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成都理工大学大学英语四阅读材料精简答案
Passage1
Exchangeaglancewithsomeone,thenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement
Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.
1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat___.
A)everyglancehasitssignificance
2.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevator,thebestthingtodois___.
B)toavoideyecontactwithotherpassengers
3.By"adimmingofthelights"(Line13,)ErvingGoffmanmeans___.
C)ceasingtoglanceatothers
4.Ifoneislookedatbyastrangerfortoolong,hetendstofeel___.
B)uneasy
5.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___.
D)theroleofeyecontactininterpersonalcommunication.
Passage2
GeraldoRiveraiswellknownforhiscompassionateinvestigativereportsonWABC-TVEyewitnessNews.
ButI’mnotjustinthebusinessofmakingpeoplecry.I’minthebusinessofchange.”
6.GeraldoRiveraisworkingasa(n)______.
B.investigativereporterforaspecialTVprogram
7.HowmanyawardsdidRiverareceiveforhiswork
D.Five
8.Rivera’sinvestigationandexposeontheconditionsatWillowbrookStateSchoolledto_____.
D.alloftheabove
9.Theterm“One-to-One”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto______.
A.anorganizationinthecommunitythathelpstakebettercareofthementallydisabled
10.Theauthorsuggestsinthispassagethat_____.
B.Riveranevertriestoconcealhisowncompassioninhisreporting
Passage3
Intheolddays,childrenwerefamiliarwithbirthanddeathaspartoflife.ThisisperhapsthefirstgenerationofAmericanyoungsters(年轻人)whohaveneverbeenclosebyduringthebirthofababyandhaveneverexperiencedthedeathofafamilymember.
11.TheeldersofcontemporaryAmericans___.
C)usuallywitnessedthebirthordeathofafamilymember
12.ChildreninAmericatodayaredeniedthechance___.
A)tolearnhowtofacedeath
13.Fivehundredcriticallyillpatientswereinvestigatedwiththemainpurposeof___.
D)learninghowtobesthelpthemandtheirfamilies
14.Theneedofadyingpatientforcompanyshows___.
A)hisdesireforcommunicationwithotherpeople
15.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat___.
C)dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfullyinformedoftheircondition
Passage4
Theoldestandsimplestmethod,then,ofdescribingdifferencesinpersonalitywastoclassifypeopleaccordingtotypes.SuchasystemiscalledaTypology.
AfamousexampleofthismethodwassetforthinGreeceabouttheyear400.AphysiciannamedHippocratestheorizedthattherewerefourfluids,orhumors,inthebody.Correspondingtoeachhumor,hebelieved,thereexistedadefinitetypeofpersonality.
16.Thispassagefocuseson________.
C.personalitytheoryandclassification
17.AccordingtoHippocrates’fluidtheory,apersonwithaperfectbalanceofallthefourhumorsinhim_________.
B.hadapleasantandagreeabletemperament
18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue
C.peoplewithanoversupplyofbloodwouldeasilygetexcited
19.Modernpersonalitytheoriesandclassifications______.
A.areoftenverydifferentbecausepersonalityitselfisrathercomplicated
20.Intheforth-comingparagraphs,theauthorismostprobablygoingtotalkabout____.
B.differentopinionsofpsychologistsaboutthefactorsindeterminingpersonality
Passage5
Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteors(流星)butalsobecauseofraysfromthesunandotherstars.
21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theatmosphereisessentialtomaninthat___.
A)itprotectshimagainsttheharmfulraysfromspace
22.Weknowfromthepassagethat___.
B)theeffectofexposuretoradiationisslowincoming
23.TheharmradiationhasdonetotheApollocrewmembers___.
D)remainsunknown
24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.
B)protectionfromspaceradiationisnoeasyjob
25.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe___.
C)EffectsofSpaceRadiation
Passage6
AlthoughtheUnitedKingdomcoversonlyasmallareaoftheearth’ssurface,itrepresentspeopleofmanydifferentoriginsandcultures.
26.Inthispassagetheauthorintendstotelltheoriginof____.
