2024年电大开放英语4考点版[资料.doc

Test 1
一、交际用语（1’*10）
1. How are you, Bob?
_______________ Ted.
A. How are you? B. I’m fine. Thank you.
C. How do you do? D. Nice to meet you.
2. Thank you for your help.
_________________
A. My pleasure. B. Never mind
C. Quite right. D. Don’t thank me.
3. Hello, I’m Harry Potter.
Hello, my name is Charles Green, but_______.
A. call my Charles. B. call me at Charles.
C. call me Charles. D. call Charles me.
-4. Paul, ______________ ?
Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.
A. What is the person over there
B. Who’s talking over there
C. What are they doing
D. Which is that
5. Hi, Tom, how is everything with you?
_______________, and how are you?
A. Don’t mention it. B. Hm, not too bad.
C. Thanks. D. Pretty fast.
-6. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!__________
A. Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday. B. Sorry, it’s too cheap C. You can have it. D. See you later.
7. Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?
_____________
A. Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.
B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties.
C. Ha…ha, I don’t like birthday parties.
D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.
8. Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip?
________________
A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day.
B. Come on, I’ve got lots of fun.
C. By the way, I don’t like Saturdays.
D. Well, I’ll look forward to your phone call.
9. Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?
__________
A. I hate the weather here.
B. My hair is getting a bit longer.
C. Yeah, thanks for coming.]
D. I am working part time in a bookshop, you know.
10. Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now.
_______________
A. That sounds wonderful. B. Oh, so early.
C. Not at all. D. Good luck!
二、阅读了解（2’*15）
Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)
A. France. B. King Louis.
C. The French Revolution. D. Europe.
12. Which did not happen in 1789? A. The French Revolution broke out.
B. The national economy was developing rapidly. C. The government wasn’t well run.
D. King Louis XIV was in power.
13. Where were the political prisoners kept? A. In Versailles. B. In Austria C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille.
14. What does the underlined word “abolished ” mean? A. Put off. B. Established.
C. United. D. Ended.
15. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? A. July 14 has become the French National Day.
B. It brought some impact on the other European kings. C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.
D. The king tried to control the national parliament.

Passage 2
In the United States, …. the sentence.(260 words)
16. What is the main idea of this passage?__________
A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S.
B. The role of time in social life over the world.
C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.
D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.
17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?
A. A matter of work.
B. A matter of life or death.
C. You want to see him or her.
D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.
18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend?
A. at 7:00 am B. at 4:00 pm C. at the night D. at 4:00 am
19. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage
A. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
B. There is no misunderstanding arising between people form different cultures about the concept of time.
C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A.
D. Promptness is valued highly in American life.
20. From the passage we can safely infer that ____
A. it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in the day time.
B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world.
C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party.
D. if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation.
Passage 3
A foreigner's first impression of the U.S. … business very quickly.(348 words)
21. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B. Americans attach less importance to patience.
C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing. D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.
22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __ A. a less important thing B. a first concern C. a good business D. an attractive gift
23. Americans evaluate a business colleague
A. through social courtesy
B. through prolonged business talks
C. by establishing business relations
D. by learning about their past performance
24. This passage mainly talks about ___________ A. how Americans treasure their time
B. how busy Americans are every day
C. how Americans do business with foreigners
D. what American way of life is like
25. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is _____
A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative D. objective
三、词汇与结构（1’*20）
26. Professor Smith promised to look ________ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defence.
A. after B. over C. on D. into
27. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses __________
A. in between B. far apart
C. among them D. from each other
28. As the bus came round the corner, it ran ________ a big tree by the roadside.
A. into B. on C. over D. up
29. On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several ________ a day. A. customers B. supporters C. guests D. clients
30. What is the train ___________ to Birmingham?
A. fee B. trip C. fare D. cost
31. The student were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brian’s ________
A. money B. pay C. expense D. loss
32. Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a ________ and disorder!
A. mass B. mess C. guess D. bus
33. If she wants to stay thin, she must make a __________ in her diet. A. change B turn C. run D. go
34. _________ the War of Independence, the United States was an English colony. A. Before B. At C. In D. Between
35. You shouldn’t ________ your time like that, Bob; you have to finish your school work tonight.
A. cut B. do C. kill D. kick
36. When Lily came home at 5 pm yesterday, her mother ______dinner in the kitchen. A. cooked B. was cooking C. cooks D. has cooked
37. Did you notice the guy _________head looked like a big potato? A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
38. Both the kids and their parents _____English, I think. I know it from their accent.
A. is B. been C. are D. was
39. Never before _________ see such a terrible car accident on the road! A. I have B. have I C. I did D did I
40. John’s father _________ mathematics in this school ever since he graduated from Harvard University.
A. taught B. teaches C. has taught D. is teaching
41. Every year thousands of lives ________ in road accidents because of careless driving.
A. lose B. lost C. have lost D. are lost
42. The young lady coming over to us _______ out English teacher; the way she walks tells us that!
A. must be B. can be C. would be D. could be
43. Had you come five minutes earlier, you _________ the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it.
A. would catch B. would have caught C. could catch D. should catch
44. Eggs, though rich in nourishments, have ________ of fat. A. a large number B. the large number
C. a large number D. the large number
45. No matter _________, the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home safely.
A. it was snowing B. hard it was snowing
C. how it was snowing hard D. how hard it was snowing
四、完形填空（1’*10）
There were once three sons of a wealthy businessman. …. reasingly bored and disillusioned.
46. A. whatever B. whenever C. wherever D. however
47. A. are used B. used C. using D. are using
48. A. at least B. at most C. in the least D. in the most
49. A. every B. all C. each D. none
50. A. first B. older C. young D. elder
51. A. is B. as C. be D. /
52. A. joined B. attended C. went D. joined in
53. A. popular B. unpopular C. welcome D. unwelcome
54. A. living B. turning C. ending D. changing
55. A. making B. make C. decide D. deciding
五、英译汉（15’）
56. Wang Li’s father has taught English here since he graduated from Peking University.
王丽的爸爸从北京大学毕业后就一直在这里教英语。
57. Please give this book to whoever comes first.
请把这本书给最先来的人。
58. Though it was late, they kept on working.
尽管已经很晚了，他们还在继续工作。
59. Bill hit his car into a wall last night.
昨晚比尔开车时撞到了墙上。
60. Would you please help me with this heavy box?
你能帮我抬一下这个很沉的箱子吗？
第一部分：交际用语（1. Who’s that speaking? This is Tom__________ . 你是谁？我是TOM。
A. speaks B. spoken C. speaking D. saying
2. I’m sorry. I lost the key. ______________. A. Well, it’s OK B. No, it’s all right.
C. You are welcome. D. You are wrong.
3. It’s rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window?____________. 这里相称冷，你介意我把窗 A. Yes ,please. B. No, go ahead.
C. Sure, please. D. I don’t like it.
4. ____________ He teaches physics in a school.
A. What does your father want to do?
B. Who is your father? C. What is your father? D. Where is your father now?
5. Excuse me, how much is the jacket? It’s 499 Yuan.________. 请问，这件夹克衫多少钱？499元。
A. Oh, no. That’s OK! B. How do you like it?
C. Which do you prefer? D. Would you like to try it on? 6. ______ Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week. 他们上星期三到那里的。呆了差不多一星期了。
A. When did your parents arrive at Paris?
B. How long have your parents been in Paris? C. Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday?
D. When will your parents go to Paris?
7. How often do you go dancing? _________. A. I will go dancing tomorrow. B. Yesterday.
C. Every other day. 每隔一天 D. I’ ve been dancing for a year.
8. You know, I have three kids now.________.
A. Well, I’ ve grown a mustache. B. That’s terrific!
C. Say, you’ ve really changed your hair.
D. Well, I gave up drinking.
9. How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight?_________ 今晚去墨西哥餐厅吃饭怎么样？

