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大学英语四级复习题
大学英语(四)复习题
1、阅读理解
Passage1
Wheneconomictimesarefierceitisgenerallythoughtthatthepawn-brokingindustryflourishes.LynadDamario.RegionaldirectorofAlbemarle&Bonasaid“Thereareincreasingnumbersofpeoplefromallwalksoflifewhoarefindingthemselvesinasituationwherethebanksareunabletohelp,soourbusinessisgrowing,”ThatunwillingnessbybankstolendhashelpedearntheU.K’sbiggestpawnbrokera47percentriseinprofits.
Atatimewhenthepriceofgoldisrisinginvalue,itisprobablyunsurprisinghthatsalesofsecondhandjewelryaccountedfor75percentofthefirm;stotalsales.Harvey&Thompson,oneofBritain’sbiggestpawnbrokers,hasseenbusinessincreaseby11percentinrecentmonths.AspokeswomanforH&T.saidthatconsumersaremoreawareoftheideaofsellingtheirpossessionsbecauseofthepopularityofonlinesales.Peoplearemoreawarenowthattheycanraisecashbysellingthingstheydon’tneed.
Pawnbrokersgivecustomrsmoneyinreturnforanobjectwhichisheldassecurityuntilthecustomerpaysofftheloanplusanyinterestcharges.Nocreditchecksareneededandoncetheitemisvaledandarateofinterestagreed,thecustomercanleavewiththemoneyJewelryandwatchesarepawnedmostoften.
AccordingtotheNatioalPawnbrokersAssociation,around88percentofpawnedgoodsarerecovered.Butwhatiftheworsthappensandyouareunabletopayfortheitematendpftheloanperiod?
Youcanusuallyextendthelengthofborrowing.Ifyoucannotdothis,asalastresort,thepledgewillgetsoldoff,butitisgenerallynotinthepawnbroker’sinteresttodoso.Particularlyasmanyogthemthriveonrepeatcustomers.
1.Pawnbrokingindustryflourisheswheneconomictimesarefiercebecause_______.
A.Thepawnbrokerscanhelptheircustomerstogetmoneyfrombanks
B.Theircustomerscouldgetmoneyfromthepawnbrokerswhiletheycannotborrowmoneyfromthebanks.
C.Thecustomersareabletobuygoodsfromthepawnbrokersatlowerprice.
D.thepawnbrokerscansellgoodsonline.
2.Harvey&Thompson,aspawnbroker,__________.
A.IsthebiggestpawnbrokerinBritain
B.Hasits75%profitfromsellingsecondhandjewelry
C.Sellsthesecurityonlinesometimes
D.Keepsitsbusinessincreasingby11%eachmonth
3.Whenthecustomerhasenoughmoneytogethispawnedgoodsbank,__________
A.hejustpaystheloantothepawnbroker
B.heasksthepawnbrokertosellgoods.
C.hemustpaythepawnbrokertheloanandinterest
D.hewouldjustpaytheinterestcharge
4.AccordingtotheNationalPawnbrokersAssociation,________
A.mostofthepawnedgoodshavebeenboughtbackbytheiroriginalowners
B.88%ofthepawnedgoodsarekeptbythepawnbrokersforever
C.Mostofthepawnedgoodswillbesold
D.Thepawnbrokersaskthebankstobuythepawnedgoods
5.Ifthecustomercannotpayforthepawnedgoodsattheendoftheloanperiod,_______________.
A.Thepawnbrokerislikelytosellthepawnedthegoodsforhisowninterest
B.Hecanextendthelengthoftimeofborrowing
C.hecanborrowmoneyfromthebank
D.thepawnedgoodswillbepressedinthepawnbrokerforalongtime.
Passage2
Marsis500timesfatherawayfromEarththanthemoon,butscientistssayitwillsomedaybepossibletosendhumansthere,ifthefinancialandtechnologicalbarrierscanbeovercome.
Currentcostestimatesexceed$500billion–althoughspaceplanersatNASAandelsewherearetryingtofigureouthowtobringthatpricetagdown.
Therewouldbegreatdangers,includingexposuretoradiationfarstrongerthananythingpastastronautshaveexperienced.Theweightlessnessduringthreetofour–year-longmissioncouldcarryadditionalrisks,duetomuscle-wasting,heartproblems,bonelossorsleeplessness.
Therewouldalsobetechnologicalchallenges,suchasfindingsourceoffuelforthereturntrip.Yearsago,rocketscientistRobertZubrinsuggestedthatrobotscouldusematerialsonMarsitselftomanufacturefuelinadvanceofahumanmission,andengineersarefleshingoutthatplan.
“wewouldsendhumansonasecondmission,andtheirfueltogethomewouldbewaitingforthem,”explainedDavaNewman,aresearcherattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
Thebiggestchallengeofall,however,couldbemerelylivingwithfourorsixastronautsforthreeorfouryearsinanareanolongerthanasmallhousetrailer.
“Thetoughestthingisthatyouarejustawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saidretiredastronautNormanThagard,whospend115dayswithtwoRussiansontheMirspacestationin1995.Itisanisolatedenvironment.”
Thegroupwouldalmostcertainlyincludemenandwomen.Whataboutthesocialdynamicsoverfouryears?
“Ithinkthereisarightwaytodothat,:
Newmansaid,”Somepeoplecangetalongquitewell.Potentially,yousendcouples,marriedfolks--Ithink,adiversecrowd.Thereispowerindiversity.”
