大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案.doc

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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

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　　Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

　　Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationadngivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

　　Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives（itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould）,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.

　　1.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.

　　a.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselves

　　b.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealth

　　c.theyaretravellingfastallthetime

　　d.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork

　　2.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.

　　a.notfearingstress

　　b.knowingtheartofrelaxation

　　c.highsenseofresponsibility

　　d.havingcontroloverperformance

　　3.Whichofthefollwingstatementsisture?

　　a.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress

　　b.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople

　　c.Itiseasytochangethehagitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.

　　d.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress

　　4.InParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersbackto_______.

　　a."makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"

　　b."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"

　　c."respondingtocrisesquickly"

　　d."losingheartatthesignsdifficulties"

　　5.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,"doso"refersto______.

　　a."exposeourselvestostress"

　　b."findwaystodealwithstress"

　　c."removestressfromourlives"

　　d."establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress"

　　答案：

dadbc

七

　　Inthe1960s,manyyoungAmericansweredissatisfiedwithAmericansociety.TheywantedtoendtheVietnamWarandtomakeallofthepeopleintheU.S.epual.Someofthemdecidedto"dropout"ofAmericansocietyandformtheirownsocieties.Theyformedutopiancommunities,whichtheycalled"communes,"wheretheycouldfollowtheirphilosophyof"doyourownthing."AgroupofartistsfoundedacommuneinsouthernColoradocalled"DropCity."FollowingtheideasofphilosopherandarchitectBuckminsterFullertheybuiltdomeshapedhousesfrompiecesofoldcars.Othergroups,suchasauthorKenKesey'sMerryPranksters,thefollowersfoSanFranciscopoetSteveGakin,andagroupthatcalleditselftheHogFarm,livedinoldschoolhusesandtraveledaroundtheUnitedStates.TheHogFarmbecomefamouswhentheyhelpedorganizetheWoodstockRockFestivalin1969.SteveGaskin'sfollowerstriedtosettledownonafarminTennessee,buttheyhadtoleavewhensomemembersofthegruopwerearrestedforgrowingmarijuana.

　　Notallcommunesbelievedinthephilosophyof"doyouownthing,"however.TwinOaks,acommunefoundedinVirgianiainthelate1960s,wasbasedontheideasofpsychologistB.F.Skinner.ThepeoplewholivedatTwinOakswerecarefullycontrolledbySkinner's"conditioning"techniquestodothingsthatweregoodforthecommunity.In1972,ItalianarchitectPaoloSoleribegantobuildArcosanti,autopiancityArizsonawhere2500peoplewilllivecloselytogetherinonelargebuildingcalledan"archology"Soleribelievesthatpeoplemustlivecloselytogethersothattheywillallbecomeone.

　　1.WhydidsomeyoungAmericansdecideto"dropout"ofscoietyduringthe1960s?

　　a.TheywerenotsatisfiedwithAmericansociety.

　　b.Theywantedtogrowmarijuana.

　　c.TheywantedtogototheVietnamWar.

　　d.Theydidnotwantallpeopletobeequal.

　　2.WheredidthemembersoftheHogFarmcommunelive?

　　a.Indome-shapedhouse

　　b.Inoldschoolhuses

　　c.OnafarminTennessee

　　d.InanarchologyinArizona

　　3.WhogavethepeopleofDropCitytheideatobuliddome-shapedhouse?

　　a.PaoloSoleri

　　b.B.G.Skinner