大学英语4复习题及参考答案

大学英语4复习题及参考答案
函授本科大学英语4习题库
注意：此为复习范围，题型顺序考试时会有所变动，比如第一大题可能变成第二大题等。

I. Matching the words in Column A with their Chinese meanings in Column B (10%)
A. B
1.glamorous A. 海洋学
2.affect B. 包围
3.oceanography C….
4.marine D…..
5.encircle
6.colleague
7.sense
8.worthwhile
9.manufacture
10.prediction
11.overnight
12.photocopy
/doc/687066527.html,puterize
14.register
15.automation
16.delivery
17.excessive
18.obsessive
19.gratify
/doc/687066527.html,mentator
21.coverage
22.appealing
23.distinctive
24.confine
25.ardent
26.institution
27.penetrate
28.tragedy
29.statistics
30.sociology
31.enormous
32.aristocratic
33.unconscious
34.starvation
35.elementary
36.professional
37.athletic
38.philosophy
39.resident
40.enhance
II.Vocabulary and Structure （20%）
There are 80 incomplete sentences in this section. For each of these, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One answer that best completes the sentence.
1.Public schools in the United States are _________ the control of the individual states.
A. over
B. under
C. in
D. at
2. As a driver, Mike had to take his _______ of responsibility for the accident.
A. section
B. share
C. role
D. duty
3. Many boys enjoy ______ football, basketball or baseball.
A. play
B. to play
C. played
D. playing
4. _______ my opinion, the movie lacks content.
A. In
B. On
C. Upon
D. To
5. If they have _________ to the system, they can even complete the form electronically through the Internet.
A. right
B. power
C. access
D. key
6. Students are entitled ________ medical care under the National Health Service.
A. by
B. of
C. on
D. to
7. For students with families, child-care facilities are often provided __________ a reasonable cost.
A. at
B. in
C. to
D. by
8. In addition, teaching staff is willing _________ extra help if a student needs.
A. to providing
B. to provide
C. provide
D. provided
9. Among the universities Oxford and Cambridge ________ a dominant position.
A. have
B. has
C. hold
D. possess
10. In practice, _________ to the universities is competitive.
A. entrance
B. to entering
C. to enter
D. entry
11. This period of _________ from teaching is called a “sabbatical leave”.
A. away
B. freedom
C. far
D. leave
12. Few sabbatical leave are interesting enough to _________ in national newspapers and magazines.
A. describe
B. describing
C. be described
D. be describing
13. This unusual sabbatical leave was conducted _______ great secrecy.
A. by
B. in
C. at
D. on
14. On each job he avoided _______ people know who he was.
A. let
B. to let
C. be let
D. letting
15. Even though pay was important, _________ brought the greatest satisfaction was knowing that someone had noticed how a job was being done.
A. what
B. who
C. which
D. that
16. For days at a time the driver’s life ________ sitting, eating and sleeping.
A. composes of
B. makes up of
C. consists of
D. is consisted of
17. What happens when sea water touches different elements _______ another subject of study.
A. are
B. is
C. have been
18. Sound was used ________ the ocean .
A. to measure
B. to measuring
C. by measuring
D. to be measured
19. Allow me one minute _______ to change my clothes.
A. where
B. when
C. in which
D. how
20. The atmosphere is all the air _________ the earth.
A. surrounds
B. surrounding
C. to surround
D. is surrounding
21. He was so full of rich foods ______ the November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.
A. which
B. as
C. that
D. what
22. The team didn’t exp ect to win; ________, they were disappointed at the heavy defeat.
A. moreover
B. therefore
C. nevertheless
D. so that
23. It was proposed that the matter ________ looked into at the next meeting.
B. would be
C. to be
D. was
24. The office was in darkness _________ the light over his desk.
A. except
B. except for
C. besides
D. as well as
25. She won’t leave the TV set, __________ her husband is waiting for his supper.
A. as if
B. even if
C. so that
D. just as
26. I’ll finish the job, ______ long it takes.
A. no matter however
B. no matter how
C. no matter so
D. no matter rather
27. The reason I didn’t attend the lecture was simply _____ I got a bad cold that day.
A. because
B. as
C. that
D. for
28. There was no point ______ him to come early since everything was ready.
A. to ask
B. to have asked
C. being asking
D. in asking
29. If only I ________ the math examination without much hard work!
