专四考试模拟题一.docx

1、专四考试模拟题一英语专业四级考试模拟题1 PART II CLOZE 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. Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessi

2、ties of life food, clothing, fuel and housing were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to (26)_ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored (27)_ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the f

3、arm, the hamlet and the village lived on (28)_ they could grow or make for themselves, and(29) _ the sale of any surplus in the local market town,(30) _ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the (31)_ and harness of

4、townsmen and countrymen(32)_. Once a week town and country would meet to make(33) _ at a market which came(34) _ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and(35) _. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the(36) _ of work an

5、d the standard of life of perhaps nice out of(37) _ ten English men and women. The work was long and (38)_, and the standard of life achieved was almost (39)_ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often (40)_ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt unde

6、rmine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller. 26. A) settle B) answer C) satisfy D) fill 27. A) at B) in C) on D) with 28. A) which B) what C) whether D) where 29. A) with B) by C) on D) for 30. A) although B) while C) nevertheless D) when 31. A) machines B) apparatu

7、s C) equipment D) implement 32. A) similar B) skin C) like D) alike 33. A) exchange B) bargain C) dealing D) ride 34. A) close at B) adjacent to C) near to D) near-by 35. A) consumer B) buyer C) user D) shopper 36. A) model B) form C) pattern D) method 37. A) every B) each C) the D) other 38. A) cru

8、el B) hard C) ruthless D) severe 39. A) unimaginatively B) unimaginably C) imaginarily D) unimaginedly 40. A) weak B) little C) meagre D) sparse PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D

9、. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 41. You wont get a loan _ you can offer some security. A) lest B) in case C) unless D) other than 42. _ time, hell make a first-class tennis player. A) Having B) Given C) Giving D) had 43. I _ t

10、he party much if there hadnt been quite such a crowd of people there. A) would enjoy B) will have enjoyed C) would have enjoyed D) will be enjoying 44. This company has now introduced a policy _ pay rises are related to performances at work. A) which B) where C) whether D) what 45. He wasnt asked to

11、 take on the chairmanship of the society, _ insufficiently popular with all members. A) having considered B) was considered C) was being considered D) being considered 46. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _ in Africa. A) hunted B) hunting C) that hun

12、ted D) are hunted 47. The office has to be shut down _ funds. A) being a lack of B) from lack of C) to a lack of D) for lack of 48. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _. A) from being beaten B) being beaten C) beating D) to be beaten 49. A

13、s it turned out to be a small house party, we _ so formally. A) need not have dressed up B) must not have dressed up C) did not need to dress up D) must not dress up 50. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _ Eastern Nebraska. A) in B) it receives in C) does D) it does in 51. _ no caus

14、e for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom. A) There was B) Since C) Being D) There being 52. The brilliance of his satires was _ make even his victims laugh. A) so as to B) such as to C) so that D) such that 53. If he _ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court

15、. A) carries on B) carries off C) carries by D) carries away 54. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not _ close examination. A) look up B) pay up C) keep up D) stand up 55. He must give us more time, _ we shall not be able to make a good job of it. A) consequently B) otherwise

16、 C) therefore D) doubtlessly 56. When there was a short _ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. A) blank B) space C) pause D) wait 57. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion its not worth the _ it involves. A) effort B) strength C) attempt D) force 58. The mai

17、n road through Little bury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _ two lorries. A) involving B) including C) combining D) containing 59. Very few scientists _ with completely new answers to the worlds problem. A) come to B) come round C) come on D) come up 60. Hotel rooms must be _ by

18、noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced 61. The _ physicist has been challenged by others in his field. A) respectable B) respectful C) respective D) respecting 62. Ill try to get in touch with him but hes_ ever at home when I phone. A) hardly

19、B) almost C) rarely D) occasionally 63. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very _ artist. A) profound B) productive C) prosperous D) plentiful 64. The city suffered _ damage as a result of the earthquake. A) considered B) considerate C) considerable D) considering 65. Under

20、graduate students have no _ to the rare books in the school library. A) access B) entrance C) way D) path PART IV READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A (25 MIN.) In this part there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and

21、 D. choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark you choice on your answer sheet. TEXT A In the past thirty years many social changes have taken place in Britain. The greatest of these have probably been in the economic lives of women. The changes have been significant, but, because tra

22、dition and prejudice can still handicap women in their working careers and personal lives, major legislation to help promote equality of opportunity and pay was passed during the 1970s. At the heart of womens changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work, particularly marr

23、ied woman. As technology and society permit highly effective and generally acceptable methods of family planning there has been a decline in family size. Women as a result are involved in child-rearing for a much shorter time and related to this, there has been a rapid increase in the number of wome

24、n with young children who return to work when the children are old enough not to need constant care and attention. Since 1951 the proportion of married women whose work has grown from just over a fifth to a half. Compared with their counterparts elsewhere on the Continent, British women comprise a r

25、elatively high proportion of the work force, about two-fifths, but on average they work fewer hours, about 31 a week. There is still a significant difference between womens average earnings and mens, but the equal pay legislation which came into force at the end of 1975 appears to have helped to nar

26、row the gap between womens and mens basic rates. As more and more women joined the work force in the 1960s and early 1970s there was an increase in the collective incomes of women as a whole and a major change in the economic role of large numbers of housewives. Families have come to rely on married

27、 womens earnings as an essential part of their income rather than as pocket money. At the same time social roles within the family are more likely to be shared, exchanged or altered. 66. The general idea of the passage is about _ A) social trends in contemporary Britain. B) changes in womens economi

28、c status. C) equal opportunity and pay in Britain. D) womens roles within the family. 67. According to the author, an increasing number of married women are able to work because _ A) their children no longer require their care. B) there are more jobs available nowadays. C) technology has enabled the

29、m to find acceptable jobs. D) they spend far less time on child care than before. TEXT B Natures Gigantic Snow plough On January 10,1962, an enormous piece of glacier broke away and tumbled down the side of a mountain in Peru. A mere seven minutes later, when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten

30、 miles down the maintain, it had taken the lives of 4 000 people. This disaster is one of the most devastating example of a very common event: an avalanche of snow or ice. Because it is extremely cold at very high altitude, sow rarely melts. It just keeps piling up higher and higher. Glaciers are ev

31、entually created when the weight of the snow is so great that the lower layers are pressed into solid ice. But most avalanches occur long before this happens. As snow accumulates on a steep slope, it reaches a critical point at which the slightest vibration will send it sliding into the valley below. Even an avalanche of light power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian catastrophe was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice. It is estimated that the ice that broke off we