2021年专四英语完型阅读模拟试题及答案
2021年英语四级阅读练习题附答案和解析(4)
2021年英语四级阅读练习题附答案和解析(4)PassageIn the old days,children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年轻人)who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick，we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients—even when those patients are their parents. This deprives (剥夺)the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit,not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of itspotential outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs，fears，and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly，and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition，and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.It may be concluded from the passage that __.A. dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionC. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needD. most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable【答案讲解】B推理题。
2021年英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案(卷十)
2021年英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案（卷十）A. purposesB. secureC. howeverD. convinceE. projectF. failureG. unfamiliarH. furthermoreI. communityJ. appreciateK. expert L. appropriate M. conveyed N. engaged O. assureTo be a successful speaker, it is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish by your speech. The four most common 1____A___ of speech are to inform, to convince, to move to action, and to entertain. Do you, like a teacher or a/an 2____K___ in a field, wish to make your ideas clear to people 3____G___ with your subject? Or, like a debater, wish to convince the judges or the audience? Or, like a fund raiser for a naturalist foundation, wish to 4____B___ donations or collect cash? Or like a comedian or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and tone that you use must be 5____L___ for you purpose, for your audience, and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone, and manner of presentation, for example, from information 6___M____ to a group of your friends. 7____H___, no matter how talented the speaker is, a talk without adequate preparation is usually a 8____F___. To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking aim. Decide what your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence such as “My purpose is to 9___D___ the class that cats as well as dogs should require licenses in our 10___I____.”Make sure that your subject isdefinite and not too broad. Then you should write an outline before adding details to it.1. They are busy, often stressed out, and don’t like to wait and they eat, talk, walk, and drive fast.2. If you recognize yourself, you should remember to slow down and take more time for everything.3. They might seem unfriendly and difficult to get along with.4. Someone who is a sweetheart, a team player, or a people person may have a Type B personality.5. People with Type A personality work hard to succeed and to get what they want.6. As the opposite of Type A personality, the Type B personality is easygoing, patient, and friendly.7. We should learn to live in the present and stop worrying about the future.8. People with Type B personality are able to relax and have fun and they live a more balanced life.1. 许多人认为国际旅游对经济发展有积极作用。
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题(四)(含答案解析)
2021好题精选模拟卷四第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
ANOTTINGHAM FORUM（论坛）GEOFF HOON“__________(24)”Geoff Hoon is one of Britain’s most experienced politicians.Mr Hoon joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office in May 1999 as Minister of State with responsibility for Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa; he was then made Minister for Europe. Later, in 1999, Mr Hoon joined Tony Blair’s Cabinet（内阁）as Secretary of State for Defence, where he oversaw four major deployments（部署）of British troops, including to Iraq. After the 2005 general election he became leader of the House of Commons and earlier this year (2006) he was appointed as Minister for Europe again.On Friday 24th November Mr Horn is visiting Nottingham to address Forum. He will speak about his experience in the public spotlight, and explain what life as a Cabinet Minister is really like.There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk, which is open to all students and staff at NottinghamUniversity. Please arrive early as there are limited spaces and nobody will be admitted once the event had begun.FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER4 O’LOCKA48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER (GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS)FREE ENTRY21. At the time of the writing, Geoff Hoon was a ______.A. retired politicianB. university scholarC. state leaderD. military consultant22. Whoever wanted to attend were advised to “arrive early” in order ______.A. to be allowed to ask questionsB. to be admitted to the talkC. not to interrupt the speakerD. to find a place closer to the speaker23. By “A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER”, the writer gives information about ______.A. who was organizing the eventB. where the event was to take placeC. how one could get admittedD. how old the lecturer was24. The topic of the talk missing in the 3rd line (blank) should be ______.A. Life in the CabinetB. An Excellent LecturerC. Top State Secrets to Be Let OutD. Analysis of World SituationBGeorgia Aquarium is open 365 days a year. Please note that hours of operation do vary．Last ticket sold and entry is 30 minutes before closing time．Regular HoursSunday—Friday：10 a．m．—5 P．m．Saturday：9 a．m．—6 p．m．Summer Hours：May 27-August 16Monday-Saturday：9 a．m．—9 P．m．Sunday：9 a．m．—6 p．m．Full Price Total TicketAdult(ages 13-64)：$38.95Child(ages 3-12)：$32.95Senior(age 65+)：$34.95Total Ticket Online DiscountAdult(ages 13-64)：$35.95Child(ages 3-12)：$29.95Senior(age 65+)：$31.95Animal Encounters：$59.95Beluga＆Friends Interactive Program：$179.95 Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion Program：$234.95 AT&T Dolphin TalesOur new dolphin gallery, theater and show are now open．The gallery and viewing window are open to general admission guests periodically throughout the day．Show times vary each day, so check for times when you are purchasing general admission tickets．Don’t forget-AT&T Dolphin Tales is included in Total Ticket general admission，so don’t miss this spectacular show !4D Theater—Deepo’s Undersea 3D Wondershow Presented by AT&TWith multiple shows throughout the day,be sure to catch this unique experience at Georgia Aquarium．Admission to the 4D Theater is included in Total Ticket general admission!Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion ProgramSwim or scuba dive in the Ocean Voyager exhibit，built by The Home Depot．Swims are daily at 4：30 p．m．，and scuba dives are daily at 3 p．m．and Saturday and Sunday at ll a．m．Spots are limited，so it’s best to book in advance．Beluga&Friends Interactive ProgramInteract with belugas and harbor seals in the Georgia-Pacific Cold Water Quest gallery．This animal interaction occurs daily at 10 a．m．and 1：30 p．m．Spots are limited，so it’s best to book in advance．Animal EncountersInteract with a penguin daily at l1：30 a．m．and l：45 p．m．You can also experience a special encounter with a dolphin．Spots are limited，so it’s best to book in advance．