2016年下半年英语四级阅读理解习题及答案1

　　In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.

　　Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.

　　1.Why did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s?

　　a.They were not satisfied with American society.

　　b.They wanted to grow marijuana.

　　c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.

　　d.They did not want all people to be equal.

　　2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?

　　a.In dome-shaped house

　　b.In old school huses

　　c.On a farm inTennessee

　　d.In an archology in Arizona

　　3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?

　　a.Paolo Soleri

　　b.B.G.Skinner

　　c.Steve Gaskin

　　d.Buckminster Fuller

　　4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?

　　a.The philosophy of "do your own thing"

　　b.Virginaia in the late 1960s

　　c.The ideas of psychologist

　　d.The belief that people must live closely togerher.

　　5.What is an "archology"?

　　a.A person who studies archaeology

　　b.A large building where people live closely together

　　c.A city in A rizona

　　d.A technique to contorl people

　　答案：abdcb

　　As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume

　　Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.

　　Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

　　She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.

　　When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.

　　1.Edith's father _______.

　　a.did not like present

　　b.never got present

　　c.preferred ties

　　d.was difficult to choose a present for

　　2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.

　　a.attractive

　　b.interested in ties

　　c.tired

　　d.in need of comfort

　　3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.

　　a.purosely

　　b.suddenly

　　c.unwillingly

　　d.accidentally

　　4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.

　　a.when he was obliged

　　b.on social occasions

　　c.from time to time

　　d.when he was delighted

　　5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.

　　a.coustomers trod on each other's toes

　　b.coustomers poked each other with their elbows

　　c.customers knocked each other

　　d.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry

　　答案：dbdcd