大学英语四级深度阅读练习题6套.docx

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大学英语四级深度阅读练习题6套

深度阅读练习题

练习6.2012年12月第一套

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asyouareprobablyaware,thelatestjobmarketsnewsisn’tgood:

Unemploymentisstillmorethan9percent,andnewjobgrowthhasfallenclosetozero.That’sbadfortheeconomy,ofcourse.Anditmaybeespeciallydiscouragingifyouhappentobelookingforajoborhopingtochangecareersrightnow.Butitactuallyshouldn’tmattertoyounearlyasmuchasyouthink.

That’sbecausejobgrowthnumbersdon’tmattertojobhuntersasmuchasjobturnover（人员更替）data.Afterall,existingjobsopenupeverydayduetopromotions,resignations,terminations（解雇）,andretirements.（Yes,peopleareretiringeveninthiseconomy.）Inbothgoodtimesandbad,turnovercreatesmoreopeningsthaneconomicgrowthdoes.EveninJuneof2007,whentheeconomywasstillmovingahead,jobgrowthwasonly132,000,whileturnoverwasmillion!

Andasitturnsout,eventoday—withjobgrowthnearzero—over4millionjobhuntersarebeinghiredeverymonth.

Idon’tmeantoimplythatoveralljobgrowthdoesn’thaveanimpactonone’sabilitytolandajob.It’struethatiftotalemploymentwerehigher,itwouldmeanmorejobsforallofustochoosefrom（andcompetefor）.Andit’struethattherearecurrentlymorepeopleapplyingforeachavailablejobopening,regardlessofwhetherit’sanewoneornot.

Butwhatoftendistinguishesthosewholandjobsfromthosewhodon’tistheirabilitytostaymotivated.They’rewillingtodothehardworkofidentifyingtheirvaluableskills;becreativeaboutwhereandhowtolook;learnhowtopresentthemselvestopotentialemployers;andkeepgoing,evenafterrepeatedrejections.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdatashowsthatmillionpeoplewhowantedandwereavailableforworkhadn’tlookedwithinthelastfourweeksandwerenolongerevenclassifiedasunemployed.

Sodon’tlettheheadlinesfoolyouintogivingup.Fourmillionpeoplegethiredeverymonthinthe.Youcanbeoneofthem.

57.Theauthortendstobelievethathighunemploymentrate______.

A）deprivesmanypeopleofjobopportunities

B）preventsmanypeoplefromchangingcareers

C）shouldnotstoppeoplefromlookingforajob

D）doesnotmeanthe.economyisworsening

58.Wheredomostjobopeningscomefrom

A）Jobgrowth.C）Improvedeconomy.

B）Jobturnover.D）Businessexpansion.

59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoveralljobgrowth

A）Itdoesn’thavemucheffectonindividualjobseekers.

B）Itincreasespeople’sconfidenceintheeconomy.

C）Itgivesarayofhopetotheunemployed.

D）Itdoesn’tmeangreaterjobsecurityfortheemployed.

60.Whatisthekeytolandingajobaccordingtotheauthor

A）Education.B）Intelligence.C）Persistence.D）Experience.

61.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheunemploymentfiguresinthe.

A）Theyclearlyindicatehowhealthytheeconomyis.

B）Theyprovidethepublicwiththelatestinformation.

C）Theywarnofthestructuralproblemsintheeconomy.

D）Theyexcludethosewhohavestoppedlookingforajob.

练习7.2013年6月第二套

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Junkfoodiseverywhere.We'reeatingwaytoomuchofit.Mostofusknowwhatwe'redoingandyetwedoitanyway.

Sohere'sasuggestionofferedbytworesearchersattheRandCorporation:

Whynottakealessonfromalcoholcontrolpoliciesandapplythemtowherefoodissoldandhowit'sdisplayed

"Manypolicymeasurestocontrolobesity（肥胖症）assumethatpeopleconsciouslyandrationallychoosewhatandhowmuchtheyeatandthereforefocusonprovidinginformationandmoreaccesstohealthierfoods,"notethetworesearchers.