25．How much can they save if grandparents in their seventies with a 10-year-old boy visit Georgia Aquarium with online tickets?A．$3． B．$6． C．$9． D．$1226．Which of the following about AT&T Dolphin Tales is TRUE?A．It is open all day long to visitors．B．It is really worth watching for visitors．C．Visitors have to pay extra money to watch it．D．visitors should book their tickets in advance．27．With a Total Ticket，visitors are allowed to visit________．A．Animal EncountersB．Beluga&Friends Interactive ProgramC．4D Theater-Deepo’s Undersea 3D WondershowD．Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion ProgramCHow Do You See Diversity?As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise.He had a perfect résumé and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice.“It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting (避开) your eyes.“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.Hire AdvantageAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can eliminate invalid biases (偏见) from the process have a distinct advantage. My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots. A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make.“During my Mindsets coaching session, I was taugh t how to recruit a diversified workforce. I recruited people from different cultures and skill sets. The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to build up the company. When the real estate market began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to say in the real estate market much longer than others in the same profession.”Blinded by GenderDale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervising a diverse workforce. “Through on e of the sessions, I discovered my personal bias,” he recalls. “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person, and be ing open to differences.” In his case, the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.“I had a management positi on open in my department; and the two finalists were a man and a woman. Had I not attended this workshop, I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel. My reasoning would have been that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful in the position, I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with her children and not travel.” Dale’s assumptions are another example of the well-intentioned but incor rect thinking that limits an organization’s ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce.“I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation, I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibilit ies and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision.” Dale credits the workshop, “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness.”Year of the Know-It-AllDoug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops. He recalls a major lesson learned from his own employee.“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-American employee put in a request to take time off to celebrate Chinese New Year. In my ignorance, I assumed he had his dates wrong’, as the first of January had just passed. When I advised him of this, I gave him a tong talking-to about turning in requests early with the proper dates.“He patiently waited, then when I was done, he said he would like Chinese New Year off, not the Weste rn New Year. He explained politely that in his culture the new year did not begin January first, and that Chinese New Year, which is tied to the lunar cycle, is one of the most celebrated holidays on the Chinese calendar. Needless to say, I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up. But I learned a great deal about assumptions, and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture to culture.“Attending the diversity workshop helped me realize how much I could learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with toy employees, rather than making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Doug admits. “The biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive’ to differences.”A Better Bottom LineAn open mind about diversity not only improves organizations internally, it is profitable as well. These comments from a customer service representative show how an inclusive attitude can improve sales. “Most of my customers speak English as a second language. One of the best things my company has done is to contract with a language service that offers translations over the phone. It wasn’t until my boss received Mindsets’ training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness wa s to customer service. As a result, our customer base has increased.”Once we start to see people as individuals, and discard the stereotypes, we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone. Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences and similarities. It is about building better communities and organizations that enhance us as individuals and reinforce our shared humanity.When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past, from the media, peers, family, friends, etc., we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed(有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values. We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone.28. Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from _______.A. racial stereotypesB. invalid personal biasC. cultural ignoranceD. emphasis on physical appearance29. What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC?A. A real estate agency.B. A personnel training company.C. A cultural exchange organization.D. A hi-tech company.30. After one of the workshops, account executive Dale realized that ____.A. he had hired the wrong personB. he could have done more for his companyC. he had not managed his workforce wellD. he must get rid of his gender bias31. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLC’s workshop?A. It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.B. It tapped into the executives’ full potential.C. It helped him make fair decisions.D. It met participants’ diverse needs.DThat’s enough, kidsIt was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the ground.“I’d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he’d shoved,” she says.” I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ’No, we don’t push,” What happened next was unexpected.“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says,” I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for disciplining her child, All I did was let him know his behavior was unacceptable. Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted, hurting other children in the process?”Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has be come a minefield.In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sister’s house it’s encouraged. For her, it’s about kids being kids:”If you can’t do it at three, when can you do it?”Each of these philosophies is valid and, it has to be said, my s on loves visiting his aunt’s house. But I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at mine. That’s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous territory when you’re talking to t he children of friends or acquaintances.