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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(一)

大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(一）

一

Theｒｅare three kiｎds of gｏals：shorｔ—ｔerm,ｍeｄｉum—raｎge and ｌong－term goals、

Sｈort-raｎge ｇｏaｌs ａre those ｔhatｕsuａlly deal wiｔh cuｒｒｅnt ａctｉvitｉｅｓ,whｉcｈｗe can appｌy on ａdaily bａsｉs、Ｓuch gｏa ｌs ｃan be achievｅd in a week or less,or two ｗｅeｋｓ，or ｐoｓsiblｅmoｎtｈｓ、Itｓhｏuld bｅｒｅｍeｍbｅred that juｓt ａs a ｂuｉｌｄｉng is ｎo stroｎgｅｒthａn its ｆｏundation ，out long—teｒm ｇoalｓｃａnnot amounｔto vｅｒｙｍunｃh without thｅachievement ｏｆｓoliｄsｈort－term goals、Ｕpｏn plｅtinｇoｕｒshorｔ—term goals,ｗe shｏuld ｄate the ｏccaｓioｎand thenａｄｄnｅw shoｒt—ｔerm goaｌs ｔｈａｔwill buil ｄｏnｔhoseｔhat haｖe ｂeeｎplｅted、

Tｈe inｔeｒmediatｅgoals bｕkｌd on ｔhｅfounｄaｔion oｆｔhe s ｈort－range goalｓ、Ｔhey migｈt deaｌwith ｊust oｎe term of scｈoｏｌor the entｉｒe schoｏl yeaｒ，or they ｃoｕld evｅn exteｎd ｆｏr sｅvｅral years、Ａny time ｙou ｍｏve a sｔeｐaｔａtｉme,ｙou sｈouｌｄne ｖer allow yoursｅｌf to bｅe discourａged or oveｒｗhｅlmed、As yｏuｐｌete eａch ｓtｅp,ｙou will ｅnfｏrｃeｔhｅbeliｅf in ｙour aｂilitｙto groｗadn ｓuccｅed、And ａs your ｌistｏｆｐｌｅtioｎｄates gｒｏw，your motiｖａtion and ｄesire ｗillｉncrease、

Long—rａｎgｅｇoals maｙbｅrelaｔed to oｕｒdreaｍs ｏｆtｈe future、Thｅy might cover five years or more、Ｌｉfe iｓnot aｓtatｉc ｔhiｎg、Ｗe shoｕld nｅvｅr ａｌlow a lonｇ—ｔerm goal to limit uｓo ｒoｕｒｃouｒse of action、

1、Our long－term goａｌｓmean a lot＿＿、

a、if we ｐｌete ourｓｈort－range ｇoａls

b、ｉf we canｎot reaｃｈsolｉｄshoｒｔ-term goaｌｓ

ｃ、iｆwｅwriｔe down thｅdates

d、if ｗｅｐut ｆｏrward some plaｎs

２、Ｎew shｏｒt—term goals aｒe bulid ｕpon__、

a、ｔｗo yeaｒs

b、lｏng—tｅrm goals

c、ｃurｒent activｉties

ｄ、the goaｌs thaｔhave been ｐｌeted

３、Whｅn ｗe ｐletｅeach step oｆour goals ，__、

ａ、we ｗill wiｎfinal succeｓs

b、ｗe are overwｈｅlmeｄ

c、ｗｅsｈｏｕld bｕildｕp coｎｆidenｃｅoｆsuccess

d、we shouｌｄstrｏng dｅsｉｒe for settinｇnew goals

4、Oｎｃe ourｇoals are drawｎup，＿_、

a、ｗe shｏuldｓtiｃk to tｈem untｉｌｗe pleｔeｔｈeｍ

b、we mａy ｃhange ouｒgoａｌs as we have nｅw ｉdeaｓand ｏｐportunｉties

c、we hａd betｔer waiｔfｏr theｅxcitinｇｎews of succeｓs

ｄ、we ｈaｖe made great ｄeｃｉsiｏn

5、Itｉｓｉmplieｄbｕt noｔstateｄin the passage ｔhat _＿_、

ａ、tｈose wｈo habe lｏng－tｅｒm goaｌs will ｓｕcceeｄ

b、wｒitｉng down thｅdates mayｄiｓｃouｒage yｏu

ｃ、tｈe goal iｓonly a guidｅfor us tｏrｅacｈour desination

ｄ、eveｒy shoｕld have a ｇｏal

答案:adcbｃ

二

The econoｍｙof thｅUnｉted sｔates ａftｅr 19５2 was theｅconnｏｍy oｆａｗell－ｆed，almost fullｙemploｙｅd people、Desｐiｔoｃcaｓｉo ｎal alarms，thｅcoｕntry escａped anｙpｏstwarｄepresｓion anｄlived iｎａstaｔe oｆboom、Ａn economic suｒvｅｙof the year１９55，ａtｙpicaｌｙeaｒof ｔhe 1９５0’ｓ, maｙbe tｙｐicａl as illｕsｔrating ｔhe rａpid eｃonｏmic gｒowｔh of the dｅｃadｅ、The naｔional ｏutput ｗas valｕe ａt 1０pｅrcｅnt abｏｖe tｈat of 195４(1955outｐut was ｅsｔiｍａteｄａt 39２ｂｉｌlｉｏｎdollaｒs)、Ｔhe prｏdｕｃｔｉon of mａnufactｕrerｓwaｓaboｕt 40percent moｒe thａn iｔｈａd ａv ｅragｅd in the yeａrs ｉmｍｅdiately folｌｏwing WorlｄＷar 2、Tｈe co ｕntry’s busｉｎess sｐent aｂｏut 30biｌｌion ｄollａrs fｏr neｗfaｃtoｒie ｓaｎd machinery、Nationａｌｉne aｖailａblｅfoｒspｅnding waｓａlｍｏst ａthird grｅater tｈaｎit had been ｉｔhaｄｂeen in 1９50、Ｃonsｕmeｒs ｓpentａbouｔ256 ｂillion dolｌars；that iｓabｏｕt 700 ｍilｌiｏｎdoｌｌarｓ a day ，ｏr about twenｔｙ-ｆｉｖe ｍillｉon doｌlarｓｅｖｅｒy hoｕr , aｌl ｒｏund theｃｌoｃk、Ｓｉxty-fｉve millｉｏn p ｅople held jobs ａｎｄoｎly a lｉttlｅmoｒe than ｔwo million waｎted jobs bｕｔｃould ｎot find ｔhem 、Oｎly agｒiｃultuｒe plainｅｄthat i ｔwas ｎoｔsharing inｔhe rｏom、To some oｂserｖers ｔhis was ａn ominous eｃho of the mid-1９20’s 、As faｒｍｅｒ's sｈrｅｏf theｉr products ｄｅclineｄ, mａrketing ｃoｓｔs rｏse、But thｅre wｅｒｅ，aｍong thｅobｓervers ｏｆthe ｎatiｏｎalｅcｏnomy，ａfｅwｗho wｅre ｎot as c ｏnｆidenｔａs the ｍajorｉty 、Thｏsｅｆew seemeｄｔo fｅaｒｔhａt ｔhe boom coulｄnｏｔlastａnｄｗoｕlｄｅventuａlly lｅad ｔo the oppｓite－depｒesｓion、

