重大201302批次考试大学英语(4) A 卷

一、单项选择题 （共40题、总分40分）

1. Beautiful music, isn’t it?（B ） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 Who’s the composer? B、 Yes. It’s my favorite.

C、 So glad to hear that. D、 It’s a gift from my father.

2. Do you ever go jogging?（ C） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 Where’s jogging? B、 How do you know?

C、 I’ve tried to, but I couldn’t keep going. D、 That’s good.

3. What is this dish made of? （C ） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 By Mr. Zhang.

B、 I’d prefer vegetable.

C、 Pork cubes(丁，块) D、 For supper.

4. What are the hours of your work? （D ） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 I like it.

B、 I am busy at the moment.

C、 It is long.

D、 The working hours are from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Saturdays.

5. (D )he works hard, I don’t mind when he finished the experiment. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 As soon as B、 As well as

C、 So far as D、 So long as

6. Hello, I''d like to speak to Mark, please. （B ） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 Yes, I''m Mark. B、 This is Mark speaking.

C、 It''s me here. D、 This is me.

7. I had planned to leave Guangzhou (B ) the morning of the 20th, but

the take-off was postponed till the late afternoon because of the weather. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 in B、 on

C、 at D、 for

8. Hi, is Mary there, please? （A ） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 Hold on. I''ll get her B、 No, she isn''t here

C、 Yes, she lives here D、 Yes, what do you want

9. How can I apply for the job? （ A） (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 You may come in and get an application. B、 Yes, you can.

C、 No, you cannot. D、 It is for you only.

10. The losing candidate accepted the result of the

election C . (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 graceful B、 gracious

C、 gracefully D、 graciously

11. Staying motivated in your study can lead to success — (C ) you give

up halfway. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 only if

B、 as long as C、 unless D、 lest

12. On the morning of the test, I awoke with chills and a fever,(C ), I

took the test and got an A. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 however B、 therefore

C、 nevertheless D、 furthermore

13. I didn''t know your trouble, otherwise I ( D) you some advice. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 had given B、 would give

C、 must have given D、 would have given

14. Christopher (C ) to prove the doctors wrong. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 set up

B、 set off C、 set out

D、 set aside

15. The party, (D ) you threw for my birthday, was really wild. (本题

分数：1 分。)

A、 that B、 what

C、 when D、 which

16. We don''t need a car, (A ). (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 and neither can we afford it B、 neither we can afford it

C、 and we can neither afford it D、 neither can afford it

17. He spent the whole night thinking over (C ) Mr. Smith had said at the

meeting. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 all what B、 which

C、 all D、 that

18. The coat (A ) I bought at Parkson department store shrank two sizes

when I washed it. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 that B、 what

C、 when D、 which

19. If he needs any further information, (C ) him to me. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 refuse B、 refute

C、 refer D、 reflect

20. All the roommates welcome Mary''s suggestion that they (C ) only

English in their dormitory. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 must speak B、 would speak

C、 should speak D、 had better speak

21. It was not until recently (C ) we learned the famous film star would

marry that politician. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 when

B、 which

C、 that D、 then

22. The Robinsons have a large garden, (D ) they never have to buy

vegetables. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 because B、 but

C、 that D、 so

23. The drivers were killed in a head-on (B ) involving a number of cars

on the main road into town. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 crash B、 collision

C、 clash D、 crack

24. I took (C) of the fine weather today to play tennis. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 chance B、 opportunity

C、 advantage D、 use

25. The little cat ( B)on the ground, preparing to catch the mice. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 bent B、 laid

C、 rested D、 crawled

26. Bodybuilders use mental imaging to ( D)their physical

development. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 speed B、 face

C、 elevate D、 facilitate

27. Nature (A ) difficult condition ( ) the earth from time to time. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 imposes ? upon B、 disposes ? of

C、 deliver? to D、 contribute ? to

28. A , a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to

succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 Other things being equal B、 Were other things equal

C、 To be equal to other things D、 Other things to be equal

29. Plastic (B )in hospital make it possible for many girls to become

beautiful through medical means. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 examination B、 surgery

C、 medicine D、 injection

30. The interchange of ideas aids an understanding of group ( D). (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 energy B、 activity

