英语四级考试阅读练习

TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920’s.Asfarmer’sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?a.TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950’sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’sc.U.S.Economyinthe50’sd.TheFederalBudgetof19522.InLine4,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderousnoisec.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth

3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.a.confidenceb.Confusionc.disappointmentd.Suspicion

4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciand.Steelworkers

5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?a.60％b.50％c.33％d.90％答案：cdabc

英语四级考试阅读练习（2）

Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouragingwomen.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement

OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.

CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.

Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.

UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequities

willexist.

\"WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity.\"Spirdusosaid.\"Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime.\"1.AccordingtoSpirduso,womenneedto____.

a.produceareportonsexualdiscriminationb.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditions\\c.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscriminationd.spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities2.Fromthispassage,weknowthat_____.

a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexasb.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversityc.theweatheronthecampusischillyd.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985c.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985

d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversit4.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sstudywasthat_____.a.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirwork

b.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobs

c.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversityd.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities

5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.答案：ddabd

a.TheUniversityofTexasb.Milburn'sReportc.WomenProfessorsd.SexualDiscriminationinAcademia英语四级考试阅读练习（3）Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.

Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.

First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatehighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent

Finally,thouthsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNaionalCancerInstiute(NCI)beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffecivemeasurestoreducesmokingleveslamongyouth.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby_____.a.trafficaccidentsb.smoking-relateddeseasec.murderd.allofthese

2.Everydaythereareover_____highschoolstrdentswhowillbecomeregularsmoker.a.75b.23c.30d.30003.By\"dropout\"theauthormeans______.a.studentswhofailedtheexaminationb.studentswholeftschoolc.studentswholosttheirwayd.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool4.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.a.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasuresb.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorsc.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcanced.noneofthes5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.

a.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle

b.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniorsc.highsmokingratesareduetotheinceaseinwealt

d.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds参考答案：bdbdb英语四级考试阅读练习（4）Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationadngivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween\"fight\"or\"flight\"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit1.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.a.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesb.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthc.theyaretravellingfastallthetimed.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork2.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.a.notfearingstressb.knowingtheartofrelaxationc.highsenseofresponsibilityd.havingcontroloverperformance3.Whichofthefollwingstatementsisture?a.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressb.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeoplec.Itiseasytochangethehagitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.d.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress4.InParagraph3,\"suchareaction\"refersbackto_______.a.\"makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'\"b.\"reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically\"c.\"respondingtocrisesquickly\"d.\"losingheartatthesignsdifficulties\"5.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,\"doso\"refersto______a.\"exposeourselvestostress\"b.\"findwaystodealwithstress\"c.\"removestressfromourlives\"d.\"establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress\"参考答案：dadbc