英語四級閱讀練習題匯總

1、英語四級閱讀練習題匯總2014英語四級閱讀練習題(1)The economy Of the United StateS after 1952 WaS the econnomy Of a well-fed,almost fully employed PeOPIe. DeSPit OCCaSiOnal alarms, the COUntry escaped any POStWar depression and IiVed in a State Of boom A n economic SUrVey Of the year 1955, a typical year Of the 1950s, may

2、 be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth Of the decade. The national OUtPUt WaS VaIUe at 10 PerCent above that 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 WO

3、rId War 2 The COUntryS business SPent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. NatiOnal income available for 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-fi

4、ve million dollars every hour，all round the clock. SiXty-five million PeOPIe held jobs and Only a IittIe more than two million Wanted jobs but COUId not find them Only agriculture COmPIained that it WaS not Sharing in the room TO SOme ObSerVerS this WaS an OminOUS echo Of the mid-1920s . AS farmers

5、Shre Of their PrOdUCtS declined , marketing COStS rose. BUt there Were , among the ObSerVerS Of the national economy, a few WhO Were not as COnfident as the majority ThOSe few Seemed to fear that the boom COUId not IaSt and WOUld eventually Iead to the OPPSite-deression.1. What is the best title Of

6、the passage?a. The AgriCUIatUral TrendS Of 1950s b. The UnemPIOyment Rate Of 1950sc. U.S. ECOnOmy in the 50s d. The Federal BUdget Of 19522 In Line 3, the WOrd boom COUId best be replaced by.a. nearby explosion b. thunderous noisec. general PUbliC SUPPOrt d. rapid economic growth3. It Can be inferre

7、d the national from the PaSSage that mostPeOPIe in the United StateS in 1955 VieWed the national economy With an air Ofa. 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. POlitiCian

8、S d. SteeIWOrkerS5. The PaSSage StateS that incom available for SPending in the U.S. WaS greater in 1955 than in 1950 . HOW much WaS it ?a. 60% b. 50% c. 33% d. 90%答案：CdabC2014英語四級閱讀練習題(2)There are three kinds Of goals: ShOrt-term,medium-range and long-term goals. ShOrt-range goals are those that US

9、Uany 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 POSSibIe months.lt ShOUId be remembered that just as a building is no StrOnger than its foundation ,out IOng-term goals CannOt amount to Very munch WithOUt the achieveme

10、nt Of SOlid ShOrt-term goals.Uon COmPleting OUr ShOrt-term goals,we ShOUId date the OCCaSiOn and then add new ShOrt-term goals that Wiil build On those that have been COmPIetedThe intermediate goals bukld On the foundation Of the ShOrt-range goals.They might deal With just One term Of SChOOI Or the

11、entire SChOOl year,or they COUld even extend for SeVeral years.Any time you move a SteP at a time,you ShOUId never allow yourself to become discouraged Or OVerWheImed. AS you COmPIete each step,you Wiil enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn SUCCeed.And as your IiSt Of COmPIetiOn dates grow,

12、your motivation and desire Will increaseLong-range goals may be related to OUr dreams Of the future. They might COVer five years Or more Life is not a StatiC thing.We ShOUld never allow a long-term goal to Iimit US Or OUr COUrSe Of action.LOur long-term goals mean a IOtA. if We COmPIete OUr ShOrt-ra

13、nge goalsB. if We CannOt reach SOlid ShOrt-term goalsC. if We Write down the datesD. if We PUt forward SOme PlanS2. New ShOrt-term goals are bulid UPOnA. two years Bong-tcm goalsC.current activities D.the goals that have been COmPIeted3. When We COmPlete each SteP Of OUr goals ,.A. we Will Win final

14、 SUCCeSSB. wc are OVerWhelmedC. we ShOUId build UP COnfidenCe Of SUCCeSSD. we ShOUId StrOng desire for Setting new goals4.Once OUr goals are drawn up,.A. we ShOUId StiCk to them Until We COmPIete themB. we may Change OUr goals as We have new ideas and OPPOrtUnitieSC. we had better Wait for the excit

15、ing news Of SUCCeSSD. we have made great decision5.It is implied but not Stated in the PaSSage that.A. those WhO habe long-term goals Will SUCCeedB. Writing down the dates may discourage youC. the goal is OnIy a guide for US to reach OUr desinationD. every ShOUld have a goal答案：adcbc2014英語四級閱讀練習題(3)W

16、Omen are also UnderrePreSented in the administration and this is because there are SO few WOmen full PrOfeSSOrS In 1985,RCgenT Beryl MiIbUrn PrOdUCed a report blasting the UniVerSity Of TeXaS SyStem adminitration for not encouraging WOmen.The UniVerSity WaS rated among the IOWeSt for the SyStem.In a

17、 1987 UPdate ,Milbum COmmended the PrOgreSS that WaS made and CalIed for even more improvement.One Of the POSitiVe results from her StUdy WaS a SyStem-Wide PrOgram to inform WOmen Of available administrative jobs.COlIege Of COmmUniCatiOn ASSOCiate Dean PatriCa WitherSPOOn,said it is important that W

