安徽科技学院2010-2011学年第二学期《大学英语四级》（统招）期终试卷(B卷 订… 线 专业 级 班姓名 学号 得分 密封 …线 A)other people are rude B)they speak a different languag C)they misunderstand theothers fail to communicat A)The Londoner. B)The Birmingham inhabitant C)Both of them. D)Neither ofthem Questions 21 to 25are based on the following passage: taller.Again the d more,an lly we shall nee nstantuse.In fact,we over a ver ng pe doftme t is lkely that time.however,our fingers will gro But wha out ha nd mon 22 What is NOT t ing to thetevt 24 A)hun 5 A)man's life will be different in the future C)future man will look quite different from us nov the hou when you labor thr 心密空家wRg然n mke your te s lo 安徽科技学院 2010~2011 学年第二学期《大学英语四级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业 级 班 姓名 学号 得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 3 页 共 7 页 A) other people are rude B) they speak a different language C) they misunderstand the others. D) other people are not attractive. 20. According to the writer, who is going to blame when a Londoner and a Birmingham inhabitant fail to communicate with each other? A) The Londoner. B) The Birmingham inhabitant. C) Both of them. D) Neither of them Passage Two Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: What will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity (容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own. 21. The size of man’s forehead will probably grow bigger because _______. A) he will use his brain more and more B) he makes use of only 20% of the brain’s capacity C) his brain has grown larger over the past centuries D) he has not used 80% of the brain 22. What is NOT true according to the text? A) Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years. B) Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had. C) Man’s hair will probably disappear. D) Man’s arms and legs are likely to become weaker 23. What will be true about a human being in the future? A) He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful. B) He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses. C) His fingers will grow weaker because he won’t use them. D) He will think and feel in a different way. 24. It is implied that __________________. A) human beings will become more attractive in the future B) body organs will become poorer if they are not used often C) human beings hope for a change in the future life D) future life is always predictable 25. The passage mainly tells us that _______________. A) man’s life will be different in the future B) man is growing shorter C) future man will look quite different from us now D) human beings’ organs will not function properly Passage Three Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it is painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you are “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologue as:”Get up, John! You will be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature and energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can not change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you are sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up late than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point