《大学英语(四)》练习题.pdf

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1、 大学英语4练习题一Part I.Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are two passages in this part Each passage is followed byseveral questions.For each question there are four choices marked A,B,C and D,You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line t

2、hrough the center.PART ONEPassage 1In the mid-1870s,French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was working on anenormous project called Liberty Enlightening the World,a monument celebrating USindependence and the France-America alliance.At the same time,he was in love witha woman whom he had met in Ca

3、nada.His mother could not approve of her son*saffection for a woman she had never met,but Bartholdi went ahead and married hislove in 1876.That same year Bartholdi had assembled the statues right arm and torch,anddisplayed them in Philadelphia.It is said that he had used his wifes arm as the model,b

4、ut felt her face was too beautiful for the statue.He needed someone whose facerepresented suffering yet strength,someone more severe than beautiful.He chose hismother.The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on an island in Upper New York Bay in1886.It had his mothers face and his wifes body,but Barthold

5、i called it”mydaughter,Liberty.1,The Statue of Liberty was designed by a .A.Frenchman B.Englishman C.Chinese D.American2,When did Barthold get married?A.1870 B.1876 C.1886 D.mid-1870s3,Auguste Bartholdi chose his s face as the model.A.daughter B.son C.mother D.wife4,When was the statue dedicated?A.1

6、870 B.1876 C.1886 D.mid-1870s5,Where was the Statue of Liberty dedicated?A.France B.Canada C.AmericaD.PhiladelphiaPassage 2Before all the different types of Barbie dolls for sale now,there was just a singleBarbie.Actually,her name was Barbara.Barbara Handler was the daughter of Elliot and Ruth Handl

7、er,co-founders ofthe Mattel Toy Company.Ruth came up with the idea for Barbie after watching herdaughter play with paper dolls.The three-dimensional model for Barbie was aGerman doll-a joke gift for adults described as having the appearance of a womanwho sold sex.Mattel refashioned the doll into a d

8、ecent,all-American althoughwith an exaggerated breast size-version and named it after Barbara,who was then ateenager.Since her introduction in 1959,Barbie has become the universally recognizedQueen of the Dolls.Mattel says the average American girl owns ten Barbie dolls,andtwo are sold somewhere in

9、the world every second.6,The name of the first Barbie is.A.Barbara B.Mattel C.Elliot7,Who is daughter of Ruth Handler?A.Barbara B.Mattel C.Elliot8,Who is the queen of dolls?A.Barbara B.Mattel C.ElliotD.RuthD.BarbieD.Barbie9,According to Mattel,two barbies are sold somewhere in the world.A.per week B

10、.per second C.every year D.every day10,Barbie doll is.A.German doll B.American dollC.”a woman who sold sex D.not famous at allPART TWOPassage 1Today,American coins honor prominent figures of the US government 一mostly famous former presidents.But the Buffalo nickel,produced from 1913 to 1938,honored

11、a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier 一the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins,famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual America

12、nIndians as models for his creation.For the buffalo on the other side,since buffalo no longer wandered about thegreat grasslands,Fraser was forced to sketch an aging buffalo from New York CitysCentral Park Zoo.Two years later,in 1915,this animal was sold for$100 and killedfor meat,a hide,and a wall

13、decoration made from its horns.1,Today most American coins have figures of.A.famous former presidents B.buffalo C.Central parks D.animals2,When was the Buffalo nickel produced?A.1913 B.1938 C.1913-1938 D.19153,Who is the designer of the Buffalo nickel?A.White people B.James Earle Fraser C.American I

14、ndians D.Buffalo4,The image of buffalo in coins comes from.A.zoo B.grasslands C.US government D.a wall5,What was sold for$100 in 1915?A.the buffalo for the Central Park ZooB.the buffalo in great grasslandC.the buffalo in the coinD.none of the abovePassage 2Fourteen-year-old Sam Wilson ran away from

15、home to join his father and olderbrothers in the fight to liberate the American colonies from the British during theAmerican Revolution.At age 23,he started a meatpacking business and earned areputation for being honest and hard working.During a later war in 1812,Wilson gained a position inspecting

16、meat for USArmy forces,working with a man who had signed a contract with the government toprovide meat to the army.Barrels of meat supplied to the army were stampedEA-US”，identifying the company(EA)and country of origin(US).According toone story,when a government official visited the plant and asked

17、 about the letters,acreative employee told him US was short for HUncle Sam”Wilson.Soon soldierswere saying all Army supplies were from Uncle Sam”.After the war,a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in politicalcartoons,his form evolving from an earlier cartoon character called Brother Jonatha

18、nthat was popular during the American Revolution.Uncle Sam soon replaced BrotherJonathan as Americans most popular symbol.The most enduring portrait of UncleSam was created by artist James Montgomery Flagg in his famous army recruitingposters of World Wars I and IL That version-a tall man with white

19、 hair and a smallwhite beard on his chin,a dark blue coat and a tall hat with stars on it was aself-portrait of Flagg.6,How old did Sam Wilson join the American Revolution?A.14 B.23 C.46 D.567,How old did Sam Wilson began to his business?A.14 B.23 C.46 D.568,According to a government official in a s

20、tory,US means.A.United States B.Uncle Sam C.America D.country of origin9,The most enduring portrait of Uncle Sam was created by.A.Brother Jonathan B.Sam Wilson C.Flagg D.someone else10,Uncle Sam is a figure in the cartoon who does NOT have.A.tall body B.white hair C.bright blue coat D.a tall hatPART

21、 THREEPassage 1He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I sawhe looked ill.He was shivering,his face was white,and he walked slowly as though itached to move.Whats the matter,son?Pve got a headache.1You better go back to bed.“No.Im all right.nYou go to bed.Fil see you

22、 when Pm dressed.nBut when I came downstairs he was dressed,sitting by the fire,looking a verysick and miserable boy of nine years.When I put my hand on his forehead I knew hehad a fever.You go up to bed,I said,Youre sick.Tm all right,he said.When the doctor came he took the boys temperature.What is

23、 it?I asked him.One hundred and two.”Downstairs,the doctor left three different medicines in different coloredcapsules with instructions for giving them.One was to bring down the fever,anotherpurgative,the third to overcome an acid condition.The 20 germs of influenza canonly exist in an acid conditi

24、on,he explained.He seemed to know all about influenzaand said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundredand four degrees.This was a light epidemic of flu and there was no danger if youavoided pneumonia.1,The story is between a boy and his.A.father B.son C.wife D.docto

25、r2,The boy had.A.a cold B.something wrong C.supper D.lunch3,How old is the boy?A.7 B.8 C.9 D.104,The doctor left kinds of medicine.A.1 B.2 C.3 D.45,Which of the following is NOT right?A.The boy had a fever over 104 degrees.B.The boy had a light epidemic.C.The boy did not have pneumonia.D.The boy is

26、less than 10 years old.Passage 2Grant Wood instantly rose to fame in 1930 with his painting American Gothic,an often-copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers.The paintingshows a serious-looking man and a woman standing in front of a farmhouse.He wasstrongly influenced by medieva

27、l artists and inspired by the Gothic window of an oldfarmhouse,but the faces in his composition were what captured the worlds attention.Wood liked to paint faces he knew well.For the grave farmer he used hisdentist,a sour-looking man.For the woman standing alongside him,the artist chosehis sister,Na

28、n.He stretched the models necks a bit,but there was no doubt whoposed for the portrait.Nan later remarked that the fame she gained from American Gothic saved herfrom a very boring life.6,Who is the painter of the American Gothic?A.Grant Wood B.American Farmers C.Nan D.dentist7,American Gothic is a p

29、ainting of.A.Grand Wood B.farmers C.his sister D.dentist8,American gothic got its name because of the in the painting.A.farmers B.man C.window D.Nan9,The dentist was chosen as the model because his looking.A.beautiful B.nice C.good D.grave10,Nan said the life without the fame she gained from America

30、n Gothic wouldbe.A.interesting B.boring C.happy D.pleasingPART FOURPassage 1Most of the big towns in Eastern Europe have seen a large increase inpopulation over the last 30 years.This has caused extreme housing shortages,and thevast majority of people living in towns rent flats.By western standards,

31、the flats arerather small,with a family of four living in two-or three-room flat with kitchen orbathroom.But compared with Western Europe,the rents are extremely low.An Eastern European spends on average about 5 percent of his income on rentand about 15 percent on total housing costs,including fuel

32、and furniture.In WesternEurope,the average worker spends at least 20 percent of his income on rent andheating cost.On the other hand,the Eastern European spends a higher percentage ofhis income on food.Whereas basic items such as bread are very cheap,other thingslike meat and coffee are extremely ex

33、pensive.Caring for people is one area where the states of Eastern Europe are far inadvance of other parts of the world.Most medical and social services are providedfree,and in some countries workers do not even have to make contributions to thehealth and insurance funds,since these contributions are

34、 made by the employer.Thefactory in Eastern Europe provides many facilities and services which are not suppliedin Western Europe.Moreover,Eastern Europe does not suffer from one of the majorproblems of Western Europes economy-unemployment.All the constitutions ofthe individual countries state that e

35、very citizen has a right and duty to work.1.The serious housing shortage in big towns of Eastern Europe have been causedmainly by.A.small flatsB.extremely low rentsB.an increase in populationD.two-or three-room flats with kitchen or bathroom2.According to the passage,the rents in Western E u r o p e

36、.A.are rather highB.are extremely lowC.are almost the same as those in Eastern EuropeD.are comparatively lower.3.The average worker in Eastern Europe s p e n d s.A.a much higher percentage of his income on total housing costsB.20 percent of his income on rent and total housing costs.C.a large part o

37、f his income on food.D.only a small part of his income on meat and coffee.4.The worker in some Eastern European states enjoy better medical and socialservices b e c a u s e.A.they dont have to pay very much for health and insurance funds.B.it is their employers who pay for their health and insurance

38、 funds.C.they need to pay only a little for health and insurance funds.D.they are provided with many facilities and services.5.Which of the following is not true?A.Eastern Europe is free from unemployment.B.All the constitutions of Eastern Europe state that all citizens have a rightand a duty to wor

39、k.C.Unemployment is one of the major problems in Western Europe.D.Western Europe does not suffer from one of the serious problems ofEastern Europes economy.Passage 2Psychologists now believe that noise has a considerable effect on peoplesattitudes and behavior.Experiments have proved that in noisy s

40、ituations(eventemporary ones),people behave more irritably and less cooperatively;in morepermanent noisy situations,many people cannot work hard,and they suffer fromsevere anxiety as well as other psychological problems.However,psychologists distinguish between“sound”and noise”.Sound”ismeasured phys

41、ically in decibels.Noise“cannot be measured in the same waybecause it refers to the psychological effect of sound and its level of“intensity”depends on the situation.Thus,for passengers at an airport who expect to hearaeroplanes taking off and landing,there may be a lot of sound,but not much noise(t

42、hat is,they are not bothered by the noise).By contrast,if you are at a concert andtwo people behind you are whispering,you feel they are talking noisily even if thereis not much sound.You notice the noise because it affects you psychologically.Both sound and noise can have negative effects,but what

43、is most important isif the person has control over the sound.People walking down the street withearphones,listening to music that they enjoy,are receiving a lot of decibels of sound,but they are probably happy hearing sounds which they control.On the other hand,people in the street without earphones

44、 must tolerate a lot of noise which they have nocontrol over.It is noise pollution that we need to control in order to help people livemore happily.6.According to the selection,p e o p l e.A.can not work better in a noisy situationB.will sufTer from complete deafness because of noise pollution.C.can

45、 be psychologically affected by working in very noisy factories.D.may cooperate well in a noisy surrounding.7.“Sound”,as defined by p s y c h o lo g is ts,.A.can be measured in the same way that 44noise is measuredB.may be extremely harmful to healthC.is not at all different from“noise.D.can be meas

46、ured by machines.8.People waiting at an a i r p o r t.A.enjoy hearing aeroplanes taking off and landing.B.are usually not troubled by the noise.C.can easily tell sound from noiseD.are often physically affected by the noise.9.People enjoy listening to mu s i c.A.though,in fact,they are receiving a lo

47、t of decibels of sound.B.because it does not have any negative effect.C.because they do not have to tolerate the noise around them.D.even though it is sometimes unpleasant hearing strange sounds.10.We can conclude from the passage that we need to control noise pollution ifA.we want to stay both psyc

48、hologically and physically healthy.B.we dont want to be physically deaf.C.we want to cooperate well.D.we dont want to be anxious.PART FIVEPassage 1Anini holds the singular distinction in India of being the only district capitalwithout an all-weather road providing basic transportation.Now,in what is

49、 believedto be the most remote cyber center in all of India,a new state-of-the-art computercenter has put Anini on the information superhighway.The facility is one of 487 free community information centers that theGovernment of India has been installing throughout northeastern India.The US$75million

50、 project,which has wide political support,is part of a plan by the Ministry ofInformation Technology to bridge the digital divide in isolated comers of this vastnation,which is about a third as large as the United States and has slightly more thana billion people,a population second only to Chinas.P