大学英语4-复习资料
I had just woken up when I a call from Pepe at La Gaviota restaurant. He told me that some big names were coming for lunch. I left my house as soon as I had phoned my editor to check what shots he wanted. I arrived at 11 am and behind the bushes with my camera.
I had been there about two hours before an interesting car arrived. I saw George Clooney and his new girlfriend get out. , I couldn’t get a good photo. Then, suddenly, I realised that they were going to the back door of the restaurant. I got on my motorbike and their limousine. This time, I took a shot of Clooney; he even smiled at me! I put the film in my pocket.
Just then Clooney’s bodyguard saw me. He wanted the film. We fought and I just managed to . I rushed to the office on my bike,but when I arrived and searched the film,I realised that it had out of my pocket during the fight. I felt really !
Perfect escape for fallen stupid
记分作业2
1.Oliver has been a chocoholic since some years ago.
2.He is overweight.
3.His chocolate obsession doesn’t worry him.
4.His mother gave him his first chocolate bar.
5.He has tried to give up.
6.You_______borrow my bike tomorrow.
7.You_______go there.
8.The nights_______be cold.
9.Hurry up,_______we’ll be late.
10.I_______go to the party.
11.He_______be ill. He looks so pale.
12.I can’t promise you ________.
13.Jim is_______Jack.
14.He is_______boy in our class.
15._______you don’t know the answer, ask me.
C) If
16.Teachers and students agree – a gap year is a unique experience that can change your life forever. Gap years usually begin when a student leaves schools in June and last until they start higher education in October of the following year. Prince William’s decision to have a gap year in Patagonia was typical of young people in the UK – they take a break from studying and see some of the world before going on to university or college It’s an opportunity to enjoy a bit of adventure, travel, maybe gain some work experience or spend some time helping other people.
17. Ian Thorpe was born in Paddington, Australia on 13th October 1982. His father, Ken, always wanted him to be a cricketer. But when Ian overcame a childhood allergy to chlorine, his only dream was to join his sister Christine in the pool.
It’s easy to see why. His 1.95 metres, 96 kilos and size 54 feet give him an awesome presence in the water. It was his feet which brought him his first nickname, “Flipper”. He swims so fast that he seems to fly through the water. So how did it all start?
Thorpe made his first appearance in international competition at the age of 14. His greatest feat came only three years later when he won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. His success and popularity have done much to raise the profile of the sport.
Australia is a nation of water babies. 85% of its population live within 30 miles of the beach and its swimmers enjoy a pin-up status similar to footballers like David Beckham in the UK. In fact, for a time, Thorpe was Australia’s number one national hero. There were special Australian stamps to celebrate his victories in the Olympics. Now, there is even a fragrance called “Ian Thorpe for Men” and a range of men’s underwear.
But in spite of this superstar status, Ian has a friendly relationship with the media. He is happy to discuss his love of philosophy, grunge music, Japanese food, computer games and Armani clothes. However, not all media work is light-hearted. Since his retirement from professional swimming in 2006, he has founded his own charity called “Fountain for Youth”. This organisation fights to bring positive changes to children’s lives by improving health and education, especially for Aboriginal communities in Australia.
1、What did Thorpe’s father want Ian to be?
2、What is Thorpe’s first nickname?
3、What did Ian win at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games?
4、Which of the following is to celebrate Ian’s victories in the Olympic?
5、When did Thorpe withdraw from professional swimming?
18. Everybody loves chocolate. A cup of cocoa before going to bed or a Mars bar on the bus – the British are obsessed with it. The average Briton eats 10kg of chocolate a year. Women eat far more chocolate than men, an amazing 67% of total chocolate consumption. And the most popular snack is KitKat – fifty are eaten every second in the UK.
Chocoholics are people with a chocolate obsession. But are they addicts? Not according to recent research. This shows that chocolate is not as addictive as coffee – in fact，there is no proof that chocolate creates addiction at all. And it’s a lot better for you than we thought. Some scientists say that it releases the same chemicals that your body produces when you are in love. Now that can’t be a bad thing!
Some more good news – it doesn’t raise your cholesterol level or give you acne, as people believe, and it can even be good for your teeth! It does, however, contain caffeine and is bad if you getheadaches. So the least sensible time to eat it is at night.
The British love chocolate but they are not as obsessed as the Swiss. The Swiss are officially the world’ greatest chocolate eaters – but then Swiss chocolate is the best!
1、Women buy less chocolate than men.
2、There is evidence that chocolate is addictive.
3、Chocolate contains caffeine.
4、You should avoid chocolate if you suffer from migraines.
