大学英语（4）（本）阶段练习一
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
1. For further information, contact us by _____ following E-mail address.
A) one B) a C) the D) /
2. _____ food and equipment was kept in that cave during the war time.
A) Quite a few B) A great deal of
C) Large quantities D) A large/great number of
3. By 1990, production in the area is expected to double _____ of 1980.
A) that B) one C) it D) what
4. From his _____ voice on the phone I know everything is going under way.
A) satisfactory B) satisfying C) satisfied D) satisfactory
5. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors rose _____ 27%.
A) by B) for C) to D) in
6. _____ the thick trees, the bitter wind would have blown the house into pieces.
A) But for B) Due to C) Except for D) Thanks for
7. Until then, his family _____ from him for six months.
A) didn’t hear B) hasn’t heard
C) hasn’t been hearing D) hadn’t heard
8. If the local peasants hadn’t given the soldiers clothes and food, they _____ of cold and hunger.
A) would B) will die C) would be dead D) would have died
9. I don’t allow _____ here and I don’t allow any of you _____ anywhere.
A) gambling… to gamble B) to gamble…gambling
C) gambling… gambling D) to gamble… to gamble
10. Having been ill in bed for nearly a month, he had a hard time _____ the exam.
A) pass B) to pass C) passed D) passing
11. Those naughty boys were caught _____ flowers in the garden again.
A) to steal B) stealing C) to have stolen D) having stolen
12. No more complaints, _____ you will be dismissed from this company.
A) so B) then C) and D) or
13. Linda was walking in the street ____ she noticed a thief stealing from an old lady.
A) while B) when C) as D) which
14. The ______ is just around the corner and you won't miss it.
A) bicycle's shop B) bicycle shop
C) bicycles shop D) bicycles' shop
15. Mr. John was busy, _____he could not come.
A) but B) therefore C) and D) nor
16. Wu Dong was ______tired that he couldn't keep his eyes open.
A) too B) much C) such D) so
17. I paid _____for the new book.
A) half pound B) one pound and half
C) one and a half pounds D) one and half a pound
18. While _____ for the bus at the bus station, I met an old friend of mine whom I haven't seen for 10 years.
A) being waited B) waiting
C) having waited D) waited
19. Don't forget ______ your umbrella with you. It might rain in the evening.
A) taking B) taken C) to take D) to be taking
20. Jenny is learning Japanese. _____ her brother.
A) So is B) So does C) Nor is D) Nor does
21. Please tell me the main idea _____ you have already gone through the whole paragraph.
A) so B) before C) since D) while
22. _____ the receiver of the telephone than it rang again.
A) I had put down no sooner B) I had no sooner put down
C) No sooner have I put down D) No sooner I put down
23. Jiuzhaigou Valley is so beautiful that it is worth _____.
A) you to visit B) visiting
C) for you to visit D) for your visiting
24. _____ to have a good mastery of the English language.
A) I take three years B) It takes me three years
C) Three years take me D) Three years taking me
25. Mary found it hard _____ the latest development in fashion.
A) to keep up with B) keep up
C) keeping up with D) keep up with
26. You’ll have to be _____ with my mother—she’s going rather deaf.
A) patient B) popular C) bound D) disappointed
27. I object _____ the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.
A) with B) for C) to D) in
28. There have been many _____ in their marriage but they still love each other.
A) right and wrong B) back and forth
C) ups and downs D) right and left
29. We've missed the last bus. I'm afraid we have no _____ but to take a taxi.
A) way B) choice C) possibility D) selection
30. The committee was _____ mainly of teachers and parents.
A) comprised B) constituted C) consisted D) composed
31. Fortunately, Jack was only slightly injured in the traffic ____.
A) incident B) event C) case D) accident
32. In order to achieve the final success, we must _____ our disputes and unite as one.
A) lay down B) lay off C) lay aside D) lay up
33. You should take the medicine after you read the ______.
A) lines B) words C) instructions D) suggestions
34. It has been ten years since the Labour Party came into _____ in that country.
A) control B) force C) power D) charge
35. Why he did it will remain a _____ for ever.
A) strange B) pass C) public D) puzzle
Part II Use of English
1. - Good morning, John . How are you doing?
- _________
A) I'm pleased. B) Good night.
C) Not so bad. And you? D) How do you do?
2. - Good-bye for now.
- _________
A) The same to you. B) That's OK.
C) See you. D) Long time no see.
3. - Thanks for your help.
- ____________
A) My pleasure. B) Never mind.
C) Quite right. D) Don’t thank me.
4. - Hello, I’m Harry Potter.
- Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ____________.
A) call my Charles B) call me at Charles
C) call me Charles D) call Charles me
5. - How do I get to the cinema?
- _________
A) It's very far. B) Yes, there is a cinema near here.
C) It's well known. D) Go down this street and turn left.
6. - Do you like to play basketball?
- _________
A) Perhaps. B) No. Xiaowang does not like it.
C) I am crazy about it. D) I am pleased about it.
7. - Excuse me, I'm afraid you've overcharged me.
- ________________
A) Oh, really? B) That's all right.
C) That's fine. D) You're welcome.
8. - I doubt whether the Chinese Football Team can win the game this time.
- ____________________.
A) That's true B) It's hard to say
C) I like the team D) I don't believe it
9. Mr. Carol is not in. Can I take a message?
__________________________________.
A) Well, I’d prefer to call later. B) You’d better not.
C) Thank you all the same. D) That’s all right.
10. - Good afternoon. Can I help you?
- _________
A) No. I don't think so.
B) Thank you.
C) I need to buy a birthday present for my son.
