大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五(含答案)
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）
There
are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range
and long-term goals. Short-range
goals are
those that usually deal with current
activities,which we can apply on a daily
goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two
weeks,or possible should
be remembered that
just as a building is no stronger than its
foundation ,out long-term goals
cannot amount
to very munch without the achievement of solid
short-term
completing our short-term goals,we
should date the occasion and then add new short-
term
goals that will build on those that have
been completed.
The intermediate goals
bukld on the foundation of the short-range might
deal with just one term of school or the
entire school year,or they could even extend for
several time you move a step at a time,you
should never allow yourself to become
discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete
each step,you will enforce the belief in your
ability to grow adn as your list of
completion dates grow,your motivation and
desire will increase.
Long-range goals
may be related to our dreams of the future. They
might cover five
years or more. Life is not a
static should never allow a long-term goal to
limit us or
our course of action.
long-
term goals mean a lot______.
we complete our
short-range goals
we cannot reach solid
short-term goals
we write down the dates
we put forward some plans
short-term
goals are bulid upon______.
years -term
goals
t activities goals that have been
completed
we complete each step of our goals
,______.
will win final success
are
overwhelmed
should build up confidence of
success
should strong desire for setting new
goals
our goals are drawn up,_______.
should stick to them until we complete them
may change our goals as we have new ideas and
opportunities
had better wait for the
exciting news of success
have made great
decision
is implied but not stated in the
passage that ______.
who habe long-term
goals will succeed
g down the dates may
discourage you
goal is only a guide for us
to reach our desination
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
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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. 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’s b. The
Unemployment Rate of 1950’s
c. U.S. Economy
in the 50’s d. The Federal Budget of 1952
2. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be
replaced by______.
a. nearby explosion b.
thunderous noise
c. general public support
d. rapid economic growth
3. 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.
confidence b. confusion c. disappointment
d. suspicion
4. Which of the following were
LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the
1950’s?
a. Economists b. Frmaers c.
Politicians d. Steelworkers
5. 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 University was
rated among
the lowest for the a 1987 update ,Milburn
commended the progress
that was made and
called for even more improvement.
One of the
positive results from her study was a System-wide
program to inform women of
available
administrative jobs.
College of Communication
Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is
important that
woman be flexible when it
comesto relocating if they want to rise in the
ranks.
Although a woman may face a chilly
climate on campus , many times in order for her to
succeed , she must rise above the problems
around her and concentrate on her work.
Until
women make up a greater percentage of the senior
positions in the University and all
academia,inequities will exist.
here
at the University.
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spend their time in little groups mourning
the sexual discrimination that they think exists
here,
they are wasting valuable study
time.
ing to Spirduso,women need to ____.
e a report on sexual discrimination
for
further improvement in their working conditions
their energies and time fighting against
sexual discrimination
more time and energy
doing scholarly activities
this passage
,we know that _____.
are many women full
professors in the University of Texas
play an
important part in adminitrating the University
weather on the campus is chilly
make up
a small percentage of the senior positions in the
University
of the following statements
is true?
number of women professors in the
University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985
number of women professors in the University
in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985
number
of women professors was the same as that of 1985
and more women professors thought that sexual
discrimination did exit in the
University
of the positive results from Milburn's study
was that _____.
were told to con centrate on
teir work
were given information about
available administrative jobs
were
encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs
in the Unversity
were encouraged to do more
scholarly activities
5. The title for
this passage should be _______.
University of
Texas
n's Report
Professors
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
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female by nearly 10 percent . The
statistic is ,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.
ing to the
author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused
by _____.
c accidents
g-related desease
of these
day there are
over_____high school strdents who will become
regular smoker.
a.75 b.23 c.30 d.3000
ts who failed the examination
ts who left
school
ts who lost their way
ts who were
driven out of school
reason for declining
adolescent smoking is that ________.
has
taken effective measures
g is prevented among
high school seniors
are many smokers who have
died of cancer
of these
is implied but
not stated by the author is that ________.
g
rates among youth have declined very little
are now more female than male smokers among high
school seniors
smoking rates are due to the
incease in wealth
g 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 gh 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.
