英語四級閱讀專項模擬練習題

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　　Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing ***裁判*** decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.

　　The researcher organized an experimental tournament ***錦標賽*** involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.

　　Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.

　　The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum ***最佳的*** distance is about 20 meters.

　　There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.

　　If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.

　　He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

　　21. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to ________.

　　A*** review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup

　　B*** analyse the causes of errors made by football referees

　　C*** set a standard for football refereeing

　　D*** reexamine the rules for football refereeing

　　22. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was ________.

　　A*** slightly above average

　　B*** higher than in the 1998 World Cup

　　C*** quite unexpected

　　D*** as high as in a standard match

　　23. The findings of the experiment show that ________.

　　A*** errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball

　　B*** the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors

　　C*** the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occur

　　D*** errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot

　　24. The word “officials” ***Line 2, Para. 4*** most probably refers to ________.

　　A*** the researchers involved in the experiment

　　B*** the inspectors of the football tournament

　　C*** the referees of the football tournament

　　D*** the observers at the site of the experiment

　　25. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?

　　A*** The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45.

　　B*** Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.

　　C*** A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.

　　D*** An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition.

 

　　21. B 22. C 23. A 24.C 25. B



 

　　In general， our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic***官僚主義的*** management in which man becomes a small， well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages， Nell-ventilated factories and piped music， and by psychologists and “human – relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless， that he is bored with it. In fact， the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.

　　The worker and employee are anxious， not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting life. They live an die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.

　　Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job， they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again – by the psychologists， for whom testing is a big business， and by their superiors， who judge their behavior， sociability， capacity to get along， etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than one‘s fellow – competitor creates constant anxiety and stress， the very causes of unhappiness and illness.

　　Am I suggesting that we should return to the preidustrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century “free enterprise ” capitalism? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system form a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities – those of all love and of reason – are the aims of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end， and should be prevented from ruling man.

　　1.By “ a well-oiled cog in the machinery ” the author intends to deliver the idea that man is ____.

　　A.a necessary part of the society though each individual‘s function is negligible

　　B.working in complete harmony with the rest of the society

　　C.an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society

　　D.a humble component of the society， especially when working smoothly

　　2.The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that ____.

　　A.they are likely to lose their hobs

　　B.they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in life

　　C.they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existence

　　D.they are deprived of their individuality and independence

　　3.From the passage we can conclude that real happiness of life belongs to those _____.

　　A.who are at the bottom of the society

　　B.who are higher up in their social status

　　C.who prove better than their fellow – competitors

　　D.who could dip far away from this competitive world

　　4.To solve the present social problems the author puts foruard a suggestion that we should ______.

　　A.resort to the production mode of our ancestors

　　B.offer higher wages to the workers and employees

　　C.enable man to fully develop his potentialities

　　D.take the fundamental realities for granted

　　5.The author‘s attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of ______.

　　A.approval B.dissatisfaction

　　C.suspicion D.susceptibility


 

　　答案：CDDCB