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大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowadnsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.1.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot______.A.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoalsB.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsC.ifwewritedownthedatesD.ifweputforwardsomeplans2.Newshort-termgoalsarebulidupon______.A.twoyearsB.long-termgoalsC.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted3.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,______.A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmedC.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgoals4.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,_______.A.weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethemB.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunitiesC.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccessD.wehavemadegreatdecision5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat______.A.thosewhohabelong-termgoalswillsucceedB.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyouC.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesinationD.everyshouldhaveagoal答案：adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案）TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybe
1typicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920’s.Asfarmer’sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?a.TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950’sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’sc.U.S.Economyinthe50’sd.TheFederalBudgetof19522.InLine3,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderousnoisec.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?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）Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingwomen.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist."Womenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereat
2theUniversity."Spirdusosaid."Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime."1.AccordingtoSpirduso,womenneedto____.a.produceareportonsexualdiscriminationb.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditionsc.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscriminationd.spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities 2.Fromthispassage,weknowthat_____.a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexasb.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversityc.theweatheronthecampusischillyd.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity 3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985c.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity 4.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sstudywasthat_____.a.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirworkb.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobsc.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversityd.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities 5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.a.TheUniversityofTexasb.Milburn'sReportc.WomenProfessorsd.SexualDiscriminationinAcademia答案：ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四（含答案）Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthe
3late1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.Finally,thouthsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNaionalCancerInstiute(NCI)beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth.1.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_____.a.trafficaccidentsb.smoking-relateddeseasec.murderd.allofthese2.Everydaythereareover_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By"dropout"theauthormeans______.a.studentswhofailedtheexaminationb.studentswholeftschoolc.studentswholosttheirwayd.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool4.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasuresb.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorsc.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancerd.noneofthese5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittleb.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniorsc.highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealthd.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds答案：bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorelikelytocausecertaindifferentillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisntoanewdiscovery.In1945,about35yearsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditivies,causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandlivinganimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcow.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsnotformedicalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hastried
4repeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.1.Whatisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?a.DrugandFoodb.CancerandHealthc.FoodandHealthd.HealthandDrug2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?a.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasonsb.Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandsomearegiventothelivinganimalsc.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialdangersoffoodadditivesforoverthirty-fiveyears.d.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerinworld.3.Howhassciencedonesomethingharmfultomankind?a.Becauseofscience,diseasescausedbypollutedfoodhavenbeenvirtuallyeliminated.b.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalueoffood.c.Becauseoftheapplicationofscience,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshavebeenaddedtofood.d.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.4.Whatarenitratesusedfor?a.Theypreserveflavorinpackagedfoods.b.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.c.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.d.Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.5.Theword'carcinogenic'mostnearlymeans'_____'.a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案：cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六（含答案）Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationadngivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthe
5sameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.1.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.a.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesb.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthc.theyaretravellingfastallthetimed.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork 2.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.a.notfearingstressb.knowingtheartofrelaxationc.highsenseofresponsibilityd.havingcontroloverperformance 3.Whichofthefollwingstatementsisture?a.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressb.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeoplec.Itiseasytochangethehagitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.d.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress 4.InParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersbackto_______.a."makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"b."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"c."respondingtocrisesquickly"d."losingheartatthesignsdifficulties" 5.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,"doso"refersto______.a."exposeourselvestostress"b."findwaystodealwithstress"c."removestressfromourlives"d."establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress" 答案：dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七（含答案）Inthe1960s,manyyoungAmericansweredissatisfiedwithAmericansociety.TheywantedtoendtheVietnamWarandtomakeallofthepeopleintheU.S.epual.Someofthemdecidedto"dropout"ofAmericansocietyandformtheirownsocieties.Theyformedutopiancommunities,whichtheycalled"communes,"wheretheycouldfollowtheirphilosophyof"doyourownthing."AgroupofartistsfoundedacommuneinsouthernColoradocalled"DropCity."FollowingtheideasofphilosopherandarchitectBuckminsterFullertheybuiltdomeshapedhousesfrompiecesofoldcars.Othergroups,suchasauthorKenKesey'sMerryPranksters,thefollowersfoSanFranciscopoetSteveGakin,andagroupthatcalleditselftheHogFarm,livedinoldschoolhuses
6andtraveledaroundtheUnitedStates.TheHogFarmbecomefamouswhentheyhelpedorganizetheWoodstockRockFestivalin1969.SteveGaskin'sfollowerstriedtosettledownonafarminTennessee,buttheyhadtoleavewhensomemembersofthegruopwerearrestedforgrowingmarijuana.Notallcommunesbelievedinthephilosophyof"doyouownthing,"however.TwinOaks,acommunefoundedinVirgianiainthelate1960s,wasbasedontheideasofpsychologistB.F.Skinner.ThepeoplewholivedatTwinOakswerecarefullycontrolledbySkinner's"conditioning"techniquestodothingsthatweregoodforthecommunity.In1972,ItalianarchitectPaoloSoleribegantobuildArcosanti,autopiancityArizsonawhere2500peoplewilllivecloselytogetherinonelargebuildingcalledan"archology"Soleribelievesthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogethersothattheywillallbecomeone.1.WhydidsomeyoungAmericansdecideto"dropout"ofscoietyduringthe1960s?a.TheywerenotsatisfiedwithAmericansociety.b.Theywantedtogrowmarijuana.c.TheywantedtogototheVietnamWar.d.Theydidnotwantallpeopletobeequal. 2.WheredidthemembersoftheHogFarmcommunelive?a.Indome-shapedhouseb.Inoldschoolhusesc.OnafarminTennesseed.InanarchologyinArizona 3.WhogavethepeopleofDropCitytheideatobuliddome-shapedhouse?a.PaoloSolerib.B.G.Skinnerc.SteveGaskind.BuckminsterFuller 4.WhatwastheTwinOakscommunebaseon?a.Thephilosophyof"doyourownthing"b.Virginaiainthelate1960sc.Theideasofpsychologistd.Thebeliefthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogerher. 5.Whatisan"archology"?a.Apersonwhostudiesarchaeologyb.Alargebuildingwherepeoplelivecloselytogetherc.AcityinArizonad.Atechniquetocontorlpeople答案：abdcb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八（含答案）Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainhe
7isbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisreared.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvionmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintellingencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMarkX.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasreatedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalpooprtunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenviromentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregibentesetstomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.1.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled_________.a.MeasuringYourIntelligenceb.IntelligenceandEnvironmentc.TheCaseofPeterandMarkd.HowthebrainInfluencesIntelligence 2.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_____.a.humanbrainsdifferconsiderablyb.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimprotantindetermininghisintelligencec.environmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligenced.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence 3.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is_____.a.85b.100c.110d.125 4.Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat_______.a.individualwithidenticalbrainsseldomtestatsamelevelb.anindividual'sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenviromentc.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligenced.changesofenviromentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain 5.Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q.______.a.canbepredictedat
8birthb.staysthesamethrouthouthislifec.canbeincreasedbyeducationd.isdeterminedbyhischildhood答案：bcbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九（含答案）Asshewalkedroundthehugedepartmentstore,EdithreflectedhowdifficultitwastochooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishthathewasaseasytopleaseashermother,whowasalwaysdelightedwithperfumeBesides,shoppongatthistimeoftheyearwasamostdisgreeableexperience:peopletrodonyourtoes,pokedyouwiththeirelbowsandalmostknockedyouoverintheirhastetogettoabargainaheadofyou. Partlytohavearest,Edithpausedinfrontofacounterwheresomeattracivetieswereondisplay."Theyarerealsilk,"theassistantassuredher,tryingtotempther."Worthdoubletheprice."Buteditknewfrompastexperiencethatherchoiceoftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather. Shemovedonreluctantlyandthenquitebychance,stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmanhadgatheredroundacounter.Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipesonsale-----andthepriceswereveryreasonable.Edithdidnothesitateforlong:althoughherfatheronlysmokedapipeoccasionally,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasbundtopleasehim. Whenshegothome,withhersmallwell-chosenpresentconcealedinherhandbag,herparentswerealreadyatthesuppertable.Hermotherwasinanespeciallycheerfulmood,"Yourfatherhasatlasttodecidedtostopsmoking."Sheinformedherdaughter. 1.Edith'sfather_______.a.didnotlikepresentb.nevergotpresentc.preferredtiesd.wasdifficulttochooseapresentfor 2.TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed_______.a.attractiveb.interestedintiesc.tiredd.inneedofcomfort 3.Edithstoppedatthenext
9counter_________.a.puroselyb.suddenlyc.unwillinglyd.accidentally 4.Edith'sfathersmokedapipe_______.a.whenhewasobligedb.onsocialoccasionsc.fromtimetotimed.whenhewasdelighted 5.Shoppingwasverydisagreeableatthattimeoftheyearbecause_______.a.coustomerstrodoneachother'stoesb.coustomerspokedeachotherwiththeirelbowsc.customersknockedeachotherd.customersweredoingtheirshoppinginagreathurry答案：dbdcd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十（含答案）Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,therewilleventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryforlustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan.Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompleetelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochangetheatmophereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.Saganproposesthatalgaeorganismsthatcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionsimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipwillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgewillbreakdownthecarbondioxideintooxygenandcarbon.Whenthealgaehavedonetheriwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbeformancansetfootonVenusitwillbeneccessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.ThesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformantolandonitbuttherainwilleventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus.1.Intelongrun,themostinsolubleproblemcausedbypopulationgrowthonearthwillprobablybethelackof______.a.foodb.oilc.spaced.resources2.CarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecause_____a.itmightbepossibletochangeitsatmosphereb.itsatmosphereisthesameastheearth'sc.thereisagoodsupplyofwateronVenusd.thedaysonVenusarelongenough3.OnVenusthereisalotof
10________.a.waterb.carbondioxidec.carbonmonoxided.oxygen4.Algaeareplantsthatcan____.a.liveinveryhottemperaturesb.liveinverycoldtemperaturesc.manufactureoxygend.alloftheabove5.MancanlandonVenusonlywhen_______.a.thealgaehavedonetheirworkb.theatmospherebecomescoolerc.thereisoxygend.itrainsthere答案：cabdd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十一（含答案）Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouriteclouraswegrowup----wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea----untilitwasrepaintergreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.1."Youwouldratherfollowthanred"means_______.a.youdon'tliketofollowothersb.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleaderc.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothersd.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower2.Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer________.a.redtoyellowb.bluetoorangec.redtogreyd.bluetoyellow3."Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'tchooseourfavouritecoloursaswegrowup."
11"Amongotherfacts"means______.a.besidesotherfactsb.inregardtootherfactsc.notconsideringotherfactsd.accordingtootherfacts4.Whichofthefollowingisfacts?a.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinctb.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.c.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhentheywerebornd.Colourshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods5.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearlondontoothersbecauseof_______.a.itsshapeb.itsstructurec.itscolourd.itsbuildingmaterials答案：bcaac大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十二（含答案）Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesn'titmatter?Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?Shouldleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawonmanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable-----especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstratedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner?a.Heshouldfindanexcuseb.Heshouldadkforexcuse.c.Heshouldsaysorryd.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.2."Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.""Badmanners"means
12________.a.uglyb.dishonestc.impolited.shameful3.whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttiltleforthispassage?a.SocialCustomsandCustomsb.SocialLifec.AmericanandBritishCustomsd.PromptnessIsImportant4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost_______.a.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortableb.makeshisguestsfeelexcitedc.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguestsd.triestoavoidbeingfoolish5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?a.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknifeb.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshockedc.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesamewayd.Noneoftheabove答案：dcaac大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十三（含答案）NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.ItslocationontheeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontroloftheAmericanhinerlandanditbecamestrategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedtoFrance,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofafamousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericansunderGeneralAndrewJackson. TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriverisnowactuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomovewaterfromthecityintotheriver. AlthoughNewOrleanshaasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesforalmosttwocenturies,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.LouisianastillretainspartsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formmanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.NewOrleansiscarefreecityanditboastsitshot,spicyCreoleseafoodanditsnativeDixielandJazz.ThejacksonSquareneighborhoodmaintainsitsFrenchcolonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CivilWarmansions.Visitorsaresurprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryear,isabusyindustrialandportcity.GrainandcoalcomefromtheMidwestandforeighcargoesareunloadedhere.NewOrleansisnolongerasleepySoutherntown----butit'sstillfuntovisit.1.WhataccountsfortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrleans?a.TheMississippifrequentlyfloodsthecity.b.Theriverbedhasraisedinthepast200years.c.Thetorrentialrainsfloodthecity
13frequently.d.Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecomtrolled.2.ThebattleofNewOrleanswasfoughtbyjacksonagainst______.a.Franceb.Britainc.Spaind.TheNorth3.TheCodeNapoleonwas_______.a.anagreementtosellLouisianab.abodyoflawsc.acitypland.amilitarycodeforthearmy4.WhichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotapplytotheattiudeoftheinhabitantsofNewOrleans?a.PrideintheirFrenchheritage.b.Adesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuildings.c.Arefusaltoengageintradeandcommerced.ApraisingofDixielandJazz.5.TouristsvisitingNewOrleansaresurprisedtoencounter_____.a.Creolefoodb.Dixielandjazzc.bustlingcityd.authenticcolonialhomes13/200答案：bbbcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十四（含答案）14/200TheUnitedStatesisonthevergeoflosingitsleadingplaceintheworld'stechnology.Sosaysmorethanonestudyinrecentyears.OneofthereasonsforthisdeclineistheparalleldeclineinthenumberofU.S.scientistsandengineers.Since1976,employmentofscientistsandengineersisup85percent.Thistrendisexpectedtocontinue.However,thetrendshowsthatthenumberof22-year-olds--theneartermsourceoffuturePH.D.s-isdeclining.Furtheraddingtotheproblemistheincreasedcompetitionforthesecandidatesfromotherfields-law,medicine,business,etc.WhilethenumberofU.S.PH.D.sinscienceandengineeringdeclines,theawardofPH.D.stoforeignnationalsisincreasingrapidly.OurinabilitytomotivatestudentstopursuescienceandengineeringcareersatthegraduateleveliscompoundedbecauseoftheintensedemandindustryhasforbrightBachelor'sandMaster'sdegreeholders.Toooften,promisingPH.D.candidates,confrontingthecostandfinancialsacrificeofpursuingtheireducation,findtheattractionofindustryirresistible.1.TheU.S.willcometoloseitsleadingplaceintechnologyprobablybecause________.a.thenumberofPH.D.degreeholdersisdecliningb.thenumberofscientistsandengineersisdecreasingc.thenumberof22-year-ildsisdecliningd.scientistsandengineersarenotemployed2.Thefieldofscienceandengineeringisfacingacompetitionfrom________.a.technologyb.foreign
14nationalsc.suchfieldsaslaw,medicineandbusinessd.postgraduates3.Large-scaleenterprisesnowneed_______.a.brightgraduatesandpostgraduatesb.newinventionsc.advancedtechnologyd.engineers4.ManypromisingpostgraduatesareunwillingtopursueaPH.D.degreebecause_________.a.theyarenotencouragedtobeengagedinscienceb.industrydoesnotrequirePH.D.holdersc.theyhavefinancialdifficultiesd.theywillspendmuchtimeandenergycompletingPH.D.5.PH.D.candidates"findtheattractionofindustryirresistible"meansthat_________.a.theyfindindustryisattractingmoreandmorecollegestudentsb.theydon'tthinktheycanpreventthemselvesfromworkingforindustryc.theycannotresistanyattractionfromallsidesd.theycannotworkforindustryanylonger14/200答案：bcadb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十五（含答案）15/200Newdays,astandardformeasuringpowerhaschanged.Thesechangesforetellanewstandardformeasuringpower.Nolongerwillanation'spoliticalinfluencebebasedsolelyonthestrengthofitsmilitaryforces.Ofcourse,militaryeffectivenesswillremainaprimaryprimarymeasureofpower.Butpoliticalinfluenceisalsocloselytiedtoindustrialcompetitiveness.It'softensaidthatwithoutitsmilitarytheSovietUnionwouldreallybeathird-worldnation.Thenewstandardofopwerandinfluencethatisevolvingnowplacesmoreemphasisontheabilityofacountrytocompeteeffectivelyintheeconomicmarketsoftheworld.Americamustrecognizethisnewcourseofevents.Oursuccessinshapingworldeventsoverthepast40yearshasbeenthedirectresultofourabilitytoadapttechnologyandtotakeadvantageofthecapabilitiesofourpeopleforthepurposeofmaintainingpeace.Ourindustrialprowessovermostofthisperiodwasunchallenged.Itisironicthatitisjustthisprowessthathasenabledothercountriestoprosperandinturntothreatenourindustrialleadership.ThecompetitivenessofAmerica'sindustrialbaseisanissuebiggerthantheDepartmentofDefenseandisgoingtorequiretheeffortsofthemajorinstitutionalforcesinoursociety-government,industry,andeducation.ThatisnottosaythattheDefenseDepartmentwillnotbeastrongforceintheprocessbecausewewill.Butwesimplycannotbe,norshouldwebe,lookeduponbyothersasthesaviorofAmericanindustry.1.Nowanation'spoliticalinfluencedependson_________.a.thestrengthofitsmilitaryforcesb.itsabilitytocompeteinindustryc.economicmarketsd.bothaandb2.TheSovietUnionwasnotlistedasathird-worldnationjustbecauseof_________.a.itspowerfulmilitaryforces
15b.itsvastlandc.itsindustrialcompetitivenessd.itscontributionstoworldpeace3.Theauthorindicatesthat______isthreateningAmericanpoliticalpower.a.othercountriesb.thedecliningU.S.industrialbasec.anewstandardformeasuringpowerd.lessadvancedtechnology4.Americasucceededinshapingworldeventsoverpast40yearsprobablybecauseof___________.a.itsabilitytoadapttechnologyb.itsabilitytotakeadvantageofthecapabilitiesofitspeoplec.itsabilitytocompeteintheworldmarketsd.bothaandb5.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleis__________.a.todrawthereaders'attentiontoanewstandardformeasuringpowerb.todemonstrateAmericanpoliticalinfluenceintheworldc.toemphasizethateffortsmustbemadetostrengthenthedecliningU.S.industrialbased.toshowAmericanindustrialprowess15/200答案：dabdc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十六（含答案）16/200Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofobergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutdiseaedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthedeseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducewhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.1.Pruningshouldbedoneto______.a.makethetreegrowtallerb.improvetheshapeofthetreec.getridofthesmall
