20xx年大学英语四级阅读题

年高校英语四级阅读题20xx年高校英语四级阅读题20XXPart IIReading Comprehension35minutesDirections:There are4reading passagesin thispart.Each passageis followedby somequestions orunfinishedstatements.For eachof themthere arefourchoices markedA,B,C andD.You shoulddecide onthebest choiceand markthe correspondingletter ontheAnswer Sheetwith asingle linethrough thecenter.Passage OneQuestions21to25are based on thefollowingpassage.Acculturation,which beginsat birth,is theprocessof teachingnew generationsof childrenthe customsandvalues of the parentsculture.How people treatnewborns,for example,can beindicative ofculturalvalues.In the United Statesit isnot uncommonforestimates that there arehomeless children.A7000,000B350,000C440,000D70,

00034.One partof the homeless populationis difficulttocount.The reasonmight bethat.A homeless children liveon thestreetsB homeless children haveno parentsCthe homelessare tooyoung to be counted aschildrenD the homeless childrenare nottaken asmembersof theirfamilies

35.The aimof theMcKinney Actis to.A offereducation forhomeless childrenBprovide familyshelters forhomeless childrenCreduce the number of homeless childrenDestimate thenumber ofhomeless populationPassageFourQuestions36to40are basedon thefollowingpassage.If women are mercilesslyexploited yearafter year,they haveonly themselvesto blame.Because theytrembleat thethought ofbeing seenin publicin clothesthat are outof fashion,they arealways takenadvantageof by the designersand thebig stores.Clothes whichhave beenworn only a fewtimes have tobe putaside becauseof thechange offashion.Whenyou cometo thinkof it,onlya woman iscapable of（衣柜）standing infront of a wardrobepacked fullofclothes and announcing sadlythat shehas nothing towear.Changing fashionsare nothingmore thantheintentional creationof waste.Many womenspend vastsumsof moneyeach yearto replaceclothes thathavehardly beenworn.Women whocannot affordto throwawayclothing inthis way,waste hoursof theirtimealtering thedresses theyhave.Skirts arelengthened orshortened;necklines arelowered orraised,and soon.No onecan claimthat thefashion industrycontributesanything reallyimportant tosociety.Fashiondesigners arerarely concernedwith vitalthings like（耐用）.warmth,comfort anddurability Theyare onlyinterestedin outwardappearance and they takeadvantageof the fact that women willput upwith anyamountof discomfort,as longas theylook right.There canhardly bea manwho hasntat sometime inhislife smiledatthesight ofawomanshaking in a thindresson awinter day,or delicatelypicking herway throughdeepsnow in high-heeled shoes.When comparingmen andwomen inthe matteroffashion,the conclusionsto bedrawn areobvious.Do theconstantlychanging fashionsof womensclothes,onewonders,reflect basic qualities ofinconstancy andinstabilityMen aretoo cleverto letthemselves becheatedby fashiondesigners.Do theirunchanging stylesofdress reflectbasicqualitiesof stabilityand reliabilityThatis foryou todecide.

36.Designers andbig storesalways makemoney.A bymercilessly exploitingwomen workersin theclothingindustryB becausethey arecapable ofpredicting newfashionsCby constantlychanging thefashions in womensclothingD becausethey attachgreat importanceto qualityinwomens clothing

37.To the writer,thefactthatwomenaltertheir old-fashioned dressesis seen as.A a waste ofmoney Bawasteof timeCan expressionof tasteD anexpression ofcreativity

38.The writerwould beless criticalif fashiondesignersplaced morestress on the ofclothing.A costB appearanceCcomfort Dsuitability

39.According to the passage,which of the followingstatementsis TRUEANew fashionsin clothingare createdfor thecommercialexploitation ofwomen.B Theconstant changesinwomensclothing reflecttheirstrength ofcharacter.C Thefashion industrymakes animportantcontribution tosociety.D Fashiondesigns shouldnot beencouraged sincetheyare onlywelcomed bywomen.

40.By sayingthe conclusionstobedrawn areobviousLines1-2,Para.4thewritermeans that.A womensinconstancy in their choiceof clothingisoften laughedatB womenare betterable to put upwithdiscomfortC menare alsoexploited greatlyby fashiondesignersDmenaremore stableand reliablein characterparentstoputa newbornin aseparate roomthatbelongs onlyto thechild.This helpsto preserveparentsprivacy andallows thechild toget usedto havinghis orherown room,which isseenasa firststep towardpersonalindependence.Americans traditionallyhaveheld independenceandaclosely relatedvalue,individualism,inhighesteem.Parents tryto instilltheseprevailing valuesin their children.American Englishexpressesthese valuepreferences:children shouldcutthe umbilicalcord andare encouragednot tobe tiedtotheir mothersapron strings.In theprocess of theirsocialization childrenlearn to look outfor numberoneand tostand on their owntwo feet.Many childrenare taughtat a very early age tomakedecisions andbe responsiblefor theiractions.Often childrenwork formoney outside thehomeas afirststep toestablishing autonomy.Nine-or ten-year-oldchildren maydeliver newspapersin theirneighborhoodsand saveor spendtheir earnings.Teenagers13to18years maybaby-sit neighborshomes inorder toearn afewdollar aweek.Receiving aweekly allowanceat anearlyage teacheschildren tobudget theirmoney,preparing themfor futurefinancial independence.Manyparents believe that managingmoney helpschildrenlearn responsibilityas wellas appreciatethe valueofmoney.

