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大学英语四级阅读40篇2
大学英语四级阅读40篇
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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,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives（itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould）,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.1.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.
a.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselves
b.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealth
c.theyaretravellingfastallthetime
d.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork
2.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.
a.notfearingstress
b.knowingtheartofrelaxation
c.highsenseofresponsibility
d.havingcontroloverperformance
3.Whichofthefollwingstatementsisture?
a.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress
b.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople
c.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"
6/40答案：
dadbc
Inthe1960s,manyyoungAmericansweredissatisfiedwithAmericansociety.TheywantedtoendtheVietnamWarandtomakeallofthepeopleintheU.S.epual.Someofthemdecidedto"dropout"ofAmericansocietyandformtheirownsocieties.Theyformedutopiancommunities,whichtheycalled"communes,"wheretheycouldfollowtheirphilosophyof"doyourownthing."AgroupofartistsfoundedacommuneinsouthernColoradocalled"DropCity."FollowingtheideasofphilosopherandarchitectBuckminsterFullertheybuiltdomeshapedhousesfrompiecesofoldcars.Othergroups,suchasauthorKenKesey'sMerryPranksters,thefollowersfoSanFranciscopoetSteveGakin,andagroupthatcalleditselftheHogFarm,livedinoldschoolhusesandtraveledaroundtheUnitedStates.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-shapedhouse
b.Inoldschoolhuses
c.OnafarminTennessee
d.InanarchologyinArizona
3.WhogavethepeopleofDropCitytheideatobuliddome-shapedhouse?
a.PaoloSoleri
b.B.G.Skinner
c.SteveGaskin
d.BuckminsterFuller
4.WhatwastheTwinOakscommunebaseon?
a.Thephilosophyof"doyourownthing"
b.Virginaiainthelate1960s
c.Theideasofpsychologist
d.Thebeliefthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogerher.
5.Whatisan"archology"?
a.Apersonwhostudiesarchaeology
b.Alargebuildingwherepeoplelivecloselytogether
c.AcityinArizona
d.Atechniquetocontorlpeople
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abdcb
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Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.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.MeasuringYourIntelligence
b.IntelligenceandEnvironment
c.TheCaseofPeterandMark
d.HowthebrainInfluencesIntelligence
2.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_____.
a.humanbrainsdifferconsiderably
b.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimprotantindetermininghisintelligence
c.environmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligence
d.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence
3.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is_____.
a.85
b.100
c.110
d.125
4.Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat_______.
a.individualwithidenticalbrainsseldomtestatsamelevel
b.anindividual'sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenviroment
c.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence
d.changesofenviromentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain
5.Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q.______.
a.canbepredictedatbirth
b.staysthesamethrouthouthislife
c.canbeincreasedbyeducation
d.isdeterminedbyhischildhood
8/40答案：
bcbcc
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Asshewalkedroundthehugedepartmentstore,EdithreflectedhowdifficultitwastochooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishthathewasaseasytopleaseashermother,whowasalwaysdelightedwithperfume
Besides,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.didnotlikepresent
b.nevergotpresent
c.preferredties
d.wasdifficulttochooseapresentfor
2.TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed_______.
a.attractive
b.interestedinties
c.tired
d.inneedofcomfort
3.Edithstoppedatthenextcounter_________.
a.purosely
b.suddenly
c.unwillingly
d.accidentally
4.Edith'sfathersmokedapipe_______.
a.whenhewasobliged
b.onsocialoccasions
c.fromtimetotime
d.whenhewasdelighted
5.Shoppingwasverydisagreeableatthattimeof
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