远程大学英语四复习题(及答案)

1、大学英语四期末复习题第一部分：交际用语4 个选项，此部分有15个未完成的对话，每个对话中未完成的部分有请从A、B、C、D中选出最正确一项填入空白处。1. -Wouldyoumindgivingmeanintroductionofyourcompany?A. Ofcoursenot.B. Thankyou.C. Imfine.D. Yourewelcome.2. *rethereanymorningflightstoWuhan?A. Whichonedoyoulike?B. Yes,therearetwo.C. Notatall.D. Yourewelcome.3. -Excuseme,howl

2、ongcanthetaxigethere?A. Twentymeterlong.B. Thankyou.C. Intenminutes.D. Itsallright.4. -Whatdoyouthinkofthistour?A. Itsterrific!B. Itdoesntmatter.C. Thankyouforsayingthat.D. Goodidea.5. Wouldyoumindgoingtothebankwithme?A. Thankyou.B. Goodidea.C. Notatall.D. Thatstrue.6. Whatkindofaccountdoyouwanttoop

3、en?A. Notatall.B. ThatsOK.C. Ihaveanaccount.D. Asavingsaccount.7. -Whydontwegotothetheaterthisevening?14A. Ithinkso.B. Goodidea!C. Iagreewithyou.D. Itsfine.8. -Imnotsatisfiedwithyourproduct.A. Itdoesntmatter.B. Whatseemstobetheproblem?C. Thatsallright.D. Fine.9. -Doyoumindmysmokinghere?A. Imfine.B.

4、Yes,Ido.C. Goaway.D. Seeyoulater.10. Areyoumarried?A. Noneofyourbusiness.B. Notsure.C. Notyet.D. Howaboutyou?11. -Howdoyougetalongwithothers?A. Igetalongwithotherswell.B. Idontlikeeorthpeople.C. Theydontlikeme.D. Idonotrkwwithothers.12. Tsthemeetingpostponed?A. Thatsallright.B. Generally.C. ImOK.D.

5、Imafdrasio.13. -Canyoufinishtheworkontime?A. Imafraidnot.B. Itsgood.C. Goodidea.D. Ithinkiterfecst.p14. -Howlongwillyoustayinhere?A.Ilikethecity.B. Threedays.C. Iarrivedthismorning.D. Iwillcomebacknextmonth.15. -Canyougetataxiforme?A. Ofcourse.B. Solong.C. Goon.D. ThatsOK.第二部分：阅读理解此部分共有6篇短文，每篇短文后面有5

6、个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。Passage1Forsomeonewhoissuchanextraordinarilysuccessfulinvestor,WarrenBuffettcomesoffasaprettyordinaryguy.HewasbornandbredinOmaha,Nebraska.Hewearswrinkledsuits,driveshisowncar,drinksCherryCoke,andismorelikelytobefoundinaDairyQueenthanafour-starrestaurant.Butth

7、e68-year-oldOmahanativehasledanextraordinarylife.Evenasayoungchild,Buffettwasinvestor,prettyseriousaboutmakingmoney.Heusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodapop.Later,healsoworkedathisgrandfathersgrocerystore.Attheripeageof11,Buffettboughthisfirststock.Alreadyasuccessfulbusinessman,Buffettwasntkeenongoingto

8、collegebutendedupatWhartonat,theUniversityofPennsylvania-hisfatherencouragedhimtogo.Later,BuffettappliedtoHarvardBusinessSchoolbutwasturneddown,whichwasoneoftheworstadmissiondecisionsinHarvardhistory.TheoutcomeendedupdeeplyaffectingBuffettslife,forheendedupattendingColumbiaBusinessSchool,wherehestud

9、iedunderfamousBenjaminGraham,thefatherofsecuritiesanalysiswhoprovidedthefoundationforBuffettsinvestmentstrategy.1. Buffettledanextraordinarylifeforhelikedluxuries.A.TB.Fs grocery store.2. Asayoungchild,WarrenBuffettwaskeenonmakingmoney.A.TB.F3. WarrenBuffettmadehislivingbyworkingathisgrandfatherA.TB

10、.F4. Whenhewas11,WarrenBuffettboughtstockswiththehelpofhisparents.A.TBF5. WarrenBuffettstudiedhowtoanalyzesecuritiesatColumbiaBusinessSchool.A.TB.FPassage2Drillingordiggingforoilhasoccurredinonewayoranotherforhundredsofyears.TheChinese,forinstance,inventedabamboorigtoobtainoilandgasforlightingandcoo

11、king.Butonlyinthelast40yearshashumankindbeenabletoefficientlyextractpetroleumfrombeneaththeseas-anachievementtorankwiththiscenturysmightiesttechnologicaltriumphs.InAustralia,nearly90percentofourpetroleumwealthisfoundoffshore.Thesearchisdifficult,extremelyexpensive,andoftenfruitless-butcriticaltothen

12、ationseconomicfuture.Oilblackgold-isoneoftheoceansgreatestresources.Todayfromcrudeoilwemakegasolineforourcars,dieselfuelforourtrucksandships,andjetfuelforourairplanes.Crudeoilisamixtureoforganicchemicals(chemicalcompoundscontainingtheelementcarbon)ofliquidsanddissolvedgaseswhichareoflittleuseinitscr

13、udestate.Inaddition,oilisusedtogenerateelectricity,heatourbuildings,lubricateoutmachines,andevenmakeplastics,detergents,rubbers,andchemicals.Oilhastransformedourdailylives.Infact,nearlyone-thirdoftheworldsoilcomesfromoffshorefieldsinouroceans.AreasmostpopularforoildrillingaretheArabianGulf,theNorthS

14、ea,andtheGulfofMexico.Thenewdeepoceandrilling,byuseofthelatesttechnology,aimsatdrillingoperationatgreaterdepththanwerepossiblebyconventionalmethods.Atthesametime,throughrecoveryofsamplesofrockandsedimentationaswellassensoringinsidetheborehole,itshouldaddknowledgetosuchissuesofmankindasglobalwarming,

15、earthquake,andtheoriginoflife.6 Humankindwasnotabletoextractpetroleumefficientlyfrombeneaththeseauntil40yearsago.A.TB.F7 SearchingoilfromoffshorefieldsisveryimportantforAustralianeconomicfuture.A.TB.F8 Crudeoilcanbeusedinmanyaspectsofourlifeeveninitscrudestate.A.TB.F9 Morethan30%oftheworldsoilcomesf

16、romoffshorefieldsintheoceans.A.TB.F10 Byusingnewtechnology,thenewdeepoceandrillingcannotachievethegoalofdrillingoperationatgreatdepth.A.TB.FPassage3WelcometotheFranklinBusinessInstituteE244ConversationalEnglishclass.TheobjectofthiscourseistolearnhowtoconversefluentlyandeffectivelyinEnglish.Forthenex

17、t10weekswewillfinelytuneyourskillsintheartofdebatingandrole-playing.Wewillalsopracticespeechrhythmanddictionwithanemphasisonenunciation青晰的发音)andspecificspeechproblemsfacedbythosewhoarestudyingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Numerousdiscussionsonawidevarietyofsubjectswillbeheld,includingtopicsinbusiness,fi

18、ction,travel,differencesbetweenWesternandChineseCulture,educationandlifeexperience.Youwillhavemanyopportunitiestogiveoralpresentationsandvoiceyouropinionsonthevarioustopicsthatweplantocover.Itisveryimportantthatyoutalkasmuchasyoucan.Dontwaitforyourinstructortoaskyoutospeak.Ifyouhaveaquestion,askit.A

19、dditionally,ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutanythingyourfellowstudentssay,pleasefeelfreetoask.11. WhatkindofthecourseisE244？A. Itsacompositionone.B. Itsaconversationalone.C. Itsforlisteningskill.D. Itsagrammarone.12. Thepurposeofthiscourseistomakethestudents.A. rememberthoseunknownwordsB. knowvariousrules

20、ofEnglishgrammarC. learnhowtowritetheirtermpapersD. expressthemselvesfluentlyandeffectivelyinEnglish13.Howlongwillthecoursetake?A. 5weeks.B. 10weeks.C. Onemonth.D. Twomonths.14. Whichtopicwillnotbeheldduringthestudy?A. Education.B. Politics.C. Culture.D. Business.15. ItsveryimportantforthosewhotakeE

21、244to.A. talkasmuchastheycanB. preparethecoursebeforetheclassC. lookupeveryunknownwordandphraseD.reciteeachlessonPassage4Somepeopleseemtohaveaknack快窍）forlearninglanguages.Theycanpickupnewvocabulary,masterrulesofgrammar,andlearntowriteinthenewlanguagemuchmorequicklythanotherpeople.Theydonotseemtobean

22、yclevererthanothers.Whatmakeslanguagelearningsomucheasierforthem?Perhapsifwetakeacloselookatthesesuccessfullanguagelearners,wemaydiscoverafewtechniqueswhichmakelanguagelearningeasierforthen#试大论坛Firstly,successfullanguagelearnersareindependentlearners.Theydonotdependonthebookortheteacher;theydratherd

23、iscovertheirownwaytolearnthelanguagethanwaitfortheteachertoexplaineverything.Theytrytofindthesentencepatterns,therulesandthemeaningofthenewwordbythemselves.Theyaregoodguessers.Theylookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.Whentheyguesswrong,theyguessagain.Theytrytolearnfromtheirmistake来源：Besides,succes

24、sfullanguagelearningisactivelearning.Therefore,successfullearnersdonotwaitforachancetousethelanguage;theylookforsuchachance.Theyfindpeoplewhospeakthelanguageandtheyaskthesepeopletocorrectthemwhenevertheymakeamistake.Theywilltryanythingtocommunicate.Theyarenotafraidtorepeat;theyarewillingtomakemistak

25、esandtryagain.Whencommunication（交流）isdifficult,theycanacceptinformationthatisinexactorincomplete.Itismoreimportantforthemtolearntothinkinthelanguagethantoknoweverywordsmeaning.Finally,successfullanguagelearnersarelearnerswithapurpose.Theywanttolearnthelanguagebecausetheyhaveaninterestinthelanguagean

26、dthepeoplewhospeakit.Itisnecessaryforthemtolearnthelanguageinordertocommunicatewiththesepeopleandtolearnfromthem.16. Successfullanguagelearnersareindependent,sosuccessfullearnersA. dependonthebookortheteacherB. waitfortheteachertoexplaineverythingC. learnfromtheirmistakesD. discovertheirownwaytolear

27、nlanguages17. Accordingtothepassage,whatwillsuccessfullanguagelearnersdowhentheymeetsomenewwords?A. Trytoguesstheirmeanings.B. Asktheirteachers.C. Lookthenewwordsupinthedictionary.D. Paynoattentiontothem.18. Successfullanguagelearningisactive,sosuccessfullearners.A. waitforachancetousethelanguageB.

28、lookforachancetousethelanguageC. onlyusethelanguageinclassD. trytoavoidusingthelanguage19. Whydosuccessfullanguagelearnerswanttolearnthelanguage?A. Becausetheywanttofindbetterjobs.B. Becausetheywanttogetgoodmarksintheirexams.C. Becausetheyareinterestedinthelanguageandthepeoplewhospeakit.D. Becauseth

29、eyhaveaknackforlearninglanguages.20. Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A. explaintheimportanceoflanguagelearningB. introducesomeusefultechniquesoflanguagelearning）C. teachpeoplehowtolearnEnglishD. comparelanguageteachingwithlanguagelearningPassage5InordertorentanddriveacarinJapan,yourequireaJapanesedriving

30、licenseoraninternationaldrivingpermit.IncaseofFrance,GermanyandSwitzerland,anofficialtranslationofyourhomecountrysdrivinglicenseisrequired.Internationaldrivingpermitsmustbeobtainedinyourhomecountry,usuallythroughtheNationalAutomobileAssociation,beforeyouleaveforJapan.Theyarevalidforoneyearandmustbea

31、ccompaniedbyyourhomecountrysdrivinglicenseinordertobevalid.Japanrecognizesonlyinternationaldrivingpermits,whicharebasedontheGenevaConventionof1949.Somecountries,suchasFrance,GermanyandSwitzerland,however,issueinternationaldrivingpermits,whicharebasedondifferentconventions.Thepermitsissuedbythosecoun

32、triesarenotvalidinJapan.Instead,peoplewithaFrench,GermanorSwissdriverslicensecandriveinJapanforuptooneyearwithanofficialJapanesetranslationoftheirdrivinglicenses.ContacttherespectiveembassiesorconsulatesinJapanfordetailsonhowtoobtainarecognizedtranslation.TheminimumagefordrivinginJapanis18years.21.

33、WhatkindofpermitshouldaforeignerobtainifhewantstorentordriveacarinJapan?A. Hemusthaveadriverslicenseofhisowncountry.B. HemusthaveaGermandrivinglicense.C. HeshouldhaveaFrancedrivinglicense.D. Heshouldhaveaninternationaldrivingpermit.22. WhatshouldpeopledoiftheyownaSwissdrivinglicenseandwanttorentacar

34、inJapan?A. TheyshouldhavetheirSwissdrivinglicensetranslatedintoEnglish.B. TheyshouldhavetheirhomecountrysdrivinglicensetranslatedintoJapanese.C. TheyshouldhavetheirhomecountrysdrivinglicensetranslatedintoFrench.D. TheyshouldgetanewdrivinglicenseinJapan.23. Wheredopeopleusuallygettheirinternationaldr

35、ivinglicense?A. Theyobtainitintheirhomecountry.B. TheyobtainitwhiletheyarriveinJapan.C. Theyobtainitinathirdcountry.D. Theycanbuyoneinstead.24. WhydrivingpermitsissuedbycountriessuchasFrance,GermanyandSwitzerlandarenotvalidinJapan?A. Becausetheydontissueinternationaldrivingpermits.B. Becausetheydont

36、useEnglishorJapanese.C. Becausetheyarebasedondifferentconventions.D. BecausetheyarealsobasedonGenevaConventionof1949.25. Thelastsentencemeans.A. peopleinallagesareallowedtodriveinJapanB. peopleundertheageof15canalsodriveinJapanC. peopleatorabovetheageof18canbeallowedtodriveinJapanD. peoplecanbeallow

37、edtodrivefor18yearsatleastPassage6Packagingisaveryimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatepeopletobuyproducts.Forexample,alittlechildmightaskforabreakfastfoodcontainedinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolororc

38、utout,gamesprintedonapackage,orasmallgiftinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproducts-ortoasktheirparentstobuyforthem.Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinplaincontainermightcostless,peopleoftenprefe

39、rtobuytheproductinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackageha“sEconomySize”or“FamilySizepr”intedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargersizehasthemostproductfortheleastmoney.Butthatis

40、notalwaystrue.Tofinditout,abuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Buttheimportantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.26. “Abuyerwi

41、llgetsomethingfornothinginparagrap”h2maytellusthefollowingexcept.A. abuyerwillnotgetwhathepaysforB. abuyerwillgetmorethanwhathepaysforC. abuyerwillgetsomethingusefulfreeofchargeD. abuyerwillgetmorebutpayless27. Fromthepassageweknowthebuyerpaysmoreattentionto.A. thesizeofacontainerB. acontainerwithat

42、tractivepictureC. awell-designedcontainerD. aplaincontainerwithlowcost28. Whatsuggestiondoesthewritergiveinthepassage?A. Itsnotgoodtobuytheproductwhichissoldinaglassordish.B. Thequalityofacontainerhasnothingtodowiththequalityoftheproduct.C. Thebestchoiceforabuyeristobuyaproductinaplainpackage.D. Abu

43、yershouldbuywhatheneedsmostratherthanawell-designedpackage.29.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A. Infactglassesordishesusedforpackagingdonotcostmoneyatall.B. “FamilySizep”rintedonthepackagemeansthatitisrathereconomic.C. Toachild,eventoanadult,theformisfarmoreimportantthanth

44、econtent.D. Wordsandpictureswrittenonthepackagearethoughttobeanadvertisement.30.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. PackagingMakesaProduct.B. PackagingMakesanAdvertisement.C. HowtosellProduct.D. HowtoAttractMoreBuyers.第三部分：词汇与结构针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。1. Thecolorof

45、myumbrellaisdifferentfromofyours.A. thisB. thatC. itD. one2. Theoldcoupledecidedtoaboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreechildrenoftheirown.A. adaptB. acceptC. receiveD. adopt3. ShedidntseeSmith,.A. neitherdidIB. nordidntIC. neitherIdidD. sodidntI4. Theproblemattomorrowsmeetingisaverydifficultone.A. beingdis

46、cussedB. discussedC. tobediscussedD. todiscuss5. Hedoesntknowtostayornot.A. whetherB. ifC. eitherD. ifhewill6. Peopleappreciatewithhimbecausehehasagoodsenseofhumor.A. toworkB. tohaveworkedC. workingD. haveworking7. Wehadsometroublethehouseandnobodyseemedwhereitwas.A. infinding;knowingB. finding;tokn

47、owC. tofind;knowingD. tofind;toknow8. Themeetingover,wealllefttheroom.A. isB. tobeC. beingD. wouldbe9. Iusedtosleepwiththewindow.A. openedB. openC. openingD. toopen10. bythepolice,thekidnappershadnochoicebuttosurrender.A. surroundedB. surroundingC. havingsurroundedD. tobesurrounded11. hermotherhadco

48、me,herfacelitup.A. HearingB. HavingheardC. WhenhearingD. Whensheheard12. Itwashesaiddisappointedme.A. what;thatB. that;whatC. that;whenD. it;when13. Ididntgototheconcert.ButIdowishIthere.A. wasB. hadbeenC. wereD. went14. noproblemsariseinthosetwobodies,thiscountrywillbeasstableasMountTai.A. SothatB.

49、 SolongasC. AssoonasD. Soasto15. Ifshehadworkedharder,shetheexaminationyesterday.A. wouldpassB. hadpassedC. passD. wouldhavepassed第四部分：完形填空以下3篇短文，每篇短文中包括5个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中空缺部分有5个选项，请从A、B、C、D、E五个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。Passage1DoAmericanshaveanymorals?Thatsagoodquestion.WilliamJ.Bennett,formerU.S.Secretary

50、ofEducation,editedTheBookofVirtuesin1993tocallAmericansbacktotraditionalmoralvalues.The_1_ofthebookshowsthatmanyAmericansstillbelieveinmoralvalues.MoralvaluesinAmericaare_2_thoseinanyculture.Infact,manyaspectsofmoralityareuniversal.Butthestoriesandtraditionsthatteachthemareuniquetoeachculture.Notonl

51、ythat,thecultureinfluenceshowpeopleshowthesevirtues.Oneofthe_3_basicmoralvaluesforAmericansishonesty.The_4_legendaboutGeorgeWashingtonandthecherrytreeteachesthisvalueclearly.LittleGeorgecutdownhisfathersfavoritecherrytreewhile_5_outhisnewhatchet.Whenhisfatheraskedhimaboutit,Georgesaid,Icannottellali

52、e.Ididitwithmyhatchet.”Insteadofpunishment,Georgereceivedpraisefortellingthetruth.AmericansbelievethatHone“styisthebestpolicy”.A.likeB.well-knownC.tryingD.successE.mostPassage2Chinalies_6_inthenortherntemperatezoneundertheinfluenceofmonsoon仔风）.FromSeptemberandOctobertoMarchandAprilnextyearmonsoonblo

53、wfromSiberiaandtheMongoliaPlateauintoChinaanddecreaseinforceasitgoessouthward,_7_dryandcoldwinterinthecountryandatemperaturedifferenceof40betweenthenorthandsouth.ThetemperatureinChinais5to18lower_8_thatinothercountriesonthesamelatitudeinwinter.MonsoonblowsintoChinafromtheoceaninsummer,bringingwarman

54、dwetcurrents,thusrain.Greatdifferencesinclimatearefoundfromregiontoregion_9toChinasextensiveterritoryandcomplextopography地形）.ThenorthernpartofHeilongjiangProvinceinnortheastChinahasnosummer,HainanIslandhasalongsummerbutnowinter;theHuaiheRivervalleyfeaturesfourclearseasons;thewesternpartoftheQinghai-

55、TibetPlateauis_10_bysnowallyearround;thesouthernpartoftheYunnan-GuizhouPlateauisspring-likealltheyear;andthenorthwesterninlandregionseesagreatdropoftemperatureintheday.A.coveredB.owingC.mainlyD.causingE.thanPassage3InShanghai,agrowingnumberofforeign-fundedbanksarelookingforlocalpeopletofillexecutive

56、positions（行政主管的岗位）ratherthanpeoplefromtheirowncountries_11_theydidinthepast.U.S.-basedCitibank（花旗银行）putajob_12_inalocalnewspaperlastweekcallingforexecutivetrainees.ItwaspartofCitibanksbusinessplaninChinatodrawlocalprofessionals(专业人员).Demandforpersonalbankingserviceshasbeenonthe_13_sinceChinajoinedth

57、eWorldTradeOrganizationattheendof2001.ThemovedoesnotonlyhappentoCitibank.Manyotherforeign-fundedbanksinthecityhavemadesimilardecisions.TheU.K.sStandardCharteredlastyearemployedover30graduatesfromChineseuniversitiesandcollegesasexecutivetrainees.Theyareexpectedto_14_managerialpositionsatthebanksShanghaibranchafteratwo-yeartrainingprogramoverseas.TheHongKongandShanghaiBankingCorporation(HSBC)hasannounceditwillemploymorene