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大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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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

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____A__.

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_D__.

years

-term goals

t activities


goals that have been completed
we complete each step of our goals ,____C__.

will win final success

are overwhelmed

should build up confidence of success

should strong desire for setting new goals
our goals are drawn up,___B___.

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 __C____.

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 19
55, 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?C

a. The Agricu
latural 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___
D___.

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_____.

a. confidence


b. confusion


c. disappointment



d. suspicion
4. Whi
ch of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?
B

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 ?C

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
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the
University
of
Texas
System
administration
for
not
encouraging

University
was
rated
认为

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
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need to
spend their energies(
精力
energy) and time doing scholarly activities that are
important
here
at
the
University
.
Spirduso
said.

they
do
that
will
be
successful
in
this

they
spend
their
time
in
little
groups
mourning
the
sexual
discrimination
that
they
think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time.

ing to Spirduso,women need to ___D_.
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 __D___.
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?A
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 ___B.
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 ____D__.
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
,

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smoking rates among
youth
have declined . While the decline
is
impressive ,several
important
issues must be raised.
First,
in the past
several
years,smoking rates among
youth
have declined
very
little. Second,in
the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly
10
percent .
The
statistic
is

,several
recent
studies
have
indicate
high
school
dropouts 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 ____
B_.
c accidents
g-related desease

of these
day there are over___D__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 __D___.
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 ____B____.
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 additives,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.

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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.
is the best possible title of the passage?C
and Food

and Health
and Health
and Drug
of the following statements is NOT ture?A
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?C
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?B
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 '_D__'.
e-making
-retaining
-making
-causing
答案：
cacbd
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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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

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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


in
more primitive days the choice
made
the difference between
life
or
death.
The
crises
we
meet
today
are
unlikely
to
be
so
extreme,but
however
little
the
stress,it
involves
the
same
response.
It
is
when
such
a
reaction
lasts
long,through
continued
exposure
to
stress,that
health
becomes

serious
conditions
as
high
blood
pressure
and
heart
disease
have
established
links
with

we
cannot
remove
stress
from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with
it.

are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because___D__.
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 ___A_____.
fearing stress
g the art of relaxation
sense of responsibility
control over performance

of the follwing statements is ture?D
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
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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

out
of
American
society
and
form
their
own
societies
.
They
formed
utopian

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communities , which they called
your
own
thing.
A
group
of
artists
founded
a
commune
in
southern
Colorado
called

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

you own
thing,
however . Twin Oaks , 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?B
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?D
Soleri
b.B.G
.Skinner
Gaskin
nster Fuller

was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?C
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

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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
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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
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 Y
our 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

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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）

As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult
it was to choose a
suitable Christmas present
for
her

wish that
he was as easy
to please as
her
mother,
who was always delighted with 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
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
.

are
real
silk,
the
assistant
assured
her,
trying
to
tempt
her.

double
the
price.


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,

father
has at last to decided to stop smoking.

's father _______.
not like present
got present
red ties
difficult to choose a present for

assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.
tive

sted in ties

need of comfort


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stopped at the next counter_________.
ly
ly
ingly
ntally

's father smoked a pipe_______.
he was obliged
social occasions
time to time
he was delighted

ng was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.

mers trod on each other's toes
mers poked each other with their elbows
ers knocked each other
ers 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 the
middle of
the 21st century
,if present
trends
continue,
we
will
have
used
up
all
the
oil
that
drives
our
cars,for

if
scientists
develop
new
ways
of
feeding
the
human
race,the
crowded
conditions
on
earth
will
make
it
necessary
for
lus to
look
for open space somewhere else. But
none of the other planets
in
our
solar
system
are
capable
of
supporting
life
at
present.
One
possible
solution
to
the
problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.

Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to
change the
atmophere of
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 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.
long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably
be the lack of ______.





