2023年陜科大藝術類4月校內(nèi)四級考試試題

陜西科技大學大學英語四級考試試卷(藝術類)SUSTCOLLEGEENGLISHTEST（Artstudents）—BandFour—(sustcet404)(120minutes)PartⅠVocabularyandStructure(15points)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.—canIkeepthisstorybook?—Fortwoweeks.HowsoonB.Howlong C.HowoftenD.HowmanyMybrothertakesinthegymeveryday.exercisesB.exercise C.exercisingD.anexercise—Wouldyouliketogotoamoviethisevening?—I’dliketo,butIhavealotofhomework.doing B.do C.todo D.doesIt’sgoingtorain.You’dbetter.takearaincoat B.totakearaincoatC.nottotakearaincoat D.nottakearaincoatIprefer____to____.sing;dance B.singing;dancingC.singing;dance D.sing;dancing—I’msorryfor_____Isaid.—Itdoesn’tmatter.how B.which C.what D.WhereIwillwritetwo____e-mailstomygoodfriends.another B.another C.more D.othermoreI____gotobed____Ifinishedmyhomeworklastnight.do;until B.didn’t;until C.don’t;until D.did;untilHismotherisill.Heisgoingto____herinthehospital.lookat B.lookup C.lookfor D.lookafterDuringthattime,SARSspreadeasily____people.among B.along C.between D.throughIlearnEnglishby____,andmytwinsistersteach____Japanese.me;themB.myself;themselvesC.myself;themD.me;themselves____stampsisveryinteresting.Collecting B.CollectedC.Collects D.Collect—What’syourhobby?—I____listentomusic,butnowIenjoydancing.amusedto B.usedto C.amused D.usetoThefilmisvery____.I’m____init.A.interesting;interesting B.interesting;interestedC.interested;interested D.interested;interestingWhichisofthetwoboys?A.thetallest B.thetaller C.taller D.tallPartⅡReadingComprehension(20points)Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.ChoosetheONEyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyourchoicebyblackingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theseaisthelargestunknownpartofourworld.Itcoversseventy-onepercentoftheearth.Thereisstillmuchtobediscoveredaboutthisvastblanketofwater.Oneofthemostinterestingprojectsinoceanography(海洋學)istheworkofmappingtheoceanfloor.Onlyaverysmallpartofithasbeenmapped.Thiswasnotimportantwhenonlysurfaceshipssailedtheworld’soceans,butitcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathtomeninsubmarines(潛艇).Longagotherewasonlyonewaytofindouthowdeeptheoceanwas.Aseamancouldthrowaweightedropeoverthesideofhisship.Thenhepulledtheropeupafterithadreachedthebottom.Butthiswasnotaveryexactwayofmeasuring.Inthetwentiethcenturyabetterwaywasfound.Soundwasusedtomeasuretheocean.AnAmericanNavyshipsailedintoanarrowstripofwatertoconductanexperiment.Seamendroppedanumberofdevicesthatwouldburstwithaloudnoisewhentheyhitthebottom.Andalittleinstrumentthathadbeeninventedmeasuredthetimeittookforthesoundtoreachtheship.Thishashelpedoceanographersmaptheoceanfloor.Underwaterphotographyisalsoimportantinmappingpartsoftheoceanfloor.Withthenewmethodsthathavebeenperfected,camerascantakepicturesoftheunderwatervalleys,evenincolor.16.Theseacovers____________.A.lessthanaquarteroftheearthB.abouthalfoftheearthC.almostthreequartersoftheearthD.morethanthreequartersoftheearth17.Theworkofmappingtheoceanfloorisveryimportantto____________.A.surfaceshipsB.peopleinsubmarinesC.ancientpeopleD.anAmericanNavyship18.Accordingtothepassage,aseaman____________.A.usedtofindouttheocean’sdepthwiththehelpofaweightedropeB.couldfindouttheexactdepthoftheoceanalongtimeagoC.hadnowaytoknowthedepthoftheoceanD.didn’tcaremuchaboutthedepthoftheocean19.Alittleinstrumentcanmeasurethetimeittakesforthesoundto____________.A.hitthebottomoftheseafromtheshipB.reachtheshipfromthebottomoftheseaC.burstintoaloudnoiseD.disappearintosilence20.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthat____________.A.anotheraidtothemappingoftheoceanfloorisphotographyB.everycameraisabletotakepicturesincolorC.theoceanfloorisperfectasseeninpicturesD.somenewwaysofmappinghavebeenfoundPassage2Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scientistshavefoundanunusualwaytopreventourplanetfromoverheating:Moveittoacoolerspot.Allyouhavetodoissendafewcomets(彗星)inthedirectionofEarth,anditsorbit(軌道)willbealtered.Ourworldwillthenbesentspinning(旋轉(zhuǎn))intoasafer,colderpartofthesolarsystem(太陽系).ThisstartlingideaforimprovingourclimatecomesfromagroupofUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)engineersandAmericanastronomers(天文學家).Theysaytheirplancouldaddanothersixbillionyearstotheusefullifetimeofourplanet—effectivelydoublingitsworkinglife.TheplanputforwardbyDr.LaughlininvolvescarefullydirectingacometsothatitpassesclosetoJupiterorSaturnandpicksupenergyfromoneofthesegiantplanets.Thenthecometwouldpassclosebyourplanetandtransfersomeofitsgravitational(引力旳)energytoEarth.Andtheprocesswouldberepeated.