大学英语四级阅读专项训练 学生版.docx
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大学英语四级阅读专项训练学生版
大学英语四级阅读专项训练
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Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransient(变化无常的)andfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems—bothlegalandeducational—foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.
EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis,ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe“throwaway”youthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.Federallaw,theStewartB.McKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.
1.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat____.
A)thewriterhimselfishomeless,eveninhiseighties
B)manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikein25cities
C)thereisaseriousshortageofacademicfacilities
D)homelesschildrenaredeniedtheopportunityofreceivingfreeeducation
2.TheNationalCoalitionforthehomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelesschildrenis_____.
A)350,000
B)1,500,000
C)440,000
D)110,000
3.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttoestimate.Thereasonmightwellbe____.
A)thehomelesschildrenaretooyoungtobecountedaschildren
B)thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidly
C)thehomelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschool
D)somehomelesschildrenaredesertedbytheirfamilies
4.TheMcKinneyActismentionedinthispassageinordertoshowthat___.
A)theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildrenarebeingrecognized
B)theestimatesonhomelesschildrenarehardtodetermine
C)theaddressofgrade-schoolchildrenshouldbelocated
D)allhomelesspeopleareentitledtofreeeducation
5.Thepassagemainlydealswith____.
A)thelegalproblemsofthehomelesschildren
B)theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildren
C)thesocialstatusofoldermales
D)estimatesonthehomelesspopulation
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ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.StrongunionskeepthemthereinFleetStreet,homeofsomeLondon’sbiggestdailies,itisunderstoodthatwhentwounionsquarreloverthreejobs,theargumentissettledbygivingeachuniontwo.Thrumeans33percentovermanning,33percentlessproductivitythancouldbeobtained.
AreporterwhohasvisitedplantsthroughoutEuropehasanimpressionthatthepaceofworkismuchslowerhere.Nobodytriestmhard.Teabreaksdomatterandarefrequent.Itishardtomeasureintensityofwork,butBritonsgiveadistinctimpressionofgoingattheirtasksinamoreleisurelyway.
Butisallthissoterrible?
Itcertainlydoesnotimprovethegrossnationalproductoroutputperworker.Thoseobservantvisitors,however,havenoticedsomethingelseaboutBritain.Itisapleasantplace.
StreetcrowdsinStockholm.ParisandNewYorkmovequicklyandsilentlyheadsdown,allinahurry.Londoncrowdstendtowalkataneasypace(exceptintheprofitable,efficientCity,thefinancialdistrict).
EverystrangerisstruckbythepatientandorderlywayinwhichBritonsqueueforabus;ifthesaleswomanisslowandoutofstockshewilllikelysay,‘ohdear,whatapity’;therubbishcollectorsstoptochatandcallthehousewives“Luv”.CrimeriseshereasineverycitybuttherestillremainsagentletoneandtemperthatisunmatchedinBerlin,MilanorDetroit.
Itshort,whatiswrongwithBritainmayalsobewhatisright.Havingreachedatolerablestandard,Britonsappeartobechoosingleisureovergoods.
56.WhathappenswhendisputesoverjobopportunitiesariseamongBritishunions?
A)Thirty-threepercentoftheworkerswillbeoutofwork
B)Morepeoplewillbeemployedthannecessary
C)Morejobswillbecreatedbythegovernment
D)Theunionswilltrytoincreaseproductivity.
57.WhatdoesthereporterwhohasvisitedplantsthroughoutEuropethinkaboutBritain?
