大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一Word文档格式.docx

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wecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

wewritedownthedates

weputforwardsomeplans

short-termgoalsarebulidupon__.

years

goals

activities

goalsthathavebeencompleted

wecompleteeachstepofourgoals,__.

willwinfinalsuccess

areoverwhelmed

shouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

shouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

ourgoalsaredrawnup,__.

shouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethem

maychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunities

hadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess

havemadegreatdecision

isimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___.

whohabelong-termgoalswillsucceed

downthedatesmaydiscourageyou

goalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesination

shouldhaveagoal

答案：

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二

TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954（1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars）.Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithad

averagedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.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’s

b.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’s

c..Economyinthe50’s

d.TheFederalBudgetof1952

2.InLine4,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.

a.nearbyexplosion

b.thunderousnoise

c.generalpublicsupport

d.rapideconomicgrowth

3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.

a.confidence

b.confusion

c.disappointment

d.suspicion

4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?

a.Economists

b.Frmaers

c.Politicians

d.Steelworkers

5.Thepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendinginthe.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit

a.60%

b.50%

c.33%

d.90%

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三

Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthea1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.

OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.

CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.

Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.

UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist.

"

WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity."

Spirdusosaid."

Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthistheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime."

toSpirduso,womenneedto____.

areportonsexualdiscrimination

forfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditions

theirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscrimination

moretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities

thispassage,weknowthat_____.

aremanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexas

playanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversity

weatheronthecampusischilly

makeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity

ofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

numberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985numberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985numberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985

andmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity

ofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'

sstudywasthat_____.

weretoldtoconcentrateonteirwork

weregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobs

wereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversity

wereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities

5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.

UniversityofTexas

'

sReport

Professors

DiscriminationinAcademia

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四

Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.

Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.

First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticis,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.

Finally,thouthsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNaionalCancerInstiute（NCI）beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth.

totheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_____.

accidents

desease

ofthese

daythereareover_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.

dropout"

theauthormeans______.

whofailedtheexamination

wholeftschool

wholosttheirway

whoweredrivenoutofschool

reasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.

hastakeneffectivemeasures

ispreventedamonghighschoolseniors

aremanysmokerswhohavediedofcancer

isimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.

ratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle

arenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors

smokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealth

athighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds

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五

Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonoursciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorelikelytocausecertaindifferentillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisntoanewdiscovery.In1945,about35yearsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,commonlyusedtopreservec