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2016年12月英语四级阅读真题及答案（卷一）

2016年12月英语四级阅读真题及答案（卷一）2016年12月英语四级阅读真题及答案（卷一）Passage OneIn college, time is scarce, and consequently, very precious. At the same time, expenses in college pile up surprisingly quickly. A part time job is a good way to balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left over for both academic subjects and after-class activities.If you are a college student looking for a part time job, the best place to start your job search is right on campus. There are tons of on-campus job opportunities, and as a student, you’ll automatically be given hiring priority. Plus, on-campus jobs eliminate commuting time, and could be a great way to connect with academic and professional resources at your university. Check with your school’s career service or employment office for help to find a campus job. Of course, there are opportunities for part-time work off-campus, too. If you spend a little time digging for the right part time jobs, you’ll sa ve yourself time when you find a job that leaves you with enough time to get your school work done, too. If you are a college student looking for work but worry you won’t have enough time to devote to academic subjects, consider working as a study hall or a library monitor. Responsibilities generally include supervising study spaces to ensure that a quiet atmosphere is maintained. It’s a pretty easy job, but one with lots of downtime-which means you will have plenty of time to catch up on reading, do homework or study for an exam.Q16: What does the speaker say about college students applying for on-campus jobs?Q17: What can students do to find a campus job accordingto the speaker?Q18: What does the speaker say is a library monitor’s responsibility?Passage TwoAgricultural workers in green tea fields near Mt. Kenya are gathering the tea leaves. It is beautiful to see. The rows of tea bushes are straight. All appears to be well. But the farmers who planted the bushes are worried. Nelson Kibara is one of them. He has been growing tea in the Kerugoya area for 40 years.He says the prices this year have been so low that he has made almost no profit. He says he must grow different kinds of tea if he is to survive.Mr. Kibara and hundreds of other farmers have been removing some of their tea bushes and planting a new kind of tea developed by the Tea Research Foundation of Kenya. Its leaves are purple and brown. When the tea is boiled, the drink has a purple color. Medical researchers have studied the health benefits of the new tea. They say it is healthier than green tea and could be sold for a price that is three to four times higher than the price of green tea.But Mr. Kibara says he has not received a higher price for his purple tea crop.He says the market for the tea is unstable and he is often forced to sell his purple tea for the same price as green tea leaves. He says there are not enough buyers willing to pay more for the purple tea.Q19. Why have tea farmers in Kenya decided to grow purple tea?Q20. What do researchers say about purple tea?Q21. What does Mr. Kibara find about purple tea?Passage ThreeToday's consumers want beautiful handcrafted s to wear and to have for their home environment. They prefer something unique and they demand quality. Craftsmen today are meeting this demand. People and homes are showing great change as more and more unique handcrafted items become available. Handcrafts are big business. No long does a good craftsman have to work in a job he dislikes all day and then try to create at night. He has earned his professional status. He is now a respected member of society. Parts of the fun of being a craftsman is meeting other craftsmen. They love to share their ideas and materials and help others find markets for their work. Craftsmen have helped educate consumers to make wise choices. They help them become aware of design and technique. They help them relate their choice to its intended use. They often involve consumers in trying the craft themselves. When a group of craftsmen expends to include more members, a small craft organization is formed. Such an organization does a lot in training workshops in special media, craft marketing techniques, craft fairs and sales, festivals, TV appearances and demonstrations. State art councils help sponsor local arts and crafts festivals which draw crowds of tourist consumers. This boosts the local economy considerably because tourists not only buy crafts, but they also use the restaurants and hotels and other services of the area.Q22. What does the speaker say about today's consumers?Q23. What does the speaker say about a good craftsman in the past?Q24. What do craftsmen help consumers do?Q25. Why do state art councils help sponsor local arts andcrafts festivals?参考答案Section A26. [E] challenges27. [J] searched28. [D] categorizing29. [K] similarities30. [L] slightly31. [G] percentage32. [O] traditional33. [ I ] regardless34. [H] proving35. [M] suggestsSection B36. [I]37. [D]38. [J]39. [F]40. [B]41. [H]42. [C]43. [K]44. [G]45. [E]Section Cpassage one46. [B] He intends to get rid of the tipping practice.47. [C] It forces the customer to comensate the waiter.48. [D] They can have some say in how much their servers earn.49. [A] Services quality has little effect on tip size.50. [D] Waiters should be paid by employers instead of customers.passage two51. [C] The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth.52. [D] Consumers will spend their savings from cheap oil on other commodities.53. [C] They use their money reserves to back up consumption.54. [B] Its negative effects more than cancel out its positive effects.55. [A] People are not spending all the money they save on gas.William PuSunday, December 18, 2016。

2016年大学英语四级阅读理解练习题及答案解析（4）

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people or ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one's actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence. Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 per cent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort drivers' reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one's emotions under control. Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations; they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents. And many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road. Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things pose a threat to those with whom they share the road. 62. The word “massacre” in line 3 paragraph one means _____ A) mass-killing. B) disaster. C) tragedy. D) accident. 63. What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage? A) To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention. B) To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers. C) To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions. D) To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving. 64. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because _____. A) autos have become most destructive to mankind B) people usually pay little attention to law and morality C) civilization brings much harm to people D) the lack of virtue is becoming more severe 65. Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three? A) To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents. B) To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy. C) To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers. D) To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving. 66. Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents? A) Careless bicycle-riders. B) Mindless people walking in the street. C) Irresponsible drivers. D) Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles. 参考答案：ACBBD。