21.According tothis passage,the waypeopletreatnewborns.A isa signof theircustomsB is an indicationof theirlevel ofknowledgeC symbolizestheir socialsystemD variesfrom cultureto culture

22.The expression,to cutthe cord,is usedto showthat•A childrendont liketheir parentsBparents dontfeel closeto theirchildrenC parentswould notlike to live togetherwith theirchildrenDindependence fromones familyisanimportantpersonal goalin USA

23.Children whoare tiedto theapron stringsAare caughtintheirmothers apronsBmust alwayswear anapron whenthey eatCare verydependent on their mothersDare independentfrom theirparents

24.American peopleoften lettheirchildrenworkfor moneyoutsidethehome ataveryearlyagebecause.A childrenhave toearn moneyto helpthe familyBthey needmore moneyCthey wantthem tobegin establishingautonomyD childrenhavetosave moneyfor futureuse

25.It canbe inferredfrom thispassage thatAAmericans aremoney loversBAmericans admireindependenceC Americansare goodat decision-makingD Americansare allresponsiblePassage TwoQuestions26to30are basedonthefollowingpassage.Many peoplebelievethatthe glare from snowcausessnowblindness.Yet,dark glassesor not,they findthemselvessuffering fromheadaches andwatering eyes,and evensnowblindness,when exposedto severalhoursof snowlight.The UnitedStates Armyhas nowdetermined thatglarefrom snowdoes notcause snowblindnessin troopsina snow-covered country.Rather,a manseyesfrequently findnothingto focus oninabroad expanseofbarren snow-covered terrain.So hisgaze continuallyshiftsand jumpsback andforth overthe entirelandscapein searchof something to lookat.Findingnothing,hour afterhour,the eyesnever stopsearchingand the eyeballs become sore and theeyemuscles ache.Nature offsetsthis irritationby producingmore andmorefluid whichcovers theeyeballs.The fluidcoversthe eyeballin increasingquantity untilvision blurs,thenis obscured,andtheresult istotal,even thoughtemporary,snowblindness.Experiments ledtotheArmy toa simplemethod ofovercomingthis problem.Scouts aheadofamain bodyoftroops aretrained toshake snowfrom evergreenbushes,creating adotted lineas theycross completelysnow-covered landscape.Even thescouts themselvesthrowlightweight,dark coloredobjects aheadon whichtheytoo canfocus.The menfollowing canthen seesomething.Their gazeis arrested.Their eyesfocus on abush andhaving foundsomething tosee,stop scouringthesnow-blanketed landscape.By focusingtheirattention onone objectatatime,the mencan crossthesnow withoutbecoming hopelesslysnowblind orlost.Inthis waythe problemof crossinga solid white terrainisovercome.

26.To preventheadache,watering eyesandblindness causedbytheglarefromsnow,dark glassesare.A indispensableBusefulC ineffectiveDavailable

27.When the eyes aresore tearsare producedtoAclear thevisionB remedysnowblindnessC easethe irritationDloosen themuscles

28.Snowblindness maybe avoidedbyA concentratingonthesolidwhiteterrainB searchingfor somethingtolookat insnow-covered terrainCproviding theeyes withsomethingtofocus onDcovering theeyeballs withfluid

29.The eyeballsbecomesoreandtheeye musclesachebecause.A tearscover theeyeballsB theeyes are irritated by blinding sunlightCtheeyesareirritatedbyblindingsnowD thereis nothingtofocuson

30.A suitabletitle forthe passagewould beASnowblindness andHow toOvercome ItBNatures Curefor SnowblindnessCSoldiers inthe SnowDSnow VisionPassageThreeQuestions31to35are basedonthefollowingpassage.Until the1980s,the Americanhomeless populationcomprisedmainly oldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikes muchyounger partof society.In fact,a25-citysurvey bytheU.S.Conference ofMayors in1987foundthat familieswith childrenmake upthe fastestgrowingpart ofthehomeless population.Many homelesschildrengather ininner cities;this transientandfrequently frightenedstudent populationcreatesadditional problems-both legaland educational-foralready overburdenedurban schooladministrators andteachers.Estimates ofthenumber ofhomelessAmericansrange from350,000to threemillion.Likewise,estimatesof thenumberofhomeless schoolchildren varyradically.A U.S.Department ofEducation report,basedonstateestimates,states thatthere are220,000homelessschool-age children,about athird ofwhom donotattend schoolonaregular basis.But theNationalCoalition forthe Homelessestimates thatthere areatleast twotimes asmany homeless children,and thatlessthan halfof themattend schoolregularly.One partofthehomeless populationthat isparticularlydifficult tocount consistsofthethrowawayyouths whohave beencast offtheir homes.TheElementary SchoolCenter inNew YorkCity estimatesthatthere are

1.5million ofthem,many ofwhom arenotcountedaschildren becausethey donot stayinfamily sheltersand tendtoliveby themselveson thestreets.Federal law,the StewartMcKinney HomelessAssistanceAct of1987,includes asection thataddressesthe educationalneeds ofhomelesschildren.Theeducational provisionsoftheMcKinney Actare basedonthe beliefthat allhomelesschildrenhave theright toafree,appropriate education.

31.In1987,the Americanhomeless populationwasmade upof.A oldermales Bschool childrenCadults Dboth Aand B

32.The authorimplies inthe firstparagraphthatA thehomelesspopulationis growingrapidlyB thereis seriousshortage ofschool administratorsandteachersC homelesschildren oftenmove fromplace toplaceDhomelesschildrenusually stayoutside schools

33.The NationalCoalition forthe Homeless。