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1、2022年大学英语四级阅读练习题及答案(7)阅读题（A）Mostofthepeoplewhoappearmostoftenandmostgloriouslyinthehistorybooksaregreatconquerorsandgeneralsandsoldiers,whereasthepeoplewhoreallyhelpedcivilizationforwardareoftennevermentionedatall.Wedonotknowwhofirstsetabrokenleg,orlaunchedaseaworthyboat,orcalculatedthelengthoftheye
2、ar,ormanured(施肥)afield;butweknowallaboutthekillersanddestroyers.Peoplethinkagreatdealofthem,somuchsothatonallthehighestpillarsinthegreatcitiesoftheworldyouwillfindthefigureofaconquerororageneralorasoldier.AndIthinkmostpeoplebelievethatthegreatestcountriesarethosethathavebeateninbattlethegreatestnumb
3、erofothercountriesandruledoverthemasconquerors.Itisjustpossibletheyare,buttheyarenotthemostcivilized.Animalsfight;sodosavages(野蛮人);hencetobegoodatfightingistobegoodinthewayinwhichananimalorasavageisgood,butitisnottobecivilized.Evenbeinggoodatgettingotherpeopletofightforyouandtellingthemhowtodoitmost
4、efficiently-this,afterall,iswhatconquerorsandgeneralshavedone-isnotbeingcivilized.Peoplefighttosettlequarrels.Fightingmeanskilling,andcivilizedpeoplesoughttobeabletofindsomewayofsettlingtheirdisputesotherthanbyseeingwhichsidecankilloffthegreaternumberoftheotherside,andthensayingthatthatsidewhichhask
5、illedmosthaswon.Anditnotonlyhaswon,but,becauseithaswon,hasbeenintheright.Forthatiswhatgoingtowarmeans;itmeanssayingthatmightisright.Thatiswhatthestoryofmankindhasonthewholebeenlike.Evenourownagehasfoughtthetwogreatestwarsinhistory,inwhichmillionsofpeoplewerekilledordisabled.Andwhiletodayitistruethat
6、peopledonotfightandkilleachotherinthestreets-while,thatistosay,wehavegottothestageofkeepingtherulesandbehavingproperlytoeachotherindailylife-nationsandcountrieshavenotlearnttodothisyet,andstillbehavelikesavages.1Intheopeningsentencetheauthorindicatesthat_.A)mosthistorybookswerewrittenbyconquerors,ge
7、neralsandsoldiers.B)thosewhotrulyhelpedcivilizationforwardisrarelymentionedinhistorybooks.C)historybooksfocusmoreonconquerorsthanonthosewhohelpedcivilizationforward.D)conquerors,generalsandsoldiersshouldnotbementionedinhistorybooks.查看原文2Intheauthor'sopinion,thecountriesthatruledoveralargenumbero
8、fothercountriesare_.A)certainlyboththegreatestandthemostcivilizedB)neitherthemostinfluentialnorthemostcivilized.C)possiblythemostcivilizedbutnotthemostpowerful.D)likelythegreatestinsomesensebutnotthemostcivilized.查看原文3ThemeaningofThatiswhatgoingtowarmeans;itmeanssayingthatmightisright.(Lastsentenceo
9、fParagraph2)isthat_.A)thosewhofightbelievethatthewinnerisrightandtheloserwrong.B)onlythosewhoarepowerfulhavetherighttogotowar.C)thosewhoarerightshouldfightagainstthosewhoarewrong.D)inawaronlythosewhoarepowerfulwillwin.查看原文4Inthethirdparagraph,whattheauthorwantstoconveytousisthat_.A)WorldWarIandWorld
10、WarIIaredifferentfrompreviouswars.B)ourageisnotmuchbetterthanthoseofthepast.C)moderntimeisnotsocivilizedcomparedwiththepast.D)wehavefoughtfewerwarsbutsufferedheaviercasualties.查看原文5Thispassageismostlikelytakenfromanarticleentitled_.A)WarandWorldPeaceB)CreatorsofCivilizationC)CivilizationandHistoryD)
11、WhoShouldBeRemembered查看原文（B）Whenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptothemanufacturer'sclaims,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty,oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevarious
12、meanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,thehigheruphisorhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumersshouldcom
13、plaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbe
14、stbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,TheleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclearisbetterthanThisstereodoesnotwork.Thestoremanagermayadvicetheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingth
15、ecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.Ifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangotoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumer'srights.6Whenaconsumerfindsthathisorherinit,thefirstthin
16、gheorsheshoulddoisto_.A)complainpersonallytothemanagerB)threatentotakethemattertocourtC)writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestoreofpurchaseD)showsomewrittenproofofthepurchasetothestore查看原文7Howcanaconsumermakehisorhercomplaintmoreeffective,accordingtothepassage?A)Explainexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem.B)Th
17、reatentotakethesellertocourt.C)Makepoliteandgeneralstatementsabouttheproblem.D)Avoidhavingdirectcontactwiththestoremanager.查看原文8Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingissuggestedasthelastalternativethatconsumersmayturnto?A)Complaintothestoremanagerinperson.B)Complaintothemanufacturer.C)Writeacompl
18、aintlettertothemanager.D)TurntotheConsumers'RightsProtectionOrganizationforhelp.查看原文9Thephraseliveuptointhiscontextmeans_.A)meetthestandardofB)realizethepurposeofC)fulfillthedemandsofD)keepthepromiseof查看原文10Thepassagetellsus_.A)howtosettleaconsumer'scomplaintaboutafaultyitemB)howtomakeaneffectivecomplaintaboutafaultyitemC)howtoavoidbuyingafaultyitemD)howtodealwithcomplaintsfromcustomers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