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中国石油大学华东第二学期期末试题《大学英语4》
《大学英语4》
I.ReadingComprehension
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
IntheUnitedStates,whenpeopleattainlegalmarriageageandmeetcertainmedicalrequirements,theyarefreetochoosetheirownmates.Onceacouplehasdecidedtogetmarried,themancustomarilygivesthegirladiamondring.Theuseofaringcomesfromtheancientcustomofusingaringtosettleanimportantagreement.Whentheweddingdayisdecidedupon,thegirlsendsweddingannouncementsorinvitationtofriendsandrelatives.
Ontheweddingdayitissupposedtobebadluckforthebrideandbride-groomtoseeeachotherbeforethewedding.Anotheroldcustomthatmanypeoplebelievewillbringgoodlucktothemarriageisforthebridetowear"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue".
Beforetheweddingdaythebridegroomalwayschoosesa"bestman",agoodfriendtohelphimandstandbesidehimduringtheweddingceremony.Theideaofhavingabestmanoriginatedfromthebeliefthatevilspirits,enviousofthecouple'shappiness,wouldbeouttoharmthem,butwouldbeconfusedbysomanysimilarlydressedpeople.Thecustomofthebestmangoesbacktotheancientdayswhenastrongfriendhelpedthebridegroomescapefromthebride'sfriends.Bellswereoriginallyrungatweddingstofrightenawaytheevilspirits,andnoisycelebrationswereheldbeforehandtotryanddrivethemfromthecommunity.
Whenacouplegetsmarried,thegroomgiveshisbrideaweddingring.Manymarriagesaredouble-ringceremonies—thatis,thebrideandthegroomexchangerings.Theweddingringiscustomarilyasimpleplaingoldband.Theroundnessoftheringsymbolizeseternityandannouncesthatthecoupleisuntiedforlife.Theweddingringiswornonthethirdfingerofthelefthand.Peoplebelievethataveinfromthethirdfingerrunsdirectlytotheheart.
Neartheendofthereception,whichisofferedbythebride'sparents,thebridethrowsherbunchofflowerstotheunmarriedwomen.Theluckygirlwhocatchesitissupposedtobethenextonetogetmarried.
D1.Peoplecangetmarriedwhen____________.
A.theyarrivelegalageB.theyhaveababy
C.theymeetcertainmedicalrequirementsD.bothAandC
D2.Whichofthefollowingcanbringthemarriagegoodluck?
A.Thebrideandgroomhaveadateonthepreviousnightoftheweddingceremony.
B.Thegroomfindsalotofhandsomebestmentostandbesidehimattheceremony.
C.Thebridethrowsherbunchofflowerstotheunmarriedwomen.
D.Thebridewears"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue".
C3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe"bestman"isnottrue?
A.Thebestmanshouldbeagoodfriendtohelpthegroomandstandbesidehimduringtheweddingceremony.
B.Thebestmanwasoriginallyusedtoconfusetheevilspiritswiththemanysimilarlydressedpeople.
C.Thebestmanisthepersonwhoshouldringthebellsattheweddingceremonytofrightenawaytheevilspirits.
D.Thebestmaninancientdaysshouldbestrongenoughtohelpthebridegroomescapefromthebride'sfriends.
C4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheweddingringisnottrue?
A.Theroundnessoftheweddingringmeansthatthemarriagewilllastforever.
B.Theroundnessoftheweddingringshowsthatthecoupleisunitedforlife.
C.Theweddingringisusuallywornonthethirdfingeroftherighthand.
D.Theweddingringisusuallyasimpleplaingoldband.
D5.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.TheTraditionofWeddingRing.B.TheBestManandtheWeddingCeremony.
C.GoodLuckattheWeddingCeremony.D.WeddingCustomsandTraditions.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AthirdofBritonsareoverweight,statesareportpublishedinJanuarybytheRoyalCollegeofPhysicians,theresultofan18-month-longstudy.Aboutfivepercentofchildrenweightoomuch,andarelikelytostaythatwayforlife;inthemid-twentiesagegrouptheproportionoffatpeoplerisestoathird,andofthemiddle-agedpopulationhalfareoverweight.
Fatpeopleriskseverehealthproblems,saysthereport,includinghighbloodpressure,breathlessness,andvariousformsofheartdisease.Smokingisparticularlyriskforoverweightpeople.
Thesafestwaytoloseweightistoeatcereals,bread,fruitandvegetable,andcutdownonfattymeats,butterandsweetfoods.Fatdietdofarmoreharmthangood:
slimmingmachinesthatvibratemuscleshavenotbeenproveduseful;saunas(桑拿浴)merelyremovealittlebodywater,andhealthfarms,saysthereport,serveasexpensiveholidays.
Exerciseismostimportanttohealth,thereportemphasizes;thoughitdoesn’tnecessarilyreduceweight,itmaintainsthecorrectproportionofbodyfattobodymuscle.Anditisn’tonlyfortheyoung.Frommiddleageaminimumof20minutesofgentlephysicaljerksshouldbepracticedthreetimesaweeks.
Thereportadvocatesseveralpublichealthmeasurestocombatthehighprevalenceofoverweightinthiscountry.Theyincludeanincreaseoftaxonalcoholtoreduceitsincreasinglyanddangerouslyfatteningconsumption;andtheprovisionofmoresportsfacilitiesbylocalauthorities.Britain’sdoctors,thereportconcludes,mustlearntobemoresympatheticandspecificintheiradvicetotheoverweight,encouragingachangeineatinghabitsonalong-termbasis,andtakingintoaccountthemany—oftencomplex—reasonswhyfatpeoplearefat.
B6.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.HowtoAvoidGettingOverweightB.Britons’OverweightProblem
C.TheCauseofBriton’sOverweightD.TheRelationsBetweenOverweightandHealth
B7.Whatdoesthereportinthepassagethinkofexercise?
A.Itisawaytoreduceweight.B.Itisasurewaytokeeponehealthy.
C.Itsometimesincreasesweight.D.Itcanconvertfattomuscle.
B8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothereportmentionedinthepassage?
A.Fatdietsareeffectiveinreducingweight.
B.Apersonislikelytostayfatforthewholeofhislifeifheisbornfat.
C.Toreducefattymeats,butterandsweetfoodisagoodwaytoloseweight.
D.Bloodpressurehaslittletodowithoverweight.
A9.Thereportpointsoutthatdrinkingtoomuchalcohol___________.
A.willalsocauseonetogetoverweightB.willmakeoneforgetthefactthatheisfat
C.willleadonetobadeatinghabitsD.willcauseonetodolesssports
C10.TheBriton’sdoctorsshould___________whentreatingtheoverweight.
A.firstconsiderwhysomanypeoplearefatB.encouragealong-termdietforeveryone
C.bemoreconsiderateandgivedetailedadviceD.doalloftheabovementioned
Passage3
Questions11to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
CecilB.DeMillewasaveryfamousandsuccessfulmotionpicturebusinessmanamongHollywood'smoviepioneers.HewasborninAshfield,Massachusettsin1881.Bothhisparentswerewritersofplays.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hismotherkeptthefamilytogetherbyestablishingatheatercompany.Ceciljoinedthecompanyasanactor.Hecontinuedworkinginhismother'stheatercompanyasanactorandamanageruntil1913.Thatyear,hejoinedJesseL.LaskyandSamuelGoldfishtoformtheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompany.
Thethreemenstartedmakingmotionpicturesimmediately.Theylovedworkinginthemoviebusiness.Theyweredeeplyinterestedinitscreativeandfinancialpossibilities.DeMille,LaskyandGoldfishbeganworkingonamovieversionofthepopularAmericanwesternplay,"SquawMan".DeMilleurgedthatthemoviebemadeintherealAmericanWest.HechoseFlagstaff,Arizona.DeMilleandthecompanytraveledtoFlagstaffbytrain.Whentheyarrived,DeMillethoughtthearealookedtoomodern.Theygotbackonthetrainandkeepgoinguntiltheyreachedtheendoftheline.TheywereinaquietlittletowninsouthernCalifornia.ThetownwascalledHollywood.DeMilledecidedthiswastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie.
"SquawMan"wasoneofthefirstfull-lengthmoviesproducedinHollywood.Itwasreleasedin1913andwasanimmediatesuccess.DeMilleisconsideredthemanwhohelpedHollywoodbecomethecenterofthemotionpicturebusiness.Hequicklybecameacreativeforceinthenewmovieindustry.
B11.WhatdidDeMille'smotherdotosupportthefamilyafterhisfather'sdeath?
A.Shewrotealotofplaysandthensoldthem.
B.Shesetupatheatercompanytogetherwithotherfamilymembers.
C.Sheworkedasanactress.
D.Sheaskedhersontomanagethecompany.
C12.WhenwastheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompanyformed?
A.In1881.B.In1903.C.In1913.D.Notmentioned.
D13.WhydidDeMilleandthecompanyfinallychooseHollywoodastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie?
A.BecauseHollywoodwastheendoftheline,andtheyhadnochoice.
B.BecauseHollywoodwasmodernbutquiet.
C.BecauseHollywoodwasveryfamousatthattime.
D.BecauseHollywooddidn'tlooksomodernasFlagstaffandwasfitforfilmingawestern.
A14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemovie"SquawMan"?
A.Themoviewasanimmediatesuccessasafull-lengthwestern.
B.ThemoviewastakeninFlagstaff,Arizona.
C.Themoviedescribedpeople'slifeinthewildandwasproducedin1913.
D.ThemoviewasthefirstmovieproducedinHollywood.
C15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutCecilB.DeMille?
A.Hewaswell-knownasapioneerinthemoviebusiness.
B.Heoncewasanactorinatheatercompany.
C.HeusedtothinkthatHollywoodisno