大学英语精读第二册(修订本)练习试卷4含答案及讲解

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《基础英语》（二级）模拟试卷四

I.Vocabulary and structure (30%)

Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.The cost of the war has set __________ national development by ten years.

A) aside B) back C) out D) about

2.Jasmine is quite __________ to get what she wants as she works so hard.

A) attempted B) like C) likely D) looking forward

3.You should make an appointment with him in advance, if you want to consult a lawyer. That is a common __________ in the U.S.

A) habit B) practice C) tradition D) custom

4.Mr. Hunter suggested that I write a/an __________ in the newspaper for my lost umbrella.

A) resume B) notice C) advertisement D) poster

5.Babies are _________ about everything around them.

A) jealous B) anxious C) suspicious D) curious

6.I suggest we put the plan into effect, for it is quite__________.

A) feasible B) believable C) probable D) changeable

7.In __________ to their demands, we sent several experts there to help them build a dam

across the river.

A) reaction B) response C) answer D) reply

8.The founding of the People’s Republic of China is a great __________ in the history of

mankind.

A) accident B) incident C) event D) occurrence

9.You have to follow the guide whose __________ interest is to cover all spots according to his

strict schedule.

A) sole B) single C) unique D) individual

10.Don’t ______ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

A) reject B) prevent C) refuse D) hesitate

11.At the conference he expressed some personal views which later brought him into ______

with the Party leadership.

A) action B) crisis C) power D) conflict

12.No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ______ of how life began.

A) problem B) cause C) puzzle D) logic

13.They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, ______

was something we had not expected.

A) that B) this C) it D) which

14.Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother ______ some money from their grandmother’s

purse.

A) to steal B) to stealing C) into steal D) into stealing

15.If you undertake this project you are bound to ______ many difficulties.

A) encounter B) face with C) overcome D) handle

16.The real trouble ______ their lack of confidence in their abilities.

A) lies in B) lies on C) results in D) leads to

17.Recently the newspapers have reported several ______ on the boundaries of Israel and Jordan.

A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) happenings

18.______ it is you’ve found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

A) That B) What C) Whatever D) However

19.Beth ______ California in 1981 and ______ in Texas ever since.

A) left…worked B) has left…has worked

C) left…has worked D) has left…worked

20.Dick’s uncle has to _______ for his education as his father has come down in the world.

A) spend B) take C) cost D) pay

21.Medical researchers reached the conclusion long ago that smoking is a serious _______ to

health.

A) atmosphere B) signal C) hazard D) feasibility

22.In the heat of the sun, the children played on the lawn _______ to the waist.

A) empty B) bare C) hollow D) blank

23.Cheers _______ from the audience when the winner, holding high his gold medal, ran round

the stadium.

A) came out B) broke off C) rang out D) sprang up

24.The _______ of having one’s marriage arranged by parents has disappeared in many parts of

the world but continues in some Asian and African countries.

A) circumstance B) characteristic C) custom D) conference

25.His knowledge of French literature is ________ mine.

A) far superior than B) far superior to C) more superior to D) more superior than

26.The young man in the story said he didn’t like the _______ of teaching in the school that was

actually run by a woman.

A) leisure B) attraction C) custom D) prospect

27.How one presents himself at an _______ will often decide whether or not he will be given a

job.

A) advertisement B) argument C) investigation D) interview

28.Both of Mrs. Watson’s daughters are _______ their studies abroad now, one in Germany and

the other in China.

A) pursing B) observing C) applying D) presenting

29.Help arrived at the _______ moment when the flood was about to drown the houses.

A) cautious B) constant C) critical D) competent

30.The mayor promised to take effective measures to _______ the city.

A) end up B) clean up C) open up D) spring up

II.Reading comprehension (30%)

Directions:There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You