英语四级阅读理解积累练习及答案

　　1. The writer discusses the marriage of young adults in order to show which of the following?

　　A) They enjoy the freedom of choosing their spouses.

　　B) They want to win the permission of their parents.

　　C) They have a strong desire to become independent.

　　D) They want to challenge the authority of their parents.

　　2. Most young adults in the U.S. get married for the sake of ____.

　　A) love

　　B) financial concern

　　C) their parents

　　D) family background

　　3. Based on the passage， it can be assumed that ______.

　　A) American young adults are likely to follow the suit of their parents

　　B) most American people never make major decisions for their children

　　C) American young adults possess cultural values of independence

　　D) once a young person steps into his twenties， he will leave his home permanently

　　4. A son is unwilling to work in his father’s business mainly because _____.

　　A) he wishes to make full use of what he has learnt in school

　　B) he wants to prove his independence

　　C) he wishes to do the opposite of what his parents approve of

　　D) he wants to show his love for his parents

　　5. The subject matter of this selection is _____.

　　A) family values

　　B) marriage arrangements

　　C) the pursuit of a career

　　D) decision making

　　答案：

　　CACBA

　　子女一旦到适当年龄(通常是18至21岁)，要鼓励而不是强迫他们“离开窝的，财政的巢”，开始独立生活。小孩离开家后，往往在外能够与人交往，并自谋出路。父母不为子女安排婚姻，子女结婚也通常无需获得父母同意。在美国，浪漫的爱情往往是婚姻的基础，青年人通过朋友在学校、单位、组织以及宗教团体认识自己的，爱情的未来的伴侣。尽管子女自己择偶，他们仍然希望父母能认同他们的选择。

　　许多家庭的父母认为，应由子女自己来做他们生活中的重大决定。家长可能会设法影响子女去从事某一职业，但子女也有选择其它职业的自由。有时为了证实自己的独立性，子女从事的工作正好与父母希望的相反。儿子可能执意不去父亲的企业工作，因为担心在那里就不能独立自主。这种不依靠父母的独立性并不意味着父母与子女之间缺乏爱心。父母和子女之间普遍都有挚爱，美国家庭也毫不例外。只不过在美国家庭之中，还融合了自主、独立的文化价值观念。

　　英语四级阅读理解积累练习二：

　　InfraGard is a grass-roots effort to respond to the need for cooperation and collaboration in countering the threat of cyber crime and terrorism to private businesses and the government. By the end of September, there will be InfraGard chapters in all 50 states, Calloway said. With advice from the FBI, each local chapter will be run by a board of directors that includes members of private industry, the academic community and public agencies. Bands, utilities, and other businesses and government agencies will use a secure Web site to share information about attempts to hack into their computer networks. Members can join the system free. A key feature of the system is a two-pronged method of reporting attacks.

　　A "sanitized" description of a hacking attempt or other incident-one that doesn't reveal the name or information about the victim-can be shared with the other members to spot trends. Then a more detailed description also can be sent to the FBI's computer crimes unit to interfere if there are grounds for an investigation. Cyber crime has jumped in recent years across the nation, particularly in hotbeds of financial commerce and technology like Charlotte. "Ten years ago, all you needed to protect yourself was a safe, a fence and security officers," said Chris Swecker, who is in charge of the FBI's Charlotte office. "Now any business with a modem is subject to attack." FBI agents investigate computer hacking that disrupted popular Web sites including Amazon. com, CNN and Yahoo!

　　several North Carolina victims have been identified this year. The investigation has also identified computer systems in North Carolina used by hackers to commit such attacks. Prosecutions of hackers have been hampered by the reluctance of companies to report security intrusions for fear of bad publicity and lost business. Meanwhile, too many corporations have made it too easy for criminals by sacrificing security for speed and accessibility. Jack Wiles, who will lead the local InfraGard chapter's board, said a recent report estimated 97 percent of all cyber crime goes undetected. Wiles, a computer security expert, has a firewall on his personal computer to prevent hackers from getting into his files. "I get at least one report a day that somebody was trying to get into my computer," he said, "the Net is a wonderful place, but it's also a dangerous one."

　　57. From the first paragraph, we know ________.

　　[A] InfraGard is a protective measure against cyber crime

　　[B] InfraGard is a measure of cooperation and collaboration

　　[C] there will be 50 InfraGard chapters in all states

　　[D] private business and the government are now committing cyber crime

　　58. Each local chapter of InfraGard will be run by the following EXCEPT ________.

　　[A] academic communities

　　[B] public agencies

　　[C] FBI

　　[D] private industry

　　59. By saying "too many corporations...speed and accessibility" (Lines 3～4, Para. 3), the author means ________.

　　[A] too many corporations take no notice of the security problem of computers

　　[B] criminals are sacrificing security for speed and accessibility

　　[C] it's very easy to sacrifice security for speed and accessibility

　　[D] many companies suffer from computer hacking because they value speed and accessibility more than security

　　60. All the following are reasons for the rise in cyber crime EXCEPT ________.

　　[A] victims won't report intrusions by hackers

　　[B] victims have no firewalls

　　[C] the use of modem is increasing

　　[D] companies don't pay enough attention to security

　　61. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

　　[A] not all hacking attempts are worthy of investigation

　　[B] information of the victims is inaccessible

　　[C] InfraGard chapters will be in effect by the end of September

　　[D] Amazon.com was often disrupted by hacking

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　52. D 细节题。由文章第三段第四句提到的fast food is appealing because it is fast, it doesn't require any dressing up...可知，D正确。

　　53.C 推断题。文章第三段最后一句提到no struggling with knives and forks，由struggling一词可推断，孩子们不擅长使用刀叉吃饭，所以C正确。

　　54. C 推断题。文章第三段提到，现在很多人都独自居住，他们不愿意为自己一个人烹制食物，所以C正确。由于题目问的是nowadays的情况，所以可排除强干扰项D。

　　55. B 推断题。文章第三段倒数第三句提到sometimes picked up at a drive-in window without even getting out, 由句中的without even getting out 可以推断，drive-in window 是免下窗口，即司机可以不用下车就能拿到食物，所以B正确。

　　56. 语义题。文章第二段第二句意为“只要家庭成员不准备食物，妇女们就无法完全从家务杂事中解放出来。”由此推断，pitch in with应意为“帮助”，故选C。

　　Passage Two

　　58. C 细节题。由文章第一段第三句With advice from the FBI可知，FBI只是充当顾问，并无经营权，故选C。

　　59. D 语义题。被考查句原意为“很多公司为了保证网强的速度和可接入性而不顾及网络安全，这让网络犯罪变得非常容易。”言外之意是很多公司更重视网络速度和可接入性，从而遭到了电脑黑客的攻击，所以D正确。

　　60. B 推断题。虽然文章提到了firewall(防火墙)，但并没有说公司不使用防火墙是网络犯罪率升高的原因，故选B。而文章第三段第三句(A项)，第二段倒数第二句(C项)和第三段第四句(D项)则分别说明了网络犯罪率上升的原因。

　　61. A 推断题。文章第二段第二句指出，黑客攻击的详情会被送到FBI的电脑犯罪科，以确定是否需要对其深究，由此推断，并不是所有的黑客攻击都值得调查，所以A正确