大学英语四级阅读40篇含答案.docx

1、大学英语四级阅读40篇含答案大学英语四级阅读200篇前40篇1/200.There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months

2、. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build

3、 on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to beco

4、me discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or m

5、ore. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.1. Our long-term goals mean a lot _. a. if we complete our short-range goals b. if we cannot reach solid short-term goals c. if we write down the dates d. if we put forward some plans2. New sh

6、ort-term goals are bulid upon _. a. two years b. long-term goals c. current activities d. the goals that have been completed3. When we complete each step of our goals, _. a. we will win final success b. we are overwhelmed c. we should build up confidence of success d. we should strong desire for set

7、ting new goals4. Once our goals are drawn up, _. a. we should stick to them until we complete them b. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities c. we had better wait for the exciting news of success d. we have made great decision5. It is implied but not stated in the passage tha

8、t _. a. those who habe long-term goals will succeed b. writing down the dates may discourage you c. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination d. every should have a goal1/200答案：adcbc2/200The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed, almost fully employed p

9、eople. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that

10、of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The countrys business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available f

11、or spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two m

12、illion wanted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920s. As farmers shre of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a f

13、ew who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage? a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950s b. The Unemployment Rate of 1950s c. U. S. Economy in the 50s d. The

14、Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 4, the word “boom” could best be replaced by _. a. nearby explosion b. thunderous noise c. general public support d. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy wit

15、h an air of _. a. confidence b. confusion c. disappointment d. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950s? a. Economists b. Frmaers c. Politicians d. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U. S. was greater in 19

16、55 than in 1950. How much was it? a. 60 b. 50 c. 33 d. 902/200答案：cdabc3/200Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985, Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not e

17、ncouraging women. The University was rated among the lowest for the system. In a 1987 update, Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.Colleg

18、e of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon, said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus, many times in order for her to succeed, she must rise above the problems around her an

19、d concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia, inequities will exist.Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University.Spirduso said.If they do that will be

20、successful in this system. If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time.1. According to Spirduso, women need to _. a. produce a report on sexual discrimination b. call for further improvement in their w

21、orking conditions c. spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination d. spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2. From this passage, we know that _. a. there are many women full professors in the University of Texas b. women play an important part in adminitrating

22、the University c. the weather on the campus is chilly d. women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3. Which of the following statements is true? a. the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985 b. the number of women professors

23、 in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985 c. the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985 d. more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University4. One of the positive results from Milburns study was that _. a. women were told to

24、con centrate on teir work b. women were given information about available administrative jobs c. women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity d. women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5. The title for this passage should be _. a. The University of Texas

25、 b. Milburns Report c. Women Professors d. Sexual Discrimination in Academia3/200答案：ddabd4/200Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U. S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that

26、of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970 s, when d

27、aily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970 s, smoking amon

28、g male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred

29、 in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _. a. t

30、raffic accidents b. smoking-related desease c. murder d. all of these2. Every day there are over _ high school strdents who will become regular smoker. a.75 b.23 c.30 d.30003. By dropout the author means _. a. students who failed the examination b. students who left school c. students who lost their

31、 way d. students who were driven out of school4. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that _. a. NCI has taken effective measures b. smoking is prevented among high school seniors c. there are many smokers who have died of cancer d. none of these5. What is implied but not stated by the aut

32、hor is that _. a. smoking rates among youth have declined very little b. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors c. high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealth d. smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds4/200答案：bdbdb5/200The food we eat seems to have profound ef