中国石油大学华东第二学期期末试题《大学英语4》.docx

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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