精選安徽工程大學(xué)《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四》(重修)練習(xí)三

1、精選安徽工程大學(xué)?大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四?(重修)練習(xí)三?大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四?重修練習(xí)三Part I. Reading comprehensionDirections: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions, with four choices given for each question. Please decide on the best choice.Passage 1Of two difficulties in helping students become critical thinke

2、rs, the first is a common error about why students fail to become critical thinkers in the first place. The second is lack of a practical method for teaching critical thinking skills in the classroom. Both problems can be solved.Rather than merely presenting stimuli (刺激物) to students in the form of

3、lectures, teachers use many questions to have students “teach back to the teacher in a questioning process that has seven steps. If, through Socratic questioning, our students can repeat back to us any lesson as well as we would have otherwise told, lectured, or modeled for them, this suggests that

4、the students themselves have done the thinking and learning.The following sevenstep method may help develop students critical thinking. In the first step, the teacher should ask students questions that have them find all the information on the page in front of them. In the second step, the teacher a

5、sks students questions to get them to compare all the pieces of information in the lesson. In the third step, the teacher asks students questions to help them classify the information in the lesson they have just compared for similarities and differences. In the fourth step, the teacher asks student

6、s questions to get them to understand what the instructions ask them to do. In step five, the teacher asks students questions to get them to provide reasonable answers. In step six, the teacher asks students to use the skill or knowledge in new or different situations. In step seven, the teacher ask

7、s students to summarize the lesson once again.In the instructional approach just described, we stress seven learning skills students need to acquire to make the content they are taught in school meaningful. The seven-step critical thinking process shows teachers how to ask student questions, beginni

8、ng with the main idea and progressing through the process of the seven steps. A process of Socratic questioning can be one important part of an instructional solution that will create a revolution in student learning aimed at the development of critical thinking skills.1. The best subject of the pas

9、sage is _. A. The Creation of Main Ideas B. Why Students Fail to Become Critical Thinkers C. Ways of Exciting Students in the Form of Lectures D. Seven Steps to Teach Critical Thinking 2. The seven steps stated in the passage _. A. are of no importance to teachers B. aim to teach students to think c

10、ritically C. are used to explain details to students D. prevent students from thinking individually 3. Which of the following statements about the seven-step method is Not true? A. Teachers need students active feedback during class. B. The seven steps focus on questioning students on learning skill

11、s. C. The creation of main idea is the first of the seven steps. D. The seven steps help students to do the thinking by themselves.4. To seek similarities and differences among all information is _. A. the first step B. the third step C. the fifth step D. the seventh step 5. Which of the following i

12、s the most suitable phrase to describe the seven step method? A. Usual approach B. Unpractical solution C. Theory guiding D. Instructional techniquePassage2 “Life begins at forty is more often an expression of hope than a statement of facts. But it has the ring of truth for a group of woman at the U

13、niversity of Pittsburgh whose professional lives are really just beginning. A woman, who used to be a housewife and is trying to get a Ph. D and teaching at the university, has received the highest student evaluation (評(píng)價(jià)) in the university history. A mother of forty, who never had a policy-making po

14、sition in her part-time work, is now a director in the department of planning for the city of Pittsburgh. And another woman, who without a college degree had trouble in finding a good job, has been accepted as the first woman professor at UCLAs Graduate School of Management.1. “Life begins at forty

15、usually means that _.A. a persons life just begins when he is forty years oldB. a person at forty can be expected to last many more years C. a person in his forties is still in his childhoodD. a person at forty must be very strong and healthy2. For the professional lives of a group of woman at the U

16、niversity of Pittsburgh, the saying _.A. proves true B. is out of dateC. seems wrong D. is unacceptable3. A “Ph. D is _.A. a large amount of money B. a college degreeC. a high position in the office D. a high rank in the government4. Who has the right to make a policy?A. A woman in her part-time wor

17、k.B. A housewife.C. A woman without a college degree.D. A director in the department of planning for the city.5. The example of the first woman professor at UCLAs Graduate School of Management tells us that _.A. A woman neednt have a college degreeB. A person without a college degree often has troub

18、le in finding a good job.C. People who are in their forties can begin a new working lifeD. A person has more chances to be accepted as a professorPart II. Structure虛擬語(yǔ)氣1. If I _ my own clothes, I _ a lot of money. A. had madewould save B. could makewould save C. can makewould save D. could makewill

19、save2. He was fully occupied yesterday, otherwise he _ to the sales conference. A. would come B. would have come C. came D. had come3. _ I realized the consequences, I would never have contemplated (打算) getting involved. A. If B. Had C. When D. Unless4. Had Paul received six more votes in the last e

20、lection, he _ our chairman now. A. must have been B. would have been C. were D. would be 5. _ the sense of someone watching them, Ralph would have shouted at his wife. A. Despite B. Except C. But for D. Except for 6. We didnt know his address; otherwise we _ an invitation to him. A. would have sent

21、B. A. must have sent C. had sent D. would send7. The boy would have died, _ on him without delay. A. if the doctor didnt operate B. if the doctor wouldnt operate C. would the doctor not operate D. had the doctor not operated8. If television _ a thousand years ago, would nations be significantly more

22、 homogeneous(相似的) than they are now?A. were invented B. was invented C. has been invented D. had been invented9. At the conference, it has been decided that she _ an opportunity to go abroad as a sales representative. A. is going to have B. have C. will have D. has 10. It is extremely urgent that th

23、ey _ from the mountain before dark.A. must rescue B. be rescued C. will be rescued D. shall be rescuedPart III VocabularyDirections: There are 15 items in this part. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.1. It was necessary to extend the factory build

24、ing the company was doing more and more business.A. until B. lest C. although D. as2. He took the to solve the problem.A. initiate B. initiation C. initiative D. initiator3. The new manager is intelligent and hard working, and he is very charming.A. whereas B. moreover C. therefore D. otherwise4. Ha

25、ve you been in contact him recently?A. at B. of C. with D. on5. A good sleep will you quicker recovery.A. ensure B. make C. help D. let6. I was highly with the offer. A. happy B. pleasant C. pleasing D. pleased7. Our college is theirs.A. as three times as B. three times as large asC. three times lar

26、ger as D. as large three times as8. The plant died because I didnt water it .A. sufficiently B. insufficient C. inadequately D. inactively9. you are familiar with the authors ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you can.A. Now that B. Ever since C. So that D. As long as10. He doesnt fit

27、 the team.A. for B. to C. in D. with11. Id like to inquire the trains for London.A. about B. after C. for D. in12. His theory has a solid in fast. A. basic B. base C. basis D. foundation13. Is your watch ?A. exact B. accurate C. precise D. right14. I informed her mother her safe arrival.A. of B. abo

28、ut C. on D. with15. I am going , no matter what you say.A. anytime B. anywhere C. anyway D. anymorePart IV. ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices A, B, C and D. You should choose the answer that best fits into the passage. The amount of

29、 usable water has always been of great interest in the world. _1_ springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the _2_ areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of _3_ land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not _4_ fo

30、r the water resources (資源). And laws had to be _5_ to protect the water rights of the _6_ and the use of the water resources accordingly. _7_ is known to us all, there is not _8_ water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the _9_ of water that will be used in any partic

31、ular period _10_ careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more _11_. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water _12_ the water supply forecast (預(yù)報(bào)).The _13_ water supply forecast is based more on the water from the _14_ than from the below. Interest is _15_ in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain _16_. With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountai