大学英语（4）（本）阶段练习2华东理工大学网络教育学院大学英语（4）（本）阶段练习二Part I Vocabulary and Structure1. Poverty depresses most people, but in __C__ case of my father it was otherwise.A) / B) a C) the D) one2. Residents in the remote area have __B__ about what the disease is all about, not to mention prevention and treatment.A) a little knowledge B) little knowledgeC) few knowledges D) a few knowledges3. It is reported that __C__ adopted children want to know their natural parents.A) the most B) most of C) most D) the most of4. The number of people present at the concert was __A__ than expected; There aremany tickets left.A) much smaller B) much more C) much larger D) many more5. Her hair became gray __D__ the passing of the years.A) in B) for C) at D) with6. –I don’t understand why you came so late?– Sorry, I __D__ that you _____ you for me.A) don’t realize/are waiting B) haven’t realized/have been waitingC) hadn’t realized/had waited D) didn’t re alize/w ere waiting7. She ought to stop; she has a headache because she __A__ too long.A) has been reading B) had readC) is reading D) read8. What do you think of his proposal that improvements __A__ in the machines.A) be made B) will be madeC) would be made D) will have to be made9. I don’t mind __B__ the decision as long as it is not too late.A) you to delay making B) your delaying makingC) your delaying to make D) you to delay to make10. The project, __C__ by the end of 2003, will expand the ci ty’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.A) accomplished B) being accomplishedC) to be accomplished D) having been accomplished11. __A__ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.A) Believe B) Believing C) To believe D) Believed12. Many a man __B___ swimming in the river, but only _____ can swim across it.A) go… a few B) goes… a few C) go… few D) goes… few13. He will tell us __B___ he thinks of our arrangement.A) that B) what C) how D) if14. Every morning Mr. Smith takes a __D__to his office.A) 20 minutes' walk B) 20 minute's walkC) 20-minutes walk D) 20-minute walk15. Never get off the bus __C__it has stopped.A) if B) as soon as C) until D) or16. He never does his work __C__Mary.A) as careful as B) so careful as C) as carefully as D) carefully as17. Everyone of them __D__ tired and wanted a good rest.A) seems B) is seemed C) was seemed D) seemed18. The girl sometimes has difficulty __B__ what the teacher says in class.A) understand B) understanding C) to understand D) understood19. Are you going to fix the car yourself, or are you going to have it __D__?A) fixing B) to fix C) fix D) fixed20. Only in this way __B__ progress in your English.A) you make B) can you makeC) you be able to make D) will you able to make21. If only I __C__ English like a native speaker.A) speak B) can speak C) could speak D) will speak22. Three-fourths of the homework __B__today.A) has finished B) has been finishedC) have finished D) have been finished23. It was because of the heavy rain last night __A__ I didn't go home before 10o'clock.A) that B) when C) which D) how24. Could you tell us __C__her aunt will stay here?A) that B) what C) how long D) where25. Miss Wang wanted to know __D__for the film.A) why was he late B) why is he lateC) why he is late D) why he was late26. What I have said only __A__ to some of you.A) applies B) supplies C) implies D) complies27. She soon __C__ French when she went to live in France.A) made up B) slowed up C) picked up D) held up28. It happened without my being __D__ of it.A) acquainted B) sensitive C) aware D) awake29. The only __A__ to this room is along the long and dark corridor.A) access B) outlet C) entrance D) exit30. As they can't afford to let the situation get worse, they will take some __D__.A) decisions B) sides C) directions D) steps31. That company doesn't take credit cards, so customers have to pay __D__.A) dollars B) finance C) coins D) cash32. One needs a good sense of __C__ to ride a bike.A) level B) skill C) balance D) ability33. I don’t know the park, but it’s __A__ to be quite beautiful.A) said B) told C) spoken D) talked34. Mike is better than Peter __B__ swimming.A) for B) at C) on D) in35. Jane’s dress is similar in design __C__ her sister’s.A) like B) with C) to D) as Part II Use of English1. - Who’s that speaking?- This is Tom ____C____A) speaks B) spoken C) speaking D) saying2. - ___C____- He teaches physics in a school.A) What does your father want to do? B) Who is your father?C) What is your father? D) Where is your father now?3. - Excuse me, how much is the jacket?- It’s 499 Yuan. ____D_____.A) Oh, no. That’s OK!B) How do you like it?C) Which do you prefer? D) Would you like to try it on?4. It’s so late that I can’t work. What about you?______D______.A) I fall asleep. B) So can I.C)Don’t get out of the room.D) Nor can I.5. -Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the post office？-___B__A) Don't ask that. B) Sorry, I'm a stranger here.C) No, I can't say that. D) No, you're driving too fast.6. How could you say that?____C_____. I did not mean to hurt you.A) Excuse me B) I won't regretC) I'm really sorry D) That's all right7. -Hi! Jim. This is my brother Peter.- ____C____A) How are you? B) Fine, thank you.C) Nice to meet you. D) You are very kind.8. - May I see your tickets, please?-____A_____A) Sure. B) No, you can’t.C) No, they are mine. D) Yes, you can.9. -Which sweater do you like better?- ____B____.A) Good idea B) I can't decideC) Yes, please D) Yes, it's nice10. -Could you help me with my physics, please?-____D____A) No, no way.B) No, I couldn’tC) No, I can’t.D. Sorry I can’t. I have to go to a meeting right now.Part III Reading ComprehensionPassage OneMr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters．One Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，"The children don't have any lessons today，and you're free too．There's a new funfair（庙会）in the park．Let's all go there to play."Her husband said，"I want to finish some work today.""oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That's the most important work" Mrs. White said.So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair．Mr. White was forty-five years old. But he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another，and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，"Dad is just like a small child，isn't he, Mom?" Mrs. White didn't want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered，"He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child."A 1. There were five children in the White family.A) T B) FB 2. One Sunday，Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to a shop with their children.A) T B) FB 3. Mr. White liked the place so much that he bought lots of sweets.A) T B) FA 4. From the story we know Mrs. White was a little angry with Mr. White.A) T B) FA 5. Of all the family members, Mr. White enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.A) T B) FPassage TwoPeople have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. People's understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. Recently the term "health" has come to have a wider meaning than it used to. It no longer means just the absence of illness. Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. This new concept of health is closely related to another term－quality of life. Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.Why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life? One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. Imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.A 6. Progress in scientific research leads to people's deeper understanding of health.A) T B) FB 7. According to the passage, to people of today, health means absence of illness. A) T B) FA 8. The emphasis of health has shifted nowadays because people enjoy better conditions of living and they can live longer.A) T B) FB 9. We can infer from the passage nowadays the emphasisof health has a broader focus because of improvements in the quality of food.A) T B) FA 10. This passage is mainly about different understandings of the term "health". A) T B) FPassage ThreeWe often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways.It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like ―he went pale and began to tremble‖ suggests that the man is either ve ry afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, ―he opened his eyes wide‖ is used to suggest anger in Chinese, whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described in phrase like ―they stretched out their tongues!‖ ―Stretching out our tongue‖ in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.D 11. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) We can easily understand what people’s gestures mean.B) Words can be better understood by older people.C) Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not.D) It is difficult to tell what people’s gestures really meansometimes.D 12. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because ______.A) people of different sexes may understand a gesture differentlyB) people speaking different languages have different facial expressionsC) people of different ages may have different interpretationsD) people from different cultures have different meanings about some facialexpressions.A 13. From the passage, we can conclude that _____.A) gestures can be used to express feelingsB) gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelingsC) words are often more difficult to understand than gesturesD) gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelingsD 14. In the same culture, people ______.A) hardly ever fail to understand each other’s ideas and feelingsB) are equally intelligent even if they have different backgroundsC) almost all have the same understanding of the same thingD) may have different abilities to understand and express feelingsC 15. The best title for this passage can be ______.A) Gestures B) FeelingsC) Gestures and Feeling D) Culture and UnderstandingPassage FourThere are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.B 16. Our long-term goals mean a lot _______.A) if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsB) if we complete the short-term goalsC) if we have dreams of the futureD) if we put forward some plansD 17. New short-term goals are built upon_____.A) a daily basisB) your achievement in a weekC) current activitiesD) the goals that have been completedC 18. When we complete each step of our goals, _____.A) we will win final successB) we are overwhelmedC) we will build up our confidence to achieve successD) we should have strong desire for setting new goalsC 19. What is the main idea of this passage? _____A) Life is a dynamic thing.B) We should set up long-term goals.C) Different kinds of goals in life.D) The limitation of long-term goals.C 20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _____ A) The long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without achieving short-termgoals.B) The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.C) Life is a static thing, thus never allowing a long-term goal to limit us.D) We should often add new short-term goals to what have been completed.Part IV ClozeThe world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is seawater, __1__ salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground,and other __2__.And we can't even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water, which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need __3__ water is increasing rapidly - almost day by day. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our previous water. One of the first steps we should __4__ is to develop ways of reusing it.Experiments have already been done in this __5__, but only on a small scale. The systems that have been worked out resemble those used in spacecraft.B 1. A) take B)or C) sources D) for E) caseC 2. A) take B)or C) sources D) for E) caseD 3. A) take B)or C) sources D) for E) caseA 4. A) take B)or C) sources D) for E) caseE 5. A) take B)or C) sources D) for E) casePart V Translation1. They have been working together for three months and have come to know each other better.他们一起工作了三个月，相互之间也更了解了。
