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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(一)Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoshouldberememberedthatgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencomTheintermediategoalsbukldonthefoundationoftheshorjustonetermofschootimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobeoverwhelmed.Asyoucompletesucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewiLong-rangegoalsmayberelateisnotastaticthing.Weshouldfa.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoalsb.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsc.ifwewritedownthedatesd.ifweputforwardsomeplans2.Newshort-termgoalsd.thegoalsthathavebeen3.Whenwecompleteeachstc.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessa.weshouldsticktothemuntilwb.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewidc.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccessa.thosewhohabelong-termgoalswib.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourage第2页共11页TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatinastateofboom.Aneconomictypicalasillustratingtherapidofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountry'sbusinessspenday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollaheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsominousechoofthemid-1920's.Asfarmer'sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowereeventuallyleadtotheoppsit1.Whatisthebesttitleofthea.TheAgriculaturalTrendsb.TheUnemploymentRate2.InLine4,theword“bb.50%第3页共11页三womenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminicalledforevenmoreiOneofthepositiveresultsfromheravailableadministrativejobs.CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricawomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.succeed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateUntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercenacademia,inequitieshereattheUniversity."Spirdusosaid."Iftheydothatwillbtheyarewastingvaluablestudyduceareportonseb.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditc.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstd.spendmoretimeandenergydoinga.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexasb.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUnivc.theweatheronthd.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgrb.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthantc.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexuald4.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sa.womenweretoldtoconcentrateob.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobsc.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversityd.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarla.TheUniversityofTexasd.SexualDiscrimination四Today,asineveryotherexpectedthatofthes750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenusmokingoutweithtsallotsmokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.WhFirst,inthepastseveralyschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmud.allofthesea.studentswhofailedtheb.studentswholeftschoc.studentswholostd.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschoola.NCIhastakeneffectb.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolsenioc.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancd.noneofthese5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstata.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedb.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokc.highsmokingratesaredd.smokingathighschoolarefromlowsoci五第5页共11页eat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesaandfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,eabout35yearsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,commonlyusedtopreserveourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultofprocessedfoodarehelpfuloroftengivepenicillintobeefandlivinganimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinthemilkoftreatedcoobtainahigherpriceontherepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.1.Whatisthebestpossibletitleoft2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?a.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimab.Someoftheadditivec.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentiald.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerinworld.3.Howhassciencedonesomethingharmfua.Becauseofscience,diseasescausedbypollutedfoodhavenbeenvirtuallyeliminated.b.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalueoffood.c.Becauseoftheapplicationofscience,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshavebeenadd.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.4.Whatarenitratesuseda.Theypreserveflavorinpacb.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.c.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.d.Theycausetheanimalstobec第6页共11页Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anaandblues?Thenyouareprobablybeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychobeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningoonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfactsgrowup----wearebornwithourpreferenctheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbrarea----untilitwasrepaintergreen.Thenperhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreacthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblab.youwouldbeamemberratherthanalea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