A)TeabreaksdonotaffecttheintensityofworkinBritain
B)Britonsdotheirworkinanunhurriedsortofway
C)ThepaceofworkinContinentalEuropeismuchslowerthaninBritain
D)Britonsgivetheimpressionofworkingintensively
58.“Thebreaksdomatter”(Para.2Line2)indicatesthat________
A)theyareanimportantaspectoftheBritishwayoflife
B)theyaregreatlyenjoyedbyBritishworkers
C)theycanbeusedbytheworkersasexcusetotaketimeofffromwork
D)theyhelptheworkerstobeongoodtermswitheachother
59.Theword“this”(Para.3Line.1)referstothefactthat______
A)therearemoremenonanygivenjobthanareneeded
B)33percentovermanningleadsto33percentlessproductivity
C)itisdifficulttomeasuretheintensityofwork
D)Britonsgenerallydonotwanttoworktoohard
60.By“whatiswrongwithBritainmayalsobewhatisright”(Para.6,Line.1)theauthormeanstosaythat_______
A)quarrelsbetweenunionswillhelpcreatejobs
B)aleisurelywayoflifehelpsBritonsincreaseproductivity
C)thegentletoneandtemperofthepeopleinBritainmakesitapleasantplace
D)Britonswillnotsacrificetheirleisuretofurtherincreaseproductivity
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BaekelandandHartmannreportthatthe“shortsleepers”hadbeenmoreorlessaverageintheirsleepneedsuntilthemenwereintheirteens.Butataboutage15orso,themenvoluntarilybegancuttingdowntheirnightlysleeptimebecauseofpressuresfromschool,work,andotheractivities.Thesementendedtoviewtheirnightlyperiodsofunconsciousnessasbothersomeinterruptionsintheirdailyroutines.
Ingeneral,these“shortsleeps”appearedambitious,active,energetic,cheerful,conformist(不动摇)intheiropinions,andverysureabouttheircareerchoices.Theyoftenheldseveraljobsatonce,orworkersfull-orpart-timewhilegoingtoschool.Andmanyofthemhadastrongurgetoappear“normal”or“acceptable”totheirfriendsandassociates.试就到考试大
Whenaskedtorecalltheirdreams,the“shortsleepers”didpoorly.Morethanthis,theyseemedtoprefernotremembering.Insimilarfashion,theirusualwayofdealingwithpsychologicalproblemswastodenythattheproblemexisted,andthentokeepbusyinthehopethatthetroublewouldgoaway.
Thesleeppatternsofthe“shortsleepers”weresimilarto,butlessextremethan,sleeppatternsshownbymanymentalpatientscategorizedasmanic(疯人).
The“longsleepers”werequitedifferentindeed.BaekelandandHartmannreportthattheseyoungmenhadbeenlengthysleepssincechildhood.Theyseemedtoenjoytheirsleep,protectedit,andwerequiteconcernedwhentheywereoccasionallydeprivedoftheirdesired9hoursofnightlybedrest.Theytendedtorecalltheirdreamsmuchbetterthandidthe“shortsleepers.”
Manyofthe“longsleepers”wereshy,anxious,introverted(内向),inhibited(压抑),passive,mildlydepressed,andunsureofthemselves(particularlyinsocialsituations).Severalopenlystatesthatsleepwasanescapefromtheirdailyproblems.
1.Accordingtothereport,______.
A)manyshortsleepersneedlesssleepbynature
B)manyshortsleepersareobligedtoreducetheirnightlysleeptimebecausetheyarebusywiththeirwork
C)longsleeperssleepalongerperiodoftimeduringtheday
D)manylongsleeperspreservetheirsleepinghabitformedduringtheirchildhood
2.Many“shortsleepers”arelikelytoholdtheviewthat_____.
A)sleepisawithdrawalfromthereality
B)sleepinterfereswiththeirsoundjudgement
C)sleepistheleastexpensiveitemontheirroutineprogram
D)sleepisthebestwaytodealwithpsychologicaltroubles
3.Itisstatedinthethirdparagraphthatshortsleepers_____.
A)areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressuresoflife
B)oftenneglecttheconsequencesofinadequatesleep
C)donotknowhowtorelaxproperly
D)aremoreunlikelytorunintomentalproblems
4.Whensometimestheycannotenjoyadequatesleep,thelongsleepersmight____.
A)appeardisturbedB)becomeenergetic
C)feeldissatisfiedD)beextremelydepressed
5.WhichofthefollowingisNotincludedinthepassage?
A)Ifonesleepsinadequately,hisperformancesuffersandhismemoryisweakened
B)Thesleeppatternsofshortsleepersareexactlythesaneasthoseshownbymanymentalpatients
C)Longandshortsleepersdifferintheirattitudestowardssleep
D)Shortsleeperswouldbebetteroffwithmorerest
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TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:
“Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusic.”
“I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunks
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