大学英语四级考试阅读理解练习题.docx
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2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题
【篇一】2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题 Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.
Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.
Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent(普遍的).
Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.
Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.
Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.
练习题:
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?
A.Critical.
B.Prejudiced.
C.Indifferent.
D.Positive.
2.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.
A.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology
B.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations
C.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness
D.areeagertoworkoverseas
3.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Lines2-3,Para.3)probablymeans________.
A.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight
B.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome
C.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad
D.leavingallcareandworrybehind
4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?
A.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.
B.Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguage.
C.Technicalknow-how.
D.Businessexperience.
5.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.
A.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess
B.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds
C.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquarters
D.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad
【篇二】2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题 Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.
LocatedontheshoreofSullivan’sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricane(飓风)Hugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989,HugostruckSouthCarolina,killing18peopleanddamagingordestroying36,000homesinthestate.
BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructed,andenforcementofbuildingcodeswasn’tstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.InHugo’swake,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricter,better-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan’sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.
Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan’sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble“alargepartylantern(灯笼)”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse’swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.
Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage,Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings―long,slendercolumnsofwoodanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoelevatethehouseabovestormsurges.Thepilingsallowthesurgestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.“Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,”saidHuff.
Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealedbythehouse’sground-to-roofshell.“Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn’tlooklikeit’sstandingwithitspantlegspulledup,”saidHuff.Intheeventofastormsurge,theshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained.
练习题:
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinearerequired________.
A.tobeeasilyreinforced
B.tolooksmarterindesign
C.tomeetstricterbuildingstandards
D.tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes
2.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause________.
A.itisstrengthenedbysteelrods
B.itismadeofredwood
C.itisintheshapeofashell
D.itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete
3.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto________.
A.withstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hr
B.anchorstrongerpilingsdeepinthesand
C.breakhugeseawavesintosmallerones
D.preventwaterfromrushingintothehouse
4.Themainfunctionoftheshellis________.
A.tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouse
B.togivethehouseabetterappearance
C.toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouse
D.toslowdownthespeedoftheswellingwater
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheshellshouldbe________.
A.fancy-looking
B.waterproof
C.easilybreakable
D.extremelystrong
【篇三】2021年12月高校英语四级考试阅读理解练习题 Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-wormdebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthecountryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,artsdegreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents’earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or$220,000overtheirlifetime,accordingtoProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity-butiftheystudyShakespeareorthepeasants’revoltinsteadofanatomyofcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobecompletelywipedout.
Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudentsupto$3,000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit’sasmallpricetopaycomparedwiththefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker’sresearchshowstherearesharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.
Law,medicineandeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics’monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,whichmakeonlya“small”differencetoearnings-asmallnegativeone,infact.Justaheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18.
“it’shardtoresisttheconclusionthatwhatstudentslearndoesmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancialreturnsthanothers,”Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthatstudentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees:
”Studyingeconomicsmightbeverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun.”
练习题:
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ProfessorWalker’sResearch
B.HowtoMakeBigMoney.
C.DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.
D.StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.
2.Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause_____
A.theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearn
B.theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaid
C.theydon’tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernment
D.theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses
3.Theword“lucrative”(Line1,Para.4)mostprobablymeans_____
A.sensible
B.creative
C.profitable
D.reliable
4.Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn25%morethan______
A.educationgraduates
B.artsgraduates
C.thosewhohadnotstudiedattheuniversity
D.theaverageincome
5.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______
A.regardsartsdegreesasmeaningless
B.findsthisresultdisappointingandunfair
C.wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollege
D.holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturns
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