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Sagan believes that V
enus might be colonized from earth because _____

might be possible to change its atmosphere
atmosphere is the same as the earth's
is a good supply of water on V
enus
days on Venus are long enough
V
enus there is a lot of ________.


dioxide
monoxide

are plants that can____.
in very hot temperatures
in very cold temperatures
cture oxygen
of the above
5. Man can land on V
enus only when_______.
algae have done their work
atmosphere becomes cooler
s oxygen
rains there
答案：
cabdd
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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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. 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
you
happen to
love brown,
you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly
.

Colours
do
influence
our
moods ----there
is
no
doubt
about
it .A
yellow
room
makes
most
people
feel
more
cheerful
and
more
relaxed
than
a
dark
green
one;
and
a
red
dress
brings
warmth
and
cheer
to
the
saddest
winter
day
.
On
the
other
hand
,black
is
depressing.
A
black
bridge
over
the
Thames
River,
near
London,
used
to
be
the
scene
of
more
suicides
than
any
other
bridge
in
the
area
----until
it
was
repainter

number
of
suicide
attempts
immediately fell sharply perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in
pink or baby blue.
Light and bright colours
make people
not only
hppier but
more active. It
is an established
fact
that
factory
workers
work
better,harder
,and
have
fewer
accidents
when
their
machines
are
painted orange rather than black or grey
.
1.
don't like to follow others
would be a member rather than a leader

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would be afraid of following others
would like to be a leader rather than a follower
one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.
to yellow
to orange

to grey
to yellow
3.
us, among other
facts,that
we don't choose our
favourite colours as we
grow
up.

s other facts
regard to other facts
considering other facts
ing to other facts
of the following is facts?
's preference of one colour to another is instinct
's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.

people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born
s have little influence on our moods

who
committed
suicide
preferred
the
bridge
over
the
Thames
River
near
london
to
others because of _______.
shape

structure
colour

building materials
答案：
bcaac
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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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.

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one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?

should find an excuse
should adk for excuse.
should say sorry
should telephone to explain his being late.
2.
would
have
been
bad
manners
to
make
his
guests
feel
foolish
or
uncomfortable.

manners

est
te
ul
of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?
Customs and Customs
Life
an and British Customs
ness Is Important
ing to the text, the best host_______.
his best to make his guests feel comfortable
his guests feel excited
to avoid being naughty to his guests
to avoid being foolish
author of this article may agree with which of the following?
guest who ate his peas with a knife
other guests who were amused or shocked
host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way
of the above
答案：
dcaac
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十三（含答案）

New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.


Its
location on the east bank of the Mississippi River
gave
it control of the American
hinerland
and
it became strategically
important to
many nations. It was transferred
from France to Spain,
returned
to France,and
finally
sold by Napoleon to the United States
in 1803. The city
was the
site
of
a
famous
battle
fought
in
1815
between
the
British,
who
hoped
to
control
it
,
and
the
Americans under General And rew Jackson.

The riverbed of the Mississippi is constantly silting and the river is now actually higher than the
city
. Levees
hold back the
river and
giant pumps are used to
move
water
from
the city
into the
river.

Although
New
Orleans
haas
beena
part
of
the
United
States
for
almost
two
centuries,
its
population
takes
great
pride
in
its
French
heritage.
Louisiana
still
retains
parts
of
the
Code
Napoleon which,form many years,was its only law.
New Orleans is carefree city and it boasts its hot, spicy Creole seafood and its native Dixieland

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Jazz.
The
jackson
Square
neighborhood
maintains
its
French
colonial
homes
and
in
other
sections are pre-Civil War
mansions.
Visitors are
surprised
to
find that behind
this
interesting
facade of
yesteryear,
is a busy
industrial and port city
.
Grain
and coal come
from the
Midwest
and foreigh cargoes are unloaded here. New Orleans is no longer a sleepy Southern town----but
it's still fun to visit.
accounts for the levees and pumps in New Orleans?
Mississippi frequently floods the city
.
riverbed has raised inthe past 200 years.
torrential rains flood the city frequently.
high humidity cannot otherwise be comtrolled.
battle of New Orleans was fought by jackson against______.

