成都理工大学大学英语四阅读材料精简答案

Passage1

Exchangeaglance

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat__.

A)everyglancehasitssignificance

2.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevator,thebestthingtodois__.

B)toavoideyecontactwithotherpassengers

3.By"adimmingofthelights11(Line13,Para.1)ErvingGoffmanmeans__.

C)ceasingtoglanceatothers

4.Ifoneislookedatbyastrangerfortoolong,hetendstofeel__.

B)uneasy

5.Thepassagemainlydiscusses_.

D)theroleofeyecontactininterpersonalcommunication.

Passage2

GeraldoRiveraiswellknownforhiscompassionateinvestigativereportson

WABC-TVEyewitnessNews.

ButI'mnotjustinthebusinessofmakingpeoplecry.I'minthebusinessofchange.”

6.GeraldoRiveraisworkingasa(n).

B.investigativereporterforaspecialTVprogram

7.HowmanyawardsdidRiverareceiveforhiswork?

D.Five

8.Rivera'sinvestigationandexposeontheconditionsatWillowbrookStateSchoolled

to.

D.alloftheabove

9.Theterm"One-to-One”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto.

A.anorganizationinthecommunitythathelpstakebettercareofthe

mentallydisabled

10.Theauthorsuggestsinthispassagethat____.

B.Riveranevertriestoconcealhisowncompassioninhisreporting

Passage3

Intheolddays,childrenwerefamiliarwithbirthanddeathaspartoflife.Thisisperhaps

thefirstgenerationofAmericanyoungsters(年轻人)whohaveneverbeencloseby

duringthebirthofababyandhaveneverexperiencedthedeathofafamilymember.

11.TheeldersofcontemporaryAmericans__.

C)usuallywitnessedthebirthordeathofafamilymember

12.ChildreninAmericatodayaredeniedthechance__.

A)tolearnhowtofacedeath

13.Fivehundredcriticallyillpatientswereinvestigatedwiththemainpurposeof__.

D)learninghowtobesthelpthemandtheirfamilies

14.Theneedofadyingpatientforcompanyshows__.

A)hisdesireforcommunicationwithotherpeople

15.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat__.

C)dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfullyinformedoftheircondition

Passaged

Theoldestandsimplestmethod,then,ofdescribingdifferencesinpersonalitywasto

classifypeopleaccordingtotypes.SuchasystemiscalledaTypology.

AfamousexampleofthismethodwassetforthinGreeceabouttheyear400B.C.A

physiciannamedHippocratestheorizedthattherewerefourfluids,orhumors,inthe

body.Correspondingtoeachhumor,hebelieved,thereexistedadefinitetypeof

personality.

16.Thispassagefocuseson.

C.personalitytheoryandclassification

17.AccordingtoHippocrates,fluidtheory,apersonwithaperfectbalanceofallthe

fourhumorsinhim.

B.hadapleasantandagreeabletemperament

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

C.peoplewithanoversupplyofbloodwouldeasilygetexcited

19.Modernpersonalitytheoriesandclassifications.

A.areoftenverydifferentbecausepersonalityitselfisrathercomplicated

20.Intheforth-comingparagraphs,theauthorismostprobablygoingtotalk

about.

B.differentopinionsofpsychologistsaboutthefactorsindetermining

personality

Passage5

Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteors(流星)butalsobecauseof

raysfromthesunandotherstars.

21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theatmosphereisessentialtomaninthat__.

A)itprotectshimagainsttheharmfulraysfromspace

22.Weknowfromthepassagethat__.

B)theeffectofexposuretoradiationisslowincoming

23.TheharmradiationhasdonetotheApollocrewmembers__.

D)remainsunknown

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__.

B)protectionfromspaceradiationisnoeasyjob

25.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe__.

C)EffectsofSpaceRadiation

Passage6

AlthoughtheUnitedKingdomcoversonlyasmallareaoftheearth'ssurface,it

representspeopleofmanydifferentoriginsandcultures.

26.Inthispassagetheauthorintendstotelltheoriginof.