A. can pass
B. could pass
C. could have passed
D. would have passed
30. John last saw Bill i n high school and has n’t seen him ________.
A. never since
B. ever since
C. any more after
D. yet after
31. People in all ______ of life are represented among ardent sports fans.
A. filed
B. walks
C. times
D. places
32. In Germany, _________ with France, friendship is much more clearly a matter of feeling.
A. opposite
B. in addition
C. in contrast
D. related
33. I have had this ________ headache ever since I woke up this morning.
A. consistent
B. consist
C. conscious
D. consequent
34. The authorities have refused to ________ him a visa to visit England.
A. apply
B. grant
C. approve
D. agree
35. My love for you is not dependent ________ whether you fulfill my expectations of you.
A. on
B. of
C. from
D. for
36. If I care _________ you, I’m concerned __________ your growth.
A. of… about
B. about…about
C. about…on
D. of…on
37. The fact that something is cheap doesn’t ______ mean that it is of low quality.
A. probably
B. essentially
C. practically
D. necessarily
38. It would be unwise to _______ too much importance to these opinion polls.
A. stick
B. attach
C. apply
D. mention
39. In their secondary schooling children get more advanced knowledge and begin to _____ on their special interests.
A. take
B. go
C. concentrate
D. keep
40. By the time I saw the job advertised, it was too late to __________.
A. appoint
B. seek
C. demand
D. apply
41. Hardly ________ when a quarrel broke out.
A. I arrived
B. I had arrived
C. had I arrived
D. did I arrive
42. He didn’t want to take the chance of having his team ____________ the game.
A. to lose
B. lose
C. losing
D. lost
43. Tom lost his way, _________ delayed him considerably.
A. that
B. when
C. where
D. which
44. If he ______ here I could explain to him myself.
A. is
B. has been
C. were
D. was
45. The district grew peas ___________ a large scale.
A. on
B. in
C. by
D. to
46. I was angry because I put off ________ good friends whom
I was going to get in touch with someday.
A. to see
B. saw
C. seeing
D. having seen
47. I distinctly remember ________ you to be home by 10 o’cl ock.
A. telling
B. saw
C. seeing
D. having seen
48. You ___________ her in her office last Friday, she’s been out of town for two weeks.
A. can’t have seen
B. must have seen
C. might have seen
D. need n’t have seen
49. ________ to see smoke pouring out of a hole in her house, she called the police for help.
A. Shocking
B. Being shocked
C. Shocked
D. To be shocked
50. I am going to Paris __________ my brother is coming as well.
A. both
B. or
C. either
D. and
51. At first I thought I understand what she said, but _____, the more confused I became.
A. the more about it I thought
B. the more I thought about it
C. the more thought I about it
D. the more did I think about it
52. __________ the article recalls for me is not the same _________ it recalled for my wife.
A. What… that
B. All… that
C. That… that
D. What … all
53. The time has come ________ we make extensive use of nuclear energy.
A. as
B. when
C. while
D. since
54. It was not until he arrived at the station ______he realized he had forgotten his ticket.
B. when
C. that
D. after
55. When he awoke, he found himself __________ by an old woman.
A. looked after
B. be looked after
C. being looked after
D. to be looked after
56. What happens when sea water touches different elements ________ another subject of study.
A. are
B. being
C. was
D. is
57. ______ no one of his plans, Dr. Coleman started his sabbatical leave on a farm.
A. Told
B. Telling
C. Being told
D. Having told
58. That was the first time that Coleman _________ such words.
A. had heard
B. has heard
C. heard
D. hears
59. Many of the service workers are part-time or temporary employees, ______ means they get no benefits.
A. that
C. which
D. what
60. Sports play _________ an important role in American life that the sociology of sports and sports psychology have become respectable scholarly specializations.
A. such
B. so
C. very
D. much
61. They supposed he was _____________ man to be allowed to miss his flight.
A. a too important a
B. a too important
C. too important
D. too important a
62. ___________ nothing more to worry about, he sat down and relaxed.
A. There having
B. There was
C. There being
D. Being
