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大学英语四级阅读40篇含答案
大学英语四级阅读40篇
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:
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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’sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’sc.U.S.Economyinthe50’sd.TheFederalBudgetof19522.InLine4,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderousnoisec.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?
a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?
a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%答案:
cdabcWomenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.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
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
4/200答案:
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Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,