A.theBritish

27.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

D.almosteveryBritishcitizenhadhisorherfamilyoriginfromsomewhere

else

28.Accordingtothepassage,theearliestinhabitantsinBritainwere_____.

C.StoneAgehuntersandgatherers

29.Thanksto_____wecanlearnabouttheearliestinhabitantsinBritain.

D.TheRomansoccupyingtheCelticKingdomsinBritain

30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

D.TherewereblacksmithsinBritainbefore700BC.

Passage7

Theconceptof"environment'1iscertainlydifficultandmayevenbemisunderstood;

butwehavenohandysubstitute.

versa(反之亦然).

31.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethepopularunderstandingof

“environment"astheauthorseesit?

D)Oversimplified.

32.Accordingtotheauthortheconceptof''environment,'isdifficulttoexplain

because___.

C)theorganismandtheenvironmentinfluenceeachother

33.Inanalyzingtheenvironmentalforcesactingonmantheauthorsuggeststhat_.

C)manismodifiedbytheculturalenvironmentaswellasbythenatural

environment

34.Asforculture,theauthorpointsoutthat__.

B)itisalsoaffectedbyenvironmentalfactors

35.Inthispassage,theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwith__.

A)theinterpretationoftheterm^environment**

Passage8

Togetherwithearthquakes,volcanoesarephenomenawhichbothdelightandterrifythe

humanmindatthesametime.

36.Volcanoes.

D.delightpeopleand,ontheotherhand,terrifythem

37.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatinclassicaltimes.

A.therewerealotofvolcaniceruptionsontheislandofVulcano

38.Thewordue川(Para.2,Linel)means.

A.somethinglikeachimneyinthevolcano

39.Accordingtothispassage,mostoftheworld'svolcaniceruptions.

C.areneitherextremelydestructivenorextremelynondestructive

40.Accordingto,thePeleantypeisthemostexplosivetypeofVolcano.

B.thenatureoftheexplosion

Passage9

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisistheresearchfinding

ofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenough

exercise—andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.

41.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout__.

A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers

42.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?

C)Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.

43.Thedoctor'stestsshowthat_.

D)somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanother

44.Theword"subjects"inParagraph5means__.

C)personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?

A)Lawyers

Passage10

Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsof

thousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtheroots

ofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtinto

thepresentbymemory.

46.Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe.

B.anabilitytostoreexperiencesforfutureuse

47.Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatof

humanbeingshowsthat.

C.thecomputer'smemorycapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenager's

48.Thewholepassageimpliesthat____.

C.animalsareabletosolveonlyverysimpleproblems

49.Thephrase"intermsof9inthelastsentencecanbestbereplacedby.

B.expressedby

50.Thetopicofthepassageis:

B.Memoryisofvitalimportancetolife.

Passagell

Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth*spostwar

era,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrom

manoneday.(失误).

51.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.

52.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthatthey

might___.

B)takecontroloftheworld

53.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto__.

A)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem

54.Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis_.

D)fundamental

55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof__.

B)theuseofone*sinternalcomputer

Passage12

AnewenemyisthreateningJapanesetraditions:leisure.Aspartofitsattempttoincrease

imports,thegovernmentistryingtogetpeopletoworklessandspendmore.Theworkersare

disgusted.

56.ThepurposeofgettingtheJapanesetohavemoresparetimeisthat.

B.thegovernmentneedstogetmoregoodsfromabroad

57.Thegroupofpeoplewhowelcometheshorter-hoursysteminJapanis.

B.theindustrialists

58.Theunionsthinkthat.

C.theshorterhourstheywork,thelesspaytheycanhave

59.WhatistheresultoftheyoungerJapanese'sreactiontotheleisureindustry?

C.Itbecomesmoreandmoreflourishing

60.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.

B.Leisure:theGreatestThreat!

Passage13

Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopeda

checklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchange

canbestressful.

61.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe'smedicalresearchtellsus.

C)whatkindofeventwouldcausestress

62.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970*sledto__.

B)greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouidcause

63.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows__.

A)howmuchpressureyouareunder

64.Whyis"suchsimplisticadvice"(Linel,Para.3)impossibletofollow?

D)Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.

65.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmay

become___.

