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英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇
2008年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇
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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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2008年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇
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Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisreared.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvionmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.
Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintellingencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMarkX.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasreatedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalpooprtunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenviromentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregibentesetstomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.
1.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled_________.
a.MeasuringYourIntelligence
b.IntelligenceandEnvironment
c.TheCaseofPeterandMark
d.HowthebrainInfluencesIntelligence
2.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_____.
a.humanbrainsdifferconsiderably
b.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimprotantindetermininghisintelligence
c.environmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligence
d.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence
3.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is_____.
a.85b.100c.110d.125
4.Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat_______.
a.individualwithidenticalbrainsseldomtestatsamelevel
b.anindividual'sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenviroment
c.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence
d.changesofenviromentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain
5.Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q.______.
a.canbepredictedatbirth
b.staysthesamethrouthouthislife
c.canbeincreasedbyeducation
d.isdeterminedbyhischildhood
答案:
bcbcc
2008年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(3)
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
2008年英语四级阅读训练附答案40篇(4)
Inthe1960s,manyyoungAmericansweredissatisfiedwithAmericansociety.TheywantedtoendtheVietnamWarandtomakeallofthepeopleintheU.S.epual.Someofthemdecidedto"dropout"ofAmericansocietyandformtheirownsocieties.Theyformedutopiancommunities,whichtheycalled"communes,"wheretheycouldfollowtheirphilosophyof"doyourownthing."AgroupofartistsfoundedacommuneinsouthernColoradocalled"DropCity."FollowingtheideasofphilosopherandarchitectBuckminsterFullertheybuiltdomeshapedhousesfrompiecesofoldcars.Othergroups,suchasauthorKenKesey'sMerryPranksters,thefollowersfoSanFranciscopoetSteveGakin,andagroupthatcalleditselftheHogFarm,livedinoldschoolhusesandtraveledaroundtheUnitedStates.TheHogFarmbecomefamouswhentheyhelpedorganizetheWoodstockRockFestivalin1969.SteveGaskin'sfollowerstriedtosettledownonafarminTennessee,buttheyhadtoleavewhensomemembersofthegruopwerearrestedforgrowingmarijuana.
Notallcommunesbelievedinthephilosophyof"doyouownthing,"however.TwinOaks,acommunefoundedinVirgianiainthelate1960s,wasbasedontheideasofpsychologistB.F.Skinner.ThepeoplewholivedatTwinOakswerecarefullycontrolledbySkinner's"conditioning"techniquestodothingsthatweregoodforthecommunity.In1972,ItalianarchitectPaoloSoleribegantobuildArcosanti,autopiancityArizsonawhere2500peoplewilllivecloselytogetherinonelargebuildingcalledan"archology"Soleribelievesthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogethersothattheywillallbecomeone.
1.WhydidsomeyoungAmericansdecideto"dropout"ofscoietyduringthe1960s?
a.TheywerenotsatisfiedwithAmericansociety.
b.Theywantedtogrowmarijuana.
c.TheywantedtogototheVietnamWar.
d.Theydidnotwantallpeopletobeequal.
2.WheredidthemembersoftheHogFarmcommunelive?
a.Indome-shapedhouseb.Inoldschoolhuses
c.OnafarminTennesseed.InanarchologyinArizona
3.WhogavethepeopleofDropCitytheideatobuliddome-shapedhouse?
a.PaoloSolerib.B.G.Skinnerc.SteveGaskind.BuckminsterFuller
4.WhatwastheTwinOakscommunebaseon?
a.Thephilosophyof"doyourownthing"
b.Virginaiainthelate1960s
c.Theideasofpsychologist
d.Thebeliefthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogerher.
5.Whatisan"archology"?
a.Apersonwhostudiesarchaeology
b.Alargebuildingwherepeoplelivecloselytogether
c.AcityinArizona
d.At