy what are essentially social, psychological and spiritual needs with material things.Of course, the opposite of over consumption—poverty—is no solution to either environmental or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the natural world too.Dispossessed peasants slash and burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads turn their hers out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert.If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too much, we are left to wonder how much enough is. What level of consumption can the earth support? When does the desire of having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction?1.The emergence of the affluent society after World WarⅡ_________.A.led to the reform of the retailing systemB.resulted in the worship of consumptionC.gave rise to the dominance of the new egoismD.gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers2.Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is____A.the people’s desire for a rise living their standardsB.the concept that one’s success is measured by how much they consumeC.the imbalance that has existed between production and consumptionD.the conversation of the sale of goods into rituals3.Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing?A.Because poverty still exists in an affluent societyB.Because over consumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growthC.Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernizationD.Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction4.According to the passage, consumerist culture_______A.will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countriesB.will not aggravate environmental problemsC.cannot thrive on a fragile economyD.cannot satisfy human spiritual needs5.It can be inferred from the passage that______A.human spiritual needs should match material affluenceB.whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issueC.how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problemD.there is never an end to satisfying people’s material needs。
专四模拟试题
专四模拟试题（阅读篇47）附答案详解College costs vary quite a bit, depending upon the typeof school attended. For example, at many of th e moreexpensive private schools, annual costs (including tuition, room,board, books, travel to and from home, and other expenses)may ex ceed $20,000. Of course, public universities are muchcheaper. At th ese schools, tuition is significantly higher forout of state students than it is for thos e whose perma nentresidence is within that state. Tuition at community colleges averages about half the in state cost of public, four year colleges and universi ties.For those that cannot afford the cost of a college education, financial aid is t he answer.Students i n the U.S.A. receive about $20 billion per year in financia l aid. In recent years, nearly75% of students i n postsecondary programs have be en receiving some form of financial aid.There are three main types of financial aid: (a) scholarships(grants), which are gifts that studentsdo not repay;(b) loans to students and/or their parents; and (c) studentemployment(work/study), a part time job w hich the school gives the student for the academicyear. Most financial aid is need based; that is, only students who need the money receive i t .Financial assistance to outstanding students who do not need the money (common ly calledmerit based aid) is limited.The funds for all of this aid come from three main sources the federal governme n t, stategovern ments, and private contributions. Every American college and univ ersity has a financial aidoffice to hel p students find out what kind of aid the y might be qualified to get and to assist them incompleting the complicated app lication forms. Aliens who are permanent residents in the U.S.A.are qualified t o recei ve government assistance, but foreign students (I-20 visa students) are