专业四级-357

专业四级-357
(总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)
一、PART Ⅰ WRITING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
二、SECTION A COMPOSITION(总题数：1，分数：15.00)
1. WHY SHOULD YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE TO GO ABROAD?
You axe to write in three parts.
In the fast part, state clearly what your view is,
In the second part, support your view with details.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summery.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
（分数：15.00）
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：(略)
解析：
三、SECTION B NOTE-WRITING(总题数：1，分数：15.00)
2. Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: You have been invited to your friend's birthday party. Write to express your regret for not being able to make it.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
（分数：15.00）
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：(略)
解析：
四、PART Ⅱ DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：20.00)
3.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four time. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four time. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
（分数：20.00）
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：([听力原文]
Railways in Britain
The success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities, / led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian times. / Between 1835 and 1865 about 25,000 kilometres of track were built, / and over 100 railway companies were created. /
Railway travel transformed people's lives. / Trains were first designed to carry goods. / However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. / Soon working class passengers found they could afford to travel by rail. / Cheap Day Excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapidly. /
The railways also provided thousands of new jobs: / building carriages, running the railways and repairing the tracks. /
Railways even changed the time. / The need to run the railways on time meant that local time was abolished / and clocks showed the same time all over the country.
The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.
The last reading. Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.
( a two-minute interval)
This is the end of the Dictation.)
解析：
五、PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
六、SECTION A CONVERSATIONS(总题数：3，分数：10.00)
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 1.5 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 1.5 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
（分数：3.00）
(1).What did her neighbors do that irritated Jane?（分数：1.00）
A.They walked on the roof of the building. √
B.They played loud music.
C.They had a violent argument.
D.They got drunk and started singin
解析：[听力原文]1-3
M. Hi, Jane ... Say, are you OK? You're looking a bit tired.
W: Oh, I am. It's my neighbors.
M: Oh, so they're acting up again, Huh?
W: Unfortunately, yes, they are.
M: Loud music?
W: Not exactly. You've been to my apartment, right?
M: Yeah. I've been there once. It's a nice place.
W: Well, thank you. So you remember I live on the top floor. Well, last night, around eleven, my neighbors decided to go up on the roof of my apartment building.
M: The roof? Really?
W: Yeah. They had this guy in from out of town and they wanted to show him the view! Can you believe it? I was soundly asleep, and all of a sudden I heard "stomp, stomp, stomp!" They were walking around on the roof. It sounded like my ceiling was going to fall in.
M. So what did you do?
W: Well, after about ten minutes, I got dressed and went up there to tell them to be quiet. I was so mad. Then of course after that, I couldn't go back to sleep.
M: Oh, don't you hate when that happens? You can't fall asleep, and then before you know it, it's morning and the alarm clock is going off.
(2).Why did her neighbors go up on the roof?（分数：1.00）
A.To watch the night scenes.
B.To look up at the stars.
C.To clean up the roof.
D.To show their visitor the view. √
解析：
(3).What happened in the end?（分数：1.00）
A.She started an argument with her neighbors.
B.Her neighbors came down quietly, but she stayed awake for quite a long time.
C.Her neighbors refused to listen, so the police were called in.
D.She couldn't fall asleep again for the rest of the night. √
解析：
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer, the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer, the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
（分数：4.00）
(1).Where does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）
A.At the student recreation center.
B.In the canteen. √
C.In the dormitory.
D.In the reading room.
解析：[听力原文]4-7
W: This food is terrible! I can't even finish my dinner.
M: I know. You think with all the money we paid for room and board, the university could hire a better food service? Where are you headed next?
W: I'm going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge.
M: You are spending your time on a card game?
W: Not just any card game. It's one of the most strategic there is.
M: So I have heard. Don't you play with a partner?
W: Yeah! Four people play, two against the other two.
M: So, you try to play in cooperation with your partner.
W: Actually, the cards of one of the four players are turned face up. That player is called the dummy.
M: I wouldn't want to be called that. When you are the dummy, what do you do while the cards are being played?
W: Anything you want. Sit there and study, shuffle another deck, get snacks for everyone (I)
like to stand behind my partner and watch.
M: You know, I've heard that bridge is habit-forming. You should be careful not to play so much that you don't get your studying done.
W: Don't worry about me. I only play Thursdays after dinner, and sometimes when they need a forth player. If you like, I could teach you.
M: Thanks, but I have a pretty heavy workload this semester. I already spend my evenings doing things I don't really know how to do yet.
(2).How does the woman plan to spend her evening?（分数：1.00）
A.Studying.
B.Playing bridge. √
C.Playing ball games.
D.Watching games.
解析：
(3).If she is the dummy, the woman will probably do all of the following EXCEPT______（分数：
1.00）
A.getting snacks for everyone
