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1.2022年6月英語四級考試閱讀理解范文
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?。A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。可用排除法找出答案,根據(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。
2.2022年6月英語四級考試閱讀理解范文
One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students’earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlifetime, according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants’revolt instead of anatomy of contract law, those gains are likely to be completely wiped out.
The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3,000 a year for their degrees, arguing that it’s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker’s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.
Law, medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices, making their average earnings 25% higher, according to the article, published in the office for national statistics’monthly journal. Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects, which make only a “small ”differenceto earnings- a small negative one, in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18.
“it’s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot; and some subject areas givemore modest financial returns than others,” Prof. Walker said. As an economist, he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees:”Studying economics might be very dull, forexample, and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun.”
練習(xí)題:
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Professor Walker’s Research
B.How to Make Big Money.
C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.
D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.
2.Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because_____
A.they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn
B.they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid
C.they don’t get financial support from the government
D.they need much revenue to support the educational expenses
3.The word “l(fā)ucrative”(Line 1, Para. 4) most probably means _____
A.sensible
B.creative
C.profitable
D.reliable
4.Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than ______
A.education graduates
B.arts graduates
C.those who had not studied at the university
D.the average income
5.We can safely conclude that the author ______
A.regards arts degrees as meaningless
B.finds this result disappointing and unfair
C.wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college
D.holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns
1.[D] 主旨大意題。本文為Walker教授的研究成果,旨在說明不同專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生有不同的經(jīng)濟(jì)回報(bào),并非要傳授發(fā)財(cái)心得或者比較文理科的異同。文章首句即為本題解題關(guān)鍵,故D正確。
2.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。定位至第3段第1句。本文只有這一句與收取學(xué)費(fèi)有關(guān),后一個(gè)分句即前一個(gè)分句的理由,抓住其中隱含的因果關(guān)系就不難找到正確答案。
3.[C] 詞義理解題。通過下文數(shù)據(jù)earnings 25% higher和get 10-15% extra可以推測lucrative大意應(yīng)為“給人帶來豐厚收入的”,故選C。
4.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第4段中出現(xiàn)了幾個(gè)比較數(shù)字,考題要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的參照點(diǎn)。第2段第1句中的Getting through university 表明這類學(xué)生收人增加25%的參照對象是沒讀大學(xué)的人,且從第4段第3句中的the list和第4句即可以確定這一段是在比較大學(xué)畢業(yè)與18歲畢業(yè)(即沒讀大學(xué))收入的不同,因此C正確。
5.[D] 推理判斷題。結(jié)論往往出現(xiàn)在文章結(jié)尾,要想答對此題,一定要仔細(xì)體會本文末句。本文雖然重點(diǎn)討論文科沒有經(jīng)濟(jì)效益,但是作者并沒有做出主觀判斷,故A、B、C都不正確,而作者在文章最后講到了人文學(xué)科雖然經(jīng)濟(jì)效益不佳但學(xué)習(xí)過程更有趣,故D符合作者意思。
3.2022年6月英語四級考試閱讀理解范文
A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big part in determining what kind of people we are.
It is true that a few studies have been made. Where all the inhabitants of a particular area enjoy exceptionally good or bad health, scientists have identified .contributory factors such as the presence or absence of substances like iodine, fluoride, calcium, or iron in the water supply, or perhaps types of land thatprovide breeding places for pests like mosquitoes or rats.
Moreover, we can all generalize about types of people we have met. Those living in countries .with long dark winters are apt to be less talkative and less vivacious than inhabitants of countries where the climateis more equable(穩(wěn)定的). And where the olive and the orange grow, there the inhabitants are cheerful, talkative, and spontaneous.
But these commonplace generalizations are inadequate: the influence: of climate and geography should be studied in depth. Do all mountain dwellers live to a ripe old age? Does the drinking of wine, rather than beer, result in a sunny and open temperament? Is the strength and height of one of the Kenyan tribes due to their habitual drinking of the blood of cows?
We are not yet sure of the answers to such .questions, but let us hope that something of benefit to mankind may eventually result from such studies.
練習(xí)題:
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.The author's purpose of writing this passage is to______.
A.alert readers to the scarcity of natural resources
B.call for more research on the influence of geographical environment
C.introduce different elements in character cultivation
D.draw more attention to the health condition of mankind
2.It can be inferred that proper amounts of iodine, fluoride and calcium can_____.
A.benefit people’s physical health
B. influence the quality of water supply
C.help provide breeding places for pests.
D. strengthen a person's character
3.How does the author evaluate the generalizations of people's types in Para. 3?