not.1. A student may pay the least tuition if he studies ___ ___ .A. at a community college within his own stateB. at a public universityC. within his own stateD. at a four year college2. Financial aid is largely given to those who ______ .A. study wellB. need moneyC. cannot repayD. lose their jobs3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Foreign students, if they are permanent residents in the U.S. can rec eive governmentassistance.B. Foreign students with I-20 visa cannot receive government assistance.C. More students can receive scholarships than other types of financial aid.D. Students in financial difficulty can receive assistance.4. The main theme of the passage is ______ .A. the high college costs in the U.S.B. how to get financial aid in a collegeC. American higher educationD. college costs and financial aid1.A) 此题为细节题。
英语专四考试真题阅读部分TEXT C(网友版)
英语专四考试真题阅读部分TEXT C（网友版）TEXT CFor anyone who doubts that the texting revolution is upon us, consider this: The average 13- to 17-year-old sends and receives 3,339 texts a month—more than 100 per day, according to the Nielsen Co., the media research firm. Adults are catching up. People from ages 45 to 54 sent and received 323 texts a month in the second quarter of 2010, up 75% from a year ago, Nielsen says.Behind the texting explosion is a fundamental shift in how we view our mobile devices. That they are phones is increasingly beside the point.Part of what’s driving the texting surge among adults is the popularity of social media. Sites like Twitter, with postings of no more than 140 characters, are creating and reinforcing the habit of communicating in micro-bursts. And these sites also are pumping up sheer volume. Many Twitter and Facebook devotees create settings that alert them, via text message, every time a tweet or message is earmarked for them. In October 2009, 400 million texts alerted social-media users to such new messages across AT&T’s wireless network, says Mark Collins, AT&T senior vice president for data and voice products; by September 2010, the number had more than doubled to one billion. (Twitter reports more than two billion tweets are sent each month.)。
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问：我们找什么？ 答：找题干中的关键词，并划出来。 所谓关键词，分为显性关键词和隐性关键词。 显性：核心名词——主语；生词；大写人名，数字， 年代（这些一般不会被同义改写） 隐性：谓语结构：动词或动词词组（很可能会被同 义改写）
题型 猜词题 （词义句义指代题） 态度题 主旨题 推断题
特征 “… …” ( X,X ) attitude best title/ purpose/ idea Infer ___ / suggest/ imply/ mean/ conclude/ intend/be likely to …… NOT/ … … true EXCEPT / INCORERECT/ CORRECT/ LEAST/ is closer to truth
本周任务：
了解专四阅读 介绍阅读题的解题方法顺序 分析试卷难点题目 总结 并找出重点生词词汇
专四题型
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听力理解 A 对话 B 短文 C 新闻
客观题 客观题 客观题
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本次考试阅读题型分析
题型 词义句义指代题
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态度 语气题
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写作 A 作文 B 便条
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难度 偏易 偏难 偏难
频率 不多于三道，可能 不出现。较少。 不多于四道，必须 有。较少。 不多于四道，必须 有。较少。 不多于六道，必须 有。一般。
难
判断题
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不多于六道，必须 有。较多。
细节题
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最多。
细节题： 先画出每个选项的关键词，再去目标句里对应， 对上了就选，别犹豫。要做到找得准，下手狠， 做完就过不复查。比如该试卷text A 的81 83题。
如本试卷的84 90 91 题等
态度 语气 题： 对付态度题我们依然寻找题干的核心词，看看 作者到底是对什么产生态度的。一般作者会表 达赞成，反对或中立的看法。这就需要我们去 体会作者的措辞和语气，推测全文的写作基调
另外，还可以从文章的体裁入手，来解答态度类问题。一般来说，在说 明文中，作者的态度会是客观的objective或中立的(nertral);
接下来，我们来讲解阅读的普遍解题 方法。
解题方法顺序：
流程： 一、读题 二、读文 三、读句 四、读项 五、解题
划出题中的重点词汇 如：90-95题 得出大意 找出题目针对的细节在哪里 找出题目出现的范围 仔细辨认和推断 排除法 直接找答案 推断 演绎
问：我们读题的目的是什么？为什么要先读题？ 答：确定题型，找关键词，带着问题阅读。
具体测试要求
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能读懂难度相当于美国 Newsweek的国际新闻报道； 能读懂难度相当于Sons and Lovers的文学原著； 能掌握所读材料的主旨大意，了解说明主旨大意的事实 和细节；既理解字面意义，又能根据所读材料进行判断 和推理；既理解个别句子的含义，也理解上下文的逻辑 关系； 阅读速度为每分钟120～180个单词，平均要达到140个 /分钟 理解准确率不低于70％； 能在5分钟内速读1000词左右中等难度的文章，掌握文 章的大意。 测试时间为25分钟。
How can we pass TEM4?
