大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage.docx

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大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage

大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage1

OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”，“No”，“Sure”，ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.

ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften，Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”，indeed；thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone，regardlessofrankandoccupation.

However，thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway，theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon'twanttobeimpoliteorrude，youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.

Exceptforcertainholidays，suchasChristmas，Americansdon'tusuallygivegifts.Thus，youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts，especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.

1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus__________.

A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theychoosewordstoocarefully

C.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan

2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords__________.

A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting

B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting

C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting

D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”，“yeah”.

B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.

C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.

D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.

4.TheAmericanslikeothers'praisebutifinapoliteway__________.

A.theydon'tknowwhattosayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy

C.theydon'twanttoreplyD.bothAandB

5.Thepassageindicatesthat__________.

A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.

B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.

C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.

D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.

以上5题参照答案CACDB

Passage2

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics，economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople，butalsoreligiousbeliefs，emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition，informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.Inshort，artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace，andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks，objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented；thatis，factsaboutpoliticsaregiven，butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art，ontheotherhand，issubjective（主观）：

itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay，1808，hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse（滥用）ofpoweroverpeople.

Inthesameway，artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope，religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread，theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast，oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues（Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandself-protection.

Experimentshaveshownthatcolors，partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations，alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobrightredshowanincreaseinbreath，inheartbeatandinbloodpressure；redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect；itisacalmingcolonBecauseofitsexcitingmeaning，redischosenasthesignalfordanger，butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.

1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause__________.

A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvalues

B.generalhistoryonlyfocusesonpolitics

C.arthistorygivesusaninsight（洞察力）intotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace

D.generalhistoryconcernsonlyreligiousbeliefs，emotionsandpsychology

2.Artissubjectiveinthat__________.

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit

B.itonlyreflectspeople'sangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems

C.itcaneasilyarousepeople'sangerabouttrekgovernment

D.artistswereorarereligious，whoreflectonlythereligiousaspectofthesociety

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inhistorybookspoliticalviewsofpeopleareentirelypresented.

B.FranciscoGoyaexpressedhisreligiousbeliefinhispaintingTheThirdofMay，1808.

C.IntheMiddleEast，youcanhardlyfindanimalorhumanfiguresonpalacesorotherbuildings.

D.ForcenturiesinEurope，paintershadonlypaintedonwailsofchurchesorotherreligiousbuildings.

4.Thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.

A.thedevelopmentofarthistory

B.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory

C.whatwecanlearnfromart

D.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory

5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.

A.Islamicartistsonlypaintimagesofplants，flowersorobjectsintheirpaintings

B.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory

C.ahistoryteachermustbequiteobjective

D.artistspaintedpeopleorstoriesfromtheBibletohidetheirpoliticalbeliefs

以上5题参照答案CACBD

Passage3

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland，youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone，tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace，saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto，andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests，butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree，sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck，youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife，surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis，allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness；notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo，livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice，whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland，_____

 A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

 B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

 C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewants

togo

 D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleave

withoutpaying

2. WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____

 A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

 B.providemealsforanydiners

 C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

 D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

3. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

 A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheir

employees.

 C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthe

pay.

4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto _____

 A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

 B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

C.peoplewhoaredishonest

 D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

5.Itcanbeconcludedthat _____

 A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

 B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

 C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

 D.alltheFinnsarerich

以上5题参照答案CBBCC

II.Choosefromthelistbelowonerightwordthatbestmatcheseachsentenceinmeaning.（10%）

一定参看课后练习第III题

例如：

A.pointedoutB.appliesC.deliveredD.agreeonE.differ

F.leadtoG.requestsH.statementsI.beginswithJ.investment

1.ThebookaletterfromBarbaraBush.

2.Someeconomistshavelowinflationisnotnecessarilyagood