大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷A

大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第1页共7页2011年8月份《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）PartIDialogueCompletion（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Directions:Inthispart,youwillreadfiveshortincompletedialogues,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.—WouldyoulikeanothersliceofChristmascake?—___________I’mfull.A.Yes,please.B.Nomore,thanks.C.Whynot?D.Nothingmore.2.—Jim,pleasedon’tputyourheadoutofthewindowonthebus.It’sdangerous!—___________.A.GoodideaC.Itdoesn’tmatterB.Sorry,Iwon’tdoitagainD.It’sgood3.—CouldIspeaktoDonWatkins,please?—___________A.I’mlistening.B.Oh,howareyou?C.Speaking,please.D.I’mDon.4.—Hello,mayItalktothedirectornow?—___________.A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan’tC.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow5.—Isitpossibleforyoutoworklatetonight?—___________.A.IlikeitB.I’lldothatC.I’dlovetoD.IthinksoPartIIReadingComprehension（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Thefirstpassageisfollowedbyfivestatements.DecidewhethereachofthestatementsisTrue(T)orFalse(F).Thesecondandthethirdpassagesarebothfollowedbyfive大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第2页共7页questionsorunfinishedstatements.TherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Passage1Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”1.Theword“intelligent”inthe1stparagraphprobablymeansbright.A.TB.F2.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.A.TB.F3.Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.TB.F4.Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.A.TB.F5.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereyoulive.A.TB.FPassage2Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers?Theansweris“no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientists,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomany大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第3页共7页questionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientist’sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfright.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,Einstein’sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.6.Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.hevarioustoolsheuses.7.“Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther...”.Theauthorsaysthistoshow_________.A.theimportanceofinformationB.theimportanceofthinkingC.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleD.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs8.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat_____________.A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionsC.canbeusedformanypurposesD.leavenoroomforimprovement9.TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate__________.A.thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscienceB.thataccuracyofmathematicsC.thattheinvestigationsareimportantinscienceD.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thetheoryofrelativity.大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第4页共7页B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.Passage3Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,