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1大学英语四级阅读40篇(1)2/40TheeconomyoftheUnitedstatesafter1952wastheeconnomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despitoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950’s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvalueat10percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWar2.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculture2complainedthatitwasnotsharingintheroom.Tosomeobserversthiswasanominousechoofthemid-1920’s.Asfarmer’sshreoftheirproductsdeclined,marketingcostsrose.Buttherewere,amongtheobserversofthenationaleconomy,afewwhowerenotasconfidentasthemajority.Thosefewseemedtofearthattheboomcouldnotlastandwouldeventuallyleadtotheoppsite-depression.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?a.TheAgriculaturalTrendsof1950’sb.TheUnemploymentRateof1950’sc.U.S.Economyinthe50’sd.TheFederalBudgetof19522.InLine4,theword“boom”couldbestbereplacedby______.a.nearbyexplosionb.thunderousnoisec.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.a.confidence3b.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?a.60％b.50％c.33％d.90％2/40答案：cdabc3/40Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomenfullprofessors.In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadminitrationfornotencouraging4women.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1987update,Milburncommendedtheprogressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmoreimprovement.OneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasaSystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrativejobs.CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDeanPatricaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbeflexiblewhenitcomestorelocatingiftheywanttoriseintheranks.Althoughawomanmayfaceachillyclimateoncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovetheproblemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.UntilwomenmakeupagreaterpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequitieswillexist.WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity.Spirdusosaid.Iftheydothatwillbesuccessfulinthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthesexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyarewastingvaluablestudytime.1.AccordingtoSpirduso,womenneedto____.5a.produceareportonsexualdiscriminationb.callforfurtherimprovementintheirworkingconditionsc.spendtheirenergiesandtimefightingagainstsexualdiscriminationd.spendmoretimeandenergydoingscholarlyactivities2.Fromthispassage,weknowthat_____.a.therearemanywomenfullprofessorsintheUniversityofTexasb.womenplayanimportantpartinadminitratingtheUniversityc.theweatheronthecampusischillyd.womenmakeupasmallpercentageoftheseniorpositionsintheUniversity3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?a.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wasgreaterthanthatof1985b.thenumberofwomenprofessorsintheUniversityin1987wassmallerthanthatof1985c.thenumberofwomenprofessorswasthesameasthatof1985d.moreandmorewomenprofessorsthoughtthatsexualdiscriminationdidexitintheUniversity64.OneofthepositiveresultsfromMilburn'sstudywasthat_____.a.womenweretoldtoconcentrateonteirworkb.womenweregiveninformationaboutavailableadministrativejobsc.womenwereencouragedtotakeonalltheadministrativejobsintheUnversityd.womenwereencouragedtodomorescholarlyactivities5.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.a.TheUniversityofTexasb.Milburn'sReportc.WomenProfessorsd.SexualDiscriminationinAcademia3/40答案：ddabd4/40Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3000U.S.adlescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweithtsallotherfactors,7whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30precent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecents