大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一.docx

1、大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（一）一There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we canapply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It sho

2、uld be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those

3、that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged

4、 or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not

5、a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot_.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon

6、_.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals ,_.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,_.a

7、.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities c.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that _. a.those who habe long-term goals will succeed b.writ

8、ing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination d.every should have a goal第1页共11页答案： adcbc二The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar

9、 depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 195 0 s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). Th

10、e production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately followingWorld War 2. The country s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had

11、been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; thatis about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture c

12、omplained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid- 1920 s . As farmer s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few

13、 seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1.What is the best title of the passage? a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950s b. The Unemployment Rate of 1950s c. U.S. Economy in the 50sd. The Federal Budget of 19522.In Line 4 , the word “ boom” could

14、 best be replaced by_. a. nearby explosionb. thunderous noisec. general public support d. rapid economic growth3.It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the UnitedStates in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspici

15、on4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950s?a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ?第2页共11页a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%答案： cdabc三Women ar

16、e also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987

17、update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman

18、be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior posi

19、tions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist.Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University. Spirduso said. If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sex

20、ual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time.1.According to Spirduso,women need to _.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination d.s

21、pend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage ,we know that _.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texas b.women play an important part in adminitrating the University c.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the seni

22、or positions in the University 3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as

23、that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University第3页共11页4.One of the positive results from Milburns study was that _.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were e

24、ncouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity d.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5.The title for this passage should be _. a.The University of Texasb.Milburns Report c.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案： ddabd四Today ,as in every other day of

25、 the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents willsmoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related dis

26、ease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impress

27、ive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is reversing.Third ,several recent studi

28、es have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its cur

29、rent effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over_high school strdents who will become regulars

30、moker.a.75 b.23 c.30 d.30003.By dropout the author means_.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that _.第4页共11页a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is

31、prevented among high school seniors c.there are many smokers who have died of cancer d.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that _.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors c.high smoking rat

32、es are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds 答案： bdbdb五The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human il