大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇(含答案)

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2021年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(30)

2021年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(30)

2021年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(30)No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world,but estimates suggest the figure is over 450million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.In the united Kingdom,about one in ten people have some disability.Disability is not just something tht happens to other people:as we get older,many of us will become less mobile,hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life.Some people are born with disabilities.Many others become disabled as they get older.There are many progressive disabling diseases.The longer time goes on,the worse they become.Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness.All are affected by people's attitude towards them.Disabled people face many physical barriers.Next time you goshopping or to work or visit friends,imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps,or on to buses and trains.How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers:prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fuly appreciate what the severely disabled go through,so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability,not their disability,which counts.1.The first paragraph points out that______.a.there are many disabled people in the worldb.the number of disabled people in India is the greatestc.India has much more disabled people that Canadad.it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world's disabled people2.The key word in paragraph 4 is _____.A.disabilityb.ignorancec.prejudiced.barriers3.The last word of the passage "counts" most probably means_____.a.is most importantb.is consideredc.is includedd.is numbered4.Which of the following statements is not true?a.even the able-bodied many lose some of their body functions when they get older.b.there are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.c.the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled peopled.there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance5.It can be concluded from the passage that____.a.we should try our best to prevent disablementb.both physical and metal barriers are hard to break downc.we just take a proper attitude towards the disabledd.the able-bodies people will never fully understand the disabled答案:adadc。

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十二(含答案).doc

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十二(含答案).doc

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十二(含答案)social customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests stratedto eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which wereconsidered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to makehis guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smokingwhen a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk forexcuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both handswhen you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. forexample, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.americanand british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman ,and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries toavoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that timeor calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the otherguests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are yourguests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and beganeating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaacsocial customs and ways of behaving change. things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a manto smoke on street. no man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.customs also differ from country to country. does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? or doesn't it matter? should you use both hands when you are eating? should leave one in your lap,or on the table?the americans and the british not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. for example, in both america and england people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. also, most englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most americans. promptness is important both in england and in america. that is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.the important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. when the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . the other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. it would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.1.if one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late forthe dinner?a.he should find an excuseb.he should adk for excuse.c.he should say sorryd.he should telephone to explain his being late.2."it would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "bad manners " means ________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?a.social customs and customsb.social lifec.american and british customsd.promptness is important4.according to the text, the best host_______.a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortableb.makes his guests feel excitedc.tries to avoid being naughty to his guestsd.tries to avoid being foolish5.the author of this article may agree with which of the following?a.the guest who ate his peas with a knifeb.the other guests who were amused or shockedc.the host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same wayd.none of the above答案:dcaac。

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(一)There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,__.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal答案:adcbc二The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustratingthe rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing c osts rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4 , the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60%b. 50%c. 33%d. 90%答案:cdabc三Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress thatwas made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texas/doc/341761489.html,burn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案:ddabd四Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 willdie in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案:bdbdb五The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a newdiscovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted foodhaven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案:cacbd六As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends verymuch on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"答案:dadbc七In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the UnitedStates. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案:abdcb八There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical,the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment/doc/341761489.html,ck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood答案:bcbcc九As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry答案:dbdcd十If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change theatmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabdd阅读理解限时训练与解析A(5minutes)I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into alot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students weredismissed(解散). As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (负责任) for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized(强调)the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating(欺骗)themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously (认真地) about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it l ooked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued(继续) to believe that I had cheated on the test.1. The story took place(发生) exactly ____ .A. in the teacher’s officeB. in an exam roomC. in the schoolD. in the language lab2. The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____ .A. she had not brought a pen with herB. she had lost her own on her way to schoolC. there was something wrong with her ownD. her own had been taken away by someone3. The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____ .A. to go on writing his paperB. to stop whisperingC. to leave the room immediatelyD. to stay behind after the。

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十(含答案)

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十(含答案)

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十(含答案)if the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus thereis a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venusmight be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few yearssomething like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work,the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algaewill be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of waterthere.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources arecompleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets inour solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up allthe oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hottemperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabdd。

(完整版)英语四级阅读题库含答案解析

(完整版)英语四级阅读题库含答案解析

英语四级阅读题库含答案解析1.Passage OneGlobal warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but regardless of whether it is or isn’t –we won’t do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoidit. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely theyare to be observed.Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth,”as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we don’t know enough to relieve global warming, and –without major technological breakthroughs—we can’t do much about it.From 2003 to 2050, the world’s population is projected to grow from 6.4 billion to 9.1 billion, a 42% increase. If energy use per person and technology remain the same, totalenergy use and greenhouse gas emissions (mainly, CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. butthat’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need economicgrowth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else‘s living standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050.No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, driving and travel) that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show they’re “doing something.”Consider the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t. But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories (签字国) didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it.The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem whenit’s really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don’t solve the engineering problem, we’re helpless.57. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?A) It may not prove an environmental crisis at all. B) It is an issue requiring world wide commitments.C) Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it. D) Very little will be done to bring it under control.58. According to the author’s understanding, what is Al Gore’s view on global warming?A) It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of.B) It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences.C) It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized.D) It is an area we actually have little knowledge about.59. Green house emissions will more than double by 2050 because of _______.A) economic growthB) the widening gap between the rich and poor C) wasteful use of energyD) the rapid advances of science and technology60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, ________.A) politicians have started to do something to better the situationB) few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy useC) reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warmingD) international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems61. What is the message the author intends to convey?A) Global warming is more of a moral issue than a practical one.B) The ultimate solution to global warming lies in new technologyC) The debate over global warming will lead to technological breakthroughs.D) People have to give up certain material comforts to stop global warming.Passage TwoSomeday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Websites you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your creditcard purchase or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who wouldwatch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you neverintended to be seen —the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. Thedigital bread crumbs(碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simpleGoogle search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a worldwhere you simple cannot keep a secret.The key question is: Does that matter?When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned aboutlosing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.”But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans changeany behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount attollbooths(收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personalinformation like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-offcoupon (优惠券).But privacy does matter –at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.62. What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked ”(Lines 3-4, Para.2)?A) People’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.B) In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’secrets.C) People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.D) Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.63. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?A) Friends should open their hearts to each other.B) Friends should always be faithful to each other. C) There should be a distance even between friends.D) There should be fewer disputes between friends.64. Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simple cannot keep a secret”(Line 5, Para.3)?A) Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.B) People leave traces around when using modern technology.C) There are always people who are curious about others’affairs.D) Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.65. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?A) They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.B) They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.C) They rely more and more on electronic devices. D) They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.66. According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ________.A) people will make every effort to keep itB) its importance is rarely understoodC) it is something that can easily be lostD) people don’t cherish it until they lose it2.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.If you are a male and you are readingthis ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming youmake it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.“Men aren’t seeing doctors as oftenas they should, ”says Dr. Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s,when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.“When I finally saw him it had alreadyspread and he has since died from lung cancer”he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but itwould have prolonged this life”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.“A lot of men think they are invincible(不可战胜的)”Gullotta says “They only come in when a friend drops dead on thegolf course and they think”Geez, if it could happen to him.Then there is the ostrich approach,”some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ”says Dr. Ross Cartmill.“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,”Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men couldbe addressed by preventive check-ups.Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says.”But prevention is cheaperin the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.”57.Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.C. They have lived long enough to read this article.D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier live.58.What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?A. men drink and smoke much more than womenB. men don’t seek medical care as oftenas womenC. men aren’t as cautions as women in face of dangerD. men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases59. Which of the following best completesthe sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him…’(line2,para,8)?A. it could happen to me, tooB. I should avoid playing golfC. I should consider myself luckyD. it would be a big misfortune60what does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach”(line q para.9)A. a casual attitude towards one’s health conditionsB. a new therapy for certain psychological problemsC. refusal to get medical treatment for fearof the pain involvedD. unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear61. What does Cartmill say about regularcheck-ups for men?A.They may increase public expensesB.They will save money in the long runC.They may cause psychological strains on menD.They will enable men to live as long as womenPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.High-quality customer service is preached(宣扬) by many ,but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than doneShoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers-and anyone who will listen.Store managers are often the last tohear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide t frequent their competitors, according to astudy jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,”said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group.”the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”On average, every unhappy customerwill complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews. The resulting “snowball effect”can be disastrous to retailers.According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered themost problems. ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting(业余兼职的)local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.Most importantly, salespeople shouldbe diplomatic and polite with angry customers.“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly.”said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaintsto the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they haveno idea what is wrong.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答62. Why are store managers often the lastto hear complaints?A Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.B Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.C Few customers believe the service will be improved.D Customers have no easy access to store managers.63. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying “…the shopper must also find a replacement”(Line 2, Para. 4)?A New customers are bound to replace old ones.B It is not likely the shopper can find thesame products in other stores.C Most stores provide the sameD Not complaining to the manager causesthe shopper some trouble too.64. Shop owners often hire moonlightingpolice as parking attendants so that shoppers_____A can stay longer browsing in the storeB won’t have trouble parking their carsC won’t have any worries about securityD can find their cars easily after shopping65. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A Manners of the salespeopleB Hiring of efficient employeesC Huge supply of goods for saleD Design of the store layout.66. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to _________.A exert pressure on stores to improve their serviceB settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic wayC voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyD shop around and make comparisons between stores3. The January fashion show, called Future Fashion , exemplified howfar green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofitEarth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges toinclude organic fabrics in their lines.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate,which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials canstill be tough to fine . “Most designers with existing labels are findingthere aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and shat your customers are used to,”he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, stillhave few eco-friendly equivalents.Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support.Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gavespecial recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable . It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewerthan a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce amajor initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buytransitional(过渡型的) cotton at higher prices , thus helping to expand thesupply of a key sustainable material . “Mainstream is about to occur,”says Hahn.Some analysts(分析师) are less sure . Among consumers, only 18%are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago.Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied:“Not that I’m aware of.”Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.”By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But–thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers –one day it will be.57. What is said about Future Fashion?A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.B) It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.C) It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be madedurable.58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will goorganic is that .A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainablematerials .B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organicmaterials .C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organicmaterials .D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readilyavailable .59. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake greenfashion .A) can attend various trade shows free .B) are readily recognized by the fashion worldC) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices .D) are gaining more and more support .60. What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward ecofashion?A) She doesn’t seem to care about it. C) She is doubtful of itspractical value.B) She doesn’t think it is sustainable D) She is very muchopposed to the idea61. What does the author think of green fashion?A) Green products will soon go mainstream.B) It has a very promising future.C) Consumers have the final say.D) It will appeal more to young people.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a personhas lived using a strand(缕) of hair , a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims .The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinkingwater show up in people’s hair.“You’re what you eat and drink, and that’s recorded in you hair,”said Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.While U.S diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as raid clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable , but traces ofboth elements are also present as heavier isotopes (同位素) . The heaviest raid falls first .As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavierwater to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand ofhair, scientists can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerling’s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a mop of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regionsroughly corresponding to the movement of raid systems.“It’s not good for pinpointing (精确定位),”Cerling said . “It’s good for eliminating many possibilities.”Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learnmore about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt andseveral strands of hair.When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before herdeath, she moved about every two months.She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be morespecific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.“It’s still a substantial area,”Park said “But it narrows it way down for me.”62. What is the scientists’new discovery?A) One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.B) A person’s hair may reveal where they have lived.C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.63. What does the author mean by “You’re what you eat and drink”(Line 1, Para.3)?A) Food and drink affect one’s personality development.B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.D) Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s West?A) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.65. What did Cerling’s team produce in their research?A) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.66. What is the practical value of Cerling’s research?A) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.4.Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so, but selfishly, I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might beable to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-Americanwoman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get upclose and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see.Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The prevailing theory seems to be that we’re all hot-tempered single mothers who can’t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (酗酒的) mothers.These images have helped define the way all women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit toa cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhapsmost complicated duty may be simple to be herself.It won’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications have donein-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis.For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.Just as she will have her critics, she will also have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogshave written about what they’d like to see Michelle bring to the White House—mainly showing the world that a black woman can support herman and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone—an impossible task. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise (沉着), confidence and intelligence will goa long way in changing an image that’s been around for far too long.57. Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?A) She serves as a role model for African women.B) She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.C) She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.D) She will pay closer attention to the interests of African-Americanwomen.58. What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?A) They are victims of violence. B) They are of an inferior violence.C) They use quite a lot of body language. D) They live on charity andsocial welfare.59. What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?A) Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.B) How Michelle should behave as a public figure.C) How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.D) What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.60. What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?A) However many fans she has, she should remain modest,B) She shouldn’t disappoint the African-American community.C) However hard she tries, she can’t expect to please everybody.D) She will give priority to African-American women’s concerns.61. What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obamawill do?A) Help change the prevailing view about black women.B) Help her husband in the task of changing America.C) Outshine previous First Lady.D) Fully display her fine qualities.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university presidentin America.Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in onlyone direction: outward from America.The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the Universityof Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,”says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist (活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependenton government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support hasmade funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed AlisonRichard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the universitypublicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking headswith international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.62. What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?A) Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S.B) A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators.C) American universities are enrolling more international students.D) University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.63. What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?A) The political correctness. B) Their ability to raise funds.C) Their fame in academic circles. D) Their administrative experience.64. What do we learn about European universities from the passage?。