A.Such generalizations help us judge the different characters of people we meet
B.Such generalizations are not inclusive enough to draw a convincing conclusion.
C.Such generalizations prove that nature plays an important role in determining social habits.
D.Such generalizations show that there are mainly two different types of people on the planet.
4.According to the passage, research into the influence of climate and geography should ____.
A. focus on unknown aspects
B. be pursued on a larger scale
C. be carried out among remote tribes
D. go ahead in depth
5.What do we know about the generalizations of people’s type?
A.People who like drinking wine tend to be optimistic.
B.People who live in mountain areas tend to have a long life.
C.People who live in areas with stable climate tend to be talkative and lively.
D.People who like drinking cow blood tend to be strong and tall.
1.[B] 主旨大意題。本文一開頭就提出:關(guān)于地理環(huán)境對人的影響,研究得還不充分。接下來的每段開頭句也都進(jìn)一步闡述這個(gè)觀點(diǎn),如第2段首句和第4段首句,結(jié)尾句又提出希望,所以正確答案為B.選項(xiàng)C和D沒有全面概括環(huán)境和人兩方面的因素。選項(xiàng)A完全與文章無關(guān)。
2.[A] 推理判斷題。句中的good health與后面的contributory factors告訴讀者選項(xiàng)A是正確的。選項(xiàng)B中的the quality是無中生有。選項(xiàng)C中的provide breeding places for pests在文中的主語是land。選項(xiàng)D中的character跟水中的礦物質(zhì)無關(guān)。
3.[B] 觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。緊接第2段論證環(huán)境和健康的關(guān)系之后,第3段看似論述環(huán)境和個(gè)性的關(guān)系,舉了兩種比較典型的環(huán)境和性格特征的例子,但是,第4段第1句就把前面的表面現(xiàn)象給否定了,所以此題答案為B。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)立場都錯(cuò)了。
4.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。作者在第4段第1句破折號后指出應(yīng)對地理和氣候的影響進(jìn)行更深人的研究,故選項(xiàng)D正確。
5.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第3段第2句表明選項(xiàng)C正確。這兩段都提到了人的類型的歸納,第3段中的歸納是正確的,而第4段中的歸納是有待考證的,因此,本題要依據(jù)第3段描述的類型做出選擇。
1.2022年6月英語四級考試閱讀理解范文
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?。A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。可用排除法找出答案,根據(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。
2.2022年6月英語四級考試閱讀理解范文
One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students’earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlifetime, according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants’revolt instead of anatomy of contract law, those gains are likely to be completely wiped out.
The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3,000 a year for their degrees, arguing that it’s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker’s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.
Law, medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices, making their average earnings 25% higher, according to the article, published in the office for national statistics’monthly journal. Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects, which make only a “small ”differenceto earnings- a small negative one, in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18.
“it’s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot; and some subject areas givemore modest financial returns than others,” Prof. Walker said. As an economist, he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees:”Studying economics might be very dull, forexample, and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun.”
練習(xí)題:
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Professor Walker’s Research
B.How to Make Big Money.
C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.
D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.
2.Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because_____
A.they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn
B.they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid
C.they don’t get financial support from the government
D.they need much revenue to support the educational expenses
3.The word “l(fā)ucrative”(Line 1, Para. 4) most probably means _____
A.sensible
B.creative
C.profitable
D.reliable
4.Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than ______
A.education graduates
B.arts graduates
C.those who had not studied at the university
D.the average income
5.We can safely conclude that the author ______
A.regards arts degrees as meaningless
B.finds this result disappointing and unfair
C.wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college
D.holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns
1.[D] 主旨大意題。本文為Walker教授的研究成果,旨在說明不同專業(yè)的畢業(yè)生有不同的經(jīng)濟(jì)回報(bào),并非要傳授發(fā)財(cái)心得或者比較文理科的異同。文章首句即為本題解題關(guān)鍵,故D正確。
2.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。定位至第3段第1句。本文只有這一句與收取學(xué)費(fèi)有關(guān),后一個(gè)分句即前一個(gè)分句的理由,抓住其中隱含的因果關(guān)系就不難找到正確答案。
3.[C] 詞義理解題。通過下文數(shù)據(jù)earnings 25% higher和get 10-15% extra可以推測lucrative大意應(yīng)為“給人帶來豐厚收入的”,故選C。
4.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第4段中出現(xiàn)了幾個(gè)比較數(shù)字,考題要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的參照點(diǎn)。第2段第1句中的Getting through university 表明這類學(xué)生收人增加25%的參照對象是沒讀大學(xué)的人,且從第4段第3句中的the list和第4句即可以確定這一段是在比較大學(xué)畢業(yè)與18歲畢業(yè)(即沒讀大學(xué))收入的不同,因此C正確。
5.[D] 推理判斷題。結(jié)論往往出現(xiàn)在文章結(jié)尾,要想答對此題,一定要仔細(xì)體會本文末句。本文雖然重點(diǎn)討論文科沒有經(jīng)濟(jì)效益,但是作者并沒有做出主觀判斷,故A、B、C都不正確,而作者在文章最后講到了人文學(xué)科雖然經(jīng)濟(jì)效益不佳但學(xué)習(xí)過程更有趣,故D符合作者意思。
3.2022年6月英語四級考試閱讀理解范文
A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big part in determining what kind of people we are.
