大学英语4作业册

Test One 1. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so ______ that nothing had been omitted.

A) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive 2. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ______ no further with it. A) progress B) march C) proceed D) promote 3. It was a long time before the cut on my hand ____ completely. A) healed B) improved C) cured D) recovered

4. At first, the ______ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality. A) transaction B) transmission C) transformation D) transition 5. The lighting of the Christmas tree was the ____ of the evening. A) peak B) boom C) summit D) highlight 6. As a(n) ______ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence. A) unwilling B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating 7. Most flowers will not ______ without sunshine. A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive 8. I have worked on three ______ Saturdays. A) continuous B) consistent C) successive D) regular 9. We can ______ the possibility of total loss from our calculations. A) exclude B) prevent C) excuse D) discard 10. His appearance is very ______ as he is extremely tall and has a long red beard.

A) stroking B) striking C) strip D) stunning

11. The ______ of an audience as they watch a film is very different from the active minds of readers as they imagine the scenes in a novel.

A) passivity B) activity C) capability D) stability 12. It is generally thought that traveling abroad can ______ one’s knowledge.

A) enclose B) enchant C) encounter D) enrich II. Translation (40%)

1. The number of job vacancies is continuing to fall, and we ____________________________ _____________________________________________（已经拒绝了四位申请者）already.

2. The husband burst into anger after ___________________________________ （他妻子对他工作一事唠叨）for hours. 3.In large classes, children feel that they cannot _____（和老师适当地互动）. 4. He believes this system will encourage companies to __（寻求更高效的生产方式）. 5.I don’t know whether they can _____________________________________________________（应对那里的贫困状况）.

Test Two 1. The manager ______ the letter to his secretary, who wrote it down in short hand.

A) passed B) copied C) dictated D) declared

2. If you ______ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions. A) overtake B) fix C) highlight D) suspend 3. He takes a 10% ______ on all the sales he makes: if he sells goods worth $100 he gets $10. A) portion B) proportion C) concession D) commission 4. The soldier’s life was saved after the doctor ______ a bullet from his wound.

A) exacted B) contracted C) extracted D) interacted

5. How to dispose ____ the nuclear waste is a pressing problem for scientists and politicians alike. A) of B) with C) through D) behind

6. The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to caner have been ______.

A) identified B) guaranteed C) notified D) conveyed

7.It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ______ will be conducted by computer.

A) transformations B) transmissions C) transitions D) transactions 8. The bar in the club is for the ______ use of its members.

A) extensive B) exclusive C) inclusive D) comprehensive 9. It is well known that knowledge is the ______ condition for expansion of mind.

A) incompatible B) incredible C) indefinite D) indispensable 10.While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _____ in China’s particular situation.

A) useful B) available C) feasible D) desirable 11. Be careful with those fireworks; they are ______ to go off unexpectedly.

A) easy B) probable C) available D) liable 12. This new printer is ______ with all leading software.

A) compatible B) competitive C) cooperative D) comparable

13. A window in the kitchen was ______; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen.

A) scattered B) scraped C) scratched D) smashed II Translation (40%)

1. His social problems were _____________________________ _________（与酗酒有关）. 2.I （偶然看到了一本非常罕见的书）in the flea market. 3. These plants are particularly ___________________________________（特别容易发生病变）. 4. He__________________________________ （他没有告诉总经理） that he lost the document.

5. He wrote a lot in his letter, which _______________________________.（归结为一句话，他为他没能来感到歉意。）

Test Three 1. In human friendship an important ______ is “forgive and forget”.

A) principal B) primary C) principle D) chiefly 2. I could only ______ that she didn’t care how she looked. A) assumed B) presumed C) resumed D) consumed

3. It is evident that children need more praise than criticism, which many experts say will ______ their confidence and self-respect. A) undercut B) undertake C) undercharge D) undermine 4. After she’d overcome her ______ shyness, she became very comfortable and friendly.

A) preliminary B) previous C) crucial D) initial 5. He was sincerely ______ of their support.

A) appreciate B)appreciated C) appreciation D) appreciative 6. If I were you, I’d take the job. A salary like that is not to be ______ at.

A) sniffed B) sneeze C)selected D)seep 7. Some fish have a greater ______ for acid water than others.

A) persistence B) dependence C) resistance D) tolerance 8. Science and technology are ______ to each other. A) secondary B) inferior C) superior D) auxiliary 9. You understand the situation; I needn’t ______ on it any further.

A) expand B) enlarge C) elaborate D) explain 10. We can take the train or ______ go by bus.

A) compulsorily B) suitably C) alternatively D) selectively 11. You cannot ______ from your responsibility in this affair.

