1、四级英语阅读理解模拟题2019年四级阅读理解模拟题Why are Americas kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolationsand a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.Given that we cant turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.At the top
2、 of the list is nurturing (培育Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. Its not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvar
3、d or Yale.Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesnt have to ruin your life.21. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about peoples state of mind are
4、_.A) surprising B) confusing C) illogicalD) questionable22. What does the author mean when he says, “we cant turn the clock back” (Line 1, Para. 3)?A) Its impossible to slow down the pace of change.B) The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.C) Lessons learned from the past should no
5、t be forgotten.D) Its impossible to forget the past.A) were less isolated physicallyB) were probably less self-centeredC) probably suffered less from anxietyD) were considered less individualistic24. The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is _.A) to provide them
6、with a safer environmentB) to lower their expectations for themC) to get them more involved sociallyD) to set a good model for them to follow25. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?A) Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.B) Childrens anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.C) Chi
7、ldrens anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.参考答案：DBCCAThe process of perceiving others is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt. More often, we try to get inside the other person to pi
8、npoint (强调yperhaps with a two-second glance.(刺激因素) , asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her, and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another personquestion, self-disclosures, and so on.Getting to know someone
9、 is a never-ending task, largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise. You may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him. If we accept the idea that we wont ever fully know another person, it enables us to
10、 deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and deceptions. It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent behavior. Ironically, those things that keep us from knowing another person too well(e. g. secrets and dece
11、ptions) may be just as important to the development of a satisfying relationship as those things that enable us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person (e. g. disclosures and truthful statement).21. According to the passage, if we perceive a person, we are likely to be interested inA. what he we
12、ars B. how tall he isC. how happy he is D. what color he dyes his hair22. Some people are often surprised by what other people do. According to Berger, that is mainly because_.A. some people are more emotional than othersC. some people are sensitive enough to sense the change of other peoples attitu
13、desD. some people choose to keep to themselves23. We may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him because_.A. we dont accept the idea that we might never fully know another personB. we often get information in a casual and inexact wayC. we pay more attention to other peo
14、ples motivations and emotions ? 62 ?D. we often have face-to-face conversation with him24. There are things that we find preventing us from knowing others. These things areA. disclosures B. deceptionsC. stimuli D. interactions25. This passage mainly concerns_.A. the relationship between people B. th
15、e perception of other peopleC. secrets and deceptions of people D. peoples attitudes and characters参考答案：21. C 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. BAs the 11 of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till nig
16、ht, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often 12 to be. A certain amount of stress is 13 to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It i
17、s only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor 14 and ill health.A. cancel B. pace C. extreme D. automaticallyE. remove F. vital G. performance H. supposedI. rate J. exposure K. achievement L. unusualM obviously N withstand O harsh参考答案：11. B 12. H 13. F 14. G 15. N 16. M 17. L 1
18、8. C 19. J 20. EIn the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents (反对者The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor meltdown. Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U. S. public health are very little. But to even furth
19、er reduce the possibility, engineers are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgment to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But dont expect them even on U. S. shores unless things change in Washington.21.The auth
20、ors attitude toward the development of nuclear power is_.A. negative B. neutralC. positive D. questioning22.What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream?B. The enormous cost of construction and operation.C. The length of time it takes to make investigations.D. The objec
21、tion of the opponents of nuclear power.23.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that_.A. there are not enough safety measures in the U. S. for running new nuclear power plantsB. it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U. S.C. there are already more nuc
22、lear power plants than necessary in the U. S.D. the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U. S.24. Governor Mario Cuomos chief intention in proposing the settlement was to_.A. stop the Shoreham plant from going into operationC. permit the Shoreham plant
23、to operate under certain conditions25. The phrase single out is closest in meaning to_.A. delay B. end up参考答案：21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. DThere are two ways by which this pollution problem can be lessened. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involve
24、s the processing of solid wastes prior to disposal and the treatment of liquid wastes, or effluents (废料) , to permit the reuse of the water or best reduce pollution upon final disposal.A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is spread in fields as
25、 a nutrient (养料 ) or organic supplement. Effluents from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained. Effluents from other processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as meat and poultry processing p
26、lants, are currently converting former waste production into marketable byproducts. Other industries have potential economic uses for their waste products.26. The purpose of this passage is_.A. to warn the reader of the dwindling water supplyB. to explain industrial uses of waterC. to acquaint the r
27、eader with water pollution problems外语学习网D. to demonstrate various measures to solve the pollution problemich of the following points is not included in the passage?B. Diluting wastes needs certain amount of water.C. Demands for water will go up along with the expanding population.D. Intensive cultiv
28、ation of land requires more and more chemicals.The reader can conclude that_.A. countries of the world will work together on pollution problemsB. byproducts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplaceD. some industries are now making economic use of wastesThe author gives substance to the pass
29、age through the use of_.A. interviews with authorities in the field of water controlsB. opinion and personal observationsC. definitions which clarify important termsD. strong argument and persuasionsThe words prior to (Para. 2) probably mean_.A. after B. duringC. before D. beyond参考答案：26. C 27. A 28.
30、 D 29. B 30. Crs interest, clearly a _4_child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid _5_ language. Thats why teachers often _6_ the early use ofdictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shoc
31、ked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience ：“ This work is _7_ !There are far too many spelling errors andyour writing is illegible( 难以辨认的 ).” It may have been a sharp_8_ of the pupilstechnical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omittedto read the essay, which _9_ some beautiful expressions of the childs deePfeelings.Th