“Kids aren’t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University.” But there is still an idea that they’re the property of the parent. We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is be having inappropriately, then that’s somehow a criticism of me.”In those circumstances, it’s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent first. There are two schools of thought.“I’d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Kids. Usually a quiet reminder that ’we don’t do that here’ is enough. Kids nave finely tuned antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different settings.”He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel neglectful, which could cause problems. Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.This is why White recommends that you approach the parents first. Raise your concerns with the parents if they’re there and ask them to deal with it,” she says.Asked how to approach a parent in this situa tion, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers:”Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Preface your remarks with something like: ’I know you’ll think I’m silly but in m y house I don’t want…’”When it comes to situations where you’re caring for another child, white is straightforward: “common sense must prevail. If things don’t go well, then have a chat.”There’re a couple of new grey areas. Physical punishment, once accepted from any adult, is no longer appropriate. “A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle children.”For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone:” The rules are different now from when today’s parents were growing up,” he says,“Adults are scared of saying: ’don’t swear’, or asking a child to stand up on a bus. They’re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out –either from older children, or their parents.”He sees it as a loss of the sense of common public good and public courtesy (礼貌), and says that adults suffer form it as much as child.Meredith Fuller agrees: “A code of conduct is hard to create when you’re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last.”“it’s about what I’m doing and what I need,” Andrew Fuller says. ”the days when a kid came home from school and said, “I got into trouble”. And dad said, ‘you probably deserved it’. Are over. Now the par ents are charging up to the school to have a go at teachers.”This jumping to our children’s defense is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people’s children. You know that if you remonstrate(劝诫) wit h the child, you’re going to have to deal with the parent. it’s admirable to be protective of our kids, but is it good?“Children have to learn to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries,” White says. “I suspect that it’s only certain sectors of the population doing the running to the school –better –educated parents are probably more likely to be too involved.”White believes our notions of a more child-centred, it’s a way of talking about treating our children like commodities(商品). We’re centred on them but in ways that reflect positively on us. We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve the best interests of the children.”One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their defence. Back at the park, Bianchi’s intervention(干预) on her son’s behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy’s mother.As Bianchi approached the park bench where sh e’d been sitting, other mums came up to her and congratulated her on taking a stand. “Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behaviour and his mum for even worse behaviour if h e was challenged.”Andrew Fuller doesn’t believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other people’s kids. “look at kids that aren’t your own as a potential minefield,” he says. He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, particularly wi th regular visitors.32. What did Stella Bianchi ex pect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him?A. make an apologyB. come over to interveneC. discipline her own boyD. take her own boy away33. Due to the child-centric nature of our society,A. parents are worried when their kids swear at themB. people think it improper to criticize kids in publicC. people are reluctant to point our kids’ wrongdoingsD. many conflicts arise between parents and their kids34. In a world where everyone is exhausted from over work and lack of sleep, .A. it’s easy for people to become impatientB. it’s difficult to create a code of conductC. it’s important to be friendly to everybodyD. it’s hard for people to admire each other35. How did people use to respond when their kids got into trouble at school?A. th ey’d question the teachersB. they’d charge up to the schoolC. they’d tell the kids to clam downD. They’d put the blame on their kids第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
大学英语考试：2021英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(1)
大学英语考试：2021英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(1)1、The young man insisted that he _____ nothing wrong and _____ free.（单选题）A. did; setB. had done; should be setC. do; be setD. had done; must be set试题答案：B2、Americans eat _____ as they actually need every day.（单选题）A. twice as much proteinB. twice protein as much twiceC. twice protein as muchD. protein as twice much试题答案：A3、Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____ has risen steadily.（单选题）A. consumptionB. dissipationC. disposalD. expenditure试题答案：A4、Which of the following could NOT get benefit from the devaluation of US dollar?（单选题）A. Foreign visitors in the US.B. Foreign investors.C. Exporters of America.D. American visitors to other countries.试题答案：D5、（单选题）A. They will be the first tours that get out of the earth’s orbit.B. The number of tourists will be reduced.C. They are less dangerous than travelling to Mars.D. The number of tourists will not be too large.试题答案：A6、_____（单选题）A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. whole试题答案：B7、The Eos authors claim all of the following EXCEPT that _____.（单选题）A. the possible higher frequency of flood raises concerns about dam safetyB. conventional dam design hasn’t realized the possible feedback mechanismsC. dam design protocol shouldn’t assume unchanging extreme precipitation eventsD. the dams’ function has been weakened mainly because it is getting older 试题答案：D8、It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental _____.（单选题）A. expenseB. expansionC. exposureD. expectation试题答案：A9、Peter could hardly catch what I said, _____ he?（单选题）A. couldB. couldn’tC. didD. didn’t试题答案：A10、Which of the italicized parts functions as an attribute（定语）?（单选题）A. This is where Luxun once lived.B. I don’t know where Luxun once lived.C. We haven’t yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation.D. She is going to live in Macao, where she has some close friends.试题答案：D11、The conditions of Robert include all EXCEPT that _____.（单选题）A. he had no problem going to sleepB. he falls asleep easilyC. Robert always behaves well during the nightD. he would go to the bathroom several times each night试题答案：C12、Neither the poor record of the management staff nor the high debt ratio of the firm _____ to have deterred the influx of investors.（单选题）A. seemB. and seemsC. but would seemD. seems试题答案：D13、In less than two weeks, I _____.