新编大学英语4QuizforUnit4

新编⼤学英语4QuizforUnit4
Quiz for Unit 4
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Part I Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate word
1. The date of of the jewellery has not been authenticated.
2. The stronger the , the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.
3. The British are not famed for their philosophy and tend to be more minded.
4. He became the object of ridicule and .
5. Investors can simply pay cash, but this isn't a solution in most cases.
6. The association of ideas in original ways is the key to .
7. It would be better to use than to attack by force.
8. As people old age, their energies may diminish.
9. I think we've finished with that point. Now for the next item on the .
10. The Government is doing nothing to in the crisis.
11. They use games and drawings to their subject.
12. Oxford and Cambridge the thirteenth century.
13. My passive vocabulary in Spanish would not the task.
14. He decided to a trip a new house.
15. Everyone should indulge in fantasy .
Part II In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best
completes the sentence.
16. He ______the opinion polls as worthless.
A)praised B)dismissed C)discriminated D)disaccord
17. The suggestion that the governor the prizes was accepted by everyone.
A)would present B)present
C)presents D)ought to present
18. She will surely finish the job on time she’s left to do it in her own way.
A)in that B)so long as C)in case D)as far as
19. On New Year’s Eve, Paris holds an outdoor which attracts a crowd of a million or
more people.
A)incident B)event C)case D)affair
20. the temperature rising so rapidly, we couldn’t continue the experiment.
A)Since B)For C)As D)With
21. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to the skills they need to achieve
success.
A)adopt B)acquire C)accumulate D)assemble
22. The ship’s generator broke down, so the pumps had to be operated
______instead of mechanically.
A)manually B)artificially
C)automatically D)synthetically
23. The project was almost complete when we received orders to no further with it.
A)progress B)proceed C)march D)promote
24.Many children can’t effectively in large classes.
A)produce B)function C)operation D)performance
25.She was to be the dean of this department last month.
A)applied B)pointed C)appointed D)applied for
26. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly _______his
national reputation.
A)magnify B)widen C)enlarge D)enhance
27.It was so dark outside that he was just able to the road in the dark.
A)understand B)know C)get D)discern
28.At no time and under no circumstances the first to use nuclear weapons.
A)China will be B)will China be
C)will be China D)be will China
29.She never laughed, lose her temper.
A)or she ever did B)or did she ever
C)nor did she ever D)nor she ever did
30.It was very difficult to guess what his _______to the news would be.
A)impression B)reaction C)comment D)opinion
31.She is a musician than her brother.
A)much of B)more of
C)much as D)more as
32.She believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must the curiosity and creativity of children.
A)seek B)stimulate C)shape D)secure
33.I don’t think his remarks are to our discussion.
A)reliable B)respectable C)relevant D)dependent
34.The corporate manager was critical the way we were doing the work.
A)at B)in C)of D)with
35. It is reported that Americans eat as they actually need every day.
A)protein as much twice B)twice as much protein
C)protein as twice much D)twice protein as much
Part III Translation: Complete the following sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
36. If you hadn’t watched that late football match last night, ___________ (你就不
会现在在课堂上睡着了。

)
37．_____________ （每天只幻想是没有意义的）; you should work hard to have it realized.
38. The English class would be boring (没有使学⽣参与⼝
语活动).
39. ___________________________(家庭⼈⼝多好还是⼈⼝少好) is a very popular topic,
which is often talked about not only by city residents but by farmers as well.
40. To most of the travelers, ________________________________(⾐、⾷、住、⾏)are all
important elements.
Part IV There is a passage with 7 blanks. You are required to select one sentence for each blank from a list of choices given below the passage. Each
choice is identified by a letter. Please write the corresponding letter in the
spaces provided.
There is an old and common saying in the United States that “There is not hing new under the sun.” 41 The article tells about the growing number of people who are building earth-sheltered homes, homes which are partly underground. I have known about modern earth-sheltered homes, but I have never thought about their roofs before. 42___________ The wooden top of the house is covered with a special waterproof plastic material. 43 ______ Such a roof can be very beautiful.
44 _______ When early settlers came to United States, they often made their home by digging into the ground. 45
__________________ They were warm, though not always waterproof. 46 ______ Now, two hundred years later, some people think of this as a new idea. 47 _____________
A. But this really is not a new idea.
B. On top of this there is soil, in which grass and flowers are planted.
C. People replaced these homes and roofs as soon as they could with regular wooden homes with wooden or metal roofs.
D. I thought of that today when I read an article in a magazine.
E. But I think, “There is nothing new under the sun.”
F. Their roofs were made of wood, and then covered by big pieces of soil with grass.
G. Instead of having metal or tiles on the roofs, many of these homes now have living roofs.
The correct order is:
41.__________ 42. __________ 43. __________ 44. __________
45. __________ 46. __________ 47. __________。