16branchesd.makethesmallbranchesthicker2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener______.a.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleb.doesnotprotectthemfromwindc.forcesthemtogrowtooquicklyd.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches3.Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?a.Tomakeawoundsmoothb.Topreventdiseaseenteringawoundc.Tocoveraroughsurfaced.Tohelpawoundtodry4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree______.a.atintervalsthroughouttheyearb.asquicklyaspossiblec.occasionallywhennecessaryd.regulareverywinter5.Whatwastheauthor'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?a.Togivepraticalinstructionforpruningatree.b.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruningc.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseasesd.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.16/200答案：babca大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十七（含答案）17/200OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Carke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.Atsixo'clockshecanehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor-"amasterkey"perhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidn'tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.Itwasjustafterfouro'clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.1.Mrs.ClarkeloodedforwardtoThursdaybecause_______.a.sheworkedataclubonthe
17dayb.shesaidvisitorsonThursdaysc.shevisitedaclubonThursdayd.aspecialvisitorcameonThursday2.Ifsomeonehadmadeaforcedentery,_______.a.Mrs.Clarkewouldhavefoundabrokendoororwindowb.heorshewasstillinthehousec.thingswouldhavebeenthownaboutd.heorshewouldhaveneededamasterkey3.OnthethirdThursdayMrs.Clarkewentout_______.a.becauseshedidn'twanttomisstheclubagainb.toseeifthethiefwashngingaboutoutsidec.totheclubbutthenchangedhermindd.inanattempttotrickthethief4.Thelockonthefrontdoorwasonewhich_______.a.neededapieceofwiretoopenitb.couldheopenedfrominsidewithoutakeyc.could'tbeopenedwithoutakeyd.usedaknobinsteadofakey5.Thewirefeeltothefloor_______.a.becauseMrs.Clarkerefusedtoopenthedoorb.whentheman'sglovedroppedoffc.becauseitwastoohottoholdd.becausethemanjustwantedtogetaway17/200答案：cadbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十八（含答案）18/200Manypeoplebelievetheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindnenss.Yet,darkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedtoseveralhoursof"snowlight". TheUnitedStatesArmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman'seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofoucsoninabroadexpanseofbarrensnow-coveredterrain.Sohisgazecontinuallyshiftsandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchoftsomethingtolookat.Findingnothing,hourafterhour,theeyesneversotpsearchingandtheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesache.Natureoffsetsthisirritationbyproducingmoreandfluidwhichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilvisionblurs,thenisobsured,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughtemporary,snowblindness. ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scoutsaheadofamainbodyoftroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape,Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthensee
18something.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopscouringthesnow-blanketedlanscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainisovercome. 1.Topreventheadaches,wateringeyesandblindnesscausedbytheglarefromsnow,darkglassesare_____.a.indispensibleb.usefulc.ineffectived.available 2.Whentheeyesaresoretearsareproducedto________.a.clearthevisionb.remedysnowblindnessc.easetheirritationd.loosenthemuscles 3.Snowblindnessmaybeavoidedby_______.a.concentratingtothesolidwhiteterrainb.searchingforsomethingtolookatinsnow-coveredterrainc.providingtheeyeswithsomethingtofoucsond.coveringtheeyeballswithfluid 4.Thescoutsshakesnowfromevergreenbushesinorderto_______.a.bivethemenbehindsomethingtoseeb.beautifythelandscapec.warmthemselvesinthecoldd.preventthemenbehindfromlosingtheirway 5.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.a.snowblindnessandhowtoovercomeitb.natrue'scureforsnowblindnessc.soldiersinthesnowd.snowvision18/200答案：CCCAA大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十九（含答案）19/200Waterproblemsinthefuturewillbecomenoreintenseandmorecomplex.Ourincreasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldeceasesubstantialytheamountofwateravailablefordilutingwastes.Rapidlyexpandingindustrieswhichinvolvemoreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargevolumesofliquidwastes,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharenoxious.Tofeedourrapidlyexpandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.This
19willinvolveever-increasingquantitiesofagriculturalchemicals,Fromthis,itisapparentthatdrasticstepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbedwindled.Thefirstrelatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolvestheprocessingofsolidwastes"priorto"disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwastes,orefflunets,topermitthereuseofthewaterorminimizepollutionuponfinaldisposal.Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrientororganicsupplement.Effluentsfromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthenutrientscontained.Efflunetsfromotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasasupplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpoultryprocessingplants,arecurrentlyconvertingformerwasteproductsintomarketablebyproducts.Otherindustriesarepotentialeonomicusesforwasteproducts.1.Thepurposeofthispassageis______.a.toalertthereadertothedwindlingwatersupplyb.toexplainindustrialusesofwaterc.toacquaintthereaderwithwaterpollutionproblemsd.todemostratevariousmeasurestosolvethepollutionproblem2.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTINCLUDEDinthepassage?a.Industrialdevelopmentincudesthesimplificationofcomplexchemicalprocesses.b.Dilutingwastesneedscertainamountofwaterc.Demandsforwaterwillgoupalongwiththeexpandingpopulationd.Intensivecultivationoflandrequiresmoreandmorechemicals3.Thereadercanconcluedthat________.a.countriesoftheworldwillworktogetheronpolutionproblemsb.byproductsfromwastesleadtoamoreprosperousmarketplacec.scienceismakinggreatprogressonincreasingwatersuppliesd.someindustriesarenow,akingeconomicuseofwastes4.Theauthorgivessubstancetothepassagethroughtheuseof_______.a.interviewswithauthoritiesinthefieldofwatercontrolsb.opinionsandpersonalobservationsc.definitionswhichclarifyimportanttermsd.strongargumentsandpersuasions5.Thewords"priorto"(para.2)probablymean______.a.afterb.duringc.befored.beyond19/200答案:cadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十（含答案）20/200Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike"Iwaswrongaboutthat,"anditisevenhardertosay,"Iwaswrong,andyouwererightabout
20that."Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighbourhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelytheincidenthewasdescribing. Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgomeintothestorewithmaymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttoodplace.Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether,soIwanttowork.Themanagerheardthemoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspectingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheculprit.Heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.Iprotestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,apparentlythemanagerdidnot.1.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?a.about8b.about18c.about23d.about152.Whowastoblameforknockingoffthestacksofcartons?a.Theauthorb.Themanagerc.Awomand.Theauthor'smother3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?a.Thewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofcartonswasseriouslycriticizedbythemanangerb.Theauthorwasseverelycritizizedbythemanager.c.Awomancarelesslyknockedoffthestacksofcartonsd.Itwastheauthorwhoputthedisplaybacktogether4.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?a.ItsHardertoAdmitOne'sMistakeb.Iwasoncetheculpritc.Irememberanincidentd.Acaseofmistakenidentity5.Thetoneofthearticleexpressestheauthor's_______.a.admirationforthemanager'swillingnesstoadmitmistakesb.angertothemanagerforhiswrongaccusationc.indignationagainstthewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofcartonsd.regetforthemistakethemadeinthestore20/200答案：ccada
21大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十一（含答案）21/200Flyingoveradesertareainanairplane,twoscientistslookeddownwithtrainedeyesattreesandbushes.Afteranhour'sflightoneofthescientistswroteinhisbook,'Lookhereforprobablemetal'Scientistsinanotherairplane,flyingoveramountainregion,sentamessagetootherscientistsontheground,'Goldpossible.'Walkingacrosshillyground,fourscientistsreported,'Thisgroundshouldbesearchedformetals.'Fromanairplaneoverahillywastelandascientistsentbackbyradiooneword,'Uranium'.NoneofthescientistshadX-rayeyes:theyhadnomagicpowersforlookingdownbelowtheearth'ssurface.Theyweremerelyputtingtouseoneofthenewestmethodsoflocationmineralsintheground---usingtreesandplantsassignsthatcertainmineralsmayliebeneaththegroundonwhichthetreesandplantsaregrowing.Thisnewestmethodofsearchingformineralsisbasedonthefactthatmineralsdeepintheearthmayaffectthekindofbushesandtreesthatgrowonthesurface.AtWatsonBarCreek,abrooksixthousandfeethighinthemountainsofBritishColumbia,Canada,amineralsearchgroupgatheredbagsoftreeseeds.Boxedwerefilledwithsmallbanchesfromtetrees.Rootsweredugandputintoboxes.Eachbagandboxwascarefullymarked.Inascientificlaboratorythepartsoftheforesttreeswereburnedtoashesandtested.Eachsmallpartwasexaminedtolearnwhetherthereweremineralsinit.Studyoftheroots,branches,andseedsshowednosilver.Butthereweresmallamountsofgoldintherootsandalittlelessgoldinthebranchesandseeds.Theseedsgrowingnearesttothetreetrunkhadmoregoldthanthosegrowingontheendsofthebranches.Ifthetreeshadnotindicatedthattherewasgoldintheground,thescientistswouldnothavespentmoneytopayfordiggingintothedeeper.Theydiddigandfoundmorefoldbelow.Theydugdeeper.Theyfoundlargequantitiesofgold.1.Scientistswereflyingoveradesertorhillywastelandoramountainregioninordertosearchfor_____intheground.a.goldb.silverc.metalsd.minerals2.Thestudyoftrees,branchesandrootsindicatesthat_______.a.therewerelargeramountsofgoldinthebranchesthanintheseeds.b.thereweresmallamountsofgoldintherootsthaninthebranchesc.therewerelargeramountsofgoldintheseedsgrowingnearesttothetreetrunkthanseedsgrowingontheendsofbranches.d.thereweremoregoldinthebranchesthanintheroots3.Whichisthebesttitle?a.Scientistssearchingformetalswithsepcialpowerb.Newmethodsofsearchingformineralsc.Goldcouldbefoundbytreesandplantsd.Anewmethodofsearchingforminerals---usingtreesandplants4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedaspartofatreethatcanhelpfind
22minerals?a.leavesb.rootsc.branchesd.seeds5.Thescientistsweresearchingformineralsbyusing______.a.X-rayb.magicpowerc.aspecialinstrumentd.trainedeyes21/200答案：dcdad大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十二（含答案）22/200IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomenoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m..Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningofthimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeopelfromculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,foredample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.nonoewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.1."Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.."Here"attached"means______a.takenb.drawnc.givend.shown2.Supposingonewantstomakeatelephonecallatdawn,thiswouldmean________.a.thematterisimportantb.thematterissomewhatimportantc.thematterrequiresimmediateattentiond.itisamatteroflifeanddeath3.Accordingtothispassage,timeplaysanimportantrolein_________.a.everydaylifeb.shoollifec.communicationsd.privatelife4.Thebesttitleforthispassage
23is_________.a.thevoicesoftimeb.theimportanceoftimec.theimportanceofanammouncementd.timeandtidewaitfornoman5.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorofthearticlemayagreetowhichofthefollowingstatements?a.ItisappropriatetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartydateinU.S.A.b.Itmaybeappropriatetosendyourinvitationtoyourgueststhreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartydateinsomecultures.c.Itisbestforonetomaketelephonecallsatnightbecauseitcostsmuchless.d.Ifoneislessthan5minuteslate,hehastomakeashortapology.22/200答案：cdcab大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十三（含答案）23/200Liberia,theoldestindependentNegrostateinWestAfrica,hasbeenstrugglingforsurvialeversinceitsfoundationin1822.ProgresshasbeenhamperedbyconstanthostilitybetweentheAmericanNegroeswhosefamiliesreturnedthereintheearly19thcentury,andtheWestAfricanswhoseancestorsneverleftthecontinent.Thoughthetwogroupsareofthesamerace,theyaredividedbylanguageandoutlookandregardeachotherwithdeepsuspicioncreatingaconflictwhichwasnotforeseenbyLiberia'sfounders.Inaddition,neighboringstates,nativetribel,disease,andpovertyhavemadelifedangerousanddifficult.Thegovernmenthastrieddesperately,throughloansandatrickleoftrade,tomakeendsmeet.Anxietyaboutfinancialmatterslessenedsomewhatwhen,in1910,theUnitedStatesacceptedresponsibilityforLiberia'ssruvival.However,notuntilHarveyFirestone,theAmericanrubberking,decidedthattheUnitedStatesmustproduceitsownrubber----withLiberiaasthesiteoftherubberplantations----didliberiahavemuchhopeofpayingitsdebtsandbalancingitsbudget.Therubberindustry,foundedinthe1920's,andtheactivitythatfolloweditbroughtbothprogerssandprofittoLiberia.BeforethattimeLiberiahadnoroads,nomechanicaltransportandnogoodport;itspeoplehadlittleeducationandfewtools.Liberiansfeelthatthecountryisbeingruledbyrubber.Forthisreason,therecentdiscoveryofironoreisimportant.Liberianleadersaretryingtomoderatethepoweroftheruvverindustryandtoestaglishthecountry'spoliticalandeconomicindependence.1.Liberiahasbeeninidffcultysinceitsindependencemainlybecause______.a.theamericannegroesdonotwanttohelpthecountry.b.therehavebeenconstanthostillityandsuspicionbetweendifferenttribesinthecountry.c.therehavenbeenconstanthostilityandsuspicionbetweentwogroupsofthesametride.d.thegovermenthasadopedawrongpolicy2."Thegovernmenthastrieddesperately,throughloansandatrickleoftrade,tomakeendsmeet."tomakeendsmeet"means_______.a.thegovermenthastoborrowmoneyfromothersb.thegovermenthastolendmoneytoothersc.thegovermentdoesn'thavetoborroworlendmoneyd.thegovermenthaseithertoborrowortolend
24money3.Thecountry'sfinancebegantoimproveabitin________.a.1822b.1910c.1920d.1920's4.TheLiberians'sattitudeontoimproveabitin_______.a.atotalagreementb.atotaldisagreementc.ahostilityd.notatotalagreement5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.a.AmericanNegroesinWestAfricab.liberia-----apoorcountryc.liberiaanditsdevelopmentd.liberia----acountrywithrichrubberandiron23/200答案：ccbdc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十四（含答案）24/200Theaccuracyofcientificobservationsandcalculationsisalwaysatthemercyofthescientist'stimekeepingmethods.Forthisreason,scientistsareinterestedindevicesthatgivepromiseofmoreprecisetimekeeping.Intheirsearchforprecision,scientistshaveturnedtoatomicclocksthatdependonvariousvibratingatomsormoleculestosupplytheir"ticking".Thisispossiblebecauseeachkindofatomormoleculehasitsowncharacteristicrateofvibration.Thenitrogenatominammonia,forexample,vibratesor"ticks"24billiontimesasecond.Onesuchatomicclockissoaccuratethatitwillprobalylosenomorethanasecondin3000years.Itwillbeofgreatimprotanceinfieldssuchasastronomicalisasesiumatomthatvibrates9.2billiontimesasecondwhenheatedtothetemperatureofboilingwater.AnatomicclockthatoperateswithanammoniamolecuemaybeusedtochecktheaccuracyofpredictionsbasedonEinstein'srelativitytheories,accordingtowhichaclockinmotionandaclockatrestshouldkeeptimedifferently.Placedinanorbitingsatellitemovingataspeedof18000milesanhour,theclockcouldbroadcastitstimereadingstoagroundstation,wheretheywouldbecomparedwiththereadingsonasimilarmodel.Whateverdifferencesdevelopwouldbecheckedagainstthedifferencespredicted.1.Scientistsexpectthattheatomicclockswillbe______.a.morepreciseb.absolutelyaccuratec.moredurabled.indestructible2.Theheartoftheatomichronis_______.a.acesiumatomb.anammoniamoleculec.anitrogenatomd.a
25hydrogen3.Fromtheselection,wemayassumethattemperaturechanges_______.a.affectonlyammoniamoleculesb.mayaffectthevibrationrateofatomsc.affectthespeedatwhichatomstraveld.donotaffectatomsinanyway4.Identicalatomicclocksmaybeusedtocheck______.a.theeffectofouterspaceonanatomicclockb.theactualspeedofanorbitingsatelitec.theaccuacyofpredictionsbasedontheoriesofrelativityd.allofEinstein'stheories5.Impliedbutnotstated:_______.a.Precisetimekeepingisessentialinscienceb.ScientistsexpecttodisproveEinstein'srelativitytheoriesc.Atomicclockswillbeimportantinspaceflightd.Therateofvibrationofanatomnevervaries24/200答案:aabcc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十五（含答案）25/200Kiteflyingisthesportofsendingupintotheair,bymeansofthewind,alightframecoveredwithpaper,plasticorcloth.Theframecanbeoneofmanydifferentshapesandisattachedtoalongstringheldinthehandorwoundonadrum.Kiteshavealonghistoryofpracticalapplicationandmanydifferenttypesofkitehavebeendebelopedtoservevariouspurposes.TheancientChineseusedbird-kitestocarryropesacrossriversandvalleys.Thecurrentfoldingkitewhichwilldiveexcitinglyisanimprovedtypeofsuchakite.Withitslongflatbodyandsinglepairofbird-likewings,itlooksjustlikealargebirdintheair.Themodernversionisusuallymadeoftissue-paperratherthanthetraditionalsilk.Man-liftingkitesweredevelopedinancienttimes,againbytheChinese,forgettinginformationfromwalledcitiesandarmycamps.Infact,asrecentlyasworld2,GermanU-boatsflewkitesfromtheirtowerstoliftpeopleintotheairtowatchtheland.Thesekites,whicharenolongerinexistence,weremadeoflight-weightcloth.TheyweremuchlargerandstrongerthantheChineseones.Theirdesign,however,wassimplythatofthecutterkite.Smallerinsize,thistypeofkiteisstillverypopularasatoyforchildren,beingeasytomakewithadiamond-shapedframe,nowingsandbrown-papercovering.Box-kitesareanothertypeofkitefoundintoyshopstoday.Thefirstbox-kite,namedforitsbox-likebody,wasdevelopedinthenineteenthcenturytotesttheoriesofflightandthistypeofcotton-coveredkitegreatlyassistedthesuccessofearlyaeroplane.Thesekitesaretheancestorsofaheavierversionofthebox-kite,whichconsistsoftwomainsections,placedsidebyside.Developedforthepeacetimepurposeoffishinginstrongseawind,itistheonlymodernkitedescribedwhichhaspracticalvalue.Along-lastingplasticmaterialhastobeusedforthiskite,whichcarriesfishinglines.1.TheancientChinesebird-kiteswereusuallymadeoflightframescovered
26with_____.a.silkb.paperc.clothd.plastic2.ThekitesusedbyGermanU-boatsinwouldwar2forthemilitarypurposeweremadeof_____.a.brownpaperb.plasticmaterialc.light-weightclothd.traditionalsilk3.TheancientChineseman-liftingkiteswereused_____.a.tocarryropesacrossriversandvalleysb.forthemilitarypurposec.astoyforchildrend.forfishinginstrongseawind4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotture?a.Theframeofakiteisattachedtolongstringheldinthehandorwoundondrum.b.Theancestorofthedoublebox-kite.c.Thecutterkitehasadiamond-shapedbodybutnowings.d.Thecurrentfoldingkiteisdevelopedtotesttheoriesofflight.5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe______.a.Theancestorsofmodernkitesb.Thehistoryofthechinesekitesc.differenttypesandusesofkitesd.thedifferentbetweenancientandmodernkites.25/200答案：acbdc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十六（含答案）26/200Accreditationisasystemforsettingnationalstandardsofqualityineducation.TheUnitedStatesisuniqueinthewouldbecauseitsaccreditationsystemisnotadministeredbythegovernment,butratherbycommitteesofeducatorsandprivateagencies,liketheMiddleStatesAssociationofCollegesandSecondarySchoolsandtheSocietyofEngineers.BeforeregisteringtostudyinanyeducationalinstitutionintheU.S.,astudentshouldmakecertainthattheinstitutionisaccreditedinordertoassurethattheschoolhasarecoginizedstandardoforganization,instruction,andfinancialsupport.Foreignstudentsshouldbeparticularlycarefultocheckaninstitution'saccreditationbecauseothergovernmentsorfutureemployersmaynotrecognizeadegreeearnedfromaschoolthathasnotreceviedaccreditation.Ifacollegeisaccredited,cataloguesandbrochureswillusuallyindicatetheaccreditationstatus.Ifyouarenotsureaboutacertainschool,don'thesitatetocheckitsrequtationwithaneducationofficeratthenearestU.S.embassy.1.Theword'unique'inline2mostnearlymeans_______.a.unusualb.firstc.standardd.large2.Whatschoolstudentsdoinordertochecktheaccreditationofaschoolthatmayinterest
27them?a.Writetotheschoolb.WritetotheU.S.MinistryofEducationc.Registertostudyattheschoold.ConsultaU.S.embassyoffical3.Fromthispassage,itmaybeconcludedthatanunaccreditedschool____.a.doesnotcofferdegreeb.mayclosebecauseoffinancialdisorganizationc.isadministeredbythegovernmentd.isbetterthananaccreditedschool4.Thetitlethatbestexpressestheideasinthispassageis_____.a.studyingintheuntiedstatesb.accreditationc.howtofindthebestschoold.themiddlestatesassociationofcollegesandsecondaryschools26/200答案：adbb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十七（含答案）27/200Personalityis,tolargeextent,inherent--A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofoundeffect,sinceifcompetitionisimprotanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorlivesoftheirchildren.OneplacewherechildrensoakupAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthe"winatallcosts"moralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassionformakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthanthierB-typefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,droppeddeadsecondsaftersaying:"Rejoice,weconquer!".Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolisthedisproportionateemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhatquestionable,butcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallAyoungsterschangeinto'B's.Thewouldneedstypes,andschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild'spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.Itistopmanagement.1.Acoordingtotheauthor,wahtfactorscontributetothebuildingofpersonality?a.inheritanceb.inheritance,competitionandenvironmentc.competitiond.environment2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottureaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?a.Schoolsusuallyadoptseverecompetitive
28policies.b.Studentsareoftendividedbycompetitionresults.c.Schoolisplacewherechildrencultivatetheircharacteristics.d.Thestrongerdesireforwinning,thebetter.3.Thephrase"soakup"isclosestinmeaningto____.a.pullupb.takeupc.takeind.pullin4.Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdtowardexaminationsinschools?a.positiveb.negativec.doubtfuld.neutral5.whatsuggestiondoestheauthormakeconcerningthemanagementofschools?a.AllstudentsbemadeintocompetitiveAtypes.b.Achild'spersonalitybeconsideredinregardtohispossiblefuturejob.c.AllstudentsbechangedintoBcharacteristics.d.Schoolsabolishallformsofexaminations.27/200答案：bdccb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十八（含答案）28/200Askedtonametheirfavoritecity,manyAmerianswouldselectSanFranciscobeganasasmallSpanishoutpostlocatedonamagnificentbay.ThetownwaslittlemorethanavillageservingrancherswhentheUnitedStatestookpossessionofitin1846duringthewarwithMexico.SanFranciscosprangintoacityovernightbecauseofthenearbydiscoveryofgoldin1848.AgreatrushtoCaliforniatookplace.Wagontrainsploddedtheirdangerouswayacross2000milesofprairieandmountains,whilehundredsofsailingvesselsmadetheequallyhazardoustriparoundtheHorn.Thevesselsdisgorgedthousandsofpassengers--thenthecrewsdesertedteirshipandhundredsofvesselswerelefttorotinthebay.Withintwoyears,CaliforniahadenoughpopulationtobecomeastateandSanFranciscowasformanyyearsthehubofthatnewly-arrivedpopulation.Thecity’spresentpopularityisduetoanexcellentclimate,aneasystyleofliving,goodfood,andnumeroustouristattractions.Thecityisfamousforitscablecarswhich"clangandbang"upthesteephills,andforitsexcellentseafoodstalsalongthewharf.MostvisitorsarrivingfromnationsinthePacificBasinspendseveraldaysgettingtoknowthetown.1.Accordingtothisarticle,whowerethefirstCalifornians?a.desertersfromsailingshipsb.spanishranchersc.goldminersd.tourists2.sanfrancisco’sappealincludesallofthefollowingfactors____.a.attractivelifestyle,goodseafood,desirableweatherb.touristattactions,extremeseasons,cablecarsc.wagontrains,goldmining,goodclimate
29d.cablecars,pleasentclimate,flatterrain3.sanfranciscotodayisathrivingcitybecauseof____.a.heavyindustryb.governmentalheadquartersc.goldminingd.tradeandtourism4.InwahtyeardidCaliforniabecomeanAmericanstate?a.1850b.1852c.1846d.184828/200答案:bada大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十九（含答案）29/200Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cyclingorswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekindfootball,hockey,golf,ortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksonhighmountains?Thisastonsihmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota'teamgame'.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no'matches'between'teams'ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissporttequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffort,andtheircertianlyexperienceequalenjoyment.1.Mountaineeringinvolves____.a.coldb.hardshipc.physicalriskd.alloftheabove2.Thedifferencebetweenasportandagamehastodowiththekindof
30_____.a.activityb.rulesc.uniformd.participants3.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause_____.a.itisanOlympiceventb.teamscompeteagainsteachotherc.mountaineersdependonotherwhileclimbingd.thereare5climbersoneachteam4.Mountaineerscompeteagainst______.a.natureb.eachotherc.otherteamsd.internationalstandards5.Choosethebesttitleforthepassage_______.a.mountaineeringisdifferentfromgolfandfootballb.mountaineeringismoreattractivethanothersportsc.mountaineeringd.mountainclimbers29/200答案：dbcac大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十（含答案）30/200来源：www.examda.comNooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.IntheunitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingththappenstootherpeople:aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople'sattitudetowardsthem.Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofulyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.1.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat______.a.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworldb.thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest来源：www.examda.comc.IndiahasmuchmoredisabledpeoplethatCanada来源：www.examda.comd.itisimpossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabled
31people2.Thekeywordinparagraph4is_____.A.disabilityb.ignorancec.prejudiced.barriers3.Thelastwordofthepassage"counts"mostprobablymeans_____.a.ismostimportantb.isconsideredc.isincludedd.isnumbered来源：www.examda.com4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?a.eventheable-bodiedmanylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.b.thereareabout10percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.来源：www.examda.comc.thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeopled.therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat____.a.weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablementb.bothphysicalandmetalbarriersarehardtobreakdownc.wejusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabledd.theable-bodiespeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled30/200答案：adadc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十一（含答案）31/200Courseswiththenumbers800oraboveareopenonlytograduatestudents.Certaincourses,generallythosedevotedtointroductorymaterial,arenumbered400forundergraduatestudentsand600forgraduatestudents.Coursesdesignedforstudentsseekingaprofessionaldegreecarrya500numberforundergraduatestudentsanda700munberforgraduatestudents.Afull-timegraduatestudentisexpectedtotakecourseswhichtotaltentosixteencredithours.Studentsholdingassistantshipsareexpectedtoenrollforproportionatelyfewerhours.Apart-timegraduatestudentmustregisterforaminimunoffivecredithours.1.InordertobeeligibletoenrollinMechanicalEngineering850,astudentmustbe______.a.agraduatestudentb.apart-timestudentc.afull-timestudentd.anundergraduatestudent2.Ifanundergraduatestudentusesthenumber520toregisterforanaccountingcourse,whatnumberwouldagraduatestudentprobablyusetoregisterforthesamecourse?a.accounting520b.accounting620c.accounting720d.accounting8203.Astudentwhoregisterforeightcredithoursisa______.a.full-time
