2019年英语四级阅读理解练习题

2019英语四级阅读理解练习题及解析(9)Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat(闲谈)with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of peoplewill remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you—loudly enough andclearly enough but without trying to shout of appearing to force yourself.Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease(轻松)but thesituation is somewhat(一点儿)different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.1.When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.A.as loudly as possibleB.in a low voiceC.loudlyD.forcefullyually, when you speak to the class, the class is__________.A.noisyB.quietC.having a restD.serious3.The situation in the class is ________ that in your house.A.not very different fromB.sometimes the same asC..sometimes not the same asD.not the same as4. If you are having a conversation with an official,the most important thing for you is _______.A.to show your abilityB.to be very gentleC. to make sure that you can be heardD.to put theofficial at ease5.The main idea of this passage is ________.A.that we must use different ways at differentsituationsB.that we must speak loudlyC.that we must keep silent at any timeD.that we must talk with the class1.答案解析1.C。

2019年6月英语四级阅读练习及答案(一)Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance betweentheir lives and what they see on TV —if they everget home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the cops don’t think much of them.The first difference is that a policeman’s real life revolves round the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to knowas a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to applyit on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down an alley after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting to scantily-clad (穿衣不多的) ladies or in dramatic confrontationswith desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty —or not —of stupid, petty crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal：as soon as he’s arrested, the story is over. i real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks — where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police —little effortis spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and to do thathe often hasto gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked, a detective has to beout at all hours of the dayand night interviewing his witnesses and persuade themusually against their own best interests, to help him.练习题：Choose correct answers to the question：1.The first sentence implies that ________.A.the life of the real policemen and that of the policemen on TV are entirely differentB.the real policemen will find the similarities if they can get home in timeC.the real policemen seldom can get home in time to watch TVD.the policemen shown on TV can always get home in time2.It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law _____.A.so that he can catch criminals in the streetsB.because many of the criminals he has to catch are dangerousC.so that he can justify his arrests in courtD.because he has to know nearly as much about law as a professional lawyer3.The everyday life of a policeman or detective is ______.A.exciting and glamorousB. full of dangerC.devoted mostly to routine mattersD. wasted on unimportant matters4.When murders and terrorist attacks occur,thepolice______.A.prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself awayB.make great efforts to try to track down their manC.try to make a quick arrest in order to keep up their reputationually fail to produce results5.What’s the best title for the passage?A.Policemen and DetectiveB.Policemen’s Life-Fun and FantasyC.The Real Life of a PolicemanD.Drama and Reality1.[C] 推理判断题。

2019 年 6 月大学英语四级仔细阅读练习题三篇英语四级仔细阅读练习题(1)Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn 't. After monitoring production of the Jarvik-7, and reviewing its effects on the 150 or so patients (most of whom got the device as a temporary measure) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that the machine was doing more to endanger lives than to save them. Last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectively banning ( 禁止) the device.The recall may hurt Symbion Inc., maker of the Jarvik-7, but it won 't end the request for an artificia l heart. One problem with the banned mode is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source createda passage for infection. Inventors are now working on new devices that would be fully placed, along with atiny power pack, in the patient 's chest. The first sample products aren 't expected for another 10 or20 years. But some people are already worrying that they 'll work—and that America 's overextended health —care programs will lose a precious $2.5 billion to $5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. If such expenditures ( 开支) cut into funding for more basic care, thenet effect could actually be a decline in the nation 's health.练习题：Choose correct answers to the question ：1. According to the passage, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be .A. a technical failureB. a technical wonderC. a good life-saverD. an effective means to treat heart disease2. From the passage we know that Symbion Inc. ___ .A. has been banned by the government from producing artificial heartsB. will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new modelsC. may continue to work on new models of reliable artificial heartsD. can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years3. The new models of artificial hearts are expectedA. to have a working life of 10 or 20 yearsB. to be set fully in the patients chestC. to be equipped with an external power sourceD. to create a new passage for infection4. The word "them" in Line 7, Para. 2 refers to ___ .A. doctors who treat heart diseasesB. makers of artificial heartsC. America 's health -care programsD. New model of artificial hearts5. Some people feel that ____ .A. artificial hearts are seldom effectiveB. the country should not spend so much money on artificial heartsC. the country is not spending enough money on artificial heartsD. America 's health -care programs are not doing enough for the nation ' s health1. [A] 文章一开头说Jarvik-7 以前被认为是一大技术成就，但文章第1段倒数第2句中提到,美国食品与药品管理局得出结论, 认为这种仪器与其说是挽救生命, 不如说是将生命置于更加危险的境地。

2019年12月英语四级阅读真题选词填空Part ⅢSection A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Millions die early from air pollution each year. Air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious 26 occurring in the developing world. The figures include a number of costs 27 28 like home heating and cooking, has remained 29 over the past several decades despite advances in the area. Levels of outdoor pollution have grown rapidly along with rapid growth in industry and transportation. Director of Institute for Health Metrics andEvaluation Chris Murray 30 it as an “urgent call to action.”“One of the risk factors for premature deaths is the air we breathe, over which individuals have little 31 ,” 3233 experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution. But the problem is not limited 34 to the developing world. Thousands die prematurely in the U.S. as a result of related illnesses. In many European countries, where diesel(柴油) 35A)ability B)associated C)consciously D)constantE)control F)damage G)described H)equals I)exclusively J)innovated K)regularly L)relates M)sourcesN)undermine O)vehicles答案：26. F damage (损害) 27. B associated (与……有联系)28. M sources (来源) 29. D constant (不断的，常存在的) 30.G described (描述) 31. E control (控制) 32. H equals (等同于)33. K regularly (经常地) 34. I exclusively (仅仅，唯一地) 35. O vehicles (车辆)解析：26. F damage空格所在句子的含义为：空气污染每年在福利费用方面给全球经济造成5万多亿损失，最大的... ...发生在发展中国家。

2019年英语四级考试仔细阅读练习题(2)Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions： There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the center.来源：考试大的美女编辑们Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk re： 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroidbig enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says on e scientist. “It’s that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against th em,” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the courses of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that ________.A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely tohit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth25. Which of the following best describes the au thor’s tone in this passage?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as onefifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is alonger lasting reduction in highway sped and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses ________.A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion考试大论坛27. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ________.A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________.A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short periodof time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.。

2019年全国英语等级考试四级阅读理解训练试题21.rA]rather than[B]rather than of[C]rather…thanof[D]not of22.[A]of these[B]of that[C]of a person [D]of those23.[A]in his mme [B]to his name[C]under the name of[D]in their name 24.[A]nation[B]country[C]nationality[D]national25.[A]in [B]of[C]under[D]with26.[A]accepted[B]accepting[C]accepting as[D]accepted as27.[A]charges[B]transforms[C]tums[D]transfers28.[A]is[B]has long been[C]are[D]have long been29.[A]donation[B]giving[C]sending[D]contribution30.[A]that[B]what[C]which[D]in which31.[A]amounts[B]numbers[C]amount[D]number32.[A]few[B]some people[C]many people[D]many others33.[A]may[B]can[C]must[D]are obliged to34.[A]to him[B]to them[C]to her[D]to US35.[A]improve[B]change[C]care[D]alleviate36.[A]talk[B]persuade[C]say[D]convinced37.[A]non-violent[B]violent[C]inviolent[D]noviolent38.[A]proceeded[B]pioneered[C]processed[D]possessed39.[A]variety[B]kinds[C]sorts[D]various40.[A]the poor people[B]the black[C]Jesus[D]Christians41.At first，NASA is__________private citizen’S space travel.[A]for[B]against[C]indifferent to[D]hesitant about42.The time between American businessman Dennis Tito’s and a South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth’space travel is__________.[A]one year[B]two years[C]three vears[D]four years43.NASA thinks space travellers must__________to do private space travel.[A]observe safety measures carefully[B]have a new desire to use space vehicles for civilian travel[C]negotiate with Russia or NASA[D]be as rich as Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth44.If a person really wants to go to the space station，he or she should spend——in total.[A]$200000[B]twelve million dollars[C]twentv million dollars[D]more than twenty million dollars45.Those who want to travel in the spaceshould__________.[A]afford the expenses of the space trip[B]pass the health check and physical training[C]speak English[D]all of the above。

