大学英语四级考试专项练习题2023

大学英语四级考试专项练习题2023Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Itissimpleenoughtosaythatsincebookshaveclassesfiction,biography,poetry—weshouldseparatethemandtakefromeachwhatitisrightthateachshouldgiveus.Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.Mostcommonlywecometobookswithblurredanddividedminds,askingoffictionthatitshallbetrue,ofpoetrythatitshallbefalse,

ofbiographythatitshallbeflattering,ofhistorythatitshallenforceourownprejudices.Ifwecouldbanishallsuchpreconceptionwhenweread,thatwouldbeanadmirablebeginning.Donotdictatetoyourauthor;trytobecomehim.Behisfellowworkerandaccomplice(同谋).

Ifyouhangback,andreserveandcriticizeatfirst,youarepreventingyourselffromgettingthefullestpossiblevaluefromwhatyouread.Butifyouopenyourmindaswidelyaspossible,thensignsandhintsofalmostimperceptiblefiness(委婉之处),fromthetwistandturnofthefirstsentences,willbringyouintothepresenceofahumanbeingunlikeanyother.Steepyourselfinthis,acquaintyourselfwiththis,andsoonyouwillfindthatyourauthorisgivingyou,orattemptingtogiveyou,somethingfarmoredefinite.Thethirtytwochaptersofanovel—ifweconsiderhowtoreadanovelfirst—areanattempttomakesomethingasformedandcontrolledasabuildingbutwordsaremoreimpalpablethanbricks,readingisalongerandmorecomplicatedprocessthanseeing.Perhapsthequickestwaytounderstandtheelementsofwhatanovelistisdoingisnottoread,buttowrite;tomakeyourownexperimentwiththedangersanddifficultiesofwords.Recall,then,someeventthathasleftadistinctimpressiononyou—howatthecornerofthestreet,perhaps,youpassedtwopeopletalking.Atreeshook;anelectriclightdanced;thetoneofthetalkwascomic,butalsotragic;awholevision,anentireconception,seemedcontainedinthatmoment.

21.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.”?

A.Theauthormeansthatlotsofpeoplereadfewbooks.

B.Theauthorthinksthatreadershaveonlyabsorbedpartofknowledgeinbooks.

C.Theauthorholdsthatfewpeoplehaveaproperideaaboutwhatcontentsomekindofbooksshouldinclude.

D.Theauthorconsidersthatreaderscanscarcelyunderstandmostofthebooks.

22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?

A.Areadershouldfindsomemistakeswhenheisreading.

B.Themoredifficultabookis,themoreyoucangetfromit.

C.Toreadsomethingiseasierthantowatchsomething.

D.Oneshouldbeinthesametrackwiththewriterwhenheisreading.

23.Whatisthepossiblemeaningof“impalpable”(Paragraph2)inthepassage?

A.Clear.B.Elusive.C.Delicate.D.Precise.

24.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Theimportanceofreading.

B.Theproperwaytoread.

C.Howtogetmostfromonebook.

D.Thecharactersofagoodbook.

25.Whenawriteriswritingheoftengetthewholeconception____.

A.afteralongtime’sthinking

B.throughaninstantinspiration

C.accordingtohisownexperience

D.bywayofwatchingtheobjectsattentively

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionof“create”,ordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreatemeans“tobringintobeing,tocausetoexist”—somethingeachofusdoesdaily.

Wearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.Firstthisinvolvesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursesetobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture,aswellastaste,whenweplanameal.Aboveall,itistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.

Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.Ifwebelievetheexpression,“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,”thecreativityisremakingorrecombiningtheoldinnewways.Forexample,wemightdothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurniture,orwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.

Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideas,toapplythemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewconceptisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.

Thesethreepartsofcreativityareinvolvedinallthegreatworksofgenius,buttheyarealsoinvolvedinmanyofourdaytodayactivities.

26.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?

A.Toprepareameal.

B.Toarrangethefurnitureinapeculiarway.

C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.

D.To“write”aletterwiththecomputer.

27.Theauthorholdsthat____.

A.creativityisofhighlydemand

B.creativityisconnectedwithadeepinsighttosomeextent

C.creativityistocreatesomethingnewandconcrete

D.topractiseandpractiseistheonlywaytocultivateone’screativity

28.“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun.”(Par.3)reallyimpliesthat____.

A.wecanseldomcreatenewthings

B.anewthingisonlyatale

C.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisoforiginalthings

D.wecanscarcelyseereallynewthingsintheworld

29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?

A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantoapplyitinpractice.

B.Tofindanewthoughtwilldefinitelyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.

C.Onemaycomeupwithanewthought,butcannotputitintopractice.

D.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.

30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.

A.HowtoCultivateOne’sCreativity

B.WhatisCreativity

C.TheImportanceofCreativity

D.Creativity—aNotFarwayThing

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhenIwasstudyingatYale,somephenomenapuzzledmegreatly.IfoundthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.

Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheseminar(争论会).Theprofessordidn’tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasareseacherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguistic(语言的)featureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodal(情态的)verbs—farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,heusuallysaid,“Thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.”or“Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”

InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdirections.Therefore,studentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowfrustratedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthatofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.

EducationinChinaisvaluedforunitedthinking.IrememberAmericanteacherswhotaughtinouruniversitycomplainingaboutthefactthatChinesestudentsuniformlyexpressedthesameideaintheirEnglishcomposition.TheexaminationsinAmericausuallydonottestastudent’sabilitytomemorizethematerialbuthisabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.EducationinAmericaisvaluednotonlyasameanstoobtainemploymentbutasaprocessofenhancingcriticalthinking.

31.IntheUSA,whenthestudentsareinclass,____.

A.aChinesestudenttendstobeveryactive

B.anAmericanstudentlikestomaketrouble

C.aChinesestudentlikestopuzzletheteacher

D.anAmericanstudenttendstobevigorous

32.AteacherintheUSAprefersto____whenheanswersquestions.

A.beverysincereB.beverydirect

C.beveryselfconfidentD.beveryindifferent

33.WhatistheopinionoftheauthorconcerningthedifferenceofteachingmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUSA?

A.HethinksthatChineseteachingmetodscanmakestudentslearnmore.

B.HeholdsthatthemajorpurposeofChineseteachingmethodsistoimprovestudents’remembrance.

C.HethinksthatAmericanteachingisabilityoriented.

D.HeholdsthatAmericanteachershatetogiveatest.

34.Theauthorthinksthattherelationshipbetweenthestudentandtheteacheris____.

A.moreintimateinChinaB.closerinChina

C.looserinUSAD.moreharmoniousinUSA

35.TheeducationinUSAmayproducesome____graduates.

A.talkativeB.conventional

C.creativeD.imaginative

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Onlinecourses(alsocalleddistancelearning)areahotnewtrendinAmericaneducation.AccordingtothenonprofitDistanceEducationandTrainingCouncil,about400UScollegesandschoolsoffersomeportionoftheirprogramsontheWeb.Attheuniversitylevel,theycostthesameastraditionalclassesandrequiresimilarweeklyassignmentsandtextbookreading,thedifferenceisinclassparticipation.

Generallyspeaking,studentscongregate(使聚集)onlinethroughouteachweektoexploretopicwiththeprofessor,butthesediscussionsoccur“asynchronously(不同时发生地)”ratherthaninrealtime.(Youreadothers’commentsandpostyourownwheneveryougetachance.)Writtenassignmentsareposted,youemailinyourworkperiodically,andyou’rerequiredtotakeaproctoredexaminordertoreceivedegreecredit.Careerboostingbusinessadministrationandinformationtechnologyprogramsarethemostpopular,butyou’llalsofindavarietyofliteralartsofferings,fromfilmtheorytomedievalhistoryandforeignlanguagestudy.Whileyoustillcan’tgetanIvyLeaguedegreeonline,agrowingnumberofelite(卓越的)institutions,includingStanfordandNewYorkUniversityarebeginningtoofferonlinecourses.

Thebenefitsforbusypeopleareobvious.“Ialwaysgetafrontrowseat,”saysonestudentstudyingattheStateUniversityofNewYorkLearningNetwork.“Icangetupinthemiddleofclass,grabacupofcoffee.TheclassiswaitingformewhenIgetback,andIhaven’tmissedathing.”Ontheotherhand,some