5、The world’s greatest chocolate eaters are the British.
1、Who works in an office?
2、Who is badly paid?
3、Who wears a uniform?
4、Who has a lot of experience?
5、Who only works at night?
6.I______every week.
7.I______work yesterday.
8.______ my father phone me last night?
9.What _______ in their spare time?
10.I was reading the newspaper_______ Joyce came over to chat.
11.I_______ sleep well when I was younger.
12.We _______ everything together, but now we don’t.
13.There have been a lot of changes________1978.
14.Her brother_______in the army for three years.
15.I haven’t paid DJ Richard ________.
16. It happened one night at our local nightclub. I was dancing, and suddenly I had the feeling that someone was watching me. I looked around and saw a boy on the other side of the room staring at me. I decided to be brave and walked over to him. Hans was very shy but we had a drink and started talking. We just clicked and we quickly became friends.
Ricardo
It was New Year’s Eve and I invited some people around to my house to celebrate. I planned a quiet party but my friends brought other friends and by twelve o’clock there were lots of people. I was making some drinks in the kitchen when I noticed this woman on her own She didn’t seem to know anybody, so I went over to her and introduced myself. She said, “So you’re not Antonio, then?!” She was at the wrong party – she had made a mistake with the address! I asked her to stay and we got on really well… and now we’re together.
17. London: Melting Pot of Cultures
Did you know that London is one of the most multicultural cities in the world? Here, there are about 300 different cultures living side by side. Forget tea and sandwiches, now it is more common for a Londoner to drink cappuccino for breakfast, and eat Thai food for lunch in the local pub. Let’s see how life has changed in Britain’s capital.
A India
Most people from India arrived in London in the 1950s and 60s. Now there is a strong Asian presence here – in the shops, markets and, of course, the restaurants. In fact, curry is Britain’s favorite takeaway meal. A typical family has a curry every two weeks, either delivered or bought ready-made from the supermarket. Indian people live all over London. Southall, in the far west of the city, is one of many places well known for its Indian culture.
B Poland
This community represents more than 1% of the UK’s total population and is growing rapidly. In London, many Polish people live in the Hammersmith area, in the west of the city. Here, there are several Catholic churches, and delicatessens which sell the country’s specialities such as beetroot soup (barszcz) or Polish cakes and snacks. Were they right to come? Young Poles say they can easily earn three times as much money here as at home, where unemployment remains high.
C West Africa
West Africans – mainly from Ghana and Nigeria – have brought a wealth of languages, music and culture to the British capital. Many London markets sell their traditional foods like yams and different types of rice. A lot of Nigerians live in the south-east London area, in suburbs like Deptford.
1、）When did most people from India arrive in London?
2、How often does a typical family have a curry?
3、Where do many Polish people live?
4、Why do Polish people come to London?
A) They can earn three times as much money in the UK.
5、What kind of traditional West Africa foods do markets sell?
18.Rat race rebels
Most of us are trapped in a nine-to-five office routine and many of us would like to escape. We interviewed three people who have said “No!” to this rat race…
Fiona
After university, I was on the dole for a few months. I didn’t have any money, so I was really pleased to get an office job… but it was very boring! I gave it up and went to do voluntary work for the VSO – Voluntary Service Overseas – in Rwanda. I teach old people and children to read and write. It’s not the most comfortable of jobs but it’s great to be doing something of real use for once.
Andy
I used to be a freelance news journalist. It was very stressful and I had to travel a lot. I applied for loads of other jobs with no success, so I started to think about my real interest – football! Now, I work from home and write football articles for press agencies around the world. It’s a full-time job but I have much more free time. I’m my own boss and I can get up when I want!
Emma
I used to be a teacher and I worked 40 hours a week. Then, I saw the movie American Beauty and thought I could change my life too! I did a course in acupuncture and shiatsu massage. I took four years to get qualified but now I have set up my own business. Shiatsu is very popular these days because people are so stressed and you can earn quite good money.
1、Emma didn’t have a job for a while.
2、Andy has turned an interest into a profession.
3、Fiona has her own company.
4、Fiona feels she is doing something useful.
5、Andy was influenced by a film that he saw.
记分作业3
1、For how long does Nat visit the website every day?
2、Which is not the reason that he likes the website?
3、What is his favorite section of the website?
4、Which feature doesn’t he mention?
5、Where else does Nat get information besides the Internet?
6.My car_______outside the school yesterday.
7.I’ve_______bought a new house.
8.When we got there, the basketball match _______.
9.They were warmly________by the local people.
10.If I_______you, I would refuse the money.
11.If you dropped the glass, it_______break.
12.He told me that he_______me a special present.
13.This house_______last year.
14._______the end of that year, Henry had collected more than a thousand foreign stamps.
15.She said that she________about her date.
A) was really excited
16.I had just woken up when I got a call from Pepe at La Gaviota restaurant. He told me that some big names were coming for lunch. I left my house as soon as I had phoned my editor to check what shots he wanted. I arrived at 11 am and hid behind the bushes with my camera.
I had been there for about two hours before an interesting car arrived. I saw George Clooney and his new girlfriend get out. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a good photo. Then, suddenly, I realised that they were going to the back door of the restaurant. I got on my motorbike and chased their limousine. This time, I took a perfect shot of Clooney; he even smiled at me! I put the film in my pocket.
Just then Clooney’s bodyguard saw me. He wanted the film. We fought and I just managed to . escape I rushed to the office on my bike,but when I arrived and searched for the film,I realised that it had fallen out of my pocket during the fight. I felt really stupid!
17. McDonald’s
The hamburger was invented in 1889, and the first McDonald’s opened in 1948 in San Bernadino, California. Now a new McDonald’s restaurant opens every eight hours somewhere in the world. The restaurant chain serves about 45 million customers every day. The corporation’s yellow M is recognized by people all over the world as a symbol of dynamism, happiness and, above all, America. The busiest restaurant, however, is in Moscow.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is the most successful product in history and today it is sold in 185 countries. The drink was invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia, while he was trying to stop his addiction to morphine. It is estimated that 200 million cans or bottles of coke are sold every 24 hours. 80% of Coca-Cola’s profits now come from outside the United States.
Nokia
Ironically, the Nokia Corporation started life as a paper manufacturer – the original form of communication. Nearly 150 years later, this Finnish company is the world’s largest mobile phone producer and accounts for more than a quarter of Finland’s total economy. Nokia was the pioneer of mobile phone communication. In fact, the first text message was sent by the mayor of Helsinki on a Nokia mobile in 1991.
Levi’s
Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in 1853 and 20 years later they produced their first pair of jeans. The trousers were designed as tough, long-lasting work clothes for the worker of San Francisco. In the 1960s, blue jeans became very popular and since then they have never gone out of fashion. It is estimated that Levi Strauss & Co. now make approximately 2% of the world’s clothes.
1、McDonald’s was founded in_______.
2、The busiest McDonald’s restaurant is in_______.
3、Coca-Cola was invented by_______.
4、Nokia is based in_______.
5、The first pair of Levi’s jeans were made in_______.
18. Digital Natives
David is not very comfortable with new technology and he does not have many gadgets. Lucy loves new technology. She owns a games console, an MP3 player, and a mobile phone with a built-in digital camera. David is a teacher. Lucy is his student.
Like Lucy, many children grow up using computers almost every day and often know more about technology than adults. Educator Marc Prensky calls children like Lucy “digital natives”. Digital natives can quickly learn how to use new gadgets and new software, while non-digital natives spend a lot of time reading manuals and worrying about computer viruses. In fact, many parents try to save time by asking their children to teach them how to use new technology!
The divide between digital natives and non-digital natives can cause problems at school because students and teachers grow up with very different ideas about technology. Many teachers think that playing computer games is a waste of time and that technology has made children unable to concentrate. However, many students think their classes are slow and boring, and want to use computers to study.
Prensky believes that digital natives have learned a lot from technology, but that they learn things in a different way. For example, reading a website is different from reading a book, so digital natives are good at finding the information they need and choosing what they want to read. So perhaps teachers need to change the way they teach and use more technology in class – because the number of digital natives will keep increasing!
1、David is a digital native.
2、Marc Prensky is interested in teaching with technology.
3、Digital natives are comfortable using laptops and flash drives.
4、Many teachers think computer games are only for having fun or killing time.
5、People read books and websites in the same way.
记分作业4
1、Carl uses Chinese in his job.
2、He spends most of his time with locals.
3、Marina is trying hard to improve her Arabic.
4、She would like a new job.
5、Ellen didn’t like living in Japan when she couldn’t speak the language.
6.I met an old friend of mine_______.
7.He went_______.
8.He has an_______jacket.
9.The film_______I saw last night is about a young teacher.
10.He is sorry_______the news.
11.My grandpa is wearing a_______belt.
12.We have friends all over_______world.
13.I asked him how he liked_______Paris.
14.There must be life out there_______.
15.I hate_______bright colours like red and yellow.
