2019年华南师范大学网络教育大学英语备考题库四  

1. The lady lived in a first class hotel that faced the park. Her driver called for her every morning at eleven. As he helped her into the car one Saturday morning, she noticed a man in rags (穿着破旧衣服) on a bench across the street looking attentively at the hotel with a dreamy expression on his face. He was there again the next morning—the next. It interested the lady. She told her driver to wait and crossed over to the man on the bench.

“I simply have to know,” she said, “why you keep looking at the hotel that way every morning.”

The man smiled.

“Lady,” he said, “I’m a penniless failure. I sleep on this bench when the police don’t drive me away, and I dream that some day—just once—I’m going to spend a night in that smart hotel across the way.”

The lady, feeling very pleased with herself, said, “Tonight your dream is going to be true. I’m going to pay for the best room in the house for you.”

The following morning the woman told the man to come to her breakfast table and asked, “How did you sleep?”

The man proved disappointing.

“Good Heavens, why?” she asked, “Wasn’t the bed soft and warm enough for you?”

“It wasn’t that,” he explained, “you see, down there I can dream I’m in the hotel. Here the whole night through, I kept dreaming I was back on the park bench.”

(1) A good title for this passage is   .

A.Don’t Break a Fond Dream    B.A Rich Lady   C.A Poor Man’s Dream  D.A Smart Hotel

(2) The word “smart” in this passage means   .

A.high  B.magnificent  C.big  D.comfortable

(3) When the lady asked the man to her breakfast table, it was   .

A.Monday  B.Wednesday  C.Tuesday D.Saturday

(4) The man would rather sleep on the bench than in the hotel because   ,

A.he didn’t like the warm and soft bed B.he liked to sleep in the park

C.he wanted to have a good dream D.he couldn’t pay for it

(5) There was   between the park and the hotel.

A.a river B.a shop C.a forest D.a road

2. Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

(1) Hundreds of years ago there was a war between   .

A.Roman army and North English B.Roman army and the Scots

C.England and Scots D.A brave people and the Scots

(2) At first it looked as if the Roman would win because   .

A.the Scots were not brave B.the Roman army was so strong

C.the Scots did not have a good leader D.the Romans had the support from the Scottish

(3) “We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means   .

A.they were sure to win

B.they couldn’t escape from death

C.they would win and then they would die

D.they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed.

(4) The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because   .

A.they didn’t want to wake the Scots

B.they wanted to reach the top

C.they wanted to catch the four guards firsts

D.they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

(5) The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because   .

A.it is a beautiful plant

B.it is fresh and lovely

C.it had so many sharp needles all over it

D.it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

3. One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t care for them herself, and so she gave the last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly.

During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head, and he couldn’t stand up properly. Joyce thought, “He’s eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that sausage was bad …” She suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at his office.

“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”

“You have? Two? Well, listen—don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and now he’s ill. Go to the doctor, Jim.”

“What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don’t take a chance with your health. I’m sure those sausages are bad. Please go…”

“Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine.”

Jim came home at lunchtime and went to bed. “I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor’s,” he told Joyce. “The medicine made me very sick.”

The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again too. At eleven o’clock the milkman came with the milk.

“Morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said. “How’s your dog this morning? I’ve been thinking about him…”

“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but…”

“Yesterday morning he and I had a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”

(1) When Joyce was   , she gave the sausage to the dog.

A.having breakfast B.preparing lunch for her husband

C.making a telephone to her husband D.drinking a bottle of milk

(2) Joyce telephoned Jim because   .

A.she wanted him to come home to have lunch

B.Jim’s dog was badly ill

C.Jim was ill and needed to go to the hospital.

D.she thought the sausage would do harm to him

(3) Joyce’s husband   .

A.did take her advice that he should go to the hospital

B.didn’t believe her

C.knew why Henry kept shaking his head

D.didn’t eat any of those sandwiches

(4) Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.It was the sausage that made Henry ill.

B.Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right.

C.The milkman explained Henry’s illness.

D.Jim felt very unpleasant because of her wife’s telephone.

(5) “Don’t take a chance with your health.” means “  .”

A.Do take care of your health

B.If you catch every chance, you will be lucky

C.Chances can bring us good health

D.Don’t worry about your health no matter what happens

4. Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter in front of him. But he had no idea. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that he had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The man had had a drink, smoked several cigarettes, and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:

“I have read your story and I don’t think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I’ll return!”

Tom read the man’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer. And he is waiting for the man to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.

(1) Tom Smith wrote about  .

A.animals  B.policemen C.children D.soldiers

(2) Tom went to the cinema because  .

A.he wanted to meet a visitor B.he hoped to get ideas

C.he was feeling tired D.he could not finish a story

(3) The man broke into Tom’s house in order to  .

A.have a drink B.visit Tom C.steal something D.read Tom’s story.

(4) With the help of the thief’s suggestions, Tom   .

A.because a successful B.could finish writing the story

C.could find the thief D.could write many stories.

(5) Tom is waiting for the thief to return   .

A.to meet him B.to give some money

C.to give him some more ideas D.to read his story