1989四级题.docx
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1989四级题
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.
Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto£50.itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.
However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.
21.Thistextistakenfrom____D____.
A)amedicalmagazine
B)apolicereport
C)alegaldocument
D)agovernmentinformationbooklet(D)
22.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle___C_____.
A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalf
B)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhour
C)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidents
D)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear(C)
23.Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto___B_____.
A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbelt
B)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbelt
C)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseat
D)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives(B)
24.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?
A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.
B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.
C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.
D)Someonewhoisunder14.(A)
25.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter_____A)___.
A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasons
B)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasons
C)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbelt
D)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbelt(B)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.
ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.
WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.
Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.)
Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedIsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.
Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage—usingthehead.
Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.
Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”
26.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout_____A)___.
A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers
B)howtomakepeoplelivelonger
C)thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrains
D)whichpeoplearemostintelligent(A)
27.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?
A)AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.
B)Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.
C)Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople
D)Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.(C)
28.Thedoctor’stestshowthat________.
A)ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder
B)thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink
C)sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds
D)somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s(D)
29.Theword“subjects”inParagraph5means________.
A)somethingtobeconsidered
B)branchesofknowledgestudied
C)personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment
D)anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler(C)
30.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?
A)Lawyers.
B)Farmers.
C)Clerks.
D)Shopassistants.(A)
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
OnJune17,1744,theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege.Inaletterthenextdaytherefusedtheofferasfollows:
Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposal;andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifyourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottbethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovinces:
theyweretaughtallyoursciences;but,whentheycamebacktous,theywerebadrunners,ignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoods…theyweretotallygoodfornothing.
Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefusetoacceptit;and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendupadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallweknow,andmakemenofthem.
31.Thepassageisabout________.
A)thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficials
B)thecollegesofnorthernprovinces
C)theeducationalvaluesoftheIndians
D)theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury(C)
32.TheIndians’chiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemstobeto________.
A)politelyrefuseafriendlyoffer
B)expresstheiropiniononequaltreatment
C)showtheirpride
D)describeIndiancustoms(A)
33.Accordingtotheletter,theIndiansbelievedthat________.
A)itwouldbebetterfortheirboystoreceivesomeschooling
B)theywerebeinginsultedbytheoffer
C)theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficials
D)theyhadabetterwayofeducatingyoungmen(D)
34.Differentfromtheofficials’viewofeducation,theIndiansthough________.
A)youngwomenshouldalsobeeducated
B)theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducation
C)theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscience
D)theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst(B)
35.Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas________.
A)angry
B)pleasant
C)polite
D)inquiring(C)
PassageFour
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth’spostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction(失误).
Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.
Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:
forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.
36.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?
A)Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.
B)Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers.
C)Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers.
D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.(D)
37.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthattheymight________.
A)changeourpersonallives
B)takecontroloftheworld
C)createunforeseenproblems
D)affectourbusinesses(B)
38.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto________.
A)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem
B)checkalltheiranswers
C)substitutethemforbasicthinking
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