C)morecapableofcopingwithadversity

Passage14

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theysee

adayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.

Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwill

remainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.

66.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe__.

C)itspowersource

67.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

D)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

68.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

B)Arail.

69.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois__.

C)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

70.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A)Optimistic.

Passage15

Itishardtotrackthebluewhale,theocean'slargestcreature,whichhasalmostbeenkilled

offbycommercialwhalingandisnowlistedasanendangeredspecies.Attachingradio

devicestoitisdifficult,andvisualsightingsaretoounreliabletogiverealinsightinto

itsbehavior.

71.Thepassageischieflyabout_.

B)thecivilianuseofamilitarydetectionsystem

72.Theunderwaterlisteningsystemwasoriginallydesigned_.

A)totraceandlocateenemyvessels

73.Thedeep-sealisteningsystemmakesuseof__.

C)theuniquepropertyoflayersofoceanwaterintransmittingsound

74.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__.

D)militarytechnologyhasgreatpotentialincivilianuse

75.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheU.S.Navyunderwaterlisteningnetwork?

A)Itisnowpartlyaccessibletocivilianscientists.

Passage16

InBritainarrangementforinvitingandentertainingguestsataweddingisusuallythe

responsibilityofthebride'sfamily.(牧师)

76.Itisthebride'sparentswhonormallyhaveto.

A)makeallthearrangementsforthewedding

77.Accordingtothepassagesomeguestsmaybeinvitedbecause.

c)theirpresencecouldprovidefuturebenefits

78.Whyarethearrangementsforachurchweddingusuallymadesometimebefore?

d)Toensureathoroughinvestigationofthecouple'sexistingmaritalstatus.

79.Whatpossibledifferenceissuggestedbetweenachurchandacivilwedding?

c)Guestsatcivilweddingsarelessformallydressed.

80.Thereceptionnormallytakesplaceinthebride'shomeif.

b)thereisenoughroomtoentertainthepeopleinvited

Passage17

Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,

fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayof

overgrownandunwantedbranches.

81.Pruningshouldbedoneto.

B)improvetheshapeofthetree

82.Treebecomesunhealthyifthegardener.

A)allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle

83.Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?

B)Topreventdiseaseenteringawound.

84.Agoodgardenerprunesatree.

C)occasionallywhennecessary

85.Whatwastheauthor'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?

B)Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.

Passage18

Thelongyearsoffoodshortageinthiscountryhavesuddenlygivenwaytoapparent

abundance.Shopsarechokedwithfood.Rationing(定量供应)undance

86.Whyisthere"wide-spreaduneasinessandconfusion^^aboutthefoodsituationinBritain?

C)Despitetheabundance,foodpriceskeeprising.

87.Themainreasonfortheriseinfoodpricesisthat.

B)thegovernmentisprovidinglesssupportforagriculture

88.Whydidn'tthegovernment'sexpansionprogrammeworkverywell?

B)Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutthebenefitsofexpandingproduction.

89.Thedecreaseinworldfoodpriceswasaresultof.

D)theoverproductiononthepartofthemainfood-exportingcountries

90.WhatdidthefuturelooklikeforBritain'sfoodproductionatthetimethisarticlewas

written?

D)Itlooksdepressingdespitegovernmentguarantees.

Passage19

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,but

mannersontheroadsaiebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecome

monstersbehindthewheel..Perhapsthesituationcallsfor<4BeKindtoOtherDrivers,,

campaign,otherwiseitmaygetcompletelyoutofhand.

91.Accordingtothispassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby.

C)thebehaviorofthedriver

92.Thesentence“Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...therule.”(para.1)impliesthat

D)nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

93.By“goodsense”,thewritermeans.

A)thedriver'sabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

94.Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,.

B)driversshouldbereadytoyieldtoeachother

95.Inthewriter'sopinion.

B)driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly

Passage20

TherearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancientGreece.Theonemost

widelyacceptedtodayisbasedontheassumptionthatdramaevolvedfromritual....Astime

passedsomeritualswereabandoned,butthestories,latercalledmyths,persistedandprovided

materialforartanddrama.

96.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A)theoriginoftheater

97.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthordiscusses.

