大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案三Word文档格式.docx

1、 would be afraid of following others would like to be a leader rather than a follower one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer_. to yellow to orange to grey3.They tell us, among other facts,that we dont choose our favourite colours as we grow up. Among other facts means_. other facts regard to other f

2、acts considering other facts to other facts of the following is factss preference of one colour to another is instincts preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up. people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born have little influence on our moods

3、 who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _. shape structure colour building materials答案：bcaac十二 Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was

4、considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country Or doesnt it matter Should you use both hands when you are e

5、ating Should leave one in your lap,or on the tableThe Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open

6、a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 oclock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remem

7、ber about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-especially if they are your guests. When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and

8、 began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner should find an excuse should adk for excuse. should say sorry should telephone to explain his being

9、 late.2.It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable.Bad manners means _. of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage Customs and Customs Life and British Customs Is Important to the text, the best host_. his best to make his guests feel comfo

10、rtable his guests feel excited to avoid being naughty to his guests to avoid being foolish author of this article may agree with which of the following guest who ate his peas with a knife other guests who were amused or shocked host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way of the abo

11、vedcaac十三 New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,a

12、nd finally sold by Napoleon to the United States in 1803. The city was the site of a famous battle fought in 1815 between the British, who hoped to control it , and the Americans under General And rew Jackson.The riverbed of the Mississippi is constantly silting and the river is now actually higher

13、than the city. Levees hold back the river and giant pumps are used to move water from the city into the river.Although New Orleans haas beena part of the United States for almost two centuries, its population takes great pride in its French heritage. Louisiana still retains parts of the Code Napoleo

14、n which,form many years,was its only law.New Orleans is carefree city and it boasts its hot, spicy Creole seafood and its native Dixieland Jazz. The jackson Square neighborhood maintains its French colonial homes and in other sections are pre-Civil War mansions. Visitors are surprised to find that b

15、ehind this interesting facade of yesteryear, is a busy industrial and port city. Grain and coal come from the Midwest and foreigh cargoes are unloaded here. New Orleans is no longer a sleepy Southern town-but its still fun to visit. accounts for the levees and pumps in New Orleans Mississippi freque

16、ntly floods the city. riverbed has raised inthe past 200 years. torrential rains flood the city frequently. high humidity cannot otherwise be comtrolled. battle of New Orleans was fought by jackson against_. North Code Napoleon was _. agreement to sell Louisiana body of laws city plan military code

17、for the army of the following elements does not apply to the attiude of the inhabitants of New Orleans in their French heritage. desire to retain picturesque colonial buildings. refusal to engage in trade and commerce praising of Dixieland Jazz. visiting New Orleans are surprised to encounter_. food

18、 jazz city colonial homes bbbcc十四 The United States is on the verge of losing its leading place in the worlds technology. So says more than one study in recent years. One of the reasons for this decline is the parallel decline in the number of U.S. scientists and engineers.Since 1976,employment of s

19、cientists and engineers is up 85 percent. This trend is expected to continue. However, the trend shows that the number of 22-year-olds-the near term source of future declining. Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these candidates from other fields-law,medicine,business,etc

20、. While the number of . in science and engineering declines,the award of to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly.Our inability to motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers at the graduate level is compounded because of the intense demand industry has for bright Bachelors and Mas

21、ters degree holders. Too often, promising confronting the cost and financial sacrifice of pursuing their education,find the attraction of industry irresistible. come to lose its leading place in technology probably because _.a. the number of . degree holders is decliningb. the number of scientists a

22、nd engineers is decreasingc. the number of 22-year-ilds is decliningd. scientists and engineers are not employed field of science and engineering is facing a competition from _ .a. technologyb. foreign nationalsc. such fields as law, medicine and businessd. postgraduates enterprises now need _.a. br

23、ight graduates and postgraduatesb. new inventionsc. advanced technologyd. engineers promising postgraduates are unwilling to pursue a . degree because _.a. they are not encouraged to be engaged in scienceb. industry does not require . holdersc. they have financial difficultiesd. they will spend much

24、 time and energy completing . candidates find the attraction of industry irresistible means that _.a. they find industry is attracting more and more college studentsb. they dont think they can prevent themselves from working for industryc. they cannot resist any attraction from all sidesd. they cann

25、ot work for industry any longerbcadb十五 Newdays,a standard for measuring power has changes foretell a new standard for measuring longer will a nations political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary primary measure of political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. Its often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of opwer and influence that is e