大学英语A 4

 

一、阅读理解

1、What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

Parents should also be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as "That was a very clever thing you did" or "You are such a smart child".

 

(1)、The words "intelligent" and "brilliant" in the first paragraph mean ______ while "dull" in the second paragraph means ______.

  A：bright and splendid...slow in thinking and understanding

  B：pretty and handsome...ordinary-looking

  C：great and important...common

  D：hopeful and helpful...careless

答案： A

(2)、According to the context we can guess that a genius is ______ while an idiot is ______.

  A：a normal person...a funny person

  B：a strong person...a weak person

  C：a highly intelligent person...a foolish or weak-minded person

  D：a famous person...an ordinary person

答案： C

(3)、A person ______ is more likely to become a genius.

  A：whose parents are clever

  B：who often thinks about difficult problems

  C：who are often helped by his parents and teachers

  D：who are born with a good brain and putting it to active use

答案： D

(4)、It is better for parents ______.

  A：to praise and encourage their children more often

  B：to be hard on their children

  C：to leave their children along with nothing to do

  D：to give their children as much help as possible

答案： A

(5)、Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

  A：Parents play an important part in their children's growth.

  B：The less you use your mind the duller you may become.

  C：Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.

  D：Parents should always encourage their children.

答案： C

2、Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to provide as their behavior can sometimes be irritating. If they get excited or upset then they may become more difficult to look after. Although sometimes it can be extremely difficult, it is best to be patient and not to get upset yourself. You should always encourage old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when necessary.

Failing memory makes it difficult for the person to recall all the basic kinds of information we take for granted. The obvious way to help in this situation is to supply the information that is missing and help them make sense of what is going on. You must use every opportunity to provide information but remember to keep it simple and straightforward.

"Good morning, Mum. This is Fiona, your daughter. It is eight o'clock, so if you get up now, we can have breakfast downstairs."

When the elderly person makes confused statements，e.g. about going out to his or her old employment or visiting a dead relative, correct in a calm matter-of-fact fashion: "You don't work in the office any more. You are retired now. Will you come and help me with the dishes?"

    We rely heavily on the information provided by signposts, clocks, calendars and newspapers. These assist us to organize and direct our behavior. Confused old people need these aids all the time to compensate for their poor memory. Encourage them to use reminder boards or diaries for important coming events and label the contents of different cupboards and drawers. Many other aids such as information cards, old photos, scrap books, and addresses or shopping list could help in individual case.

(1)、Why can't we always keep calm in front of old people?

  A：Because old people sometimes annoy us.

  B：Because old people sometimes don't understand us.

  C：Because we are sometimes in a bad mood.

  D：Because we are sometimes in a hurry.

答案： A

(2)、What happens to elderly people's memory according to the passage?

  A：Their memory becomes worse and recalls basic things as granted.

  B：Their memory becomes worse and can't remember basic things.

  C：They can't remember their failures.

  D：They can only remember past failures.

答案： B

(3)、Paragraph 3 gives an example illustrating ______.

  A：how to provide simple, direct information

  B：a daughter's care for her mother

  C：a daughter's duty to her mother

  D：the right procedure of helping the old

答案： A

(4)、Why are old people encouraged to use diaries?

  A：Because diaries can replace reminder boarders.

  B：Because diaries are simple to use.

  C：Because diaries help make up for poor memory.

  D：Because diaries can label the contents of cupboards.

答案： C

(5)、What is the main idea of the passage?

  A：What happens to old people with failing memory.

  B：How to help old people with failing memory.

  C：Why old people have poor memory.

  D：How to improve bad memory.

答案： B

       

二、词汇与语法

1、As the work became more familiar, his _______ toward school changed from dislike to great enthusiasm.

  A：position                 

  B：attitude        

  C：manner              

  D：action

答案： B

2、______ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them.　

  A：Wherever

  B：Whatever

  C：However

  D：Whenever

答案： B

3、A letter to the president exposed the corruption of some managers in his firm; ______ they got fired.

  A：constantly

  B：consequently

  C：thereafter

  D：nevertheless

答案： B

4、By Saturday, I _______ here for three weeks.

  A：will be working         

  B：will have worked

  C：will work                  

  D：work

答案： B

5、All things ____, the planned trip will have to be called off.

  A：considered

  B：be considered

  C：considering

  D：having considered

答案： A

6、Not only _______ our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.

  A：we lost

  B：lost we

  C：we did lose

  D：did we lose  

答案： D

7、 People _________ a new festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.

  A：invented

  B：produced

  C：manufactured

  D：created

答案： D

8、The key to _________ laws lies in devotion and responsibility of the staff concerned.

  A：enriching

  B：enrolling

  C：enlarging

  D：enforcing

答案： D

9、__________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain.

  A：As low as

  B：As soon as

  C：As much as

  D：As far as

答案： D

10、Scarcely had the car stopped ________ the cell phone began to ring.

  A：than

  B：when

  C：after

  D：before

答案： B

       

三、完型填空

In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words   1   which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the   2   of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use   3   we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade（惯用手段） of all who   4   the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people   5   and are not the exclusive right of a limited class.

      6  , our language comprises a multitude of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings   7   to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first   8   with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal conversation of   9   educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the   10   between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

(1)、

  A：at

  B：by

  C：with

  D：through

答案： C

(2)、

  A：members

  B：relatives

  C：mates

  D：fellows

答案： A

(3)、

  A：despite

  B：even if

  C：since

  D：as well as

答案： B

(4)、

  A：say

  B：apply

  C：practise

  D：speak

答案： D

(5)、

  A：at least

  B：at most

  C：at large

  D：at best

答案： C

(6)、

  A：As a matter of fact

  B：In short

  C：In general

  D：On the other hand

答案： D

(7)、

  A：know

  B：are known

  C：are knowing

  D：knowing

答案： B

(8)、

  A：encounter

  B：approach

  C：acquaintance

  D：experience

答案： C

(9)、

  A：highly

  B：deeply

  C：greatly

  D：mainly

答案： A

(10)、

  A：contradiction

  B：discrepancy

  C：similarity

  D：distinction

答案： D

       

四、汉译英

(1)、你能帮我安装一下这个软件吗？（set up）

(2)、自从上月与经理的面试以后，玛丽一直在焦急地等待着来自公司方面的结果。

(3)、我有很多爱好，其中之一就是集邮。

(4)、正是由于他在面试中表现不错，他才获得了这份工作。

       

五、写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

 

Directions:You are to write an essay on the topic"Will Computers Replace Us?" You should base your essay on the outline below.

1．计算机在工作中的表现。

2．计算机是否将取代人类。

3．你的理由