第三版《大学英语》1一课一练Unit4

1、北京联合大学大学英语课程(上外教版)一课一练试卷(unit four, book one)(注：尽量釆用练习册里面的题目和知识点)part iwriting(30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。directions: for this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic internet. you should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline below:1、互联网使用的现状；2、

2、大学生是否应该使用互联网，人们的看法不同；3、我的看法。part ii reading comprehension (skimming and scanning) (15 minutes)directions; in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on answer sheet 1. for questions 1-7.choose the best answer from the four choices marked a),b),c) a

3、nd d). for questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。a new toyi was eight years old when our neighbors across the hall got a tclcvision. it was very small and very expensive, but that didn't matter. it was wonderful. everyone in the buildin

4、g came up to the fifth floor to see this latest wonder of the modern world. some people, the lucky ones, stayed for a while and got to watch a whole grogram. that was in 1948soon a lot of people got new televisions, but not us. my parents didn't like television. they didn't think it was good

5、 for children. being a good docile son, i dicing argue with them. but i did secretly watch television -at my friends' homes.by 1955 televisions weren't so expensive and they were much larger. my parents still thought television wasn't good for us, but my sisters insisted. they said we we

6、re the only people in the neighborhood who didn't have one. all their friends talked about certain programs and actors, but my sisters couldn't. their friends laughed at them, and my sisters felt wretched, very unhappy.one day, my youngest sister came from school and started to cry. she said

7、 she was never going back to school and that life without television wasrft worth living. she cried and sobbed my parents9 usual arguments only made her more inconsolable. nothing they said made her feel any bette匚 well, what could they do?the next morning, without telling us, my parents went out an

8、d got a new tv. that afternoon an antenna was put on the roof. suzanne came home from school and ran into the house"where is it? where is it?n she cried. ui know its here/" she was breathless, and her eyes were shiny with excitement.tes in the living room,n my mother said as my sister ran

9、off to look at, to admire, this beautiful thing called a television.later i asked her, "how did you know the tv was here?""the antenna now our house looks like everyone elsehshe had a wonderful smile on her face.when we were young our parents allowed us to watch tv two hours a night.

10、on, yes. and we couldnt watch until our homework was finished. but after a year or two, tv wasn't exciting or new anymore. it became just another part of our lives, like shoes or soap my parents still had fears about tv. we were going to forget how to read, they said and were not going to read b

11、ooks because watching tv was easier, they said. and tv was going to fill our minds with violence, they said. they said lots of things like that nee a day at least. i disagreed with 山cm. i thought they were old-fashioned, thinking too much of old ways and ideastoday, people still argue about the valu

12、e of tv. nobody can deny the power of tv. it has an enormous, a very powerful, influence on our lives. on the average, americans spend 30 hours a week watching tv. is this influence good or bad? this is an unanswerable question indeed: it is hard enough to measure influence; and it is even harder to

13、 decide what is good and what isn't what is good, i suppose, is that many people are concerned about tv5s in fluence and that we have the power to change what we don't like.recently i read an article in the newspaper about the people of monhegan island, 18 kilometers off the coast of maine t

14、hese people dont have electricity, and they decided, once again, that they liked it that way. only a handful people live there during the long winter, and they live without electricityby choice. electricity, they think, would make things too easy and spoil their way of life. maybe they would be more

15、 interested in staying home and watching television.1 tv was considered a miracle of the times.a. in the early 1940sb. in the late 1940s c. in the mid-1950s d. by 19552. the author didrtt argue with his parents becausea. he knew it was useless to do sob he was a good, docile sonc he didnt like telev

16、isiond. he could secretly watch tv at his friends' homes3. by the mid-1950s tv had become.a. expensiveb. old-fashionedc very populard. powerful4. the word "wretched in the third paragraph might meana. very unhappy or miserableb. frustratedc. depressingd. discouraged5 the author parents boug

17、ht a tv finally becausea. they could afford to buy itb. they didn't want their daughters to be laughed atc they didn't want their daughters to be too unhappyd. they followed the fashion6. on that unforgettable day, suzanne, the youngest daughter, was so excited that her eyes were shining wit

18、ha. disappointmentb. amazementc. tearsd. excitement7. the author parents had fears about tv for the reason that they were worried.a. the children were going to forget how to readb. the children were not going to read books because watching tv was easierc. tv was going to fill the minds of the childr

19、en with violenced. all of the above8. according to the author, today, people still argue about theof television.9. in the author's opinion, it is meaningless to say whether theof tv is bad or good since we have thepower to change what we donl like10. the author implies that the monhcgan islander

