大连理工大学2017年8月份《大学英语4》课程考试试卷

PAGE第1页共8页大连理工大学2017年8月份《大学英语4》课程考试试卷考试形式：闭卷试卷类型：（A）注意事项：1、本考卷满分共：100分；考试时间：90分钟。2、所有试题必须答到试卷答题纸上，答到试卷上无效。3、考试结束后，考生须将试卷和试卷答题纸一并交回。学习中心______________姓名____________学号____________PartIDialogueCompletion（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Directions:Inthispart,youwillreadfiveshortincompletedialogues,eachfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.—WouldyoulikeanothersliceofChristmascake?—___________I’mfull.A.Yes,please.B.Nomore,thanks.C.Whynot?D.Nothingmore.2.—Jim,pleasedon’tputyourheadoutofthewindowonthebus.It’sdangerous!—___________.A.GoodideaC.Itdoesn’tmatterB.Sorry,Iwon’tdoitagainD.It’sgood3.—CouldIspeaktoDonWatkins,please?—___________A.I’mlistening.B.Oh,howareyou?C.Speaking,please.D.I’mDon.PAGE大工《大学英语3》课程考试试卷（A）第2页共8页4.—Hello,mayItalktothedirectornow?—___________.大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第2页共8页A.Sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan’tPAGE大工《大学英语4》课程考试试卷（B）第8页共8页C.Sorry,youcan’t D.Idon’tknow5.—Isitpossibleforyoutoworklatetonight?—___________.A.IlikeitB.I’lldothatPAGE大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第3页共8页C.I’dlovetoD.IthinksoPartIIReadingComprehension（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Thefirstpassageisfollowedbyfivestatements.DecidewhethereachofthestatementsisTrue(T)orFalse(F).Thesecondandthethirdpassagesarebothfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.TherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Passage1Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”1.Theword“intelligent”inthe1stparagraphprobablymeansbright.A.TB.F2.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.A.TB.F3.Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.TB.F4.Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.A.TB.F5.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereyoulive.A.TB.FPassage2Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers?Theansweris“no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientists,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientist’sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfright.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,Einstein’sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.6.Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.hevarioustoolsheuses.7.“Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther...”.Theauthorsaysthistoshow_________.A.theimportanceofinformationB.theimportanceofthinkingC.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleD.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs8.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat_____________.A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionsC.canbeusedformanypurposesD.leavenoroomforimprovement9.TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate__________.A.thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscienceB.thataccuracyofmathematicsC.thattheinvestigationsareimportantinscienceD.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thetheoryofrelativity.B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.Passage3Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus–anartifactofthepast.SomemaintainthatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity(明星),whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?That’shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath-suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.11.Thepassagemainlydealswith__________.A.1ifeanddeathB.heroesandheroinesC.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities12.Heroesandheroinesareusually_________.A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollowC.self-sacrificingD.alloftheabove13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth.B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous.C.One’slookcancontributetobeingfamous.D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.14.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove________.A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincessC.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince15.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon’sstatus?A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone’sstory.PartIIIVocabulary&Structure（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）Directions:Therearetwentyincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.1.Thepopulationoftheworld________still_________now.A.has;grownB.is;growingC.will;growD.is;grown2.Whynot________yourteacherforhelpwhenyoucan’tfinish_________itbyyourself?A.ask;writeB.toask;writingC.ask,writingD.asking;write3.Iliketheteacher_________classesareveryinterestingandcreative.A.whichB.whoC.whatD.whose4.—ShallItakeyoutotheshoppingmallafterwork?—No,thanks.Myfathersaidhewould_________onhiswayhome.A.lookformeB.pickmeupC.letmedownD.takeafterme5.Markisaclerk___________ajobinabookstore.A.inB.withC.toD.for6.Hadyoulistenedtothedoctor,you_________allrightnow.A.areB.wereC.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeen7.___________,Iwouldtakeanumbrellawithme.A.HadIbeenyouB.IwereyouC.WereIyouD.Ihadbeenyou8.Theboywantedtoridehisbicycleinthestreet,buthismothertoldhim___________.A.nottoB.nottodoC.notdoitD.donotdo9.Mrs.Smithwarnedherdaughter__________afterdrinking.A.nevertodriveB.toneverdriveC.neverdrivingD.neverdrive10.Withtheman__________usahead,wehadnotroublefindingthevillage.A.toguideB.guidingC.guidedD.tohaveguide11.Theboss,narrow-mindedandquick-tempered,________togetangrywhenothersdisagreewithher.A.plansB.comesC.intendsD.tends12.Itisbelievedinsportwhatreally_________isnotthewinningbuttheplaying.A.countsB.paysC.aimsD.happens13.Pleaseputasidethatissueforthetimebeingand_________yourmindsonthefollowingproblems.A.putB.placeC.turnD.focus14.Ifoundithardtokeepmy__________onmystudywithsuchanoisegoingon.A.concentrationB.attractionC.intelligenceD.interest15.Landslideshavecutoffmanyvillagesinthe__________mountainareas.A.farB.remote C.fartherD.further16.I_________roundinmyseattospeaktoher,asaresultofwhichIwasscoldedbytheteacher.A.wavedB.twistedC.overlookedD.stayed17.Afullyqualified_________canhelpdifferentpartiestoovercomelanguagebarriersandbringaboutameetingofmindslikemilkminglingwithwater.A.interpreterB.guideC.agentD.companion18.Heisasternfather,andsometimestoouncompromisingto__________thechildren’smistakes.A.excuseB.excusingC.interruptD.interrupting19.Onlyaverydelicatethermometercan_________suchtinychangesintemperatureinapreciseway.A.countB.relateC.measure D.number20.Thiscountryhasmadegreattechnologicalachievements.Recentlyit__________anothersatellite.A.firedB.shotC.launchedD.mobilizedPAGE大工《大学英语4》课程考试模拟试卷（A）第8页共8页PartIVCloze（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Directions:Therearefiveblanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefivechoicesmarkedA,B,C,DandE.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Once,akingshowedtwomenalargebasketinthegarden.Hetoldthemtofillitwithwaterfromawell.Afterthey1theirwork,heleftthem,saying,“Whenthesunisdown,Iwillcomeandseeyourwork.”Atlastoneofthemsaid,“What’stheuseofdoingthisfoolishwork?Wecan2fillthebasket.”Theothermananswered,“Thatisnoneofyourbusiness.”Thefirstmansaid,“Youmaydoasyoulike,butIamgoingtoworkat3sofoolish.”Hethrewdownhisbucketandwentaway.Theothermansaidnoword,andkeptoncarryingwater.Atlastthewellwasalmost4.Ashepouredthelastbucketofwaterintothe