云南开放大学大学英语4在线测试4

— Susan is absent from today’s class.

— _______ As far as I know, she has nevermissed a class.

A. How come?

B. So what?

C. Why?

D. What for?

— Excuse me, could you show me the way to thenearest post office?

— _______ Oh yes! Two blocks away from here atthe Green Avenue. You can’t miss it.

A. I beg your pardon?

B. What do you mean?

C. You’re welcome.

D. Mm, let me think.

— Wow! This is a marvelous room! I’ve never knownyou’re so artistic.    — _______

A. Great, I am very art-conscious.

B. Don’t mention it.

C. Thanks for your compliments.

D. It’s fine.

— Is it possible for you to work late tonight?   — _______

A. I like it.

B. I’ll do that.

C. I’d love to.

D. I think so.

— Unbelievable! I have failed the driving testagain!

— _______ This is not the end of the world.

A. Good luck.

B. Cheer up.

C. Go ahead.

D. No problem.

— Would you like another slice of Christmas cake?   — _______ I’m full.

A. Yes, please.

B. No more, thanks.

C. Why not?

D. Nothing more.

— I wonder if I could use your computer tonight?

— _______ I’m not using it right now.

A. Sure, go ahead.

B. I don’t know.

C. It doesn’t matter.

D. Who cares?

— If you like I can mail this letter for you.   — _______.

A. That’s very kind of you

B. You are so kind

C. Please give me a hand

D. You are great

— I’m terribly sorry that I’ve spilled some coffeeon the carpet.    — _______

A. Sorry.

B. It doesn’t matter.

C. That’s right.

D. Don’t mention it.

— Doctor, I don’t feel well.     —_______

A. You are fine.

B. It doesn’t matter.

C. What’s the matter?

D. Don’t take it seriously.

The evening party was _____ by a charity fund toraise money for the disabled.

A. sponsored

B. performed

C. staged

D. raised

The small success gave him a(n) ________ of newhope after so many troubles.

A. trap

B. injection

C. curse

D. series

Though ______, we were all excited after the longtrip.

A. exhausting

B. exhausted

C. unhappy

D. tiring

_____ aids are things that you can look at to helpyou understand something or to remember information.

A. Practical

B. Compound

C. Visual

D. Usual

She was kind enough to _____ me in the use of thecoin-operated telephone.

A. order

B. tell

C. educate

D. instruct

A large _______ of grain arrived at the port fromAustralia.

A. bag

B. baggage

C. shipment

D. transit

Why are you so _____ to what others think of you?

A. sensitive

B. careful

C. kind

D. attentive

Mother _____ flour, yeast (酵母), and water to makebread.

A. put

B. combined

C. injected

D. mixed

The old houses are being pulled down to _______ anew office block.

A. make room for

B. make use of

C. take the place of

D. supply with

The Chinese women volleyball players _______ bothin and out of China.

A. are thought good of

B. are highly thought of

C. are well thought

D. are ill thought of

We use both words andgestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gesturescan be understood in different ways.

It is true that a smilemeans the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There arealso a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show thesame feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teethwhen they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behaviorpatterns.

Fear is another emotionthat is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and inEnglish literature, a phrase like “he went pale and begin to tremble”suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very bigshock. However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger inChinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese “surprise” canbe described in a phrase like ‘they stretched out their tongues!’ Sticking outyour tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.

Even in the same culture,people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments inAmerica have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear,anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies show that olderpeople usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language thanyounger people do.

       It has beenreported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial dramaknown as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. Between the hours of 11a. m. and 4:30 p. m., college television lounges are filled with soap operafans who can’t wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favoritecharacters.

Actually, soapsare more than a college favorite; they’re a youth favorite. When school is out,high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working womanadmitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watchingher favorite serials. During the 1960’s,it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixtieswas very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was aboutsocial issues of great importance.

Now, seriousnesshas been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strangethat they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble inpeople’s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with thesoap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happylove, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chanceto feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for theirproblems.