63. ____ between them while they waited for the girl to come back.
A. A word was hardly said
B. A word was said hardly
C. Hardly a word was said
D. Hardly was said a word
64. When she finally arrived she apologized _______ so late.
A. that she came
B. that she was coming
C. for coming
D. to come
65. She added that if he had telephoned her before lunch, she _____ the book there.
A. took
B. would have taken
C. would take
D. would be taking
66. __________ he was worried, he tried to appear calm.
A. Despite
B. Unless
C. Yet
D. Although
67. Some hotel staff speak ________ English.
A. little
B. small
C. few
D. scarcely
68. _______ kind of book you like, you can get it in London.
A. What
B. Which
C. The
D. Whatever
69. A motorway was _______ through the garden of one house.
A. building
B. being built
C. built
D. going to build
70. He is used _____ property of all kind.
A. to inspect
B. inspecting
C. to inspecting
D. inspected
71. It’s no use _______ to get bargain in these days.
A. to expect
B. expecting
C. looking forward to
D. you expect
72. Neighbours ought to respect _________.
A. himself
B. one another
C. each one
D. to each other
73. My friends don’t mind _____ in on them unexpectedly on Sundays.
A. I drop
B. me to drop
C. my dropping
D. if I am dropping
74. I wish I __________ to go to work on Monday morning.
A. haven’t
B. wouldn’t have
C. shouldn’t have
D. didn’t have
75. We played the game __________ the rule.
A. on account of
B. ahead of
C. according to
D. apart from
76. If only everything ______ out as we wanted it to in life!
A. works
B. worked
C. is working
D. has worked
77. Does anyone know ______ this coat might be?
A. whose
B. whom
C. to whom
D. who
78. The purpose of the examination was to _____ the students’ knowledge of the subject.
A. try
B. inspect
C. test
D. prove
79. When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send a ________ photograph.
A. fresh
B. late
C. modern
D. recent
80. His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it.
A. end
B. tip
C. point
D. edge
III. Translate the following into Chinese. (15%)
1.People who do hard physical labour were particularly
interesting to him.
2.For the French, Friendship is a one-to-one relationship that demands a keen awareness of the other person’s
intellect, temperament and particular interests.
3.There is the recognition that friendships are formed, in contrast with kinship, through freedom of choice.
4.There is still so much to be discovered about this vast blanket of water.
5.Others are studying the ways in which sound travels and is affected by water and heat.
6. A lot of my co-workers would complain when the work was too heavy, but they’d co mplain a lot more when
there was nothing to do.
7.He now believes that every young person should be required to spend at least half a year in the world of
work before starting university studies.
8.Where rivers flow into the sea, the flat area may extend for hundreds of miles.
9.Economists predict that this change is going to continue in the same direction.
10.But these jobs, like registered nurses and computer analysts, require a high degree of skill and many years of education.
11.Some sports stars have become more widely recognized than any national leader other than the president.
12.Expressions from sports are extraordinarily common in everyday American speech.
13.In some small American communities, high school athletics are a focal point of the townspe ople’s activities and conversations.
14.It is the day when everyone goes back home to spend the day with his family, to have the traditional
Thanksgiving dinner of roast turkey, to talk about old times.
15.But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.
16.Public schools in the United States are under the control of the individual states.
17.In many cities, the secondary schools offer classes in adult education.
18.Some economists worry that the standard of living of many Americans might decrease.
19.A friend is someone who draws out your own best qualities, with whom you sparkle and become more of whatever the friendship draws upon.
20.We view friendship more tentatively, subject to changes in intensity as people more, change their jobs, marry, or discover new interests.
IV. Translate the following into English, using the words given in brackets. (15%)
1.银行同意给予这个学生低息贷款。

(grant)
2.据一些研究，一半的服务性工作工资较低。

（pay）
3.夏天公路上的汽车要比冬天多。

（more…than）
4.海洋占地球的71%。

(cover)
5.教师们献身于教育事业。

(devote…to)
6.所有乘客均需出示车票。

(require)
7.我肯定他会准时来的。

(doubt)
8.让我们转到下一个重要观点。

(move on to)
9.很显然，最重要的变化是从生产经济转向服务经济。

（shift）
10.他的粗心大意引发了一系列交通事故。

(an array of )
11.因为他和英国人有来往，所以他的英语突飞猛进。

(be
associated with)
12.他的工作对他来说意味着一切。

(mean)
13.一些大学白天晚上都授课。

(as well as)
14.如今，许多人喜欢住在乡下。

(prefer)
15.我的花园一直延伸到河边。

(extend)
16.气候的变化可能影响你的健康。

(affect)
17.随着科技的发展，越来越多的人活得越来越长。

( with)
18.我正好认识那位作家。

(happen )
19.我觉得单是面试不可能把能者筛选出来（make…possible）
20.国际互联网是20世纪80年代后期诞生，90年代发展起来的。

（come into）
V. You are given 7 words or expressions below. Choose 5 from them to fill in the blanks. Make changes where necessary. (10%) 本习题共四组，考试时词组和单词会打破组别重新编排，但仍然是从7个备选里面选5个填空.
第一组：
confine, carry on, encircle, move on , devote, prepare, under the circumstances
1.To be ________________________ for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
2.As a result of the accident, the child was _________________ to the house for six weeks.
3.Let me ____________________ to my next point.
4.After I had graduated, I continued to ______________ myself to research.
5.Daming lake ___________________________ by trees.
第二组
carry on, extend, professional, describe, at any rate, by no means, bring in
1.Words cannot _____________________ the beauty of the scene.
2.The line of mountains ____________________ all the way from Chile to Canada.
3.You will need to seek _____________________ advice about your claim for compensations.
4._________________________________, the medical supplies will reach you within a week.
5.He expected his son to ____________________ the family tradition.
第三组
other than economical glamorous determine perfect
1.She is __________________ with her use of salt when cooking.
2.As we all know, most high school students like the ____________________ film star.
3.The scientist ____________________a method of desalting seawater.
4.He has visited every country in Asia _______________ Japan.
5.He was quite _________________________ to teach them a lesson.
第四组
drop out prepare decrease devote unique considerable
1.After I had graduated, I continued to ____________________ myself to research.
2.To be ________________________ for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving
peace.
3.There has been a __________________ in imports.
4.The stamp is _______________________; there is no others like it.
5.The class began with ten students, but several ______________________.
VI. Composition (20%)
1.Write a composition on the topic “How to Find a job” in no less than 120 words.
2.Write a composition on the title “My ideal job”. You should write about 120 words for it. You
should base your composition on the outline below
1)我理想的职业是…
2)我喜欢它的原因是…
3)我如何为这份工作做准备
3.Write a letter to your parents reporting your college life. You should write about 120 words
for it.
4.Write a composition on the title “Getting to Know the World Outside the Campus”，and
write about 120 words for it.
1）.大学生了解社会的必要性
2）了解社会的途径（大众媒介、社会服务等）
3）我打算如何了解社会。

参考答案
I. 答案略
II.
1-5．BBDAC 6-10.DABCD 11-15. BCBDA 16-20. CBACB 21-25. CCABB 26-30. BCDBB 31-35. BCABA 36-40. BDBCD 41-45. CBDCA 46-50. CAACD 51-55. BABCC 56-60. DBACA 61-65. DCCCB 66-70. DADBC 71-75. BBCDC 76-80. BACDB
III．
1.那些从事重体力劳动的人尤其令他感兴趣。

2.对于法国人而言，友谊是一种一对一的关系，它要求对另一个人的智力、性情和特殊兴趣要有深刻的
认识。

3.人们公认，和亲缘关系不同，友谊是通过自由选择建立起来的。

4.这片广袤的水域仍有许多未知有待发现。

5.其他人在研究声音的传播方式以及声音如何受到水和热的影响。

6.工作繁重时，我的许多同事会抱怨，然而如果无事可做，他们会抱怨的更多。

7.现在他认为每个年轻人在开始大学学习之前都须要工作至少半年。

8.在河流入海处，平地延伸数百英里。

9.经济学家预测，这种改变将会一直持续下去。

10.但是象注册护士和计算机分析员一样，这类工作需要高水平的技能和多年的教育。

11.许多体育明星的知名度超过了除总统之外的许多国家领导人。

12.在美国日常用语中，来自于体育的表达方式司空见惯。

13.在美国的一些小社区，高中的体育运动是小镇居民活动和闲谈的焦点内容。

14.这一天，每个人都会回到家中，与家人共度，一起享用传统的感恩节大餐——烤火鸡，一起回忆过去
的时光。

15.但这一次彼得来到这里更多的是出于习惯而不是饥饿。

16.美国的公立学校受各州独立管辖。

17.在许多城市，高中开设成人教育课程。

18.许多经济学家担忧，许多美国人的生活水平会下降。

19.朋友是能把你最优秀的品质展示出来的人，是和他在一起使你才气横溢的人，也是使你成为更能体现
友谊内涵的人，无论这友谊源于何处。

20.我们不会把友谊看作一成不变的东西，随着人们的搬迁、调换工作、婚嫁或兴趣的转变，友谊的深浅
会变化。

IV．
1．The bank has agreed to grant the student a low-interest
loan.
2．According to some studies, half of the service jobs pay low wages.
3．There are more cars on the roads in summer than in winter.
4．The sea covers 71% of the earth.
5．The teachers devote themselves to education. / The teachers are devoted to education.
6．All the passengers are required to show their tickets.
7．I have no doubt that he will be on time.
8．Let’s move on to the next key point.
9．Clearly, the most important change has been the shift from a manufacturing economy to a service economy. 10．His carelessness incurred (caused) an array of traffic accidents.
11.Because he is associated with the British, he has made great progress in his English.
12.His work means everything to him.
13.Some universities hold classes at night as well as in the daytime.
14.Nowadays many people prefer to live in the countryside.
15.My garden extends as far as the riverside.
16.The change of climate might affect your health.
17.With the development of technology, more and more people are living longer and longer.
18.I happen to know that writer.
19.I think interview alone won’t make it possible to select the able.
20.The Internet came into existence in the late 1980s and developed in the 1990s.
V. 答案略
VI. 答案略。