【正文】 英語四級閱讀理解練習題及解析【閱讀練習】　　WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?Welovetoeat,butwefeel1aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re2withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity(肥胖).Perhapsthe3tothisambivalence(矛盾情結(jié))liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop(經(jīng)濟作物)wasn’teatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore4waysofdoingit.　　Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournation’sfoodhasetobe5byimports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.　　Perhapsitshouldeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’sdefiningstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesit?insatsouthernlunchisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6　　Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7 .Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebee8ofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.　　The9infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage(束縛).It’swhatweeat—andhowwe10itwithfriends,family,andstrangers—thathelpdefineAmericaasamunitytoday.　　A.answerI.creative　　B.resultJ.belief　　C.shareK.suspicious　　D.guiltyL.certainty　　E.constantM.obsessed　　F.definedN.identify　　G.vanishO.ideals　　H.adapted　　【答案及詳解】　　1.Dfeel是一個系動詞，可以判斷此處應(yīng)填入一個形容詞，通過上下文意思，以及后面介詞about, 可以確定選項為D項guilty, 短語feelguiltyaboutsth. “對……感到有愧”。全句的意思為“我們很愛吃，但是往往在吃完之后又有負罪感”?！　eobsessedwith為固定搭配，原意為“被……附上/纏住/迷住心竅”，放在本句表示“十分重視”。全句的意思為“我們很關(guān)心健康和減肥，但肥胖卻又空前地在蔓延”?！　?.A本句缺一個名詞作主語，并且根據(jù)和介詞to的搭配，可以推斷出正確選項answer.　　4.I本句根據(jù)more和ways可以判斷出需要填入一個形容詞構(gòu)成比較級，根據(jù)上下文，表示“旨在禁止酗酒的禁酒令，卻激發(fā)了更多新奇的方法來酗酒”，可以 確定I為正確選項。　　5.F本題較難。根據(jù)be和by確定應(yīng)填入一個過去分詞。再根據(jù)上下文，上文表示“應(yīng)該吃典型的美國人吃的食物”，下文通過but轉(zhuǎn)折，表示實際上“美國的食物已經(jīng)被諸如比薩和熱狗這樣的舶來品所詮釋了”，因此可以確定F為正確選項?！　?，可根據(jù)宗教原因religiousreasons來推斷此處填政治結(jié)果?！　?.L由于橫線后面沒有賓語，可以確定不是形成bring的短語，這樣本句所缺的為一名詞，做bring的賓語。根據(jù)下文解釋，“美國人對他們所吃的食物的態(tài) 度是矛盾的”，可以推出本句意義為“堅定的觀點也不是確定不變的”。因此可以確定L為正確選項。　　8.K系動詞bee后應(yīng)填入一個形容詞，和后面介詞of形成短語be/beesuspiciousof“對……感到懷疑”?！　?.J本句缺一個名詞作主語，并且根據(jù)和介詞in的搭配，可以推斷出正確選項belief，(have)beliefinsth.“ 相信……”?！　?0.C本句是一般現(xiàn)在時，缺一個動詞，且和with搭配，確定選項為share,sharesth.withsb., “與某人分享某事”。英語四級閱讀理解練習題及解析(2)【閱讀練習】　　BaekelandandHartmannreportthatthe“shortsleepers”hadbeenmoreorlessaverageintheirsleepneedsuntilthemenwereintheirteens.Butataboutage15orso,themenvoluntarilybegancuttingdowntheirnightlysleeptimebecauseofpressuresfromschool,work,andotheractivities.Thesementendedtoviewtheirnightlyperiodsofunconsciousnessasbothersomeinterruptionsintheirdailyroutines.　　Ingeneral,these“shortsleeps”appearedambitious,active,energetic,cheerful,conformist(不動搖)intheiropinions,andverysureabouttheircareerchoices.Theyoftenheldseveraljobsatonce,orworkersfullorparttimewhilegoingtoschool.Andmanyofthemhadastrongurgetoappear“normal”or“acceptable”totheirfriendsandassociates.　　Whenaskedtorecalltheirdreams,the“shortsleepers”didpoorly.Morethanthis,theyseemedtoprefernotremembering.Insimilarfashion,theirusualwayofdealingwithpsychologicalproblemswastodenythattheproblemexisted,1