大学英语四级阅读理解试题

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之八

TherearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividuaI'sinteIIigence.Thefirst

isthesortofbrainheisbornwith.HumanbrainsdifferconsiderabIy,somebeing

morecapabIethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,

anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelIigenceunlesshehasopportunities

toIearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual一thesortof

environmentinwhichheisreared.Ifanindividualishandicapped

envionmentaIly,itisIikeIythathisbrainwiIIfaiItodeveIopandhewiIInever

attaintheIeveIofinteIIigenceofwhichheiscapabIe.

TheimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividuaI,sintelIingence

canbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaItwins,PeterandMark

X.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowth

processeswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparents

died,andtheywerepIacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasreatedbyparents

oflowinteIIigenceinanisoIatedcommunitywithpooreducationaI

pooprtunities.MarkwasrearedinthehomeofweII-to-doparentswhohadbeento

coIlege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgivenevery

opportunitytobestimuIatedintellectually.ThisenviromentaIdifference

continueduntiIthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregibentesets

tomeasuretheirinteIIigence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigher

thantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticaIbrother.Given

equaIopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticaIbrains,wouIdhavetestedat

roughIythesameIeveI.

1.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled.

a.MeasuringYourInteIIigence

b.InteIIigenceandEnvironment

c.TheCaseofPeterandMark

d.HowthebrainInfIuencesIntelIigence

2.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat.

a.humanbrainsdifferconsiderabIy

b.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimprotantindetermininghisinteIIigence

c.environmentiscruciaIindeterminingaperson,sintelIigence

d.personshavingidenticaIbrainswiIIhaveroughIythesameinteIIigence

3.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is.

a.85

b.100

c.110

d.125

4.ThecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconeIusionthat.

a.individuaIwithidenticaIbrainsseIdomtestatsameIeveI

b.anindividuaIfsintelIigenceisdeterminedonIybyhisenviroment

c.IackofopportunitybIocksthegrowthofinteIIigence

d.changesofenviromentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain

5.ThispassagesuggeststhatanindividuaI'sI.Q..

a.canbepredictedatbirth

b.staysthesamethrouthouthisIife

c.canbeincreasedbyeducation

d.isdeterminedbyhischiIdhood

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之九

AsshewaIkedroundthehugedepartmentstore,EdithrefIectedhowdifficult

itwastochooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishthathe

wasaseasytopleaseashermother,whowasalwaysdeIightedwithperfume

Besides,shoppongatthistimeoftheyearwasamostdisgreeabIe

experience:peopIetrodonyourtoes,pokedyouwiththeirelbowsandaImost

knockedyouoverintheirhastetogettoabargainaheadofyou.

PartIytohavearest,Edithpausedinfrontofacounterwheresomeattracive

tieswereondispIay."TheyarereaIsilk,“theassistantassuredher,trying

totempther."WorthdoubIetheprice."Buteditknewfrompastexperiencethat

herchoiceoftieshardIyeverpIeasedherfather.

ShemovedonreIuctantlyandthenquitebychance,stoppedwhereasmaIIcrowd

ofmanhadgatheredroundacounter.ShefoundsomegoodquaIitypipeson

saIe-----andthepriceswereveryreasonabIe.EdithdidnothesitateforIong:

aIthoughherfatheronIysmokedapipeoccasionaIIy,sheknewthatthiswasa

presentwhichwasbundtopleasehim.

Whenshegothome,withhersmaIIweII-chosenpresentconcealedinherhandbag,

herparentswereaIreadyatthesuppertabIe.HermotherwasinanespeciaIly

cheerfuImood,“YourfatherhasatIasttodecidedtostopsmoking.〃Sheinformed

herdaughter.

1.Edith'sfather.

a.didnotIikepresent

b.nevergotpresent

c.preferredties

d.wasdifficulttochooseapresentfor

2.TheassistantspoketoEdithbecausesheseemed.

a.attractive

b.interestedinties

c.tired

d.inneedofcomfort

3.Edithstoppedatthenextcounter.

a.puroseIy

b.suddenIy

c.unwiIIingIy

d.accidentaIly

4.Edith'sfathersmokedapipe.

a.whenhewasobiiged

b.onsociaIoccasions

c.fromtimetotime

d.whenhewasdelighted

5.ShoppingwasverydisagreeabIeatthattimeoftheyearbecause.

a.coustomerstrodoneachother,stoes

b.coustomerspokedeachotherwiththeireIbows

c.customersknockedeachother

d.customersweredoingtheirshoppinginagreathurry

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十

IfthepopuIationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,there

wiIIeventuaIIynotbeenoughresourcesIefttosustainIifeontheplanet.By

themiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewiIIhaveusedup

alItheoiIthatdrivesourcars,forexample.EvenifscientistsdeveIopnewways

offeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwiIImakeitnecessary

forIustolookforopenspacesomewhereeIse.ButnoneoftheotherpIanetsin

oursolarsystemarecapabIeofsupportingIifeatpresent.OnepossibIesoIution

totheproblem,however,hasrecentIybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist,

ProfessorCarISagan.

SaganbeIievesthatbeforetheearth,sresourcesarecompIeeteIyexhaustedit

wiIIbepossibletochangetheatmophereofVenusandsocreateanewworIdalmost

asIargeasearthitseIf.ThedifficultisthatVenusismuchhotterthanthe

earthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.

SaganproposesthataIgaeorganismsthatcanIiveinextremeIyhotorcoId

atmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouIdbebredincondition

simiIartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,theaIgaewiIIbeplaced

insmaIIrockets.SpaceshipwiIIthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintothe

atmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,theaIgewiIIbreakdownthecarbondioxide

intooxygenandcarbon.

WhentheaIgaehavedonetheriwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbefor

mancansetfootonVenusitwiIIbeneccessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.

ThesurfaceofthepIanetwillstillbetoohotformantoIandonitbutthe

rainwiIIeventuaIlyfaIIandinafewyearssomethingIikeearthwillbe

reproducedonVenus.

1.Intelongrun,themostinsolubleprobIemcausedbypopulationgrowthonearth

wiIIprobabIybethelackof.

a.food

b.oiI

c.space

d.resources

2.CarISaganbeIievesthatVenusmightbecoIonizedfromearthbecause

a.itmightbepossibIetochangeitsatmosphere

b.itsatmosphereisthesameastheearth's

c.thereisagoodsuppIyofwateronVenus

d.thedaysonVenusarelongenough

3.OnVenusthereisaIotof.

a.water

b.carbondioxide

c.carbonmonoxide

d.oxygen

4.AlgaearepIantsthatcan.

a.Iiveinveryhottemperatures

b.liveinverycoIdtemperatures

c.manufactureoxygen

d.aIIoftheabove

5.MancanIandonVenusonlywhen.

a.theaIgaehavedonetheirwork

b.theatmospherebecomescooler

c.thereisoxygen

d.itrainsthere

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十一

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?DoyouIikeyeIIow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,you

mustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoysIife,peopIeand

excitement.DoyouprefergreysandbIues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,and

youwouldratherfollowthanIead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,this

iswhatpsychologiststeIIus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeen

seriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,asweIIastheeffectthat

colourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellsus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonot

chooseourfavouritecIouraswegrowup----wearebornwithourpreference.If

youhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratIeast

assoonasyoucouIdseecIearIy.

CoIoursdoinfluenceourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.AyeIIowroommakes

mostpeoplefeeImorecheerfuIandmorereIaxedthanadarkgreenone;andared

dressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,bIack

isdepressing.AbIackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethe

sceneofmoresuicidesthananyotherbridgeinthearea----untiIitwasrepainter

green.ThenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfeIIsharply;perhapsitwould

havefaIIenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabybIue.

Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhppierbutmoreactive.11isan

estabIishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefewer

accidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanbIackorgrey.

1."YouwouIdratherfollowthanred"means.

a.youdon'tIiketofollowothers

b.youwouldbeamemberratherthanaIeader

c.youwouldbeafraidoffollowingothers

d.youwouldIiketobeaIeaderratherthanafoIIower

2.IfoneenjoysIife,oneissuretoprefer.

a.redtoyeIlow

b.bluetoorange

c.redtogrey

d.bluetoyeIIow

3."TheyteIIus,amongotherfacts,thatwedon,tchooseourfavouritecolours

aswegrowup.”"Amongotherfacts“means.

a.besidesotherfacts

b.inregardtootherfacts

c.notconsideringotherfacts

d.accordingtootherfacts

4.Whichofthefollowingisfacts?

a.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinet

b.People'spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.

c.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawsomethingbrownwhenthey

wereborn

d.ColourshavelittleinfIuenceonourmoods

5.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivernear

Iondontoothersbecauseof.

a.itsshape

b.itsstructure

c.itscolour

d.itsbuiIdingmateriaIs

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十二

SociaIcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsidered

impolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptabIe.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsidered

impolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonstreet.NomanwhothoughtofhimseIf

bysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.

CustomsaIsodifferfromcountrytocountry.DoesamanwaIkontheIeftorthe

rightofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesn'titmatter?ShouIdyouusebothhands

whenyouareeating?ShouIdIeaveoneinyourIap,oronthetabIe?

TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesameIanguagebutaIsoshare

alargenumberofsociaIcustoms.ForexampIe,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeople

shakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmen

wiIIopenadoorforawonmanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowiIImost

Americans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEngIandandinAmerica.Thatis,if

adinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivescloseto

thattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.

TheimportantthingtorememberaboutsociaIcustomsisnottodoanythingthat

mightmakeotherpeopIefeeIuncomfortabIe-----especiallyiftheyareyourguests.

Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstratedtoeathispeaswithaknife.

Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknife

andbeganeatinginthesameway.11wouIdhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguest

feeIfooIishoruncomfortable.

1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouIdhedoifheistobelate

forthedinner?

a.Heshouldfindanexcuse

b.Heshouldadkforexcuse.

c.Heshouldsaysorry

d.HeshouldteIephonetoexplainhisbeingIate.

2.，zItwouIdhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeeIfooIishor

uncomfortabIe.“Badmanners“means.

a.ugly

b.dishonest

c.impolite

d.shamefuI

3.whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttiItIeforthispassage?

a.SociaICustomsandCustoms

b.SociaILife

c.AmericanandBritishCustoms

d.PromptnessIsImportant

4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost.

a.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeeIcomfortabIe

b.makeshisguestsfeeIexcited

c.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests

d.triestoavoidbeingfooIish

5.TheauthorofthisarticIemayagreewithwhichofthefolIowing?

a.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknife

b.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshocked

c.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway

d.Noneoftheabove

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十三

NewOrleans,Louisiana,wasestabIishedaspartoftheFrenchEmpirein1718.

ItslocationontheeastbankoftheMississippiRivergaveitcontrolofthe

Americanhinerlandanditbecamestrategicallyimportanttomanynations.Itwas

transferredfromFrancetoSpain,returnedtoFrance,andfinallysoldbyNapoleon

totheUnitedStatesin1803.ThecitywasthesiteofafamousbattIefought

in1815betweentheBritish,whohopedtocontrolit,andtheAmericansunder

GeneraIAndrewJackson.

TheriverbedoftheMississippiisconstantIysi11ingandtheriverisnowactuaIIy

higherthanthecity.Leveesholdbacktheriverandgiantpumpsareusedtomove

waterfromthecityintotheriver.

AIthoughNewOrIeanshaasbeenapartoftheUnitedStatesforaImosttwocenturies,

itspopulationtakesgreatprideinitsFrenchheritage.Louisianastillretains

partsoftheCodeNapoleonwhich,formmanyyears,wasitsonIyIaw.

NewOrIeansiscarefreecityanditboastsitshot,spicyCreoIeseafoodandits

nativeDixielandJazz.ThejacksonSquareneighborhoodmaintainsitsFrench

colonialhomesandinothersectionsarepre-CiviIWarmansions.Visitorsare

surprisedtofindthatbehindthisinterestingfacadeofyesteryear,isabusy

industriaIandportcity.GrainandcoaIcomefromtheMidwestandforeighcargoes

areunloadedhere.NewOrIeansisnolongerasIeepySoutherntown----butit's

stillfuntovisit.

1.WhataccountsfortheleveesandpumpsinNewOrIeans?

a.TheMississippifrequentIyfloodsthecity.

b.Theriverbedhasraisedinthepast200years.

c.ThetorrentiaIrainsfloodthecityfrequentIy.

d.Thehighhumiditycannototherwisebecomtrolled.

2.ThebattIeofNewOrIeanswasfoughtbyjacksonagainst.

a.France

b.Britain

c.Spain

d.TheNorth

3.TheCodeNapoleonwas.

a.anagreementtoseIILouisiana

b.abodyoflaws

c.acitypIan

d.amiIitarycodeforthearmy

4.WhichofthefollowingelementsdoesnotappIytotheattiudeoftheinhabitants

ofNewOrleans?

a.PrideintheirFrenchheritage.

b.AdesiretoretainpicturesquecolonialbuiIdings.

c.ArefusaItoengageintradeandcommerce

d.ApraisingofDixielandJazz.

5.TouristsvisitingNewOrIeansaresurprisedtoencounter.

a.Creolefood

b.DixieIandjazz

c.bustIingcity

d.authenticcolonialhomes

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十四

TheUnitedStatesisonthevergeoflosingitsIeadingplaceintheworld's

technology.Sosaysmorethanonestudyinrecentyears.Oneofthereasonsfor

thisdecIineistheparalleidecIineinthenumberofU.S.scientistsandengineers.

Sinee1976,employmentofscientistsandengineersisup85percent.Thistrend

isexpectedtocontinue.However,thetrendshowsthatthenumberof

22-year-oIds——theneartermsourceoffuturePH.D.s-isdecIining.Furtheradding

totheproblemistheincreasedcompetitionforthesecandidatesfromother

fieIds-1aw,medicine,business,etc.WhilethenumberofU.S.PH.D.sinscienceand

engineeringdecIines,theawardofPH.D.stoforeignnationalsisincreasing

rapidIy.

OurinabiIitytomotivatestudentstopursuescienceandengineeringcareersat

thegraduateIeveIiscompoundedbecauseoftheintensedemandindustryhasfor

brightBachelor,sandMaster1sdegreeholders.Toooften,promising

PH.D.candidates,confrontingthecostandfinancialsacrificeofpursuingtheir

education,findtheattractionofindustryirresistibIe.

1.TheU.S.wiIIcometoIoseitsIeadingplaceintechnoIogyprobablybecause

a.thenumberofPH.D.degreeholdersisdecIining

b.thenumberofscientistsandengineersisdecreasing

c.thenumberof22-year-iIdsisdecIining

d.scientistsandengineersarenotemployed

2.Thefieldofscienceandengineeringisfacingacompetitionfrom

a.technology

b.foreignnationaIs

c.suchfieldsaslaw,medicineandbusiness

d.postgraduates

3.Large-scaIeenterprisesnowneed.

a.brightgraduatesandpostgraduates

b.newinventions

c.advancedtechnology

d.engineers

4.ManypromisingpostgraduatesareunwiIIingtopursueaPH.D.degreebecause

a.theyarenotencouragedtobeengagedinscience

b.industrydoesnotrequirePH.D.holders

c.theyhavefinanciaIdifficulties

d.theywiIIspendmuchtimeandenergycompIetingPH.D.

5.PH.D.candidates"findtheattractionofindustryirresistible"meansthat

a.theyfindindustryisattractingmoreandmorecollegestudents

b.theydon'tthinktheycanpreventthemseIvesfromworkingforindustry

c.theycannotresistanyattractionfromalIsides

d.theycannotworkforindustryanyIonger

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十五

Newdays,astandardformeasuringpowerhaschanged.ThesechangesforeteIIanew

standardformeasuringpower.NolongerwiIIanation'spoIiticaIinfIuencebe

basedsolelyonthestrengthofitsmilltaryforces.Ofcourse,miIitary

effectivenesswiIIremainaprimaryprimarymeasureofpower.ButpoliticaI

infIuenceisaIsocloselytiedtoindustriaIcompetitiveness.Ifsoftensaid

thatwithoutitsmiIitarytheSovietUnionwouIdreaIIybeathird-worIdnation.