A.theBritish
27.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.
D.almosteveryBritishcitizenhadhisorherfamilyoriginfromsomewhereelse
28.Accordingtothepassage,theearliestinhabitantsinBritainwere______.
C.StoneAgehuntersandgatherers
29.Thanksto______wecanlearnabouttheearliestinhabitantsinBritain.
D.TheRomansoccupyingtheCelticKingdomsinBritain
30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue
D.TherewereblacksmithsinBritainbefore700BC.
Passage7
Theconceptof"environment"iscertainlydifficultandmayevenbemisunderstood;butwehavenohandysubstitute.
versa(反之亦然).
31.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethepopularunderstandingof"environment"astheauthorseesit
D)Oversimplified.
32.Accordingtotheauthortheconceptof"environment"isdifficulttoexplainbecause___.
C)theorganismandtheenvironmentinfluenceeachother
33.Inanalyzingtheenvironmentalforcesactingonmantheauthorsuggeststhat___.
C)manismodifiedbytheculturalenvironmentaswellasbythenaturalenvironment
34.Asforculture,theauthorpointsoutthat___.
B)itisalsoaffectedbyenvironmentalfactors
35.Inthispassage,theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwith___.
A)theinterpretationoftheterm"environment"
Passage8
Togetherwithearthquakes,volcanoesarephenomenawhichbothdelightandterrifythehumanmindatthesametime.
36.Volcanoes______.
D.delightpeopleand,ontheotherhand,terrifythem
37.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatinclassicaltimes____.
A.therewerealotofvolcaniceruptionsontheislandofVulcano
38.Thewordvent(Para.2,Line1)means_______.
A.somethinglikeachimneyinthevolcano
39.Accordingtothispassage,mostoftheworld’svolcaniceruptions_____.
C.areneitherextremelydestructivenorextremelynondestructive
40.Accordingto_____,thePeleantypeisthemostexplosivetypeofVolcano.
B.thenatureoftheexplosion
Passage9
Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise--andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.
41.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout___.
A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers
42.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased
C)Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.
43.Thedoctor'stestsshowthat___.
D)somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanother
44.Theword"subjects"inParagraph5means___.
C)personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment
45.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers
A)Lawyers
Passage10
Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.
46.Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe_____.
B.anabilitytostoreexperiencesforfutureuse
47.Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatofhumanbeingshowsthat______.
C.thecomputer’smemorycapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenager’s
48.Thewholepassageimpliesthat____.
C.animalsareabletosolveonlyverysimpleproblems
49.Thephrase“intermsof”inthelastsentencecanbestbereplacedby______.
B.expressedby
50.Thetopicofthepassageis:
B.Memoryisofvitalimportancetolife.
Passage11
Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth'spostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.(失误).
51.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage
D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.
52.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthattheymight___.
B)takecontroloftheworld
53.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto___.
A)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem
54.Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis___.
D)fundamental
55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof___.
B)theuseofone'sinternalcomputer
Passage12
AnewenemyisthreateningJapanesetraditions:
leisure.Aspartofitsattempttoincreaseimports,thegovernmentistryingtogetpeopletoworklessandspendmore.Theworkersaredisgusted.
56.ThepurposeofgettingtheJapanesetohavemoresparetimeisthat______.
B.thegovernmentneedstogetmoregoodsfromabroad
57.Thegroupofpeoplewhowelcometheshorter-hoursysteminJapanis_____.
B.theindustrialists
58.Theunionsthinkthat______.
C.theshorterhourstheywork,thelesspaytheycanhave
59.WhatistheresultoftheyoungerJapanese’sreactiontotheleisureindustry
C.Itbecomesmoreandmoreflourishing
60.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe_____.
B.Leisure:
theGreatestThreat!
Passage13
Inthe196Os,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.
61.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe'smedicalresearchtellsus____.
C)whatkindofeventwouldcausestress
62.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970'sledto___.
B)greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause
63.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows___.
A)howmuchpressureyouareunder
64.Whyis"suchsimplisticadvice"(Line1,impossibletofollow
D)Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.
65.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsand