大学英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题(含答案)(04)知识讲解

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英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题附答案解析

英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题附答案解析英语专四阅读提分的技巧来源于多做练习，不仅是为了高质快速选择答案正确，更重要的是希望同学们能从阅读理解练习中分析文章的布局安排，作者的意图，换位思考自己在专四写作中会如何运用。

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A study of art history might be a good way to learnmore about a culture than is possible to learn ingeneral history classes. Most typical history coursesconcentrate on politics, economics, and war. But arthistory focuses on much more than this because artreflects not only the political values of a people, butalso religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. Inaddition, information about the daily activities of ourancestors—or of people very different from our own—can be provided by art. In short, artexpresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offer us adeeper understanding than can be found in most history books.In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is,facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, issubjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya wasperhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May 1808, hecriticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power overpeople. Over a hundred yearslater, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war.Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco,and David Alfaro Siqueiros—as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martines—depicted theseMexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe,religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildingswere filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible. Although mostpeople couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls.By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) itsabsence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are unholy.1.More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history becauseart history__.A.show us the religious and emotions of a people in addition to political values.B.provide us with information about the daily activities of people in the past.C.give us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place.D.all of the above.2.Art is subjective in that__.A.a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it.B.it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems.C.it will find a ready echo in our hearts.D.both B and C.3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions intheir paintings.B.History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.C.Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most peopleregarded the Bible as the Holy Book.D.All the above mentioned.4.The passage is mainly discussing__.A.the difference between general history and art history.B.The making of art history.C.What can we learn from art.D.The influence of artists on art history.5.In may be concluded from this passage that__.A.Islamic artists have had to create architectural decorations with images of flowers orgeometric forms.B.History teachers are more objective than general history.C.It is more difficult to study art history than general history.D.People and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order topopularize the Bible.答案：DDDCA词汇讲解1. misuse 误用,滥用He felt misused by the company.他觉得公司对他使用不当。

专业英语四级(阅读理解)模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语四级（阅读理解）模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.B．After 1945.C．During the depression of the 1930’s.D．In 1966.正确答案：B解析：细节题。

第一段The depression of the 1930’s and the war had held back marriages．and the catching—up process began after 1945．经过二十世纪三十年代的经济危机，战争使结婚率下降，1945年之后爆发了婴儿潮。

3．The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950’s______.A．the urban population decreased rapidlyB．fewer people marriedC．economic conditions were poorD．the birth rate was very high正确答案：D解析：推理题．第一段The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950’s，producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956．50年代一直持续着婴儿潮，从1951年到1956年人口增长为15％，我们可以推断出50年代加拿大的出生率很高。

4．The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT______.A．people being better educatedB．people getting married earlierC．better standards of livingD．couples buying houses正确答案：B解析：细节题。

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PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.TEXT ARacket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America's most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health.Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body.Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.1. In Paragraph 1, the phrase "immune to" are used to mean ___.A.unaffected byB.hurt byC.unlikely to be seen byD.unknown by2.3. The author's attitude toward noise would best be described as ___.A.unrealisticB.traditionalC.concernedD.hystericalWhich of the following best states the main idea of the passage?A.Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance.B.Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem.C.Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.D.Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done.4.5. The author condemns noise essentially because it ___.A.is against the lawB.can make some people irritableC.is a nuisanceD.in a ganger to people's healthThe author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be ___.A.unimportantB.impossible.C.a waste of moneyD.essentialTEXT BWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character ofher unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.6. Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during theirpregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.A. she is emotionally shocked7.B.she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studying8.9. According to the passage, a child may inherit____.A. everything from his motherB. a knowledge of mathematicsC. a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD. her mother's musical abilityIf a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.A. surely become musicianB. mostly become a poetC. possibly become a teacherD. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music10. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Role of Inheritance.B. An Unborn Child.C. Function of instincts.D. Inherited Talents.TEXT CThere are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably , some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual— the sort of environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is handicapped(不利) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster(抚养) homes. Peter was raised by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.11. This selection can best be titled____________.A. Measuring Your IntelligenceB. Intelligence and EnvironmentC. The Case of Peter and MarkD. How the Brain Influences Intelligence12.13. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _______.A. human brains differ considerablyB. the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligenceC. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenceD. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence According to the passage, the average I. Q. is_______.A. 85 .B. 100C. 110D. 12514. The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that_______.A. individuals with identical brains seldom test at the same levelB. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environmentC. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenceD. changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain15. This passage suggests that an individual's I. Q. _______.A. can be predicted at birthB. stays the same throughout his lifeC. can be increased by educationD. is determined by his childhoodTEXT DPersonality is，to large extent, inherent --A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is improtant to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences:remember that Pheidippides ,the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying:"Rejoice, we conquer!".By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations . It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well.The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into 'B's. The would needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.16. According to the author, what factors contribute to the building of personality?A. inheritanceb. inheritance, competition and environmentc. competitiond. environment17. Which of the following statements is not true according to the author of the passage?A.Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies.B. Students are often divided by competition results.C. School is place where children cultivate their characteristics.D. The stronger desire for winning, the better.18. The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to ____.A. pull upb. take upc. take ind. pull in19. What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?A. positiveb. negativec. doubtfuld. neutral20. what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?A. All students be made into competitive A types.B. A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.C. All students be changed into B characteristics.D. Schools abolish all forms of examinations.答案：1-5 ACCDD 6-10 BACDA 11-15 B C B C C 16-20 BDCCB。

英语专业四级考试阅读理解试题及参考答案(4)

2016英语专业四级考试阅读理解试题及参考答案（4）For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us--or what, at least,shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was ourparents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up lastbut hold great sway. And all those ideas were good ones--but only as far as they went.Somewhere, there was a sort of temperamental dark matter exerting an invisible gravitationalpull of its own. More and more, scientists are concluding that this unexplained force is our siblings.From the time we are born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They are our scolds, protectors, goads,tormentors, playmates, counselors, sources of envy, objects of pride. They teach us how toresolve conflicts and how not to; how to conduct friendships and when to walk away from them.Sisters teach brothers about the mysteries of girls; brothers teach sisters about the puzzle of boys.Our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us. Our siblingsmay be the only people we'll ever know who truly qualify as partners for life. "Siblings," says familysociologist Katherine Conger, "are with us for the whole journey."Within the scientific community, siblings have not been wholly ignored, but research has beenlimited mostly to discussions of birth order.Older sibs were said to be strivers;younger onesrebels;middle kids the lost souls.The stereotypes were broad，if not entirely untrue，and therethe discussion mostly ended.But all that’s changin9.At research centers in the U.S.，Canada，Europe andelsewhere，investigators are launching a wealth of new studies into the sibling dynamic，lookingat ways brothers and sisters steer one another int0—or awayfrom--risky behavior how they forma protective buffer(减震器)against family upheaval;how they educate one another about theopposite sex;how all siblings compete for family recognition and come to terms--or blows--oversuch impossibly charged issues as parental favoritism.From that research，scientists are gaining intriguing insights into the people we become asadults.Does the manager who runs a harmonious office call on the peacemaking skills learned inthe family playroom? Does the student struggling with a professor who plays favorites summonup the coping skills acquired from dealing with a sister who was Daddy’s girl? Do husbands andwives benefit from the inter —gender negotiations they waged when their most important partnerswere their sisters and brothers? All that is under investigation.“Siblings have just been off theradar screen until now，”says Conger.But today serious work is revealing exactly how ourbrothers and sisters influence us.1.The beginning of the passage indicates thatA.researchers have found out what shapes us.B.our peer is the last factor influencing us.C.what researchers found contributes in a limited way.D.what researchers found is good and trustworthy.2.In the third paragraph, the author tries to demonstrate that our siblingsA.offer us much useful information.B.have great influences on us.C.are the ones who love us completely.D.accompany us throughout our life.3.In scientific community, previous research on siblingsA.mostly focused on the sibling order.B.studied the characteristics of the kids.C.studied the matter in a broad sense.D.wasn’t believable and the discussion ended.4.Which of the following is NOT sibling dynamic?A.A brother cautions his sister against getting into trouble.B.Sisters have quarrels with each other.C.Siblings compete for parental favoritism.D.Older kids in a family try hard to achieve.5.From the last paragraph，we can conclude thatA.managers learned management skills from the family playroom.B.spouses learnednegotiation skills from their siblings.C.studies on siblings are under the way。

大学英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题（含答案）（03）

大学英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题（含答案）（03）PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.TEXT AThe case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become "better" people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don't go.But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other's experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Other find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators.Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn't explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can't absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. Butdisappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.Some adventuresome educators and watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been lookingat all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn't make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things—may it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.1.According to the author, ___.A.people used to question the value of college education.B.people used to have full confidence in higher education.C.all high school graduates went to college.D.very few high school graduates chose to go to college.2.In the 2nd paragraph, "those who don't fit the pattern" refer to___.A.high school graduates who aren't suitable for college education.B.college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis.C.college students who aren't any better for their higher education.D.high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college.3.The dropout rate of college students seems to go up because___.A.young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college.B.many people are required to join the army.C.young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education.D.young people don't like the intense competition for admission to graduate school.4.According to the passage, the problems of college education partly originate in the fact that___.A.society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained graduates.B.High school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education.C.Too many students have to earn their own living.D.College administrators encourage students to drop out.5.In this passage the author argues that___.A.more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates.B.College education is not enough if one wants to be successful.C.College education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people.D.Intelligent people may learn quicker if they don't go to college.TEXT BWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unbornchild by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but acertain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.6.Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during theirpregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.7. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.A. she is emotionally shockedB. she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studying8.According to the passage, a child may inherit____.A. everything from his motherB. a knowledge of mathematicsC. a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD. her mother's musical ability9.If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of thehands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.A. surely become musicianB. mostly become a poetC. possibly become a teacherD. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music10.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Role of Inheritance.B. An Unborn Child.C. Function of instincts.D. Inherited TalentsTEXT CWhich is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working in the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact, the accident rate ofworkers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947),Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984).Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbsof Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before theunfortunate event at Bhopal.Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the T exas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate（硝酸铵）,which is safe unless stored in greatquantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the dangeron their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction os exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.11.Which of the following statements is true?A.Working at the office is safer than staying at home.B.Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.C.Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.D.Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.12..Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.A.they are very rareB.they often cause loss of lifeC.they always occur in big citiesD.they arouse the interest of all the readers13.According to passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at ____.A.Texas cityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.Mexico City14.From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.A.natural gas, which can easily catch fireB.fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantityC.poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areasD.fuel, which is stored in large tanks15.From the discussion among some experts we may coclude that ____.A.to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industryB.the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industryC.all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure had been takenD.natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safeTEXT DWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotionalshock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but acertain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.16.Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during theirpregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.17. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.A. she is emotionally shockedB. she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studying18.According to the passage, a child may inherit____.A. everything from his motherB. a knowledge of mathematicsC. a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD. her mother's musical ability19.If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of thehands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.A. surely become musicianB. mostly become a poetC. possibly become a teacherD. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music20.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Role of Inheritance.B. An Unborn Child.C. Function of instincts.D. Inherited Talents【参考答案】答案： 1-5 BCCAA 6-10 BACDA11-15 DBABC 16-20 BACDA。

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PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.TEXT AAt some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don’t act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is topic that Americans talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. The “in” look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self-respect. In an image-conscious society like the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”.I t’s not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed with staying slim and “in shape”. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason for America’s fascination with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the critical importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style of North Americans has changed dramatically during the course of the last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do by hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, people’s bodies can easily become weak and vulnerable to disease. In an effort to avoid such a fate, millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising.1.From the passage we can infer taboo is__.A.a strong desire to do something strange or terrible.B.a crime committed on impulse.C.behavior considered unacceptable in society’s eyes.D.an unfavorable impression left on other people.2.Based on the ideas presented in the passage we can conclude “being fat” __ in American society.A.will always remain a taboo.B.is not considered a taboo by most people.C.has long been a taboo.D.may no longer be a taboo some day.3.The topic of fat is __ many other taboo subjects.A.the same asB.different fromC.more popular thanD.less often talked about than.4.In the U.S., thin is “in”, fat is “out”, this means__.A.thin is “inside”, fat is “outside”.B.thin is “diligent”, fat is “lazy”.C.thin is “youthful”, fat is “spiritless”.D.thin is “fashionable”, fat is “unfashionable”.5.Apart from this new understanding of the correlation between health and exercise, the main reason thepassage gives for why so many Americans are exercising regularly is__.A.their changed life-style.B.their eagerness to stay thin and youthful.C.their appreciation of the importance of exercise.D.the encouragement they have received from their companies.TEXT BThe discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable.Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.6.When did man begin to explore the AntarcticA.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.7.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniquesA.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.8.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.9.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the AntarcticA.Magnetite, coal and ores.B.Copper, coal and uranium.C.Silver, natural gas and uranium.D.Aluminum, copper and natural gas.10.What is planned for the continentA.Building dams along the coasts.B.Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.C.Mapping the coast and whole territory.D.Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.TEXT CWithout regular supplies of some hormones our capacity to behave would be seriously impaired; without others we would soon die. Tiny amounts of some hormones can modify moods and actions, our inclination to eat or drink, our aggressiveness or submissiveness, and our reproductive and parental behavior. And hormones do more than influence adult behavior; early in life they help to determine the development of bodily form and may even determine an individual’s behavioral capacities. Later in life the changing outputs of some endocrine glands and the body’s changing sensitivity to some hormones are essential aspects of the phenomena of aging.Communication within the body and the consequent integration of behavior were considered the exclusive province of the nervous system up to the beginning of the present century. The emergence of endocrinology as a separate discipline can probably be traced to the experiments of Bayliss and Starling on the hormone secretion. This substance is secreted from cells in the intestinal walls when food enters the stomach; it travels through the bloodstream and stimulates the pancreas to liberate pancreatic juice, which aids in digestion. By showing that special cells secret chemical agents that are conveyed by the bloodstream and regulate distant target organs or tissues. Bayliss and starling demonstrated that chemical integration could occur without participation of the nervous system.The term “hormone” was first used with reference to secretion. Starling derived the term from the Greek hormone, meaning “to excite or set in motion. The term “endocrine” was introduced shortly thereafter “Endocrine” is used to refer to glands that secret products into the bloodstream. The term “endocrine” contrasts with “exocrine”, which is applied to glands that secret their products though ducts to the site of action. Examples of exocrine glands are the tear glands, the sweat glands, and the pancreas, which secrets pancreatic juice through a duct into the intestine. Exocrine glands are also called duct glands, while endocrine glands are called ductless.11.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?A.To explain the specific functions of various hormones.B.To provide general information about hormones.C.To explain how the term “hormone” evolved.D.To report on experiments in endocrinology.12.The passage supports which of the following conclusions?A.The human body requires large amounts of most hormones.B.Synthetic hormones can replace a person’s natural supply of hormones if necessary.C.The quantity of hormones produced and their effects on the body are related to a person’s age.D.The short child of tall parents very likely had a hormone deficiency early in life.13.It can be inferred from the passage that before the Bayliss and Starling experiments, most people believed thatchemical integration occurred only___.A.during sleep.B.in the endocrine glands.C.under control of the nervous system.D.during strenuous exercise.14.The word “liberate” could best be replaced by which of the following?A.EmancipateB.DischargeC.SurrenderD.Save15.According to the passage another term for exocrine glands is___.A.duct glandsB.endocrine glandsC.ductless glandsD.intestinal glands.TEXT DIf the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the world’s busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late May, it carried its one millionth passenger, having run only a limited service between London, Paris and Brussels since November 1994, starting with two trains a day in each direction to Paris and Brussels. By 1997, the company believes that it will be carrying ten million passengers a year, and continue to grow from there.From July, Eurostar steps its service to nine trains each way between London and Paris, and five between London and Brussels. Each train carries almost 800 passengers, 210 of them in first class.The airlines estimate that they will initially lose around 15%-20% of their London-Paris traffic to the railways once Eurostar starts a full service later this year (1995), with 15 trains a day each way. A similar service will start to Brussels. The damage will be limited, however, the airlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levels within two to three years.In the short term, the damage caused by the 1 million people-levels traveling between London and Paris and Brussels on Eurostar trains means that some air services are already suffering. Some of the major carriers say that their passenger numbers are down by less than 5% and point to their rivals-Particularly Air France-as having suffered the problems. On the Brussels route, the railway company had less success, and the airlines report anything from around a 5% drop to no visible decline in traffic.The airlines' optimism on returning traffic levels is based on historical precedent. British Midland, for example, points to its experience on Heathrow Leeds Bradford service which saw passenger numbers fold by 15%when British Rail electrified and modernized the railway line between London and Yorkshire. Two years later, travel had risen between the two destinations to the point where the airline was carrying record numbers of passengers.16.British airlines confide in the fact that__.A.they are more powerful than other European airlines.B.their total loss won’t go beyond a drop of 5% passengers.C.their traffic levels will return in 2-3 years.D.traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air.17.The author’s attitude towards the drop of passengers may be described as__.A.worried.B.delightedC.puzzled.D.unrivaled.18.In the passage, British Rail (Para 6) is mentioned to__.A.provide a comparison with Eurostar.B.support the airlines’ optimism.C.prove the inevitable drop of air passengers.D.call for electrification and modernization of the railway.19.The railway’s Brussels route is brought forth to show that__.A.the Eurostar train service is not doing good business.B.the airlines can well compete with the railway.C.the Eurostar train service only caused little damage.D.only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering.20.The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which we may well predict that in the following part theauthor is going to__.A.praise the airlines’ clear-mindedness.B.warn the airlines of high-speed rail services.C.propose a reduction of London/Paris flights.D.advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model.答案： 1-5 CDBDB 6-10 AACBD 11-15 BDCBA 16-20 ABCB。

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PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.TEXT ARacket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America's most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health.Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body.Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.1.In Paragraph 1, the phrase "immune to" are used to mean ___.A.unaffected byB.hurt byC.unlikely to be seen byD.unknown by2.The author's attitude toward noise would best be described as ___.A.unrealisticB.traditionalC.concernedD.hysterical3.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?A.Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance.B.Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem.C.Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.D.Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done.4.The author condemns noise essentially because it ___.A.is against the lawB.can make some people irritableC.is a nuisanceD.in a ganger to people's health5.The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be ___.A.unimportantB.impossible.C.a waste of moneyD.essentialTEXT BWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.6.Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during theirpregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.7. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.A. she is emotionally shockedB.she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studying8.According to the passage, a child may inherit____.A. everything from his motherB. a knowledge of mathematicsC. a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD. her mother's musical ability9.If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of thehands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.A. surely become musicianB. mostly become a poetC. possibly become a teacherD. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music10.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Role of Inheritance.B. An Unborn Child.C. Function of instincts.D. Inherited Talents.TEXT CThere are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably , some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is handicapped(不利) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster(抚养) homes. Peter was raised by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.11.This selection can best be titled____________.A. Measuring Your IntelligenceB. Intelligence and EnvironmentC. The Case of Peter and MarkD. How the Brain Influences Intelligence12.The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _______.A. human brains differ considerablyB. the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligenceC. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligenceD. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence13.According to the passage, the average I. Q. is_______.A. 85 .B. 100C. 110D. 12514.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that_______.A. individuals with identical brains seldom test at the same levelB. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environmentC. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenceD. changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain15.This passage suggests that an individual's I. Q. _______.A. can be predicted at birthB. stays the same throughout his lifeC. can be increased by educationD. is determined by his childhoodTEXT DPersonality is，to large extent, inherent --A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is improtant to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences:remember that Pheidippides ,the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying:"Rejoice, we conquer!".By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations . It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well.The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into 'B's. The would needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.16.According to the author, what factors contribute to the building of personality?A. inheritanceb. inheritance, competition and environmentc. competitiond. environment17.Which of the following statements is not true according to the author of the passage?A.Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies.B. Students are often divided by competition results.C. School is place where children cultivate their characteristics.D. The stronger desire for winning, the better.18.The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to ____.A. pull upb. take upc. take ind. pull in19.What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?A. positiveb. negativec. doubtfuld. neutral20.what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?A. All students be made into competitive A types.B. A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.C. All students be changed into B characteristics.D. Schools abolish all forms of examinations.答案： 1-5 ACCDD 6-10 BACDA 11-15 B C B C C 16-20 BDCCB。

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大学英语考试：2022英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(4)共405道题1、What’s the assumption of the author about smoking restriction according to the last paragraph?（单选题）A. People can try out some gentler smoking bans.B. The municipality could try extending the smoking bans to homes.C. It will not be a personal choice to decide whether or not to smoke.D. It must still be necessary to restrict smoking after several generations.试题答案：B2、_____, the nuclear power station reactor is dangerous.（单选题）A. As it is efficientB. as efficient it isC. Efficient as it isD. Efficient as is it试题答案：C3、How is it _____ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?（单选题）A. ifB. soC. whatD. that试题答案：D4、The idiom “man in the street” in Paragraph 3 means _____.（单选题）A. a trampB. an idiotC. a passing travelerD. an average person试题答案：D5、According to the first paragraph, college students and graduates find it most essential to _____（单选题）A. get an entry-level job.B. provide flee service.C. do an internship.D. pay for the privilege of getting a job.试题答案：C6、What is true about the parent children relationship?（单选题）A. Children should respect parents despite parents’ ill-treatment.B. Parents without gratitude to children are not worth respect.C. Parents should tolerate children’s occasional moodiness.D. Children should be grateful to parents unconditionally.试题答案：B7、After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally _____.（单选题）A. deterioratedB. dispersedC. dissipatedD. drained试题答案：D8、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：A9、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：B10、What kind of questions can you ask according to the passage?（单选题）A. If the recruiter will put in a good word for you with the hiring manager.B. If the recruiter can give you some instructions on the job.C. The information of other applicants.D. Questions about the company or industry in general.试题答案：D11、（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：A12、（单选题）A. To look at a book.B. To look at brochure.C. To look at a newspaper.D. To book tickets for a summer festival.试题答案：C13、Lisa’s home can best be described as _____（单选题）A. dangerous.B. crude.C. beautiful.D. dirty.试题答案：B14、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：D15、Laura would have been more considerate if she had changed a little bit, _____?（单选题）A. hadn’t sheB. hasn’t sheC. wouldn’t sheD. didn’t she试题答案：C16、By calling it “tap-dancing to work”, Warren Buffett thinks the author’s job is _____（单选题）A. a great challenge to brain power.B. significant in the development of technology.C. enjoyable in spite of any possible hardships.D. a window through which people are shown a new world.试题答案：C17、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：D18、（单选题）A. Guitarrini.B. Singer.C. Pianist.D. Spanish dance and guitar concert.试题答案：B19、What can we infer from Paragraph 2?（单选题）A. Chairperson or chair is the neutral term of chairman or chairwoman.B. It is not necessary to replace chairman with chairperson.C. Chairman can express the same meaning as the word chairwoman.D. People are very sensitive to the use of chairman in the past.试题答案：A20、Which of the following is NOT used by the author to stop the child’s crying at night?（单选题）A. Leaving the baby crying alone in a room unattended.B. Letting the baby listen to the radio for the nursery.C. Feeding the baby with some warm milk and beverage.D. Allowing the child to sleep in an absence of noise.试题答案：D21、The apple tree mentioned in the passage is most likely to _____（单选题）A. be regarded as a delight in the neighborhood.B. have been abandoned by its original owner.C. have been neglected by everyone in the community.D. be attractive only to the author.试题答案：A22、If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very _____.（单选题）A. waxyB. slipperyC. stickyD. greasy试题答案：D23、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：D24、Margaret Mead’s reputation was established with the publication of her first book in 1982 and was _____ by her many subsequent contributions to anthropology （单选题）A. hardenedB. enhancedC. separatedD. judged试题答案：B25、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?（单选题）A. Cognition enhancers may be used as coffee as today.B. It could become as common as a cup of coffee.C. It may help people sleep more efficiently.D. This kind of drugs is as tasty as coffee.试题答案：D26、The international situation has been growing _____ difficult for the last few years.（单选题）A. invariablyB. presumablyC. increasinglyD. dominantly试题答案：C27、（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：C28、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：B29、The mayor is a woman with great _____ therefore deserves our political and financial support.（单选题）A. intentionB. instinctC. integrityD. intensity试题答案：C30、（单选题）A. It will maintain a close relationship with Europe.B. It will support the idea of a central European government.C. It will keep a distance from Europe.D. They will support each other.试题答案：A31、_____ confuses many young people.（单选题）A. Butterflies are insectsB. Butterflies as insectsC. Butterflies being insectsD. The fact that butterflies are insects试题答案：D32、（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：A33、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：C34、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：A35、All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT _____.（单选题）A. The question is whether we can make good preparation in such a short time.B. One of the men held the view that what the book said was right.C. Word has come that some American guests will come for a visit to our college next week.D. I have the information that he’ll come soon.试题答案：A36、She began to be worried lest he _____ with some accident.（单选题）A. had metB. should have metC. would meetD. met试题答案：B37、The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of _____.（单选题）A. impulseB. insanityC. inspirationD. disposition试题答案：B38、（单选题）A. A new computer system was installed.B. Information was entered into the computer system correctly.C. Some employee information got lost.D. Paychecks were distributed for the wrong amount.试题答案：C39、（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：C40、A good education is an _____ you can fall back on for the rest of your life.（单选题）A. assetB. ethicC. inventoryD. obligation试题答案：A41、Don’t let such a _____ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.（单选题）A. trivialB. partialC. slightD. minimal试题答案：A42、The American Revolution is regarded by military historians as a war Britain _____.（单选题）A. should never loseB. can never loseC. should never have lostD. would never have lost试题答案：C43、（单选题）A. One that has a shocking beginning.B. One that challenges the readers to think.C. One whose title is listed on the cover.D. One that has a good ending.试题答案：A44、Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（单选题）A. Generally speaking, almost all of the clerks get along well with their colleagues.B. It’s impossible to oppress one’s bad temper while being passionate on one’s work.C. People tend to get angry at work in many situations.D. People in companies welcome rage.试题答案：A45、（单选题）A. Paris is not as good as it boasts.B. She should take better care of herself when travelling.C. She should learn to protect her right as a consumer.D. Advertisements cannot be trusted.试题答案：D46、Your proposal that they _____ their conversation in French is quite reasonable.（单选题）A. are to carry onB. will carry onC. Carry onD. must carry on试题答案：C47、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：D48、_____ 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：A49、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：D50、（单选题）A. A bookB. The Internet.C. Magazines.D. Thesis.试题答案：A51、Doctors are often caught in a _____ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.（单选题）A. puzzleB. perplexityC. dilemmaD. bewilderment试题答案：C52、（单选题）A. They did not realize that they had a problem.B. They are rather disorganized.C. They had tried to contact the man several times.D. They prefer to process checks manually.试题答案：B53、_____, the nuclear power station reactor is dangerous.（单选题）A. As it is efficientB. as efficient it isC. Efficient as it isD. Efficient as is it试题答案：C54、When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____ who dug it.（单选题）A. themB. theseC. thatD. those试题答案：D55、He gave a _____ smile when the rich girl said she planned to help the poor.（单选题）A. cynicalB. crucialC. confidentialD. conspicuous试题答案：A56、The members of Parliament were _____ that the government had not consults them.（单选题）A. impatientB. tolerantC. crudeD. indignant试题答案：D57、Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?（单选题）A. His absence is due to the rain.B. Don’t touch it with your hands.C. After the exams is the time to relax.D. I found everything in good condition.试题答案：B58、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：C59、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：C60、Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?（单选题）A. He has seen the film. He went to see it with me yesterday afternoon.B. The building is going to be finished next month.C. He has gone to Japan. This is the third time that he goes to Japan.D. Put on your coat, or you’ll catch cold.试题答案：C61、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：C62、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：B63、Small farms and the lack of modern technology have _____ agricultural production.（单选题）A. blunderedB. tangledC. bewilderedD. hampered试题答案：D64、I wrote back to Charles _____ I received his letter.（单选题）A. when immediatelyB. soonC. immediatelyD. suddenly试题答案：C65、The writer probably thinks that _____.（单选题）A. moving is much more troublesome than remodelingB. remodeling is much more economical than movingC. whether remodeling is better than moving depends on different situationsD. the issue of whether remodeling is better than moving is determined by financial factors试题答案：C66、（单选题）A. There are fewer hospitals and qualified doctors and nurses.B. Many hospitals to be built are waiting for the approval of the government.C. There are not enough doctors and nurses in the hospitals.D. The medical knowledge is limited.试题答案：C67、（单选题）A. On April 21.B. On April 22.C. On April 23.D. On April 24.试题答案：B68、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：D69、_____ 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：B70、According to the second paragraph, Fleming accepted the job offered by Kemsley Newspapers _____（单选题）A. and had to give up his yearly holiday plan to Jamaica.B. because he was offered to work in Jamaica every winter.C. so that he wouldn’t have to look for employment-elsewhere.D. on condition that he took two months off to Jamaica every year.试题答案：D71、For many patients, institutional care is the most _____ and beneficial form of care.（单选题）A. pertinentB. appropriateC. acuteD. persistent试题答案：B72、What is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. The Place of Women in Society.B. He or She.C. Chairman or Chairwoman.D. Language and Sex.试题答案：D73、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：D74、Small farms and the lack of modern technology have _____ agricultural production.（单选题）A. blunderedB. tangledC. bewilderedD. hampered试题答案：D75、According to the passage, which of the following can probably lead to women’s work-related strain?（单选题）A. They are not creative enough in their work.B. They could not afford to lose their job.C. They have no say in decision-making.D. They are underpaid compared with men.试题答案：C76、The old gentleman was a very _____ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.（单选题）A. respectfulB. respectedC. respectiveD. respectable试题答案：D77、The main holiday was once confined to August; now it _____ into September.（单选题）A. expandsB. extendsC. enlargesD. amplifies试题答案：B78、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：A79、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：C80、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：A81、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：C82、One Sunday morning the local post office _____ an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me for my office（单选题）A. deliveredB. presentedC. submittedD. transferred试题答案：A83、Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of concession?