英语四级阅读理解练习题：美国人的睡眠欠债American society is not nap (午睡) friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. "There's even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep". Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote a proverb: "Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven. " Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. " We have to totally change our attitude toward napping", says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research. ? Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an "American sleep debt" which one member said was as important as the national debt, The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Clinton is trying to take a half?hour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon. ? About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have "a midafternoon quiet phase"also called"a secondary sleep gate. "Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap. ? We Superstars of Snooze don't nap to replace lost shut?eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we"snack"on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.这是一篇说明文，讨论了nap(小睡，打盹)及睡眠充足的积极意义。

2019年12月英语四级阅读练习题及答案(3)Section CDirections： There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA ),B．, C． andD． . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Educators today are more and more often heard to say that computer literacy is absolutely necessary for college students. Many even argue that each incoming freshman should have permanent access to his or hcr own microcomputer. What advantages do computers offer the college students?Any student who has used a word processor will know one compelling reason to use a computer： to write papers. Although not all students feel comfortable composing on a word processor, most find revising and editing much easier on it. One can alter, insert, or delete just by pressing a few keys, thus eliminating the need to rewrite or re-type. Furthermore, since the revision process is less burdensome, students are more likely to revise as often as is necessary to end up with the best paper possible. For these reasons, many freshman English courses require the use of a word processor.Computers are also useful in the context of language courses, where they are used to drill students in basicskills. Software programs reinforce ESL(English as a Second Language ) instruction, as well as instruction in French, German, Spanish, and other languages. By using these programs on a regular basis, students can improve their proficiency in a language while proceeding at their own pace.Science students take advantage of computers in many ways. Using computer graphic capabilities, for example, botany students can represent and analyze different plant growth patterns. Medical students can learn to interpretcomputerized images of internal body structures. Physics students can complete complex calculations farmore quickly than they could without the use of computer.Similarly, business and accounting students find that computer spreadsheet programs are all but indispensable to many aspects of their work, while students pursuing careersin graphic arts. marketing, and public relations find that knowledge of computer graphic is important. Education majors learn to develop grading systems using computers, whilesocial science students use computers for analyzing and graphically displacing their research results.It is no wonder, then, that educators support thepurchase 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 and writeB． the ability to useC． literatureD． the knowledge of language57. The main purpose of this passage is to __________.A． persuade the educators to increase computer use in their own classroomB． analyze advantages and disadvantages of computer use among college studentsC． identify some of the ways that computers benefit college studentsD． describe how computers can be used to teach foreign languages58. According to the author, a word processor can be used to __________.A． revise papersB． retype papersC． reduce the psychological burden of writing papersD． improve the writing skills of a student59. In this passage, the writer's argument is developed primarily through the use of __________.A． cause-effect analysisB． comparison and contrast。

2019 年 06 ⽉真题（第⼀套）如果有⼈叫错你的名字 If Someone Calls You by the Wrong NameIf you were like most children, you probably got upset when your mother called you by a sibling's name.如果你像⼤多数孩⼦⼀样，那当你的妈妈叫你却喊成你兄弟姐妹的名字时，你可能会感到难过。

How could she not know you? Did it mean she loved you less?她怎么可能不知道你是谁？这是不是意味着她没那么爱你？Probably not.或许不是这样的。

According to the first research to tackle this topic head-on, misnaming the most familiar people in our life is a common cognitive error that has to do with how our memories classify and store familiar names.第⼀个正⾯解决这⼀话题的研究表明，喊错我们⽣活中最熟悉⼈的名字是⼀种常⻅的认知错误。

这种认知错误与我们的记忆如何分类以及存储熟悉的名字有关。

The study, published online in April in the journal Memory and Cognition, found that the "wrong" name is not random but is invariably fished out from the same relationship pond: children, siblings, friends.该研究于四⽉发表于《记忆与认知》杂志官⽹上，研究发现“叫错”的名字并不是随机的，⽽总是来⾃于同⼀个关系组：孩⼦、兄弟姐妹、朋友。

2019 年 06 ⽉真题（第⼆套）⼥性与领导⼒ Women and LeadershipAccording to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good as men.The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom.And according to a new survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States?According to the public, at least, it's not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets.It's also not all about work-life balance.Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for political leaders ⼤部分美国⼈认为，⼥性和男性⼀样有能⼒成为优秀的政治领袖。