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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一（含答案）There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible should be remembered th

2、at just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. The i

3、ntermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will

4、 enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase. Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or ou

5、r course of action. long-term goals mean a lot_. we complete our short-range goals we cannot reach solid short-term goals we write down the dates we put forward some plans short-term goals are bulid upon_. years goals activities goals that have been completed we complete each step of our goals ,_. w

6、ill win final success are overwhelmed should build up confidence of success should strong desire for setting new goals our goals are drawn up,_. should stick to them until we complete them may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities had better wait for the exciting news of success ha

7、ve made great decision is implied but not stated in the passage that _. who habe long-term goals will succeed down the dates may discourage you goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination should have a goal答案：adcbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案）The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econ

8、nomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national

9、output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The countrys business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories a

10、nd machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people h

11、eld jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920s . As farmers shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , am

12、ong the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1. What is the best title of the passage? a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950s b. The Unemployment Ra

13、te of 1950s c. . Economy in the 50s d. The Federal Budget of 19522. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by_. a. nearby explosion b. thunderous noise c. general public support d. rapid economic growth3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United Stat

14、es in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _. a. confidence b. confusion c. disappointment d. suspicion4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950s? a. Economists b. Frmaers c. Politicians d. Steelworkers5. The passage states that incom available f

15、or spending in the . was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ? a. 60 b. 50 c. 33 d. 90 答案：cdabc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之三（含答案）Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting th

16、e University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging University was rated among the lowest for the a 1987 update ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of availa

17、ble administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise a

18、bove the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist.Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University. Spirdus

19、o said. If they do that will be successful in this they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time. to Spirduso,women need to _. a report on sexual discrimination for further improvement in their working cond

20、itions their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination more time and energy doing scholarly activities this passage ,we know that _. are many women full professors in the University of Texas play an important part in adminitrating the University weather on the campus is chilly make up

21、 a small percentage of the senior positions in the University of the following statements is true? number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985 number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985 number of women professors was the

22、same as that of 1985 and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University of the positive results from Milburns study was that _. were told to con centrate on teir work were given information about available administrative jobs were encouraged to take on all the ad

23、ministrative jobs in the Unversity were encouraged to do more scholarly activities 5. The title for this passage should be _. University of Texass Report Professors Discrimination in Academia答案：ddabd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之四（含答案）Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 . adlescents will smok

24、e their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette

25、 smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised.Firs

26、t, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoki

27、ng rates, as much as 75 percent .Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smo

28、king levesl among youth. to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _. accidents desease of these day there are over_high school strdents who will become regular smoker. dropout the author means_. who failed the examination who left school who lost their way who were driven out of sc

29、hool reason for declining adolescent smoking is that _. has taken effective measures is prevented among high school seniors are many smokers who have died of cancer of these is implied but not stated by the author is that _. rates among youth have declined very little are now more female than male s

30、mokers among high school seniors smoking rates are due to the incease in wealth at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案：bdbdb大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之五（含答案）The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the sam

31、e time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses becau

32、se of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic addit

33、ives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has b

34、een found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeate

35、dly to control these procedures, the practices continue. is the best possible title of the passage? and Food and Health and Health and Drug of the following statements is NOT ture? are always given to animals for medical reasons of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are

36、given to the living animals have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years. may cause forty percent of cancer in world. has science done something harmful to mankind? of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated. has caused a lack

37、 of information concerning the value of food. of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food. scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables. are nitrates used for? preserve flavor in packaged foods. preserve the color of meats. are the

38、objects of research. cause the animals to become fatter. word carcinogenic most nearly means _.答案：cacbd大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之六（含答案）As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night,

39、 it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to lif

40、e. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities

41、. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between fight or flight and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today ar

42、e unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with we cannot remove stress from

43、 our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it. are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_. do not know how to enjoy themselves do not believe that relaxation is important for health are travelling fast all the time are becoming bus

44、ier with their work to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his _. fearing stress the art of relaxation sense of responsibility control over performance of the follwing statements is ture? can find some ways to avoid stress is always harmful to people is easy to change the

45、hagit of keeping oneself busy with work. people can withstand different amounts of stress Paragraph 3, such a reaction refers back to_.a.making a choice between flight or fightb.reaction to stress both chemically and physicallyc.responding to crises quicklyd.losing heart at the signs difficulties th

46、e last sentence of the passage,do so refers to _.a.expose ourselves to stressb.find ways to deal with stressc.remove stress from our livesd.established links between diseases and stress 答案：dadbc大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之七（含答案）In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wan

47、ted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the . epual. Some of them decided to drop out of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called communes, where they could follow their philosophy of do your own thing. A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called Drop City. Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Ga