英语专四模拟题

PART II CLOZEDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank.In the morning it starts to rain. It was the first rain of the new year and it (26)____, in an extremely violent manner, the beginning of the rainy season. The drops which fell were large, and they fell straight down, for (27)____ tropical rains never degenerate into slanting drizzle, the familiar (28)____ of a rainy day in so many other parts of the world. The rain fell heavily, it fell continuously and it saturated everything which lay (29)____ its way. During the rain most people kept to their homes. But a few walked about, (30)____ to the wetness of their clothes and determined to (31)____ as usual. And, for those who wished to keep dry however much it cost them, there were always (32)____ taxis. They splashed by along the road, with the windscreen wipers revealing only (33)____ glimpses of the drivers peering faces. (34)____, when the rain had started, the drivers had had only the big puddles to miss, but later on, then the drains had overflowed and the whole road swam with water all dangerous pits and (35)____ had been hidden, and the faces peering through the windscreens peered even more anxiously than before. But often the faces inside the taxi ceased to (36)____ to look out at all, for water had splashed up to the electrical system, and the engine stopped just as surly and abruptly as it would have done, (37)____ the car actually (38)____ into out of the drains it had so (39)____ missed only a few moments (40)____.26. A) exhibited B) marked C) showed D) identified27. A) brutal B) intense C) wild D) fierce28. A) pattern B) style C) model D) norm29. A) on B) at C) in D) over30. A) resigning B) to resign C) resigned D) having resigned31. A) carry on B) keep on C) continue D) go on32. A) / B) the C) many D) some33. A) fragmentary B) sudden C) partial D) scattered34. A) Initially B) Originally C) Formerly D) Firstly35. A) destructions B) frustrations C) constructions D) obstructions36. A) disturb B) intend C) bother D) worry37. A) was B) were C) had D) has38. A) skidded B) swerved C) slipped D) glided39. A) closely B) nearly C) almost D) narrowly40. A) ahead B) before C) ago D) beforehandPART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. We are not on very good ____ with the people next door.A) friendshipB) relationsC) willD) terms42. Usually newspapers ____ for people with intellectual interests.A) suitB) furnishC) regardD) cater43. The overcrowded living conditions____ a heavy strain on the family.A) setB) putC) madeD) pressed44. The supply of apples exceeds the ____ this year.A) requestB) claimC) requirementD) demand45. I must take this watch to be repaired; it ____ over twenty minutes a day.A) increasesB) progressesC) acceleratesD) gains46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could ____ have killed or hurt several people.A) equallyB) bothC) wellD) severely47. I'm sorry we gave you such a short ____ of our visit.A) cautionB) noticeC) informationD) preparation48. That old vase will ____ an attractive lamp-holder.A) composeB) formC) makeD) assemble49. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial ____ to developing countries.B) aidC) loanD) provision50. Nothing would stop me from ____ my ambition.A) reachingB) completingC) achievingD) obtaining51. He showed his ____ for the TV programmer by switching it off.A) distasteB) discontentC) annoyanceD) boredom52. They are ____ the woods for the missing child.A) seekingB) lookingC) investigatingD) combing53. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ____ by a computer.A) ManagedB) gradedC) monitored54. ____ I know the money is safe. I shall not worry about it.A) Even thoughB) UnlessC) As long asD) However55. He couldn't lie convincingly enough to take a child ____ .A) awayB) downC) inD) up56. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no one was aware ____ she had gone.A) where thatB) of whereC) of the place whereD) the place57. It was not until she returned home ____ she realized she had almost wasted ten of her valuable hours.A) andB) whenC) thenD) that58. There has not been a great response to the sale, ____?A) does itB) has itC) does thereD) has there59. Anthropology is a science ____ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.A) in thatB) that inC) thatD) in60. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than ____.A) the domestic marketer hasB) those of the domestic marketerC) the domestic marketer doesD) that which has the domestic marketer61. I'm surprised at there ____ an index.A) not to beB) to be notC) not beingD) being not62. I ____ this soup. I ____ pepper in it.A) am tasting…… am tastingB) am tasting…… tasteC) taste…… am tastingD) taste…… have tasted63. ____, explorers could never have found the cave.A) But for the fissure had been spottedB) If not the fissure had been spottedC) Had the fissure not been spottedD) Had not the fissure been spotted64. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking considerably more ____.A) than that he is healthyB) than good for his healthC) than his health couldD) than is good for his health65. This ____ girl is Mary's cousin.A) pretty little SwedishB) Swedish little prettyC) Swedish pretty littleD) little pretty SwedishPART IV READING COMPREHENSIONIn this section there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.Text AThe Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C…… Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period( 2 million to 8000 B.C.), the fist hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and develop new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed a bow and arrow which was used until the fourteenth century A.D……The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements and creating governments.66. Which of the following developments is not related to the conditions of the Ice Age?A) Farming.B) Clothing.C) living indoors.D) Using fire.67. Which of the following periods saw people develop a more communal form of living?A) Paleolithic.B) Ice Age.C) Mesolithic.D) Neolithic.68. The author states that the Stone Age was so named because _____.A) it was very durableB) the tools and weapons were made of stoneC) there was little vegetationD) the people lived in cavesTextBDiscovered a mere one hundred fifty years ago and manufactured commercially just half that long, aluminum today ranks behind only iron and steel among metals serving mankind. The key to its popularity is its incredible versatility. The same metal that makes kitchen foil serves as armor for battlefield tanks. The material of lawn chairs and baseball bats also forms the vital parts of air and space vehicles —— most of their skeletons, their skins, even the rivets that bind them together. Behind aluminums versatility lie properties so diverse that they almost seem to belong to several different metals. For example, in its pure form, aluminum is soft enough to whittle. Yet its alloys can possess the strength of steel, with only a third of its weight. This, when Alexanedr Calder designed one of his last mobiles——a soaring creation eighty feet long —— his choice of aluminum over steel cut two tons from its weight. Aluminum also assuresthe masterpiece virtual immortality. The instant the metal is exposed to air, its surface acquires a transparent film that seals the interior against further corrosion.69. According to the passage, aluminum is sometimes used to make which of the the following?A) Photographic film.B) Frames for stuffed furniture.C) Foils and other fencing equipment.D) Parts of spaceships.70. The most important feature of aluminum is that it ______.A) can be used for many different thingsB) is soft enough to whittleC) is strongD) can be marketed in pure formText CPrices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product of service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total "package" being exchanged for the asked——for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.71. According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _______.A) labor and educationB) transportation and insuranceC) utilities and repairsD) products and services72. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in complete understanding of price?A) Instructions that come with a product.B) The quantity of a product.C) The quality of a product.D) Warranties that cover a product.73. In the last sentence of the passage, the "they" refers to ________.A) return privilegesB) all the factorsC) buyer and sellerD) money74. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _______.A) unusual ways to advertise productsB) types of payment plans for serviceC) theories about how products affect different levels of societyD) how certain elements of price "package" influence its market valueText DNapoleon Bonapartes ambition to control all the area around the Mediterranean sealed him and his French soldiers to Egypt. After losing a naval battle, they were forced to remain there for three years. In 1799, while constructing a fort, a soldier discovered a piece of stele (stone pillar bearing an inscription) known as the Rosetta stone: This famous stone, which would eventually lead to the deciphering of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics dating to 3100 B.C., waswritten in three languages: hieroglyphics (picture writing), demotic (a shorthand version of hieroglyphics), and Greek. Scientists discovered that the characters, unlike those in English, could be written from right to left and in other directions as well. Twenty-three years after discovery of the Rosetta stone, Jean Francois Champollion, a French philologist, fluent in several languages, was able to decipher the first word —— ptolemy —— name of an Egyptian ruler. This name was written inside an oval called a "cartouche",. Further investigation revealed that cartouches contained names of important people of that period. Champollion painstakingly continued his search and was able to increase his growing list of known phonetic signs. He and an Englishmen, Thomas Young, worked independently of each other to unravel the deeply hidden mysteries of this strange language. Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols, while Champollion insisted that the pictures represented words.75. Which of the following languages was NOT written on the Rosetta stone?A) French.B) Demotic.C) Greek.D) Hieroglyphics.76. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A) Cartounches contained names of prominent people of the period.B) Champlllion and Young worked together in an attempt to decipher the hieroglyphics.C) One of Napoleon's soldiers discovered the Rosetta stone.D) Thomas Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols.77. When was the first word from the Rosetta stone deciphered?A) 3100 B.C.B) 1766.C) 1799.D) 1822.78. What was the first word that was deciphered from the Rosetta stone?A) Cartouche.B) Ptolemy.C) Demotic.D) Champollion.79. Why were Napoleon's soldiers in Egypt in 1799?A) They were celebrating a naval victory.B) They were looking for the Rosetta stone.C) They were waiting to continue their campaign.D) They were trying to decipher the hiseroglyphics.80. Who was responsible for deciphering the first word?A) Champollion.B) Young.C) Ptolemy.D) Napoleon.41.I can't give you that for nothing. What do you take me _____?A. upB. forC. toD. after42.When Tom insulted the referee, he _____ by ordering him off the field.A. repliedB. retortedC. resolvedD. responded43.Helen Keller's _____ over deafness, blindness, and muteness was a miracle.A. improvementB. successC. advanceD. triumph44.International _____ should be reduced when this agreement is signed.A. pressureB. nervousnessC. tensionD. strain45.In spite of the heavy snow and hard rain, the buses still ran on _____.A. listB. planC. arrangementD. schedule46.Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the case.A. approachB. admissionC. accessD. acquaintance47.Let me _____ the broken glass before someone walks on it.A. cover upB. clear upC. wash upD. spring up48.It is _____ of him to put everything in disorder in the room. He is so peculiar.A. unconsciousB. awareC. typicalD. unkind49.John was young, _____, he was equal to this important task.A. thereforeB. moreoverC. neverthelessD. hence50.Air is composed of _____ gases including hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide.A. variedB. variantC. variableD. various51.Y ou can't let the situation get worse. Y ou must take _____.A. decisionsB. sidesC. directionsD. steps52.It's difficult to _____ with the knowledge that he is a failure.A. feedB. liveC. stayD. get onlions of workers were on the streets in the greatest _____ of working class solidarity th is country has ever seen.A. demonstrationB. explanationC. presentationD. communication54.My sister's professor had her _____ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.A. rewrittenB. to rewriteC. rewriteD. rewriting55.Scarcely had her husband arrived home _____ his wife started complaining.A. whenB. thatC. thanD. and56.Only ______ you have obtained sufficient data can you come to a sound conclusion.A. whenB. thatC. thanD. and57.I told him how to get there, but perhaps I _____ him a map.A. should have givenB. ought to giveC. had to giveD. must have given58.A body weighs _____ from the surface of the Earth.A. less the farther it getsB. the farther it gets, the lessC. less than it gets fartherD. less than it, the farther it gets59.Y ou never told us why you were late for the last meeting, _____?A. weren't youB. didn't youC. had youD. did you60._____ it is you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.A. ThatB. BecauseC. WhateverD. However61._____ for you help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.A. Had it not beenB. If it were notC. Had it notD. if we had not been62._____ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.A. Accused ofB. Accusing ofC. That he was accused ofD. To be accused of63.The prisoner stood there _____.A. with his hands cuffedB. with his hands cuffingC. with his cuffed handsD. with his cuffing hands64.The leaders insisted on their _____ as ordinary people.A. treatingB. be treatedC. being treatedD. having treated65._____, I must do another experiment.A. Be it ever so lateB. It is ever so lateC. It be ever so lateD. So late it be everDecide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic”to perform his tricks，31 on his ability to act at great speed. 32，this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 33rabbits from a hat. 34the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 35. He could free himself from the tightest knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 36no one really knows 37he did this，there is no doubt 38he had made a close study of every type of lock ever 39. He liked to carry a small steel needle-like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in 40of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 41him in chains and locked him up，but he freed himself 42an instant. The police 43him of having used a tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck，waist，wrists，and legs；but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his “needle”in a wax-like 44and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 45 he went past，he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape，however，was 46astonishing. He was heavily chained 47and enclosed in an empty wooden chest，the lid of 48was nailed down. The 49was dropped into the sea in New Y ork harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 50，it was opened and the chains were found inside.31.A. but B. then C. andD. however32.A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise33.A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce34.A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted35.A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping36.A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although37.A. when B. where C. how D. what38.A. if B. whether C. as to D. that39.A. invented B. invent C. being invented D. inventing40.A. use B. place C. view D. absence41.A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound42.A. at B. by C. in D. for43.A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived44.A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance45.A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then46.A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether47.A. up B. down C. around D. in48.A. it B. which C. that D. him49.A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain50.A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snappedFrom: /tem4/moniti/2009-07-04/82573.htmlPART II CLOZE [15 MIN]Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted inthe corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on hour answer sheet. Since 1895 the National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historicinterest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern IrelandToday the Trust -- (26)______ is not a government department but a charity depending on the(27)____ support of the public and its own members- is the largest landowner and conser vationsociety in Britain.Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and (28)___ by the National Tr ust.Over 350 miles of (29)____ land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty (30)___ ____;prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of (31)_ ____waterways; even seventeen whole villages--all are open to the public at all times subject o nly(32)_____ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife.But the Trust's protection(33)_____ further than this. It has in its possession a hundredgardens and (34)_____ two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors.Castles and churches, houses of (35)_____ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks(36)_____ to the Trust by their former owners.Many houses retain their (37)______ contents of fine furniture, pictures , and other treasur esaccumulated over (38)____, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the h ouseas a (39)____ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books an papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and(40)_____ and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as muc h as tourists.26.A. itB. whichC. thisD. whether it27.A. deliberateB. compulsoryC. spontaneousD. voluntary28.A. maintainedB. watchedD. unused29.A. unusedB. undevelopedC. unwantedD. unspoilt30 .A. besidesB. nearbyC. aloneD. beyond31.A. interiorB. inlandC. insideD. inner32.A. byB. atC. toD. on33.A. developsB. extendsC. enlargesD. prolongs34.A. someB. nearbyC. on averageD. more35.A. architecturalB. archetypeD. archaeology36.A. are givingB. have givenC. been givenD. have been given37 .A. primitiveB. initialC. elementaryD. original38 .A. timesB. generationsC. yearsD. age groups39.A. residentB. dwellerC. tenantD. housekeeper40.A. lived inB. kept overC. resided withD. taken upPART V GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 min]The are twenty-five sentences in is section. Beneath each sentence there are four choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Markyou answer on you answer sheet.41. We were all taken ____ by the news of the Chairman's resignation.A. aboutB. apartC. abackD. aside42. My _______ to his proposal was not quite what he expected.A. feelingB. conductC. outlookD. reaction43. Rickets can result from a diet _____ in vitamin D.A. shortB. deficientC. inadequateD. failing44. Peter clearly had no ______ of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam.A. desireB. ambitionC. willingnessD. intention45. Sports are a good ______ for a young boy's energy.A. overflowB. exitC. outletD. exhaust46. Visitors are _______ to beware of pickpockets.A. commandedB. informedC. notifiedD. advised47. It was nearly an hour before the sleeping pill took _____.A. influenceB. effectC. forceD. action48. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ____ of it before setting down to a thoro ughstudy.A. detailB. runC. gistD. core49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.A. need not have dressed upB. must not have dressed upC. did not need to dress upD. must not dress up50. We threw water over the woman to bring her_____.A. upB. backC. roundD. over51. Their educational qualifications ____ them to a higher alary.A. confersB. entitlesC. grantsD. credits52. Not knowing she had _____ out with her boyfriend, I make the mistake of inviting th em bothto the party.A. fallenB. quarreledC. parted53. John is ______ to be washing the car, but he is watching TV now.A. askedB. supposedC. requestedD. ordered54. We caught a ____ of a river as the train pass over a bridge.A. glanceB. glimpseC. lookD. sight55. You may be eligible for a ______ to help you study.A. fundB. grantC. prizeD. reward56. Here are all the books I have,. You may borrow ____ you like.A. whicheverB. thatC. whichD. however57. Would you be _____ to close the door?A. too kindB. kind enoughC. as kindD. so kind58. Oh dear, I don't feel very well. I think _____.A. I'll faintB. I'm going to faintC. I'm faintingD. I've fainted59. By the time you receive this letter. I _____ for America.A. will leaveB. have leftC. would have leftD. will have left60. I'll call you tonight at 10' clock _______ I can find a telephone that works.A. unlessB. supposeC. whenD. provided61. Fortunately, the bank clerk ____ press the alarm button before the robbers got away.A. couldB. was able toC. succeeded inD. managed62. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone.A. hardlyB. almostC. rarelyD. occasionally63. I bought a large Chinese ______ lampshade to put in my bedroom.A. oldB. roundC. whiteD. paper64. His courage is ____ he does not know the meaning of fear.A. soB. so thatC. such thatD. that65. I'd rather they ______ deliver the new refrigerator tomorrow.A. wouldn'tB. didn'tC. shouldn'tD. mustn'tPART IV READING COMPREHENSION [30 min]SECTION A [25 min]In this part here are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each w ithfour suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the corr ectanswer., Mark you choice on your answer sheet.TEXT AIn the town of Peppard, a computer helps firemen. The computer contains information abo utevery one of the 15 000 street addresses in the town. When firemen answer a call, the c omputerfiles them important information about the burning building. The computer can give thelocation of the building and its size, type, and contents. In fact, the compute system has many different ways of helping fire fighters with their problems. For example, it can givemedical information about sick people living in a burning building. With this information, thefiremen can take special care to find these sick persons and remove them quickly and saf elyfrom the burning building.The speed at which the computer works is amazing. Within two or three seconds after a call isreceived, the computer provides necessary information for the fireman. The information is thensent tot them by radio from the computer center in Town Hall.The computer system also contains a medical record of each of the town's 110 firemen. T hiskind of information is especially useful when a fire fighter is injured. With this medicalinformation, doctors at the hospital can treat the injured fireman more quickly and easily. The firemen themselves are grateful for the computer's help. The computer tells them abo utpossible dangers ahead of them and helps them prepare for these dangers. Many times the computer information helps to save lives and property. Sometimes the lives are those of firemen themselves.66. The computer helps fireman in the following ways EXCEPT _____A. locating the building on fire.B. giving information on address.。