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大学英语专业四级考试阅读理解模拟试题及解析汇编

大学英语专业四级考试阅读理解模拟试题

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PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

TEXTA

Whatcomestomindwhenyouheartheword--diversity?

Issuesofraceorgendermayspringtomind．Equalrights?

Orminorityissues?

Iencouragepeopletolookatamuchwiderdefinitionoftheword．1wouldtendtosaydiversityis“differentness”inanyform．Agoodexampleofthiskindofdiversityhasbeenexperiencedbyeverypersonwhoeverleftbehindthecomfortsofhomeandmovedintounchartedterritory．Issuesofdiversityareinformednotonlybyyourculturalbackgroundandcontext，butalsobyyourreligion，age，fieldofwork，familysituation，personality，andcountlessotherfactorsthatmakeusunique．Diversityaffectseveryone．

It'sforthisreasonthatdiversityhasbecomesuchabuzzword．Thebuzzhappensbecauseit'sallabouthowyouhandleit．It'sverymuchlikethejobacomposerhaswhencreatingagreatmusicalcomposition．Ifthecomposerunderstandswhateachuniquenoteanddynamicmarkiscapableofincombinationwiththeotherparts，theresultachievedisextraordinary．If,however，noneofthepartsiscommunicatingwiththeothers，we'releftwithacacophony（刺耳的声音）．

Onapersonallevel．it'sthisunderstandingandacceptanceof“theother”whichrestsatthecoreofdiversity．Whetherwe'retalkingaboutnavigatingthroughamulticulturalurbanenvironmentoruprootingandmovingtoanewforeignsocialcontext，itisnecessarytosetasiderigidassumptionsabout“theother”andputoneselfintheother'sshoes.Sohowdowemakethisleap?

It'softenassimpleasaskingquestionsandbeingcarefulnottoassumethatwhatyouseeisnecessarilywhattheothersidesees.

OfteninmyworkshopsIgiveamagiclessontotheaudiencetoillustratethisprinciple.Ifirstpresentthemagicandaccomplishthe"impossible".Theparticipantsreceivethesamepropsbutsimplycan'tmanage.Welookmorecarefullyatthesituationandrealizethattheassumptionstheymadeaboutitactuallyblockedthemfromachievingthisfeat;afeattheysuddenlyareempoweredtodowhich,momentsago,wasimpossible.

Thegoalinbeingsensitivetodiversityistocultivateacultureofrespectforpeople'sdifferencesandunderstandthatsuchanenvironmentisbeneficialtoeveryoneinvolved.

Diversityawarenessisanevolution.Wecan'tgettherebysnappingourfingers,anditisn'tamatteroftrainingpeopletohavetextbookpoliticallycorrectattitudes.Insteadit'sacaseoflookingatthebigpictureofhowweseetheworld,understandingwhyweseeitthatway,andthenmakingsurewedoourparttogenuinelyvaluedifferenceandbenefitfromit.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,diversityis

A.confusing.

B.extraordinary.

C.quitecommon.

D.universal.

2."It"inParagraphThreerefersto

A.diversity.

B.thebuzz.

C.howtohandlediversity.

D.theformationofdiversity.

3.Theauthorbelievesthat

A.tohandlediversityoneshouldputhimselfinothers'shoes.

B.whenyouareinaforeignenvironment,doastheRomansdo.

C.diversitycanhardlybedefined.

D.diversityderivesfromculturaldifference.

4.Theexampleofamagiclessonistoshow

A.everyonecandomagic.

B.magicisnothingbutafeat.

C.whatblockspeoplefromhandlingdiversity.

D.itispossibletoachieveanything.

5.Howtoraisediversityawarenessaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Bylivinginanunfamiliarenvironment.

B.Byhavingpoliticallycorrectattitudes.

C.Bybeingsensitivetoeverythingoneexperiences.

D.Byunderstandingpeople'sdifferences.

TEXTB

Foralongtime,researchershavetriedtonaildownjustwhatshapesus—orwhat,atleast,shapesusmost.Andovertheyears,they'vehadalotofexclamationmoments.Firstitwasourparents,particularlyourmothers.Thenitwasourgenes.Nextitwasourpeers,whoshowuplastbutholdgreatsway.Andallthoseideasweregoodones—butonlyasfarastheywent.

Somewhere,therewasasortoftemperamentaldarkmatterexertinganinvisiblegravitationalpullofitsown.Moreandmore,scientistsareconcludingthatthisunexplainedforceisoursiblings.

