(完整版)英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案

Ourquarrelwithefficiencyisnotthatitgetsthingsdone,butthatitisathiefoftimewhenitleavesusnoleisuretoenjoyourselves,andthatitstrainsournerveswhenwetrytogetthingsdoneperfectly.Inbuildingbridges,Americanengineerscalculatesofinelyandexactlyastomakethetwoendscometogetherwithinone-tenthofaninch.ButwhentwoChinesebegintodigatunnelfrombothsidesofamountainbothcomeoutontheotherside.-TheChinese'sfirmbeliefisthatitdoesn'tmattersolongasatunnelisdugthrough,andifwehavetwoinsteadofone,why,wehaveadoubletracktoboot.Thepaceofmodernindustriallifeforbidsthiskindofgloriousandmagnificentidling.But,worsethanthat,itimposesuponusadifferentconceptionoftimeasmeasuredbytheclockandeventuallyturnsthehumanbeingintoaclockhimself.(ThissortofthingisboundtocometoChina,asisevident,forinstance,inthecaseofafactoryoftwentythousandworker.Theluxuriousprospectoftwentythousandworkerscominginattheirownsweetpleasureatallhoursis,ofcourse,somewhatterrifying.)Nevertheless,suchefficiencyiswhatmakeslifesohardandfullofexcitement.Amanwhohastobepunctuallyatacertainplaceatfiveo'clockhasthewholeafternoonfromonetofiveruinedforhimalready.EveryAmericanadultisarranginghistimeonthepatternoftheschoolboy-threeo'clockforthis,fiveo'clockforthat,six-thirtyforchangeofdress,six-fiftyforenteringthetaxi,andseveno'clockforarrivingatthedestination.Itjustmakeslifenotworthliving.1. Thewriterobjectstoefficiencymainlyonthegroundsthatit.A) entitlesustotoomuchleisuretimeB) urgesustogetthingsdonepunctuallyC) deprivesusofleisuretimeD) imposesonusaperfectconceptoftime2. Intheeyesoftheauthor,theintroductionofindustriallifegivesriseto.A) theexcitementoflifeB) magnificentidlingoftimeC) moreemphasisonefficiencyD) terrifyingschoolboy3. Thepassagetellsus.A) ChineseworkerscometoworkwhenitisconvenientB) allAmericansareforcedtobeefficientagainsttheirwillC) ChineseengineersareonbettertermswiththemanagementD) Americansoughtnottoworksohardforefficiency4. Theauthorbelievesthatrelaxingtheruleofpunctualityinfactorieswouldleadto.A) greatconfusionB) increasedproductionC) ahardandexcitinglifeD) successfulcompletionofatunnel5. WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhatA) everyAmericanisarranginghistimeinthepatternofaschoolboyB) everyAmericanisreluctanttobeefficientC) everyoneshouldhavesometimetospendashepleasesD) beingpunctualisanundesirablehabitwhichshouldnotbeformed答案：1=11. C)deprivesusofleisuretime对应原文第一句butthatitisathiefoftimewhenitleavesusnoleisuretoenjoyourselves.选项A是与作者想法完全相反的；选项B虽有章可循，但要注意原文是itstrainsournerveswhenwetrytogetthingsdoneperfectly,而非it直接urgesustogetthingsdonepunctually;选项D要看清,原文是adifferentconceptionoftime而非aperfectconceptoftime.2. C)moreemphasisonefficiency对应原文第二段第一句Thepaceofmodernindustriallifeforbidsthiskindofgloriousandmagnificentidling.通过第一段可以看出,与efficiency对立的是thiskindofgloriousandmagnificentidling,而industriallife又forbids,自然说明industriallifegivesrisetomoreemphasisonefficiency.3. D)Americansoughtnottoworksohardforefficiency.排除法:A)Chineseworkerscometoworkwhenitisconvenient不符合原文()中的内容;B)allAmericansareforcedtobeefficientagainsttheirwill语气太重,不是被强迫讲求效率,也不是违背自己意愿,只是为了适应工业社会;C)Chineseengineersareonbettertermswiththemanagement不属于本文讨论范畴。4. A)greatconfusion对应原文(ThissortofthingisboundtocometoChina,asisevident,forinstance,inthecaseofafactoryoftwentythousandworker.Theluxuriousprospectoftwentythousandworkerscominginattheirownsweetpleasureatallhoursis,ofcourse,somewhatterrifying.)5. C)everyonshouldhavesometimetospendashepleases,这是4个选项中唯个符合isimpliedbutNOTstated两个条件的.A选项有被直接提及,B选项reluctant是不愿的意思,而本文并非讨论愿不愿的问题,D选项beingpunctualisanundesirablehabitwhichshouldnotbeformed,黑体部分分别为守时和不良习惯的意思,显然不是作者本意.总结一下,今天这期比昨天讲小猫小狗的阅读要难一些-,是一篇既要求词汇量,同时又要求答题技巧的典型的阅读理解.所谓答题技巧,就是首先要读懂文章的大概意思,然后注意一些关键句子.关键句子很有可能出现在段落的连接部分,比如开头和结尾.一般情况下,阅读理解的前面几道题是可以从原文的关键句子中直接找出答案的,而后面几道题,往往要求综合全文来分析.最近几天的阅读,大体分为两种:一种是偏向主观论述的阅读,比如倒数55天的癌症、倒数53天的空调和今天的效率;另一种是偏向客观叙述的阅读,比如倒数52天的家养宠物和倒数54天的无家可归的儿童.前者往往要着重考虑作者的中心思想,后者往往要着重考虑作者的整体内容.