四级难度阅读理解80题
一．阅读理解题目的类型及解题方法
很多同学在做阅读理解题时都有这样的经验，即使在能读懂文章的情况下，有时也难免选错答案，其中一个重要原因，是没有把握住阅读理解题的一些基本特征。四级考试阅读部分的题型主要有以下四种类型，各有其出题的目的与解题方法，现分别介绍如下：
1．主旨题
主旨题是阅读理解中每次必考的问题类型之一，其目的在于考查考生是否能把握所读文章的主旨和中心大意。
四级考试中，常见的主旨题有：
* The best title of this passage is .
* The most appropriate title for this passage is .
* The main purpose of the passage is .
* The auther’s purpose of writing this passage is to .
* The main theme / topic / point of the passage is .
* The main / central / principle / idea of this passage is .
* The passage is mainly about .
* The passage could be titled .
* The passage illustrates .
* T he author’s attitude toward...... is .
* The tone of the passage can be described as .
* What is the main subject / topic of the passage?
* What does the passage mainly discuss / deal with?
* What is the main idea expressed in this passage?
* What is the author’s main point?
* Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
* With what topic / subject is the passage mainly / primarily concerned?
主旨题是有关整篇文章内容的问题，只要抓住了文章的中心思想，就能答好这类问题。文章的中心思想往往可以通过主题句（Topic Sentence）而得以确认。主题句是作者为了简明扼要地表达其文章内容而使用的一个句子或者若干个句子，作者用主题句作引导来展开其论述或对文章进行总结。文章中的其它句子则围绕着主题句展开，对主题句进行解释、补充和说明。主题句一般多出现在文章的开头部分，但也有出现在文章中段部分或末尾的情况。有时作者为了强调，甚至句首句末都用了主题句。考生应有较强的主题句意识，阅读和回答主旨题时，留心细察，注意可以发现说明中心思想的主题句。
例文：
How can you find out what is going on inside a person’s body?---without opening the patient up? Regular X-rays can show a lot. CAT scans can show even more. They can give three dimensional view of body organs.
What is a CAT scan? CAT stands for Computerized Axial Tomography (层面X线照相术). It is a special X-ray machine that obtains a 360-degree picture of a small area of a patien t’s body.
Doctors use X-rays to study and diagnose diseases and injuries within the body. X-rays can locate foreign objects inside the body or take pictures of some internal organs---if special substances are dyed or special liquids are added to the organs to be X-rayed.
A CAT scanner, however, uses a beam of X-rays to give a cross-sectional view of a specific part of the body. A fine beam of X-rays is scanned across the body and rotated around the patient from many different angles. A computer analyzes the information from each angle and produces a clear
cross-sectional image on a screen. This image is then photographed for later use. Several cross-sections, taken one after another, can give clear “photo” of the entire body or of any body organs. The newe st CAT sacnners can even give clear images of active, moving organs just as a fast-action camera can “stop the action” giving clear images of what appears only misitly to the eye. And because of the 360-degree pictures, CAT scans show 3-dimensional views of organs in a manner that was once only revealed during surgery or outopsy ( examining a dead patient).
Too much exposure to X-rays can cause skin burns,cancer or other damage to the body.Yet CAT scans actually don’t expose the patient to more radiation t han conventional X-rays do. CAT scans can also be done without injecting dyes into the patient, so they are less risky than regular X-tay procedures.
CAT scans provide accurate, detailed information. They can detect such a thing bleeding inside the brain. They are helping to save lives.
The passage is mainly about .