公共英语四级阅读考试题及答案

公共英语四级阅读考试题及答案2016年公共英语四级阅读考试题及答案Hawaii's native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago's political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the second world war and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origins, is opposed to the idea.The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii's native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state's homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy.But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii's first native governor, Joahn Waihee, has given the natives' cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to reestablish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy within the state -- as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives' interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The stateauthorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood.Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US 136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.1. Hawaii's native minority refers to _________________.A. Hawaii's ethnic groupsB. people of Filipino originC. the Ka Lahui groupD. people with more than 50% Hawaiian blood2. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.B. their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.3. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?A. He is Hawaii's first native governor.B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.D. He is leading the local independence movement.4. Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty?A. American Indian natives.B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.C. The Ka Lahui group.D. The Hawaiian natives.5. Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT ____________.A. a greater autonomy within the stateB. more back rent on the crown landC. a claim on the Hawaiian crown landD. full independence from the US【参考答案】CDABD。

2016英语四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析（3）

Section C Directions：There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage isfollowed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each ofthem there are four choices marked A.，B.，C.andD..You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 56 to 60 are based on thefollowingpassage. They say that sticks and stones may break your bones，but words will never hurt you.Yet childhood bullying really can damage your long-term health. Gone are the days when bullying was considered an inevitable and ultimately harmless part of growing up—iust last month we learned that childhood bullying can lead to poorer mental health even into middle age. Now William Copeland at Duke University in Durham，North Carolina，and his colleagues have shown that it can have lingering physiological effects too.They tracked 1420 9-year-olds right through their teens.Each child was seen up to nine times during the study and quizzed about bullying.The team then measured levels of C-reactive protein in their blood.CRP is a marker of inflammation(炎症)linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease (⼼⾎管疾病)and problems like diabetes. “Because we were collecting biological samples throughout，we were able to look at CRP levels in subjects prior to their bullying involvement.”says Copeland.“This really gives us an idea of the changes bullying brings about.” Although CRP levels naturally rise in everyone during adolescence，levels were highest in children who reported being tormented by bullies.Even at the ages of 1 9 and 2 1，children who had once been bullied had CRP levels about 1.4 times higher than peers who were neither perpetrators nor victims.In a cruel twist，the bullies had the lowest levels ofall.suggesting they didn’t suffer the same health risks. They may even see a benefit from their behavior,though Copeland stresses it doesn’t vindicate(辩护)their actions.“The goal would instead be to find other ways to produce this protective effect without it being at someone else’s expense，”he says. Andrea Danese at King’s College London has previously shown that maltreatment during childhood can lead to higll levels of inflammation in adult life.“This new study is a helpful addition in showing that these effects extend to another important childhood stressor,”he says.He suggests that care workers could monitor levels of CRP in children having psychotherapy to see if it is helping to soothe the stress of being bullied. 56.What do you know about CRP? A.It is a symbol of the inflammation. B.It is a symbol of cardiovascular. C. It relates directly to diabetes. D.It is a symbol of physiological effects caused by bullying. 57.What does Copeland mean by saying“prior to their bullying involvement”(Line 2，Para.4)? A.Before the children bullied others. B.Before the children were bullied. C.In preference to the children’s bullying behavior. D.In preference to the children’s being bullied. 58.What can be learned from paragraph 5? A. The levels of CRP of the children being bullied are much higher than their peers. B. CRP levels naturally rise along with the increase of age. C.The bullies are not blamed for the health risks of the bullied. D. Copeland intends to defend the benefit of the bullies’actions. 59.What does Andrea Danese suggest about childhood maltreatment? A. It has nothing to do with inflammation in adult life. B.Copeland’s study shows nothing related to it. C.CRP is the marker of childhood abuse. D. It has an influence on Children’s CRP levels. 60.What is the main idea of this passage? A.Bullying is harmless to children’s growth. B.CRP levels reflect the risks of poorer health. C.Bullying does harm to a person all through his life. D.Children once bullied have higher CRP levels than peers who are not. 56.What do you know about CRP?关于CRP你知道些什么? A.It is a symbol ofthe inflammation.它是炎症的标志物。

2016年12月英语四级仔细阅读练习题及答案（3）

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 discrimination b.call for further improvement in their working conditions c.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination d.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities 2.From this passage ,we know that _____. a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texas b.women play an important part in adminitrating the University c.the weather on the campus is chilly d.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University 3.Which of the following statements is true? a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985 b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985 c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985 d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University 4.One of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____. a.women were told to con centrate on teir work b.women were given information about available administrative jobs c.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity d.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities 5. The title for this passage should be _______. a.The University of Texas burn's Report c.Women Professors d.Sexual Discrimination in Academia 答案：ddabd。

2016年全国英语等级考试四级阅读理解练习题

41. Human ingenuity was initially demonstrated in [ A ] the use of machines to produce science fiction [ B ] the wide use Of machines in manufacturing industry [ C ] the invention of tools for difficult and dangerous work [ D ] the elite cunning tackling of dangerous and boring work 42. The word “gizmos” ( Line 1, Paragraph 2 ) most probably means [ A ] programs [ B ] experts [ C ] devices [ D ] creatures 43. According to the text, what is beyond man’s ability now is to design a robot that can [ A ] fulfill delicate tasks like performing brain surgery [ B ] interact with human beings verbally [ C ] have a little common sense [ D ] respond independently to a changing world 44. Besides reducing human labor, robots can also [ A ] make a few decisions for themselves [ B ] deal with some errors with human intervention [ C ] improve factory environments [ D ] cultivate human creativity 45. The author uses the example of a monkey to argue that robots are [ A ] expected to copy human .brain in internal structure [ B ] able to perceive abnormalities immediately [ C ] far less able than human brain in focusing on relevant information [ D ] best used in a controlled environment 46. Which of the following law is related to education? [ A ] The National Defense Education Act. [ B ] The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. [ C ] The Independence Act. [ D ] Both A and B. 47. How did the state control education? [ A ] By setting up certain standard and rules. [ B ] By requesting the children to go to schools until they are of certain age. [ C ] Either A or B. [ D ] Both A and B. 48. How did they preserve the freedom of the schools from political pressure? [ A ] By uniting all the schools into a union.。

