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专四阅读

专四模拟试题（阅读篇1）

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.intimate?

C.cooperativeD.disappointing

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatamajorinterestoftheofficialsofGlacierNationalParkisto______.

A.limitlanddevelopmentaroundthepark

B.establishanewparkinMontana

C.influencenationallegislation

D.settleborderdisputeswithCanada

专四模拟试题（阅读篇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.unpredictableC.excitingD.colorful

专四模拟试题（阅读篇3）

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.verysmall?

B.highlyadvanced?

C.difficulttodefend?

D.quicklyconstructed

专四模拟试题（阅读篇4）

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.intimate?

C.cooperativeD.disappointing

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatamajorinterestoftheofficialsofGlacierNationalParkisto______.

A.limitlanddevelopmentaroundthepark

B.establishanewparkinMontana

C.influencenationallegislation

D.settleborderdisputeswithCanada

专四模拟试题（阅读篇5）

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,and