大学英语四级模拟四级专项—快速阅读10
四级快速阅读练习题-7篇
四级快速阅读练习题1 (08,06)Passage 1Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Media Selection for AdvertisementsAfter determining the target audience for a product or service, advertising agencies must select the appropriate media for the advertisement. We discuss here the major types of media used in advertising. We focus our attention on seven types of advertising: television, newspapers, radio, magazines, out-of-home. Internet, and direct mail.TelevisionTelevision is an attractive medium for advertising because it delivers mass audiences to advertisers. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience. When advertisers create a brand, for example, they want to impress consumers with the brand and its image. Television provides an ideal vehicle for this type of communication.But television is an expensive medium, and not all advertisers can afford to use it. Television's influence on advertising is fourfold. First, narrowcasting means that television channels are seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, for instance, is watched by people who play golf. Home and Garden Television is seen by those interested in household improvement projects. Thus, audiences are smaller and more homogeneous(具有共同特点的) than they have been in the past. Second, there is an increase in the number of television channels available to viewers, and thus, advertisers. This has also resulted in an increase in the sheer number of advertisements to which audiences are exposed. Third, digital recording devices allow audience members more control over which commercials they watch. Fourth, control over programming is being passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers.NewspaperAfter television, the medium attracting the next largest annual ad revenue is newspapers. The New York Times, which reaches a national audience, accounts for $1 billion in ad revenue annually, ii m increased its national circulation (发行量) by 40% and is now available for home delivery in ion ciues. Locally, newspapers are the largest advertising medium.Newspapers are a less expensive advertising medium than television and provide a way foradvertisers to communicate a longer, more detailed message to their audience than they can through 48 hours, meaning newspapers are also a quick way of getting the massage out.Newspapers are ofen the most important form of news for a local community, and they develop a high degree of loyalty from local reader.RadioAdvertising on radio continues to grow Radio is often used in conjunction with outdoor bill-boards (广告牌) and the Internet to reach even more customers than television. Advertisers are likely to use radio because it is a less expensive medium than television, which means advertisers can afford to repeal their ads often. Internet companies are also turning 10 radio advertising. Radio provides a way for advertisers to communicate with audience members at all times of the day.Consumers listen to radio on their way to school or work, at work, on the way home, and in the evening hours.Two major changes—satellite and Internet radio—will force radio advertisers to adapt their methods. Both of these radio forms allow listeners to tune in stations that are more distant than the local stations they could receive in the past. As a result, radio will increasingly attract target audiences who live many miles apart.MagazinesNewsweeklies, women‘s titles, and business magazines have all seen increases in advertising because they attract the high-end market, magazines are popular with advertisers because of the narrow market that they deliver. A broadcast medium such as network television attracts all types of audience members, but magazine audiences are more homogeneous, if you read sports illustrated, for example, you have much in common with the magazine‘s other reade rs. Advertisers see magazines as an efficient way of reaching target audience members.Advertiser using the print media-magazines and newspapers-will need to adapt to two main changes. First, the internet will bring larger audiences to local newspapers, these second. Advertisers will have to understand how to use an increasing number of magazines for their target audiences. Although some magazines will maintain national audiences, a large number of magazines will entertain narrower audiences.Out-of-home advertisingout-of-home advertising, also called place-based advertising, has become an increasingly effective way of reaching consumers, who are more active than ever before. Many consumers today do not sit at home and watch television. Using billboards, newsstands, and bus shelters for advertising is an effective way of reaching these on-the-go consumers. More consumers travel longer distances to and from work, which also makes out-of-home advertising effective, technology has changed the nature of the billboard business, making it a more effective medium than in the past.Using digital printing, billboard companies can print a billboard in 2 hours, compared with 6 days previously. This allows advertisers more variety in the types of messages they create because they, can change their messages more quickly.InternetAs consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, advertisers will seek to reach this market As consumers get more of their news and information from the Internet, the ability of television and radio to get the word out to consumers will decrease. The challenge to Internet advertisers Is to create ads that audience members remember.Internet advertising will play a more prominent role in organizations' advertising in the near ftuture. Internet audiences tend to be quite homogeneous, but small. Advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach these audiences and will have to adapt their persuasive strategies to the online medium as well.Direct mailA final advertising medium is direct mail, which uses mailings to consumers to communicate a client's message Direct mail includes newsletters，postcards and special promotions. Direct mail is an effective way to build relationships with consumers. For many businesses，direct mail is the most effective from of advertising.1. Television is an attractive advertising medium in that_____________.A) it has large audiences B) it appeals to housewivesC) it helps build up a company's reputation D) it is affordable to most advertisers2. With the increase in the number