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大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage
大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage1
OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.
ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrankandoccupation.
However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon'twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.
Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon'tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.
1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus__________.
A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theychoosewordstoocarefully
C.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan
2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords__________.
A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting
B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting
C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting
D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah”.
B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.
C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.
D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.
4.TheAmericanslikeothers'praisebutifinapoliteway__________.
A.theydon'tknowwhattosayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy
C.theydon'twanttoreplyD.bothAandB
5.Thepassageindicatesthat__________.
A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.
B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.
C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.
D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.
以上5题的参考答案CACDB
Passage2
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.
Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective（主观的）:
itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse（滥用）ofpoweroverpeople.
Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues（Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandself-protection.
Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobrightredshowanincreaseinbreath,inheartbeatandinbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolonBecauseofitsexcitingmeaning,redischosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.
1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause__________.
A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvalues
B.generalhistoryonlyfocusesonpolitics
C.arthistorygivesusaninsight（洞察力）intotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace
D.generalhistoryconcernsonlyreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology
2.Artissubjectiveinthat__________.
A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit
B.itonlyreflectspeople'sangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems
C.itcaneasilyarousepeople'sangerabouttrekgovernment
D.artistswereorarereligious,whoreflectonlythereligiousaspectofthesociety
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Inhistorybookspoliticalviewsofpeopleareentirelypresented.
B.FranciscoGoyaexpressedhisreligiousbeliefinhispaintingTheThirdofMay,1808.
C.IntheMiddleEast,youcanhardlyfindanimalorhumanfiguresonpalacesorotherbuildings.
D.ForcenturiesinEurope,paintershadonlypaintedonwailsofchurchesorotherreligiousbuildings.
4.Thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.
A.thedevelopmentofarthistory
B.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory
C.whatwecanlearnfromart
D.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory
5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.
A.Islamicartistsonlypaintimagesofplants,flowersorobjectsintheirpaintings
B.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory
C.ahistoryteachermustbequiteobjective
D.artistspaintedpeopleorstoriesfromtheBibletohidetheirpoliticalbeliefs
以上5题参考答案CACBD
Passage3
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.
Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.
Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?
1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____
A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver
B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride
C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewants
togo
D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleave
withoutpaying
2. WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____
A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels
B.providemealsforanydiners
C.providefreewineandchargeforfood
D.aremostlypoorlymanaged
3. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.
B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheir
employees.
C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.
D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthe
pay.
4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto _____
A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis
B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels
C.peoplewhoaredishonest
D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust
5.Itcanbeconcludedthat _____
A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife
B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats
C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel
D.alltheFinnsarerich
以上5题参考答案CBBCC
II.Choosefromthelistbelowonerightwordthatbestmatcheseachsentenceinmeaning.（10%）
一定参看课后练习第III题
例如：
A.pointedoutB.appliesC.deliveredD.agreeonE.differ
F.leadtoG.requestsH.statementsI.beginswithJ.investment
1.ThebookaletterfromBarbaraBush.
2.
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