2021年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解三篇

1、2021 年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解三篇【篇一】 2021 年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解A new analysis of federal money that public schools receive for low-income students shows that a record number of the nation s school districts will receive less in the coming academic year than they did for theone just ended.For the 2005-2006 school year

2、, spending under theDepartment of Education s Title I program, which helps low - achieving children in high-poverty areas, is increasing by 3.2 percent, to $12.6 billion. But because of population shifts, growing numbers of poor children, newer census data and complex formulas that determine how the

3、 money is divided, more than two-thirds of the districts, or 8,843, will not receive as much financing as before.The analysis, based on data from the department, was made by the Center on Education Policy, a group advocating for public schools. A similar study by the group last year showed that 55 p

4、ercent of the schools would receive less money than they did in the previous year.“ Its an alarming number, ” said Tom Fagan, a former department official who c onducted the analysis. “ It s clear that the amount of overall increase is not keeping pace with the number of poor kids. ”Susan Aspey, a d

5、epartment spokeswoman, defended thespending levels for Title Isaying,President Bush andCongress have invested record amounts of funding to help the nation s neediest students. ”But Mr. Fagan said the increasing number of districts that are losing money is making it harder for the schools to meet the

6、 goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Bush administrations signature education program, which measures progress through annual tests in math, reading and science. That is giving critics of the program more grounds to accuse the administration of not sufficiently financing the program w

7、hile demanding greater results.Title I provides the largest component of financing for No Child Left Behind.“ The federal government is concentrating more money in fewer districts, said John F. Jennings, the president and chief executive of the Center on Education Policy. “It meansthere is lots of a

8、nger and lots of tension. Theyre asking us to do more and more with less and less. ”练习题：Choose correct answers to the question ：1.As it is indicated in the passage, the new analysis .A.studied the federal money spent on low-income studentsB.aimed at promoting the establishment of more public schools

9、C.showed that about half the schools would receive less moneys Title ID.was conducted by the Department of Education program2.Which of the following factors does NOT lead to the result that more than two-thirds of thedistricts will get more poorly financed?A.People often move from one place to anoth

10、er.B.There are more children from poor families.C.The way of distributing money has changed.D.Spending under the Title I program decreased.3.Susan Aspey looks at the funding by the government with .A.criticismB.consentC.IndifferenceD.expectation.According to Tom Fagan, .A.the government has done its

11、 best to finance the poor childrenB.the goals of No Child Left Behind Act are difficult to realizeC.the way of measuring progress by annual tests should be changedD.the Bush government shouldnt have approved the Title I program.When the government concentrates more money in fewer districts, .A.more

12、poor children will get benefited.more public schools will have to be closedC.it will arouse more people s dissatisfactionD.No Child Left Behind Act will be realized sooner.A事实细节题。本题考查对长句的理解。从第 1段首句中的 “of”这个结构可知这个分析是要研究联邦政府资金问题的。所 以排除B。由第3段第1句可知这项分析是由the Center on Education Policy实行的，所以排除选项D。根据第3段最后一

13、句，选项C中show的行为主体应为similar study 。.D 事实细节题。本题考查因果关系。第2段第 2 句指出有三个原因造成超过2/3的地区得到的资金减少，选项 A、B C是对这三 个原因的近义改写，但其中选项 C 与原句的形式分别，容易造成误选。.B观点态度题。本题考查文人物的观点。苏珊阿斯贝的观 点态度只能从第 5 段推断出，从这个段中的 defended 和 record amount of funding可知她对教育部的拨款数是认同的。选项 A和C者B是贬义词，不可 能表达她的观点；选项D虽是褒义词，但苏珊是在陈述 已发生的事实，而不是发表对教育部的期望。.B 推理判断题。本

14、题考查对复合句的理解。由文中第 6段第 1 句中的harder. to meet.可知选项B准确。选项C干扰性，要排除这个干扰，关键是要理解第 6 段第 1 句中由 which 引导的非限制性 定语从句的作 用。这个从句是对前面“ the Bush administrationssignature education program ”的附加事实信息，不属于汤姆法甘 的看法。.C推理判断题。根据第6段第1句可知选项A和D与事实不 符。最后一段倒数第 2 句中的 anger 和 tension 两词，可推断人们对 此表示不满。【篇二】 2021 年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解To understa

15、nd the marketing concept, ii is onlynecessary to understand the difference betweenmarketing and selling. Not too many years ago, mostindustries concentrated primarily on the efficientproduction of goods, and then relied on persuasivesalesmanship to move as much of these goods aspossible. Such produc

16、tion and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods andthen convert them into money.Marketing, on the other hand focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzingr.he preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-th

17、e-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept which simply meansthat instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers anddealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making itavailable for purchase.This concept does

18、 not imply that business is benevolent （ 慈善的 ） or that consumersatisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to everybusiness transaction-the firm and the customer-and each must be satisfied before tradeoccurs. Successful merchantsand producers, however, recogni

19、ze that the surest route toprofit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of theimportance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changedthe flavor of its drink. The non acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of thepubli

20、c brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketedalongside the new. King Customer ruled!.The marketing concept discussed in thepassage is, in essence.a form of persuasive salesmanshipthe customer-centred approachmaking goods available for purchasethe practice of turni

21、ng goods into money.What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept waswidely accepted?The needs of the market.The preferences of the dealer,The efficiency of production.The satisfaction of the user.According to the passage, to move as much of these goods as possible(Line 3,

22、 Para.l means.A) to redesign these goods for large-scale productionH) to transport goods as efficiently as possibleto sell the largest possible amount of goodsto dispose of these goods in large quantities4.What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?Products must be designed to sui

23、t the taste of the consumer.Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.5.In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on.its social impacti

24、ts theoretical basisits possible consequenceits main characteristic1. 从根本上来说，文章中讨论的市场营销理念是。A)销售人员说服劝导的一种方式B) 一种以客户为中心的方法C)根据人们的购买需求生产产品D)把产品变成金钱的一种做法根据文章第 2 段“市场营销注重顾客的需求。它首先分析顾客的喜好和需求，然后再生产出他们满意的商品。这种着眼于顾客的销售方式就是人们所说的市场营销”，可推断，市场营销是以顾客为中心的销售方式，所以，B与文中的内容相符。在这种市场营销的理念被广泛接受之前，生产厂家们主要关心的是什么 ?A）市场的需求。B

25、）经销商的偏好。C）生产效率。D）用户满意度。根据文章第 1 段“从前，绝大部分工厂主要致力于提商生产效 TOC o 1-5 h z 率，以及通过说服式的销售方式尽可能地将产品销售出去”，故C准确。根据文章所说，“尽可能地将这些产品转移” （ 第 1 段第3 行）的意思是 。A）重新设计这些产品以便能够大规模制造B）尽可能高效地运输产品C）尽可能多地销售产品D）大批量地处理这些产品C 在文中，作者提到“绝大部分工厂主要致力于提升生产效率，并依靠说服式的销售方式来像这样的生产和销售把注意力集中在卖方生产商品、然后把它们转换成金钱这个需要上”，由此可知，该词组的意思为“尽可能多地销售产品。所以，C

26、与此意思一致，故C准确。重新恢复了经典口味可乐的这个例子很好地阐述了什么 ?A）商品的设计应该贴合消费者的口味。B）那些口味保守的消费者最难取悦。C） 一种新的产品为公众所接受是需要时间的。D）传统型产品对于绝大部分人来说有着更强的吸引力。A 文章第 3 段提到“成功的商人和生产者意识到了解和迎合顾客的口味是赢利的根本保证。有一个典型的例子能够证明满足顾客需要的重要性”，而接下来文中举的就是可口可乐公司重新恢复经典口味可乐的例子，由此推断，恢复配方是为了迎合顾客的口味，A 与此观点一致。在讨论市场营销理念的时候，作者主要注重 。A）其社会影响B）其理论基础C）其可能带来的后果D）其主要特点从全

27、文来看，作者旨在向读者介绍市场营销这个概念的基本特征，即根据顾客的需求组织生产，并通过讲述可口可乐公司恢复原配方这个让人印象深刻的例子强化了读者对其基本特征的了解。所以， A、 B和C均与所陈述的内容无关，只有 D准确。【篇三】 2021 年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality ， but when it comes to mycollege education I am an idealist and a fool. In high schoo

28、l I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course,anysensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department ， famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that s notwhat I did.I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts（文科）u

29、niversity that doesnt even offer a major in electricalengineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career.I wanted to open my eyes and expand my visi

30、on by interacting with people who weren t studying science orengineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years,and I believed them.I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those st

31、udents who went to big engineering “factories ” where they didn t care if you have values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer：technical genius and sensitive humanist（ 人文学者 ）all in one.Now I m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble

32、ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses,I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile（ 协调 ） engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.The reality that has blocked my path

33、to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.练习题：Cho

34、ose correct answers to the question ：The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he .intended to be a combination of engineer and humanistwanted to be an example of practicality and rationalityintended to be a sensible student with noble idealswanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in collegeAccording to the author ， by interacting with people who study liberal arts ， engineering studen