4大一英语试题

Test FourReading ComprehensionPassage 1A recent survey of over 16,000 children made by the National Child Development Study in London, England, revealed that children whose fathers came to school conferences and accompanied their children on outings did measurably better in school than did those children whose fathers were not involved in these activities. The study, which monitored children born during a week in March, 1958, from the time of their birth through the years of their early schooling, further revealed that the children of actively involved fathers scored as much as seven months higher in reading and math than did those children whose only involved parent was the mother. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role played by fathers in the raising of a child. It indicated a much higher level of parental involvement by the father than had been anticipated. Over 66% of the fathers were said to have played a major role in parental responsibility.The study also suggested that the greatest level of paternal parenting took place in the families of only children. As the number of children and financial obligations increased, the father's apparent interest and involvement with the children decreased. However, no matter what the size or financial condition of the family, a father's active participation in the child's development made a definite difference in the child's progress.The study further revealed that while the frequency of overnight absences reflected a corresponding deficiency of the child's level in math and reading, a father's employment on late shifts appeared to have little effect on the child's academic progress. The data from the study was obtained primarily through interviews from parents, teachers and physicians.1. The main discovery in the study made by some scientists was thatA) children in large families tended to do poorly in schoolB) the father's influence played a significant factor in the level of the child's academic progressC) mothers were subjective in evaluating the roles played by fathersD) there was a correlation between socio-economic status and scholastic achievement2. The data accumulated was most probably obtained through ____________.A) observation by social psychologistsB) conversations with mothers of the childrenC) interviews, school records and physicians' reportsD) observation of fathers with their children3. All of the children studied ____________.A) attended the same schoolB) lived in the same neighborhoodC) were in the same socio-economic classD) were of the same age4. Children who tended to make greater progress academically were _____________.A) those whose mothers gave them the most affectionB) those who had been accompanied to school by their fathersC) those from one-parent familiesD) those who had no brothers or sisters5. The percentage of fathers who played a major rote in parenting amounted to _____________.A) about two-thirds involved in the studyB) slightly less than half of those under studyC) more than three-quarters of those being surveyedD) slightly more than one-third involved in the observationPassage 2The Government has almost doubled its spending on computer education in schools. Mr. William Shelton, junior Education Minister, announced that the Microelectronics Education Program (MEP) is to run for two more years with additional funding of at least ￡20 million.The program began in 1980, was originally due to end next year, and had a budget of ￡9 million. This has been raised in bits andpieces over the past year to ￡11 million. The government will now run until March 1986, at a provisional cost of around ￡20 million.MEP provides courses for teachers and develops computer programs for classroom use of personal computers. It is run in partnership with a Department of Industry program under which British-made personal computers are supplied to schools at half price. In that way, virtually every secondary school has been provided with at least one computer at a central cost to the taxpayer of under ￡5 million. The primary schools are now being supplied in a ￡9 million program which got under way at the turn of the year.But, as Mr. Shelton admitted yesterday. “It's no good having the computers without the right computer programs to put into th em and a great deal more is still needed.” Hence, MEP's new funds.Mr. Shelton said yesterday that MEP's achievement in curriculum development and teacher training had shown that the computer could be used in all courses.About 15,000 secondary teachers have taken short courses in "computer awareness" -- that is a necessary part of the half-price computer offer -- and training materials are now provided for 50,000 primary teachers.The reasoning behind MEP is that no child now at school can hope for a worthwhile job in the future economy unless he or she understands how to deal with computers -- not in a vocational training sense, but in learning the general skill to extract the required information of the moment from the ever-spreading flood.6. The original MEP program was expected to ________.A) last two years and cost nine million poundsB) last four years and cost nine million poundsC) last two years and cost eleven million poundsD) last four years and cost eleven million pounds7. The main aim of MEP is to help curriculum development and ________.A) provide personal computers for schoolsB) arrange for cheap computers to be supplied to schoolsC) show teachers how to use personal computersD) train teachers to use computers in teaching8. Computers have now been introduced ________.A) in most secondary schoolsB) in all secondary schoolsC) in most primary schools, at half priceD) in most schools, at no expense to the taxpayer9. The additional grant of money being provided is mainly ________.A) for supplying computers cheaplyB) for developing further computer programs for schoolsC) for training 50,000 primary teachersD) for providing courses for secondary teachers10. The reason for the introduction of computers in schools is that ________.A) in future, all teaching will be done with computersB) computer programmers will have better jobs in futureC) large numbers of pupils will have to be trained as computer programmersD) pupils will need to use them to obtain information in their future workPassage 3The Western has been the favorite type of American adventure story since the nineteenth century. While the American West was being settled, newspapers and "dime novels" (只故事动人而毫无文学价值的小说)could depend on stories of the frontier settlements and tall tales about living in the untamed wilderness to sell. The public back East was eager to read about the West, even if the stories were more fiction than fact.In 1902, Owen Wister published his novel The Virginian, which was one of the first novels to treat the western as a serious literary form. The novel still sells well and has inspired several movies and a television series. In 1905, Bertha H. Bower and Zane Greypublished their first novels, and the popular western novel has continued to flourish from that day on.The first Western movie appeared even earlier than these serious western novels. Before the turn of the century, an associate of Edison's had filmed Cripple Creek Barroom, a few seconds of film showing the inside of a saloon, to help publicize the invention of the movie camera. In 1903 the Edison company filmed the first "full-length " western, The Great Train Robbery. The film lasts less than fifteen minutes, but a story is told in its entirety. In the movie, bandits rob a train and its passengers, killing the engineer, and find themselves tracked down by a posse. Audiences loved the movie. Some theaters were actually opened for the single purpose of showing The Great Train Robbery and only later realized that they could do equally well showing other movies. The film was so successful than other companies, and finally even the Edison company itself, began producing copies and other versions of The Great Train Robbery. Ironically, in an era when the West was still very real -- Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma were all territories rather than states in 1903 -- The Great Train Robbery was filmed in New Jersey.11. The purpose of this passage is to _____________.A) discuss the making of the movie The Great Train RobberyB) discuss the early western novelsC) discuss the art of movie makingD) trace the development of the western as an American adventure story tradition12. Zane Grey was a/an ____________.A) novelist B) actor C) cowboy D) movie producer13. We can conclude from this passage that ____________.A) people lost interest in the West after 1903B) Owen Wister was an ex-cowboyC) New Jersey was still "untamed wilderness" in 1903D) films were fairly uncommon at the time when The Great Train Robbery was made14. The passage suggests that _____________.A) Edison's invention of the movie camera happened by accidentB) Movie houses didn't make much money in the early daysC) Easterners were fascinated by the wild WestD) The Great Train Robbery was poorly received by the public because it lacked a plot15. As used in this passage, the word "literary"(paragraph 2) means ______________.A) humorous B) financial C) appropriate to literature D) amateurPassage 4In the United States today, nearly half of us live in areas that we refer to as the suburbs. Any dictionary will define the suburbs as those areas, usually residential, that lie outside cities and towns. But, for millions of Americans in the last thirty years, the suburbs have come to mean much more than that.For those who moved to the developing suburbs after the Second World War, they represented an escape from urban congestion to a home of one's own -- preferably one with an attached two-car garage -- on a little half-acre of tree-shaded land. It also meant daily commutation to work by railroad or expressway, a lawn to mow, and a mortgage to pay off over the years.Nobody approves of life in the suburbs but the people who live there. Urban critics argue that suburbanites enjoy all the cultural, educational, and commercial advantages that cities offer without paying for them. Farmers worry about losing their farms to uncontrolled suburban sprawl. The suburbs have also been criticized for the monotonous sameness of their design and for their ability to insulate their inhabitants from the problems of the larger society in which they live.On the other hand, defenders of the suburbs argue that the life- style that they offer is more varied and more inclusive than the critics admit: There are many different kinds of suburbs and a variety of people living in them. While the development of the suburbs has created problems, it has also provided substantial modern housing for millions of people. Suburban living offers the best of two worlds -- the city and the country -- at a price that many are able to afford.Many people will always prefer the hectic pace and excitement of life in the city, while others will want the more tranquil pace of life in the country. But, for those in either city or country who are willing to compromise, the suburbs are waiting.16. The most suitable title for the passage would be ______.A) Today's Americans B) Urban Congestion C) Daily Commutation D) Suburban Life17. In the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word "they" refers to ______.A) the developing suburbsB) people who moved to the developing suburbsC) cities and townsD) millions of Americans18. Which of the following is NOT true about suburban life?A) Suburban congestionB) Daily commutationC) Home ownershipD) Mortgage payments19. People who are against suburbs hold that ______.A) people living in suburbs have the same problems as city peopleB) suburbs are not convenientC) people living in suburbs cannot enjoy the advantages of city lifeD) suburbs lack variety20. Judging from the context, the word "suburbanites" in the third paragraph most probably means ______.A) suburban areas B) suburban inhabitants C) suburban defenders D) suburban critics21. Those who approve of the suburbs would agree to all the following EXCEPT ______.A) suburbs offer the advantages of both the city and the countrysideB) life in suburbs is by no means dullC) the development of the suburbs will create no problemsD) suburbs can provide housing for many