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is the best possible title of the
passage?
and Food
and Health
and
Health
and Drug
of the following
statements is NOT ture?
are always given to
animals for medical reasons
of the additives
in our food are added to the food itself and some
are given to the
living animals
chers have
known about the potential dangers of food
additives for over thirty-five
years.
may
cause forty percent of cancer in world.
has
science done something harmful to mankind?
e
of science , diseases caused by polluted food
haven been virtually eliminated.
has caused a
lack of information concerning the value of food.
e of the application of science,some
potentially harmful substances have been
added
to food.
scientists have preserved the color
of meats,but not of vegetables.
are
nitrates used for?
preserve flavor in
packaged foods.
preserve the color of meats.
are the objects of research.
cause the
animals to become fatter.
word 'carcinogenic'
most nearly means '_____'.
e-making
-retaining
-making
-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
between life or death. The
crises we meet today are unlikely to be so
extreme,but however
little the stress,it
involves the same response. It is when such a
reaction lasts long,through
continued exposure
to stress,that health becomes serious conditions
as high
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blood pressure and heart disease have
established links with we cannot remove
stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do
so even if we could),we need to find ways to
deal with it.
are finding less and
less time for relaxing themselves because_____.
do not know how to enjoy themselves
do
not believe that relaxation is important for
health
are travelling fast all the time
are becoming busier with their work
ing
to the writer ,the most important character for a
good manager is his
________.
fearing
stress
g the art of relaxation
sense of
responsibility
control over performance
of the follwing statements is ture?
can
find some ways to avoid stress
is always
harmful to people
is easy to change the hagit
of keeping oneself busy with work.
ent people
can withstand different amounts of stress
Paragraph 3,
a.
b.
c.
d.
the last sentence of the
passage,
a.
b.
c.
d.
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 outof American society
and form their own societies . They formed
utopian communities , which they called where
they could follow their
philosophy of your own
thing.A group of artists founded a commune in
southern
Colorado called
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
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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
a
commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s,
was based on the ideas of psychologist
r. The
people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully
controlled by Skinner's
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 Soleri believes that
people
must live closely together so that they will all
become one.
did some young Americans
decide to
were not satisfied with American
society.
wanted to grow marijuana.
wanted to go to the Vietnam War.
did not want
all people to be equal.
did the members
of the Hog Farm commune live?
dome-shaped
house
old school huses
a farm
inTennessee
an archology in Arizona
gave the people of Drop City the idea to
bulid dome-shaped house?
Soleri
r
Gaskin
nster Fuller
was the Twin
Oaks commune base on ?
philosophy of
aia
in the late 1960s
ideas of psychologist
belief that people must live closely togerher.
is an
a.A person who studies
archaeology
b.A large building where people
live closely together
c.A city in A rizona
d.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
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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 was reared inthe home of well-to-
do parents who had been to
college. He was
read to as a child , sent to good schools, and
given every opportunity to be
stimulated
enviromental difference continued until the twins
were in their
late teens, when they were giben
tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's 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.
selection can best be titled_________.
ing
Your Intelligence
igence and Environment
Case of Peter and Mark
the brain Influences
Intelligence
beststatement of the main
idea of this passage is that _____.
brains
differ considerably
brain a person is born
with is improtant in determining his intelligence
nment is crucial in determining a person's
intelligence
d. persons having identical
brains will have roughly the same intelligence
ing to the passage , the average _____.
a.85
b.100
c.110
d.125
case history of the twins appears to support the
conclusion that _______.
dual with identical
brains seldom test at same level
individual's
intelligence is determined only by his enviroment
of opportunity blocks the growth of
intelligence
s of enviroment produce changes
in the structure of the brain
passage
suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.
be
predicted at birth
the same throuthout his
life
be increased by education
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）
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