大学英语英语四级模拟题(答案) (2)

大学英语四级试卷
（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. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.
A. supply
B. arrrance
C. provision
D. adjustment
2. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable _________.
A. circumstance
B. request
C. reception
D. response
3. A river ____ though the narrow wooded valley below.
A. extends
B. pours
C. expands
D. twists
4. A writer has to _______ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.
A. draw back from
B. draw in
C. draw up
D. draw on
5. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity.
A. fulfillment
B. achievement
C. establishment
D. accomplishment
6. Light comes in _______ the window.
A. by
B. through
C. out of
D. in
7. The young worker expressed the indignation _______ being dismissed without any reason.
A. for
B. at
C. to
D. of
8. American women were __________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A. ignored
B. neglected
C. denied
D. refused
9. Among the many subjects in school, mathematics is probably the most ______,depending least on a student’s background and culture.
A. universal
B. abstract
C. arbitrary
D. concrete
10. As a _______ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A. flexible
B. versatile
C. sophisticated
D. productive
11. _______ snobbish people ______ you described are to be found
everywhere.
A. Such…like
B. So…like
C. Such…as
D. So…as
12. The doctors must have spared no pains to treat the patient _______ he has recovered from his serious injury.
A. but
B. before
C. for
D. till
13. So hardworking was he that nothing ______ him from his study remained in the room.
A. distracting
B. distract
C. distracted
D. to distract
14. ---- Why don’t we take a little break ?
---- Didn’t we just have ______ ?
A. it
B. that
C. one
D. this
15. ____,Internet writers do make impressive progress.
A.Encouraging and praising
B.To be encouraged and praised
C.Encouraged and praised
D.To encourage and praised
16. In the west, people make ___ a rule to send Christmas presents to their relatives and friends.
A. this
B. that
C. it
D. the following
17. --Is there a flight to London this evening?
--There ____ be. I’ll phone the airport and find it out.
A. must
B. has to
C. might
D. ought to
18. He called the police for help, ____ that the problem was more than he could deal with.
A. having been realized
B. to realize
C. realized
D. realizing
19. --- How much is the desk?
---it__ninety-nine pounds.( )
A. costs
B. Pays to
C. spends
D. Takes is
20. I am afraid I won't be able to keep in touch__him.( )
A. To go
B. For if
C. with
D. By too
二、单词拼写（共计15分）
1.Mr. Li moved to the seashore in his f______(四十来岁).
2.H______(听到) the good news, we all jumped with joy.
3．When he realized he had made a difference for those poor children, he ____________ a joyful smile. (突然笑了起来)
4．At that time, the explorers __________________ (因为……而着迷) their
adventures in the underwater world.
5．Recent pressure at work may ____________ (是……的原因，解释) his abnormal behavior.
三、阅读理解：(共30分)
As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.
When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her
handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.
1.Edith's father _______.
A.did not like present
B.never got present
C.preferred ties
D.was difficult to choose a present for
2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.
A.attractive
B.interested in ties
C.tired
D.in need of comfort
3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.
A.purosely
B.suddenly
C.unwillingly
D.accidentally
4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.
A.when he was obliged
B.on social occasions
C.from time to time
D.when he was delighted
5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.
A.coustomers trod on each other's toes
B.coustomers poked each other with their elbows
C.customers knocked each other
D.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry
四、书面表达：
请你为一个中学生参观团起草一份通知，用一段话说明以下要点：
参观日期：5月25日，星期天
时间：早上8点钟出发。

在参观地点用集团午餐，下午返回。

参观地点：市文化馆、市博物馆、市图书馆等
要求：语句通顺，表达完整；词数50词左右。

参考答案：
一、选择题：
1-5题答案:CDDDB
6-10题答案:BBCAB
11-15题答案: CCACC
16-20题答案:CCDAC
二、单词拼写
1.forties
2.hearing
3．broke into##burst into 【解析】【详解】考查动词短语。

句意：当他意识到自己为那些可怜的孩子们做出了一个改变时，他突然爆发出一个喜悦的微笑。

分析句子可知，爆发出笑声的固定词组为“burst into laughter”或“break into laughter”，根据句子时态可判断，此处应使用一般过去时，burst 过去式和过去分词为 burst/burst。

故填 broke into 或 burst into。

4．were fascinated by 【解析】【详解】考查固定搭配。

句意：当时，探险家门被他们在水下世界的冒险迷住了。

分析句子可知， be fascinated by 意为“被……所吸引；对……着迷”，at that time 可与一般过去时连用，且主
语为可数名词的复数形式，因此需使用 were。

故填 were fascinated by。

5．account for 【解析】【详解】考查动词短语。

句意：最近工作的压力可能是他行为异常的原因。

根据汉语提示可知，此处使用动词短语 account for 意为“证明；说明；解释；是……的原因”，情态动词 may 后接动词原形。

故填 account for。

三、阅读理解：
答案：DBDCD
四、书面表达：
省略。