1、2020大学英语四级阅读理解训练及答案精选范本两篇2020大学英语四级阅读理解训练及答案(1)In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied 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 form
2、ed utopian communities , which they called communes, where they could follow their philosophy 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
3、 of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the followers 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 Ro
4、ck Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, 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
5、the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who 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
6、 where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an 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 societ
7、y.b.They wanted to grow marijuana.c.They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.d.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 th
8、e idea to bulid dome-shaped house?a.Paolo Soleri b.B.G.Skinner c.Steve Gaskin d.Buckminster Fuller4.What was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?a.The philosophy of do your own thingb.Virginaia in the late 1960sc.The ideas of psychologistd.The belief that people must live closely togerher.5.What is an ar
9、chology?a.A person who studies archaeologyb.A large building where people live closely togetherc.A city in A rizonad.A technique to contorl people答案:abdcb2020大学英语四级阅读理解训练及答案(2)As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present fo
10、r her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfumeBesides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahea
11、d of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. They are real silk, the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. Worth double the price. But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She move
12、d on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a p
13、resent which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking. She informed her daughter.1.Ediths fathe
14、r _.a.did not like present b.never got presentc.preferred ties d.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_.a.attractive b.interested in ties c.tired d.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_.a.purosely b.suddenly c.unwillingly d.accidental
15、ly4.Ediths father smoked a pipe_.a.when he was obliged b.on social occasionsc.from time to time d.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_.a.coustomers trod on each others toesb.coustomers poked each other with their elbowsc.customers knocked each otherd.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry答案:dbdcd