大学英语(4)（本）阶段练习3

华东理工大学网络教育学院 大学英语（4）（本）阶段练习三

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

1. Not satisfied with his handwriting, the mother asked her son to copy the article _____ second time.

A) another B) a C) the D) every 2. What could you imagine Shanghai will be in ______? A) the 2010s B) the 2010 C) 2010s D) 2010’s 3. The volunteers of EXPO are _____ young people between age of 16 and 28. A) most of B) most C) mostly D) at most

4. The fridge I bought at the second-hand shop is almost new. _____, it works quite well.

A) Furthermore B) Instead C) Though D) Nevertheless 5. I have decided to go on holiday _____. A) with myself B) of my own C) lonely D) on my own 6. The conference _____ a full week by the time it ends. A) must have lasted B) would have lasted C) will have lasted D) has lasted 7. ______ when she started complaining. A) Not until arrived he B) No sooner had he arrived C) Hardly did he arrive D) Scarcely had he arrived 8. He cannot but _____ home because his car broke down on his way home. A) walk B) walking C) to walk D) walked

9. Much to our regret, the proposal _____ health food production was rejected for the lack of fund required, A) concerned B) concerning C) which was concerned D) which concerning 10. Tim seldom failed in his exam, _____? A) did Tim B) didn’t Tim C) did he D) didn’t he 11. You and I could hardly understand what he said, _____ ? A) could we B) could you C) couldn’t we D) couldn’t you 12. Two hundred dollars _____ a small sum to pay for the second-hand refrigerator. A) have been B) has been C) are D) is 13. _____ we’ll go camping tomorrow has kept us all excited the whole day. A) If B) Whether C) That D) Where 14. He is seriously ill; there is _____hope for him. A) a few B) few C) little D) a little 15. -- Can you come on Friday or Saturday? --I'm afraid _____day is possible. A) either B) some C) any D) neither 16. ______the maths problem is difficult, I'll try very hard to work it out. A) Though B) When C) Before D) After

17. The car accident happened at ____ crossroad a few meters away from _____ bank.

A) the; / B) /; a C) /; the D) the; the 18. Either the shirts or the sweater _____ a good buy. A) is B) has C) are D) was 19. There isn't any difference between the two. I really don't know _____. A) where to choose B) which to choose C) to choose what D) to choose which 20. It is high time that we _____ working to take a break. A) should stop B) would stop C) stopped D) stop

21. _____ you stop making so much trouble, I will tell you an interesting fairy story. A) But B) So long as C) However D) Wherever 22. As the bus came round the corner, it ran _____ a big tree by the roadside. A) into B) on C) over D) up 23. You _____ your books before they are due. A) had better to renew B) would rather to renew C) had better renew D) would rather renew

24. I was about to go to school _____ a man with a mask broke into the house. A) when B) which C) that D) but

25. When Lily came home at 5 p.m. yesterday, her mother _____ dinner in the kitchen. A) cooked B) was cooking C) cooks D) has cooked 26. I’d love to go on holiday but I can’t _____ the time. A) affect B) effect C) afford D) effort 27. It was quite an _____ when a woman first became prime minister. A) case B) event C) accident D) incident 28. He _____ his failure to his laziness. A) contributed B) attributed C) devoted D) distributed 29. Eventually I _____ to temptation and had an ice cream. A) gave in B) gave up C) turned in D) took in 30. I wish you’d stop trying to find _____ with everything I do. A) defect B) fault C) flaw D) shortcomings 31. The stress of losing his job contributed _____ his death. A) to B) towards C) on D) in 32. _____ her and then try to copy what she does. A) Mind B) See C) Stare at D) Watch

33. The computer system _____ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

A) broke down B) broke out C) broke up D) broke in 34. Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a ___ and disorder! A) mass B) mess C) guess D) bus 35. If she wants to stay thin, she must make a ______ in her diet. A) change B) turn C) run D) go

Part II Use of English 1. - Hello, how are you? - ______

A) Hello, how are you? B：How do you do? C) fine, thank you. D) That's OK. 2. -I have lost my new English dictionary. - _________

A) What a pity! B) It's nothing. C) It doesn't matter. D) Not at all. 3. -Excuse me, is there any grocery store around here? -Yes, _________on Pine street. It's not far from here. A) you like it B) there is one C) you'll catch it D) it's warm and foggy 4. -I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.

-___________. You looked tired last time I saw you. A) I hope so B) Really C) I'm glad you did D) The sound was nice 5. -How can I get to the nearest post office? -_______________

A) It is a long way from here. B) Sorry, I am new here. C) Why don't you walk? D) Here it is. 6. -My brother fell off his bike and hurt himself. -______

A) How careless he was! B) I'm sorry to hear that. C) That's too bad. D) I'm bad to hear that. 7. - Please help yourself to the seafood - _______ A) No, I can’t. B) Sorry, I can’t help. C) Well, seafood don’t suit for. D) Thanks, but I don’t like the seafood. 8. Excuse me, would you lend me your car? ____________________________. A) Certainly. B) Please don’ t do it. C) It’s nothing. D) Yes, I have a car. 9. I don’t like the sports programs.

_____________________________. A) So do I. B) Neither do I. C) So am I. D) Neither am I. 10. - Can you go to the concert with us this evening? - _______

A) No, I already have plans. B. I’d love to, but I’m busy tonight.

C) No, I really don’t like being with you. D. I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out.

Part III Reading Comprehension

Passage One

Snowflakes look like white stars falling from the sky. But there have been times when snow has looked red, green, yellow, or black. There have been snowflakes of almost every color. Think how it would seem to have colored snowflakes coming down all around you.

Black snow fell in France one year. Another year grey snow fell in Japan. It was found that the snow was mixed with ashes. This made it look dark. Red snow had come down in other countries. When this happened, the snow was mixed with red dust.

Most snow looks white, but it is really the color of ice. Snow is ice that comes from snow cloud. Each snowflake begins with a small drop of frozen water. More water forms around this drop. The way the water freezes gives the snowflakes its shape.

No two snowflakes are ever just the same size or shape. Sometimes the snowflakes are broken when they come down. Other snowflakes melt as they fall. All snowflakes are flat and have six sides, if they are not broken or melted. When the air is cold and dry, the falling snowflakes are small and hard. If the air wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft.

Would you be surprised to see snowflakes as big as your head falling from the sky? It happened once in the United States. It could happen again.

1. The first two paragraphs mainly tell us that sometimes snow has different colors. A) T B) F

2. No two snowflakes are just the same size, but all snowflakes are hard. A) T B) F 3. Snowflakes begin with cloud. A) T B) F

4. The bigger the snowflakes are, the softer they are. A) T B) F 5. Black snow fell only in European Countries. A) T B) F

Passage Two

One day in 1965, when I was a library worker at school, a teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him to do. \you help me in the library?\\

Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. \you have a job for me?\I told him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that I thought had been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, \of a detective （侦探） job?\

He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the