大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案10套.docx

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案10套

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

Waterproblemsinthefuturewillbecomenoreintenseandmorecomplex.Ourincreasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldeceasesubstantialytheamountofwateravailablefordilutingwastes.Rapidlyexpandingindustrieswhichinvolvemoreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargevolumesofliquidwastes,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharenoxious.Tofeedourrapidlyexpandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolveever-increasingquantitiesofagriculturalchemicals,Fromthis,itisapparentthatdrasticstepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.

　　Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbedwindled.Thefirstrelatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolvestheprocessingofsolidwastes"priorto"disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwastes,orefflunets,topermitthereuseofthewaterorminimizepollutionuponfinaldisposal.

　　Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrientororganicsupplement.Effluentsfromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthenutrientscontained.Efflunetsfromotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasasupplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpoultryprocessingplants,arecurrentlyconvertingformerwasteproductsintomarketablebyproducts.Otherindustriesarepotentialeonomicusesforwasteproducts.

　　1.Thepurposeofthispassageis______.

　　a.toalertthereadertothedwindlingwatersupply

　　b.toexplainindustrialusesofwater

　　c.toacquaintthereaderwithwaterpollutionproblems

　　d.todemostratevariousmeasurestosolvethepollutionproblem

　　2.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTINCLUDEDinthepassage?

　　a.Industrialdevelopmentincudesthesimplificationofcomplexchemicalprocesses.

　　b.Dilutingwastesneedscertainamountofwater

　　c.Demandsforwaterwillgoupalongwiththeexpandingpopulation

　　d.Intensivecultivationoflandrequiresmoreandmorechemicals

　　3.Thereadercanconcluedthat________.

　　a.countriesoftheworldwillworktogetheronpolutionproblems

　　b.byproductsfromwastesleadtoamoreprosperousmarketplace

　　c.scienceismakinggreatprogressonincreasingwatersupplies

　　d.someindustriesarenow,akingeconomicuseofwastes

　　4.Theauthorgivessubstancetothepassagethroughtheuseof_______.

　　a.interviewswithauthoritiesinthefieldofwatercontrols

　　b.opinionsandpersonalobservations

　　c.definitionswhichclarifyimportantterms

　　d.strongargumentsandpersuasions

　　5.Thewords"priorto"（para.2）probablymean______.

　　a.after

　　b.during

　　c.before

　　d.beyond

　　答案:

cadbc

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.twoyearsB.long-termgoals

C.currentactivitiesD.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：

adcbc

大学英语四级阅读理解试题二（含答案）

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’sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’s

c.U.S.Economyinthe50’sd.TheFederalBudgetof1952

2.InLine3,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.

a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderousnoise

c.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth

3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.

a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion

4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?

a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers

5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?

a.60％b.50％c.33％d.90％

答案：

cdabc

大学英语四级阅读理解试题三（含答案）

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.women