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1、英语四级考试模拟题（阅读理解）Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadtwopassageswithtenstatementsattachedtothem.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Themotorvehiclehaskil

2、ledanddisabledmorepeopleinitsbriefhistorythananybomborweaponeverinvented.Muchofthebloodonthestreetflowsessentiallyfromuncivilbehaviorofdriverswhorefusetorespectthelegalandmoralrightsofothers.Sothemassacreontheroadmayberegardedasasocialproblem.Infact,theenemiesofsocietyonwheelsareratherharmlesspeople

3、orordinarypeopleactingcarelessly,youmightsay.Butitisaprinciplebothoflawandcommonmoralitythatcarelessnessisnoexcusewhenone'sactionscouldbringdeathordamagetoothers.Aminorityofthekillersgoevenbeyondcarelessnesstototalnegligence.Researchershaveestimatedthatasmanyas80percentofallautomobileaccidentsca

4、nbeattributedtothepsychologicalconditionofthedriver.Emotionalupsetscandistortdrivers'reactions,slowtheirjudgment,andblindthemtodangersthatmightotherwisebeevident.Theexpertswarnthatitisvitalforeverydrivertomakeaconsciousefforttokeepone'semotionsundercontrol.Yettheirresponsibilitythataccountsf

5、ormuchoftheproblemisnotconfinedtodrivers.Streetwalkersregularlyviolatetrafficregulations;theyareatfaultinmostvehiclewalkeraccidents.Andmanycyclistsevenbelievethattheyarenotsubjecttothebasicrulesoftheroad.Significantlegaladvanceshavebeenmadetowardssaferdrivinginthepastfewyears.Safetystandardsforvehic

6、lehavebeenraisedbothatthepointofmanufactureandthroughperiodicroad-worthinessinspections.Inaddition,speedlimitshavebeenlowered.Duetothesemeasures,theaccidentratehasdecreased.Buttheaccidentexpertsstillworrybecausetherehasbeenlittleornoimprovementinthewaydriversbehave.Theonlyrealandlastingsolution,sayt

7、heexperts,istoconvincepeoplethatdrivingisaskilledtaskrequiringconstantcareandconcentration.Thosewhofailtodoallthesethingsposeathreattothosewithwhomtheysharetheroad.1Thewordmassacreinline3paragraphonemeans_A)mass-killing.B)disaster.C)tragedy.D)accident.查看原文2Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingth

8、epassage?A)Toshowthatthemotorvehicleisaverydangerousinvention.B)Topromoteunderstandingbetweencarelessdriversandstreetwalkers.C)Todiscusstrafficproblemsandproposepossiblesolutions.D)Towarndriversoftheimportanceofsafedriving.查看原文3Accordingtothepassage,trafficaccidentsmayberegardedasasocialproblembecau

9、se_.A)autoshavebecomemostdestructivetomankindB)peopleusuallypaylittleattentiontolawandmoralityC)civilizationbringsmuchharmtopeopleD)thelackofvirtueisbecomingmoresevere查看原文4WhydoestheauthormentionthepsychologicalconditionofthedriverinParagraphThree?A)Togiveanexampleofthevariousreasonsforroadaccidents

10、.B)Toshowhowimportantitisfordriverstobeemotionallyhealthy.C)Toshowsomeoftheinaccurateestimationsbyresearchers.D)Toillustratethehiddentensionsinthecourseofdriving.查看原文5WhoareNOTmentionedasbeingresponsiblefortheroadaccidents?A)Carelessbicycle-riders.B)Mindlesspeoplewalkinginthestreet.C)Irresponsibledr

11、ivers.D)Irresponsiblemanufacturesofautomobiles.查看原文Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodietandfortypercento

12、fcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesaremorelikelytocausecertaindifferentillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisntoanewdiscovery.In1945,about35yearsago,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,commonlyusedtopre

13、servecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditivies,causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandlivinganimals,andb

14、ecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcow.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsnotformedicalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseproce

15、dures,thepracticescontinue.6Whatisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.DrugandFoodB.CancerandHealthC.FoodandHealthD.HealthandDrug查看原文7WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?A.DrugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasonsB.Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandsomearegiventothelivinganim

16、alsC.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialdangersoffoodadditivesforoverthirty-fiveyears.D.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerinworld.查看原文8Howhassciencedonesomethingharmfultomankind?A.Becauseofscience,diseasescausedbypollutedfoodhavenbeenvirtuallyeliminated.B.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningtheva

17、lueoffood.C.Becauseoftheapplicationofscience,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshavebeenaddedtofood.D.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.查看原文9Whatarenitratesusedfor?A.Theypreserveflavorinpackagedfoods.B.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.C.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.D.Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.查看原文10Theword'carcinogenic'mostnearlymeans'_'.A.trouble-makingB.color-retainingC.money-makingD.cancer-causing查看原文第7页 共7页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页