32studentb.graduatestudentc.part-timestudentd.non-degreestudent4.Agraduatestudentmaynot_____a.enrollinacoursenumbered610b.registerforonlyonethree-hourcoursec.registerforcoursesifhehasanassistantshipd.enrollinanintroductorycourse31/200答案：accb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十二（含答案）32/200Byrneturnedthekeyintheheavylockandputitcalmlyinhispocket.Hedidsomuchmorefromcautionthanfromanykindoffear.Thiswastheonlyentrancetothehouse,andhedidnotmeantobecaughtunawaresbyanydangerfromoutside.HewonderedifTomCorbinhadbeenascautiousthenightbefore.ThoughTomwouldbeawayforatleastthreedays,Byrnehadastrangefeelingofhisnearness.InthestillnessheseemedtohearTom'svoice.Helookedroundquickly,forthetricksofhearingarethemostrealisticofall.Buttherewereonlythewomen.ItseemedimpossiblethatTomshouldnotbethere. Thegirl,carryingasmokyoillamp,ledByrneupstairs.Hethrewopenoneafteranotherthedoorsalongthepassage.Atthis,thegirlstoppedandraisedthelampineachdoorway,staringathimmeanwhile.Satisfiedhewastheonlyguest,Byrnecametothelastdoor,whichthegirlthrewopenherself. "Yousleephere,sir"shesaid,givinghimthelamp."Yourfriendsleptheretoo.It'sourmostcomfortablebed." "Goodnight,miss,"hesaidpolitely. Herlipsmovedinreply,buthedidnotcatchthewords.Hereyesneverforamomentlefthisface.Hesteppedin,andasheturnedtoclosethedoorshewasstillstandingtheremotionless.Hepaused,andinthesilencehethoughtheagainheardthesoundofTom'svoice.Thesoundferrifiedhimnow,notonlybecauseitseemedmuchnearerbutalsobecauseheimaginedanoteofwarninginit. 1.WhydidByrnetakethekeywithhim?a.toletTomin,whenheturned.b.becausehewasafraidofwhatwasgoingtohappenc.tostopanyenemybeingletintothehoused.becausehedidnotwantthewomentoescape 2.WeknowfromthepassagethatTom
33Corbin_____.a.hadleftthehousethreedaysbeforb.hadleftquiteassuspiciousasByrnewasc.hasstayedinthehouseforthreedays.d.hadsleptinthehousethenightbefore 3.Byrnewassurprisedwhenheturnedroundbecause_____.a.Tomwasnotintheroomb.hehadnotexpectedtofindTomtherec.therewasnodangerbehindhimd.thewomenwerethere 4.WhydidByrnelookinsideeachroom?a.hewantedtochoosethebestroomforhimselfb.hewaslookingfortomcorbinc.thegirlwantedhimtoexamineeachoftherooms.d.hewishedtomakesuretherewasnooneinside 5.AlthoughByrnepolitelywishedthegirlgoodnight_____.a.shegavehimarudeanswerb.shedidnotleavehimc.sherefusedtolookathimd.shesaidnothingtohim 6.WhatmadeByrneveryfrighteded?a.thestrangenessoftheplaceb.beingalong,attheendofthepassagec.thesoundhethoughtheheardd.thedangeroutside大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十三（含答案）33/200Passage65Thereisevidencethattheusualvarietyofhighbloodpressureis,inpart,afamiliardisease.Sincefamilieshavesimilargenesaswellassimilarenvironments,familiardiseasescouldbeduetosharedgeneticinfluences,tosharedenvironmentalfactors,ortoboth.Forsomeyears,theroleofoneenvironmentalfactorcommonlysharedbyfamilies,namelydietarysalt(i.e.,sodiumchloride),hasbeenstudiedatBrookhavenNationalLaboratory.Thesestudiessuggestthatchromicexcesssaltingestioncanleadtohighbloodpressureinmanandanimals.Someindividuals,however,andsomeratsconsumelargeamountsofsaltwithoutdevelopinghighbloodpressure.Nomatterhowstrictlyallenvironmentalfactorswerecontrolledintheseexperiments,somesalt-fedanimalsneverdevelopedhypertensionwhereasafewrapidlydevelopedveryseverehypertensionfollowedbyearlydeath.Thesemarkedvariationswereinterpretedtoresultfromdifferencesingenetic
34constitution. Bymatingissuccessivegenerationsonlythoseanimalsthatfailedtodevelophypertensionfromsaltingestion,aresistantstrain(the"R"Strain)hasbeenevolvedinwhichconsumptionoflargequantitiesofsaltfailstoinfluencethebloodpressuresignificantly.Incontrast,bymatingonlyanimalsthatquicklydevelophypertensionfromsalt,asensitivestrain("S"strain)hasalsobeendeveloped. Theavailabilityofthesetowstrainspermitsinvestgationsnotheretoforepossible.Theyprovideaplausiblelaboratorymodelonwhichtoinvestigatesomeclinicalaspectsofthehumanprototypesofhypertension.Moreimportant,theremightbethepossibilityofdevelopingmethodsbywhichgeneticsusceptibilityofhumanbeingstohighbloodpressurecanbedefinedwithoutwaitingforitsappearance.Radioactivesodium22wasanimportant"tool"inworkingoutthecharacteristicsofthesodiumchloridemetabolism. 1.Thestudyoftheeffectsofsaltonhighbloodpressurewascarriedout______.a.asmembersofthesamefamilytendtousesimilaramountsofsaltb.toexplorethelong-termuseofasodiumbasedsubstancec.becauseitwasproventhatsaltcausedhighbloodpressured.becauseoftheavailabilityofchemicallypuresaltanditsderivatives 2.Themaindifferencebetween"S"and"R"ratsistheir______.a.needforsodium22b.rateofmatingc.reactiontosaltd.typeofblood 3.Wecaninferfromthearticlethatsodium22candeusedto______.a.controlhighbloodpressureb.curehighbloodpressurecausedbysaltc.tellthe"S"ratsfromthe"R"ratsd.determinewhatasodiumchloridemetabolismislike 4.Themostbeneficialresultsoftheresearchmightbe______.a.developmentofdietsfreeofsaltb.anearlycureforhighbloodpressurec.controlofgeneticagentsthatcausehighbloodpressured.theearlyidentificationofpotentialhighbloodpressurevictims 5.Whichofthestatementsbestrelatesthemainideaofthisarticle?a.Whensaltisaddedratsandhumanbeingsreactsimilarly.b.Thenearfuturewillseeacureforhighbloodpressure.c.Themedicalfieldisdesperatelyinneedofresearch.d.Atendencytowardhighbloodpressuremaybeahereditaryfactor.Passage65答案：acddd
35大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十四（含答案）34/200来源：www.examda.comPassage66"Cultureshock"occursasresultoftotalimmersioninanewculture.Ithappensto"peoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad."Newcomersmaybeanxiousbecausetheydonotspeakthelanguage,knowthecustoms,orunderstandpeople'sbehaviorindailylife.Thevisitorfindsthat"yes"maynotalwaysmean"yes",thatfriendlinessdoesnotnecessarilymeanfriendship,orthatstatementsthatappeartobeseriousarereallyintendedasjokes.Theforeignermaybeunsureastowhentoshakehands,whentostartconversations,orhowtoapproachastranger.Thenotionof"cultureshock"helpsexplainfeelingsofbewildermentanddisorientation.Languageproblemsdonotaccountforallthefrustrationsthatpeoplefeel.Whenoneisdeprivedofeverythingthatwasoncefamiliar,suchasunderstandingatransportationsystem,knowinghowtoregisterforuniversityclasses,orknowinghowtomakefriends,difficultiesincopingwhththenewsocietymayarise.来源：www.examda.com"...whenanindividualentersastrangeculture,heorsheislikefishoutofwater."Newcomersfeelattimesthattheydonotbelongtoandfeelalienatedfromthenativemembersoftheculture.Whenthishappensvisitorsmaywanttorejecteverythingaboutthenewenvironmentandmayglorifyandexaggeratethepositiveaspectsoftheirownculture.Converselyvisitorsmayscorntheirnativecountrybyrejectingitsvaluesandinsteadchoosingtoidentifywith(ifonlytemporatily)thevalueofthenewcountry.Thismayoccurasanattempttoover-identifywiththenewcultureinordertobeacceptedbythepeopleinit.1.Theexpression"heorsheislikefishoutofwater"suggests______.a.peopleawayfromtheirculturescanhardlysurviveinanewcultureb.afishcannotsurvivewithoutwaterc.peopleawayfromtheircultureexperiencementalisolationd.peopleawayfromtheirculturehavedifficultiesinnewenvironment 来源：www.examda.com2.Inordertoidentifywiththenewenvironment,somepeoplemay______.a.giveanexaggeratedpictureoftheirowncountryb.criticizethepositiveaspectsoftheirowncountyc.abandontheiroriginalbeliefsd.acceptatemporarysetofvalues 来源：www.examda.com3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheauthor?来源：www.examda.coma.Perplexityresultsincultureshock.b.Atypicalsymptomofculturshockisconfusion.c.Cultureshockistheexplanationofanxiety.d.Cultureshockhappenstoforeignstudentsonly. 4.Newcomermayworryabout______.a.theirignoranceofthealiencustomsb.theirknowledgeof"Yes"inthenativelanguagec.theirunderstandingoffriendship来源：www.examda.com
36d.theircontroloftheirbehavior 5.Whentheforeignvisitorisimmersedinnewproblemshefindshardtocopewhith,heismostlikelytofeel______.a.uninsuredb.deprivedc.alienatedd.baffled34/200答案：cdadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十五（含答案）35/200Passage7 Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanyways,therearefeweroccasionsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityforchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesame.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotbesatisfactory,theyareatleastcustomaryandundisputed. Withinasociety,socialchangeisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenon-material,forexample,intechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthanwhatwaslearnedearly;inthelessbasicandlessemotionalaspectsofsocietythanintheiropposites;inthesimpleelementsratherthaninthecomplexones;informratherthaninsubstance;andinelementsthatareacceptabletothecultureratherthaninstrangeelements. Furthermore,socialchangeiseasierifitisgradual.Forexample,itcomesmorereadilyinhumanrelationsonacontinuousscaleratherthanonewithsharpdichotomies.ThisisonereasonwhychangehasnotcomemorequicklytoBlackAmericansascomparedtootherAmericanminorities,becauseofthesharpdifferenceinappearancebetweenthemandtheirwhitecounterparts. 1.Thepassageismainlydiscussing__________.a.thenecessityofsocialchangeb.certainfactorsthatdeterminetheeasewithwhichsocialchangesoccurc.twodifferentsocietiesd.certainfactorsthatpromotesocialchange 2.______isoneofthefactorsthattendtopromotesocialchange.a.Jointinterest
37b.Differentpointsofviewc.Lessemotionalpeopled.Advancedtechnology 3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?a.Socialchangetendstomeetwithmoredifficultyinbasicandemotionalaspectsofsociety.b.Disagreementwithandargumentaboutconditionstendtoslowdownsocialchange.c.Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinthematerialaspectofsociety.d.Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurinwhatpeoplelearnedwhentheywereyoung. 4.Theexpression"greatertolerance"(paragraph1)refersto_____.a."greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchange"b."quickeradaptationtochangingcircumstances"c."morerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehavior"d."geeaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentopinionsandideas" 5.Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurinasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanywaysbecause________.a.peopletherehavegotsoaccustomedtotheirconditionsthattheyseldomthinkitnecessarytochangeb.peopletherehaveidenticalneedsthatcanbesatisfiedwithoutmuchdifficultyc.peoplethereareeasytopleased.peopletherearelessdisputed35/200答案：bbbca大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十六（含答案）36/200 passage8 TheColonelaskAshendenagoodmanyquestionsandthensuggestedthathehadparticularqualificationsfortheSecretService.AshendenknewseveralEuropeanlanguagesandthefactthathewasawriterprovidedexcellentcover:onthepretextthathewaswritingabookhecould,withoutattractingattention,visitanyneutralcountry.ItwaswhiletheywerediscussingthispointthattheColonelsaid,"Youknowyoumightgetmaterialthatwouldbeveryusefultoyouinyourwork.I'lltellyouanincidentthatoccurredonlyrecently.Verydramatic.AforeigngovernmentministerwentdowntoaMediterraneanresorttofecoverfromacoldandhehadsomeveryimportantdocumentswithhimthathekeptinadespatchcase."Adayortwoafterhearrived,hepickedupablondeatsomerestaurantorother,andhegotveryfriendlywithher.Hetookherbacktohishotel,andwhenhecametohimselfinthemorningtheladyandthedespatch-casehaddisappeared.Theyhadoneortwodrinksupinhisroomandhistheoryisthatwhenhisbackwasturnedthewomanslippedadruginhisglass.""Doyoumeantosaythathappenedtheotherday?"saidAshendenwearily."Theweekbefore