测试形式 采用多项选择题（Multiple choice), 由4－5篇阅读 材料组成，共长1800词左右。每篇材料后有若 干问题。学生根据所读材料内容，从每题的四 个选项中选出一个最佳答案。共20题。
要命的时间（2种计算方法） 1. 标准时间一共 25min，平均一下就是6.25 min每篇。 平均1500 ~ 2000 wo 解。。。 坑爹的速度啊！！！
主旨题： 主旨题分为两种，一种是取标题，另一种是 概括意思。其实你做完前面的题之后，主旨 自然而然的就出来了。难就难在了选项的高 度概括，并且几个选项之间会有相似。
不选直接用于表达细节信息的，不选与本段无关紧 要的或者是片面结论的，不选与文义相反的，不选 不合逻辑的。
范围宁大勿小。比如说原文讲的是太阳系，选项是 宇宙就有可能对，因为可能是一般与特殊的关系。 但选项如果出现地球，那么对不起，这就不能选， 因为文中讲到的别的你没有概括进去。
2. 历届真题字数一般在1800左右。按4篇计算， 每篇450个字。 140个 字/分钟 阅读完一篇需要3.21分钟，然后需要在3分钟内做完5个题目。
亲，你的速度达到了吗？
How can we pass TEM4?
专四阅读测试材料选材原则
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题材广泛，包括社会、科技、文化、经济、日常知识、人物传 记等； 体裁多样，包括记叙文、描写文、说明文、议论文、广告、说 明书、图表等； 阅读材料的语言难度中等，关键词汇基本上不超过《大纲》范 围。
判断题： 也叫是非题，有时会成为没有难度的题。虽然 简单但一定要仔细看题，因为你不知道什么时 候题干是INCORRECT, 什么时候INCORRECT少 了 一个IN, 什么时候题干是LEAST。无论如何，作 为简单题，这种题是有BUG存在的 如本试卷text B 82题
推断题：看题干，划关键，回原段，找主干。 推断题的种类繁多，不过最最常见的就是看法或品质 和作者写作的观点目的或关于他的事实。做前者时， 需要分析出题点的褒贬义，再分析选项的褒贬义，从 而推断出答案。做后者时找出原文出题点，一般是句 子，翻译这句话，然后看与所译的结果相近的选项， 这个就是正确答案。 推断题考查的是阅读时的逻辑能力，这种题的难点一 般是在寻找范围上。寻找范围时，我们要注意逻辑连 词，如： but, however 等等。
专四培训
阅读板块
by Rainbow Chan
提高阅读水平形势严峻
总结 最高分 最低分 2分 平均分 6.8分 及格率 4个人占 总人数的 10.5% 17 13 12 12
九班 17分 38人参考
提高阅读水平形势严峻
总结 最高分 最低分 平均分 及格率
十班 2个12分 36人参考
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讽刺的(sarcastic/ironical)。，态度模糊的vague，犹豫的hesitant 表语气 embarrassing humorous desperate hopeful painful hopeless amusing
suffering …. unashamedly(厚颜无耻地), wonderfully, irrational，terrible
2个人占 总人数的 5.6%
专四阅读高分的必要条件
熟练大纲阅读的要求 充足的词汇量 坚持不懈的练习 一定量的阅读技巧
专四阅读板块计划：
每周针对某一个点或者策略进行讲解分析，让 大家对专四阅读有基本的了解，能知己知彼， 并能根据自己的薄弱项集中训练。 每周对考试题目进行分析答疑。 每周请大家对自己每一周的阅读理解正确率记 录在表格上并总结错误项及原因。 每周在分析完试卷后请同学们把本周阅读中出 现的重要词汇汇总并熟记。检查。
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英语专业四级阅读教学目标 英语阅读课的目的在于培养学生的英语阅读理解能力和 提高学生的阅读速度；培养学生细致观察语言的能 力以及假设判断、分析归纳、推理检验等逻辑思维 能力；提高学生的阅读技能，包括细读、略读、查 阅等能力；并通过阅读训练帮助学生扩大词汇量、 吸收语言和文化背景知识。
－《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》（2004）
议论文中作者的观点会表现出不同的倾向，如肯定的（positive), 否定的 (negative), 乐观的(optimistic), 悲观的(pessimistic), 批评的(critical),
赞成的(favorable), 不赞成的(unfavorable), 漠不关心的(indifferent),