n

North
Code Napoleon was _______.
agreement to sell Louisiana
b.a body of laws
c.a city plan
d.a military code for the army

of
the
following
elements
does
not
apply
to
the
attiude
of
the
inhabitants
of
New
Orleans?
in their French heritage.
b.A desire to retain picturesque colonial buildings.
c.A refusal to engage in trade and commerce
d.A praising of Dixieland Jazz.
ts visiting New Orleans are surprised to encounter_____.
food
and jazz
ng city
tic colonial homes
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答案：

bbbcc
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篇之十四（含答案）

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The United States
is on
the
verge of
losing
its
leading place
in the world's
technology
. So says
more than one study in recent years. One of the reasons for this decline is the parallel decline in
the number of U.S. scientists and engineers.
Since 1976,employment of
scientists and engineers
is
up 85 percent.
This trend
is expected to
continue.
However,
the
trend
shows
that
the
number
of
22-year-olds--the
near
term
source
of
future PH.D.s-is declining. Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these
candidates
from
other
fields-law,medicine,business,etc.
While
the
number
of
U.S.
PH.D.s
in
science and engineering declines,the award of PH.D.s to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly.
Our
inability
to
motivate
students
to
pursue
science
and
engineering
careers
at
the
graduate
level
is
compounded
because
of
the
intense
demand
industry
has
for
bright
Bachelor's
and

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Master's
degree
holders.
Too
often,
promising
ates,
confronting
the
cost
and
financial sacrifice of pursuing their education,find the attraction of industry irresistible.

come to lose its leading place in technology probably because ________.

a. the number of PH.D. degree holders is declining

b. the number of scientists and engineers is decreasing
c. the number of 22-year-ilds is declining

d. scientists and engineers are not employed
field of science and engineering is facing a competition from ________ .

a. technology
b. foreign nationals
c. such fields as law, medicine and business
d. postgraduates
-scale enterprises now need _______.
a. bright graduates and postgraduates
b. new inventions
c. advanced technology

d. engineers
promising postgraduates are unwilling to pursue a PH.D. degree because _________.
a. they are not encouraged to be engaged in science
b. industry does not require PH.D. holders
c. they have financial difficulties
d. they will spend much time and energy completing PH.D.
.D. candidates
a. they find industry is attracting more and more college students
b. they don't think they can prevent themselves from working for industry
c. they cannot resist any attraction from all sides
d. they cannot work for industry any longer
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答案：
bcadb
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十五（含答案）

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Newdays,a
standard
for
measuring
power
has

changes
foretell
a
new
standard
for measuring longer will a nation's political influence be b
ased solely on the strength
of
its
military
forces. Of course,
military effectiveness
will remain
a primary primary
measure
of political
influence
is also closely tied to
industrial competitiveness. It's often said
that
without
its
military
the
Soviet
Union
would
really
be
a
third-world
nation.
The
new
standard of opwer and
influence that
is evolving
now places
more emphasis on the ability of a
country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.
America
must recognize this
new course of events. Our success
in shaping world events over
the
past
40
years
has
been
the
direct
result
of
our
ability
to
adapt
technology
and
to
take
advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial
prowess over
most of this period
was
unchallenged. It
is
ironic
that
it
is
just
this prowess
that
has enabled other countries to prosper and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.

The
competitiveness
of
America's
industrial
base
is
an
issue
bigger
than
the
Department
of
Defense
and
is
going
to
require
the
efforts
of
the
major
institutional
forces
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our

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society- government,industry
,and education. That is not to say that the Defense Department will
not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be,
looked upon by others as the savior of American industry
.
1. Now a nation's political influence depends on _________.
a. the strength of its military forces
b. its ability to compete in industry

c. economic markets
d. both a and b
2. The Soviet Union was not listed as a third-world nation just because of _________.
a. its powerful military forces

b. its vast land

c. its industrial competitiveness
d. its contributions to world peace
3. The author indicates that ______ is threatening American political power.
a. other countries
b. the declining U.S. industrial base

c. a new standard for measuring power
d. less advanced technology
4.
America
succeeded
in
shaping
world
events
over
past
40
years
probably
because
of
___________.
a. its ability to adapt technology
b. its ability to take advantage of the capabilities of its people

c. its ability to compete in the world markets
d. both a and b
5. The purpose of writing this article is __________.
a. to draw the readers' attention to a new standard for measuring power
b. to demonstrate American political influence in the world

c. to emphasize that efforts must be made to strengthen the declining U.S. industrial base

d. to show American industrial prowess
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dabdc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十六（含答案）

