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专四阅读理解练习

专四阅读理解练习1

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

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答案：

1.D）根据阅读短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地区不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式。

故选项D为正确答案。

2.B）此题为推断题。

根据文章第一段可知，早在一千年前Hopi和Zuni两支北美印第安部落就用一种砖坯“adobe”来建造房屋，高可达四层楼高，有居住室还有储藏室，颇像现代的公寓，故选项B（高度发达）为正确答案。

专四阅读理解练习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 

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答案：

1.D）这是一道细节题。

根据文章第二段尾句

“Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeytothesuccessofmankind”

可知“stonechip”对于人类的发展起到了非常重要的作用，这与D正好相符。

2.B）在文章最后一段中作者说人类在过去的几百万年时间

里一直使用“stonechip”，人类社会发生的变化很小。

而我们使用“siliconchips”才不过几年，生活却发生了巨大的变化。

于是作者发出了疑问：

“二十年后的生活会是什么样子的呢？

”，

“二百万年后的世界又会是什么样子呢？

”，

表明将来的生活无法预料，这与选项B相符。

专四阅读理解练习3

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

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答案：

1.B）这是一道主旨题。

通过阅读文章可知，为了保护冰川国家公园的濒危物种和资源，公园当局和地方土地所有者制订了限制土地使用计划，故答案为B。

2.D）这是一道细节题。

根据第一段第三句“Thislandisanimportantpartofthehabitatandmigratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.”（这片土地是非常重要的，因为这里是几种经常光顾此公园的濒危物种的栖息地和迁徙路线。

）可知选项D为正确答案。

3.C）根据第二段可知，公园当局和地方土地所有者密切合作来保护资源，因此他们的关系是"cooperative"（合作性的）。

4.A）这是一道推理题。

根据第二段第三句和阅读全文，我们很容易就可以得到这样一个信息：

为了保护自然资源和濒危物种，公园管理者限制那些会破坏资源的土地开发。

因此选项A为正确答案。

专四阅读理解练习4

About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.

TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.

Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:

drawing,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:

inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

1.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause______. 

A.thehunterswantedtoseethepictures

B.thepainterswereanimallovers

C.thepainterswantedtoshowimagination

D.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful

2.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat______. 

A.theformerwaseasytowrite

B.therewerefewersignsintheformer

C.theformerwaseasytopronounce

D.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.

B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.

C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.

D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians. 

4.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorthinksthatpictures______. 

A.shouldbemadecomprehensible

B.shouldbemadeinteresting

C.areofmuchuseinourlife

D.havedisappearedfromourli