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四級(jí)英語每日練習(xí)Passage1Itiswellknownthatteenageboystendtodobetter1)maththangirls,thatmalehighschoolstudentsaremorelikelythantheirfemalecounterparts2)advancedmathcourseslikecalculus,thatvirtuallyallthegreatmathematicians3)men.Arewomenbornwith4)mathematicalability?Ordoessociety'ssexismslowtheirprogress?In1980,twoJohnsHopkinsUniversityresearcherstried5)theeternalnature/nurturedebate.JulianStanleyandCamillaBenbow6)10,000talentedseventhandeighthgradersbetween1972and1979.UsingtheScholasticAptitudeTest,inwhichmathquestionsaremeanttomeasureabilityratherthanknowledge,theydiscovered7)sexdifferences.8)theverbalabilitiesofthemalesandfemales9)differed,twiceasmanyboysasgirlsscoredover500(onascaleof200to800)onmathematicalability;atthe700level,theratiowas14to1.Theconclusion:maleshave10)superiormathematicalreasoningability.BenbowandStanley'sfindings,11)werepublishedin"Science",disturbedsomemenand12)women.NowthereiscomfortforthosepeopleinanewstudyfromtheUniversityofChicagothatsuggestsmath13)not,afterall,anaturalmaledomain.Prof.ZalmanUsiskinstudied1,366tenthgraders.Theywereselectedfromgeometryclassesandtestedontheirabilitytosolvegeometryproofs,asubjectrequiring14)abstractreasoningandspatialability.Theconclusion15)byUsiskin:therearenosexdifferencesinmathability.1.A.atB.to1.A.atB.toC.ofD.about2.A.intacklingB.tacklingC.totackle3.A.mightbeB.havebeenC.mustbe4.A.smaller2.A.intacklingB.tacklingC.totackle3.A.mightbeB.havebeenC.mustbe4.A.smaller5.A.tosettle6.A.weretested7.A.distinct8.A.SinceB.lessB.tosetB.havetestedB.instinctB.HoweverC.fewerC.settlingC.remoteC.AsD.abouttacklingD.hadbeenD.notmoreD.settingC.weretestingD.vagueD.WhileD.hadtestedA.scarcelynotB.virtuallyC.largelyD.hardlyB.universallyC.inherentlyB.thatC.whichD.allD.initiallyB.universallyC.inherentlyB.thatC.whichD.allD.initiallyA.asA.fewB.notafewC.notfewD.quitefewA.beB.wereC.wasD.isA.noneofB.neitherofC.eitherD.bothA.gotB.gainedC.reachedD.accomplishedPassage2Weallknowthatamagiciandoesnotreallydependon"magic"toperformhistricks,butonhisabilitytoactatgreatspeed.16),thisdoesnotpreventusfromenjoyingwatchingamagician17)rabbitsfromahat.18)thegreatestmagicianofalltimewasHarryHoudiniwhodiedin1926.Houdinimasteredtheartof19).Hecouldfreehimselffromthetighttestknotsorthemostcomplicatedlocksinseconds.20)noonereallyknowshowhedidthis,thereisnodoubt21)hehadmadeaclosestudyofeverytypeoflockeverinvented.Helikedtocarryasmallsteelneedleliketoolstrappedtohislegandheusedthisinplaceofakey.HoudinionceaskedtheChicagopolicetolockhiminprison.They22)himinchainsandlockedhimup,buthefreedhimself23)aninstant.Thepolice24)himofhavingusedatoolandlockedhimupagain.Thistimeheworenoclothesandtherewerechainsroundhisneck,waist,wrists,andlegs;butheagainescapedinafewminutes.Houdinihadprobablyhiddenhis"needle"inawaxlike25)anddroppeditonthefloorinthepassage.26)hewentpast,hesteppedonitsothatitstucktothebottomofhisfoot.Hismostfamousescape,however,was27)astonishing.Hewasheavilychainedupandenclosedinanemptywoodenchest,thelidof28)wasnaileddown.The29)wasdroppedintotheseainNewYorkharbor.InoneminuteHoudinihadswumtothesurface.Whenthechestwas30),itwasopenedandthechainswerefoundinside.A.GenerallyB.HoweverC.PossiblyD.LikewiseA.toproduceB.whoproducesC.produceD.howtoproduceA.OutofthequestionB.ThoughC.ProbablyD.UndoubtedA.escapingB.lockingC.openingD.droppingA.SurprisinglyB.ObviouslyC.PerhapsD.Although21.A.ifB.whetherC.astoD.that22.A.involvedB.closedC.connectedD.bound23.A.atB.byC.inD.for24.A.ridB.chargedC.accusedD.deprived25.A.candleB.mudC.somethingD.substance26.A.AsB.UsuallyC.MaybeD.Then27.A.overallB.allbutC.nolongerD.altogether28.A.itB.whichC.thatD.him29.A.chestB.bodyC.lidD.chain30.A.broughtupB.sunkC.brokenapartD.snapped二Passage3WhowontheWorldcup1998footballgame?WhathappenedattheUnitedNations?Howdidthecriticslikethenewplay?31)aneventtakesplace,newspapersareonthestreetsgivingthedetails.Whereveranythinghappensintheworld,reportersareonthespottogatherthenews.Newspapershaveonebasic32),togetthenewsasquicklyaspossiblefromitssource,fromthosewhomakeittothosewhowantto33)it.Radio,telegraph,television,and34)inventionsbroughtcompetitionfornewspapers.Sodidthedevelopmentofmagazinesandothermeansofcommunication.35),thiscompetitionmerelyspurredthenewspaperson.Theyquicklymakeuseofthenewerandfastermeansofcommunicationtoimprovethe36)andthustheefficiencyoftheirownoperations.Todaymorenewspapersare37)andreadthaneverbefore.Competitionalsolednewspaperstobranchoutintomanyotherfields.Besideskeepingreaders38)ofthelatestnews,today'snewspaperseducateandinfluencereadersaboutpoliticsandotherimportantandseriousmatters.Newspapersinfluencereaders'economicchoices39)advertising.Mostnewspapersdependonadvertisingfortheirvery40).Newspapersaresoldatapricethat41)evenasmallfractionofthecostofproduction.Themain42)ofincomeformostnewspapersiscommercialadvertising.Thesuccessinsellingadvertisingdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoadvertisers.This43)intermsofcirculation.Howmanypeoplereadthenewspaper?Circulationdependssomewhatontheworkofthecirculationdepartmentandontheservicesorentertainment44)inanewspaper'spages.Butforthemostpart,circulationdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoreadersassourceofinformation45)thecommunity,city,country,state,nationandworldandevenouterspace.31.A.JustwhenB.WhileC.SoonafterD.Before32.A.reasonB.causeC.problemD.purpose33.A.makeB.publishC.knowD.41.41.write34.anotherotheroneanotherD.theother35.HoweverAndThereforeSrmbeinformedtobeinformedinformed39.onthroughwithof40.formsexistencecontentspurposetriestocovermanagestocoverfailstocoversucceedsin42.sourceorigincoursefinance43.measuresmeasuredismeasuredwasmeasured44.offeringofferedwhichofferedtobeoffered45.bywithataboutPassage4TheUnitedStatesiswellknownforitsnetworkofmajorhighwaysdesignedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime.46)thesewidemodernroadsaregenerally47)andwellmaintained,with48)sharpcurvesandstraightsections,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthemost49)one.Largehighwaysoftenpass50)scenicareasandinterestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerally51)largeurbancenters,whichmeansthattheybecomecrowdedwith52)trafficduringrushhours,53)the"fast,direct"routebecomesaveryslowroute.However,thereisalmostalwaysanotherroutetotake54)youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe55)new"superhighways",thereareoftenolder,56)heavilytraveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.57)ofthesearegoodtwolaneroads;othersareunevenroadscurvingthroughthecountry.Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh58),ordownfrighteninghillsidetotowns59)indeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirectroutes,longerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaces60)theairiscleanandsceneryisbeautiful,andthedrivermayhaveachancetogetafresh,cleanviewoftheworld.46.AlthoughSinceBecauseTherefore47.stablesplendidsmoothcomplicated48.littlefewmuchmany49.terriblepossibleenjoyableprofitable50.tointooverby51.leadconnectcollectcommunicate52.largefasthighheavy53.whenforbutthat54.unlessifassince55.relativelyregularlyrespectivelyreasonably56.andlessmoreor57.AllSeveralLotsSome58.rockscliffsroadspaths59.lyinglayinglaidlied64.64.60.therewhenwhichwherePassage5EarlyTudorEnglandwastoalargeextentself-sufficient.Practicallyallthenecessitiesoflife--food,clothing,fuelandhousing-wereproducedfromnativeresourcesbynativeeffort,anditwasto61)theseprimaryneedsthatthegreatmassofthepopulationlabored62)itsdailytasks.Productionwasforthemostpartorganizedininnumerablesmallunits.Inthecountrythefarm,thehamletandthevillagelivedon63)theycouldgrowormakeforthemselves,and64)thesaleofanysurplusinthelocalmarkettown,65)inthetownscraftsmenappliedthemselvestotheirone-manbusiness,makingthebootsandshoes,thecapsandthecloaks,the66)andharnessoftownsmenandcountrymen67).Onceaweektownandcountrywouldmeettomake68)atamarketwhichcame69)realizingthemedievalideaofdirectcontactbetweenproducerand70).Thiswasthetraditionaleconomy,whichwashardlyalteredforsomecenturies,andwhichsetthe71)ofworkandthestandardoflifeofperhapsniceoutof72)tenEnglishmenandwomen.Theworkwaslongand73),andthestandardoflifeachievedwasalmost74)low.MostEnglishmenliedbyadietwhichwasoften75)andalwaysmonotonous,worecoarseandill-fittingclotheswhichharboreddirtundermine,andlivedinholeswhosesqualorwouldaffrontthemodernslumdweller.61.settleanswersatisfyfill62.atinonwith63.whichwhatwhetherwherewithbyonfor65.althoughwhileneverthelesswhen66.machinesapparatusequipmentimplement67.similarskinlikealike68.exchangebargaindealingride69.closeatadjacenttoneartonear-by70.consumerbuyerusershopper71.modelformpatternmethod72.everyeachtheother73.cruelhardruthlesssevere74.unimaginativelyunimaginablyimaginarilyunimaginedly75.weaklittlemeagersparsePassage6Unlikemostsports,whichevolvedovertimefromstreetgames,basketballwasdesignedbyonemantosuitaparticularpurpose.ThemanwasDr.JamesNaismith,andhispurposewastoinventavigorousgamethatcouldbeplayedindoorsinthewinter.In1891,Naismithwasaninstructoratatrainingschool,whichtrainedphysicaleducationinstructorsfortheYMCAs.Thatyeartheschoolwastrying76)upwithaphysicalactivitythatthemencouldenjoy77)thefootballandbaseballseasons.Noneofthestandardindooractivities78)theirinterestforlong.Naismithwasaskedtosolvetheproblembytheschool.Hefirsttriedto79)someofthepopularoutdoorsports,buttheywerealltoorough.Themenweregettingbruisedformtacklingeachotherand80)hitwithequipment.So,Naismithdecidedtoinventagamethatwouldincorporatethemostcommonelementsofoutdoorteamsportswithouthavingtherealphysicalcontact.Mostpopularsportsusedaball,sohechoseasoccerballbecauseitwassoftandlargeenoughthatit81)noequipment,suchasabatorarackettohitit.Nexthedecided82)anelevatedgoal,sothatscoringworlddependonskillandaccuracyratherthanon83)only.Hisgoalsweretwopeachbaskets,84)toten-foot-highbalconiesateachendofthegym.Thebasic85)ofthegamewastothrowtheballintothebasket.Naismithworthrulesforthegame,86)ofwhich,thoughwithsomesmallchanges,arestill87)effect.Basketballwasanimmediatesuccess.Thestudents88)ittotheirfriendsandthenewsportquickly89)on.Today,basketballisoneofthemostpopulargames90)theworld.76.tohavecomecomingcometocome77.betweenduringwhenfor78.rousedheldhadwere79.imitateadoptadaptrenovate80.beingtobebeenwere81.requestedusedrequiredtook82.ontoofwith83.powerstrengthforcemight84.fixedfixingthatfixwhichfixed85.methodrulewayidea86.fewmuchmanylittle87.withinonfor88.definedspreadtaughtdiscussed89.wenttookputcaught90.ofthroughoutamongthroughACBBADADDCCBDDCBCCADDDCCDADBAACDCBADCDBBCACBDACBCDBDABABDBADCABCBDDACACABBCDABCACABADCBCBBClozeDecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Selectthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.Aestheticthoughtofadistinctivelymodernbentemergedduringthe18thcentury.Thewesternphilosophersandcriticsofthistimedevotedmuchattentiontosuchmatters(1)naturalbeauty,thesublime,andrepresentation--atrendreflectingthecentralpositiontheyhadgiventothephilosophyofnature.