2016年6月英语四级阅读理解题及答案

2016年6月英语四级阅读理解题及答案Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one.An estimated 90 percent of all illnesses may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge.个人选择的概念与健康行为的关系是一个重要的问题，如果个人能根据当前的医学知识做出个人健康选择，估计有百分之90的疾病是可以预防的。

We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.[ZZ)]The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health.If we so desire,we can smoke,drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts,eat whatever foods we want,and live a completely sedentary life-style without any excuse.The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society,although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned.Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty.As one example,a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do. A multitude of factors,both inherited and environmental,influence the development of health related behaviors,and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual.However,the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choices.我们都喜欢自由的选择，不喜欢看到它限制在法律和道德的社会界限，美国社会的结构允许我们做出几乎所有可能涉及我们健康的个人决定，如果我们愿意，我们可以吸烟、酗酒、不佩戴安全带、吃任何我们想要吃的食物和过着完全久坐不动的生活方式，尽管这些决定是否明智会被质疑。

2016年公共英语四级阅读理解精讲练习题

Reading comprehension能力要求：理解主旨要义;理解具体信息;推测生词含义;进行推理判断和引申;理解概念性含义;理解文章的结构、单句之间、段落之间的关系;理解作者意图、观点和态度;区分论点和论据;该部分有A、B两部分组成，A节：该节20题，考查考生阅读能力。

根据提供四篇文章的内容，从每题给出的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

B节：要求阅读一篇约400词的文章，将其中5个画线部分翻译成中文。

（一）A sixth grader settles downs to tackle her homework on a weekday afternoon in 2004. She is sitting on the bus with her laptop; logging on to the Internet to take a math-skills test in the school home page and get her own personalized assignment. She downloads the software she’ll need, seeks help from an online school librarian and emails the finished work to her teacher. Mom and dad check in from their office computer, comparing her scores with the class and the state averages.Homework in the future may not any less laborious, but it will certainly be more wired. And as more children gain access to computers and the Net—75%of teens and 47% of kids aged 2 to 12 are expected to be online by 2002—schools and technology companies are responding with unique assignment and high-tech homework help for parents and kids. On the menu: TAILOR-MADE ASSIGNMENTS. The most profound way homework will change is that instead of everybody heading home with the same lesson; each student will sit down to an individual assignment. The school server, or central computer, will maintain information on each student’s progress and dole out the appropriate work when the child checks the Web page.Keeping in touch. For students like high school junior Samantha Symonds of Pottstown, pa, the simple ease of getting assignments on line and turning in via emails is reason enough to take homework digital. Samantha, a competitive fencer, travels far from her school for tournament and boots up to stay on top of her assignment. Logging on in hotel rooms and airpor ts, she gets copies ofcourse lectures and lab assignments, emails her teacher when she is stumped and even takes tests on line. ―You can actually focus on what you need to know rather than tracking down someone to answer your questions,‖ Samantha says.Unlimited research. Kids are rapidly becoming experts at searching websites and CD-RoMS for research projects and wowing teachers with what they find. The most profound way homework will change is that instead of everybody heading home with the same lesson; each student will sit down to an individual assignment.Wiring the Have-Nots. As computers become the homework to tool of choice, educators worry about children who don’t have access to the technology. ―The kids who don’t have computers at home will be at such a fundamental disadvantage. It will be as if they don’t have a pen or paper,‖ says Ellyot Solovay, a professor at he university of Michigan. He’s just finished a study in which internet TVs were placed in the homes of a class of Detroit public-school students, and found it not only benefited the kids but boosted parental involvement as well.Yet wining kids over to become fans of homework may take more than high-tech help. Annette Bitter’s seventh–graders love doing research on the laptops they g ot through a Microsoft study. ―But of course there are always excuses‖ says Bitter, who keeps hearing a modern tale of woe. ―The computer ate my homework.‖1.How will assignments in 2004 be finished?A. Students will go to school and finish the school work assigned by teachers.B. Middle school teachers will require students to type our all their assignments.C. Different assignments will be given to students according ti their own will.D. Staying at home, students can get their assignments throu gh the Internet and email to their teachers after finishing them.2. According to the passage, laptop probably refers to ____.A. a small-sized portable computerB. a newly-invented TV setC. a kind of calculatorD. an old-fashioned private computer3.What does the author mean by saying ―it (homework) will certainly be more wired‖?A. More wires will be needed to finish homework.B. homework is going to be done by wiring the house.C. Students are expected to finish school work through the Internet.D. Teachers will inform students of homework by phoning.4.What kind of assignment will teachers give to students in 2004 according to the passage?A. Less laborious than today’s homework.B.Assignment given according to students’ differ ent conditions.C. Easy to complete with the help of online information.D. work that are most entertaining to the students.5.It is implied in the passage that _____A. information technology enables education to vary from person to person.B. assignment in 2004 will be more entertaining and less painingC. all students are going to be fans of homework in the future.D. traditional education is doomed to disappear解析1.D 考查对文章具体内容的的理解。

