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专四考试模拟题一

英语专业四级考试模拟题1

PARTIICLOZE

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.

EarlyTudorEnglandwastoalargeextentself-sufficient.Practicallyallthenecessitiesoflife——food,clothing,fuelandhousing——wereproducedfromnativeresourcesbynativeeffort,anditwasto（26）_____theseprimaryneedsthatthegreatmassofthepopulationlabored（27）______itsdailytasks.Productionwasforthemostpartorganizedininnumerablesmallunits.Inthecountrythefarm,thehamletandthevillagelivedon（28）____theycouldgrowormakeforthemselves,and（29）_____thesaleofanysurplusinthelocalmarkettown,（30）____inthetownscraftsmenappliedthemselvestotheirone-manbusiness,makingthebootsandshoes,thecapsandthecloaks,the（31）____andharnessoftownsmenandcountrymen（32）____.Onceaweektownandcountrywouldmeettomake（33）___atamarketwhichcame（34）___realizingthemedievalideaofdirectcontactbetweenproducerand（35）_____.Thiswasthetraditionaleconomy,whichwashardlyalteredforsomecenturies,andwhichsetthe（36）_____ofworkandthestandardoflifeofperhapsniceoutof（37）____tenEnglishmenandwomen.Theworkwaslongand（38）____,andthestandardoflifeachievedwasalmost（39）___low.MostEnglishmenliedbyadietwhichwasoften（40）____andalwaysmonotonous,worecoarseandill-fittingclotheswhichharboreddirtundermine,andlivedinholeswhosesqualorwouldaffrontthemodernslumdweller.

26.A）settleB）answerC）satisfyD）fill

27.A）atB）inC）onD）with

28.A）whichB）whatC）whetherD）where

29.A）withB）byC）onD）for

30.A）althoughB）whileC）neverthelessD）when

31.A）machinesB）apparatusC）equipmentD）implement

32.A）similarB）skinC）likeD）alike

33.A）exchangeB）bargainC）dealingD）ride

34.A）closeatB）adjacenttoC）neartoD）near-by

35.A）consumerB）buyerC）userD）shopper

36.A）modelB）formC）patternD）method

37.A）everyB）eachC）theD）other

38.A）cruelB）hardC）ruthlessD）severe

39.A）unimaginativelyB）unimaginablyC）imaginarilyD）unimaginedly

40.A）weakB）littleC）meagreD）sparse

PARTIIIGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompletesthesentence.Markyouransweronyouranswersheet.

41.Youwon'tgetaloan_______youcanoffersomesecurity.

A）lest

B）incase

C）unless

D）otherthan

42.______time,he'llmakeafirst-classtennisplayer.

A）Having

B）Given

C）Giving

D）had

43.I_____thepartymuchiftherehadn'tbeenquitesuchacrowdofpeoplethere.

A）wouldenjoy

B）willhaveenjoyed

C）wouldhaveenjoyed

D）willbeenjoying

44.Thiscompanyhasnowintroducedapolicy____payrisesarerelatedtoperformancesatwork.

A）which

B）where

C）whether

D）what

45.Hewasn'taskedtotakeonthechairmanshipofthesociety,_______insufficientlypopularwithallmembers.

A）havingconsidered

B）wasconsidered

C）wasbeingconsidered

D）beingconsidered

46.Thismayhavepreservedtheelephantfrombeingwipedoutaswellasotheranimals______inAfrica.

A）hunted

B）hunting

C）thathunted

D）arehunted

47.Theofficehastobeshutdown______funds.

A）beingalackof

B）fromlackof

C）toalackof

D）forlackof

48.Ininternationalmatches,prestigeissoimportantthattheonlythingthatmattersistoavoid_____.

A）frombeingbeaten

B）beingbeaten

C）beating

D）tobebeaten

49.Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we____soformally.

A）neednothavedressedup

B）mustnothavedressedup

C）didnotneedtodressup

D）mustnotdressup

50.WesternNebraskagenerallyreceiveslesssnowthan_____EasternNebraska.

A）in

B）itreceivesin

C）does

D）itdoesin

51._____nocauseforalarm,theoldmanwentbacktohisbedroom.

A）Therewas

B）Since

C）Being

D）Therebeing

52.Thebrillianceofhissatireswas______makeevenhisvictimslaugh.

A）soasto

B）suchasto

C）sothat

D）suchthat

53.Ifhe_____inthatwayformuchlongerhewillfindhimselfinthebankruptcycourt.

A）carrieson

B）carriesoff

C）carriesby

D）carriesaway

54.Althoughthefalsebanknotesfooledmanypeople,theydidnot____closeexamination.

A）lookup

B）payup

C）keepup

D）standup

55.Hemustgiveusmoretime,______weshallnotbeabletomakeagoodjobofit.

A）consequently

B）otherwise

C）therefore

D）doubtlessly

56.Whentherewasashort______intheconversation,Iaskedifanyonewouldlikeanythingtodrink.

