成都理工大学大学英语四阅读材料精简答案资料讲解.doc

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Passage 1
Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement?
This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.
1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that___.
A) every glance has its significance
2. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is___.
B) to avoid eye contact with other passengers
3. By "a dimming of the lights" (Line 13,Para.1 )Erving Goffman means___.
C) ceasing to glance at others
4. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel___.
B) uneasy
5. The passage mainly discusses___.
D) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication.
Passage 2
Geraldo Rivera is well known for his compassionate investigative reports on WABC-TV Eyewitness News.
But I’m not just in the business of making people cry. I’m in the business of change.”
6. Geraldo Rivera is working as a(n)______.
B. investigative reporter for a special TV program
7. How many awards did Rivera receive for his work?
D. Five
8. Rivera’s investigation and expose on the conditions at WillowbrookStateSchool led to _____.
D. all of the above
9. The term “One-to-One” in the 3rdparagraph refers to ______.
A. an organization in the community that helps take better care of the mentally disabled
10. The author suggests in this passage that_____.
B. Rivera never tries to conceal his own compassion in his reporting
Passage 3
In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年轻人) who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
11. The elders of contemporary Americans___.
C) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family member
12. Children in America today are denied the chance___.
A) to learn how to face death
13. Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of___.
D) learning how to best help them and their families
14. The need of a dying patient for company shows___.
A) his desire for communication with other people
15. It may be concluded from the passage that___.
C) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition
Passage4
The oldest and simplest method, then, of describing differences in personality was to classify people according to types. Such a system is called a Typology.
A famous example of this method was set forth in Greece about the year 400 B.C. A physician named Hippocrates theorized that there were four fluids, or humors, in the body. Corresponding to each humor, he believed, there existed a definite type of personality.
16. This passage focuses on________.
C. personality theory and classification
17. According to Hippocrates’ fluid theory, a person with a perfect balance of all the four humors in him_________.
B. had a pleasant and agreeable temperament
18. Which of the following is NOT true?
C. people with an oversupply of blood would easily get excited
19. Modern personality theories and classifications______.
A. are often very different because personality itself is rather complicated
20. In the forth-coming paragraphs, the author is most probably going to talk about____.
B. different opinions of psychologists about the factors in determining personality
Passage 5
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars.
21. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that___.
A) it protects him against the harmful rays from space
22. We know from the passage that___.
B) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming
23. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members___.
D) remains unknown
24. It can be inferred from the passage that___.
B) protection from space radiation is no easy job
25. The best title for this passage would be___.
C) Effects of Space Radiation
Passage 6
Although the United Kingdom covers only a small area of the earth’s surface, it represents people of many different origins and cultures.
26. In this passage the author intends to tell the origin of ____.
A. the British
27. From the passage we know that_______.
D. almost every British citizen had his or her family origin from somewhere else
28. According to the passage, the earliest inhabitants in Britain were______.
C. Stone Age hunters and gatherers
29. Thanks to ______ we can learn about the earliest inhabitants in Britain.
D. The Romans occupying the Celtic Kingdoms in Britain
30. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
D. There were blacksmiths in Britain before 700 BC.
Passage 7
The concept of "environment" is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute.
versa (反之亦然).
31. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of "environment" as the author sees it?
D) Oversimplified.
32. According to the author the concept of "environment" is difficult to explain because___.
C) the organism and the environment influence each other
33. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that___.
C) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environment
34. As for culture, the author points out that___.
B) it is also affected by environmental factors
35. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with___.
A) the interpretation of the term "environment"
Passage 8
Together with earthquakes, volcanoes are phenomena which both delight and terrify the human mind at the same time.
36. Volcanoes______.
D. delight people and, on the other hand, terrify them
37. The first paragraph implies that in classical times____.
A. there were a lot of volcanic eruptions on the islandof Vulcano
38. The word vent(Para. 2, Line 1)means_______.
A. something like a chimney in the volcano
39. According to this passage, most of the world’s volcanic eruptions_____.
C. are neither extremely destructive nor extremely nondestructive
40. According to _____, the Pelean type is the most explosive type of Volcano.
B. the nature of the explosion
Passage 9
If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise--and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.
41. The team of doctors wanted to find out___.
A) why certain people age sooner than others
42. On what are their research findings based?
C) The study of brain volumes of different people.
43. The doctor's tests show that___.
D) some people's brains have contracted more than other
44. The word "subjects" in Paragraph 5 means___.
C) persons chosen to be studied in an experiment
45. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?
A) Lawyers
Passage 10
It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.
46. According to the passage, memory is considered to be _____.
B. an ability to store experiences for future use
47. The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of human being shows that______.
C. the computer’s memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager’s
48. The whole passage implies that____.
C. animals are able to solve only very simple problems
49. The phrase “in terms of” in the last sentence can best be replaced by______.
B. expressed by
50. The topic of the passage is:
B. Memory is of vital importance to life.
Passage11
In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earth's postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. (失误).
51. What is the main purpose of this passage?
D) To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.
52. According to the passage, the initial concern about computers was that they might___.
B) take control of the world
53. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to___.
A) be reasonably doubtful about them
54. The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is___.
D) fundamental
55. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of___.
B) the use of one's internal computer
Passage 12
A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: leisure. As part of its attempt to increase imports, the government is trying to get people to work less and spend more. The workers are disgusted.
56. The purpose of getting the Japanese to have more spare time is that______.
B. the government needs to get more goods from abroad
57. The group of people who welcome the shorter-hour system in Japan is_____.
B. the industrialists
58. The unions think that ______.
C. the shorter hours they work, the less pay they can have
59. What is the result of the younger Japanese’s reaction to the leisure industry?
C. It becomes more and more flourishing
60. The best title for this passage can be_____.
B. Leisure: the Greatest Threat!
Passage 13
In the 196Os,medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful.
61. The result of Holmes-Rahe's medical research tells us____.
C) what kind of event would cause stress
62. The studies on stress in the early 1970's led to___.
B) great panic over the mental disorder it could cause
63. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows___.
A) how much pressure you are under
64. Why is "such simplistic advice" (Line 1,Para.3) impossible to follow?
D) You could be missing opportunities as well.
65. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become___.
C) more capable of coping with adversity
Passage 14
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
66. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be___.
C) its power source
67. What is the author's main concern?
D) How to solve the problem of traffic jams.
68. What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?
B) A rail.
69. In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is___.
C) inform the system of his destination by phone
70. What is the author's attitude toward the future of autos?
A) Optimistic.
Passage 15
It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean's largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.
71. The passage is chiefly about___.
B) the civilian use of a military detection system
72. The underwater listening system was originally designed___.
A) to trace and locate enemy vessels
73. The deep-sea listening system makes use of____.
C) the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound
74. It can be inferred from the passage that___.
D) military technology has great potential in civilian use
75. Which of the following is true about the U. S. Navy underwater listening network?
A) It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.
Passage 16
In Britain arrangement for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding is usually the responsibility of the bride’s family. (牧师)
76. It is the bride’s parents who normally have to ______ .
A) make all the arrangements for the wedding
77. According to the passage some guests may be invited because ______ .
c) their presence could provide future benefits
78. Why are the arrangements for a church wedding usually made some time before?
d) To ensure a thorough investigation of the couple’s existing marital status.
79. What possible difference is suggested between a church and a civil wedding?
c) Guests at civil weddings are less formally dressed.
80. The reception normally takes place in the bride’s home if ______ .
b) there is enough room to entertain the people invited
Passage 17
Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, fortunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches.
81. Pruning should be done to ______ .
B) improve the shape of the tree
82. Tree becomes unhealthy if the gardener ______ .
A) allows too many branches to grow in the middle
83. Why is a special substance painted on the tree?
B) To prevent disease entering a wound.
84. A good gardener prunes a tree _____ .
C) occasionally when necessary
85. What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?
B) To give a general description of pruning.
Passage 18
The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abundance. Shops are choked with food. Rationing（定量供应） undance
86. Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion” about the food situation in Britain?
C) Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising.
87. The main reason for the rise in food prices is that ______ .
B) the government is providing less support for agriculture
88.Why didn’t the government’s expansion programme work very well?
B) Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.
89. The decrease in world food prices was a result of ______ .
D) the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries
90. What did the future look like for Britain’s food production at the time this article was written?
D) It looks depressing despite government guarantees.
Passage 19
It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel.. Perhaps the situation calls for “Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand.
91. According to this passage, troubles on the road are primarily caused by ________.
C) the behavior of the driver
92. The sentence “ You might tolerate the odd road-hog … the rule.” ( para. 1) implies that ________.
D) nowadays impolite drivers constitute the majority of motorists
93. By “good sense”, the writer means ________.
A) the driver’s ability to understand and react reasonably
94. Experts have long pointed out that in the face of car-ownership explosion, ________.
B) drivers should be read