12月英语四级cet4阅读理解练习及答案

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Questions 46-55 are based on the following passage.A)Last July, Julie Baldocchi's mother had a massive stroke and was paralyzed. Baldocchi suddenly had tobecome a family caregiver, something that she wasn't prepared for. "I was flying by the seat of my pants," saysBaldocchi, an employment specialist in San Francisco. Both of her parents are 83, and she knew her fathercouldn't handle her mother's care. The hospital recommended putting her mother in a nursing home. Baldocchiwasn't willing to do that. But moving her back into her parents' home created other problems. Baldocchi,48, ismarried and lives about a mile away from her parents. She has a full-time job and has back problems thatmake it difficult for her to lift her mother. "I couldn't do it all," she says. "But I didn't even know how to findhelp."B)With help from the Family Caregiver Alliance, she eventually hired a live-in caregiver. "But even if you planintellectually and legally, you're never ready for the emotional impact," Baldocchi says. In the first two monthsafter her mother's stroke, she lost about 30 pounds as stress mounted. More than 42 million Americans providefamily caregiving for an adult who needs help with daily activities, according to a 2009 survey by the AARP.An additional 61.6 million provided at least some care during the year. And many are unprepared.C)While many parents lack an advance care directive, it's themost basic and important step they can take. Thedirective includes several parts, including: a durable power of attorney, which gives someone legal authority tomake financial decisions on another's behalf; a health care proxy, which is similar to the power of attorney,except it allows someone to make decisions regarding medical treatment; and a living will that outlinesinstructions for end-of-life care. (For example, parents can say if they want to be kept alive by artificialmeasures.) "It's invaluable for the kids, because it's hard to make those decisions for a parent," says JenniferCona, an elder-law attorney at Genser Dubow Genser & Cona in Melville, N.Y. An advance care directive isthe first line of defense if a situation arises, says Kathleen Kelly, executive director of the Family CaregiverAlliance, which supports and educates caregivers. Without an advance directive, the family will have topetition the court to be appointed the parent's legal guardian, says .D)It's important for families to talk about long-term care so the adult children know their parents' preferences,wishes and goals, says Lynn Feinberg, a caregiving expert at AARP. But ifs not an easy conversation. Elderlyparents are sometimes suspicious of their children's financial motives, says Susan John, a financial planner atFinancial Focus in Wolfeboro, N.H. One client asked John to hold a family meeting because they needed anintermediary to talk about financial issues, she says. And when there are many siblings, the family decisionscan become a three-ring circus with much acrimony, says Ann-Margaret Carrozza, an elder-law attomey inGlen Cove, N.Y. Families who need information and help sorting out disagreements can call on elder-lawattorneys, financial planners, geriatric care managers and caregiver support groups. In February, AARP said itwill offerits members a new caregiving support service through financial services firm Oenworth.E)Many families are unprepared for quick decisions, especially when they find out that Medicare doesn't pay forlong-term care, Feinberg says. The median cost of a year in a private room at a nursing home in 2011 was$77,745, according to Genworth. And only those who have spent most of their assets can qualify for Medicaidto pay for the nursing home.F)Assisted living is another option. Residents can have their own apartment to maintain some independence. Butthe facilities generally provide personal care services, such as meals, housekeeping and assistance withactivities. Still, it's not cheap: The national median cost in 2011 was $39,135, according to Genworth. Assistedliving isn't covered by Medicaid.G)If they have a choice, at least 90% of elderly parents prefer to stay at home as long as they can, according toAARP research. But if the parents can no longer safely live at home, it can be hard for children to move theminto an adult care facility. There may be another option. Sometimes the home can be modified so a parent canstay there. For example, Baldoechi put in a chair lift for her mother. She also arranged for a home caregiver.H) Family caregivers take over many responsibilities. One might manage a parent's finances, while anothersibling will take the parent to doctors' appointments and shopping. Those who move in with a parent take on asignificant and sustained burden of care. Jan Walker moved into her mother's home in Leesburg, Fla. After hermother, who is 83, had fallen, she wasn't able to get around as well. Walker,55, has three brothers. But she isthe only daughter, is divorced and has no children. "I always knew that this was the role that I would have, andI guess my mind was preparedfor it," says Walker, who now is a full-time caregiver and works from home asa tutorial instructor for a digital scrapbooking website. "When you get into the trenches, it's literally baptismby fire," she says. "New things come up. It's not just about advance planning for finances or medical care. It'severything," she says.I) Carcgivers need to also watch their own health. "There is such a thing as caregiver burnout," Cona says.Among female caregivers 50 and older,20% reported symptoms of depression, according to a 2010 study onworking caregivers by MetLife. "It's a hard job," Walker says. "But most worthwhile things are hard. She wasalways there for me when I needed a helping hand. It's only natural that I be here for her now."根据以上内容，回答46-55题。

2016年公共英语四级阅读理解精讲练习题

根据提供四篇文章的内容，从每题给出的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

B节：要求阅读一篇约400词的文章，将其中5个画线部分翻译成中文。

（一）A sixth grader settles downs to tackle her homework on a weekday afternoon in 2004. She is sitting on the bus with her laptop; logging on tothe Internet to take a math-skills test in the school home page and get her own personalized assignment. She downloads the software sh e’ll need, seeks help from an online school librarian and emails the finished work to her teacher. Mom and dad check in from their office computer, comparing her scores with the class and the state averages.Homework in the future may not any less laboriou s, but it will certainly be more wired. And as more children gain access to computers and the Ne t—75%of teens and 47% of kids aged 2 to 12 are expected to be online by 2002—schools and technology companies are responding with unique assignment and high-tech homework help for parents and kids. On the menu: TAILOR-MADE ASSIGNMENTS. The most profound way homework will change is that instead of everybody heading home with the same lesson; each student will sit down to an individual assignment. The school server, or central computer, will maintain information on each studen t’s progress and dole out the appropriate work when the child checks the Web page.Keeping in touch. For students like high school junior Samantha Symonds of Pottstown, pa, the simple ease of getting assignments on line and turning in via emails is reason enough to take homework digital. Samantha, a competitive fencer, travels far from her school for tournament and boots up to stay on top of her assignment. Logging on in hotel roomsand airports, she gets copies of course lectures and lab assignments, emails her teacher when she is stumped and even takes tests on line.“You can actually focus on what you need to know rather than tracking down someone to answer your questions,” Samantha says.Unlimited research. Kids are rapidly becoming experts at searching websites and CD-RoMS for research projects and wowing teachers with what they find. The most profound way homework will change is that instead of everybody heading home with the same lesson; each student will sit down to an individual assignment.Wiring the Have-Nots. As computers become the homework to tool of choice, educators worry about children who do n’t have access to the technology. “The kids who don’t have computers at home will be at such a fundamental disadvantage. It will be as if they do n’t have a pen or paper,”says Ellyot Solovay, a professor at he university of Michigan. H e’s just finished a study in which internet TVs were placed in the homes of a class of Detroit public-school students, and found it not only benefited the kids but boosted parental involvement as well.Yet wining kids over to become fans of homework may take more than high-tech help. Annette Bitter’s seventh–graders love doing research on the laptops they got through a Microsoft study. “But of course there are always excuses” says Bitter, who keeps hearing a modern tale of woe.“The computer ate my homework.”1.How will assignments in 2004 be finished?A. Students will go to school and finish the school work assigned by teachers.B. Middle school teachers will require students to type our all their assignments.C. Different assignments will be given to students according ti their own will.D. Staying at home, students can get their assignments throu gh the Internet and email to their teachers after finishing them.2. According to the passage, laptop probably refers to ____.A. a small-sized portable computerB. a newly-invented TV setC. a kind of calculatorD. an old-fashioned private computer3.What does the author mean by saying “it (homework) will certainly be more wired”?A. More wires will be needed to finish homework.B. homework is going to be done by wiring the house.C. Students are expected to finish school work through the Internet.D. Teachers will inform students of homework by phoning.4.What kind of assignment will teachers give to students in 2004 according to the passage?A. Less laborious than today’s homework.B.Assignment given according to students’ different conditions.C. Easy to complete with the help of online information.D. work that are most entertaining to the students.5.It is implied in the passage that _____A. information technology enables education to vary from person to person.B. assignment in 2004 will be more entertaining and less painingC. all students are going to be fans of homework in the future.D. traditional education is doomed to disappear解析1.D 考查对文章具体内容的的理解。

英语四级阅读考试试题及答案

英语四级阅读考试试题及答案2016年英语四级阅读考试试题及答案2016年英语四级考试6月18日就开考了，复习时间所剩无几了，为提高同学们阅读理解题的考试准确率，店铺为大家带来最新英语四级考试阅读理解试题及答案如下：四级阅读强化辅导练习题(一)At the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen make objective analyses of all that has transpired. They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect upon your performance in relating to the achievement of certain personal and educational objectives.First, what was your purpose, your motivational force in seeking an education? Did you seek an education in active performance, or did you seek to be educated in passive reception and automatic acquisition(获取) of information that was fed to you? Was the profit motive your primary motivation for obtaining an education? Do you want a better education for the sole purpose of getting a better job? What does the educational process really mean to you?We are part of a world in which men thrill to the touch of gold and hearts respond to the word money instead of being thrilled by the thought of good. We five in a world in which we are taught that the pursuit of happiness is an equation for the most rapid acquisition of money, by whatever means.If profit and money are your first priorities, and compassion and commitment to people your least concern, you have done little other than accumulate some facts and compile someinformation for future reference. If making money is your daydream and losing money your nightmare, if poverty is your worst fear and making money your most fervent prayer, you have missed the opportunity for education. You have failed yourself and have only received Nome instruction.21.. This passage suggests that students should______.A. assess their aims for learningB. learn more to earn moreC. evaluate their politicians and statesmenD. keep knowledge to themselves22.The educational procedure should be one in which the student______.A. does what he is toldB. gets a better education to get a better jobC. makes principles of education for self-betterment of their aimsD. approaches the benefits of being well-off23. The author seems to feel that______.A. people's welfare should be the chief concern in learningB. profit has nothing to do with peopleC. poverty is good for the soulD. knowledge is not the main objective for learning24.A good title for the selection might be______.A. The Benefit of EducationB. Education Motivation—Progress or ProfitC. Self-EducationD. Profit and Money25. The word "nightmare" in the last paragraph is nearest in meaning to_______.A. a very bad dreamB. unhappinessC. sleeplessnessD. a hazard to your health参考答案：21. A 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A四级阅读强化辅导练习题(二)When we analyze the salt salinity(盐浓度) of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation. In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salt stays behind. If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white salt would be left behind; this, by the way, is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained.The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean. Here the ocean is being diluted (稀释) so that the salinity is decreased. This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean. Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation.Normally, in hot regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation. Similarly, in coastal regions where rivers dilute the sea, salinity is somewhat lower than in other oceanic areas.A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated with the formation and melting of sea ice. When seawater is frozen, the dissolved materials are left behind.. In this manner, seawater directly beneath freshly formed sea ice has a higher salinity than it did before the ice appeared. Of course, when this ice melts, it will tend to decrease the salinity of the surrounding water.In the Weddell Sea, the densest water in the ocean is formed as a result of this freezing process, which increases the salinity of cold water. This heavy water sinks and is found in the deeper portion of the oceans of the world.26. This passage mainly tells us about_______.A. the analysis of the salinity of ocean watersB. the causes of the variation in oceanic salinityC. the importance of the changes in oceanic salinityD. the different forms of salts in ocean waters27.It can be known from the passage that increase in the salinity of ocean water is causedby______.A. melting of sea iceB. precipitationC. evaporationD. supplement of salt28.Which of the following is not the cause of the decrease in the oceanic salinity?A. Precipitation.B. Rain and snow.C. Formation of ice.D. Addition of water by rivers.29.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Oceanic salinity has great effect on sea life.B. Many factors combine to cause changes in oceanic salinity.C. The movement of the water is related to the amount of salt.D. The temperature of the water has much to do with the oceanic salinity.30.The purpose of mentioning the Weddell Sea is_______.A. to give an example of cold-water salinityB. to point out the location of deep watersC. to make a comparison between hot-water salinity andcold-water salinityD. to show that the water in the Weddell Sea varies in salinity from place to place参考答案：26. B 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A【2016年英语四级阅读考试试题及答案】。

2016英语四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析（10）

Questions 61-65 are based oB thefollowingpassage. The unemployment rate continues to improve.It was 10%in the fall of 2009.It was 7.5%at this time last year.It has been fluctuatin9 6.3%and 6.7%for the last couple months. But before we celebrate.we need to examine the numbers behind the numbers.These can mask deeper problems. Youth unemployment.is one such problem.Young people face higher hurdles to and in the job market. They have fewer skills.1ess work experience and smaller networks. The consequences are devastating and the facts bear this out. Those with more education do beaer but no group is held harmless.Unemployment rates for recent college graduates increased from 3.1%in 2008 to 8%in 2010.High youth unemployment rates predate the recession.In 2000.the general unemployment rate was approximately 4%.For 15 to 24 year olds it was over9%. High youth unemployment is not confined to the United States.For the 33“developed”countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)，combined 2013 youth unemployment was 16%.But more importantly,individuals，society and the economy suffer from a generation hamstrung by pool little or no work experience. Solutions are complicated because we are part of a global economy and recession，we are shifting to a knowledge-based economy,and unemployment is tied to complex social problems. But solutions do exist. Create a“youth guarantee”similar to the one adopted by leaders of the European Union.It states that“all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment，continued education，an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemfDloyed or leaving formal education.”This has had success in some countries. Require that middle and high school programs greatly strengthen their workplace ties through vocational education，apprenticeships，internships，and teaching ofjob skills. As the economic recovery continues，we must ensure that we understand the numbers behind the numbers.This means not only paying close attention to the needs of our young workers but also responding with significant and decisive action. The United States has a population of over 300 million.of these.120 million are under the age of 30.Their future is Our future. 61、 What Can we infer from the lines of paragraph two? A.The reA.problem of youth unemployment is still severe. B.We can not only concentrate on the surface of numbers.C.The unemployment rate continues to be improveD. D.We should not celebrate for the lower unemployment rate. 62、 What is the main micro reason of youth unemployment according to the 3-6paragraphs? A.They are not with good education and skill backgrotmds. B.There are no adequate iobs for youths in the competitive iob market. C.Tlley have fewer skills，less work experience and smaller networks. D.The development of society and economy does not satisfy. 63、 What is the main macro reason of youth unemployment? A.The global economy is suffering from a serious recession. B.It iS closely tied with global economy and complex social problems. C.The shifting to a knowledge.based economy causes this problem. D.All nations encounter this annoyed employment issue. 64、 What is the crucial point of these two solutions for high youth unemployment? ernment is wholly responsible for this troublesome problem. B.The youth can completely depend on the offered help of govemment.C.The good combination of education and occupation would be embraceD. D.The education for youth should be work.orienteD. 65、 What is the main idea ofthis passage7 A.Youth unemployment will be serious for many.years even with solutions. B.Youth unemployment Can be solved by government and schools. C.Unemployment could be reduced by the efforts ofyouth. D.We should be clear-headed about numbers and take actions effectively. 61.What call we infer from the lines ofparagraph two?从第⼆段可以推断出什么? A.The real problem ofyouth unemployment is still severe.青年失业问题依然严重。