A）blank

B）space

C）pause

D）wait

57.Youcandoitifyouwantto,butinmyopinionit'snotworththe____itinvolves.

A）effort

B）strength

C）attempt

D）force

58.ThemainroadthroughLittleburywasblockedforthreehourstodayafteranaccident____twolorries.

A）involving

B）including

C）combining

D）containing

59.Veryfewscientists_____withcompletelynewanswerstotheworld'sproblem.

A）cometo

B）comeround

C）comeon

D）comeup

60.Hotelroomsmustbe_____bynoon,butluggagemaybeleftwiththeporter.

A）departed

B）abandoned

C）vacated

D）displaced

61.The____physicisthasbeenchallengedbyothersinhisfield.

A）respectable

B）respectful

C）respective

D）respecting

62.Illtrytogetintouchwithhimbuthes_____everathomewhenIphone.

A）hardly

B）almost

C）rarely

D）occasionally

63.Withhundredsofworksleftbehind,Picassoisregardedasavery____artist.

A）profound

B）productive

C）prosperous

D）plentiful

64.Thecitysuffered______damageasaresultoftheearthquake.

A）considered

B）considerate

C）considerable

D）considering

65.Undergraduatestudentshaveno_____totherarebooksintheschoollibrary.

A）access

B）entrance

C）way

D）path

PARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONA（25MIN.）

Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbyfifteenquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.Markyouchoiceonyouranswersheet.

TEXTAInthepastthirtyyearsmanysocialchangeshavetakenplaceinBritain.Thegreatestofthesehaveprobablybeenintheeconomiclivesofwomen.Thechangeshavebeensignificant,but,becausetraditionandprejudicecanstillhandicapwomenintheirworkingcareersandpersonallives,majorlegislationtohelppromoteequalityofopportunityandpaywaspassedduringthe1970s.Attheheartofwomenschangedroleinsocietyhasbeentheriseinthenumberofwomenatwork,particularlymarriedwoman.Astechnologyandsocietypermithighlyeffectiveandgenerallyacceptablemethodsoffamilyplanningtherehasbeenadeclineinfamilysize.Womenasaresultareinvolvedinchild-rearingforamuchshortertimeandrelatedtothis,therehasbeenarapidincreaseinthenumberofwomenwithyoungchildrenwhoreturntoworkwhenthechildrenareoldenoughnottoneedconstantcareandattention.Since1951theproportionofmarriedwomenwhoseworkhasgrownfromjustoverafifthtoahalf.ComparedwiththeircounterpartselsewhereontheContinent,Britishwomencomprisearelativelyhighproportionoftheworkforce,abouttwo-fifths,butonaveragetheyworkfewerhours,about31aweek.Thereisstillasignificantdifferencebetweenwomensaverageearningsandmens,buttheequalpaylegislationwhichcameintoforceattheendof1975appearstohavehelpedtonarrowthegapbetweenwomensandmensbasicrates.Asmoreandmorewomenjoinedtheworkforceinthe1960sandearly1970stherewasanincreaseinthecollectiveincomesofwomenasawholeandamajorchangeintheeconomicroleoflargenumbersofhousewives.Familieshavecometorelyonmarriedwomensearningsasanessentialpartoftheirincomeratherthanas"pocketmoney".Atthesametimesocialroleswithinthefamilyaremorelikelytobeshared,exchangedoraltered.

66.Thegeneralideaofthepassageisabout______

A）socialtrendsincontemporaryBritain.

B）changesinwomen'seconomicstatus.

C）equalopportunityandpayinBritain.

D）women'sroleswithinthefamily.

67.Accordingtotheauthor,anincreasingnumberofmarriedwomenareabletoworkbecause______

A）theirchildrennolongerrequiretheircare.

B）therearemorejobsavailablenowadays.

C）technologyhasenabledthemtofindacceptablejobs.

D）theyspendfarlesstimeonchildcarethanbefore.

TEXTBNaturesGiganticSnowploughOnJanuary10,1962,anenormouspieceofglacierbrokeawayandtumbleddownthesideofamountaininPeru.Ameresevenminuteslater,whencascadingicefinallycametoastoptenmilesdownthemaintain,ithadtakenthelivesof4000people.Thisdisasterisoneofthemostdevastatingexampleofaverycommonevent:

anavalancheofsnoworice.Becauseitisextremelycoldatveryhighaltitude,sowrarelymelts.Itjustkeepspilinguphigherandhigher.Glaciersareeventuallycreatedwhentheweightofthesnowissogreatthatthelowerlayersarepressedintosolidice.Butmostavalanchesoccurlongbeforethishappens.Assnowaccumulatesonasteepslope,itreachesacriticalpointatwhichtheslightestvibrationwillsenditslidingintothevalleybelow.Evenanavalancheoflightpowercanbedangerous,butthePeruviancatastrophewasparticularlyterriblebecauseitwascausedbyaheavylayerofice.Itisestimatedthattheicethatbrokeoffwe