It is true that a few studies have been made. Where all the inhabitants of a particular area enjoy exceptionally good or bad health, scientists have identified .contributory factors such as the presence or absence of substances like iodine, fluoride, calcium, or iron in the water supply, or perhaps types of land thatprovide breeding places for pests like mosquitoes or rats.
Moreover, we can all generalize about types of people we have met. Those living in countries .with long dark winters are apt to be less talkative and less vivacious than inhabitants of countries where the climateis more equable(穩(wěn)定的). And where the olive and the orange grow, there the inhabitants are cheerful, talkative, and spontaneous.
But these commonplace generalizations are inadequate: the influence: of climate and geography should be studied in depth. Do all mountain dwellers live to a ripe old age? Does the drinking of wine, rather than beer, result in a sunny and open temperament? Is the strength and height of one of the Kenyan tribes due to their habitual drinking of the blood of cows?
We are not yet sure of the answers to such .questions, but let us hope that something of benefit to mankind may eventually result from such studies.
練習(xí)題:
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.The author's purpose of writing this passage is to______.
A.alert readers to the scarcity of natural resources
B.call for more research on the influence of geographical environment
C.introduce different elements in character cultivation
D.draw more attention to the health condition of mankind
2.It can be inferred that proper amounts of iodine, fluoride and calcium can_____.
A.benefit people’s physical health
B. influence the quality of water supply
C.help provide breeding places for pests.
D. strengthen a person's character
3.How does the author evaluate the generalizations of people's types in Para. 3?
A.Such generalizations help us judge the different characters of people we meet
B.Such generalizations are not inclusive enough to draw a convincing conclusion.
C.Such generalizations prove that nature plays an important role in determining social habits.
D.Such generalizations show that there are mainly two different types of people on the planet.
4.According to the passage, research into the influence of climate and geography should ____.
A. focus on unknown aspects
B. be pursued on a larger scale
C. be carried out among remote tribes
D. go ahead in depth
5.What do we know about the generalizations of people’s type?
A.People who like drinking wine tend to be optimistic.
B.People who live in mountain areas tend to have a long life.
C.People who live in areas with stable climate tend to be talkative and lively.
D.People who like drinking cow blood tend to be strong and tall.
1.[B] 主旨大意題。本文一開頭就提出:關(guān)于地理環(huán)境對人的影響,研究得還不充分。接下來的每段開頭句也都進(jìn)一步闡述這個(gè)觀點(diǎn),如第2段首句和第4段首句,結(jié)尾句又提出希望,所以正確答案為B.選項(xiàng)C和D沒有全面概括環(huán)境和人兩方面的因素。選項(xiàng)A完全與文章無關(guān)。
2.[A] 推理判斷題。句中的good health與后面的contributory factors告訴讀者選項(xiàng)A是正確的。選項(xiàng)B中的the quality是無中生有。選項(xiàng)C中的provide breeding places for pests在文中的主語是land。選項(xiàng)D中的character跟水中的礦物質(zhì)無關(guān)。
3.[B] 觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。緊接第2段論證環(huán)境和健康的關(guān)系之后,第3段看似論述環(huán)境和個(gè)性的關(guān)系,舉了兩種比較典型的環(huán)境和性格特征的例子,但是,第4段第1句就把前面的表面現(xiàn)象給否定了,所以此題答案為B。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)立場都錯(cuò)了。
4.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。作者在第4段第1句破折號后指出應(yīng)對地理和氣候的影響進(jìn)行更深人的研究,故選項(xiàng)D正確。
5.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第3段第2句表明選項(xiàng)C正確。這兩段都提到了人的類型的歸納,第3段中的歸納是正確的,而第4段中的歸納是有待考證的,因此,本題要依據(jù)第3段描述的類型做出選擇。