2017年大學英語四級閱讀題(一)

　　Directions: The passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.

　　As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.

　　These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.

　　A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 500 visitors each week. What better place to hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain's first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.

　　The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards.

　　The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

　　2017年大學英語四級閱讀題目及答案

　　1. According to the passage, "to soften the hard edges of modern buildings" means ______

　　A. to pull down hospital buildings

　　B. to decorate hospitals with art collections

　　C. to improve the quality of treatment in hospitals

　　D. to make the corners of hospital buildings round

　　2. What can we say of Peter Senior?

　　A. He is a pioneer in introducing art into hospitals.

　　B. He is a doctor interested in painting.

　　C. He is an artist who has a large collection of paintings.

　　D. He is a faithful follower of hospital art.

　　3. According to Peter Senior, ______.

　　A. art is losing its audience in modern society

　　B. art galleries should be changed into hospitals

　　C. patients should be encouraged to learn painting

　　D. art should be encouraged in British hospitals

　　4. After the improvement of the hospital environment, ______.

　　A. patients no longer need drugs in their recovery

　　B. patients are no longer wholly dependent on expensive drugs

　　C. patients need good-quality drugs in their recovery

　　D. patients use fewer pain killers in their recovery

　　5. The fact that six young art school graduates joined Peter shows that ______.

　　A. Peter's enterprise is developing greatly

　　B. Peter Senior enjoys great popularity

　　C. they are talented hospital artists

　　D. the role of hospital environment is being recognized

　　答案： 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D

　　2017年大學英語四級閱讀題(二)

　　Personality is, to large extent, inherent -- A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is improtant to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.

　　One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!".

　　By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.

　　Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into 'B's. They would needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.

　　2017年大學英語四級閱讀題目及答案

　　1. According to the author, what factors contribute to the building of personality?

　　A. inheritance

　　B. inheritance, competition and environment

　　C. competition

　　D. environment

　　2. Which of the following statements is not true according to the author of the passage?

　　A. Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies.

　　B. Students are often divided by competition results.

　　C. School is place where children cultivate their characteristics.

　　D. The stronger desire for winning, the better.

　　3. The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to ______.

　　A. pull up

　　B. take up

　　C. take in

　　D. pull in

　　4. What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?

　　A. positive

　　B. negative

　　C. doubtful

　　D. neutral

　　5. What suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?

　　A. All students be made into competitive A types.

　　B. A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.

　　C. All students be changed into B characteristics.

　　D. Schools abolish all forms of examinations.

　　答案：BDCCB

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