XX学院继续教育《大学英语4》B卷试题及参考答案
Ⅰ、词语用法和语法结构，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共13小题，每题2分，共26分）
1.—What should I wear to attend his wedding party? —Dress ____ you like.
A. what B. however C. whatever D. how
2. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive
than, ____ at the other store.
A. the one B. others C. that D. the ones
3. Conversation becomes weaker in society that spends so much time listening and being
talked to ____ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself. A. as B. which C. that D. what
4. ____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so
thriving as it is.
A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be
5. Asia ___________ by most experts to be the cradle of human civilization. A. has been always considered B. has always been considered C. always has been considered D. has been considered always
6. An old woman was badly hurt in ____ the police describe as an apparently motiveless
attack.
A. that B. what C. whatever D. which
7. Paul Samuelson revolutionized _________ by presenting his students with the most
advanced economic thinking at an introductory level.
A. to teach economics B. teaching that economics is C. the teaching of economics D. economics is taught
8. Now that we ____ all the money, it’s no use turning on me and saying it’s all my
fault.
A. had lost B. lost C. have lost D. lose 9. You and I could hardly understand, ____?
A. could we B. couldn’t you C. couldn’t we D. could I 10. There was an accident ____ the crossroads at midnight last night. A. in B. on C. at D.by
11. We should always bear in mind that _______ decisions often result in serious
consequences.
A urgent B instant C prompt D hasty
12. The computer can be paid for in ten monthly_____ of 100 dollars. A pay B pays C payment D payments 13.—Do you mind if I smoke? —____.
A. Why not? B. Yes, help yourself C. Go ahead D. Yes, but you’d better
not
Ⅱ、完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）
Man cannot go on 1 his numbers at the present rate, In the 2 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 3 experts believe that there will be a widespread food 4 . Other experts think this is 5 pessimistic, and that man can prevent things 6 worse than they are now. But 7 that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now.
One thing that man can do is to limit 8 of babies born. The need 9 this is obvious, but it is 10 to achieve. People have to 11 to limit their families. In the countries of the population 12 , many people like big families. The parents think that this 13 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look 14 them in old age.
Several governments have 15 birth control policies in recent years. __16__ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some _17___ the results have not been 18__. Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People __19__ to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year _20__.
1.A increasing B to increase C and increase D with increasing 2.A second B recent C next D late 3.A Any B Some C More D All
4.A need B want C absence D shortage 5.A so B much C too D enough 6.A getting B from getting C to get D get
7.A remember B remembering C to remember D remembers 8.A an amount B a number C the amount D the number 9.A for B in C of D about 10.A not easy B no easy C not easily D no ease 11.A persuade B be persuading C be persuaded D persuading 12.A bursting B explosion C raising D extension 13.A takes B brings C makes D earns 14.A upon B for C into D after
15.A adjusted B created C adopted D presented 16. A Of B Among C Between D Out of 17.A exceptions B examples C events D cases
18.A success B succeeded C successful D succeeding 19.A were encouraged B encouraged C are encouraged D encourage 20.A presently B at present C in time D on time
Ⅲ、阅读理解（共18题，每小题3分，共54分）
Passage 1
Clearly if we are to participle in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become of one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channeled into millions of homes.
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing,educating and entertaining.
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.
1. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the ______ of face-to-face contact in social settings.
A nature B limitation C usefulness D creativity
2. It is implied in the passage that____
A local news used to be the only source of information B local news still takes a significant place C national news is becoming more popular
D international news is the fastest transmitted news 3. which of the following statement is INCORRECT? A To possess information used to be a privilege B Public libraries have replaced private libraries C Communication means more than transmission
潍坊学院成人教育大学英语4(B)试卷试题及参考答案
