四川大学网络教育学院大学英语(四)模拟测试题

1四川大学网络教育学院《大学英语(四)》模拟测试题TestOneⅠ.UseofEnglish（20%）Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletedialogues.ForeachdialoguetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheOneanswerthatbestcompletesthedialogue.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.—Hi,Sam,Ithinkyoudidagoodjob.—_______.A.ThankyouB.Don’tmentionitC.NotatallD.Ididitquitebadly2.—Couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothenearestbusstop?—_______.A.It’snotsureB.OfcoursenotC.It’sontherightcornerjustaheadD.That’sallright3.—CouldIborrowyourCDofEnglishsongs?—_______.A.No,IamnotavailableB.I’msorry.It’snotathandnowC.It’sverykindofyouD.Thankyouverymuch4.—Hello,mayItalktothemanagerabouttheprice?—.A.Sorry,heisoutatthemomentB.No,youcan’tC.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow5.—Helpyourselftothesteak,Jim.—_______.A.Sorry,I’vehadenoughB.Thankyou,MaryC.Yes.Butitisn’tcookedwellD.Helpyourselftoit,too6.—CanIhelpyouwiththeheavybox?—.A.No,no.IcantakeitmyselfB.ThankyouC.Sorry,youcan’tD.No,I’mallright7.—Welldone.Congratulationsonyoursuccess.—.A.ThankyouverymuchB.Oh,no,noC.No,Ididn’tdoverywellD.Sorry,Icouldn’tanybetter8.—Haveyouanyorangesandapple?—_______.A.Yes,madam,onthesecondshelfoverthereB.TheorangeareverycheapC.Youlikeapples,don’tyou?D.Ofcourse,wehavesomefruits29.—Whatabouthavingadinnerwithmyfamily?—_______.A.No,Idon’twanttogo.B.Iwon’ttellyou.C.I’dloveto,butI’mgoingtoalectureD.Oh,itiswell10.—Itwaswrongofmetoloseyourbook.—_______.A.It’sOKwithmeB.That’srightC.NevermindD.Idon’tcareⅡ.ReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike“hewentpaleandbegantotremble”suggestthatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,“heopenedhiseyeswide”isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike“theystretchedouttheirtongues!”“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturemean.B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.D.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’sgesturesreallymeansometimes.12.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause_______.A.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlyB.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionsC.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretationsD.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions13.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat_______.A.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsB.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingsC.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures3D.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings14.Inthesameculture,people_______.A.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelingsB.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsC.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingD.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings15.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe_______.A.GesturesB.FeelingsC.GesturesandFeelingsD.CultureandUnderstandingPassage2WhywasBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesV.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtobeimportantfordefense.CardinalRichelieuturneditintoaprison.Itwasnotanordinaryprisontopunishcommoncrimes.ItshugedoorsclosedonlyonenemiesoftheKing.TheBastille’sworkingsweresecret.Prisonersweretakentoitinclosedvehicles.Soldiersonguarddutyhadtostandwiththeirfacestothewall.Notalkingwasallowed.Worstofall,aprisonerneverknowifhewouldbethereaday,ayear,orforever.OnlytheKing’slettercouldsethimfree.OvertheyearsthenumberofarrestsbyKing’sletterhadbecomefewer.Bythetimeofitsfall,mostoftheprisonerswerewriterswhohadwrittenagainstthecorruptionsofthegovernment.Voltaire,thefamousFrenchwriter,spentayeartherein1717～1718,andanother12daysin1726.Forthosewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking,theBastillestoodforeverythingevil.Thedayitwascaptured,onlysevenprisonerswerefoundinside.Still,theBastillewashatedbythepeople.ItwasasymboloftheKing’scompletepower.16.TheBastillehadbeenaprison.A.sincethetimeofCharlesVB.since1370C.beforetheseventeenthcenturyD.sincethetimeofCardinalRichelieu17.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?A.Anyonewhodidsometh