ThenewstandardofopwerandinfIuencethatisevolvingnowplacesmoreemphasis

ontheabiIityofacountrytocompeteeffectiveIyintheeconomicmarketsof

theworId.

Americamustrecognizethisnewcourseofevents.Oursuccessinshapingworld

eventsoverthepast40yearshasbeenthedirectresuItofourabilitytoadapt

technologyandtotakeadvantageofthecapabiIitiesofourpeopleforthepurpose

ofmaintainingpeace.OurindustriaIprowessovermostofthisperiodwas

unchaIIenged.ItisironicthatitisjustthisprowessthathasenabIedother

countriestoprosperandinturntothreatenourindustriaIIeadership.

ThecompetitivenessofAmerica*sindustriaIbaseisanissuebiggerthanthe

DepartmentofDefenseandisgoingtorequiretheeffortsofthemajor

institutionaIforcesinoursociety-government,industry,andeducation.Thatis

nottosaythattheDefenseDepartmentwillnotbeastrongforceintheprocess

becausewewiII.Butwesimplycannotbe,norshouIdwebe,lookeduponbyothers

asthesaviorofAmericanindustry.

1.Nowanation1s*345poIiticaIinfIuencedependson.

a.thestrengthofitsmiIitaryforces

b.itsabilitytocompeteinindustry

c.economicmarkets

d.bothaandb

2.TheSovietUnionwasnotIistedasathird-worIdnationjustbecauseof

a.itspowerfuImiIitaryforces

b.itsvastland

c.itsindustriaIcompetitiveness

d.itscontributionstoworldpeace

3.TheauthorindicatesthatisthreateningAmericanpoIiticaIpower,

a.othercountries

b.thedeciiningU.S.industriaIbase

c.anewstandardformeasuringpower

d.lessadvancedtechnoIogy

4.AmericasucceededinshapingworIdeventsoverpast40yearsprobabIybecause

of.

a.itsabilitytoadapttechnology

b.itsabilitytotakeadvantageofthecapabiIitiesofitspeopIe

c.itsabilitytocompeteintheworIdmarkets

d.bothaandb

5.ThepurposeofwritingthisarticIeis.

a.todrawthereaders1attentiontoanewstandardformeasuringpower

b.todemonstrateAmericanpoIiticaIinfIuenceintheworId

c.toemphasizethateffortsmustbemadetostrengthenthedecIiningU.S.

industriaIbase

d.toshowAmericanindustriaIprowess

大学英语四级阅读理解试题30篇之十六

TreesshouIdonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingso

and,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmaII.Pruninginvolvesthe

cuttingawayofobergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardener

canbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresuItsfromdoingit

unnecessariIythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.

First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.

Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelp

thegrowthofsmaIIsidebrancheswhichwiIIthickenitsappearanceorgiveit

aspeciaIshape.SecondIy,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreeheaIthier.You

maycutdiseaedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachother

andthuscausewounds.TheheaIthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranches

thatarebIockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.

OneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisIeftonthetreeandthisprovides

aneasyentryfordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheaI.Oftenthereisarace

betweentheheaIingandthedeseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,so

thatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.11shouIdbetheaimofevery

gardenertoreducewhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forheaIingwiIIbe

sIoweddownbyroughness.YoushouIdallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhurs

andthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavaiIablefromgardenshopsproduced

especiaIIyforthispurpose.PruningisusuaIlywithoutinterferencefromthe

IeavesandaIsoitisveryuniikeIythatthecutsyumakewiIIbleed.Ifthis

doeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibIetopaintthemproperIy.

1.PruningshouIdbedoneto.

a.makethetreegrowtailer

b.improvetheshapeofthetree

c.getridofthesmaIIbranches

d.makethesmaIIbranchesthicker

2.TreesbecomeunheaIthyifthegardener.

a.aIIowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle

b.doesnotprotectthemfromwind

c.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly

d.damagessomeofthesmaIIsidebranches

3.WhyisaspeciaIsubstancepaintedonthetree?

a.Tomakeawoundsmooth

b.Topreventdiseaseenteringawound

c.Tocoveraroughsurface

d.ToheIpawoundtodry

4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree.

a.atintervaIsthroughouttheyear

b.a