最新国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务4试题及答案

一、 选择填空， 从 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题 10 分）

题目 1

— Can you tell me where I can park the car?

_________.

选择一项：

C. Well, just over there

题目 2

— What's the matter with you? _____________.

选择一项：

A. I feel a bit sick

题目 3

The atmosphere __________ certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.

选择一项：

B. consists of

题目 4

With his work completed, the manager stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased ____ he was a man of action.

选择一项：

C. that

题目 5

I was giving a talk to a large group of people， the same talk I ___to half a dozen other groups before.

选择一项：

B. had given

题目 1

— Could I talk to Prof. Lee? ___________.

选择一项：

B. Yes, speaking

题目 2

— I've got a bad cold today. ____________.

选择一项：

C. Oh, dear! I hope you get better soon

题目 3

The sports meeting was put off till the next week _________ rain.

选择一项：

A. because of

题目 4

It is said that _____ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.

选择一项：

A. quite a few

题目 5

The new order means _____ overtime.

选择一项：

B. working

二、 阅读理解： 选择题（每题 10 分）

排序题

A. even without international links

B. Chinese students and academics

C. the crisis on economic growth

D. A strong research system

E. in part because of this

Education and academic quality can mean different things to different people, depending on their perspective, role andcontext and, E, quality is notoriously difficult to evaluate. The question of how to do this has been pursued for many years.

Nevertheless, the goal of improving educational quality is agreed by all and stimulated further by the recent worldwideeconomic downturn and the need to counteract the impact of C and prepare for economic recovery.

As the World Bank and UNESCO said 10 years ago: “The quality of knowledge generated within higher educationinstitutions, and its availability to the wider economy, is becoming increasingly critical to national competitiveness.” Theyalso rightly emphasized that “D at the national level opens up the possibility that substantial additional public benefits can berealized through international links.”

This is precisely why B should contribute to these global benefits, reforming and improving evaluation systems foreducational and academic quality. Original and good research, especially in science, economics and social sciences, has atrickle-down effect on society. And it offers additional benefits A, though international collaboration and exchange of the bestevaluation policy and practice can bring substantial advantages to all partners in relation to lessons learned elsewhere.

选择题（每题 10 分）

正误判断题

Liu Hui and Molly are discussing the issue of educational quality at a workshop.

Liu Hui: Hi, Molly. Today's topic is educational quality. First, what does educational quality mean to you?

Molly: As far as I'm concerned, quality education means good learning standards in educational institutions. So, educationalquality ensures a desirable outcome for learners.

Liu Hui: Sounds like after some serious thinking. However, many definitions of quality in education exist, testifying to thecomplexity and multifaceted nature of the concept.

Molly: Definitely, establishing a contextualized understanding of quality means including relevant stakeholders. Keystakeholders often hold different views and meanings of educational quality.

Liu Hui: There are many prestigious universities in the US. They all provide high-quality education. But some universitiesaren't known for their quality. It's hard to imagine the gap.

Molly: Yes, in the US the quality in higher education is quite mixed. Universities like Harvard, Yale, MIT, etc., you know, arewell-known all over the world. However, there are some institutions providing poor education, so called “diploma mills”.

Liu Hui: In China, we have similar issues in educational quality. Some universities pay more attention to profits instead ofquality.

Molly: How to improve educational quality is an international issue. But, solutions are grounded in values, cultures andtraditions and may be specific to a given nation as well.

1. Molly thinks that educational quality ensures a satisfactory outcome for learners. T

2. Liu Hui disagrees with Molly on the meaning of education quality. F

3. All universities in the U.S. offer high-quality education.F

4. Diploma mills cannot provide high-quality education. T

5. In China, there isn't any diploma mill. F

选择题（每题 10 分）

选择题

Babies who are breast-fed may be more likely to be successful in life, a new study published Tuesday suggests. The studyfollowed more than 3,000 babies into adulthood in Brazil. The researchers found those who were breast-fed scored slightlyhigher in intelligence tests in their 30s, stayed in school longer and earned more money than those who were given formula（配方奶粉） .

“Breast-feeding not only has short-term benefits, but also breast-feeding has long-term benefits, ” says Bernardo LessaHorta of the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, who led the study being published in The Lancet Global Health.Doctors have long known that breast-feeding can be good for a baby's health. This is especially true in poor countries,where water can be contaminated. For instance, a baby given formula in developing countries is 14 times more likely to die inthe first six months than one who's breast-fed. In the U.S., some research has suggested that breast-feeding may raise a baby'sIQ（智商） by a few points. But a recent study with siblings（兄弟姐妹） found little advantage to breast-feeding.Horta says these previous studies didn't follow children into adulthood to see if breast-feeding had long-term effects. SoHorta analyzed data collected from 3,493 volunteers he and his colleagues have been following since birth. They are now intheir 30s. First, the researchers gave the subjects IQ tests. Those who were breast-fed for 12 months or more had IQ test scoresthat were 3.76 points higher than those who were breast-fed for less than one month, the team found.

When Horta and his colleagues looked at how much education the subjects had gotten and how much money they weremaking, they also found a clear difference: Those who were breast-fed the longest stayed in school for about an extra year andhad monthly salaries that were about a third higher.

1. From the passage, we learn that Horta A

A. is from Brazil

2. Which of the following about those who were breast-fed is NOT mentioned? B

B. They were happier

3. Which of the following is TRUE? C

C. Horta's research project lasted about 30 years

4. The word contaminated in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to C

C. polluted

5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage? C

C. Breast-feeding Improves Chances of Success