大学英语四级（阅读）练习试卷4

大学英语四级（阅读）练习试卷4

一、阅读（选词填空）（本题共7。题，每题7.0分，共

10分。）

Aninternationalcommitteeofdoctorssaysthatthenumberofcasesofbraindiseasesin

developingcountriesisrising.Thedoctorswerereportingthe[SI]forthe

UintedStatesNationalAcademyofSciences.Theysaythatbraindiseases[S2]

atleast250millionpeopleinthedevelopingworld.Thesediseasesinclude

strokes（中风）,epilepsy（癫痫）and[S3]sicknesssuchasschizophrenia（精神分

裂症）anddepression（抑郁症）.Theyalsoinclude[S4]developmentofthe

nervoussystem,whichcausesmentalslownessandcerebralpalsy（脑瘫）.DoctorMurthy

saystherearctworeasonsforthis.Oneisalackofmoney.Theotherisalackofhuman

[S5].Forexample,arecentstudyshowsthatdoctorswho[S6]

mentalsicknessesarenotenoughinmostdevelopingcountries.Another[S7]

toactionagainstbraindiseasesistheunfairwayinwhichthepublicactstoward

victims.Manyvictimsofbraindiseasesaretreated[S8].Thecommitteesay

thereareeffectiveand[S9]costmedicaltreatmentsforthesediseases.Yetthese

treatmentsarenotoftenprovidedindevelopingcountries.Thecommitteesaysmore

treatmentsshouldbeofferedtopoorcountries.Itsayshealthcaresystemsindeveloping

countriesshouldprovidementalhealthservicesfortheirpeople.Thecommitteesays

effortsshouldbemadetoincreasepublic[S10]ofbraindiseases.Finally,the

committeesaysnationalresearchprogramsshouldbeestablishedtostudybraindiseases.

[A]understanding[I]physical|B]treat[J]barrier[C|resume[K]mental|D]poorly[L]

richly[E]affect[M]low[F]promotion[N]information[G]abnormal[O]resources[H]

interest

1、[SI]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、[S2]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、[S3]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、[S4]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、[S5]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、[S6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、[S7]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、[S8]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、[S9]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、[S10]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共5题，每题1.0

分,共5分。）

ElNinoisadisturbanceoftheworld'snormalclimatepattern.DuringElNinoevents,

thewesterlytradewindsbecomeslowerandthewarmerwaterinthewesternPacific

movestowardsSouthAmerica.Thishugeincreaseinoceantemperatures—asmuchas

eightdegreescentigrade-andthechangeinatmosphericconditionsbringraintothe

desertsofSouthAmericaandtherainforestsofsouth-eastAsia,withdroughtconditions

throughouteasternandsouthernAfrica.Therearcmanyknock-oneffectsalloverthe

world.ThehomeofElNinoisPeru.ElNino,"theChristChild\wasfirstnamedby

PeruvianfishermenoneChristmaswhentheynoticedunusualwarmcurrentsaffecting

thePacificcoastofSouthAmerica.Upanddownthecountry,fromdesertmhighlands,

ElNinoweatherphenomenahavebroughtdestructivefloods,costing£200millionin

immediateandlong-termdamage,andundoingtheworkofmanydevelopmentprojects.

"Thedastructionisneartotal,"DominicBrain,aworkerforChristianAidreported.'Few

ofthehousescouldwithstandthefloodwater.TodayIvisitedAcomayo,ashantytown

（贫民区）where17,500peopleoncelive.Nowonlytenpercentofthehousesarestill

standing.Thebulkofthepopulationhaslostalltheirpossessions.Thetownoflea

seldomseesrain.Housesforthepoorarebuiltofadobe-sun-bakedmudstandingside

bysideinlongterraces.WhentheRiverleaburstitsbanksinlateJanuary,15,000houses

wereswiftlyflooded.Upto5,000housesweredestroyed-asignnotonlyoftheforceof

theriver,whichloosenedhugerocksandsweptthemfallingdownborntheAndean

mountains,butofthevulnerabilityofthehomeswhichhardlyeverfacerain."They

meltedlikechocolate/exclaimedaneyewitness."Theextentofthedamagewas

terrible!*'Almostimmediatelyhealthbecameaproblem.Withoutproperplumbing（排水）,

wastematterrosetothesurfaceofthefloodwaters.Peoplereceivedcutswalkingthrough

thefloodwaterandmudCholera-epidemicinPeruintheearlynineties-returned,with

90reportedcasesinleaprovincealone.Theentirecityseemstohavedrowned-firstin

floodwaters1.5metershigh,andtheninmud.Sadly,threepeoplelosttheirlives,sucked

intothefloodwaters,butitwasamiraclethattherewerenotmorecasuallies（伤亡者）.

11、ElNinoisawarmoceancurrent.

A^whichcentersonAmericaandAfrica

B、whichkillsmanypeopleevertime

C>whichwasnamedbyanAmerican

D、whichhasside-effectsallovertheworld

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。题中提到的waimoceancurrents和第一段中所说的huge

increaseinoceantemperatures是同一回事。第一段倒数第二句话提到了海洋水温的

升高影响了很多地方，比如SouthAmerica,south-eastAsia,easternandsouthern

Africa,最后一句话又指出Therearemanyknock-oneffectsallovertheworld,因此

D为正确答案。

12、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatElNinofirstappearedin.

A、Pacific

B、Africa

C、SouthAmerica

D、Peru

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。题干问的是厄尔尼诺现象最初的发生地点，即第二段第一句

话所说的thehomeofElNino,因此D是正确答案。

13、HousesinleaexperiencedterribledestructionduringtheElNinoeventbecause

A、tileElNinoeventwasthestrongest

BNitseldomrainedthere

C、thehousescouldn'tstandtheflood

D、ElNinowasunexpected

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题：文章第四段提到了当地很多房屋都是用adobe（泥砖）建造

的，经不住洪水的冲击，倒数第三句中再次提到了thevulnerabilityofihehomes。

因此答案为C。

14、Howdidthethreepeopleinlealosetheirlives?

A、Theydiedinthecollapsedhouses.

B、Theydiedofanepidemic.

C、Theywerecarriedawaybytheflood.