2023年12月英语四级阅读理解模拟题

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阅读理解模拟题(一)

Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family roundtable at dinnertime and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasnt very organized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member.

We listened to each other and the interest was not put-on; it was real. Our family was a unit and we supported each other, and nurtured each other, and liked each other, and—we were even willing to admit—we loved each other.

Today, the family roundtable has moved to the local fast-food restaurant and talk is not easy, much less encouraged.

Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now. the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old.

So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as "What have you been doing, Bobby?" have been replaced by "Im busy, go watch television. "

And watch TV they do; count them by the millions.

But its usually not childrens television that children watch. Saturday morning, the childrens hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing.

Where are they to be found? Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch. Thats where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p. m. , not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission.

Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense. When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner. When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off.

Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!

Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed. Parents need to intervene (干涉). Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at all.

1. From the first two paragraphs one may infer that the writers a attitude towards "the old days" is______.

A. preferring B. hating

C. being tired of D. disappointing

2. The working parent is not willing to listen to her (his) four-year-old child talking about his sandbox games because she (he) is______.

A. boring B. very tired

C. busy D. angry

3. According to the writer, the responsibility for the kids watching adult television and watching it for a long time should be undertaken by______.

A. the television stations B. the society

C. TV programs D. their parents

4. If we use television with some ______television can provide our young people with

much knowledge.

A. instruction of experts B. judgment of our own

C. direction of engineers D. indication of teachers

5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Parental nonintervention will not be praised.

B. Nonintervention may be a good policy in international affairs.

C. Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the children.

D. Parents need to intervene.

参考答案：

DCDDB

阅读理解模拟题(二)

Most of us trade money for entertainment. Movies, concerts and shows are enjoyable but 11 you think that you cant have a good time without spending a lot of money, read on. A little resourcefulness and a few minutes of newspaper-scanning should give you some pleasant surprises.

People may be the most interesting show in a large city. 12 through busy streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see people from all over the world; you will 13 see people of every age, size, and shape, and youll get a free fashion show, too. Window-shopping is also a 14 sport if the stores are closed.

Check the listings in your neighborhood paper. Local colleges or schools often 15 the public to hear an interesting speaker or a good 16 . The film or concert series at the local public library probably wont cost you a penny. Be sure to check commercial advertisements too. A flea market can provide hours of pleasant looking round. Perhaps you can find a free cooking or crafts 17 in a department store.

Plan ahead for some activities. It is always more pleasant not to have people in front of you in a museum or at a zoo. You may save some money, too, since these places often 18 aside one or two free 19 days at slow times during the week. Make sure that you are including the indispensable 20 that people travel miles to see. If you feel like taking an interesting walk, find a free walking tour, or plan one yourself.

A. expensive B. Wonder te D. admission

E. set F. Wander H. addition

I. valuable J. dispute ome L. confidently

M. sights N. demonstration ainly

参考答案：

1. A 2. F 3. O 4. G 5. K 6. C 7. N 8. E 9. D 10. M

阅读理解模拟题(三)

Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging University was rated among the lowest for the 1987 ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.

One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.

College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.

Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.

Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist.

"Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."

Spirduso,women need to ____.

a.a report on sexual discrimination

further improvement in their working conditions

r energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination

time and energy doing scholarly activities

passage ,we know that _____.

many women full professors in the University of Texas

an important part in adminitrating the University

her on the campus is chilly

up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University

the following statements is true?

er of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985

er of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985

er of women professors was the same as that of 1985

more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University

the positive results from Milburns study was that _____.

told to con centrate on teir work

given information about available administrative jobs

encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity

encouraged to do more scholarly activities

5. The title for this passage should be _______.

ersity of Texas

b.s Report

essors

rimination in Academia

答案：ddabd

阅读理解模拟题(四)

In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana. Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a -

commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist ner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinners "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.

did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s? were not satisfied with American society.

wanted to grow marijuana.

wanted to go to the Vietnam War.

did not want all people to be equal.

e did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?

dome-shaped house

old school huses

a farm inTennessee

an archology in Arizona

gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house? o Soleri

ner e Gaskin -

minster Fuller

was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?

philosophy of "do your own thing"

inaia in the late 1960s ideas of psychologist

belief that people must live closely togerher.

is an "archology"? a.A person who studies archaeology

b.A large building where people live closely together c.A city in A rizona

d.A technique to contorl people

答案：abdcb

阅读理解模拟题(五)

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our ough science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. is the best possible title of the passage? -

and Food

er and Health

and Health th and Drug

h of the following statements is NOT ture? s are always given to animals for medical reasons

of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals archers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years. may cause forty percent of cancer in world. has science done something harmful to mankind?

use of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated. has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food. use of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food. scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.

are nitrates used for? preserve flavor in packaged foods.

preserve the color of meats.

are the objects of research. cause the animals to become fatter. -

word carcinogenic most nearly means _____.

ble-making

r-retaining

y-making

er-causing

答案：cacbd

阅读理解模拟题(六)

As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with e we cannot remove stress from our -lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.

le are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____. do not know how to enjoy themselves do not believe that relaxation is important for health are travelling fast all the time

are becoming busier with their work

rding to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________. fearing stress ing the art of relaxation

sense of responsibility

ng control over performance

h of the follwing statements is ture?

can find some ways to avoid stress ss is always harmful to people

is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work. erent people can withstand different amounts of stress

Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______. a."making a choice between flight or fight" b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically" -

c."responding to crises quickly"

d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"

the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______. a."expose ourselves to stress"

b."find ways to deal with stress" c."remove stress from our lives"

d."established links between diseases and stress"

答案：dadbc

阅读理解模拟题(七)

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey. 1."You would rather follow than red" means_______. dont like to follow others

would be a member rather than a leader would be afraid of following others

would like to be a leader rather than a follower

one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.

to yellow

to orange

to grey to yellow

3."They tell us, among other facts,that we dont choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.

des other facts

regard to other facts

considering other facts rding to other facts h of the following is facts? les preference of one colour to another is instinct les preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.

people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born urs have little influence on our moods e who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _______.

shape

structure

colour

building materials

答案：bcaac