新编英语教程4测试卷

ⅠVocabulary(10)GuessthemeaningofthefollowingwordsbymatchingeachwordinColumnAwiththewordorphraseinColumnBthatissimilarinmeaning.AB1.CloningA.marriedpair,husbandandwife2.CoupleB.producingananimalorplantartificiallyinalaboratoryfromthecellsofanotheranimalorplantwiththeresultthatitisidenticaltotheoriginal3.Habitation4.Appreciate5.LustC.apersonwhoisnottrainedinaparticularsubjectortypeofworkD.verystrong,obsessivedesireE.Appearance,seeminglikeness6.SemblanceF.Understandfully7.Giggledisbelief)G.raiseone’sshouldersslightly(oftentoexpressnotknowingorcaring;hereitmayexpress8.LaymenH.aplacetolive.9.ShrugI.thought,oftendeepandserious10.ReflectionJ.Laugh,notheartily,butofteninaratherembarrassedway.Answers:1_______2______3_____4______5______6______7_______8______9______10________Ⅱ.MultipleChoiceQuestions.(10)()11.Withitsexpensivefurniturecarefullychosenandplaced,hisroomlooksquite________.A.convenientB.elegantC.comfortingD.luxurious()12.Leavingyourdoorunlockedinacitylikethisis_______fire.A.playingoffB.playingwithC.puttingoffD.copingwith()13.Cars______infrontofthepubliclibrary.A.mustn’tbeparkedB.don’thavetobeparkedC.mightnotbeparkedD.shouldn’tbeparked()14.Thewritergotadeferredpassfor_______todrawtheinterestingstructureoftheplantscells.A.failingB.beingfailedC.havingfailedD.failed()15.Wehadbeenwaitingattherailwaystationfornearlyanhourbecausethetrainwas______bythefogwhichwasasthickaspea-soupA.heldupB.heldoutC.heldonD.heldback()16.BeinganadvancedstudentofEnglish,youshouldbeableto______yourselffreelyinEnglish.A.expressiveB.expressionismC.expressionlessD.express()17.Nooneisso________asthepoormanwhoissuddenlylucky,”saidthebeggar.A.generousB.modestC.thoughtfulD.stern()18.Thedoctoristheonlypersonwhowillreallyhelpyou._________,hewilleventreatyoufreeofcharge.A.ThoughB.SoC.AsamatteroffactD.However()19.Iwantedtogohomebutmysister_____ongoingtoseeafilm.A.persistedB.insistedC.resistedD.argued()20.Althoughonlyof______intelligence,hehasbeatenallhisrivalsinthepearlbuyingbusiness.A.mediumB.averageC.middleD.littleIII.Translation(20)A.TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromChineseintoEnglish.21.我连汽车都不会开，更不用说开飞机了。22.这个大收藏家声称，他的藏品里有几幅价值连城的画，无人买得起。23.校长斩钉截铁地说，无论是教师、学生还是领导，这些校章校规对每个人都适用，无一例外。24.新来的教练给我们留下的最为深刻的印象是他那高度的责任感、敏锐的洞察力和自然的幽默感。25.村民们不时会看到那个老渔夫坐在一块大岩石上，凝视着远处的小岛，沉浸在对往事的回忆之中，嘴角上偶尔露出一丝苦笑。B.TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishintoChinese.26.Beforepantinglittleboyscouldstrangleoutthewords,theirmothersknewit.27.Infacttheirdifferenceoutweightheirsimilarities.TheArcticiscloselyhemmedinbythepopulatedlandmassesofEurope,AmericaandAsia;theAntarcticincontrastisinsplendidisolation,dividedfromthenearestlandbyvastreachesofthemosttempestuousseasonearth.28.Foracomposer,tobeofanyvalue,musthavehisownpersonality.Itmaybeofgreaterorlesserimportance,butinthecaseofsignificantmusic,itwillalwaysmirrorthatpersonality.29.“Iwillcertainlygiveyouahandwhenyouareindifficulty,youngman,”wasthenextlineinthemelodrama.30.Iwonderiftheyaremoreoftenrightthanwrong.FormyownpartIfindthatthelongerIknowthepeoplethemoretheypuzzleme.IV.Cloze(15Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks)Dr.PatrickChristopherSteptoewasamedicalrevolutionary.OnJuly25,1978,the65-year-old__31____deliveredtheworld’sfirst“_32______”,ahealthy5-lb,12-ozgirlnamedLouiseJoyBrown____33_______inalabdish______34__theeggandspermofaworking-classcouplewhohad__35___foryearstohaveachild,Louiseseemedas____36__asanybodyin2,000years.Theastonishing___37____broughtinstantcelebritytoSteptoeaswellas____38___.TheRomanCatholicChurchandotherreligiousgroupsdenounceditasplayingGod.Butthedebate______39___asitbecameclearthatthe____40___newworldofbabymakingthatSteptoehad__41_____wasprovidingadesperately___42_____service.Todaysuchartificially_43_________pregnanciesarecommonplaceandareonlyoneofmany__44______availabletowould-beparents.These_45_____aresettingthestageforstillmoreunsettlingspectaclestocome,suchashumancloning.()31A.physicianB.surgeonC.obstetrician()32A.test-babyB.tube-babyC.testing-tubebaby()33A.conceiveB.conceivingC.conceivedD.conceivableD.practitionerD.test-tubebaby()34A.atB.throughC.byD.from()35A.workedB.triedC.attemptedD.managed()36A.miraculousB.mysteriousC.magicalD.splendid()37A.adventureB.actionC.behaviorsD.feat()38A.attackB.criticismC.sufferingD.nuisance()39A.fadedB.disappearedC.haltedD.stopped()40A.boldB.courageousC.daringD.brave()41A.conductedB.ledtoC.showedD.usheredin()42A.foundB.expectedC.soughtD.applied()43A.supportedB.providedC.suppliedD.assisted()44A.selectionsB.optionsC.chancesD.decisions()45A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.creationsD.innovationsV.Readingcomprehensions.