【VIP专享】大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)

【VIP专享】大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)

《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a buildin g is no stronger than its foundation, out long-term goals cannot amount to ver y munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing o ur short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they cou ld even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you sh ould never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you com plete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succee d. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cov er five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a lon g-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot ________.a. if we complete our short-range goalsb. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc. if we write down the datesd. if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon ________.a. two yearsb. long-term goalsc. current activitiesd. the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals, ________.a. we will win final successb. we are overwhelmedc. we should build up confidence of successd. we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up, ________.a. we should stick to them until we complete themb. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc. we had better wait for the exciting news of successd. we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ________.a. those who habe long-term goals will succeedb. writing down the dates may discourage youc. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd. every should have a goal1/200答案:adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped an y postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of t he year 1955, a typical year of the 1950's, may be typical as illustrating the r apid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged i n the years immediately following World War 2. The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income avail able for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1 950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dolla rs a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wa nted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920's. As farmer's shre of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But t here were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could n ot last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1.What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950'sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950'sc. U. S. Economy in the 50'sd. The Federal Budget of 19522.In Line 4, the word “boom” could best be replaced by ________.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3.It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the U nited States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of ________. a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4.Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy i n the 1950's?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5.The passage states that incom available for spending in the U. S. was grea ter in 1955 than in 1950. How much was it?a. 60%b. 50%c. 33%d. 90%2/200答案:cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because ther e are so few women full professors. In 1985, Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encourag ing women. The University was rated among the lowest for the system. In a 1 987 update, Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for ev en more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to info rm women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon, said it is impo rtant that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus, many times in order for her to succeed, she must rise above the problems around her and concentra te on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the Univ ersity and all academia, inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that a re important here at the University."Spirduso said."If they do that will be succ essful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the se xual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso, women need to ________.a. produce a report on sexual discriminationb. call for further improvement in their working conditionsc. spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd. spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage, we know that ________.a. there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb. women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc. the weather on the campus is chillyd. women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the Universi ty3.Which of the following statements is true?a. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater tha n that of 1985b. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller th an that of 1985c. the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d. more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did ex it in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that ________.a. women were told to con centrate on teir workb. women were given information about available administrative jobsc. women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unve rsityd. women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5.The title for this passage should be ________.a. The University of Texasb. Milburn's Reportc. Women Professorsd. Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案:ddabd4/200Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U. S. adlescents wil l smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adult s. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will b e murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smokingoutweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of de ath.Since the late 1970 s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is im pressive, several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970 s, smoking among male high school seniors exc eeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most ef fecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by __ ______.a. traffic accidentsb. smoking-related deseasec. murderd. all of these2.Every day there are over ________ high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means ________.a. students who failed the examinationb. students who left schoolc. students who lost their wayd. students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a. NCI has taken effective measuresb. smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc. there are many smokers who have died of cancerd. none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a. smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc. high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd. smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案:bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although scien ce has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the sa me time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of c ancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cu ltures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food t hat is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a n ew discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized tha t nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additivies, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it bec omes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and bec ause of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA. has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a. Drug and Foodb. Cancer and Healthc. Food and Healthd. Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some a re given to the living animalsc. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b. They preserve the color of meats.c. They are the objects of research.d. They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means ' ________'.a. trouble-makingb. color-retainingc. money-makingd. cancer-causing5/200答案:cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxati on. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from m orning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a heal thy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In f act, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of str ess is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the indivi dual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously p rime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react bot h chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight"or"flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or dea th. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such ser ious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established linkswith stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ____ ____.a. they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb. they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc. they are travelling fast all the timed. they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a. not fearing stressb. knowing the art of relaxationc. high sense of responsibilityd. having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a. We can find some ways to avoid stressb. Stress is always harmful to peoplec. It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to ________.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so" refers to ________.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案:dadbcIn the 1960 s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U. S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out"of American society and form th eir own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called"commu nes,"where they could follow their philosophy of"do your own thing."A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called"Drop City." Followi ng the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domesh aped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey' s Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a gr oup that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled aro und the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organ ize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to set tle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing,"however. Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960 s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B. F. Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's"conditioning"techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely to gether in one large building called an"archology" Soleri believes that people m ust live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960 s?a. They were not satisfied with American society.b. They wanted to grow marijuana.c. They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d. They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a. In dome-shaped houseb. In old school husesc. On a farm inTennesseed. In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a. Paolo Solerib. B. G. Skinnerc. Steve Gaskind. Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on?a. The philosophy of "do your own thing"b. Virginaia in the late 1960 sc. The ideas of psychologistd. The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a. A person who studies archaeologyb. A large building where people live closely togetherc. A city in A rizonad. A technique to contorl people7/200答案:abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some bein g more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportu nities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual - the so rt of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envio nmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never atta in the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth proces ses were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities. Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. H e was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This enviromental difference continued until the twi ns were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intell igence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and f ully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled ________.a. Measuring Your Intelligenceb. Intelligence and Environmentc. The Case of Peter and Markd. How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.a. human brains differ considerablyb. the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage, the average I. Q. is ________.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _____ ___.a. individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentc. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced. changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I. Q. ________.a. can be predicted at birthb. stays the same throuthout his lifec. can be increased by educationd. is determined by his childhood8/200答案:bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult i t was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wishes that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides, shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience: people trod on your toes, poked you with their elbows and almost knocked yo u overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk,"the assistant assured her, trying to te mpt her."Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small cr owd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale - and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home, with her small well-chosen present concealed in her hand bag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an espec ially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father ________.a. did not like presentb. never got presentc. preferred tiesd. was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed ________.a. attractiveb. interested in tiesc. tiredd. in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter ________.a. puroselyb. suddenlyc. unwillinglyd. accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe ________.a. when he was obligedb. on social occasionsc. from time to timed. when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because ________.a. coustomers trod on each other's toesb. coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc. customers knocked each otherd. customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案:dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet. By the m iddle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it neces sary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American sci entist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it wi ll be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world al most as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than th e earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold at mospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be p laced in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets i nto the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbo n dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to prod uce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ________.a. foodb. oilc. spaced. resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because ___ _____a. it might be possible to change its atmosphereb. its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc. there is a good supply of water on Venusd. the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a. waterb. carbon dioxidec. carbon monoxided. oxygen4.Algae are plants that can ________.a. live in very hot temperaturesb. live in very cold temperaturesc. manufacture oxygend. all of the above5.Man can land on Venus only when ________.a. the algae have done their workb. the atmosphere becomes coolerc. thereis oxygend. it rains there10/200答案:cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, yo u must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, t his is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have bee n seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect t hat colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up - we are born with our prefe rence. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods - there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the ot her hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near Lo ndon, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area - until it was repainter green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done i n pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accide nts when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means ________.a. you don't like to follow othersb. you would be a member rather than a leaderc. you would be afraid of following othersd. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer ________.a. red to yellowb. blue to orangec. red to greyd. blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts, that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up.""Among other facts" means ________.a. besides other facts。

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十(含答案).doc

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十(含答案).doc

大学英语四级阅读40篇之十(含答案)if the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rocketsinto the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left tosustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for theoxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth willmake it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused bypopulation growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by americanscientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere isthe same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is muchhotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in veryhot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.assoon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algaehave done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil thatdrives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventuallyfall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capableof supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believesthat venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is a lot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabddif the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.by the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possibleto change the atmophere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on venus.as soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. spaceship will then fly to venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .in a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.when the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. the surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on venus.1.inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of______.a.food b.oilc.spaced.resources2.carl sagan believes that venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on venusd.the days on venus are long enough3.on venus there is alot of ________.a.water b.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. man can land on venus onlywhen_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabdd。

大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)

大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案)

书名:《大学英语四级阅读200篇》前40篇出版社:上海交通大学出版社1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a buildin g is no stronger than its foundation, out long-term goals cannot amount to ver y munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing o ur short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they cou ld even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you sh ould never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you com plete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succee d. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cov er five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a lon g-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1. Our long-term goals mean a lot ________.a. if we complete our short-range goalsb. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc. if we write down the datesd. if we put forward some plans2. New short-term goals are bulid upon ________.a. two yearsb. long-term goalsc. current activitiesd. the goals that have been completed3. When we complete each step of our goals, ________.a. we will win final successb. we are overwhelmedc. we should build up confidence of successd. we should strong desire for setting new goals4. Once our goals are drawn up, ________.a. we should stick to them until we complete themb. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc. we had better wait for the exciting news of successd. we have made great decision5. It is implied but not stated in the passage that ________.a. those who habe long-term goals will succeedb. writing down the dates may discourage youc. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd. every should have a goal1/200答案:adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped a ny postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950's, may be typical as illustrating the r apid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 perc ent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income ava ilable for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million doll ars a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million w anted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture complained that it was no t sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mi d-1920's. As farmer's shre of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were n ot as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950'sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950'sc. U. S. Economy in the 50'sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4, the word “boom” could best be replaced by ________.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the U nited States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of ________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy i n the 1950's?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U. S. was grea ter in 1955 than in 1950. How much was it?a. 60%b. 50%c. 33%d. 90%2/200答案:cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because ther e are so few women full professors. In 1985, Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encourag ing women. The University was rated among the lowest for the system. In a 1 987 update, Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for ev en more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to info rm women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon, said it is impo rtant that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus, many times in order for her to succeed, she must rise above the problems around her and concent rate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the Univ ersity and all academia, inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that a re important here at the University."Spirduso said."If they do that will be succ essful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the se xual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1. According to Spirduso, women need to ________.a. produce a report on sexual discriminationb. call for further improvement in their working conditionsc. spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd. spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2. From this passage, we know that ________.a. there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb. women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc. the weather on the campus is chillyd. women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the Universi ty3. Which of the following statements is true?a. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater tha n that of 1985b. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller th an that of 1985c. the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d. more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did ex it in the University4. One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that ________.a. women were told to con centrate on teir workb. women were given information about available administrative jobsc. women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unve rsityd. women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be ________.a. The University of Texasb. Milburn's Reportc. Women Professorsd. Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案:ddabd4/200Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U. S. adlescents wil l smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adult s. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will b e murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of d eath.Since the late 1970 s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is i mpressive, several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970 s, smoking among male high school seniors e xceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Thi rd, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively h igh smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most ef fecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by __ ______.a. traffic accidentsb. smoking-related deseasec. murderd. all of these2. Every day there are over ________ high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003. By "dropout" the author means ________.a. students who failed the examinationb. students who left schoolc. students who lost their wayd. students who were driven out of school4. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a. NCI has taken effective measuresb. smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc. there are many smokers who have died of cancerd. none of these5. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a. smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc. high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd. smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案:bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although scien ce has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the sa me time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different c ultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a n ew discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized tha t nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additivies, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it be comes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging label s of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are no t all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and be cause of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtai n a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA. has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1. What is the best possible title of the passage?a. Drug and Foodb. Cancer and Healthc. Food and Healthd. Health and Drug2. Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some a re given to the living animalsc. Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3. How has science done something harmful to mankind?a. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.4. What are nitrates used for?a. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b. They preserve the color of meats.c. They are the objects of research.d. They cause the animals to become fatter.5. The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means ' ________'.a. trouble-makingb. color-retainingc. money-makingd. cancer-causing5/200答案:cacbd6/200As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxati on. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from m orning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a heal thy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In f act, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of str ess is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the indivi dual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously p rime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react b oth chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight"or"flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or de ath. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however littl e the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts lon g, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established lin ks with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be un wise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.1. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ____ ____.a. they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb. they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc. they are travelling fast all the timed. they are becoming busier with their work2. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a. not fearing stressb. knowing the art of relaxationc. high sense of responsibilityd. having control over performance3. Which of the follwing statements is ture?a. We can find some ways to avoid stressb. Stress is always harmful to peoplec. It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4. In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to ________.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5. In the last sentence of the passage,"do so" refers to ________.