1、What ｉs the beｓt title of the passage？

a、The ＡgriculaturaｌTrends ｏf 1９50's

ｂ、ＴhｅＵnemploｙmｅnt Rateｏf 1９50’s

ｃ、U、S、Ｅｃoｎomy in the ５0’s

d、Tｈe Federａl Buｄget of195２

2、In Lｉne 4 ，theｗｏrd “boom”could best ｂｅreｐlaｃｅd by_＿____、

a、ｎearｂy eｘploｓｉon

b、tｈunｄerｏｕsｎoise

c、general pubｌic sｕpport

d、rapｉd eｃonomic growth

3、Iｔcan ｂe iｎferｒed the natｉoｎａl from tｈe passaｇe ｔhａt ｍｏｓt people ｉｎtｈeＵnited Stａｔes in１955 vｉewｅｄｔhｅnational econoｍy witｈan air ｏf_____＿＿__、

a、coｎｆidｅncｅ

ｂ、confusｉoｎ

ｃ、ｄisaｐpoｉntmｅnｔ

d、sｕspｉcion

４、Whiｃｈof the ｆoｌlowiｎg weｒｅLEAST satisfied wｉth theｎatioｎal ecoｎomy ｉｎthe 1950’s?

a、Economistｓ

b、Frmaｅrs

ｃ、Pｏlｉtiｃｉans

d、Ｓteelwｏrkerｓ

5、Ｔhｅpａｓsagｅｓtates that in availaｂｌｅfｏr spendingｉn tｈe U、Ｓ、wａs grｅateｒin １9５５ｔhａnｉｎ19５0、Hoｗmuch wa ｓit ?

a、6０％

b、50％

c、33%

d、９0％

答案：ｃdabc

三

Women are ａlｓo unｄerreprｅsented in tｈe ａdminｉsｔratiｏn and this is ｂecausｅthere are ｓoｆeｗwoｍeｎfull pｒofessors、Iｎ1985,Ｒege ｎｔBｅrｙl Milburn produｃeｄ a reporｔblastiｎg tｈe Uniｖｅrsｉty of Teｘas Systｅm adminｉｔration for nｏt enｃourａging ｗoｍeｎ、Ｔhe University wａs rateｄamｏng the lowesｔｆｏｒtｈe systｅｍ、In ａ１９87 update ，Milbｕrn mended tｈe prｏｇrｅsｓthaｔwaｓmａde and calledｆor ｅｖenｍｏre ｉmprovemeｎｔ、

Oneｏｆthe posiｔive results ｆrｏm heｒstudy wａｓ a Ｓyｓtem－wide programｔo inform women of ａvailａble admiｎiｓtrａtｉｖe jobs、Collegｅof municationＡssociａte DeaｎPaｔricａWiｔherspoｏｎ,ｓaid iｔis iｍportant ｔｈat ｗomａn be fleｘiｂle wheｎit eｓto relocating iｆtｈey wａnt to rise in tｈｅranks、

Althoｕgh a woman may facｅa chiｌly cliｍaｔｅon cａmpus ，mａny ｔimes in oｒder fｏr her to ｓucceed , she ｍuｓt riｓe above theｐrobleｍｓarouｎd her aｎd conｃenｔｒatｅon hｅr ｗoｒk、

Untiｌwｏmen make uｐa greaｔer peｒｃentage ｏｆthe sｅnｉor ｐositiｏns ｉn the Uniｖeｒｓity aｎd all acａｄemia，ineqｕitiｅs wilｌeｘｉst、

"Ｗｏmen nｅｅｄｔo spｅnd theiｒｅneｒgieｓａnd timｅdoｉng sｃholarlｙactivitｉes tｈａt aｒe impｏrtaｎt ｈere at the Uniｖersｉｔy、＂Spirｄuso said、"If ｔｈｅy do that wilｌbｅｓuｃcessｆul ｉn this sｙｓ

tem、If thｅy sｐend their time iｎlitｔｌe groups ｍoｕｒnｉngｔhe seｘｕａl disｃriminaｔｉｏｎｔhａt ｔｈeｙthink existｓhｅre, they ａre waｓtｉｎg valuaｂｌe ｓｔudy tｉme、＂

１、Accoｒdinｇto Sｐirdｕso，women neｅｄtｏ＿_＿_、

a、prｏｄuｃｅａrｅｐort on sexｕal discｒｉminaｔiｏn

b、ｃall for fｕrther improvementｉn tｈeｉr workｉng condｉtioｎs

c、ｓpend theｉｒeｎｅｒgies anｄｔimｅfｉgｈting agaｉnst sｅxｕal ｄisｃrimｉnatioｎ

d、spendｍore tiｍe and ｅｎergｙdoing sｃholaｒly acｔiｖｉties

2、Fｒom this pasｓａge ，we know ｔhat ＿__＿_、

a、there are mａny wｏmen full professors in tｈe Unｉveｒsity oｆＴexas

b、ｗomeｎpｌａy aｎimportanｔparｔin admｉnitratｉng thｅUｎiveｒｓity

c、the wｅather ｏｎthｅｃaｍpuｓｉs chilｌy

d、wｏmｅn mａke up ａsｍall perceｎｔaｇｅoｆtｈe senior positｉｏns in tｈｅUniversitｙ

3、Ｗhich of thｅfolｌowinｇｓtａtemenｔs iｓtｒue?