Fromthetimeweareborn,ourbrothersandsistersareourcollaboratorsandco-conspirators,ourrolemodelsandcautionarytales.Theyareourscolds,protectors,goads,tormentors,playmates,counselors,sourcesofenvy,objectsofpride.Theyteachushowtoresolveconflictsandhownotto;howtoconductfriendshipsandwhentowalkawayfromthem.Sistersteachbrothersaboutthemysteriesofgirls;brothersteachsistersaboutthepuzzleofboys.Ourspousesarrivecomparativelylateinourlives;ourparentseventuallyleaveus.Oursiblingsmaybetheonlypeoplewe'lleverknowwhotrulyqualifyaspartnersforlife."Siblings,"saysfamilysociologistKatherineConger,"arewithusforthewholejourney."

Withinthescientificcommunity,siblingshavenotbeenwhollyignored,butresearchhasbeenlimitedmostlytodiscussionsofbirthorder．Oldersibsweresaidtobestrivers；youngeronesrebels；middlekidsthelostsouls．Thestereotypeswerebroad，ifnotentirelyuntrue，andtherethediscussionmostlyended．

Butallthat'schangin9．AtresearchcentersintheU．S．，Canada，Europeandelsewhere，investigatorsarelaunchingawealthofnewstudiesintothesiblingdynamic，lookingatwaysbrothersandsisterssteeroneanotherint0—orawayfrom—riskybehaviorhowtheyformaprotectivebuffer（减震器）againstfamilyupheaval；howtheyeducateoneanotherabouttheoppositesex；howallsiblingscompeteforfamilyrecognitionandcometoterms—orblows—oversuchimpossiblychargedissuesasparentalfavoritism．

Fromthatresearch，scientistsaregainingintriguinginsightsintothepeoplewebecomeasadults．Doesthemanagerwhorunsaharmoniousofficecallonthepeacemakingskillslearnedinthefamilyplayroom?

DoesthestudentstrugglingwithaprofessorwhoplaysfavoritessummonupthecopingskillsacquiredfromdealingwithasisterwhowasDaddy'sgirl?

Dohusbandsandwivesbenefitfromtheinter—gendernegotiationstheywagedwhentheirmostimportantpartnersweretheirsistersandbrothers?

Allthatisunderinvestigation．“Siblingshavejustbeenofftheradarscreenuntilnow，”saysConger．Buttodayseriousworkisrevealingexactlyhowourbrothersandsistersinfluenceus．

1．Thebeginningofthepassageindicatesthat

A．researchershavefoundoutwhatshapesus．

B．ourpeeristhelastfactorinfluencingus．

C．whatresearchersfoundcontributesinalimitedway．

D．whatresearchersfoundisgoodandtrustworthy．

2．Inthethirdparagraph,theauthortriestodemonstratethatoursiblings

A．offerusmuchusefulinformation．

B．havegreatinfluencesonus．

C．aretheoneswholoveuscompletely．

D．accompanyusthroughoutourlife．

3．Inscientificcommunity,previousresearchonsiblings

A．mostlyfocusedonthesiblingorder．

B．studiedthecharacteristicsofthekids．

C．studiedthematterinabroadsense．

D．wasn'tbelievableandthediscussionended．

4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTsiblingdynamic?

A．Abrothercautionshissisteragainstgettingintotrouble．

B．Sistershavequarrelswitheachother．

C．Siblingscompeteforparentalfavoritism．

D．Olderkidsinafamilytryhardtoachieve．

5．Fromthelastparagraph，wecanconcludethat

A．managerslearnedmanagementskillsfromthefamilyplayroom．

B．spouseslearnednegotiationskillsfromtheirsiblings．

C．studiesonsiblingsareundertheway。

D．studiesonsiblingsneedthoroughinvestigation．

TEXTC

IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreightyardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirtytwo.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,butacalamitycandostrangethingstopeople.ItoccurredtometheotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdoifIhadn'tbeenblind.Ibelieveinlifenow.IamnotsosurethatIwouldhavebelievedinitsodeeply,otherwise.Idon'tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemorewhatIhadleft.

Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Themorereadilyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themoremeaningfulhisownprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwasbewilderedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme--apotentialtolive,youmightcallit--whichIdidn'tsee,andtheymademewanttofightitoutwithblindness.

ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Thatwasbasic.IfIhadn'tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhavecollapsedandbecomeachairrockeronthefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfIamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindofselfconfidencethathelpsmedownanunfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:

anassurancethatIam,despiteimperfections,areal,positiveperson;thatsomewhereinthesweeping,intricatepatternofpeoplethereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.

Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Ithadtostartwiththemostelementarythings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewasmockingmeandIwashurt."Ican'tusethis."Isaid."Takeitwithyou,"heurgedme,"androllitaround."Thewordsstuckinmyhead."Rollitaround!

"ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthoughtimpossible:

playingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia'sOverbroo