C)theconnectionbetweenmythsanddramaticplots

98.Theword“enactment“inLine15isclosestinmeaningto.

B)performance

99.Themaindifferencebetweenritualanddramaisthat.

D)ritualhasareligiouspurposeanddramadoesnot

100.Thepassagesupports.

A)noonereallyknowshowthetheatrebegan

Passage21

Foryearstheprevailingwisdomonhowimmigrantsfareinthelabormarketinthe

UnitedStateshasbeenbasedonthenotionthatassimilationisthekey,evendetermining

factor.Drawingmainlyon1970Censusdata,........Thepositiveeffectofassimilationisso

smallthatthereislittlechancetheaverageimmigrantwillevercatchupwiththenative

workers.

101.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpreviouslyitwasthoughttheearningsofthe

immigrantswerelowbecause.

C)theyhadpoorlanguageandworkskills

102.Accordingtothepassagetheroleofassimilationindeterminingtheearningsofthe

immigrantsis.

B)acontroversialfactor

103.Mexicanimmigrantshavehigheremploymentratesbecause.

D)manyillegalforeignerswouldratheracceptlow-payingjobs

104.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat“assimilation“means.

A)merging

105.Themaintopicofthepassageis.

D)causeofimmigrants9differentemploymentsituationsintheU.S.

Passage22

TheSecurityCouncilisthemostpowerfulbodyintheUN.Itisresponsiblefor

maintaininginternationalpeace,andforrestoringpeacewhenconflictsarise.一致同意)

106.WhichisTRUEinthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothepassage?

B)AllUNmembersshouldabidebythedecisionsadoptedbythe

SecurityCouncil.

107.TheSecurityCounciliseffectiveonlywhenitspermanentmemberscan

reachaconsensusbecause____.

A)everypermanentmemberhasthevetorightofgreatpowers

108.Onemotion(提议)isadoptedbytheSecurityCouncilonlyif.

C)9membersagreeonitandallthepermanentmembersapproveofit

109.ThepassageintroducesallthingsabouttheSecurityCouncilEXCEPT.

D)history

110.Thelastparagraphofthispassagemaybeconcludedwiththestatement

that.

A)UNgivesprioritytopeacefulsettlementoftheconflictsamongcountries

Passage23

Antarcticahasactuallybecomeakindofspacestation-auniqueobservationpostfor

detectingimportantchangesintheworld'senvironment.Remotefrommajorsourcesof

pollutionandthecomplexgeologicalandecologicalsystemsthatprevailelsewhere,Antarctica

makespossiblescientificmeasurementsthatareoftensharperandeasiertointeipretthanthose

madeinotherpartsoftheworld.(草木繁茂的)

111.Antarcticaisscientificallyimportantinthat___.

D)itcanhelppeopledetectglobalenvironmentalchanges

112.Thereasonforthedisappearanceofglaciersinthedryvalleyis.

C)theglobalwarmingtrendeversincetheiceage

113.WhentheauthorcallsAntarctica"distantearlywarningsensor”,he

actuallymeansthat.

C)potentialglobalchangescanbeseenonAntarcticafirst

114.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?

D)Allthecountriesonearthshouldbeconcernedaboutthehealthofthe

WestAntarcticIceSheet.

115Theworduspotted,,(2ndparagraph)canbestbereplacedby.

B)noticed

Passage24

Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaper

classifiedcolumns.

116.Thenewtypeofadvertisementwhichisappearinginnewspapercolumns.

B)promisestoofferusefuladvicetothoselookingforemployment

117)Nowadaysademandforthisspecializedtypeofservicehasbeencreatedbecause.

C)therearesomanypeopleoutofwork

118.Inthepastitwasexpectedthatfirstjobhunterswould.

D)keepanydetailedinformationuntiltheyobtainedaninterview

119.Later,asonewentontoapplyfbrmoreimportantjobs,onewasadvisedtoincludeinthe

letter.

A)somethingthatwoulddistinguishonefromotherapplicants

120.Thecurriculumvitaehasbecomesuchanimportantdocumentbecause.

B)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofapplicantswithdegrees

Passage