A. Forget it. B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.
C. That’s great! 太好了！ D. Glad you like it.
10. Madam, do all the buses go downtown? __________
A. Wow, you got the idea. B. No, never mind.
C. Pretty well, I g uses. D. Sorry, I’ m new here.
第二部分：阅读了解
Passage 1
Sixteen-year-old Maria was …. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)
11. Maria’s story happened ________ A. when she was leaving America
B. on her way back to Santo Domingo
C. before she left the USA
D. when she arrived at the airport 她抵达机场后。
12. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to ________ at the airport. A. help carry people’s luggage
B. ask people to pick up the luggage
C. check people’s luggage 检查旅客的行李
D. take care of people’s luggage
13. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be ________. A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry
14. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt __________. A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man
C. sorry for Maria’s manners
D. sorry for the man’s manners
15. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _________.
A. she was young but behaved properly B. she would not have left home alone
C. everyone around her was wrong
D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her
Passage 2
There are three kinds of goals:…… (221 words)
16. Our long-term goals mean a lot _________ A. If we cannot reach solid short-term goals
B. If we complete the short-term goals
C. if we have dreams of the future
D. if we put forward some plans
17. New short-term goals are built upon _________.
A. a daily basis B. your achievement in a week
C. current activities D. the goals that have been completed
18. When we complete each step of our goals, ________. A. we will win final success B. we are overwhelmed
C. we should build up confidence of success
D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals
19. What is the main idea of this passage? __________ A. Life is a dynamic thing.
B. we should set up long-term goals.
C. Different kinds of goals in life.
D. The limitation of long-term goals.
20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _________
A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.
B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.
C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
D. We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.
Passage 3
Britain and France are separated…. The English Channel. 21. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is __________. A. friendly B. impolite C. brotherly
D. a mixture of love and hate
22. The war in Iraq does _________ to the relationship between France and Britain.
A. good B. harm C. neither good nor harm
D both good and harm
23. The British are not so friendly to________ and the French are not so friendly to _________.
A. Germany; America B. America; Germany
C. Germany; Germany D. America; America
24. ________ are more interested in having holidays in _________. A. American people… Britain
B. British people… Germany
C. French people… Britain
D. British people… France
25 What does the last sentence mean? ________ A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C. Franc and Britain are near neighbors, and this w