1.ItisimpossibletosendhumantotheMarsbecause______.
A.itistooaway
B.wehavefinancialandtechnologicalproblem
C.Itisanisolatedplace
D.Itisverydangerous
2.TherewouldbedangersastronautscouldfaceinordertofulfillthemissionontheMars,whichofthefollowingisnotincludedaccordingtothepassage?
A.NofuelB.SleeplessnessC.MuscleD.Boneloss
3.What’sthebiggestchallengefortheastronauts?
A.Workforalongperiodoftime.
B.Livewithotherastronauts
C.Liveinaverylimitedspace
D.Livewithfinancialproblem
4.WhatdoesNormanThagard’swords“Itisanisolatedenvironment.”mean?
A.Itisafarawayplace
B.Itisaplacewithoutfamilyandfriends
C.Itistoosmall
D.Itisaplaceonlymaleastronautstay.
5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.LearningaboutMars.
B.ManufacturingfuelonMars.
C.SendinghumanstoMars.
D.GettingalongwellonMars.
Passage3
Forsomeonewhoissuchanextraordinarilysuccessfulinvestor,WarrenBuffettcomesoffasaprettyordinaryguy.HewasbornandbredinOmaha,Nebraska.Hewearswrinkledsuits,driveshisowncar,drinksCherryCoke,andismorelikelytobefoundinaDairyQueenthanafour-starrestaurant.
Butthe68-year-oldOmahanativehasledanextraordinarylife.LookingEvenasayoungchild,Buffettwasprettyseriousaboutmakingmoney.Heusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodapop.Later,healsoworkedathisgrandfather'sgrocerystore.Attheripeageof11,Buffettboughthisfirststock.
Alreadyasuccessfulbusinessman,Buffettwasn'tkeenongoingtocollegebutendedupatWhartonattheUniversityofPennsylvania--hisfatherencouragedhimtogo.Later,BuffettappliedtoHarvardBusinessSchoolbutwasturneddown,whichwasoneoftheworstadmissionsdecisionsinHarvardhistory.TheoutcomeendedupdeeplyaffectingBuffett'slife,forheendedupattendingColumbiaBusinessSchool,wherehestudiedunderfamousBenjaminGraham,thefatherofsecuritiesanalysiswhoprovidedthefoundationforBuffett'sinvestmentstrategy.
Buffett'sinvestmentstrategymirrorshislifestyleandoverallphilosophy.Hedoesn'tcollecthousesorcarsorworksofart,andhedoesnotlikecompaniesthatwastemoneyluxuries.Heisacreatureofhabit--samehouse,sameoffice,samecity,samesoda--anddislikeschange.Inhisinvestments,thatmeansholdingonto"coreholdings"suchasAmericanExpress,Coca-Cola,andTheWashingtonPostCo."forever."
Onething'sforsureaboutBuffett:
He'shappydoingwhathe'sdoing."IgettodowhatIliketodoeverysingledayoftheyear,"hesays."IgettodoitwithpeopleIlike,andIdon'thavetoassociatewithanybodywhocausesmystomachsick.Itapdancetowork,andwhenIgetthereIthinkI'msupposedtolieonmybackandpainttheceiling.It'stremendousfun."
1.WhichisthecorrectinformationaboutBuffettaccordingtothetext?
A.HelikestogotocollegesoheappliedtoHarvardUniversity.
B.HemasteredtheinvestmentstrategyinHarvardUniversity.
C.Heledanextraordinarylifeforhelikedluxuries.
D.Hedoesnothavetoworkwithpeoplewhomhedoesnotlike.
2.Asayoungchild,WarrenBuffett_______.
A.waskeenonmakingmoney
B.deliverednewspaperdoortodoor
C.madehislivingbyworkingathisgrandfather'sgrocerystore.
D.boughtstockswiththehelpofhisparents.
3.WarrenBuffettstudiedhowtoanalyzesecurities_______.
A.atUniversityofPennsylvaniaB.atHarvardBusinessSchool
C.atColumbiaBusinessSchoolD.BothBandC
4.WarrenBuffett'sinvestment________.
A.focusesonthebigcompaniesB.reflectshislifestyleandphilosophy
C.keepsonchangingD.onlyholdsontoAmericansecurities
5.Atwork,WarrenBuffett______.
A.doesnothavespecificpurposeeachday
B.hastoassociatewithalotofpeople
C.likeshisworkverymuch
D.paintstheceilingbyhimselfsometimes
Passage4
SoIcouldwriteabookonThailand,butIwon’tboreyouwitheverylastdetail.Let’sjustsaythatIreallylovedThailand—somuchsothatactuallyconsideredlivingthereforawhile.IspendmostofmytimeinBangkok,whichisjustanamazingcity,sofulloflifeandactivityandpleasantrestaurants.
MywifeandIstaredinaweatallthehugebuildings,thecrowdedstreets,theintensityoflife,whenwefirstenteredthecity.WespentmostofourtripexploringBangkok,andthemorewedidso,themorewerealizedwewereonlyscratchingthesurface.
WealsospentalittlelessthanaweekonasmallislandcalledKohSamed,anislandwhosechiefactivityistourism,andwherethereisnothingelsetodobutlayonthebeach,eat,drink,swim,read,andbemerry.Wedidalloftheabove,andlotsofit. Thesandiswhite,theseaisjade,andtheweatherwasperfect.
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