英语四六级阅读理解习题

xxx英语四级阅读理解原题第一部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage 1The Duke of Edinburgh’s AwardThe Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a programme of activities to 本人d the development of young people. It is offered at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. All levels are open to those aged 14 to 24, and are achieved bypleting a personal programme of activities in four sections: Volunteering, Physical, Skills, Expedition and for Gold, a residential project. The awards are achieved through participation in these sections over a cert本人n period.The charity has achieved great success since its creation in the 1950s. It has developed into a well-known youth achievement award system. Over 275,000 young people in the UK take part in the DofE programme every year, with thousands more around the world.BronzeThe minimum period of participation is six months for Silver and Gold, but for the Bronze, it is three months. Participants must undertake a further three months in one of the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections. It is also possible to accredit current and previous achievements provided the participant can show personal improvement in the chosen activity.SilverThe following minimum periods of participation are two days and one night away from home for Silver and three days and two nights away for Gold for each of the assessed expeditions. At Gold, participants must undertake a further six months in either the Volunteering or the Physical or Skills sections.1. What is the Duke of Edinburgh's Award?A. A charity helping young people achieve personal growthB. A programme focused solely on physical activitiesC. Apetition for youth aged 14 to 24D. An award solely for those who are good at sports2. How many levels are there in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme?A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 63. How long is the minimum period of participation for the Bronze level?A. 2 monthsB. 3 monthsC. 6 monthsD. 9 months4. What is required during the assessed expeditions at Silver level?A. Two days and one night away from homeB. Two days and two nights away from homeC. Three days and one night away from homeD. Three days and two nights away from home5. How many young people take part in the DofE programme in the UK every year?A. 100,000B. 200,000C. 275,000D. 300,000Passage 2The Origins of ChocolateThe origins of chocolate can be traced back to the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations in Central and South America over 3,000 years ago. The cocoa bean, the basic ingredient of chocolate, was first described in its natural habitat by Christopher Columbus in 1502.The berries found on the cocoa tree were used to make a spicydrink by the Mayans, who worshipped the cacao tree and called chocolate 'the food of the gods'. Cocoa was a sacred symbol, and the beans were used as currency during the Aztec empire. In the 16th century, Spanish explorers took the cocoa bean to Europe.Chocolate made its first appearance in the form of a drink. It was made by mixing ground cocoa beans with water and adding spices like chili, vanilla, allspice, and anise. When it reached Sp本人n, sugar was added to the drink, making it much sweeter. The drink quickly became popular throughout Europe.It wasn’t until the 19th century with the invention of the cocoa press, that chocolate was first produced in solid form. The press removes the cocoa butter from the bean, leaving cocoa powder which is mixed with cocoa butter and sugar to produce chocolate.Today, chocolate is av本人lable in a variety of forms and flavors across the world. The modern chocolate industry in the US alone has an annual revenue of over $20 billion.6. When did Christopher Columbus first describe the cocoa bean in its natural habitat?A. Over 3,000 years agoB. 1502C. The 16th centuryD. The 19th century7. What did the Mayans call chocolate?A. The drink of the godsB. The food of the godsC. The symbol of godsD. The currency of the gods8. How was the original chocolate drink sweetened in Europe?A. VanillaB. SugarC. AniseD. Allspice9. What was invented in the 19th century that allowed the production of solid chocolate?A. The cocoa treeB. The chocolate drinkC. The cocoa pressD. The modern chocolate industry10. What is the annual revenue of the modern chocolate industry in the US?A. Over $20 millionB. Over $20 billionC. Over $30 billionD. Over $40 billion文章结构1. 介绍DofE计划及其发展2. 介绍DofE的3个等级和各等级的要求3. 发展历程和成就4. 介绍巧克力的起源和发展5. 总结现代巧克力工业以上是高质量、流畅易读、结构合理的文章大纲，可根据大纲逐段完善，以满足3000字以上的要求。

英语六级阅读理解模拟练习附答案六级阅读理解模拟练习一：Which is safer-staying at home， traveling towork on public transport，or working in the office?Surprisingly， each of these carries the same risk，which is very low. However， what about flyingcompared to working in the chemical industry?Unfortunately， the former is 65 times riskier thanthe latter! In fact， the accident rate of workers inthe chemical industry is less than that of almost anyof human activity， and almost as safe as staying at home.The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause deathto those living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately，they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947)，Flixborough(1974)，Seveso (1976)， Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984)。

Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small.No one died at Seveso， and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all wasBhopal， where up to 3，000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. ThePemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives， justa month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate aparticular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵)，which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault ofmanagement， which tookrisks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Sevesoaccident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on theirdoorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town， local leaders were incapable oftaking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in anovercrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction os exploding storage tanks. Yet， by amiracle， the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire，then 3，000 strongrescue team and fire fighters would all have died.1.Which of the following statements is true?A.Working at the office is safer than staying at home.B.Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.C.Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.D.Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.2.Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.A.they are very rareB.they often cause loss of lifeC.they always occur in big citiesD.they arouse the interest of all the readers3.According to passage， the chemical accident that caused by the fault of managementhappened at ____.A.Texas cityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.Mexico City4.From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.A.natural gas， which can easily catch fireB.fertilizer， which cant be stored in a great quantityC.poisonous substance， which cant be used in overcrowded areasD.fuel， which is stored in large tanks5.From the discussion among some experts we may coclude that ____.A.to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industryB.the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemicalindustryC.all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure hadbeen takenD.natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe参考答案：DBABC六级阅读理解模拟练习二：40 years ago the idea of disabled people doingsport was never heard of. But when the annualgames for the disabled were started atStokeMandeville, England in 1948 by Sir LudwigGuttmann, the situation began to change.Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven toEngland in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been askedby the British government to set up an injuriescenter at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries includedsport for the disabled.In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, fiveteams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come fromabroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held inRome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the OlympicGames for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games,although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held atStoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in LosAngeles, along with the other Olympics.The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship andunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you cant enjoy sport. Onesmall source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games,however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to includedisabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are stillneeded to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellowathletes should not be excluded.21. The first games for the disabled were held______after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived inEngland.A. 40 yearsB. 21 yearsC. 10 yearsD. 9 years22. Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in______.A. New YorkB. LondonC. RomeD. Los Angeles23. In Paragraph 3, the word "athletes" means______.A. people who support the gamesB. people who watch the gamesC. people who organize the gamesD. people who compete in the games24. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.B. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.C. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.D. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British government.25. From the passage, we may conclude that the writer is ______.A. one of the organizers of the game for the disabledB. a disabled person who once took part in the gamesC. against holding the games for the disabledD. in favor of holding the games for the disabled 参考答案：21. D 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. D。

大学英语四级阅读理解训练（一)Classified advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain secti ons of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising。

Suc h groupings as “Help Wanted"，“Real Estate”，“Lost and Found” are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising. Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the adverti ser.The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds alladvertisements of that type grouped for him. The advertisers may, on this account, use a very small advertisement if it were placed among larger ad vertisements in the paper。

It is evident that the reader approaches the cla ssified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he a pproaches the other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of clas sified advertisements to search for the particularadvertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary， the advertiser does not need to rely too much extent on display type to get th e reader's attention. Formerly all classified advertisements were of the sa me size and did not have display type。

