大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五(含答案)

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）
There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range
goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily
goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible should
be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals
cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term
completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short- term
goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might
deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for
several time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become
discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your
ability to grow adn as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and
desire will increase.
Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five
years or more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or
our course of action.
long- term goals mean a lot______.
we complete our short-range goals
we cannot reach solid short-term goals
we write down the dates
we put forward some plans
short-term goals are bulid upon______.
years -term goals
t activities goals that have been completed
we complete each step of our goals ,______.
will win final success
are overwhelmed
should build up confidence of success
should strong desire for setting new goals
our goals are drawn up,_______.
should stick to them until we complete them
may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities
had better wait for the exciting news of success
have made great decision
is implied but not stated in the passage that ______.
who habe long-term goals will succeed
g down the dates may discourage you
goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination
should have a goal
答案：adcbc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案）
The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully
employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and
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lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s,
may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output
was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars).
The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years
immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for
new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third
greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that
is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round
the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted
jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room.
To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their
products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national
economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the
boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.

1. What is the best title of the passage?
a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’s b. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’s
c. U.S. Economy in the 50’s d. The Federal Budget of 1952
2. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.
a. nearby explosion b. thunderous noise
c. general public support d. rapid economic growth
3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in
1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________.
a. confidence b. confusion c. disappointment d. suspicion
4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?
a. Economists b. Frmaers c. Politicians d. Steelworkers
5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than
in 1950 . How much was it ?
a. 60％ b. 50％ c. 33％ d. 90％
答案：cdabc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三（含答案）
Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few
women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the
University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging University was
rated among the lowest for the a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress
that was made and called for even more improvement.
One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of
available administrative jobs.
College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that
woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.
Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to
succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.
Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all
academia,inequities will exist.

here at the University.
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spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here,
they are wasting valuable study time.

ing to Spirduso,women need to ____.
e a report on sexual discrimination
for further improvement in their working conditions
their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination
more time and energy doing scholarly activities

this passage ,we know that _____.
are many women full professors in the University of Texas
play an important part in adminitrating the University
weather on the campus is chilly
make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University

of the following statements is true?
number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985
number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985
number of women professors was the same as that of 1985
and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the
University

of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.
were told to con centrate on teir work
were given information about available administrative jobs
were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity
were encouraged to do more scholarly activities

5. The title for this passage should be _______.
University of Texas
n's Report
Professors
Discrimination in Academia
答案：ddabd
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四（含答案）
Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their
first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can
be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and
nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to
cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of
death.
Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent ,
smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several
important issues must be raised.
First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little.
Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among
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female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is ,several recent studies have
indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .
Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past
decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer
Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce
smoking levesl among youth.
ing to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.
c accidents
g-related desease

of these
day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.
a.75 b.23 c.30 d.3000

ts who failed the examination
ts who left school
ts who lost their way
ts who were driven out of school
reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.
has taken effective measures
g is prevented among high school seniors
are many smokers who have died of cancer
of these
is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.
g rates among youth have declined very little
are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors
smoking rates are due to the incease in wealth
g at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds
答案：bdbdb
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our gh science has made
enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods
unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are
related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the
colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the
food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new
discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates,
commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these
carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know
which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives
which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals,
and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar
drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are
simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although
the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the
practices continue.
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is the best possible title of the passage?
and Food
and Health
and Health
and Drug
of the following statements is NOT ture?
are always given to animals for medical reasons
of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the
living animals
chers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five
years.
may cause forty percent of cancer in world.
has science done something harmful to mankind?
e of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.
has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
e of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been
added to food.
scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.

are nitrates used for?
preserve flavor in packaged foods.
preserve the color of meats.
are the objects of research.
cause the animals to become fatter.
word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.
e-making
-retaining
-making
-causing
答案：cacbd
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六（含答案）
As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you
are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to
slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the
bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation
adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor
performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some
people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for
managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When
exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make
choice between
between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however
little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through
continued exposure to stress,that health becomes serious conditions as high
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blood pressure and heart disease have established links with we cannot remove
stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to
deal with it.

are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.
do not know how to enjoy themselves
do not believe that relaxation is important for health
are travelling fast all the time
are becoming busier with their work

ing to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his
________.
fearing stress
g the art of relaxation
sense of responsibility
control over performance

of the follwing statements is ture?
can find some ways to avoid stress
is always harmful to people
is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.
ent people can withstand different amounts of stress

Paragraph 3,
a.
b.
c.
d.

the last sentence of the passage,
a.
b.
c.
d.
答案：dadbc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七（含答案）
In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They
wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them
decided to outof American society and form their own societies . They formed
utopian communities , which they called where they could follow their
philosophy of your own thing.A group of artists founded a commune in southern
Colorado called
Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author
Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group
that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United
States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock
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Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but
they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.
Not all communes believed in the philosophy of
a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist
r. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's
techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian
architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people
will live closely together in one large building called an Soleri believes that
people must live closely together so that they will all become one.

did some young Americans decide to
were not satisfied with American society.
wanted to grow marijuana.
wanted to go to the Vietnam War.
did not want all people to be equal.

did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?
dome-shaped house
old school huses
a farm inTennessee
an archology in Arizona

gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?
Soleri
r
Gaskin
nster Fuller

was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?
philosophy of
aia in the late 1960s
ideas of psychologist
belief that people must live closely togerher.

is an
a.A person who studies archaeology
b.A large building where people live closely together
c.A city in A rizona
d.A technique to contorl people
答案：abdcb
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之八（含答案）
There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of
brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others.
But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of
intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the
individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped
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envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level
of intelligence of which he is capable.
The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be
demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical,
the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the
twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster
homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor
educational was reared inthe home of well-to- do parents who had been to
college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be
stimulated enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their
late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125,
twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical
brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at
roughly the same level.

selection can best be titled_________.
ing Your Intelligence
igence and Environment
Case of Peter and Mark
the brain Influences Intelligence

beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.
brains differ considerably
brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligence
nment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence
d. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence

ing to the passage , the average _____.
a.85
b.100
c.110
d.125

case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.
dual with identical brains seldom test at same level
individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment
of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence
s of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain

passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.
be predicted at birth
the same throuthout his life
be increased by education
determined by his childhood
答案：bcbcc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之九（含答案）
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