of TV channels_________.A) the cost of TV advertising has decreasedB) the number of TV viewers has increasedC) advertisers' interest in other media has decreasedD) the number of TV ads people can see has increasedpared with television, newspapers as an advertising medium_________________.A) earn a larger annual ad revenue B) convey more detailed messagesC) use more production techniques D) get messages out more effectively4.Advertising on radio continues to grow because ___________.A) more local radio stations have been set upB) modern technology makes it more entertainingC) it provides easy access to consumersD) it has been revolutionized by Internet radio.5.Magazines are seen by advertisers as an efficient way to___________.A) reach target audiences B) modern technology makes it more entertainingC) appeal to educated people. D) convey all kinds of messages6.Oui-of-home advertising has become more effective because_______A) billboards can be replaced within two hoursB) consumers travel more now ever beforeC) such ads have been made much more attractiveD) the pace of urban life is much faster nowadays7. The challenge to Internet advertisers is to create ads that are___________.A) quick to update B) pleasant to look atC) easy to remember D) convenient to access8. Internet advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach audiences that tend to be_____________9.Directmail is an effective form of advertising for business to develop____________________10.This passage discusses how advertisers select________________for advertisements.参考答案:1. A2.D3.B4.C5.A6.B7.C8. quite homogeneous 9.relationships with consumers 10.the appropriate media2 (07,06)Protect Y our Privacy When Job-hunting OnlineIdentity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person‘s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.Ident ity theft is ―an absolute epidemic,‖ states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. ―It‘s certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It‘s worldwide. It affects everybody, and there‘s very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can‘t detect it until it‘s probably too late.‖Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims‘ names. In many cases, a victim‘s losses may includ ed not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manager the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.1. Check for a privacy policy.If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like . The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (推销员).When reviewing the site‘s privacy policy, you‘ll be able to delete your resume just as easilyas you posted it. You won‘t necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.2. Take advantage of site features.Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and the level of risk you are willing to assume., for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on without retyping their information.3. Safeguard your identity.Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (泛指的) identifier, such as ―Intranet Developer Candidate,‖ or ―Experienced Marketing Representative.‖You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as ―Major auto manufacturer,‖ or―International packaged goods supplier.‖If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exact title assigned by your employer.4. Establish and email address for your search.Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don‘t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn‘t contain references to your name or other information that w ill give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as Salesmgr2004@5. Protect your reference.If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There‘s no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver‘s license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don‘t provide this even if they say they needit in order to conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book –don‘t fall for it.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
大学英语四级模拟阅读及答案
Passage OneIt's official: Money can't buy happiness.Sure, if a person is handed $10, the pleasure centres of his brain light up as if he were given food, sex, or drugs. But that initial rush does not translate into long-term pleasure for most people. Surveys have found virtually the same level of happiness between the very rich individuals on the Forbs 400 and the Maasai herdsmen of East Africa. Lottery winners return to their previous level of happiness after five years. Increases in income just don't seem to make people happier-and most negative life experiences likewise have only a small impact on long-term satisfaction."The relati on ship betwee n money and happ in ess is pretty darn ed（非常）small," says Peter Ubel, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan.That's not to say that increased income doesn't matter at all. There is a very small correlation between wealth and happiness-accounting for about one percent of the happiness reported by people answering the surveys. And for some groups, that relationship may be considerably bigger. People who are poor seem to get much happier when their monetary prospects improve; so do the very sick. In these cases, Ubel speculates, people may be protected from negative circumstances by the extra cash. Another possibility is that the money brings an increase in status, which may have a greater impact on happiness.Why doesn't wealth bring a constant sense of joy? "Part of the reason is that people aren't very good at figuring out what to do with the money," says George Loewenstein, an economist at Carnegie Melton University. People generally overestimate the amount of long-term pleasure they'll get from a given object.Sometimes, Loewenstein notes, the way people spend their money can actually make them less happy. For example, people derive a great deal of pleasure from interacting with others. If the first thing lottery winners do is to quit their job and to move to a palatial（富丽堂皇的）but isolated estate where they don't see any neighbours, they could find themselves isolated and depressed.1. The first sentence of the passage means_.A. it is announced by government that money can't buy happinessB. it is justified that money can't buy happinessC. it is authoritative that money can't buy happinessD. it is fair that money can't buy happiness2. We can infer that if one is very sad at some time in his life,_.A. he will be sad all his lifeB. he will never be happyC. he may be happy at other timeD. he may be influenced by the sadness all the time3. According to Ubel,_.A. money has much to do with happinessB. increases in money may make people happyC. money doesn't matter at allD. money has no effect on happiness4. Wealth does n't assure one of Ion g-term pleasure because.A. they don't know what to do with the moneyB. they are not good at using the moneyC. they gen erally expect more pleasure tha n money can bringD. they are not content with the wealth5. Lottery winners may not be happy —•A. if they quit their jobB. if they move to a sple ndid houseC. if they spe nd a lot of moneyD. if they are away from othersAnswer: CCBADPassage TwoTran spla nt surge ons work miracles. They take orga ns from one body and in tegrate them into ano ther, gran ti ng the lucky recipie nt a Ion ger, better life. Sadly, every year thousa nds of other people are less fortunate, dying while they wait for suitable organs to be found. The terrible con stra int on orga n tran spla ntati on is that every life exte nded depe nds on the death of some one young eno ugh and healthy eno ugh to have orga ns worth tran spla nting. Such donors are few. The wait ing lists are long, and gett ing Ion ger.Freedom from this con stra int is the dream of every tran spla nt surge on. So far attempts to make artificial organs have been disappointing: Nature is hard to mimic. Hence the renewed interest in trying to use organs from animals.Doctors in In dia have just announced that they have successfully tran spla nted a heart from a pig into a person. Pressure to in crease the nu mber of such "xe notran spla nts"（异种移植）seem to be grow in g. In Europe and America, herds of pigs are being specially bred and gen etically engin eered for organ donation. During 1996 at least two big reports on the subject-one in Europe and one in America- were published. They agreed that xenotransplantation was permissible on ethical gro un ds, and cautiously recomme nded they be allowed.The ethics of xen otra nspla ntatio n are relatively un worry ing. People already kill pigs both for food and for sport; killing them to save a human life seems, if anything, easier to justify. However, the scie nee of xenotran spla ntati on is much. less straightforward.Import an organ from one animal to another and you may bring with it any number of in fectious diseases. That much is well known. However, cop ing with this dan ger is not merely a matter of scree ning for obvious ills such as parasites. Many diseases that could harm huma ns may be both undetectable and harmless in their natural hosts. Diseases that have been dormant for years may suddenly become active if they find themselves in a new environment, such as a human recipie nt's body. After that, they may start to in fect other people.1. Despite tran spla nt surge ons' work, every year many people die because_.A. they are uni ucky patie ntsB. orga n tran spla ntati on is un reliableC. there are not eno ugh proper orga ns for tran spla ntati onD. few people are willi ng to don ate their orga ns after death2. Which of the following is NOT a limitation of organ transplantation?A. The orga n donor must be young eno ugh.B. The orga n donor must be healthy eno ugh.C. The orga n don ated must deserve tran spla nti ng.D. The orga n don ated must be removed from one body.3. Attempts to make artificial organs fail because_ ,A. it is difficult to make artificial orga ns as n atural as body orga nsB. it is difficult to imitate the huma n worldC. the product ion process is complicatedD. the product ion is limited by n ature4. The dan ger of tran spla nti ng ani mal orga ns into huma ns is that_ ,A. it is con sidered ethically wrongB. it may bring diseases into huma n bodiesC. it brings parasites into human bodiesD. it does more harm tha n good to huma ns5. The word "dorma nt" (Li ne 4, Para. 5) means_A. hidde nB. in activeC. pote ntialD. devilAnswer: CDABB。
英语四级快速阅读
浏览“快速阅读”快速阅读理解是四级考试改革后的一种新题型,要求考生在15分钟内阅读一篇1000—1200字左右的文章并完成后面的10道题，分值比例为15%。
其中前7题为是非判断题，后3题为填空题。
是非判断题是一种测试考生快速浏览文本、搜索所需信息，进行分类、推理的题型。
填空题是要求考生根据阅读文章的内容，将这些结构不完整的句子补充成完整的句子。
总体上，这两部分的目的都是测试考生的多项快速阅读技能，从而了解文章的主旨以及一些相关信息。
什么是快速阅读？快速阅读是利用视觉运动的规律,通过一定的方法训练,在较短的时间里阅读大量的书报资料的一种科学的学习方法。
“快速”的要求包括在指定时间段内浏览一定量的材料，能基本把握文章主旨，了解所陈述的信息项目，明确话题所表达的基本观点。
考生则需在注意力高度集中状态下，从所给文章中迅速搜寻出所需要的有价值的信息，以解题得分。
基本属性快速阅读这一概念的内涵应有以下几个属性构成:●阅读文学材料的快速性阅读强调的是阅读速度尽可能快，但不是泛泛地浏览和走马观花，否则只能浪费时间而不能准确答题。
快速阅读不仅仅要求阅读速度快，而且要求理解率高、记忆效果好，应该在注意力高度集中状态下，以直接获取有价值信息为目的的“快速理解 + 快速记忆”。
●阅读文学材料的无声性阅读是运用内部语言对文章进行简缩的阅读。
“内部言语”，即无声的思维语言，具有简缩、跳跃和无声的性质。
快速阅读要协调眼部跳停与内部思维相互协作，迅速感知文字符号，由书面信息转化为眼扫描信息，进而敏感反应成大脑记忆中枢信息。
文字材料的无声性要求阅读感知单位的训练，以提高阅读速度，直接影响考场发挥。
●阅读文学材料的科学性阅读是一种“去粗取精”式的阅读，并不是摄入所有文字内容，而是搜索、挑选重点、要点和脉络，用较少的时间和精力阅读相对较大的信息量，从中获得有用的知识和信息。
快速阅读在于快，而快的速度应该通过对文字材料内容的分析、把握；对阅读技巧、方法的摸索；对阅读能力系统、科学的训练来不断提高。
大学英语四级考试15选10专项训练答案（包含大学英语四级考试仔细阅读专项训练答案）
⼤学英语四级考试15选10专项训练答案（包含⼤学英语四级考试仔细阅读专项训练答案）⼤学英语四级考试15选10专项训练答案(包含⼤学英语四级考试仔细阅读专项训练答案)Unit one11. L 12. M 13. A 14. C 15. G 16. F17. E 18. N 19. H 20. IUnit Two11. K 12. L 13. J 14. F 15. E 16. C17. A 18. N 19. D 20. HUnit Three11. E 12. I 13. F 14. K 15. G 16. D17. L 18. J 19. N 20. CUnit Four11. I 12. A 13. G 14. J 15. M 16. E17. L 18. K 19. B 20. HUnit Five11. M 12. D 13. B 14. J ' 15. K 16. E17. H 18. G 19. L 20. AUnit Six11. H 12. E 13. C 14. F 15. J 16. G 17. A 18. M 19. D 20. IUnit Seven11. A 12. F 13. O 14. G 15. K 16. C 17. N 18. E 19. D 20. MUnit Eight11. F 12. G 13. D 14. N 15. O 16. C 17. L 18. I 19. M 20. EUnit Nine11. C 12. I 13. L 14. K 15. H 16. E 17. M 18. J 19. N 20. AUnit Ten11. C 12. L 13. O 14. D 15. F 16. G 17. N 18. A 19. J 20. KUnit Eleven11. I 12. J 13. G 14. M 15. K 16. C 17. F 18. H 19. D 20. BUnit Twelve11. B 12. H 13. F 14. G 15. N 16. M 17. L 18. C 19. J 20. EUnit Thirteen11. M 12. N 13. E 14. O 15. F 16. B 17. L 18. A 19. I 20. GUnit Fourteen11. A 12. E 13. G 14. C 15. F 16. D 17. N 18. O 19. M 20. HUnit Fifteen11. O 12. D 13. M 14. L 15. I 16. E 17. K 18. A 19. B 20. JUnit Sixteen11. F 12. O 13. E 14. C 15. K 16. A 17. H 18. N 19. B 20. DUnit Seventeen11. C 12. E 13. I 14. L 15. H 16. D 17. G 18. A 19. O 20. FUnit Eighteen11. L 12. E 13. J 14. M 15. I 16. N 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. FUnit Nineteen11. H 12. D 13. O 14. E 15. B 16. N 17. M 18. L 19. G 20. AUnit Twenty11. E 12. F 13. J 14. C 15. I 16. M 17. G 18. A 19. L 20. D Unit Twenty-One 11. F 12. C 13. G 14. M 15. B 16. H 17. N 18. L 19. O 20. AUnit Twenty-Two11. N 12. A 13. M 14. G 15. O 16. J 17. D 18. C 19. F 20. LUnit Twenty-Three11. I 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. O 16. K 17. N 18. F 19. A 20. EUnit Twenty-Four11. O 12. F 13. H 14. E 15. I 16. A 17. N 18. J 19. D 20. CUnit Twenty-Five11. B 12. L 13. I 14. C 15. J 16. E 17. O 18. H 19. A 20. NUnit Twenty-Six11. D 12. F 13. I 14. G 15. A 16. C 17. L 18. M 19. JUnit Twenty-Seven11. C 12. G 13. D 14. H 15. I 16. N 17. M 18. J 19. F 20. AUnit Twenty-Eight11. B 12. J 13. A 14. H 15. C 16. I 17. M 18. E 19. D 20. KUnit Twenty-Nine11. C 12. H 13. D 14. E 15. M 16. A 17. N 18. F 19. G 20. LUnit Thirty11. E 12. D 13. N 14. J 15. B 16. F 17. L 18. M 19. O 20. AUnit Thirty-One11. I 12. B 13. J 14. C 15. G 16. H 17. E 18. K 19. M 20. AUnit Thirty-Two11. A 12. E 13. G 14. M 15. L 16. F 17. C 18. H 19. N 20. DUnit Thirty-Three11. A 12. F 13. B 14. D 15. L 16. E 17. O 18. K 19. G 20. MUnit Thirty-Four11. D 12. F 13. C 14. N 15. A 16. B 17. G 18. E 19. O 20. M Unit Thirty-Five11. D 12. F 13. H 14. K 15. M 16. J 17. G 18. B 19. C 20. N Unit Thirty-Six11. D 12. E 13. I 14. C 15. K 16. H 17. O 18. J 19. F 20. B Unit Thirty-Seven11. I 12. B 13. E 14. A 15. M 16. G 17. L 18. D 19. J 20. C Unit Thirty-Eight11. H 12. I 13. B 14. D 15. J 16. K 17. F 18. C 19. G 20. L Unit Thirty-Nine11. B 12. C 13. E 14. J 15. G 16. F 17. K 18. O 19. D 20. H Unit Forty11. B 12. K 13. I 14. L 15. J 16. F 17. G 18. M 19. E 20. H Unit Forty-One11. B 12. F 13. E 14. H 15. A 16. M 17. N 18. J 19. G 20. O Unit Forty-Two11. D 12. A 13. B 14. E 15. K 16. N 17. M 18. C 19. J 20. L Unit Forty-Three11. O 12. I 13. B 14. H 15. G 16. C 17. L 18. J 19. N 20. A Unit Forty-Four11. D 12. F 13. L 14. J 15. G 16. I 17. H 18. C 19. M 20. B Unit Forty-Five11. D 12. E 13. K 14. H 15. F 16. L 17. O 18. I 19. J 20. C Unit Forty-Six11. D 12. H 13. M 14. F 15. I 16. K 17. N 18. A 19. J 20. C Unit Forty-Seven11. L 12. D 13. C 14. F 15. I 16. E 17. J 18. K 19. B 20. N Unit Forty-Eight11. B 12. L 13. F 14. G 15. K 16. E 17. M 18. O 19. I 20. C Unit Forty-Nine11. F 12. L 13. I 14. B 15. C 16. K 17. E 18. H 19. D 20. J Unit Fifty11. F 12. E 13. A 14. K 15. O 16. J 17. I 18. H 19. L 20. B 快速阅读练习答案skimming and scanning passage 11-7 BCACDCB8.overall white woman9.the beauty industry's standards10.the beauty desirabilityPassage2 DBADCAC10. 8. 【解析】feeling the vibrations of a struggling prey 9. 【解析】collagen fibers 10. 【解析】some fantast ic involuntary changesPassage3 BDDDBBA 8. personal life9. tired 10. listen carefully Skimming and Scanning Passage 4 1-7 BDDDCBD8. the challenges of married life 9. a formal suit 10. marriage promise Skimming and Scanning Passage 5 1-7 ABCDDCD8. gain the weight back 9. high-risk situations 10. a simple activity, such as reading or brushing teeth. Skimming and Scanning Passage 6 1 - 7. BCADCBD 8. pave the way9. irreplaceable10. more likelySkimming and Scanning Passage 7 1 - 7. DCBDAAB 8. dispersed in the atmosphere9. debris10. troubleSkimming and Scanning Passage 8 1 - 7. CABACDC8. two9. very upset10. eased Skimming and Scanning Passage 9 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. C 6.B 7. 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大学英语四级考试快速阅读练习集锦
Passage 1 Beauty and Body Image in the MediaImages of female bodies are everywhere. Women—and their body parts—sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. Women‟s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they‟ll have it all—the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career. Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women, the majority of whom are naturally larger and more mature than any of the models? The roots, some analysts say, are economic. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits. l women And it‟s no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not alneed to lose weight, for sure they‟re all aging, says the Quebec Action Network for Women‟s He alth in its 2001 report. And, according to the industry, age is a disaster that needs to be dealt with. The stakes are huge. On the one hand, women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty products, new clothes, and diet aids. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth anywhere between 40 to 100 billion (U.S.) a year selling temporary weight loss (90 to 95% of dieters regain the lost weight).On the other hand, research indicates that exposure to images of thin, young, air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and the development of unhealthy eating habits in women and girls. The American research group Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. says that one out of every four college-aged —including fasting, skipping meals, excessive exercise, laxative (women uses unhealthy methods of weight control泻药) abuse, and self-induced vomiting. The pressure to be thin is also affecting young girls: the Canadian Women‟s Health Network warns that weight control measures are now being taken by girls as young as 5 and 6. American statistics are similar.Several studies, such as one conducted by Marika Tiggemann and Levina Clark in 2006 titled “Appearance Culture in Nine- to 12-Year-Old Girls: Media and and as a result have Peer Influences on Body Dissatisfaction,” indicate that nearly half of all preadolescent girls wish to be thinner,engaged in a diet or are aware of the concept of dieting. In 2003, Teen magazine reported that 35 per cent of girls 6 to 12 years old have been on at least one diet, and that 50 to 70 per cent of normal weight girls believe they are overweight. Overall research indicates that 90% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance in some way. Media activist Jean Kilbourne concludes that, “Women are sold to the diet industry by the magazines we read and the televisio n programs we watch, almost all of which make us feel anxious about our weight.”Unattainable BeautyPerhaps most disturbing is the fact that media images of female beauty are unattainable for all but a very small number of women. Researchers generating a computer model of a woman with Barbie-doll proportions, for example, found that her back would be too weak to support the weight of her upper body, and her body would be too narrow to contain more than half a liver and a few centimeters of bowel. A real woman built that way would suffer from chronic diarrhea ( 慢性腹泻) and eventually die from malnutrition. Jill Barad, President of Mattel (which manufactures Barbie), estimated that 99% of girls aged 3 to 10 years old own at least one Barbie doll. Still, the number of real life women and girls who seek a similarly underweight body is epidemic, and they can suffer equally devastating health consequences. In 2006 it was estimated that up to 450, 000 Canadian women were affected by an eating disorder. The Culture of Thinnesshalf times more ads and articles promoting weight loss than men‟s Researchers report that women‟s magazines have ten and one-h alf magazines do, and over three-quarters of the covers of women‟s magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman‟s bodily appearance—by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery. uts Television and movies reinforce the importance of a thin body as a measure of a woman‟s worth. Canadian researcher Gregory Fo reports that over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, and only one in twenty are above ing a average in size. Heavier actresses tend to receive negative comments from male characters about their bodies (“How about weared by canned audience laughter. sack?”), and 80 per cent of these negative comments are followThere have been efforts in the magazine industry to buck ( 抵制，反抗) the trend. For several years the Quebec magazine Coup de Pouce has consistently included full-sized women in their fashion pages and Châtelaine has pledged not to touch up photos and not to -thin models were banned from include model s less than 25 years of age. In Madrid, one of the world‟s biggest fashion capitals, ultras less than 25 years of age. In Madrid, one of the world‟s biggest fashion capitals, ultrathe runway in 2006. Furthermore Spain has recently undergone a project with the aim to standardize clothing sizes through using a most true to life measurement. unique process in which a laser beam is used to measure real life women‟s bodies in order to find theEthicsAnother issue is the representation of ethnically diverse women in the media. A 2008 study conducted by Juanita Covert and Travis Dixon titled “A Changing View: Representation and Effects of the Portrayal of Women of Color in Mainstream Women‟s Magazines” found that although there was an increase in the representation of women of colour, overall white women were -Improvement or Self-Destruction? overrepresent ed in mainstream women‟s magazines from 1999 to 2004. Selfand The barrage of messages about thinness, dieting and beauty tells “ordinary” women that they are always in need of adjustment—that the female body is an object to be perfected. Jean Kilbourne argues that the overwhelming presence of media images of painfully thin women means that real women‟s bodies have become invisible in the mass media. The real tragedy, Kilbourne concludes, is that many women internalize these stereotypes, h and judge themselves by the beauty industry‟s standards. Women learn to compare themselves to other women, and to compete wit them for male attention. This focus on beauty and desirability “effectively destroys any awareness and action that might help to change that climate.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。
大学英语四级新题型模拟训练（快速阅读）
⼀、快速阅读 If it weren’t for nicotine, people wouldn’t smoke tobacco. Why? Because of the more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, nicotine is the primary one that acts on the brain, altering people’s moods, appetites and alertness in ways they find pleasant and beneficial. Unfortunately, as it is widely known, nicotine has a dark side: it is highly addictive. Once smokers become hooked on it, they must get their fix of it regularly, sometimes several dozen times a day. Cigarette smoke contains 43 known carcinogens, which means that long-term smoking can amount to a death sentence. In the US alone, 420,000 Americans die every year from tobacco-related illnesses.Breaking nicotine addiction is not easy. Each year, nearly 35 million people make a concerted effort to quit smoking. Sadly, less than 7 percent succeed in abstaining for more than a year; most start smoking again within days. So what is nicotine and how does it insinuate itself into the smoker’s brain and very being?The nicotine found in tobacco is a potent drug and smokers, and even some scientists, say it offers certain benefits. One is enhance performance. One study found that non-smokers given doses of nicotine typed about 5 percent faster than they did without it. To greater or lesser degrees, users also say nicotine helps them to maintain concentration, reduce anxiety, relieve pain, and even dampen their appetites (thus helping in weight control). Unfortunately, nicotine can also produce deleterious effects beyond addiction. At high doses, as are achieved from tobacco products, it can cause high blood pressure, distress in the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems and an increase in susceptibility to seizures and hypothermia. First isolated as a compound in 1828, in its pure form nicotine is a clear liquid that turns brown when burned and smells like tobacco when exposed to air. It is found in several species of plants, including tobacco and, perhaps surprisingly, in tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant (though in extremely low quantities that are pharmacologically insignificant for humans). As simple as it looks, the cigarette is highly engineered nicotine delivery device. For instance, when tobacco researchers found that much of the nicotine in a cigarette wasn’t released when burned but rather remained chemically bound within the tobacco leaf, they began adding substances such as ammonia to cigarette tobacco to release more nicotine. Ammonia helps keep nicotine in its basic form, which is more readily vaporised by the intense heat of the burning cigarette than the acidic form. Most cigarettes forsale in the US today contain 10 milligrams or more of nicotine. By inhaling smoke from a lighted cigarette, the average smoker takes 1 or 2 milligrams of vaporised nicotine per cigarette. Today we know that only a miniscule amount of nicotine is needed to fuel addiction. Research shows that manufacturers would have to cut nicotine levels in a typical cigarette by 95% to forestall its power to addict. When asmoker puffs on a lighted cigarette, smoke, including vaporised nicotine, is drawn into the mouth. The skin and lining of the mouth immediately