四六级英语试题卷及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What does the man mean by saying "I'm all ears"?A. He is eager to listen.B. He is not interested in listening.C. He is unable to hear.D. He is angry.答案：A2. According to the woman, what is the best time to visit the museum?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. On weekdays.D. On weekends.答案：C二、阅读理解（共40分）Passage 1The passage discusses the importance of sleep for students. It mentions that lack of sleep can lead to poor academic performance and suggests that students should aim for atleast 8 hours of sleep per night.36. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Sleep is essential for students.B. Students should study more.C. Lack of sleep causes health problems.D. Academic performance is not related to sleep.答案：A37. How many hours of sleep does the passage recommend for students?A. 6 hours.B. 7 hours.C. 8 hours.D. 9 hours.答案：CPassage 2The passage talks about the benefits of exercise for mental health. It explains that regular physical activity can help reduce stress and improve mood.38. What is the main benefit of exercise mentioned in the passage?A. Weight loss.B. Improved mood.C. Better sleep.D. Increased energy.答案：B39. What is the recommended frequency of exercise for mental health benefits?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.D. Every day.答案：C三、完形填空（共20分）40. The word "exhausted" in the sentence means _______.A. tiredB. boredC. excitedD. surprised答案：A41. The phrase "make a difference" in the context implies _______.A. to cause a problemB. to have an impactC. to create a situationD. to solve a puzzle答案：B四、翻译（共20分）42. 请将以下句子翻译成英文：这个项目的成功取决于团队的合作。

The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country's natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess perhaps only one of these things, and some regions possess none of them. The U. S. A is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well off as the U. S. A. in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and for this and other reasons was. unable to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placedto produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day.1. A country's wealth depends upon______. ,A. its standard of livingB. its moneyC. its ability to provide goods and servicesD. its ability to provide transport and entertainment2. The word "foremost" means______.A. most importantlyB. firstlyC. largelyD. for the most part3. The main idea of the second paragraph is that______.A. a country's wealth depends on many factorsB. the U. S. A. is one of the wealthiest countries in the worldC. the Sahara Desert is a very poor regionD. natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a country4. The third paragraph mentions some of the advantages which one country may have over another in making use of its resources. How many such advantages are mentioned in this paragraph?A. 2B. 3考试大论坛C. 4D. 55. The second sentence.in Paragraph 3 is______.A. the main idea of the paragraphB. an example supporting the main idea of the paragraphC. the conclusion of the paragraphD. not related to the paragraph1. C2. A3. A4. B5. BSugar is so much a part of our modern life that we only really think about it when, for some ___1___ , we cannot obtain it. It has been known to man for at least 3,000 years, but has ___2___ into common use only in ___3___times. Until quite recently it was considered as a medicine and as a luxury for the very rich only.Sugar is, then, ___4 ___to our civilization. But what___5___ is it? Of course, most of us recognize sugar immediately as the sweet material which we put in coffee or cakes. This common form of sugar is derived from two plants: the sugar cane (a type of grass which grows to a height of twenty feet) and the sugar beet (which grows under ground). But there are in fact many types of sugar, and the chemist recognizes hundreds of different ___6___ , each coming from a different source.About 90% of the sugar is produced as food. Only 10% is used in industry for ___7___other than food production. Yet sugar has great possibilities for use as the basis of chemicals. It can even be used for making plastics. In the future these potential uses will certainly be developed more than in the past.来源：考试大的美女编辑们There are many reasons why we should ___8___the production of sugar. Most important is that it is one of the most highly concentrated of energy foods.Thus sugar cane and beet produce an average of 7,000,000 calories per acre. In this way they have the advantage over potatoes which give only 4, 000, 000, while the___9___ for wheat and beans is 2 ,000,000 each. So three acres of land growing wheat, beans and potatoes give only ___10__more energy than one acre of sugar.A. slightlyB. intentionC. reasonD. modernE. stronglyF. figureG. comeH. significantI. exactly J. increase K. proposals L. turnM. purposes N. varieties O. seriousI. C 2. G 3. D 4. H 5. I 6. N 7. M 8. J 9. F 10. APronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill—one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in theirpractical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So the first point I want to make is that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. So, there should be occasions when other aspects of English, such as grammar or spelling, are allowed for the moment to take second place.Apart from this question of the time given