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南华大学《大学英语四》
2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1、The witness an important detail when describing the accident.
A．brought out B．kept off
C．left out D．ran into

2、The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student________to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading.
A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access

3、Some analysts suspected that the rebellion was _______ and financed by a western country.
A．launched B．backed C．evaluated D．crushed

4、He used to study in a village school, ______was rebuilt two years ago.
A．which B．that
C．where D．whose

5、Maybe there is some business aspect to the Royal Wedding of William and Kate Middleton but ________ what people are interested in, it’s a hugely popular event around the world.
A．in spite of B．in honor of C．in terms of D．in case of

6、We did have a quarrel about money last night，but now we have already_____________.
A．taken up B．put up
C．made up D．brought up

7、Recently some hospitals in China have adopted ______ they call a robot-doctor, ______ will be used to operate on patients with more accuracy.
A．what; that B．that; which
C．what; which D．which; what

8、— I want to learn tennis. Would you like to help me?
— . But learning tennis is no walk in the park.
A．No kidding B．No wonder C．No problem D．No way

9、It came as a great ________ to the parents that their son finally came back safe and sound.
A．relief B．sense
C．relaxion D．favor

10、In order to satisfy the needs of the market, the electric company has ______ its focus to tablet computers and smart mobile phones.
A．switched B．shaped
C．directed D．discovered

第二部分 阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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I spent most my twenties working for the National Park Service, and I lived a wide variety of government housing, including several shabby but appealing old houses where the wild creatures outnumbered humans. Sometimes I wondered, lying awake at night, how many hearts beat inside those walls. With all that lovely national park habitat protected for their use, why did the animals need to live in my house?
My latest essay “The indoor wilds at outdoor parks,” revisits my experiences with wild (non-human!) roommates and officemates in Rocky Mountain National Park. At first, they were considered annoying but not dangerous. Attitudes changed dramatically when hantavirus (汉他病毒) came on the scene, and suddenly those cute, non-housebroken deer mice became a threat. When I moved on to Canyonlands National Park, I found that every effort had been made to seal off my house from four-footed intruders. These efforts mostly worked and later employees moved into new housing. But somehow a rat still managed to chew its way through the floor and drown itself in my toilet. I’m not even going to get started about my coworkers, experiences with other much scarier animals.
The Beaver Meadows Vistor Center in the story was designed by Tailiesin Associated Architects, Frank Lloyed Wright’s firm, after Wright’s death. Working there, I always thought the building was strange. I recently revisited the building while researching a children’s book I am writing about the park. I think I get it now, at least a little.
1、What does the underlined word “their” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Some park visitors’. B．Endangered animals’.
C．The author’s coworkers’. D．The author’s wild roommates’.
2、Why did people show a change in attitude towards deer mice?
A．Because a virus was spreading. B．Because people were hurt by them.
C．Because people saw a really cute one. D．Because they protected people’s houses.
3、What can we infer about the living conditions of the author’s coworkers?
A．They were unknown to the author. B．They were acceptable to the author.
C．They were no better than the author’s. D．They were much better than the author’s.
4、After visiting the Beaver Meadows Vistor Center again, the author ________.
A．could appreciate it better B．finished a children’s book
C．did research on national parks D．knew it was designed by Wright

B
Can you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.
Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?
At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo (光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.
Even in the courts, a pleasing appearance can work its magic. Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences, or to escape punishment entirely; attractive plaintiffs (原告), meanwhile, are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements. “It’s an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker.
But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices (偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.
More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.
Ultimately, scientists point out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety — even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
1、From paragraph 1, we can learn that _______.
A．some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance
B．most people are not afraid of being too beautiful
C．we might always dream about being bothered by others
D．being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone
2、Which is the benefit for beautiful people?
A．All attractive plaintiffs have more chances to get away with punishment.
B．Women with pleasing appearance will always be considered as better leaders.
C．Good-looking people are often regarded as having many good qualities.
D．Beautiful criminals are more likely to persuade the judge and win the case.
3、The writer mentioned the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to _______.
A．persuade us to pay more attention to our looks from now on
B．suggest that beauty can help make a better personality
C．encourage us to focus more on improving our personality
D．ask ugly people to have more confidence in their personality
4、What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Beauty, a blessing? B．Sexist Prejudice.
C．Real beauty. D．Benefits Beauty holds.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
Geraniums of Love
As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews（亲子交流会）with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child 1 an old

