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【篇一】2020年上半年英語四級考試閱讀理解
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition (學(xué)會(huì)) of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general,the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regard the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德). Also, parents should realize that “ example is better than precept ”. If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach(說教), their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
練習(xí)題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skill ______
A.can be avoided
B.is universal among parents
C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D.will make him lose interest in learning new things
2.In the process of children’s learning new skills parents ________
A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B. should not expect too much of them
C. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D.should creative as many learning opportunities as possible
3.The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________
A. parents should be strict with their children
B. parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community.
C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone.
D. parental vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation.
4.The word “precept” (Line3, Para.3) probably means “_______”
A. Idea
B.punishment
C. behavior
D. instruction
5.In moral matters, parents should ________
A. observe the rules themselves
B. be aware of the marked difference between adults and children
C. forbid things which have no foundation in morality
D.consistently ensure the security of their children
1.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第1段第1句中的every parent，often等詞表明這種做法在父母中是非常普遍的，顯然B與之相符。A說法無原文依據(jù)，且由原文可看出題干所述現(xiàn)象是很難避免的;C中dangerous—詞在原文中本是修飾其他情緒，故C不符;D是過多地讓孩子自己一個(gè)獨(dú)處的后果,不是題干所述行為的后果。
2.[C] 推理判斷題。第1段第2句說明父母逼得太過分，應(yīng)避免。最后一句則說明對小孩太放任自流同樣不利。由這兩點(diǎn)，我們可以做出如下判斷：父母對孩子的“嚴(yán)”和“松”之間有一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)摹岸取?。C與之相符。
3.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第2段表明：不同的家長對孩子的管制程度不同;家長對小孩的管制不僅是為了孩子個(gè)人的幸福，也反映了父母的需要以及社區(qū)的價(jià)值觀，故C與原文相符。
4.[D] 詞義理解題。由precept所在句可猜測precept應(yīng)與example相對，且與下文的preach意思相近，故D正確。
5.[A] 推理判斷題。第3段提到父母應(yīng)該避免講一套做一套，結(jié)合最后一段可得出結(jié)論：關(guān)于思想道德教育問題，父母應(yīng)以身作則，帶頭遵循，故A正確。
【篇二】2020年上半年英語四級考試閱讀理解
When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.
But in many other homes, this china--and--silver elegance has given way to stoneware (粗陶)--and--stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual--Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.
Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-onTrent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs--one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend”toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.
Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone causal. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates inthe family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes, Iron a fine-pattened tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?
Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette(禮節(jié)) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents(“Chew with your mouth closed.”“keep your elbows off the table.”)must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.
練習(xí)題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.The trend toward casual dining has resulted in ______
A. bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
B. Shrinking of the pottery industry
C. restructuring of large enterprises
D. Economic recession in Great Britain
2.Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?
A. Family members need more time to relax.
B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.
C. People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.
D. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.
3.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is _______
A. a retailer of stainless steel tableware
B. a dealer in stoneware
C. a pottery chain store
D. a producer of fine china
4.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is _______
A. the increased value of the pound
B. the economic recession in Asia
C. the change in people’s way of life
D. the fierce competition at home and abroad
5.Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, _______
A. are still a must on certain occasions
B. are bound to return sooner or later
C. are still being taught by parents at home
D. Can help improve personal relationships
1.[B] 推理判斷題。首先依據(jù)題目中的casual dining找到第2段中的informality。其后有兩個(gè)for引導(dǎo)的介詞短語，后一個(gè)說“對于英國精致瓷器的制造商來說，這(informality)意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期”;此外,第3段用數(shù)據(jù)具體指出陶瓷業(yè)裁員之嚴(yán)重，說明陶瓷業(yè)在萎縮，即B。A、D均屬夸大事實(shí)，C與文章內(nèi)容無關(guān)。
2.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段第2句中指出現(xiàn)今休閑文化流行的背景：工作時(shí)間長，家庭生活節(jié)奏緊張,B中的 Busy schedules與文中的demanding family schedules對應(yīng)，故為答案。
3.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。Royal Doulton在文章中出現(xiàn)過兩次：第3段說它裁員，因?yàn)槿藗冇貌驮絹碓诫S意(不再講究餐具的精致);第 4 段中“A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company...”，暗示公司的性質(zhì)，可以推斷它是精制器皿的生產(chǎn)者。
4.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中的the layoffs找到文章第4段首句，其中的have their roots in相當(dāng)于題目中的main cause is,shifts相當(dāng)于C中的change。其實(shí)本題與第1題是交叉相關(guān)的，從第1題的題目可找到本題的答案。
5.[A] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段，特別是第2句“The fine points of etiquette... must be picked up elsewhere良好的餐桌禮儀必須在其他地方被重拾起來”，可知禮儀在某些場合還是必要的，故答案為A。
【篇三】2020年上半年英語四級考試閱讀理解
Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenuessignificantly. Raising tuition doesn’t bring in more revenue, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise.They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently (固有地)better than public schools. Examples to the contrary abound. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Enthusiastic supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education.
練習(xí)題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.According to the author's opinion, schools are bad businesses because of _______.
A. mismanagement
B. too few students
C. financial squeeze
D. their characteristics
2.The author used the phrase “go under" in Para. 3 to mean "_______".
A. get into difficulties
B. have low enrollment
C. have little money
D. bring in more money
3.We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support_____
A. public institution
B. private schools
C. uniformity of education
D. diversity of education
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about private schools?
A. High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.
B. If the tuition of the private schools is raised, the enrollment goes down.
C. There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools.
D. Private schools are more profitable than public schools.
5.Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools?
A. Raising tuition.
B. Full enrollment.
C. National awareness and support.
D. Reduction of rising costs.
1.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查因果關(guān)系。第2段倒數(shù)第3句中的“not because of... but because of...”指出了nature就是原因所在，characteristics是nature的近義詞，故D正確。
2.[A] 詞義理解題。通過go under所在句子中的Even with......可知，該句與上一句形成對比，這兩句中的enrollment是相對應(yīng)的，所以go under應(yīng)該也與上文的problem相對應(yīng)，由此可推斷，go under就是have problem/ difficulty之義。本題干擾性的是C，但文中并無細(xì)節(jié)具體說明即使入學(xué)人數(shù)滿額學(xué)校收人也很少的問題，因此C把problem定義得過細(xì)，不如A恰當(dāng)。
3.[B] 推理判斷題，也是主旨大意題。文章一開頭就指出“許多私立髙等學(xué)校都處于危險(xiǎn)之中”，引起讀者的關(guān)注，結(jié)尾句明確倡議支持公立髙等教育的人們應(yīng)該同樣支持私立髙等教育，由此可見,B是本文的目的。本題干擾性的是D，D的說法在最后一段中多次提到，但是作者提出辦學(xué)多樣性是為了說明私立教育的重要性，故D只是本文主題(私立教育)的支持性細(xì)節(jié)，并非本文的中心話題。
4.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題?？捎门懦ㄕ页龃鸢浮可從第1段推斷得出;B可在第2段第3句中找到;C可從最后一段中間找到。
5.[C] 推理判斷題?？捎门懦ㄕ页龃鸢福鶕?jù)原文，第2段第3句可證明A不可行;最后一段第3句證明B不可行;第2段第2句也指出D行不通。本文的目的是為了提高公眾對私立教育的關(guān)注，由此可見，只有C是拯救私立高校的可行性方法。
【篇一】2020年上半年英語四級考試閱讀理解
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition (學(xué)會(huì)) of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general,the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regard the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德). Also, parents should realize that “ example is better than precept ”. If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach(說教), their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
練習(xí)題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skill ______
A.can be avoided
B.is universal among parents
C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D.will make him lose interest in learning new things
2.In the process of children’s learning new skills parents ________
A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B. should not expect too much of them
C. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D.should creative as many learning opportunities as possible
3.The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________
A. parents should be strict with their children
B. parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community.
C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone.
D. parental vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation.
4.The word “precept” (Line3, Para.3) probably means “_______”
A. Idea
B.punishment
C. behavior
D. instruction
5.In moral matters, parents should ________
A. observe the rules themselves
B. be aware of the marked difference between adults and children
C. forbid things which have no foundation in morality
D.consistently ensure the security of their children
1.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第1段第1句中的every parent，often等詞表明這種做法在父母中是非常普遍的，顯然B與之相符。A說法無原文依據(jù)，且由原文可看出題干所述現(xiàn)象是很難避免的;C中dangerous—詞在原文中本是修飾其他情緒，故C不符;D是過多地讓孩子自己一個(gè)獨(dú)處的后果,不是題干所述行為的后果。
2.[C] 推理判斷題。第1段第2句說明父母逼得太過分，應(yīng)避免。最后一句則說明對小孩太放任自流同樣不利。由這兩點(diǎn)，我們可以做出如下判斷：父母對孩子的“嚴(yán)”和“松”之間有一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)摹岸取?。C與之相符。
3.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第2段表明：不同的家長對孩子的管制程度不同;家長對小孩的管制不僅是為了孩子個(gè)人的幸福，也反映了父母的需要以及社區(qū)的價(jià)值觀，故C與原文相符。
4.[D] 詞義理解題。由precept所在句可猜測precept應(yīng)與example相對，且與下文的preach意思相近，故D正確。
5.[A] 推理判斷題。第3段提到父母應(yīng)該避免講一套做一套，結(jié)合最后一段可得出結(jié)論：關(guān)于思想道德教育問題，父母應(yīng)以身作則，帶頭遵循，故A正確。
【篇二】2020年上半年英語四級考試閱讀理解
When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.
But in many other homes, this china--and--silver elegance has given way to stoneware (粗陶)--and--stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual--Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.
Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-onTrent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs--one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend”toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.
Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone causal. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates inthe family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes, Iron a fine-pattened tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?
Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette(禮節(jié)) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents(“Chew with your mouth closed.”“keep your elbows off the table.”)must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.
練習(xí)題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.The trend toward casual dining has resulted in ______
A. bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
B. Shrinking of the pottery industry
C. restructuring of large enterprises
D. Economic recession in Great Britain
2.Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?
A. Family members need more time to relax.
B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.
C. People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.
D. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.
3.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is _______
A. a retailer of stainless steel tableware
B. a dealer in stoneware
C. a pottery chain store
D. a producer of fine china
4.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is _______
A. the increased value of the pound
B. the economic recession in Asia
C. the change in people’s way of life
D. the fierce competition at home and abroad
5.Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, _______
A. are still a must on certain occasions
B. are bound to return sooner or later
C. are still being taught by parents at home
D. Can help improve personal relationships
1.[B] 推理判斷題。首先依據(jù)題目中的casual dining找到第2段中的informality。其后有兩個(gè)for引導(dǎo)的介詞短語，后一個(gè)說“對于英國精致瓷器的制造商來說，這(informality)意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期”;此外,第3段用數(shù)據(jù)具體指出陶瓷業(yè)裁員之嚴(yán)重，說明陶瓷業(yè)在萎縮，即B。A、D均屬夸大事實(shí)，C與文章內(nèi)容無關(guān)。
2.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段第2句中指出現(xiàn)今休閑文化流行的背景：工作時(shí)間長，家庭生活節(jié)奏緊張,B中的 Busy schedules與文中的demanding family schedules對應(yīng)，故為答案。
3.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。Royal Doulton在文章中出現(xiàn)過兩次：第3段說它裁員，因?yàn)槿藗冇貌驮絹碓诫S意(不再講究餐具的精致);第 4 段中“A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company...”，暗示公司的性質(zhì)，可以推斷它是精制器皿的生產(chǎn)者。
4.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中的the layoffs找到文章第4段首句，其中的have their roots in相當(dāng)于題目中的main cause is,shifts相當(dāng)于C中的change。其實(shí)本題與第1題是交叉相關(guān)的，從第1題的題目可找到本題的答案。
5.[A] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段，特別是第2句“The fine points of etiquette... must be picked up elsewhere良好的餐桌禮儀必須在其他地方被重拾起來”，可知禮儀在某些場合還是必要的，故答案為A。
【篇三】2020年上半年英語四級考試閱讀理解
Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenuessignificantly. Raising tuition doesn’t bring in more revenue, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise.They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently (固有地)better than public schools. Examples to the contrary abound. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Enthusiastic supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education.
練習(xí)題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.According to the author's opinion, schools are bad businesses because of _______.
A. mismanagement
B. too few students
C. financial squeeze
D. their characteristics
2.The author used the phrase “go under" in Para. 3 to mean "_______".
A. get into difficulties
B. have low enrollment
C. have little money
D. bring in more money
3.We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support_____
A. public institution
B. private schools
C. uniformity of education
D. diversity of education
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about private schools?
A. High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.
B. If the tuition of the private schools is raised, the enrollment goes down.
C. There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools.
D. Private schools are more profitable than public schools.
5.Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools?
A. Raising tuition.
B. Full enrollment.
C. National awareness and support.
D. Reduction of rising costs.
1.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查因果關(guān)系。第2段倒數(shù)第3句中的“not because of... but because of...”指出了nature就是原因所在，characteristics是nature的近義詞，故D正確。
2.[A] 詞義理解題。通過go under所在句子中的Even with......可知，該句與上一句形成對比，這兩句中的enrollment是相對應(yīng)的，所以go under應(yīng)該也與上文的problem相對應(yīng)，由此可推斷，go under就是have problem/ difficulty之義。本題干擾性的是C，但文中并無細(xì)節(jié)具體說明即使入學(xué)人數(shù)滿額學(xué)校收人也很少的問題，因此C把problem定義得過細(xì)，不如A恰當(dāng)。
3.[B] 推理判斷題，也是主旨大意題。文章一開頭就指出“許多私立髙等學(xué)校都處于危險(xiǎn)之中”，引起讀者的關(guān)注，結(jié)尾句明確倡議支持公立髙等教育的人們應(yīng)該同樣支持私立髙等教育，由此可見,B是本文的目的。本題干擾性的是D，D的說法在最后一段中多次提到，但是作者提出辦學(xué)多樣性是為了說明私立教育的重要性，故D只是本文主題(私立教育)的支持性細(xì)節(jié)，并非本文的中心話題。
4.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題?？捎门懦ㄕ页龃鸢浮可從第1段推斷得出;B可在第2段第3句中找到;C可從最后一段中間找到。
5.[C] 推理判斷題?？捎门懦ㄕ页龃鸢福鶕?jù)原文，第2段第3句可證明A不可行;最后一段第3句證明B不可行;第2段第2句也指出D行不通。本文的目的是為了提高公眾對私立教育的關(guān)注，由此可見，只有C是拯救私立高校的可行性方法。