2022年6月大学英语四级阅读理解练习题（二）.docx

2022年6月大学英语四级阅读理解练习题（二）2014年6月大学英语四级阅读理解Whenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptothemanufacturer'sclaims,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty,oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,thehigheruphisorhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,TheleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclearisbetterthanThisstereodoesnotwork.Thestoremanagermayadvicetheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.Ifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangotoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumer'srights.1Whenaconsumerfindsthathisorherinit,thefirstthingheorsheshoulddoisto_.complainpersonallytothemanagerthreatentotakethemattertocourtwriteafirmletterofcomplainttothestoreofpurchaseshowsomewrittenproofofthepurchasetothestore查看原文2Howcanaconsumermakehisorhercomplaintmoreeffective,accordingtothepassage?Explainexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem.Threatentotakethesellertocourt.Makepoliteandgeneralstatementsabouttheproblem.Avoidhavingdirectcontactwiththestoremanager.查看原文3Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingissuggestedasthelastalternativethatconsumersmayturnto?Complaintothestoremanagerinperson.Complaintothemanufacturer.Writeacomplaintlettertothemanager.TurntotheConsumers’RightsProtectionOrganizationforhelp.查看原文4Thephraseliveuptointhiscontextmeans_.meetthestandardofrealizethepurposeoffulfillthedemandsofkeepthepromiseof查看原文5Thepassagetellsus_.howtosettleaconsumer’scomplaintaboutafaultyitemhowtomakeaneffectivecomplaintaboutafaultyitemhowtoavoidbuyingafaultyitemhowtodealwithcomplaintsfromcustomers查看原文Thetablebeforewhichwesitmaybe,asthescientistmaintains,composedofdancingatoms,butitdoesnotrevealitselftousasanythingofthekind,anditisnotwithdancingatomsbutasolidandmotionlessobjectthatwelive.Soremoteisthisrealtableandmostoftheotherrealitieswithwhichsciencedealsthatitcannotbediscussedintermswhichhaveanyhumanvalue,andthoughitmayreceiveourpurelyintellectualcredenceitcannotbewovenintothepatternoflifeasitisled,incontradistinctiontolifeasweattemptit.Vibrationsintheether(以太)aresototallyunlikethecolor,purplethatthegulfbetweenthemcannotbebridged,andtheyare,toallintentsandpurposes，notonebuttwoseparatethingsofwhichthesecondandlessrealmustbethemostsignificantforus.Andjustasthesensationwhichhasledustoattributeallobjectiverealitytoanon-existentthingwhichwecalledpurpleismoreimportantforhumanlifethantheconceptionofvibrationsofacertainfrequency;sotoothebeliefinGod;howeverillfounded,hasbeenmoreimportantinthelifeofmanthanthegermtheoryoftruethelattermaybe.Wemay,ifwelike,speakofconsequence,ascertainmysticslovetodo,ofthedifferentlevelsorordersoftruth.WemayadoptwhatisessentiallyaPlatonistic(布拉图式的)trickofthoughtandinsistuponpostulatingtheexistenceofexternalrealitieswhichcorrespondtotheneedsandmodesofhumanfeelingandwhich,sowemayinsist,havetheirbeinginsomepartoftheuniverseunreachablebyscience.Buttodosoistomakeanunwarrantableassumptionandtobeguiltyofthemetaphysicalfallacyoffailingtodistinguishbetweenatruthoffeelingandthatothersortoftruthwhichisdescribedastruthofcorrespondenceanditisbetterperhaps,atleastforthoseofuswhohavegrownupinthought,tosteerclearofsuchconfusionsandtorestcontentwiththeadmissionthat,thoughtheuniversewithwhichsciencedealsistherealuniverse,yetwedonotandcannothaveanybutfleetingandimperfectcontactswithit;thatthemostimportantpartofourlives-oursensations,emotions,desiresandaspirations-takeplaceinauniverseofillusionswhichsciencecanattenuateordestroy,butwhichitispowerlesstoenrich.6Theauthorsuggeststhatinordertobridgethepuzzlingdifferencebetweenscientifictruthandtheworldofillusion,thereadershould_.trytoridhimselfofhisworldofillusionaccepthiswordsasbeingoneofillusionapplythescientificmethodlearntoacknowledgeboth查看原文7Judgingfromtheideasandtoneoftheselection,onemayreasonablyguessthattheauthoris_.ahumanistapantheistanuclearphysicistadoctorofmedicine查看原文8Accordingtothispassage,ascientistwouldconceiveofatableasbeing_.asolidmotionlessobjectcertaincharacteristicvibrationsinetheraformfixedinspaceandtimeamassofatomsinmotion查看原文9Thetopicofthisselectionis_.thedistortionofrealitybysciencetheconfusioncausedbyemotionsPlatonicandcontemporaryviewsoftruththeplaceofscientifictruthinourlives查看原文10Byobjectivereality(Lastline,Para.1)theauthormeans_.scientificrealityasymbolicexistencetheviewer'sexperiencerealitycoloredbyemotion查看原文第7页 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