专四英语阅读题

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专四英语阅读题

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专四英语阅读题

　　专四英语阅读题 1

　　第一篇：

　　What we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mothers blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.

　　In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.

　　As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.

　　1. Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy.

　　B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.

　　C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.

　　D. There are no connection between mothers nervous systems and her unborn childs.

　　2. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.

　　A. she is emotionally shocked

　　B. she has a good knowledge of inheritance

　　C. she takes part in all kind of activities

　　D. she sticks to studying

　　3. According to the passage, a child may inherit____.

　　A. everything from his mother

　　B. a knowledge of mathematics

　　C. a rather general ability that we call intelligence

　　D. her mothers musical ability

　　4. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.

　　A. surely become musician

　　B. mostly become a poet

　　C. possibly become a teacher

　　D. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music

　　5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Role of Inheritance. B. An Unborn Child.

　　C. Function of instincts. D. Inherited Talents

　　第二篇：

　　The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become "better" people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who dont go.

　　But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who dont fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each others experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Other find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators.

　　Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesnt explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cant absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.

　　Some adventuresome educators and watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesnt make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things—may it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.

　　1.According to the author, ___.

　　A.people used to question the value of college education.

　　B.people used to have full confidence in higher education.

　　C.all high school graduates went to college.

　　D.very few high school graduates chose to go to college.

　　2.In the 2nd paragraph, "those who dont fit the pattern" refer to___.

　　A.high school graduates who arent suitable for college education.

　　B.college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis.

　　C.college students who arent any better for their higher education.

　　D.high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college.

　　3.The dropout rate of college students seems to go up because___.

　　A.young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college.

　　B.many people are required to join the army.

　　C.young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education.

　　D.young people dont like the intense competition for admission to graduate school.

　　4.According to the passage, the problems of college education partly originate in the fact that___.

　　A.society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained graduates.

　　B.High school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education.

　　C.Too many students have to earn their own living.

　　D.College administrators encourage students to drop out.

　　5.In this passage the author argues that___.

　　A.more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates.

　　B.College education is not enough if one wants to be successful.

　　C.College education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people.

　　D.Intelligent people may learn quicker if they dont go to college.

　　第一篇：BACDA

　　第二篇：BCCAA

　　专四英语阅读题 2

　　Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage.

　　Educators today are more and more oftenheard to say that computer literacy is absolutely necessary forcollegestudents. Many even argue that each incoming freshman should have permanentaccess to his or her ownmicrocomputer. What advantages do computers offer thecollege students?

　　Any student who has used a word processorwill know one compelling reason to use a computer: to writepapers. Although notall students feel comfortable composing on a word processor, most ,findrevising and editingmuch easier on it. One can alter, , or just bypressing a few keys, thus eliminating the need to rewrite orre-type.Furthermore, since the revision process is less burdensome, students are morelikely to revise as often as isnecessary to end up with the best paperpossible. For these reasons, many freshman English cottrses require the useof aword processor.

　　Computers are also useful in the contextof language courses, where they are used to drill students in basicskills.Software programs reinforce ESL(English as a Second Language .instruction, aswell as instrnction in French, German, Spanish, and other languages. By usingthese programs on a regular basis, students can improvetheir proficiency in alanguage while proceeding at their own pace.

　　Science students take advantage ofcomputers in many ways. Using computer graphic capabilities, forexample, botanystudents can represent and analyze different plant growth patterns. Medicalstudents can learn tointerpret computerized images of internal body structures.Physics students can complete complex calculations farmore quickly than theycould without the use of computer.

　　Similarly, business and accountingstudents find that computer spreadsheet programs are all but indispensabletomany aspects of their work, while students pursuing careers in graphic arts,marketing, and public relations find thatknowledge of computer graphic isimportant Education majors learn to develop grading systems usingcomputers,while social science students use computers for analyzing andgraphically displacing their research results.

　　It is no wonder, then, that educatorssupport the purchase and use of microcomputers by students. A Versatile tool, the computer can help students learn.And that is, after all, the reason for going to college.

　　56、The word"literacy" (Line 1,Paragraph 1) means _________.

　　A.the ability to read andwrite

　　B.the ability to use

　　C.literature

　　D.the knowledge of language

　　57、The main purpose of thispassage is to _________.

　　A.persuade the educators toincrease computer use in their own classroom

　　B.analyze advantages anddisadvantages of computer use among college students

　　C.identify some of the waysthat computers benefit college students

　　D.describe how computers canbe used to teach foreign languages

　　58、According to the author, aword processor can be used to_________.

　　A.revise papers