20、s don't wantnot even now一because they don't wantthe influence of television to change their way of life.part iii listening comprehension (35 minutes)section adirections: listen to five short conversations. then complete the answers to the questions you hear11.1)12. 2)13.3)14. 4)15. 5)section

21、 bdirections: listen to the recording twice. then supply the missing words to complete the following conversation. w: isn't the library in this building?m: yes. it's (16).w: is there an elevator to take us to the library?m: yes, (17). but ifs out of order (18).w: where is the stairway then?m

22、: it's (19)the elevat0匚w: oh, i see it. but there's a sign (20).it says, “wet paint".m: then you cant go to the library.w: oh, thats too bad.section cdirections: listen to the story three times and supply the missing words.pat hogan was (21)around the country in his car. one evening he

23、was (22)along a road andlooking for a small (23)when he saw an old man at the side of the (24). he stopped his car andsaid to the old man, “(25)me, i want to go to the sun hotel. do you know it?”“yes," the old man (26). fll show you the way：he (27)into pat's car, and they drove for about tw

24、elve (28) when they came to a small (29), the old man said, "stop (30)''pat (31)and (32)the house. "but this isn't a hotel/ he said to the old man.“no," the old man answered, “(33)is my house. and now fll (34)you the (35)to thehotel. (36)and (37)nine miles. (38)you ji (39)

25、the sun hotel on the (40):section ddirections: listen to the recording and choose the best answers to the questions you hea匚conversation 141. 1) a. at the grand theater.b. on market street.c by a big fountain.d. on the street42. 2) a. she's asking a man the way to a theater.b she's looking f

26、or a certain street in the city.c she's making a tour around the city.d. she，s talking to an old friend 43. 3) a. the woman is going to see a play at the grand theater tonight.b. the man doesn't know the city very well.c the woman will have to walk quite some distance until she reaches the t

27、heater. d. the woman is a stranger in the city.conversation 244. 1) a. they are talking about how to get to a korean restaurant.b. they are talking about a dinner they had at a korean restaurant.c they are planning to go to a big party in a korean restaurant.d. they are talking about where to eat th

28、is evening45. 2) a. she works in an office.b. she likes korean food.c. she's john's girlfriendd she never refuses john's invitations.46 3) a. john will not come to pick up linda because he doesn't driveb. john and linda have dinner together.c john and linda live far away from each ot

29、he匚part ivd. john and linda will get to the restaurant separately.section adirections:in this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. you are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. read the passage through carefully before m

30、aking your choices. each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. please mark the corresponding letter for each item on answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre you may not use any of the words in the hank more than once.reading comprehension (reading in depth)(25 minutes)questions

31、47 to 56 are based on the following passage.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。let us take a serious, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a 47 were accepted families might use the time for real family hour. 48 the distraction of tv, they might sit around together after dinner and actually talk to on

32、e 49 . it is well 50 that many of our problemsverything, in fact, from the 51 gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of mental illnessare 52 at least in part by failure to communicate. we do not tell each other what is 53 us. the result is emotional 54 of one kind or anothe匚 by usingthe quiet fa

33、mily hour to 55_our problems, we might get to 56 each other better, and to like each other better.a) withi) withoutb) knownj) difficultyc) proposalk) suggestd) anotherl) discusse) involvem) knowf) othern) disturbingg) distract0) causedh) generationsection bdirections: there are 2 passages in this se

34、ction each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.passage onequestions 57 to 61 are ba

35、sed on the following passage*注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。to face the musiclike every language, american english is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. our expression today is "to face the music/'when someone says, "w

36、ell, i guess fll have to face the music j it does not mean he's planning to go to the concert. it is something far less pleasant, like being called to your boss to explain why you did this and that, and why you didnt do this or that. sour music indeed, but it has to be faced at sometime or anoth

37、er, every one of us had to face the music, especially as children. we can all remember father angry voice, ui want to talk to you.” it is only that wc did not obey him. what an unpleasant business it was!the phrase “to face the music'、is familiar to every american, young and old. it is more than

38、 150 years old. and where did this expression come from? one of the explanations comes from the american novelist, james fenimore coope匚 he said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. when they got their cue （提示）to go on, they often said

39、, "well, it's time to face the music." and that is exactly what they did一facing the orchestra （交响爪队）which was just below them an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile （彳、友好"9） , especially

40、 讦 he forgot his lines. but he had to go out. if he did not, there would be no play. so the expression “to face the music comes to mean, “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you know you have no other choice：57. which of the following is closest

41、in meaning to "sour music" in paragraph 2?a. a piece of unpleasant musicb. something unpleasantc. an unpleasant deald. tough work given by the boss5& where did the expression “to face the music" probably come from?a. it came from a novel written by james fenimore cooper.b it came

42、from actors waiting to go on the stage.c it came from children who were scolded by their angry fathe匚d. it came from employees who were blamed by their boss59. which of the following is the definition of the word "wing" in “waiting in the wings to go on the stage"?a. the manner of fly

43、ingb. the dressing room in the theater.c an impatient way.d the unseen area on either side of the stage of a theater.60. according to the passage, an actor may feel nervous or even frightened on the following occasions exceptwhen.a. he is out of conditionb. he faces the orchestra which was just belo

44、w himc. he steps onto the stage in front of an audienced. he cannot remember what he should say on the stage61. in （he case of children, "facing the music， means that they have toa. take part in music lessonsb. suffer their parents9 angerc. do a tough job given by their teacher d. accept harsh

45、words from their peerspassage twoquestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。rats have head for languageresearchers in spain reported that animals, especially mammals （哺孚l动物），evolved （发展）some of the skills underlying （是"勺基） the use and development of language long be

46、fore language itself ever evolved.it is the first time that an animal other than a human or monkey has been shown to have this skill.for their study neuroscientist （神经系统科学家）juan toro and his colleagues at barcelona scientific park tested 64 adult male rates. they used dutch and japanese because thes

47、e languages were used in earlier, similar tests, and because they are very different from one another in use of words, rhythm and structure.the rats were trained to respond to either dutch or japanese using food as a reward （奖励）.then they were separated into four groups ne that heard each language s

48、poken by a native, one that heard synthesized （混合 的）speech, one that heard sentences read in either language by different speakers and a fourth that heard the languages played backwards. rats rewarded for responding to japanese did not respond to dutch and rats trained to recognize dutch did not res

49、pond to spoken japanese the rats could not tell apart japanese or dutch played backwards.results showed that rats could discriminate （区别）natural sentences when uttered by a single speaker and not when uttered by different ones, nor could they distinguish the languages when spoken by different people

50、. human newborns have the same problem, although tamarins （小绢矣）can easily tell languages apart even when spoken by different peopleit was striking to find that rats can track certain information that seems to be so important in language development in humans.the study shows which abilities that huma

51、ns use for language are shared with other animals, and which are uniquely （独特地）human. it also suggests what sorts of evolutionary precursors （前身）language might have.62. 64 adult male rats have been tested to show thata. rats can be trained to speak japanese and dutchb. rats have some of the skills p

52、otential to the use and development of languagec. rats are able to recognize a language when it is spoken by different peopled. rats can understand the words, rhythm and structure of a language63. dutch and japanese are chosen to be the test languages becausea. they were used in earlier, similar tes

53、tsb. some rats can recognize dutch and some japanesec. dutch and japanese belong to different families of language and they were used earlier in similar testsd. dutch and japanese have different words, rhythm and structure64. rats were rewarded when they.a could respond to either of the two language

54、sb. could respond to both dutch and japanesec. could tell apart japanese or dutch played backwardsd. could discriminate natural sentences spoken by different speakers65. the tests results have shown us all of the following except.a. rats can distinguish the languages spoken by a single speakerb. rat

55、s share some of the abilities for language with human beingsc. rats can track certain information which seems to be important in language development in humansd. rats can discriminate natural sentences spoken by different speakers66. the sentence 44rats rewarded for responding to japanese did not re

56、spond to dutch and rats trained to recognizedutch did not respond to spoken japanese is closest in meaning to “：a. when rats were train to respond to one of the two languages, they didnt respond to the otherb. when rats responds to japanese, they were rewarded when rats responded to dutch, they were

57、 not rewardedc. given good rewards and special training, a rat could respond to both dutch and japanesed. for rats, responding to one language is less difficult than to two languagespart vcloze(15 minutes)67. a) entertainb) entertaining68. a) certainb) some69. a) intob) out70. a) levelb) time71. a)

58、ofb) with72. a) produceb) product73. a) whenb) as74. a) asb) with75. a) turnb) grow76. a) forbiddenb) forced77. a) discovered b) recovered7& a) soundb) glance79. a) withoutb) out of80. a) takeb) need81. a) forc) entertainmentd) entertainedc) particulard) typicalc) 叩d) downc) layerd) stepc) fromd) aboutc) productiond) producingc) whiled) likec) thand) inc) getd) becomec) preventedd) allowedc) uncoveredd) coveredc) sightd) partc) withd) withinc) cos