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/200答案:dadbcIn the 1960 s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U. S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out"of American society and for m their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called"co mmunes,"where they could follow their philosophy of"do your own thing."A gr oup of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called"Drop City." Fol lowing the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built do meshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken K esey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped o rganize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some memb ers of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing,"however. Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960 s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B. F. Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's"conditioning"techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely to gether in one large building called an"archology" Soleri believes that people m ust live closely together so that they will all become one.1. Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960 s?a. They were not satisfied with American society.b. They wanted to grow marijuana.c. They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d. They did not want all people to be equal.2. Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a. In dome-shaped houseb. In old school husesc. On a farm inTennesseed. In an archology in Arizona3. Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a. Paolo Solerib. B. G. Skinnerc. Steve Gaskind. Buckminster Fuller4. What was the Twin Oaks commune base on?a. The philosophy of "do your own thing"b. Virginaia in the late 1960 sc. The ideas of psychologistd. The belief that people must live closely togerher.5. What is an "archology"?a. A person who studies archaeologyb. A large building where people live closely togetherc. A city in A rizonad. A technique to contorl people7/200答案:abdcb8/200There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some bein g more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportu nities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual - the so rt of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never atta in the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth proce sses were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents o f low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities. Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their in telligence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average an d fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same leve l.1. This selection can best be titled ________.a. Measuring Your Intelligenceb. Intelligence and Environmentc. The Case of Peter and Markd. How the brain Influences Intelligence2. The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.a. human brains differ considerablyb. the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3. According to the passage, the average I. Q. is ________.a.85b.100c.110d.1254. The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _____ ___.a. individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentc. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced. changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5. This passage suggests that an individual 's I. Q. ________.a. can be predicted at birthb. stays the same throuthout his lifec. can be increased by educationd. is determined by his childhood8/200答案:bcbcc9/200As she walked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult i t was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wishes that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides, shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience: people trod on your toes, poked you with their elbows and almost knocked yo u overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk,"the assistant assured her, trying to t empt her."Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that he r choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small cr owd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale - and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home, with her small well-chosen present concealed in her hand bag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an espec ially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1. Edith's father ________.a. did not like presentb. never got presentc. preferred tiesd. was difficult to choose a present for2. The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed ________.a. attractiveb. interested in tiesc. tiredd. in need of comfort3. Edith stopped at the next counter ________.a. puroselyb. suddenlyc. unwillinglyd. accidentally4. Edith's father smoked a pipe ________.a. when he was obligedb. on social occasionsc. from time to timed. when he was delighted5. Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because ________.a. coustomers trod on each other's toesb. coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc. customers knocked each otherd. customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/200答案:dbdcd10/200If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet. By the m iddle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it neces sary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other pla nets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American s cientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it wi ll be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world al most as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than th e earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold at mospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be p laced in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets i nto the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbo n dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on i t but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1. Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ________.a. foodb. oilc. spaced. resources2. Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because ___ _____a. it might be possible to change its atmosphereb. its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc. there is a good supply of water on Venusd. the days on Venus are long enough3. On Venus there is a lot of ________.a. waterb. carbon dioxidec. carbon monoxided. oxygen4. Algae are plants that can ________.a. live in very hot temperaturesb. live in very cold temperaturesc. manufacture oxygend. all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when ________.a. the algae have done their workb. the atmosphere becomes coolerc. thereis oxygend. it rains there10/200答案:cabdd11/200What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, yo u must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have b een seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up - we are born with our pre ference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened you r eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods - there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the o ther hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near Lo ndon, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area - until it was repainter green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fel l sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accid ents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means ________.a. you don't like to follow othersb. you would be a member rather than a leaderc. you would be afraid of following othersd. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2. If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer ________.a. red to yellowb. blue to orangec. red to greyd. blue to yellow。

四级英语阅读理解答案

四级英语阅读理解答案

四级英语阅读理解答案四级英语阅读理解答案【篇一:大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案】lass=txt>as the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. but relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. in fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed tobe .a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. it is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.the amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. some people are not afraid ofstress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. when exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. in fact we make choice between fight or flight and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. the crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. it is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.people are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.according to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.which of the follwing statements is ture?a.we can find some ways to avoid stressb.stress is always harmful to peoplec.it is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.in paragraph 3, such a reaction refers back to_______.a.making a choice between flight or fightb.reaction to stress both chemically and physicallyc.responding to crises quicklyd.losing heart at the signs difficulties5.in the last sentence of the passage,do so refers to ______.a.expose ourselves to stressb.find ways to deal with stressc.remove stress from our livesd.established links between diseases and stress答案:dadbc七in the 1960s, many young americans were dissatisfied with american society. they wanted to end the vietnam war and to make all of the people in the u.s. epual. some of them decided to drop out of american society and form their own societies . they formed utopian communities , which they called communes, where they could follow their philosophy of do your own thing. a group of artists founded a commune in southern colorado called drop city. following the ideas of philosopher and architect buckminster fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. other groups, such as author ken keseys merry pranksters, the followers fo san francisco poet steve gakin, and a group that called itself the hog farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the united states. the hog farm become famous when they helped organize the woodstock rock festival in 1969. steve gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.not all communes believed in the philosophy of do you own thing, however . twin oaks , a commune founded in virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologistb.f.skinner. the people who lived at twin oaks were carefully controlled by skinners conditioning techniques to do things that were good for the community. in 1972, italian architect paolo soleri began to build arcosanti, a utopian city arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an archology soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.why did some young americans decide to drop out of scoiety during the 1960s?a.they were not satisfied with american society.b.they wanted to grow marijuana.c.they wanted to go to the vietnam war.d.they did not want all people to be equal.2.where did the members of the hog farm commune live?a.in dome-shaped houseb.in old school husesc.on a farm intennesseed.in an archology in arizona3.who gave the people of drop city the idea to buliddome-shaped house?a.paolo solerib.b.g.skinnerc.steve gaskind.buckminster fuller4.what was the twin oaks commune base on ?a.the philosophy of do your own thingb.virginaia in the late 1960sc.the ideas of psychologistd.the belief that people must live closely togerher.5.what is an archology?a.a person who studies archaeologyb.a large building where people live closely togetherc.a city in a rizonad.a technique to contorl people答案:abdcb八there are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. the first is the sort of brain he is born with. human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. but no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn.so the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. if an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.the importance of environment in determining an individuals intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, peter and mark x. being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. when the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. he was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.this enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. marks i.q. was 125,1.this selection can best be titled_________.a.measuring your intelligenceb.intelligence and environmentc.the case of peter and markd.how the brain influences intelligence2.the beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that_____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a persons intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.according to the passage , the average i.q.is _____.【篇二:大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇】倾听,用思维去发展,用努力去奋斗,用目标去衡量,用爱去生活。

大学英语四级阅读理解试题

大学英语四级阅读理解试题

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一(含答案)There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot______.A.if we complete our short-range goalsB.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC.if we write down the datesD.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon______.A.two yearsB.long-term goalsC.current activitiesD.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,______.A.we will win final successB.we are overwhelmedC.we should build up confidence of successD.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,_______.A.we should stick to them until we complete themB.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesC.we had better wait for the exciting news of successD.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ______.A.those who habe long-term goals will succeedB.writing down the dates may discourage youC.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationD.every should have a goal答案:adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. Butthere were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agricula tural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which o f the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60%b. 50%c. 33%d. 90%答案:cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三(含答案)Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs. College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist. "Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 19852c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案:ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四(含答案)Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very little3b.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案:bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五(含答案)The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案:cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六(含答案)As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.4Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"答案:dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七(含答案)In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and5architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案:abdcb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八(含答案)There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.6The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood答案:bcbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九(含答案)As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.7Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry答案:dbdcd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十(含答案)If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of8supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on V enus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabdd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十一(含答案)What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is9depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.a.besides other factsb.in regard to other factsc.not considering other factsd.according to other facts4.Which of the following is facts?a.People's preference of one colour to another is instinctb.People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.c.More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were bornd.Colours have little influence on our moods5.Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _______.a.its shapeb.its structurec.its colourd.its building materials答案:bcaac大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十二(含答案)Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.10。

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【英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(2)】There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual―the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood答案:bcbcc。

2021年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(25)

2021年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(25)

2021年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(25)Kite flying is the sport of sending up into the air,by means of the wind , a light frame covered with paper,plastic or cloth. The frame can be one of many different shapes and is attached to a long string held in the hand or wound on a drum. Kites have a long history of practical application and many different types of kite have been debeloped to serve various purposes.The ancient Chinese used bird-kites to carry ropes across rivers and valleys. The current folding kite which will dive excitingly is an improved type of such a kite. With its long flat body and single pair of bird-like wings,it looks just like a large bird in the air. The modern version is usually made of tissue-paper rather than the traditional silk.Man-lifting kites were developed in ancient times, again by the Chinese, for getting information from walled cities and army camps. In fact , as recently as world 2 ,German U-boats flew kites from their towers to lift people into the air to watch the land. These kites ,which are no longer in existence,weremade of light-weight cloth.They were much larger and stronger than the Chinese ones. Their design,however, was simply that of the cutter kite. Smaller in size,this type of kite is still very popular as a toy for children, being easy to make with a diamond-shaped frame,no wings and brown-paper covering.Box-kites are another type of kite found in toy shops today. The first box-kite,named for its box-like body,was developed in the nineteenth century to test theories of flight and this type of cotton-covered kite greatly assisted the success of early aeroplane.These kites are the ancestors of a heavier version of the box-kite,which consists of two main sections,placed side by side. Developed for the peacetime purpose of fishing in strong sea wind,it is the only modern kite described which has practical value . A long-lasting plastic material has to be used for this kite,which carries fishing lines.1.The ancient Chinese bird-kites were usually made of light frames covered with_____.a.silkb.paperc.clothd.plastic2.The kites used by German U-boats in would war 2 for the military purpose were made of _____.a.brown paperb.plastic materialc.light-weight clothd.traditional silk3.The ancient Chinese man-lifting kites were used_____.a.to carry ropes across rivers and valleysb.for the military purposec.as toy for childrend.for fishing in strong sea wind4.Which of the following statements is not ture?a.The frame of a kite is attached to long string held in the hand or wound on drum.b.The ancestor of the double box-kite.c.The cutter kite has a diamond-shaped body but no wings.d.The current folding kite is developed to test theories of flight.5.The best title for this passage may be______.a.The ancestors of modern kitesb.The history of the chinese kitesc.different types and uses of kitesd.the different between ancient and modern kites. 答案:acbdc。

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大学英语四级阅读40篇(2)2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"6/40答案:dadbcIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock RockFestival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people7/40答案:abdcb8/40There are two factors which determine an individual'sintelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when theywere giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood8/40答案:bcbcc9/40As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a mostdisgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry9/40答案:dbdcd10/40If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same timeproduce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there10/40答案:cabdd大学英语四级阅读40篇(2) 相关内容:。

