2021年专四英语完型阅读模拟试题及答案
2021年英语四级阅读练习题附答案和解析(4)
2021年英语四级阅读练习题附答案和解析(4)PassageIn the old days,children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年轻人)who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick，we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients—even when those patients are their parents. This deprives (剥夺)the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit,not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of itspotential outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs，fears，and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly，and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition，and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.It may be concluded from the passage that __.A. dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionC. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needD. most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable【答案讲解】B推理题。
2021年英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案(卷十)
2021年英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案（卷十）A. purposesB. secureC. howeverD. convinceE. projectF. failureG. unfamiliarH. furthermoreI. communityJ. appreciateK. expert L. appropriate M. conveyed N. engaged O. assureTo be a successful speaker, it is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish by your speech. The four most common 1____A___ of speech are to inform, to convince, to move to action, and to entertain. Do you, like a teacher or a/an 2____K___ in a field, wish to make your ideas clear to people 3____G___ with your subject? Or, like a debater, wish to convince the judges or the audience? Or, like a fund raiser for a naturalist foundation, wish to 4____B___ donations or collect cash? Or like a comedian or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and tone that you use must be 5____L___ for you purpose, for your audience, and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone, and manner of presentation, for example, from information 6___M____ to a group of your friends. 7____H___, no matter how talented the speaker is, a talk without adequate preparation is usually a 8____F___. To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking aim. Decide what your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence such as “My purpose is to 9___D___ the class that cats as well as dogs should require licenses in our 10___I____.”Make sure that your subject isdefinite and not too broad. Then you should write an outline before adding details to it.1. They are busy, often stressed out, and don’t like to wait and they eat, talk, walk, and drive fast.2. If you recognize yourself, you should remember to slow down and take more time for everything.3. They might seem unfriendly and difficult to get along with.4. Someone who is a sweetheart, a team player, or a people person may have a Type B personality.5. People with Type A personality work hard to succeed and to get what they want.6. As the opposite of Type A personality, the Type B personality is easygoing, patient, and friendly.7. We should learn to live in the present and stop worrying about the future.8. People with Type B personality are able to relax and have fun and they live a more balanced life.1. 许多人认为国际旅游对经济发展有积极作用。
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟英语试题(四)(含答案解析)
2021好题精选模拟卷四第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
ANOTTINGHAM FORUM（论坛）GEOFF HOON“__________(24)”Geoff Hoon is one of Britain’s most experienced politicians.Mr Hoon joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office in May 1999 as Minister of State with responsibility for Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa; he was then made Minister for Europe. Later, in 1999, Mr Hoon joined Tony Blair’s Cabinet（内阁）as Secretary of State for Defence, where he oversaw four major deployments（部署）of British troops, including to Iraq. After the 2005 general election he became leader of the House of Commons and earlier this year (2006) he was appointed as Minister for Europe again.On Friday 24th November Mr Horn is visiting Nottingham to address Forum. He will speak about his experience in the public spotlight, and explain what life as a Cabinet Minister is really like.There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk, which is open to all students and staff at NottinghamUniversity. Please arrive early as there are limited spaces and nobody will be admitted once the event had begun.FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER4 O’LOCKA48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER (GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS)FREE ENTRY21. At the time of the writing, Geoff Hoon was a ______.A. retired politicianB. university scholarC. state leaderD. military consultant22. Whoever wanted to attend were advised to “arrive early” in order ______.A. to be allowed to ask questionsB. to be admitted to the talkC. not to interrupt the speakerD. to find a place closer to the speaker23. By “A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER”, the writer gives information about ______.A. who was organizing the eventB. where the event was to take placeC. how one could get admittedD. how old the lecturer was24. The topic of the talk missing in the 3rd line (blank) should be ______.A. Life in the CabinetB. An Excellent LecturerC. Top State Secrets to Be Let OutD. Analysis of World SituationBGeorgia Aquarium is open 365 days a year. Please note that hours of operation do vary．Last ticket sold and entry is 30 minutes before closing time．Regular HoursSunday—Friday：10 a．m．—5 P．m．Saturday：9 a．m．—6 p．m．Summer Hours：May 27-August 16Monday-Saturday：9 a．m．—9 P．m．Sunday：9 a．m．—6 p．m．Full Price Total TicketAdult(ages 13-64)：$38.95Child(ages 3-12)：$32.95Senior(age 65+)：$34.95Total Ticket Online DiscountAdult(ages 13-64)：$35.95Child(ages 3-12)：$29.95Senior(age 65+)：$31.95Animal Encounters：$59.95Beluga＆Friends Interactive Program：$179.95 Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion Program：$234.95 AT&T Dolphin TalesOur new dolphin gallery, theater and show are now open．The gallery and viewing window are open to general admission guests periodically throughout the day．Show times vary each day, so check for times when you are purchasing general admission tickets．Don’t forget-AT&T Dolphin Tales is included in Total Ticket general admission，so don’t miss this spectacular show !4D Theater—Deepo’s Undersea 3D Wondershow Presented by AT&TWith multiple shows throughout the day,be sure to catch this unique experience at Georgia Aquarium．Admission to the 4D Theater is included in Total Ticket general admission!Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion ProgramSwim or scuba dive in the Ocean Voyager exhibit，built by The Home Depot．Swims are daily at 4：30 p．m．，and scuba dives are daily at 3 p．m．and Saturday and Sunday at ll a．m．Spots are limited，so it’s best to book in advance．Beluga&Friends Interactive ProgramInteract with belugas and harbor seals in the Georgia-Pacific Cold Water Quest gallery．This animal interaction occurs daily at 10 a．m．and 1：30 p．m．Spots are limited，so it’s best to book in advance．Animal EncountersInteract with a penguin daily at l1：30 a．m．and l：45 p．m．You can also experience a special encounter with a dolphin．Spots are limited，so it’s best to book in advance．25．How much can they save if grandparents in their seventies with a 10-year-old boy visit Georgia Aquarium with online tickets?A．$3． B．$6． C．$9． D．$1226．Which of the following about AT&T Dolphin Tales is TRUE?A．It is open all day long to visitors．B．It is really worth watching for visitors．C．Visitors have to pay extra money to watch it．D．visitors should book their tickets in advance．27．With a Total Ticket，visitors are allowed to visit________．A．Animal EncountersB．Beluga&Friends Interactive ProgramC．4D Theater-Deepo’s Undersea 3D WondershowD．Journey with Gentle Giants Immersion ProgramCHow Do You See Diversity?As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise.He had a perfect résumé and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice.“It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting (避开) your eyes.“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.Hire AdvantageAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can eliminate invalid biases (偏见) from the process have a distinct advantage. My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots. A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make.“During my Mindsets coaching session, I was taugh t how to recruit a diversified workforce. I recruited people from different cultures and skill sets. The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to build up the company. When the real estate market began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to say in the real estate market much longer than others in the same profession.”Blinded by GenderDale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervising a diverse workforce. “Through on e of the sessions, I discovered my personal bias,” he recalls. “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person, and be ing open to differences.” In his case, the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.“I had a management positi on open in my department; and the two finalists were a man and a woman. Had I not attended this workshop, I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel. My reasoning would have been that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful in the position, I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with her children and not travel.” Dale’s assumptions are another example of the well-intentioned but incor rect thinking that limits an organization’s ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce.“I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation, I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibilit ies and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision.” Dale credits the workshop, “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness.”Year of the Know-It-AllDoug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops. He recalls a major lesson learned from his own employee.“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-American employee put in a request to take time off to celebrate Chinese New Year. In my ignorance, I assumed he had his dates wrong’, as the first of January had just passed. When I advised him of this, I gave him a tong talking-to about turning in requests early with the proper dates.“He patiently waited, then when I was done, he said he would like Chinese New Year off, not the Weste rn New Year. He explained politely that in his culture the new year did not begin January first, and that Chinese New Year, which is tied to the lunar cycle, is one of the most celebrated holidays on the Chinese calendar. Needless to say, I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up. But I learned a great deal about assumptions, and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture to culture.“Attending the diversity workshop helped me realize how much I could learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with toy employees, rather than making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Doug admits. “The biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive’ to differences.”A Better Bottom LineAn open mind about diversity not only improves organizations internally, it is profitable as well. These comments from a customer service representative show how an inclusive attitude can improve sales. “Most of my customers speak English as a second language. One of the best things my company has done is to contract with a language service that offers translations over the phone. It wasn’t until my boss received Mindsets’ training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness wa s to customer service. As a result, our customer base has increased.”Once we start to see people as individuals, and discard the stereotypes, we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone. Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences and similarities. It is about building better communities and organizations that enhance us as individuals and reinforce our shared humanity.When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past, from the media, peers, family, friends, etc., we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed(有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values. We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone.28. Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from _______.A. racial stereotypesB. invalid personal biasC. cultural ignoranceD. emphasis on physical appearance29. What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC?A. A real estate agency.B. A personnel training company.C. A cultural exchange organization.D. A hi-tech company.30. After one of the workshops, account executive Dale realized that ____.A. he had hired the wrong personB. he could have done more for his companyC. he had not managed his workforce wellD. he must get rid of his gender bias31. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLC’s workshop?A. It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.B. It tapped into the executives’ full potential.C. It helped him make fair decisions.D. It met participants’ diverse needs.DThat’s enough, kidsIt was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the ground.“I’d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he’d shoved,” she says.” I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ’No, we don’t push,” What happened next was unexpected.“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says,” I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for disciplining her child, All I did was let him know his behavior was unacceptable. Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted, hurting other children in the process?”Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has be come a minefield.In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sister’s house it’s encouraged. For her, it’s about kids being kids:”If you can’t do it at three, when can you do it?”Each of these philosophies is valid and, it has to be said, my s on loves visiting his aunt’s house. But I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at mine. That’s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous territory when you’re talking to t he children of friends or acquaintances.“Kids aren’t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University.” But there is still an idea that they’re the property of the parent. We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is be having inappropriately, then that’s somehow a criticism of me.”In those circumstances, it’s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent first. There are two schools of thought.