peopleClozeIn ancient times the most important examinations were spoken. In the school of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of __ 22 __ poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working __ 23 __ advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their __ 24 __ of study with people who __ 25 __ a special study of the subject. This __ 26 __ exists today as part of the __ 27 __ of testing candidates for the doctor's degree. Generally, __ 28 __, modern examinations are written. The examination of this form, __ 29 __ all students are tested __ 30 __ the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into __ 31 __ with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, __ 32 __ exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched __ 33 __ by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, __ 34 __ examinations teachers and students are expected to __ 35 __ like machines. One type of the test is sometimes called an "objective" test. It is __ 36 __ to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To __ 37 __ an objective test the teacher writes a number of questions, each of __ 38 __ has only one correct answer. __ 39 __ each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look __ 40 __ answers to students who __ 41 __ the material properly.22. A) saying B) telling C) speaking D) talking23. A) for B) to C) in D) with24. A) problem B) family C) topic D) field25. A) would make B) had to make C) had made D) were made26. A) solution B) custom C) theory D) choice27. A) way B) method C) process D) stage28. A) therefore B) however C) besides D) moreover29. A) but B) which C) that D) where30. A) on B) by C) in D) at31. A) truth B) existence C) world D) fact32. A) arranged B) examined C) measured D) timed33. A) over B) for C) out D) up34. A) between B) within C) during D) among35. A) operate B) act C) walk D) plan36. A) meant B) regarded C) pretended D) decided37. A) make up B) set up C) take out D) work with38. A) it B) those C) them D) which39. A) Not only B) Except for C) Along with D) In spite of40. A) unlike B) like C) as if D) for41. A) have learned B) have not learned C) were not learning D) learned Vocabulary and Structure42. My grandfather ___________ a lot manual labor, but now he is too old to do so.A) used to doing B) was used to do C) was used to doing D) used to do43. He could __________ be trusted and they had to let him go.A) no more B) no C) no longer D) hard44. The rally had already ______ when the police turned out in force half an hour later.A) broken down B) broken up C) broken out D) broken away45. It ______ him more than what was reasonable to have his dishwasher repaired.A) took B) cost C) spent D) consumed46. They moved to Florida because they _________ the cold winters in the Midwest.A) submitted B) disagreed C) hated D) avoided47. When I bent down to tie my shoelace, the seat of my trousers ________ .A) broke B) split C) cracked D) holed48. Take a deep _________ and you will feel better.A) air B) look C) breath D) consideration49. This sick man is no better today; __________ he is worse.A) instead B) but C) furthermore D) rather50. Your _______ of the government's foreign policy is not justified by facts.A) critic B) criticism C) comment D) conclusion51. In the sign "60W/220V" the letter "V" stands for _________ .A) V olume B) V olt C) V oice D) V odka52. He owed his success ________ to hard work.A) swiftly B) largely C) certainly D) happily53. If I take this medicine twice a day it should ________ my cold.A) cure B) heal C) restore D) recover54. One of the first things that June did __________ was to call up her aunt.A) in getting home B) since she arrived home C) when she arrives home D) on getting home55. The carpenter held the hammer securely in his _________ .A) fist B) power C) arm D) grip56. The textile industry ______ greatly to the economy of Hong Kong.A) adds B) amounts C) contributes D) leads57. To harness water power and convert it into electricity the necessary plant must be ________ .A) generated B) installed C) assembled D) fitted58. Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll ______ before long.A) turn down B) turn off C) turn up D) turn over59. After ________ thought they decided to emigrate to America.A) a great deal B) a great deal of C) a great many D) a good deal60. O. Henry, a well-known American writer, is generally admired for the ______ of his way of telling stories, which even an English beginner can read without much difficulty.A) luxury B) simplicity C) interaction D) curiosity61. Mr. Evans was eager to know whether he could sign any _________ without consulting his lawyer.A) essay B) information C) documents D) mail62. Other ______ were called and they all gave quite similar evidence.A) lawyers B) witnesses C) judges D) magistrates63. The two bottles are jointed together at the top and the air between the bottles is taken out, leaving a ________ .A) vacancy B) opening C) emptiness D) vacuum64. All these fees ______ to a total of $5,000.A) add B) account C) attach D) amount65. The whole story of the war must ______ a detailed analysis.A) expect B) wait for C) await D) predict66. The delivery boy ______ the groceries on the back porch.A) nudged B) conducted C) accommodated D) dumped67. Thunderous cheers burst out ______ the pop singer appeared on stage.A) at the minute B) the minute C) the minute when D) the minute at which68. When a friend gave Jim a ticket, he ____________ to the game.A) couldn't help but go B) can't help but go C) couldn't help but goingD) can't help but going69. We should not be contented _____________ we have achieved great successes in our work.A) even B) even if C) as D) as if70. The ship's captain and members of the __________ welcomed us on board.A) crew B) staff C) court D) team71. Foreign investments in recent years have ______ the growth of the local economy.A) accelerated B) risen C) raised D) drivenWritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "HOW TO FIND A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY". Your composition should be based on your own understanding of the topic and it should be no less than 120 words.。