38last.""Impossible,"criedAshenden."Why,we'vebeenputtingthatincidentonthestageforsixtyyears,we'vewrittenitinathousandnovels.Doyoumeantosaythatlifehasonlyjustcaughtupwithus?""Well,Icanvouchforthetruthofthestory."saidtheColonel,"Andbelieveme,thegovernmentconcernedhasbeenputtonoendoftroublebythelossofthedocuments.""Wellsir,ifyoucan'tdobetterthanthatintheSecretService,"sighedAshenden,"thatI'mafraidthatasasourceofinspirationtothewriteroffiction,it'swashout." 1.HowdidtheColonelsuggestthatAshenden'sbeingawriterwouldrelatetohisworkasaspy?a.Itwouldmaketravellingabroadmorepossible.b.Itwouldmakeiteasierforhimtomeetpeople.c.Itwouldenablehimtoavoidarousingsuspicion.d.Itwouldenablehimtousethelanguagesheknew. 2.ThereasonfortheMinister'stripwas________.a.tofetchsomedocumentsb.togetoveranillnessc.tomeetaspyd.todeliversomepapers 3.AccordingtotheColoneltheincidenthappened_______.a.afewdaysbeforeb.afewweeksbeforec.twoweeksbefored.sixtyyearsbefore 4.Ashendencried'Impossible'afterhearingtheColonel'sstorybecausehethought______.a.itcouldnotpossiblyhappenb.itwastooembarrassingc.itwastooclosetofictiond.itwastoorecent 5.Theeffectofthelossofdocumentsontheforeigngovernmentwasthat_______.a.itputanendtoonesourceoftroubleb.itcausedthemalotofinconveniencec.theymerelydeniedithadhappenedd.theyrefusedtobelieveit36/200passage8答案：cbccd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十七（含答案）37/200来源：www.examda.comPassage67TheUnitedStatesisafederalunionof50states.ThecapitalofnationalgovernmentisinWashington,D.C.(DistrictofColumbia).Thefederalconstitutionsetsupthestructuresofthe
39nationalgovernmentandlistsitspowersandactivities.TheconstitutiongivesCongresstheauthoritytomakelawswhicharenecessaryforthecommondefenseandthegoodofthenation.Italsogivesthefederalgovernmentthepowertodealwithnationalandinternationalproblemsthatinvolvemorethanonestate.Allpowersthatarenotgiventothefederalgovernmentbytheconstitutionaretheresponsibilityoftheindividualstates. 来源：www.examda.comThefederalgovernmenthasthreebranches--theexecutive,thelegislative,andthejudicial.Thelegislativebrandchmakesthelaws,executivebranchcarriesoutthelaws,andjudicialbranchinterpretsthelaws.ThePresidentheadstheexecutivebranchandtheSupremeCourtheadsthejudicialbranch.ThelegislativebranchincludesbothhousesofCongress--theSenateandtheHouseofReprsentatives.Theconstitutionlimitsthepowersofeachbranchandpreventsonebranchfromgainingtoomuchpower.Forexample,CongresscanpassaLawthePresidentmaysignit.Nevertheless,theSupremeCourtcandeclarethelawunconstitutionalandnullifyit. AllgovernmentintheUnitedStatesis"ofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeople".ThepeopleelectthePresidentandthemembersofCongress.However,thePresidentappointstheheadsoffederaldepartmentsandtheSupremeCourtjudges.Everycitizenvotesinsecret.Consequently,nooneknowsforwhomandindevidualvotes.Thepeoplebelievethattheirgovernmentshouldprovideaframewordandorderwithinwhichtheyareleftfreetoruntheirownlives. 1.Whomakesthelaws?a.TheCongress.b.TheFederalgovernment.c.ThePresident.d.ThesupremeCourt. 2.ThecapitaloftheUnitedStatesliesin_____.来源：www.examda.coma.thestateoftheCOlumbiab.noneofthefiftystatesc.thestateofNewYorkd.thestateofWashington 3.Basedonwhatyoucanknowfromthepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?a.Theheadsoffederaldepartmentsareelectedbythepeople.b.ThePresidentsetsupthestructuresofthefederalgovernment.来源：www.examda.comc.Thejudicialbranchhastheauthoritytoexplainthelaws.d.Theconstitutiongivesallpowerstothefederalgovernment. 4.Theconstitutionlimitsthepowersofeachbranchofthefederalgovernmentbecause_____.a.theU.S.hasfiftystatesb.theindividualstateshavetheirowngovernmentsc.thefederalgovernmenthasthreebranchesd.anyonebranchshouldnothavetoomuch
40power 5.Themainpointofthispassageis______.来源：www.examda.coma.thethreebranchesoftheU.S.governmentb.Americangovernmentc.theFederalConsititutionD.thepeopleshouldbeleftfreetoruntheirownlives37/200Passage67答案：abcdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十八（含答案）38/200Passage6940Yearsagotheideaofdisabledpeopledoingsportwasneverheardof.ButwhentheannualgamesforthedisabledwerestartedatStokeMandeville,Englandin1984bySirLudwigGuttmann,thesituationbegantochange. SirLudwigGuttmann,whohadbeendriventoEnglandin1939fromNaziGernamy,hadbeenaskedbytheBritishgovernmenttosetupaninjuriescentreatStokeMandevilleHospitalnearLondon.Hisideasabouttreatinginjuriesincludedsportforthedisabled. Inthefirstgamesjusttowteamsofinjuredsoldierstookpart.Thenextyear,1949,fiveteamstookpart.Fromthosebeginnings,thingshavedevelopedfast.TeamsnowcomefromabroadtoStokeMandevilleeveryyear.In1960thefirstOlympicsfortheDisabledwereheldinRome,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames,althoughtheyareorganizedseparately.InotheryearsGamesfortheDisabledarestillheldatStokeMandeville.Inthe1984wheelchairOlympicGames,1064wheelchairathletesfromabout40countriestookpart.Unfortunately,theywereheldatStokeMandevilleandnotinLosAngeles,alongwiththeotherOlympics. TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshiopandunderstanding,andinprovingthatbeingdisableddoesnotmeanyoucan'tenjoysport.Onesmallsourceofdisappointmentforthosewhoorganizeandtakepartinthegames,however,hasbeentheunwillingnessoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteetoincludedisabledeventsattheOlympicGamesfortheable-bodied.Perhapsafewmoreyearsarestillneededtoconvincethosefortunateenoughnottobedisabledthattheirdisabledfellowathletsshouldnotbeexcluded. 1.Thefirstgamesforthedesabledwereheld_____afterSirLudwigGuttmannarrivedinEngland.a.40yearsb.21yearsc.10yearsd.9years 2.BesidesStokeMandeville,surelythegamesforthedisabledwereonceheldin_____.a.NewYorkb.Londonc.Romed.Los
41Angeles 3.InParagraph3,theword"athletes"means_____.a.peoplewhosupportthegamesb.peoplewhowatchthegamesc.peoplewhoorganizethegamesd.peoplewhocompeteinthegames 4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?a.SirLudwigGuttmannisanearlyorganizerofthegamesforthedisabled.b.SirLudwigGuttmannisaninjuredsoldier.c.SirLudwigGuttmannisfromGermany.d.SirLudwigGuttmanniswelcomedbytheBritishgovernment. 5.Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethatthewriteris_____.a.oneoftheorganizersofthegamesforthedisabledb.adisabledpersonwhooncetookpartinthegamesc.againstholdingthegamesforthedisabledd.infavourofholdingthegamesforthedisabled 36/200答案：cbccb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三十九（含答案）39/200passage9 AnneWhitney,asophomoreatColoradoStateUniversity,firsthadaproblemtakingtestswhenshebegancollege."Iwasalwayswellpreparedformytests.SometimesIstudiedforweeksbeforeatest.YetIwouldgointotakethetest,onlytofindIcouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly.Iwouldblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.Icouldn'tthinkoftheanswer.MylowgradesonthetestsdidnotshowwhatIknewtotheteacher."Anotherstudentinmicrobiologyandsimilarexperiences.Hesaid,"Myfirstchemistrytestwasverydifficult.Then,onthesecondtest,Isatdowntotakeit,andIwassonervousthatIwasshaking.Myhandsweremovingupanddownsoquicklythatitwashardtoholdmypencil.IknewthematericalandIknewtheanswers.YetIcouldn'tevenwritenthemdown!" Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandituneasyaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcan'twriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheextremetensionandnervousness.Althoughpoorgradesareoftenaresultofpoorstudyhabits,sometimestestanxietycausesthelowgrades.Recently,testanxietyhadbeenrecognizedasarealproblem,notjustanexcuseorafalseexplanationoflazystudents. Specialuniversitycounselingcoursestrytohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,counselorstrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemhowtomanagetestanxiety.Atsomeuniversities,studentstaketeststomeasuretheiranxiety.Ifthetestsshowtheiranxietyishigh,thestudentscantakeshortcoursesto
42helpthemdealwiththeirtension.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Studentsaretrainedtobecomecalminberytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkatease.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest. AnexpertattheUniversityofCaliforniaexplains."Withalmostallstudents,relaxationandlessstressarefeltaftertakingoutprogram.Mostofthenexperiencebettercontrolduringtheirtests.Almostallhavesomeimprovement.Withsome,theimprovementisverygreat." 1.To"blankout"isprobably______.a.tobelikeablanketb.tobesureofananswerc.tobeunabletothinkclearlyd.toshowknowledgetotheteacher 2.Poorgradesareusuallytheresultof_______.a.poorhygienichabitsb.lazinessc.lackofsleepd.inabilitytoformgoodstudyhabits 3.Testanxietyhasbeenrecognizedas_______.a.anexcuseforlazinessb.theresultofpoorhabitsc.arealproblemd.somethingthatcan'tbechanged 4.Todealwiththisproblem,studentssaytheywantto______.a.takeashortcourseonanxietyb.readaboutanxietyc.beabletomanageorunderstandtheiranxietyd.taketesttoprovetheyarenotanxiety 5.AUniversityofCaliforniacounselorsaid_______.a.allstudentscouldovercometheanxietyaftertakingaspecialtestanxietyprogramb.almostallstudentsfeltlessstressaftertakingaUniversityofCaliforniacounselingcoursec.studentsfounditdifficulttoimproveeventhoughtheyhadtakenaspecialtestanxietycoursed.studentsfounditeasytorelaxassoonastheyexteredaUniversityofCaliforniacounselingcourse39/200答案：cdcab大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四十（含答案）40/200来源：www.examda.compassage