“I’d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Kids. Usually a quiet reminder that ’we don’t do that here’ is enough. Kids nave finely tuned antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different settings.”He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel neglectful, which could cause problems. Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.This is why White recommends that you approach the parents first. Raise your concerns with the parents if they’re there and ask them to deal with it,” she says.Asked how to approach a parent in this situa tion, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers:”Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Preface your remarks with something like: ’I know you’ll think I’m silly but in m y house I don’t want…’”When it comes to situations where you’re caring for another child, white is straightforward: “common sense must prevail. If things don’t go well, then have a chat.”There’re a couple of new grey areas. Physical punishment, once accepted from any adult, is no longer appropriate. “A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle children.”For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone:” The rules are different now from when today’s parents were growing up,” he says,“Adults are scared of saying: ’don’t swear’, or asking a child to stand up on a bus. They’re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out –either from older children, or their parents.”He sees it as a loss of the sense of common public good and public courtesy (礼貌), and says that adults suffer form it as much as child.Meredith Fuller agrees: “A code of conduct is hard to create when you’re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last.”“it’s about what I’m doing and what I need,” Andrew Fuller says. ”the days when a kid came home from school and said, “I got into trouble”. And dad said, ‘you probably deserved it’. Are over. Now the par ents are charging up to the school to have a go at teachers.”This jumping to our children’s defense is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells” feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people’s children. You know that if you remonstrate(劝诫) wit h the child, you’re going to have to deal with the parent. it’s admirable to be protective of our kids, but is it good?“Children have to learn to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries,” White says. “I suspect that it’s only certain sectors of the population doing the running to the school –better –educated parents are probably more likely to be too involved.”White believes our notions of a more child-centred, it’s a way of talking about treating our children like commodities(商品). We’re centred on them but in ways that reflect positively on us. We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve the best interests of the children.”One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their defence. Back at the park, Bianchi’s intervention(干预) on her son’s behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy’s mother.As Bianchi approached the park bench where sh e’d been sitting, other mums came up to her and congratulated her on taking a stand. “Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behaviour and his mum for even worse behaviour if h e was challenged.”Andrew Fuller doesn’t believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other people’s kids. “look at kids that aren’t your own as a potential minefield,” he says. He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, particularly wi th regular visitors.32. What did Stella Bianchi ex pect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him?A. make an apologyB. come over to interveneC. discipline her own boyD. take her own boy away33. Due to the child-centric nature of our society,A. parents are worried when their kids swear at themB. people think it improper to criticize kids in publicC. people are reluctant to point our kids’ wrongdoingsD. many conflicts arise between parents and their kids34. In a world where everyone is exhausted from over work and lack of sleep, .A. it’s easy for people to become impatientB. it’s difficult to create a code of conductC. it’s important to be friendly to everybodyD. it’s hard for people to admire each other35. How did people use to respond when their kids got into trouble at school?A. th ey’d question the teachersB. they’d charge up to the schoolC. they’d tell the kids to clam downD. They’d put the blame on their kids第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
大学英语考试：2021英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(1)
大学英语考试：2021英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(1)1、The young man insisted that he _____ nothing wrong and _____ free.（单选题）A. did; setB. had done; should be setC. do; be setD. had done; must be set试题答案：B2、Americans eat _____ as they actually need every day.（单选题）A. twice as much proteinB. twice protein as much twiceC. twice protein as muchD. protein as twice much试题答案：A3、Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____ has risen steadily.（单选题）A. consumptionB. dissipationC. disposalD. expenditure试题答案：A4、Which of the following could NOT get benefit from the devaluation of US dollar?（单选题）A. Foreign visitors in the US.B. Foreign investors.C. Exporters of America.D. American visitors to other countries.试题答案：D5、（单选题）A. They will be the first tours that get out of the earth’s orbit.B. The number of tourists will be reduced.C. They are less dangerous than travelling to Mars.D. The number of tourists will not be too large.试题答案：A6、_____（单选题）A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. whole试题答案：B7、The Eos authors claim all of the following EXCEPT that _____.（单选题）A. the possible higher frequency of flood raises concerns about dam safetyB. conventional dam design hasn’t realized the possible feedback mechanismsC. dam design protocol shouldn’t assume unchanging extreme precipitation eventsD. the dams’ function has been weakened mainly because it is getting older 试题答案：D8、It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental _____.（单选题）A. expenseB. expansionC. exposureD. expectation试题答案：A9、Peter could hardly catch what I said, _____ he?（单选题）A. couldB. couldn’tC. didD. didn’t试题答案：A10、Which of the italicized parts functions as an attribute（定语）?（单选题）A. This is where Luxun once lived.B. I don’t know where Luxun once lived.C. We haven’t yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation.D. She is going to live in Macao, where she has some close friends.试题答案：D11、The conditions of Robert include all EXCEPT that _____.（单选题）A. he had no problem going to sleepB. he falls asleep easilyC. Robert always behaves well during the nightD. he would go to the bathroom several times each night试题答案：C12、Neither the poor record of the management staff nor the high debt ratio of the firm _____ to have deterred the influx of investors.（单选题）A. seemB. and seemsC. but would seemD. seems试题答案：D13、In less than two weeks, I _____.（单选题）A. will graduateB. am graduatingC. have graduatedD. will have graduated试题答案：D14、_____（单选题）A. evidentB. positiveC. realisticD. instructive试题答案：A15、What is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. A Moratorium on Bottom Trawling Is Urgently Needed.B. The Oncoming Exploration to the Deep Sea.C. The Disaster of Deep Sea Life.D. Rainbow Warrior Sets Out to Save Deep Sea Life.试题答案：D16、Which of the italicized parts functions as an attribute（定语）?（单选题）A. I don’t know when the plane takes off.B. He was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the door.C. I still remember the day when I first met Jennifer.D. I have no idea when the game will begin.试题答案：C17、Neither the poor record of the management staff nor the high debt ratio of the firm _____ to have deterred the influx of investors.（单选题）A. seemB. and seemsC. but would seemD. seems试题答案：D18、What does the word “override” mean in the first paragraph?（单选题）A. To prevail over.B. To ride over or across.C. To stop a machine doing something.D. Not to notice something.试题答案：A19、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. Never Become Furious at Work.B. Learn How to Get Rid of Rage.C. Rage is Inevitable for Us.D. Improve Your Bad Temper.试题答案：D20、All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT _____.（单选题）A. The fact that he didn’t see Tom yesterday is true.B. The suggestion that we go to picnic on Sunday was agreed to by most people.C. There’s a feeling in me that we’ll never know what a UFO is—not ever.D. This is why we can’t get the support of the people.试题答案：D21、Lisa’s home can best be described as _____（单选题）A. dangerous.B. crude.C. beautiful.D. dirty.试题答案：B22、_____（单选题）A. whichB. whyC. thatD. whether试题答案：C23、（单选题）A. Guitarrini.B. Singer.C. Pianist.D. Spanish dance and guitar concert.试题答案：B24、（单选题）A. Statistics on other major disease epidemics.B. Effects of war on the general population.C. Arguments for developing a better public health system.D. The connection between World War II and influenza.试题答案：A25、I hope, when you have finished this exercise, you _____ many mistakes in it.（单选题）A. won’t makeB. won’t have madeC. won’t be makingD. won’t have been making试题答案：B26、_____ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate（单选题）A. ConcerningB. AscertainingC. AssumingD. Regarding试题答案：C27、These stars form a group, the shape of _____ is rather like the shape ofa watch.（单选题）A. thatB. whichC. whomD. whose试题答案：B28、I didn’t know anything about the attributive clause, for I _____ my lesson.（单选题）A. had not studiedB. didn’t studyC. have not studiedD. don’t study试题答案：A29、Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _____.（单选题）A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything elseB. they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potatoD. the potato harvest was bad试题答案：D30、When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____ who dug it.（单选题）A. themB. theseC. thatD. those试题答案：D31、Starting with the _____ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.（单选题）A. premiseB. pretextC. foundationD. presentation试题答案：A32、What is the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. Human activities are changing the climate.B. Dams make local meteorological conditions worse.C. Dams alter local weather and make themselves unsafe.D. Extreme precipitation events around large dams have increased.试题答案：C33、_____（单选题）A. metB. encounteredC. joinedD. confronted试题答案：D34、（单选题）A. Increasing government’s handouts to the poor.B. Government’s creation of more jobs.C. Encouraging people to find jobs themselves.D. Relying on government relief.试题答案：C35、_____（单选题）A. lonelyB. pleasantC. busyD. healthy试题答案：C36、The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transportation and is therefore, not _____ to work locally.（单选题）A. compelledB. obligedC. restrictedD. repelled试题答案：C37、（单选题）A. They cause very few problems.B. They are easy to deal with.C. There aren’t many of them.D. They are friendly to people.试题答案：A38、_____（单选题）A. progressB. goalC. resultD. purpose试题答案：C39、Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to _____ the food supply.（单选题）A. enhanceB. curbC. disruptD. heighten试题答案：D40、Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage before you remodel your home?（单选题）A. Thinking out your ideal home.B. Consulting some experienced architects for some advice.C. Learning others’ experience of remodeling.D. Discussing remodeling plan with family members.试题答案：D41、_____（单选题）A. fathersB. mothersC. sonsD. daughters试题答案：C42、I _____ asleep in the corner，for I remember nothing of what happened during the night.（单选题）A. might fallB. must fallC. must have fallenD. can have fallen试题答案：C43、The phrase “a ticking time bomb” in the second paragraph is used to stress _____（单选题）A. the risk of sleep deprivation.B. our concern about good health.C. one possible cause of early death.D. our ignorance about the lack of sleep.试题答案：A44、The teacher told the children that the Chinese culture _____ one of the oldest cultures in the world.（单选题）A. isB. wasC. had beenD. has been试题答案：A45、Sam has been appointed _____ manager of the engineering department to take _____ place of George.（单选题）A. /, /B. the, /C. the, theD. /, the试题答案：D46、（单选题）A. The statistical analyses.B. The essay structure.C. The topic sentences.D. The data collection.试题答案：A47、（单选题）A. Dead animals found in dustbins.B. Small animals stolen from houses.C. Food given to them by people.D. Food that hunted by themselves.试题答案：C48、Language, culture, and personality may be considered _____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.（单选题）A. indistinctB. separateC. irrelevantD. independent试题答案：D49、With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, _____ them more fragile.（单选题）A. makeB. and to makeC. thereby makingD. which it makes试题答案：C50、Though the young lady was very pretty and gracious, she was none _____ happier for her beauty.（单选题）A. theB. muchC. moreD. enough试题答案：A51、I cannot read your writing. It is _____.（单选题）A. legibleB. illegibleC. eligibleD. intelligent试题答案：B52、Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of condition?（单选题）A. They look as though they know each other.B. As soon as we arrived, the meal started.C. As long as it doesn’t rain, we can play.D. He has lived here as long as I (have lived).试题答案：C53、Which of the italicized parts functions as an object?（单选题）A. She was the first to learn about it.B. The third tree that I planted was cut down by someone again.C. This was the first increase since the second quarter of 2008.D. How many do you want? —I want two.试题答案：D54、Peter could hardly catch what I said, _____ he?（单选题）A. couldB. couldn’tC. didD. didn’t试题答案：A55、That our environment has little to do with our abilities, characters and behavior _____ central to his theory.（单选题）A. isB. areC. has beenD. have been试题答案：A56、According to Mother Rigby, Feathertop “still will be saying nothing”because _____（单选题）A. he was not clever enough to learn anything.B. he was only made to have birds’, intelligence.C. he did not have a brain to remember anything.D. he could learn nothing worthwhile in the world.试题答案：D57、I _____ asleep in the corner，for I remember nothing of what happened during the night.（单选题）A. might fallB. must fallC. must have fallenD. can have fallen试题答案：C58、_____（单选题）A. commonB. uncommonC. interestingD. uninteresting试题答案：B59、In fact, as he approached this famous statue, he only barely resisted the _____ to reach into his bag for his camera.（单选题）A. impatienceB. impulseC. incentiveD. initiative试题答案：B60、How is it _____ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?