英语四级考试练习题及答案(答案) (4)

英语四级考试练习题及答案

（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）

一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）

1.People were certain Thomas_____his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in New York.

A.put

B.trod

C.set

D.Placed

2.Robert says he bought these books in a_____.

A.disposal

B.sale

C.production

D.reduction

3.By exercising some_____,Jeff,though hungry managed not to eat the steak in front of him.

A.thought

B.influence

C.restraint

D.belief

4.Mr Johnson had a terrible cold and could not stop______.

A.sneezing

B.sighing

C.yawning

D.spitting

5.John is______of the two boys.

A.a more diligent

B.the more diligent

C.the most diligent

D.more diligent

6.Passengers may leave bulky articles under the stairs______the conductor's permission.

B.with

C.on

D.in

7.You won't get in_____the end of the act.

A.till

B.at

C.by

D.in

8.He said he was in debt and asked me for a loan______$50.

A.on

B.for

C.with

D.of

9.What tremendous achievements we have made_______all fronts in the past few years!

A.in

B.on

C.at

D.of

10.John is unfortunately devoid_______a sense of humour.

A.with

B.of

C.to

11.It will rain,_____the barometer is falling.

A.so

B.for

C.as

D.since

12.We won't encourage him to do that_______he is in good health.

A.even if

B.in case

C.even though

D.when

13.Nature not only gave the Middle Atlantic region fine harbors,______a first-class system of inland waterways.

A.however endowed it on

B.so endowing this on

C.thus endowing this on

D.but endowed it with

14.I have little doubt about his competence;____he is well-qualified for the job.

A.although

B.moreover

C.yet

D.because

15.I am telling you this_______you should make a mistake.

A.so that

B.though

C.until

16.Henry A dams felt so hungry that he ordered a double_____of fish.

A.piece

B.part

C.portion

D.section

17.The highest mountain in New Zealand,Mount Cook,is now10feet shorter because some of the____at its top slid down in1991.

nd

B.soil

C.earth

D.dirt

18.When Ken studied at Stanford University,he Cived_____the University.

A.out of

B.apart from

C.distant from

D.a long way from

19.The king’s daughter threatened to drink the_____chemical if he refused her request.

A.deathly

B.deadly

C.fatal

D.mortal

20.The Sears Company recently made_______because of financial troubles.

A.Cuts

B.demands

C.omissions

D.orders

二、翻译（共计10分）

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