河北科技大学大学英语四期末考试试卷

河北科技大学大学英语（四）期末考试试卷考场号：座位号：学院：原班级：分级编班：姓名：学号：PaperOne注意：此部份试题请在答题卡上作答。PartIListeningComprehension(25points,1pointeach)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A)GetsomechangefromJane.

B)Lookforapayphone.

C)Usethewoman’sphone.

D)Payforthephonecall.2.A)Atanartgallery.

B)Atabookstore.

C)Inadepartmentstore.D)Inaworkshop.3.A)Shewillhelpthemantocatchup.

B)Sheisworriedabouttheman’shealth.

C)Shehasboughtthemananup-to-datemap.

D)She’sboughtthemanapairofglassestoday.4.A)Heisgoingtogiveatalkonfishing.

B)HeiseagertomeetSusan’sparents.

C)HehasthesamehobbyasSusan’sfather.

D)Hethinksfishingisagoodwaytokilltime.5.A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.B)Shehastoturndowntheman’srequest.C)She’snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.D)Shecan’tsendthemessagerightnow.6.A)Hedidn’tgetthebookheneeded.B)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.C)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.7.A)Playataperecorder.B)Repairatypewriter.C)Takeapicture.D)Startacar.8.A)Thewomanrejectedtheman’sapology.B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman’soffer.C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.D)Themanhadhurtthewoman’sfeeling.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.

B)TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince.

C)TocallonafriendinQuebecCity.

D)ToattendaweddinginMontreal.10.A)StudythemapofQuebecProvince.

B)FindmoreaboutQuebecProvince.

C)BrushuponherFrench.

D)Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.11.A)It’smostbeautifulinsummer.

B)Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C)Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.

D)It’stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Buyatractor.B)Fixahouse.C)Seeapieceofproperty.D)Singabusinesscontract.13.A)Itisonlyfortymilesformwheretheylive.B)Itisasmallonewithatwo-bedroomhouse.C)Itwasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.D)Ithasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.14.A)Growingpotatoeswillinvolvelesslabor.B)Itssoilmaynotbeverysuitableforcorn.C)Itmaynotbebigenoughforraisingcorn.D)Raisingpotatoeswillbemoreprofitable.15.A)Finances.B)Equipment.C)Labor.D)Profits.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne16.A)Theimportanceofgoodmanners.B)Theartofsayingthankyou.C)Thesecretofstayingpretty.

D)Thedifferencebetweeneleganceandgoodmanners.17.A)Theywerewillingtospendmoremoneyonclothes.B)Theypaidmoreattentiontotheirappearance.C)Theyweremoreawareofchangesinfashion.D)Theywerenicerandgentler.18.A)Byputtingonalittlemake-up.

B)Bydecoratingourhomes.

C)Bybeingkindandgenerous.

D)Bywearingfashionableclothes.PassageTwo19.A)Ithasbeenproventobethebestpain-killer.B)Itisapossiblecureforheartdisease.C)Itcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.D)Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.20.A)Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.B)Itspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.C)Itincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.D)Itadjuststheirbloodpressure.21.A)Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.B)Itshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheoperation.C)Itwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.D)Itshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyaftertheoperation.PassageThree22.A)Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.B)Shebecameafamouseducator.C)Shebecameapublicfigure.D)Shequitdrivingaltogether.23.A)Amotorist’sspeeding.B)Herrunningastopsign.C)Herlackofdrivingexperience.D)Amotorist’sfailuretoconcentrate.24.A)Nervousandunsureofherself.B)Calmandconfidentofherself.C)Courageousandforceful.D)Distractedandreluctant.25.A)Morestricttrainingofwomendrivers.B)Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhiledriving.C)Improvedtrafficconditionsincities.D)Newregulationstoensurechildren’ssafety.PartIIReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育顶峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sSchoolofGerontology(老年学).Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw,”whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”26.“…Oldissuddenlyin”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans“__”.A)AmericahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeopleB)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopularC)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampusesD)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents27.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit.A)fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderlyC)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests28.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.29.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.30.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica’selderlypopulation__.A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareasB)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsocietyC)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscriminationD)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversitiesPassageTwoQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat’snotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(文科)universitythatdoesn’tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(人文学者)allinone.NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberalartscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile(和谐)engineeringwithliberalartscoursesincollege.Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomingthetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon’tmixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.31.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe.A)wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationalityB)intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanistC)wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollegeD)intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals32.Accordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan__.A)balanceengineeringandtheliberalartsB)receiveguidanceintheircareersC)becomenobleidealistsD)broadentheirhorizons33.Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected__.A)tohaveanexcellentacademicrecordB)tobewiseandmatureC)tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehimD)tobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevision34.Theauthor’sexperienceshowsthathewas.A)creativeB)ambitiousC)unrealisticD)irrational35.Theword“they”in“….togethertheythreatentoconfuse.”(Line3,Para.5)refersto____.A)engineeringandtheliberalartsB)realityandnobleidealsC)flexibilityandavaluesystemD)practicalityandrationalityPassageThreeQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.AlGorecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth,”asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050,theworld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrombilliontobillion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions(mainly,CO2)willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat’stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse’slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom(limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel)thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey’re“doingsomething.”ConsidertheKyotoProtocol(京都议定书).Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990),andmanysignatories(签字国)didn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2020-2021targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisaster,theonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblem,we’rehelpless.36.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?A)Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.B)Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.C)Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.D)Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.37.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstanding,whatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?A)Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.B)Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.C)Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.D)Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.38.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof.A)economicgrowthB)wastefuluseofenergyC)ThewideninggapbetweentherichandpoorD)therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology39.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,__.A)politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituationB)fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuseC)reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarmingD)internationalcooperationhascontributetosolvingenvironmentalproblems40.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A)Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.B)Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.C)ThedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughsD)PeoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarmingPartIIICloze(10points,pointeach)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.HistorianstendtotellthesamejokewhentheyaredescribinghistoryeducationinAmerica.It’stheone__41theteacherstandingintheschoolroomdoor__42__goodbyetostudentsforthesummerandcalling__43_them,“Bytheway,wewonWorldWarII”.Theproblemwiththejoke,ofcourse,isthatit’s__44_funny.Therecentsurveyson__45_illiteracy(无知)arebeginningtonumb(令人震惊):nearlyonethirdofAmerican17-year-oldscannoteven__46_whichcountriestheUnitedStates__47_againstinthatwar.Onethirdhaveno__48_whentheDeclarationofIndependencewas__49__.OnethirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly__50_theCivilWarbetween1850and1900._51_whentheygettheanswersright,someare__52_guessing.Unlikemathorscience,ignoranceofhistorycannotbe__53_connectedtolossofinternational__54_.Butitdoesaffectourfuture__55_ademocraticnationandasindividuals.The_56__newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement__57_whatiswrongwiththe__58__ofhistoryandwhatne