大学英语四级模拟真题与解析仔细阅读合集二Word格式.docx

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D.theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc  

【答案】A  

2.Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth_____.  

A.reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemwhichsupportthem  

B.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers  

C.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles  

D.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives  

【答案】B  

3.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttotheword“cushions”（Line1,Para.2）?

A.Addsupto.  

B.Doesawaywith.  

C.Lessenstheeffectof.  

D.Laysthefoundationfor.  

【答案】C  

4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_____.  

A.instrumentalsupport  

B.informationalsupport  

C.socialcompanionship  

D.thestrengtheningofself-respect  

5.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialthat_____.  

A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelatives  

B.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakes  

C.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmore‘enjoyable  

D.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles  

【答案】D  

（二）

Onaverage,Americankidsaging3to12spent19hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports;

girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.  

“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch（危机）thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.  

Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.（Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.）Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsaging3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.  

Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?

1.Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”（Para.2）,SandraHofferthmeans_____.  

A.childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents  

B.childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents  

C.bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime  

D.bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime  

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis_____.  

A.quiteconvincing  

B.partiallytrue  

C.totallygroundless  

D.ratherconfusing  

3.Accordin  gtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif_____.

A.hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying  

B.heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway  

C.hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities  

D.heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents  

4.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids_____.  

A.areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities  

B.areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers  

C.arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV  

D.areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork  

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.  

A.extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligence  

B.morechildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff  

C.effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful  

D.mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren  

（三）

ProfessorSmithrecentlypersuaded35people,23ofthemwomen,tokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsforafortnight.Whenhecametoanalyzetheirembarrassinglapses（差错）inascientificreport,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroupings.Nordidthelapsesappeartobeentirelyrandom（随机的）.  

Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherdogherearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear,“theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor.“Peopleprogramthemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversedintheprogram.”Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“programassemblyfailures”.  

Altogetherthevolunteerslogged433unintentionalactionsthattheyfoundthemselvesdoing—anaverageoftwelveeach.Thereappeartobepeakperiodsinthedaywhenweareatourzaniest（荒谬可笑的）.Thesearetwohourssometimebetweeneighta.m.andnoon,betweenfourandsixp.m.withasmallerpeakbetweeneightandtenp.m.“Amongmenthepeakseemstobewhenachangeoverinbrain‘programs’occurs,asforinstancebetweengoingtoandfromwork.”Womenonaveragereportedslightlymorelapses—12.5comparedwith10.9formen—probablybecausetheyweremorereliablereporters.  

Astartlingfindingoftheresearchisthattheabsent-mindedactivityisahazardofdoingthingsinwhichweareskilled.Normally,youwouldexpectthatskillreducesthenumberoferrorswemake.Buttryingtoavoidsillyslipsbyconcentratingmorecouldmakethingsalotworse—evendangerous.  

1.InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects_____.  

A.tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthings  

B.toreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandom  

C.toanalyzetheirawkwardexperiencesscientifically  

D.tokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionally  

2.ProfessorSmithdiscoveredthat_____.  

A.certainpatternscanbeidentifiedintherecordedincidents  

B.manypeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheirabsent-mindedness  

C.mentendtobemoreabsent-mindedthanwomen  

D.absent-mindednessisanexcusablehumanweakness  

3.“Programassemblyfailures”（Para.2）referstothephenomenonthatpeople_____.  

A.oftenfailtoprogramtheirroutinesbeforehand  

B.tendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurry  

C.unconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthings  

D.arelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootired  

4.Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.  

A.absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursoftheday  

B.womenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiods  

C.womenexperiencemorepeakperiodsofabsent-mindedness  

D.men’sabsent-mindednessoftenresultsinfunnysituations  

5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.  

A.peopleshouldavoidimportantthings,duringpeakperiodsoflapses  

B.hazardscanbeavoidedwhenpeopledothingstheyaregoodat  

C.peopleshouldbecarefulwhenprogrammingtheiractions  

D.lapsescannotalwaysbeattributedtolackofconcentration  

（四）

AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:

“So,howhaveyoubeen?

”Andtheboywhocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsoldreplied,“Frankly,I’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.”  

Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed”untilwewereinhighschool.  

Theevidenceofachangein