"Incontrast,"theresearcherscontinue,"manyregulationsthatdon'tassumepeoplemakerationalchoiceshavebeensuccessfullyappliedtocontrolalcohol,asubstance—likefood—ofwhichimmoderateconsumptionleadstoserioushealthproblems."

Theresearchreferencesstudiesofpeople'sbehaviourwithfoodandalcoholandresultsofalcoholrestrictions,andthenlistsfiveregulationsthattheresearchersthinkmightbepromisingifappliedtojunkfoods.Amongthem:

Densityrestrictions:

licensestosellalcoholaren'thandedoutunplannedtoallcomersbutareallotted（分配）basedonthenumberofplacesinanareathatalreadysellalcohol.Thesemakealcohollesseasytogetandreducethenumberofpsychologicalcuestodrink.

Similarly,theresearcherssay,beingpresentedwithjunkfoodstimulatesourdesiretoeatit.Sowhynotlimitthedensityoffoodoutlets,particularlyonesthatsellfoodrichinemptycaloriesAndwhynotlimitsaleoffoodinplacesthataren'tprimarilyfoodstores

Displayandsalesrestrictions:

Californiahasaruleprohibitingalcoholdisplaysnearthecashregistersingasstations,andinmostplacesyoucan'tbuyalcoholatdrive-throughfacilities.Atsupermarkets,foodcompaniespaytohavetheirwaresinplaceswherethey'reeasilyseen.Onecouldremovejunkfoodtothebackofthestoreandbanthemfromtheshelvesatcheckoutlines.Theothermeasuresincluderestrictingportionsizes,taxingandprohibitingspecialpricedealsforjunkfoods,andplacingwarninglabelsontheproducts.

56.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutjunkfood

A）Peopleshouldbeeducatednottoeattoomuch.

B）Itiswidelyconsumeddespiteitsillreputation.

C）Itstemptationistoostrongforpeopletoresist.

D）Itcausesmoreharmthanisgenerallyrealised.

57.WhatdotheRandresearchersthinkofmanyofthepolicymeasurestocontrolobesity

A）Theyshouldbeimplementedeffectively.

B）Theyprovidemisleadinginformation.

C）Theyarebasedonwrongassumptions.

D）Theyhelppeoplemakerationalchoices.

58.Whydopolicymakersofalcoholcontrolplacedensityrestrictions

A）Fewpeopleareabletoresistalcohol'stemptations.

B）Therearealreadytoomanystoressellingalcohol.

C）Drinkingstrongalcoholcancausesocialproblems.

D）Easyaccessleadstocustomers'over-consumption.

59.WhatisthepurposeofCalifornia'sruleaboutalcoholdisplayingasstations

A）Toeffectivelylimitthedensityofalcoholoutlets.

B）Tohelpdriverstogiveupthehabitofdrinking.

C）Topreventpossibletrafficjamsinnearbyareas.

D）Togetalcoholoutofdrivers'immediatesight.

60.WhatisthegeneralguidelinetheRandresearcherssuggestaboutjunkfoodcontrol

A）Guidingpeopletomakerationalchoicesaboutfood.

B）Enhancingpeople'sawarenessoftheirownhealth.

C）Borrowingideasfromalcoholcontrolmeasures.

D）Resortingtoeconomic,legalandpsychologicalmeans.

练习8.2013年12月第二套

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperceptionofthefoodinfrontofus.

Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV（orasimilardistraction）canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualcues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.

Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people’shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey’dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.

Thisdisparity（差异）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol.

“Hungerisn’tcontrolledsolelybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal,’’Brunstromsays.“Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought.”

Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-calorie（卡路里）milkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷尔蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey’dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.

WhatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabitsAlthoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.

Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.

56.Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake

A）Howweperceivethefoodweeat.C）Whenweeatourmeals.

B）Whatingredientsthefoodcontains.D）Howfastweeatourmeals.

57.Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal

A）Youwouldprobablybemorepickyaboutfood.

B）Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.

C）Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.

D）Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.

58.Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study

A）Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.

B）Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.

C）Hungerlevelsdependonone’sconsumptionofcalories.

D）Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.

59.WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite

A）Trickourselvesintoeatingless.C）Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.

B）Choosefoodwithfewercalories.D）Pickdishesoftherightsize.

60.Whatisthemainideaof