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《大学英语（四）》模拟试卷A(闭卷)学习中心：姓名：学号：专业：考场号：座位号：第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。1．-Isthatseattaken?-_________A：Pleasedon'tworry.B：Idon'tthinkso.C：Whynot?D：It'sverynice.2．-Thankyouforcalling.-_________A：Don'tmentionit.B：That'sfine.C：Nicetalkingtoyou.D：Callbackagain.3．--Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?--________A：I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind.B：Sorry,Idon'tlikeneither.C：Certainly,whynot?D：Yes,welikethesetwoplaces.4．-HowwasyourtriptoLondon,Jane?-___________.A：Oh,wonderfulindeedB：IwenttherealoneC：TheguideshowedmethewayD：Byplaneandbybus5．-Hey,Tom,what'sup?-__________A：Yes,definitely!B：Oh,notmuch.C：Whatishappeninginyourlife?D：Youarelucky.第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。Passage1OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,ageoroccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon’twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon’tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.6.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus______.A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theychoosewordstoocarefullyC.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan7.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords_____.A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreetingB.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreetingC.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreetingD.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah.”B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.9.TheAmericanslikeothers’praisebutifinapoliteway________.A.theydon’tknowwhattowayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasyC.theydon’twanttoreplyD.bothAandB10.Thepassageindicatesthat_______.A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.Passage2Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.11.What'sthemeaningfortheword'parchment'?________A.Theskinofyounganimals.B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.12.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?________A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.13.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?________A.Around1400.B.Around1900.C.Around400.D.Around900.14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?________A.China.B.Sweden.C.Egypt.D.Japan.15.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?________A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.Passage3PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryourbudgetis,thechoice－frombasicbarntosmallhotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastle－isallpartoffun.HostelsCheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefervalueoverluxuryandyoudon'thavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britain'sindependenthostelsandbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesandpricesvary,especiallyinruralareas,wheresomehos