四級英語閱讀理解訓練題原文

　　between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among menthe peak seems to be when a changeover in brain ‘programmes’ occurs, as for instance betweengoing to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12.5 comparedwith 10.9 for men—probably because they were more reliable reporters.

　　A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doingthings in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number oferrors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lotworse—even dangerous.

　　四級英語閱讀理解訓練題

　　31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ________.

　　A) to keep track of people who tend to forget things

　　B) to report their embarrassing lapses at random

　　C) to analyse their awkward experiences scientifically

　　D) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally

　　32. Professor Smith discovered that ________.

　　A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents

　　B) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness

　　C) men tend to be more absent-minded than women

　　D) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness

　　33. “Programme assembly failures” (Line 6, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon that people________.

　　A) often fail to programme their routines beforehand

　　B) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry

　　C) unconsciously change the sequence of doing things

　　D) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired

　　34. We learn from the third paragraph that ________.

　　A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the day

　　B) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods

　　C) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindedness

　　D) men’s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations

　　35. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

　　A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapses

　　B) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good at

　　C) people should be careful when programming their actions

　　D) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration

　　四級英語閱讀理解訓練題答案

　　31. D

　　32. A

　　33. C

　　34.A

　　35. D