(30)ATherehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears，anditisassumedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld'sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.LondonLondon'sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,theThamesBarrier(水闸)hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatofflooding，butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About21yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16hospitals，anairportand80billionworthofpropertyinLondon'sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbedisastrous.ParisOverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2008，morethan11400—mainlyelderlypeople—diedinFrancefromdehydration(脱水)andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinadeadlyheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity(强度)areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050,sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveairconditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashorttermsolution,astheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions.InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding“FlowerTower”，whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalairconditioner.ShanghaiShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.Anestimated250,000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofwork,placingextrademandsonenergyconsumption.Chinareliesheavilyoncoalfiredpowerstations,buttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesand,inturn,warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.()46.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisastersB.BigDisastersintheFutureC.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisastersD.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters()47.WhatproblemshouldbesettlednowinLondon?A.Howtoprotectthecity'sproperty.B.Wheretobuilditsflooddefences.C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefences.()48.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan'tsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo.B.Havingairconditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.C.Forbiddingthecitytobuild“FlowerTower”．D.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.()49.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare________.A.increasingpopulationandcoalfiredpowerstationsB.risingsealevelsandtyphoonsC.extremelyhightemperatureandrisingsealevelsD.extrademandsonenergyconsumptionandtyphoons()50.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A.totellushowtoprotectthebigcitiesB.togiveadviceonhowtodefendnaturaldisastersC.toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwavesD.towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcitiesBTimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork—heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous.”Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire.”Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,“asareminder”．Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedon.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalooksee.“Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbish.”saysLinda.Thebooks—reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialists,andDollywoodboardmembers—includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative：“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.”TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie.”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”()51．WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.()52．WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.Writebooksforchildren.D.Retirefrombeingateacher.()53．Accordingtothetext,DollyPartonis________.A.awellknownsurgeonB.amotherofafouryearoldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer()54.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.Toavoidsigninguponline.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.()55.WhatcanwelearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.CItisunderstoodthataballadisasongthattellsastory,butafolksongisnotsoeasilydefined.Aballedisafolksong,butafolksongisnotaballaduntilittellsastory.Folksong,thenhasincludedmanykindsofmusic.Forexample,asailor’ssongoftheseaisafolksong.Theblues,atypeofjazzpopularinNewOrleans,maybeafolksong.Infact,therearefolksongsforeveryjob.“HomeontheRange”showshowapopularsongmaybecomeafolksong.Itwasfirstpickedupasafolksongin1910byJohnLomaxinSanAntonio,Texas.Lomaxheardthesongfromanoldmanwhohadbeenacookmanyyearsbefore.ThesongwasknownallovertheMidwest;thoughtitdidnotcometonationalattentionuntiltheearly1930s.By1947“HomeontheRange”wassopopularthatitbecametheofficialstatesongofKansas.56.Afolksongisalsoaballadwhenit___.A.tellsastoryB.issungbyworkersC.makesthelistenersfeelsadD.coversmanykindsofmusic57.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisnotalwaysafolksong?A.AballadB.Asailor’ssongC.AstatesongD.Agoatherd’ssong.58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrueofafolksong?A.ItispassedonorallyB.IthasdifferentformsC.ItmaytalkaboutworkD.Itisfoundonlyinthewesternstates59.Theauthorusestheexampleof“HomeontheRange”toshowthatfolksongs___.A.alwaystellsastoryB.arebasedonwrittenformsC.maycomefrompopularsongsD.havebecomestatesongs20.Themaintopicofthepassageisthe___.A.differentkindsoffolksongsB.developmentofpopularmusicC.definitionofaballadD.importanceoffolksongsinAmericanlifeDWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed-abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming(把……按能力分班)pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyseandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvanced