北京航空航天大学12年12月课程考试《大学英语4》考核要

北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语4》考核要求
试卷总分：100
单选题 阅读理解


一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）
1.He is a good man and is known（ ）to everyone.
A. such as
B. as that
C. as such
D. so that

2.Great changes（ ）in our institute in the last few years.
A. have taken place
B. has taken place
C. took place
D. had taken place

3.Don’t let us put it（ ）until tomorrow. Let’s get it（ ）the way.
A. aside, out of
B. off, out of
C. away, off
D. off, outside

4.Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders（ ）will happen to her private life.
A. how
B. who
C. what
D. that

5.Fond of machinery, Josh has decided to learn the mechanic’s（ ).
A. career
B. occupation
C. profession
D. trade
此题选: D
6.He promised to put（ ）a word for me.?
A. out
B. down
C. forward
D. in?
此题选: D
7.His political（ ）came to an end 20 years ago.
A. occupation
B. employment
C. career
D. profession

8.In the eyes of the teachers, the textbooks are far from ( ).
A. content
B. consent
C. satisfied
D. satisfactory
此题选: D
9.I’d like to（ ）a seat for the New Year’s Concert.
A. preserve
B. serve
C. conserve
D. reserve
此题选: D
10.If the whole program（ ）beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.
A. was not planned
B. were not planned
C. would not be planned
D. had not been planned
此题选: D
11.（ ）the success of the product depends on its good quality.?
A. Objectively
B. Ultimately
C. Absolutely
D. Relatively

12.A defect of vision prevents him from（ ）his eyes accurately on an object.
A. emphasizing
B. relaxing
C. focusing
D. achieving

13.Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the （ ）（ ）of hunger.
A. sensation
B. cause
C. purpose
D. motive
此题选: D
14.I’d rather you（ ）any cleaning of the house for the time being.
A. do
B. didn’t do
C. won’t do
D. hadn’t done

15.I don’t know why she avoids（ ）her opinion on the subject.
A. to give
B. to be given
C. giving
D. being given

16.I can’t （ ）what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.
A. figure out
B. draw out
C. look out
D. work out

17.（ ）he predicted, the scientists failed in the experiment.
A. Although
B. As
C. While
D. When

18.He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do,（ ）that he paid me back the following week.
A. on occasion
B. on purpose
C. on condition
D. only if

19.All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there（ ）quite such a crowd of people there.
A. weren’t
B. hasn’t been
C. hadn’t been
D. wouldn’t been

20.His constant（ ）with his peers has left its mark on his growth.
A. consent
B. contract
C. context
D. contact
此题选: D



北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语4》考核要求
试卷总分：100
单选题 阅读理解


二、阅读理解（共 3 道试题，共 60 分。）
1. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about US. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative serf-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!
1). You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.
A. dare to challenge yourself
B. feel it hard to change yourself
C. are unconfident about yourself
D. have a high opinion of yourself

2). According to the passage, our serf-images _________.
A. have positive effects
B. are probably untrue
C. are often changeable
D. have different functions
此题选: D
3). How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?
A. To keep a different image of others.
B. To make your life successful.
C. To understand your own world.
D. To change the way you think.
此题选: D
4). What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to prepare for your success.
B. How to face challenges in your life.
C. How to build a positive self-image.
D. How to develop your good qualities.

5). Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Parents.
B. Adolescents.
C. Educators.
D. People in

2. The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remain s unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic device such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.
RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation（航空）industry, has recommended that all airlines ban（禁止）such devices from being used during “critical” stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.
The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft’s computers. Experts know that portable device emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.
The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable（易受损的）to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio systems in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though, is the passenger who can’t hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music’s too loud.

1). The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. a new regulation for al airlines
B. the defects of electronic devices
C. a possible cause of aircraft crashes
D. effective safety measures for air flight

2). What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?
A. They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.
B. They may have taken place during take-off and landing.
C. They were proved to have been caused by the passengers’ portable computers.
D. They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.
此题选: D
3). Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because __________.
A. they don’t believe there is such a danger as radio interference
B. the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved
C. most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players
D. they have other effective safety measures to fall back on

4). Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane’s computers?
A. Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.
B. Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.
C. Because research scientists have not been able to produce the same effects in labs.
D. Because experts lack adequate equipment to do such research.

5). It can be inferred from the passage that the author ___________.
A. is in favor of prohibiting passengers’ use of electronic devices completely
B. has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference
C. hasn’t formed his own opinion on this problem
D. regards it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight

3. In every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments (装饰) and household goods, sometimes even in clothes.
The furniture may often be "antique", and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love.
The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the town''s main trade.
There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called "junk shops", where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits (利润) from these shops go to charity(慈善事业). Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on to another country or to death.
Although the British do not worship(崇拜) their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down; they are rebuilt until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.

1). Books found in second-hand book shops may_________.
A. be copies of the earliest printings
B. be on sale for the first time
C. never be worth very much
D. never be rare
此题选: D
2). What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?
A. Its sheep.
B. Its bookshops.
C. Its cinema
D. Its castle.

3). Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because_________.
A. they are too expensive for average buyers
B. they remind you of the original owners
C. they are now forgotten
D. they are sold for charity

4). The average British person ___________.
A. does not respect old things because they are not fashionable
B. likes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so
C. likes to buy new things because they are fashionable
D. does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable

5). What does the underlined word "them" (Paragraph 4) refer to?
A. junk shops
B. profits from shops
C. old things
D. old houses