16. 2050 – A Day in the Life of Citizen KYZ606 and his Pet Computer Daniel
Friday
8:00 When I wake up, my pet computer, Daniel, smiles at me and says “Good morning”. He makes me a coffee and chooses my “look” for the day.
9:00 At the office again. I want sunshine today so Daniel changes the lighting and air conditioning to create a ____ sunny ____ day. It’s great here, because I don’t have to think – the computers do everything. While Daniel organizes my schedule, I talk to friends ___ on ___ my mobile videophone.
11:30 At the gym. My computer knows exactly ____ what ___ I need to do. I don’t like doing so ___ much __ exercise, but Daniel says I’ll have a heart attack at the age of 53 if I don’t.
13:00 Lunch in the office restaurant. We press some __ buttons __ on the food-ordering machine, and the pills arrive quickly through a hole in the table. Everything tastes really good today.
13:30 Back in the office, there’s nothing to do so I take a ____ nap ___. Daniel will wake me up when I’ve had enough sleep.
16:00 Daniel has woken me up, but there’s no work to do so I do a bit of __ shopping __ online. I love shopping. Daniel helps me find a shirt that will look good at the party tonight. He really knows what I like.
19:00 Back at home, I watch a football match, although it’s not very exciting __ because __ Daniel tells me the result before the end. He does that with films as well – I get really annoyed with him.
21:00 Party in full swing. As soon as I arrive, Daniel chooses me a partner __ who __ will be compatible. She seems very nice. I order another whisky and a red warning light goes on – I am drinking too much again!
23:00 Time ___ for ___ bed. Daniel prepares my pyjamas and my dreams for the night. I think I would prefer to dream on my own, but anyway… It’s been a good day…I think!
17.Cars – curse or craze?
Johnny Watson, 30
It is easy to criticize cars – they cause pollution and accidents, and so on. But what are alternatives? Nobody wants to travel in a slow, smelly old bus when you can relax in the comfort of your own car. In most countries, the public transport system is inadequate, expensive and inefficient – and anyway, cities today are designed to meet drivers’ needs, with fast roads and car parks everywhere. The car industry also provides thousands of jobs. Roads are getting safer and more efficient every year, and cars are causing less pollution because of lead-free petrol and other technological improvement. What’s the problem?
Amanda Rees, 33
I am much happier now that I don’t have my car. I used to spend an hour stuck in a traffic jam each morning and that made me angry and irritable for the rest of the day. I was so stressed! The worstthing about cars, though, is the number of accidents. Did you know that somebody dies in a road accident in Britain every two and a half hours? Another thing I hate is the way that road building is destroying the countryside. Finally, I would love to live without that constant traffic noise coming through the window. In fact, I think it’s the noise that bothers me most.
1、What does Johnny think of cars?
2、Which is not the reason why Johnny supports cars?
3、Did Amanda use to have a car?
4、What bothers Amanda most?
5、How serious is the road accident in Britain?
18.Spanglish
In which city can you read signs like “Aparca your car aquí” or “Cuidado con los pickpockets”? Travelguide investigates.
1.2 million Hispanics live in the Big Apple and one in five New Yorkers speaks Spanish at home. In the last ten years, the Hispanic population has grown by 400 000. This reflects the enormous increase in the Hispanic population in the States. There are now 42 million Hispanics resident in the USA, representing 15% of the total population.
There is a new language, SPANGLISH – a strange mixture of Spanish and English – which is invading the city. The New York Times recently said that it had become the city’s third official language. Its use is colloquial and often limited to short sentences and signs. Many New Yorkers now wear socketines on their feet, drop something on the carpeta, shop for grocerias and have cornfley (“cornflakes”) for breakfast.
Norma Rodríguez, a 45-year-old Cuban living in Washington Heights, says it forms a part of her life now: “Sometimes, you don’t realize that you’re mixing the two languages. You just hear them both all the time and find that you’re inventing new words.” Other people, however, are fighting against this new street language. Businessman Juan Cortés sees it as a sign that the Spanish language is being destroyed. “It’s difficult, but I try not to speak it – it feels vulgar to me.”
Meanwhile, a surprising number of academics have spoken in favour of Spanglish. José María Ruiz, from NY State University, even runs courses in Spanglish and has written a dictionary. “It is a dialogue between two languages and cultures. We have to accept that languages change and evolve. The only languages that never change are dead ones.”
1、（3.0分） The Spanish-speaking population has grown very fast recently.
2、More people are interested in studying Spanish than before.
3、Spanglish is mainly used in formal contexts.
4、Norma Rodríguez doesn’t notice when she is speaking Spanglish.
5、Juan Cortés doesn’t speak Spanglish because he feels stupid when he tries.
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