统考大学英语A4

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1、大学英语A4一、阅读理解1、Englandisnotabigcountry:fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforasmallcountryithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEngland,orwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofit,oftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.Exceptforth

2、esummermonthsofJunetoSeptember;thisisprobablytrueoftheNorthofEnglandandtheMidland.Inthesouth,however,theclimateismuchmorepleasant.Oneresultisthatwhenpeopleretireformajobinthenorth,theyoftenprefertomovedowntothemildersouth.Perhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouth-west,whichconsistsofthec

3、ountriesofDevonandCornwall.ThewarmGulfStreamflowsacrosstheNorthAtlanticOceanfromtheGulfofMexicoandmakesthecoastalregionsofthesouth-westquitewarm.Palmtrees,bambooandmanysemi-tropicalplantsgrowwellinthesouth-westofEngland.Flowersandvegetablesripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farme

4、rsintheareaobtainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyearlier.Inwintertheremaybeprobablynosnowatallinthesouth-west.Thismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouth-westisoneofEngland'smostpopularholidayareas.(1)、ThedistancefromthecenterofEnglandtothesouthcoastisabout______.A：onehu

5、ndredmilesB：threehundredmilesC：onehundredandfiftymilesD：sixhundredmiles答案：C(2)、Englandisacountry______.A：withacoldandwetclimateB：withasurprisingclimateC：withapleasantclimateD：withavarietyofclimates答案：D(3)、Accordingtothepassage,______.A：flowersandvegetablesfromDevonareonthemarketonemonthear

6、lierB：farmersinthesouth-westgrowasmanyvegetablesandflowersasfarmerselsewhereC：peopleinthesouth-westhavetopayahigherpriceforvegetablesandflowersD：vegetablesinCornwallripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanflowers答案：A(4)、InthenorthofEnglandandtheMidland,______.A：itiscoldandwetalltheyearroundB：theclim

7、ateispleasantasawholeC：itiswarmmostofthetimeinayearD：onlythesummerisnotcoldandwet答案：D(5)、Inwinter,peopleinDevonandCornwall______.A：hardlyseeanysnowB：neverseeanysnowC：mayhaveseveralfeetofsnowD：oftenseesnow答案：A2、There'sagreatstoryaboutanoldFinnishwomanwho,withou