A)how to avoid exposure to X-rays
B)the newest medical invention
C)a new type of X-ray machine to save lives
D)advantages and disadvantages of CAT scanners
本文的主题句出现在第二段的第二句“It is a special X-ray machine that obtains a 360-degree picture of a small area of a patient’s body”以及全文的末一句“They are helping to save lives”，因此，正确答案应为C）。而A）、B）、D）项均与内容不符。
当然，并非所有的文章都有明确的主题句。在这种情况下，考生应在通读原文并正确理解所有细节的基础上，运用自己的逻辑分析能力、推理和概括的能力，找出文章的中心思想。
上述主旨题中，有一部分是有关作者写作目的、态度、立场以及文章风格的，这要求考生在了解文章大意的基础上，运用各种分析和推理的方法来解答。
2．细节题
细节题在四级统考试题中占有较大的比例，也是难度相对较易的题目。主要测试考生正确理解字面意义和把握文章细节的能力，同时也需要考生运用综合和判断能力。通常是针对文章中一些具体的信息，如事实、例证、原因、特点、过程、论述等进行提问。常见的提问形式有：* Which of the following statement / sentence is true / NOT true?
* Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
* Which of the following is true EXCEPT ?
* Which of the following is mentioned EXCEPT ?
* Which of the following is NOT answered by ?
* Which of the following is NOT considered as ?
* Which of the following is NOT included in the passage?
* Which of the following is correct according to the passage?
* According to the passage, what / who / when / where / why / how ......?
在做此类问题时，考生应首先注意看清题干中是否有“NOT”和“EXCEPT”等词。经常有的考生做题心切或细心不够，没有看清问题就去做题，只是想当然地把正确的、符合事实的一项选出，结果当然出错。
此类题型的四个选择项所涉及的信息有时集中在一、二个句子里，有时也集中在某一个段落里，这时候只要返回文章，在文中找到相关的句子，稍作考量和比较，就不难确定正确选项。但有时候四个选择项所涉及的信息分散在不同的句子，甚至是不同的段落之中，遇到这种情况，考生须把四个选项逐一与文中有关信息加以对照，并运用排除法，这样可节省时间，增加找出正确答案的机会。
例文：（同上）
What is NOT true of a CAT scanner?
A) It can show 3-dimensional views of body organs.
B) It utilizes computer techniques.
C) It may cause skin burns or cancer to the patient’s body.
D) It is safer than regular X-ray procedures.
A)、B)、D)三项内容在文中都分别谈及，A）项可在第四段末句找到：“CAT scans show 3-dimensional views of organs”。B）项可在第四段第三句找到：“A computer analyzes the information from each angle and produces a clear cross-sectional image on a screen.”D）项可在第五段末句找到：“CAT scans can also be done without injecting dyes into the patient, so they are less risky than regular X-tay procedures.”C）项的有关内容可在第五段第一、二句找到，但可以看到，C）项所谈情况不是CAT scanner 所造成，故答案应选C）。
3．词汇题
阅读理解中的词汇题，主要是为了测试考生考生根据上下文推测词义的能力。它不同于词汇测试部分的词汇题。后者所考的词汇，基本上是教学大纲所要求掌握的，而前者所考的词汇，常常是超纲词或熟词新用。考生要回答的往往不是这个词的大概意思，也不是它的基本意思，而是该词在一定的上下文中特定而确切的含义。阅读理解中的词汇题，通常有以下提问方式：* The word “.....” in Line 6 / in the 5th paragraph probably means .
* The word “.....” in the passage means .
* The word “.....” roughly refers to .
* The expression “.....” is closest to .
* The writer used the word “.....” to indica te that .
* The world “.....” in the context means .
* By saying that “.....” the author means .
* From the passage we know that “.....” is a term referring to .
* The word “.....” stands for .
在做阅读理解中的词汇题的时候，考生应注意从上下文中找到推断词义的线索，而且也应该能够找到。须要注意的倒应该是不要望文生义，而应该根据上下文来确定其具体含义。
例文：（同上）
The words “foreign object” in Paragraph.3 most probably means .
