英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)閱讀理解習(xí)題

英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)閱讀理解習(xí)題英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)閱讀理解習(xí)題英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)閱讀理解習(xí)題xxx公司英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)閱讀理解習(xí)題文件編號(hào)：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度The"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson'sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry'sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth."Wealth"inthissenseisnotmoney,forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy:"goods"suchasfoodandclothing,and"services"suchastransportandentertainment.Acountry'scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors,mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry'snaturalresources,suchascoal,gold,andotherminerals,watersupplyandsoon.Someregionsoftheworldarewellsuppliedwithcoalandminerals,andhaveafertilesoilandafavorableclimate;otherregionspossessperhapsonlyoneofthesethings,andsomeregionspossessnoneofthem.TheU.S.Aisoneofthewealthiestregionsoftheworldbecauseshehasvastnaturalresourceswithinherborders,hersoilisfertile,andherclimateisvaried.TheSaharaNexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.ChinaisperhapsaswelloffastheU.S.A.innaturalresources,butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars,andforthisandotherreasonswas.unabletodevelopherresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions,andfreedomfromforeigninvasion,enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily,andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry'speople.Oldcountriesthathave,throughmanycenturies,trainedupnumerousskilledcraftsmenandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.Wealthalsoproduceswealth.Asacountrybecomeswealthier,itspeoplehavealargemarginforsaving,andcanputtheirsavingsintofactoriesandmachineswhichwillhelpworkerstoturnoutmoregoodsintheirworkingday.1.Acountry'swealthdependsupon______.,A.itsstandardoflivingB.itsmoneyC.itsabilitytoprovidegoodsandservicesD.itsabilitytoprovidetransportandentertainment2.Theword"foremost"means______.A.mostimportantlyB.firstlyC.largelyD.forthemostpart3.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphisthat______.A.acountry'swealthdependsonmanyfactorsB.theU.S.A.isoneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworldC.theSaharaD.naturalresourcesareanimportantfactorinthewealthorpovertyofacountry4.Thethirdparagraphmentionssomeoftheadvantageswhichonecountrymayhaveoveranotherinmakinguseofitsresources.Howmanysuchadvantagesarementionedinthisparagraph?A.2B.3考試大論壇C.4D.55.Thesecondsentence.inParagraph3is______.A.themainideaoftheparagraphB.anexamplesupportingthemainideaoftheparagraphC.theconclusionoftheparagraphD.notrelatedtotheparagraph1.C2.A3.A4.B5.BSugarissomuchapartofourmodernlifethatweonlyreallythinkaboutitwhen,forsome___1___,wecannotobtainit.Ithasbeenknowntomanforatleast3,000years,buthas___2___intocommonuseonlyin___3___times.Untilquiterecentlyitwasconsideredasamedicineandasaluxuryfortheveryrichonly.Sugaris,then,___4___toourcivilization.Butwhat___5___isitOfcourse,mostofusrecognizesugarimmediatelyasthesweetmaterialwhichweputincoffeeorcakes.Thiscommonformofsugarisderivedfromtwoplants:thesugarcane(atypeofgrasswhichgrowstoaheightoftwentyfeet)andthesugarbeet(whichgrowsunderground).Butthereareinfactmanytypesofsugar,andthechemistrecognizeshundredsofdifferent___6___,eachcomingfromadifferentsource.About90%ofthesugarisproducedasfood.Only10%isusedinindustryfor___7___otherthanfoodproduction.Yetsugarhasgreatpossibilitiesforuseasthebasisofchemicals.Itcanevenbeusedformakingplastics.Inthefuturethesepotentialuseswillcertainlybedevelopedmorethaninthepast.來(lái)源：考試大的美女編輯們Therearemanyreasonswhyweshould___8___theproductionofsugar.Mostimportantisthatitisoneofthemosthighlyconcentratedofenergyfoods.Thussugarcaneandbeetproduceanaverageof7,000,000caloriesperacre.Inthiswaytheyhavetheadvantageoverpotatoeswhichgiveonly4,000,000,whilethe___9___forwheatandbeansis2,000,000each.Sothreeacresoflandgrowingwheat,beansandpotatoesgiveonly___10__moreenergythanoneacreofsugar.A.slightlyB.intentionC.reasonD.modernE.stronglyF.figureG.comeH.significantI.exactlyJ.increaseK.proposalsL.turnM.purposesN.varietiesO.seriousI.C2.G3.D4.H5.I6.N7.M8.J9.F10.APronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill—onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis,andshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:thefirst,knowledge;thesecond,technique.Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents'pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.26.Whatdoesthewriteractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?A.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.B.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskill.C.Therearen'tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygood.D.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient.27.ThewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayisA.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectlyB.afundamentalconsequenceofnotspeakingwellC.aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectlyD.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly28.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage,hesuggests,isby_______.A.pickingitupnaturallyasachildB.learningfromanativespeakerC.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuchD.undertakingsystematicwork考試大－全國(guó)最大教育類(lèi)網(wǎng)站(www．E)29.Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabitsdependsupon_______.A.howcloselyheattendstothematterB.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaughtC.histeacher'sapproachtopronunciationD.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling30.Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime?A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.B.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponpronunciation.C.Bynotusingbooksonphoneticsintheclassroom.D.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetweensounds.26.C27.C28.D29.CAnindustrialsociety,especiallyoneascentralizedandconcentratedasthatofBritain,isheavilydependantoncertainessentialservices:forinstance,electricitysupply,water,railandroadtransport,theharbors.Theareaofdependencyhaswidenedtoincluderemovingrubbish,hospitalandambulanceservices,and,astheeconomydevelops,centralcomputerandinformationservicesaswell.Ifanyoftheseservicesceasestooperate,thewholeeconomicsystemisindanger.Itisthisinterdependencyoftheeconomicsystemthatmakesthepoweroftradeunionssuchanimportantissue.Singletradeunionshavetheabilitytocutoffmanyeconomicbloodsupplies.ThiscanhappenmoreeasilyinBritainthaninsomeothercountries,inpartbecausethelaborforceishighlyorganized.About55percentofBritishworkersbelongtounions,comparedtounderaquarterintheUnitedStates.Forhistoricalreasons,Britain'sunionshavetendedtodevelopalongtradeandoccupationallines,ratherthanonanindustry-by-industrybasis,whichmakeswagepolicy,democracyinindustryandtheimprovementofproceduresforfixingwagelevelsdifficulttoachieve.Thereareconsiderablestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement,someofthemarisingfromtheiroutdatedandinefficientstructure.Someunionshavelostmanymembersbecauseofindustrialchanges.Othersareinvolvedinargumentsaboutwhoshouldrepresentworkersinnewtrades.Unionsforskilledtradesareseparatefromgeneralunions,whichmeansthatdifferentlevelsofwagesforcertainjobsareoftenasourceofbadfeelingbetweenunions.Intraditionaltradeswhicharebeingpushedoutofexistencebyadvancingtechnologies,unionscanfightfortheirmembers'disappearingjobstothepointwherethejobsofotherunion'smembersarethreatenedordestroyed.TheprintingofnewspapersbothintheUnitedStatesandinBritainhasfrequentlybeenhaltedbytheeffortsofprinterstoholdontotheirtraditionalhighly-paidjobs.1.WhyisthequestionoftradeunionpowerimportantinBritain

A.Theeconomyisverymuchinterdependent.B.Unionshavebeenestablishedalongtime.C.TherearemoreunionsinBritainthanelsewhere.D.Therearemanyessentialservices.2.Becauseoftheirout-of-dateorganizationsomeunionsfinditdifficultto______.A.changeasindustrieschangeB.getnewmemberstojointhemC.learnnewtechnologiesD.bargainforhighenoughwages3.DisagreementsarisebetweenunionsbecausesomeofthemA.trytowinovermembersofotherunionsB.ignoreagreementsC.protecttheirownmembersattheexpenseofothersD.takeoverotherunion'sjobs來(lái)源：4.Itisdifficulttoimprovetheproceduresforfixingwagelevelsbecause______.A.someindustrieshavenounionsB.unionsarenotorganizedaccordingtoindustriesC.only55percentofworkersbelongtounionsD.someunionsaretoopowerful5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Therearestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement.B.Someunionshavelostmanymembers.C.Someunionsexistintheoutdatedstructure.D.AhigherpercentageofAmericanworkersbelongtounionsthanthatofBritishworkers.1.A2.A3.C4.B5.DIhaveneverattendedalargecompany'sboardmeetinginmylife,butIfeelcertainthatthediscussionoftentakesthefollowinglines.The__1__ofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake8Opthedecentpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat￡l.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste(notspeciallygoodeither,butnotbad),andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;butthe__2__ofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswill__3__.Whenthatstartstohappenwewillreducethepriceto￡l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit,whereuponpeoplewillrushtobuyiteventhoughitstillcostsaboutforty-threepercentmorethanits__4__price.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatashametoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderordogfoodorwhatever.Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult,buthedoesn't.Abargainmustnotbe__5__Tobeoffereda"gift"ofonepennyislikebeinginvitedtodinnerandofferedonesinglepea(tastilycooked),andnothingelse.Evenifitrepresenteda__6__reductionitwouldbeaninsult.Still,peoplesay,onehastohavewashingpowder(orwhatever)andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.WhenIwasaboyinHungaryamanwas__7__ofmurderingsomeoneforthesakeofonepengo,theequivalentofashilling,andpleaded__8__Thejudgeshouted__9__:"Tokillamanforashilling!Whatcanyousayinyour__10__"Themurdererreplied:"Ashillinghere...ashillingthere..."Andthat'swhattoday'sshoppersays,too:"Apennyhere...apennythere..."

