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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一精选文档

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

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一

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-rangegoals

　　b。

ifwecannotreachsolidshort—termgoals

　　c.ifwewritedownthedates

　　d。

ifweputforwardsomeplans

　　2.Newshort—termgoalsarebulidupon__.

　　a。

twoyears

　　b。

long-termgoals

　　c.currentactivities

　　d.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

　　3.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,__。

　　a.wewillwinfinalsuccess

　　b。

weareoverwhelmed

　　c.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

　　d.weshouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

　　4.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,__。

　　a。

weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethem

　　b.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunities

　　c.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess

　　d.wehavemadegreatdecision

　　5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___。

　　a.thosewhohabelong—termgoalswillsucceed

　　b。

writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou

　　c.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesination

　　d.everyshouldhaveagoal

　　答案:

adcbc

二

　　TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell—fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.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’s

　　b.TheUnemploymentRateof1950's

　　c。

U。

S.Economyinthe50’s

　　d.TheFederalBudgetof1952

　　2.InLine4，theword“boom"couldbestbereplacedby______。

　　a。

nearbyexplosion

　　b。

thunderousnoise

　　c。

generalpublicsupport

　　d.rapideconomicgrowth

　　3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________。

　　a。

confidence

　　b.confusion

　　c。

disappointment

　　d。

suspicion

　　4。

WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?

　　a。

Economists

　　b.Frmaers

　　c。

Politicians

　　d.Steelworkers

　　5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU。

S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?

　　a。

60％

　　b。

50％

　　c。

33%

　　d.90%

　　答案：

cdabc

三

　　Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors。

In1985，RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingwomen.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem。

Ina1987update，Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.

　　OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.

　　CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks。

　　Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus，manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork。

　　UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist。

　　”WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity.”Spirdusosaid。

"Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime。

”

　　1.AccordingtoSpirduso,womenneedto____.

　　a。

produceareportonsexualdiscrimination

　　b.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditions

　　c.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscrimination

　　d。

spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities

　　2.Fromthispassage,weknowthat_____。

　　a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexas

　　b.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversity

　　c。

theweatheronthecampusischilly

　　d.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity

　　3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？

　　a。

thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985

　　b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985

　　c。

thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985

　　d。

moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity

　　4。

OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn’sstudywasthat_____.

　　a.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirwork

　　b.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobs

　　c。

womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversity

　　d.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities

　　5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.

　　a.TheUniversityofTexas

　　b.Milburn’sReport

　　c.WomenProfessors

　　d.SexualDiscriminationinAcademia

　　答案：

ddabd

四

　　Today，asineveryotherdayoftheyear，morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime，itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents，andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking—relateddisease。

Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath。

　　Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive，severalimportantissuesmustberaised.

　　First，inthepastseveralyears，smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle。

Second,inthelate1970s，smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing。

Third，severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent。

　　Finally,thouthsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade，nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext，theNaionalCancerInstiute（NCI）beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth.

　　1.Accordingtotheauthor，thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_____.

　　a。

trafficaccidents

　　b.smoking-relateddesease

　　c.murder

　　d。

allofthese

　　2。

Everydaythereareover_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.

　　a。

75b。

23c。

30d。

3000

　　3。

By"dropout”theauthormeans______。

　　a。

studentswhofailedtheexamination

　　b。

studentswholeftschool

　　c。

studentswholosttheirway

　　d.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool

　　4。

Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.

　　a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasures

　　b。

smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniors

　　c。

therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancer

　　d.noneofthese

　　5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.

　　a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle

　　b。

therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors

　　c。

highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealth

　　d.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds

　　答案：

bdbdb

五

　　Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.