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1、大学英语4综合复习资料大学英语4期末考试题型、题量及分值分布:题型题量分值合计I. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解15230II. Vocabulary and Structure 词汇与结构20120III. Cloze 完型填空10110IV. Translation 汉译英5420V. Writing 写 作12020合 计51100I. Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Japanese are becoming unhappie

2、r at work, the government said in a report yesterday, highlighting complaints over pay, lack of vacations and a decline in morale. 1. Why do Japanese workers become unhappy at work? A. They are underpaid.B. They have to do much more work than they used to. C. Most of them are unemployed.D. They are

3、not satisfied with their employers. 2. What are the new challenges that Japanese companies face when hiring talents? A. High salaries.B. Aging population. C. A large work force.D. Poor-educated employees. 3. What is the trend that the young workers follow in recent years? A. They stick to the same j

4、ob all their life.B. They change jobs frequently. C. They only take part-time jobs.D. They take both part-time job and full-time job. 4. The older workers change their jobs because_. A. they are tired of their current professionB. they are not promoted C. they are underpaidD. they cant get along wit

5、h their colleagues 5. Under the performance-based management, which of the flowing statements is not true? A. The implementation of the wage system should be improved. B. The basis for evaluation should be made clear. C. Employees are guaranteed promotions and pay increases regardless of performance

6、. D. Detailed explanations for the assessments should be provided. Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Nutritional (营养的) status affects childrens behavior. Well-nourished children are more alert and attentive and are better able to benefit from physical and learning exper

7、ience. Poorly nourished children may be quiet and 6. Well-nourished children tend to do all the following but _.A. be attentive while learning B. be too active in classC. benefit from physical activity D. behave very properly 7. Which of the following statement is NOT true?A. Childrens resistance to

8、 illness is directly proportional to their poor nutritional status. B. The well-nourished tend to recover quickly when they are ill. C. The poorly-nourished are most likely to be the victims of any infections disease. D. The cycle indicates that illness can turn the poor nutritional condition for th

9、e worse. 8. Malnutrition may be caused by _. A. a poor environment B. unwise food selectionsC. under-nutrition D. all of the above 9. It is implied in the passage that _. A. over-nutrition is even more harmful than under-nutritionB. malnutrition has serious effect on childs physical developmentC. th

10、e nutritional condition of young child deserves more concern than that of adult D. the nutrients intake can be improved as the child grows up10. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. The difference between well and poorly nourished children. B. The effects of nutrition on children. C. The cause of m

11、alnutrition. D. The importance of balanced dietary intake. Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or le

12、ss justly, that they are possessive and 11. This passage is primarily meant for_. A. parents B. teenagersC. educatorsD. psychologists 12. The first paragraph is mainly about_. A. the teenagers criticism of their parents B. the misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents C. the parents comp

13、laints about their children D. the dominance of the parents over their children 13. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they _. A. want to irritate their parents B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better D. want

14、 to show their existence by creating a culture of their own 14. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they_. A. have a desire to be independent B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults C. are not likely to win over the adults D. have already be

15、en accepted into the adult world 15. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be_. A. obedientB. independentC. responsible D. cooperative Passage 4 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. In the United States during 1992, any family of four with an annual cash inc

16、ome of less than $ 14, 335 (before taxes) was considered poor. The dollar amount was called the poverty line, an economic measuring rod devised in 16. You would be considered poor in America if _.A. You are out of a job.B. You earn less than three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest diet

17、.C. You earn less than $ 14, 335 (before taxes) per year.D. The amount of money you earn is below the current poverty line.17. The average annual cash income per person before taxes in the USA in 1992 was _.A. more than $ 14, 000B. $200C. $14,335D. about $3,58018. The purpose of the example of the A

18、merican Indians given in the 3rd paragraph is to show that poverty is _.A. absoluteB. non-existentC. relativeD. never recognized19. Free medical care and subsidized housing most probably exist in _ to relieve the poor and the needy.A. Bangladesh B. HaitiC. CanadaD. India20. Which of the following st

19、atements is NOT true according to the passage?A. From 1929 to 1933, 50% of the American population lived in poverty.B. Where there is prosperity, there is poverty.C. Poverty basically refers to a lack of clothing, housing and food.D. Anyone with an annual income around the 1992 American poverty line

20、 would be considered wealthy.Passage 5Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completes a university degree or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays gradua

21、tes often face 21. In Para.1, the sentence . those days are gone, even in Hong Kong . suggest that_. A. in the past, finding a good career was easier in Hong Kong than elsewhereB. nowadays, everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good careerC. it used to be harder to find a good job i

22、n Hong Kong than in other countriesD. Hong Kong is no longer the good place for finding jobs 22. The word relative in Para. 2 could best be replaced by _. A. familyB. comparativeC. considerableD. slight 23. The advice given in the first sentence of Para.3 is to_. A. find out what jobs are available

23、and the opportunities for future promotionB. examine the careers available and how these will be affected in the future C. look at the information on, and probable future location of, various careers D. study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available 24. The word prospective

24、 in Para. 5 is closest in meaning to _. A. generousB. reasonableC. future D. ambitious 25. In Para.5, the writer seems to suggest that_. A. interviewees should ask a question if they cant think of an answerB. pretending to understand a question is better than giving an unsuitable answerC. it is bett

25、er for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understandD. it is not a good idea for interviewees to be completely honest in their answers Passage 6The only certainties Ive found in life are death and change. One is an end, the other a beginning. Change is life. Without change there would be n

26、o growth, no understanding, no relating and no surprises. We are by nature 26. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph? A. Change is as inevitable as death. B. Some of us fear change because it leads to death. C. Change is characteristic of the life of human beings

27、. D. Death is the inevitable result of change. 27. Which of the following is NOT true? A. All human beings want to be healthy by adapting to new experiences. B. Some people do not welcome change as a result of habit and indifference. C. Constant change results in comfort for some people. D. Healthy

28、human beings are not subjected to habit and indifference, and keep on trying to become someone new. 28. According to the passage, “The only differences between a rut and a grave are their dimensions” suggests that _. A. if we regard life as a series of habits and conditioned responses, our life actu

29、ally ends B. some people die a kind of intellectual and emotional death C. death is inevitable D. too much comfort often results in death29. The word “stagnate” in paragraph 3 means _. A. stop working hardB. stop developing C. become weakD. fall ill30. The authors main purpose in writing the last pa

30、ragraph is _. A. to tell us that if we resist change, well suffer from loneliness in life B. to show the reason why some people do not accept new ideas or give up old values and habits C. to come to the conclusion that if we go against the law of change, it will be impossible for us to enjoy life D.

31、 to show that it is because of our desire to seek comfort that we tend to deny our livesPassage 7Many of us believe that a persons mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true, according to Dr. Lissy F. Jarvik, professor of psychiatry (精神病学) at the university of California, Los A

32、ngeles, and a board 31. According to Dr. Jarviks studies, middle-aged and older persons should expect to _. A. remember lessB. reason betterC. learn fewer new thingsD. lose little ability to remember, reason or learn 32. A long term study of 136 pairs of twins showed that the only factor that declin

33、ed over the years was _. A. the reasoning abilityB. the psycho-motor speedC. the decline in knowledgeD. the loss of intellectual ability 33. Both younger and older persons should realize that _. A. a sign of a decay due to old age is a natural lawB. mental decay due to aging is closely related to on

34、es health conditions C. a good emotional state can ensure a longer life D. mental decay due to aging is much less common than most of us believe 34. What is the probable meaning of “counteract” from the context? A. convincedB. lessenedC. addedD. rewarded35. Which of the following statements can be i

35、nferred from the passage? A. People, either young or old, tend to view their mental decay incorrectly. B. With ageing, ones emotional state is on the decline. C. Old people are not well educated and are thus slow to pick up new things. D. The decline of intellectual ability is usually accompanied by

36、 the drop in psycho-motor speed. Passage 8Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or 36. Rich people in Britain have been hu

37、nting foxes _. A. for recreation B. in the interests of the farmers C. to limit the fox population D. to show off their wealth 37. What is special about fox hunting in Britain? A. It involves the use of a deadly poison. B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs. C. The hunters have set rules to fo

38、llow. D. The hunters have to go through strict training. 38. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game _. A. by resorting to violence B. by confusing the fox hunters C. by taking legal action D. by demonstrating on the scene 39. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to _. A. proh

39、ibit farmers from hunting foxes B. forbid hunting foxes with dogs C. stop hunting wild animals in the countryside D. prevent large-scale fox hunting 40. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. killing foxes with poison is illegal B. limiting the fox population is unnecessary C. hunting foxes

40、with dogs is considered cruel and violent D. fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the richPassage 9The old familiar song, “The Green, Green Grass of Home”, used to bring a smile, but the current drought in Florida is turning so many green lawns into burned, brown fields read

41、y for a fire to explode from a lightning strike 41. The writer mentions the old song “The Green, Green Grass of Home” at the beginning of the passage in order to _. A. remind people of the good old days B. create a kind of holiday atmosphere C. make people aware of the harmfulness of smoking D. set

42、off by contrast the seriousness of the present draught in Florida 42. To solve many of our problems we are faced with today, the writer suggests that we _. A. make full use of yesterdays tools B. rely on new concepts to handle todays problems C. invent new tools and apply them in our work D. combine

43、 yesterdays concepts with new ones 43. Gray water refers to _. A. water that is gray in color B. water that exists in nature C. water that usually flows out of our homes after being used D. water that we usually use to irrigate our gardens 44. The people in Santa Barbara could have gray-water units

44、installed on the plumbing of their homes _.A. for free B. For $50, which should be paid before the installation C. for less than $50 D. for $50, which would be paid on a monthly basis 45. This passage was probably written _. A. to suggest the installation of gray-water units in Florida B. to describ

45、e the seriousness of drought in Florida C. to call for a new concepts of doing our jobs in general D. to give a clear definition of the term “gray water”II. Vocabulary and Structure1. The teachers lecture on American history was three hours long, and Mary felt very _. A. upset B. bored C. disturbed D. neglected2. Fever is a _of many illnesses. A. sick B. sicknessC. symptom D. disease 3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _obtaining water is not the least.A. of which B. for what C. as D. whose4. We must do well _the boss assigns us to do.