2020年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解精选汇编(一)

1、2020 年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解三篇Oneof the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting throug h university boosts students earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlifetime, according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants revolt instead of anatomy of contract law, those g

2、ains arelikely to be completely wiped out.The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3,000 a year for their degrees, arguing that it s a small price topay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.Law, medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices, making their average earnings 25% higher, according to the arti

3、cle, published in the office for national statistics monthly journal.Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects, which makeonly a “ small ” differenceto earnings - a small negative one, in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18.“ it s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot; and some subject areas givemore modest financial return

4、s than others, ” Prof. Walker said. As an economist, he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees: ” Studying economics might be very dull, forexample, and studying post- modernism might be a lot of fun. ”练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1 .What is the best title for the passage?A.Professor Walker s ResearchB.How to Make Big Money.C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.2 .Universities ch

5、arge students a rather high tuition mainly becauseA.they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn8 .they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paidC.they don t get financial support from the governmen tD.they need much revenue to support the educational expenses9 .The word “lucrative ” (Line 1, Para. 4) most probably means A.sensibleB.creativeC.profitableD.reliable10 Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25%more than A.education graduatesB.arts

6、graduatesC.those who had not studied at the universityD.the average income11 We can safely conclude that the author A.regards arts degrees as meaningless12 finds this result disappointing and unfairC.wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in collegeD.holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns1 .D 主旨大意题。本文为 Walker 教授的研究成果，旨在说明不同专业的毕业生有不同的经济回报， 并非要传授发财心得或者比较文理科的异同。 文章首旬即为本题解题关键，故 D正确。2 .B 事实细节题。 定位至第 3段第 1 句。 本文只有这一句与收取学费有关，后一个分句即前一

7、个分句的理由，抓住其中隐含的因果关系就不难找到正确答案。3 .C 词义理解题。 通过下文数据earnings 25%higher 和 get 10-15%extra可以推测 lucrative 大意应为“给人带来丰厚收入的” , 故选C。4 .C 事实细节题。 第 4 段中出现了几个比较数字， 考题要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的参照点。第2 段第 1 句中的 Getting through university表明这类学生收人增加25%的参照对象是没读大学的人，且从第 4 段第 3 句中的the list 和第 4句即可以确定这一段是在比较大学毕业与 18岁毕业 （ 即没读大学）收入的不同，因此C正确。5 .D 推理判断题。 结论往往出现在文章结尾, 要想答对此题 , 一定要仔细体会本文末句。 本文虽然重点讨论文科没有经济效益， 但是作者并没有做出主观判断，故A、B、C都不正确，而作者在文章最后讲到了人文学科虽然经济效益不佳但学习过程更有趣，故D 符合作者意思。【篇二】 2020 年上半年英语四级考试阅读理解三篇Some houses are designed to be sm

8、art. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.Located on the shore of Sullivans Island off the coast of SouthCarolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane （ 飓风 ） Hugo 10 years ago. In September1989, Hugostruck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.Before Hugo, manynew houses built along South C

9、arolina s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo s wake, all new shoreline hous es are required to meet stricter, better- enforced codes.The newbeach house on Sullivan s Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.At first sight, the house on Sullivan s Island looks a nything buthurricane- proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble“a large partylantern （ 灯笼 ） ” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings

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