1 英语4(本)

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英语4（本）1

一、单选题

1.I will bring my tennis things along in case we __C____ time for a game tomorrow.(2分)

• A. shall have

• B. will have

• C. have

• D. are going to have

2.We’re usually too tired __A__ much socializing during the week.(2分)

• A. to do

• B. doing

• C. in doing

• D. to doing

3.To much __A__ to sunlight can cause skin burns，cancer or other damage to the body．(2分)

• A. exposure

• B. exhibition

• C. disclosure

• D. contact

4.The question set by the teacher was so difficult ____ 2__ the pupils did not know how to tackle it.(2分)

• A. what

• B. that

• C. how

• D. whether

5.Motor vehicles are prohibited ____3___ driving in the town center.(2分)

• A. in

• B. out of

• C. from

• D. with

6.Having been working in this school for over 20 years, Mr. Brown is ___A___ an inexperienced teacher.(2分)

• A. by no means

• B. by any means

• C. by all means

• D. by every means

7.In addition, teaching staff is willing___2__ extra help if a student needs.

• A. to providing

• B. to provide

• C. provided

• D. provided

8.The film ___3_____, she left her seat so quietly that no one complained that her leaving disturbed their watching the film．(2分)

• A. began

• B. beginning

• C. having begun

• D. begun

9.Human beings are superior to animals___3___ they can use language as a tool to communicate.(2分)

• A. in which

• B. for which

• C. in that

• D. for that

10.The team didn’t expect to win;______3___, they were disappointed at their heavy defeat.

• A. moreover

• B. therefore

• C. nevertheless

• D. so that

11.I could hardly ____2__ the ship in the distance.(2分)

• A. look out

• B. make out

• C. make up

• D. see through

12.On each job he avoided _____4__ people know who he was.(2分)

• A. let

• B. to let

• C. be let

• D. letting

13.___1__ my opinion, the movie lacks content.

• A. In

• B. On

• C. Upon

• D. To

14.His parents saw him __3____ the winner’s medal.(2分)

• A. toaward

• B. to be awarded

• C. awarded

• D. being awarded

15.John Smith, being a diligent student, never refuses to the responsibilities that are assigned to him. 2

• A. take in

• B. take on

• C. take down

• D. take off

16.The news you told me the other day wants yet to be _____3___.(2分)

• A. finned

• B. conformed

• C. confirmed

• D. informed

17.They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no ________2_____.(2分)

• A. end

• B. conclusion

• C. result

• D. judgment

18.I’m taking the car in to have it ____3____ this afternoon..

• A. service

• B. be serviced

• C. serviced

• D. to be serviced

19.Remember, nothing hurts concentration __3_ _ reading too slowly.

• A. rather than

• B. as well as

• C. more than

• D. instead of

20.That novel is said into over 12 languages by the end of last year. 4

• A. to be translated

• B. being translated

• C. having been translated

• D. to have been translated

21.Do you remember that our speed is 60 mph on the highway and Big Brother is watching you through his camera in some areas. 4

• A. control

• B. condition

• C. permission

• D. limit

22.I was not __4____ by his many arguments, so finally we agreed to differ.(2分)

• A. convicted

• B. confirmed

• C. concerned

• D. convinced

23.___1___ his great achievements in chemistry, he was considered as one of the most outstanding scientists of the century.(2分)

• A. In terms of

• B. On behalf of

• C. On the basis of

• D. in the form of

24.Sound was used ___1__ the ocean.(2分)

• A. to measure

• B. to measuring

• C. by measuring

• D. to be measured

25.All electrical goods sold in our shop will be __1____ for one year.

A. guaranteed

• B. protected

• C. ensured

• D. granted

26.Many boys enjoy ___4__ football, basketball or baseball.

• A. play

• B. to play

• C. played

• D. playing

27.There are two rooms in the house, __4___ serves as the kitchen.(2分)

• A. the smaller one

• B. the smaller of them

• C. their smaller one

• D. the smaller of which

28.At first I was worried about the employment prospect. Four years of study later, I've realized I ___3___.(2分)

• A. didn't need to worry

• B. mustn't have worried

• C. needn't have worried

• D. couldn't have worried

29.From what has been discussed, we may draw the ___4___ that its advantages are far greater than its disadvantages.(2分)

• A. answer

• B. attention

• C. solution

• D. conclusion

30.Man must stop _____3_____ the earth’s atmosphere.(2分)

• A. filling

• B. emitting

• C. polluting

• D. wasting

二、阅读理解

1.In my long life I have seen many changes in out habits and customs and conditions in general. I think that you might be interested if I told you some of them.

The world I entered at the age of eighteen when I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of such advanced things as planes, films, radios or telephones. It was a very cheap world. Prices were stable. When I entered St.Thomas’ Hospital I rent a set of rooms in Vincent Square for which I paid 18 shillings(先令) a week. My landlady provided me with a very good breakfast before I went to the hospital and a dinner when I came back at half past six. I only had to pay for the breakfasts and dinners twelve shillings a week. For four-pence I lunched at St.Thomas’ on bread and butter and a glass of milk. I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself, and have a lot of fun on fourteen pounds a month. And I could always pawn(当掉)my microscope for three pounds.

I spent five years at St.Thomas’ Hospital. I was a bad student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted, to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my dinner, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel called“Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It came out during my last year at the hospital and it was successful. It was of course an accident, but I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine,

I left for Spain to write another book. I did not realize, at that time, that I was taking a great risk.

(10分)

(1)This text is a talk given by the writer when____4___.(2分)

• A. he was 18.

• B. his first novel was published.

• C. he graduated from the school of medicine.

• D. he was at an old age.

(2)The author graduated from the school of medicine when he was_____3__.(2分)

• A. 18

• B. 28

• C. 23

• D. 30

(3)“And I could always pawn my microscope for three pounds.” means the writer could always____1__.(2分)

• A. exchange his microscope for three pounds.

• B. borrow his microscope and pays three pounds.

• C. have his microscope repaired with three pounds.

• D. lend his microscope for three pounds

(4)In paragraph two, this sentence “I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself…”, the word “clothe” means “____4____” .(2分)

• A. wear clothes

• B. make clothes for

• C. wash clothes for

• D. buy clothes for

(5)The writer wanted to be a writer because___3_____.(2分)

•

A. he liked to take risks.

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B. he found it easier to make a living by writing.

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C. he was interested in writing.

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D. he could not study medicine well.

2.

David, my next-door neighbor, has two young kids aged five and seven. One day he was teaching his seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower around the yard. As he was teaching him to turn the mower around at the end of the lawn, his wife, Jane, called to him to ask a question. As David turned to answer the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower right through the flower bed at the edge of the lawn, leaving a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground.

When David turned back around and saw what had happed, he began to lose control. David had spent a lot of time and effort making those flower beds the envy of the neighborhood. As he began to raise his voice to his son, Jane walked

quickly over to him, put her hands on his husband’s shoulder and said, “David, please remember…we’re raising children, not flowers!”

Jane reminded me how important it is as a parent to remember our priorities. Kids and their self-esteem are more important than any physical objects they might break or destroy. The window pane broken by a football, a desk lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen is already

broken. The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to add the

destruction by breaking a child’s spirit and deadening his sense of liveliness.

(10分)

(1)What did David teach Kelly to do one day?(2分) 2

• A. How to water flowers.

• B. How to operate a mower.

• C. How to clean the yard.

• D. How to take care of the lawn.

(2)What did Jane mean by saying “we’re raising children, not flowers”?(2分) 2

• A. We don’t have enough time to raise flowers.

• B. Children are of greater importance than flowers.

• C. We like flowers better than children.

• D. Flowers are raised for children.

(3)What should be considered as priorities by parents?(2分) 4

• A. Correcting children’s bad behaviors.

• B. Always forgiving children for their mistakes.

• C. Asking children not to break physical objects.

• D. Bearing children’s self-esteem in mind.

(4)What can be inferred from the last paragraph?(2分) 2

• A. Children nowadays are very careless.

• B. It’s no use crying over spilt milk.

• C. Destruction of physical objects means nothing.

• D. Not every child has sense of liveliness.

(5)Which of the following words can be used to best describe the author’s attitude towards Jane?(2分) 3

• A. Critical.

• B. Indifferent.

• C. Approving.

• D. Negative.

3.How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologist are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival?(10分)

(1)This passage is mainly about ____1____.(2分)

• A. living space and behavior

• B. population and living conditions

• C. interesting experiments on rats

• D. a natural law for human society

(2)What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?(2分) 3

• A. To determine how much living space a rat needs.

• B. To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.

• C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.

• D. To find out the relationship between population and living conditions

(3)Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats?(2分) 4

• A. They become nervous.

• B. They cannot get enough rest.

• C. They eat less.

• D. They become less active.

(4)The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions ____2____.(2分)

• A. are directly related with population

• B. may cause an increase in violence

• C. may lead to high birth rate

• D. may bring about pollution problems

(5)The author seems to imply that _____3___.(2分)

• A. human society is very similar to that of rats

• B. birth control is essential for a better life

• C. efforts should be made to improve living conditions

• D. rats are not social animal

4.

How men first learnt to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.

The power of words, then, lies in their associations -- the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming(迷人的) and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar(粗俗的).

(10分)

(1)One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thought and actions was that ____3____.(2分)

• A. they could agree upon certain signs

• B. they could write them down

• C. they could combine them

• D. they could communicate with each other

(2)By “association”, the author means ______1___.(2分)

• A. a special quality

• B. a joining of ideas and experience in the mind

• C. an appearance which is puzzling

• D. a strange feature

(3)Which of the following statements is true?(2分) 2

• A. The more we read and learn, the more confused we will be.

• B. The more we read and learn, the more ignorant we are.

• C. The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.

• D. The more we read and learn, the more snobbish we become.

(4)In expressing their thoughts, great writers are able _____3____.(2分)

• A. to move our actions

• B. to puzzle our feelings

• C. to move men to tears

• D. to confound the readers

(5)The word “convey”(in Para. 3) means______• A. deliver

• B. sell

• C. report

• D. talk

1___.(2分)