成都理工大学大学英语四阅读材料精简答案.docx

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成都理工大学大学英语四阅读材料精简答案

Passage1

Exchangeaglancewithsomeone,thenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?

Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat___.

A）everyglancehasitssignificance

2.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevator,thebestthingtodois___.

B）toavoideyecontactwithotherpassengers

3.By"adimmingofthelights"（Line13,Para.1）ErvingGoffmanmeans___.

C）ceasingtoglanceatothers

4.Ifoneislookedatbyastrangerfortoolong,hetendstofeel___.

B）uneasy

5.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___.

D）theroleofeyecontactininterpersonalcommunication.

Passage2

GeraldoRiveraiswellknownforhiscompassionateinvestigativereportsonWABC-TVEyewitnessNews.

ButI’mnotjustinthebusinessofmakingpeoplecry.I’minthebusinessofchange.”

6.GeraldoRiveraisworkingasa（n）______.

B.investigativereporterforaspecialTVprogram

7.HowmanyawardsdidRiverareceiveforhiswork?

D.Five

8.Rivera’sinvestigationandexposeontheconditionsatWillowbrookStateSchoolledto_____.

D.alloftheabove

9.Theterm“One-to-One”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto______.

A.anorganizationinthecommunitythathelpstakebettercareofthementallydisabled

10.Theauthorsuggestsinthispassagethat_____.

B.Riveranevertriestoconcealhisowncompassioninhisreporting

Passage3

Intheolddays,childrenwerefamiliarwithbirthanddeathaspartoflife.ThisisperhapsthefirstgenerationofAmericanyoungsters（年轻人）whohaveneverbeenclosebyduringthebirthofababyandhaveneverexperiencedthedeathofafamilymember.

11.TheeldersofcontemporaryAmericans___.

C）usuallywitnessedthebirthordeathofafamilymember

12.ChildreninAmericatodayaredeniedthechance___.

A）tolearnhowtofacedeath

13.Fivehundredcriticallyillpatientswereinvestigatedwiththemainpurposeof___.

D）learninghowtobesthelpthemandtheirfamilies

14.Theneedofadyingpatientforcompanyshows___.

A）hisdesireforcommunicationwithotherpeople

15.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat___.

C）dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfullyinformedoftheircondition

Passage4

Theoldestandsimplestmethod,then,ofdescribingdifferencesinpersonalitywastoclassifypeopleaccordingtotypes.SuchasystemiscalledaTypology.

AfamousexampleofthismethodwassetforthinGreeceabouttheyear400B.C.AphysiciannamedHippocratestheorizedthattherewerefourfluids,orhumors,inthebody.Correspondingtoeachhumor,hebelieved,thereexistedadefinitetypeofpersonality.

16.Thispassagefocuseson________.

C.personalitytheoryandclassification

17.AccordingtoHippocrates’fluidtheory,apersonwithaperfectbalanceofallthefourhumorsinhim_________.

B.hadapleasantandagreeabletemperament

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

C.peoplewithanoversupplyofbloodwouldeasilygetexcited

19.Modernpersonalitytheoriesandclassifications______.

A.areoftenverydifferentbecausepersonalityitselfisrathercomplicated

20.Intheforth-comingparagraphs,theauthorismostprobablygoingtotalkabout____.

B.differentopinionsofpsychologistsaboutthefactorsindeterminingpersonality

Passage5

Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteors（流星）butalsobecauseofraysfromthesunandotherstars.

21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theatmosphereisessentialtomaninthat___.

A）itprotectshimagainsttheharmfulraysfromspace

22.Weknowfromthepassagethat___.

B）theeffectofexposuretoradiationisslowincoming

23.TheharmradiationhasdonetotheApollocrewmembers___.

D）remainsunknown

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.

B）protectionfromspaceradiationisnoeasyjob

25.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe___.

C）EffectsofSpaceRadiation

Passage6

AlthoughtheUnitedKingdomcoversonlyasmallareaoftheearth’ssurface,itrepresentspeopleofmanydifferentoriginsandcultures.

26.Inthispassagetheauthorintendstotelltheoriginof____.