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Trees
should
only
be
pruned
when
there
is
a
good
and
clear
reason
for
doing
so
and
,
fortunately
,the
number
of
such
reasons
is
small.
Pruning
involves
the
cutting
away
of
obergrown
and
unwanted branches, and
the
inexperienced
gardener ca
n be encouraged by the
thought
that
more
damage
results
from
doing
it
unnecessarily
than
from
leaving
the
tree
to
grow in its own way
.
First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may
be
to
get
a
tree
of
the
right
height,
and
at
the
same
time
to
help
the
growth
of
small
side
branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly
, pruning may be
done
to
make
the
tree
healthier.
Y
ou
may
cut
diseaed
or
dead
wood,
or
branches
that
are
rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The
health of
a tree
may be encouraged by
removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air.

One result of pruning
is
that
an open wound
is
left on the
tree and
this provides an easy
entry

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for
disease,
but
itis
a
wound
that
will
heal.
Often
there
is
a
race
between
the
healing
and
the
desease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It
should
be
the
aim
of
every
gardener
to
reduce
which
has
been
pruned
smooth
and
clean,
for
healing
will
be slowed down by roughness.
Y
ou should allow the cut
surface to dry
for a
few
hurs
and
then
paint
it
with
one
of
the
substances
available
from
garden
shops
produced
especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is
very
unlikely that the cuts yu
make will bleed. If this does happen,it
is, of course,impossible to
paint them properly
.
g should be done to ______.
the tree grow taller
e the shape of the tree
rid of the small branches
the small branches thicker
become unhealthy if the gardener ______.
too many branches to grow in the middle
not protect them from wind
them to grow too quickly
s some of the small side branches
is a special substance painted on the tree?
make a wound smooth
prevent disease entering a wound
cover a rough surface
help a wound to dry
4.A good gardener prunes a tree______.
intervals throughout the year
quickly as possible
onally when necessary
r every winter
was the author's purpose when writing this passage?
give pratical instruction for pruning a tree.
give a general description of pruning
explain how trees develop diseases
discuss different methods of pruning.
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答案：
babca
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篇之十七（含答案）

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On
Thursday
afternoon
Mrs.
Carke,
dressed
for
going
out,
took
her
handbag
with
her
money
and
her
key
in
it,
pulled
the
door
behind
her
to
lock
it
and
went
to
the
over
60s
Club.
She
always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.

At six o'clock she cane home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke
in
her
house?
How?
How?
Had someone got
in? She checked the back door and
the windows.
All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry
.

Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door-
master
key
So
she
stayed
at
home
the
following
Thursday
.
Nothing
happened.
Was

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anyone
watching
her
movements?
On
the
Thursday
after
that
she
went
out
at
her
usual
time,dressed
as
usual,
but
she
didn't
go
to
the
club.
Instead
she
took
a
short
cut
home
again,
letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.

It was just after four o'clock when the front door bell . Clarke was making a cup of tea
at the time. The bell rang again, and then she
heard her
letter-box being pushed open. With the
kettle of boiling water
in
her
hand, she
moved quietly towards the
front door. A
long piece of
wire appeared
through
the
letter-box, and
then a
hand. The wire
turned and
caught around the
knob on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand.
There
was a
shout outside, and
the skin seemed to drop off the
fingers
like
a
glove. The wire
fell to
the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

