某大学---20xx年6月21日四级考试真题(编辑修改稿)

某大学---20xx年6月21日四级考试真题(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

uaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absentminded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses ( 差错 ) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的 ). One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for this is that the brain is like a puter,” explains the professor. People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman39。 s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme, About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these programme assembly failures, Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的 ). These are two hours some time between eight . and noon, between four and six . with a smaller peak between eight and ten . Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain 39。 programmes39。 occurs, as for instance between going to and from work. Women on average reported slightly more lapses pared with for men m probably because they were more reliable reporters. A startling finding of the research is that the absentminded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse m even dangerous. 31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects A) to keep track of people who tend to fet things B) to report their embarrassing lapses at random C) to analyse their awkward experiences scientifically D) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally 32. Professor Smith discovered that A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents B) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absentmindedness C) men tend to be more absentminded than women D) absentmindedness is an excusable human weakness 33. Programme assembly failures (Line 6, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon that people A) often fail to programme their routines beforehand B) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry C) unconsciously change the sequence of doing things D) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired 34. We learn from the third paragraph that A) absentmindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the day B) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods C) women experience more peak periods of absentmindedness D) men39。 s absentmindedness often results in funny situations 35. It can be concluded from the passage that A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapses B) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good at C) people should be careful when programming their actions D) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. It39。 s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That39。 s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It39。 s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭 ) because of parents who can39。 t or won39。 t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护 ) rights. Fourteenyearold Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she39。 s ever known and that her biological parents have no legal claim on her. The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That39。 s an important development, one that39。 s long overdue. Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly39。 s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn39。 t the Twiggs39。 own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed. The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 起诉 ) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit. Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren39。 t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children. 36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge39。 s ruling? A) The biological link. B) The child39。 s benefits. C) The traditional practice. D) The parents39。 feelings. 37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parents B) the biological link between parent and child should be emphasized C) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care D) biological parents shouldn39。 t claim c。