B.sitting there and studying
C.shuffling another deck
D.standing behind and helping her partner √
解析：
(4).What does the man warn the woman NOT to do?（分数：1.00）
A.Not to teach him how to play.
B.Not to get her studying done.
C.Not to play too much. √
D.Not to form a habit.
解析：
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
（分数：3.00）
(1).Where are the two people, most probably?（分数：1.00）
A.At an electric appliances store. √
B.At a repair shop.
C.At a restaurant.
D.At a garag
解析：[听力原文]8-10
W: Can I help you, sir?
M: Um, yes. I bought this radio cassette player here a couple of weeks ago. Here's the receipt. W: Ah ha. That's fine. What seems to be the problem?
M: Well, it's been nothing but trouble since I bought it.
W: OK. Just let me take a note of this. Er, radio cassette player.
M: The first thing is one of the speakers doesn't work properly. The sound is completely distorted with the radio or a tape.
W: Which one is it?
M: The right-hand one. Another problem is the left cassette player. It chews up tapes. It's completely ruined two of my favorite cassettes.
W. Oh, dear. The speaker and the cassette player.
M. One of the cassettes was brand new. Oh, and the rewind switch doesn't work. Actually it never did.
W: OK. So there is the right-hand speaker ... the cassette player and ... urn, the rewind switch. Is that it'?
M. No, I'm afraid not. The aerial doesn't work properly. It's stuck.
W: Hmm, I see what you mean. The handle is broken too.
M. Yes, I'd forgotten about that. It's not very good, is it?
W: Er, no. But it's under guarantee and we can repair it. Just give me your name and phone number. We'll give you a ring when it's ready.
(2).How many parts of the player is the man complaining about?（分数：1.00）
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five. √
D.Six.
解析：
(3).What will be done with the player, according to the woman?（分数：1.00）
A.She will exchange it for a new one.
B.The man will get a refund.
C.The player will be repaired. √
D.The player will be put under guarante
解析：
七、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
（分数：3.00）
(1).What is the growing danger in air travel according to this passage?（分数：1.00）
A.Crowded air traffic.
B.The large size of airplanes.
C.Mistakes by air traffic controllers. √
D.Bad weather.
解析：[听力原文]11-13
Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. Bur there is the danger that grows every year. From the moment the airplane takes off to the moment it lands, every moment is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around the busy airport' may handle 1,000 planes a day. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster. Recently, such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers and had come from Toronto; the other was carrying 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right to climb, but he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. 15 seconds later,
it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.
(2).What happened to the two large jets?（分数：1.00）
A.They bumped into each other over a swimming pool.
B.They avoided each other by turning in different direction.
C.They narrowly escaped crashing into each other. √
D.One plane climbed above the other at the critical moment.
解析：
(3).Why were the two large jets specially mentioned?（分数：1.00）
A.To show the key role played by the air traffic controller. √
B.To show the great responsibility of the pilots.
C.To give an example of air disasters.
D.To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car.
解析：
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
（分数：4.00）
(1).What is the concern of ordinary people about the greenhouse effect?（分数：1.00）
A.Whether it can be detected and checked.
B.Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.
C.Whether global warming will speed up in the future.
D.Whether it will affect their own lives. √
解析：[听力原文]14-17
If the earth gets hotter in the new century, what will happen to animals and the plants which animals depend on for survival? The question offers another way of looking at the greenhouse effect. People have talked about the general problem of global warming for some time, but they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the coast. Biologists and other scientists turn their attention to plants and animals at an important meeting that took place last October. They reviewed evidence that plants and animals are sensitive to climate. Since the Ice Age ended ten thousand years ago and warmer temperatures returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north. If the predictions about the greenhouse are correct, temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next one hundred years as they did in the past ten thousand. Will animals and plants be able to adapt that quickly to change in the environment? Many won't. Certain species will probably become very rare. Experts say plants under climate stress will be very open to disease and fire. Forest fires may become more common. That, in turn, may harm animals that depend on the trees for food or for shelter. Any preserves we set up to protect endangered species may become useless as the species are forced to migrate along with their natural homes. Change is a part of life, but rapid change, says scientist George Wood well, is the enemy of life.
(2).What has happened since the and of the Ice Age?（分数：1.00）
A.Many species have moved further north. √
B.Many new species have come into existence.
C.Many species have developed a habit of migration.
D.Many species have become less sensitive to climat
解析：
(3).What will be the possible threat to plants in the future?（分数：1.00）
A.Storms and floods.
B.Disease and fire. √
C.Less space for their growth.
D.Rapid increase of the animal population.
解析：
(4).According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered species?（分数：1.00）
A.They will gradually die out.
B.They will be able to survive in the preserves.
C.They will have to migrate to find new homes. √
D.They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.
解析：
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
（分数：3.00）
(1).What do good negotiators and average negotiators have in common?（分数：1.00）
A.Experience in negotiating.
B.A high level of intelligence.