D) Yes. I think so
Part III Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Mr. Young ran his own business and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she often tried to get him to take a vacation. At last she managed to persuade him to do so, and she hoped that he would be able to enjoy his vacation without any disturbance, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband's secretary. She said to her, \"My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens, please don't bother him with telegrams and letters about business problems while we are away. Just wait till we get back.\"
After Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, Mr. Young received a letter from his secretary which said, \"Something terrible happened to your business, but I'm not going to bother you with it while you are enjoying your vacation.\"
1. Mr. Young was the owner of a private business.
A) T B) F
2. Mrs. Young worried about her husband's business.
A) T B) F
3. Mrs. Young was afraid that her husband's vacation might be spoilt.
A) T B) F
4. The secretary didn't explain in her letter what had happened to Mr.Young's business, because she didn't want to spoil Mr. Young's vacation.
A) T B) F
5. You can learn from the story that Mr. Young had a stupid secretary.
A) T B) F
Passage Two
After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.
It all began a year ago when Albert returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend \"Bingo\". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert neglected his duty, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to bribe him to get into
his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep Bingo supplied with that in the end he had to move somewhere else.
6. Albert lived there for many years.
A) T B) F
7. Albert was moving because he did not like the place.
A) T B) F
8. Albert and the dog became friends a year ago.
A) T B) F
9. The dog visited Albert every day because it wanted the chocolate.
A) T B) F
10. Albert \"had to bribe him\" means he had to take care of him.
A) T B) F
Passage Three
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy
people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing \"the right thing.\" Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, \"You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true.\" It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and
fulfilling life.
11. What does the author try to prove by citing \"what kind of impression am I making?\" (Para. 1)______
A) Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.
B) People's shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions.
C) It's natural that shy people don't believe other's compliments.
D) Shy people think they are different from others.
12. According to the writer, self-awareness is _____.
A) a good quality
B) the cause of unhappiness
C) harmful to people
D) a weak point of shy people
13. That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is ______.
A) good B) unreal C) very reasonable D) harmful
14. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? _____
A) Shyness helps us to develop our potential
B) Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better
C) Shyness can block our chances for a rich life
D) Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem
15. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _____.
A) should find more of their weakness
B) should understand themselves in the right way
C) had better ignore their weakness
D) can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
Passage Four
What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is \"no\". It is not the tools a scientist
uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
The scientist's knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the Theory of Relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einstein's ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.
16. What makes a scientist according to the passage? _____
A) The tools he uses.
B) The way he uses his tools.
C) His ways of learning.
D) The various tools he uses.
17. The underlined part in the passage shows_____.
A) the importance of information
B) the importance of thinking
C) the difference between scientists and ordinary people
D) the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs.
18. A sound scientific theory should be one that _____.
A) works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other times
B) does not allow any changes even under different conditions
C) can be used for many purposes
D) leave no room for improvement
19. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate _____.
A) that measurements are keys to success in science
B) that accuracy of mathematics
C) that investigations are important in science
D) that the mathematical calculations may test his investigations
20. What is the main idea of the passage? _____
A) The theory of relativity.
B) Exactness is the core of science.
C) Scientists are different from ordinary people.
D) Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.
Part IV Cloze
Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, __1__ backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.
Many of us think __2__ stress as something that other people impose on us.
We often complain about how other people put us __3__ pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take __4__ more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to __5__ our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.
1. A) of B) under C) accept D) from 2. A) of B) under C) accept D) from 3. A) of B) under C) accept D) from 4. A) of B) under C) accept D) from 5. A) of B) under C) accept D) from Part V Translation
1. This box can hold more books than that one.
2. I'm going to buy a monthly ticket tomorrow.
3. I'm very much eager to improve my oral English.
4. There is something urgent for you to do right now.
E) on
E) on
E) on
E) on
E) on
5. The price of gasoline will come down in Chinese market.
6. I think the picture shows us how fruit is necessary to life.
Part VII Sample Writing
About Doing Physical Exercise 关于体育锻炼
Physical exercise is very important to a happy life. There is a famous saying: \"Life lies on exercise.\" Although you will not necessarily die without regular physical exercises, they' II certainly help you live longer and more healthily.
Exercise is good for us to build up our bodies and improve our health. It lets the heart beat faster than usual, and then helps enlarge the blood vessels to protect us from heart attacks. Exercise can also contribute to the development of our ability to response quickly. For example, playing table-tennis can make you respond faster.
In a word, exercise is helpful, important and necessary.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Mobile Phone 手机的优点和缺点
Like everything else, mobile phones have both favorable and unfavorable aspects.
First, it’s useful. As a wireless mobile telephone, it’s easy and handy to call
wherever one goes and call the one however far away he is. Second, it’s convenient. Whenever one meets trouble or something urgent, one can make a call immediately.
However, the mobile phone also has many disadvantages. First, it’s expensive to buy and costly to pay the bills. Second, it’s also easy to lose and costly to get it repaired. Third, it’s alleged the microwaves in it might do harm to people\" s health. I believe its advantages will far outweigh disadvantages soon.
Key to One
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
1-5 CBACA 6-10 ADDAD 11-15 BDBBB 16-20 DCBCA
21-25 CBBBA 26-30 ACCBD 31-35 DCCCD
Part II Use of English
1-5 CCACD 6-10 CABAC
Part III Reading Comprehension
1-5 ABAAA 6-10 BBAAB 11-15 BABCB 16-20 BCACD
Part IV Cloze
1-5 DABEC
Part V Translation
1.这个箱子比那个箱子能装更多的书。
2.我想明天买张月票。
3.我非常渴望改进我的英语口语。
4.有件急事要你立即去做。
5.中国市场上的汽油价将会下降。
6.我想这幅图是告诉我们水果对生活是不可缺的。
Part VI Sample Writing
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