大学英语4答案2023秋

第一章测试

1.As the gender barriers（ ）, the number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century.
A:crumbled B:blocked C:perplexed D:dropped
答案:A
2.With the data collected each year,the owner of the shop can （ ）customer trends and how things like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance.
A:discreet B:discern C:display D:dispensable
答案:B
3.His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able to reach but to （ ）his personal goals.
A:surpass B:slurp C:summon D:surmount
答案:D
4.He is a man with a(n) （ ）business sense.He has built his initial investment into a substantial and even excessively large fortune.
A:allergic B:acute C:shrewd D:sharp
答案:C
5.The（ ）of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that was being vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s.
A:conversion B:convergence C:consumption D:commerce
答案:A
6.I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to（ ）the scientific facts in such a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.
A:distort B:demean C:disgrace D:degrade
答案:A
7.Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin,the fisherman had withstood a lifetime of exposure to the sun and looked as（ ）as a man in his forties.
A:addictive B:glamorous C:muscular D:radiant
答案:D
8.French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but （ ）code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of people who are blind.
A:original B:incentive C:indirect D:ingenious
答案:D
9.The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions,and when we finally did,they got （ ）_and didn't know what to say.
A:excited B:hilarious C:stumped D:embarrassed
答案:C
10.This newly established university supports the（ ）that a more diverse higher education system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.
A:proposition B:calculation C:preposition D:convention
答案:C
1.What was the relationship between the narrator and Rob? ( )
A:enemies
B:siblings
C:roommates
D:colleagues

答案:C
2.The narrator could date with Polly because he used ( ) to trade with Rob.
A:some money
B:a sweater
C:a leather jacket
D:a job chance

答案:C
3.Why did the narrator talk about logic with Polly in their dates? ( )
A:The narrator wanted to tell Polly that he was knowledge.
B:The narrator wanted to show off.
C:The narrator wanted Polly to learn something about logic and become a well-spoken girl.
D:It was a common topic in dating.

答案:C
4.How many types of logic fallacy did the narrator and Polly talk in their dating? ( )
A:Three
B:Two
C:Five
D:Four

答案:D
5.Which of the following description is an example of Dicto Simpliciter? ( )
A:You can’t speak French. Your classmate Tom can’t speak French. Looks like nobody at this school can speak French.
B:A man applies for a job. When the boss asks him what his qualifications are, he says he has six children to feed.
C:Students should be allowed to look at their textbooks during exams, because surgeons have X-rays to guide them during surgery.
D:Exercise is good. therefore, everybody should do exercise.

答案:D
6.What is Ad Misericordiam? ( )
A:Making an analogy between two situations that are altogether different.
B:Appealing to one’s sympathy instead of answering the question directly.
C:Too simple a generalization.
D:An unqualified generalization.

答案:B
7.When the narrator asked Polly to be his girlfriend, Polly refuted his first argument “We make a pretty good couple” as “( )”.
A:Ad Misericordiam
B:Dicto Simpliciter
C:False analogy
D:Hasty Generalization

答案:D
8.Polly refuted the narrator’s second argument “You don’t have to eat a whole cake to know it’s good” as “( )”.
A:Hasty Generalization
B:False analogy
C:Ad Misericordiam
D:Dicto Simpliciter

答案:B
9.When asked to be the narrator’s girlfriend, Polly refutes his arguments with the exact ( ) taught by him.
A:proposition
B:logical fallacies
C:sarcasm
D:disclosure

答案:B
10.In the end of the story, ( ).
A:the narrator and Polly became classmates
B:Polly refused to be the narrator’s girlfriend
C:the narrator and Polly became boyfriend and girlfriend
D:Polly refused to be Rob’s girlfriend

答案:B