聊城大学《大学英语四》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语四》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete2、—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying3、I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a4、—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must5、Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so6、Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto7、Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what8、—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting9、Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly10、—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AForcingwaitersandwaitressestosurviveontipsfromcustomersratherthannormalwagesisapointless,crude,anduniqueAmericancustomthat,inthepastseveralyears,ahandfulofprogressiverestaurantownershaveattemptedtodoawaywith.DannyMeyer,CEOofUnionSquareHospitalityGroup,isabouttojointheirranksandhasannouncedthatheplanstograduallystoptippingatthecompany’s13restaurants.What,exactly,iswrongwithtipping?AsBrianPalmerhasexplained,moreorlessit’severything.Tostart,leavingawaiter’spayinthehandsofcustomershasafeelingofclassism(阶级歧视)．Andintheory,handingrestaurantcustomersthepowertotipisatleastsupposedtomotivatebetterservice.Thisfailsinpracticebecausehumansturnouttobeprettyarbitrary(随意的)abouttheirtippingbehavior.Researchhasshownthattheamountdinerstiphasverylittletodowiththeirlevelofsatisfaction.Allofthisdoesn’tencouragewaitersandwaitressestodoanythingbutturnoverasmanytablesaspossible.Tippingisalsoveryunfairtokitchenstaff.Thelawallowsrestaurantstodividetipsbetweenfront-of-the-houseworkerslikewaiters,hosts,hostesses,andbartenders(调酒师),butnotcooks.Thiscreatesasysteminwhichthepeopleservingthefoodinarestaurantcanearnmorethanthepeoplepreparingit．OneofthemostfascinatingpartsofMeyer’smoveisthat,unlikesomerestaurantownerswhohavetakenananti-tippingstand,hewon’tsimplyaddastandardextrachargetodiners’bills.Rather,UnionSquareHospitalityGroupmeanstoraisemenupricesenoughtofullycoverthecostofameal.IfMeyermanagestomoveawayfromtippingatallwithouthurtinghisprofits,itwouldalmostcertainlysetthestageforotherstofollowsuit.1、What’sDannyMeyer’sattitudetowardsstoppingtipping?A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Tippingmaydisturbtherestaurants’management.B．Tippingwillguaranteedinershighqualityservice.C．Tippingcanarousethestaff’senthusiasmforwork．D．Tippingwillbringcustomersasenseofsatisfaction.3、WhatcanweknowaboutUnionSquareHospitalitygroup?A．BrianPalmerisinchargeofitnow.B．Itscooksearnmuchmorethanitsservers.C．Restauranttippinghasbeentotallybannedthere.D．Dinerswillbechargedmoreforthedishesthere.4、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Restaurants’gettingridoftipping.B．Difficultiesthatrestaurantsarefacedwith.C．Thepopularityofno-tippingrestaurants.D．Tipsonrunningrestaurantssuccessfully.BThebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesasthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist(经济学家)JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable.In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkisoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpaceofsubstitutionofmachinesforhumansthanhasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs.Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise.Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople'sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Manypeoplethinkthatbabysittingisoneofthe1jobsforyoungpeople.Theyimagineateenagerputtingafewwell-behavedchildrentobedandthencontinuingtowatchtelevisionuntiltheparentsreturnhometohandoversomemoney.Well,Icantellyouhow2thatthoughtis.Inowworkall3onWednesdaysforaUkrainianfamilywiththreeyoungboys.Intheearlymorning,Igothereto4theoldertwowhiletheirmotherdoesherjobsortakescareofhersix-month-oldbaby.However,Iamalsothereto5theirEnglishbyteachingthemsongsandgamesinmynativelanguage.Now,fourmonthslater,Igethomeattheendoftheday6exhausted！Babysittingisnotajobforthe7ortheweak.Iexpected8childrenwhowouldbehavewellandlistentomeallthetime.9,Idon’tthinkthosekindofchildrenexistatall.Whilemytwoboysareusuallypoliteandcalm,theyare10childrenandalsoliketofight,screamandlosetheirtemperfornoreal11.Ioftenhavenoideawhytheycrytogether.Beingababysitterrequiresyoutoplayahundreddifferent12throughouttheday.IhavetobeafriendwhenIplaywiththeboys,buttheir13whenItellthemtodosomething.Whentheyhurtthemselves,Ihavetobetheir14,andwhentheyfightover15thingslikesharingtheircrayons(彩笔)，Ihavetobeanegotiator(调停者)。Whenlunchtimerollsaround,Iama(n)16topreparethemealandthenamaidasIcleanupafterlunch.Finally,inEnglish,ifsomeoneisvery17,wesaytheyhavethe“PatienceofGod”.IthinkIembody(体现)this18sometimes!Despitethe19involvedinmyjob,Iusuallydoenjoyit.WorkingwithchildrenissotiringthatIalwaysfeel20afterleavingthemwiththeirparentsattheendoftheday！1、A．hardestB．worstC．easiestD．heaviest2、A．wrongB．wonderfulC．rightD．believable3、A．morningB．afternoonC．nightD．day4、A．takeoffB．struggleagainstC．sendforD．lookafter5、A．learnB．improveC．exploreD．recognize6、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．completelyD．exactly7、A．lazyB．youngC．strongD．rich8、A．impoliteB．perfectC．tallD．noisy9、A．AmazinglyB．StrangelyC．SadlyD．Hopefully10、A．traditionalB．formalC．unusualD．ordinary11、A．purposeB．doubtC．reasonD．question12、A．jobsB．partsC．looksD．toys13、A．teacherB．gardenerC．driverD．assistant14、A．nurseB．trainerC．guideD．protector15、A．surprisingB．unimportantC．seriousD．expensive16、A．managerB．eaterC．adviserD．cook17、A．patientB．impatientC．energeticD．lucky18、A．actionB．languageC．lessonD．expression19、A．satisfactionB．exhaustionC．disagreementD．kindness20、A．frightenedB．energeticC．relaxedD．nervous第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。InChina,thehistoryofpeopleplantingandusingbamboocandatebackasfaras7000yearsAsearlyastheShangDynasty,bamboowasbeingusedinancientpeople'sdailylivesItwasusedforfood,clothing,housing,transportation,1．(music)instrumentsandevenweaponsThe2．(apply)ofbambooinscienceandtechnologyisthrillingIn251BC,LiBing,inSichuan,3．(lead)thelocalpeopleinbuildingtheDujiangWeirs,thefirstirrigationnetworkintheworld,inwhichbambooplayed4．importantroleTheworld’soldestwaterpiperwasalso5．(make)ofbambooDuringtheHanDynasty,thepeopleinSichuan6．(success)sanka1600-metre-deepwellwiththickbambooropesThistechnologydidnotspreadtoEurope7．the19thcentury,anditwasbyusingthetechnology8．theAmericansdrilledthefirstoilwellinPennsylvaniain9．InChineseculture,bambooiswell-knownas10．ofthe“fourgentlemen”inplantsTomanydistinguishedmen，bambooisasymbolofgoodnessandhonestyItisalwayscloselyrelatedtopeopleofpositivespiritsBambooculturecontributestoencouragingPeopletoholdonwhen11．(face)toughsituations第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Challengesoflifeareofgreatimportanceinourgrow.ItremindsmemydayswhenIjoinedinthemilitarytrainingafterIenteredseniorhighschool.