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英语四1答案
SHANDONGUNIVERSITYCOLLEGEENGLISHTEST
FORNON-ENGLISHMAJORSOFCONTINUINGEDUCATION
(本科第4册)
I.VocabularyandStructure(15%)
Thereare30questionsinthispart.Foreachofthequestions,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEthatbestanswersthequestion.
1.Theoldmanputmeatintotheovento_____fordinner.
A.bakeB.scorchC.roastD.heat
2._______disturbingher,thenewshadastrangelycalmingeffect.
A.WhileB.NeverthelessC.HoweverD.Insteadof
3.Fewwouldquestiontheimpacttechnologyhashadoneducation.
A.doubtB.challengeC.askquestionsD.complain
4.InstantMessengerisaprogramthatenablesfriendstoe-mailsimultaneously.
A.urgentlyB.fromtimetotimeC.immediatelyD.atthesametime
5.__________betterorworse,EnglandandFrancewereconnectedbytheChannelTunnelin1994.
A.WhileB.AsC.WithD.For
6.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentotap_______technology’sabilitytoimprovelearning.
A.toB.intoC.ofD.of
7.Theyslaughteredus.
A.killedB.botheredC.destroyedthewillofD.defeatedcompletely
8.Humanwillisindomitable.
A.dominatingB.prevailingC.unconquerableD.yielding
9.Warrencoaxedthegirlsawayfromtheirmother______apromiseoficecreamandassuredRebekahoftheirreturnthenextday.
A.withB.ofC.onD.up
10.Theoldladywasterrified_____crossingsuchabusyroad.
A.ofB.offC.outD.upon
11.Thebankclerk______thecounterfeitmoney.
A.pickedB.tuckedC.lickedD.spotted
12.Therewerefortypeopleinthebus,______thedriver.
A.measuringB.countingC.calculatingD.reckoning
13.The______Americanfamilytodayhastwoorthreechildren.
A.meanB.averageC.levelD.casual
14.Thosewhohaveworkedforthirtyyearsfortheschoolshouldbegiven______inthisyear’ssalaryrise.
A.priorityB.seniorityC.majorityD.clarity
15.Mostofthethingsthecaptainhas_______sofarhaveworkedout.
A.saidB.demandedC.suggestedD.ordered
16.He______therighttoenterthebuildingwhenhewished.
A.maintainedB.declaredC.statedD.claimed
17.Theearlypioneershadto_______manyhardshipstosettleonthenewland.
A.goalongwith B.gobackon C.gothrough D.gointo
18.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds_______hisarguments infavor ofthenewtheory.
A.tobebasedon B.tobaseon C.whichtobaseon D.onwhichtobase
19.You_______himsoclosely;youshouldhavekeptyourdistance.
A.shouldn’tfollow B.mustn’tfollow
C.couldn’thavebeenfollowing D.shouldn’thavebeenfollowing
20.Inthe_______oftheprojectnotbeingasuccess,theinvestorsstandtoloseup to$30million.
A.face B.time C.event D.course
21.Thefiremenactedquicklybecauseliveswere_______.
A.atstakeB.indespairC.outofconditionD.outofdanger
22.Techniquesto_____theenergyofthesunarebeingdeveloped.
A.harnessB.convertC.receiveD.store
23.Iwarnedhimtokeepthematter______.
A.confidentialB.privateC.safeD.personal
24.Theexpectedgrowthinhappinessisvitiatedbytheeffectofincreasesinaspiration_____tohigherincome.
A.downB.onC.dueD.up
25.Hispredictionindicatedthetriumphofmaterialwants_____humanity.
A.overB.againstC.toD.on
26.Thereisa(n)______needforenvironmentalprotectioninindustrializedareasofthiscountry.
A.pressedB.impressiveC.pressingD.necessary
27.Hesawthe_______ofhisfaceinthemirror.
A.imageB.pictureC.portraitD.drawing
28.The_____ofthesleepytownwasshatteredbyatremendousexplosion.
A.senilityB.serenityC.seniorityD.scarcity
29.Hewasabsent______themeeting.
A.atB.onC.fromD.at
30.Thisdrugindustryisdevoted______promotingthehealthindexofagedpeople.
A.toB.withC.atD.upon
II.Cloze(10%)
Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.
Hediscoveredfromthetimetablethatthetrainwas__(31)___intwentyminutes.Edgarsettledhimselfintoa(32),worriedincasewhenpeoplesawhimtheywouldallwonder_(33)___achildlikehimwasmakingatrainjourneyalone.Hesighedwith__(34)___whenatlastheheardthefirstsoundofthetrainandthensawitroarin—thetrain__(35)___wastotakehimoutintotheworld.
Asheclimbed__(36)____henoticedhisticketwassecond-class.He__(37)___alwaystraveledfirst-classbeforeandagainhefeltthateverythinghadchanged.Thereweredifferenceshehadnever__(38)____before.His__(39)___companionswerenot__(40)___thoseheusuallymet.SomeItalianworkmenwithhardhandsandroughvoicessatopposite,__(41)__spadesandshovels,andlookedoutwithdull,blankexpressions.Theyhadbeenworkingto__(42)_money,Edgar__(43)__,buthecouldnotimaginehowmuchitcouldbe.Hebecame__(44)__forthefirsttimethathewasaccustomedasamatterofcoursetoanairofcomfortableeaseinhis(45),andtherewassomuchheknewnothingabout.
Edgarbegantoseemanythingsfromthatnarrowcompartmentwithitswindowstothe(46)world.He__(47)__outofthewindowwithneweyes.Anditseemedtohimthathesaweverythinginitsproperlightforthefirsttime.
Housesfledbyas__(48)__blownawaybythewind,andthismadehimthinkaboutthepeoplewholivedinthem.Werethey__(49)__orpoor?
Happyormiserable?
Didthey__(50)__,ashedid,toknoweverything?
31.A.closeB.aroundC.dueD.down
32.A.districtB.cornerC.quarterD.area
33.A.whyB.whatC.whereD.which
34.A.relationB.relianceC.relapseD.relief
35.A.itB.whatC.thatD.this
36.A.boardB.aboardC.broadenedD.abroad
37.A.hadB.wouldC.hasD.should
38.A.lookedB.notedC.watchedD.seen
39.A.tripB.voyageC.travelingD.journey
40.A.asB.alikeC.forD.like
41.A.holdingB.graspingC.settingD.missing
42.A.holdB.grabC.earnD.obtain
43.A.noticedB.thoughtC.sawD.sought
44.A.cleverB.tenseC.sleepyD.aware
45.A.lifeB.worldC.careerD.work
46.A.outerB.outsideC.innerD.inside
47.A.lookedB.sawC.peepedD.watched
48.A.likeB.howeverC.yetD.though
49.A.luckyB.happyC.richD.fortunate
50.A.strongB.shortC.lengthyD.long
III.ReadingComprehension(40%)
Thereare4passagesinthispart.EachpassageisfollowedbysomeTrue-FalsequestionsorMultiple-Choicequestions.ChooseamongA,B,C,andDorbetweenTandFtoanswereachquestion.
Passage1
Tobaccowasfirstusedbythepeopleofpre-ColumbianAmericas.NativeAmericansapparentlycultivatedtheplantandsmokeditinpipesformedicinalandceremonialpurposes.
ChristopherColumbusbroughtafewtobaccoleavesandseedswithhimbacktoEurope,butmostEuropeansdidn’tgettheirfirsttasteoftobaccountilthemid-16thcentury,whenadventurersanddiplomatslikeFrance’sJeanNicot—forwhomnicotineisnamed—begantopopularizeitsuse.TobaccowasintroducedtoFrancein1556,Portugalin1558,Spainin1559,andEnglandin1565.
ThefirstsuccessfulcommercialcropwascultivatedinVirginiain1612byEnglishmanJohnRolfe.Withinsevenyears,itwasthecolony’slargestexport.Overthenexttwocenturies,thegrowthoftobaccoasacashcropfueledthedemandinNorthAmericaforslavelabor.
Atfirst,tobaccowasproducedmainlyforpipe-smoking,chewing,andsnuff.Cigarsdidn’tbecomepopularuntiltheearly1800s.Cigarettes,whichhadbeenaroundincrudeformsincetheearly1600s,didn’tbecomewidelypopularintheUnitedStatesuntilafterthecivilwar,withthespreadof“Bright”tobacco,auniquelycuredyellowleafgrowninVirginiaandNorthCarolina.Cigarettesalessurgedagainwiththeintroductionofthe“WhiteBurley”tobaccoleafandtheinventionofthefirstpracticalcigarette-makingmachine,sponsoredbytobaccobaronJamesBuchanan“Buck”Duke,inthelate1880s.
Thenegativehealtheffectsoftobaccowerenotinitiallyknown;infact,mostearlyEuropeanphysicianssubscribedtotheNativeAmericanbeliefthattobaccocanbeaneffectivemedicine.
Bytheearly20thcentury,withthegrowthincigarettesmoking,articlesaddressingthehealtheffectsofsmokingbegantoappearinscientificandmedicaljournals.In1930,researchersinCologne,Germany,madeastatisticalcorrelationbetweencancerandsmoking.Eightyearslater,Dr.RaymondPearlofJohnsHopkinsUniversityreportedthatsmokersdonotliveaslongasnon-smokers.By1944,theAmericancancersocietybegantowarnaboutpossibleilleffectsofsmoking,althoughitadmittedthat“nodefiniteevidenceexists”linkingsmokingandlungcancer.
Astatisticalcorrelationbetweensmokingandcancerhadbeendemonstrated;butnocausalrelationshiphadbeenshown.Moreimportantly,thegeneralpublicknewlittleofthegrowingbodyofstatistics.
Thatchangedin1952,whenReader’sDigestpublishedanarticledetailingthedangersofsmoking.Theeffectofthearticlewasenormous:
similarreportsbeganappearinginotherperiodicals,andthesmokingpublicbegantotakenotice.Thefollowingyear,cigarettesalesdeclinedforthefirsttimeinovertwodecades.
Thetobaccoindustryrespondedswiftly.By1954themajorU.S.tobaccocompanieshadformedtheTobaccoIndustryResearchCounciltocounterthegrowinghealthconcerns.WithcounselfromTIRC,tobaccocompaniesbegan