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专四模拟试题之阅读共30篇
专四模拟试题之阅读共30篇
专四模拟试题(阅读篇1)
GlacierNationalParkinMontanasharesboundarieswithCanada,anAmericanIndianreservation,andanationalforest.AlongtheNorthForkoftheFlatheadRiver,theparkalsobordersabout17,000acresofprivatelandsthatarecurrentlyusedforranching,timber,andagriculture.Thislandisanimportantpartofthehabitatandmigratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.Theseprivatelandsareessentiallytheonlyonesavailablefordevelopmentintheregion.
Withencouragementfromthepark,locallandownersinitiatedalanduseplanningefforttoguidethefutureoftheNorthFork.Theparkisapartnerinaninterlocalagreementthatcallsforresourcemanagingagenciestoworktogetherandwiththemorethan400privateownersinthearea.Adraftplanhasbeenprepared,withobjectiveofmaintainingtraditionaleconomicusesbutlimitingnewdevelopmentthatwoulddamageparkresources.Voluntaryactionbylandowners,incooperationwiththeparkandthecounty,ishelpingtorestrictsmalllotsubdivisions,maintainwildlifecorridors,andminimizeanyharmfulimpactontheenvironment.
Thewillingnessoflocallandownerstoparticipateinthisprotectioneffortmayhavebeenstimulatedbyconcernsthatcongresswouldimposealegislativesolution.Nevertheless,manylocalresidentswanttoretaintheexistingcharacterofthearea.Meetingsbetweenparkofficialsandlandownershaveledtoadramaticallyimprovedunderstandingofallconcerns.
1.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.
A.theendangeredspeciesinGlacierNationalPark
B.theprotectionoflandssurroundingGlacierNationalPark
C.conservationlawsimposedbythestateofMontana
D.conservationlawsimposedbyCongress
2.WhyaretheprivatelandssurroundingGlacierNationalParksoimportant?
A.Theyfunctionasahuntingpreserve.
B.Theyarerestrictedtogovernmentuse.
C.Theyareheavilypopulated.
D.Theycontainnaturalhabitatsofthreatenedspecies.
3.Therelationshipbetweenparkofficialsandneighboringlandownersmaybestbedescribedas______.
A.indifferentB.intimateC.cooperativeD.disappointing
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatamajorinterestoftheofficialsofGlacierNationalParkisto______.
A.limitlanddevelopmentaroundthepark
B.establishanewparkinMontana
C.influencenationallegislation
D.settleborderdisputeswithCanada
专四模拟试题(阅读篇2)
Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsforaverylongtime.Insomepartsoftheworldyoucanstillfindtoolsthatpeopleusedmorethantwomillionyearsago.Theymadethesetoolsbyhittingonestoneagainstanother.Inthisway,theybrokeoffpiecesfromoneofthestones.Thesechipsofstonewereusuallysharpononeside.Peopleusedthemforcuttingmeatandskinfromdeadanimals,andalsoformakingothertoolsoutofwood.
Humanbeingsneededtousetoolsbecausetheydidnothavesharpteethlikeothermeateatinganimals,suchaslionsandtigers.Toolshelpedpeopletogetfoodmoreeasily.Workingwithtoolsalsohelpedtodevelophumanintelligence.Thehumanbraingrewbigger,andhumanbeingsbegantoinventmoreandmoretoolsandmachines.Thestonechipwasoneofthefirsttoolsthatpeopleused,andperhapsitisthemostimportant.Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeytosuccessofmankind.
1.Thestonechipisthoughttobethemostimportanttoolbecauseit______.
A.wasoneofthefirsttools
B.developedhumancapabilities
C.ledtotheinventionofmachines
D.wascrucialtothedevelopmentofmankind
2.Attheendofthepassagetheauthorseemstosuggestthatlifeinfutureis______.
A.disastrousB.unpredictable C.exciting D.colorful
专四模拟试题(阅读篇3)
AsmanyasonethousandyearsagointheSouthwest,theHopiandZuniIndiansofNorthAmericawerebuildingwithadobe-sunbakedbrickplasteredwithmud.Theirhomeslookedremarkablylikemodernapartmenthouses.Somewerefourstorieshighandcontainedquartersforperhapsathousandpeople,alongwithstoreroomsforgrainandothergoods.Thesebuildingswereusuallyputupagainstcliffs,bothtomakeconstructioneasierandfordefenseagainstenemies.Theywerereallyvillagesinthemselves,aslaterSpanishexplorersmusthaverealizedsincetheycalledthem"pueblos",whichisSpanishfortown.
