6月英语四级阅读练习题（答案版

6月英语四级阅读练习题（答案版

2021 年 年 6 月英语四级阅读 练习题（答案版 （一）

Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to

the study of the sea”. Before the nineteen century, scientists with an

interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered

some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to

sea to further his work. For most people the sea was remote, and with the

exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living

from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let

alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that question

“What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had tobe answered with any

mercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from

Europe to America was proposed. The had to know the depth profile(起伏形状)of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be

manufactured.mote, and with the exception of early intercontinental

travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason

to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask whatlay beneath the

surface. The first time that question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?”

had to

be answered with any mercial consequence was when the laying of a

telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had

to know the depth profile(起伏形状)of the route to estimate the length of

cable that had to be manufactured. It was to Maury of the US Navy that

the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this

matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging

voyages during which soundings(测身) were taken to investigate the

depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings

aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the

Sea. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made

permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it

was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths,

afact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in

the deeper parts of the sea. Within a few years oceanography was under

way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition(考察), which lasted for

four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their

classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being

published in 1895. 题目：Choose correct answers to the question: 1.

The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made

oceanographic studies take on ______. A. an academic aspect B. a military

aspect C. a business aspect D. an international aspect 2. It was ______ that

asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies. A. the American Navy B.

some early intercontinental travelers C. those who earned a living from the

sea D. the pany which proposed to lay an undersea cable 3. The aim of the

voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was ______. A. to make

some sounding experiments in the oceans B. to collect samples of sea

plants and animals C. to estimate the length of cable that was needed D.

to measure the depths of the two oceans 4. “Defied” in the 5th paragraph

probably means “______”.

A. doubted B. gave proof to C. challenged D. agreed to 5. This

passage is mainly about ______. A. the beginnings of oceanography B. the

laying of the first undersea cable C. the investigation of ocean depths D.

the early intercontinental munications 参考答案：

1.[C] 亊实判断题。文章第 3 段第 2 句提到，这个问題的解答是具有商业结果的。C 中的 business 为原文中 mercial 同义改写，故选 C。

2.[D] 细节题。文章第 4 段首句为一个强调句，强调的是宾语。题干也是一个强调句型，但强调的是主语。如果把原文的强调句型改为一般的句型，就知道向 Maury 寻求帮助的是 the Atlantic Telegraph Company.故答案为 D。A 是 Maury 的工作单位，可以排除;原文只提到对于一些早期的穿越洲际的旅行家和依靠海洋维持生计的人，海洋并不遥远，故

B、C 与题意不符。

3.[D] 亊实判断题。文章第 4 段提到，19 世纪 40 年代，Maury负责推动进行测深工作的海上航行，以此来探测北大西洋与太平洋的深度.故选 D。

4.[C] 词义推断题。当时的科学观点是海洋较深的地方不存在生命，而事实上在电缆表面发现了活的生物.由此可知这一亊实对当时的科学观点提出质疑，故答案为 C。

5.[A] 主旨题。通读全文可知，oceanography(海洋学)是全文的中心词，本文主要讲述海洋学是如何起步的，故答案为 A 。B、C 只表述了原文中个別细节，并非主题;D 跟全文无关。

（二）

Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state

of mind. According to recent polls (民意测验) sixty to seventy percent of

Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty

persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors

that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable nor is a person in an

apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have

little to do with his actual feelings. A good education and e are usually