下半年英語四級閱讀模擬沖刺訓練（精選3套）

　　在各個領域，許多人都需要跟練習題打交道，多做練習方可真正記牢知識點，明確知識點則做練習效果事半功倍，必須雙管齊下。你知道什么樣的習題才算得上好習題嗎？以下是小編精心整理的下半年英語四級閱讀模擬沖刺訓練，供大家參考借鑒，希望可以幫助到有需要的朋友。

　　下半年英語四級閱讀模擬沖刺訓練 1

　　Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.

　　For questions 1-7, mark

　　Y(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

　　N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

　　NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

　　For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

　　How to Get a Great Idea

　　The guests had arrived, and the wine was warm. Once again, Id forgotten to refrigerate it. "Dont worry," a friend said, "I can chill it for you fight away."

　　Five minutes later she emerged from the kitchen with the wine perfectly cooled. Asked to reveal her secret, she said, "Easy. I poured the wine in a plastic bag and then dipped it in ice water. After a few minutes the wine was cold. The hard part was getting it back into bottle. I couldnt find a funnel (漏斗), so I made a cone with wax paper."

　　My guests applauded. "How wonderful if we could all be that clever," one remarked.

　　A decade of research has convinced me we can. What separates the average person from Edison, Picasso or even Shakespeare isnt creative capacity--its the ability to use that capacity by encouraging creative impulses and then acting upon them. Most of us seldom achieve our creative potential. I think I know why, and I can help unlock the reservoir of ideas hiding within every one of us.

　　One puzzle Ive watched students deal with is retrieving a Ping-Pong ball that has fallen to the bottom of a sealed, vertical drainpipe. The tools that they can use are either too short to reach the ball or too wide to fit into the pipe, which is also too narrow to reach into by hand. At last some students make the connection: drainpipe= water=floating. They pour water down the hole, and the ball floats to the top.

　　This and many other experiments suggest concrete ways of increasing creativity in all of us. Here are the best techniques.

　　Capture the fleeting. A good idea is like a rabbit. It runs by so fast that sometimes you see only its ears or tail. To capture it, you must be ready. Creative people are always ready to act, and that may ha the only difference between us and them.

　　Poet Amy Lowell wrote of the urgency with which she captured new ideas, "Whatever 1 am doing, I lay it aside and attend to the arriving poem," she wrote. Like many other writers, Lowell sought paper and pencil when she saw a good idea coming. I enter new ideas into a pocket computer. Anything--even a napkin--win do.

　　In a letter to a friend in 1821, Ludwig van Beethoven talked about how he thought of a beautiful tune while dozing in carriage. "But scarcely did I awake when away flew the tune," he wrote, "and I could not recall any part of it. Fortunately--for Beethoven and for us--the next day in the same carriage, the tune came back to him, and this time he captured it in writing.

　　When a good idea comes your way, write it down--on your arm if necessary. Not every idea will have value, of course. The point is to capture first and evaluate them later.

　　Daydream. Surrealist Dali used to lie on a sofa, holding a spoon. Just as he began to fall asleep. Dali would drop the spoon onto a plate on the floor. The sound shocked him awake, and he would immediately sketch the images he had seen in his mind in that fertile world of semi-sleep.

　　Everyone experiences this strange state, and everyone can take advantage of it. Try Dalis trick, or just allow yourself to daydream. For many, the "three bs"--bed, bath and bus--are productive. There, and anywhere else you can be with your thoughts undisturbed, youll find that ideas emerging freely.

　　Seek challenges. When youre stuck behind a locked door, every behavior thats ever gotten you free turns up quickly: you may push or pull on the knob, bang the door--even shout for help. Scientists call the rehappening of old behaviors in a challenging situation resurgence. The more behaviors that reappear, the greater the number of possible interconnections, and the more likely that new ideas will occur.

　　Try inviting friends and business associations from different areas of your life to a party. Bring people of two or three generations together. This will get you thinking in new ways.

　　Edwin Land, one of Americas most prolific inventors, said that the idea that led to his invention of the Polaroid camera came from his three-year-old daughter. On a visit to Santa Fe in 1943, she asked why she couldnt see the picture he had just taken. During the next hour, as Land walked around Santa Fe, all he had learned about chemistry came together, with amazing results. Said Land, "The camera and the film became clear to me. In my mind they were so real that I spent several hours describing them."

　　Put new and crazy items--like kids toys--on your desk. Turn pictures upside down or sideways. The more detersive the stimulations we receive, the more rapidly the mind produces new ideas.

　　Expand your world. Many discoveries in sciences, engineering and the arts mix ideas from different fields. Consider "The Two-String Problem". Two widely separated strings hang from a ceiling. Even though you cant reach both at once, is it possible to tie their ends together, using only a pair of pliers?

　　One college student found the solution almost immediately. He tied the pliers to one string and set it in motion like a pendulum (鐘擺). As it swung back and forth, he walked quickly to the other string and drew it as far forward as it would reach. Then he caught the swinging string when it passed near him and tied the two ends.

　　Asked how he had solved the problem, the student explained he had just come from a physics class on pendulum motion. What he had learned in one context transferred to a completely different one.

　　This principle works outside the lab as well. To enhance your creativity, learn something new. If youre a banker, take up tap dancing. If youre a nurse, try a course in mythology. Read a book on a subject you know little about. Change your daily newspaper. The new will interconnect with the old in novel and potentially fascinating ways. Becoming more creative is really just a matter of paying attention to that endless flow of ideas you produce, and learning to capture and act upon the new thats within you.

　　1. The author believes that those who have creative capacity are usually great figures.

　　2. The example of the students getting the Ping-Pong ball proves that students are more creative than average people.

　　3. The examples of Amy Lowell and Beethoven tell us that we should write down a good idea immediately as it may easily disappear.

　　4. Daydreaming can be a good way of realizing ones creative potential.

　　5. People facing challenges are unlikely to achieve creative ideas.

　　6. Salvador Dali is a famous surrealist painter, whose works are highly controversial from the modernism or even post-modernism perspective.

　　7. To enhance creativity, people should always learn something new.

　　8. The success of Edison, Picasso or even Shakespeare lies on their ability to rather than mere creative capacity.

　　9. The author believes that many discoveries in science, engineering and the arts mix ideas from ______.

　　10. Learn to be more creative is just a matter of focusing on the endless flow of ideas you produce, and learning to ______ the new thats within you.

　　試題詳解

　　1.N 由題干中的關鍵詞creative capacity定位到文章第四段第二句：What separates the average person from Edison，Picasso or even Shakespeare isnt creative capacity--its the ability to use that capacity by encouraging creative impulses and then acting upon them，作者認為普通人也有創(chuàng)造力，與題目意思不同。

　　由此得出題目說法錯誤。

　　2.N 由題干中的關鍵詞Ping-Pong ball定位到文章第五段，再根據(jù)第六段首句 This and many other experiments suggest concrete ways of increasing creativity in all of us可知，作者認為人們同樣有創(chuàng)造力，與題目意思不同，由此得出題目說法錯誤。

　　3.Y由題于中的關鍵詞Amy Lowell和Beethoven定位到第一個小標題的末段：

　　When s good idea comes your way，write it down--on your arm if necessary.

　　Not every idea will have value，of course.The point is to capture first and evaluate them later。題目是原文的同義替換，由此得出題目說法正確。

　　4.Y 由題干中的關鍵詞daydreaming定位到第二個小標題第二段首尾兩句：

　　Everyone experiences this strange state，and everyone can take advantage of it...

　　There，and anywhere else you can be with your thoughts undisturbed，youll find that ideas emerging freely，題目是原文的同義替換，由此得出題目說法正確。

　　5.N 由題于中的關鍵詞people facing challenges定位到第三個小標題末段末句：

　　The more detersive the stimulations we receive，the more rapidly the mind produces new ideas，題目認為面對挑戰(zhàn)的人不可能產(chǎn)生創(chuàng)造性的想法，與原文不同，由此得出題目說法錯誤。

　　6.NG 由題干中的.關鍵詞Dali定位到第二個小標題首段，但題目巾的內(nèi)容在文章中并未提及。

　　7.Y 由題干中的關鍵詞enhance their creativity定位到文章末段第二句：To enhance your creativity, learn something new，與題目意思相同，由此得出題目說法正確。

　　8.encourage creative impulses and then (to) act upon them

　　由題干中的關鍵詞Edison，Picasso or even Shakespeare定位到文章第四段第二句：What separates the average person from Edison，Picasso or even Shakespeare isnt creative capacity--its the ability to use that capacity by encouraging creative impulses and then acting upon them，由此得出答案。

　　9.different fields

　　由題干中的關鍵詞discoveries in science，engineering and the arts定位到第四個小標題下面首段首句：Many discoveries in sciences，engineering and the arts mix ideas from different fields，由此得出答案。

　　10.capture and act upon

　　由題干中的關鍵詞be more creative定位到文章尾句：Becoming more creative is really just a matter of paying attention to that endless flow of ideas you produce，and learning to capture and act upon the new thats within you，由此得出答案。

　　下半年英語四級閱讀模擬沖刺訓練 2

　　In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答問卷者)listed “to give children a good start academically”as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.

　　In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented (強調個性發(fā)展的)Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.

　　Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children‘s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.

　　16.We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.

　　A) Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents

　　B) Japan‘s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

　　C) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

　　D) Japan‘s higher education is superior to theirs

　　17.Most Americans surveyed believe that preschools should also attach importance to ________.

　　A) problem solving

　　B) group experience

　　C) parental guidance

　　D) individually-oriented development

　　18.In Japan‘s preschool education, the focus is on ________.

　　A) preparing children academically

　　B) developing children‘s artistic interests

　　C) tapping children‘s potential

　　D) shaping children‘s character

　　19.Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.

　　A) broaden children‘s horizon

　　B) cultivate children‘s creativity

　　C) lighten children‘s study load

　　D) enrich children‘s knowledge

　　20.Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university -based kindergartens?

　　A) They can do better in their future studies.

　　B) They can accumulate more group experience there.

　　C) They can be individually oriented when they grow up.

　　D) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

　　下半年英語四級閱讀模擬沖刺訓練 3

　　Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echolocation (回聲定位) in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly practical role.

　　To get a full appreciation of what this means we must turn first to some recent human inventions. Everyoneknows that if he shouts near a wall or a mountainside, an echo will come back. The further off this solid obstacle, the longer time it will take for the return of the echo. A sound made by tapping on the main body of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps andthe receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated. So was born the echo-sounding equipment, now in general use in ships. Every solid object will reflect a sound, varying according to the size and nature of the object. A shoal of fish will do this. So it is a comparatively simple step fromlocating the sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish. With experience, and with improved equipment, it is now possible not only to locate fish but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.

　　A few years ago it was found that certain bats emit squeaks (吱吱聲) and by receiving ’he echoes they could locate and steer clear of obstacles--or locate flying insects on which they feed. This echolocation in bats is often compared with radar, the principle of which is similar.

　　練習題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.The main purpose of this passage is to ______.

　　A. describe that animals can make different sounds

　　B. prove that animals’ voices can play practical roles

　　C. inspire the readers to make more inventions

　　D. startle the readers with some shocking facts

　　2. The discovery of echolocation may help with all of the following EXCEPT

　　A. measuring the depth of the sea

　　B. distinguishing different kinds of fish

　　C. improving the functions of radar

　　D. varying the size and nature of an object

　　3. By saying "A shoal of fish will do this"(Lines 6-7, Para. 2), the author means ________.

　　A. only one special kind of fish can reflect sounds

　　B. only one special kind of fish can be used to help locate a ship

　　C. a large group of fish can reflect sounds

　　D. a large group of fish can be used to help locate a ship

　　4. As it is discussed in the passage, the squeaks of bats can be functionally compared with ________.

　　A. human languages

　　B. a mountainside

　　C. a shoal of fish

　　D. taps on a ship

　　5. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. Animals are more intelligent than humans.

　　B. Humans are more intelligent than animals.

　　C. Animals are often compared with human inventions.

　　D. Humans are often inspired by animals.

　　答案解析

　　1.[B] 主旨大意題。文章第1段就點明主題，明確指出以蝙蝠為例，動物發(fā)出的聲音有實際作用，只有B可以概括文章的這個寫作目的。

　　2.[C] 事實細節(jié)題。本題考査列舉處，可用排除法解答。A、B、C在文中都有相關提及。D利用第2段中的varying制造干擾。在原文中，指的是回聲因障礙物的不同而不同，而D偷換概念、曲解文意，D中的varying為及物動詞，意為“改變”,顯然不可能是回聲定位的發(fā)現(xiàn)帶來的功效。

　　3.[C] 詞義推斷題。本題考查對shoal的詞義推測及代詞this的理解。依據(jù)第2段最后幾句話,可推測出a shoal of fish指的是“海里的一群魚”;this則是指上一句提到的“任何固體都可以反射聲音”，因此這句話表明一大群魚就能像一個固體一樣反射聲音。

　　4.[D] 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，蝙蝠發(fā)出吱吱聲可以探測障礙物的.距離，而第2段也指出輕敲船體可測知海底的距離，因此在功能上,D與蝙蝠的吱吱聲相同。A中的human languages在文中未提到;B和C在文中各自的例子中充當?shù)亩际钦系K物的角色，因此都不正確。

　　5.[D] 推理判斷題。文章先說動物的回聲定位功能,再說到回聲定位探測儀的發(fā)明,由此可見，是動物的某些能力啟發(fā)了人類的創(chuàng)造，因此只有D可從文中推測。文章并沒有從智力方面比較人類和動物，因此可以排除A 和B;盡管文章說到了蝙蝠和雷達的原理相似，但是C中的often一詞無據(jù)可循，且C的說法浮于表面，沒有說到重點，故排除。

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