Thepeopleofthepueblosraisedwhatarecalled"thethreesisters"-corn,beans,andsquash.Theymadeexcellentpotteryandwovemarvelousbaskets,somesofinethattheycouldholdwater.TheSouthwesthasalwaysbeenadrycountry,wherewaterisscarce.TheHopiandZunibroughtwaterfromstreamstotheirfieldsandgardensthroughirrigationditches.Waterwassoimportantthatitplayedamajorroleintheirreligion.Theydevelopedelaborateceremoniesandreligiousritualstobringrain.
Thewayoflifeoflesssettledgroupswassimplerandmorestronglyinfluencedbynature.SmalltribessuchastheShoshoneandUtewanderedthedryandmountainouslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandthePacificOcean.Theygatheredseedsandhuntedsmallanimalssuchassmallrabbitsandsnakes.IntheFarNorththeancestorsoftoday’sInuithuntedseals,walruses,andthegreatwhales.Theylivedrightonthefrozenseasinshelterscalledigloosbuiltofblocksofpackedsnow.Whensummercame,theyfishedforsalmonandhuntedthelordlycaribou.
TheCheyenne,Pawnee,andSiouxtribes,knownasthePlainsIndians,livedonthegrasslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandtheMississippiRiver.Theyhuntedbison,commonlycalledthebuffalo.Itsmeatwasthechieffoodofthesetribes,anditshidewasusedtomaketheirclothingandcoveringoftheirtentsandtipis.
1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.ThearchitectureofearlyAmericanIndianbuildings.
B.ThemovementofAmericanIndiansacrossNorthAmerica.
C.CeremoniesandritualsofAmericanIndians.
D.ThewayoflifeofAmericanIndiantribesinearlyNorthAmerica.
2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedwellingsoftheHopiandZuniwere______.
A.verysmallB.highlyadvancedC.difficulttodefendD.quicklyconstructed
专四模拟试题(阅读篇4)
GlacierNationalParkinMontanasharesboundarieswithCanada,anAmericanIndianreservation,andanationalforest.AlongtheNorthForkoftheFlatheadRiver,theparkalsobordersabout17,000acresofprivatelandsthatarecurrentlyusedforranching,timber,andagriculture.Thislandisanimportantpartofthehabitatandmigratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.Theseprivatelandsareessentiallytheonlyonesavailablefordevelopmentintheregion.
Withencouragementfromthepark,locallandownersinitiatedalanduseplanningefforttoguidethefutureoftheNorthFork.Theparkisapartnerinaninterlocalagreementthatcallsforresourcemanagingagenciestoworktogetherandwiththemorethan400privateownersinthearea.Adraftplanhasbeenprepared,withobjectiveofmaintainingtraditionaleconomicusesbutlimitingnewdevelopmentthatwoulddamageparkresources.Voluntaryactionbylandowners,incooperationwiththeparkandthecounty,ishelpingtorestrictsmalllotsubdivisions,maintainwildlifecorridors,andminimizeanyharmfulimpactontheenvironment.
Thewillingnessoflocallandownerstoparticipateinthisprotectioneffortmayhavebeenstimulatedbyconcernsthatcongresswouldimposealegislativesolution.Nevertheless,manylocalresidentswanttoretaintheexistingcharacterofthearea.Meetingsbetweenparkofficialsandlandownershaveledtoadramaticallyimprovedunderstandingofallconcerns.
1.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.
A.theendangeredspeciesinGlacierNationalPark
B.theprotectionoflandssurroundingGlacierNationalPark
C.conservationlawsimposedbythestateofMontana
D.conservationlawsimposedbyCongress
2.WhyaretheprivatelandssurroundingGlacierNationalParksoimportant?
A.Theyfunctionasahuntingpreserve.
B.Theyarerestrictedtogovernmentuse.
C.Theyareheavilypopulated.
D.Theycontainnaturalhabitatsofthreatenedspecies.
3.Therelationshipbetweenparkofficialsandneighboringlandownersmaybestbedescribedas______.
A.indifferentB.intimateC.cooperativeD.disappointing
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatamajorinterestoftheofficialsofGlacierNationalParkisto______.
A.limitlanddevelopmentaroundthepark
B.establishanewparkinMontana
C.influencenationallegislation
D.settleborderdisputeswithCanada
专四模拟试题(阅读篇5)
About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.
TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.
Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalph