大学英语四级考试阅读理解练习题.docx

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大学英语四级考试阅读理解练习题

2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题

【篇一】2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题　　Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.

　　Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.

　　Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent（普遍的）.

　　Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.

　　Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.

　　Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.

　　练习题：

　　Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

　　1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?

　　A.Critical.

　　B.Prejudiced.

　　C.Indifferent.

　　D.Positive.

　　2.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.

　　A.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology

　　B.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

　　C.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

　　D.areeagertoworkoverseas

　　3.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”（Lines2-3,Para.3）probablymeans________.

　　A.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

　　B.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

　　C.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad

　　D.leavingallcareandworrybehind

　　4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

　　A.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.

　　B.Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguage.

　　C.Technicalknow-how.

　　D.Businessexperience.

　　5.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.

　　A.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess

　　B.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds

　　C.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquarters

　　D.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad

【篇二】2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题　　Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.

　　LocatedontheshoreofSullivan’sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricane（飓风）Hugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989,HugostruckSouthCarolina,killing18peopleanddamagingordestroying36,000homesinthestate.

　　BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructed,andenforcementofbuildingcodeswasn’tstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.InHugo’swake,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricter,better-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan’sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.

　　Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan’sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble“alargepartylantern（灯笼）”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse’swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.

　　Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage,Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings―long,slendercolumnsofwoodanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoelevatethehouseabovestormsurges.Thepilingsallowthesurgestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.“Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,”saidHuff.

　　Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealedbythehouse’sground-to-roofshell.“Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn’tlooklikeit’sstandingwithitspantlegspulledup,”saidHuff.Intheeventofastormsurge,theshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained.

　　练习题：

　　Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

　　1.AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinearerequired________.

　　A.tobeeasilyreinforced

　　B.tolooksmarterindesign

　　C.tomeetstricterbuildingstandards

　　D.tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes

　　2.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause________.

　　A.itisstrengthenedbysteelrods

　　B.itismadeofredwood

　　C.itisintheshapeofashell

　　D.itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete

　　3.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto________.

　　A.withstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hr

　　B.anchorstrongerpilingsdeepinthesand

　　C.breakhugeseawavesintosmallerones

　　D.preventwaterfromrushingintothehouse

　　4.Themainfunctionoftheshellis________.

　　A.tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouse

　　B.togivethehouseabetterappearance

　　C.toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouse

　　D.toslowdownthespeedoftheswellingwater

　　5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheshellshouldbe________.

　　A.fancy-looking

　　B.waterproof

　　C.easilybreakable

　　D.extremelystrong

【篇三】2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题　　Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-wormdebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthecountryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,artsdegreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents’earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or$220,000overtheirlifetime,accordingtoProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity-butiftheystudyShakespeareorthepeasants’revoltinsteadofanatomyofcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobecompletelywipedout.

　　Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudentsupto$3,000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit’sasmallpricetopaycomparedwiththefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker’sresearchshowstherearesharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.

　　Law,medicineandeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics’monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,whichmakeonlya“small”differencetoearnings-asmallnegativeone,infact.Justaheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18.

　　“it’shardtoresisttheconclusionthatwhatstudentslearndoesmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancialreturnsthanothers,”Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthatstudentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees:

”Studyingeconomicsmightbeverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun.”

　　练习题：

　　Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

　　1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A.ProfessorWalker’sResearch

　　B.HowtoMakeBigMoney.

　　C.DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.

　　D.StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.

　　2.Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause_____

　　A.theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearn

　　B.theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaid

　　C.theydon’tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernment

　　D.theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses

　　3.Theword“lucrative”（Line1,Para.4）mostprobablymeans_____

　　A.sensible

　　B.creative

　　C.profitable

　　D.reliable

　　4.Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn25%morethan______

　　A.educationgraduates

　　B.artsgraduates

　　C.thosewhohadnotstudiedattheuniversity

　　D.theaverageincome

　　5.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______

　　A.regardsartsdegreesasmeaningless

　　B.findsthisresultdisappointingandunfair

　　C.wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollege

　　D.holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturns