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系 级 专业 班 学号 姓名 装 订 线.大学英语（4）重修试卷答案填写至答题纸方为有效！（闭卷 120分钟） 系 专业 年级 班 学号 姓名 装 订 线.题号IIIIIIIVV总分阅卷人分值1530162415100得分Part I Writing (15%)Directions: For this part, you are required to write a short essay entitled Learning a Foreign Language. You should introduce your learning experiences first and then state the difficulties and benefits of learning a foreign language, and finally make a natural summary. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 4 are based on the following passage:Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf pack. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolfs howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. Its almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together, perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behavior.Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the pack may actually be “punished” for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond, or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? Why do wolves howl for sure?What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering. Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behavior. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of “roll call” where wolves all howl together to report their presence.1. What is the possible similarity between wolves howling together and humans singing in chorus?A) The act of calling each other.B) The sense of accomplishment.C) The act of hunting for something.D) The sense of belonging to a group.2. Why does Harrington think the “social bond” theory may be wrong?A) Wolves separate from each other after howling.B) Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.C) Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.D) Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.3. Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to _.A) show their ranksB) find their companionsC) report the missing onesD) express their loneliness4. “Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behavior” (in the last paragraph) means _.A) howling is a signal for huntingB) howling is a way of communicationC) howling often occurs in the morningD) howling spreads from one to anotherPassage TwoQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the following passage:The word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and services to the attention of people. Throughout history, advertising has been an effective way to promote the trading and selling of goods. In the Middle Ages, merchants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods.By the end of the 17th century, when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people, printed materials became an important way to promote products and services. The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising. This was so successful that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants.Advertising spread quickly throughout the 18th century. Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad text. Everything, from clothes to drinks, was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firms name or product, words organized in eye-catching patterns, the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember.Near the end of the 19th century, companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be known as “advertising agencies”. The agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a group. Throughout the 20th century, advertising agencies promoted consumerism as a way of life, spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the “right” products.5. What was advertising like in the Middle Ages?A) Ad signs were put up in towns.B) Product information was included in books.C) Ad messages were shouted out in public places.D) Merchants were employed to promote products.6. What does the word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A) Advertising in newspapers.B) Including pictures in ads.C) Selling goods in markets.D) Working with advertising agencies.7. In what aspect was the 18th-century advertising special?A) Its growing spending.B) Its attractive designs.C) Its printing materials.D) Its advertising companies.8. Which could be the best title for the passage?A) The Development of Advertising.B) The Value of Advertising Designs.C) The Role of Newspaper Advertising.D) The Importance of Printing for Advertising.Passage ThreeQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the following passage:Stress comes in all shapes and sizes, and has become pervasive, it seems to penetrate everything and everybody. Its hard to get through a day without hearing or reading something about stress. Some doctors refer to stress as some kind of new plague. However, numerous surveys confirm that the problem has progressively risen since the 1980s. Why all the disorder? After all, stress had been around since Adam and Eva were in the Garden of Eden. Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. Without stress, there would be no life.However, just as distress can cause disease, there are good stresses that balance this, and promote wellness. Increased stress results in increased productivity, up to a point. However, this level differs for each of us. Its very much like the stress on a violin string. Not enough produces a dull, harsh sound. Too much makes sharp, annoying noise, or causes the string to snap. However, just the right degree can create magnificent tones. Similarly, we all need to find the proper level of stress that promotes optimal performance, and enables us to make harmonious music.Good health is more than just the absence of illness. Rather, its a very robust state of physical and emotional well-being that acknowledges the importance and inseparability of mind-body relationships. In the next lecture, I hope you will join me in the pursuit of learning how to exploit stress, so that it can work for you, and make you more productive, rather than self-destructive.9. What aspect of stress is the lecture mainly about?A) The consequence of stress.B) The negative effect of stress.C) The realities of stress.D) The positive effect of stress.10. What is a sign of good stress?A) Health.B) Training.C) Disaster.D) Music.11. How can we deal with stress according to the lecturer?A) By finding out how to get rid of it.B) By exercising vigorously.C) By getting more of it.D) By getting the right amount of it.12. What will the lecturer do in the next lecture?A) Teach people how to reduce stress.B) Teach people where stress comes from.C) Teach people how to use stress effectively.D) Teach people how to be more productive.Part III Word Building (16%)Directions: For this part, you are required to complete the following sentences using the appropriate forms of the words given in parentheses.1. I am deeply _ about the future of this technology. (pessimism)2. You have a legal _ to ensure your child receives a proper education. (oblige)3. You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us. What a _! (incident)4. Middle-class audiences _ of Chaplins Tramp was that the character was a bit “crude”. (criticize)5. Its strange: No one trusts _ but we let them govern the world. (politics)6. What is the administrative division under the _ level? (province)7. Some poets and philosophers choose to live in solitude because they can find _ in it. (inspire)8. The repair cost almost doubles what I thought. I really _ how much damage was done. (estimate)Part IV Sentence Structure (24%)Directions: For this part, you are required to rewrite the following sentences using the structures given in parentheses.1. I failed to catch the plane. So I was lucky to not to be killed in the air crash. (Use “If sb. had V-ed , sb. would/could have V-ed ” structure.)2. People say that three men were arrested after the explosion. (Use the word “say” in “be V-ed + to do” structure.)3. He did send her flowers, but it didnt have any effect. (Use “try + V-ing” structure.)4. We feel sorry but we have to inform you that the materials you ordered are out of stock. (Use “regret + to do” structure.)5. They argued that their products should be developed on the basis of need, not on the basis of profit. (Use “rather than” structure.)6. They reported that the number of wild animals in Africa is decreasing. (Use “It is reported ” structure.)7. Ive heard the terrible noise once or twice before, but this one is louder. (Use “not/never so as ” structure.)8. If you and your doctor can talk together openly, your doctor will be able to give you good service. (Use “The more , the better ” structure.)Part V Trans