大学英语四级阅读理解题.docx
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大学英语四级阅读理解题
大学英语四级阅读理解题
Passage1
Eyecontactisanonverbaltechniquethathelpsthespeaker"sell"hisorherideastoanaudience.Besideitspersuasivepowers,eyecontacthelpshold1tstenerinterest.Asuccessfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudience.Tohavegoodrapport(关系)with
1isteners,aspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetime.somespeakersfocusexclusivelyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsofthe1rlisteners.BotharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteemPeoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeaking,whetherfromapodium(演讲台)orfromacrossthetable,are"regardednotonlyas
exceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest."
Toshowthepotencyofey6contactindailylife,wehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremeareforwhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.Tomakeeyecontact,itseems,istomakeacertain1inkwithsomeone.-
"Eyecontactwithanaudiencealso1etsaspeaker.knowandmonitorthelisteners.Itis,infact,essentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues(暗示)fromaudience
memberscanindicatethataspeechisdragging,thatthespeakerisdwellingonaparticularpointfortoolong,orthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.Aswehavepointedout,
visualfeed-backformlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivered.
l.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith____________
a.theimportanceofeyecontactb.thepotencyofnonverbaltechniquesc.successfulspeechdeliveryd.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedbacks2.Accordingtothepassageagoodspeakermust___________________.
a.“sell”hisorherideastoanaudienceb.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlistenersc.beverypersuasiveandbelievabled.beexceptionallywell-disposed3.Theword“target”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby____.
a.destinationb.goalc.audienced.followers
4.Indailylife,whentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeet,thesepersonswillinevitably________.
a.smiletoeachotherb.feelawkwardandlookawayimmediately
c.trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherd.noneoftheabove
5.Eyecontactwithanaudience,accordingtotheauthor,hasallthefollowingbenefitsforthespeakerEXCEPTthatitdoesn?
thelpthespeaker_________.
a.tocontroltheaudienceb.togainaudienceinterestandesteem
c.toknowwhetherheistalkingtoomuchaboutacertainpoint
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d.toanalyzehisaudiencewhenheisbeginninghisspeech
Passage2
Aftertheveryactiveandsuccessfultenure(任职)ofofficebytheSenegalesepresidentasthe
headoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnit,itwashighlylogicaltothinkthatthesuccessor,whoevermightbe,wouldhaveadifficulttaskindoingabetterjob.
TheCongolesepresidentsettoworkassoonashewaselected.HisfirststepwastosuggesttothedeanofheadsofstatepresentintheEthiopiacapital,PresidentKennethKaundaofZambia,tosummonameetingoftheleadersofcountriesthatliesclosetoSouthAfrica.Itsaim:
todefineastrategyinordertoovercomethereprisals(报复行为)thattheracistregimeof
Pretoriaislikelytotakeagainstitsneighborsincasesanctions(制裁)areimposedbythe
internationalcommunity.
PresidentSassouNguessohasalreadyundertakenanumberoftripsabroad.HethuswenttoHarare(Zimbabwe)wherehedeliveredaspeech,onSeptember1,onbehalfofAfricabeforethesummitmeetingofnon-aligned(不结盟)nations.
AttheendofSeptember,hewasinNewYork,forastatementbeforetheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations,andtheninWashington,fortalkswithhigh-rankingmembersoftheReaganAdministration.HethenwenttoOttawa,forconsultationswithleadingmembersoftheCanadiangovernment.
TheCongolesepresident?
saim,inalltheseendeavors,istoconvincestillreluctantcountriesoftheimperious(紧迫的)necessityofimposingsanctionsagainsttheracistregimeofPretoria.
1.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“successor”refersto_________.
a.apersonwhoenjoyedasuccessfulcareerinpolitics
b.apersonwhowasverypopularinthepoliticalarena
c.thepersonwhowastoleadtheorganization
d.thepresidentheadoftheorganization
2.Accordingtothepassage,SassouNguesso________.
a.isCongoleseb.knewthatiswasverydifficultforhimtobeelectedc.waselectedwithoutanyopposition
d.hasheldameetingintheEthiopiancapital
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
a.PresidentSaasouNguessohasdecidedtovisitasmanyAmericancountriesaspossibleb.PresidentSaasouNguessomadeasuggestiontoPresidentKennethKaundathatameetingbeheldoftheleadersofcountriesthatliesclosetoSouthAfrica.
c.PresidentSaasouNguessowenttoHarareanddeliveredaspeechthere
d.IfsanctionsareimposedagainstSouthAfricabytheinternationalcommunity,theracistregimeofPretoriawillprobablyrevengeonitsneighbors.
4.WemaydrawtheconclusionthatPresidentSaasouNguessohasbeenworkingreallyhardto
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____.
a.provehimselfatruth-worthypresident
b.convincesomereluctantcountriesthatitishighlynecessarytoimposesanctionsagainsttheracistregimeofPretoria.
c.showtothewholeworldthestrengthandpoweroftheOrganizationofAfricaUnityd.seekfinancialsupportfromsomeadvancedcountriestopromoteAfricaneconomy5.Thispieceismostprobablytakenfrom______.
a.anewspaperreportb.abiologyc.ahistorybookd.aWho?
sWho
Passage3
Anothercommontypeofreasoningisthesearchforcausesandresults.Wewanttoknowwhethercigarettesreallydocauselungcancer,whatcausesmalnutrition,thedecayofcities,orthedecayofteeth.Weareequallyinterestedineffects:
whatistheeffectofsulphurorleadintheatmosphere,ofoilspillsandrawsewageinriversandthesea,ofstayinguplateonthenightbeforeanexamination?
Causalreasoningmaygofromcausetoeffectorfromeffecttocause.Eitherway,wereasonfromwhatweknowtowhatwewanttofindout.Sometimeswereasonfromaneffecttoacauseandthenontoanothereffect.Thus,ifwereasonthatbecausethelightshavegoneout,therefrigeratorwon?
twork,wefirstrelatetheeffect(lightout)tothecause(poweroff)andthenrelatethatcausetoanothereffect(refrigeratornotworking).Thiskindofreasoningiscalled,forshort,effecttoeffect.Itisquitecommontoreasonthroughanextensivechainofcausalrelations.Whenthelightsgooutwemightreasoninthefollowingchain:
lightsout-poweroff—refrigeratornotworking---temperaturewillrise---milkwillsour.Inotherwords,wediagnoseasuccessionofeffectsfromthepowerfailure,eachbecomingthecauseofthenext.
Causesareclassifiedasnecessary,sufficientorcontributory.Anecessarycauseisonewhichmustbepresentfortheeffecttooccur,ascombustionisnecessarytodriveagasolineengine.Asufficientcauseisonewhichcanproduceaneffectunaided,thoughtheremaybemorethanonesufficientcause:
adeadbatteryisenoughtokeepacarfromstarting,butfaultysparkplugsoranemptygastankwillhavethesameeffect.Acontributorycauseisonewhichhelpstoproduceaneffectbutcannotdosobyitself,asrunningthrougharedlight,mayhelpcauseanaccident,thoughotherfactors---pedestriansorothercarsintheinteraction---mustalsobepresent.
Inestablishingorrefutingacasualrelationitisusuallynecessarytoshowtheprocessbywhichthealleged(所谓的)causeproducestheeffect.Suchanexplanationiscalledacausal
process.
1.Whattheauthordiscussedintheprevioussectionismostprobablyabout_______.a.relationshipbetweencausesandeffectb.classificationofreasoning
c.someothercommontypesofreasoningd.somespecialtypeofreasoning
2.Accordingtothepassage,todothe“effecttoeffect”reasoningistoreason_______.
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a.fromcausetoeffectb.fromeffecttocause
c.fromeffecttoeffectandontocaused.fromeffecttocauseandontoanothereffect3.Anecessarycauseis_______.
a.onewithoutwhichitisimpossiblefortheeffecttooccur
b.oneofthecausesthatcanproducetheeffect
c.onethatisenoughtomaketheeffectoccur
d.noneofthem
4.Yourrefrigeratorisnotworkingandyouhavefoundthattheelectricpowerhasbeencutoff.Thepowerfailureisa_________.
a.necessarycauseb.sufficientcausec.contributorycaused.noneofthem5.Thispassagemainlydiscusses_______.
a.causalreasoningb.varioustypesofreasoningc.classificationofcausesd.thecausalprocess
Passage4
Ihearmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourage,yououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutchingatoneanother?
shandsforreassurance.
Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddledroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon(蚕茧)---intoalargecocoon.
Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveand
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