C.The time they spend on preparation. √
D.The amount of pay they receiv
解析：[听力原文]18-20
Nilrikman and other research groups have done some research into the difference between average and good negotiators. They found negotiators with the good trait record and studied them in action. They compared them with another group of average negotiators and found that there was no difference in the time that the two groups spent on planning their strategy. However, there were some significant differences on other points. The average negotiators thought in terms of the present, but the good negotiators took a long-time review. They made lots of suggestions and considered twice the number of the alternatives. The average negotiators set their objectives as single points. "We hope to get two dollars", for example. The good negotiators set their objective in terms of range, which they might formulate as "We hope to get two dollars, but if we get one dollar and fifty, it, will be all right." The average negotiators tried to persuade by giving lots of reasons. They use a lot of different arguments. The good negotiators didn't give many reasons. They just repeated the same ones. They also did more summarizing and reviewing, checking they were understood correctly.
(2).According to the passage, what would good negotiators do?（分数：1.00）
A.Study the case carefully beforehand.
B.Stick to a set target.
C.Appear friendly to the other party.
D.Try to be flexible about their terms. √
解析：
(3).According to the passage, what does the average negotiators usually do?（分数：1.00）
A.Make sure there is no misunderstanding.
B.Try to persuade by giving various reasons.
C.Repeat the same reasons.
D.Listen carefully and patiently to the other party.
解析：
八、SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST(总题数：3，分数：5.00)
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
（分数：2.00）
(1).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.00）
A.Heavy rains and storms caused rivers to overflow.
B.Flooding forced evacuation in seven counties.
C.Flooding damaged homes and cut off electricity. √
D.Heavy rains and flooding kept banks close
解析：[听力原文]21-22
Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have caused extensive flooding in some parts of the U.S. midwest and in eastern regions of the U.S. as well. Melting snow and new snowfall in the midwest states of Iowa, Michigan and Indiana have driven rivers over their banks and have cut off electricity to thousands of customers. In the eastern states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and West Virginia, flooding has damaged homes and forced evacuations in several counties.
(2).Which of the following states has NOT been affected by flooding?（分数：1.00）
A.Iowa.
B.Michigan.
C.Pennsylvania.
D.Georgi √
解析：
4. Question 23 is based on the following news'. At the end of the news item, you will be given
5 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
Question 23 is based on the following news'. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
Who is going to make a visit?（分数：1.00）
A.The Iranian Foreign Minister. √
B.The Iraqi Foreign Minister.
C.A senior Iraqi advisor.
D.A senior Iranian advisor.
解析：[听力原文]
Official Iranian news agency quoting a senior Foreign Ministry official has said preparations were being made for the Foreign Minister Dr. Ali-Ahbar Vehatti to visit Iraq. No specific date was given. The news was carried the day after a preparatory team led by his senior advisor Ali Korum ended a 4-day visit to the Iraqi capital Baghdad. In an interview carried on Teheran Radio,
Ali Korum said an Iraqi delegation would be travelling to Teheran shortly to follow up on the talks.
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
（分数：2.00）
(1).The Senate bill aims to ______ within the next seven years.（分数：1.00）
A.end the country's huge public debts
B.cut government spending on health
C.end the large budget deficits √
D.cut some educational programs
解析：[听力原文]24-25
U.S. Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at ending the country's huge budget deficits within the next seven years. It would cut government spending by more than 900,000 million dollars. Health, education and hundreds of other programs will be hit. The bill was passed last week by the House of Representatives. And congressional leaders now have to work out a compromise. A BBC Washington correspondent says the stage is now set for a confrontation with the White House. President Clinton has threatened to veto the Republican plans.
(2).Congressional leaders have to work out a compromise because ______（分数：1.00）
A.a similar bill has been passed
B.the President might oppose The plan √
C.the Senate bill was passed by 57 to 42
D.the White House is facing opposition
解析：
九、PART Ⅳ CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：15.00)
Individualism, independence, and self-reliance are perhaps the most distinctive American characteristic. American "individualism" is (26) a good thing, it does not mean being (27) , each person is expected to make (28) for himself or herself about all aspects of life (29) , career, and home. The nuclear family (mother, father, and children) is an important aspect of American society. (30) usually has much less influence on the behavior of any individual in it (31) it generally true in china. Children are (32) from an early age to be self-reliant taking care of their clothes and bedrooms, perhaps helping to cook and (33) and to begin thinking for themselves and even learning to manage their own money. Parents provide advice and assistance of course, (34) when their children are young, but the importance of the individual is (35) . This is reflected in American (36) such as "Think for yourself', "Do your (37) thing." and "You are the master of your own fate." (38) concentrating on the individual, Americans (39) a greater personal responsibility for the decisions they make and the actions they take. This principle applies (40) all aspects of life, including the family, social relations, finances, business, law academics, and medicine.
（分数：15.00）
A.considered √
B.considering
C.regarded
D.considered as
解析：be considered sb./sth.，把某事公认为……，如：He is considered a national hero by all．be considered as强调部分人的看法。