A.theBritish

27.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.

D.almosteveryBritishcitizenhadhisorherfamilyoriginfromsomewhereelse

28.Accordingtothepassage,theearliestinhabitantsinBritainwere______.

C.StoneAgehuntersandgatherers

29.Thanksto______wecanlearnabouttheearliestinhabitantsinBritain.

D.TheRomansoccupyingtheCelticKingdomsinBritain

30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

D.TherewereblacksmithsinBritainbefore700BC.

Passage7

Theconceptof"environment"iscertainlydifficultandmayevenbemisunderstood;butwehavenohandysubstitute.

versa（反之亦然）.

31.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethepopularunderstandingof"environment"astheauthorseesit?

D）Oversimplified.

32.Accordingtotheauthortheconceptof"environment"isdifficulttoexplainbecause___.

C）theorganismandtheenvironmentinfluenceeachother

33.Inanalyzingtheenvironmentalforcesactingonmantheauthorsuggeststhat___.

C）manismodifiedbytheculturalenvironmentaswellasbythenaturalenvironment

34.Asforculture,theauthorpointsoutthat___.

B）itisalsoaffectedbyenvironmentalfactors

35.Inthispassage,theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwith___.

A）theinterpretationoftheterm"environment"

Passage8

Togetherwithearthquakes,volcanoesarephenomenawhichbothdelightandterrifythehumanmindatthesametime.

36.Volcanoes______.

D.delightpeopleand,ontheotherhand,terrifythem

37.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatinclassicaltimes____.

A.therewerealotofvolcaniceruptionsontheislandofVulcano

38.Thewordvent（Para.2,Line1）means_______.

A.somethinglikeachimneyinthevolcano

39.Accordingtothispassage,mostoftheworld’svolcaniceruptions_____.

C.areneitherextremelydestructivenorextremelynondestructive

40.Accordingto_____,thePeleantypeisthemostexplosivetypeofVolcano.

B.thenatureoftheexplosion

Passage9

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise--andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.

41.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout___.

A）whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers

42.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?

C）Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.

43.Thedoctor'stestsshowthat___.

D）somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanother

44.Theword"subjects"inParagraph5means___.

C）personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?

A）Lawyers

Passage10

Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.

46.Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe_____.

B.anabilitytostoreexperiencesforfutureuse

47.Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatofhumanbeingshowsthat______.

C.thecomputer’smemorycapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenager’s

48.Thewholepassageimpliesthat____.

C.animalsareabletosolveonlyverysimpleproblems

49.Thephrase“intermsof”inthelastsentencecanbestbereplacedby______.

B.expressedby

50.Thetopicofthepassageis:

B.Memoryisofvitalimportancetolife.

Passage11

Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth'spostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.（失误）.

51.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

D）Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.

52.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthattheymight___.

B）takecontroloftheworld

53.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto___.

A）bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem

54.Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis___.

D）fundamental

55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof___.

B）theuseofone'sinternalcomputer

Passage12

AnewenemyisthreateningJapanesetraditions:

leisure.Aspartofitsattempttoincreaseimports,thegovernmentistryingtogetpeopletoworklessandspendmore.Theworkersaredisgusted.

56.ThepurposeofgettingtheJapanesetohavemoresparetimeisthat______.

B.thegovernmentneedstogetmoregoodsfromabroad

57.Thegroupofpeoplewhowelcometheshorter-hoursysteminJapanis_____.

B.theindustrialists

58.Theunionsthinkthat______.

C.theshorterhourstheywork,thelesspaytheycanhave

59.WhatistheresultoftheyoungerJapanese’sreactiontotheleisureindustry?

C.Itbecomesmoreandmoreflourishing

60.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe_____.

B.Leisure:

theGreatestThreat!

Passage13

Inthe196Os,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.

61.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe'smedicalresearchtellsus____.

C）whatkindofeventwouldcausestress

62.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970'sledto___.

B）greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause

63.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows___.

A）howmuchpressureyouareunder

64.Whyis"suchsimplisticadvice"（Line1,Para.3）impossibletofollow?

D）Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.

65.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewho