英语专四阅读理解练习（二十七）附答案解析

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英语专四阅读理解练习（二十七）附答案解析

　　英语专四阅读提分的技巧来源于多做练习，不仅是为了高质快速选择答案正确，更重要的是希望同学们能从阅读理解练习中分析文章的布局安排，作者的意图，换位思考自己在专四写作中会如何运用。希望能对考生们有所帮助。

　　What we know of prenatal development makes allthis attempt made by a mother to mold thecharacter of her unborn child by studying poetry,art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterlyimpossible. How could such extremely complexinfluences pass from the mother to the child? Thereis no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and childdo not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changesthe activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother’sblood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking formathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or geniusin the child.

　　In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inheritmust be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind ofbehavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however,that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. Ifvery intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make asuccess of that study.

　　As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiarstructure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that makeit comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularlyvigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become amusician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some othercenter of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capablefingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, thennor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy toacquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music orsome other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a childgrows up.

　　1. Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjectsduring their pregnancy.

　　B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.

　　C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.

　　D. There are no connection between mother’s nervous systems and her unborn child’s.

　　2. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.

　　A. she is emotionally shocked

　　B. she has a good knowledge of inheritance

　　C. she takes part in all kind of activities

　　D. she sticks to studying

　　3. According to the passage, a child may inherit____.

　　A. everything from his mother

　　B. a knowledge of mathematics

　　C. a rather general ability that we call intelligence

　　D. her mother’s musical ability

　　4. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiarstructure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will ____.

　　A. surely become musician

　　B. mostly become a poet

　　C. possibly become a teacher

　　D. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music

　　5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Role of Inheritance. B. An Unborn Child.

　　C. Function of instincts. D. Inherited Talents.

　　答案：BACDA

　　词汇讲解

　　1. unborn 将来的,未生的

　　Is it true that classical music is good for an unbornbaby?

　　古典音乐是不是真的对胎教有好处?