基础英语考试4
Test 4 (Unit 12-14)
一、Match Column I with Column II. 单词中英文搭配
I 栏
1. manufacture
2. product
3. economy
4. material
5. equipment
6. automatic
7. closed-loop
8. uniform
9. technician 10. furthermore 11. manipulator 12. structure 13. effector 14. application 15. create
II栏
a. 而且
b. 产品
c. 技师
d. 操纵装置
e. 创造
f. 经济
g. 自动的
h. 制造
i. 材料
j. 结构
k. 操纵器l. 闭合回路m. 设备n. 统一的o. 应用
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
二、Choose the best answers. 语言知识运用
( ) 1. The ________ you start, the ________ you’ll be back. (Unit 12)
A. early…soon…
B. earlier…sooner…
C. early…sooner…
D. earlier …soon…
( ) 2. He tries to use a variety of ______. (Unit 14)
A. ways
B. the ways
C. way
D. the way
( ) 3. Some people like coffee, ________ others like tea. (Unit 13)
A. because
B. so
C. or
D. whereas
( ) 4. The car is running ______. It seems to be flying. (Unit 13)
A. more and faster
B. more and fast
C. fast and fast
D. faster and faster
( ) 5. Carefully, I added some oil to the water to prevent it from ________.
(Unit 12)
A. dry
B. drying
C. dried
D. dries
( ) 6. We look forward to ______ you. (Unit 14)
A. welcoming
B. welcome
C. be welcoming
D. welcomed
( ) 7. George, ______ is in my class, didn’t pass the exam. (Unit 14)
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. whom
( ) 8. Please pass me the book ______ is on my desk. (Unit 12)
A. which
B. who
C. where
D. when
( ) 9. This is the place ______ I studied when I was young. (Unit 13)
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. when
( ) 10. ——He likes skating and swimming. (Unit 14)
——______.
A. So she does
B. So she likes
C. So does she
D. So does her
三、Reading Comprehension. 阅读理解
Passage A
Henry Ford was the eldest son of a farmer. He grew up on a farm in Michigan. Like most farmers at that time, his father William hoped his eldest son would help him on the farm, but Henry was not interested in farm work at all. Once he wrote: “What a waste it is for a man to spend hours behind a slowly moving horse.”
However, Henry was not a lazy boy. He liked doing mechanical work very much. When he was twelve, he became quite interested in clocks and watches. He mended clocks and watches for his friends in his bedroom. Later he took a job as a mechanic
in Detroit. He began to show great interest in steam engines at his time. In 1892, he built his first car. In 1908, he built the famous “Model T”. This car wa s so popular at that time that it was unchanged for twenty years. Five years after that he started the Ford Motor Company.
( ) 1. Henry grew up in _________.
A. Detroit
B. Michigan
C. Canada
( ) 2. His father wanted him to be ____________.
A. a worker
B. a mechanic
C. a farmer
( ) 3. Henry was interested in ________________.
A. farm
B. horse
C. clocks and watches
( ) 4. He started mending clocks and watches for his friends ______.
A. in 1908
B. when he was twelve
C. in 1892
( ) 5. He built his first car in __________.
A. 1892
B. 1908
C. 1928
Passage B
Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one.” The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $ 30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $ 29,999.”
( ) 6. What can you conclude from this passage?
A. the engineer asked for too much money
B. the workers should pay the money
C. the knowledge is worth money
( ) 7. What did the workers do once there was something wrong with a machine?
A. The workers tried their best to mend the machine.
B. The workers turned to a German engineer for help.
C. The workers did nothing and went back home.
( ) 8. What did the German engineer do when something was wrong with a machine?
A. Drew a line on the machine.
B. Took off the part where the line is and change it for a new one."
C. The German engineer couldn’t do anything.
( ) 9.What happened when the workers did as required?
A. The machine began running well again.
B. Nothing happened.
C. The machine still didn’t work.
( ) 10. How much did the new part cost?
A.1 dollar
B. 29,999 dollars
C. 30,000 dollars
Passage C
Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot. This is not science fiction. Some say they will have made it by the year 2020. Kismet is the name of a robot. Kismet is different from the traditional robot. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Another robot Cog imitates the action of a mother. However, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a
two-year-old.
It is said that by the year 2020 we will have created robots with brains similar to those of an adult human being’s. In the future, robots will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more household work for us. They will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano.
Will robots replace men? Experts predict that in the future more and more people will be connected to the Internet, but we should not exaggerate the importance of technology. In years to come, will we still be falling in love, and whether we will still feel pain? Who knows?
( ) 11. Kismet is different from traditional robots because_______.
A. it thinks for itself.
B. it can look after two-year-olds.
C. it seems to have human feelings.
( ) 12. What makes Cog special?
A. It behaves like a child.
B. It can imitate the behavior of a mother.
C. It has a huge brain.
( ) 13. By the year 2020, robots______.
A. will become space designers.
B. will behave like animals.
C. will think like humans.
( ) 14. In the future robots will also______.
A. explore space.
B. entertain people.
C. do all of the housework
( ) 15. What is the writer's attitude to robots in the future?
A. Critical.
B. Hostile.
C. Objective.
四、Choose the proper sentences to fill in the blanks in the conversation.
选择合适的句子完成以下对话。
Guide: Good morning, everyone! Welcome to our factory. (1) _ Mike: Could you tell me what an automatic factory means?
Guide: Well, (2) ____________________
Mike: Then who will do the work?
Guide: (3) _____________________________
Mike: Oh, it’s fantastic.
Guide: Yes. And most machines do not need lights for work. (4) _____ Mike: I see. (5) ______________________
Guide: It is a main computer in the control center and all the other computers in different workshops that unite the various systems together.
Mike: Oh, I see. Thank you for your explanation.
五、改写句子
1. Food and drink are basic needs in our lives.
Food and drink _____ _____ _____ our lives.
2. What the girl did made her mother greatly satisfied.
Her mother _____ _____ _____ _____ what the girl did
3. Tom had not a pen. So he used a pencil instead．
Tom used a pencil _____ _____ a pen.
4. She will take part in this examination.
She will _____ _____ this examination.
5. Our family reads all kinds of magazines.
Our family reads _____ _____ _____ magazines.
Keys to Test 4
一、Match Column I with Column II. 单词中英文搭配
1. h
2. b
3. f
4. i
5. m
6. g
7. l
8. n
9. c 10.a 11.k 12.j 13.d 14. o 15.e
二、Choose the best answers. 语言知识运用
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. C 10.C
三、Reading Comprehension. 阅读理解
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. A 10.A 11. C12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C
四、Choose the proper sentences to fill in the blanks in the conversation.
选择合适的句子完成以下对话。
(1) B (2) E (3) A (4) C (5) D
五、改写句子
1. are essential to
2. was greatly satisfied with
3. instead of
4. participate in
5. a variety of