2018年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)題：社會(huì)現(xiàn)狀

2018年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)題：社會(huì)現(xiàn)狀2018年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)閱讀200篇匯總Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare”morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主義的)”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributionsmbetheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(對(duì)講機(jī)):“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?”Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.練習(xí)題：Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:1.Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents_______.A.haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayB.haveneverbeensointerestedintheartsC.haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayD.haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense2.Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith_______.A.theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsB.thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlifeC.theirowninterpretationsofthecoursesD.theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers3.Bysaying“Whileit’struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat_______.A.businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprogramsB.humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeedC.humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheightsD.theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked4.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.A.createvaryingartisticinterestsB.helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspectiveC.helpimproveconnectionsamongpeopleD.regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrow-minded.B.Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong.C.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.D.Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.1.[A]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段可知，根據(jù)調(diào)査，當(dāng)今處于傳統(tǒng)年齡的大學(xué)一年級(jí)的學(xué)生在17年來的民意測(cè)驗(yàn)中是“最追求物質(zhì)享受、最自私的”，這與A所述相一致。2.[B]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第1句指出現(xiàn)在大學(xué)生選擇專業(yè)的目的是為了經(jīng)濟(jì)上的富裕，B中的financialgoals對(duì)應(yīng)文中的financialwelloff，故正確。3.[D]句意理解題。本句首選強(qiáng)調(diào)Career職業(yè)的重要性，之后強(qiáng)啁我們也必須理解其他領(lǐng)域的知識(shí)，所以這句目的是強(qiáng)調(diào)全面教育的重要性，故D正確。4.[B]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第5段第2句：同樣毋庸置疑的還有，學(xué)習(xí)他人的各種智慧時(shí)，我們也學(xué)會(huì)怎樣去思考。句中howtothink與B中的seethingsin…rightperspective意思最為相反，故B正確。5.[D]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章的第5至6段可知，作者認(rèn)為罷工要求加薪等一些追求眼前利益的行為是目光短淺的，故D正確。2018年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)閱讀2