(2)thattime,however,thephilosophyofarthasbecomeevermore(3)andhasbegunto(4)thephilosophyofnature.Variousissues(5)tothephilosophyofarthavehada(6)impact(7)theorientationof20th-centuryaesthetics.(8)amongtheseareproblemsrelatingtothetheoryofartasformand(9)thedistinctionbetweenrepresentationandexpression.Stillanotherfar-reachingquestionhastodowiththevalueofart.Twoopposingtheoreticalpositions(10)onthisissue:oneholdsthatartanditsappreciationareameanstosomerecognizedmoralgood,(11)theothermaintainsthatartisintrinsicallyvaluableandisanendinitself.Underlyingthiswholeissueistheconceptoftaste,oneofthebasicconcernsofaesthetics.Inrecentyearstherehasalsobeenanincreasing(12)withartastheprimeobjectofcriticaljudgment.Correspondingtothetrendincontemporaryaestheticthought,(13)havefollowed(14)oftwoapproaches.Inone,criticismisrestrictedtotheanalysisandinterpretationoftheworkofart.(15),itisdevotedtoarticulatingtheresponsetotheaestheticobjectandto(16)aparticularwayofperceivingit.Overtheyears,aestheticshasdevelopedintoabroadfieldofknowledgeandinquiry.Theconcernsofcontemporaryaestheticsincludesuch(17)problemsasthenatureofstyleanditsaestheticsignificance;therelationofaestheticjudgmenttoculture;the(18)ofahistoryofart;the(19)ofFreudianpsychologyandotherformsofpsychologicalstudytocriticism;andtheplaceofaestheticjudgmentinpractical(20)intheconductofeverydayaffairs.1.forastowith2.SinceForAsImotionalpromissorypromiscuousprominent4.plantsupplanttransplantreplant5.centralconcentratingfocusingcentering6.markingremarkingmarkedremarked7.onforinto8.ForebodyingForemostForethoughtfulForegone9.forfortoon10.havebroughthavebeenbroughthavetakenhavebeentaken11.whereaswhereinwhereonwherefore12.preoccupancypreoccupationpremonitionpreoption13.artistswriterscriticsanalysts14.alleitherneithernone15.IntheothermannerIntheotherwayInanotherIntheother16.justifyjustifiedjustifyinghavingjustified17.diversedivideddivinedividual18.vicinityviabilityvillainyvisibility19.reliancereliabilityreliefrelevancy20.reasonreasonablenessreasoningreasonabilityBADBACABCDABCBDCABDCClozeDecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Selectthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.Painting,theexecutionofformsandshapesonasurfacebymeansofpigment,hasbeencontinuouslypracticedbyhumansforsome20,000years.Togetherwithotheractivities(1)ritualisticinoriginbuthavecometobedesignatedasartistic(suchasmusicordance),paintingwasoneoftheearliestwaysinwhichman(2)toexpresshisownpersonalityandhis(3)understandingofanexistencebeyondthematerialworld.(4)musicanddance,however,examplesofearlyformsofpaintinghavesurvivedtothepresentday.Themoderneyecanderiveaestheticaswellasantiquariansatisfaction(5)the15,000-year-oldcavemuralsofLascaux-someexamples(6)totheconsiderablepowersofdraftsmanshipoftheseearlyartists.Andpainting,likeotherarts,exhibitsuniversalqualitiesthat(7)forviewersofallnationsandcivilizationstounderstandandappreciate.Themajor(8)examplesofearlypaintinganywhereintheworldarefoundinWesternEuropeandtheSovietUnion.Butsome5,000yearsago,theareasinwhichimportantpaintingswereexecuted(9)totheeasternMediterraneanSeaandneighboringregions.(10),WesternsharedaEuropeanculturaltradition--theMiddleEa