英语四级阅读练习及答案41795.docx
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英语四级阅读练习及答案41795
英语四级阅读练习及答案
PassageOne:
Asthehorizonsofsciencehaveexpended,twomaingroupsofscientistshaveemerged.Oneisthepurescientist,theother,appliedscientist.
Thepureortheoreticalscientistdoesoriginalresearchinordertounderstandthebasiclawsofthenaturethatgovernourworld.Theappliedscientistadaptsthisknowledgetopracticeproblems.Neitherismoreimportantthantheothers,however,forthegroupsareverymuchrelated.
Sometimes,however,theappliedscientistfindsthe“problems”forthetheoreticalscientisttoworkon.Let’stakeaparticularproblemoftheaircraftindustry:
heat-resistantmetals.Manyofthemetalsandalloysthatperformsatisfactorilyincarcannotbeusedinajet-propelled(喷气推进式)plane,Newalloysmustbeused,becausethejetengineoperatesatamuchhighertemperaturethananautomobileengine.Theturbinewheel(涡轮)inaturbojet(涡轮喷气发动机)mustwithstandtemperaturesashighas1,600degreesFahrenheit,soaircraftdesignershavetoturntotheresearchmetallurgistforthedevelopmentofmetalsandalloysthatwoulddothejobinjet-propelledplanes.
Divingscientistsintotwogroups-pureandapplied-isonlyonebroadwayofclassifyingthem,however.Whenscientificknowledgewasverylimited,therewasnoneedformentospecialize.Today,withthegreatbodyofscientificknowledge,scientistsspecializeinmanydifferentfields.Withineachfield,thereisevenfurthersubdivision.And,withfinerandfinersubdivisions,thevariousscienceshavebecomemoreandmoreinterrelateduntilnobranchisentirelyindependentoftheothers.Manynewspecialties-geophysicsandbiochemistry,forexample-haveresultedfromcombiningtheknowledgeoftwoormorescience.
appliedscientist
A)doesoriginalresearchtothebasiclawsofnature
B)appliedtheresultofresearchtopracticalproblems
C)providesthebasicknowledgeforthepurescientist
D)isnotinterestedinpracticalproblems
2.Theexamplegiveninthethirdparagraphillustrateshow
A)purescienceoperatesindependentlyofappliedscience
B)theappliedscientistdiscoverthebasiclawsofnature
C)appliedsciencedefinesalltheareasinwhichbasicresearchisdone
D)appliedsciencesuggestsproblemsforthebasicscientist
3.Finerandfinersubdivisioninthefieldofsciencehasresultedin
A)thelossoftheneedforspecialists
B)greaterinterdependenceofeachscience
C)greaterdependenceofeachscience
D)theneedforonlyoneclassificationifscientists
4.Geophysicsandbiochemistryare.
A)examplesofnewspecialtiesresultingfromcombingsciences
B)totallydependentsciences
C)amongtheoldestsciencesknowntoman
D)bothB)andC)
5.“Thehorizonsofsciencehaveexpanded,”(para1)meansthat
A)scientistscanseefurtheroutintospace
B)sciencehasdevelopedmorefieldofhumanendeavor
C)thehorizonchangessizefromyeartoyear
D)scientistshavemadeamachineforenlargingthehorizon
PassageTwo:
Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakethefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithonlyanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew.Forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisabout6perperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationship,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeages,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.
Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusuallyforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,tohaveattitudeandinterestsincommon—theyoftentalkabout“beingonthesamewavelength”.Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavorsandhatetobreakanpromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotolerantdifferencesofopinion.
Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackgroundandbreakdownofage,classandrace.
totheauthor,.
A)allthosewhogetonwellwitheachotherarefriends
B)friendsarecloserthanpeoplewhojustgetonwellwitheachother
C)everyoneunderstandclearlyhowtomakefriends
D)everystudentshas6friends
7.Whenwemakefriends,weconsidersuchthingsasage,raceandbackgroundbecause
A)itisnoteasytohaveafriendlyrelationshipwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground
B)thedegreedoffriendshipbetweenpeopleandthereasonfortheirsharedinterestscanvarygreatly
C)friendsneedtoknowallthesethings
D)thesearethemostimportantfactorstomakefriends
8.Inparagraph2,“beingonthesamewavelength”means.
A)usingthesamefrequencywhiletalking
B)keepingthesamefriendlyrelationshipasotherpeopledo
C)havingsimilarideas,beliefs,attitudesandinterests
D)havingthesamebackground
9.Whichofthefollowingisnotimpliedordirectlystatedinthepassage
A)Evenfriendsmayhavedifferencesofopinions
B)Friendsneverarguewitheachother
C)Itgenerallytakestimeforpeopletobecomeclosefriends.
D)Someone’shabitsmayannoyhisfriends.
10.Tostrengthenfriendlyrelationship,people
A)mustholdfriendshipceremonies
B)havetoeliminatedifferencesinbackground
C)shouldmakefriendswiththosewhoareofthesameageandthesamerace
D)shouldsupportandunderstandeachotherthroughsharedexperiencesandemotions
PassageThree:
Themovementtowardcentralizationofauthorityinstatedepartmentsofeducationhasinsomecasescreatedfrictionwithcommunities,whichregardthismodernpolicyasusurpation(篡夺,夺取)oftheirrights.Constitutionally,therecanbenodoubtthatthestatehasarighttoprescribe(指示)tothelocaldistrictsinanydegreewhichitwill.Legislatures(立法机构)havebeengivenpowerbyStateConstitutionswhichmakethemthemostimportantpolicy-makingagentforeducationinastate.Legislaturesestablishtheframework(机构)foreducation;theymakedirectappropriationsforeducation;theycreateeducationalinstitutions;andtheydeterminewhetherofnotcertaineducationalprogramsaretobeauthorized,expanded,decreased,oreliminated(废除).
TheLegislatureusuallyauthorizesaStateeducationdepartmenttoadministeritspolicies.Itmay,however,provideforastateboardofeducationtoadviseitregardingpolicyandtoadministertheeducationalprogram.Thecentralagencymaydefinetheextentofthelocaldistrictandmaydetermineindetailwhatshallbedonewithinthisdistrict.Whilethisistheconstitutionalrightofthestate,thepracticalfactisthatthelocaldistrictconductsitsschoolsinverylargemeasureaccordingtoitsowndesires,andlocalofficersoftentalkuponstatesupervisionasindefensibleinterference
11.Aboutthecentralizationofauthorityinstatedepartmentofeducation,somecommunitiesfeelthat.
A)theirrightsareimproved
B)theirrightsareignored
C)theirrightsareviolated
D)theirrightsareprotected
12.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingrightsareNOTbelongtothestate
A)Therighttoadministerentranceexamination.
B)Therighttoexpandordecreaseeducationalprograms.
C)Therighttobudgetschoolprograms
D)Therighttocreatededucationalinstitutions.
13.WhatdoestheLegislatureusuallydoinadministeringPolicies
A)Itadministerspoliciesbyitself.
B)ItauthorizesaStateeducationdepartmentadministeritspolicies.
C)ItisauthorizedbyaStateeducationdepartmenttoadministeritspolicies.
D)Itauthorizesastateboardofeducationtoadministertheeducationalprogram.
14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutactualeducationalsituation
A)Thelocaldistricthasalotofcontroloveritsschools
B)Thecentralagencymayextendtheextentofthelocaldistricts
C)Statesupervisionisnotalwayswelcometolocaldistricts.
D)LocalofficersforbidStatesupervisioniftheythinkitisakindofinterference
15.whichofthefollowingtitlescanbestsummarizethearticle
A)TheLegislatureAdministersitsPolicies
B)TheCentralizationofAuthorityinStateDepartmentofEducation
C)TheRoleoftheStateinEducation
D)TheRightsoftheLocalDistricts
PassageFour:
Somepeoplebelievedthatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:
thoseinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherecentincidentoftragedyinvolvingmurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybymi-nornationalcontests.
Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockey(曲棍球)dinal,Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,theloserobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandtheir
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