C、 vigor D、 dynamics

31. There is a ( C) network of roads round the country. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 mixed

B、 difficult

C、 complex D、 confusing

32. It is (B ) that over 20 million people will come into old age in

2010. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 counted B、 estimated

C、 figured D、 calculated

33. I caught a ( A) of the driver of the gateway car, but I doubt whether

I would recognize him if I saw him again. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 glimpse B、 glance

C、 sight D、 look

34. Since the tragedies of Sept. 11th, Americans have experienced (A )

grief. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 profound B、 sound

C、 profile D、 promised

35. It'd be great if they invited us, but don't (D ) it. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 depend on B、 decide on

C、 work on D、 bet on

36. Drug (A ) will cause eternal mental damage to teenagers. (本题分

数：1 分。)

A、 use B、 abuse

C、 smuggling D、 injection

37. X-rays are also called Rontgen rays ( D)the discoveries who first put

them to use. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 in case of B、 in view of

C、 in place of D、 in honor of

38. The reporter managed to get a(n) (B ) interview with the Prime

Minister. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 inclusive B、 exclusive

C、 impressive D、 executive

39. With the booming internet subscribers, ( C) in the information

technology finally paid off. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 invest B、 investigation

C、 investment D、 debt

40. Nowadays people tend to live in rural areas while work in

(B )areas. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 suburban B、 urban

C、 subway D、 way

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二、阅读理解单项选择题 （共4题、总分40分） 1. Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to

the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will

listen and understand –- he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.

What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.

Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.

If one painter chooses to paint gangrenous leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something—all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us. (本题分数：10 分。)

(1). It is hard to explain what a painter is saying because___C____

（2 分）

A、

most painters do not express themselves well

B、 a painter uses unusual words and phrases

D、

C、 a painter

uses shapes and colors instead of words

many painters do not say anything

(2). An artist’s choice of shapes and colors indicates that he believes them to be __D__ （2 分）

A、 meaningful in themselves a reflection of his experiences

B、merely beautiful

C、

D、worth looking at

(3). The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice

of subject __B___.

（2 分）

A、

carries a message to the public

B、only provides interesting patterns

C、has no

pattern of form

D、 teaches the public important truths

(4). The writer says that contemporary art contains __C____.

（2 分）

A、nothing but meaningless patterns aspects of the world meaning

B、 uninteresting

C、subjects chosen partly for their

D、completely meaningless subjects

(5). The passage implied that_____D____.

（2 分）

A、A painting is more easily understood than a symphony color public

B、Art is merely the arranging of shape and C、Every artist tries to say something to the D、 One must look beyond shape and color to find what

the artist is saying

2. At dawn on January 17, 1995, the city of Kobe was rocked by

earthquake tremors. The worst tremors reach 7.2 on the Richter scale. Kobe is Japan's sixth largest city. It is also one of the world's largest ports. Within minutes, Kobe was a disaster area.

How bad was the damage? The earthquake was the worst to hit Japan in 72 years. There were more than 6,000 people dead. More than 35,000 were injured, and nearly 310,000 were left homeless. Some 75,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Total damage was estimated at $90 billion.

Were the Japanese prepared for earthquakes? They thought they were. They were expecting a big earthquake to strike one of their major cities. But they did not know when, where, or how big the earthquake would be. Architects and engineers believed they had designed earthquake-proof buildings, transportation, and public services. Kobe's few minutes of earth tremors shattered that belief.

What did people learn from the Kobe earthquake? What happened in Kobe suggests that earthquake hazard was not taken seriously enough. Some people believe that more can be done to reduce damage. They propose the following. More work should be put into

quake-proofing buildings. Walls should be built to protect towns on the coast from large waves. Providers of emergency services must be better trained and better prepared. Citizens must be better educated on what to do when an earthquake strikes. The major barrier to doing more is cost. Japan finds itself trying balance the cost against the risk of a strong earthquake. (本题分数：10 分。)

(1). Which sentence best tells what this passage says? B

（2 分）

A、Cities can be made earthquake proof. done to reduce the damage of earthquake always cause serious damage

B、More can be C、Earthquakes

D、 Nothing can be done to

reduce the damage of earthquake

(2). How many people died in the Kobe earthquake? A

（2 分）

A、More than 6,000 310000

B、At least 100,000 C、Nearly

D、 75,000

(3). What is the major difficulty in doing more to reduce the

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