1、大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（二）六 As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural pa
2、rt of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The
3、 amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,w
4、e react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “fight“ or “flight“ and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when s
5、uch a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes endangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find
6、 ways to deal with it.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the wr
7、iter ,the most important character for a good manager is his _.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It
8、is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3, “such a reaction“ refers back to_.a.“making a choice between flight or fight“b.“reaction to stress both chemically and physically“c.“responding to crises quickl
9、y“d.“losing heart at the signs difficulties“5.In the last sentence of the passage,“do so “ refers to _.a.“expose ourselves to stress“b.“find ways to deal with stress“c.“remove stress from our lives“d.“established links between diseases and stress“答案：dadbc七 In the 1960s, many young Americans were dis
10、satisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to “drop out“ of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called “communes,“ where they could follow their phi
11、losophy of “do your own thing.“ A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called “Drop City.“ Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the follow
12、ers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Ten
13、nessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of “do you own thing,“ however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people w
14、ho lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinners “conditioning“ techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an
15、“archology“ Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.1.Why did some young Americans decide to “drop out“ of scoiety during the 1960s?a.They were not satisfied with American society.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d
16、.They did not want all people to be equal.2.Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?a.In dome-shaped houseb.In old school husesc.On a farm inTennesseed.In an archology in Arizona3.Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Solerib.B.G.Skinnerc.Steve Gaski
17、nd.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of “do your own thing“b.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an “archology“?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people
18、 live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案：abdcb八 There are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain
19、he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individualthe sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail t
20、o develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individuals intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, an
21、d their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do paren
22、ts who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Marks I.Q. was 125, tw
23、enty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.1.This selection can best be titled_.a.Measuring Your Intelligenceb.Intelligence and Environm
24、entc.The Case of Peter and Markd.How the brain Influences Intelligence2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _.a.human brains differ considerablyb.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligencec.environment is crucial in determining a persons intel
25、ligenced. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _.a.85b.100c.110d.1254.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same levelb.an individuals intelligence is determined only by his enviromentc.lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligenced.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain5.This passage suggests that an individual s I.Q._.a.can be predicted at birthb.stays the same throuthout his life
