英语全新版四级期末测试题1.docx
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英语全新版四级期末测试题1
PartI.ReadinginDepth10%
Directions:
ThecontentofthefollowingpassageisrelatedtoUnit4inBook4.Youarerequiredtochooseonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenonthepaper.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsonthelistmorethanonce.
A.culturalB.declineC.uniqueD.submergeE.willingness
F.fellowG.mixingH.followI.historicalJ.ethnic
K.diminishL.characteristicM.mayN.freshO.should
IsAmericaonthe___1__?
OrdoweseeinAmericaanewcivilization,onethatwillnotfollow___2___precedent,butwillcontinuetogrowanddevelop?
It____3___bethatinAmericaweseeforthefirsttimeacompletelynewcivilizationthatdoesnot___4___thepathofearlierempires.Thisnewsocietyisforginga___5__wayoflookingattheworld,anewmentality.Itsessential___6___isarefusaltobediscouraged,a___7___totryagainandagainratherthanjustacceptingone’sdestiny.Itisasocietybasedonpluralism,onthe___8__ofimmigrantsfromdifferentethnicand___9___backgrounds.TheresultingcombinationofculturesgivesAmericaits___10____vitality.
PartII.ReadingComprehension40%
Directions:
Therearesomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsinthispart.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passageone
Originally,IwasborninSouthKoreaandlivedthereallmylifeuntilImarriedandmovedtoAmerica.WhilelivinginAmericaforfiveyearsnow,Ihavetriedtoadapttotherapidpaceofchangeinmylife.AlthoughIfeltworriedatfirst,IdoubtedthatIwouldfindmanydifferencesbetweenourtwocountries.Afterall,wearemuchalikeeventhoughwespeakdifferentlanguages,andhavedifferenttraditionsandcultures.Peopleinbothcountrieswearbluejeans,lovechildren,andseekfreedom.Despitethesesimilarities,Ifounditdifficulttoadjust,forsomuchwasalientome.
Whatwasmostdifficultformewaslearninganewlanguage.IdiscoveredthatAmericanEnglishcombinestheinfluenceofmanyotherlanguages,mostlyEuropeanbutmanyofthemglobal.ThelanguageisbasicallyEnglish,ofcourse,fortheEnglish,whocameoverontheMayflower,settledhereearly,andinthelargestnumbers.Ontheotherhand,theKoreanlanguagewasheavilyinfluencedbyChineseuntilabout400yearsago.ForKoreanlearnersofEnglish,thedifferentusesofnounandverbarehardtograsp,atfirst.Forexample,anEnglishspeakerwouldaskaquestionbyreversingthenounandverb,andoftenseparatingtheverb,asin“Whereareyougoing?
”However,inKorean,onewouldask,“Yougowhere?
”Learninganewlanguagewashardforme,butanessentialpartofbeginninglifeinthiswondrousland.
Next,IneededtoadjusttoAmericanfood,whichisrelativelymild,withtheexceptionofCajundishes.Generally,Koreanfoodisveryspicy,likeKimchi,whichcoversmanytypesofpickledcabbageandothervegetables:
Koreanscannotlivewithoutit,andoftenmaketheirownfromoldfamilyrecipes.Inaddition,Koreansenjoylowfat,mostlyvegetariandiets.TheAmericandiet,ontheotherhand,consistsofhigh-fat,verysaltyitems,likethefastfoodandinstantTVdinnerswhicharesopopular.Thesefoodsmayaccountforthehighratesofheartattacksandstrokes,cholesterol-cloggedveins,andfatnessamongAmericans.
Finally,KoreansandAmericanstreatmarriageverydifferently.Eventhoughwehaveenteredthetwenty-firstcentury,manyKoreanmarriagesarearrangedbymatchmakershiredbyparents.Or,parentsofmarriageablechildrenwillgettogetherandarrangetheirmarriages.Ofcourse,somemarriagescomeaboutthroughdatingjustasinAmerica—youngpeoplemeet,fallinlove,anddecidetomarry.Yet,despiteorbecauseofarrangedmarriages,theKoreandivorcerateisverylowcomparedwithAmericandivorces.ThismaybeduelargelytothestrongfamilybondsinKorea.
Ontheotherhand,youngpeopleinAmericaareallowedthegreatestfreedominchoosingtheirpartners;theybasemarriagesalmostentirelyonlove,neverthroughmatchmakers.Andaverystrongtrend,nowadays,isfortwopersonstolivetogetherforawhilebeforegettingmarried,thoughmanyneverformallymarry.
Despitethesedifferencesbetweenourcultures,I’verealizedthatKoreansandAmericanshavemuchincommon.Wetendtoseekfreedom,sharethesameexcitementatanewbirth,andwanttomakegoodfriends.Also,weplaceahighvalueonhardwork,oftenspendinglonghoursatourownbusinessesinordertosendourchildrentogoodcolleges;wewanttogivethemopportunitiesearliergenerationscouldonlydreamof.Ifwecanlearntoacceptculturaldifferencesasuniquevalues,theworldmaybemorepeaceful.Weneedtoputasideouroftenunfoundedattitudesofsuperiorityandprejudiceagainstothercultures.
11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theauthorbelievedthat_______.
A)itwouldnotbedifficulttoadjusttolifeintheUnitedStates
B)thesimilaritiesbetweenthetwocountriesweregreaterthanthedifferences
C)peopleinthetwocountrieslikedtodosimilarthings
D)itwouldberelativelyeasytoadapttotherapidchangeinherlife.
12.WhydidtheauthorfindlearningEnglishtobedifficult?
A)BecauseEnglishcombinestheinfluenceofEuropeanandAsianlanguages.
B)BecausethedifferentusesofEnglishverbsarehardtograsp.
C)Becauseleaninganewlanguageisdifficultforadults.
D)BecausetheKoreanlanguageisclosertoChinesethantoEnglish.
13.AmericanfoodisdifferentfromKoreanfoodinthatit______.
A)isgenerallyquitemild
B)causesheartattacksandstrokes
C)ismadefromoldfamilyrecipes
D)consistsoffastfoodandinstantTVdinners
14.InwhatwaydomostKoreanmarriagesdifferfromAmericanmarriages?
A)Koreanscanlivetogetherfirstbeforeformallymarrying.
B)Koreanmarriagesarenotbasedonlove.
C)Koreanmarriagesarearrangedbymatchmakersorparents.
D)Koreansmarryonlywithpermissionfromtheirparents.
15.KoreansandAmericansaresimilarinthat______.
A)theyvaluethequalityofworkinghard
B)theyacceptculturaldifferencesasuniquevalues
C)theybotharenotprejudicedagainstothercultures
D)theylikeeatingspicyandsaltyfood
Passagetwo
InNovember,1969,IwasworkingforthefederalgovernmentinChampaign,Illinois,whereIwasasecurityguardattheirNikeHerculesMissileBase.Thebase,locatedonLakeShoreDrivenearChicago,wassurroundedbywaterandrock-filledbanks.Itwasmyjobtocheckalltheguardpoints,makingsurethebasewassecure.
WhenIarrivedlateoneafternoonatthesecurityofficeformyshift,Inoticedawarningpostedontheboards:
largepartsofthefencingonthewestsideofthelakehadbeencutandnotyetrepaired.Iimmediatelyca1ledmysupervisorColonelStablerinChampaigntoreporttheproblem-Inresponse,ColonelStablertoldmetoactasasentinelreliefmananddouble-checkallstations.Aseachguardreportedin,Iwouldre-walktheareatoseeiftheguardhadmissedanything.
Asnightcameon,therewasamistyrain,andthefogfromthelakebeganformingaheavycloudaroundthearea,limitingvisiontoafewfeet.At11:
45p.m.,oneoftheguardsreportedanothersectionofthefencecutonthewestsideofthebase.Iimmediatelyfastenedonmypistolandheadedforthearea.WhenIarrived,aghostlyobjectstartledme,movingalongtheshore1ine.Thenaloudsplashsoundedinthewater.
Inavirtualpanic,Ilockedandloadedmyweapon-Inthenextinstant,awhitefiguresuddenlyloomedupfromthelakeshore.”Aghost!
”Ithought.Iwassoupsetandscared,Icouldn'tscream,andmygunslippedfrommylifelessfingers.AsIstoodfrozeninmytracks,thephantommovedsteadilycloser,signalingformetoapproach.Whenitapproachedwithinafewfeet,Ibolted,fleeingtheareaasfastasIcould-run.
WhenIgotbacktothesecuritypost,Idialedthelakepatrolwithshakinghands,demandingthattheysearchthearea.Shortlyafterward,theycapturedanescapedmentalpatientwhoadmittedwalkingthroughthearea-Underquestioning,themanclaimedhewasaghostfromthepast.Inhisescape,hehadfittedalargebedsheetoverhisbody,cuttingcrudeholesforhiseyesandmouth.Stillabitshaky,Icalledthementalinstitutiontoconfirmtheman'sescape,anddirectedthesecurityteamtoescorthimback.
WhenIreportedtheincidenttoColonelStablerthenextday,hesaid,"Larry,there'sashowontonightyoushouldgoandsee.”Isaid,"Whatshow?
”Hesaid,laughing,"Casper,thefriendlyghost.”Fromthatdayonward,wheneverthecolonelcalled,hewouldask,"IsCasperthefriendlyghostbusy?
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16.WhatwasColonelStabler'sinstructionstothenarratorofthestory?
A)Heshouldre-walkareaswherethefencinghadbeencut.
B)Hewastodouble-checkthestationsofsentinelswhowentoffduty.
C)Heshouldcheckalltheguardpointsbeforetheguardwentoffduty.
D)Hewastorepairthosepartsofthefencingthathadbeencut.
17.Whathappenedclosetomidnight?
A)Thenarratorfastenedonhispistolandheadedfortheshoreofthelake.
B)Aghostlyobjectemergedfromthewatersofthelake.
C)Aheavyfogformedaroundthemissilebaselimitingthevisionoftheguards.
D)Thenarratorwastoldthatanothersectionofthefencehadbeencut.
18.Whenthenarratorsawthewhitefiguremotioninghimtoapproach,
A)hebecameupsetandwasscaredtodeath
B)hefrozeinhistracksanddroppedthepistolinhishand
C)hetooktohisfeetandranoffasfastashecould
D)helockedandloadedtheweaponinhishan
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