A.private
B.domestic
C.homely
D.selfish √
解析：individualism，在中国文化中带有自私的色彩，此文在进行中西文化比较，很显然应选D。

A.conclusions
B.decisions √
C.assignment
D.efforts
解析：make decisions for oneself，“自主决定”。

A.occupation √
B.entertainment
cation
D.leisure
解析：life occupation意为“日常事务”。

A.or
B.and
C.but √
D.thus
解析：此处句意转折，故此选。

A.that
B.than √
C.then
D.still
解析：此处是比较短语less…than的搭配。

A.inspired
B.nursed
C.obliged
D.encouraged √
解析：be encouraged to do sth．“被积极地鼓励去做……”。

be obliged to do sth.，“被迫去做……”，be inspired to do sth．“被激起做事的灵感和热情”，故选D。

A.clothe
B.boil
C.clean √
D.heal
解析：cook and clean是较常见的搭配。

clean v. 做清洁工作。

此处是说“帮着做饭，收拾屋子”。

A.practically
B.unusually
C.specially
D.especially √
解析：especially when意为“尤其是……的时候”。

specially意为“特意地，专门地”。

A.given
B.respected
C.stressed √
D.ignored
解析：在“父母从旁帮忙，孩子独立做主”中，后者被强调，故stressed为正确答案。

A.expressions √
B.remarks
nguage
D.dialects
解析：expressions，“常用语”。

A.right
B.proper
C.own √
eful
解析：Do your own thing，“自己的事情自己做”。

A.For
B.With
C.In
D.By
解析：暂无答案
A.overuse
B.neglect
C.assume √
D.illustrate
解析：assume有“承担”的意思，此处assume a responsibility意为“承担责任”。

