1、大学英语4 期末复习资料大学英语4 期末复习资料大学英语4 期末复习资料 第一部分：词汇和结构 1. Don?t be so _. I?m trying as fast as I can. A. patient B. impatient C. impatienceD. patience 2. A committee will be selected to _ the new leader. A. chosenB. chose C. chooseD. chance 3. Jane had loved Jim all her life and she was so sad when he _. A
2、. passed downB. passed by C. passed awayD. passed out 4. Jack gave copies of the report to all those present and suggested that they _ its contents. A. read and digestedB. reading and digesting C. be read and be digestedD. read and digest 5. We?ve finally fixed _ a new place to hold the housewarming
3、 party. A. atB. in C. onD. with 6. Ware reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only _. A. need mendsB. needs be mended C. needs to mendD. needs mending 7. My job _ me with the opportunity to meet new people every day. A. is providedB. provided C. was provided D. provides 8. If they _ too heavily
4、from others?published work, they could see. A. have drawnB. draw C. had drawnD. drew 9. The _ of rice in the Asian city is very high. A. eatB. useC. costD. consumption 10. Thankfully she did not persist _ pursuing her mad idea. A. inB. onC. withD. to 11. The sun heats the earth, _ is very important
5、to living things. A. that B. what C. which D. where 12. If the man _ succeed, he must work as hard as he can. A. willB. is to C. is going toD. should 13. Ancient Greece is the _ of western civilization. A. origin B. source C. placeD. sources 14. Please stop _. It cannot help the situation. A. to sho
6、utB. shoutingC. to speakD. speaking 15. The big man has always been eating on the go, _ he has got stomachache. A. so B. however C. as D. because 16. Let me _ the case carefully before I draw a conclusion. A. look up B. look into C. look after D. look out 17. He, as well as I, _ a student. A. beB. a
7、m C. areD. is 18. She _ her success to hard word and strong will. A. ownsB. givesC. owes D. regards 19. Mr. Smith _ a most important part in the development of our city. A. tookB. hadC. playedD. made 20. I?d rather stay at home than _ a walk. A. takingB. to takeC. takeD. to be taking 21. Do you mind
8、 if I take a couple of hours off this afternoon? . A. Never mind.B. Ok, but what for? C. Yes, please help yourself. D. Yes, but I don?t care. 22. Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John . A. Thank you very much B. No, no, John is not bad C. Thank you. He is fineD. Don?t say that 23., he wo
9、uld have been the top student in the class. A. If he worked hard B. If he had worked hard D. Working hard C. If he was working hard 24. It is often more difficult to find trained men than for scientific research. A. getting financial support B. to getting financial support C. to get financial suppor
10、t D. in getting financial support 25. We should give the seat to is old or sick. A. whom B. whoeverC. who D. whose 26. I demand that Jone _ there at once. A. went B. to goC. go D. going 27. The last train _, I have to wait until tomorrow. A. gone B. has goneC. had gone D. having gone 28. It is quite
11、 clear _ the whole plan is a total failure. A. what B. thatC. who D. which 29. Weather permitting, the sports meeting _ on Friday. A. hold B. heldC. be held D. will be held 30. The bus arrived late the heavy snow. A. because ofB. except C. because D. owing Answer: 1. B2. C3. C4. D 5. C 6. D7. D8. C
12、9. 21. D10. A 11. C12. B13. A14. B15. A16. B 17. D 18. C19. C20. C B 22.C 23.B24.C25. C 26.C27.D 28. B 29.D 30. A 第二部分：阅读理解 Passage 1 I was 15 when I walked into McCarley Bookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, the owner of the bookstore,
13、asked me if I would like a job. I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during summers for minimum wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I worked at many other jobs afterwards: I made coffee in the student union during college. I made ma
14、ps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying. One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had and found other books we could order. She left the shop less worried and I?ve always remembered the pride I felt in having hel
15、ped her. Years later, as a television reporter, I heard about a poor child who was born with his fingers of the left hand linked together. His family could not afford the corrective surgery, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his left hand in his pocket. I persuaded my boss to let me do the story on
16、 TV. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgery for free. I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” I was overjoyed and filled with a strong sense of reward. A
17、t McCarley Bookstore, I always felt I was working for the customers, not just for the store. Today it?s the same. NBC news pays me the salary. But I feel that I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world. My working experience in McCarley Bookstore helped me find a good sense of the
18、world, and most importantly, it helped me find a good sense of myself. 1. How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore? A.He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance. B.He had always wanted to have a job in that bookstore and he succeeded. C.He liked reading books, so tried to get
19、 a job there. D.He did not go to school, so he looked for a job when he was 15. 2. According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because _. A.he only had to work after school and got good wages B.it helped him understand the world and himself C.it helped him
20、pay for his freshman year of college D.he did not feel that he was working for the store 3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was _. A.worried about her B.less worried about her C.unable to forget her D. proud of himself 4. The author decided to help the poor b
21、oy by _. A.persuading his boss to do the story on TV B.persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV C.asking a doctor to perform the operation for free D.visiting the boy in the recovery room after the operation 5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in
22、 the bookstore is _. A.it gives him salary B.it makes him feel excited C.it helps people make sense of the world D.it enables him to work (Key: 1. A2. B3. D4. B5. C) Passage 2 Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100.
23、Scandinavia - which now makes a great deal of the world?s paper - did not begin to make it until 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Paper-making is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa. Some of the wood used in the British
24、 paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway. One tree is needed for every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses up over a thousand trees a day. All over the
25、 world, trees are being cut down faster than they are being planted, so there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of next century. When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of paper is used for books and new
26、spaper, etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses. 1. Where was paper invented? A. In China. B. In southern Europe. C. I
27、n Scandinavia.D. In Britain. 2. Scandinavia began to make paper _. A. in 1100 B. in 1400 C. in 1500 D. in the first century 3. Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need _. A. half a tree B. one tree C. two treesD. more than one tree 4. All over the world, trees are being cut down
28、 _ than they are being planted. A. more slowlyB. much faster C. much more slowly D. faster 5. The latest things made of paper are _. A. chairs B. tables C. clothes D. houses (Key: 1. A2. C3. B 4. D 5. D) Passage 3 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people,
29、but I also explain that there?s a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases they are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You?ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private
30、 and poor-paying affair. Only a few writers were kissed by fortune, however there are thousands more whose work is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no proposals at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York department building. I didn?t even care that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a good writer. After a year I still hadn?t got a break and b
