千里之行，始于足下讓知識帶有溫度。第第2頁/共2頁精品文檔推薦2022年12月英語四級閱讀理解備考練習對于四級考試而言，每天進步一點點，基礎扎實一點點，以下是我為大家細心整理的內容，歡迎大家閱讀。1.2022年12月英語四級閱讀理解備考練習

AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville’sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.

Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville’sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.』①Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.

Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon’tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.

LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.

1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.

A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizen

B.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthere

C.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor

D.becauseitwasrenamed

2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means______.

A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsupplies

B.toopenageneralstore

C.todoone’scontributiontothedevelopmentofthemine

D.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered

3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune______.

A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindings

B.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplying

C.bybuyingthesharesoftheother

D.asalandspeculator

4.TheunderlyingreasonforTabor’slifecareeris______.

A.purelyaccidental

B.basedontheanalysisofminer’sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsite

C.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife

D.heplannedwellandaccomplishedtargetsstepbystep

5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart?

A.Tabor’slife.

B.Tabor’ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.

C.Othercolorfulcharacters.

D.Tabor’sothercareers.2.2022年12月英語四級閱讀理解備考練習

Merchantandpassengershipsaregenerallyrequiredtohavealifepreserverforeverypersonaboardandinmanycases,acertainpercentageofsmallersizesforchildren.AccordingtoUnitedStatesrequirements,lifepreserversmustdesign,reversiblecapableofbeingquicklyadjustedtofittheuninitiatedindividual,andmustbesodesignedastosupportthewearerinthewaterinanuprightorslightlybackwardposition.

Sufficientbuoyancy(浮力)tosupportthewearershouldberetainedbythelifepreserverafter48hoursinthewater,anditshouldbereliableevenafterlongperiodofstorage.Thusitshouldbemadeofmaterialsresistanttosunlight,gasoline,andoils,anditshouldbenoteasilysetonfire.?Thepositioninwhichthelifepreserverwillsupportapersonwhojumpsorfallsintothewaterismostimportant,asisitstendencytoturnthewearerinthewaterfromaface-downpositiontoanuprightorslightlybackwardposition,withhisfaceclearofthewater,evenwhenthewearerisexhaustedorunconscious.

Themethodofadjustmenttothebodyshouldbesimple,andself-evidenttouninitiatedpersonseveninthedarkundertheconfusedconditions,whichfollowadisaster.Thus,thelifebereversiblethatitisnearlyimpossibletogetitonwrong.Catches,straps,andtiesshouldbekepttoaminimum.Inaddition,thelifepreservermustbeadjustabletothewidevarietyofshapesandsizesofwearers,sincethisgreatlyaffectsthepositionoffloatingandtheself-rightingqualities.Asuitablelifealsobecomfortabletowearatalltimes,inandoutofthewater,notsoheavyastoencouragetotakeitoffonshipboardwhiletheshipisindanger,norsoburdensomethatithindersapersoninthewaterwhiletryingtoswim.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout____.

A)theusesoflifepreservers

B)thedesignoflifepreservers

C)thematerialsforlifepreservers

D)thebuoyancyoflifepreservers

2.Accordingtothepassage,alifebefirstofall____.

A)adjustableB)comfortableC)self-evidentD)self-righting

3.UnitedStatesCoastGuarddoesNOTrequirethelifepreservertobemade____.

A)withasfewstringsaspossible

B)capableofbeingwornonbothsides

C)accordingtoeachwearer'ssize

D)comfortableandlighttowear

4.By“theuninitiatedindividual”(Para.1,Line.4)theauthorreferstotheperson____.

A)whohasnotbeeninstructedhowtousealifepreserver

B)whohasalittleexperienceinusingalifepreserver

C)whousesalifepreserverwithoutpermission

D)whobecomesnervousbeforeadisaster

5.Whatwouldhappenifapersonweresupportedbythelifepreserverinawrongposition?

A)Thewaveswouldmovehimbackwards.

B)Thewaterwouldchokehim.

C)Hewouldimmediatelysinktothebottom.

D)Hewouldbeexhaustedorunconscious.3.2022年12月英語四級閱讀理解備考練習

Questions36-45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifitwereonlynecessarytodecidewhethertoteachelementarysciencetoeveryoneonamassbasisortofindindthegiftedfewandtakethemasfarastheycango,ourtaskwouldbefairlysimple.Thepublicschool36_________,however,hasnosuchchoice,forthejobmustbe37_________onatthesametime.Becausewedependso38_________uponscienceandtechnologyforourprogress,wemustproduce39_________inmanyfields.Becausewcliveinademocraticnation,whosecitizensmakethepoliciesforthenation,largenumbersofusmustbeeducatedtounderstand,tosupport,andwhennecessary,to40_________theworkofexperts.Thepublicschoolmusteducatebothproducarsandusersofscientificservices.

Ineducation,thereshouldbeagoodbalanceamongthebranchesofknowledgethatcontributetoeffectivethinkingandwisejudgment.Suchbalanceis4