《大学英语四》复习大纲

xx学年第一学期《大学英语四》复习大纲I.Givetherightdefinitionforeachwordgiven.(20%)1.transship2.traditional3.short-term4.injustice5.bloodpressure6.commodity7.benefit8.permanent9.appetite10.predictII.MultipleChoice.Choosetheonlyonebestanswerfromthechoicesgiventofitthemeaningofeachsentence.(30%)1.Seldom________himinthepastfiveyears.A.IhaveseenB.haveIseenC.IsawD.didIsee2.Itisbecausesheistooinexperienced________shedoesn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.A.whichB.thatC.sothatD.why3.Theyrequestedthatacontract________。A.wouldbeconcludeB.beconcludedC.wasconcludedD.conclude4.Einsteinwasoneofthegreatestscientists_________.A.whoeverlivedB.thateverlivedC.whomeverlivedD.everlived5.Hewasnot________enoughtogivetheoldwomanhisseatonthebus.A.modestB.concernedC.considerateD.moderate6.IfIhadcaughtthelasttrain,I________athomenow.A.wouldwatchTVB.wouldhavewatchedTVC.wouldbewatchingTVD.amwatchingTV7.Onlywhenthehijackershadshotoneofthepassengers_______tolandtheplane.A.thepilotagreedB.thepilotwouldagreeC.wouldthepilotagreeD.didthepilotagree8.Nonoonerhadwesatdown________wefounditwastimetogo.A.thanB.whenC.thenD.while9.Idon’tmind_______thedecisionaslongasitisnottoolate.A.youtodelaymakingB.yourdelayingmakingC.yourdelayingtomakeD.youtodelaytomake10.Itisverytimewe_________whattodonext.A.considerB.shouldconsiderC.willconsiderD.toconsider11.Thedriverbrokethetrafficrules.Hewassure________.A.tobefiningB.tobefinedC.beingfinedD.tofine12.Noneofthefoodwaswasted,________?A.wereitB.wasitC.wasitnotD.wasn’tit13.He_________$10amonthtopayforhissummerholiday.A.putasideB.putawayC.putoffD.putout14.It’sverylikelythathemayfallinlovewithoneofthem,andthereforeyoumustvisithimassoon__________.A.ashecomesB.ashewillcomeC.asheshallcomeD.hecomes15.Mrs.Londonhas_______thatsheisunabletogetajob.A.suchsmalleducationB.asuchlittleeducationC.solittleeducationD.asosmalleducationIII.Cloze.(10%)InChinaitisrelativelyusualtoaskpeopletheirage,butintheWestthisquestionisgenerallyregardedasimpolite.Thisisparticularlytrueofwomen,andevenmoresoiftheinquirerisaman.However,itisverynormaltoaskchildrentheirage,andsomeadultsmaynotmind____1___either.Infact,someelderlypeoplearequitehappytorevealtheirage,especiallyiftheyfeeltheylookyoung____2____theirage.Nevertheless,itisnotverywisetoaska(n)___3_____questionlike“Howoldareyou?”.Ifelderlypeoplewanttotalkabouttheirage,andperhapsreceiveacomplimentonhowyoungtheylook,theymayeasily____4_____thetopicthemselves,andasktheotherpersontoguesshowoldtheyare.___5_____suchaquestion,itisquiteacceptabletodiscussage_____6___.Theynormallyexpecttobecomplimentedontheiryouthfulness,thoughratherthan____7____thattheylookveryold!EventhoughWesternersdonotusuallyaskpeopledirectlyhowoldtheyare,thisdoesnot____8____thattheyarenotinterestedtoknowhowoldotherpeopleare.Theymayasksomeoneelsefortheinformation,orelsetheymaytryto___9____thetopicindirectly.Sometimesdiscussionsabouteducational___10___andthenumberofyearsofworkingexperiencemayprovidesomeclues,butthisisnotalwaysthecase.1.A.beingaskedB.askingC.toaskD.tobeasked2.A.toB.withC.forD.at3.A.openB.strangeC.impoliteD.direct4.A.bringaboutB.bringupC.bringalongD.bringto5.A.ForB.WithC.InD.On6.A.freeB.freedomC.freelyD.inafreeway7.A.beingtoldB.toldC.totellD.tobetold8.A.includeB.intendC.meanD.conclude9.A.approachB.solveC.addressD.take10.A.backgroundB.levelC.knowledgeD.experienceIV.Readingcomprehension.Readthepassagebelow,andchoosetheonlyonerightanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.(20%)Passage1Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheircombinations---thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincrease.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary(文字的)style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.1.Theoriginoflanguage_______.A.isreflectedinsoundsandletters.B.ishandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationC.datesbacktotheprehistoricperiodD.isaproblemnotyetsolved2.Accordingtothepassage,wordsare_______.A.visuallettersB.representedbysoundsC.representedeitherbysoundsorlettersD.signscalledletters3.Thepowerofwordsliesintheir_______.A.beautyB.accuracyC.combinationsD.charm4.Thesecretofawriter’ssuccessistheuseofwordsthat______.A.recalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpastB.arearrangedinacreativewayC.areasbeautifulasmusicD.agreewithcertainliterarystyle5.Theauthorofthepassageadvisesus________.A.tousewordscarefullyandaccuratelyB.nottousesillyandrudewordsC.tobecomeaslaveofwordsD.touseemotionalwordsPassage2Mostpeoplehavehadadogorwantedoneastheircompanionatsometimeintheirlives.Ifyouarethinkingofbuyingadog,however,youshouldfirstdecidewhatsortofcompanionyouneedandwhetherthedogislikelytobehappyinthesurroundingsyoucanprovide.Specialists’adviceisusefultohelpyouchoosethemostsuitablekindofdog.Butinpartthedecisiondependsoncommonsense.Differentdogswereoriginallydevelopedtoperformspecifictasks.So,ifyouwantadogtoprotectyouoryourhouse,forexample,youshouldchoosetheonethathastherightsizeandcharacteristics.Youmustalsobereadytodevoteagreatdealoftimetotrainingthedogwhenitisyoungandgiveittheexerciseitneedsthroughoutitslife,unlessyouliveinthecountrysideandcanletitrunfreely.Dogsaredemandingpets.Catslovethehouseandsoaresatisfactorywiththeirplacewherethereissecurity,butadogisloyaltoitsmasterandconsequentlywantshimtoshowproofofhisaffetion.Thebesttimetobuyababydogiswhenitisbetween6and8weeksoldsothatitcantransferitsloveforitsmothertoitsmaster.Ifbabydogshavenotestablishedarelationshipwiththehumanbeinguntiltheyareoverthreemonthsold,theirstrongrelationshipwillalwaysbewithdogs.Theyarelikelytobetooshywhentheyarebroughtoutintotheworldtobecomegoodpets.1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?__________A.Youcanalwaysgethelpfromthespecialists.B.Itiscommonsensethatisthemostimportantwhenchoosingadog.C.YoushoulddecidewhatkindofdogyouwantD.Sizeandcharacteristicsofthedogsshouldbeconsideredtoo.2.Whatismentionedasaconsiderationinbuyingadog?_________A.Thecolorofthedog.B.ThepriceofthedogC.WhetherthedogwillfittheenvironmentD.Whetherthedogwillgetalongwiththeotherpetsinthehouse.3.Whydoesthewritersayadogisamoredemandingpetthanacat?_________A.Itmustbetrainedsothatitwon’tbite.B.ItdemandsmorefoodandspaceC.Itneedsmoreloveandcare.D.Itmustbelookedaftercarefully.4.