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1、2022年大学英语四级阅读练习题及答案(4)阅读题（A）Themenwhoracethecarsaregenerallysmall,withatight,nervouslook.Theyrangefromtheearly20stothemiddle40s,anditisusuallytheirnervesthatgofirst.Fearisthedriver'sconstantcompanion,andtragedycanbejustastepbehind.Scarcelyamaninthe500doesnotcarrythescarsofancientcrashes.Themarko
2、ftheplasticsurgeoniseverywhere,andburnedskiniscommon.Sometimesadriver'sscarsareinvisible,partofhisheritage.Twoyoungdrivers,BillyVukovichandGaryBettenhausen,racedintheirfirst500in1968.Lessthan20yearsbefore,theirfathersalsocompetedagainstoneanotherontheIndytrackanddiedthere.Allthisthedriversaccept
3、.Overtheyears,theyhavelearnedtotrusttheirowntechniques,reflexes,andcourage.Theydepend,too,onatrustedservantscientificengineering.Thoughtheymaynothavehadagreatdealofschooling(anexceptionisNewZealand'sBruceMcLaren,whohasanengineeringdegree),manydriversaregiftedmechanics,withafeelingfortheirengines
4、thatamounttokinship.Afewtopdrivershavebecomeextremelywealthy,withsix-figureincomesfromprizemoney,endorsements,andjobswithauto-productmanufacturers.Somehavebusinessesoftheirown.McLarendesignsracingchassis(底盘).DanGurney'sCaliforniafactorymanufacturedthechassisofthreeofthefirstfourearsinthe1968Indy
5、500,includinghisownsecondplacecar.Yetmoneyisnottheonlyreasonwhymenracecars.Perhapsitisn'teventhemajorreason.Three-timeIndywinner(1961,1964,1967)A.J.Foyt,forexample,canfrequentlybefoundcompetingondirtytracksinminor-leagueraces,wheremoney,crowdsandsafetyfeaturesarelimited,andonlythedangerisnot.Why
6、doeshedoit?SometimesFoytanswers,It'sinmyblood.Othertimeshesays,It'sgoodpractice.Nowandthenhereplies,Don'taskdumbquestions.1Thestatementitisusuallytheirnervesthatgofirstmeans_.A.atfirsttheyallhaveanervouslookB.theyoftenfindtheycan'tbearthetensioneveniftheyareingoodconditionC.somedayth
7、eyfindtheycan'tmakeresponsestoanyriskD.theycancontinuetheircareeratmostuntilthemiddle40s查看原文2Itcanbeinferredthatacaraccidentisoftencoupledwith_.A.aplasticsurgeonB.acompanionC.ariskD.afire查看原文3Theinvisiblescarsofthedriversmentionedinthesecondparagraphrefersto_.A.theregretsleftbytheirfathersB.B.th
8、efearsleftbytheirfathersC.thecarsleftbytheirfathersD.theheritageleftbytheirfathers查看原文4BruceMcLarenisdifferentfrommostofthedriversinthat_.A.hehimselfdesignschassisB.hehasanengineeringdegreeC.hemanufactureschassisD.heisagiftedmechanic查看原文5J.Foytoftentakespartinminor-leagueracesfor_.A.prizemoneyB.bloo
9、dtestC.cheersfromthecrowdD.enjoyment查看原文（B）Antarcticahasactuallybecomeakindofspacestationauniqueobservationpostfordetectingimportantchangesintheworld'senvironment.Remotefrommajorsourcesofpollutionandthecomplexgeologicalandecologicalsystemsthatprevailelsewhere,Antarcticamakespossiblescientificmea
10、surementsthatareoftensharperandeasiertointerpretthanthosemadeinotherpartsoftheworld.GrowingnumbersofscientiststhereforeseeAntarcticaasadistant-early-warningsensor,wherepotentiallydangerousglobaltrendsmaybespottedbeforetheyshowuptothenorth.Onepromisingfieldofinvestigationisglaciology.ScholarsfromtheU
11、nitedStates,Switzerland,andFrancearepursuingsevenseparatebutrelatedprojectsthatreflecttheirconcernforthehealthoftheWestAntarcticIceSheetaconcerntheybelievetheworldatlargeshouldshare.TheTransantarcticMountain,someofthemmorethan14,000feethigh,dividethecontinentintotwoverydifferentregions.Thepartofthec
12、ontinenttotheeastofthemountainsisahighplateaucoveredbyanicesheetnearlytwomilesthick.Westofthemountain,thehalfofthecontinentsouthoftheAmericasisalsocoveredbyanicesheet,buttheretheicerestsonrockthatismostlywellbelowsealevel.IftheWestAntarcticIceSheetdisappeared,thewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbereduc
13、edtoasparseclusterofisland.Whileiceandsnowareobviouslycentraltomanyenvironmentalexperiments,othersfocusonthemysteriousdryvalleyofAntarctica,valleysthatcontainlittleiceorsnoweveninthedepthsofwinter.SlashedthroughthemountainsofsouthernVictoriaLand,thesevalleysonceheldenormousglaciersthatdescended9,000
14、feetfromthepolarplateautotheRossSea.Nowtheglaciersaregone,perhapsacasualtyoftheglobalwarmingtrendduringthe10,000yearssincetheiceage.Eventhesnowthatfallsinthedryvalleysisblastedoutbyviciouswindsthatroarsdownfromthepolarplateautothesea.Leftbarearespectaculargorges,rippledfieldsofsanddunes,clustersofbo
15、ulderssculpturedintofantasticshapesby100-mile-an-hourwinds,andanauraofextraterrestrialdesolation.Despitetheunearthlyaspectofthedryvalleys,somescientistsbelievetheymaycarryamessageofhopeoftheverdantpartsoftheearth.Somescientistsbelievethatinsomecasesthedryvalleysmaysoakuppollutantsfasterthanpollutant
16、senterthem.6Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AntarcticaandenvironmentalProblems.B.Antarctica:Earth'sEarly-Warningstation.C.Antarctica:aUniqueObservationPost.D.Antarctica:aMysteriousPlace.查看原文7WhatwouldtheresultbeiftheWestAntarcticIceSheetdisappeared?A.Thewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbedisappe
17、ared.B.Thewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbereduced.C.ThewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbecomescatteredIslands.D.ThewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbereducedtoaclusterofIslands.查看原文8WhyaretheDryValleysleftbare?A.Viciouswindblaststhesnowaway.B.Itrarelysnows.C.Becauseoftheglobalwarmingtrendandfiercewind.D.
18、Sanddunes.查看原文9Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheDryValleyshavenothingleftinside.B.TheDryValleysneverheldglaciers.C.TheDryValleysmaycarryamessageofhopefortheverdant.D.TheDryValleysareuselesstoscientists.查看原文第7页 共7页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页