（单选题）A. ifB. soC. whatD. that试题答案：D61、My brother Joe never learned to swim, _____ intend to start now.（单选题）A. nor he doesB. nor does heC. nor heD. he doesn’t试题答案：B62、（单选题）A. Increasing government’s handouts to the poor.B. Government’s creation of more jobs.C. Encouraging people to find jobs themselves.D. Relying on government relief.试题答案：C63、（单选题）A. They cause very few problems.B. They are easy to deal with.C. There aren’t many of them.D. They are friendly to people.试题答案：A64、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. A talk with other architects may annoy the one you have chosen.B. If your home is exclusive in your residence region, you cannot get along well with your neighbors.C. You should consider the issue of whether to move or to remodel from financial aspect.D. You will always take back the whole expense of remodeling when you sell the current home.试题答案：C65、In the American educational system, intermediate school is the _____ stage between the primary grades and high schoo1.（单选题）A. traditionalB. transitionalC. transmissibleD. transient试题答案：B66、Which of the following italicized parts indicates a relationship of linking verb and predicative (系表结构)?（单选题）A. He became a famous pianist at the age of 15.B. I took the first place in the competition.C. China belongs to the third world.D. They’ve put up a factory in the village.试题答案：A67、Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. Mrs. Orr’s, a Professional Cook.B. A “Stubborn” Cake with Generations.C. My Stubborn Father.D. My Improved Cooking Skill.试题答案：B68、From Ross Perlin’s new book “Intern Nation”, we can learn that _____（单选题）A. competition for internships is intense.B. interns are usually looked down upon.C. one third of interns work for for-profit companies.D. internships are least valued by for-profit companies.试题答案：A69、_____ I would like to stay. I really must go home.（单选题）A. Much asB. In spite ofC. DespiteD. as试题答案：A70、Considering herself “a good worker”, Mother Rigby was confident in _____（单选题）A. her strange powers.B. her talents for handicraft.C. anything she made.D. her selection of materials.试题答案：B71、_____（单选题）A. dissatisfiedB. unsatisfactoryC. satisfiedD. satisfactory试题答案：A72、It is fortunate for the old couple that their son’s career goals and their wishes for him _____.（单选题）A. coincideB. collaborateC. complyD. conform试题答案：A73、_____（单选题）A. lightB. heavyC. noD. good试题答案：D74、Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely _____, usually because it is used at one time or another as a substitute for some other tool.（单选题）A. hasB. isC. shouldD. does试题答案：D75、_____, the new president is more likely to give economic and trade issues priority over foreign policy.（单选题）A. The cold war being overB. the cold war had overC. With the cold war was overD. With the cold war has been over试题答案：A76、（单选题）A. Business owners.B. The army.C. Public health officials.D. Public schools.试题答案：B77、Which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?（单选题）A. It is known to all that cancer is a terrible disease.B. His first question was whether the monitor had arrived yet.C. The news that our team won the game excited us all.D. Success depends on whether we make enough effort.试题答案：A78、（单选题）A. She blames the economic depression in the last five years.B. She insists that the government fulfilled its promise by lowering interest rates.C. She denies saying that before.D. She insists that they have fulfilled the goal.试题答案：B79、He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. _____ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.（单选题）A. What littleB. So muchC. How muchD. so little试题答案：A80、When we started criticizing his work, he saw red. The underline part means （单选题）A. very angryB. very upsetC. very sorryD. very sad试题答案：A81、（单选题）A. The general public.B. Those wanting rest and recreation.C. Risk-takers.D. Those who have much money.试题答案：C82、Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of comparison?（单选题）A. As soon as Marie opened the door, the dog ran in.B. As long as you can keep away from them, you’re safe.C. As far as grammar is concerned, I have grasped it.D. She cooks as well as her mother does.试题答案：D83、According to the author, which group might NOT benefit from virtual reality applications to education?（单选题）A. Students with mental illness.B. Students with behavioral disorders.C. Students with physical handicaps.D. Students with developmental problems.试题答案：A84、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. Because of the devaluation of US dollar, American visitors shorten their trip to Europe.B. Europe does not forecast the huge drop of American visitors.C. Not only Paris but the whole Europe witnesses the reduction of American tourists.D. The value of US dollar has become historical low.试题答案：C85、（单选题）A. Inhabitants on an isolated island.B. The Ancient Greeks.C. A great psychologist.D. A scientist.试题答案：B86、Ellen Mason is most convinced of _____（单选题）A. the way sleep deprivation affects health.B. the link between sleep and heart diseases.C. the hormones and chemicals changes in the body.D. the importance of sleep for good health.试题答案：D87、The suspect _____ that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.（单选题）A. advocatedB. allegedC. addressedD. announced试题答案：B88、_____（单选题）A. yetB. henceC. thusD. then试题答案：C89、She _____ that it was a trick to get her involved in the matter, for she knew them too well.（单选题）A. doubtedB. suspectedC. conceivedD. convinced试题答案：B90、In the sentence “Father asked us to pick some apples on the farm”, the italicized phrase is（单选题）A. an subject.B. a verb.C. a adverbial.D. a complement.试题答案：D91、（单选题）A. It takes a couple of days.B. Only children need some training.C. It’s unnecessary.D. It takes a few months.试题答案：A92、Not until last year did the author _____（单选题）A. cease to worry about the tree.B. become aware of the apple tree.C. begin to appreciate the neighborhood.D. make acquaintance with the neighbors.试题答案：D93、（单选题）A. Because the airport in Paris was not fit for the scheduled landing.B. Because it was found to have run short of gasoline.C. Because it wanted to pick up passengers from another flight.D. Because there was a sudden mechanical problem.试题答案：C94、（单选题）A. Change his major field of study.B. Study at the university.C. Work as a weather forecaster.D. Become a professional golf player.试题答案：B95、We find that some birds _____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.（单选题）A. transferB. commuteC. migrateD. emigrate试题答案：C96、There _____ no further business to discuss, we all went home.（单选题）A. isB. wasC. beingD. would be试题答案：C97、_____（单选题）A. fitB. sureC. likelyD. able试题答案：C98、He told me that he had bought a music tape and _____ buy another one the next week.（单选题）A. that he wouldB. he was going toC. he wouldD. he should试题答案：A99、_____（单选题）A. accuracyB. precisionC. exactnessD. detail试题答案：D100、Ann was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _____ to the outside world.（单选题）A. lostB. being lostC. losingD. having lost试题答案：A101、（单选题）A. From annoyed to appreciative.B. From frustrated to excite.C. From surprised to frustrate.D. From appreciative to surprise.试题答案：A102、The city is an important railroad _____ and industrial and convention center.（单选题）A. conjunctionB. networkC. junctionD. link试题答案：C103、Breaking Mary’s doll was purely _____. John didn’t mean to do it.（单选题）A. incidentalB. accidentalC. occasionD. opportunity试题答案：B104、A _____ person is one who is easily hurt or offended by things that people do or say.（单选题）A. sensitiveB. sensibleC. smartD. wise试题答案：A105、I charge the man _____ receiving stolen goods.（单选题）A. inB. withC. atD. on试题答案：B106、（单选题）A. Talk to the person who hired him.B. Go to the payroll department.C. Call the director of the payroll department.D. Resubmit the payroll paperwork.试题答案：D107、（单选题）A. Its losses were reduced.B. Its image was changed.C. It started to make a profit.D. It achieved great success.试题答案：A108、He blew out the candle and _____ his way to the door.（单选题）A. convergedB. gropedC. stroveD. wrenched试题答案：B109、To ensure maximal voter participation in a presidential election, thorough planning and a voter registration _____ are usually required.（单选题）A. restrictionB. encouragementC. investigationD. drive试题答案：D110、_____（单选题）A. immediatelyB. suddenlyC. certainlyD. usually试题答案：A111、As the trial went on the story behind the murder slowly _____ itself.（单选题）A. convictedB. hauntedC. unfoldedD. released试题答案：C112、Which of the following statements about Dr. Michelle Miller is true?（单选题）A. She used to co-author a report with Professor Cappuccio.B. She had one report published in the European Heart Journal.C. She collaborated with Professor Cappuccio on a long-term study.D. She chose participants who suffered long-term sleep deprivation.试题答案：C113、In some child-centered families, the children and their possessions take over most of the house, and the younger ones often make _____ demands upon their parents.（单选题）A. exceedingB. extensiveC. exclusiveD. excessive试题答案：D114、Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, and _____ his life.（单选题）A. indeedB. soC. much lessD. much more试题答案：D115、What is the passage mainly concerned with?（单选题）A. America’s best colleges.B. The power of the word “university”.C. Elon College renames itself.D. Colleges upgrade their image by changing their names.试题答案：D116、It is because she is very devoted to her students _____ she is respected by them.（单选题）A. thatB. whichC. whatD. who试题答案：A117、（单选题）A. The introduction.B. The middle.C. The conclusion.D. The statement试题答案：C118、_____ had she finished the poem _____ the students began to ask her questions.（单选题）A. As soon as, thanB. No sooner, thanC. As soon as, whenD. No sooner, when试题答案：B119、Convinced of the importance of education, modern states “invest” in institutions of learning to get back “interest” in the form of a large group of _____ Young men who are potential leaders.（单选题）A. enlightenedB. cultivatedC. qualifiedD. nourished试题答案：A120、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. A talk with other architects may annoy the one you have chosen.B. If your home is exclusive in your residence region, you cannot get along well with your neighbors.C. You should consider the issue of whether to move or to remodel from financial aspect.D. You will always take back the whole expense of remodeling when you sell the current home.试题答案：C121、When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____ who dug it.（单选题）A. themB. theseC. thatD. those试题答案：D122、The international situation has been growing _____ difficult for the last few years.（单选题）A. invariablyB. presumablyC. increasinglyD. dominantly试题答案：C123、Which of the following is a new and popular arcade?（单选题）A. The Seattle Center.B. The Monorail.C. The Westlake Center.D. Pike Place Market.试题答案：C124、Several students were surprised to learn that instructors expect two to three hours of study for each hour _____ in class.（单选题）A. spendingB. spentC. to spendD. to have spent试题答案：B125、The size of the furniture should be _____ the size of the room.（单选题）A. in regard toB. in proportion toC. in honor ofD. in consistent with试题答案：B126、The real poet is a master of words. He can _____ his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men tears.（单选题）A. transformB. transmitC. manifestD. convey试题答案：D127、Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as a predicative （表语）?（单选题）A. Her illness kept her in bed for a week.B. Health is above wealth.C. This is his reply to your letter.D. A man stepped out from behind the wall.试题答案：B128、_____ today, he would get there by Friday.（单选题）A. Was he leavingB. If he is leavingC. Were he to leaveD. If he leaves试题答案：C129、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?（单选题）A. Both Pike Place Market and ACT are located at the Pine Street.B. The arts tour follows roughly the same course as the walking tour in Seattle.C. Pioneer Square is the real hub of Seattle’s art community.D. On the first Thursday of every month Seattle Art Museum stays open late.试题答案：A130、From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that _____.（单选题）A. family has deep influence on a personB. compliments are very important to a personC. one should treasure the relationship between othersD. when facing tough time, one should never say die试题答案：A131、—“Will you go home tomorrow evening?”—“No, I am going to a lecture, or at least, I am planning _____.”（单选题）A. onB. toC. soD. it试题答案：B132、One of the main goals of the modern woman’s liberation movement, which started in the early 1960s, was to _____ sex discrimination in the workforce, and to open up careers for women that were previously reserved for men.（单选题）A. abolishB. eliminateC. diminishD. extinguish试题答案：B133、（单选题）A. A bookB. The Internet.C. Magazines.D. Thesis.试题答案：A134、Which of the following statements about Dr. Michelle Miller is true?（单选题）A. She used to co-author a report with Professor Cappuccio.B. She had one report published in the European Heart Journal.C. She collaborated with Professor Cappuccio on a long-term study.D. She chose participants who suffered long-term sleep deprivation.试题答案：C135、The indecisive man was _____ persuaded to change his mind again.（单选题）A. generallyB. freelyC. readilyD. finally试题答案：C136、Water is to fish _____ atmosphere is to men.（单选题）A. thatB. soC. whatD. so does试题答案：C137、Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?（单选题）A. Why don’t you do it for the sake of your friends?B. I wish I could write as well as you.C. For all his efforts, he didn’t get an A.D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading.试题答案：D138、（单选题）A. It is hard to believe.B. It is nothing strange.C. It is obviously nonsense.D. It is common phenomenon.试题答案：A139、_____（单选题）A. reflectionB. reactionC. recreationD. relaxation试题答案：A140、The central idea of this passage is _____.（单选题）A. man’s mental abilities change from season to seasonB. man’s intelligence varies from place to placeC. man should take long vacation in summerD. if you want to do creative thinking, go to a cool place试题答案：A141、All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons _____ slowly into the sky.（单选题）A. ascendingB. elevatingC. escalatingD. lingering试题答案：A142、_____（单选题）A. forgottenB. given upC. receivedD. remembered试题答案：D143、With prices _____ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.（单选题）A. vibratingB. fluctuatingC. flutteringD. swinging试题答案：B144、Which of the following italicized phrases indicates RESULT?（单选题）A. They lifted a rock only to drop it on their own feet.B. To see once is better than to hear a hundred times.C. The greatest happiness is to work for the happiness of all.D. The next person to attend the meeting is Dr. Baker.试题答案：A145、（单选题）A. Business owners.B. The army.C. Public health officials.D. Public schools.试题答案：B146、Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _____ for world conquest.（单选题）A. admiration。
2021年英语专业四级阅读理解练习试题及答案
2021年英语专业四级阅读理解练习试题及答案As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobe-sun baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them "pueblos", which is Spanish for town.The people of the pueblos raised what are called"the three sisters" - corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.The way of life of less settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as small rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou. The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and covering of their tents and tipis.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.B. The movement of American Indians across North America.C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.2. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were______.A. very small?B. highly advanced?C. difficult to defend?D. quickly constructed答案解析：1. D) 根据阅读短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地区不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式。
2021年英语四级阅读理解习题及答案(卷九)
2021年英语四级阅读理解习题及答案（卷九）Many people believe the glare from snow causes snowblindnenss. Yet, dark glasses or not , they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes,and even snowblindness,when exposed to several hours of "snow light" .The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow-covered country.Rather, a man's eyes frequently find nothing to foucs on in a broad expanse of barren snow-covered terrain. So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of tsomething to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never sotp searching and the eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature offsets this irritation by producing more and fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid coversthe eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, then is obsured,and the result is total, even though temporary,snowblindness.Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts ahead of a main body of troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape,Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight , dark colored objects ahead on which they too can focus . The men following can then see something.Their gaze is arrested. Theireyes focus on a bush and having found something to see,stop scouring the snow-blanketed lanscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time,the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.1.To prevent headaches, watering eyes and blindness caused by the glare from snow, dark glasses are_____.a.indispensibleefulc.ineffectived.available2.When the eyes are sore tears are produced to ________.a.clear the visionb.remedy snowblindnessc.ease the irritationd.loosen the muscles3.Snowblindness may be avoided by_______.a.concentrating to the solid white terrainb.searching for something to look at in snow-covered terrainc.providing the eyes with something to foucs ond.covering the eyeballs with fluid4.The scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to_______.a.bive the men behind something to seeb.beautify the landscapec.warm themselves in the coldd.prevent the men behind from losing their way5.A suitable title for this passage would be _______.a.snowblindness and how to overcome itb.natrue's cure for snowblindnessc.soldiers in the snowd.snow vision【答案】CCCAAWater problems in the future will become nore intense and more complex. Our increasing population will tremendously increase urban wastes,primarily sewage. On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decease substantialy the amount of water available for diluting wastes. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce large volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasingquantities of agricultural chemicals, From this , it is apparent that drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem.There are two ways by which this pollution problem can be dwindled. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wastes "prior to " disposal and the treatment of liquid wastes, or efflunets,to permit the reuse of the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal.A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement . Effluents from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained. Efflunets from other processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as meat and poultry processing plants, are currently converting former waste products into marketable byproducts. Other industries are potential eonomic uses for waste products.1.The purpose of this passage is ______.a.to alert the reader to the dwindling water supplyb.to explain industrial uses of waterc.to acquaint the reader with water pollution problemsd.to demostrate various measures to solve the pollution problem2.Which of the following points is NOT INCLUDED in the passage?a.In dustrial development incudes the simplification of complex chemical processes.b.Diluting wastes needs certain amount of waterc.Demands for water will go up along with the expanding populationd.Intensive cultivation of land requires more and more chemicals3.The reader can conclued that________.a.countries of the world will work together on polution problemsb.byproducts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplacec.science is making great progress on increasing water suppliesd.some industries are now ,aking economic use of wastes4.The author gives substance to the passage through the use of _______.a.interviews with authorities in the field of water controlsb.opinions and personal observationsc.definitions which clarify important termsd.strong arguments and persuasions5.The words "prior to "(para.2) probably mean______.a.afterb.duringc.befored.beyond【答案】CADBCSign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages areunique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language,complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English.At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand talk”his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, wheneven deaf people dismissed their signing as“substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campusand explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,”Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.”练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1. The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A. a new way to look at the learning of languageB. a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC. an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD. an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language2. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _______.A. a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB. a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC. an English teacher in a university for the deafD. some senior experts in American Sign Language3. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A. a Substandard languageB. a genuine languageC. an artificial languageD. an international language4. Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.A. sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB. sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC. a language should be easy to use and understandD. a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds5. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.A. sign language is as efficient as any other languageB. sign language is derived from natural languageC. language is a system of meaningful codesD. language is a product of the brain1.[B] 从文章第3句“手语提供了一种新方法，用以探索大脑如何产生和理解语言，并为一个长期以来的科学争端——语言(连同语法)究竟是我们与生俱来的，还是一种我们后天学会的行为——提出了新的解释”可以看出，这是对语言的性质的传统观点的挑战，即B 。
2021专四英语完型阅读模拟练习题
2021专四英语完型阅读模拟练习题Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets? For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats.Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present. Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish brown to sand color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures are cucumber shaped—hence their name—and because they are typically rock inhabitants, this shape, combined with flexibility,enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are safe from predators and ocean currents. Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate—feeding sparingly or not at all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to multiply. If it were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence. But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.20. According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?A. It helps them to digest their food.B. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.D. It makes them attractive to fish.21. The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses ____.A. the reproduction of sea cucumbersB. the food sources of sea cucumbersC. the eating habits of sea cucumbersD. threats to sea cucumbers’ existence22. What can be inferred about the defence mechanisms of the sea cucumber?A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.B. They are almost useless.C. They require group cooperation.D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.23. Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release itsinternal organs into the water?A. A touch.B. Food.C. Unusually warm water.D. Pollution.答案和解析：20. B)通过阅读文章可以排除选项A、C、D，因为文中没有提及，故选项B为正确答案。
2021年大学英语四级阅读理解模拟习题及答案(卷十五)
2021年大学英语四级阅读理解模拟习题及答案（卷十五）Economy Will Drive Workout HabitsMoney or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.In these belt -tightening times, cost-conscious workouts at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as boot camp and circuit training."People are looking for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little time and money as necessary," said Cedric Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals."Last year "budget-onscious" was on the list but this year the majority of the respondents put it as one of the top," he added.Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness professionals responded to the annual poll, which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.Other money-saving measures, such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training classes and in-home workouts using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list."Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs. Working with two to four clients at a time they can charge less but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn calories while building strength and endurance, will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained consumers seek shorter, more intense regimens.One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up in health clubs and senior centers.Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong, and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase in the coming year.省钱健身新趋势有钱或者没钱能够改变一切，这其中包括在2010年人们锻炼身体的方式。
2021年6月大学英语四级考试完形附试题和答案_3
2021年6月大学英语四级考试完形附试题和答案Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.The task of being accepted and enrolled (招收) in a university begins early for some students. Long __71__ they graduate from high school. These Students take special __72__ to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one of more examinations that test how __73__ prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they __74__ applications and send them, with their student records, to the universities which they hope to __75__. Some high school students many be __76__ to have an interview with representatives of the university. Neatly, __77__, and usually very frightened, they are __78__ to show that they have a good attitude and the __79__ to succeed.When the new students are finally __80__, there may be one more step they have to __81__ before registering for classes and __82__ to work. Many colleges and universities __83__ an orientation (情况介绍) program for new students. __84__ these programs, the young people get to know the __85__ for registration and student advising, university rules, the __86__ of the library and all the other __87__ services of the college or university.Beginning a new life in a new place can be very __88__. The more knowledge students have __89__ the school, the easier it will be fore them to __90__ to the new environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life.71. A) asB) afterC) sinceD) before（D）72. A) coursesB) disciplinesC) majorsD) subjects（A）73. A) deeplyB) widelyC) wellD) much（C）74. A) fulfillB) finishC) completeD) accomplish（C）75. A) attendB) participateC) studyD) belong（A）76. A) acquiredB) consideredC) orderedD) required（D）77. A) decoratedB) dressedC) coatedD) worn（B）78. A) decidedB) intendedC) settledD) determined（D）79. A) powerB) abilityC) possibilityD) quality（B）80. A) adoptedB) acceptedC) receivedD) permitted（B）81. A) makeB) undergoC) takeD) pass（C）82. A) gettingB) puttingC) fallingD) sitting（A）83. A) offerB) affordC) grantD) supply（A）84. A) ForB) AmongC) InD) On（C）85. A) processesB) proceduresC) projectsD) provisions（B）86. A) applicationB) usageC) useD) utility（C）87. A) majorB) prominentC) keyD) great（A）88. A) amusingB) misleadingC) alarmingD) confusing（D）89. A) beforeB) aboutC) onD) at（B）90. A) fitB) suitC) yieldD) adapt（D）。
2021年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案
2021年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案(3)2010年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案(3)1. In selecting a material， the engineer’s interest is in its properties which determine how it will perform under the loads and condition____it is subject.A. whereB. whichC. in whichD. to which2. To meet the ever increasing demand____oil-refining equi pment， the company will produce more of such equipment.A. ofB. onC. withD. for3. “The president made a brilliant decision， didn’t he？”“Yes， he did. I don’t know what I would have done ifI____to make that decision.”A. wereB. had hadC. have hadD. had4. Animal mothers are devoted to their young and____ them with love and discipline.A. mindB. watchC. helpD. tend5. The physicists propose that our attention____the use of special methods of thinking and acting.A. would be directed towardsB. should be directed towardsC. is directed towardsD. directs towards6. According to the acoustics， continual exposure____ noise of high intensity would lead to loss of hearing.A. ofB. withC. toD. by7. We are convinced____ the righteousness of our cause.A. ofB. onC. overD. at8. Urban congestion would greatly be relieved ifthe____charged on public transport were more reasonable.A. pricesB. ticketsC. feesD. fares9. You’d better let me know as soon as there is a（n）____position in the branch office.A. emptyB. vacuumC. hollowD. vacant10. They will never reconcile themselves to____.A. defeatB. their defeatC. be defeatedD. have their defeat11. The matter is not to be ____.A. watched forB. waited onC. taken overD. trifled with12. The mother almost____when she learned that her son was shot dead.A. fell downB. came downC. fell apartD. went to pieces13. While doing calculation for the project， thedesigners____a new solution to a geological problem.A. fell intoB. stumbled uponC. set outD. discovered14. I meant____ you about it， but I forgot to do so.A. tellingB. having toldC. to tellD. to have told15. Everything____into consideration， I propose that the first prize should be given to Liu Qiang.A. to takeB. takingC. takenD. took16. They____the park of late.A. will visitB. have visitedC. are visitingD. visited17. The girl was so ____by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.A. absorbedB. fascinatedC. movedD. touched18. After traveling in the desert for many days， they found a tiny oasis，where there was a well and ____green grass.A. a patch ofB. a bunch ofC. a pinch ofD. a packet of19. After a careful investigation， the committee decided to____the old hall.A. changeB. buildC. innovateD. renovate20. The fierce heat of this summer withered most of the crops____ his farm.A. inB. onC. ofD. from21. Since the father died a year ago， there has been____in the family about the division of the estate.A. distinctionsB. discordC. disadvantagesD. disappointment22. Having been discussed， the proposalwas____unanimously.A. adaptedB. adoptedC. admittedD. adjoined23. I’d just as soon you____ those important papers with you.A. don’t takeB. didn’t takeC. hadn’t takenD. were not taking24. The theme of the novel is that a person’s fate____that of the whole country.A. is closely linked up withB. is closely dealt withC. is closely taken asD. is closely tired up with25. The American professor came to realize that he had underestimated the____of most of the Chinese students.A. magnitudeB. gradientC. potentialD. firmness答案解析1. 答案 D【参考译文】在选择材料时，工程师感兴趣的是决定该材料在负荷及遭受某种状况时所表现的特性。
大学英语四级2021年模拟真题与解析：仔细阅读
大学英语四级2021年模拟真题与解析：仔细阅读For an increasing number of students at American universities, old is suddenl y in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the n ation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in1995. The change poses profound questions for government and s ociety, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and hea lth professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, we’re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and special ized lawyers,”says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”, which covers everything from trusts an d estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视). Businessmen s ee huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 mill ion strong, are likely to be wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “An y student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an M BA or law degree will have a license to print money,”one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biol ogy major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.”So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did voluntee r work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”1．“... Old is suddenly in”(Line 1, Para.1) most probably means “_____”.A．America has suddenly become a nation of old peopleB．gerontology has suddenly become popularC．more elderly professors are found on American campusesD．American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students【答案】B【解析】主旨句义题。
2021年英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案(卷十一)
2021年英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案（卷十一）Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.1. The passage is mainly discussing ________.a. the necessity of social changeb. certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occurc. two different societiesd. certain factors that promote social change2. ________ is one of the factors that tend to promote social change.a. Joint interestb. Different points of viewc. Less emotional peopled. Advanced technology3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?a. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.b. Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slowdown social change.c. Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.d. Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.4. The expression "greater tolerance"(paragraph 1) refers to ________.a."greater willingness to accept social change"b."quicker adaptation to changing circumstances"c."more respect for different beliefs and behavior"d."geeater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas"5. Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because ________.a. people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to changeb. people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficultyc. people there are easy to pleased. people there are less disputed参考答案：bbbca"Culture shock"occurs as result of total immersion in a new culture. It happens to"people who have been suddenly transplantedabroad."Newcomers may be anxious because they do not speak the language, know the customs, or understand people's behavior in daily life. The visitor finds that"yes"may not always mean"yes", that friendliness does not necessarily mean friendship, or that statements that appear to be serious are really intended as jokes. The foreigner may be unsure as to when to shake hands, when to start conversations, or how to approach a stranger. The notion of"culture shock" helps explain feelings of bewilderment and disorientation. Language problems do not account for all the frustrations that people feel. When one is deprived of everything that was once familiar, such as understanding a transportation system, knowing how to register for university classes, or knowing how to make friends, difficulties in coping whth the new society may arise."... when an individual enters a strange culture, he or she is like fish out of water."Newcomers feel at times that they do not belong to and feel alienated from the native members of the culture. When this happens visitors may want to reject everything about the new environment and may glorify and exaggerate the positive aspects of their own culture. Conversely visitors may scorn their native country by rejecting its values and instead choosing to identify with (if only temporatily) the value of the new country. This may occur as an attempt to over-identify with the new culture in order to be accepted by thepeople in it.1. The expression "he or she is like fish out of water"suggests ________.a. people away from their cultures can hardly survive in a new cultureb. a fish can not survive without waterc. people away from their culture experience mental isolationd. people away from their culture have difficulties in new environment2. In order to identify with the new environment, some people may ________.a. give an exaggerated picture of their own countryb. criticize the positive aspects of their own countyc. abandon their original beliefsd. accept a temporary set of values3. Which of the following statements is true according to the author?a. Perplexity results in culture shock.b. A typical symptom of cultur shock is confusion.c. Culture shock is the explanation of anxiety.d. Culture shock happens to foreign students only.4. Newcomer may worry about ________.a. their ignorance of the alien customsb. their knowledge of "Yes" in the native languagec. their understanding of friendshipd. their control of their behavior5. When the foreign visitor is immersed in new problems he finds hard to cope whith, he is most likely to feel ________.a. uninsuredb. deprivedc. alienatedd. baffled参考答案：cdadbcThere is evidence that the usual variety of high blood pressure is, in part, a familiar disease. Since families have similar genes as well as similar environments, familiar diseases could be due to shared genetic influences, to shared environmental factors, or to both. For some years, the role of one environmental factor commonly shared by families, namely dietary salt (i. e., sodium chloride), has been studied at Brookhaven National Laboratory. These studies suggest that chromic excess salt ingestion can lead to high blood pressure in man and animals. Some individuals, however, and some rats consume large amounts of salt without developing high blood pressure. No matter how strictly all environmental factors were controlled in these experiments, somesalt-fed animals never developed hypertension whereas a few rapidly developed very severe hypertension followed by early death. These marked variations were interpreted to result from differences in genetic constitution.By mating is successive generations only those animals that failed to develop hypertension from salt ingestion, a resistant strain (the "R"Strain) has been evolved in which consumption of large quantities of salt fails to influence the blood pressure significantly. In contrast, by mating only animals that quickly develop hypertension from salt, a sensitive strain ("S" strain) has also been developed.The availability of these tow strains permits investgations not heretofore possible. They provide a plausible laboratory model on which to investigate some clinical aspects of the human prototypes of hypertension. More important, there might be the possibility of developing methods by which genetic susceptibility of human beings to high blood pressure can be defined without waiting for its appearance. Radioactive sodium 22 was an important "tool" in working out the characteristics of the sodium chloride metabolism.1. The study of the effects of salt on high blood pressure was carried out ________.a. as members of the same family tend to use similar amounts of saltb. to explore the long-term use of a sodium based substancec. because it was proven that salt caused high blood pressured. because of the availability of chemically pure salt and its derivatives2. The main difference between "S"and"R" rats is their ________.a. need for sodium 22b. rate of matingc. reaction to saltd. type of blood3. We can infer from the article that sodium 22 can de used to ________.a. control high blood pressureb. cure high blood pressure caused by saltc. tell the "S"rats from the"R" ratsd. determine what a sodium chloride metabolism is like4. The most beneficial results of the research might be ________.a. development of diets free of saltb. an early cure for high blood pressurec. control of genetic agents that cause high blood pressured. the early identification of potential high blood pressure victims5. Which of the statements best relates the main idea of this article?a. When salt is added rats and human beings react similarly.b. The near future will see a cure for high blood pressure.c. The medical field is desperately in need of research.d. A tendency toward high blood pressure may be a hereditary factor.参考答案：acdddCourses with the numbers 800 or above are open only to graduate students. Certain courses, generally those devoted to introductory material, are numbered 400 for undergraduate students and 600 for graduate students. Courses designed for students seeking a professional degree carry a 500 number for undergraduate students and a 700 munber for graduate students.A full-time graduate student is expected to take courses which total ten to sixteen credit hours. Students holding assistantships are expected to enroll for proportionately fewer hours. A part-time graduate student must register for a minimun of five credit hours.1. In order to be eligible to enroll in Mechanical Engineering 850, a student must be ________.a. a graduate studentb. a part-time studentc. a full-time studentd. an undergraduate student2. If an undergraduate student uses the number 520 to register foran accounting course, what number would a graduate student probably use to register for the same course?a. accounting 520b. accounting 620c. accounting 720d. accounting 8203. A student who register for eight credit hours is a ________.a. full-time studentb. graduate studentc. part-time studentd. non-degree student4. A graduate student may not ________a. enroll in a course numbered 610b. register for only one three-hour coursec. register for courses if he has an assistantshipd. enroll in an introductory course参考答案：accbNo one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.In the united Kingdom, about one in ten people have somedisability. Disability is not just something tht happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them.Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fuly appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.1. The first paragraph points out that ________.a. there are many disabled people in the worldb. the number of disabled people in India is the greatestc. India has much more disabled people that Canadad. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world's disabled people2. The key word in paragraph 4 is ________.A. disabilityb. ignorancec. prejudiced. barriers3. The last word of the passage "counts" most probably means ________.a. is most importantb. is consideredc. is includedd. is numbered4. Which of the following statements is not true?a. even the able-bodied many lose some of their body functions when they get older.b. there are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.c. the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled peopled. there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance5. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.a. we should try our best to prevent disablementb. both physical and metal barriers are hard to break downc. we just take a proper attitude towards the disabledd. the able-bodies people will never fully understand the disabled参考答案：adadcMost young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be game of some kind football, hockey, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonsihment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of adifferent kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a 'team game'. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no 'matches' between 'teams' of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport tequires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and their certianly experience equal enjoyment.1. Mountaineering involves ________.a. coldb. hardshipc. physical riskd. all of the above2. The difference between a sport and a game has to do with the kind of ________.a. activityb. rulesc. uniformd. participants3. Mountaineering can be called a team sport because ________.a. it is an Olympic eventb. teams compete against each otherc. mountaineers depend on other while climbingd. there are 5 climbers on each team4. Mountaineers compete against ________.a. natureb. each otherc. other teamsd. international standards5. Choose the best title for the passage ________.a. mountaineering is different from golf and footballb. mountaineering is more attractive than other sportsc. mountaineeringd. mountain climbers参考答案：dbcacAsked to name their favorite city, many Amerians would select San Francisco began as a small Spanish outpost located on a magnificent bay.The town was little more than a village serving ranchers when the United States took possession of it in 1846 during the war with Mexico.San Francisco sprang into a city overnight because of the nearby discovery of gold in 1848. A great rush to California took place. Wagon trains plodded their dangerous way across 2000 miles of prairie and mountains, while hundreds of sailing vessels made the equally hazardous trip around the Horn. The vessels disgorged thousands of passengers - then the crews deserted teir ship and hundreds of vessels were left to rot in the bay. Within two years, California had enough population to become a state and San Francisco was for many years the hub of that newly-arrived population.The city's present popularity is due to an excellent climate, an easy style of living, good food, and numerous tourist attractions. The city is famous for its cable cars which "clang and bang" up the steep hills, and for its excellent seafood stals along the wharf. Most visitors arriving from nations in the Pacific Basin spend several days getting to know the town.1. According to this article, who were the first Californians?a. deserters from sailing shipsb. spanish ranchersc. gold minersd. tourists2. san francisco's appeal includes all of the following factors________.a. attractive lifestyle, good seafood, desirable weatherb. tourist attactions, extreme seasons, cable carsc. wagon trains, gold mining, good climated. cable cars, pleasent climate, flat terrain3. san francisco today is a thriving city because of ________.a. heavy industryb. governmental headquartersc. goldminingd. trade and tourism4. In waht year did California become an American state?a.1850b.1852c.1846d.1848参考答案: badaAccreditation is a system for setting national standards of quality in education. The United States is unique in the would because its accreditation system is not administered by the government, but rather by committees of educators and private agencies, like the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Society of Engineers.Before registering to study in any educational institution in the U. S., a student should make certain that the institution is accredited in order to assure that the school has a recoginized standard of organization, instruction, and financial support. Foreign students should be particularly careful to check an institution's accreditation because other governments or future employers may not recognize a degree earned from a school that has not recevied accreditation.If a college is accredited, catalogues and brochures will usually indicate the accreditation status. If you are not sure about a certain school, don't hesitate to check its requtation with an education officer at the nearest U. S. embassy.1. The word 'unique' in line 2 most nearly means ________.a. unusualb. firstc. standardd. large2. What school students do in order to check the accreditation of a school that may interest them?a. Write to the schoolb. Write to the U. S. Ministry of Educationc. Register to study at the schoold. Consult a U. S. embassy offical3. From this passage, it may be concluded that an unaccreditedschool ________.a. does not coffer degreeb. may close because of financial disorganizationc. is administered by the governmentd. is better than an accredited school4. The title that best expresses the ideas in this passage is ________.a. studying in the untied statesb. accreditationc. how to find the best schoold. the middle states association of colleges and secondary schools参考答案：adbbKite flying is the sport of sending up into the air, by means of the wind, a light frame covered with paper, plastic or cloth. The frame can be one of many different shapes and is attached to a long string held in the hand or wound on a drum. Kites have a long history of practical application and many different types of kite have been debeloped to serve various purposes.The ancient Chinese used bird-kites to carry ropes across rivers and valleys. The current folding kite which will dive excitingly is an improved type of such a kite. With its long flat body and single pair of bird-likewings, it looks just like a large bird in the air. The modern version is usually made of tissue-paper rather than the traditional silk.Man-lifting kites were developed in ancient times, again by the Chinese, for getting information from walled cities and army camps. In fact, as recently as world 2, German U-boats flew kites from their towers to lift people into the air to watch the land. These kites, which are no longer in existence, were made of light-weight cloth. They were much larger and stronger than the Chinese ones. Their design, however, was simply that of the cutter kite. Smaller in size, this type of kite is still very popular as a toy for children, being easy to make with a diamond-shaped frame, no wings and brown-paper covering.Box-kites are another type of kite found in toy shops today. The first box-kite, named for its box-like body, was developed in the nineteenth century to test theories of flight and this type of cotton-covered kite greatly assisted the success of early aeroplane. These kites are the ancestors of a heavier version of the box-kite, which consists of two main sections, placed side by side. Developed for the peacetime purpose of fishing in strong sea wind, it is the only modern kite described which has practical value. A long-lasting plastic material has to be used for this kite, which carries fishing lines.1. The ancient Chinese bird-kites were usually made of light frames covered with ________.a. silkb. paperc. clothd. plastic2. The kites used by German U-boats in would war 2 for the military purpose were made of ________.a. brown paperb. plastic materialc. light-weight clothd. traditional silk3. The ancient Chinese man-lifting kites were used ________.a. to carry ropes across rivers and valleysb. for the military purposec. as toy for childrend. for fishing in strong sea wind4. Which of the following statements is not ture?a. The frame of a kite is attached to long string held in the hand or wound on drum.b. The ancestor of the double box-kite.c. The cutter kite has a diamond-shaped body but no wings.d. The current folding kite is developed to test theories of flight.5. The best title for this passage may be ________.a. The ancestors of modern kitesb. The history of the chinese kitesc. different types and uses of kitesd. the different between ancient and modern kites.答案：acbdcThe accuracy of cientific observations and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist's timekeeping methods. For this reason, scientists are interested in devices that give promise of more precise timekeeping.In their search for precision, scientists have turned to atomic clocks that depend on various vibrating atoms or molecules to supply their "ticking". This is possible because each kind of atom or molecule has its own characteristic rate of vibration. The nitrogen atom in ammonia, for example, vibrates or"ticks" 24 billion times a second.One such atomic clock is so accurate that it will probaly lose no more than a second in 3000 years. It will be of great improtance in fields such as astronomical is a sesium atom that vibrates 9.2 billion times a second when heated to the temperature of boiling water.An atomic clock that operates with an ammonia molecue may be used to check the accuracy of predictions based on Einstein's relativity theories, according to which a clock in motion and a clock at rest should keep time differently. Placed in an orbiting satellite moving at a speed of18000 miles an hour, the clock could broadcast its time readings to a ground station, where they would be compared with the readings on a similar model. Whatever differences develop would be checked against the differences predicted.1. Scientists expect that the atomic clocks will be ________.a. more preciseb. absolutely accuratec. more durabled. indestructible2. The heart of the atomichron is ________.a. acesium atomb. an ammonia moleculec. a nitrogen atomd. a hydrogen3. From theselection, we may assume that temperature changes ________.a. affect only ammonia moleculesb. may affect the vibration rate of atomsc. affect the speed at which atoms traveld. do not affect atoms in any way4. Identical atomic clocks may be used to check ________.a. the effect of outer space on an atomic clockb. the actual speed of an orbiting satelitec. the accuacy of predictions based on theories of relativityd. all of Einstein's theories5. Implied but not stated: ________.a. Precise timekeeping is essential in scienceb. Scientists expect to disprove Einstein's relativity theoriesc. Atomic clocks will be important in space flightd. The rate of vibration of an atom never varies参考答案: aabccLiberia, the oldest independent Negro state in West A frica, has been struggling for survial ever since its foundation in 1822. Progress has been hampered by constant hostility between the American Negroes whose families returned there in the early 19th century, and the West Africans whose ancestors never left the continent. Though the two groups are of the same race, they are divided by language and outlook and regard each other with deep suspicion creating a conflict which was not foreseen by Liberia's founders.In addition, neighboring states, native tribel, disease, and poverty have made life dangerous and difficult. The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet. Anxiety about financial matters lessened somewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberia's sruvival. However, notuntil Harvey Firestone, the American rubber king, decided that the United States must produce itsown rubber - with Liberia as the site of the rubber plantations - did liberia have much hope of paying its debts and balancing its budget.The rubber industry, founded in the 1920's, and the activity that followed it brought both progerss and profit to Liberia. Before that time Liberia had no roads, no mechanical transport and no good port; its people had little education and few tools. Liberians feel that the country is being ruled by rubber. For this reason, the recent discovery of iron ore is important. Liberian leaders are trying to moderate the power of the ruvver industry and to estaglish the country's political and economic independence.1. Liberia has been in idffculty since its independence mainly because ________.a. the american negroes do not want to help the country.b. there have been constant hostillity and suspicion between different tribes in the country.c. there haven been constant hostility and suspicion between two groups of the same tride.d. the goverment has adoped a wrong policy2."The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet."to make ends meet" means。
大学英语考试：2021英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(6)
大学英语考试：2021英语专业四级真题模拟及答案(6)1、What is the passage mainly concerned with?（单选题）A. America’s best colleges.B. The power of the word “university”.C. Elon College renames itself.D. Colleges upgrade their image by changing their names.试题答案：D2、If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very _____.（单选题）A. waxyB. slipperyC. stickyD. greasy试题答案：D3、Ellen Mason is most convinced of _____（单选题）A. the way sleep deprivation affects health.B. the link between sleep and heart diseases.C. the hormones and chemicals changes in the body.D. the importance of sleep for good health.试题答案：D4、Which of the following italicized phrases indicates RESULT?（单选题）A. They lifted a rock only to drop it on their own feet.B. To see once is better than to hear a hundred times.C. The greatest happiness is to work for the happiness of all.D. The next person to attend the meeting is Dr. Baker.试题答案：A5、（单选题）A. Her great-grandfather died during a major epidemic.B. Her great-grandfather worked in the field of public health.C. Her great-grandfather was affected by the 1918 epidemic.D. Her great-grandfather was a soldier in World War l.试题答案：C6、（单选题）A. Because the airport in Paris was not fit for the scheduled landing.B. Because it was found to have run short of gasoline.C. Because it wanted to pick up passengers from another flight.D. Because there was a sudden mechanical problem.试题答案：C7、（单选题）A. They cause very few problems.B. They are easy to deal with.C. There aren’t many of them.D. They are friendly to people.试题答案：A8、The city is an important railroad _____ and industrial and convention center.（单选题）A. conjunctionB. networkC. junctionD. link试题答案：C9、According to Mother Rigby, Feathertop “still will be saying nothing” because _____（单选题）A. he was not clever enough to learn anything.B. he was only made to have birds’, intelligence.C. he did not have a brain to remember anything.D. he could learn nothing worthwhile in the world.试题答案：D10、All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT _____.（单选题）A. The fact that he didn’t see Tom yesterday is true.B. The suggestion that we go to picnic on Sunday was agreed to by most people.C. There’s a feeling in me that we’ll never know what a UFO is—not ever.D. This is why we can’t get the support of the people.试题答案：D11、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?（单选题）A. Cognition enhancers may be used as coffee as today.B. It could become as common as a cup of coffee.C. It may help people sleep more efficiently.D. This kind of drugs is as tasty as coffee.试题答案：D12、Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as a predicative （表语）?（单选题）A. Her illness kept her in bed for a week.B. Health is above wealth.C. This is his reply to your letter.D. A man stepped out from behind the wall.试题答案：B13、The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of _____.（单选题）A. impulseB. insanityC. inspirationD. disposition试题答案：B14、Virtual reality can help future teachers learn how to _____.（单选题）A. assess students’ skill levelsB. respond to individual student’s needsC. deal with students who misbehaveD. run an orderly classroom试题答案：C15、Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?（单选题）A. I had hardly got home when the telephone rang.B. I had no sooner got home than the telephone ring.C. She said she had worked in that factory since 1980.D. We have been waiting here for almost an hour.试题答案：B16、All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons _____ slowly into the sky.