大学英语四级阅读理解试题(内含答案)(6)

ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scoutsaheadofamainbodyoftroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape,Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopscouringthesnow-blanketedlanscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainisovercome.

1.Topreventheadaches,wateringeyesandblindnesscausedbytheglarefromsnow,darkglassesare_____.

a.indispensible

eful

c.ineffective

d.available

2.Whentheeyesaresoretearsareproducedto________.

a.clearthevision

b.remedysnowblindness

c.easetheirritation

d.loosenthemuscles

3.Snowblindnessmaybeavoidedby_______.

a.concentratingtothesolidwhiteterrain

b.searchingforsomethingtolookatinsnow-coveredterrain

c.providingtheeyeswithsomethingtofoucson

d.coveringtheeyeballswithfluid

4.Thescoutsshakesnowfromevergreenbushesinorderto_______.

a.bivethemenbehindsomethingtosee

b.beautifythelandscape

c.warmthemselvesinthecold

d.preventthemenbehindfromlosingtheirway

英语四级阅读理解训练集(40篇)!

5.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.

a.snowblindnessandhowtoovercomeit

b.natrue'scureforsnowblindness

c.soldiersinthesnow

d.snowvision

18/200答案：CCCAA

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之十九（含答案）

19/200

Waterproblemsinthefuturewillbecomenoreintenseandmorecomplex.Ourincreasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldeceasesubstantialytheamountofwateravailablefordilutingwastes.Rapidlyexpandingindustrieswhichinvolvemoreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargevolumesofliquidwastes,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharenoxious.Tofeedourrapidlyexpandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolveever-increasingquantitiesofagriculturalchemicals,Fromthis,itisapparentthatdrasticstepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.

Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbedwindled.Thefirstrelatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolvestheprocessingofsolidwastes"priorto"disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwastes,orefflunets,topermitthereuseofthewaterorminimizepollutionuponfinaldisposal.

Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrientororganicsupplement.Effluentsfromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthenutrientscontained.Efflunetsfromotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasasupplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpoultryprocessingplants,arecurrentlyconvertingformerwasteproductsintomarketablebyproducts.Otherindustriesarepotentialeonomicusesforwasteproducts.

1.Thepurposeofthispassageis______.

a.toalertthereadertothedwindlingwatersupply

b.toexplainindustrialusesofwater

c.toacquaintthereaderwithwaterpollutionproblems

d.todemostratevariousmeasurestosolvethepollutionproblem

2.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTINCLUDEDinthepassage?

a.Industrialdevelopmentincudesthesimplificationofcomplexchemicalprocesses.

b.Dilutingwastesneedscertainamountofwater

c.Demandsforwaterwillgoupalongwiththeexpandingpopulation

d.Intensivecultivationoflandrequiresmoreandmorechemicals

3.Thereadercanconcluedthat________.

a.countriesoftheworldwillworktogetheronpolutionproblems

b.byproductsfromwastesleadtoamoreprosperousmarketplace

c.scienceismakinggreatprogressonincreasingwatersupplies

d.someindustriesarenow,akingeconomicuseofwastes

4.Theauthorgivessubstancetothepassagethroughtheuseof_______.

a.interviewswithauthoritiesinthefieldofwatercontrols

b.opinionsandpersonalobservations

c.definitionswhichclarifyimportantterms

d.strongargumentsandpersuasions

5.Thewords"priorto"(para.2)probablymean______.

a.after

b.during

c.before

d.beyond

19/200答案:cadbc

大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二十（含答案）

英语四级阅读理解训练集(40篇)!

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Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike"Iwaswrongaboutthat,"anditisevenhardertosay,"Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat."Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighbourhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelytheincidenthewasdescribing.

Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgomeintothestorewithmaymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttoodplace.

Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether,soIwanttowork.

Themanagerheardthemoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspectingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheculprit.Heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.Iprotestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,apparentlythemanagerdidnot.

1.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?

a.about8

b.about18

c.about23

d.about15

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