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大学英语A4

一、阅读理解

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to 渝粤题库 such familiar monologues as: "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family including their kid has.

You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (呵欠) and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

1.If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably______.

A.he is a lazy person

B.he is not sure when his energy is low

C.he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

D.he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

2.Which of the following may end family quarrels according to the passage?

A.Awareness of family member's energy cycle.

B.Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

C.Attempts to change family member's energy cycle.

D.Familiar monologues.

3.If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should______.

A.get to bed earlier

B.get up earlier than usual

C.overcome his laziness

D.change his energy cycle

4.You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.

A.help to keep your energy for the day's work

B.keep your energy cycle under control all day

C.enable you to concentrate on your routine work

D.help you to control your temper early in the day

5.Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A.Children have energy cycles, too.

B.Habit may help a person adapt to his own energy cycle.

C.Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.

D.Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.

It was 1985, and Rafe Esquith was beginning his third year of teaching in Los Angeles public schools. He faced a class of 40 sixth-graders from low-income homes where English rarely was spoken, and the best reader among them was two years below grade level.

But to 广东开放大学 everyone’s surprise, he decided to teach them Shakespeare.

Five families agreed to let their children play “Macbeth”for two hours after school. This proved to be so much fun that, within weeks, Esquith had 28 kids happily soaking up the drama of blood and betrayal in medieval Scotland. They were learning many words they had never heard before.

But when Esquith asked a school district supervisor for official approval, he received this note:“Mr. Esquith, it is not appropriate that you stay after school to teach Shakespeare. It would be better if you did something with the children that is academic.”

It would not be the last time that the narrow thinking of big-city school administration got in Esquith’s way. Yet the bearded, 6-foot-tall cyclone has proved that a teacher who thinks very big -- much harder lessons, larger projects, extra class time -- can help disadvantaged children in ways most educators never imagine.

This was difficult at first, until he stumbled upon a concept of teaching that is at the core of his success. American children, even those from hardworking immigrant cultures, have in Esquith’s view been wrongly taught that learning should always be fun, by teachers who think hard lessons are bad for kids from low-income homes. When faced with something difficult, such students don’t know what to do.

The Declaration of Independence says Americans are entitled to the pursuit of happiness, but the emphasis in public schooling has been on the happiness, he believes. “What happened to pursuit?” Esquith said. So he has created an entirely new universe in his classroom, cherishing effort and the slogan, “There Are No Shortcuts”.

As for their own dramatic performances, Esquith got aroundthe original ban on his after-school “Macbeth”rehearsals by switching to Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”. When that class finally performed the Shakespeare play, a school district supervisor showed up. The high-ranking district administrator came up afterwards and shook his hand. “Rafe”, she said, “I’ve never seen Shakespeare done better.”

6.It can be learned from the passage that Esquith’s students _____________.

A.liked the traditional teaching better

B.were relatively poor in intelligence

C.were mainly from immigrant families

D.refused to cooperate with the new teacher

7.At first, Esquith’s Shakespeare-teaching ______________.

A.won the support of the school district authority

B.got slow response from the school district authority

C.did not draw attention from the school district authority

D.was not 成人学历 approved by the school district authority

8.It is implied that most educators ______________.

A.fail to realize the potential of disadvantaged students

B.fail to introduce fun into the learning of disadvantaged students

C.are reluctant to admit the unfair treatment to disadvantaged students

D.are unaware of the difficulty faced by disadvantaged students

9.Esquith’s principle of teaching is different from the general one in that _________.

A.he insists on giving harder lessons to more advanced students

B.he places greater emphasis on hard work in students’learning

C.he pays less attention to students’academic performances

D.he dismisses the concept of extra homework for students

10.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.An inspiring teacher wins the love and respect of his students.

B.An experienced teacher contributes to the school and the students.

C.An innovative teacher makes changes in the students.

D.An optimistic teacher helps build confidence in the students.

二、词汇与语法

11.The teacher asked him to write a _______ composition yesterday.

A.five-hundred-words

B.five-hundreds-word

C.five hundred word

D.five-hundred-word

12.Are you _______ of how people regard such behavior?

A.conscientious

B.conscious

C.capable

D.common

13._______ two whole years working on the design of the equipment.

A.It took the chief engineer

B.The chief engineer spent

C.The chief engineer took

D.It cost the chief engineer

14.Of the two houses the family prefers _________.

A.the more isolated one

B.the one isolated more

C.the most isolated one

D.the much isolated one

15.- Hurry, there is a bus coming.

- Why run? There'll be another ______.

A.one in two or three minutes

B.one after two or three minutes

C.after two or three minutes

D.one for two or three minutes

16.Their idea is _______ to us all and you don't need to tell us more about it.

A.apparent

B.appearing

C.approaching

D.apart

17.The Chinese food ______ good.

A.are tasted

B.tastes

C.is tasted

D.taste

18.It's sometimes hard to ________ one twin from the other.

A.tell

B.say

C.speak

D.talk

19.______ Jerry at 8 o'clock. He will have had his breakfast by then.

A.Pick out

B.Pick at

C.Pick on

D.Pick up

20.If the rain doesn't stop, people will be faced ________ serious flooding.

A.to

B.about

C.by

D.with

三、完型填空

This is an age of test taking. Tests are guards posted at the doorways of almost every __21__ level and of occupations. But tests can be something more. Tests can help you __22__ your gifts, your interests and your __23__ . To succeed in any test, you should be at your best when you start. Once you get your test papers, follow spoken and written __24__ exactly. Look at the __25__ questions, and make sure that you understand how answers are__26__.

In general, it is wise to __27__ as quickly as you can through a test, marking every answer about __28__ you are sure and not __29__ long over the others. If time still__30__, take a final look at the answers you have given.

21.

A.political

B.academic

C.social

D.educational

22.

A.learn

B.invent

C.discover

D.look for

23.

A.hobbies

B.future

C.possibilities

D.dislikes

24.

A.directions

B.descriptions

C.introductions

D.requirements

25.

A.model

B.sample

C.example

D.type

26.

A.signed

B.marked

C.similar

D.different

27.

A.see

B.hear

C.establish

D.proceed

28.

A.when

B.which

C.what

D.where

29.

A.waiting

B.doubting

C.suspecting

D.hesitating

30.

A.keeps

B.leaves

C.remains

D.maintains

四、汉译英

31.妈妈抱怨约翰每天 国家开放大学 花太多的时间看电视。

ther complained that John spent too much time on TV every day.

32.我无法适应新的电脑系统，它太复杂了。

can't get used to the new computer system, which is too complicated /complex.

33.他不但乒乓球打得好，而且钢琴弹得好。

can not only play ping-pong well, but also play the piano well.

34.女性职员占这个公司的三分之一。

e women/female clerks/staff make up one-third of the company.

五、写作

35.写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

For about three decades, China has been upholding "one-child family" as its fundamental policy of family planning. Write an essay on the topic "My View on One-child Family". And you should base your essay on the outline below.

1.一些人对独子家庭持肯定态度。

2.另一些人持否定的态度。

3.我的看法。