A)overuse“滥用，过度使用”；B)neglect“疏忽”；D)illustrate“举例说明”。

A.in
B.to √
C.for
D.with
解析：apply to适用于。

十、PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY(总题数：25，分数：25.00)
5.I assure you there was no ______ motive in my suggestion.
∙ A. ultimate
∙ B. interior
∙ C. ulterior
∙ D. exterior
（分数：1.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：ulterior这里指“有意隐瞒的，秘而不宣的”，本题意为“我向你保证我的建议没有别有用心的动机”。

ultimate最终的；interior内的，内部的；exterior外部的。

6.______ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
∙ A. Had it not been
∙ B. Were it not
∙ C. Be it not
∙ D. Should it not be
（分数：1.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：本题考查虚拟语气。

表示与过去事实相反的假设时，if从句使用过去完成时态，由于出现had，因此可将if省略，had提至句首进行倒装。

本句是混合时间虚拟语气，条件从句与过去事实相反，主句与现在事实相反。

本题意为“要不是公众的及时投资，我们的公司就不可能像现在这么发达了”。

7.Please give it to ______ wants it.
∙ A. whomever
∙ B. whoever
∙ C. whichever
∙ D. whatever
（分数：1.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：这里whoever用于引导宾语从句，同时由于whoever在从句中做主语，因此A不正确。

如：I'll take whoever wants to go．谁要去我就带谁去。

但：Give it to whoever/whomever you like．你原意给谁就给谁。

本题意为“谁想要就给谁”。

8.He placed his house at my ______ during my holidays.
∙ A. willing
∙ B. disposal
∙ C. will
∙ D. disposition
（分数：1.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：place sth at sb's disposal交由某人处理，交由某人支配。

本题意为“在我度假期间，他把他的房子让给我随意使用”。

at will任意，随意，短语之间一般不加sb's。

9.We thought the chair was an antique worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be a ______ replic
∙ a.A. valuelessB. pricelessC. invaluableD. valuable
（分数：1.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：valueless，无价值的；priceless，无价的，贵重的；invaluable，无价的；valuable，值钱的，贵重的。

10.He and I contributed the ______ sums of $6 and $4.
∙ A. respective
∙ B. respecting
∙ C. respectable
∙ D. respectful
（分数：1.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：respective各自的，各个的。

如：We go back to our respective dormitories after school．放学后我们回到各自的宿舍里去。

本题意为“我和他分别捐款4美元和6美元”。

respecting，介词，意为关于，鉴于。

如：problems respecting global warming．关于全球变暖的问题；respectable值得尊敬的，体面的。

如：a respectable teacher；respectful恭敬的，尊重人的。

如：be respectful of tradition 尊重传统。

11.Those two ideas must be kept ______ one from the ether.
∙ A. distinctive
∙ B. distinguished
∙ C. disguised
∙ D. distinct
（分数：1.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：distinct，清楚的，明显的，截然不同的，本题意为“必须将两种思想截然分开”。

distinctive，与众不同的，有特点的。

如：distinctive appearance，特别的外貌；下句可显示distinct 和distinctive 的区别：Beer has a very distinctive smell；it's quite distinct from the smell of wine．啤酒的气味很独特，它和葡萄酒的气味截然不同。

disgusied，被伪装的：distinguished，卓越的，杰出的。

12.The dentist's confident manner ______ me that I was in safe hands.
∙ A. assured
∙ B. ensured
∙ C. insured
∙ D. sured
（分数：1.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：assure使确信，向……保证，一般用于assure sb．that+从句结构中，本题意为“牙医自信的态度使我确信我正由高手治疗”。

ensure，确保，保证。

如：ensure success/safety/supplies．保证成功/
安全/供应；insure，给……上保险，如：insure one's house against fire．给自己的房子保险；sure 不能做动词。

13.He couldn't have behaved otherwise ______ he did.
∙ A. as
∙ B. than
∙ C. more
∙ D. rather
（分数：1.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：than用作连词，用于else，other等之后，表示除……之外。

如：He did nothing else than smile．他仅仅微笑而已。

How else can we come than by train?除了火车之外我们还能坐什么来呢? She couldn't do otherwise than love him．她唯有爱他。

本题意为“他本来就只能这样行事”。

14.He missed the target because the wind hadn't been allowed ______.
∙ A. to
∙ B. for
∙ C. of
∙ D. in。