《大学英语四》习题三答案

1、大学英语四(ModelTest3)一、社交英语CommunicativeEnglish（本大题共10小题，每题2分，共20分）1Howareyou，Bob一BTedAHowareyouBImfineThankyouCHowdoyoudoDNicetomeetyou2ThanksforyourhelpAAMypleasureBNevermindCQuiterightDDontthankme3一HelloImHarryPotter一Hello，mynameisCharlesGreen，butCAcallmyCharlesBcallmeatCharlesCcallmeCharlesDcallChar

2、lesme4一Paul，AOh，thatsmyfather!Andbeside，himmymotherAwhatisthepersonoverthereBwhostalkingoverthereCwhataretheydoingDwhichisthat5一Hi，Tom，howseverythingwithyouB，andhowareyouADontmentionitCThanksBHmm,nottoobadDPrettyfast6一Thatsabeautifuldressyouhaveon!AAOh，thanksIgotityesterdayBSorry，itstoocheapCYoucanh

3、aveitDSeeyoulater7一WhydidntyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterdayDAExcusememyfriendsentmeaflowerBFineInevergotobirthdaypartiesCHahaIdontlikebirthdaypartiesDSorrybutmywifehadacaraccident8Hiwelcomeback!HadanicetripAAOhfantastic!FreshairandsunshineeverydayBComeonIvegotlotsoffunCBythewayIdontlikeSaturdaysDWe

4、llIlllookforwardtoyourphonecall9Haventseenyouforages!WhatareyoubusydoingnowDDIamworkingparttimeinabookshopyouknow10MarilynImafraidIhavetobeleavingnowBAThatsoundswonderfulCNotata11BOhsoearlyDGoodluck!二、词汇语法VocabularyandGrammar（本大题共15小题，每题2分，共30分）11.Wouldyoulikesomething_B_A.drinkB.todrinkC.drinkingD.

5、fordrinking12.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket_A_thedesert.A.coveringB.coveredC.coverD.tocover_D_isthepopulationofParisA.HowmanyB.HowmuchC.HowD.What14.Asthebusiestwomanthere,shemade_D_herdutytolookafteralltheotherpeoplesaffairsinthattown.A.thisB.thatC.oneD.it15.Itwasgetting_C_,hehadtostopt

6、ohavearest.A.verydarkerB.darkanddarkC.darkeranddarkerD.darkestanddarkest16.Thisovercoatcost_B_.Whatsmore,theyare_smallforme.A.verymuch;veryB.toomuch;muchtooC.muchtoo;toomuchD.verymuch;toomuch17.ThefilmbroughtthehoursbacktomeAIwastakengoodcareofinthatremotevillage.A.whenB.whereC.thatD.until18.Didthem

7、edicinemakeyoufeelbetterNo.Themore_B_,_Ifeel.A.medicineItake;andtheworseB.medicineItake;theworseC.Itakemedicine;theworseD.Itakemedicine;worse19.Itisnotuntilyouhavelostyourhealth_D_youknowitsvalue.A.untilB.whenC.whatD.that20.ItshightimethathesettleddowninthecountryandBanewlife.A.startB.startedC.start

8、ingD.tostart21IwontmaketheB_mistakenexttime.A.likeB.sameC.nearD.similar22.-Thebabyishungry.-ButthereAs_milkinthebottle.A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afew23.-_B_isyourgirlfriendlike-Sheisverykindandgood-lookingA.HowB.WhatC.WhichD.Who24.-Shehastwobestfriends.-_D_ofthemisinthecountry.A.AllB.BothC.NooneD.Neit

9、her25.You_B_buysomereferencebookswhenyougotothecollege.A.couldB.willhavetoC.musttoD.might三、阅读理解ReadingComprehension本大题共15小题，每题2分，共30分Passage1Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknownisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpres

10、sthoughtandfeelings,actions,andthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociation

11、s-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpress

12、thesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscar

13、efullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.(239words)26.Theoriginoflanguageis_D_A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret.C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer.D.aproblemnotyetsolved.27.Whatistrueaboutwords_C_A.Theyareusedttoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendow

14、nC.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.28.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir_D_.A.propertiesB.characteristicsC.peculiarityD.representativefunction29.By“association”,theauthormeansB_.A.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemind.C.anappearancewhichispuzzling.D.astrangefeature.Whichofthefollowingstateme

15、ntsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue_A_Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.Hecanmovementotears.D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.Passage2Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.DoyouknowwhathedidonedayWhenhewantedtostealthebellonhisneighborsdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdofthe

16、bellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink,Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea.Ah,Illputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwontbeabletohearthenoise.Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbor,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepul

17、ledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighborcamerunningout.StealmybellIllteachyoualesson,theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighborfoundouthewasstealingthebell.Whydidhecomeoutjustthenhew

18、ondered.31.Thethiefwastryingtogethisneighborsdoorbell.AA.TB.F32.ThethiefputsomecottoninhisearssoasnottohearanythingA.A.TB.F33.Theneighborranoutprobablybecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen.AA.TB.F34.Theneighborhitthethieftopunishhimforstealing.AA.TB.F35.Thethiefthoughttheneighborcouldnthearthenoise

19、ofthebell.AA.TB.FPassage3IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecomein.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocantwaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.Actually,soa

20、psaremorethanacollegefavorite;theyreayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasvery

21、differentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeopleslives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperac

22、haracter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.36.Whatissoapopera_C_A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.C.Thedaytimeseriald

23、ramasonTV.D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.37.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage_C_A.Collegestudentviewers.B.FavoriteTVserials.C.Soapoperafans.D.College-ageviewers.Whichisnotthereasonwhythesoapoperasuddenlybecomesinaccordingtothepassage_D_Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.Becausethesoap

24、operamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage_C_Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmoreth

25、anpeopletoday.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous_B_Thepeoplesfavortowarddramaworkshasbeenchangedforalongtime.Thepeoplesfavortowarddramaworkschangesalongwiththetimes.Th

26、epeoplesfavortowarddramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.Thepeoplesfavorhaschangedthedramaworks.四、完形填空Cloze（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分)Homesicknessisverycommonamongstudentsawayfromhomeeventhosewhohadpreviouslybeenawayatovernightcamportraveledfaraway.Thereisadifferencebetweenbeingawayfromhomefor8weeksandbeinggon

27、efor8months.Thereisalsoadifferencebetween41homeforawhile(knowingyouwillbegoingback)andleaving42(knowingyoumayneverreturn).Feelinghomesickdoesnotmakeyoulessmatureormeanyouarenotreadytobe43.Ifyoufeelhomesick,talktoyourfriendsatschoolaboutit.44theyarefeelingthesameway.45familyandfriendsbackhome,butmakesureyou46newrelationshipsatschool.Ifyourhomesicknessdoesnot47anddoesnotseemtobege