2004年1月大学英语四级试题 2阅读理解 及注释 (1)

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1、2004年1月大学英语四级阅读理解2004年1月大学英语四级阅读理解第1篇Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:I’musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetrue,

2、theyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still,Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysisshowed,normalchildrenage9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreated

3、formentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation–broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunity,amongotherthings–andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.Giventhatwecan’tturnth

4、eclockback,adultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcope.Atthetopofthelistisnurturing(培育)abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.Tohelpkidsbuildstrongerconne

5、ctionswithothers,youcanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface–to–facerelationships,adtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual(虚拟的)violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmur

6、dersandcrimesonthelocalnews.Keepyouexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Buti

7、tdoesn’t’havetoruinyourlife.21.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople’sstateofmindare____.A)surprisingB)confusingC)illogicalD)questionable22.Whatdoestheauthormeanswhenhesays,“wecant’turntheclockback”(Line1,Para.3)?A)It’simpossibletoslowdownthepa

8、ceofchange.B)Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.C)Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.D)It’simpossibletoforgetthepast.23.Accordi