英语四级阅读理解练习及答案.docx

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英语四级阅读理解练习及答案

1）takearaincheck改期

　　2）lostcount弄不清晰

　　3）beinanotherworld精神恍惚;魂不守舍

　　4）makeyourselfathome随意，随便

　　5）saveyourbreath省口气吧;别白费口舌了

　　6）makesense故意义，理解

　　7）costsb.anarmandaleg非常昂贵

　　8）burnaholeinone'spocket不久地被花光

　　9）fillone'sshoes较好地顶替;令人满意地代替

　　10）isicecold表达理所固然

　　11）likeapplesandoranges用来表达无法相比事物

　　12）loseone'strainof忘掉

　　13）meeteachotherhalfway互相妥协，让步

　　14）onthedot准时;正点

　　15）onceandforall最后一次;干脆

　　16）outofearshot不在听力所及范畴

　　17）outofthisworld非常好

　　18）playbyear随机应变，视情形而定

　　19）ringabell令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟

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Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate，therewilleventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue，wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryforlustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem，however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist，ProfessorCarlSagan.

　　Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompleetelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochangetheatmophereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.

　　Saganproposesthatalgaeorganismsthatcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionsimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone，thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipwillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime，thealgewillbreakdownthecarbondioxideintooxygenandcarbon.

　　Whenthealgaehavedonetheriwork，theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbeformancansetfootonVenusitwillbeneccessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.ThesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformantolandonitbuttherainwilleventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus.

　　1.Intelongrun，themostinsolubleproblemcausedbypopulationgrowthonearthwillprobablybethelackof______.

　　a.food

　　b.oil

　　c.space

　　d.resources

　　2.CarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecause_____

　　a.itmightbepossibletochangeitsatmosphere

　　b.itsatmosphereisthesameastheearth's

　　c.thereisagoodsupplyofwateronVenus

　　d.thedaysonVenusarelongenough

　　3.OnVenusthereisalotof________.

　　a.water

　　b.carbondioxide

　　c.carbonmonoxide

　　d.oxygen

　　4.Algaeareplantsthatcan____.

　　a.liveinveryhottemperatures

　　b.liveinverycoldtemperatures

　　c.manufactureoxygen

　　d.alloftheabove

　　5.MancanlandonVenusonlywhen_______.

　　a.thealgaehavedonetheirwork

　　b.theatmospherebecomescooler

　　c.thereisoxygen

　　d.itrainsthere

　　答案：

cabdd

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PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993，theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered，totheirhorror，thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem，thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether，slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.

　　Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople，forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.

　　AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases，thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast，shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue，theysay，untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile，ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture，applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.

　　1.WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?

　　A）Thedisappearanceofhotels，housesandgardens.

　　B）Theexperts’lackofknowledge.

　　C）Therisingofthesealevel.

　　D）Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.

　　2.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland________.

　　A）willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

　　B）hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents

　　C）isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

　　D）canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

　　3.Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosioncan________.

　　A）leadtoitseventualsolution

　　B）provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown

　　C）helptopreventitfromworsening

　　D）warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

　　4.Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause________.

　　A）itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas

　　B）thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction

　　C）theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents

　　D）houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea

　　5.Accordingtotheauthor，whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland，peopleshould________.

　　A）beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved

　　B）guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent

　　C）takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration

　　D）examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision

　　参照答案

　　1.C2.B3.A4.B5.D

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Statusesaremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewe"fit"insociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydaylives，wementallyattempttoplacepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexample，wemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarian，whetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesman，whethertheunfamiliarpersononourpropertyisathierorameterreader，andsoon.

　　Thestatusesweassumeoftenvarywiththepeopleweencounter，andchangethroughoutlife.Mostofuscan，atveryhighspeed，assumethestatusesthatvarioussituationsrequire.Muchofsocialinteractionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamongappropriatestatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofappraisalandinterpretation.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothers，mostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.

　　Astatushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.Withincertainlimits，thebuyercanchoosestyleandfabric.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostume（服装）ofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprince.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermore，ourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfit，aswellasbyourpocketbook（钱包）.Havingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainalterationsmade，butapartfromminoradjustments，wetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirracks.Statusestoocomereadymade，andtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimited.

　　这是一篇阐明文，讲是人们Status（身份、地位）这一问题。

　　51.Inthefirstparagraph，thewritertellsusthatstatusescanhelpus_______.

　　A）determinewhetherapersonisfitforacertainjob

　　B）behaveappropriatelyinrelationtootherpeople

　　C）protectourselvesinunfamiliarsituations

　　D）makefriendswithotherpeople

　　[答案及分析]：

[B]事实辨认题。

问在第一段作者告诉咱们人身份对咱们有下列哪种协助。

第一段第一句说得很明白：

“身份有助于咱们和别人相处，决定咱们在社会中所处地位、扮演角色”，[B]项意为“对的地与人交往”，正是上述意思。

　　52.Accordingtothewriter，peopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses______.

　　A）inordertoidentifythemselveswithothers

　　B）inordertobetteridentifyothers

　　C）astheirmentalprocesseschange

　　D）asthesituationchanges

　　[答案及分析]：

[D]事实辨认题。

问作者以为，在什么状况下人们经常具备不同身份。

[A]项意为“为了将自己预其她人区别开”，[B]项为“为了更好地辨认她人”，[C]项为“当心理发生变化时”，[D]项意为“随着环境变化”。

[A]、[B]、[C]三项都不合文章原意，并且依照第二段第一、二句话可知[D]项对的。

　　53.Theword"appraisal"（Line5，Para.2）mostprobablymeans"_______".

　　A）involvementB）appreciationC）assessmentD）presentation

　　[答案及分析]：

[C]词义理解题。

问第二段第六行中appraisal一词意思是什么。

依照该词所在句子，可知该词含义和mentalprocess（思想过程）关于，并且也许与和其并列词interpretation（解释，阐明，理解）有一定相似之处。

involvement意为“陷入，卷入;牵涉，包括”，assessment意为“预计，评估;所预计之数额”，appreciation表达“感谢，感激;欣赏，评价，赏识”，presentation意为“赠送;提出;引见，简介;出席，呈现;表演”。

比较起来，[B]项符合上述两点，并且意思上说得通。

appraisal精确意思是“预计，估价，评价”，在此句中“评价”讲。

　　54.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph，thepronoun"it"refersto"______".

　　A）fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeopleappropriately

　　B）identificationofotherpeople'sstatuses

　　C）selectingone'sownstatusesD）constantmentalprocess

[答案及分析]：

[A]事实辨认题。

问第二段最后一句中“it”指代什么。

依照句意及其构造可知：

it指代thetask，即前一句“wefitoutactionstothoseofpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofappraisalandinterpretation”，不难看出[A]项对的。

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Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike"Iwaswrongaboutthat,"anditisevenhardertosay，"Iwaswrong，andyouwererightaboutthat."

　　Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertain