国开电大本科《人文英语4》机考真题(第四套)

国开电大本科《人文英语4》机考真题(第四套)1.—What'sthebestwaytogettotheEmpireHotelfromhere?—_________________.A.It'satwenty-minutewalkB.WalkingthroughthewoodisthebestC.Don'taskme答案：B2.—IwonderifIcoulduseyourlaptoptonight?—_________________I'mnotusingitrightnow.A.Sure,goaheadB.Idon'tknowC.Itdoesn'tmatter答案：A3.—Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime?—_________________.A.You'dbetterbuyawatchB.It'sthreethirtybymywatchC.Canyouseetheclock?答案：B4.—HowmanylanguagesdoesPeterspeak?—_________________.A.HespeaksFrenchandGermanB.FourlanguagesC.Prettywell答案：B5.—Youarelate.Thediscussionstarted30minutesago.—_________________A.Well,Idon'tcareB.Don'tblamemeC.Iamreallysorry答案：C6.Theyoungladycomingovertous______ourEnglishteacher;thewayshewalkstellsusthat!A.mustbeB.canbeC.wouldbe答案：A7.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,have______offat.A.alargenumberB.thelargeamountC.alargeamount答案：C8.NeitherJohn______hisfatherwasabletowakeupearlyenoughtocatchthemorningtrain.A.norB.orC.but答案：A9.Theatmosphere______certaingasesmixedtogetherindefiniteproportions.A.composesofB.ismadeupC.consistsof答案：C10.It'sagoodidea.Butwho'sgoingto______theplan?A.carryoutB.getthroughC.takein答案：A11.______theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.A.BeforeB.AtC.In答案：A12.Ifshewantstostaythin,shemustmakea______inherdiet.A.changeB.turnC.run答案：A13.Theproblemisnot______soeasyasyouthink.It'sfarfrombeingsettled.A.hardlyB.almostC.nearly答案：C14.Itwasgetting______,hehadtostoptohavearest.A.verydarkerB.darkanddarkC.darkeranddarker答案：C15.Thiskindofmaterialexpands______thetemperatureincreasing.A.toB.forC.with答案：C16.Thesportsmeetingwasputofftillthenextweek______rain.A.becauseB.becauseofC.inspiteof答案：B17.Heisfondofplaying______pianowhilehisbrotherisinterestedinlisteningto______music.A./;theB.the;/C.the;the答案：B18.Idon'tknowthepark,butit's______tobequitebeautiful.A.saidB.toldC.spoken答案：A19.WhenLilycamehomeat5p.m.yesterday,hermother______dinnerinthekitchen.A.cookedB.wascookingC.cooks答案：B20.Didyounoticetheguy______headlookedlikeabigpotato?A.whoB.whichC.whose答案：CPassage1AfilmcrewwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaWesternmovie.Oneday,anoldmanwentuptothedirectorandsaid,"Theweathertomorrowwillberainy."Thenextdayitrained.Aweeklater,theoldmanwentuptothedirectoragainandsaid,"Therewillbeastormtomorrow."Thenextdaytherewasahailstorm."Thisoldmanisamazing,"saidthedirector.Hetoldhissecretarytohiretheoldmantopredicttheweatherforthemovie.However,afterseveralsuccessfulpredictions,theoldmandidn'tshowupfortwoweeks.Finallythedirectorsentforhim."Ihavetoshootabigscenetomorrow,"saidthedirector,"andI'mdependingonyou.Whatwilltheweatherbelike?"Theoldmanshruggedhisshoulders."Don'tknow,"hesaid."Myradioisbroken."判断正误（正确写T，错误写F）21.Theoldmancouldpredicttheweatherbecausehehadasecretability.（F）22.Thedirectorhiredtheoldmanbecausehewasabletopredicttheweathercorrectly.（T）23.Theoldmandidn'tshowupfortwoweeksbecausehewasill.（F）24.Theoldman'sradiowasbroken,sohecouldn'tpredicttheweather.（T）25.Theoldman'spredictionswereallbasedontheweatherreportfromtheradio.（T）Passage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.26.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.答案：B27.Whatdoesitmeanifsomeonecallsyouat8:00a.m.accordingtotheAmericancustom?A.Thematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.B.Thematterisnotsoimportant.C.Itisamatteroflifeanddeath.答案：A28.WhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriendintheU.S.A.?A.at7:00amB.at4:00pmC.at11:00pm答案：B29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.答案：C30.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat________.A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty答案：BItisveryimportanttogetlotsofexercise.Ilikeexerciseandespeciallyenjoy___31___verymuch.Lastsummer,Iwenttothebeacheveryday.Iplantogotherethissummer,too,butIamnot___32___to.Ihaveanewjob.SometimesIhavetowork___33___lateatnight.InowworkmorehoursthanI___34___before.However,Icanreceivealargersalary.Totellthetruth,Ilikethenewjobverymuch,butithasreallytakenupsomuchofmytime.I___35___doingmoreexercisetoworking.Ridingabikeisagoodexercise.MaybeIwillsaveenoughmoneytobuyanewbike.Myneighbor,Mrs.Wilson,hasabikethatshecan___36___tome,butIwouldratherusemyownbike.IfIuse___37___,Iwouldworryaboutdamagingit.Itisreallyagood___38___togetanewbike.IthinkwhileIamriding___39___work,Iwillbegettingexercise__40___thesametime.Itiseasiertogettothebeachbybike,too.Imightbeabletogoswimmingafterall.31.A.runningB.boatingC.swimming答案：C32.A.ableB.gladC.pleased答案：A33.A.untilB.toC.in答案：A34.A.decidedB.didC.looked答案：B35.A.preferB.wantC.love答案：A36.A.borrowB.lendC.buy答案：B37.A.hersB.hisC.mine答案：A38.A.hopeB.ideaC.place答案：B39.A.toB.fromC.toandfrom答案：C4