. Clarke looded forward to Thursday because_______.
worked at a club on the day
said visitors on Thursdays
visited a club on Thursday
d.a special visitor came on Thursday
someone had made a forced entery
,_______.
would have found a broken door or window
or she was still in the house
would have been thown about
or she would have needed a master key
the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out_______.
e she didn't want to miss the club again
see if the thief was hnging about outside
the club but then changed her mind
an attempt to trick the thief
lock on the front door was one which_______.
a piece of wire to open it

he opened from inside without a key
't be opened without a key
a knob instead of a key
wire feel to the floor_______.
e refused to open the door
the man's glove dropped off
e it was too hot to hold
e the man justwanted to get away
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答案：
cadbd
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篇之十八（含答案）

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Many people believe the glare from snow causes snowblindnenss. Y
et, dark glasses or not , they
find
themselves
suffering
from
headaches
and
watering
eyes,and
even
snowblindness,when
exposed to several hours of

The
United
States
Army
has
now
determined
that
glare
from
snow
does
not
cause

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snowblindness in troops in a snow-covered country
.Rather, a man's eyes frequently find nothing
to
foucs
on
in
a
broad
expanse
of
barren
snow- covered
terrain.
So
his
gaze
continually
shifts
and jumps back and
forth over the entire
landscape
in search of tsomething to
look at. Finding
nothing,
hour
after
hour,
the
eyes
never
sotp
searching
and
the
eyeballs
become
sore
and
the
eye
muscles ache. Nature offsets this
irritation by producing
more and
fluid
which covers the
eyeball.
The
fluid
coversthe
eyeball
in
increasing
quantity
until
vision
blurs,
then
is
obsured,and the result is total, even though temporary
,snowblindness.

Experiments
led the
Army to
a simple
method of overcoming this problem. Scouts ahead of a
main body of troops are trained to shake snow
from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted
line as
they cross completely
snow- covered
landscape,Even the
scouts
themselves
throw
lightweight ,
dark
colored
objects
ahead
on
which
they
too
can
focus .
The
men
following
can
then
see

gaze
is
arrested.
Their
eyes
focus
on
a
bush
and
having
found
something
to
see,stop
scouring
the
snow- blanketed
lanscape.
By
focusing
their
attention
on
one
object
at
a
time,the
men
can
cross
the
snow
without
becoming
hopelessly
snowblind
or
lost.
In
this
way
the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.


prevent
headaches,
watering
eyes
and
blindness
caused
by
the
glare
from
snow,
dark
glasses are_____.
ensible

ctive
ble

the eyes are sore tears are produced to ________.
the vision
snowblindness
the irritation
the muscles

indness may be avoided by_______.
trating to the solid white terrain
ing for something to look at in snow-covered terrain
ing the eyes with something to foucs on
ng the eyeballs with fluid

scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to _______.
the men behind something to see
fy the landscape
themselves in the cold
t the men behind from losing their way

5.A suitable title for this passage would be _______.
indness and how to overcome it

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's cure for snowblindness
rs in the snow
vision
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篇之十九（含答案）

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Water
problems
in
the
future
will
become
nore
intense
and
more
complex.
Our
increasing
population
will
tremendously
increase
urban
wastes,primarily
sewage.
On
the
other
hand,
increasing
demands
for
water
will
decease
substantialy
the
amount
of
water
available
for
diluting
wastes. Rapidly expanding
industries
which
involve
more and
more complex chemical
processes
will
produce
large
volumes
of
liquid
wastes,
and
many
of
these
will
contain
chemicals
which are
noxious. To
feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture
will
have
to
be
intensified.
This
will
involve
ever-increasingquantities
of
agricultural
chemicals,
From
this , it is apparent that drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures
for the pollution problem.
There are two
ways by which
this pollution problem can be dwindled.
The
first relates to the
treatment
of
wastes
to
decrease
their
pollution
hazard.
This
involves
the
processing
of
solid
wastes
the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal.
A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is
spread
in
fields as a nutrient or organic supplement . Effluents
from sewage disposal plants are
used
in
some
areas
both
for
irrigation
and
for
the
nutrients
contained.
Efflunets
from
other
processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as
meat
and
poultry
processing
plants,
are
currently
converting
former
waste
products
into
marketable byproducts. Other industries are potential eonomic uses for waste products.

