专四阅读完型第二套模拟.docx

1、专四阅读完型第二套模拟 专四阅读和完型第二套模拟题及答案解析Part: 完型填空For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazine: a never-ending flood of words. In _31_ a job or advancing in

2、one, the ability to read and comprehend _32_ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_33_ readers. Most of us develop poor reading _34_ at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency _35_ in the actual stuff of language itsel

3、f-words. Taken individually, words have _36_ meaning until they are strung to gather into phrase, sentences and paragraphs. _37_, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to _38_ words or passages, Regression, the tendency

4、 to look back over _39_ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which _40_ down the speed of reading is vocalization sounding each word either orally or mentally as _41_ reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an _42_, which moves a ba

5、r (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate _43_ the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, _44_ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At fist _45

6、_ is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, _46_ your comprehension will improve. Many people have found _47_ reading skill drastically improved after some training. _48_ Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a

7、 reasonably good 172words a minute _49_ the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighter that how he can _50_ a lot more reading material in a short period of time.31 A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting32 A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly33 A. good B. cur

8、ious C. poor D. urgent34 A. training B. habits C. situlations D. custom35 A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves36 A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull37 A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately38 A. reuse B. reward C. rewrite D. recite39 A. what B. which C. that D. if40 A. scales B

9、. cuts C.slows D. measures41 A. some one B. one C. he D. reader42 A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer43 A. then B. as C. beyond D. than44 A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating45 A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression46 A. but B. nor C. or D. for47 A. our B. your C. t

10、heir D. such a48 A. Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider49 A. for B. in C. after D. before50 A. master B. go over C. present D. get throughPart阅读理解Text A: Recently, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to make it easier for older workers to win age discrimination lawsuits. Age discriminatio

11、n remains a significant workplace issue.In recent ten years, 15.79 percent of cases brought to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, were described as successful claims. While this number is small given the number of workers covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, many, if not mo

12、st, instances of age discrimination are never sued, and cases hiring discrimination often go undetected.Most of those who do sue are white, male middle-managers who are likely to have lost a sizeable salary and pension. For the most part, other groups do not sue because the costs of a lawsuit outwei

13、gh the potential benefits. Age discrimination remains a significant workplace issue.There is strong experimental evidence for age discrimination in hiring, at least for entry-level jobs. Recently, I performed a labor market experiment in Boston in which I sent out thousands of resumes for fictitious

14、 (虚构的) entry-level female candidates and measured response rate based on date of high school graduation. Among this group, younger applicants, whose date of high school graduation indicated that they were less than 50 years old, were 40 percent more likely to be called back for an interview than wer

15、e older applicants.It is difficult to tell whether employment problems are worse for older workers than for other workers when times are bad. The number of discrimination lawsuits increases during times of high unemployment, but this finding by itself does not indicate an increased level of age disc

16、rimination. In times of higher unemployment, the opportunity cost to a lawsuit is lower than it is when times are good.From the employers perspective, mass layoffs may seem like a good chance to remove a higher proportion of generally more expensive older workers without the worry of being sued. On

17、the other hand, employers may be less likely to remove protected older workers because they still fear lawsuits. One thing we do know is that once an older worker loses a job, he or she is much less likely to find a new job than a younger worker is.Unfortunately, the effect of legislation prohibitin

18、g age discrimination is not easy to see and may actually be part of the reason it is so difficult for older workers to find employment. If it is more difficult to fire an older worker than a younger worker, a firm will be less likely to want to hire older workers. Indeed, my research finds that in s

19、tates where workers have longer time to bring a lawsuit claim, older men work fewer weeks per year, are less likely to be hired, and less likely to be fired than men in states where they do not have as much.Not many people would suggest that we go back to a world prior to the Age Discrimination in E

20、mployment Act, in which advertisements specify the specific ages of people they are willing to hire. However, legislation prohibiting discrimination is no panacea (万灵药). The recent proposed congressional legislation could have both positive and negative effects on potential older workers.1. A lot of

21、 cases of age discrimination are not found becauseA. age discrimination law was just introduced recently.B. other discriminated groups dont sue except the whites.C. age discrimination cases are in large quantity and it is difficult to detect all of them.D. many discriminated people dont sue and cost

22、s of a lawsuit outweigh potential benefits.2. The labor market experiment in Boston shows thatA. younger male applicants are more likely to be hired than their female counterparts.B. age discrimination is quite common in hiring process.C. the author collected information by interviewing female appli

23、cants.D. female applicants who are 50 years old will never have a chance to get a job.3. What may lead to the increase of discrimination lawsuits during times of high unemployment?A. The increase of age discrimination.B. The decrease of age discrimination.C. The decrease of opportunity cost to lawsu

24、its.D. The increase of opportunity cost to lawsuits, .4. From the last paragraph, we learn thatA. employers could specify the ages of people they want to hire in the past.B, all employers recruited workers through advertisement in the past.C. legislation prohibiting discrimination cant free old work

25、ers from age discrimination.D. the recent proposed congressional legislation is ineffective.5. The author is _ when he analyzes the age discrimination issue.A. pessimisticB. partialC. objectiveD. doubtfulText B:Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard

26、it as a slur (诋毁) on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed. They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friendsparents. Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behavior

27、on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the place or people they visit. Before very long the parents will be complaining that the child is so secretive and never tells them anything, but they seldom real

28、ize that they have brought this on themselves.Disillusionment with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable. Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that

29、it can, hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation. Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child. If parents were prepared for this adolescent r

30、eaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.The adolescent, with his passion for sincerit

31、y, always respects a parent who admits that he is wrong, or ignorant, or even that he has been unfair or unjust. What the child cannot forgive is the parents refusal to admit these charges if the child knows them to be true.Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind

32、 an unreasoning authoritarian attitude; in fact they did nothing of the kind, but children were then too cowed to let them know how they really felt. Today we tend to go to the other extreme, but on the whole this is a healthier attitude both for the child and the parent. It is always wiser and safer to face up to reality, however painful it may be at the moment.1. According to the passage, children would arouse parents disappointment forA. admiring their friends homes.B. talking back to their parents.C. complaining home-made dishes.D. maki