无论是在四六级考试还是在专四专八考试中，江湖上始终流传着这么一句话：得阅读者得天下。此言非虚。横向对比四级考试试卷的四大组成部分(写作、听力、阅读和翻译)之后不难发现，无论是考试中心所建议的时间分配比还是各部分的分值占比，阅读都举足轻重。为了帮助考生们更好的备考，文都四六级为大家分享2019年12月大学英语四级阅读真题预测3，希望对您有所帮助。
大学英语四级阅读真题预测3
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.
According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)” than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.
Not surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective “is to be financially welloff. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.” It follows then thattoday the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.
Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic” fields is at a low. On the otherhand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.
That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemicalcompany) was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—evenbefore she completed her two-year associate degree.
While it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization hasaccumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and thatwe are better for our understanding of these other contributions—be they scientific or artistic.
It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as wellas to see beyond our immediate needs.
Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive theiremployer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run!
But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulatedwisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows agroup of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them istalking on the intercom (对讲机): “Miss Baxter,” he says, “could you please send in someonewho can distinguish right from wrong?”
From the long-term point of view, that’s what education really ought to be about.
16. According to the author’s observation, college students ________.
A) have never been so materialistic as today
B) have never been so interested in the arts
C) have never been so financially well off as today
D) have never attached so much importance to moral sense
17. The students’ criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with ________.
A) the influences of their instructors
B) the financial goals they seek in life
C) their own interpretations of the courses
D) their understanding of the contributions of others
18. By saying “While it’s true that... be they scientific or artistic” (Lines 1-3, Para. 5), theauthor means that ________.
A) business management should be included in educational programs
B) human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speed
C) human intellectual development has reached new heights
D) the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked
19. Studying the diverse wisdom of others can ________.
A) create varying artistic interests
B) help people see things in their right perspective
C) help improve connections among people
D) regulate the behavior of modern people
20. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded.
B) Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong.
C) People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding life.
D) Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only.
英语四级阅读参考答案：16. A 17. B 18. D 19.B 20. D
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