2023年大学英语四级考试全真预测试题

2023年12月大学英语四级考试全真预测

试题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicGenerationGap.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

1.代沟H勺体现。

2.代沟出现的J家庭原因。

3.代沟出现I内社会原因。

GenerationGap

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswerSheetI.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andDJ.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswith

theinformationgiveninthepassage.

AnimalsontheMove

Itlookedlikeascenefrom“Jaws”butwithoutthedramaticmusic.Ahugesharkwas

lowlyswimmingthrough:hewater,itstailswingingbackandforthlikethependulumofa

clock.

Suddenlysensitivenerveendingintheshark畲留skinpickedupvibrationsofa

strugglingfish.Thesharkwasimmediatelytransformedintoadeadly,efficientmachineof

death.Withmusclestaut,thesharkknifedthroughthewateratarapidspeed.Inaflashthe

sharkcaughtitsvictim,alargefish,initspowerfuljaws.Then,jerkingitsheadbackand

forth,thesharktorehugechunksoffleshfromitsvictimandswallowedthem.Soonthe

actionwasover.

MovingtoSurvive

Inpursuingitsprey,thesharkdemonstratedinadramaticwaytheimportantroleof

movement,orlocomotion,inanimals.

Liketheshark,mostanimalsusemovementtofindfood.Theyalsouselocomotionto

escapeenemies,findamate,andexplorenewterritories.Themethodsoflocomotion

includecrawling,hopping,slithering,flying,swimming,orwalking.

Humanshavetheaddedadvantageofusingtheirvariousinventionstomoveaboutin

justaboutanykindofenvironment.Automobiles,rcckets,andsubmarinestransport

humansfromdeepoceanstoasfarawayasthemoon.However,forotheranimals

movementcameaboutnaturallythroughmillionsofyearsofevolution.Oneofthemost

successfulexamplesofanimallocomotionisthatoftheshark.ltsabilitytoquicklyzeroin

onitspreyhasalwaysimpressedscientists.ButittookadetailedstudybyDukeUniversity

marinebiologistsS.A.Wainwright,F.Vosburgh,andJ.H.Hebranktofindouthowthesharks

didit.lntheirstudythescientistsobservedsharksswimminginatankatMarinelandin

SaintAugustine,Fla.Movesweretakenofthesharks'movementsandanalyzed.Studies

werealsomadeofsharkskinandmuscle.

SkinIstheKey

ThebiologistsdiscoveredthattheskinofthesharkisthekeytotheanimaPshigh

efficiencyinswimmingthroughthewater.Theskincontainsmanyfibersthatcrisscrosslike

theinsideofabeltedradialtire.Thefibersarecalledcollagenfibers.Thesefiberscan

eitherstoreorreleaselargeamountsofenergydependingonwhetherthefibersare

relaxedortaut.Whenthefibersarestretched,energyisstoredinthemthewayenergyis

storedinthestringofabowwhenpulledtight.Whentheenergyisreleased,thefibers

becomerelaxed.

TheDukeUniversitybiologistshavefoundthatthegreateststretchingoccurswhere

thesharkbendsitsbodywhileswimming.Duringthebody'sbackandforthmotion,fibers

alongtheoutsidepartofthebendingbodystretchgreatly.Muchpotentialenergyisstored

inthefibers.Thisenergyisreleasedwhentheshark,sbodysnapsbacktheotherway.

AsenergyisalternatelystoredandreleasedonbothsidesoftheanimaPsbody,the

tailwhipsstronglybackandforth.Thiswhip-likeactionpropelstheanimalthroughthe

waterlikealivingbullet.

SourceofEnergy

Whatcausesthefiberstostoresomuchenergy?InfindingtheanswertheDuke

Universityscientistslearnedthattheshark胡similaritytoabeltedradialtiredoesn艘

stopwiththeskin.Justasaradialtireisinflatedbypressure,so,too,istheareajustmder

theshark解Icollagen“radials”.Insteadofairpressure,however,thepressureinthe

sharkmaybeduetotheforceofthebloodpressingonthecollagenfibers.

Whenthesharkswimsslowly,thepressureonthsfibersisrelativelylow.Thefibers

aremorerelaxed,andthesharkisabletobenditsbodyatsharpangles.Theanimal

swimsthiswaywhenlookingaroundforfoodorjustswimming.However,whentheshark

detectsanimportantfoocsource,somefantasticinvoluntarychangestakeplace.

Thepressureinsidetheanimalmayincreaseby10times.Thispressurechange

greatlystretchesthefibers,enablingmuchenergytobestored.

Thisenergyisthentransferredtothetail,andthesharkisoff.Therestofthestoryis

predictable.

DolphinHasSpeedRecord

Anotherfastmarineanimalisthedolphin.Thisseagoingmammalhasbeenclocked

atspeedsof32kilometers(20miles)anhour.Biologistsstudyingthedolphinhave

discoveredthat,liketheshark,theanimal'sefficientlocomotioncanbetracedtoitsskin.A

dolphin'sskinismadeupinsuchawaythatitoffersverylittleresistancetothewater

flowingoverit.Normallywhenafishorotherobjectmovesslowlythroughthewater,the

waterflowssmoothlypastthebody.Thissmoothflowisknownaslaminarflow.However,at

fasterspeedsthewaterbecomesmoreturbulentalorgthemovingfish.Thisturbulence

musesfrictionandslowsthefishdown.

Inadolphintheskinssoflexiblethatitbendsandyieldstothewavinessofthewater.

Thewaves,ineffect,becometuckedintotheskin'sfolds.Thisallowstherestofthe

watertomovesmoothlybyinalaminarflow.Whereotheranimalswouldbeslowedby

turbulentwateratrapidspeeds,thedolphincanracethroughthewateratrecordbreaking

speeds.

OtherAnimalsLessEfficient

Notallanimalsmoveasefficientlyassharksanddolphins.Perhapsthegreatestloser

inlocomotionefficiencyistheslug.Theslug,whichlookslikeasnailwithoutashell,lays

downaslimytrailoverwhichitcrawls.ltusessomuchenergyproducingtheslimymucus

andcrawlingoveritthatamousetravelingthesamedistanceusesonlyonetwelfthas

muchenergy.

Scientistssaythatbecauseoftheslug'sinefficientuseofenergy,itslifestylemustbe

restricted.Thatis,th©animalsareforcedtoconfinethemselvestosmallareasfor

obtainingfoodandfindingproperlivingconditions.Havehumanseverbeenfacedwiththis

kindofproblem?

1.Accordingtothepassage,asharkcanusemovementtodosomething

except.

A)tofindfood

B)toavoidbeingchasedbyitsenemies

C)tofindanewplacetolive

D)toshowitsbraveness

2.Examplesofautomobiles,rocketsandsubmarinesareusedtoshowthat.

A)humansarethemostcleverlivingcreaturesintheworld

B)humaninventionsenableustotravelinalmostanykindofenvironment

C)humansareverysuccessfulininventingtranspcrtationtools

DJhumanscan'tmovelikeotheranimalsinanycircumstances

3.Whatisthekeytotheshark'sswiftlocomotioninwater?

A)Theskin.BJThetail.CJThemuscle.D)Thejaw.

4.AccordingtotheDukeUniversityscientists,whendoesthesharkstretchits

collagenfiberstothegreatestextent?

A)Whenmovingitstailrapidly.

B)Whenfindingitspreys.

G)Whenstayingwithoutanymovement.

D)Whenbendingitsoodyinswimming.

5.Whyistheareajustundertheshark'scollagenfiberssimilartoabeltedradialtire?

A)Becauseitisalsofullofbloodpressure.

B)Becauseitisalsofilledofairpressure.

C)Becauseitisalsoinflatedbypressure.

DJBecauseitalsocanbeusedagainandagain.

6.Alaminarflowisformedwhenafishswims

A)slowlythroughthewaterBJrapidlythroughthewater

CJagainstthecurrentD)atthefastestspeedinwater

7.Consumingtheequalamountofenergyasaslugdoes,amousecantravelaslong

asit.

A)onetwelfthtimes.B)thesame.

C)12times.D)1.2times.

8.Asharkfindsitspreyby

9.Accordingtothepassage,canbecomparedtothestringofabowforbothofthem

storeenergywhenstretched.

10.Whenthesharkdetectsanimportantfoodsource,takeplace.

PartIHListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions11

to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

11.A)lnanoffice.B)Cnafarm.

C)lnaclinic.D)lnarestaurant.

12.A)Whenhewassixteen.B)Whenhewastwentyne.

C)Whenhewasthirteen.D)Whenhewaseighteen.

13.A)Thursday9am—5pm.B)Saturday9am.-5pm.

CJSunday2am—5om.D)Monday2am—5pm.

14.A)Sheshopped.E)Shesewed.

C)Sherepairedhercar.D)Sheboughtsometobacco.

15.A)Helpthewoman.B)Gohomeatfiveo'clock.

C)Typesomeletters.D)WorktogetherwithMr.Smith.

16.A)Thefirstspeaker.B)Merry.

C)Linda.D)Thesecondspeaker.

17,A)Heneedstosleepforthreeorfourhours.

B)Hewantstobuyasetofcoffeecups.

C)Hewillneedmorethanonecupofcoffee.

D)Hehasbeenwideawakefortime.

18.A)0nthe2ndflocr.B)Onthe3rdfloor.

C)Onthe9thfloor.DJOnthe4thfloor.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Gotosummerschool.B)TakAavacation.

C)Stayathome.DJEarnsomemoney.

2O.A)Theyhiredsomeonetostayintheirhome.

B)Theylefttheirpetswithneighbors.

CJTheyrentedtheirhousetoastudent.

D)Theyaskedtheircardenertowatchtheirhome.

21.A)Walkingthedog.B)Cuttingthegrass.

CJWatchingthechildren.DJFeedingthefish.

22.A)Theyattendahouse-sitter1sparty.

B)Theycheckahouse-sitter'sreferences.

C)Theyinterviewahouse-sitter^friends.

D)Theylookatahouse-sitter'stranscripts.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Universityeducation.

B)Planningforpost-graduatestudies.

C)Jobhunting.

DJAdvertisingjobs.

24.A)Aboutonehalf.BJAboutonethird.

CJAboutonefourth.D)Aboutonefifth.

25.A)Work.B)Dofurtherstudy.

C)Travel.D)Taketimeoff.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Thecareandproperselectionofdogsforfamilypets.

B)Differentbreedsotdogs.

C)Responsibilityforseeingthatdogsareproperlycaredfor.

DJDifferentkindsofbooksaboutdogs.

27.A)Children.

B)Family.

C)Parents.

D)ASPCA.

28.A)Whenyouhavesmallchildren.

B)Whenyouliveinanapartment.

CJWhenspaceislimited.

D)Whenyouliveinthecity.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Threeminutes.B)Twominutes.

C)Onaminute.D)Fiveminutes.

3O.A)Towinacompetition.

B)Tobreakarecord.

C)Todeliverthenewsofvictory.

D)Towinthefirstprize.

31.A)Becauseheisoverthefellowrunners.

B)Becauseheisoverformerrunners.

CJBecauseheisoverhisownbody.

DJBecausehewinstheprize.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)ltisthesmallestoneofallthestars.

B)ltisthenearestonetotheearth.

C)ltisthebiggestoneofallthestars.

D)ltisthfifarthestonefromtheearth.

33.A)Themoon.BJOiherplanets.

C)BothAandB.DJNeitherAnorB.

34.A)Domuchresearchinmanyfieldsofscience.

B)Understandpeopleinothercountriesbetter.

C)BothAandB.

DJNeitherAnorB.

35.A)Theearthisaplanet.

B)Starsintheskyareactuallyassmallastheylook.

CJSatellitesareallmadebymen.

D)Mencanconquerotherplanets.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageis

readforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageis

readforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43with

theexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Torblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequired

tofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyou

havejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyouownwords.Finally,whenthepassage

isreadforthethirdtime,/oushouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Holidayshoppingisanexcitingand(36)thingtodoformanypeople.Theylovethe

crowds,thetimespentpickingoutthat(37)giftforalovedone.

Thentherearethoseofuswhohatecrowds.RobbEmpsonusedtobeoneofthose

(38)holidaygiftbuyers.Notanymore.The50-year-oldmancheckedoffhis(39)giftlisttwo

weeksago—shoppingonline.Knowinghedoesn'thavetovisit(40)duringthecrowded

holidayseasonisa“wonderfulfeeling,wsaidEmpson,whohasbeenfullof(41)online

shoppingforseveralyears.Thisyear,hespentabout700dollarsona(42)holidaygifts

fromA.(43),Internetholidaysalesgrew28percentlastyearand54percentin

2023.

(44).Manyareturningtoonline

shoppingasanalternative.Theideaofshoppinginyoursoftlooseclothesyouwearat

homeisprettycooltothosewhohateshopping.Theperfectgiftisoutthere;oneneeds

merelytosurftheWeb.

(45)Withtheclickofamouse,

consumerscansendflowersandgiftstodistantrelatives.Shoppingonlinecanbesafeand

convenient.Consumersneedonlytoknowtherulesandtotakestepstoprotect

themselves.(46).

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoicein

thebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsin

thebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsof

theUnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandthedisadvantages47usingforeignfacultyin

teachingpositionshavetobe48,ofcourse.ltcanbesaidthattheforeignbackgroundthat

makesthefacultymemberfromabroadanassetalso49problemsofadjustment,bothfor

theuniversityandfortheindividual.Theforeignresearchscholarusuallyisolateshimself

inthelaboratoryasameansofprotection;50,whatheneedsistobefittedtoahighly

organizeduniversitysystemquitedifferentfrom51athome.Heisfacedinhisdailywork

withdifferencesinphilosophy,arrangementsofcoursesandmethodsofteaching.Boththe

visitingprofessorandhisstudents52acommongroundineachother'scultures,some

conceptofwhatisalreadyinthemindsofAmericanstudentsis53fortheforeign

professor.Whilehelpinghimtoadapthimselftohisnewenvironment,theuniversitymust

also54certainadjustmentsinordertotakefulladvantageofwhatthenewcomercan55.lt

isn'talwaysknownhowtomakecreativeuseofforeignfaculty,especiallyatsmaller

colleges.Thisisthoughttobea56wherefurtherstudyiscalledfor.Thefindingsofsucha

studywillbeofvaluetocollegesanduniversitieswithforeignfaculty.

A)fieldBJpossessC)consideredD)expressEJoffer

F)createG)requiredH)ofl)emergeJ)make

K)lackL)howeverMJscopeN)causeOJthat

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommonin

newspaperclassifiedcclumns.ltissometimesplacedamongsituationsvacantM,

althoughitdoesnotofferanyoneajob,andsometimesitappearsamong“situations

wantedM,althoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajob,either.Whatitdoesisto

offerhelpinapplyingforajob.

“Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication"，or“Makeuseofourlongexperience

inpreparingyourcurriculumvitaeorjobhistoryM,ishowitisusuallyexpressec.The

growthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflecticnon

thecurrenthighlevelsofunemployment.ltisalsoanindicationofthegrowingimportance

ofthecurriculumvitae(orjobhistory),withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanart

forminitsownright.

Therewasatimewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication/*Justputdown

yourname,address,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexams",wasaboutthe

averagelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleft

school.Theletterwasreallyjustforopeners,itwasexolained,everythingelsecoulcand

shouldbesavedfortheinterview.Andinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechnique

worked.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailableforwork.Youreagerface

andintelligentrepliesdidtherest.

Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymoresophisticatedwascalled

for.Theadvicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufrom

therest.ltmightbetheaggressiveapproach.uYoursearchisover.Iamthepersonyouare

lookingfor"，wasawidelyusedtrickthatoccasionalysucceeded.Oritmightbesome

specialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinterview.

Thereisnodoubt,however,thatitisincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversity

educationatallpointsintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreater

importanceofthecurriculumvitae.

57.Thenewtypeofadvertisementwhichisappearinginnewspaper

columns.

A)informsjobhuntersoftheopportunitiesavailable

B)promisestoofferusefuladvicetothoselookingforemployment

C)dividesavailablejobsintovarioustypes

D)informsemployersofthepeopleavailableforwork

58.Nowadaysademandforthisspecializedtypeofservicehasbeencreated

because.

A)thereisalackofjobsavailableforartisticpeople

B)therearesomanytop畸eveljobsavailable

C)therearesomanypeopleoutofwork

D)thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart

59.Inthepastitwasexpectedthatfirstjobhunterswould.

A)writeaninitiallettergivingtheirlifehistory

B)passsomeexamsbeforeapplyingforajob

C)havenoqualificationsotherthanbeingabletoreadandwrite

DJkeepanydetailedinformationuntiltheyobtainedaninterview

60.Later,asonewentontoapplyformoreimportantjobs,onewasadvisedtoinclude

intheletter.

A)somethingthatwoulddistinguishonefromotherapplicants

B)hintedinformationaboutthepersonalityoftheapplicant

C)one'sadvantagesoverothersinapplyingforthejob

D)anoccasionaltrickwiththeaggressiveapproach

61.Thecurriculumvitaehasbecomesuchanimportantdocumentbecause

A)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofjobsadvertised

B)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofapplicantswithdegrees

C)jobsarebecomingmuchmorecomplicatednowadays

D)theotherprocessesofapplyingforjobsaremorecomplicated

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlord

canchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewho

arelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;therofore,theyar©notindangerof

losingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhave

negativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,they

investinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnew

buildingswhichwouldalsoberent晴ontrolled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenot

built.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theend

resultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.

Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesame

way.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.The

minimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low咽ayingjobs.However,ifthe

minimumishigh,employersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswith

machinery.Theprice,whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,

otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,

criticsclaim,anincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoor

peoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.

Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Because

ofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,

employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.

Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsabout

farmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwag©.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonly

if“otherthingsareequalEconomistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalso

donotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticular

decisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagree,however,thattherearenosimple

answerstoeconomicquestions.

62.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay.

A)causeashortageofapartments

B)worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomes

C)increasetheprofitsoflandlords

DJencouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments

63.Accordingtothecritics,rentcontrol.

A)willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartments

B)isunnecessary

C)willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrun

D)isnecessaryunderallcircumstances

64.Theproblemofunemploymentwillarise

A)iftheminimumwageissettoohighB)iftheminimumwageissettoolow

C)iftheworkersareunsk川edD)ifthemaximumwageisset

65.Thepassagetellsus.

A)therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemand

B)thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrols

C)thenecessityofgovernmentcontrol

D)theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols

66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A)Theresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicted.

B)Minimumwagecannotalwaysprotectemployees.

C)Economictheorycanpredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionsifotherfactorsare

notchanging.

DJEconomicdecisionsshouldnotbebasedoneconomictheory.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.Youshouldchoosethe

ONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworkthey

mustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomention

newspapersandmagazines:anever瞥ndingfloodofwords.In67ajoboradvancingin

one,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend68canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessand

failure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare69readers.Mostofusdeveloppoor

reading70atanearlyace,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency71intheactual

stuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividually,wordshave72meaninguntiltheyare

strungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.73,however,theuntrained

readerdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,often

regressingto74wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackover75you

havejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich76downthespeed

ofreadingisvocalization-soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas77reads.

Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsus©adevicecalledan78,v/hich

movesabar(orcurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetata

slightlyfasterrate79thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto“stretch"hirr.The

acceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,80word-by-wordreading,regressionand

sub-vocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirst81issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyou

learntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,82yourcomprehensionwill

improve.Manypeoplehavefound83readingskildrasticallyimprovedaftersome

training.84ChariceAu,abusinessmanager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasa

reasonablygood172wordsaminute85thetraining,nowitisanexcellent1,378wordsa

minute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan86morereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

67.A)applyingBJdoing

CJofferingD)getting

68.A)quicklyB)easily

C)roughlyD)decidedly

69.A)goodB)curious

C)poorD)urgent

7O.A)trainingB)habits

C)situationsD)custom

71.A)liesBJcombines

CJtouchesD)involves

72.A)someB)alot

C)littleD)dull

73.A)FortunatelyB)lnfact

C)LogicallyD)Unfortunately

74.A)reuseB)reread

C)rewriteD)recite

75.A)whatB)which

C)thatD)if

76.A)scalesB)cuts

C)slowsDJmeasu