Geraniums school tradition—the annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for 2 Day
Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. 3 , I didn't have any money. I went to my eldest sister and 4 the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my 5 . I agonized（苦苦思索）over that decision, 6 each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home, with the help of my sister, I 7 it on the upstairs neighbor’s porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother's Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldn't, and 8 she did not.
When Mother's Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my 9 .
The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to 10 our mother. Like my 11 sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went. She arrived at home full of 12 excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag 13 her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the 14 one!”
I helped my little 15 hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbor's porch, assuring that our mother wouldn't find it before Mother's Day. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I watched them both bursting with pride and 16 . It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me 17 , and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I 18 back. I had been wondering how my mother could 19 to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child But as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was 20 with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.
1、A．passed down B．participated in C．broke with D．carried on
2、A．Women’s B．Father’s C．Children’s D．Mother's
3、A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Therefore
4、A．shared B．discovered C．guarded D．unlocked
5、A．plan B．preparation C．present D．selection
6、A．watering B．growing C．inspecting D．protecting
7、A．showed B．potted C．packaged D．hid
8、A．indeed B．instead C．properly D．anyhow
9、A．performance B．grades C．gift D．presence
10、A．inspire B．surprise C．satisfy D．relax
11、A．youngest B．eldest C．cleverest D．bravest
12、A．nervous B．youthful C．increasing D．false
13、A．on B．beside C．behind D．under
14、A．shortest B．rarest C．best D．strongest
15、A．sister B．brother C．cousin D．friend
16、A．confusion B．anxiety C．delight D．astonishment
17、A．listening B．watching C．smelling D．tasting
18、A．waved B．smiled C．signed D．called
19、A．pretend B．continue C．appear D．try
20、A．impressed B．satisfied C．associated D．presented

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
KBG84 is a one-of-a-kind girl band in Japan consisting of 33 singing and dancing grannies, with an average age of 1． The oldest member, Ham Yamashiro, is 97 years old! The new band, 2． (base) in the remote island of Kohama in Okinawa, is 3． huge hit in the country Many people are rather shocked by their 4． (succeed)
Their lyrics are about the island and nature These elderly women are extremely attractive and 5．(energy) when they perform Their energy and enthusiasm is amazing,6． (consider) their age In fact, no one under the age of 80 7． (allow) into the band
Okinawan islanders have one of the 8． (high) life expectancies (平均寿命) in the world Their diet chiefly consists of vegetables and local sweet potatoes, with no practically added sugar But Menaka says she isn’t particular 9． her diet She keeps fit by doing housework
KBG84 is the invention of Japanese musician Kikuo Tsuchida,10． has lived in Kohama for 20 years The band recently signed a record deal, and performs 11． (wonder), — a full house for every performance The seniors are constantly followed around by camera crews, but they prefer to sit around chatting about life

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays many people drive instead of taking a bus or walking to work、 It causes more traffic accidents、 As the student, what can we do to guarantee our safe? First of all, the traffic rules must be strict obeyed、 When we cross streets, wait until the traffic light turn green、 Next, don't forget walk on the pavement、 Finally, I think it very dangerously to wear headphones while walking or cycling, Since we can't pay enough attention on the traffic around us, so accidents may happen、 Taking good cure of ourselves and don’t let our parents worry about them、

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
文华中学的读书节即将展开，学校将给每个班级配发图书（按下图显示的比例），放置在班级中，总量为 20 本。现在学校向学生们征求意见，假设你是该学校的学生李华， 请你给学校写封邮件，描述提供的图书类型并谈谈你的意见与建议。（学科辅导类： test-prep books）

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