（单选题）A. ascendingB. elevatingC. escalatingD. lingering试题答案：A17、（单选题）A. The classes that they are taking.B. The theatre program at their school.C. The woman’s interest in an internship.D. The man’s experience in a law firm.试题答案：C18、Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively _____ from the utilization of the lighthouse for navigational purposes.（单选题）A. isolatedB. dismissedC. distractedD. excluded试题答案：D19、_____ I would like to stay. I really must go home.（单选题）A. Much asB. In spite ofD. as试题答案：A20、_____ to get a definition for this word!（单选题）A. How it is difficultB. how difficult is itC. How difficult it isD. It is how difficult试题答案：C21、It can be inferred from the passage that _____（单选题）A. “mental cosmetics” is already a reality.B. a new generation of mind-enhancing drugs may be a near future.C. Ritalin and Modafinil have no mind-enhancing properties.D. cognitive enhancers have been developed perfectly.试题答案：B22、Which of the following is a new and popular arcade?（单选题）A. The Seattle Center.B. The Monorail.C. The Westlake Center.D. Pike Place Market.试题答案：C23、Several students were surprised to learn that instructors expect two to three hours of study for each hour _____ in class.（单选题）A. spendingC. to spendD. to have spent试题答案：B24、（单选题）A. It helped a lot, but it didn’t solve unemployment.B. It was a trick the government played and couldn’t solve the problem.C. It was only carried out for a few months and few people got jobs in the end.D. It made the unemployment falling.试题答案：B25、（单选题）A. ￡7.5.B. ￡6.C. ￡12.D. ￡15.试题答案：D26、According to the passage, what is the ultimate purpose of virtual reality in education?（单选题）A. To give special students a chance to experience life in the outside world.B. To train teachers to work with students with special needs.C. To allow special students to learn life-skills in a safe environment.D. To prepare special students for transition into mainstream society.试题答案：D27、After several nuclear disasters, a _____ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.（单选题）B. suspicionC. verdictD. controversy试题答案：D28、These stars form a group, the shape of _____ is rather like the shape ofa watch.（单选题）A. thatB. whichC. whomD. whose试题答案：B29、Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（单选题）A. Generally speaking, almost all of the clerks get along well with their colleagues.B. It’s impossible to oppress one’s bad temper while being passionate on one’s work.C. People tend to get angry at work in many situations.D. People in companies welcome rage.试题答案：A30、（单选题）A. Guitarrini.B. Singer.C. Pianist.D. Spanish dance and guitar concert.31、_____ to get a definition for this word!（单选题）A. How it is difficultB. how difficult is itC. How difficult it isD. It is how difficult试题答案：C32、What is true about the parent children relationship?（单选题）A. Children should respect parents despite parents’ ill-treatment.B. Parents without gratitude to children are not worth respect.C. Parents should tolerate children’s occasional moodiness.D. Children should be grateful to parents unconditionally.试题答案：B33、Your proposal that they _____ their conversation in French is quite reasonable.（单选题）A. are to carry onB. will carry onC. Carry onD. must carry on试题答案：C34、Which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?（单选题）A. It is known to all that cancer is a terrible disease.B. His first question was whether the monitor had arrived yet.C. The news that our team won the game excited us all.D. Success depends on whether we make enough effort.试题答案：A35、At the end of the story, the voice was _____（单选题）A. Lisa’s mother’s.B. the cashier’s.C. from Lisa’s heart.D. merely Lisa’s illusion.试题答案：A36、In the sentence “Father asked us to pick some apples on the farm”, the italicized phrase is（单选题）A. an subject.B. a verb.C. a adverbial.D. a complement.试题答案：D37、The _____ on this apartment expires in a year’s time.（单选题）A. treatyB. leaseC. engagementD. subsidy试题答案：B38、（单选题）A. Travel agencies.B. Space tours.C. Holiday plans.D. Earth’s orbit.试题答案：B39、Under the present circumstances there seem fewer reasons for people to hug illusions than they _____ before.（单选题）A. wasB. didC. wereD. being试题答案：B40、（单选题）A. Travel agencies.B. Space tours.C. Holiday plans.D. Earth’s orbit.试题答案：B41、What is true about the parent children relationship?（单选题）A. Children should respect parents despite parents’ ill-treatment.B. Parents without gratitude to children are not worth respect.C. Parents should tolerate children’s occasional moodiness.D. Children should be grateful to parents unconditionally.试题答案：B42、（单选题）A. People who were very well known.B. People who had interesting ideas.C. People who lived in luxury.D. People who are humorous.试题答案：B43、（单选题）A. Her great-grandfather died during a major epidemic.B. Her great-grandfather worked in the field of public health.C. Her great-grandfather was affected by the 1918 epidemic.D. Her great-grandfather was a soldier in World War l.试题答案：C44、From Ross Perlin’s new book “Intern Nation”, we can learn that _____（单选题）A. competition for internships is intense.B. interns are usually looked down upon.C. one third of interns work for for-profit companies.D. internships are least valued by for-profit companies.试题答案：A45、Which of the following is NOT among the solutions to the lack of sewage water treatment plants?（单选题）A. Cooperation with other organizations.B. Cooperation with the World Bank.C. Two projects about treatment plants for sewage waters in Vlore and Pogradec.D. To control the waste water discharged.试题答案：D46、From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that _____.（单选题）A. family has deep influence on a personB. compliments are very important to a personC. one should treasure the relationship between othersD. when facing tough time, one should never say die试题答案：A47、Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively _____ from the utilization of the lighthouse for navigational purposes.（单选题）A. isolatedB. dismissedC. distractedD. excluded试题答案：D48、Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?（单选题）A. His father has been dead for six years.B. His father died six years ago.C. It’s six years since his father had died.D. It has been two years since his father’s death.试题答案：C49、She began to be worried lest he _____ with some accident.（单选题）A. had metB. should have metC. would meetD. met试题答案：B50、Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?（单选题）A. His absence is due to the rain.B. Don’t touch it with your hands.C. After the exams is the time to relax.D. I found everything in good condition.试题答案：B51、Neither the poor record of the management staff nor the high debt ratio of the firm _____ to have deterred the influx of investors.（单选题）A. seemB. and seemsC. but would seemD. seems试题答案：D52、Why does a vegetarian restaurant make its dishes resemble meat in every way except _____.（单选题）A. ingredientsB. elementsC. componentsD. compounds试题答案：A53、Which of the italicized parts functions as an attribute（定语）?（单选题）A. This is where Luxun once lived.B. I don’t know where Luxun once lived.C. We haven’t yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation.D. She is going to live in Macao, where she has some close friends.试题答案：D54、Which of the italicized parts functions as an attribute（定语）?（单选题）A. I don’t know when the plane takes off.B. He was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the door.C. I still remember the day when I first met Jennifer.D. I have no idea when the game will begin.试题答案：C55、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. Never Become Furious at Work.B. Learn How to Get Rid of Rage.C. Rage is Inevitable for Us.D. Improve Your Bad Temper.试题答案：D56、There _____ an old man and two bodyguards standing on the platform.（单选题）A. to beB. beingC. isD. are试题答案：C57、Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _____ for world conquest.（单选题）A. admirationB. ambitionC. administrationD. orientation试题答案：B58、What’s the function of the last four paragraphs in the passage?（单选题）A. To illustrate a problem with examples.B. To provide tips for solving a problem.C. To indicate the results of a problem.D. To reveal the causes of a problem.试题答案：B59、How is it _____ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?（单选题）A. ifB. soC. whatD. that试题答案：D60、（单选题）A. She blames the economic depression in the last five years.B. She insists that the government fulfilled its promise by lowering interest rates.C. She denies saying that before.D. She insists that they have fulfilled the goal.试题答案：B61、According to the passage, _____ may NOT be the character of the author’s father.（单选题）A. demandingB. practicalC. stubbornD. liberal试题答案：A62、The author’s experiences during the childhood indicate all of the following EXCEPT that _____.（单选题）A. the author is the first child of the familyB. his family led a very hard lifeC. his mother gave less attention to himD. his mother treated him as more than an assistant试题答案：D63、What does the word “contaminating” (Line 5, Para.3) mean?（单选题）A. corruptingB. contradictingC. pollutingD. contracting试题答案：C64、（单选题）A. They complained about the conditions in the hotel.B. They took a taxi and went sightseeing in the town.C. They went out for dinner and spent the rest of the night in a club.D. They were so tired that they took a bath and went to bed immediately.试题答案：C65、In his secret hours, the author _____.（单选题）A. noted down the lines he likedB. imitated the passages that impressed himC. edited the passages for publicationD. read works written by great writers试题答案：B66、（单选题）A. From newspaper.B. From the television.C. From the Internet.D. From the radio.试题答案：A67、（单选题）A. It is helpful in reflecting the way people link information in the brain.B. It prevents people from arranging things logically.C. It makes people’s brain function the opposite way.D. It affects people’s way of thinking.试题答案：A68、（单选题）A. One that has a shocking beginning.B. One that challenges the readers to think.C. One whose title is listed on the cover.D. One that has a good ending.试题答案：A69、The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transportation and is therefore, not _____ to work locally.（单选题）A. compelledB. obligedC. restrictedD. repelled试题答案：C70、What can we learn from the passage?（单选题）A. Because of the devaluation of US dollar, American visitors shorten their trip to Europe.B. Europe does not forecast the huge drop of American visitors.C. Not only Paris but the whole Europe witnesses the reduction of American tourists.D. The value of US dollar has become historical low.试题答案：C71、From Ross Perlin’s new book “Intern Nation”, we can learn that _____（单选题）A. competition for internships is intense.B. interns are usually looked down upon.C. one third of interns work for for-profit companies.D. internships are least valued by for-profit companies.试题答案：A72、_____ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate（单选题）A. ConcerningB. AscertainingC. AssumingD. Regarding试题答案：C73、To ensure maximal voter participation in a presidential election, thorough planning and a voter registration _____ are usually required.（单选题）A. restrictionB. encouragementC. investigationD. drive试题答案：D74、（单选题）A. Statistics on other major disease epidemics.B. Effects of war on the general population.C. Arguments for developing a better public health system.D. The connection between World War II and influenza.试题答案：A75、Everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time she finished the _____ tale.（单选题）A. dramaticB. patrioticC. patheticD. sympathetic试题答案：C76、According to the author, what would parents eventually do with a sleepless, troublesome newborn baby?（单选题）A. They might turn themselves into pediatricians themselves after some years.B. They would treasure the experience because it would become a distant dream.C. They would be overcome with bitter envy for some regularly sleeping children.D. They would probably become some abusive parents because of sleep insufficiency.试题答案：D77、The international situation has been growing _____ difficult for the last few years.（单选题）A. invariablyB. presumablyC. increasinglyD. dominantly试题答案：C78、（单选题）A. It was really luxurious and comfortable.B. It was far from what she had expected.C. It didn’t provide breakfast as promised.D. It has a nice overlooking view.试题答案：B79、A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organization has bought out at a discounted price and _____ funds by selling tickets at a full price.（单选题）A. furnishesB. raisesC. accumulatesD. contributes试题答案：B80、By this passage, the author mainly wants to highlight _____（单选题）A. the magic power of computers.B. the importance of an optimistic outlook.C. the power of creativity and intelligence.D. the influence of technological development.试题答案：C81、（单选题）A. Because the airport in Paris was not fit for the scheduled landing.B. Because it was found to have run short of gasoline.C. Because it wanted to pick up passengers from another flight.D. Because there was a sudden mechanical problem.试题答案：C82、（单选题）A. There are fewer hospitals and qualified doctors and nurses.B. Many hospitals to be built are waiting for the approval of the government.C. There are not enough doctors and nurses in the hospitals.D. The medical knowledge is limited.试题答案：C83、He gave a _____ smile when the rich girl said she planned to help the poor.（单选题）A. cynicalB. crucialC. confidentialD. conspicuous试题答案：A84、Grain production in the world is _____, but still millions are hungry.（单选题）A. staggeringB. shrinkingC. soaringD. suspending试题答案：C85、How is it _____ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?（单选题）A. ifB. soC. whatD. that试题答案：D86、According to the passage, which of the following can probably lead to women’s work-related strain?（单选题）A. They are not creative enough in their work.B. They could not afford to lose their job.C. They have no say in decision-making.D. They are underpaid compared with men.试题答案：C87、Which of the following sentences is a COMPLAINT?（单选题）A. Please show me your new dress.B. You must do it again.C. What trouble you’ve made.D. May you good luck.试题答案：C88、Every room in the house _____ entered, and $10 in notes and a gold watch were missing.（单选题）A. wasB. had beenC. has beenD. have been试题答案：B89、（单选题）A. Its losses were reduced.B. Its image was changed.C. It started to make a profit.D. It achieved great success.试题答案：A90、What is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. The Place of Women in Society.B. He or She.C. Chairman or Chairwoman.D. Language and Sex.试题答案：D91、（单选题）A. It takes a couple of days.B. Only children need some training.C. It’s unnecessary.D. It takes a few months.试题答案：A92、（单选题）A. To find out if he can change one of his class.B. To ask her for a letter of recommendation.C. To check the time of his registration appointment.D. To learn if he still has required courses to take.