2016英语四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析（6）

Passage Two Questions 61 to 65 are based on thefollowingpassage. Milleunials(千禧⼀代)have a reputation for being pretty savvy(聪慧的)with technology and social media——not to mention their finances----⼀but today’s young adults are clueless when it comes to knowledge of their credit. A new study conducted by the Consumer Federation of America and VantageScore Solutions finds that 18-34 year-olds lag behind older Americans on credit knowledge.Not that older generations are whiz kids when it comes to credit——just over 40%of consumers surveyed even know what their credit score measures，for instance—but millennials have the dubious distinction(区别)of being even less-informed than other age groups. Only around half of milleunials have ever even bothered to order a free copy of their credit report，as compared to about three.quarters of older people surveyed. They’re more likely to think age plays a role in credit scoring，that the government keeps track of consumer credit data and that credit repair services can legitimately fix your credit(by and large，they Can’t).And while most of them know that a lot of credit card debt，declaring bankruptcy and missing payments can affect their credit，only 6%got everything fight when they picked from a list of factors that could potentially impact their score. Young adults have a pretty poor grasp on how far-reaching this impact is：Only 1 8 percent knew that utility companies，cell phone carders，mortgage lenders and home insurers，landlords and credit card companies can all use a consumer’s credit when doing business with them. They’re also unaware of the financial consequences of bad credit.just 1 5%knew that a bad credit score could cost more than$5，000 in higher interest payments over the life of a car loan. One factor that seems to make a difference in how much credit knowledge people have is whether or not.mey’ve actually goRen their free credit report(if you’re one of the many who haven’t，you can do so at annualcreditreport.corn).Interestingly, people who got their credit reports knew more than those who had just gotten their credit scores. “Those who are interested in their credit reports are probably also interested in their credit scores.”CFA executive director Stephen Brobeck says in a statement.“It’s so easy to go online and get your free reports that this action likely motivates people to learn more about credit scores.” 61.What does the word“whiz kids”mean(Line 3.Para.2)? A.Children who are very naughty. B.Children who are a little dull. C.Children who are extraordinarily smart. D.Children who quite sensitive. 62.What do the millennials think of credit? A. Credit scoring has nothing to do with age. B. Declaring bankruptcy can lead to bad credit data. C. Government will never track a consumer’s credit. D. It doesn’t matter if you have any credit card debt or not. 63.Which of the following statement about credit report is TRUE? A. You can get a free copy ofyour credit report from the website. B. People interested in credit report can’t be interested in credit scores. C. People with credit reports have little knowledge of credit scores. D. Getting the copy of credit report may discourage people to leam more about credit. 64.What can be inferred from this passage? lennials prefer to get their credit reports than to have credit scores. B.You can ask credit repair services to fix your credit. C.Despite of bad credit，a mortgage lender Will trade with you. D.With bad credit,you’ll have to pay a higher loan interest. 65.What’s the main idea ofthis passage? lennials are not smart enough to learn about credit. B. Millennials should learn more about credit scores. lennials should get their credit reports. leunials should realize the consequences ofbad credit. 61.What does the word“whiz kids”mean(Line 3，Para.2)?⽂中第⼆段第三⾏的“whiz kids”是什么意思? A.Children who file very naughty.很淘⽓的⼩孩。

全国英语等级考试pets4阅读练习题及答案

全国英语等级考试pets4阅读练习题及答案2016全国英语等级考试pets4阅读练习题及答案 2016年上半年全国英语等级考试时间为3⽉19⽇⾄20⽇，为了各位考⽣可以更好地备战全国英语等级考试四级考试，下⾯YJBYS⼩编为⼤家带来2016全国英语等级考试pets4阅读练习题及答案，供⼤家参考学习，预祝考⽣备考成功! (⼀) Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often taken as the sole measure of progress without a proper appreciation of historical and cultural perspectives. To start with, it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history, and will continue to do so .medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed, clothed and sheltered a predominantly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today. It had minimal effect on biodiversity, and any pollution it caused was typically localized. In terms of energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient. Contrast this with farming since the start of the industrial revolution. Competition from overseas led farmers to specialize and increase yields. Throughout this period food became cheaper, safe and more reliable. However, these changes have also led to habitat(栖息地)loss and to diminishing biodiversity. What’s more, demand for animal products in developing countries is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300 million tons of grain a year by 2050.yet the growth of cities and industry is reducing the amount of water available for agriculture in many regions. All this means that agriculture in the 21stcentury will have to be very different from how it was in the 20th.thiswill require radical thinking. For example, we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are inevitably more sustainable than new ones. We also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be “zero impact”. The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static measures of sustainability, which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage. Instead we need a more dynamic interpretation, one that looks at the pros and cons(正反两⽅⾯)of all the various way land is used. There are many different ways to measure agricultural performance besides food yield: energy use, environmental costs, water purity, carbon footprint and biodiversity. It is clear, for example, that the carbon of transporting tomatoes from Spain to the UK is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting. But we do not know whether lower carbon footprints will always be better for biodiversity. What is crucial is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production. 1. How do people often measure progress in agriculture? A) By its productivity C) By its impact on the environment B) By its sustainability D) By its contribution to economic growth 2. Specialisation and the effort to increase yields have resulted in________. A) Localised pollution C) competition from overseas B) the shrinking of farmland D) the decrease of biodiversity 3. What does the author think of traditional farming practices? A) They have remained the same over the centuries B) They have not kept pace with population growth C) They are not necessarily sustainable D) They are environmentally friendly 4. What will agriculture be like in the 21st century A) It will go through radical changes B) It will supply more animal products C) It will abandon traditional farming practices D) It will cause zero damage to the environment 5 What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A) To remind people of the need of sustainable development B) To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production C) To advance new criteria for measuring farming progress D) To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is 参考答案：BDCAD (⼆) If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition — wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny — must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it must be widely shared; and it especially must be highly regarded by people who are themselves admired, the educated not least among them. In an odd way, however, it is the educated who have claimed to have given up on ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps most benefited from ambition — if not always their own then that of their parents and grandparents. There is a heavy note of hypocrisy in this, a case of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped — with the educated themselves riding on them. Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs — the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is, “Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.” The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse, a quality to be admired and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean that ambition is at an end, that people no longer feel its stirrings and promptings, but only that, no longer openly honored, it is less openly professed. Consequences follow from this, of course, some of which are that ambition is driven underground, or made sly. Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life. 1. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if ____. A. its returns well compensate for the sacrifices B. it is rewarded with money, fame and power C. its goals are spiritual rather than material D. it is shared by the rich and the famous 2. The last sentence of the first paragraph most probably implies that it is ____. A. customary of the educated to discard ambition in words B. too late to check ambition once it has been let out C. dishonest to deny ambition after the fulfillment of the goal D. impractical for the educated to enjoy benefits from ambition 3. Some people do not openly admit they have ambition because ____. A. they think of it as immoral B. their pursuits are not fame or wealth C. ambition is not closely related to material benefits D. they do not want to appear greedy and contemptible 4. From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn that ambition should be maintained ____.A. secretly and vigorouslyB. openly and enthusiasticallyC. easily and momentarilyD. verbally and spiritually 参考答案：ACDB。

2016英语四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析（4）

Passage Two Questions 61 to65 are based on thefollowingpassage. Here’s a case study for would-be MBAs to consider：the success of H Mart.an international supermarket chain based in New Jersey(the“H”in H Mart stands for Han Ah Reum.which means“one arm full of groceries”in Korean).Tlle first H Mart opened in Queens，New York in 1982，as a corner shop.Now there are stores in 11 states，Canada and Britain.A new one recently opened in Cambridge. Massachusetts，an affluent city outside Boston. The future looks bright for Asian supermarkets like H Mart.Eamings of Asian-American households outpace the American average.Their spending exceeds all other groups，too，according to Geoscape，a consultancy.And they spend more of their money on groceries than the average America household.But Asian delicacies can be hard to come by：few Americans are likely to see durian or bamboo shoots in their local shop.Some specialty ingredients are only to be found at a premium(⾼价)in up-market grocery stores，or miles away,in ethnic markets in older Asian neighborhpods. Americans have developed greater appetite for cooking and eating Asian foods，t00.In 2012 non.restaurant sales of Asian foods topped $1.5 billion，according to Mintel Group.a market.research firm.Though Latin foods are a bigger market，the popularity of Asian foods is growing faster.Once strange.seeming imports like seaweed and sashimi are now fashionable eats.Though the rate of growth is expected to fall，sales are likely to keep rising. Yet most Asian grocers have not made efforts to reach new customers，says Jeffrey Cohen，an analyst at IBIS World,an industries watcher.Many shops are located in minority enclaves，and do little to market themselves to other Americans.Cramped car parks and dingy interiors fend off customers used to the bright fluorescence(荧光)of mainstream supermarkets.Ingredients labeled with poorly-translated English Can leave shoppers bamed. A few Asian grocery chains have caught on，opening stores in more diverse suburbs，paying attention to cosmetic niceties(细节)and marketing more widely.Other than H Mart，there are Califomian chains such as 99 Ranch Market and Shun Fat Supermarket，which have been expanding to the American southwest.The former was even featured in a humorous YouTube music vide—“Asians Eat Weird Things”—which has attracted more than 900，000 hits.Those weird things may not seem so weird after all. 61.What makes the future ofAsian supermarkets so bright? A.High income and spending ofAsian-AmeriCalls. B. High income ofAsians and unreachable Asian foods in local American shops. C.High expenditures of Asians on grocery. D.Low earnings of the other groups. 62.What are the benefits ofAmericans’growing appetite for Asian foods? A. The increasing sales and popularity ofAsian foods. B.The expansion of Latin food market. C.The growing fondness of cooking. D.The AmeriCans’good cooking skills ofAsian foods. 63.Whhat are the reasons for the unreachability ofAsian groceries to Americans? A. AmeriCans’dislike to Asian foods. B. Asians’unwillingness to do business with AmeriCans. C. The poor shopping environment and confusing English introduction of the goods. D. Americans’dislike to the English introduction of the goods. 64.What do Asian do to develop their groceries? A. Open stores in suburbs and improve shopping environment. B. Market shops to more AmeriCans. C. Make use of the mass media. D.All ofthe above. 65.What call be inferred fi'om this passage? n supermarkets will become more and more popular. B. Latin foods are less popular than Asian foods. C.Americans’incomes are lower than the Asians’. D.H Mart is all American international supermarket chain. 61.What makes the future ofAsian supermarkets so bright?什么因素使得亚洲超市的未来⼀⽚光明? A.High income and spending ofAsian—Americans.亚裔美国⼈的⾼收⼊及⾼开⽀。

2016年四级仔细阅读题精选练习20套（3）

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees. The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge. Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (的) distance is about 20 meters. There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second. If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues. He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical. 21. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to ________. A) review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup B) analyse the causes of errors made by football referees C) set a standard for football refereeing D) reexamine the rules for football refereeing 22. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was ________. A) slightly above average B) higher than in the 1998 World Cup C) quite unexpected D) as high as in a standard match 23. The findings of the experiment show that ________. A) errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball B) the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors C) the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occur D) errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot 24. The word “officials” (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably refers to ________. A) the researchers involved in the experiment B) the inspectors of the football tournament C) the referees of the football tournament D) the observers at the site of the experiment 25. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment? A) The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45. B) Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee. C) A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible. D) An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition. Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994. In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average. For advocates (代⾔⼈) for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done. “More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington. A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down. But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory. “Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin (毒素) that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic (道德观), which is much more important.” Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards. 26. From the passage, it can be seen that the author ________. A) believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden B) insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor C) is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform D) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful 27. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs? A) Because many families are divorced. B) Because government aid is now rare. C) Because their wages are low. D) Because the cost of living is rising. 28. What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that ________. A) greater efforts should be made to improve people’s living standards B) 70 percent of the people there have been employed for two years C) 50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfare D) the living standards of most people are going down 29. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at ________. A) saving welfare funds B) rebuilding the work ethic C) providing more jobs D) cutting government expenses 30. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, ________. A) the poverty rate was lover B) average living standards were higher C) the average worker was paid higher wages D) the poor used to rely on government aid Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity (⾝份) than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible (可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes. 31. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality ________. 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2016年6月英语四级阅读真题及答案一览

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