18、Oman be flexible When it COmeStO relocating if they Want to rise in the ranks.AlthOUgh a WOman may face a ChilIy CIimate On CamPUS , many times in Order for her to SUCCeed , She must rise above the PrObIemS around her and COnCentrate On her work.Until WOmen make UP a greater PerCentage Of the SeniOr

19、 POSitiOnS in the UniVerSity and all academiajnequities Will exist.WOmen need to SPend their energies and time doing SChOIarIy activities that are important here at the University. SPirdUSO said. If they do that Wiil be SUCCeSSfUl in this SyStem.If they SPend their time in IittIe groups mourning the

20、 SeXUal discrimination that they think exists here, they are WaSting VaIUabIe StU(Iy time.LAccording to Sirduso,women need toa. produce a report On SeXUal discriminationb. call for further improvement in their WOrking COnditiOnSc. spend their energies and time fighting against SeXUal discriminationd

21、. send more time and energy doing SChOIarIy activities2. From this PaSSage ,we know thata. there are many WOmen full PrOfeSSOrS in the UniVerSity Of TeXaSb. women PIay an important Part in adminitrating the UniVerSityc. the Weather On the CamPUS is ChilIyd. women make UP a Small PerCentage Of the Se

22、niOr 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 1985b. the number Of WOmen PrOfeSSOrS in the UniVerSity in 1987WaS Smaner than that Of 1985c. the number Of WOmen PrOfeSSOrS WaS the Same

23、as that Of 1985d. 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 COn Centrate On teir WOrkb. women Were given information about available administrative jobsc. women Were enc

24、ouraged to take On all the administrative jobs in the UnVerSityd. women Were encouraged to do more SChOlarly activities5. The title for this PaSSage ShOUId bea. The UniVerSity Of TeXaSb. Milburns RePOrtc. Women PrOfeSSOrSd. Sexual DiSCriminatiOn in ACademia答案：ddabd2014英語四級閱讀練習題(4)TOday ,as in every

25、Other day Of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents Wiil SmOke their first Cigarette On their Way to becoming regular SmOkerS as adults. DUring their Iifetime,it Can be expected that Of these 3000 about 23 Wiil be murdered,30 Wiil die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 Wiil be killed by a SmOkin

26、g-related disease.The number Of deaths attributed to cigarette SmOkin2 OUtWeithtS all Other factors, Whether VOIUntary Or involuntary, as a CaUSe Of deathSinCe the Iate 1970s, When daily SmOking among high SChOOl SeniOrS reached 30 PreCent , SmOking rates among youth have declined . WhiIe the declin

27、e is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.First, in the PaSt SeVeral years,smoking rates among youth have declined Very IittIe SeCOnd,i the Iate 1970s ,smoking among male high SChOOI SeniOrS exceeded that among female by nearly 10 PerCent The StatiStiC is reversing.Third ,several rece

28、nt 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 in the PaSt decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this COnteXt,the NaiOnal CanCer InStiUte (NCI) began

29、its CUrrent effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce SmOking IeVeSl among youth.LAccording to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly CaUSed by.a. traffic accidentsb. smoking-related deseasec. murderd. all Of these2. Every day there are OVerhigh SChOOl StrdentS WhO WiiIbecome r

30、egular SmOker.a. 75 b.23 c.30 d.30003. By dropout the author means.a. students WhO failed the examinationb. students WhO Ieft SChOOlc. students WhO IOSt their Wayd. students WhO Were driven OUt Of SChOOl4. The reason for declining adolescent SmOking is thata. NCI has taken effective measuresb. smoki

31、ng is PreVented among high SChOOI SeniOrSc. there are many SmOkerS WhO have died Of CanCerd. none Of these5. What is implied but not Stated by the author is thata. smoking rates among youth have declined Very IittIeb. there are now more female than male SmOkerS among highSChOOl SeniOrSc. high SmOkin

32、g rates are due to the incease in Wealthd. smoking at high SChOOl are from IOW SOCiO-economic backgrounds答案：bdbdb2014英語四級閱讀練習題(5)The food We eat SeemS to have PrOfOUnd effects On OUr health.Although SCienCe has made enormous StePS in making food more fit to eat Jt has, at the Same time,made many foo

33、ds Unfit to eat. SOme research has ShOWn that PerhaPS eighty PerCent Of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty PerCent Of CanCer is related to the diet as WeIheSPeCiany CanCer Of the COlOiL Different CUItUreS are more IikeIy to CaUSe Certain different illnesses because Of the food that is

34、 CharaCteriStiC in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, COmmOnly USed to PreSerVe COIOr in meats,and Other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these CarCinOgeniC additives remain in OUr foo

35、d, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know WhiCh things On the PaCkaging IabeIS Of PrOCeSSed food are helpful Or harmful. The additives WhiCh We eat are not all SO direct. FarmerS Often give PeniCinin to beef and IiVing animals, and because Of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk Of treated COW. SOmetimeS Similar drugs are given to animals not for medical PUrPOSes,but for financial reasons The farmers are SimPly trying to fatten the animals in Order to Obtain a higher PriCe On the market. AIthOUgh the FOOd and DrUg AdminiStratiOn(FDA) has tried repeatedly to COntrOl these