A.missedB.defenseC.realD.cost考試大－全國(guó)最大教育類(lèi)網(wǎng)站(www．E)E.anxiouslyF.attractionG.fairH.expenseI.fallJ.angrilyK.dismissedL.accusedM.guiltyN.faultyO.securityI.D2.F3.I4.G5.A6.C7.L8.M9.JPuttingtheSuntoWorkIt'sahotsummerday,andyou,yourfamily,andfriendsdecidetodrivetothebeachforacookout.Whenyougettothebeach,thesandandtherocksaresohotthattheyhurtyourbarefeet.Youputonsneakersinahurry.Thewaterissobrightandshininginthesunthatyoucanhardlylookatit.Whilethecharcoal(木炭)fireisstartingtoburninthecookoutstove,everyonegoesforaswim.Thewaterfeelsgood—warmatthetop,butcoolerdownaroundyourtoes.Alittlewindisblowingwhenyoucomeout.Thefireisn'tquitereadyforcookingyet,soyouplaytag(兒童捉人游戲)orread.Forlunchtherearehotdog,corn,saladandrolls,sodas,fruit,andcoffeefortheadults.Bythetimethecoffeewaterboilsandthecornandhotdogsarecooked,allthebathingsuitsaredry.Soarethetowelsspreadoutontherocks,inthesun.Lunchisgood.Justasyouarefinishing,itstartstorainsoyoupackupandrun.Butnobodymindstherain.Itwillcoolthingsoff.Atthesametimeyouwerehavingfunatthebeach,workwasbeingdone.Energyfromthesunwasdoingwork.Energy,inoneformoranother,doesalltheworkintheworld.Heatenergyfromthesundriedthetowels.Itheatedthesandandtherocks,thewaterandtheair.Itevenmadetherainandthewind.Heatfromthesundoessmallworkandbigwork,allovertheearth.Lightenergyfromthesunwasworkingonthebeachtoo.Itsuppliedthedaylight.Itlittheearthandmadethesandbrightandthewatersparkling.Thesunalsosuppliedtheenergythatgrewthefoodyouate.Plantsuselightenergyfromthesuntomakefoodforthemselves.Thefoodisakindofsugar.Itisalsoakindofenergycalledchemicalenergy.Greenplantschangelightenergyfromthesunintochemicalenergy.Plantsusesomeofthatenergyforeverydaylivingandgrowing.Theystoretherestintheirleavesandseeds,infruit,roots,stems,andberries.Thesaladandthecorn,therolls,fruit,andcoffeeallcamefromplants.Youandallanimalsdependonplantsforfood.Thecharcoalyouusedforcookingbeganasaplanttoo.Once,thatcharcoalwasalivingtreethatusedsunlighttomakefoodandthenstoredpartofthefooditmade.Theenergyinthisstoredfoodremained,evenafterthetreedied.Youusedthatenergywhenyouburnedthecharcoal.Thegasolineyouusedfordrivingtothebeachbeganwithenergyfromthesun,too.Itwasmadefromoil.Oilwasformedfromtheremainsofplantsandanimalsthatlivedonearthmillionsofyearsago.Theremainsofancientlivingthingsarecalledfossils.Thisiswhyoiliscalledafossilfuel.Coalandnaturalgasarefossilfuels,too.Nowfossilfuelsarebeginningtobeusedup.That'swhypeopleworryaboutrunningoutofenergy.Butaslongasthesunshines,theearthwillnotrunoutofenergy.Thesunpoursmoreenergyonearththanwecaneveruse.Mostofthatenergycomestousasheatandlight.Energyfromthesuniscalledsolarenergy.Solarenergyisasafekindofenergy.Itdoesn'tmakepollutionorhavedangerousleftovers.Thatiswhyscientistsandinventorsareexperimentingwithwaysofharnessingthesuntodosomeofthejobsfossilfuelshavebeendoing.Buttomakethesundoworklikethat,theyhavetosolvesomeproblems.Theyhavetocollectthesun'senergy.Collectingsunshineisn'teasy,unlessyouareaplant.Sunshineisn'teasytostore,either.Youcan'tfillatankwithitorputitinthewoodbox.Youcan'tmoveitthroughapipeorawire.Youcan'tturniton.Still,peoplehavebeenusingsolarenergytohelpdotheirworkforalongtime.Thereareoldwaysandnewwaysofcatchingsunshineandputtingittowork.Supposeyouwerelivinginacoldplaceandgoingtospendthewinterinacave.Wouldyouchooseacavethatfacedthewintersunoracavethatfacedawayfromit?Youmightmakethesamechoiceifyouwerebuildingahouseinacoldplace.Youwouldprobablybuildthehouse,sothewintersunwouldpourinthewindowstowarmit.Peoplehavebeenbuildinghousesthatwayforalongtime.Isitpossibletocatchstillmoreofthesun'sheatinahouseYes,Somehousesalsocollectheatontheroof,moveitindoors,storesome,usesometomakehotwaterandtherestforheating.Ahouselikethatiscalledasolarhouse.Peoplewhobuildsolarhouseshavelearnedhowtodothosethingsbyobservinghowtheearthitselfusessolarenergy.Rememberthebeach?Rememberthehotsandandthehotrocks?Somematerialstakeinheatenergyfromthesunandholdit.Theyabsorbtheheat.Sandandrocksdothis.Sodosomeothersolidmaterials,suchasmetals.Waterabsorbsthesun'sheattoo.Colorcanalsobeimportant.Dark,dullcolorsabsorbheat.Light-colored,shin