大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一.docx

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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

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一

Therearethreekindsofgoals:

short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecan

applyonadailybasis.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.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunitiesc.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess

d.wehavemadegreatdecision

5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___.a.thosewhohabelong-termgoalswillsucceedb.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou

c.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesinationd.everyshouldhaveagoal

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答案：

adcbc

二

TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954（1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars）.Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowing

WorldWar2.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;that

isabout700milliondollarsaday,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’s

d.TheFederalBudgetof1952

2.InLine4,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.a.nearbyexplosion

b.thunderousnoise

c.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth

3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnited

Statesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.

a.confidence

b.confusion

c.disappointment

d.suspicion

4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?

a.Economists

b.Frmaers

c.Politicians

d.Steelworkers

5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?

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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.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscriminationd.spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities

2.Fromthispassage,weknowthat_____.

a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexasb.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversityc.theweatheronthecampusischilly

d.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985

b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985

c.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985

d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity

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4.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sstudywasthat_____.

a.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirwork

b.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobs

c.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversityd.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities

5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.a.TheUniversityofTexas

b.Milburn'sReportc.WomenProfessors

d.SexualDiscriminationinAcademia

答案：

ddabd

四

Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswill

smoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.

Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30

precent,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_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregular

smoker.

a.75b.23c.30d.3000

3.By"dropout"theauthormeans______.

a.studentswhofailedtheexamination

b.studentswholeftschool

c.studentswholosttheirway

d.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool

4.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.

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a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasures

b.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorsc.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancerd.noneofthese

5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.

a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle

b.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniorsc.highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealth

d.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds答案：

bdbdb

五

Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanil