2020年大学英语四级阅读理解真题精选3_真题无答案(84)

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2013年12月大学英语四级真题（第三套）PartⅢ，Section A，第36-45题】

The mobile phone is a magic device widely used these days. Although it has been nearly 30 years since the first commercial mobile-phone network was launched, advertisers have yet to figure out how to get their（1）________out to mobile-phone users in a big way. There are 2.2 billion cell-phone users worldwide, a（2）________that is growing by about 25% each year. Yet spending on ads carried over cell-phone networks last year（3）________to just $1.5 billion worldwide, a fraction of the $424 billion global ad market.

But as the number of eyeballs glued to（4）________screens multiplies, so too does the mobile phone's value as a pocket

billboard(广告牌)Consumers are（5）________using their phones for things other than voice calls, such as text messaging, downloading songs and games, and（6）________the Internet. By 2010, 70 million Asians are expected to be watching videos and TV programs on mobile phones. All of these activities give advertisers（7）________options for reaching audiences. During soccer's World Cup last summer, for example, Adidas used real-time scores and games to（8）

________thousands of fans to a website set up for mobile-phone access. \"Our target audience was males aged 17 to 25,\" says Marcus Spurrell, Adidas regional manager for Asia. \"Their mobiles are always on, always in their pocket-you just can't（9）________cell phones as an advertising tool.\" Mobile-phone marketing has become as（10）________a platform as TV, online or print. A)accessing B)amounted C)approaching D)attract E)casual F)characters G)fresh H)ignore

I)increasingly J)messages K)patiently

L)tiny M)total N)violated O)vital

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Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2014年12月大学英语四级真题（第一套）PartⅢ，Section A，第36-45题】

For decades, Americans have taken for granted United States' leadership position in the development of technologies. The

innovations(创新) that resulted from research and development during World War II and afterwards were（11）________to the prosperity of the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of（12）________society now depend, were possible because the United States then（13）________the world in mathematics and science education. Today, however, despite

increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematics and science, the（14）________of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.

The decline in degree production in what are called the STEM

disciplines(science, technology, engineering, and math.)seems to be（15）________related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S. schoolchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen must take remediat(补习的)math（16）________, and less than half of the students who plan to major in science or engineering（17）________complete a major in those fields.

The result has been a decrease in the number of American college

graduates who have the skills, （18）________in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront(前言)of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the（19）

________performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported education in these areas. Many more students earn（20）________in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in the United States. A)accelerating B)actually C)closely

D)contemporary E)courses F)critical G)declining H)degrees I)especially

J)future K)led L)met

M)procedures N)proportions O)spheres

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Questions 21 to 30 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2015年6月大学英语四级真题（第一套）PartⅢ，Section A，第36-45题】

As a teacher, you could bring the community into your classroom in many ways. The parents and grandparents of your students are

resources and（21）________for their children. They can be（22） ________teachers of their own traditions and histories. Immigrant parents could talk about their country of（23）________and why they emigrated to the United States. Parents can be invited to talk about their jobs or a community project. Parents, of course, are not the only community resources. Employees at local business and staff at community agencies have（24）________information to share in classrooms.

Field trips provide another opportunity to know the community. Many students don't have the opportunity to（25） ________concerts or visit museums or historical sites except through field trips. A

school district should have（26）________for selecting and conducting field trips. Families must be made （27）________of field trips and give permission for their children to participate.

Through school projects, students can learn to be（28）________in community projects ranging from planting trees to cleaning up a park to assisting elderly people. Students, （29）________older ones, might conduct research on a community need that could lead to action by a city council or state government. Some schools require students to provide community service by（30）________in a nursing home, child care center or government agency. These projects help students understand their responsibility to the larger community. A)assets B)attend C)aware

D)especially E)excellent F)expensive G)guidelines H)involved I)joining J)naturally K)observe L)origin M)recruited

N)up-to-date O)volunteering

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Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第二套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

Contrary to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children. Moreover, most adult children （31）

________every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the \"good old days\feel（32）________.

About 80% of people 65 years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have（33）________contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who don't go to nursing homes live within 30 minutes of at least one of their children.

However, （34）________having contact with children does not

guarantee happiness in old age. In fact, some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be（35）________, however, as ill health often makes older people more（36）________and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement,（37）________spirits.

Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of

relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious（38）________they are likely to enjoy each other's company. Disagreements on such matters can（39）________cause problems. If parents are angered by their daughter's divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, （40）________are that they are not going to enjoy her visits. A)abandoned B)advanced C)biased D)chances E)commitment F)dampens G)dependent H)distant I)frequent J)fulfillment K)grant L)merely M)provide

N)understandably O)unrealistically

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【真题来源：2017年12月大学英语四级真题（第一套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some（41）________skills that could help the treatment of human diseases.

Pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban（42）________, but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite having a brain no bigger than the（43）________of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive（44）________memory. Recently it was shown that they could be trained to be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images.

Rats are often（45）________with spreading disease rather than（46）________it, but this long-tailed animal is highly（47）________. Inside a rat's nose are up to 1,000 different types of olfactory receptors (嗅觉感受器), whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types. This gives rats the ability to detect（48）________smells. As a

result, some rats are being put to work to detect TB (肺结核). When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to（49）________a sample is infected.

Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to（50）________, but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesn't rely on specialist

equipment. It is also more accurate—the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives. A)associated B)examine C)indicate D)nuisance E)peak

F)preventing G)prohibiting H)sensitive I)slight J)specify K)superior L)suspicious M)tip

N)treated O)visual

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【真题来源：2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第二套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

Neon (霓虹)is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors（51）________a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of

thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark,（52）________by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管). Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of

maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy（53）________, but still carry great cost. \"To me，neon represents memories of the past,\" says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city 's famous signs. Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness. Building a neon sign is an art practiced by（54）________trained on the job to mold glass tubes into（55）

________shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when（56）________Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign. Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and（57）________more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an（58）________that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. “ I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned（59）________of neon,” says Blance. The signs do nothing more than（60）________a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible. A)alternative B)approach C)cast

D)challenging E)decorative F)efficient G)electrified H)identify I)photographed J)professionals K)quality L)replaced M)stimulate N)symbolizes O)volunteers

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Questions 61 to 70 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第三套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

Millions of people travel by plane every single day. If you're

planning on being one of them soon, you might not be looking forward to the（61）________ feeling air travel often leaves you with. Besides the airport crowds and stress, traveling at such a high altitude has real effects on the body. Although the pressure of the cabin is（62）________ to prevent altitude sickness, you could still（63）________ sleepiness or a headache. The lower oxygen pressure found in an aircraft cabin is（）________ to that at 6,000 to 8,000 feet of altitude. A drop in oxygen pressure can cause headaches in

certain（65）________. To prevent headaches, drink plenty of water, and avoid alcohol and coffee.

Airplane food might not really be as tasteless as you（66）________ thought. The air you breathe in a plane dries out your mouth and nose, which can affect your sense of taste. Perception of sweet and salty foods dropped by almost 30 percent in a simulation of air travel. However, you can make your taste buds active by drinking water. A dry mouth may（67）________taste sensitivity, but taste is restored with fluids.

Although in-flight infections（68）________ in dry environments like airplanes, your risk of getting sick from an airplane is actually low because of the air（69）________used. Unless you're sitting next to someone who is coughing or sneezing, you shouldn't worry too much

about getting sick. However, bacteria has been shown to live on cabin surfaces, so wash your hands（70）________ . A)adjusted B)channels C)equivalent D)experience E)filters F)frequently G)individuals H)originally I)particular J)primarily K)reduce L)renovated M)smooth N)thrive O)unpleasant

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Questions 71 to 80 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2018年12月大学英语四级真题（第二套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

Have you ever used email to apologize to a colleague? Delivered a（71）________to a subordinate（下属）with a voice-mail message? Flown by plane across the country just to deliver important news in person? The various communication options at our fingertips to lay can be good for（72）________and productivity—and at the same time very troublesome. With so many ways to communicate, how should a

manager choose the one that's best—（73）________when the message to be delivered is bad or unwelcome news for the recipient? We've（74）________business communication consultants and etiquette（礼仪）experts to come up with the following guidelines for（75）

________using the alternative ways of delivering difficult messages. First of all, choose how personal you want to be. A face-to-face

communication is the most（76）________. Other choices, in descending

order of personalization, are: a real-time phone call, a voice-mail message, a handwritten note, a typewritten letter, and the most（77）________is email. Some of these may change order according to the（78）________situation or your own preferences; for example, a

handwritten note might seem more personal than voice-mail. How do you decide on the best choice for the difficult Message you've got to deliver? “My（79）________concern is: How can I soften or civilize this message?” says etiquette expert Dana Casperson. “ So when I apologize, I usually choose in-person first, or a phone conversation as my top alternative, and maybe a handwritten note next. Apologizing by email is something I now totally （80）________.” A)avoid

B)convenience C)effectively D)escape E)intimate F)particularly G)primary H)prompt I)reward j)silent K)specific L)surveyed M)unfriendly N)warning O)witnessed

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Questions 81 to 90 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第二套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

It can be seen from the cheapest budget airlines to the world's

largest carriers: airlines across the globe（81）________ various shades of blue in their cabin seats, and it is no（82）________ . There does appear to be some psychology behind it. Blue is （83）

________ with the positive qualities of trust, efficiency, quietness, coolness, reflection and calm.

Nigel Goode is a leading aviation designer who works at a company which has been delivering aircraft interiors for airlines for 30

years. \"Our job as designers is to reinforce the airline's brand and make it more （84）________ , \" he says. \"But our primary concern is to deliver an interior that （85）________ comfort to create a pleasant environment.\"

\"It's all about making the traveling experience less （86）________ and blue is said to induce a feeling of calm. While some of the budget airlines might use brighter, bolder shades, most others go with softened tones. The （87）________ aim is to create a home-like

relaxing feel, so airlines tend to use soft colors that feel domestic, （88）________ and earthy for that reason.\"

It's also a trend that emerged decades ago and has （）________ stuck. \"Blue became the color of choice because it's a conservative, agreeable, corporate shade that （90）________ being trustworthy and safe. That's why you see it used in all of the older airlines like British airways,\" Nigel Goode added. A)associated B)coincidence C)determined D)drastically E)enormous F)imitate G)indication H)integrate I)maximizes J)natural K)principal L)recognizable M)simply N)stressful O)symbolizes

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Questions 91 to 100 are based on the following passage.

【真题来源：2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第一套）PartⅢ，Section A，第26-35题】

The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 miles away. It has（91）________from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles arc coming to life.

In a（92）________to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced（93）________that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on the road.

\"Michigan's（94）________in auto research and development is under attack from several states and countries which desire to（95）

________our leadership in transportation. We can't let that happen,\" says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead（96）________of four bills recently introduced.

If all four bills pass as written, they would（97）________a

substantial update of Michigan's 2013 law that allowed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited conditions. Manufacturers would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set up on-demand（98）________of

self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are building.

Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology. In （99）

________, California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more（100）________rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and ban commercial use of self-driving technology. A)bid

B)contrast C)deputy D)dominance E)fleets F)knots

G)legislation H)migrated I)replace J)represent K)restrictive L)reward

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