a、the nｕｍbeｒof womｅn pｒofeｓｓors inｔhｅUnivｅrsitｙin 1987 was grｅateｒthａn tｈａt oｆ19８5

b、the nuｍbｅr oｆwoｍen ｐroｆｅssors iｎtｈe Univeｒｓｉｔy in 1９8７wａs smａlｌeｒthａn tｈat oｆ19８5

c、tｈe nｕmｂeｒofｗomen proｆessｏrｓwas the same as that ｏf1９８5

d、moｒｅａnd more women profeｓｓors tｈoughtｔhａt ｓｅxuａl discｒiminatioｎdｉｄexit in ｔｈeＵniverｓiｔy

４、Ｏnｅof tｈe ｐosｉtiｖe resuｌｔs ｆrom Mｉlbuｒn’s stｕdy was ｔhat ＿__＿_、

a、women weｒｅtold to coｎceｎtratｅoｎｔeir work

b、womｅn wｅre given inｆormatioｎａbouｔavａｉlａｂle administｒative jobｓ

c、womeｎwere encouragｅd to ｔake on alｌthe ａdminｉstｒative ｊobｓiｎｔhｅUnｖersity

ｄ、woｍen were eｎｃouｒageｄto do mｏｒe schoｌａｒlyａctiｖiｔｉeｓ

5、Ｔhe titleｆｏr thiｓpａsｓagｅshouｌｄbe __＿_＿＿_、

a、TheＵnｉｖersitｙoｆＴexas

b、Ｍilburｎ’s Report

c、Women Ｐｒoｆesｓors

d、Sexual Disｃriｍiｎatiｏｎin Acaｄｅmｉa

答案：ddabd

四

Tｏday ，as in eｖｅry otｈer daｙof tｈe year ，mｏre thａn 300０U、S、ａdｌesceｎtｓwｉll sｍoke theiｒｆirst cｉgaｒette on tｈｅｉr wａy ｔo beｉng ｒegｕｌaｒｓmｏkers as aｄuｌｔs、Duｒｉng their lifeｔime,

ｉｔcａnｂe exｐｅｃｔｅd that of theｓｅ3０00 ａbouｔ２3 ｗill be murdereｄ,30 wiｌl die inｔｒaffiｃａｃcidentｓ，and nｅａrly 750 will ｂe kｉllｅd ｂy a sｍokiｎg-reｌaｔed disease、The number ｏf deａths aｔtribuｔeｄtｏcigarette ｓmｏkiｎg oｕtwｅｉｔhts alｌotｈｅr faｃｔors，whｅthｅr ｖolunｔａrｙｏr invｏluntaｒy, ａs a ｃause of deａtｈ、Siｎｃe thｅlatｅ１970ｓ，wheｎdａiｌy smoking ａmonｇｈighｓchｏol sｅｎioｒs reａched 30 pｒｅcent , smoking rａtｅｓａmonｇyoutｈhaveｄeclined、Wｈｉｌｅthe deｃline ｉs impｒessiｖｅ，ｓeveｒa ｌimpｏrtａｎt iｓsueｓmｕｓt ｂe raised、

First，inｔhe past sｅverａｌyeａrｓ，sｍｏking ratｅs amonｇyoｕｔｈhave ｄｅｃｌinｅｄveｒy littlｅ、Sｅcoｎd，in the late1９70s ，smokｉng amｏng maｌe higｈscｈool ｓeｎiors eｘceedeｄthａtａmong ｆemalｅby neaｒly１0 pｅrceｎｔ、The stａtiｓｔic is reｖersｉng、Third,ｓeｖeｒaｌｒeceｎt ｓtudies haｖe inｄicate high scｈｏol dropouts have ｅxceｓsively high smｏｋｉnｇrates，as much as 75 pｅrcenｔ、Fiｎaｌly, ｔhｏｕth sigｎificant decｌｉｎｅｓin adolesｃｅnt smokｉn ｇhave ｏccｕｒred in the pａst ｄecadｅ,no definite rｅasons foｒｔｈe decliｎe ｅxist、Withiｎｔhis cｏntext，the Ｎaionａl Cａncｅr Instｉute (NCI）ｂegan ｉts current ｅffｏrｔto dｅtermiｎe tｈe mosｔeffｅcive measures ｔo redｕce smoｋｉｎｇleveｓl among yｏuth、

1、Aｃｃｏrdiｎｇtｏｔｈｅauｔhor，the deatｈｓamong yoｕth ａre mainly caused bｙ_＿_＿＿、

ａ、tｒaffic acciｄeｎts

b、sｍokinｇ-relａｔｅd desｅase

c、ｍurｄer

ｄ、ａll of theｓe

2、Ｅｖery day there arｅoｖｅr_____highｓchool strdents who ｗill b ｅｅreｇｕlaｒsmoker、

a、７5

b、２3

c、３０

d、3000

3、By ＂dropout" thｅauｔhor means＿_____、

a、stｕdeｎtｓwｈo fａｉｌｅd tｈe examｉnaｔｉon

b、ｓtudenｔs wｈo ｌefｔschool

c、ｓｔuｄentｓwho lost tｈｅirｗaｙ

d、ｓtｕｄentｓwhｏwｅｒe dｒiven out of scｈｏol

4、The reason ｆor declinｉｎｇadolｅsｃent smoｋｉng ｉs thaｔ___＿_＿＿＿、

ａ、NCI has tａｋen effectiｖe mｅaｓures

ｂ、smokｉng is ｐrevented amｏng higｈsｃhoｏlｓｅnioｒｓ

ｃ、tｈｅrｅare many smoｋers who havｅdieｄoｆcancer

d、noｎｅoｆｔｈese

５、Ｗhat ｉs impliｅｄbuｔnoｔstatｅd by the aｕtｈorｉｓｔhat __＿_＿___、

a、smokinｇｒaｔes ａmonｇyｏutｈｈave dｅclined very litｔｌe

ｂ、theｒe are now mｏrｅfeｍale than ｍale smｏkers amonｇhigh ｓcｈoo

ｌｓｅniors

ｃ、high smoｋinｇraｔes ａｒe dｕe toｔｈe ｉncease in weaｌth

d、sｍｏking at hｉgh school ａre ｆrｏm ｌoｗsocｉo—ecoｎomiｃｂａckｇrounds

答案:bdｂdb

五

The fｏoｄｗe ｅａt seｅmｓｔｏhaｖe profoｕnd eｆfects on our ｈｅalth、Ａlｔｈｏugｈsｃience ｈaｓｍaｄｅenｏrmousｓtｅps ｉn making ｆood moｒe fit ｔo eat ，it ｈａｓ, at the same tiｍe，madｅmaｎy f ｏods uｎfit tｏeat、Some reseaｒch has sｈown that ｐerhaｐs eighty percent ｏf alｌhumａn iｌｌnｅsses aｒe ｒelateｄtｏdiet aｎd ｆorty percenｔof caｎcer is relａted to the ｄｉｅt as well，ｅｓpecially cancｅr of the colon、Diffeｒｅnｔcｕｌｔurｅｓare more likely ｔｏcauｓｅcertain differｅnt ｉlｌｎｅｓsｅs bｅcaｕse oｆthe ｆｏｏd tｈat ｉs cha ｒａcterisｔic in ｔhese cultures、Thaｔfooｄisｒｅlateｄtｏillｎesｓis ntｏa new discovｅrｙ、In １94５，abouｔ3５ｙeａrs ago，governme ｎtｒｅseaｒｃhｅrs ｒealiｚｅd thａt niｔrates，mｏnly used to preｓerve cｏlｏr iｎｍeａts，ａnd oｔher ｆood additｉvｉes，cauｓeｄｃaｎceｒ、Yet, ｔhese cａrcinogenｉｃａdｄitives rｅmain iｎour fｏod, aｎd iｔbeｅs mｏrｅdiｆｆiculｔalｌtｈｅtｉme to know which thinｇsｏnｔhe packagｉng ｌabelｓof prｏcessed food aｒe heｌpfulｏｒharmfｕl、The ａｄditiｖes ｗhiｃh we eat ａrｅnot all sｏdirecｔ、Faｒmｅｒsｏften gｉvｅpenicillin to beef anｄｌiviｎg aniｍaｌｓ，anｄbecaｕse ｏfｔhis ,peｎicillin has been fｏuｎd in the milk of treatｅd cow、Ｓｏmetimes si ｍｉlar ｄrｕgs ａre given to animalsｎot ｆｏr ｍedical purposes，bｕｔｆoｒfinａnciaｌrｅasoｎs、Tｈe farmers ａre simply tｒｙing to faｔten t ｈｅanｉmals ｉn orｄer to ｏbtaiｎa hｉghｅr prｉce on tｈe markｅt、Althougｈthe Food and Drug Aｄminisｔratｉoｎ(FDＡ）hasｔrｉｅd r ｅpeaｔｅdly to cｏntｒｏl ｔheｓｅpｒoceduｒes,ｔhｅpractiｃeｓcｏn ｔinue、

１、Ｗhat ｉs the ｂest possible tiｔle of thｅｐａssage？

a、Drug and Foｏd

ｂ、Cancer and Healｔh

c、Fｏod and Hｅaｌｔh

d、Ｈeａlｔh and Ｄｒug

2、Wｈｉｃｈof the foｌlowiｎg ｓtatements is NOT ture?

a、Drｕｇｓａre always giveｎtｏanimaｌｓfoｒmeｄicａl rｅaｓoｎs

b、Some of the additives in ｏur foｏd ａrｅaｄｄed to thｅｆood itseｌf a ｎd somｅaｒe giｖｅn tｏtｈｅliving animals

ｃ、Reseａrchersｈave ｋnown aｂout theｐotenｔｉaｌdangｅrs of ｆｏｏd aｄditiveｓｆoｒｏver thiｒｔy－fiｖe yｅarｓ、

ｄ、Ｆood ｍayｃａuｓｅｆorｔy ｐercent oｆｃancｅr in wｏrld、3、How haｓｓcｉence donｅsomeｔｈｉng ｈarｍｆul to mａnkiｎｄ？

a、Becａｕｓe ｏf sｃience ，diｓeases causeｄby pｏlluted ｆoｏｄｈaven beeｎviｒtuａｌlｙｅliminated、

b、Ｉt haｓcaused a lａck of information concerning ｔhｅvalｕe of ｆｏｏd、

c、Becaｕse oｆthe apｐｌiｃａtiｏn ｏｆscｉence,some potentialｌy h ａrmfulｓuｂstaｎces have ｂｅen aｄｄed ｔo fooｄ、

d、The scientisｔs have preserved ｔｈｅcｏlｏr of meaｔs，ｂｕｔnot ｏ

f ｖeｇｅｔables、

4、Ｗhａt arｅnitｒaｔｅs uｓｅｄｆor？

a、Ｔｈey ｐreseｒvｅｆｌaｖｏr in packａgeｄfoods、

b、Thｅｙｐｒeｓｅrve the cｏｌor of mｅａts、

c、They ａre ｔhe objectｓof rｅsｅarｃh、

ｄ、Thｅyｃauｓe ｔｈe aniｍaｌs tｏbｅe fatｔer、

5、The word’caｒcinｏgeｎiｃ＇mｏｓｔnearly meanｓ＇＿___＿’、

a、tｒｏｕble—making

b、ｃolor－reｔainｉnｇ

c、moｎｅｙ-mａking

d、caｎcer-causing

答案：caｃbd

Ｗhat iｓyoｕr fａvouriｔe colｏuｒ？Ｄo yoｕｌｉkｅyellow，orａngｅ,red？Iｆｙou dｏ,yｏｕmust be an ｏｐｔimist, a leaｄｅr，an active persｏn who eｎjoｙs life，pｅople aｎd eｘcitｅment、Do yｏｕpｒｅｆeｒgｒeys and bｌuｅｓ? Then you aｒe ｐrobabｌy quiｅt,shｙ, and ｙou would rａｔher ｆolloｗthａnｌeａd、Yoｕｔend ｔo be a pｅssiｍist、A ｔleast，this ｉs whａt psychologisｔs tｅlｌus，ａｎd theｙshｏuld know,ｂｅcausｅtｈey have been serｉoｕslｙstudyｉｎg tｈe ｍｅaninｇof coloursｐrｅferｅnce, ａs well as tｈe eｆfｅｃt tｈat colours havｅｏn hｕman bｅｉnｇｓ、Tｈeｙｔelｌs ｕs，ａｍonｇotheｒfaｃts，ｔhａt we dｏnot ｃhoosｅour faｖｏuriｔｅclｏuｒas we grow up－-－—ｗe arｅborn witｈour prefｅreｎce、If yｏｕhappｅn to love ｂrｏwn, ｙｏu d ｉｄsｏ, as soonａs ｙｏu ｏpｅneｄyour eｙes,or at leaｓt aｓsooｎas yｏu coｕld ｓｅe clearly、

Colours do inｆluencｅoｕｒmｏｏdｓ－——-there iｓnｏdoubｔabout it 、A ｙeｌｌｏw room makｅs mosｔpeopｌeｆeｅｌmoｒe chｅｅrful aｎd moｒeｒeｌａxed thanａｄaｒk greｅn one；and a red dress briｎgｓwａrmth anｄcｈeｅr to the sａdｄｅsｔｗinter day、On tｈｅｏtｈer hanｄ,black is depｒessinｇ、 A bｌａck bridｇe ovｅr ｔhe Thａｍes Rivｅr，ｎeａｒＬｏｎdｏn，ｕseｄto bｅthe ｓcene ｏf more suicides ｔｈan any othｅr bridge iｎｔhe arｅa －-—－ｕｎtiｌit waｓrepaint ｅr greeｎ、Ｔhｅnumbeｒoｆsuｉcide ａｔtｅmptｓimｍediatｅly feｌl s ｈarply；perhapｓit ｗould have fａllen eｖｅn ｍｏre iｆthe brｉdge had b ｅｅｎdone ｉｎｐink or baｂｙblue、

Light and ｂriｇht cｏlouｒs maｋe peｏple not only hｐpier buｔｍore active、Iｔｉs aｎesｔａｂliｓｈｅd ｆact that ｆactｏry worｋerｓwork

betteｒ，ｈarder ，ａnd ｈave fewer accidenｔs whｅn thｅiｒmacｈｉneｓarｅpａiｎｔed orａｎge ratherｔhan ｂlacｋor greｙ、

１、”You woulｄｒaｔher fｏｌlｏw thaｎred”meａns__＿___＿、

a、ｙｏｕdｏｎ’t liｋe to follow othｅrs

ｂ、ｙou would be a meｍberｒatｈer than a ｌeadｅｒ

c、ｙou wｏuｌｄbe afraｉｄof fｏｌｌowiｎg others

ｄ、ｙｏu wouｌd likｅtｏｂe ａleaｄer ｒatｈer than a follower

2、Iｆoｎe enjoｙs lｉfｅ, ｏne ｉｓsuｒe to preｆeｒ________、

a、red tｏｙellow

ｂ、blｕeｔo orａｎge

c、red tｏｇreｙ

ｄ、blｕｅto yelloｗ

３、"Ｔheｙtelｌｕs, aｍｏng other facts,ｔhat we doｎ’ｔchooｓe our ｆavouritｅcolｏuｒs as ｗe gｒｏw ｕp、”"Aｍｏng other facts”ｍeanｓ_＿_＿__、

a、beｓides otｈer facts

ｂ、iｎrｅｇard to other faｃtｓ

c、not consｉdeｒing ｏｔheｒfacｔs

d、accｏrｄing ｔｏoｔｈer ｆaｃtｓ

4、Whｉcｈof thｅfolｌowing iｓfａcts？

a、Peopｌｅ'sｐreference of oｎe colour to anothｅr isｉnsｔincｔ

b、Peoｐle's ｐrefeｒence oｆｏnｅcolｏｕr ｔo anotｈer ｉs acquｉｒed as ｔheｙgroｗｕｐ、

c、Ｍore peｏple ｈａppen to lｏvｅｂｒｏwn bｅcause theｙsaｗsome ｔhｉng broｗｎwｈeｎtｈey were born

d、Coｌoｕrs ｈave little iｎflｕence on our moods

5、Ｔｈose whｏmittｅd suicｉde prefeｒreｄtｈe bridge oveｒthｅThameｓRiver near ｌｏndｏｎtoｏtheｒｓbｅcａuse ｏf _______、

a、itｓsｈape

ｂ、ｉts ｓtructurｅ

ｃ、its coｌｏｕr

d、ｉts buiｌdｉng materｉals

答案:bcａac

十二

Social cuｓtomsａnd ｗays of behaving ｃhange、Things whｉcｈwere coｎｓｉdｅred iｍpoliｔｅmａｎｙyearsａｇo arｅnｏｗaccepｔa ｂle、Jusｔａｆew yearｓago，it wａs coｎｓidered iｍpoliｔｅbｅhaviｏur ｆoｒａman ｔo smoｋｅon sｔreet、No man who thｏught ｏf hｉｍｓelf ｂy sｍokinｇｗhen a ladｙwas ｉｎａｒoｏm、

Cｕstomsａlso diffeｒfｒom ｃountrｙｔo coｕｎtry、Dｏｅｓ a ma ｎwaｌｋonｔhe left or the right ｏf a wｏman inｙoｕｒcounｔry？Ｏr doesn't iｔmatｔer？Shｏｕld yoｕuse botｈｈaｎds when yｏu arｅeaｔing? Shoｕld leave one ｉn yoｕr lap,oｒｏn the tablｅ？

Tｈe Ameriｃans ａnd the Britisｈnｏｔｏnly spｅak thｅsame lａ

nguage buｔaｌｓo share a larｇｅnumber of sociａｌｃustoms、For exampｌe，in bｏth Aｍeriｃａaｎd Enｇlaｎd pｅoplｅｓhａke handｓw ｈeｎthｅｙｍeeｔeaｃh otｈer foｒtｈｅｆirst ｔｉme、Alｓｏ, ｍo ｓt Enｇlishmｅn ｗiｌl opeｎ a ｄoor for aｗｏnman or oｆfｅr tｈｅiｒseat to a wｏｍａn ，anｄｓo wiｌl mosｔAmｅricａｎs、Pｒomptnｅss ｉs importaｎｔbotｈin Engｌand and in Amｅrica、Ｔｈａｔiｓ，iｆａdｉnｎｅr iｎｖiｔａtioｎis fｏr7 o’clocｋ, tｈe dinnｅr gue ｓt eiｔhｅr arrｉｖes closｅto tｈat ｔiｍe or cａlls up to explain hｉs del ａy、

Thｅimpｏｒｔａnt ｔhｉng to remｅｍber abouｔsｏcial custoｍｓis nｏt to ｄo anything thaｔmigｈt mａｋｅoｔｈeｒpeopｌe feｅl uｎf ｏｒtaｂle--—-—eｓpeciａlly if ｔhｅy aｒe yoｕr guestｓ、Wheｎthe fooｄwas serｖed , one ｏf tｈe ｇｕeｓts sｔraｔｅd ｔo eａt his ｐeasｗiｔh a knｉfe、Thｅｏther guｅstｓｗｅre aｍusｅd or sｈockｅd，but the host calｍly pｉｃked up his knｉfe and bｅｇａn eaｔing iｎthｅｓamｅway、Iｔwoｕld have beｅn ｂaｄｍanｎeｒｓto make hｉsｇueｓt fｅe ｌfoｏlｉsh ｏr unfortaｂｌe、

1、Ｉf oｎｅhaｓaccｅpｔed ａｄinner inｖitation ，whａt should he ｄo iｆｈe iｓtｏｂe ｌaｔe ｆor tｈe dinｎeｒ？

ａ、Hｅshoulｄfｉｎd an eｘcuse

b、He ｓhoulｄａdkｆor exｃuse、

c、Hｅｓhouｌd sａy sｏrry

d、He should teｌephone to eｘｐｌaiｎｈis ｂeing laｔ

e、

2、"It woulｄhave ｂeｅｎｂad ｍａnners ｔo mａｋe his guesｔs feel foolisｈｏr uｎｆortable、”"Bad ｍanｎｅｒs ＂mｅans ___＿____、

a、uｇly

ｂ、dishｏnｅsｔ

c、ｉmpolite

d、shamｅｆul

3、wｈｉｃh of tｈｅfoｌlowｉng ｄo yｏu think iｓthe bｅst tiｌｔlｅfor this passagｅ?

a、Sｏcial Ｃｕstoms and Cｕsｔｏms

b、Soｃial Lｉｆe

c、Americａnａnd BrｉtisｈＣustoms

d、Prｏmptneｓs Ｉs Imｐortant

４、Acｃｏrding to thｅｔeｘｔ，tｈe best ｈost_＿__＿_＿、

ａ、ｔrｉｅs ｈis bｅｓt to mａke ｈiｓｇuestｓｆeｅl forｔable

b、ｍａkes his gｕｅsts fｅelｅxciｔed

c、triｅｓtｏavｏid being naｕghｔy to ｈｉsｇｕｅsts

d、triｅs to aｖｏｉd being foolish

5、Ｔhe auｔhor of tｈisａｒticｌe ｍay agｒee with ｗhiｃh ｏf the ｆol ｌowing？

ａ、The guｅstｗho ate his peas witｈa knifｅ

ｂ、The oｔher gｕests who weｒe amused ｏr sｈocked

c、The hoｓt who piｃked up hiｓknｉfe and began eating ｉn ｔhe same way

d、None ofｔhe abovｅ

答案:ｄｃａaｃ

十三

NeｗＯrleａns, Louｉsｉaｎa，was establisｈed as pａrt ｏf the Fｒench Empiｒｅin １７1８、

Ｉts lｏcaｔion ｏn tｈe eａst bａnk of the Missｉssippi Rｉｖer gaveｉt ｃonｔｒol ｏｆthe Americａn ｈｉnｅrland anｄｉt became strategically im ｐortant to mａｎy natｉｏns、Itｗaｓtransfｅｒｒeｄfrom France ｔo Spaｉn, ｒeturneｄto Ｆraｎcｅ,and ｆinally ｓｏld ｂy NaｐｏleoｎtｏthｅUniｔed States in 1８03、Thｅcitｙwas tｈｅsite oｆ a famｏus bat ｔleｆｏｕght in1８15 ｂetween the Ｂｒitｉsh, who hoped tｏcｏｎtｒol iｔ，ａnd the Ａmｅrｉcansｕndｅr Genｅrａl Aｎｄrew Ｊaｃk ｓon、

Thｅriｖerｂed ofｔhｅMissｉsｓipｐi iｓconstaｎtly sｉltiｎｇaｎd the rivｅｒis now ａcｔuａlｌｙhigher thaｎthe citｙ、Leveeｓhｏlｄback the rｉver and giant pumpsａre useｄto mｏvｅwａtｅr ｆrｏm ｔｈe city inｔo thｅｒivｅr、

ＡlthoｕgｈNew Oｒｌｅaｎsｈaas beenａpart of ｔhｅUniｔed Sｔateｓfｏｒａlmost tｗo centｕries, its popｕlatｉon takes grｅaｔpride i ｎiｔs Fｒeｎｃh hｅrｉtage、Loｕisiａna stilｌｒetains parts of the Cｏｄe Napoleon ｗhich,form manｙyearｓ，ｗａｓitｓonly law、

NeｗOｒｌeans is careｆreｅcitｙaｎｄｉt boasts iｔs hot，ｓpiｃｙCｒeolｅseafｏｏdａnｄits natｉve DixielanｄＪazz、The ｊackｓon Sｑuａre neighborhood maｉntａｉnsｉtｓＦrench ｃolonｉal homes and ｉn oｔｈｅr sｅctions areｐrｅ-Cｉvｉl Waｒmansiｏｎs、Visitors aｒe surｐrised tｏfind thａt behiｎd ｔｈis iｎteｒｅstiｎg facadｅoｆyeｓｔeryear, iｓa ｂuｓy ｉｎduｓｔrial and porｔciｔｙ、Ｇraｉnａnｄcoal e ｆｒom the Mｉｄwest aｎｄｆoｒeigｈcaｒgoeｓare unloaded ｈere、New Orleans ｉs no longｅr ａsｌｅepy Ｓouｔhern towｎ—--—ｂｕt it’s st ｉlｌfun to visit、

1、Whａｔacｃｏunts for thｅleveeｓanｄpumpｓｉn Nｅw Orleans？

a、The Miｓｓisｓippi frｅquently fｌoｏｄs tｈe cｉty、

b、The riverbed haｓraisｅd intｈe past ２０0 yｅａrs、

c、Tｈｅtorrentｉalｒａins flｏod the city frｅquenｔly、

d、Tｈe hiｇhｈumidiｔy caｎnot ｏtheｒwise be ｔroｌｌeｄ、

２、Ｔhe bａｔｔlｅof New Orleａns was foｕght bｙjackｓoｎａgainst_____＿、

ａ、Frａnce

ｂ、Britａiｎ

c、Spain

d、Tｈe Ｎoｒｔh

3、Tｈe Code Nａｐoleoｎwas _______、

a、aｎaｇrｅemｅnt to sell Loｕisiana

b、ａbｏdy of laｗs

c、ａciｔy plａｎ

d、a miｌitarｙcode for thｅarmｙ

４、Ｗｈｉch of the folloｗing elemenｔs ｄoes not applｙto the attiｕｄe of thｅiｎｈabitanｔs ｏf NｅｗOrleans？

a、Ｐridｅin their Ｆｒｅnｃhｈeｒitage、

b、A ｄesirｅｔo retain picｔuｒeｓque ｃｏｌonｉaｌbuilｄｉngs、

c、A ｒｅｆusal to engaｇe in ｔｒade and mercｅ

ｄ、A praising of Dixieland Jaｚｚ、

5、Tourists vｉsitiｎg New Ｏrleａns aｒe ｓurｐriseｄto encoｕnter__＿_＿、

a、Creole food

ｂ、Diｘｉeｌａnd ｊazz

ｃ、bustling city

d、aｕthｅｎtic colｏnial hoｍes

答案: bbｂｃc

十四

ThｅUniteｄStaｔes iｓｏnｔhe verge of loｓｉng its lｅading ｐlac ｅin ｔhe worｌd's tｅｃhnoｌｏgy、So sａyｓｍｏre thａn ｏｎｅsｔu ｄy ｉn rｅｃeｎt yeａrs、One ｏf the ｒeasｏns fｏr this ｄecline ｉｓthe paralｌel dｅclｉｎe in the nｕｍbｅr ｏf U、S、scｉentisｔs ａnd engｉneｅｒs、

Ｓincｅ197６，eｍｐloymentｏｆｓcientists anｄｅnｇｉｎeeｒs ｉs u ｐ８5 peｒcｅｎt、Ｔｈiｓtｒｅnd ｉs eｘpected ｔo cｏｎtiｎue、Howevｅｒ，ｔｈeｔrend shows ｔhaｔthｅｎｕmｂer of２2－year-olds －-ｔhｅnｅar term ｓourｃe of fｕturｅPH、D、ｓ—ｉs decliｎｉng、F ｕrther aｄdingｔo ｔhｅproｂｌem ｉｓthe increasｅd peｔｉtiｏn foｒｔhesｅｃandiｄates frｏm ｏthｅr fｉelds-law，ｍｅdicine,business,etc、Ｗhｉle ｔhe nuｍｂeｒof U、S、ＰH、D、s ｉn ｓcｉeｎce ａnd engiｎeeri ｎg ｄecｌinｅｓ，the award of ＰH、D、s to fｏreｉgn ｎationaｌs iｓｉncr ｅasiｎg ｒapidｌy、

Our inabiｌitｙtｏmｏtivate ｓtudents tｏpursue scieｎcｅand engiｎeerinｇcareerｓat the graduate levｅｌis poundeｄｂｅcａｕse of the ｉnｔensｅdemand industｒｙｈas ｆor bright Ｂachｅｌor'ｓand Mastｅr's dｅgｒee holders、Ｔｏo often, promising PH、D、candｉdatｅs，coｎfｒoｎting the cｏst ａnｄｆinancｉaｌsacrｉfice of pursuiｎg theirｅducａtｉｏn,ｆiｎd ｔhe attrａｃｔiｏｎof industry irresｉsｔibｌe、

1、Ｔｈe U、S、will e to lｏse iｔs lｅading ｐlace ｉｎteｃhnｏｌogy pｒｏbably bｅcａｕse_____＿_＿、

a、ｔhｅnuｍberｏf PH、D、degrｅe hoｌｄers is decｌininｇ

b、thｅnumber of sｃieｎtｉsts aｎｄeｎgｉneers ｉｓdeｃｒeaｓｉｎg

c、thｅｎumberｏf 2２-yeａｒ-ilｄｓis dｅｃｌｉniｎg

d、ｓｃientists and eｎｇiｎeers ａrｅｎoｔemｐｌoyｅd

２、The fiｅｌd of ｓciencｅanｄeｎgineeｒｉng is ｆacinｇa petit ｉｏn from__＿__＿＿_、

a、technolｏgy

ｂ、foreｉgn naｔioｎaｌｓ

ｃ、such fieldｓａｓｌaｗ, mｅdicine ａnｄbusinｅss

d、poｓtｇraｄuates

3、Largｅ-ｓｃaｌe ｅnterprｉseｓｎow neeｄ＿______、

a、bright ｇradｕａtｅsａnｄｐoｓtgｒaduateｓ

b、new inventions

ｃ、ａdvancedｔechnoｌｏgy

ｄ、eｎgｉneeｒｓ

４、Ｍａny ｐromisiｎｇpoｓtgraduates are ｕnwilｌｉnｇto pｕrsue a ＰH、D、ｄｅgrｅe because ______＿__、

a、thｅy aｒe noｔencｏuraｇeｄto be enｇaged inｓcience

b、ｉndustｒy dｏeｓnot rｅquire PH、D、hｏldeｒs

c、tｈey have finａncial difficulties

d、theｙwiｌl spend much time and ｅｎergy plｅting ＰH、D、

5、PH、D、candiｄates”find ｔｈe attｒaction ofｉｎduｓtry ｉrreｓｉstiｂle"meaｎs thaｔ＿＿_______、

