大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage

大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage1OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrankandoccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon'twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon'tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus__________.A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theychoosewordstoocarefullyC.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords__________.A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreetingB.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreetingC.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreetingD.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah”.B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.4.TheAmericanslikeothers'praisebutifinapoliteway__________.A.theydon'tknowwhattosayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasyC.theydon'twanttoreplyD.bothAandB5.Thepassageindicatesthat__________.A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.以上5题的参考答案CACDBPassage2Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective(主观的):itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse(滥用)ofpoweroverpeople.Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues(Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandself-protection.Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobrightredshowanincreaseinbreath,inheartbeatandinbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolonBecauseofitsexcitingmeaning,redischosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause__________.A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvaluesB.generalhistoryonlyfocusesonpoliticsC.arthistorygivesusaninsight(洞察力)intotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplaceD.generalhistoryconcernsonlyreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology2.Artissubjectiveinthat__________.A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughitB.itonlyreflectspeople'sangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblemsC.itcaneasilyarousepeople'sangerabouttrekgovernmentD.artistswereorarereligious,whoreflectonlythereligiousaspectofthesociety3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inhistorybookspoliticalviewsofpeopleareentirelypresented.B.FranciscoGoyaexpressedhisreligiousbeliefinhispaintingTheThirdofMay,1808.C.IntheMiddleEast,youcanhardlyfindanimalorhumanfiguresonpalacesorotherbuildings.D.ForcenturiesinEurope,paintershadonlypaintedonwailsofchurchesorotherreligiousbuildings.4.Thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.A.thedevelopmentofarthistoryB.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistoryC.whatwecanlearnfromartD.theinfluenceo