A)a strange organ that has grown in the body
B)a new thing that is unknown to the doctor
C)a severely injured part inside the body
D)a substance that gets inside the body by chance
根据上下文，我们可以判断，“foreign object”应指长在体中的“异物”，对照四个选项，D）项最接近“异物”的意思。
4．推理题
在阅读理解的各类题目中，推理性的题目应该说是最困难的一类。考生之所以普遍感到比较棘手，就在于这类题目的答案无法直接从文章中找到，它要求考生在理解原文的基础上，运用自己的思维判断能力和头脑中已有的常识，领悟作者的弦外之音，对有关的内容进行符合逻辑的推理，从而得出作者的真实意图或观点。常见的推理型题目主要有：
* Which of the following can be / can not be inferred from the passage?
* It can be inferred from the passage that .
* By...... the author implies / indicates / suggests that .
* We can learn from the passage that .
* The author seems to be in favor of / against .
* It can be concluded that .
* The passage is intended to .
* The tone of the passage / the author may be .
* According to the author, what does the sentence suggest?
* How does the author feel about ?
* In the author’s opinion, .
考生在做这类题目时，应当注意，既然是推理题，那这个答案就不应当是原文中直接提到的内容，而应当是通过表面文字信息推理出来的。如果选项中的问题在文中有直接表述，那这个选项就一定不是正确答案。做这类题目时，可以利用排除法，将不正确的选项一一排除，最后得到正确答案。
例文：（同上）
It can be inferred from the passage that .
A)the patient can be exposed to a slight amount radiation safely
B)CAT scanners can take photos of body organs
C)CAT scanners need computers to analyze the information
D)CAT scanners are more expensive than regular X-ray machines
B)、C)选项在文中都有直接而明确的描述，不是推论，故应排出在外。D）项意思在文中虽未提及，但其推论缺乏依据。而A）项意思则可根据第五段内容推论出来，即，人体可以承受微量的X线辐射而不致使身体受到损害。
做阅读理解题时，一般来讲，要避免这样一种心态，即，总是想把文章中每一个词或每一句话的意义都弄清楚，每一个细节都掌握，否则就心里不踏实，就无法作题。其实并没有那个必要。一篇文章二三百字，只有五个问题，不可能覆盖文中所有细节或每一个句子。只要抓住文章大意和主要细节，就可以试着做题了。事实上，在做题时，有时候还需回过头去看原文，查找所需信息，把问题与原文加以对照比较，才能得出正确答案。因此，考生平时在做阅读理解题时，应注意培养自己快速阅读理解和抓文章大意的能力。
在做阅读理解题时，是先读文章后看题呢，还是先看题后读文章呢？对这个问题，历来看法各异，而且，在不同情况下，也确实各有千秋。但总的说来，我们主张考生还是应首先以较快速度通读全文，力求对文章大意和主要细节有所了解，然后才做题。在阅读文章时，应注意用笔标出文章的主题词或主题句、逻辑关联词、有关时间和地点的词句、人名、数字等。在做题的过程中，如有不明确的地方，再回过头在原文中查找相关信息。这种阅读方式和习惯，考生在平时就应当培养，这样考试时才会感到得心应手一点。
二．阅读理解短文（80 篇）
Passage 1
Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive（认知的）areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age.
People will be alert (警觉的) and receptive (接受能力强的) if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.
Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. “The idea is not necess arily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information,” says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Aging. “Most of us don't need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than
being able to maintain mental alertness.” Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.
Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people in their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better adjusted. "The point is, you need to do both," Cohen says, “intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.”
1. People who are cognitively healthy are those _______ .
A) who can remember large amounts of information
B) who are highly intelligent
C) whose minds are alert and receptive
D) who are good at recognizing different sounds
2. According to Fozard’s argume nt, people can make their brains work more efficiently by
.
A) constantly doing memory work
B) taking part in various mental activities
C) going through specific training
D) making frequent adjustments
3. The findings of James and other scientists in their work ______ .
A) remain a theory to be further proved
B) have been challenged by many other experts
C) have been generally accepted
D) are practised by the researchers themselves
4. Older people are generally advised to _______ .
A) keep fit by going in for physical activities
B) keep mentally active by challenging their brains
C) maintain mental alertness through specific training
D) maintain a balance between individual and group activities
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A) How biochemical changes occur in the human brain.
B) Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally.
C) How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health.
D) Why people should receive special mental training as they age.
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3 大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（四） 十六 Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , fortunately,the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of obergrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but itis a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the desease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hurs and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts yu make will bleed. If this does happen,it is, of course,impossible to paint them properly. 1.Pruning should be done to ______. a.make the tree grow taller
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Passage1 Reading leadership literature, you’d sometimes think that everyone has the potential to be an effective leader. 读领导文学，你有时会认为每个人都有可能成为一个有效的领导者。 I don’t believe that to be true. In fact, I see way fewer truly effective leaders than I see people stuck in positions of leadership who arc sadly incompetent and seriously misguided about their own abilities. 我不相信这是真的。事实上，我认为真正有效的领导者的方式比我看到的人都陷在领导的职位上，遗憾的是他们自己的能力不称职，严重误导了他们。 Part of the reason this happens is a lack of honest self-assessment by those who aspire to（追求）leadership in the first place. 对产生这种现象的原因一部分是由那些渴望缺乏诚实的自我评估（追求）放在首位的领导 We've all met the type of individual who simply must take charge. Whether it's a decision-making session, a basketball game, or a family outing, they can't help grabbing the lead dog position and clinging on to it for dear life. They believe they're natural born leaders. 我们都遇到了个人的类型，他们必须负责。无论是决策会议，篮球比赛，还是家庭外出，他们都不能不抓住领导的狗的地位，并紧紧抓住它，因为亲爱的生命。他们相信他们是天生的领袖。 Truth is, they're nothing of the sort. True leaders don't assume that it's their divine（神圣的）right to take charge every time two or more people get together. Quite the opposite. A great leader will assess each situation on its merits, and will only take charge when their position, the situation, and/or the needs of the moment demand it. 事实是，他们没有什么样的。真正的领导者不认为这是他们的神圣（神圣的）负责每次两个或两个以上的人在一起吧。恰恰相反。一个伟大的领导者会对每一个情况进行评估，并在他们的位置、情况和/或需要的情况下，只会负责。 Many business executives confuse leadership with action. They believe that constant motion somehow generates leadership as a byproduct. Faced with any situation that can’t be solved by the sheer force of activity, they generate a dust cloud of impatience. Their one leadership tool is
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（四） 十六 Trees shoul d only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , fortunately,the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of obergrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from d oing it unnecessarily than from l eaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be d one to make sure that trees have a d esired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing
As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it. 1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____. a.they do not know how to enjoy themselves b.they do not believe that relaxation is important for health c.they are travelling fast all the time d.they are becoming busier with their work 2.According to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________. a.not fearing stress b.knowing the art of relaxation c.high sense of responsibility d.having control over performance 3.Which of the follwing statements is ture? a.We can find some ways to avoid stress b.Stress is always harmful to people
大学英语四级考试阅读理解No1 一、原选择题型的篇章阅读理解 新四级的仔细阅读增加了文章的长度和段落数量，题型向细节性方向发展。仔细阅读要求做到“三精读一略读”。 一是精读文章首段和每段第一次出现的结论句，了解文章的主题和结构。 二是精读关键词定位的地方，请注意，细节题题干都是相应原文的变形（如同义改写、词性转换等）。 因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较，正确选项应该是对原文的精确改写，应该符合两点特征：形式对应和含义对应，比如原文中出现比较，那么正确选项中也应该对应出现相应形式，同时含义应该是原文的同义替换，相同的意思换了一种表达方式。 三是精读重要考点，比如：转折、比较、因果、结论或总结。略读就是略读甚至不读其他细节性信息，因为干扰选项往往来自于这些地方，精读后反而会增加干扰选项的迷惑度，避免被迷惑信息干扰的最好方法就是不去面对诱惑。需要注意的是与原文极其相似的选项一定要慎选。 四级阅读考查的题型主要是细节题，另外还会涉及态度题，主旨题，推理题，结论观点题，词汇题等。各类题型表现形式不同，考查重点各异，解题方法有别。 1.细节题 (1)、细节题表现形式 这类题在四级考试中题量较大，占到60%——70%的题量，可以说是四级考试成败的关键这类题特点是题干的信息比较具体，考查文章中的重要细节。 “Free play has been introduced in someJapanese 如2005年1月份考题：
