大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一.docx

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案一

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

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一

Therearethreekindsofgoals:

short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

　　Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

　　Theintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowadnsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

　　Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

　　1.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot__.

　　a.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoals

　　b.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

　　c.ifwewritedownthedates

　　d.ifweputforwardsomeplans

　　2.Newshort-termgoalsarebulidupon__.

　　a.twoyears

　　b.long-termgoals

　　c.currentactivities

　　d.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

　　3.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,__.

　　a.wewillwinfinalsuccess

　　b.weareoverwhelmed

　　c.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

　　d.weshouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

　　4.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,__.

　　a.weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethem

　　b.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunities

　　c.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess

　　d.wehavemadegreatdecision

　　5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___.

　　a.thosewhohabelong-termgoalswillsucceed

　　b.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou

　　c.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesination

　　d.everyshouldhaveagoal

　　答案：

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二

　　TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954（1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars）.Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.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.U.S.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.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit

　　a.60%

　　b.50%

　　c.33%

　　d.90%

　　答案：

cdabc

三

　　Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingwomen.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.

　　OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.

　　CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.

　　Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.

　　UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist.

　　"WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity."Spirdusosaid."Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime."

　　1.AccordingtoSpirduso,womenneedto____.

　　a.produceareportonsexualdiscrimination

　　b.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditions

　　c.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscrimination

　　d.spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities

　　2.Fromthispassage,weknowthat_____.

　　a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexas

　　b.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversity

　　c.theweatheronthecampusischilly

　　d.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity

　　3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

　　a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985

　　b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985

　　c.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985

　　d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity

　　4.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sstudywasthat_____.

　　a.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirwork

　　b.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobs

　　c.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversity

　　d.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities

　　5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.

　　a.TheUniversityofTexas

　　b.Milburn'sReport

　　c.WomenProfessors

　　d.SexualDiscriminationinAcademia

　　答案：

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四

　　Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.

　　Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.

　　First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.

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

　　1.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_____.

　　a.trafficaccidents

　　b.smoking-relateddesease

　　c.murder

　　d.allofthese

　　2.Everydaythereareover_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.

　　a.75b.23c.30d.3000

　　3.By"dropout"theauthormeans______.

　　a.studentswhofailedtheexamination

　　b.studentswholeftschool

　　c.studentswholosttheirway

　　d.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool

　　4.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.

　　a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasures

　　b.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniors

　　c.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancer

　　d.noneofthese

　　5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.

　　a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle

　　b.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors

　　c.highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealth

　　d.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds

　　答案：

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五

　　Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Although