四级英语阅读理解答案

四级英语阅读理解答案

四级英语阅读理解答案【篇一:大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案】lass=txt>as the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. but relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. in fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed tobe .a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. it is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.the amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. when exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. in fact we make choice between fight or flight and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. the crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. it is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.people are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselves b.they do not believe that relaxation is important forhealth c.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.according to the writer ,the most important character fora good manager is his ________. a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.which of the follwing statements is ture?a.we can find some ways to avoid stressb.stress is always harmful to peoplec.it is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.in paragraph 3, such a reaction refers back to_______.a.making a choice between flight or fightb.reaction to stress both chemically and physicallyc.responding to crises quicklyd.losing heart at the signs difficulties5.in the last sentence of the passage,do so refers to ______.a.expose ourselves to stressb.find ways to deal with stressc.remove stress from our livesd.established links between diseases and stress答案: dadbc七in the 1960s, many young americans were dissatisfied with american society. they wanted to end the vietnam war and to make all of the people in the u.s. epual. some of them decided to drop out of american society and form their own societies . they formed utopian communities , which they called communes, where they could follow their philosophy of do your own thing. a group of artists founded a commune in southern colorado called drop city. following the ideas of philosopher and architect buckminster fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. other groups, such as author ken keseys merry pranksters, the followers fo san francisco poet steve gakin, and a group that called itself the hog farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the united states. the hog farm become famous when they helped organize the woodstock rock festival in 1969. steve gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.not all communes believed in the philosophy of do you own thing, however . twin oaks , a commune founded in virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologistb.f.skinner. the people who lived at twin oaks were carefully controlled by skinners conditioning techniques to do things that were good for the community. in 1972, italian architect paolo soleri began to build arcosanti, a utopian city arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an archology soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.why did some young americans decide to drop outof scoiety during the 1960s?a.they were not satisfiedwith american society.b.they wanted to grow marijuana.c.they wanted to go to the vietnam war.d.they did not want all people to be equal.2.where did the members of the hog farm commune live?a.in dome-shaped houseb.in old school husesc.on a farm intennesseed.in an archology in arizona3.who gave the people of drop city the idea to buliddome-shaped house?a.paolo soleric.steve gaskind.buckminster fuller4.what was the twin oaks commune base on ?a.the philosophy of do your own thingb.virginaia in the late 1960sc.the ideas of psychologistd.the belief that people must live closely togerher.5.what is an archology?a.a person who studies archaeologyb.a large building where people live closelytogether c.a city in a rizonad.a technique to contorl people答案: abdcb八there are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. the first is the sort of brain he is born with. human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. but no matter how good a brain he has to begin with,an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless hehas opportunities to learn.so the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. if an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will failto develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence ofwhich he is capable.the importance of environment in determining an individuals intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, peter and mark x. being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. when the twins were three months old , their parentsdied, and they were placed in separate foster homes. peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunitywith poor educational pooprtunities.mark was reared inthehome of well-to-do parents who had been to college. he wasread to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.this enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens,when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence.marks i.q. was 125,1.this selection can best be titled_________.a.measuring your intelligenceb.intelligence and environmentc.the case of peter and markd.how the brain influences intelligence2.the beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that_____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant indetermining his intelligencec.environment is crucial indetermining a persons intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.according to the passage , the average i.q.is _____.40 篇】【篇二:大学英语四级阅读理解试题聆听,用思想去发展,用努力去奋斗,用目标去权衡,用爱去生活。

最新大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一

最新大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一大学英语四级考试40个阅读理解问题之一(包括答案)在那里是三种目标:短期、中期和长期目标.短程目标是那些通常与当前活动相关的目标,我们可以每天应用这些目标目标可以在一周或更短的时间内实现,或者两周或可能的几个月.It 应该请记住,就像一座建筑没有地基那么坚固一样,如果不实现坚实的短期目标,我们的长期目标就不能称之为大嚼完成我们的短期目标,我们应该确定时间,然后在已经完成的基础上增加新的短期目标.这中期目标建立在短期目标.他们的基础上可能只处理一个学期或整个学年,或者他们甚至可以延长几年.任意时间你一步一步地前进,你永远不应该让自己变得气馁或不知所措如同你完成了每一步,你将会坚信自己有能力成长和成功如同你的完成日期列表会增加,你的动机和愿望会增加. 远程目标可能与我们对未来的梦想有关.她们可能涵盖五年或更长时间.生活不是静止的东西.我们应该永远不要让长期目标限制我们或我们的行动1 .我们的长期的目标意味着很多________.A.if我们完成我们的短期目标B .如果我们如果C .则无法实现稳定的短期目标我们写下日期D .如果我们提出一些计划2 .新短期的目标是建立在_______.之上的a .2年b .长期目标c .电流活动D.the目标3 .何时完成我们完成我们目标的每一步,_______.A.we将赢得最终成功B .我们是不知所措的C.we应该树立成功的信心设定新目标的强烈愿望4 .一次我们的制定了目标A.we应该坚持下去,直到我们完成它们可能改变我们的目标,因为我们有新的想法和机会有最好等待令人兴奋的成功消息有做出了伟大的决定5 .它存在文章中暗示但未说明________.a .那些谁一个长期的目标将会成功向下日期可能会让你沮丧目标只是指引我们达到我们的目标D .每有一个目标答案:adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解测试40第2篇(含答案)1952年后的美国经济是一个吃得好、几乎全部就业的经济去核偶尔有警报响起,这个国家躲过了战后的任何萧条,生活在繁荣.的状态中A1955年的经济调查是20世纪50年代的一个典型年份,它可以典型地说明这十年的经济快速增长这国民产值比1954年增长了10 %( 1955年的产值估计为3920亿美元).这制造商的产量比第二次世界大战后几年的平均产量高出约40% 这这个国家的企业在新工厂和新机器上花费了大约300亿美元国家的可用于消费的收入几乎比1950年增加了三分之一.顾客花费了大约2560亿美元;也就是每天大约7亿美元,或者每小时大约2500万美元,全天.六十五岁100万人有工作,只有200多万人想要工作,但找不到.仅仅农业抱怨说它没有在房间里分享.到一些观察家认为这是20世纪20年代中期的不祥回声如同农民的产品销售下降,营销成本上升.但是在国民经济的观察家中,有几个人不如大多数人自信那些似乎很少有人担心繁荣不会持续下去,最终会导致相反的结果——萧条.1.什么这篇文章的最佳标题是什么?a.这20世纪50年代的农业趋势b.这1950年代的失业率c.U.S.经济在50年代d.这1952年联邦预算2.在第3行,“吊杆”一词最好用________.来代替a.附近的爆炸b.雷鸣般的噪声c.一般公众支持d.快速的经济增长3.它可以从1955年美国大多数人看待国民经济的态度中推断出国民a.信心b.混乱c.失望怀疑4.哪个20世纪50年代,以下哪些人对国民经济最不满意?a. 经济学家b.Frmaersc.政治家d.钢铁工人5.这文章指出,美国可用于消费的收入.S.是1955年大于1950年.怎么多少钱?a.60%b.50%33%d.90%答:cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解测试第3卷,共40页(含答案) 女性在政府中的代表性也不足,这是因为女性全职教授很少.在1985年,摄政王贝里尔·米尔伯恩发表了一份报告,抨击德克萨斯大学系统管理部门不鼓励女性大学被评为系统最低之一.英寸a《1987年更新》,米尔伯恩赞扬了所取得的进展,并呼吁进一步改进.一个她的研究的积极成果之一是一项全系统的计划,旨在让妇女了解可获得的行政工作.大学传播学院副院长帕特里卡·威瑟斯彭说,如果女性想升职,在搬家时保持灵活性是很重要的尽管一个女人在校园里可能会面临寒冷的气候,很多时候为了成功,她必须克服身边的问题,专心工作直到在大学和所有学术界的高级职位中,女性所占的比例更大,不平等将会存在.“女人需要把他们的精力和时间花在大学重要的学术活动上.”Spirdusosaid.“如果他们这样做将在这个系统中成功.如果她们花时间在小组里哀悼他们认为存在的性别歧视,他们在浪费宝贵的学习时间。

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot____A__.A.if we complete our short-range goalsB.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC.if we write down the datesD.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon_D__.A.two yearsB.long-term goalsC.current activitiesD.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,____C__.A.we will win final successB.we are overwhelmedC.we should build up confidence of successD.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,___B___.A.we should stick to them until we complete themB.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesC.we had better wait for the exciting news of successD.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that __C____.A.those who habe long-term goals will succeedB.writing down the dates may discourage youC.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationD.every should have a goal答案:adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression andlived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national outputwas value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of t heir products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?Ca. The Agricu latural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by___D___.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that mostpeople in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of ____A_____.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Whi ch of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?Ba. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?Ca. 60%b. 50%c. 33%d. 90%答案:cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三(含答案)Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting(轰动)the University of Texas System administration for not encouraging women.The University was rated认为among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean PatricaWitherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist 存在."Women need to spend their energies(精力energy) and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ___D_.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that __D___.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?Aa.the number of women professors in the University in 1987was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that ___B.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be ____D__.a.The University of Texas/doc/948b9d25e2bd960590c67775.ht ml burn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案:ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四(含答案)Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary orinvoluntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent ,smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by ____B_.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over___D__high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means_B__.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that __D___.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ____B____.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案:bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五(含答案)The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, thesecarcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct.Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the anima ls in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?Ca.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?Aa.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?Ca.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentiallyharmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?Ba.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_D__'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案:cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六(含答案)As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we reactboth chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because___D__.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ___A_____.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?Da.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_B_____.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to _____C_.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"答案:dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七(含答案)In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. equal. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopiancommunities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania inthe late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?Aa.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?Ba.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?Da.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?Ca.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?Ba.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案:abdcb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八(含答案)There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure theirintelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Y our Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment/doc/948b9d25e2bd960590c67775.ht ml ck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood答案:bcbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九(含答案)As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the suppertable. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry答案:dbdcd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十(含答案)If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of V enus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that V enus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to V enus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on V enus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on V enus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused bypopulation growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that V enus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on V enusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On V enus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on V enus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabdd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十一(含答案)What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, anactive person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. Y ou tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.。

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一(含答案)There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot______.A.if we complete our short-range goalsB.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC.if we write down the datesD.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon______.A.two yearsB.long-term goalsC.current activitiesD.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,______.A.we will win final successB.we are overwhelmedC.we should build up confidence of successD.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,_______.A.we should stick to them until we complete themB.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesC.we had better wait for the exciting news of successD.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ______.A.those who habe long-term goals will succeedB.writing down the dates may discourage youC.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationD.every should have a goal答案:adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二(含答案)The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may betypical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage?a. The Agricula tural Trends of 1950’sb. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’sc. U.S. Economy in the 50’sd. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public supportd. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.a. confidenceb. confusionc. disappointmentd. suspicion4. Which o f the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?a. Economistsb. Frmaersc. Politiciansd. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?a. 60%b. 50%c. 33%d. 90%答案:cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三(含答案)Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist."Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here atthe University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."1.According to Spirduso,women need to ____.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _____.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _______.a.The University of Texasburn's Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案:ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四(含答案)Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in thelate 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By "dropout" the author means______.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案:bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五(含答案)The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control theseprocedures, the practices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案:cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六(含答案)As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves thesame response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______.a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically"c."responding to crises quickly"d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"5.In the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______.a."expose ourselves to stress"b."find ways to deal with stress"c."remove stress from our lives"d."established links between diseases and stress"答案:dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七(含答案)In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses andtraveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaskind.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an "archology"?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案:abdcb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八(含答案)There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain heis born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_________.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environmentc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviromentck of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his lifec.can be increased by educationd.is determined by his childhood答案:bcbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九(含答案)As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.a.did not like presentb.never got presentc.preferred tiesd.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.a.attractiveb.interested in tiesc.tiredd.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.a.when he was obligedb.on social occasionsc.from time to timed.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.a.coustomers trod on each other's toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry答案:dbdcd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十(含答案)If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of V enus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there. Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus.As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.1.Inte long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____a.it might be possible to change its atmosphereb.its atmosphere is the same as the earth'sc.there is a good supply of water on Venusd.the days on Venus are long enough3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.a.waterb.carbon dioxidec.carbon monoxided.oxygen4.Algae are plants that can____.a.live in very hot temperaturesb.live in very cold temperaturesc.manufacture oxygend.all of the above5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their workb.the atmosphere becomes coolerc.thereis oxygend.it rains there答案:cabdd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十一(含答案)What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference.If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.1."You would rather follow than red" means_______.a.you don't like to follow othersb.you would be a member rather than a leaderc.you would be afraid of following othersd.you would like to be a leader rather than a follower2.If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.a.red to yellowb.blue to orangec.red to greyd.blue to yellow3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up."。

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