【#大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)考試# #2021年下半年英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀理解精選#】仰望天空時(shí)，什么都比你高，你會(huì)自卑;俯視大地時(shí)，什么都比你低，你會(huì)自負(fù);只有放寬視野，把天空和大地盡收眼底，才能在蒼穹泛土之間找到你真正的位置。無(wú)須自卑，不要自負(fù)，堅(jiān)持自信。以下是©無(wú)憂考網(wǎng)為大家精心整理的內(nèi)容，歡迎大家閱讀。

【篇一】2021年下半年英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀理解精選

　　Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language,complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.

　　When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.

　　Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English.At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混雜英語(yǔ)). But Stokoe believed the “hand talk”his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, wheneven deaf people dismissed their signing as“substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (異端邪說(shuō)).

　　It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (調(diào)節(jié)) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.”

　　練習(xí)題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1. The study of sign language is thought to be ________.

　　A. a new way to look at the learning of language

　　B. a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language

　　C. an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language

　　D. an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language

　　2. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ______

　　_.

　　A. a famous scholar in the study of the human brain

　　B. a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts

　　C. an English teacher in a university for the deaf

　　D. some senior experts in American Sign Language

　　3. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.

　　A. a Substandard language

　　B. a genuine language

　　C. an artificial language

　　D. an international language

　　4. Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.

　　A. sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people

　　B. sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted

　　C. a language should be easy to use and understand

　　D. a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds

　　5. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.

　　A. sign language is as efficient as any other language

　　B. sign language is derived from natural language

　　C. language is a system of meaningful codes

　　D. language is a product of the brain

　　1.[B] 從文章第3句“手語(yǔ)提供了一種新方法，用以探索大腦如何產(chǎn)生和理解語(yǔ)言，并為一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)的科學(xué)爭(zhēng)端——語(yǔ)言(連同語(yǔ)法)究竟是我們與生俱來(lái)的，還是一種我們后天學(xué)會(huì)的行為——提出了新的解釋”可以看出，這是對(duì)語(yǔ)言的性質(zhì)的傳統(tǒng)觀點(diǎn)的挑戰(zhàn)，即B 。A錯(cuò)在learning,文章并不是在討論語(yǔ)言的學(xué)習(xí)，而是語(yǔ)言的產(chǎn)生和理解;C為簡(jiǎn)單原詞干擾D;中的an attempt to clarify misunderstanding是對(duì)throw new light on an old scientific controversy的曲解，因?yàn)閏ontroversy不等于misunderstanding。另外，第1段后一句中的rebel“反叛”一詞也與B中的“挑戰(zhàn)”一致。

　　2.[C] 根據(jù)第1段后一句可知，選C。題干中的was stimulated相當(dāng)于原文中的has roots in。

　　3.[B] 根據(jù)第3段第2—4句以及后一段第3句，可知B為答案。前者提出猜想(Might deaf people actually have a genuine language?)，后者含有一個(gè)同位語(yǔ) his idea that signed languages are natural languages。

　　4.[D] 根據(jù)后一段第4句，可知D正確。D中的only exist in the form of speech sounds是對(duì)原文中be based on speech的同義表達(dá)。

　　5.[D] 根據(jù)文章后一句，可知D正確。D中的a product of the brain是對(duì)原文中brain stuff的同義表達(dá)。B中的derived from錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)镾tokoe認(rèn)為sign language就是一種natural language。

【篇二】2021年下半年英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀理解精選

　　It’s very interesting to note where the debate about diversity(多樣化) is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate(公司的) leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place,diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates are growing andat where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promotingpolicies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that does not occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.

　　Likewise, I don’t hear people in the academy saying.”Let’s go backward. Let’s go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy(不拘一格選人才)” (which was never true-we never had a meritocracy, although we’ve come closer to it in the last 30 years.) I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is betterbecause corporate board rooms or on college campuses.

　　練習(xí)題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.The word”imperative”(Line5,Para.1) most probably refers to something _____

　　A.Superficial

　　B.remarkable

　　C.debatable

　　D.essential

　　2.Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity?

　　A. Minorities.

　　B. Politicians.

　　C. Professors.

　　D. Managers.

　　3.High corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to ______

　　A. lower the rate of unemployment

　　B. win equal political rights for minorities

　　C. be competitive in the world market

　　D. satisfy the demands of a growing population

　　4.It can be inferred from the passage that _____

　　A. meritocracy can never be realized without diversity

　　B. American political circles will not accept diversity

　　C. it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U.S. Media

　　D. minorities can only enter the fields were no debate is heard about diversity

　　5.According to the passage diversity can be achieved in American society by ____

　　A. expanding the pool of potential employees

　　B. promoting policies that provide skills to employees

　　C. training more engineers, scientists lawyers and business managers

　　D. providing education for all regardless of race or sex

　　1.[D] 詞義理解題。本句說(shuō)到公司要在地球村和全球市場(chǎng)上競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，多樣性是imperative，由前文“沒(méi)有取消引起多樣性的手段”和下文提到的公司對(duì)各種各樣有技能的美國(guó)人的需求可知，多樣性對(duì)于企業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō)應(yīng)該“必需的”故D正確。

　　2.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第2段末句指出這種辯論主要存在于政治圈和媒體中，結(jié)合上句內(nèi)容，可知其中的this debate指的就是關(guān)于多樣性的辯論，故B正確。

　　3.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第1段第4句可知，公司高層領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人促進(jìn)多樣化的原因是想要在全球市場(chǎng)上更具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，C與此相符。

　　4.[A] 推理判斷題。第2段中提到有些人認(rèn)為在沒(méi)有多樣性的過(guò)去照樣能做到不拘—格選人才，但作者馬上which was never true否定此觀點(diǎn)，故A正確。第2段只提到多樣性的辯論存在于政治圈和媒體，但并不代 表在這兩個(gè)圈子里不能接受或從未出現(xiàn)多樣性，故排除B、C;D說(shuō)法過(guò)于絕對(duì),且在文中找不到依據(jù)，也可排除。

　　5.[D] 推理判斷埋。由第1段倒數(shù)第2句可知企業(yè)expand the pool就意味著向more minorities，more women 和 more immigrants提供技能培訓(xùn)，而expand the pool對(duì)應(yīng)的就是題干中的說(shuō)的多樣性的形成，D中的race 和sex分別對(duì)文中minorities和women，故正確。A泛泛而談，沒(méi)有說(shuō)到點(diǎn)子上，不如D具體、準(zhǔn)確;B與多樣性沒(méi)有關(guān)系，C是利用文中的有關(guān)職業(yè)的詞拼湊而成的干擾項(xiàng)。

【篇三】2021年下半年英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀理解精選

　　When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.

　　But in many other homes, this china--and--silver elegance has given way to stoneware (粗陶)--and--stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual--Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.

　　Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-onTrent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs--one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.

　　Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend”toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.

　　Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone causal. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates inthe family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes, Iron a fine-pattened tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?

　　Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette(禮節(jié)) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents(“Chew with your mouth closed.”“keep your elbows off the table.”)must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.

　　練習(xí)題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.The trend toward casual dining has resulted in ______

　　A. bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers

　　B. Shrinking of the pottery industry

　　C. restructuring of large enterprises

　　D. Economic recession in Great Britain

　　2.Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?

　　A. Family members need more time to relax.

　　B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.

　　C. People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.

　　D. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.

　　3.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is _______

　　A. a retailer of stainless steel tableware

　　B. a dealer in stoneware

　　C. a pottery chain store

　　D. a producer of fine china

　　4.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is _______

　　A. the increased value of the pound

　　B. the economic recession in Asia

　　C. the change in people’s way of life

　　D. the fierce competition at home and abroad

　　5.Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, _______

　　A. are still a must on certain occasions

　　B. are bound to return sooner or later

　　C. are still being taught by parents at home

　　D. Can help improve personal relationships

　　1.[B] 推理判斷題。首先依據(jù)題目中的casual dining找到第2段中的informality。其后有兩個(gè)for引導(dǎo)的介詞短語(yǔ)，后一個(gè)說(shuō)“對(duì)于英國(guó)精致瓷器的制造商來(lái)說(shuō)，這(informality)意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期”;此外,第3段用數(shù)據(jù)具體指出陶瓷業(yè)裁員之嚴(yán)重，說(shuō)明陶瓷業(yè)在萎縮，即B。A、D均屬夸大事實(shí)，C與文章內(nèi)容無(wú)關(guān)。

　　2.[B] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段第2句中指出現(xiàn)今休閑文化流行的背景：工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，家庭生活節(jié)奏緊張,B中的 Busy schedules與文中的demanding family schedules對(duì)應(yīng)，故為答案。

　　3.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。Royal Doulton在文章中出現(xiàn)過(guò)兩次：第3段說(shuō)它裁員，因?yàn)槿藗冇貌驮絹?lái)越隨意(不再講究餐具的精致);第 4 段中“A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company...”，暗示公司的性質(zhì)，可以推斷它是精制器皿的生產(chǎn)者。

　　4.[C] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中的the layoffs找到文章第4段首句，其中的have their roots in相當(dāng)于題目中的main cause is,shifts相當(dāng)于C中的change。其實(shí)本題與第1題是交叉相關(guān)的，從第1題的題目可找到本題的答案。

　　5.[A] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)后一段，特別是第2句“The fine points of etiquette... must be picked up elsewhere良好的餐桌禮儀必須在其他地方被重拾起來(lái)”，可知禮儀在某些場(chǎng)合還是必要的，故答案為A。