四级阅读强化训练600题

PART 1 选词填空  01 How to Find Happiness without Buying it?...................................................... 2  02 Pulling an All-nighter Affects Your Body........................................................ 6  03 Gender and Brain............................................................................................. 10  04 What Should You Eat When You Catch a Cold? ............................................ 14  05 How Did My Students Crack Writing? ........................................................... 18  06 The Dangers of Reading................................................................................... 22  07 Caffeine May Improve Memory....................................................................... 26  08 Do You Use Your Cell Phone a Lot? ............................................................... 30  09 Nonverbal Cues Could Boost Kids’ Vocabulary............................................... 35  10 U.S. Students Still Only Average on Tests........................................................ 39  11 Why Are Books So Important? ......................................................................... 43  12 Why Is Cycling So Popular in the Netherlands? ............................................... 47  13 Why Women Are Judged for Not Having Children? ......................................... 51  14 The First Computer Programmer........................................................................ 55  15 Making Light Work of City Dining.................................................................... 59  16 Men Also Care about Wedding Rings................................................................. 63  17 Genes Basically Determine the Future................................................................. 67  18 Dare to Try........................................................................................................... 71  19 Is There Water Beneath the Lunar Surface? ........................................................ 75  20 Exercise Is Not Always Beneficial....................................................................... 79 PART 2 长篇阅读 01 The Recorded World................................................................................................ 84  02 Asia’s Lonely Hearts.................................................................................................92  03 People Don’t Actually Like Creativity....................................................................100  04 The First Lesson of Marriage 101: There Are No Soul Mates................................ 107  05 The Future of Work Is Rich in Technology............................................................. 115  06 The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence................................................................. 122  07 My Nose Made Me Buy It: How Merchants Use Smell to Get You to Spend..........131  08 How to Fall Asleep? .................................................................................................139  09 Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer......................................................146  10 Why Humans and Animals Rely on Social Touch? ..................................................155  11 Text a Little Less and Think a Little More.................................................................163  12 A Mess on the Ladder of Success...............................................................................170  13 There Is Nothing Wrong with Being Single...............................................................178  14 Is College Worth It? ..................................................................................................187  15 The End of Physical Book? .......................................................................................195  16 It’s Time to Pay Attention to Sleep............................................................................202  17 Sugar Is Now Enemy Number One in the Western Diet............................................210  18 Computer Password....................................................................................................218  19 Want to Learn Quicker? Use Your Body...................................................................227  20 Don’t Fear the Male Babysitter..................................................................................235 PART 3 仔细阅读 01 The Science of Love at First Sight.............................................................................246  02 A New Excuse for Unsuccessful Investors.................................................................250  03 Did the Rich Get Rich from Hard Work or “Connections” .......................................254  04 How to Control Junk Food? ......................................................................................259  05 Is Dieting or Exercise Better for Losing Weight? .....................................................263  06 Exciting Music Can Boost Mental Capacity..............................................................267  07 The Attractions of Academia......................................................................................271  08 Downturn in Housing Market.....................................................................................275  09 Author Eric Carle Hopes Friends Helps Him Find His..............................................279  10 Gay Rights in Chile....................................................................................................283  11 Ugly Faces Are More Memorable..............................................................................287  12 Happiness May Improve Health.................................................................................292  13 Reversing Aging: Not as Crazy as You Think...........................................................296  14 Puerto Rico Overview................................................................................................300  15 How Alcohol Speeds Memory Loss in Men...............................................................303  16 Marriage Contributes to Longevity.............................................................................308  17 What’s Wrong with Science? .....................................................................................312  18 Stores Welcome Holiday Shopping Procrastinators................................................... 316  19 A Family Left a Waitress “Lifestyle” Tip instead of Cash..........................................320  20 The 5 Key Habits of Lifelong Readers........................................................................324  21 How Romance Destroyed Traditional Marriage......................................................... 328  22 Why Are Women More Likely to Have Broken Hearts? ........................................... 333  23 McDonald’s Going Back to Its Roots..........................................................................337  24 A Lonely Soul..............................................................................................................341  25 How My Life’s Journey Began....................................................................................345  26 Interview Matters.........................................................................................................349  27 Impression on Cairo.....................................................................................................353  28 Fashionable Fast Food: On a Roll................................................................................357  29 Artist & Lead Poisoning..............................................................................................361  30 Teach Kids to Daydream.............................................................................................364  31 Graduate Unemployment.............................................................................................368  32 Computers and Humans...............................................................................................372  33 A Benefit of Getting Slightly Drunk............................................................................376  34 Give Children Space to Grow......................................................................................380  35 The Benefit of “Marrying Down” ...............................................................................384  36 Devastating Human Impact on the Amazon Rainforest Revealed...............................388  37 Speaking Two Languages Can Delay Dementias.........................................................392  38 Chocolate Can Be Beneficial to Health........................................................................396  39 European Farmers: Importance of Adapting to Climate Change................................. 399  40 In the Name of Love.....................................................................................................403