4311 WashingtonnowcoverstheentireDistrictColumbia.ItwasfirstknownasNationalcity,anditremainsthecapitaloftheUSA.TheauthoritytoestablishafederaldistrictwasembodiedintheConsitutionbutthecity'slacationresultedfromanearlypoliticalcompromise.Originallytenmilessquare,theDistrict'slandsweretakenfromVirginiaandMaryland.Inthe1840s,congressreturnedVirginia'slandandnowmanygovernmentalbuildingsareoutsidethefederaldistrict.Until50yearsago,Washington'spopulationwassmall--aswasthenation'sconceptofgovernment.Nowthereare3millioninhabitants. GeorgeWashingtonwasdeeplyinvolvedincreatingthiscity.Hishome,MountVernon,wasonly25milesawaybutduringhispresidency,thenationalcapitalwasinNewYorkcity.Theamericangovernmentoccupieditsnewcapital1800andthecitywasthennamedinhonorofGeorgeWashingtonwhohadrecentlydied. Fewcitiesareasimpressiveorbeautifulaswashington.IthasagreatmallwiththeCapitalatoneendtheLincolnMemorialattheother.Inmid-pointistheWashingtonMonument.Thewhitehouseisjustoffthemall. Washingtonattractsmillionsoftouristsannually---peoplewhocometoseetheirgovernmentinactionandtoexaminethedozensofmuseums,galleries,parksandbuildings.Theheaviesttouristinvasionisinthespringwhentheweatherisbestandwhenhundredsofcherrytrees,agiftfromjapan,areinbloom. 1.Washingtonisbeautifulocitybecause_______.来源：www.examda.coma.itsflatterrainallowsforeasyarrangementofbuildingsb.itslocationisinthecenterofthenationc.ithasmanymuseumsd.itwascarefullyplannedandhasagracefulmall 2.Thedistrictofcolumbiaandthecityofwashington________.a.occupythesamerealestateb.holdallofthebuildingsofthenationalcapitalc.providehomesforallthefederalgovernmentemployeesd.areinlandsoncebelongingtoVirginaia 3.Aspringtimevisittowashingtonwouldbegoodexceptforoneofthesereasons:______.a.goodweatherb.cherrytreesinbloomc.allofthefacilitiesareopend.toomanytourists 4.ThelandwhichcomprisesthepresentDistrictofColumbia_____.a.alwaysbelongedtothenationalgovernmentb.untilveryrecentlycoveredlandcededbytwo
44statesc.isinareawhichoncebelongedentirelytoMarylandd.isstrictlylimitedtogovernmentaloperations 5.ThelocationofWashingtonwasselectedbecause_________.a.ofapoliticalcompromisebetweentwopoliticalparties来源：www.examda.comb.GeorgeWashingtondidnotwishtocommutefarfromMountVernonc.atidalrivernearbymadeforeasyoceanaccessd.VirginiawantedtogetridofsomelandPETS3Text1 Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday. Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother. Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly(Althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement. Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthecountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!46Agoodtitleforthispassageis____. A.Sleep C.Dreams B.GoodHealth D.WorkandRest47. Theworddrowsyinthelastparagraphmeans____. A. sick C.asleep B. standup D.alittlesleepy48. Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou_____. A. dreammoreoften C.nervous B. havepoorhealth D.breathequickly49. DuringREM,____. A. youreyesmovequicklyC.youarerestless B. youdream D.bothAandB50. Theaveragenumberofhoursofsleepthatanadultneedsis______. A. approximatelysixhours C.abouteighthours B. aroundtenhours D.notstatedhere Text2 Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages. Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetosoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,and
45theycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifthehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercises,nojudgment.Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortinhispart. Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssittingroom.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthetheyhaveactuallybegintotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakesonethink,doesn’tit? Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevisionitselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusesthatitisputtothatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.51. Whatisthemajorfunctionofparagraph1? A. Toarousethereader’sconcern B. Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage C. Tosummarizethewholepassage D. TosatetheprimaryusesofTV52. Television,asasourceofentertainment,is______. A.notveryconvenient B.veryexpensive C.quitedangerous D.relativelycheap53. WhyaresomepeopleagainstTV? A. BecauseTVprogramsrenotinteresting B. BecauseTVviewersaretotallypassive C. BecauseTVpricesareveryhigh. D. BecauseTVhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages54. OneofthemostobviousadvantagesofTVisthat______. A. itkeepsusinformed B. itisverycheap C. itenablesustohavearest D. itcontrolsourlives55. Accordingtothepassage,whetherTVisgoodornotdependson_______. A.itsquality B.people’sattitudetowardsit C.howweuseit D.whenweuseitText3 Toooftenyoungpeoplegetthemselvesemployedquitebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesinthewayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployeddoingjobsthataffordthemlittleornosatisfaction.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestaylongatajobandlearntolikeit;othersquitefromonetoanotherlookingforsomethingtosuitthem,theyounggraduateswholeavetheuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalaryuptotheirexpectation.Very
46fewgooutintotheworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandrealizingtheirownabilities.Thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocationalguidanceinoureducationalinstitution.Nearlyallgrope(摸索)inthedarkandtheirchiefconcernwhentheylookforajobistoaskwhatsalaryislike.Theyneverbothertothinkwhethertheyaresuitedforthejobor,evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem,Havingajobismorethanmerelyprovidingyourselfandyourdependantswithdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment,Itsetsapatternoflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,leisureandinterest. Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.Notingismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonlydiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalentsandultimatelymakeyouanemotionalwreck(受到严重伤害的人)andabitterperson.56. Thereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytosucceedinlifeisthatthey_____. A. haveruinedtheirtalents B. havetakenonanunsuitablejob C. thinkofnothingbuttheirsalary D. arenotawareoftheirownpotential57. Thedifficultyinchoosingasuitablejobliesmainlyinthat_____. A.muchcompetitionhastobefaced B.manyemployeeshavenoworkingexperience C.theyoungpeopleonlycareabouthowmuchtheycanearn D.schoolsfailtoofferstudentsappropriatevocationalguidance58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismostimportantaccordingtothepassage? A.Yourjobmustsuityourinterest. B.Yourjobmustsetapatternoflife. C.Yourjobmustofferyouahighsalary. D.Yourjobmustnotruinyourtalents.59.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe____. A.WhatCanAGoodJobOffer B.EarningALiving C.CorrectAttitudeOnJob-hunting D.HowToChooseAJob60.Theword“pathetic”inparagraph2mostprobablymeans____. A.splendid B.miserable C.disgusted D.touching（56-60BDADB）46.A 文章的第一段谈到睡眠能使身体健康，第二段、第三段谈到睡眠的几种状态，最后一段谈到很快入睡的几种方法。因此整篇文章都围绕睡眠而谈，因此A为正确答案。47.D.drowsy:瞌睡的，想睡的。因为上一句的意思是：“如果你睡觉有困难的话，有人建议慢慢的深深呼吸。”紧接着作者说：“另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你…,根据上下文应该选“瞌睡的”，因此只有D最符合题意。sick:有病的；standup:起立。asleep:睡着的。
4748.B 答案在文章的第一段第二句话：“Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.”意思是：“睡眠有利于身体健康。”因此本句的意思是睡眠不足有害健康。只有B最符合题意。49.D答案在第三段第二句话：“Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccursyoureyeballsbegintomovemorequickly.”意思是：“研究睡眠的科学家指出一个人做梦的时候眼球移动速度加快。”因此正确答案为D。50.D文章中没有谈到成年人的平均睡眠时间。51.B文章的第一段只有一句话：“Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.”意思是：“显然，电视既有缺点又有优点”，紧接着文章围绕着这一主题展开讨论。因此本段的作用是引出文章的主题。B最符合题意。52.D 答案在文章第二段的第二句话：“Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.”意思是：“电视不仅是很方便的娱乐的来源，而且相对便宜。”因此只有D最符合题意。53.B答案在文章的第二段有这样两个句子：“somepeoplethinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.”“Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.”有些人认为电视的危险在于观众变的被动了。因此B为正确答案。54.A答案在第三段的第一句话：“television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.”电视能使人们了解科学、政治领域里的最新发展。因此A最符合题意。55.C答案在文章的最后一句话：“Itistheusesthatisputtothatdeterminevaluetosociety.”意思是：“电视的使用决定它对社会的价值。”因此C正确答案。56.B答案可以在最后一段找到：“Nothingismorepatheticthantakingon ajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonlydiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalents.”因此有些人事业不成功的原因是选择了不合适的工作。因此B是正确答案。57.D答案在第一段的中间有一句话：“thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeen propervocationalguidanceinoureducationalinstitution.”造成这种状况的原因是我们的教育机构没有给学生们进行适当的职业指导。因此D为正确答案。58.A答案在第二段第一句话。“Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.“选择职业的时候首先要考虑的是这个工作你是否有兴趣。”因此A正确答案。59.D文章的第一段谈到：“年轻人找工作时候的随意性，因为他们没有经过任何的培训。”第二段谈到：“选择职业的时候首先考虑的是自己是否有兴趣。”因此文章的标题应当是：“如何选择工作”因此D为正确答案。60.Bmiserable:痛苦的。splendid:辉煌的。disgusted:厌恶的。touching:接触的。因此只有B最符合题意。
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