-
There are three kinds of goals:
short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.
Short-range goals
are those that
usually deal with current activities,which we can
apply on a daily
goals can
be
achieved
in
a
week
or
less,or
two
weeks,or
possible
should
be
remembered
that
just
as
a
building is no stronger
than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot
amount to
very munch
without
the achievement of solid short-term
completing our short-term goals,we
should date
the
occasion
and
then
add
new
short-term
goals
that
will
build
on
those
that
have
been
completed.
The
intermediate
goals
bukld
on
the
foundation
of
the
short-range
might
deal
with
just
one
term
of
school
or
the
entire
school
year,or
they
could
even extend
for
several
time
you
move a
step at a time,you should never allow yourself to
become discouraged or overwhelmed.
As
you complete each step,you will enforce the belief
in your ability to grow adn
as your list of
completion
dates grow,your motivation and desire will
increase.
Long-range
goals may be related to our dreams of the future.
They might cover five years or
more.
Life is not a static
should
never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our
course of action.
long-term goals mean a
lot______.
we complete our short-range
goals
we cannot reach solid short-term
goals
we write down the dates
we put forward
some plans
short-term goals are bulid
upon______.
years
goals
activities
goals that have
been completed
we complete each step of our goals
,______.
will win final success
are
overwhelmed
should build up confidence of
success
should strong desire for setting new
goals
our goals
are drawn up,_______.
should stick to them until
we complete them
may change our goals as we
have new ideas and opportunities
had better wait
for the exciting news of success
have made great
decision
is
implied but not stated in the passage that
______.
who habe long-term goals will
succeed
down the dates may discourage
you
goal is only a guide for us to reach
our desination
should have a goal
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篇之二（含答案）
The
economy
of
the
United
states
after
1952
was
the
econnomy
of
a
well-
fed,almost
fully
employed
people.
Despit
occasional
alarms,
the
country
escaped
any
postwar
depression
and
lived in a state of
boom. A
n economic survey of the year
1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may
be typical as illustrating the rapid
economic growth of the decade. The national output
was value
at
10
percent
above
that
of
1954
(1955
output
was
estimated
at
392
billion
dollars).
The
production
of
manufacturers
was
about
40
percent
more
than
it
had
averaged
in
the
years
immediately following World War 2. The
country’s business spent about 30billion dollars
for new
factories and machinery.
National income available for spending was almost
a third greater than
it
had
been
it
had
been
in 1950. Consumers
spent about
256 billion
dollars;
that
is
about 700
million
dollars
a
day
,or
about
twenty-
five
million
dollars
every
hour
,
all
round
the
clock.
Sixty-five million
people held jobs and only a little more than two
million wanted jobs but could
not
find
them .
Only
agriculture
complained
that
it
was
not
sharing
in
the
room.
To
some
observers
this
was
an
ominous
echo
of
the
mid-
1920’s .
As
farmer’s
shre
of
their
products
declined , marketing costs rose. But
there were , among the observers of the national
economy, a
few who were not as
confident as the majority . Those few seemed to
fear that the boom could
not last and
would eventually lead to the oppsite-
depression.
1.
What is the best title of the passage
a. The Agriculatural Trends
of 1950’s
b.
The Unemployment Rate of 1950’s
c. . Economy in the 50’s
d.
The Federal Budget of 1952
2. In Line 3, the word “boom” could
best be replaced by______.
a. nearby explosion
b. thunderous
noise
c. general
public support
d. rapid economic growth
3. It can be inferred the national from
the passage that most people in the United States
in 1955
viewed the national economy
with an air of _________.
a. confidence
b. confusion
c. disappointment
d.
suspicion
4. Which of the
following were LEAST satisfied with the national
economy in the 1950’s
a. Economists
b. Frmaers
c. Politicians
d. Steelworkers
5. The passage states that incom
available for spending in the . was greater in
1955 than in 1950 .
How much was it
a.
60
％
b. 50
％
c.
33
％
d. 90
％
答案：
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篇之三（含答案）
Women
are
also
underrepresented
in
the
administration
and
this
is
because
there
are
so
few
women full professors.
In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report
blasting the University of
Texas System
adminitration for not encouraging
University was rated among the lowest
for the
a
1987
update
,Milburn
commended
the
progress
that
was
made
and
called
for
even
more
improvement.
One
of
the
positive
results
from
her
study
was
a
System-wide
program
to
inform
women
of
available administrative
jobs.
College of
Communication Associate Dean Patrica
Witherspoon,said it is important that woman
be flexible when it comesto relocating
if they want to rise in the ranks.
Although a woman may face a chilly
climate on campus , many times in order for her to
succeed ,
she must rise above the
problems around her and concentrate on her
work.
Until
women
make
up
a
greater
percentage
of
the
senior
positions
in
the
University
and
all
academia,inequities will
exist.
at the
University.
they spend their
time
in little groups mourning the
sexual discrimination that they think exists here,
they are wasting
valuable study time.
to
Spirduso,women need to ____.
a report on sexual
discrimination
for further improvement in their
working conditions
their energies and time fighting
against sexual discrimination
more time and energy doing
scholarly activities
this passage
,we know that _____.
are many women full professors in the
University of Texas
play an important part in adminitrating
the University
weather on the campus is
chilly
make up a
small percentage of the senior positions in the
University
of the following statements
is true
number
of women professors in the University in 1987 was
greater than that of 1985
number of women professors in the
University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985
number of women
professors was the same as that of 1985
and more women professors
thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the
University
of the positive results
from Milburn's study was that _____.
were told to con centrate
on teir work
were given information about available
administrative jobs
were encouraged to take on all the
administrative jobs in the Unversity
were encouraged to do more
scholarly activities
5. The title for this
passage should be _______.
University of Texas
's Report
Professors
Discrimination in Academia
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篇之四（含答案）
Today
,as
in
every
other
day
of
the
year
,more
than
3000 .
adlescents
will
smoke
their
first
cigarette
on
their
way
to
becoming
regular
smokers
as
adults.
During
their
lifetime,it
can
be
expected
that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30
will die in traffic accidents, and nearly
750
will
be
killed
by
a
smoking-related
disease.
The
number
of
deaths
attributed
to
cigarette
smoking outweithts all other factors,
whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of
death.
Since
the
late
1970s,
when
daily
smoking
among
high
school
seniors
reached
30
precent
,
smoking
rates
among
youth
have
declined .
While
the decline
is
impressive
,several
important
issues must be
raised.
First, in the past
several years,smoking rates among youth have
declined very little. Second,in the
late 1970s ,smoking among male high
school seniors exceeded that among female by
nearly 10
percent
.
The
statistic
is
,several
recent
studies
have
indicate
high
school
dropouts
have
excessively high smoking rates, as much
as 75 percent .
Finally,
thouth
significant
declines
in
adolescent
smoking
have
occurred
in
the
past
decade,no
definite reasons
for the decline exist. Within this context,the
Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began
its
current
effort
to
determine
the
most
effecive
measures
to
reduce
smoking
levesl
among
youth.
to the author, the deaths among youth
are mainly caused by _____.
accidents
desease
of these
day there are over_____high
school strdents who will become regular
smoker.
who failed the examination
who left school
who lost their
way
who were
driven out of school
reason for declining adolescent smoking
is that ________.
has taken effective measures
is prevented among high
school seniors
are many smokers who have died of
cancer
of
these
is implied
but not stated by the author is that
________.
rates
among youth have declined very little
are now more female than
male smokers among high school seniors
smoking rates are due to
the incease in wealth
at high school are from low socio-
economic backgrounds
答案：
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篇之五（含答案）
The food we eat seems to have
profound effects on our
science has made enormous steps in
making
food
more
fit
to
eat
,it
has,
at
the
same
time,made
many
foods
unfit
to
eat.
Some
research
has
shown
that
perhaps
eighty
percent
of
all
human
illnesses
are
related
to
diet
and
forty
percent
of
cancer
is
related
to
the
diet
as
well,especially
cancer
of
the
colon.
Different
cultures
are
more
likely
to
cause
certain
different
illnesses
because
of
the
food
that
is
characteristic
in
these
cultures.
That
food
is
related
to
illness
is
nto
a
new
discovery.
In
1945,
about 35
years ago, government researchers realized that
nitrates, commonly used to preserve
color in meats,and other food
additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic
additives remain
in our food, and it
becomes more difficult all the time to know which
things on the packaging
labels of
processed food are helpful or harmful. The
additives which we eat are not all so direct.
Farmers often give penicillin to beef
and living animals, and because of this
,penicillin has been
found in the milk
of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given
to animals not for medical
purposes,but
for financial reasons. The farmers are simply
trying to fatten the animals in order to
obtain a higher price on the market.
Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has
tried
repeatedly to control these
procedures, the practices continue.
is
the best possible title of the passage
and Food
and Health
and Health
and Drug
of the following statements
is NOT ture
are
always given to animals for medical
reasons
of the
additives in our food are added to the food itself
and some are given to the living
animals
have
known about the potential dangers of food
additives for over thirty-five years.
may cause forty percent of
cancer in world.
has science done something harmful to
mankind
of
science , diseases caused by polluted food haven
been virtually eliminated.
has caused a lack of information
concerning the value of food.
of the application of
science,some potentially harmful substances have
been added to food.
scientists have preserved the color of
meats,but not of vegetables.
are nitrates
used for
preserve flavor in packaged
foods.
preserve
the color of meats.
are the objects of research.
cause the animals to become
fatter.
word
'carcinogenic' most nearly means
'_____'.
答案：
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篇之六（含答案）
As the pace of life continues
to increase ,we are fast losing the art of
relaxation. Once you are in
the habit
of rushing through lift,being on the go from
morning till night, it is hard to slow down.
But relaxation is essential for a
healthy mind and body.
Stress is an natural part of everyday
lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it
is not the bad
thing it is often
supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is
vital to provide motivation adn give
purpose to life. It is only when the
stress gets out of control that it can lead to
poor performance
and ill
health.
The amount of stress
a person can withstand depends very much on the
individual. Some people
are
not
afraid
of
stress,and
such
characters
are
obviously
prime
material
for
managerial
responsibilities.
Others
lose
heart
at
the
first
signs
of
unusual
difficulties.
When
exposed
to
stress,in whatever form,we react both
chemically and physically. In fact we make choice
between
or
and
in
more
primitive
days
the
choice
made
the
difference
between
life
or
death.
The
crises
we
meet
today
are
unlikely
to
be
so
extreme,but
however
little
the
stress,it
involves the same response. It is when
such a reaction lasts long,through continued
exposure to
stress,that
health
becomes
serious
conditions
as
high
blood
pressure
and
heart
disease
have
established links with
we cannot remove stress
from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even
if we could),we
need to find ways to deal with it.
are finding
less and less time for relaxing themselves
because_____.
do
not know how to enjoy themselves
do not believe that
relaxation is important for health
are travelling fast all the
time
are
becoming busier with their work
to
the writer ,the most important character for a
good manager is his ________.
fearing stress
the art of
relaxation
sense
of responsibility
control over performance
of
the follwing statements is ture
can find some ways to avoid
stress
is always
harmful to people
is easy to change the hagit of keeping
oneself busy with work.
people can withstand different amounts
of stress
Paragraph 3,
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
last sentence of the passage,
a.
b.
c.
d.
答案：
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40
篇之七（含答案）
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 .
epual.
Some
of
them
decided
to
which they called
A
group
of
artists
founded
a
commune
in
southern
Colorado
called
City.
Following
the
ideas of philosopher and
architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped
houses from pieces
of
old
cars.
Other
groups,
such
as
author
Ken
Kesey's
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 Rock
Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's 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
you
own
thing,
however .
Twin
Oaks
,
a
commune founded in
Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the
ideas of psychologist
The
people who lived at Twin Oaks were
carefully controlled by Skinner's
do
things that were good for the community. In 1972,
Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build
Arcosanti,
a
utopian
city
Arizsona
where
2500
people
will
live
closely
together
in
one
large
building called an
will all become one.
did some young
Americans decide to
were not satisfied with American
society.
wanted
to grow marijuana.
wanted to go to the Vietnam
War.
did not
want all people to be equal.
did
the members of the Hog Farm commune
live
dome-shaped
house
old school
huses
a farm
inTennessee
an
archology in Arizona
gave the people
of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped
house
Soleri
Gaskin
Fuller
was the Twin
Oaks commune base on
philosophy of
in the late 1960s
ideas of
psychologist
belief that people must live closely
togerher.
is an
person who studies
archaeology
large building where people live
closely together
city in A rizona
technique to contorl people
答案：
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< br>大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之八（含答案）
There are two factors which
determine an individual's intelligence. The first
is the sort of brain he
is
born
with.
Human
brains
differ
considerably,
some
being
more
capable
than
others.
But
no
matter how good a brain he has to begin
with, an individual will have a low order of
intelligence
unless he has
opportunities to learn. So the second factor is
what happens to the
individual
—
the
sort of environment in which he is
reared. If an individual is handicapped
envionmentally ,it is
likely that his brain will fail to
develop and he will never attain the level of
intelligence of which
he is
capable.
The importance of
environment in determining an individual's
intellingence can be demonstrated
by
the
case
history
of
the
identical
twins,
Peter
and
Mark
X.
Being
identical,
the
twins
had
identical brains at birth, and their
growth processes were the same. When the twins
were three
months old , their parents
died, and they were placed in separate foster
homes. Peter was reated
by parents of
low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor
educational
was reared
inthe
home of well-to-do parents who
had been to college. He was read to as a child ,
sent to good
schools, and given every
opportunity to be stimulated
enviromental difference continued until
the
twins
were
in
their
late
teens,
when
they
were
giben
tesets
to
measure
their
intelligence.
Mark's . was 125, twenty-
five points higher than the average and fully
forty points higher than his
identical
brother.
Given
equal
opportunities
,
the
twins
,
having
identical
brains,would
have
tested at roughly the
same level.
selection can best be
titled_________.
Your Intelligence
and Environment
Case of Peter and
Mark
the brain
Influences Intelligence
beststatement
of the main idea of this passage is that
_____.
brains
differ considerably
brain a person is born with is
improtant in determining his
intelligence
is
crucial in determining a person's
intelligence
d. persons
having identical brains will have roughly the same
intelligence
to the passage , the
average
_____.
case history of the twins appears to
support the conclusion that _______.
with identical brains
seldom test at same level
individual's intelligence is determined
only by his enviroment
of opportunity blocks the growth of
intelligence
of
enviroment produce changes in the structure of the
brain
passage suggests that an
individual 's
be predicted
at birth
the
same throuthout his life
be increased by education
determined by his
childhood
答案：
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篇之九（含答案）
As she
walked round the huge department store,Edith
reflected how difficult it was to choose a
suitable Christmas present for her
wish that he was as easy to
please as her mother, who was
always
delighted with perfume
Besides,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
ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in
front of a counter where some attracive ties were
on display.
edit knew from
past experience that her choice of ties hardly
ever pleased her father.
She moved 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
present 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,
has at last
to decided to stop smoking.
's father
_______.
not
like present
got
present
ties
difficult to choose a present
for
assistant spoke to Edith because she
seemed_______.
in ties
need of
comfort
stopped at the next
counter_________.
's father smoked a
pipe_______.
he
was obliged
social occasions
time to time
he was delighted
was very disagreeable at that time of
the year because_______.
trod on each other's toes
poked each other with their
elbows
knocked
each other
were
doing their shopping in a great hurry
答案：
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篇之十（含答案）
If the population of the earth
goes on increasing at its present rate, there will
eventually not be
enough
resources
left
to
sustain
life
on
the
the
middle
of
the
21st
century,if
present
trends
continue, we will have used up all the
oil that drives our cars,for
if scientists develop new ways
of feeding the human race,the crowded
conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus
to look
for open space somewhere else.
But none of the other planets in our solar system
are capable of
supporting
life
at
present.
One
possible
solution
to
the
problem,
however,has
recently
been
suggested by American scientist,
Professor Carl Sagan.
Sagan
believes that before the earth's resources are
compleetely exhausted it will be possible to
change the atmophere of Venus and so
create a new world almost as large as earth
itself. The
difficult
is
that
Venus
is
much
hotter
than
the
earth
and
there
is
only
a
tiny
amount
of
water
there.
Sagan
proposes that algae organisms that can live in
extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at
the same time produce oxygen,should be
bred in condition similar to those on
soon as this has
been done,
the algae will be placed in small rockets.
Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the
rockets into the atmosphere .In a
fairly short time, the alge will break down the
carbon dioxide
into oxygen and
carbon.
When the algae have
done theri work, the atmosphere will become
cooler,but befor man can set
foot on
Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to
produce rain. The surface of the planet will
still be too hot for man to land on it
but the rain will eventually fall and in a few
years something
like earth will be
reproduced on Venus.
long run, the most insoluble problem
caused by population growth on earth will probably
be
the lack of ______.
Sagan believes
that Venus might be colonized from earth because
_____
might be
possible to change its atmosphere
atmosphere is the same as
the earth's
is a
good supply of water on Venus
days on Venus are long
enough
Venus
there is a lot of ________.
dioxide
monoxide
are
plants that can____.
in very hot temperatures
in very cold
temperatures
oxygen
of the above
5.
Man can land on Venus only when_______.
algae have done their
work
atmosphere
becomes cooler
oxygen
rains there
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篇之十一（含答案）
What is your favourite colour
Do you like yellow , orange ,red If you do ,you
must be an optimist,
a leader, an
active person who enjoys life, people and
excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues
Then
you
are
probably
quiet,shy,
and
you
would
rather
follow
than
lead.
You
tend
to
be
a
pessimist.
At
least,
this
is
what
psychologists
tell
us,
and
they
should
know,because
they
have
been seriously studying
the meaning of colours preference, as well as the
effect that colours have
on human
beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we
do not choose our favourite clour as
we
grow
up----we
are
born
with
our
you
happen
to
love
brown,
you
did
so,
as
soon
as
you
opened your eyes, or at
least as soon as you could see clearly.
Colours do influence our moods----there
is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most
people
feel more cheerful and more
relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress
brings warmth and
cheer to the saddest
winter day. On the other hand ,black is
depressing. A black bridge over the
Thames River, near London, used to be
the scene of more suicides than any other bridge
in the
area ----until it was repainter
number of suicide attempts
immediately fell sharply perhaps it
would have fallen even more if the
bridge had been done in pink or baby
blue.
Light and bright
colours make people not only hppier but more
active. It is an established fact
that
factory
workers
work
better,harder
,and
have
fewer
accidents
when
their
machines
are
painted orange rather
than black or grey.
1.
don't like to follow others
would be a member rather
than a leader
would be afraid of following
others
would
like to be a leader rather than a
follower
one
enjoys life, one is sure to
prefer________.
to yellow
to orange
to grey
to yellow
3.
other facts
regard to other facts
considering other
facts
to other facts
of the following is
facts
's preference of one
colour to another is instinct
's preference of one colour to another
is acquired as they grow up.
people happen to love brown
because they saw something brown when they were
born
have little
influence on our moods
who
committed
suicide
preferred
the
bridge
over
the
Thames
River
near
london
to
others
because of
_______.
shape
structure
colour
building materials
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篇之十二（含答案）
Social customs and ways of
behaving change. Things which were considered
impolite many years
ago are now
acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was
considered impolite behaviour for a man to
smoke on street. No man who thought of
himself by smoking when a lady was in a
room.
Customs also differ
from country to country. Does a man walk on the
left or the right of a woman
in your
country Or doesn't it matter Should you use both
hands when you are eating Should leave
one in your lap,or on the
table
The Americans and the
British not only speak the same language but also
share a large number of
social customs.
For example, in both America and England people
shake hands when they meet
each other
for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will
open a door for a wonman or offer their
seat to a woman , and so will most
Americans. Promptness is important both in England
and in
America. That is , if a dinner
invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest
either arrives close to
that time or
calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about
social customs is not to do anything that might
make
other people feel uncomfortable
-----especially if they are your guests. When the
food was served ,
one of the guests
strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other
guests were amused or shocked ,
but the
host calmly picked up his knife and began eating
in the same way. It would have been bad
manners to make his guest feel foolish
or uncomfortable.
one has accepted a dinner invitation
,what should he do if he is tobe late for the
dinner
should
find an excuse
should adk for excuse.
should say sorry
should telephone to explain
his being late.
2.
would
have
been
bad
manners
to
make
his
guests
feel
foolish
or
uncomf
ortable.
manners
of the following do you
think is the best tiltle for this
passage
Customs
and Customs
Life
and British Customs
Is Important
to the text, the best
host_______.
his
best to make his guests feel
comfortable
his
guests feel excited
to avoid being naughty to his
guests
to avoid
being foolish
author of this article may agree with
which of the following
guest who ate his peas with a
knife
other
guests who were amused or shocked
host who picked up his
knife and began eating in the same way
of the above
答案：
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篇之十三（含答案）
New Orleans, Louisiana, was
established as part of the French Empire in
1718.
Its
location on the east bank of the Mississippi River
gave it control of the American hinerland and
it
became
strategically
important
to
many
nations.
It
was
transferred
from
France
to
Spain,
returned to France,and finally sold by
Napoleon to the United States in 1803. The city
was the site
of
a
famous
battle
fought
in
1815
between
the
British,
who
hoped
to
control
it
,
and
the
Americans under General
And rew Jackson.
The riverbed of the
Mississippi is constantly silting and the river is
now actually higher than the
city.
Levees hold back the river and giant pumps are
used to move water from the city into the
river.
Although
New
Orleans
haas
beena
part
of
the
United
States
for
almost
two
centuries,
its
population
takes
great
pride
in
its
French
heritage.
Louisiana
still
retains
parts
of
the
Code
Napoleon which,form
many years,was its only law.
New Orleans is carefree city and it
boasts its hot, spicy Creole seafood and its
native Dixieland
Jazz. The jackson
Square neighborhood maintains its French colonial
homes and in other sections
are pre-
Civil War mansions. Visitors are surprised to find
that behind this interesting facade of
yesteryear, is a busy industrial and
port city. Grain and coal come from the Midwest
and foreigh
cargoes are unloaded here.
New Orleans is no longer a sleepy Southern town
----but it's still fun to
visit.
accounts for the levees and pumps in
New Orleans
Mississippi frequently floods the
city.
riverbed
has raised inthe past 200 years.
torrential rains flood the
city frequently.
high humidity cannot otherwise be
comtrolled.
battle of New Orleans was fought by
jackson against______.
North
Code Napoleon was
_______.
agreement to sell Louisiana
body of laws
city plan
military code for the
army
of the
following elements does not apply to the attiude
of the inhabitants of New Orleans
in their French
heritage.
desire
to retain picturesque colonial
buildings.
refusal to engage in trade and
commerce
praising of Dixieland Jazz.
visiting New Orleans are
surprised to encounter_____.
food
jazz
city
colonial homes
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解试题
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篇之十四（含答案）
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The
United
States
is
on
the
verge
of
losing
its
leading
place
in
the world's
technology.
So
says
more than one study in
recent years. One of the reasons for this decline
is the parallel decline in
the number
of . scientists and engineers.
Since
1976,employment
of scientists
and
engineers
is up
85
percent.
This
trend
is
expected
to
continue. However, the
trend shows that the number of 22-year-olds--the
near term source of
future
declining.
Further
adding
to
the
problem
is
the
increased
competition
for
these
candidates from other fields-
law,medicine,business,etc. While the number of .
in science and
engineering declines,the award of
to foreign nationals is
increasing rapidly.
Our
inability to motivate students to pursue science
and engineering careers at the graduate level
is compounded because of the intense
demand industry has for bright Bachelor's and
Master's
degree
holders.
Too
often,
promising
confronting
the
cost
and
financial
sacrifice
of
pursuing
their
education,find the attraction of industry
irresistible.
come to lose its leading place in
technology probably because ________.
a. the number of . degree holders is
declining
b. the number of
scientists and engineers is decreasing
c. the number of 22-year-ilds is
declining
d. scientists and
engineers are not employed
field of science and engineering is
facing a competition from ________ .
a. technology
b.
foreign nationals
c. such
fields as law, medicine and business
d. postgraduates
enterprises now need
_______.
a. bright graduates
and postgraduates
b. new
inventions
c. advanced
technology
d.
engineers
promising postgraduates are unwilling
to pursue a . degree because _________.
a. they are not encouraged to be
engaged in science
b.
industry does not require . holders
c. they have financial
difficulties
d. they will
spend much time and energy completing .
candidates
a. they find industry is attracting
more and more college students
b. they don't think they can prevent
themselves from working for industry
c. they cannot resist any attraction
from all sides
d. they
cannot work for industry any longer
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答案：
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篇之十五（含答案）
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Newdays,a standard for measuring power
has
changes foretell a new
standard for measuring
longer will a nation's political
influence be based solely on the strength of its
military forces. Of
course,
military
effectiveness
will
remain
a
primary
primary
measure
of
political
influence
is
also closely tied to
industrial competitiveness. It's often said that
without its military the Soviet
Union
would
really
be
a
third-world
nation.
The
new
standard
of
opwer
and
influence
that
is
evolving
now
places
more
emphasis
on
the
ability
of
a
country
to
compete
effectively
in
the
economic
markets of the world.
America must recognize this new course
of events. Our success in shaping world events
over the
past 40 years has been the
direct result of our ability to adapt technology
and to take advantage
of
the
capabilities
of
our
people
for
the
purpose
of
maintaining
peace.
Our
industrial
prowess
over most of this
period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it is
just this prowess that has enabled
other countries to prosper and in turn
to threaten our industrial leadership.
The
competitiveness
of
America's
industrial
base
is
an
issue
bigger
than
the
Department
of
Defense
and
is
going
to
require
the
efforts
of
the
major
institutional
forces
in
our
society-
government,industry,and education. That is not to
say that the Defense Department will
not be a strong force in the process
because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor
should we be,
looked upon by others as
the savior of American industry.
1. Now a nation's political influence
depends on _________.
a. the
strength of its military forces
b. its ability to compete in industry
c. economic
markets
d. both a and
b
2. The Soviet Union was
not listed as a third-world nation just because of
_________.
a. its powerful
military forces
b. its vast
land
c. its industrial
competitiveness
d. its
contributions to world peace
3. The author indicates that ______ is
threatening American political power.
a. other
countries
b. the declining .
industrial base
c. a new
standard for measuring power
d. less advanced technology
4.
America
succeeded
in
shaping
world
events
over
past
40
years
probably
because
of
___________.
a.
its ability to adapt technology
b. its ability to take advantage of the
capabilities of its people
c. its ability to compete in the world
markets
d. both a and
b
5. The purpose of writing
this article is __________.
a. to draw the readers' attention to a
new standard for measuring power
b. to demonstrate American political
influence in the world
c.
to emphasize that efforts must be made to
strengthen the declining . industrial
base
d. to show American
industrial prowess
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十六（含答案）
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Trees
should
only
be
pruned
when
there
is
a
good
and
clear
reason
for
doing
so
and
,
fortunately,the number of such reasons
is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of
obergrown
and unwanted branches, and
the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by
the thought that
more damage results
from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the
tree to grow in its own
way.
First, pruning may be done to make sure
that trees have a desired shape or size. The
object may
be
to
get
a
tree
of
the
right
height,
and
at
the
same
time
to
help
the
growth
of
small
side
branches which will
thicken its appearance or give it a special shape.
Secondly, pruning may be
done to make
the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead
wood, or branches that are rubbing
against each other and thus cause
wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by
removing
branches that are blocking up
the centre and so preventing the free movement of
air.
One result of pruning
is that an open wound is left on the tree and this
provides an easy entry for
disease, but
itis a wound that will heal. Often there is a race
between the healing and the desease
as
to whether the tree will live or die, so that
there is a period when the tree is at risk. It
should
be the aim of every gardener to
reduce which has been pruned smooth and clean, for
healing will
be slowed down by
roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry
for a few hurs and then
paint
it
with
one
of
the
substances
available
from
garden
shops
produced
especially
for
this
purpose.
Pruning is usually without interference from the
leaves and also it is very unlikely that
the cuts yu make will bleed. If this
does happen,it is, of course,impossible to paint
them properly.
should be done to ______.
the tree grow
taller
the shape
of the tree
rid
of the small branches
the small branches thicker
become unhealthy if the
gardener ______.
too many branches to grow in the
middle
not protect them from
wind
them to
grow too quickly
some of the small side
branches
is a
special substance painted on the tree
make a wound
smooth
prevent
disease entering a wound
cover a rough surface
help a wound to
dry
good
gardener prunes a tree______.
intervals throughout the
year
quickly as
possible
when
necessary
every
winter
was the
author's purpose when writing this
passage
give
pratical instruction for pruning a
tree.
give a
general description of pruning
explain how trees develop
diseases
discuss
different methods of pruning.
16
/
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答案：
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十七（含答案）
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/
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On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Carke,
dressed for going out, took her handbag with her
money and
her key in it, pulled the
door behind her to lock it and went to the over
60s Club. She always went
there on
Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman
who lived alone.
At six
o'clock she cane home, let herself in and at once
smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in
her house How How Had someone got in
She checked the back door and the windows. All
were
locked or fastened, as usual.
There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether
someone might have a key that fitted her front
door-
master
key
So
she
stayed
at
home
the
following
Thursday.
Nothing
happened.
Was
anyone
watching
her
movements
On
the
Thursday
after
that
she
went
out
at
her
usual
time,dressed as usual,
but she didn't go
to
the
club. Instead she took a short cut
home
again,
letting herself in through her
garden and the back door. She settled down to
wait.
It was just after four
o'clock when the front door bell . Clarke was
making a cup of tea at the time.
The
bell
rang
again,
and
then
she
heard
her
letter-
box
being
pushed
open.
With
the
kettle
of
boiling
water
in
her
hand,
she
moved
quietly
towards
the
front
door.
A
long
piece
of
wire
appeared
through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire
turned and caught around the knob
on
the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and
poured the water over the hand. There was a
shout outside, and the skin seemed to
drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell
to the floor,
the hand was pulled back,
and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running
feet.
. Clarke looded
forward to Thursday because_______.
worked at a club on the
day
said
visitors on Thursdays
visited a club on Thursday
special visitor came on
Thursday
someone had made a forced
entery,_______.
would have found a broken door or
window
or she
was still in the house
would have been thown about
or she would have needed a
master key
the
third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went
out_______.
she
didn't want to miss the club again
see if the thief was hnging
about outside
the club but then changed her
mind
an attempt
to trick the thief
lock on the front door was one
which_______.
a
piece of wire to open it
he opened from inside without a
key
't be opened without a
key
a knob
instead of a key
wire feel to the
floor_______.
refused to open the door
the man's glove dropped
off
it was too
hot to hold
the
man justwanted to get away
1
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答案：
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篇之十八（含答案）
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Many people believe the
glare from snow causes snowblindnenss. Yet, dark
glasses or not , they
find
themselves
suffering
from
headaches
and
watering
eyes,and
even
snowblindness,when
exposed
to several hours of
The United States Army has
now determined that glare from snow does not cause
snowblindness
in troops in a snow-
covered , a man's eyes frequently find nothing to
foucs on in a broad expanse
of barren
snow-covered terrain. So his gaze continually
shifts and jumps back and forth over the
entire landscape in search of
tsomething to look at. Finding nothing, hour after
hour, the eyes
never sotp searching and
the eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache.
Nature offsets this
irritation
by
producing
more
and
fluid
which
covers
the
eyeball.
The
fluid
coversthe
eyeball
in
increasing
quantity
until
vision
blurs,
then
is
obsured,and
the
result
is
total,
even
though
temporary,snowblindness.
Experiments
led
the
Army
to
a
simple
method
of
overcoming
this
problem.
Scouts
ahead
of
a
main body of troops are trained to
shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a
dotted line as
they
cross
completely
snow-covered
landscape,Even
the
scouts
themselves
throw lightweight
,
dark colored objects ahead on which
they too can focus . The men following can then
see
gaze
is
arrested.
Their
eyes
focus
on
a
bush
and
having
found
something
to
see,stop
scouring
the
snow-blanketed lanscape.
By focusing their attention on one object at a
time,the men can cross
the snow without
becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way
the problem of crossing a
solid white terrain is
overcome.
prevent
headaches,
watering
eyes
and
blindness
caused by
the
glare
from
snow,
dark
glasses
are_____.
the
eyes are sore tears are produced to
________.
the
vision
snowblindness
the irritation
the muscles
may be avoided
by_______.
to
the solid white terrain
for something to look at in snow-
covered terrain
the eyes with something to foucs
on
the eyeballs
with fluid
scouts shake snow from
evergreen bushes in order to _______.
the men behind something to
see
the
landscape
themselves in the cold
the men behind from losing
their way
suitable title for this
passage would be _______.
and how to overcome it
's cure for snowblindness
in the snow
vision
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/
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答案：
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篇之十九（含答案）
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Water
problems
in
the
future
will
become
nore
intense
and
more
complex.
Our
increasing
population
will
tremendously
increase
urban
wastes,primarily
sewage.
On
the
other
hand,
increasing demands for
water will decease substantialy the amount of
water available for diluting
wastes.
Rapidly expanding industries which involve more
and more complex chemical processes
will produce large volumes of liquid
wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals
which are
noxious. To feed our rapidly
expanding population, agriculture will have to be
intensified. This will
involve ever-
increasingquantities of agricultural chemicals,
From this , it is apparent that drastic
steps must be taken immediately to
develop corrective measures for the pollution
problem.
There
are
two
ways
by
which
this
pollution
problem
can
be
dwindled.
The
first
relates
to
the
treatment
of
wastes
to
decrease
their
pollution
hazard.
This
involves
the
processing
of
solid
wastes
the
water or minimize pollution upon final
disposal.
A second approach
is to develop an economic use for all or a part of
the wastes. Farm manure is
spread in
fields as a nutrient or organic supplement .
Effluents from sewage disposal plants are
used
in
some
areas
both
for
irrigation
and
for
the
nutrients
contained.
Efflunets
from
other
processing plants may also be used as a
supplemental source of water. Many industries,
such as
meat
and
poultry
processing
plants,
are
currently
converting
former
waste
products
into
marketable byproducts. Other industries
are potential eonomic uses for waste
products.
purpose of this passage is
______.
alert
the reader to the dwindling water
supply
explain
industrial uses of water
acquaint the reader with water
pollution problems
demostrate various measures to solve
the pollution problem
of the following points is NOT INCLUDED
in the passage
dustrial development incudes the
simplification of complex chemical
processes.
wastes needs certain amount of
water
for water
will go up along with the expanding
population
cultivation of land requires more and
more chemicals
reader can conclued
that________.
of
the world will work together on polution
problems
from
wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplace
is making great
progress on increasing water supplies
industries are now ,aking
economic use of wastes
author gives substance to the passage
through the use of _______.
with authorities in the field of water
controls
and
personal observations
which clarify important
terms
arguments
and persuasions
words
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大学英语四级阅
读理解试题
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篇之二十（含答案）
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One of the qualities that
most people admire in others is the willingness to
admit one's mistakes.
It is extremely
hard sometimes to say a simple thing like
harder to say,
I
had an experience recently with someone admitting
to me that he had made a mistake fifteen
years ago. He told me he had been the
manager of a certain grocery store in the
neighbourhood
where I grew up, and he
asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he
related an incident
and Ibegan to remember vaguely the
incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old
at the time, and I had gome into the store with
may mother to do the
weekly
grocery
shopping.
On
that
particular
day,
I
must
have
found
my
way
to
the
dairy
food
department where the incident tood
place.
There must have been
a special sale on eggs that day because there was
an impressive display of
eggs
indozen
and half-dozen
cartons.
The
cartons
were
stacked
three
or
four feet
high.
I
must
have stopped in front
of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a
woman came by pushing her
grocery cart
and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some
reason, I decided it was up to me to
put the display back together, so I
want to work.
The
manager
heard
the
moise
and
came
rushing
over
to
see
what
had
happened.
When
he
appeared, I was on my knees inspecting
some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were
broken,
but to him it looked as though
I was the culprit. He severely reprimanded me and
wanted me to
pay for any broken eggs. I
protested my innocence and tried to explain, but
it did no good. Even
though I quickly
forgot all about the incident, apparently the
manager did not.
old was the author when he wrote this
article
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was to blame for knocking off the
stacks of cartons
author
manager
woman
author's mother
of the following statements is not
true
woman who
knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously
criticized by the mananger
author was severely critizized by the
manager.
woman
carelessly knocked off the stacks of
cartons
was the
author who put the display back
together
of the
following can serve as the best title for the
passage
Harder
to Admit One's Mistake
was once the culprit
remember an
incident
case of
mistaken identity
tone of the article expresses the
author's_______.
for the manager's willingness to admit
mistakes
to the
manager for his wrong accusation
against the woman who
knocked off the stacks of cartons
for the mistake the made in
the store
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答案：
ccada
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
40
篇之二十一（含答案）
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Flying over a desert area in an
airplane, two scientists looked down with trained
eyes at trees and
bushes.
After
an
hour's
flight
one
of
the
scientists
wrote
in
his
book,
'Look
here
for
probable
metal'
Scientists
in
another
airplane,
flying
over
a
mountain
region,sent
a
message
to
other
scientists on the ground,'Gold
possible.' Walking across hilly ground, four
scientists reported,'This
ground should
be searched for metals.' From an airplane over a
hilly wasteland a scientist sent
back
by radio one word,'Uranium'.
None
of
the
scientists
had
X-ray
eyes:
they
had
no
magic
powers
for
looking
down
below
the
earth's
surface. They were merely putting to use one of
the newest methods of location minerals
in the ground---using trees and plants
as signs that certain minerals may lie beneath the
ground
on which the trees and plants
are growing.
This newest
method of searching for minerals is based on the
fact that minerals deep in the earth
may
affect
the
kind
of
bushes
and
trees
that
grow
on
the
Watson
Bar
Creek,
a
brook
six
thousand
feet
high
in
the
mountains
of
British
Columbia,
Canada,a
mineral
search
group
gathered bags of tree seeds. Boxed were
filled with small banches from te trees. Roots
were dug
and put into boxes. Each bag
and box was carefully marked. In a scientific
laboratory the parts of
the forest
trees were burned to ashes and tested .Each small
part was examined to learn whether
there were minerals in it.
Study of the roots , branches,and seeds
showed no silver. But there were small amounts of
gold
in the roots and a little less
gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing
nearest to the tree
trunk had more gold
than those growing on the ends of the
branches.
If the trees had
not indicated that there was gold in the ground,
the scientists would not have
spent
money to pay for digging into the deeper. They did
dig and found more fold below. They
dug
deeper. They found large quantities of
gold.
were
flying over a desert or hilly wasteland or a
mountain region in order to search for _____ in
the ground.
study of trees,branches and roots
indicates that_______.
were larger amounts of gold in the
branches than in the seeds.
were small amounts of gold in the roots
than in the branches
were larger amounts of gold in the
seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk than seeds
growing
on the ends of
branches.
were
more gold in the branches than in the
roots
is the
best title
searching for metals with sepcial
power
methods of
searching for minerals
could be found by trees and
plants
new
method of searching for minerals---using trees and
plants
of the
following is not mentioned as part of a tree that
can help find minerals
scientists were
searching for minerals by using ______.
power
special
instrument
eyes
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答案：
dcdad
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
40
篇之二十二（含答案）
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In the United States, it is not
customary to telephone somenone very early in the
morning. If you
telephone him early in
the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast,
the time of the call shows
that
the
matter
is
very
important
and
requires
immediate
same
meaning
is
attached
to
telephone calls made after 11:00 ..If
someone receives a call during sleeping hours , he
assumes
it's a matter of life or death.
The time chosen for the call communicates its
importance.
In
social
life,
time
plays
a
very
important
part.
In
the
guests
tend
to
feel
they
are
not
highly
regarded if the invitation to a dinner
party is extended only three or four days before
the party
date. But it is not true in
all countries. In other areas of the world , it
may be considered foolish to
make an
appointment too far in advance because plans which
are made for a date more than a
week
away
tend
to
be
forgotten.
The
meaning
of
thime
differs
in
different
parts
of
the
world.
Thus,
misunderstandings
arise
between
peopel
from
cultures
that
treat
time
differently.
Promptness is
valued highly in American life, for edample. If
people are not prompt, they may be
regarded as impolite or not fully
responsible. In the . no noe would think of
keeping a business
associate waiting
for an hour , it would be too impolite . A person
who is 5 minutes late, he will
say a
few words of explanation, though perhaps he will
not complete the sentence.
1.
same
meaning
is
attached
to
telephone
calls
made
after
11:00
..
Here
attached
means______
one wants to make a telephone call at
dawn, this would mean________.
matter is
important
matter
is somewhat important
matter requires immediate
attention
is a
matter of life and death
to this passage , time plays an
important role in _________.
life
life
life
4. The best
title for this passage is_________.
a. the voices of time
importance of
time
importance
of an ammouncement
and tide wait
for no man
to
the passage, the author of the article may agree
to which of the following statements
is
appropriate
to
send
your
invitation
cards
three
or
four
days
before
a
dinner
party
date
in
may
be
appropriate
to
send
your
invitation
to
your
guests
three
or
four
days
before
a
dinner
party date in some cultures.
is best for one to make
telephone calls at night because it costs much
less.
one is
less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short
apology.
22
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200
答案：
cdcab
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
40
篇之二
十三（含答案）
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200
Liberia, the oldest independent Negro
state in West A frica, has been struggling for
survial ever
since its foundation in
has been hampered by
constant hostility between the American Negroes
whose families returned there in the
early 19th century, and the West Africans whose
ancestors
never
left
the
continent.
Though
the
two
groups
are
of
the
same
race,
they
are
divided
by
language and outlook and
regard each other with deep suspicion creating a
conflict which was
not foreseen by
Liberia's founders.
In
addition, neighboring states, native
tribel,disease, and poverty have made life
dangerous and
difficult. The government
has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle
of trade, to make ends
about
financial
matters
lessened
somewhat
when,in
1910,
the
United
States
accepted
responsibility
for
Liberia's
sruvival.
However,
not
until
Harvey
Firestone,
the
American
rubber
king,decided that the United States
must produce itsown rubber----with Liberia as the
site of the
rubber plantations----did
liberia have much hope of paying its debts and
balancing its budget.
The
rubber industry,founded in the 1920's ,and the
activity that followed it brought both progerss
and profit to Liberia. Before that time
Liberia had no roads, no mechanical transport and
no good
port; its people had little
education and few tools. Liberians feel that the
country is being ruled by
rubber. For
this reason, the recent discovery of iron ore is
important. Liberian leaders are trying
to
moderate
the
power
of
the
ruvver
industry
and
to
estaglish
the
country's
political
and
economic independence.
has been in idffculty since
its independence mainly because______.
american negroes do not
want to help the country.
have been constant hostillity and
suspicion between different tribes in the
country.
haven
been constant hostility and suspicion between two
groups of the same tride.
goverment has adoped a wrong
policy
2.
government
has
tried
desperately,
through
loans
and
a
trickle
of
trade,
to
make
ends
meet.
goverment has to borrow
money from others
b. the
goverment has to lend money to others
goverment doesn't have to
borrow or lend money
goverment has either to borrow or to
lend money
country's finance began to improve a
bit in________.
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