to pronunciation, there are two other requirements for the teacher: the first, knowledge; the second, technique.It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relationship between the sounds of different languages, between the speech habits of English people and those, say, of your students. Unless the teacher has such a picture, any comments he may make on his students' pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use, and lesson time spent on pronunciation may well be time wasted.26. What does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages?A. Only a few people are really proficient.B. No one is really an expert in the skill.C. There aren't many people who are even fairly good.D. There are even some people who are moderately proficient.27. The writer argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong way isA. an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctlyB. a fundamental consequence of not speaking wellC. a consequence of not grasping the problem correctlyD. not an obvious cause of speaking poorly28. The best way of learning to speak a foreign language, he suggests, is by_______.A. picking it up naturally as a childB. learning from a native speakerC. not concentrating on pronunciation as suchD. undertaking systematic work考试大－全国最大教育类(．Examda。

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 obesity(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 inharmony.Do as Romans do meanseating what ―real Americans‖ e at, but our nation’s food has come to be 5 by import—s piz za,say, or hot dogs. And some of thecountry’s most treas ured cooking comes from people whoarrived here in shack les.Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation’sdefining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit?ins at southern lunch c ounters.It is integral to our concepts of health and even m orality whether one refrains from alcohol forreligious reaso ns or evades meat for political 6But strong opinions have not brought 7 . Americans are a mbivalent about what they putin their mouths. We have b ecome 8 of our foods, especially as we learn more about what theycontain.The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American conscious ness. It’s no coincidence, then,that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage( 束缚). It’s whatwe eat—and how we 10 it with friends, famil y, and strangers—that help define America as acommunity today.A.answer I. creativeB.result J. beliefC.share K. suspiciousD.guilty L. certaintyE.constant M. obsessedF.defined N. identifyG.vanish O. idealsH.adapted【答案及详解】1. D feel 是一个系动词，可以判断此处应填入一个形容词，通过上下文意思，以及后面介词about, 可以确定选项为D 项guilty, 短语feel guilty about sth. 对……感到有愧‖。

.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 toeat ,but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junkfood.We’re 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖 ). Perhaps the 3 to this ambivalence(矛盾情结) lies in our history. The first Europeans cametothis continent 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, intended to prohibit drinking butactually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it.The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do meanseating what“real Amer icans ” eat, but our nation ’s food has come to be5 by imports—pizza,say, or hot dogs. And some of the country ’s most treasured cooking comes from peo ple whoarrived here in shackles.Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation ’sdefining strug gles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit?ins at southern lunch counters.It is integral to ourconcepts of health and even morality whether onere frains from alcohol forreligious reasons or evadesmeat for political 6But strong opinions have not brought 7 . Americansare ambivalent about what they putin their mouths.We have become 8 of our foods, especially as welea rn more about what theycontain.The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American c onsciousness. It ’s no coincidence, then,that the f irst Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage( 束缚 ). It ’s whatwe eat—and how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangers—that help define Americaas acommunity today.A. answer I. creativeB. result J. beliefC. share K. suspiciousD. guilty L. certaintyE. constant M. obsessedF. defined N. identifyG. vanish O. idealsH. adapted【答案及解】1.D feel 是一个系，可以判断此填入一个形容，通上下文意思，以及后面介about, 可以确定D guilty,短feel guilty about sth.“ ⋯⋯感到有愧”。

2023年6月英语四级考试阅读理解【精选6篇】（经典版）编制人：__________________审核人：__________________审批人：__________________编制单位：__________________编制时间：____年____月____日序言下载提示：该文档是本店铺精心编制而成的，希望大家下载后，能够帮助大家解决实际问题。

文档下载后可定制修改，请根据实际需要进行调整和使用，谢谢!并且，本店铺为大家提供各种类型的经典范文，如总结报告、合同协议、规章制度、条据文书、策划方案、心得体会、演讲致辞、教学资料、作文大全、其他范文等等，想了解不同范文格式和写法，敬请关注!Download tips: This document is carefully compiled by this editor. I hope that after you download it, it can help you solve practical problems. The document can be customized and modified after downloading, please adjust and use it according to actual needs, thank you!Moreover, our store provides various types of classic sample essays, such as summary reports, contract agreements, rules and regulations, doctrinal documents, planning plans, insights, speeches, teaching materials, complete essays, and other sample essays. If you want to learn about different sample formats and writing methods, please pay attention!2023年6月英语四级考试阅读理解【精选6篇】英语阅读在英语四级考试中占有相当大的。

之2003年12月大学英语六级 考试真题及参考答案2003年12月英语六级考试真题及答案一、单项选择题第1题：I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my _______ is perfect.A) outlook C) horizonB) vision D) perspective【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第2题：He was looking a dmiringly a t the photograph p ublished b y Collins i n _______ with theImperial Museum.A) collection C) collaborationB) connection D) combination【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第3题：In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless t were dismissed for _______, to retire at the age of 65.A) integrity C) incompetenceB) denial D) deduction【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第4题：betweenrelationshipOthers v iewed the f indings with _______, noting t hat a.cause-and-effectpassive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.A) optimism C) cautionB) passion D) deliberation【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第5题：_______ was caused by unusually l ow temperaturesThe 1986 Challenger s pace-shuttleimmediately before the launch.A) expedition C) dismayB) controversy D) disaster【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第6题：When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are _______ to fall.A) timely C) subjectB) simultaneous D) liable【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第7题：The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him.A) intentional C) intenseB) intermittent D) intrinsic【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第8题：I bought an alarm clock with a(n) _______ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.A) supersonic C) audibleB) luminous D) amplified【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第9题：The results are hardly _______; he cannot believe they are accurate.A) credible C) criticalB) contrary D) crucial【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第10题：This new laser printer is _______ with all leading software.A) comparable C) compatibleB) competitive D) cooperative【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第11题：The ball _______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.A) swayed C) hoppedB) bounced D) darted【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第12题：He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and _______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys .used then for O.K. when they were pleased.A) shrugged C) jerkedB) tugged D) twisted【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第13题：Many types of rock are _______ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.A) flung C) ejectedB) propelled D) injected【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第14题：With prices _______ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.A) vibrating C) flutteringB) fluctuating D) swinging【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第15题：The person who _______ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.A) originated C) generatedB) speculated D) manufactured【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第16题：_______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be lo before traditional sources become inadequate.A) Concerning C) AssumingB) Ascertaining D) Regarding【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第17题：Her jewelry _______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.A) glared C) blazedB) glittered D) dazzled【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第18题：Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______.A) deteriorate C) descendB) degrade D) decay【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第19题：We find that some birds _______ twice a year between hot and cold countries.A) transfer C) migrateB) commute D) emigrate【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第20题：As visiting scholars, they willingly _______ to the customs of the country they live in.A) submit C) subjectB) conform D) commit【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第21题：speaks French as a mother tongue andMore than 85 percent of French Canada’s population_______ to the Roman Catholic faith.A) caters C) ascribesB) adheres D) subscribes【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第22题：The professor found himself constantly _______ the question: “How could anyone do these things?A) presiding C) ponderingB) poring D) presuming【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第23题：Weeks _______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.A) terminated C) overlappedB) elapsed D) expired【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第24题：In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted wh _______ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.A) relieve C) reclaimB) reconcile D) rectify【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第25题：How much of your country’selectrical supply is _______ from water power?A) deduced C) derivedB) detached D) declined【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第26题：She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, wh she intended to _______ in starting her own business.A) dwell on C) base onB) come upon D) draw upon【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第27题：The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are _______.A) intricate C) subtleB) fragile D) crisp【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第28题：Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only _______ the crisis.A) accelerates C) ascendsB) prevails D) precedes【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第29题：He blew out the candle and _______ his way to the door.A) converged C) stroveB) groped