2017年12月大学英语四级阅读真题参考答案

　　Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

　　Section A

　　26. K superior

　　27. D nuisance

　　28. M tip

　　29. O visual

　　30. A associated

　　31. F preventing

　　32. H sensitive

　　33. I slight

　　34. C indicate

　　35. B examine

　　Section B

　　36. Elderly students find it hard to keep up with the rapid changes in education.

　　答案：I

　　37. Some believe take-home exams may affect students' performance in other courses.

　　答案：E

　　38. Certain professors believe in-class exams are ultimately more helpful to students.

　　答案：C

　　39. In-class exams are believed to discourage cheating in exams.

　　答案：D

　　40. The author was happy to learn she could do some exams at home.

　　答案：B

　　41. Students who put off their work until the last moment often find the exams more difficult than

　　they actually are.

　　答案：H

　　42. Different students may prefer different types of exams.

　　答案：G

　　43. Most professors agree whether to give an in-class or a take-home exam depends on type of

　　course being taught.

　　答案：F

　　44. The author dropped out of college some forty years ago.

　　答案：A

　　45. Some students think take-home exams will eat up their free time.

　　答案：J

　　Section C

　　Passage One

　　46. What did researchers find puzzling about the first-night effect?

　　答案：D) In what way it can be beneficial.

　　47. What do we learn about Dr. Yuka Sasaki doing her research?

　　答案：C) She got some idea from previous studies on birds and dolphins

　　48. What did Dr. Sasaki do when she first did her experiment?

　　A) She monitored the brain activity of participants sleeping in a new environment.

　　49. What did Dr. Sasaki do when re-running her experiment?

　　答案：C) She exposed her participants to two different stimuli.

　　50. What did Dr. Sasaki find about the participants in her experiment?

　　答案：B) They tended to perceive irregular beeps as a threat.

　　Passage Two

　　51. What does the author say is the problem with women?

　　答案：D) They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability.

　　52. Why do working women of child-bearing age tend to feel drained of energy?

　　答案： A) They struggle to satisfy the demands of both work and home.

　　53. What may hinder the future prospects of career women?

　　答案：A) Their unwillingness to say “no”.

　　54. Men and woman differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts in that______.

　　答案：C) men tend to put their personal interests first

　　55. What is important to a good leader?

　　答案：B) The ability to delegate.