试题答案：D93、Why does a vegetarian restaurant make its dishes resemble meat in every way except _____.（单选题）A. ingredientsB. elementsC. componentsD. compounds试题答案：A94、The main holiday was once confined to August; now it _____ into September.（单选题）A. expandsB. extendsC. enlargesD. amplifies试题答案：B95、The _____ on this apartment expires in a year’s time.（单选题）A. treatyB. leaseC. engagementD. subsidy试题答案：B96、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the first two paragraphs?（单选题）A. Some cities in Albania have completely solved the problem of urban wastes.B. There is lack of an adequate system for the collection and transportation of solid waste.C. The country has not elaborated a strategy on urban solid waste.D. There is a continuous danger for the infection of drinking waters with sewage waters in some cities.试题答案：A97、Americans eat _____ as they actually need every day.（单选题）A. twice as much proteinB. twice protein as much twiceC. twice protein as muchD. protein as twice much试题答案：A98、（单选题）A. She thinks she needs more acting experience.B. She is excited about learning new acting skills.C. She thinks she is not very skilled at acting.D. She thinks she is better at acting than directing.试题答案：C99、Several students were surprised to learn that instructors expect two to three hours of study for each hour _____ in class.（单选题）A. spendingB. spentC. to spendD. to have spent试题答案：B100、That our environment has little to do with our abilities, characters and behavior _____ central to his theory.（单选题）A. isB. areC. has beenD. have been试题答案：A101、（单选题）A. Change his major field of study.B. Study at the university.C. Work as a weather forecaster.D. Become a professional golf player.试题答案：B102、（单选题）A. Talk to the person who hired him.B. Go to the payroll department.C. Call the director of the payroll department.D. Resubmit the payroll paperwork.试题答案：D103、Ninety-five per cent of its magnificent collection will remain _____ to the public.（单选题）A. incredibleB. infectiousC. incompatibleD. inaccessible试题答案：D104、Though the young lady was very pretty and gracious, she was none _____ happier for her beauty.（单选题）A. theB. muchC. moreD. enough试题答案：A105、Thank heaven! I was not even injured but I escaped by the _____ of my teeth.（单选题）A. tipB. topC. skinD. bottom试题答案：C106、I didn’t know anything about the attributive clause, for I _____ my lesson.（单选题）A. had not studiedB. didn’t studyC. have not studiedD. don’t study试题答案：A107、All the newspapers wanted to do was to photograph the police officers _____ the demonstrators.（单选题）A. keeping withB. tangling withC. adhering toD. devoting to试题答案：B108、When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____ who dug it.（单选题）A. themB. theseC. thatD. those试题答案：D109、The apple tree mentioned in the passage is most likely to _____（单选题）A. be regarded as a delight in the neighborhood.B. have been abandoned by its original owner.C. have been neglected by everyone in the community.D. be attractive only to the author.试题答案：A110、The old lady has developed a _____ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time.（单选题）A. perpetualB. permanentC. chronicD. sustained试题答案：C111、（单选题）A. The statistical analyses.B. The essay structure.C. The topic sentences.D. The data collection.试题答案：A112、My brother Joe never learned to swim, _____ intend to start now.（单选题）A. nor he doesB. nor does heC. nor heD. he doesn’t试题答案：B113、（单选题）A. Her great-grandfather died during a major epidemic.B. Her great-grandfather worked in the field of public health.C. Her great-grandfather was affected by the 1918 epidemic.D. Her great-grandfather was a soldier in World War l.试题答案：C114、The international situation has been growing _____ difficult for the last few years.（单选题）A. invariablyB. presumablyC. increasinglyD. dominantly试题答案：C115、What is the best title for the passage?（单选题）A. A Moratorium on Bottom Trawling Is Urgently Needed.B. The Oncoming Exploration to the Deep Sea.C. The Disaster of Deep Sea Life.D. Rainbow Warrior Sets Out to Save Deep Sea Life.试题答案：D116、“I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken.”“Oh! I _____.”（单选题）A. do not hope soB. do not hopeC. hope not soD. hope not试题答案：D117、（单选题）A. He saw them during his visits to Britain.B. They were increasing in numbers in London.C. He studied them at school.D. He once saw them eating.试题答案：B118、These stars form a group, the shape of _____ is rather like the shape of a watch.（单选题）A. thatB. whichC. whomD. whose试题答案：B119、Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?（单选题）A. Renaming is a major movement in US higher education.B. The reasons of renaming are closely related to the image as academics.C. Only Dartmouth College has resisted the temptation of renaming.D. It is found that two-thirds of the prospective students planned to enroll in a public or private university.试题答案：C120、The American Revolution is regarded by military historians as a war Britain _____.（单选题）A. should never loseB. can never loseC. should never have lostD. would never have lost试题答案：C121、The suspect _____ that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.（单选题）A. advocatedB. allegedC. addressedD. announced试题答案：B122、What is the controversy revealed in the passage?（单选题）A. Some colleges change into university, and the opposite is also true.B. Some universities advertise their collegelike atmosphere, while some colleges tell potential applicants that they are just like universities.C. Some colleges change into university, and some universities into institute.D. Some private colleges change into universities and schools at the same time.试题答案：B123、The members of Parliament were _____ that the government had not consults them.（单选题）A. impatientB. tolerantC. crudeD. indignant试题答案：D124、Ann was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _____ to the outside world.（单选题）A. lostB. being lostC. losingD. having lost试题答案：A125、By calling it “tap-dancing to work”, Warren Buffett thinks the author’s job is _____（单选题）A. a great challenge to brain power.B. significant in the development of technology.C. enjoyable in spite of any possible hardships.D. a window through which people are shown a new world.试题答案：C126、When he began writing, Fleming never expected that _____（单选题）A. he would change popular culture.B. he could get over the pressure.C. Anne would have a divorce.D. Anne would keep his child.试题答案：A127、John returned with two laborers, with _____ help we finally got the car out of the mud.（单选题）A. theirB. whoseC. /D. that试题答案：B128、When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were _____ by its complicated traffic system.（单选题）A. evokedB. bewilderedC. divertedD. undermined试题答案：B129、In the sentence “Father asked us to pick some apples on the farm”, the italicized phrase is（单选题）A. an subject.B. a verb.C. a adverbial.D. a complement.试题答案：D130、Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of condition?（单选题）A. They look as though they know each other.B. As soon as we arrived, the meal started.。
2021年全国英语等级考试四级阅读理解模拟题
2021年全国英语等级考试四级阅读理解模拟题Section IIIReading Comprehension(60 minutes)Part ADirections：Read thefollowing four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing[A]，[B]，[C]or[D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l.Text lNo man has been more harshly judged than Machiavelli，especially in the two centuries following his death.But he has since found many able champions and the tide has turned.The Prince has been termed a manual for tyrants，the effect of which has been most harmful.But were Machiavelli’s doctrines really new? Did he discover them?He merely had the frankness and courage to write down what everybody was thinking and what everybody knew.He merely gives us the impressions he had received from a longand intimate inter— course with princes and the affairs of state.It was Lord Bacon who said that Machiavelli tells us what princes如。
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟卷(四)附带答案及详细解析
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟卷（四）一、听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7.5分）（共5题；共7.5分）1.What is new at Uncle Jim's farm?A. Cows.B. Sheep.C. Goats.2.What does the woman want about a new car?A. A smoother ride.B. A larger size.C. The cheaper fuel.3.What is the woman scared to do?A. Make a new dish.B. Eat the food.C. Lie to the man.4.What does the woman think of the man?A. He isn't hard-working.B. He isn't strong.C. He isn't polite.5.What does the man find hard to understand?A. How to plan a book.B. What to write about.C. Where to find the time.二、听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
（共15小题，每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）（共5题；共22.5分）6.听下面一段对话，回答问题。
（1）Who is the man in the conversation?A.The woman's father.B.The woman's friend.C.The woman's teacher.（2）When does the woman need her computer by?A.Tonight.B.Tomorrow night.C.Friday morning.7.听下面一段对话，回答问题。
2021年6月大学英语四级考试完形附试题和答案_10
2021年6月大学英语四级考试完形附试题和答案Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan's carmakers. He's a young, successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable ___67___. He used to own Toyota's Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses ___68___ subways and trains. "It's not inconvenient at all," he says. ___69___, "having a car is so 20th century."Suda reflects a worrisome ___70___ in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, ___71___ among the young, who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. ___72___ minicars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, everything in between is ___73___. Last year sales fell 6.7 percent—7.6 percent ___74___ you don't count the minicar market. There have been ___75___ one-year drops in other nations: sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2021 ___76___ a tax increase. But experts say Japan is ___77___ in that sales have been decreasing steadily ___78___ time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2021.Alarmed by this state of ___79___, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association ___80___ a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found a ___81___ wealth gap, demographic （人口结构的）changes and ___82___ lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their ___83___ longer, replace their cars with smaller ones ___84___ give up car ownership altogether. JAMA ___85___ a further sales decline of 1.2 percent in 2021. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer, further consolidation（结构） in the automotive sector is ___86___.67. A) profit B) payment C) income D) budget68. A) mostly B) partially C）occasionally D) rarely69) A) Therefore B) Besides C) Otherwise D) Consequently70. A) drift B) tide C) current D) trend71. A) remarkably B) essentially C) specially D) particularly72. A) While B) Because C) When D) Since73. A) surging B) stretching C) slipping D) shaking74. A) unless B) if C) as D) after75. A) lower B) slighter C) broader D) larger76. A) liable to B) in terms of C) thanks to D) in view of77. A) unique B) similar C) mysterious D) strange78. A) over B) against C) on D) behind79. A) mess B) boom C) growth D) decay80. A) proceeded B) relieved C) launched D) revised81. A) quickening B) widening C) strengthening D) lengthening82. A) average B) massive C) abundant D) general83. A) labels B) cycles C) vehicles D) devices84. A) or B) until C) but D) then85. A) concludes B) predicts C) reckons D) prescribes86. A) distant B) likely C) temporary D) immediateKeys67-71 C A B D D 72-76 A C B D C 77-81 A A D C B 82-86 D C A B B。
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2021年专四英语完型阅读模拟试题及答案Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man. They do not provide energy,
___1___ do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for ___2___ foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if ___3___ is missing, a deficiency disease becomes ___4___.
1. A. either B. so C. nor D. never
2. A. shifting B. transferring C. altering D. transforming
3. A. any B. some C. anything D. something
4. A. serious B. apparent C. severe D. fatal
通读全文后可知，这是一篇有关科普知识的短文，一般来说科普知识文章以客观陈述为突出特点，用词比较正式，句子结构比较严密，因此在选择时要在宏观上考虑到这些因素。
比如第四空，从科学常识可知，缺乏任何一种维生素都不至于使疾病严重(serious)、致命(fatal)，故应排除选项A和D。
severe(严厉的)不能用来修饰疾病。
因此，选B apparent既合乎句意，搭配又得
当。
另外，完形填空的空格没有任何一个是孤立地存在的，必须把它们放在文章的语言环境中进行逐个推敲，同时利用自己对各种材料描写、陈述内容的了解，作出正确选择。
PART Ⅰ
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time.
___1___ these wide modern roads are generally ___2___ and well maintained, with___3___ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Large highways often pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with ___7___ traffic during rush hours, ___8___ the “fast, direct” route becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take ___9___ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the
___10___ new “superhighways”, there are often older,
___11___ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. ___12___ of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high
___13___ , or down frightening hillside to towns ___14___ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ___15___ the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.
1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
2. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
3. A. little B. few C. much D. many
4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable
5. A. to B. into C. over D. by
6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate
7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy
8. A. when B. for C. but D. that
9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably
11. A. and B. less C. more D. or
12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
15. A. there B. when C. which D. where
参考答案及详解
1. A) 此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，例如：although是表示转折关系的;since，because，therefore是表示原因关系的。
通过阅
读此空所在句得知大概句义为：“尽管这些宽阔的现代化公路通常很平坦且维护良好，转弯也很少，但是一直保持笔直的公路不总是令人赏心悦目”。
根据语义线索和语法线索可知此空应填表示转折关系的选项A。
2. C) 根据词汇线索和词义搭配可知，stable，splendid和complicated一般不能用来修饰roads。
3. B)根据语义线索可推断此空正确答案为选项B few。
4. C) 根据上下文可推测出如果高速公路总是保持笔直，对于驾驶者来说是非常枯燥的，因此本空的正确答案为C enjoyable。
5. D) 介词by能和动词pass搭配，意为“经过，掠过”。
6. B) 本句中的联系副词Furthermore说明本句是对上一句的进一步补充和信息的增加，由此可推测本句句义为高速公路不仅经过风景区和乡村，通常还“将庞大的都市中心区连接起来”。
故正确答案为B。
7. D) “交通拥挤”用heavy 和traffic搭配。
8. A)通过分析可知，这里使用的是一个非限定性定语从句，四个选项中只有A when 具备此语法功能。
9. B)根据上下句关系可推断此句为条件句，故选项B为正确答案。
10. A)根据主句中的“older ... roads”可推断此空需要填一个比较意义的副词，以构成对比关系，故选项A relatively“相应地，相对地”为正确答案。
其他三词词义分别为：regularly“有规律地，定期地”;respectively“各自地”;reasonably“有理由地”。
11. B)根据此空前后词及结构可断定此空应使用比较级，故可排除A和D。
另外根据上下文可推测此空应为less，因为“more heavily traveled”意为“车辆拥挤的”公路，与常识不符。
12. D)从下文的others可知此空正确答案为D some。
13. B)根据上文的slopes和下文的hillsides就可以断定这里需要一个表示路况不好的词，选项A rocks意义不符，故只有B cliffs “悬崖”为正确答案。
14. A)根据题目和选项可断定此空应为towns的后置定语，由此可猜测句义为“位于深谷中的城镇”，“位于”lie是不及物动词，不能以过去分词的形式出现作名词的后置修饰语，故正确答案为lie的现在分词形式lying
15. D)定语从句修饰places用where来引导。