A) reverse B) retire C) repeal D) retreat

12. She believed she was ______ of discovering a cure for cancer. A) on the brink B) on the brick C) on the border D) on the edge 13. To avoid family disgrace, Frank was ______ to India.

A) taken off B) brought off C) packed off D) caught off II Translation (40%)

1. ________（海伦的问题使约翰措手不及）, and he told her the secret before he knew it. 2. It’s clear that he （没有考虑到妻子的意愿）when deciding to change jobs.

3. _______________ _________________（为了维护社会治安）, every one of us is supposed to get a law education. 4.His argument _________________________________________________（不是依靠推理或者实验）, but on authority. 5. ________________________________（除了其他罪行）, Larsen was accused of attempting to bribe court officials.

Test Four 1. The ______ of this new powerful generator will solve the problem of the power shortage in this city.

A) enforcement B) adjustment C) installation D) implementation 2. When the bell rang, people walked out of their homes and ______ on the village square. A) assembled B) dismissed C) dissolved D) disappeared 3. The synthetic vitamins are identical ______ those naturally present in our food. A) for B) of C) as D) with 4. Some children display an ______ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.

A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible 5. ______ from the tenth floor when the policeman pointed his pistol at him. A) Jumped down the burglar B) Down the burglar jumped

C) The burglar jumping down D) Down jumped the burglar 6. They are trying to ______ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.

A) expose B) exhibit C) exhaust D) exploit 7. Charles is shy and does not take the ______ in making acquaintances.

A) presentation B) initiative C) strategy D) introduction 8. He will ______ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.

A) doubtfully B) adequately C) reasonably D) presumably

9. The government ______ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.

A) pronounced B) complied C) imposed D) prescribed 10. Can you ______ your speech into five minutes?

A) construct B) classify C) deliver D) compress

11. My grandfather, a retired worker, often ______ the past with a feeling of longing and respect.

A) considers B) contemplates C) contrives D) contacts 12. It is difficult to ______ of a plan to end poverty.

A) speculate B) conceive C) ponder D) reckon 13. ______, Hong Kong acts as a gateway into and out of Taiwan.

A) Strategically located B) It is located strategically C) Where strategically located D) Because located strategically II Translation (40%)

1. He is so arrogant that ______________________________________（谁也不愿意与他交往）.

2. It’s hard to know what you’re doing unless you___________________________________.（退一步, 客观地看待事物） 3. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, _____________________（就更好了）.

4. Despite his powerful family background, he ________________________________（靠自己而不是继承取得成功）. 5. They have the habit of _______________（留出一些钱）each month towards buying a new flat.

Test Five 1. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to _____ a culture.

A) retain B) remain C) remark D) review 2. The house was very quiet, ______ as it was on the side of a mountain. A) isolated B) having been isolated C) being isolated D) isolating 3. I hate people who ______ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before. A) rewrite B) reveal C) revise D) reverse 4. If you don’t ______ the children properly, they'll just run riot.

A) mobilize B) warrant C) manipulate D) supervise 5. We are doing this work in the ______ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.

A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture

6. His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his as _____ he developed own technique.

A) descendants B)predecessors C)successors D)ancestors 7. The damage to my car was ______in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today.

A) insufficient B) ambiguous C) negligible D) ignorant 8. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ______.

A) simultaneously B) spontaneously C) homogeneously D) contemporarily 9. I told him that I would ______ him to act for me while I was away from office.

A) identify B) authorize C) rationalize D) justify

10. Please do not be ______ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.

A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened

11. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company's client data, which she intended to __ __ in starting her own business.

A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon 12. Diamonds have little ______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.

A) subtle B) eternal C) inherent D) intrinsic 13. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a ______.

A) defect B) wound C) sign D) scar II. Translation (40%)

1. I would take care of a dog________________________________________.（除非有人付我钱）

2. There are always people who believe that simplified characters ___________________.（不能保留传统文化的精华） 3. Those in favour of traditional characters are unable to ______________________（提出足够的理由来支持他们的观点）. 4. If we went back to traditional characters, it would be very likely to _____（侵害大多数人受教育的权利）and damage the unity of Chinese society.

5. ____________________________________________（在我所有的朋友中） she is the kindest.

Unit 6

1. Some fish have a greater ______ for acid water than others. A) persistence B) dependence C) resistance D) tolerance 2. The footballer made a(n) ______ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.

A) mature B) offering C) offensive D) hesitative 3. Science and technology are ______ to each other. A) secondary B) inferior C) superior D) auxiliary 4. You understand the situation; I needn’t ______ on it any further.

A) expand B) enlarge C) elaborate D) explain 5. The two countries solved their border ______ through negotiations.