purpose of this passage is ______.
alert the reader to the dwindling water supply
explain industrial uses of water
acquaint the reader with water pollution problems
demostrate various measures to solve the pollution problem
of the following points is NOT INCLUDED in the passage?
dustrial development incudes the simplification of complex chemical processes.
ng wastes needs certain amount of water
s for water will go up along with the expanding population
ive cultivation of land requires more and more chemicals
reader can conclued that________.
ies of the world will work together on polution problems
ucts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplace

e is making great progress on increasing water supplies
industries are now ,aking economic use of wastes
author gives substance to the passage through the use of _______.

iews with authorities in the field of water controls
ns and personal observations
tions which clarify important terms

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arguments and persuasions
words






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篇之二十（含答案）

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One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes.
It
is
extremely
hard
sometimes
to
say
a
simple
thing
like

was
wrong
about
that,
and
it
is
even harder to say
,
I had an experience recently
with someone admitting
to
me
that
he
had
made a
mistake
fifteen
years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighbourhood
where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident
and Ibegan to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gome into the store with may mother to do the
weekly
grocery shopping. On that particular day
,
I
must
have
found
my
way to
the dairy
food
department where the incident tood place.
There
must
have been a special sale on eggs
that day because there was an
impressive display
of eggs indozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must
have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her
grocery cart and knocked off
the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided
it
was
up to
me
to put the display back together, so I want to work.
The
manager
heard
the
moise
and
came
rushing
over
to
see
what
had
happened.
When
he
appeared,
I
was
on
my
knees
inspecting
some
of
the
cartons
to
see
if
any
of
the
eggs
were
broken,
but
to
him
it
looked
as
though
I
was
the
culprit.
He
severely
reprimanded
me
and
wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did
no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.

old was the author when he wrote this article?
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was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?
author
manager
c.A woman
author's mother
of the following statements is not true?
woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the mananger

author was severely critizized by the manager.

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c.A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of cartons
was the author who put the display back together
of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?
Harder to Admit One's Mistake
b.I was once the culprit
c.I remember an incident
d.A case of mistaken identity
tone of the article expresses the author's_______.
tion for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes
to the manager for his wrong accusation
ation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons
for the mistake the made in the store
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篇之二十一（含答案）

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Flying over a desert area
in an airplane, two scientists
looked down
with trained eyes at
trees
and
bushes.
After
an
hour's
flight
one
of
the
scientists
wrote
in
his
book,
'Look
here
for
probable
metal' Scientists
in another airplane,
flying over a
mountain region,sent a
message to
other
scientists
on
the
ground,'Gold
possible.'
Walking
across
hilly
ground,
four
scientists
reported,'This ground should be searched for metals.' From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a
scientist sent back by radio one word,'Uranium'.
None of
the scientists
had
X-ray
eyes:
they
had
no
magic powers
for
looking down below the
earth's surface. They were merely putting to use one of the newest methods of location minerals
in the ground---using trees and plants as signs that certain
minerals
may
lie beneath the
ground
on which the trees and plants are growing.
This
newest
method
of
searching
for
minerals
is
based
on
the
fact
that
minerals
deep
in
the
earth
may affect
the kind of bushes and trees that
grow on
the Watson
Bar Creek, a
brook
six
thousand
feet
high
in
the
mountains
of
British
Columbia,
Canada,a
mineral
search
group
gathered bags of tree
seeds. Boxed were
filled with small
banches
from
te
trees.
Roots
were dug and put into boxes. Each bag and box was carefully marked. In a scientific laboratory
the parts of
the
forest trees were burned to ashes and
tested .Each small part was examined to
learn whether there were minerals in it.
Study of the roots , branches,and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold
in the roots
and a
little
less
gold
in the branches and seeds.
The seeds
growing
nearest to the
tree trunk had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches.
If
the
trees
had
not
indicated that there
was
gold
in the
ground, the scientists would
not
have
spent
money to pay
for digging
into the deeper. They did dig and
found
more
fold below. They
dug deeper. They found large quantities of gold.
ists were flying over a desert or hilly wasteland or a mountain region in order to search
for _____ in the ground.



ls

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study of trees,branches and roots indicates that_______.
were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds.
were small amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches

were
larger
amounts
of
gold
in
the
seeds
growing
nearest
to
the
tree
trunk
than
seeds
growing on the ends of branches.
were more gold in the branches than in the roots
is the best title ?
ists searching for metals with sepcial power
methods of searching for minerals
could be found by trees and plants
d.A new method of searching for minerals---using trees and plants
of the following is not mentioned as part of a tree that can help find minerals?


es

scientists were searching for minerals by using ______.
a.X-ray
power

c.a special instrument
d eyes
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篇之二十二（含答案）

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In
the
United
States,
it
is
not
customary
to
telephone
somenone
very
early
in
the
morning.
If
you telephone him early in the day
, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call
shows that the
matter
is
very
important and requires
immediate same
meaning
is
attached
to
telephone
calls
made
after
11:00
p.m..If
someone
receives
a
call
during
sleeping
hours , he assumes
it's a
matter of
life or death. The
time chosen
for the call communicates
its
importance.
In
social
life,
time
plays
a
very
important
part.
In
the
U.S.A.
guests
tend
to
feel
they
are
not
highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the
party date.
But
it
is
not
true
in
all countries. In other areas of the world ,
it
may be considered
foolish
to
make
an
appointment
too
far
in
advance
because
plans
which
are
made
for
a
date
more than a week away tend to be
forgotten.
The
meaning of
thime differs
in different parts of
the
world.
Thus,
misunderstandings
arise
between
peopel
from
cultures
that
treat
time
differently
. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for edample. If people are not prompt,
they
may
be
regarded
as
impolite
or
not
fully
responsible.
In
the
U.S.
no
noe
would
think
of
keeping a business associate waiting
for an hour ,
it would be too
impolite . A person who
is 5
minutes
late,
he
will say
a
few words of explanation, though perhaps
he will
not complete the
sentence.

1.
same
meaning
is
attached
to
telephone
calls
made
after
11:00
p.m..
Here

attached
means______

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ing one wants to make a telephone call at dawn, this would mean________.

matter is important
matter is somewhat important
matter requires immediate attention
is a matter of life and death
ing to this passage , time plays an important role in _________.
ay life
life
ications
e life
4. The best title for this passage is_________.
a. the voices of time
importance of time
importance of an ammouncement
and tide wait for no man
ing
to
the
passage,
the
author
of
the
article
may
agree
to
which
of
the
following
statements?

is appropriate to
send your
invitation cards three or
four days before a dinner party date
in
U.S.A.
may be appropriate to send your invitation to your guests three or four days before a dinner
party date in some cultures.
is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less.

one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology
.
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篇之二十三（含答案）

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Liberia, the oldest independent Negro state in West A frica, has been struggling for survial ever
since
its
foundation
in
ss
has
been
hampered
by
constant
hostility
between
the
American
Negroes
whose
families
returned
there
in
the
early
19th
century
,
and
the
West
Africans whose ancestors never left the continent. Though the two groups are of the same race,
they are divided by
language and outlook and regard each other with deep suspicion creating a
conflict which was not foreseen by Liberia's founders.
In addition,
neighboring states,
native tribel,disease, and poverty have
made
life dangerous and
difficult.
The
government
has
tried
desperately
,
through
loans
and
a
trickle
of
trade,
to
make
ends
y about
financial
matters
lessened somewhat when,in 1910, the
United States
accepted
responsibility
for
Liberia's
sruvival.
However,
not
until
Harvey
Firestone,
the
American
rubber
king,decided
that
the
United
States
must
produce
itsown
rubber----with
Liberia
as
the
site
of
the
rubber
plantations----did
liberia
have
much
hope
of
paying
its
debts
and balancing its budget.
The
rubber
industry
,founded
in
the
1920's
,and
the
activity
that
followed
it
brought
both