（单选题）A. will graduateB. am graduatingC. have graduatedD. will have graduated试题答案：D14、_____（单选题）A. evidentB. positiveC. realisticD. instructive试题答案：A15、What is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. A Moratorium on Bottom Trawling Is Urgently Needed.B. The Oncoming Exploration to the Deep Sea.C. The Disaster of Deep Sea Life.D. Rainbow Warrior Sets Out to Save Deep Sea Life.试题答案：D16、Which of the italicized parts functions as an attribute（定语）?（单选题）A. I don’t know when the plane takes off.B. He was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the door.C. I still remember the day when I first met Jennifer.D. I have no idea when the game will begin.试题答案：C17、Neither the poor record of the management staff nor the high debt ratio of the firm _____ to have deterred the influx of investors.（单选题）A. seemB. and seemsC. but would seemD. seems试题答案：D18、What does the word “override” mean in the first paragraph?（单选题）A. To prevail over.B. To ride over or across.C. To stop a machine doing something.D. Not to notice something.试题答案：A19、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. Never Become Furious at Work.B. Learn How to Get Rid of Rage.C. Rage is Inevitable for Us.D. Improve Your Bad Temper.试题答案：D20、All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT _____.（单选题）A. The fact that he didn’t see Tom yesterday is true.B. The suggestion that we go to picnic on Sunday was agreed to by most people.C. There’s a feeling in me that we’ll never know what a UFO is—not ever.D. This is why we can’t get the support of the people.试题答案：D21、Lisa’s home can best be described as _____（单选题）A. dangerous.B. crude.C. beautiful.D. dirty.试题答案：B22、_____（单选题）A. whichB. whyC. thatD. whether试题答案：C23、（单选题）A. Guitarrini.B. Singer.C. Pianist.D. Spanish dance and guitar concert.试题答案：B24、（单选题）A. Statistics on other major disease epidemics.B. Effects of war on the general population.C. Arguments for developing a better public health system.D. The connection between World War II and influenza.试题答案：A25、I hope, when you have finished this exercise, you _____ many mistakes in it.（单选题）A. won’t makeB. won’t have madeC. won’t be makingD. won’t have been making试题答案：B26、_____ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate（单选题）A. ConcerningB. AscertainingC. AssumingD. Regarding试题答案：C27、These stars form a group, the shape of _____ is rather like the shape ofa watch.（单选题）A. thatB. whichC. whomD. whose试题答案：B28、I didn’t know anything about the attributive clause, for I _____ my lesson.（单选题）A. had not studiedB. didn’t studyC. have not studiedD. don’t study试题答案：A29、Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _____.（单选题）A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything elseB. they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potatoD. the potato harvest was bad试题答案：D30、When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____ who dug it.（单选题）A. themB. theseC. thatD. those试题答案：D31、Starting with the _____ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.（单选题）A. premiseB. pretextC. foundationD. presentation试题答案：A32、What is the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. Human activities are changing the climate.B. Dams make local meteorological conditions worse.C. Dams alter local weather and make themselves unsafe.D. Extreme precipitation events around large dams have increased.试题答案：C33、_____（单选题）A. metB. encounteredC. joinedD. confronted试题答案：D34、（单选题）A. Increasing government’s handouts to the poor.B. Government’s creation of more jobs.C. Encouraging people to find jobs themselves.D. Relying on government relief.试题答案：C35、_____（单选题）A. lonelyB. pleasantC. busyD. healthy试题答案：C36、The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transportation and is therefore, not _____ to work locally.（单选题）A. compelledB. obligedC. restrictedD. repelled试题答案：C37、（单选题）A. They cause very few problems.B. They are easy to deal with.C. There aren’t many of them.D. They are friendly to people.试题答案：A38、_____（单选题）A. progressB. goalC. resultD. purpose试题答案：C39、Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to _____ the food supply.（单选题）A. enhanceB. curbC. disruptD. heighten试题答案：D40、Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage before you remodel your home?（单选题）A. Thinking out your ideal home.B. Consulting some experienced architects for some advice.C. Learning others’ experience of remodeling.D. Discussing remodeling plan with family members.试题答案：D41、_____（单选题）A. fathersB. mothersC. sonsD. daughters试题答案：C42、I _____ asleep in the corner，for I remember nothing of what happened during the night.（单选题）A. might fallB. must fallC. must have fallenD. can have fallen试题答案：C43、The phrase “a ticking time bomb” in the second paragraph is used to stress _____（单选题）A. the risk of sleep deprivation.B. our concern about good health.C. one possible cause of early death.D. our ignorance about the lack of sleep.试题答案：A44、The teacher told the children that the Chinese culture _____ one of the oldest cultures in the world.（单选题）A. isB. wasC. had beenD. has been试题答案：A45、Sam has been appointed _____ manager of the engineering department to take _____ place of George.（单选题）A. /, /B. the, /C. the, theD. /, the试题答案：D46、（单选题）A. The statistical analyses.B. The essay structure.C. The topic sentences.D. The data collection.试题答案：A47、（单选题）A. Dead animals found in dustbins.B. Small animals stolen from houses.C. Food given to them by people.D. Food that hunted by themselves.试题答案：C48、Language, culture, and personality may be considered _____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.（单选题）A. indistinctB. separateC. irrelevantD. independent试题答案：D49、With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, _____ them more fragile.（单选题）A. makeB. and to makeC. thereby makingD. which it makes试题答案：C50、Though the young lady was very pretty and gracious, she was none _____ happier for her beauty.（单选题）A. theB. muchC. moreD. enough试题答案：A51、I cannot read your writing. It is _____.（单选题）A. legibleB. illegibleC. eligibleD. intelligent试题答案：B52、Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of condition?（单选题）A. They look as though they know each other.B. As soon as we arrived, the meal started.C. As long as it doesn’t rain, we can play.D. He has lived here as long as I (have lived).试题答案：C53、Which of the italicized parts functions as an object?（单选题）A. She was the first to learn about it.B. The third tree that I planted was cut down by someone again.C. This was the first increase since the second quarter of 2008.D. How many do you want? —I want two.试题答案：D54、Peter could hardly catch what I said, _____ he?（单选题）A. couldB. couldn’tC. didD. didn’t试题答案：A55、That our environment has little to do with our abilities, characters and behavior _____ central to his theory.（单选题）A. isB. areC. has beenD. have been试题答案：A56、According to Mother Rigby, Feathertop “still will be saying nothing”because _____（单选题）A. he was not clever enough to learn anything.B. he was only made to have birds’, intelligence.C. he did not have a brain to remember anything.D. he could learn nothing worthwhile in the world.试题答案：D57、I _____ asleep in the corner，for I remember nothing of what happened during the night.（单选题）A. might fallB. must fallC. must have fallenD. can have fallen试题答案：C58、_____（单选题）A. commonB. uncommonC. interestingD. uninteresting试题答案：B59、In fact, as he approached this famous statue, he only barely resisted the _____ to reach into his bag for his camera.（单选题）A. impatienceB. impulseC. incentiveD. initiative试题答案：B60、How is it _____ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?（单选题）A. ifB. soC. whatD. that试题答案：D61、My brother Joe never learned to swim, _____ intend to start now.（单选题）A. nor he doesB. nor does heC. nor heD. he doesn’t试题答案：B62、（单选题）A. Increasing government’s handouts to the poor.B. Government’s creation of more jobs.C. Encouraging people to find jobs themselves.D. Relying on government relief.试题答案：C63、（单选题）A. They cause very few problems.B. They are easy to deal with.C. There aren’t many of them.D. They are friendly to people.试题答案：A64、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. A talk with other architects may annoy the one you have chosen.B. If your home is exclusive in your residence region, you cannot get along well with your neighbors.C. You should consider the issue of whether to move or to remodel from financial aspect.D. You will always take back the whole expense of remodeling when you sell the current home.试题答案：C65、In the American educational system, intermediate school is the _____ stage between the primary grades and high schoo1.（单选题）A. traditionalB. transitionalC. transmissibleD. transient试题答案：B66、Which of the following italicized parts indicates a relationship of linking verb and predicative (系表结构)?（单选题）A. He became a famous pianist at the age of 15.B. I took the first place in the competition.C. China belongs to the third world.D. They’ve put up a factory in the village.试题答案：A67、Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. Mrs. Orr’s, a Professional Cook.B. A “Stubborn” Cake with Generations.C. My Stubborn Father.D. My Improved Cooking Skill.试题答案：B68、From Ross Perlin’s new book “Intern Nation”, we can learn that _____（单选题）A. competition for internships is intense.B. interns are usually looked down upon.C. one third of interns work for for-profit companies.D. internships are least valued by for-profit companies.试题答案：A69、_____ I would like to stay. I really must go home.（单选题）A. Much asB. In spite ofC. DespiteD. as试题答案：A70、Considering herself “a good worker”, Mother Rigby was confident in _____（单选题）A. her strange powers.B. her talents for handicraft.C. anything she made.D. her selection of materials.试题答案：B71、_____（单选题）A. dissatisfiedB. unsatisfactoryC. satisfiedD. satisfactory试题答案：A72、It is fortunate for the old couple that their son’s career goals and their wishes for him _____.（单选题）A. coincideB. collaborateC. complyD. conform试题答案：A73、_____（单选题）A. lightB. heavyC. noD. good试题答案：D74、Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely _____, usually because it is used at one time or another as a substitute for some other tool.（单选题）A. hasB. isC. shouldD. does试题答案：D75、_____, the new president is more likely to give economic and trade issues priority over foreign policy.（单选题）A. The cold war being overB. the cold war had overC. With the cold war was overD. With the cold war has been over试题答案：A76、（单选题）A. Business owners.B. The army.C. Public health officials.D. Public schools.试题答案：B77、Which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?（单选题）A. It is known to all that cancer is a terrible disease.B. His first question was whether the monitor had arrived yet.C. The news that our team won the game excited us all.D. Success depends on whether we make enough effort.试题答案：A78、（单选题）A. She blames the economic depression in the last five years.B. She insists that the government fulfilled its promise by lowering interest rates.C. She denies saying that before.D. She insists that they have fulfilled the goal.试题答案：B79、He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. _____ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.（单选题）A. What littleB. So muchC. How muchD. so little试题答案：A80、When we started criticizing his work, he saw red. The underline part means （单选题）A. very angryB. very upsetC. very sorryD. very sad试题答案：A81、（单选题）A. The general public.B. Those wanting rest and recreation.C. Risk-takers.D. Those who have much money.试题答案：C82、Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of comparison?（单选题）A. As soon as Marie opened the door, the dog ran in.B. As long as you can keep away from them, you’re safe.C. As far as grammar is concerned, I have grasped it.D. She cooks as well as her mother does.试题答案：D83、According to the author, which group might NOT benefit from virtual reality applications to education?（单选题）A. Students with mental illness.B. Students with behavioral disorders.C. Students with physical handicaps.D. Students with developmental problems.试题答案：A84、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. Because of the devaluation of US dollar, American visitors shorten their trip to Europe.B. Europe does not forecast the huge drop of American visitors.C. Not only Paris but the whole Europe witnesses the reduction of American tourists.D. The value of US dollar has become historical low.试题答案：C85、（单选题）A. Inhabitants on an isolated island.B. The Ancient Greeks.C. A great psychologist.D. A scientist.试题答案：B86、Ellen Mason is most convinced of _____（单选题）A. the way sleep deprivation affects health.B. the link between sleep and heart diseases.C. the hormones and chemicals changes in the body.D. the importance of sleep for good health.试题答案：D87、The suspect _____ that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.（单选题）A. advocatedB. allegedC. addressedD. announced试题答案：B88、_____（单选题）A. yetB. henceC. thusD. then试题答案：C89、She _____ that it was a trick to get her involved in the matter, for she knew them too well.（单选题）A. doubtedB. suspectedC. conceivedD. convinced试题答案：B90、In the sentence “Father asked us to pick some apples on the farm”, the italicized phrase is（单选题）A. an subject.B. a verb.C. a adverbial.D. a complement.试题答案：D91、（单选题）A. It takes a couple of days.B. Only children need some training.C. It’s unnecessary.D. It takes a few months.试题答案：A92、Not until last year did the author _____（单选题）A. cease to worry about the tree.B. become aware of the apple tree.C. begin to appreciate the neighborhood.D. make acquaintance with the neighbors.试题答案：D93、（单选题）A. Because the airport in Paris was not fit for the scheduled landing.B. Because it was found to have run short of gasoline.C. Because it wanted to pick up passengers from another flight.D. Because there was a sudden mechanical problem.试题答案：C94、（单选题）A. Change his major field of study.B. Study at the university.C. Work as a weather forecaster.D. Become a professional golf player.试题答案：B95、We find that some birds _____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.（单选题）A. transferB. commuteC. migrateD. emigrate试题答案：C96、There _____ no further business to discuss, we all went home.（单选题）A. isB. wasC. beingD. would be试题答案：C97、_____（单选题）A. fitB. sureC. likelyD. able试题答案：C98、He told me that he had bought a music tape and _____ buy another one the next week.（单选题）A. that he wouldB. he was going toC. he wouldD. he should试题答案：A99、_____（单选题）A. accuracyB. precisionC. exactnessD. detail试题答案：D100、Ann was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _____ to the outside world.（单选题）A. lostB. being lostC. losingD. having lost试题答案：A101、（单选题）A. From annoyed to appreciative.B. From frustrated to excite.C. From surprised to frustrate.D. From appreciative to surprise.