absorb some nicotine, but the remainder flows straight down into the lungs, where it easily diffuses into the blood vessels lining the lung walls. The blood vessels carry the nicotine to the heart, which then pumps it directly to the brain. While most of the effects a smoker seeks occur in the brain, the heart takes a hit as well. Studies have shown that a smoker’s first cigarette of the day can increase his or her heart rate by 10 to 20 beats a minute. Scientists have found that a smoked substance reaches the brain more quickly than one swallowed, snorted (such as cocaine powder) or even injected. Indeed, a nicotine molecule inhaled in smoke will reach the brain within 10seconds. The nicotine travels through blood vessels, which branch out into capillaries within the brain.Capillaries normally carry nutrients but they readily accommodate nicotine molecules as well. Once inside the brain, nicotine, like most addictive drugs, triggers the release of chemicals associated with euphoria and pleasure. Just as it moves rapidly from the lungs into the bloodstream, nicotine also easily diffuses through capillary walls. It then migrates to the spaces surrounding neurones – ganglion cells that transmit nerve impulses throughout the nervous system. These impulses are the basis for our thoughts, feelings, and moods. To transmit nerve impulses to its neighbour, a neurone releases chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters. Like nicotine molecules, the neurotransmitters drift into the so-called synaptic spacebetween neurones, ready to latch onto the receiving neurone and thus deliver a chemical “message” that triggers an electrical impulse. The neurotransmitters bind onto receptors on the surface of the recipient neurone. This opens channels in the cell surface through which enter ions, or charged atoms, of sodium. This generates a current across the membrane of the receiving cell, which completes delivery of the “message”. An accomplished mimic, nicotine competes with the neurotransmitters to bind to the receptors. It wins and, like the vanquished chemical, opens ion channels that let sodium ions into the cell. But there’s a lot more nicotine aroundthan the original transmitter, so a much larger current spreads across the membrane. This bigger current causes increased electrical impulses to travel along certain neurones. With repeated smoking, the neurones adapt to this increased electrical activity, and the smoker becomes dependent on the nicotine.Questions 1 – 71. Although nicotine is probably the well-known chemical in cigarettes, it is not necessarily the one that changes the psyche of the smoker when cigarettes are smoked.2. In spite of the difficulties, according to the text more than thirty-five million people a year give up smoking.3. It has been shown that nicotine in cigarettes can improve people’s abilities to perform some actions more quickly.4. Added ammonia in cigarettes allows smokers to inhale more nicotine.5. Snorted substances reach the brain faster than injected substances.6. Nicotine dilates the blood vessels that carry it around the body.7. Nicotine molecules allow greater electrical charges to pass between neurones.1. N2. N3. Y4. Y5. N6. N7. YQuestions 8 - 108. Cigarette companies would have to cut the nicotine content in cigarettes by _________ to prevent them from being addictive.9. According to the passage, a cigarette can raise a smoker’s heart rate by _________ a minute.10. In order to transmit nerve impulses to its neighbour, a neurone sends _________ known as neurotransmitters. 8. 95%9. 10-20 beats 10. chemical messengers。
英语四级快速阅读专项练习(含答案解析)_0
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ 英语四级快速阅读专项练习(含答案解析) 英语四级快速阅读专项练习(含答案解析) （一） Skimming and Scanning Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Animals on the Move It looked like a scene from Jaws but without the dramatic music. A huge shark was slowly swimming through the water, its tail swinging back and forth like the pendulum of a clock. Suddenly sensitive nerve ending in the sharks skin picked up vibrations of a struggling fish. The shark was immediately transformed into a deadly, efficient machine of death. With muscles taut, the shark knifed through the water at a rapid speed. In a flash the shark caught its victim, a large fish, in its powerful jaws. Then, jerking its head back and forth, the shark tore huge chunks of flesh from its victim and swallowed them. Soon the action was over. Moving to Survive In pursuing its prey, the shark demonstrated in a dramatic way the important role of movement, or locomotion, in animals. Like the shark, most animals use movement to find food. They1 / 2also use locomotion to escape enemies, find a mate, and explore new territories. The methods of locomotion include crawling, hopping, slithering, flying, swimming, or walking. Humans have the added advantage of using their various inventions to move about in just about any kind of environment. Automobiles, rockets, and submarines transport humans from deep oceans to as far away as the moon. However, for other animals movement came about naturally through millions of years of evolution. One of the most successful examples of animal locomotion is that of the shark. Its ability to quickly zero in on its prey has always impressed scientists. But it took a detailed study by Duke University marine biologists S. A. Wainwright, F. Vosburgh, and J. H. Hebrank to find out how the sharks did it. ...。
大学英语四级快速阅读测试题及答案
Directions:In this part,you will have15minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet1.For questions1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].For questions8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.How to Visualize Your SuccessHave you ever heard of visualization(可视化)?Of course you have.Everybody’s heard of visualization and everybody partakes in it whether they realize it or not.How it works though is an altogether different matter.I want to take a closer look today at the mechanics of why visualizing works without necessarily delving into concepts and theories that cannot be proven.The brain has great difficulty in distinguishing between what’s true and what’s imagined.There is an off-cited(经常被引用的)example of an experiment conducted by Austrahan Psychologist,Alan Richardson.He took some basketball players and split them into3 equal groups.One group was told to practice their free throw technique twenty minutes per day. The next group was told to spend twenty minutes per day visualizing,but not attempting free throws,and the final group wasn’t allowed to either practice or visualize.At the end of the test period the group that had done nothing remained as they were,but both the other groups showed similar degrees of improvement,The people who only visualized playing basketball were able to perform almost as well as the ones who had actually practiced."How can that be so?"Firstly,the people practicing would miss some shots.Each time they missed they had in effect,practiced how to miss.The people that were visualizing would be hitting every basket so they were building up the feelings and memory of how to be successful.Forging a Path through a MeadowImagine walking home from a new job.You suddenly realize that there is a meadow of long grass that will cut20minutes off your walk.If you live in New York you’re going to need a great imagination for this one.The first few times you can barely see which way you had walked the previous day. However,after10or20times you can clearly see a pathway starting to form,and after100times all the grass is worn away and there’s a farmer with a shotgunand large dog waiting for you at the end.Let’s presume our gun-toting friend is a big softie and he allows you to use that route as long as you want.What are the odds that next time you try a slightly different direction?Slim to none would be my guess.After all,you know this way works and you have a lovely easy path.On the other hand,if Farmer Giles starts taking pot shotsat you and sportingly lets the dog try and shoot you too,before releasing it to sink its gnashers into your rear end,then you’ll probably find a new way home once you’re released fromhospital.The next time you’re walking home you opt against reacquainting yourself with Fido and spot another meadow further along the road.The same process then begins to take place only this time the original path you made has started to grow back.How We Create a Path in Our Mind That is what happens when we form thoughts in our mind.The first time we have a new thought it is a weakling(虚弱者)of a thought that has sand kicked in its face by stronger thoughts and beliefs.Each time you re-think it though it grows instrength as the physical pathway becomes more and more well-defined.Not only that,but if it is a belief that contradicts one you already hold,the older belief starts to atrophy and die.This also explains why we have the same thoughts over and over again and why people have difficulty snapping negative loops(循环)of thinking.The pathway has been established and it’s just easier to continue following it than trying to thinkabout something new and form a new connection in the brain.Making Visualization Work for YouVisualization is an incredibly successful and simple way of speeding up the process by fooling the unconscious into believing that you have already done something before you have. That’s what the basketball visualizers were doing,fooling their own unconscious into thinking they know how to hit basket after basket.Of course this in and of itself will not turn you into an NBA star,you do actually have to practice as well,but it will help you succeed more quickly.All you need to do to be successful at this is to visualize yourself doing something,as you would like to do it.Profound stuff,huh?Seriously though,that is all there is to it.How long you do it each day will affect the speed of change and it’s reallynot advisable visualizing your success for20minutes per day and then spending10 hours worrying about failing and replaying negative stuff in your head.It kind of defeats the object.You can also incorporate the"fake it till you make it"method in with your visualization to help speed up the process.This is simply a matter of pretending you are already proficient at something before you really are.Again,it’s simply a way of tricking your unconscious and getting it to do what you want it to do.Some people have difficulty with this process and tell me it’s being unrealistic.Well yeh,maybe they’re right,but who cares?If you want to be shackled by the chains of realism then go ahead,knock yourself out,but let me tell you this.There are few highly successful people out there that haven’t used this method or visualization at one time or another.In fact,successful people don’t care too much for reality;it just gets in the way and slows them down.What about you?注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上。
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Work-life balance: Ways to restore harmony and reduce stressFinding work-life balance in today’s frenetically (疯狂) paced world is no simple task.Spend more time at work than at home, and you miss out on a rewarding personal life. Then again, when you face challenges in your personal life, such as caring for an aging parent or coping with marital problems, concentrating on your job can be difficult.Whether the problem is too much focus on work or too little, when your work life and your personal life feel out of balance, stress — along with its harmful effects — is the result.The good news is that you can take control of your work-life balance — and give yourself the time to do the things that are most important to you. The first step is to recognize how the world of work has changed. Then you can evaluate your relationship to work and apply some specific strategies for striking a healthier balance.How work invades your personal lifeThere was a time when employees showed up for work Monday through Friday and worked eight- to- nine-hour days. The boundaries between work and home were fairly clear then. But the world has changed and, unfortunately, the boundaries have blurred for many workers. Here’s why:●Global economy. As more skilled workers enter the global labor market and companies outsource or move more jobs to reduce labor costs, people feel pressured to work longer and produce more just to protect their jobs.●International business. Work continues around the world 24 hours a day for some people. If you work in an international organization, you might be on call around the clock for troubleshooting or consulting.●Advanced communi cation technology. Many people now have the ability to work anywhere — from their home, from their car and even on vacation. And some managers expect this.●Longer hours. Employers commonly ask employees to work longer hours than they’re scheduled. Ofte n, overtime is mandatory (强制性的). If you hope to move up the career ladder, you may find yourself regularly working more than 40 hours a week to achieve and exceed expectations.●Changes in family roles. Today’s married worker is typically part of a dual-career couple, which makes it difficult to find time to meet commitments to family, friends and community.Married to your workIt can be tempting to rack up the hours at work —especially if you’re trying to earn a promotion or some extra money for a child’s education or a dream vacation. For others, working more hours feels necessary in order to manage the workload.But if you’re spending most of your time at work, your home life will likely pay the price. Consider the pros and cons of working extra hours on your work-life balance:●Fatigue. Your ability to think and your eye-hand coordination decrease when you’re tired. This means you’re less productive and may make more mistakes. These mistakes can lead to injury or rework and negatively impact your professional reputation.●Family. You may miss out on important events, such as your child’s first bike ride, your father’s 60th birthday or your high-school reunion. Missing out on important milestones may harm relationships with your loved ones.●Friends. Trusted friends are a key part of your support system. But if you’re spending time at the office instead of with them, you’ll find it difficult to nurture those friendships.●Expectations. If you regularly work extra hours, you may be g iven more responsibility. This could create a never-ending and increasing cycle, causing more concerns and challenges.Sometimes working overtime is important. If you work for a company that requires mandatory overtime, you won’t be able to avoid it, bu t you can learn to manage it. Most importantly, say no when you’re too tired, when it’s affecting your health or when you have crucial family obligations.Striking the best work-life balanceFor most people, juggling (巧妙处理) the demands of career and personal life isan ongoing challenge. With so many demands on your time —from overtime to family obligations — it can feel difficult to strike this balance. The goal is to make time for the activities that are the most important to you.Here are some ideas to help you find the balance that’s best for you:●Learn to say no. Whether it’s a co-worker asking you to spearhead (充当先锋) an extra project or your child’s teacher asking you to manage the class play, remember that it’s OK to respectfully say no. When you quit doing the things you only do out of guilt or a false sense of obligation, you’ll make more room in your life for the activities that are meaningful to you and bring you joy.●Leave work at work. Make a conscious decision to separate work time from personal time. When with your family, for instance, turn off your cell phone and put away your laptop computer.●Manage your time. Organize household tasks efficiently. Do one or two loads of laundry every day, rather than saving it all for your day off. A weekly family calendar of important dates and a daily list of to-dos will help you avoid deadline panic. If your employer offers a course in time management, sign up for it.●Get enough sleep. There’s nothing as stressful and potentially d angerous as working when you’re sleep-deprived. Not only is your productivity affected, but also you can make costly mistakes. You may then have to work even more hours to make up for these mistakes.●Communicate clearly. Limit time-consuming misunderstandings by communicating clearly and listening carefully. Take notes if necessary.●Nurture yourself. Set aside time each day for an activity that you enjoy, such as walking, working out or listening to music.●Set aside one night each week for recre ation. Take the phone off the hook, power down the computer and turn off the TV. Discover activities you can do with your partner, family or friends, such as playing golf, fishing or canoeing. Making time for activities you enjoy will rejuvenate (使年轻) you.Remember, striking a work-life balance isn’t a one-shot deal. Creating balance in your life is a continuous process. Balance doesn’t mean doing everything. Examine your priorities and set boundaries. Be firm in what you can and cannot do. Only you can restore harmony to your lifestyle.1. What will happen if your work life and personal life feel out of balance?A) You will have little time to finish your work.B) You may feel stress, which will affect you negatively.C) You will have a lot of time to share with your family.D) You will never balance the combination of life and work.2. The boundaries between work and home have blurred for the following reasons, EXCEPT _______.A) global economyB) changes in family rolesC) advanced communication technologyD) high divorce rate3. What will happen if you’re spending most of your time at work?A) You will lose both health and wealth.B) You will be hated by your loved ones.C) You will lose all your friends.D) You may be given more responsibility.4. According to the passage, you’d better say no to mandatory overtime when _______________.A) you get bored with the workB) you are not interested in the workC) you can’t get additional allowanceD) you have crucial family obligations5. What does the underlined sentence mean?A) You should do the things people ask you to do without feeling guilty.B) You shouldn’t do the things people ask you to do if you don’t want to.C) To do things people ask you to do can bring you a lot of joy.D) To do things for yourself is more meaningful than to do things for others.6. What will NOT happen if you don’t get enough sleep?A) You will feel stressed while working.B) You will have no sense of exhaustion.C) You can make costly mistakes.D) You will have low productivity.7. What does the real balance mean according to the author?A) Examining priorities and deciding what is the most important to you.B) Doing everything you want to do whether you can do it or not.C) Saying yes to everybody in order to maintain good relationships.D) Being firm that working overtime will strike a work-life balance.8. Spend more time at work than at home, and you won’t have enough time to enjoy your _______________.9. You have slow responses and your eye-hand coordination decreases when you’re ________.10. You can save a lot of time and avoid misunderstandings if you communicate clearly and ____________.参考答案1. B)。