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progerss and profit to
Liberia.
Before that
time
Liberia
had
no roads,
no
mechanical
transport
and no good port; its people had little education and few tools. Liberians feel that the country is
being
ruled
by
rubber.
For
this
reason,
the
recent
discovery
of
iron
ore
is
important.
Liberian
leaders
are
trying
to
moderate
the
power
of
the
ruvver
industry
and
to
estaglish
the
country's
political and economic independence.
a has been in idffculty since its independence mainly because______.

american negroes do not want to help the country
.
have been constant hostillity and suspicion between different tribes in the country
.

haven been constant hostility and suspicion between two groups of the same tride.

goverment has adoped a wrong policy
2.
government
has
tried
desperately,
through
loans
and
a
trickle
of
trade,
to
make
ends
meet.
goverment has to borrow money from others
b. the goverment has to lend money to others
goverment doesn't have to borrow or lend money
goverment has either to borrow or to lend money
country's finance began to improve a bit in________.
a.1822
b.1910
c.1920
d.1920's
Liberians's attitude on to improve a bit in_______.
a.a total agreement
b.a total disagreement
c.a hostility
a total agreement
best title for this passage is_______.
a. American Negroes in West Africa
a----- a poor country
a and its development
a ----a country with rich rubber and iron
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The accuracy of cientific observations and calculations
is always at the
mercy of the scientist's
timekeeping
methods.
For
this
reason,scientists
are
interested
in
devices
that
give
promise
of
more precise timekeeping.
In
their
search
for
precision,
scientists
have
turned
to
atomic
clocks
that
depend
on
various
vibrating
atoms
or
molecules
to
supply
their

is
possible
because
each
kind
of
atom or
molecule
has
its own characteristic rate of
vibration. The
nitrogen atom
in ammonia ,
for example, vibrates or
One such atomic clock
is so accurate that
it
will
probaly
lose
no
more than a second
in 3000
years. It will be of great improtance in fields such as astronomical is a sesium atom that vibrates
9.2 billion times a second when heated to the temperature of boiling water.


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An atomic clock that operates with an ammonia molecue may be used to check the accuracy of
predictions based on
Einstein's relativity
theories, according
to
which
a clock
in
motion and a
clock at rest should keep
time differently
. Placed
in an orbiting satellite
moving at a speed of
18000 miles an hour, the clock could broadcast its time readings to a ground station, where they
would be compared
with the readings on a similar
model. Whatever differences develop would
be checked against the differences predicted.
ists expect that the atomic clocks will be ______.
precise
tely accurate
durable
ructible
heart of the atomichron is _______.
m atom
ammonia molecule
c.a nitrogen atom
d.a hydrogen
theselection,we may assume that temperature changes_______.
only ammonia molecules
affect the vibration rate of atoms
the speed at which atoms travel
not affect atoms in any way
cal atomic clocks may be used to check______.
effect of outer space on an atomic clock
actual speed of an orbiting satelite
accuacy of predictions based on theories of relativity
of Einstein's theories
d but not stated:_______.
e timekeeping is essential in science
ists expect to disprove Einstein's relativity theories
clocks will be important in space flight
rate of vibration of an atom never varies
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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

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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,were
made
of
light- weight

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 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.
ancient Chinese bird-kites were usually made of light frames covered with_____.



c

kites
used
by
German
U-boats
in
would
war
2
for
the
military
purpose
were
made
of
_____.
paper
c material
-weight cloth
ional silk
ancient Chinese man-lifting kites were used_____.
carry ropes across rivers and valleys
the military purpose
toy for children
fishing in strong sea wind
of the following statements is not ture?
frame of a kite is attached to long string held in the hand or wound on drum.
ancestor of the double box-kite.
cutter kite has a diamond-shaped body but no wings.
current folding kite is developed to test theories of flight.
best title for this passage may be______.
ancestors of modern kites
history of the chinese kites
ent types and uses of kites
different between ancient and modern kites.
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篇之二十六（含答案）

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Accreditation
is
a
system
for
setting
national
standards
of
quality
in
education.
The
United

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