试题答案：A102、The city is an important railroad _____ and industrial and convention center.（单选题）A. conjunctionB. networkC. junctionD. link试题答案：C103、Breaking Mary’s doll was purely _____. John didn’t mean to do it.（单选题）A. incidentalB. accidentalC. occasionD. opportunity试题答案：B104、A _____ person is one who is easily hurt or offended by things that people do or say.（单选题）A. sensitiveB. sensibleC. smartD. wise试题答案：A105、I charge the man _____ receiving stolen goods.（单选题）A. inB. withC. atD. on试题答案：B106、（单选题）A. Talk to the person who hired him.B. Go to the payroll department.C. Call the director of the payroll department.D. Resubmit the payroll paperwork.试题答案：D107、（单选题）A. Its losses were reduced.B. Its image was changed.C. It started to make a profit.D. It achieved great success.试题答案：A108、He blew out the candle and _____ his way to the door.（单选题）A. convergedB. gropedC. stroveD. wrenched试题答案：B109、To ensure maximal voter participation in a presidential election, thorough planning and a voter registration _____ are usually required.（单选题）A. restrictionB. encouragementC. investigationD. drive试题答案：D110、_____（单选题）A. immediatelyB. suddenlyC. certainlyD. usually试题答案：A111、As the trial went on the story behind the murder slowly _____ itself.（单选题）A. convictedB. hauntedC. unfoldedD. released试题答案：C112、Which of the following statements about Dr. Michelle Miller is true?（单选题）A. She used to co-author a report with Professor Cappuccio.B. She had one report published in the European Heart Journal.C. She collaborated with Professor Cappuccio on a long-term study.D. She chose participants who suffered long-term sleep deprivation.试题答案：C113、In some child-centered families, the children and their possessions take over most of the house, and the younger ones often make _____ demands upon their parents.（单选题）A. exceedingB. extensiveC. exclusiveD. excessive试题答案：D114、Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, and _____ his life.（单选题）A. indeedB. soC. much lessD. much more试题答案：D115、What is the passage mainly concerned with?（单选题）A. America’s best colleges.B. The power of the word “university”.C. Elon College renames itself.D. Colleges upgrade their image by changing their names.试题答案：D116、It is because she is very devoted to her students _____ she is respected by them.（单选题）A. thatB. whichC. whatD. who试题答案：A117、（单选题）A. The introduction.B. The middle.C. The conclusion.D. The statement试题答案：C118、_____ had she finished the poem _____ the students began to ask her questions.（单选题）A. As soon as, thanB. No sooner, thanC. As soon as, whenD. No sooner, when试题答案：B119、Convinced of the importance of education, modern states “invest” in institutions of learning to get back “interest” in the form of a large group of _____ Young men who are potential leaders.（单选题）A. enlightenedB. cultivatedC. qualifiedD. nourished试题答案：A120、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. A talk with other architects may annoy the one you have chosen.B. If your home is exclusive in your residence region, you cannot get along well with your neighbors.C. You should consider the issue of whether to move or to remodel from financial aspect.D. You will always take back the whole expense of remodeling when you sell the current home.试题答案：C121、When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____ who dug it.（单选题）A. themB. theseC. thatD. those试题答案：D122、The international situation has been growing _____ difficult for the last few years.（单选题）A. invariablyB. presumablyC. increasinglyD. dominantly试题答案：C123、Which of the following is a new and popular arcade?（单选题）A. The Seattle Center.B. The Monorail.C. The Westlake Center.D. Pike Place Market.试题答案：C124、Several students were surprised to learn that instructors expect two to three hours of study for each hour _____ in class.（单选题）A. spendingB. spentC. to spendD. to have spent试题答案：B125、The size of the furniture should be _____ the size of the room.（单选题）A. in regard toB. in proportion toC. in honor ofD. in consistent with试题答案：B126、The real poet is a master of words. He can _____ his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men tears.（单选题）A. transformB. transmitC. manifestD. convey试题答案：D127、Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as a predicative （表语）?（单选题）A. Her illness kept her in bed for a week.B. Health is above wealth.C. This is his reply to your letter.D. A man stepped out from behind the wall.试题答案：B128、_____ today, he would get there by Friday.（单选题）A. Was he leavingB. If he is leavingC. Were he to leaveD. If he leaves试题答案：C129、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?（单选题）A. Both Pike Place Market and ACT are located at the Pine Street.B. The arts tour follows roughly the same course as the walking tour in Seattle.C. Pioneer Square is the real hub of Seattle’s art community.D. On the first Thursday of every month Seattle Art Museum stays open late.试题答案：A130、From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that _____.（单选题）A. family has deep influence on a personB. compliments are very important to a personC. one should treasure the relationship between othersD. when facing tough time, one should never say die试题答案：A131、—“Will you go home tomorrow evening?”—“No, I am going to a lecture, or at least, I am planning _____.”（单选题）A. onB. toC. soD. it试题答案：B132、One of the main goals of the modern woman’s liberation movement, which started in the early 1960s, was to _____ sex discrimination in the workforce, and to open up careers for women that were previously reserved for men.（单选题）A. abolishB. eliminateC. diminishD. extinguish试题答案：B133、（单选题）A. A bookB. The Internet.C. Magazines.D. Thesis.试题答案：A134、Which of the following statements about Dr. Michelle Miller is true?（单选题）A. She used to co-author a report with Professor Cappuccio.B. She had one report published in the European Heart Journal.C. She collaborated with Professor Cappuccio on a long-term study.D. She chose participants who suffered long-term sleep deprivation.试题答案：C135、The indecisive man was _____ persuaded to change his mind again.（单选题）A. generallyB. freelyC. readilyD. finally试题答案：C136、Water is to fish _____ atmosphere is to men.（单选题）A. thatB. soC. whatD. so does试题答案：C137、Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?（单选题）A. Why don’t you do it for the sake of your friends?B. I wish I could write as well as you.C. For all his efforts, he didn’t get an A.D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading.试题答案：D138、（单选题）A. It is hard to believe.B. It is nothing strange.C. It is obviously nonsense.D. It is common phenomenon.试题答案：A139、_____（单选题）A. reflectionB. reactionC. recreationD. relaxation试题答案：A140、The central idea of this passage is _____.（单选题）A. man’s mental abilities change from season to seasonB. man’s intelligence varies from place to placeC. man should take long vacation in summerD. if you want to do creative thinking, go to a cool place试题答案：A141、All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons _____ slowly into the sky.（单选题）A. ascendingB. elevatingC. escalatingD. lingering试题答案：A142、_____（单选题）A. forgottenB. given upC. receivedD. remembered试题答案：D143、With prices _____ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.（单选题）A. vibratingB. fluctuatingC. flutteringD. swinging试题答案：B144、Which of the following italicized phrases indicates RESULT?（单选题）A. They lifted a rock only to drop it on their own feet.B. To see once is better than to hear a hundred times.C. The greatest happiness is to work for the happiness of all.D. The next person to attend the meeting is Dr. Baker.试题答案：A145、（单选题）A. Business owners.B. The army.C. Public health officials.D. Public schools.试题答案：B146、Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _____ for world conquest.（单选题）A. admiration。
2021年英语专业四级阅读理解练习试题及答案
2021年英语专业四级阅读理解练习试题及答案As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobe-sun baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them "pueblos", which is Spanish for town.The people of the pueblos raised what are called"the three sisters" - corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.The way of life of less settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as small rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou. The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and covering of their tents and tipis.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.B. The movement of American Indians across North America.C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.2. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were______.A. very small?B. highly advanced?C. difficult to defend?D. quickly constructed答案解析：1. D) 根据阅读短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地区不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式。
2021年英语四级阅读理解习题及答案(卷九)
2021年英语四级阅读理解习题及答案（卷九）Many people believe the glare from snow causes snowblindnenss. Yet, dark glasses or not , they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes,and even snowblindness,when exposed to several hours of "snow light" .The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow-covered country.Rather, a man's eyes frequently find nothing to foucs on in a broad expanse of barren snow-covered terrain. So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of tsomething to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never sotp searching and the eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature offsets this irritation by producing more and fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid coversthe eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, then is obsured,and the result is total, even though temporary,snowblindness.Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts ahead of a main body of troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape,Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight , dark colored objects ahead on which they too can focus . The men following can then see something.Their gaze is arrested. Theireyes focus on a bush and having found something to see,stop scouring the snow-blanketed lanscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time,the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.1.To prevent headaches, watering eyes and blindness caused by the glare from snow, dark glasses are_____.a.indispensibleefulc.ineffectived.available2.When the eyes are sore tears are produced to ________.a.clear the visionb.remedy snowblindnessc.ease the irritationd.loosen the muscles3.Snowblindness may be avoided by_______.a.concentrating to the solid white terrainb.searching for something to look at in snow-covered terrainc.providing the eyes with something to foucs ond.covering the eyeballs with fluid4.The scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to_______.a.bive the men behind something to seeb.beautify the landscapec.warm themselves in the coldd.prevent the men behind from losing their way5.A suitable title for this passage would be _______.a.snowblindness and how to overcome itb.natrue's cure for snowblindnessc.soldiers in the snowd.snow vision【答案】CCCAAWater problems in the future will become nore intense and more complex. Our increasing population will tremendously increase urban wastes,primarily sewage. On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decease substantialy the amount of water available for diluting wastes. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce large volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasingquantities of agricultural chemicals, From this , it is apparent that drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem.There are two ways by which this pollution problem can be dwindled. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wastes "prior to " disposal and the treatment of liquid wastes, or efflunets,to permit the reuse of the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal.A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement . Effluents from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained. Efflunets from other processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as meat and poultry processing plants, are currently converting former waste products into marketable byproducts. Other industries are potential eonomic uses for waste products.1.The purpose of this passage is ______.a.to alert the reader to the dwindling water supplyb.to explain industrial uses of waterc.to acquaint the reader with water pollution problemsd.to demostrate various measures to solve the pollution problem2.Which of the following points is NOT INCLUDED in the passage?a.In dustrial development incudes the simplification of complex chemical processes.b.Diluting wastes needs certain amount of waterc.Demands for water will go up along with the expanding populationd.Intensive cultivation of land requires more and more chemicals3.The reader can conclued that________.a.countries of the world will work together on polution problemsb.byproducts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplacec.science is making great progress on increasing water suppliesd.some industries are now ,aking economic use of wastes4.The author gives substance to the passage through the use of _______.a.interviews with authorities in the field of water controlsb.opinions and personal observationsc.definitions which clarify important termsd.strong arguments and persuasions5.The words "prior to "(para.2) probably mean______.a.afterb.duringc.befored.beyond【答案】CADBCSign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages areunique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language,complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English.At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand talk”his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, wheneven deaf people dismissed their signing as“substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campusand explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,”Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.”练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1. The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A. a new way to look at the learning of languageB. a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC. an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD. an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language2. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _______.A. a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB. a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC. an English teacher in a university for the deafD. some senior experts in American Sign Language3. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A. a Substandard languageB. a genuine languageC. an artificial languageD. an international language4. Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.A. sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB. sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC. a language should be easy to use and understandD. a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds5. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.A. sign language is as efficient as any other languageB. sign language is derived from natural languageC. language is a system of meaningful codesD. language is a product of the brain1.[B] 从文章第3句“手语提供了一种新方法，用以探索大脑如何产生和理解语言，并为一个长期以来的科学争端——语言(连同语法)究竟是我们与生俱来的，还是一种我们后天学会的行为——提出了新的解释”可以看出，这是对语言的性质的传统观点的挑战，即B 。
