2024年英语四级考试阅读理解训练题

年英语四级考试阅读理解训练题2024英语四级考试阅读理解训练题1The newborncan seethe differencebetweenvarious shapesand patternsfrombirth.He preferspatternsto dullor brightsolid colorsand lookslongeratstripes and angles thanat circularpatterns.Within threeweeks,however,hispreference shiftsdramatically to the human face.Why shoulda babywith solittle visualexperience attendmore toa human facethan toanyother kindof patternSome scientiststhink thispreferencerepresents abuilt inadvantagefor thehuman species.The objectof primeimportanceto thephysically helplessinfant isahuman being.Babies seemto haveanatural tendencytothehuman faceas potentiallyrewarding.Researchers alsopointout thatthe newbornwisely reliesmore onpattern thanonoutline,size,or color.Pattern remainsstable,while outlinechanges withpoint ofview;size,with distancefrom anobject;and brightnessand color,with lighting.Mothers havealways claimedthat theycould seetheir newbornslooking atthemas theyheldthem,despite what they havebeen told.The expertswho thoughtthat知觉perception hadto awaitphysical developmentand theconsequence ofactionwere wrongfor severalreasons.Earlier researchtechniques werelesssophisticated thanthey aretoday.Physical skillswereonce usedto indicateperception of objects-skills likevisual trackingand reachingfor anobject,bothof whichthe newborndoes poorly.Then,too,assumptions thatthe newborns eyeandbrainwere tooimmature for anything assophisticated aspattern recognitioncausedopposingdata tobe thrownaway.Since perceptionof formwas widelybelievedto followperceptionof morebasic“qualities suchas colorandbrightness,the possibilityof itspresencefrom birthwas rejected.♦

31.What doesa newbornbaby liketo seemost A Bright colors.B Circularpatterns.C Stripesandangles.D Variousshapes.♦

32.The newbornpays moreattention toa humanface than any other kind ofobjectsbecause.A hesees a humanfacemore oftenthananyotherkindof patternBhe hasan inherentability toregard ahuman beingas helpfulCahumanface isthe mostcomplex patternhe canseeD ahumanfaceis oftenaccompanied bya pleasantvoice♦

33.Contrary towhat theybelieve,mothers havebeen toldthat newbornsAcare littleabout ahuman faceBcan ttrack theirmovementsC cant seetheir facesDcan easilyperceive brightness♦

34.In earlierresearches on the newborns perception,scientistsA ignoredevidence contraryto theirassumptionsB believedthat perceptionof formcomes beforeperceptionofcolor andbrightnessCopposed throwingaway effectivedataD provedthat physicalskills comeafter visualperception♦

35.The mainidea of the passageis that.A researchtechniques areof vitalimportance scientificinvestigationB thefindings ofearlier scientificresearchers oftenprove wrongCnewborns canperceive formsfrom birthDmore oftenthan notthe claimsof mothersare reliable【参考答案】31-35BACCA英语四级考试阅读理解训练题2It happensto everymedical studentsooner orlater.You geta coughthatpersists fora while.Ordinarily,you wouldjust ignoreit--but now,armed withyourrapidly growingmedical knowledge,you cant helpworrying.The coughcouldmean justa cold,but itcould alsobe asign oflung cancer.For doctorsin training,nurses andmedical journalists,hypochondria isanoccupational danger.The feelingusually passesafter awhile,leaving onlya funnystoryto tellat adinner party.But forthe tensofthousands who suffer fromtruehypochondria theylive inconstant terrorthat theyare dyingof someawfuldisease,or evenseveral awfuldiseases atonce.Doctors canassure themthatthere snothing wrong,but sincethe coughis real,the assurancesfallon deafears.And because no physician or test can offer a100%guarantee thatone doesnt havecancer,a hypochondriacalways hasfuel tofeed Iris.or herworstfears.Hypochondriacs dont harmjust themselves;they blockthe who1e healthcaresystem.Although theyaccount foronly about6%ofthe patients whovisit doctorseveryyear,they tendto burdentheir physicianswith frequentvisits thattakeup excessiveamounts oftime.And theproblem maybe worse,thanks tothepopularity ofmedical informationon theInternet.They goon theWeb andlearnabout new diseases andnew presentationsof olddiseases thatthey neverevenknew aboutbefore.Doctors havetaken tocalling thisphenomenon cyberchondria（网络疑病症）.Choose correctanswers tothe question:

1.According tothe passage,if yousuffer from hypochondria,.A.you mustbe amedical student,oramedical workerB.you arehaunted bya possiblyinexistent diseaseC.you willnever getrid ofthis diseaseD.you alwaystell funnystories atdinner parties

2.Which ofthe followingbest summarizesthe mainidea ofthe passageA.Hypochondria happensto everybodysooner orlater.B.We needn,t worryabout hypochondriasince itis notdangerous atall.C.Hypochondria originatesfrom too much knowledgeof medicine.D.Not onlyindividuals butalso thehealthcare systemmight bedisturbed byunnecessaryterrors.

3.Why can,t doctorsconvince thesuffers thatthere isnothing wrongA.Because thedoctors can,t curethe minordiseasesB.Because thedoctors dont assurethem ofthatC.Because thesufferers aredeaf andcannot hearwhatthedoctors sayD.Because lackof absoluteguarantee makesthe patientsdoubtful

4.The problembecomes worsedue toA.the increasingnumber ofpatientsB.the widespreadmedical knowledgeontheInternetC.the patients,regular visitsto doctorsthat occupytoomuchtimeD.newdiseasesand symptomsemerge constantly

5.What doesthe authormost probablythink abouthypochondriaA.The authorconsiders thathypochondria isan incurablediseaseB.The authorthinks thatthe consequencesof hypochondriamight bedisastrousC.The authorsuggests thatthe patientswho havehypochondria shouldset theirheartsat restD.The authorsympathizes withthepatientswho sufferfromhypochondria参考答案事实细节题仔细读完第段后半部分,不难发现只是瞎猜

1.[B]2hypochondria疑，故选项正确时常怀疑自己生病是医务人员的职业病，但为此困扰的并不B仅仅是他们，因为第段第句说23“But...whosufferfrom truehypochondria...%说明医务人员不是真正的疑病症患者，故选项不正确选项过于极端选项A C D是对原文断章取义主旨大意题第段以举例方式引入主题，第段对下定义，

2.[D]12hypochondria第段则论述其对医疗保健体系造成的‘干扰，选项正确全面地概括了3D文章大意，为正确答案全文的中心词是在四个选项中，干扰项（选hypochondria,项、、都出现了该词，只有正确选项（选项没有直接使用该词））ABCD事实细节题根据文中的

3.[D]becausenophysicianortestcanoffera100%即可得出选项正确原文虽有表示guarantee thatonedoesnt havecancer.D“咳嗽确实存在”，但这并不意味着医生不能治好类似的小毛病，因此选项不A正确误选是没有正确理解短语该固定表达的意思是“充耳C fallon deafears,不闻”推理判断题句中是讽刺的用法，引出原因，故选项正确本

4.[B]thanks toB题考查因果关系，要辨别明显的因果关系，只要关注文中是否有because,reason,等词即可due to,thanks to,result观点态度题从作者对的描述可以看出此病只是源于多疑，

5.[C]hypochondria并非生理上的不治之症，因此只要病人们放宽心，此病就能痊愈故选项正确C选项的和的都太绝对，比较容易排除而本文基调较为A incurableB disastrous客观，作者没有表露个人情感，故选项也不正确D。