19901199312 英语四级CET4真题 阅读部分Word文档格式.docx

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Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition（考察）,whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudiestakeon______.

A）anacademicaspectC）abusinessaspect

B）amilitaryaspectD）aninternationalaspect

22.Itwas______thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.

A）theAmericanNavy

B）someearlyintercontinentaltravelers

C）thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

D）thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas______.

A）tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans

B）tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals

C）toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded

D）tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans

24.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“______”.

A）doubtedC）challenged

B）gaveprooftoD）agreedto

25.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A）thebeginningsofoceanography

B）thelayingofthefirstunderseacable

C）theinvestigationofoceandepths

D）theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

PassageTwo

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;

whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectivewordofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend_____classeseachweek.

A）36B）20C）12D）15

27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed_______.

A）toliveinadifferentuniversity

B）totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C）toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D）togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause_______.

A）theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B）theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C）theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D）theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause______.

A）theyhatetheconstantpressurestrainoftheirstudy

B）theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C）suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D）suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

30.Thestudentorganizationsseem,tobeeffectivein______.

A）dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B）ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C）evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D）keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities

PassageThree

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?

Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak,Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues（自言自语）as:

“Getup,John!

You’llbelateforworkagain!

”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract（对抗）yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteam（鼓起干劲）andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

31.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably______.

A）heisalazyperson

B）herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

C）heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

D）heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

32.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?

A）Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B）Familiarmonologues.

C）Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.

D）Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

33.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould_____.

A）changehisenergycycleC）getupearlierthanusual

B）overcomehislazinessD）gotobedearlier

34.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill______.

A）helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork

B）helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C）enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D）keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A）Gettingofftoworkwitaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.

B）Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.

C）Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D）Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

PassageFour

Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixedabilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming（把……按能力分班）pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!

Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupils.Tothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.

Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:

thisgivesthemtheopportun