2021专四英语完型阅读模拟练习题
2021专四英语完型阅读模拟练习题Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets? For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats.Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present. Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish brown to sand color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures are cucumber shaped—hence their name—and because they are typically rock inhabitants, this shape, combined with flexibility,enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are safe from predators and ocean currents. Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate—feeding sparingly or not at all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If it were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence. But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.20. According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?A. It helps them to digest their food.B. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.D. It makes them attractive to fish.21. The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses ____.A. the reproduction of sea cucumbersB. the food sources of sea cucumbersC. the eating habits of sea cucumbersD. threats to sea cucumbers’ existence22. What can be inferred about the defence mechanisms of the sea cucumber?A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.B. They are almost useless.C. They require group cooperation.D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.23. Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release itsinternal organs into the water?A. A touch.B. Food.C. Unusually warm water.D. Pollution.答案和解析：20. B)通过阅读文章可以排除选项A、C、D，因为文中没有提及，故选项B为正确答案。
2021年大学英语四级阅读理解模拟习题及答案(卷十五)
2021年大学英语四级阅读理解模拟习题及答案（卷十五）Economy Will Drive Workout HabitsMoney or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.In these belt -tightening times, cost-conscious workouts at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as boot camp and circuit training."People are looking for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little time and money as necessary," said Cedric Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals."Last year "budget-onscious" was on the list but this year the majority of the respondents put it as one of the top," he added.Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness professionals responded to the annual poll, which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.Other money-saving measures, such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training classes and in-home workouts using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list."Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs. Working with two to four clients at a time they can charge less but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn calories while building strength and endurance, will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained consumers seek shorter, more intense regimens.One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up in health clubs and senior centers.Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong, and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase in the coming year.省钱健身新趋势有钱或者没钱能够改变一切，这其中包括在2010年人们锻炼身体的方式。
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2021年专四英语完型阅读模拟试题及答案Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man. They do not provide energy,
___1___ do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for ___2___ foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if ___3___ is missing, a deficiency disease becomes ___4___.
1. A. either B. so C. nor D. never
2. A. shifting B. transferring C. altering D. transforming
3. A. any B. some C. anything D. something
4. A. serious B. apparent C. severe D. fatal
通读全文后可知，这是一篇有关科普知识的短文，一般来说科普知识文章以客观陈述为突出特点，用词比较正式，句子结构比较严密，因此在选择时要在宏观上考虑到这些因素。
比如第四空，从科学常识可知，缺乏任何一种维生素都不至于使疾病严重(serious)、致命(fatal)，故应排除选项A和D。
severe(严厉的)不能用来修饰疾病。
因此，选B apparent既合乎句意，搭配又得
当。
另外，完形填空的空格没有任何一个是孤立地存在的，必须把它们放在文章的语言环境中进行逐个推敲，同时利用自己对各种材料描写、陈述内容的了解，作出正确选择。
PART Ⅰ
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time.
___1___ these wide modern roads are generally ___2___ and well maintained, with___3___ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Large highways often pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with ___7___ traffic during rush hours, ___8___ the “fast, direct” route becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take ___9___ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the
___10___ new “superhighways”, there are often older,
___11___ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. ___12___ of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high
___13___ , or down frightening hillside to towns ___14___ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ___15___ the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.
1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
2. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
3. A. little B. few C. much D. many
4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable
5. A. to B. into C. over D. by
6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate
7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy
8. A. when B. for C. but D. that
9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably
11. A. and B. less C. more D. or
12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
15. A. there B. when C. which D. where
参考答案及详解
1. A) 此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，例如：although是表示转折关系的;since，because，therefore是表示原因关系的。
通过阅
读此空所在句得知大概句义为：“尽管这些宽阔的现代化公路通常很平坦且维护良好，转弯也很少，但是一直保持笔直的公路不总是令人赏心悦目”。
根据语义线索和语法线索可知此空应填表示转折关系的选项A。
2. C) 根据词汇线索和词义搭配可知，stable，splendid和complicated一般不能用来修饰roads。
3. B)根据语义线索可推断此空正确答案为选项B few。
4. C) 根据上下文可推测出如果高速公路总是保持笔直，对于驾驶者来说是非常枯燥的，因此本空的正确答案为C enjoyable。
5. D) 介词by能和动词pass搭配，意为“经过，掠过”。
6. B) 本句中的联系副词Furthermore说明本句是对上一句的进一步补充和信息的增加，由此可推测本句句义为高速公路不仅经过风景区和乡村，通常还“将庞大的都市中心区连接起来”。
故正确答案为B。
7. D) “交通拥挤”用heavy 和traffic搭配。
8. A)通过分析可知，这里使用的是一个非限定性定语从句，四个选项中只有A when 具备此语法功能。
9. B)根据上下句关系可推断此句为条件句，故选项B为正确答案。
10. A)根据主句中的“older ... roads”可推断此空需要填一个比较意义的副词，以构成对比关系，故选项A relatively“相应地，相对地”为正确答案。
其他三词词义分别为：regularly“有规律地，定期地”;respectively“各自地”;reasonably“有理由地”。
11. B)根据此空前后词及结构可断定此空应使用比较级，故可排除A和D。
另外根据上下文可推测此空应为less，因为“more heavily traveled”意为“车辆拥挤的”公路，与常识不符。
12. D)从下文的others可知此空正确答案为D some。
13. B)根据上文的slopes和下文的hillsides就可以断定这里需要一个表示路况不好的词，选项A rocks意义不符，故只有B cliffs “悬崖”为正确答案。
14. A)根据题目和选项可断定此空应为towns的后置定语，由此可猜测句义为“位于深谷中的城镇”，“位于”lie是不及物动词，不能以过去分词的形式出现作名词的后置修饰语，故正确答案为lie的现在分词形式lying
15. D)定语从句修饰places用where来引导。