大学英语四级模拟试题（九）

part　ii　reading　comprehension　(35　minutes)　
directions:there　are　four　reading　passages　in　this　part.　each　passage　is　followed　by　some　questions.　for　each　question　there　are　four　suggested　answers　marked　a,b,c　and　d.you　should　choose　the　one　best　answer　and　blacken　the　corresponding　letter　on　the　answer　sheet　with　a　pencil.
passage　1 　　　

david　thomson　is　an　electronics　technician,　trained　by　the　u.s.　navy,　wrist　is　surrounded　by　a　force　field　that　can　broadcast　emotions　to　other　human　beings.　the　ability　to　receive　such　force　fields,　thomson　believes,　explains　how　one　can　sense　another's　fear,　nervousness,　aggression,　panic,　or　friendliness.

this　theory　of　emotional　communication　occurred　to　thomson　when　he　told　a　psychiatrist（精神病医生）,　dr.　jack　ward,　that　he　was　certain　his　own　hypertension（高血压，过度紧张）　made　those　near　him　uncomfortable.　to　demonstrate　the　theory,　thomson　constructed　a　transmitter　capable　of　generating　an　electromagnetic　field　similar　to　that　of　a　man　beset　by　hyper　anxiety（过度焦虑）.　for　a　year,　with　this　in　his　pocket,　thomson　made　people　miserable.　he　would　find　a　hungry　man　delightedly　preparing　to　eat　a　steak　in　a　restaurant,　turn　on　the　transmitter,　and　watch　as　the　man　became　tense　and　irritable　and　finally　left　with　his　steak　uneaten.　in　another　test,　thomson　cleared　a　crowded　room　in　fifteen　minutes.　such　an　exodus（出去）　could　not　be　due,　thomson　observed,　to　personality　problems　alone.

dr.　ward,　who　had　become　thomson's　partner,　insisted　that　there　was　already　misery　enough　in　the　world.thomson　fashioned　a　"happiness　transmitter,"　which　can　duplicate　the　force　field　of　a　contented　man.　university　psychologists　in　the　united　states　report　some　encouraging　results　in　current　tests　of　the　thomson-and-ward　transmitter.

the　"happiness　machine"　has　many　possibilities.　thomson　has　speculated　on　its　use　near　disturbed　or　anxious　patients　in　hospitals,　and　in　unruly　crowds.　tranquility（平静）,　like　panic　and　violence,　may　be　contagions（传染性的）.　　

1.　the　theory　is　based　on　belief　in　the　existence　of　.分析与解答
a.complicated　equipment
b.　individual　force　fields
c.　nervousness
d.aggression　　

2.　the　theory　occurred　to　thomson　because　he　was　convinced　that　people　near　him　.分析与解答
a.could　hypnotize　him
b.　could　make　him　feel　uncomfortable
c.　were　reading　his　thoughts
d　were　affected　by　his　hypertension　　

3.　for　his　first　demonstrations,　thomson　chose　people　who　.分析与解答
a.were　in　a　happy　mood
b.　seemed　hyper　anxious
c.　were　aggressive
d.both　b　and　c　　

4.　the　thomson-and-ward　transmitter　was　constructed　because　.分析与解答
a.university　psychologists　suggested　it
b.　the　"misery　machine"　had　not　worked
c.　dr.　ward　felt　there　was　misery　enough
d.police　forces　asked　for　it　　

5.　thomson　has　speculated　on　.分析与解答
a.some　helpful　uses　of　a　"happiness　machine"
b.　possible　wrongful　uses　of　a　"happiness　machine"
c.　the　disadvantages　of　a　tranquil　population
d.the　final　report　on　the　psychologists'　tests　

passage　2
　　　just　30　years　ago　some　700　million　people　lived　in　cities.　today　the　number　stands　at　1,800　million,　and　by　the　end　of　the　century　it　will　to　3,000　million—more　than　half　the　world's　estimated　population.　by　the　year　2000　an　estimated　650　million　people　will　crowd　into　60　cities　of　five　million　or　more—three　quarters　of　them　in　the　developing　worl　d.only　a　single　first　world　city—metropolitan　tokyo,　which　will　have　24　million　people—is　expected　to　be　among　the　global　top　five;　london,　ranked　second　in　1950　with　ten　million　people,　will　not　even　make　2000's　top　25.in　places　where　rates　of　natural　population　increase　exceed　three　per　cent　annually—meaning　much　of　the　third　world—that　alone　is　enough　to　double　a　city's　population　within　20　years.　but　equally　powerful　are　the　streams　of　hopeful　migrants　from　the　countryside.

　　　what　faces　and　confuses　urban　planners　is　the　huge　scale　of　these　trends.　there　have　never　been　cities　of　30　million　people,　let　alone　ones　dependent　on　roads,　sewer　and　water　supplies　barely　adequate　for　urban　areas　a　tenth　that　size.　and　the　flood　of　new　arrivals　in　swelling　third　world　cities　far　overtakes　the　supply　of　jobs—particularly　as　modern　industries　put　a　premium　on　technology　rather　than　manpower.　so　it　will　be　virtually　impossible　to　find　permanent　employment　for　30　to　40　per　cent　of　the　1,000　million　new　city　inhabitants　expected　by　the　year　2000.

　　　despite　the　terrible　conditions　that　the　city　newcomers　face,　their　numbers　are　growing　at　rates　as　much　as　twice　that　of　the　cities　themselves—and　every　step　taken　to　improve　their　living　conditions　in　the　slums　only　attracts　more　migrants.