大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案三.docx

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案三

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（三）

十一

　　Whatisyourfavouritecolour?

Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?

Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?

Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouriteclouraswegrowup----wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

　　Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea----untilitwasrepaintergreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

　　Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

　　1."Youwouldratherfollowthanred"means_______.

　　a.youdon'tliketofollowothers

　　b.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaleader

　　c.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothers

　　d.youwouldliketobealeaderratherthanafollower

　　2.Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer________.

　　a.redtoyellow

　　b.bluetoorange

　　c.redtogrey

　　d.bluetoyellow

　　3."Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon'tchooseourfavouritecoloursaswegrowup.""Amongotherfacts"means______.

　　a.besidesotherfacts

　　b.inregardtootherfacts

　　c.notconsideringotherfacts

　　d.accordingtootherfacts

　　4.Whichofthefollowingisfacts?

　　a.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinct

　　b.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.

　　c.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhentheywereborn

　　d.Colourshavelittleinfluenceonourmoods

　　5.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernearlondontoothersbecauseof_______.

　　a.itsshape

　　b.itsstructure

　　c.itscolour

　　d.itsbuildingmaterials

　　答案：

bcaac

十二

　　Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.

　　Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?

Ordoesn'titmatter?

Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?

Shouldleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?

　　TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawonmanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.

　　Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable-----especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstratedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.

　　1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner?

　　a.Heshouldfindanexcuse

　　b.Heshouldadkforexcuse.

　　c.Heshouldsaysorry

　　d.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.

　　2."Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.""Badmanners"means________.

　　a.ugly

　　b.dishonest

　　c.impolite

　　d.shameful

　　3.whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttiltleforthispassage?

　　a.SocialCustomsandCustoms

　　b.SocialLife

　　c.AmericanandBritishCustoms

　　d.PromptnessIsImportant

　　4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost_______.

　　a.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable

　　b.makeshisguestsfeelexcited

　　c.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests

　　d.triestoavoidbeingfoolish

　　5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?

　　a.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknife

　　b.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshocked

　　c.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway

　　d.Noneoftheabove

　　答案：

dcaac

十三

　　NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestablishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.

　　ItslocationontheeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontroloftheAmericanhinerlandanditbecamestrategicallyimportanttomanynations.ItwastransferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedtoFrance,andfinallysoldbyNapoleontotheUnitedStatesin1803.Thecitywasthesiteofafamousbattlefoughtin1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericansunderGeneralAndrewJackson.

　　TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantlysiltingandtheriverisnowactuallyhigherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomovewaterfromthecityintotheriver.

　　AlthoughNewOrleanshaasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesforalmosttwocenturies,itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.LouisianastillretainspartsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formmanyyears,wasitsonlylaw.

　　NewOrleansiscarefreecityanditboastsitshot,spicyCreoleseafoodanditsnativeDixielandJazz.ThejacksonSquareneighborhoodmaintainsitsFrenchcolonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CivilWarmansions.Visitorsaresurprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryear,isabusyindustrialandportcity.GrainandcoalcomefromtheMidwestandforeighcargoesareunloadedhere.NewOrleansisnolongerasleepySoutherntown----butit'sstillfuntovisit.

　　1.WhataccountsfortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrleans?

　　a.TheMississippifrequentlyfloodsthecity.

　　b.Theriverbedhasraisedinthepast200years.

　　c.Thetorrentialrainsfloodthecityfrequently.

　　d.Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecomtrolled.

　　2.ThebattleofNewOrleanswasfoughtbyjacksonagainst______.

　　a.France

　　b.Britain

　　c.Spain

　　d.TheNorth

　　3.TheCodeNapoleonwas_______.

　　a.anagreementtosellLouisiana

　　b.abodyoflaws

　　c.acityplan

　　d.amilitarycodeforthearmy

　　4.WhichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotapplytotheattiudeoftheinhabitantsofNewOrleans?

　　a.PrideintheirFrenchheritage.

　　b.Adesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuildings.

　　c.Arefusaltoengageintradeandcommerce

　　d.ApraisingofDixielandJazz.

　　5.TouristsvisitingNewOrleansaresurprisedtoencounter_____.

　　a.Creolefood

　　b.Dixielandjazz

　　c.bustlingcity

　　d.authenticcolonialhomes

　　答案：

bbbcc

十四

　　TheUnitedStatesisonthevergeoflosingitsleadingplaceintheworld'stechnology.Sosaysmorethanonestudyinrecentyears.OneofthereasonsforthisdeclineistheparalleldeclineinthenumberofU.S.scientistsandengineers.

　　Since1976,employmentofscientistsandengineersisup85percent.Thistrendisexpectedtocontinue.However,thetrendshowsthatthenumberof22-year-olds--theneartermsourceoffuturePH.D.s-isdeclining.Furtheraddingtotheproblemistheincreasedcompetitionforthesecandidatesfromotherfields-law,medicine,business,etc.WhilethenumberofU.S.PH.D.sinscienceandengineeringdeclines,theawardofPH.D.stoforeignnationalsisincreasingrapidly.

　　OurinabilitytomotivatestudentstopursuescienceandengineeringcareersatthegraduateleveliscompoundedbecauseoftheintensedemandindustryhasforbrightBachelor'sandMaster'sdegreeholders.Toooften,promisingPH.D.candidates,confrontingthecostandfinancialsacrificeofpursuingtheireducation,findtheattractionofindustryirresistible.

　　1.TheU.S.willcometoloseitsleadingplaceintechnologyprobablybecause________.

　　a.thenumberofPH.D.degreeholdersisdeclining

　　b.thenumberofscientistsandengineersisdecreasing

　　c.thenumberof22-year-ildsisdeclining

　　d.scientistsandengineersarenotemployed

　　2.Thefieldofscienceandengineeringisfacingacompetitionfrom________.

　　a.technology

　　b.foreignnationals

　　c.suchfieldsaslaw,medicineandbusiness

　　d.postgraduates

　　3.Large-scaleenterprisesnowneed_______.

　　a.brightgraduatesandpostgraduates

　　b.newinventions

　　c.advancedtechnology

　　d.engineers

　　4.ManypromisingpostgraduatesareunwillingtopursueaPH.D.degreebecause_________.

　　a.theyarenotencouragedtobeengagedinscience

　　b.industrydoesnotrequirePH.D.holders

　　c.theyhavefinancialdifficulties

　　d.theywillspendmuchtimeandenergycompletingPH.D.

　　5.PH.D.candidates"findtheattractionofindustryirresistible"meansthat_________.

　　a.theyfindindustryisattractingmoreandmorecollegestudents

　　b.theydon'tthinktheycanpreventthemselvesfromworkingforindustry