艺术类2011年10月校内四级考试试题

1陕西科技大学大学英语四级考试试卷(艺术类)SUSTCOLLEGEENGLISHTEST（Artstudents）–BandFour–(sustcet4201110)(120minutes)PartⅠVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Iwasgoingtowrite,Ilostyouradress.A.butB.soC.becameD.if2.RecentlyIboughtapersonalcomputer,thepricewasveryreasonable.A.onwhichB.inwhichC.ofwhichD.fromwhich3.Turnofftheswitchanythinggoeswrongwiththemachine.A.whileB.whetherC.whenD.Unless4.Itisnotsurpriseyouaretired.,youwereupuntil11o’clocklastnight.A.AfterallB.AsaresultC.InotherwordsD.Asusual5.Myhusbandwastoseehisvasebroken.A.alittlemorethanangryB.morethanalittleangryC.angrymorethanalittleD.alittlemoreangrythan6.Whateveryousay,Ishallmyownopinion.A.carryoutB.keepupC.insistonD.stickto7.Afterthenewtechniquewasintroduced,thefactoryproducedin2004astheyearbefore.A.astwicemanymachinesB.twicemanyasmachinesC.twiceasmanymachinesD.asmanymachinestwice8.Fewerviolentcaseshavehappenedheresincethespecialnewlaw.A.wentintopowerB.cameintoforceC.broughtintopracticeD.putintoeffect9.Ifyouwaitoverthereforaminute,Mr.Smith.I’lltellourmanageryou’vearrived.A.mustB.shouldC.willD.can10.AlthoughIofteneatout,seldomarestaurantsofilledwiththatmuchsmoke.2A.IhadseenB.didIseeC.IseeD.haveIseen11.Ahousebuiltofstonelastslongerthanbuiltofwood.A.oneB.theoneC.aoneD.thehouse12.Sheissokindthatshealwaysherclothestothepoor.A.givesinB.givesoffC.givesoverD.givesaway13.---Howcomeyouarelateforclassagain?---_______.A.BecauseImissedthebusB.BybusandthenonfootC.PleaseexcusemeD.It’squitewrong14.Thenursesaretryingtheirbesttoreducethepatient’sfear___shewoulddieofbreastcancer.A.thatB.asC.whatD.why15.Wehadareallyhardtimeaboutsixmonthsagowhenwelackedfinancialhelp,butnowthingsare____.A.makingupB.comingupC.takingupD.lookingup16.Itisunrealistictolookforwardtosuccesswithoutmakinganyefforts,___manyofuscansee.A.soB.thatC.whatD.as17.Itisstillunknown___measuresthegovernmenttook.Butthesituationhasnotbeenfurtherimproved.A.thatB.whatC.howD.whose18.I___onmyreportnextweek,soIwon’tbeabletomeetyou.A.amworkingB.willbeworkingC.workD.havebeenworking19.Ateam___15expertshasbeensenttotheearthquake-hitareatogivemedicalaid.A.consistingofBmakingupofC.consistedofDbemadeupof20.Toachievesuccessinthisfield,wemust___ourefforts.Thereisasayingthatgoes“Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.”A.combineB.attachC.defendD.inspirePartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.ChoosetheONEyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyourchoicebyblackingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.3In1909anEnglishnewspaperoffered£1,000tothefirstmantoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelinanaeroplane.Today,modernjetscrossitinminutes.Butatthattimeitstillseemedagooddistance.Theracetowinthemoneysoonbecamearacebetweentwomen.Bothwereverycolourful.OnewasLouisBleriot.HeownedafactoryinFrancethatmademotorcarlamps.Hewasalreadywellknownasapilot(飞行员)becausehehadhadaccidentsseveraltimes.Somepeoplelaughedathim.Onemansaid,“HemaynotbethefirsttoflyacrosstheChannelbuthewillcertainlybethefirsttodieinanaccident!”ButBleriotwasreallyagoodandbravepilot.Healsohadmanygoodideasaboutaeroplanedesign.TheothermanwasHubertLatham.HewashalfFrenchandhalfEnglish.Hetookupflyingwhenhisdoctorstoldhimhehadonlyayeartolive.“Oh,well,”hesaid,“ifI’mgoingtodiesoon,IthinkIshallhaveadangerousandinterestinglifenow.”Lathamwasthefirsttotrytheflight(飞行)acrosstheChannel.TenkilometresfromtheFrenchcoast,hisplanehadsometrouble.Itfelldownintothewaterandbegantosinkunderthewater.AboatreachedLathamjustintime.Hewassittingcalmlyonthewingandwascoollylightingacigarette(香烟).Bleriottookoffsixdayslater.Heflewintosomeverybadweatherandverylowcloud.HesomehowgottotheEnglishsideandlandedinafarmer’sfield.Whenhedidso,acustoms(海关)officerrusheduptohisplane.Planeshavechangedsincethen,butcustomsofficershavenot.“Haveyouanythingtodeclare?”Theofficerdemanded.21.Thestorytookplace____.A.intheearly20thcenturyB.inthe19thcenturyC.rightafterWorldWarID.atatimenotmentionedinthepassage22.Bleriotwaswellknownasapitonbecause____.A.hewasunusuallybraveB.hewasquiterichC.hehadmanygoodideasaboutaeroplanedesignD.hehadhadafewaccidents23.TheflightforBleriotwas____.A.asadoneB.adangerousoneC.hisfirstoneD.aneasyone24.WhydidHubertLathamwanttoflyacrosstheChannel?A.Hethoughthecouldmanageiteasily.B.HewantedtobethefirstonetocrosstheChannel.C.Heknewheonlyhadayeartolive.D.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinflying.425.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Lathambecameapilotonthedoctor’sadvice.B.Hewastoldhecouldliveanotheryear.C.Hisplanehadsometrouble.D.Hewassavedbyaboatwhenhisplanewassinking.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannotenjoy.Theyareinclosecontact(接触)withnature.Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones.ownscandogs.Theybreathefresh