（单选题）A. No matter how hard he tried, she could not change her mind.B. He got up so early that he caught the first bus.C. Now that everybody has come, let’s begin our conference.D. Generally, air will be heavily polluted where there are factories.试题答案：A84、He is so kind and generous that he always cast his _____ upon the waters.（单选题）A. stoneB. breadC. sandD. fish试题答案：B85、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：D86、The moment I met her, I couldn’t _____ her name.（单选题）A. memorizeB. remindD. recall试题答案：D87、（单选题）A. Business owners.B. The army.C. Public health officials.D. Public schools.试题答案：B88、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：D89、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：A90、_____ I would like to stay. I really must go home.（单选题）A. Much asB. In spite ofD. as试题答案：A91、Everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time she finished the _____ tale.（单选题）A. dramaticB. patrioticC. patheticD. sympathetic试题答案：C92、Grain production in the world is _____, but still millions are hungry.（单选题）A. staggeringB. shrinkingC. soaringD. suspending试题答案：C93、Doctors are often caught in a _____ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.（单选题）A. puzzleB. perplexityC. dilemmaD. bewilderment试题答案：C94、With the introduction of the electronic computer, there is no complicated problem _____ can be solved in a few hours.（单选题）A. butB. whichC. thatD. what试题答案：A95、The two most important _____ in making a cake are flour and sugar.（单选题）A. elementsB. componentsC. ingredientsD. constituents试题答案：C96、（单选题）A. To find out if he can change one of his class.B. To ask her for a letter of recommendation.C. To check the time of his registration appointment.D. To learn if he still has required courses to take.试题答案：D97、What does the word “contaminating” (Line 5, Para.3) mean?（单选题）A. corruptingB. contradictingC. pollutingD. contracting试题答案：C98、_____, Henry felt a great weight taken off his mind.（单选题）A. His duty was fulfilledB. His duty fulfilledC. His duty fulfillingD. His duty had been fulfilled试题答案：B99、A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organization has bought out at a discounted price and _____ funds by selling tickets at a full price.（单选题）A. furnishesB. raisesC. accumulatesD. contributes试题答案：B100、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：A101、Which of the following sentences is a COMPLAINT?（单选题）A. Please show me your new dress.B. You must do it again.C. What trouble you’ve made.D. May you good luck.试题答案：C102、（单选题）A. Hospitals.B. Towns.C. Factories.D. Internet.试题答案：C103、Thank heaven! I was not even injured but I escaped by the _____ of my teeth.（单选题）A. tipB. topC. skinD. bottom试题答案：C104、_____ 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：B105、No matter how much you feel the pull of the past, make a determined effort to _____ the future.（单选题）A. look toB. dwell onC. permeate intoD. shrug off试题答案：A106、Ninety-five per cent of its magnificent collection will remain _____ to the public.（单选题）A. incredibleB. infectiousC. incompatibleD. inaccessible试题答案：D107、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：D108、As described in the passage, passion _____.（单选题）A. has nothing to do with workB. is one way to control emotionsC. is one kind of negative emotionsD. sometimes may transform into fury试题答案：D109、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：C110、（单选题）A. People who were very well known.B. People who had interesting ideas.C. People who lived in luxury.D. People who are humorous.试题答案：B111、（单选题）A. Statistics about major diseases.B. Symptoms of influenza infection.C. A. major epidemic of influenza.D. Different strains of the flu virus.试题答案：C112、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：A113、In less than two weeks, I _____.（单选题）A. will graduateB. am graduatingC. have graduatedD. will have graduated试题答案：D114、What is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. The Place of Women in Society.B. He or She.C. Chairman or Chairwoman.D. Language and Sex.试题答案：D115、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：D116、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：A117、There _____ no further business to discuss, we all went home.（单选题）A. isB. wasC. beingD. would be试题答案：C118、Every room in the house _____ entered, and $10 in notes and a gold watch were missing.（单选题）A. wasB. had beenC. has beenD. have been试题答案：B119、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：A120、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：D121、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：B122、（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：B123、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：A124、（单选题）A. It helped a lot, but it didn’t solve unemployment.B. It was a trick the government played and couldn’t solve the problem.C. It was only carried out for a few months and few people got jobs in the end.D. It made the unemployment falling.试题答案：B125、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：D126、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：C127、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the first two paragraphs?（单选题）A. Some cities in Albania have completely solved the problem of urban wastes.B. There is lack of an adequate system for the collection and transportation of solid waste.C. The country has not elaborated a strategy on urban solid waste.D. There is a continuous danger for the infection of drinking waters with sewage waters in some cities.试题答案：A128、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：D129、（单选题）A. ￡7.5.B. ￡6.C. ￡12.D. ￡15.试题答案：D130、（单选题）A. The classes that they are taking.B. The theatre program at their school.C. The woman’s interest in an internship.D. The man’s experience in a law firm.试题答案：C131、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：A132、（单选题）A. Social science and natural science.B. Natural science and physical.C. Humanities and physical.D. Physical and social science.试题答案：B133、（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：A134、All of the following are non-medical purposes of the new generation of mind enhancing drugs EXCEPT _____.（单选题）A. improving your appetiteB. eliminating bad memoriesC. making better business decisionsD. boosting exam performance试题答案：A。

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大学英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题(含答案)(04)PART V READING COMPREHENSION[25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.TEXT ARacket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America's most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health.Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body.Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.1.In Paragraph 1, the phrase "immune to" are used to mean ___.2. A.unaffected by3. B.hurt by4. C.unlikely to be seen by5. D.unknown by6.The author's attitude toward noise would best be described as ___.7. A.unrealistic8. B.traditional9. C.concerned10. D.hysterical11.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?12. A.Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance.13. B.Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem.14. C.Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.15. D.Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done.16.The author condemns noise essentially because it ___.17. A.is against the law18. B.can make some people irritable19. C.is a nuisance20. D.in a ganger to people's health21.The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be ___.22. A.unimportant23. B.impossible.24. C.a waste of money25. D.essentialTEXT BWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.26. Which of the following statements is not true?27. A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during theirpregnancy.28. B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.29. C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.30. D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.31. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.32. A. she is emotionally shocked33. B.she has a good knowledge of inheritance34. C. she takes part in all kind of activities35. D. she sticks to studying36.According to the passage, a child may inherit____.37. A. everything from his mother38. B. a knowledge of mathematics39. C. a rather general ability that we call intelligence40. D. her mother's musical ability41. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of thehands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.42. A. surely become musician43. B. mostly become a poet44. C. possibly become a teacher45. D. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music46.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?47. A. Role of Inheritance.48. B. An Unborn Child.49. C. Function of instincts.50. D. Inherited Talents.TEXT CThere are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably , some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual— the sort of environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is handicapped(不利) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster(抚养) homes. Peter was raised by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.51.This selection can best be titled____________.52. A. Measuring Your Intelligence53. B. Intelligence and Environment54. C. The Case of Peter and Mark55. D. How the Brain Influences Intelligence56. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _______.57. A. human brains differ considerably58. B. the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence59. C. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence60. D. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence61. According to the passage, the average I. Q. is_______.62. A. 85 . B. 100 C. 110 D. 12563.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that_______.64. A. individuals with identical brains seldom test at the same level65. B. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environment66. C. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence67. D. changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain68. This passage suggests that an individual's I. Q. _______.69. A. can be predicted at birth70. B. stays the same throughout his life71. C. can be increased by education72. D. is determined by his childhoodTEXT DPersonality is，to large extent, inherent --A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is improtant to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences:remember that Pheidippides ,the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying:"Rejoice, we conquer!".By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations . It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well.The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into 'B's. The would needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.73.According to the author, what factors contribute to the building of personality?74. A. inheritance75. b. inheritance, competition and environment76. c. competition77. d. environment78.Which of the following statements is not true according to the author of the passage?79. A.Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies.80. B. Students are often divided by competition results.81. C. School is place where children cultivate their characteristics.82. D. The stronger desire for winning, the better.83.The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to ____.84. A. pull up85. b. take up86. c. take in87. d. pull in88.What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?89. A. positive90. b. negative91. c. doubtful92. d. neutral93.what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?94. A. All students be made into competitive A types.95. B. A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.96. C. All students be changed into B characteristics.97. D. Schools abolish all forms of examinations.答案： 1-5 ACCDD 6-10 BACDA 11-15 B C B C C 16-20 BDCCB。