kindergartens in order to”， 本题通过“free play”，“some Japanese kindergartens”反映了原文考查对象，题干内容比较具体，属于细节分析。又如2005年6月份出现的题目：“What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves? ” 本题handball player 是中心话题，when引导状语从句，这两部分明确指定了考查的细节内容，在原文中找答案十分方便。 (2)、细节题解题方法 细节题考查信息查找能力和句子的理解能力。由于考试时间非常紧张，对于考生来说，做好细节题，首先是要在原文找到相关信息。正是由于这点，我们看文章需要目的。 有同学先看文章再做题，导致做题时还得回去在文章中寻找相关内容，或者干脆凭着对文章的主观印象匆忙求解，结果是浪费时间或者错误较多。 建议考生先看题干再看文章，这样就会有方向感，目的感。所以，细节题的重要做题方法就是：先看题干，再看原文，带着题干个别的特有信息或者带着题干的中心话题在原文定位。如“What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves? ”就可以结合handball player这个中心话题在原文找答案。 四级细节题干有时会有比较明显的信息，如时间数字，专有名词，中心名词。如2005年 月考题：What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center’s study?题干中Boston University Medical Center这个专有名词可以让考生迅速找到考到的原文内容。如果用题干信息在原文找答案没有结果，
英语四级阅读理解练习题及解析(1) 【阅读练习】 What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat,but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the bes t, but we strangely enjoy junkfood. We’re 2 with health an d weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obes ity(肥胖). Perhaps the 3 to this ambivalence(矛盾情 结) lies in our history. The first Europeans cameto this con tinent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop(经济作 物)wasn’t eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, i ntended to prohibit drinking butactually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it. The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmon y. Do as Romans do meanseating what “real Americans” e at, but our nation’s food has come to be 5 by imports—piz za,say, or hot dogs. And some of the country’s most treas ured cooking comes from people whoarrived here in shack les.
大学英语四级阅读理解模拟题 The most frightening words in the English language are, "Our computer is down. " You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I' m sorry, I can' t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. " "If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket. " "I can' t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so. " I looked down on the computer and every passenger .was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?" "We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. " "So when it goes down, you go down with it. " "That' s good, sir. " "How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know. "I have no idea. Sometimes it' s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There' s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it' s down it won' t answer us. "
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之一（含答案） There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase. Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. 1.Our long-term goals mean a lot______. A.if we complete our short-range goals B.if we cannot reach solid short-term goals C.if we write down the dates D.if we put forward some plans 2.New short-term goals are bulid upon______. A.two years B.long-term goals C.current activities D.the goals that have been completed 3.When we complete each step of our goals ,______. A.we will win final success B.we are overwhelmed C.we should build up confidence of success D.we should strong desire for setting new goals 4.Once our goals are drawn up,_______. A.we should stick to them until we complete them B.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities C.we had better wait for the exciting news of success D.we have made great decision 5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ______. A.those who habe long-term goals will succeed B.writing down the dates may discourage you C.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination D.every should have a goal 答案：adcbc 大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案） The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be
大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（四）十六 Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , fortunately,the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of obergrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but itis a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the desease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hurs and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts yu make will bleed. If this does happen,it is, of course,impossible to paint them properly. 1.Pruning should be done to ______. a.make the tree grow taller