重修班第四套题

广西科技大学 重修班复习材料 广西科技大学 重修班复习材料 年年秋季秋季学期期末考试试学期期末考试试 题题 考试时间 考试时间 120 分钟分钟 考核课程 考核课程 大学英语大学英语 2 第四套试题第四套试题 考核方式考核方式 闭闭 卷卷 题号一二三四五六七总 分阅卷审核人 得分 得分评卷人 一 一 语法词汇语法词汇 每小题 1 分 共 30 分 Directions There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence 1 Many car accidents happened at this turn of the road A sharp B urgent C immediate D quick 2 The queen was more satisfied with the blue dress A than with the pink dress B to the pink dress C than the pink dress D for the pink dress 3 The majority of boys foot ball and basketball A likes B like C are like D is liking 4 Mrs Johnson promised to pay me back nest Monday But when that day came she denied such a promise A to make B making C having made D make 5 The book contained a large of information A deal B number C amount D sum 6 The engineers are going through with their highway project the expenses have risen A even though B just because C although D as though 7 The old man s to his son s death surprised us all A comment B reaction C impression D comprehension 8 it s highly necessary that the rocket until all the preparations have been made A is not B were not launched C not be launched D is not to be launched 9 most of the soldiers considered the guerilla force 游击队 to be a formidable A rival B match C opponent D counterpart 10 Although we had told them not to keep us waiting they made no to speed up deliveries A trial B attempt C action D progress 11 The tennis player injured his ankle during the game he had to retire from it A As a whole B As a result C As it were D As regards 12 It is useful to be able to predict the extent which prices change will affect supply and demand A from B with C to D at 13 The new secretary was busy preparing a business presentation for her boss her things all over her desk A throwing B putting C sweeping D scattering 14 The young nurse has just worked in the hospital for two weeks so she has not much experience A practical B practice C practicing D practically 15 Although the speaker was more than 40 she still speaks the manner of a teenage girl A with B in C of D for 16 Both the visiting professor his students lack background in each other s culture A or B but also C and D nor 17 Computers can help people with a lot of work it can t replace people to do anything A so B but C hence D then 18 The Internet provides the users more information fun A nor B than C yet D then 19 My grandson like to lovely pets and regards them as his best friends A arise B rise C raise D arouse 20 Newspapers magazines and books are good of ideas and information A bases B origins C roots D sources 21 There are many kinds of racing almost every means of transportation and physical activities A including B involving C includedD involved 22 A bachelor may marriage for the reason that he is afraid of making a promise A oppose B object C disagreeD resist 23 Before the problem grows into a big one we have to take Or we ll suffer a great loss A action B act C acting D activity 24 It is said that positive attitude towards life will the chances of getting ill A decrease B shrinkC diminishD contract 25 A skillful salesman knows how to different customers to buy what they sell with emotional language A stimulateB presentC transmitD operate 26 The advertiser was almost late for an important meeting with a client so he to the place they had agreed to meet A fastenedB hastenedC devotedD presented 27 As a traditional Chinese mother she her three children and sacrifices her own career A is devoting toB is devoted to C devotedD devoted to 28 At least fifty people had applied for the job in the local newspaper but only fifteen were asked for an interview A advertisedB advertising C advertedD adverting 29 The President will his message by radio so that a very large number of people will be able to hear it A transportB transparent C transplantD transmit 30 Through advertising consumers can learn what products are where to buy them and how much they cost A availedB availC availingD available 得分评卷人二 阅读理解 每小题 分 共 30 分 Directions There are three reading passages in this part Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A B C and D Choose the best answer to each question Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage One The Swedes are among the most charming peoples in Europe And their charm comes from an apparent contradiction in the national character They are extremely conservative in social relationships within the family and when meeting friends and business acquaintances their conduct is governed by strict social patterns At the same time they are one of the most ntellectually progressive people in the world They are always open to new ideas All social occasions in Sweden are regulated by rules and traditions And these traditions are expressed in a specific ritual 仪式 made up of formal bows handshakes and greetings When a visitor enters a Swedish home he is invariably received with a Welcome when he leaves his host will tell him You will be welcome again These charming phrases are an indestructible part of Swedish social life and they give it an old world flavor of good manners Equally attractive is the Swedish acceptance of modern technological equipment A traveller never needs to search for a telephone in Sweden telephone booths are placed at regular intervals along the main streets and highways And in church for example long benches are fitted with hearing aids for worshippers who may be hard of hearing Swedish homes are among the best equipped in the world and travellers in Sweden find their journeys made easy by the use of the most efficient modern devices 31 The contradiction of the Swedes can be found in A their strictness in social activities and friendliness in entertaining guests B their conserved attitude towards social relationships and openness to initiative ideas C their clearly set social patterns and enthusiasm about big parties D their specific ritual and concern about good manners 32 Invariably in the second paragraph can be best replaced with A often B usually C sometimes D always 33 It cannot be inferred from the passage that the Swedes are A hard working B polite C considerate D efficient 34 According to the passage the Swedish social ritual doesn t include A greetings B bows C handshaking D embraces 35 Which of the following statements is NOT true A People can hear the priest more clearly with the hearing aids in the church B The Swedes homes are among the best equipped ones in the world C Travelers will be most satisfied when travelling in Sweden D It s very convenient to make a call in booths in Sweden Passage Two Author Steven Pincker a scholar of linguistics maintained thattraditional anthropology 人类 学 has done humanity a great harm by focusing on the odd unreasonable elements in human society This has distorted our understanding of each other separating us into the known and unknown whatever our perspectives Pincker s point is well taken He argues that should an extraterrestrial 外星人 for example land on planet earth she would be struck not by these differences which would be invisible to her but by how much alike we all are She would hear us speak run human speech through her PDA Personal Digital Assistance and learn that all human speeches have nouns verbs and modifiers Each one of the 800 or so human languages has ways to express relative location English uses a vast array of prepositions for this purpose other languages use case markers or post positional words like Japanese All languages express what is past what is happening at the moment and has ways to predict or plan future action All have words and phrases to express hope and hopelessness passion and friendship anger and negotiation and apology The extraterrestrial would say we all speak dialects of one common language Pincker has noted that there are emotional and cultural universals that stretch across races across national borders with differences only in the slightest sense All cultures value beauty and a beautiful baby or woman or man is recognized as such whether African Asian or European All cultures cherish families and punish crime and define crime in fairly similar ways 36 Pincker thinks traditional anthropology has laid too much emphasis on A the differences among human beings B the similarities among human races C the differences between the human and the extraterrestrial D the similarities between the human and the extraterrestrial 37 According to Pinker if the extraterrestrial comes to earth A she will be impressed by the odd and dark sides of human beings B human beings tend to treat her in an odd and hostile way C she will first notice the common points in all human beings D she will be strongly impressed by the language of English and Japanese 38 Which of the following point about human languages is NOT mentioned in the passage A They all have ways to express relative locations B They all have ways to express time C They all have ways to describe family and crime D They all have ways to describe feels 39 Pincker will most probably agree that A if we behave like the extraterrestrial we can be happier and more contented B different peoples have different standards about beauty C different languages on the earth are dialects of one common language D if we notice more of the common parts among human beings we can live a more peaceful life 40 The author s attitude towards Pincker s theory is A critical B ironical C objective D negative Passage Three Many people try every means to make themselves look younger and more attractive Some even go under the surgeon s knife to achieve the state of grace Surgery that can improve the way a person looks is called cosmetic surgery which is becoming more and more popular in the world nowadays Both men and women are turning to this treatment as a way of keeping their appearance young as well as keeping competitive in their jobs Men especially are beginning to turn to facelifts liposuction taking fat out of the body and implants putting artificial parts into their bodies to help them look younger As companies downsize and move younger employees into higher positions older employees in their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to stay competitive A younger look through cosmetic surgery may give an older employee a few more years on the job These operations are not without dangers however One young woman had an eye operation to get rid of the dark bags under her eyes She described her experience as terrible She said When he started cutting I was fully awake Even though he d given me an injection near my eyes I saw everything She went on to explain I knew I had to keep still because of what he was doing He was scraping away fat underneath my eyes It took about ten minutes After he finished I felt I couldn t walk I was so faint Her troubles did not end after the operation For two weeks her eyes were swollen and almost completely closed and even dark glasses could not hide the side effects of the operation Liposuction taking fat out of the body is probably the most popular cosmetic operation in the United States It seems simple enough First a small cut is made over the place where the patient wants the fat removed Next a small pipe is put into the cut A machine like a vacuum cleaner is then turned on and the fat is sucked right out of the body However as one doctor explained some problems can happen after the operation He warned Irregular lumps and loose skin can result from this operation If it is not evenly done liposuction can produce a very lumpy result Patients often must have more liposuction to correct the problem 41 People spend money on cosmetic surgery because A it is become more and more popular in the world nowadays B it can keep them look young C it can help them keep their jobs D both B to C 42 Which of the following statements is NOT true A Cosmetic surgery can help people achieve the state of grace B Cosmetic surgery is not dangerous C Cosmetic surgery is a way to make people look younger by an operation D Both women and men try cosmetic surgery to hide their age 43 What can we learn form the third paragraph A This was an implant operation B The young woman was against cosmetic surgery the young woman got C There were some side effects of the cosmetic surgery the young woman got D The young woman got an injection and didn t know what happened during the operation 44 What does not mention about Liposuction A Fat is taken out of the body B A small cut is made over your body C Artificial fat is put into the body D Fat is sucked out of body through a small pipe 45 We can infer from the last paragraph that A cosmetic surgery may make some trouble for you B liposuction is very simple so it is very popular C a bad liposuction procedure can be fixed D a bad liposuction procedure is expensive 得分评卷人 三 完型填空 每小题 分 共 分 Directions There are 10 blanks in the following passage For each blank there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center The United States is a land of many 46 Its people have come from different homeland and have 47 their own customs from all parts of the world 48 they live and work in a modem 49 society they want to 50 their traditions and pass them 51 to their children So in their da