D) wrenched【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第30题：Often such arguments have the effect of _______ rather than clarifying the issues involved.A) obscuring C) tacklingB) prejudicing D) blocking【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无二、阅读理解第31题：Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree, is bytheacademic title:favoritesuccess raising new doubts a bout t he w orth of the b usiness world’sMBA (Master of Business Administration).The MBA, a 20th-century product, always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed (贪婪) on the tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature.But even with the recession apparently cutting into the hiring of business school graduates, abo 79,000 people a re expected t o receive MBAs in 1993. This is n early 16 times t he number ofbusiness graduates in 1960, a testimony to the widespread assumption that the MBA is vital for young men and women who want to run companies some day.“If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one,” said Morrison, professor of marketing and management science. “But in the last five years or so, whe someone says, ‘Should I attempt to get an MBA,’ the answer a lot more is: It depends.”The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of business degree and whether management skills can be taught.exchange of lettersto dramatizeThe Harvard Business Review printed a lively, fictionalcomplaints about business degree holders.The article called MBA hires “extremely disappointing” and said “MBAs want to move up too fast, they don’t understand politics and people, and they aren’t able to function as part of until their third year. But by then, they’re out looking for other jobs.”The problem, most participants in the debate acknowledge, is that the MBA has acquired an aura(光环) of future fiches and power far beyond its actual importance and usefulness.Enrollment in business schools exploded in the 1970s and 1980s and created the assumption that no one who pursued a business career could do without one. The growth was fueled by a backlash business values of the 1960s and by the women’s movement.(反冲) against the anti-Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees often knowat motivating people. “They d on’t get a lot o fhow to analyze s ystems b ut are not so skillful-president and principal ofgrounding in the people side of the business,” said James Shaffer, vicethe Towers Per-fin management consulting firm.1. According to Paragraph 2, what is the general a ttitude towards business o n campusesdominated by purer disciplines?A) Scornful C) Envious.B) Appreciative. D) Realistic.2. It s eems that t he controversy over the value of MBA degrees h as been fueled m ainly by______.A) the complaints from various employersB) the success of many non-MBAsC) the criticism from the scientists of purer disciplinesD) the poor performance of MBAs at work3. What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard Business Review?A) They are usually serf-centered.B) They are aggressive and greedy.C) They keep complaining about their jobs.D) They are not good at dealing with people.4. From the passage we know that most MBAs _______.A) can climb the corporate ladder fairly quicklyB) quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmatesC) receive salaries that do not match their professional trainingD) cherish unrealistic expectations about their future5. What is the passage mainly about?A) Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.B) The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.C) Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.D) A debate held recently on university campuses.1小题>、【正确答案】：A2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：D5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第32题：German Chancellor (首相) Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his military andsocial insurance programs.but his legacy (遗产) includes many of today’sdiplomatic talent,During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, experienced an unprecedented rash of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrializatio怜悯) for the helpless as well as a practical political Motivated in part by Christian compassion (impulse to undercut the support of the socialist labor movement, Chancellor Bismarck created the world’s first workers’ compensation law in 1884.nation i n the world that l acked w orkers’By 1908, the United States was the only industrialcompensation insurance. America’s injured workers could sue for damages in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. For example, employees had to prove that th injuries directly resulted from employer negligence and that they themselves were ignorant aboucompensation l a w in this countrypotentialhazards i n the workplace. The first state workers’passed in 1911, and the program soon spread throughout the nation.After W orld War II, benefit payments to American workers did not keep up with the cost o fliving. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in mo states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, Presiden Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers’ compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, i ncluding one that c alled f orincreasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states’ average weekly wages.In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today. But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers wh file for claims. And with so much more money floating in the workers’ compensation system, it’not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pi1. The world’s first workers’ compensation law was introduced by Bismarck _______.A) to make industrial production saferB) to speed up the pace of industrializationC) out of religious and political considerationsD) for fear of losing the support of the socialist labor movement2. We learn from the passage that the process of industrialization in Europe _______.A) Was accompanied by an increased number of workshop accidentsB) resulted in the development of popular social insurance programsC) required workers to be aware of the potential dangers at the workplaceD) met growing resistance from laborers working at machines3. One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting compensation in the early 19th century was that ______.A) they had to have the courage to sue for damages in a court of lawB) different sums in the U.S. had totally different compensation programsC) America’s average compensation benefit was much lower than the cost of livingD) they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the accidentkers so4. After 1972 workers’ compensation insurance in the U.S. became more favorable to worthat _______.A) the poverty level for a family of four went up drasticallyB) there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claimsC) the number of workers suing for damages increasedD) more money was allocated to their compensation system5. The author ends the passage with the implication that ______.A) compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heightsB) the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation systemC) people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation systemD) money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. economy1小题>、【正确答案】：C2小题>、【正确答案】：A3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第33题：When school officials in Kalkaska, Michigan, closed classes last week, the media flocked to th吝啬的) taxpayers. There is somestory, portraying the town’s 2,305 students as victims of stingy (truth to that; the property-tax rate here is one-third lower than the state average. But shuttinlargest teachers’union, t he Michiganeducators and the state’sschools also a ll o wed Kalkaska’spoint. Their a im was to spur passage o f legislationto make a politicalEducation A ssociation,Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the state’s share of school funding.rejected a 28It w as no coincidence that K alkaska shut i ts schools t wo weeks after residentspercent property-tax increase. The school board argued that without the increase it lacked the $1. million needed to keep schools open.But the school system had not done all it could to keep the schools open. Officials declined borrow against next ear’s state aid, they refused to trim extracurricular activities and they consider seeking a smaller-perhaps more acceptable-tax increase. In fact, closing early is cost amount, including $600,000 in unemployment payments to teachers andKalkaska a significantstaff and $250,000 in lost state aid. In February, the school system promised teachers and staff months of retirement payments in case schools c losed e arly, a deal that w ill c ost t he district$275,000 more.Other signs suggest school authorities were at least as eager to make a political statement a keep schools open. The Michigan Education Association hired a public relations firm to stage astationsandwhich attracted14 local and national televisionrally marking the school c losings,the M EA’s parent organization,networks. The president of the N ational Education A ssociation,flew from Washington, D. C., for the event. And the union tutored school officials in the art television interviews. School supervisor Doyle Disbrow acknowledges the district could have kept schools open by cutting programs but denies the moves were politically motivated.Michigan lawmakers have reacted angrily to the closings. The state Senate has already voted to破产管理) and reopen schools immediately; the Michigan Houseput the system into receivership (plans to consider the bill this week.1. We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded ______.A) by both the local and state governmentsB) exclusively by the local governmentC) mainly by the state governmentD) by the National Education Association2. One of the pumoses for which school officials closed classes was _______.A) to avoid paying retirement benefits to teachers and staffB) to draw the attention of local taxpayers to political issuesC) to make the financial difficulties of their teachers and staff known to the publicD) to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local schools3. The author seems to disapprove of _______.A) the Michigan lawmakers’ endless debatingB) the shutting of schools in KalkaskaC) the involvement of the mass mediaD) delaying the passage of the school funding legislationin Kalkaska are more concerned a bout4. We learn f rom the passage t hat s chool a uthorities_______.A) a raise in the property-tax rate in MichiganB) reopening the schools there immediatelyC) the attitude of the MEA’s parent organizationD) making a political issue of the closing of the schools5. According to the passage, the closing of the schools developed into a crisis because of _____A) the complexity of the problemB) the political motives on the part of the educatorsC) the weak response of the state officialsD) the strong protest on the part of the students’ parents1小题>、【正确答案】：A2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：D5小题>、【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第34题：富裕) that followed World War 12, an American retailing analystEarly in the age of affluence (named Victor Lebow proclaimed, “Our enormously productive economy ... demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seWe need things c onsumed,in consumption. ...our ego satisfaction,satisfaction,our spiritualburned up, worn out, replaced and discarded at an ever increasing rate.”Americans have responded to Lebow’s call, and much of the world has followed.lands a nd is e ven embedded inConsumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial-Japan and the United Sates --social values. Opinion surveys in the world’s two largest economiesshow consumerist definitions of success becoming ever more prevalent.ronmental problem unmatched in severity byOverconsumption by the world’s fortunate is an enviof resources threatens toanything b ut perhaps p opulation growth. T heir surging e xploitationexhaust or unalterably spoil forests, soils, water, air and climate.Ironically, high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms, too. The time-honoredfamily a nd community have often b eengood work, friendship,values o f integrityof character,sacrificed in the rush to riches.Thus many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollow-thaattempting to satisfy what aremisled by a consumerist culture, they have been fruitlesslyessentially social, psychological and spiritual needs with material things.no solution to either environmental orOf course, the opposite of overconsumption-poverty-ishuman problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the natural world too. Dirpossess (被剥夺得一无所有的) peasants slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads (游牧民族) turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert.If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too much, we are lef wonder how much is enough. What level of consumption can the earth s upport? When doeshaving more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction?3. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing?A) Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.B) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.C) Because overconsumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growth.D) Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization.4. According to the passage, consumerist culture ________.A) cannot thrive on a fragile economyB) will not aggravate environmental problemsC) cannot satisfy human spiritual needsD) will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries5 It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A) human spiritual needs should match material affluenceB) there is never an end to satisfying people’s material needsC) whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issueD) how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无三、完型填空第35题：When women do become managers, do they ring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and __1__ than male managers?Some research __2__ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater __3__, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a __4__ to bring emotiona factors to bear __5__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __6_ to carry advantages for companies, __7__ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to __8__ the company manage its workforce __9__.A stud y commissioned by the International Women’s Forum __10__ a management style used bysome women managers (and also by some men) that __11__ from the command-and-control styleapproach, “women __13__leadership”__12__ used by male managers. U sing this “interactive__14__ other p eople’sself-worth, a nd get othersshare p ower and information,participation,excited about their work. All these __15__ reflect their belief that allowing __16__ to contrib and to feel __17__ and important i s a win-win __18__-good for the employees and the__19__ that “interactiveleadershipmay emerge __20__ thedirectorThe study’sorganization.”management style of choice for many organizations.”1. A) confronted B) commanded C) confined D) committed2. A) supports B) argues C) opposes D) despises3. A) combination B) cooperativeness C) coherence D) correlation4. A) willingness B) loyalty C) sensitivity D) virtue5. A) by B) in C) at D) with6. A) disclosed B) watched C) revised D) seen7. A) therefore B) whereas C) because D) nonetheless8. A) help B) enable C) support D) direct9. A) evidently B) precisely C) aggressively D) effectively10. A) developed B) invented C) discovered D) located11. A) derives B) differs C) descends D) detaches12. A) inherently B) traditionally C) conditionally D) occasionally13. A) encourage B) dismiss C) disapprove D) engage14. A) enhance B) enlarge C) ignore D) degrade15. A) themes B) subjects C) researches D) things16. A) managers B) women C) employees D) males17. A) faithful B) powerful C) skillful D) thoughtful18. A) situation B) status C) circumstance D) position19. A) predicted B) proclaimed C) defied D) diagnosed20. A) into B) from C) as D) for1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：A3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：B6小题>、【正确答案】：D7小题>、【正确答案】：C8小题>、【正确答案】：A9小题>、【正确答案】：D10小题>、【正确答案】：C11小题>、【正确答案】：B12小题>、【正确答案】：B13小题>、【正确答案】：A14小题>、【正确答案】：A15小题>、【正确答案】：D16小题>、【正确答案】：C17小题>、【正确答案】：B18小题>、【正确答案】：A19小题>、【正确答案】：A20小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无。