2018年12月CET4阅读理解练习题2篇

2018年12月CET4阅读理解练习题2篇

　　CET4阅读理解练习题第一篇

　　American society is not nap (午睡) friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. "There's even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep". Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote a proverb: "Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven. " Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. " We have to totally change our attitude toward napping", says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research. ? Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an "American sleep debt" which one member said was as important as the national debt, The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Clinton is trying to take a half?hour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon. ? About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have "a midafternoon quiet phase"also called"a secondary sleep gate. "Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap. ? We Superstars of Snooze don't nap to replace lost shut?eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we"snack"on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.

　　这是一篇说明文，讨论了nap(小睡，打盹)及睡眠充足的积极意义。这是一个被人们忽视或误解已久的问题，作者试图在文中纠正人们的错误观点。

　　1. It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is ______ .

　　A) unreasonable B) criminal C) harmful D) costly

　　2. The research done by the Dement commission shows that Americans ______ .

　　A) don't like to take naps

　　B) are terribly worried about their national debt

　　C) sleep less than is good for them

　　D) have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

　　3. The purpose of this article is to ______ .

　　A) warn us of the wickedness of napping

　　B) explain the danger of sleepiness

　　C) discuss the side effects of napping

　　D) convince the reader of the necessity of napping

　　4. The "American sleep debt"( Line 1, Para. 3) is the result of ______ .

　　A) the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep

　　B) the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

　　C) the rapid development of American industry

　　D) the Americans' worry about the danger of sleepiness

　　5. The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is ______ .

　　A) preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

　　B) good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

　　C) essential to make up for cost sleep

　　D) natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

　　参考答案及解析

　　1、[答案及分析]：[A]事实辨认题。美国社会中被普遍接受的观点是过多的睡眠具有下列哪个特征。A项意为“不合理的”，B项意为“有罪的”，C项意为“有害的”，D项意为“代价高的”。根据第一段第一句和最后一句可知A恰当。因为美国人认为“nature requires seven”(生物本能需要7个小时)。

　　2、　[答案及分析]：[C]事实辨认题。问Dement Commission所做的研究表明了下列哪项事实。第三段说：去年，一个由Dement领导的国际委员会认为存在“美国人的睡眠欠债”，其中一个委员会成员认为该欠债跟国债一样重大。委员会很关注睡眠不足的危险……。显而易见C项正确。

　　3、[答案及分析]：[D]主旨题。问这篇文章的目的是什么。本文的主要内容是阐述napping的重要性，必要性。

　　4、[答案及分析]：[A]归纳事实题。问“美国人的睡眠欠债”是由下列何种原因造成的。文章在第一段开头就回答了这个问题：美国社会对napping持反对态度。第二段直接明了地对此作出评价：wrong.所以，毫无疑问正确答案为A。

　　5、[答案及分析]：[D]归纳事实题。问最后一段第二句话告诉了我们什么。最后一段第二句的意思是：不论是什么时候，什么地方，只要我们觉得有必要，就可以小寐片刻。D意为：当我们觉得需要小睡片刻是很自然的事。与文章原意吻合，所以D项正确。

　　CET4阅读理解练习题第二篇

　　Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers if the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world's greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. "It is very clear," he told me. "They were all Jews(犹太人) and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage. " As a result, every Jewish parent's dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West. ?

　　Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values

　　excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. "In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours. " says Isaac Stem, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War Ⅱ, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese. ?

　　That's a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work,

　　biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

　　这是一篇说明文，以演奏小提琴的神童为何在19世纪末和20世纪初的俄国和东欧出现和最多为例，说明了导致神童产生的原因。

　　1.Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school

　　because ______ .

　　A) it would allow them access to a better life in the West

　　B) Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

　　C) they wanted their children to enter into the professional field

　　D) it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

　　2.Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ______ .

　　A) enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence

　　B) treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development

　　C) encourage people to compete with each other

　　D) promise talented children high positions

　　3.Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to ______ .

　　A) all-round development. B) the learning of Western music

　　C) strict training of children D) variety in academic studies

　　4.Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?

　　A) A natural gift. B) Extensive knowledge of music. C) Very early training. D) A prejudice-free society.

　　5.Which of the following titles best summarises the main idea of the passage?

　　A) Jewish Contribution to Music. B) Training of Musicians in the World C) Music and Society D) The Making of Prodigies

　　参考答案及解析

　　1、[答案及分析]：[A]事实辨认题。问为什么在东欧的犹太父母希望他们的孩子进音乐学校文章第一段对此作了明确回答：那时候犹太人在那些地方受到压迫和歧视。他们不被允许进入诸如医生、律师等职业领域，但允许在音乐舞台表现出色。因此，每个犹太父母都梦想让孩子进入音乐学校，因为那是通往西方的护照。理解了这些内容后，显而易见答案为A项。

　　2、[答案及分析]：[B]句意理解题。问文章中提到的nurturing societies指的是一种什么样的社会。文章中论及nurturing societies(培养天才的社会)的内容在第二段。第二段第一句就是nurturing society的定义：a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture talent.A项意思与此相同，不过是换了一种提法而已。

　　3、[答案及分析]：[C]归纳事实题。问文中认为日本是一个重视下列哪项事情的国家。A项意为“全方位发展”。B项表示“学习西方音乐”。C项是“对孩子的严格训练”。D项意为“学术研究的丰富多样性”。文章第二段说：“In Japan,a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields.”据此不难判断出C正确。

　　4、[答案及分析]：[A]事实辨认题。问文章认为下列哪项有助于音乐神童的出现。文章第三段说：“Next to hard work,biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy(除了勤奋，遗传因素在天才的成长中起着重要作用)”。A natural gift的意思跟biological inheritance相同，所以A正确。

　　5、[答案及分析]：[D]主旨题。问下列哪个标题最能概括本文的主要思想。全文主要讲的是形成天才的因素，所以D项合适。