大学英语IV 第8单元 作业题.doc

本次作业是本门课程本学期的第8次作业，注释如下：大学英语IV 第8单元 作业题一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确，共40道小题)1. -How do you wish to draw your money? - _ 本题2分(A)Im just looking.(B)Id like to open an account, please.(C)I need ten twenties.(D)I dont want your help.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 此对话发生在银行，客户在办理业务。银行职员询问客户要什么票面，所以C是正确答案，客户说自己想要10张20元的。2. -How do I open this account? -_ 本题2分(A)Please fill out these forms first.(B)Ok, please do it.(C)You are welcome.(D)Its very convenient.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A 客户问“我怎么开这个账户呢？”，根据一般的常识，开帐户要先填表格，所以A“请先填写这些表格”是最佳答案。3. -What is the sum for a minimum deposit? -_ 本题2分(A)I dont know.(B)Here you are.(C)(D)1.5% per year.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 客户询问：“最低存款额是多少？”银行的工作人员应该给出具体的回答。所以C “10美元”应是最佳答案。A“我不知道”B“给你”都不合适。D“每年是1.5%”是回答如“年利息是多少”之类的问题，不是此题的答案。4. -Shall I earn interest on my checking account? -_ 本题2分(A)You must be kidding.(B)No, you dont.(C)How much do you want?(D)1.5% per year.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 客户询问“我在支票户头上的钱有利息吗？”，银行工作人员应回答“有”或是“没有”，所以B“没有”是最佳答案。5. -I have a balance of 350 dollars, is that right? -_ 本题2分(A)Here you are.(B)No. Its 7.5%.(C)You are welcome.(D)Im sorry. Your balance is 355 dollars.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元D 客户询问：“我的存款余额是350美元，对吗？”，银行人员应做出回答，如“是的”或者“不好意思，你的存款是”。所以D是最佳答案。6. -Are you paying an annual interest of 8%? -_ 本题2分(A)Sure, here you are.(B)Please check it.(C)No. Its 7.5%.(D)It changes a lot.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 客户询问：“你们是不是付8的年利？”银行工作人员应回答“是的”或“不是的，年利是”，所以C应是正确的答案。7. -Id like to cash this money order. -_ 本题2分(A)Certainly. Just a moment.(B)You are welcome.(C)Dont do this.(D)Is it necessary？你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A 当客户要求兑换他的汇票时，银行工作人员应该热情的说：“好的，请等一等。”所以A 应是适当的应对。8. -Could you tell me the rate of exchange between the dollar and RMB? -_ 本题2分(A)Please check it yourself.(B)Its 880 yuan for 100 dollars.(C)It has changed.(D)Havent you seen it?你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 当客户对银行工作人员说“请告诉我美元和人民币之间的兑换率是多少？”，银行工作人员应热情地如实回答“ 美元兑换元人民币”。所以B是正确答案。9. -Id like to open an account with this bank. -_ 本题2分(A)Welcome!(B)Thank you.(C)Sure, a current or a deposit account?(D)Are you sure?你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 当客户说“我要在这个银行开一个储蓄户头。”，银行人员应询问“存活期还是定期”等具体情况。所以C是恰当的应对。注意，定期还可以用fixed account来表示。10. -What currency do you want? -_ 本题2分(A)I want 100 dollars.(B)I want to open an account.(C)Whatever.(D)I want US dollars.你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元D 当银行工作人员问客户要哪国货币时，客户应该明白地做出回答。所以D“我要美元。”是适当的应对。而C“随便”会令对方陷入为难的处境。11. The poor old woman cant _ her hot water bottle. 本题1分(A)do without(B)do with(C)do up(D)do away with你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A do without 不要，不用，在本句中与cant 构成双重否定表示“不能不要”； do with 容忍，忍受；do up 重新整修，收拾齐整；do away with废除，结束【译文】这位平穷的老妇人不能没有她的热水瓶。12. The actual _ by which coal is extracted is well worth watching. 本题1分(A)process(B)procession(C)pattern(D)conduct你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A process过程，方法，步骤；procession行列，队伍；pattern式样，模式；conduct行为，举止【译文】提炼煤炭的真实过程是值得一看的。13. The government is supposed to consider the problems _ the interests of the public. 本题1分(A)in view of(B)in the light of(C)according to(D)in terms of你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元D in terms of 在方面，从角度，按照；in view of 由于，鉴于；in the light of 从的观点；according to 根据【译文】 政府应该从大众的角度去考虑问题。14. About three-fourths of surface of the earth _ covered by the sea. 本题1分(A)is(B)are(C)have(D)have been你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A 当主语是分数时，谓语根据分数后的名词可数还是不可数来确定单数还是复数。surface表面，外表是不可数名词，因此选 A) is。【译文】 大约四分之三的地表都被海洋覆盖。15. Many an experiment performed by the scientists _ proved the hypothesis. 本题1分(A)have(B)has(C)are(D)was你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B many a/an 虽然表示“许多”，但谓语动词要用单数形式。【译文】 科学家做的许多试验证实了这个假想。16. The mother didnt know who _ for the broken glass. 本题1分(A)blamed(B)be blamed(C)to blame(D)would blame你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A 固定搭配be to blame 应受谴责，应负责任【译文】 妈妈不知道应该怪谁打碎了花瓶。17. That building has been _ into a school for almost 30 years. 本题1分(A)convinced(B)converted(C)transmitted(D)transferred你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B convert to/ into 转变，转换成；convince使确信；transmitted传输，转送；transfer迁移，移动【译文】那座楼房改成学校已经快三十年了。18. If I take the medicine twice a day it should _ my cold. 本题1分(A)heal(B)cure(C)treat(D)recover你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B cure 和heal 都表示“治愈、（使）恢复健康”，但heal多指伤口、创伤的愈合，且多做不及物动词；cure多指疾病的治愈；treat 意为“治疗”；recover意为“恢复” 【译文】如果这种药我一天吃两次，它就能治好我的感冒。19. The table was in a curious _ as both the top and legs were slightly curved. 本题1分(A)form(B)pattern(C)shape(D)model你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 这四个词都有“形，型，样子”的意思。shape 形状，形态；form 形式，方式； pattern 样式，图案；model 模型，模式。【译文】这张桌子的形状很别致，桌面和桌腿都有点波浪型。20. The elegant decorations _ the gym into a starlit ballroom. 本题1分(A)reverted(B)transformed(C)sustained(D)interrupted你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元 B transform 意为“彻底改变的外貌”，性格或性质，常用作 transform sth./ sb. into ；revert回复（原状态或原状态）；sustain 意为“支撑，维持”；interrupt 意为“打断(讲话或行动)” 【译文】优美的装饰将体育馆变成了一个星光闪烁的舞厅21. The movie star as well as a lot of fans _ photographed a lot by TV stations and newspapers. 本题1分(A)were(B)was(C)had(D)has你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 主语之后有由as well as连接的短语时，谓语应与主语的单复数一致。因此此句的谓语应与movie star一致选单数。这又是一句被动句，因此应选B) was。 【译文】这位电影明星连同许多影迷一道被电视台和报社照了很多照片。22. As I have a meeting at four, minutes _ all that I can spare to talk with you. 本题1分(A)are(B)was(C)is(D)were你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 表示时间的复数名词或短语作为一个整体看待时，其谓语动词用单数形式。此句是现在时因此选C) 十。【译文】由于四点钟我有一个会议，我只能抽出几分钟的时间和你谈谈。23. Six thousand miles _ too far to travel. 本题1分(A)are(B)is(C)has(D)were你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 表示距离的复数名词或短语作为一个整体看待时，其谓语动词用单数形式。【译文】 六千英里对于旅行来说太远了。24. We happened _ be in the neighborhood. 本题1分(A)to(B)of(C)at(D)on你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元 A happen to 碰巧，恰巧【译文】我们恰好是邻居。25. Physics is _ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history. 本题1分(A)alike(B)equivalent(C)likely(D)uniform你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元 B be equivalent to相等当于，等同于；alike相同的，相似的；likely很可能的；uniform统一的，相同的【译文】物理学相当于历史上被称做自然哲学的科学。26. If she _ a job, she probably wouldnt be able to see her friends very often. 本题1分(A)has to get(B)were to get(C)had got(D)could have你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 此句为表示将来的虚拟句。条件从句的谓语用should/ were to + 动词原形，主句用should/ would/ could/ might+ 动词原形。【译文】 如果她找到了一份工作，那么她就可能不能经常见她的朋友了。27. _ right now, she would get there on Sunday. 本题1分(A)Would she leave(B)Were she to leave(C)If she leaves(D)If she had left你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 此句为表示与现在事实相反的虚拟句。条件从句的谓语用一般过去时，be动词全用were，主句用should/ would/ could/ might+ 动词原形。当虚拟条件句中的谓语动词是were，should，had时，可以省去if，将were，should，had提前。【译文】如果现在她立刻动身，那么她星期天就能到达那里。28. The cost of living has risen so rapidly during the past several years _ lower-income families can hardly buy what they need. 本题1分(A)in which(B)which(C)whose(D)that你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元D sothat 表示“如此以致于” 【译文】在过去几年中生活费用急剧增长以致于一些低收入家庭购买不起他们所需要的东西。29. A month of holidays in the summer _ will certainly bring you around. 本题1分(A)resort(B)place(C)house(D)hotel你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元 A resort度假胜地，summer resort表示“避暑地” 【译文】到避暑圣地去疗养一个月肯定会使你恢复健康。30. As the competition is so intense that no job is _ nowadays. 本题1分(A)long(B)fix(C)temporary(D)permanent你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元D permanent永久的，持久不变的；long长的，长期的；fix使固定；temporary暂时的，临时的【译文】如今竞争是如此激烈以致于没有任何工作是永恒不变的。31. The board of the company has decided to _ its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business. 本题1分(A)multiply(B)stretch(C)lengthen(D)expand你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元D expand 扩大；multiply乘，增加；stretch伸展，伸长；lengthen延长【译文】 公司的董事会决定扩展其经营范围，使其涵盖服装业的所有业务。32. Few of my friends _ at the party. 本题1分(A)were present(B)were presented(C)was present(D)was presented你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A 主谓一致，谓语用复数；present 表示“出席的”，形容词。因此选A。【译文】几乎没有我的朋友出席了这场晚会。33. Not only you but also the professor _ surprised at the result of the exam. 本题1分(A)are(B)is(C)were(D)have been你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元B 由not onlybut (also)连接的并列主语，其谓语动词的数需和邻近的主语保持一致。此句中谓语动词的数需与professor一致，应为单数，因此选B。【译文】不仅你就连教授也对考试的结果感到意外。34. A running nose and a sore throat is the first _ of a cold. 本题1分(A)symptom(B)omen(C)mark(D)token你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A symptom 症状, 征兆；omen预兆, 征兆；mark记号；token象征【译文】流鼻涕和喉咙痛是感冒的最初症状。35. American shares rose, _ , by 38%. 本题1分(A)in average(B)at average(C)on average(D)to average你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C 固定搭配on average 表示“平均，平均起来” 【译文】美国所占的份额平均增长了38%。36. The train was gradually_ speed. 本题1分(A)pick on(B)picking out(C)picking up(D)picking at你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元C pick up speed 加速；pick on作弄，挑剔；pick out挑选，选出；pick at用指尖拉, 少量地吃。【译文】火车慢慢的在加速。37. Womens earnings are still very low _ mens 本题1分(A)in contrast to(B)in relation to(C)in favor of(D)in excess of你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元 B in relation to与相比，关于，涉及；in contrast to和形成对比；in favor of赞同，有利于；in excess of超过, 较为多【译文】与男性的收入相比女性的收入仍然还很低。38. Finally their marriage _ divorce. 本题1分(A)end in(B)end up(C)end on(D)end at你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元A 固定搭配end in 以而告终，以为结果 【译文】最后他们的婚姻以离婚而告终。39. Police _ the search for the lost child as dusk approached. 本题1分(A)justified(B)concentrated(C)promoted(D)intensified你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元 D intensify加强；justify证明是正当的；concentrate 集中；promote 促进，发扬【译文】黄昏将至，警察加强了对失踪小孩的搜寻。40. The number of the students in the class_ limited to fifteen. 本题1分(A)have(B)is(C)are(D)will你选择的答案：未选择错误正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元 B the number of +名词作主语其谓语动词用单数。【译文】该班级的学生人数限制在15人以内。二、阅读理解、完形填空题(共5道小题)41. Man is constantly aware of the influence of nature in the form of the air he breathes, the water he drinks, the food he eats, and the flow of energy and information. And many of his troubles are a response to the natural processes and changes in the weather, intensified irradiation of cosmic energy, and the magnetic storms that rage around the earth. In short, we are connected with nature by “blood” ties and we cannot live outside nature. During their temporary departures from Earth, spacemen take with them a bit of the biosphere. Nowhere does nature affect humanity in exactly the same way. Its influence varies. Depending on where human beings happen to be on the earths surface, it assigns them varying quantities of light, warmth, water, precipitation, flora and fauna. Human history offers any number of examples of how environmental conditions and the relief of our planet have promoted or retarded human development. Man is not only a dweller in nature, he also transforms it. From the very beginning of his existence, and with increasing intensity human society has adapted nature and made all kinds of incursions into it. An enormous amount of human labor has been spent on transforming nature. Humanity converts natures wealth into the means of the cultural, historical life of society. Man has subdued and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society. Not only has man transferred various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions; he has also changed the shape and climate of his habitation and transformed plants and animals. If we were to strip the geographical environment of the properties created by the labor of many generations, contemporary society would be unable to exist in such primeval conditions. Man and nature interact dialectically in such a way that, as society develops, man tends to become less dependent on nature directly, while indirectly his dependence grows. This is understandable. While he is getting to know more and more about nature, and on this basis transforming it, mans power over nature progressively increases, but in the same process, man comes into more and more extensive and profound contact with nature, bringing into the sphere of his activity growing quantities of matter, energy and information. 共5题(1) Many of mans troubles are _. 本题2分(A)created by natural disasters (B)caused by natural processes and changes in the weather (C)irradiation of cosmic energy and the magnetic storms (D)both B and C 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：D(2) According to the passage, how would nature affect human society? 本题2分(A)Nature always gives us trouble to hinder the development. (B)Nature always promote the development of human society. (C)Nature can either promote or delay human development. (D)Natures effect on human society is too small to be noticed. 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：C(3) According to the passage, man can transform nature by _ 本题2分(A)changing the shape and climate of his habitation. (B)transforming various plants and animals. (C)making use of electricity to serve its own needs. (D)transforming natures wealth into the means of the cultural, historical life of society. 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：D(4) What does “primeval” probably mean in paragraph 2? 本题2分(A)original (B)modern (C)poor (D)advanced 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：A(5) What is the main idea of this passage? 本题2分(A)No matter how powerful is man, we are still under the control of nature. (B)Human and nature are closely connected to each other. (C)With the development of human society, now man can totally dominate nature. (D)Nature can help us to develop human society. 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：B参考答案：第八单元; 第5小题：B 主旨题。该篇文章谈论了人类与自然的关系，两者紧密联系在一起，相互制约，相互依托。因此选B，人类与自然紧密的联系在一起。42. The world is turning to dust, with lands the size of Rhode Island becoming desert wasteland every year and the problem threatening to send millions of people fleeing to greener countries, the United Nations says. One-third of the Earths surface is at risk, driving people into cities and destroying agriculture in vast swathes of Africa. Thirty-one percent of Spain is threatened, while China has lost 36,000 square miles to desert an area the size of Indiana since the 1950s. This week the United Nations marks the 10th anniversary of the Convention to Combat Desertification, a plan aimed at stopping the phenomenon. Despite the effects, the trend seems to be picking up speed doubling its pace since the 1970s. “Its a creeping catastrophe,” said Michel Smitall, a spokesman for the U.N. secretariat that oversees the 1994 accord. “Entire parts of the world might become uninhabitable.” Slash-and-burn agriculture, sloppy conservation, overtaxed water supplies and soaring populations are mostly to blame. But global warming is taking its toll, too. The warning comes as a controversial movie, The Day After Tomorrow is whipping up interest in climate change, and as rivers and lakes dry up in the American West, giving Americans a taste of whats to come elsewhere. The United Nations says: From the mid-1990s to 2000, 1,374 square miles have turned into deserts each year an area about the size of Rhode Island. Thats up from 840 square miles in the 1980s, and 624 square miles during the 1970s. By 2025, two-thirds of the arable land in Africa will disappear, along with one-third of Asias and one-fifth of South Americas. Some 135 million people equivalent to the populations of France and Germany combined are at risk of being displaced. 共5题(1) According to the passage, what is the problem threatening millions of people? 本题2分(A)The problem of desertification. (B)The problem of global warming. (C)The problem of water lacking. (D)The problem of poverty. 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：A(2) Which of the following statement is NOT the phenomenon of Desertification? 本题2分(A)Agriculture is destroyed in vast swathes in Africa. (B)People are driven into cities. (C)China has lost large areas to desert. (D)The world is becoming warmer and warmer. 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：D(3) According to the passage, what is the possible consequence of Desertification? 本题2分(A)The world will become unfavorable for human to live. (B)The world will become more favorable for human to live. (C)The world will become more beautiful. (D)The population will grow larger and larger. 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：A(4) Which of the following is NOT the reason for Desertification? 本题2分(A)savage development of agriculture (B)ever increasing populations (C)global warming (D)peoples interest in desert 你选择的答案：未选择 错误正确答案：D(5) The land turning into deserts each year in 1990s is _ 本题2分(A)more than two times as that in 1980s (B)more than three times as that in 1980s (C)more than two times as that in 1970s (D)more than three times as tha