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1、英语4本泰医函授 继续教育考试英语4（本）2一、单选题 (红色是答案)1.Remember, nothing hurts concentration _3 _ reading too slowly.(2分) A. rather than B. as well as C. more than D. instead of 2.On each job he avoided _4_ people know who he was.(2分) A. let B. to let C. be let D. letting 3.Is the city much different from _3_ it was

2、ten years ago?(2分) A. that B. which C. what D. where 4.Many boys enjoy _4_ football, basketball or baseball.(2分) A. play B. to play C. played D. playing 5.The news you told me the other day wants yet to be _3_.(2分) A. finned B. conformed C. confirmed D. informed 6.Having been working in this school

3、for over 20 years, Mr. Brown is _ an inexperienced teacher.(2分) A. by no means B. by any means C. by all means D. by every means 7.Sound was used _ the ocean.(2分) A. to measure B. to measuring C. by measuring D. to be measured 8.Were usually too tired _ much socializing during the week.(2分) A. to do

4、 B. doing C. in doing D. to doing 9.Human beings are superior to animals_ they can use language as a tool to communicate.(2分) A. in which B. for which C. in that D. for that 10.Mobile Phones are proved to with flight instruments and have a negative effect on flight safety.(2分) A. interrupt B. interf

5、ere C. trouble D. disturb 11.I could hardly _ the ship in the distance.(2分) A. look out B. make out C. make up D. see through 12.From what has been discussed, we may draw the _ that its advantages are far greater than its disadvantages.(2分) A. answer B. attention C. solution D. conclusion 13.Man mus

6、t stop _ the earths atmosphere.(2分) A. filling B. emitting C. polluting D. wasting 14.The stronger the motivation, _ a person will learn a foreign language.(2分) A. the more quickly B. more quickly C. the quicklier D. and the more quickly 15.The film _, she left her seat so quietly that no one compla

7、ined that her leaving disturbed their watching the film(2分) A. began B. beginning C. having begun D. begun 16._ my opinion, the movie lacks content.(2分) A. In B. On C. Upon D. To 17.Her father can afford a splendid wedding, as he is loaded _ money.(2分) A. with B. under C. in D. at 18.The harder the

8、shrub is to grow, _.(2分) A. the higher price it is B. the higher price it would have C. the higher price is D. the higher the price is 19.Im afraid _ nothing I can do about it.(2分) A. there is B. it is C. this is D. that is 20.Motor vehicles are prohibited _ driving in the town center.(2分) A. in B.

9、out of C. from D. with 21.The question set by the teacher was so difficult _ the pupils did not know how to tackle it.(2分) A. what B. that C. how D. whether 22.John Smith, being a diligent student, never refuses to the responsibilities that are assigned to him.(2分) A. take in B. take on C. take down

10、 D. take off 23.At first I was worried about the employment prospect. Four years of study later, Ive realized I _.(2分) A. didnt need to worry B. mustnt have worried C. neednt have worried D. couldnt have worried 24.Do you remember that our speed is 60 mph on the highway and Big Brother is watching y

11、ou through his camera in some areas. A. control B. condition C. permission D. limit 25.In addition, teaching staff is willing_ extra help if a student needs.(2分) A. to providing B. to provide C. provided D. provided 26.All electrical goods sold in our shop will be _ for one year.(2分) A. guaranteed B

12、. protected C. ensured D. granted 是否存疑27.I will bring my tennis things along in case we _ time for a game tomorrow.(2分) A. shall have B. will have C. have D. are going to have 28.Id rather _ those confidential documents with you.(2分) A. that you didnt take B. your not taking C. that you will not tak

13、e D. you do not take 29.His parents saw him _ the winners medal.(2分) A. toaward B. to be awarded C. awarded D. being awarded 30.To much _ to sunlight can cause skin burns，cancer or other damage to the body(2分) A. exposure B. exhibition C. disclosure D. contact 二、阅读理解 1.In my long life I have seen ma

14、ny changes in out habits and customs and conditions in general. I think that you might be interested if I told you some of them.The world I entered at the age of eighteen when I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of such advanced things as planes, films, radios or telephones. It

15、was a very cheap world. Prices were stable. When I entered St.Thomas Hospital I rent a set of rooms in Vincent Square for which I paid 18 shillings(先令) a week. My landlady provided me with a very good breakfast before I went to the hospital and a dinner when I came back at half past six. I only had

16、to pay for the breakfasts and dinners twelve shillings a week. For four-pence I lunched at St.Thomas on bread and butter and a glass of milk. I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself, and have a lot of fun on fourteen pounds a month. And I could al

17、ways pawn(当掉)my microscope for three pounds.I spent five years at St.Thomas Hospital. I was a bad student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted, to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my dinner, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel calle

18、d“Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It came out during my last year at the hospital and it was successful. It was of course an accident, but I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated f

19、rom the school of medicine, I left for Spain to write another book. I did not realize, at that time, that I was taking a great risk. (10分)(1)This text is a talk given by the writer when_.(2分) A. he was 18. B. his first novel was published. C. he graduated from the school of medicine. D. he was at an

20、 old age. (2)The author graduated from the school of medicine when he was_.(2分) A. 18 B. 28 C. 23 D. 30 (3)“And I could always pawn my microscope for three pounds.” means the writer could always_.(2分) A. exchange his microscope for three pounds. B. borrow his microscope and pays three pounds. C. hav

21、e his microscope repaired with three pounds. D. lend his microscope for three pounds (4)In paragraph two, this sentence “I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself”, the word “clothe” means “_” .(2分) A. wear clothes B. make clothes for C. wash clothe

22、s for D. buy clothes for (5)The writer wanted to be a writer because_.(2分) A. he liked to take risks. B. he found it easier to make a living by writing. C. he was interested in writing. D. he could not study medicine well. 2.David, my next-door neighbor, has two young kids aged five and seven. One d

23、ay he was teaching his seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower around the yard. As he was teaching him to turn the mower around at the end of the lawn, his wife, Jane, called to him to ask a question. As David turned to answer the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower right through the f

24、lower bed at the edge of the lawn, leaving a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground.When David turned back around and saw what had happed, he began to lose control. David had spent a lot of time and effort making those flower beds the envy of the neighborhood. As he began to raise his voice to his

25、 son, Jane walked quickly over to him, put her hands on his husbands shoulder and said, “David, please rememberwere raising children, not flowers!”Jane reminded me how important it is as a parent to remember our priorities. Kids and their self-esteem are more important than any physical objects they

26、 might break or destroy. The window pane broken by a football, a desk lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen is already broken. The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to add the destruction by breaking a childs spirit and deadening his sense of livelines

27、s.(10分)(1)What did David teach Kelly to do one day?(2分) A. How to water flowers. B. How to operate a mower. C. How to clean the yard. D. How to take care of the lawn. (2)What did Jane mean by saying “were raising children, not flowers”?(2分) A. We dont have enough time to raise flowers. B. Children a

28、re of greater importance than flowers. C. We like flowers better than children. D. Flowers are raised for children. (3)What should be considered as priorities by parents?(2分) A. Correcting childrens bad behaviors. B. Always forgiving children for their mistakes. C. Asking children not to break physi

29、cal objects. D. Bearing childrens self-esteem in mind. (4)What can be inferred from the last paragraph?(2分) A. Children nowadays are very careless. B. Its no use crying over spilt milk. C. Destruction of physical objects means nothing. D. Not every child has sense of liveliness. (5)Which of the foll

30、owing words can be used to best describe the authors attitude towards Jane?(2分) A. Critical. B. Indifferent. C. Approving. D. Negative. 3.How men first learnt to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they