“Earth’sorbitalspeedwouldincreaseasaresultandwewouldmovetoahigherorbitawayfromtheSun,”Laughlinsaid.Intheshortterm,theplanprovidesanidealsolutiontoglobalwarming,althoughtheteamwasactuallyconcernedwithamoredrasticdanger.Thesuniscertaintoheatupinaboutabillionyearsandsoseriouslycompromiseourbiosphere(生物圈)—bycookingus.Hencethegroup’sdecisiontotrytosaveEarth.Theplanhasoneortwoworrisomeaspects,however.Forastart,spaceengineerswouldhavetobeverycarefulabouthowtheydirectedtheircomettowardsEarth.Thesmallestmiscalculation(計算錯誤)inorbitcouldfireitstraightatEarth—withdeadlyconsequences.ThereisalsothequestionoftheMoon.AsthecurrentissueofScientificAmericanmagazinepointsout,ifEarthwaspushedoutofitscurrentpositionitis“mostlikelytheMoonwouldbestrippedawayfromEarth,”itstates.Thiswouldradicallyupsetourplanet’sclimate.21.Theultimatepurposeofthisplanisto____________.A.solvetheproblemofglobalwarmingB.preventEarthfromoverheatingC.changetheorbitofEarthD.changethespinningspeedofEarth22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaresultoftheplan?A.Earth’sorbitalspeedwouldincrease.B.ThelifespanofEarthwouldbemorethandoubled.C.EarthwouldmovetoahigherorbitawayfromtheSun.D.Earthwouldbesenttoacolderpartofthesolarsystem.23.Whichofthefollowingistherightsequence(次序)ofthefourstepsinvolvedintheplan?A.cabdB.cdbaC.cbdaD.bacda.ThecomettransferssomeofitsgravitationalenergytoEarth.b.ThecometpassesclosebyEarth.c.ScientistsdirectacometsothatitpassesclosetoJupiterorSaturn.d.ThecometpicksupenergyfromJupiterorSaturn.24.Accordingtothepassage,theword“compromise”inPara.8isclosestinmeaningto____________.A.changeB.improveC.ruinD.reduce25.Whatworriesthescientistsabouttheplan?A.Thesunwillcontinuetoheatupintheyearstocome.B.ThemoonwouldmoveclosertoEarthandthiswouldchangeourplanet’sclimate.C.Theprocessmustberepeatedandtakealongtime.D.ThecometwouldhitEarthifitstrajectory(軌道)ismiscalculated.Passage3Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(單獨旳)schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.26.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica. B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.C.WhattheCostaRicanswore. D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.27.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.A.pinkandredB.greyandblackC.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange28.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.A.mustgotoschoolB.studyinthesameschoolC.donothavetogotoschoolatallD.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime29.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.A.havelessonseverydayB.havetheirexaminationsC.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeansD.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses30.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRicaC.someproductsfromCostaRicaD.theeducationofCostaRicaPassage4Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化學）class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What'swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes．MissLiaskedagain，“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion？Didn'tItellyouwhatwaterislike？”Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid，“MissLi，youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell．Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater？Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell．”MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim．“I'msorry，children．”saidtheteacher，“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier．That'saproblem．31.Thestudentswerehavingtheir_______class．A.English B.Chinese C.chemistry D.maths32.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat______waslike．A.water B.air C.earth D.weather33.Aboysaid，“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways_______．”A.white B.black C.clean D.clear34.Mostofthechildren_______theboy．A.agreedwithB.wroteto C.heardfrom D.sentfor35.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting_______．A．moreandmoreB．lessandlessC．cleanerandcleaner D．dirtieranddirtierPartⅢCloze(15points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)below.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Allparentslovetheirchildren.Manyparentswanttheirkidsto__36__well-knownpeoplewhenthey_37__.Mostofthemwanttheirkidstolivebetterthanothers.Manyofthem__38___theirkidswillbesingersoractors.Actorsandsingerscan___39___moneyeasilyinourcountry.Whentheyappearintheadvertisement,theywillget___40__moneywhichafarmeroraworkercan'tmakeallhislife.

Someoftheparentswanttheirkidstobebusinessmen___41__doctors.Iftheyworkhard,theywillhavecarsandbighousesinseveral___42__.Someparentswanttheirkidstoworkincitiesandtowns.Theydon't___43___themtoworkinthecountryside.Peoplewhoworkinthecitiesandtownscangetmon