a、ｔhｅy ｆind iｎdustry is aｔｔｒａctinｇmｏｒe and more ｃoｌle ｇｅstuｄeｎts

b、theｙdon'ｔｔｈiｎk they can prｅｖent themselveｓfrom wｏrkiｎg foｒinｄusｔｒy

c、they cannot ｒesist aｎy attractｉon frｏm ａllｓiｄes

d、thｅy cａnnot workｆor inｄｕstｒy any ｌonger

答案：bcａdb

十五

Newｄａyｓ,ａstandaｒd foｒｍeasｕｒing poweｒhas cｈanged、Ｔhes ｅcｈangeｓfｏｒetｅll a new sｔaｎdard for measurｉng power、Nｏloｎｇer will a natｉon＇s pｏlitical iｎfｌｕence be baseｄｓｏlｅｌy on tｈe str ｅｎgｔh of ｉts military forcｅs、Of coｕrse, mｉlｉtary efｆectiｖeｎess will re ｍaiｎ a pｒimary ｐrｉmary meaｓureｏf power、But pｏlｉticａl influｅｎce iｓａｌsｏcｌoseｌy tied ｔo industrial peｔｉｔiveness、It’s ofｔｅn ｓaid ｔhat witｈouｔitｓｍilitary ｔhe Sｏviet Uniｏn wouｌｄreally be a t ｈird—wｏrld natiｏｎ、The nｅｗstａndard of ｏpｗｅｒａnｄinｆｌｕencｅtｈａt is ｅvoｌviｎg now plaｃes more emphasis on the abiｌity of ａcountry tｏｐeｔｅeffectｉｖely iｎtｈe ecｏnｏmｉｃｍaｒkets of the ｗoｒlｄ、

Americaｍusｔrecognｉze thiｓnew coｕrsｅof ｅveｎts、Ouｒsuccｅｓs iｎsｈａpinｇｗorld eveｎtｓoｖer the pasｔ４０ｙearｓhaｓbeeｎthｅｄiｒect resuｌt oｆｏｕｒabｉliｔｙto ａｄａｐt ｔe ｃhnｏlｏgyａnd ｔｏtake advantagｅof tｈe capabilitiesｏf our ｐeople for the puｒpose oｆｍaintaiｎinｇpeace、Oｕr ｉnｄustriａl prowess ov ｅr most of ｔhｉs pｅrioｄwas unchａlｌｅnｇｅd、It is ironiｃtｈat ｉt iｓ

just ｔhiｓｐｒｏwess that has eｎabled otheｒcouｎtrｉｅｓto ｐroｓp ｅr and iｎtｕrｎto tｈrｅaten ｏｕr iｎduｓtriaｌlｅaderｓｈip、

Ｔhe ｐｅｔitiveneｓｓof Ａmｅriｃa’ｓiｎｄuｓtrial basｅiｓan isｓｕe biｇｇer ｔｈaｎtｈｅDepartment oｆＤｅｆense and is gｏing to ｒeq ｕirｅthe eｆforts of thｅmajｏr institutional ｆｏｒcｅs iｎour sociｅty—govｅrnmｅnt，ｉndustrｙ，aｎd eｄuｃation、Thａt is nｏt ｔｏsay that th ｅDｅfenｓe Depａｒtmeｎｔwｉll nｏｔbｅａstroｎg ｆｏrce in tｈe process bｅcａｕse weｗill、Bｕt ｗe simply ｃａnｎot be，noｒｓhoｕl ｄwe be，ｌoｏked upon ｂy others aｓｔhe sａviｏr of Ａmｅrｉｃａn industｒy、

１、Ｎoｗａnatｉon＇ｓpolｉtｉｃaｌinｆlueｎce depends on _______＿_、

a、ｔheｓｔrｅngｔh ｏf its ｍiｌitaｒy fｏrｃeｓ

b、ｉts abｉlｉtｙtｏpｅte iｎｉｎdusｔｒy

c、eｃonｏmｉc maｒｋｅｔs

d、botｈａand b

２、The Ｓoviet Union was not ｌisteｄaｓa thiｒd-wｏrlｄnation just bｅｃaｕse of __＿__＿＿__、

a、itｓpｏｗerfulｍｉlｉtary forces

b、ｉｔs ｖaｓｔlaｎd

c、itｓiｎduｓtｒial ｐｅtｉｔivenesｓ

ｄ、ｉts coｎtribｕtｉons to world peaｃe

3、Tｈe aｕthoｒｉndicａtｅｓtｈaｔ____＿_is threａteｎing American ｐolitｉcal pｏwer、

a、ｏther coｕｎｔrieｓ

b、ｔｈe deｃlining U、S、indｕstrial bａse

c、a ｎｅw sｔandaｒd for measuriｎg poｗeｒ

d、lesｓａdvaｎced technology

4、Amｅricａsucceeded ｉn shaping ｗoｒld eventｓover paｓt 40 yｅａrs ｐrobably becaｕseｏf ______＿____、

a、its abiｌiｔｙｔｏａdaｐｔtecｈnｏｌｏｇｙ

b、its ability ｔｏｔake advantage of tｈｅcapabiｌitiｅsｏf its pe ｏple

c、its aｂiliｔy to pｅｔe in the ｗｏｒlｄmaｒkeｔs

d、both a ａｎd b

5、Ｔhｅpurpｏｓe oｆwrｉｔｉｎg ｔｈis artｉcle ｉs __________、

ａ、to dｒaw the reａｄers’ａtｔentiｏｎｔｏ a neｗstaｎdarｄfor ｍe ａsuｒing power

ｂ、toｄemonstrａtｅＡmericaｎpoｌiｔical influｅｎce in tｈe woｒld

c、ｔo ｅmphasize thaｔeffｏｒｔs ｍｕｓｔｂe made to ｓtrenｇthe ｎthe dｅcｌｉｎiｎg U、Ｓ、industrial base

d、ｔo show Americａnｉndusｔｒiaｌprｏwesｓ

答案：daｂdｃ

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大学英语四级真题及答案( 多套题及翻译） CET4 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 目一：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假你的一位外国朋友来参你的校园，你最感趣的地方想他/ 她去看 ?什么 ? 目二：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假你的一位外国朋友来参你的家，你最感趣的地方想他/ 她去看 ?什么 ? 目三：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假你的一位外国朋友来参中国，你最感趣的地方想他/ 她去看 ?什么 ? Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分在答卡 1 上作答。 1.A. See a doctor about her strained shoulder a ladder to help her reach the tea. the cupboard with a new one. the tea on a lower shelf next time. 1. W: I can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard 。 M: Oh? Why don’t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder 。 Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 2. A. At Mary Johnson’s B. In an exhibition hall C. At a painter’s studio. D. Outside an art gallery. 2. W: Since it’s raining so hard, let’s go and see the new exhibits 。 M: That ’s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters 。 Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?