英語四級仔細(xì)閱讀練習(xí)題匯總

1、優(yōu)選文檔優(yōu)選文檔PAGEPAGE15優(yōu)選文檔PAGE英語四級仔細(xì)閱讀練習(xí)題匯總Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingi

2、snostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals

3、.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowadnsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmot

4、ivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.1.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot_.A.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoalsB.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsC.ifwewri

5、tedownthedatesD.ifweputforwardsomeplans2.Newshort-termgoalsarebulidupon_.A.twoyearsB.long-termgoalsC.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted3.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,_.A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmedC.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgo

6、als4.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,_.A.weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethemB.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunitiesC.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccessD.wehavemadegreatdecision5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat_.A.thosewhohabelong-termgoalswillsucceedB.writingdownthedatesmaydi

7、scourageyouC.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdesinationD.everyshouldhaveagoal答案：adcbcTheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyear

8、ofthe1950s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountrysbusinessspentabou

9、t30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyali

10、ttlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920s.Asfarmersshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajorit

11、y.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?a.TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950sc.U.S.Economyinthe50sd.TheFederalBudgetof1952InLine3,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby_.a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderou

12、snoisec.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950s?a.Economistsb

13、.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%答案：cdabcWomenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblast

14、ingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingwomen.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.Col

15、legeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.Untilwomenmakeupagreaterper

16、centageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist.WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity.Spirdusosaid.Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthatthey

17、thinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime.1.AccordingtoSpirduso,womenneedto_.duceareportonsexualdiscriminationb.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditionsc.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscriminationd.spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities2.Fromthispassage,wekno

18、wthat_.a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexasb.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversityc.theweatheronthecampusischillyd.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wa

19、sgreaterthanthatof1985b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985c.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity4.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburnsstudywasthat_.a.womenweretoldtoconcen

20、trateonteirworkb.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobsc.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversityd.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivitiesThetitleforthispassageshouldbe_.a.TheUniversityofTexasb.MilburnsReportc.WomenProfessorsd.SexualDiscriminationin

21、Academia答案：ddabdToday,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Then

22、umberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.First,inthepasts

23、everalyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.Finally,thouthsig

24、nificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNaionalCancerInstiute(NCI)beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth.1.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_.a.traf

25、ficaccidentsb.smoking-relateddeseasec.murderd.allofthese2.Everydaythereareover_highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.Bydropouttheauthormeans_.a.studentswhofailedtheexaminationb.studentswholeftschoolc.studentswholosttheirwayd.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool4.Thereasonforde

26、cliningadolescentsmokingisthat_.a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasuresb.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorsc.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancerd.noneofthese5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat_.a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittleb.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighscho

27、olseniorsc.highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealthd.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds答案：bdbdbThefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperha

28、pseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorelikelytocausecertaindifferentillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisntoanewdiscovery.In1945,about35ye

29、arsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditivies,causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatareno

30、tallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandlivinganimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcow.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsnotformedicalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,theprac