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四级阅读训练
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Peopletendtobemoreimpressedbyevidencethatseemstoconfirmsomerelationship.Thusmanyareconvincedtheirdreamsareprophetic(预言的)becauseafewhavecometrue;theyfailtonoticethemanythathavenot.Consideralsothebeliefthat“thephonealwaysringswhenI’mintheshower.”Ifitdoesringwhileyouareintheshower,theeventwillstandoutandberemembered.Ifitdoesn’tring,thatnoneventprobablywon’tevenregister(留下印象).
Peoplewanttoseeorder,patternandmeaningintheworld.Consider,forexample,thecommonbeliefthatthingslikepersonalmisfortunes,planecrashes,anddeaths“happeninthrees.”Suchbeliefsstemfromthetendencyofpeopletoallowthethirdeventtodefinethetimeperiod.Ifthreeplanecrashesoccurinamonth,thentheperiodoftimethatcountsastheir“happeningtogether”isonemonth;ifthreecrashesoccurinayear,theperiodoftimeisstretched.Flexibleendpointsreinforcesuchbeliefs.
Wealsotendtobelievewhatwewanttobelieve.Amajorityofpeoplethinktheyaremoreintelligent,morefair-mindedandmoreskilledbehindthewheelofanautomobilethantheaverageperson.Partofthereasonweviewourselvessofavorablyisthatweusecriteriathatworktoouradvantage.AseconomistThomasSchellingexplains,“Everybodyrankshimselfhighinqualitieshevalues:
carefuldriversgiveweighttocare,skilleddriversgiveweighttoskill,andthosewhoarepolitegiveweighttocourtesy,”Thiswayeveryonerankshighonhisownscale.
Perhapsthemostimportantmentalhabitwecanlearnistobecautious(谨慎的)indrawingconclusions.The“evidence”ofeverydaylifeissometimesmisleading.
21.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorstatesthat________.
A)dreamscannotbesaidtobepropheticeventhoughafewhavecometrue
B)dreamsarepropheticbecausesomeofthemdidcometrue
C)dreamsmaycometrueifclearlyremembered
D)dreamsandrealityarecloselyrelated(A)
22.By“thingslike...”“happeninthrees”(Para.3,Line2),theauthorindicatesthatpeoplebelieve________.
A)personalmisfortunestendtohappeneverynowandthen
B)personalmisfortunes,planecrashes,anddeathsusuallyhappentogether
C)misfortunestendtooccuraccordingtocertainpatterns
D)misfortuneswillneveroccurmorethanthreetimestoapersoninhislifetime(C)
23.Tenword“courtesy”(Para.4,line6)probablymeans________.
A)goodmanners
B)appropriatespeech
C)friendlyrelations
D)satisfactoryservice(A)
24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
________.
A)Happeningsthatgounnoticeddeservemoreattention.
B)Inaseriesofmisfortunesthethirdoneisusuallythemostserious.
C)Peopletendtomakeuseofevidencethatsupportstheirownbeliefs.
D)Believersofmisfortuneshappeninginthreesarecautiousininterpretingevents.(A)
25.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.
A)thereissometrutheveninthewildestdreams
B)oneshouldtakenoticeofotherpeople’smerits
C)thereisnoorderorpatterninworldevents
D)weshouldnotbaseourconclusionsonaccidentalevidence(D)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
IthasbeenthoughtandsaidthatAfricansarebornwithmusicaltalent.BecausemusicissoimportantinthelivesofmanyAfricansandbecausesomuchmusicisperformedinAfrica,weareinclinedtothinkthatAfricansaremusicians.Theimpressionisstrengthenedwhenwelookatourselvesandfindthatwehavebecomelargelyasocietyofmusicalspectators(旁观).Musicisimportanttous,butmostofuscanbeconsideredconsumersratherthanproducersofmusic.Wehaverecords,television,concerts,andradiotofulfillmanyofourmusicalneeds.Inmostsituationswheremusicisperformedinourcultureitisnotdifficulttodistinguishtheaudiencefromtheperformers,butsuchisoftennotthecaseinAfrica.AlbanAyipaga,aKasenasemiprofessionalmusicianfromnorthernGhana,saysthatwhenhisflute(长笛)anddrumensemble(歌舞团)isperforming.“Anybodycantakepart”.Thisistrue,butKasenamusiciansrecognizethatnotallpeopleareequallycapableoftakingpartinthemusic.Somecansingalongwiththedrummers,butrelativelyfewcandrumandevenfewercanplaytheflutealongwiththeensemble.ItisfairlycommoninAfricafortheretobeanensembleofexpertmusicianssurroundedbyotherswhojoininbyclapping,singing,orsomehowaddingtothetotalityofmusicalsound.Performancesoftentakeplaceinanopenarea(thatis,notonastage)andsothelinesbetweentheperformingnucleusandtheadditionalperformers,activespectators,andpassivespectatorsmaybedifficulttodrawfromourpointofview.
26.ThedifferencebetweenusandAfricans,asfarasmusicisconcerned,isthat________.
A)mostofusareconsumerswhilemostofthemareproducersofmusic
B)wearemusicalperformersandtheyaresemiprofessionalmusicians
C)mostofusarepassivespectatorswhiletheyareactivespectators
D)wearetheaudienceandtheyaretheadditionalperformers(C)
27.Theword“such”(Line6)referstothefactthat________.
A)musicisperformedwiththeparticipationoftheaudience
B)musicisperformedwithouttheparticipationoftheaudience
C)peopletendtodistinguishtheaudiencefromtheperformers
D)peoplehaverecords,televisionsetsandradiotofulfilltheirmusicalneeds(B)
28.Theauthorofthepassageimpliesthat________.
A)allAfricansaremusicalandthereforemuchmusicisperformedinAfrica
B)notallAfricansarebornwithmusicaltalentalthoughmusicisimportantintheirlives
C)mostAfricansarecapableofjoininginthemusicbyplayingmusicalinstruments
D)mostAfricansperformaswellasprofessionalmusicians(B)
29.Theword“nucleus”(Line13)probablyrefersto________.
A)musiciansfamousinAfrica
B)musiciansatthecenterofattention
C)musiciansactingasthecoreinaperformance
D)activeparticipantsinamusicalperformance(D)
30.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.
A)TheImportanceofMusictoAfricanPeople
B)DifferencesBetweenAfricanMusicandMusicofOtherCountries
C)TheRelationshipBetweenMusiciansandTheirAudience
D)ACharacteristicFeatureofAfricanMusicalPerformances(D)
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Mostpeoplewouldagreethat,althoughourageexceedsallpreviousagesinknowledge,therehasbeennocorrespondingincreaseinwisdom.ButAgreementceasesassoonasweattempttodefine“wisdom”andconsidermeansofpromotingit.
Thereareseveralfactorsthatcontributetowisdom.OftheseIshouldputfirstasenseofproportion:
thecapacitytotakeaccountofalltheimportantfactorsinaproblemandtoattachtoeachitsdueweight.Thishasbecomemoredifficultthanitusedtobeowingtotheextentandcomplexityofthespecialknowledgerequiredofvariouskindsoftechnicians.Suppose,forexample,thatyouareengagedinresearchinscientificmedicine.Theworkisdifficultandislikelytoabsorbthewholeofyourmind.Youhavenotimetoconsidertheeffectwhichyourdiscoveriesorinventionsmayhaveoutsidethefieldofmedicine.Yousucceed(letussay)asmodernmedicinehassucceeded,inenormouslyloweringtheinfantdeath-rate,notonlyinEuropeandAmerica,butalsoinAsiaandAfrica.Thishastheentirelyunintendedresultofmakingthefoodsupplyinadequateandlowingthestandardoflifeinthepartsoftheworldthathavethegreatestpopulations.Totakeanevenmoredramaticexample,whichisineverybody’smindatthepresenttime;youstudythemakeupoftheatomfromadisinterested(无利害关系的)desireforknowledge,andbychanceplaceinthehandsofapowerfulmadmanthemeansofdestroyingthehumanrace.
Therefore,witheveryincreaseofknowledgeandskill,wisdombecomesmorenecessary,foreverysuchincreaseaugments(增强)ourcapacityforrealizingourpurposes,andthereforeaugmentsourcapacityforevil,ifourpurposeareunwise.
31.Disagreementariseswhenpeopletrytodecide________.
A)howmuchmorewisdomwehavenowthanbefore
B)whatwisdomisandhowtodevelopit
C)ifthereisagreatincreaseofwisdominourage
D)whetherwisdomcanbedevelopedornot(B)
32.Accordingtotheauthor,“wisdom”istheabilityto________.
A)carefullyconsiderthebadeffectsofanykindofresearchwork
B)giveeachimportantproblemsomecarefulconsideration
C)acquireagreatdealofcomplexandspecialknowledge
D)givesuitableconsiderationtoallthepossibleelementsinaproblem(D)
33.Loweringtheinfantdeath-ratemay________.
A)provetobehelpfuleverywhereintheworld
B)giverisetoanincreaseinpopulationinEurope
C)causefoodshortagesinAsiaandAfrica
D)raisethelivingstandardofthepeopleinAfrica(C)
34.Theauthorusestheexamplesinthepassagetoillustratehispointthat________.
A)it’sextremelydifficulttoconsideralltheimportantelementsinproblem
B)successinmedicalresearchhasitsnegativeeffects
C)scientistsmayunknowinglycausedestructiontothehumanrace
D)it’sunwisetobetotallyabsorbedinresearchinscientificmedicine(A)
35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A)Itisunwisetoplacetheresultsofscientificresearchinthehandsofapowerfulmadman.
B)Themoreknowledgeonehas,thewiseronebecomes.
C)Anyincreaseofknowledgecouldleadtodisastrousresultswithouttheguidanceofwisdom.
D)Wisdomincreasesinproportiontoone’sage.(C)
PassageFour
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ForanygiventaskinBritaintherearemorementhanareneeded.Strongunion
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