大学英语B4.doc

1、大学英语B4一、交际英语1、- May I speak to Dr. Brown?- _A：Yes, he is not in at the moment. B：No, you cant.C：Yes, this is Brown speaking. D：Sorry, speaking.答案： C2、- I have passed the maths exam!- _. Congratulations!A：SorryB：Come onC：Well doneD：Bad luck答案： C3、-Can you help clean the window?-_. A：Id like thatB：Sur

2、e, go aheadC：Sorry, but I have to meet my uncleD：Its none of my business答案： C4、- Why didnt you come to my birthday party yesterday?- _A：Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.B：Fine, I never go to birthday parties.C：Haha, I like swimming.D：Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.答案： D5、- Thats a beauti

3、ful dress you have on!- _ A：Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday.B：Sorry, its too cheap.C：Hey you can have it.D：See you later.答案： A二、阅读理解1、All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.Sports change with the season. People play different gam

4、es in winter and summer.Games and sports often grow out of peoples work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread a

5、round the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundre

6、d years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a persons character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride an

7、d to lose with grace.(1)、According to this passage we know that people began to play about one hundred years ago.A：TB：F答案： B(2)、The writer didnt tell us in this passage that basketball was invented in America.A：TB：F答案： A(3)、People all over the world enjoy sports because sports are interesting. A：TB：

8、F答案： B(4)、From this passage we can see that according to the author sports and games are significant to our life in many respects.A：TB：F答案： A(5)、The writers attitude towards sports is positive.A：TB：F答案： A2、Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or sch

9、ools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one

10、 can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer

11、 evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with thos

12、e who have shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they ha

13、d to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.(1)、Which of the following statements is NO

14、T true?_A：People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B：People who work in London prefer to live in the country.C：Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.D：Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.答案： B(2)、With the same mo

15、ney _, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.A：getting a small flat with a gardenB：having a small flat with a gardenC：renting a small flat without a gardenD：buying a small flat without a garden答案： C(3)、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one _ has been rewarded.A：living in

16、 the countryB： having spent time working in the garden C： having a garden of his ownD：having been digging, planting and watering 答案： B(4)、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _ if they had to live outside London. A：their life was meaninglessB： their life was invaluableC：they d

17、idnt deserve a happy lifeD：they were not worthy of their happy life答案： A(5)、The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _. A：deal withB：do away withC：escape fromD：prevent from答案： C三、词汇与语法1、Who else, _ Mary, took part in the English speech contest?A：besides B：additionalC：except

18、D：without答案： A2、There _ a book and some magazines on the desk.A：isB：areC：haveD：has答案： A3、On _ side of the street there are some trees.A：both B：either C：every D：all 答案： B4、A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him_to the door.A：hurrying B：hurried C：hurry D：to hurry 答案： C5、Therefore, other things _ equ

19、al, the number of workers that employers want decreases.A：is B：are C：being D：having答案： C四、完型填空Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library. He keeps _1_ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches

20、 well. His students worship（崇拜）him very much.Mike, Mr. Clarkes little son, is only nine. He _2_ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some qusetions. Mr. Clarke always thinks hes too _3_ to understand him and chooses the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not pleased with that.

21、One day Mike read _4_ about the lights and was interested in it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him _5_ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know more than sons!“The boy thought for a while and said,

22、 “I dont think so!“(1)、 A：a fewB：listeningC：alsoD：youngE：something答案： B(2)、 A：a fewB：listeningC：alsoD：youngE：something答案： C(3)、 A：a fewB：listeningC：alsoD：youngE：something答案： D(4)、 A：a fewB：listeningC：alsoD：youngE：something答案： E(5)、 A：a fewB：listeningC：alsoD：youngE：something答案： A五、英译汉(1)、In Foreign L

23、anguages Department，a checking machine is used to correct the students test papers.(2)、He was too tired to go on reading.(3)、Riding bicycles can save energy.(4)、Im going to run for the bus as soon as the bell rings.六、写作Instructions:建议你在 30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。My Favorite Season内容需包括以下方面：1说明自己最喜欢的季节；2陈述喜欢这一季节的原因，可以描写这一季节的景色，或是记述在这一季节最让人难忘的经历。