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大學(xué)英語四級模擬試題(4)LISTENING COMPREHENSION1. A） He must read a lot of books. B） He doesnt like history. C） He cant get the books he needs. D） He has lost his watch.2. A） Mild. B） Warm. C） Hot. D） Cold.3. A） The light couldnt be turned off. B） The hot water was running. C） There was no hot water. D） There was no heat.4. A） Tom was unable to hear well. B） Tom didnt say anything at the meeting. C） Tom didnt listen to him. D） Tom went out before the meeting was over.5. A） In a restaurant. B） At a post office. C） In a hotel. D） At the railway station.6. A） She couldnt find where the courses were offered. B） She has already taken one. C） The courses are not well organized. D） Not all the courses are bad.7. A） ？ . B） ？ 0. C） ？ 60. D） ？ 30.8. A） 8：30. B） 7：30. C） 8：00. D） 9：00.9. A） Finish the novel. B） Return the novel. C） Lend the novel D） Read the novel. A） He is a secretary. B） He is a newspaperman. C） He is a novelist. D） He is a businessman.Passage 1Questions to are based on the passage you have just heard. A） He wasnt satisfied with its size. B） He wasnt satisfied with its power. C） There were no units for measuring power. D） There were few people who liked this engine. A） Lifting a 3,300-pound weight feet into the air in one hour. B） Work a horse could do in one hour. C） Lifting a 3,300-pound weight feet into the air in minutes. D） Work a horse could do in one minute. A） Watts Engine B） The Beginning of Horsepower C） Units of Measure D） How to Measure an EnginePassage 2Questions to are based on the passage you have just heard. A） He doesnt think flying is fun. B） He feels he is a bus driver. C） He is responsible for the plane and the passengers. D） He is governed by instruments and regulations. A） He enjoyed more freedom. B） Flying was entirely different then. C） He had no responsibility at all. D） He relied on his experience only. A） By looking at the roof of every house. B） By calling a station for information. C） By landing immediately. D） By following a railway line.Passage 3Questions to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. A） Because she did not speak, except when it was necessary. B） Because she could always find people who were able to help her. C） Because she had a guide who could speak English well. D） Because she had always had a pencil and some paper with her. A） In a restaurant in an Italian city. B） At a market in the south of Italy. C） In a restaurant in an Italian village. D） At a market in the north of Italy. A） She had difficulty explaining where she had seen mushrooms. B） She had difficulty giving her order for food. C） Her trouble was that the waiter was a foreigner too. D） Her trouble was that the waiter was impatient.20. A） Because he thought she had drawn one. B） Because she mispronounced the word. C） Because it started to rain. D） Because it was what she had seen at the market.VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE21. _ four years since John left school. A） It was B） It is C） They have been D） Those are22. The doctors have tried _ to save his life, but failed. A） everything humanly possible B） humanly everything possible C） humanly possible everything D） everything possible humanly23. By 22, for example, Australia had _ than it had people. A） fifteen times more of sheep B） fifteen times sheep more C） fifteen more times of sheep D） fifteen times more sheep24. Laser beams can carry long-signals _ somewhat similar to radio waves. A） in directions B） by means of C） in ways D） according to25. Shaking hands is a _ way of greeting. A） conventional B） conditional C） original D） conversational26. I hope their plan will work, but they themselves are very _ that it will. A） confident B） concerned C） doubtful D） suspicious27. Toms father wants to send him to medical school _ . A） to make him become a doctor B） for making him a doctor C） to make a doctor from him D） to make a doctor of him28. _ , he never helps the poor. A） As he is rich B） Even he is rich C） Rich as he is D） Rich even though he is29. She didnt come to the party though she _ us she would. A） agreed B） accepted C） offered D） promised30. What you should say in your speech is entirely _ you. A） up to B） due to C） owing to D） according to31. His casual explanation made the problem _. A. to be even more complicating B. even more complicated C. being even more complicated D. be even more complicated32. _, William Shakespeare is the most widely known. A） With all writers in English B） For all writers in English C） Unlike all the writers in English D） Of all writers in English33. Id just as soon _ these important documents with you. A） that you wont take B） your not taking C） you didnt take D） you not take34. I have finished typing all _ the last page. A） until B） to C） but D） for35. Mary, leave the windows open, _？A） do you B） will you C） wouldnt you D） dont you36. There is no _ in going to school if youre not willing to learn. A） reason B） aim C） point D） purpose37. We have a great need for energy because of our _ life-style. A） fastly-paced B） fastly-pacing C） fast-paced D） fast-pacing38. I dont _ that as a serious mistake. A） recommend B） regard C） remember D） think39. The day will come_ coal and oil will be used as raw materials rather than fuels. A） as B） while C） when D） whether40. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold _ as ours. A） weather B） season C） space D） climate41. I lost too much money betting at the horse race last time, so you wont _ me to go again. A） convince B） impress C） persuade D） hope42. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _ over his business to his son. A） take B） hand C） think D） get43. _ you are free tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me？A） For B） Since C） Because D） Even if44. I can complete the job on time _ he will help me. A） whether B） if C） when D） though45. There was a suggestion that the ordinary citizen _ authority to arrest wrong-doers. A） giving B） be given C） be giving D） given46. She regrets _ idle when young. A） to have been B） her being C） her having been D） having been47. Dont you think it is time you _ smoking？A） give up B） would give up C） gave up D） must give up48. The theory of continental drift can _ the occurrence of earthquakes. A） interpret B） express C） account for D） make clear49. _ people attended the meeting last night. A） Hundreds of B） Hundred of C） A hundred of D） Hundred and hundred of50. Dont bother me. Do what you _. I dont care. A） will B） will like C） would D） would like CLOZEAmerican teenagers have always worked for extra pocket money. More than their predecessors, todays adolescents are _51_ to work long 51. A） about B） fond hours during the week for hundreds of C） likely D） possible dollars each month. They spend the money _52_ themselves rather than 52. A） by B） on C） in D） for _53_ it to their families. In a 87 53. A） contributing B） contribute C） paying D） pay _54_ of ,000 high school seniors 54. A） view B） inspection C） observation D） survey nationwide, it was _55_ that eighty 55. A） suggested B） found percent of students who work spend C） recommended D） advised their earnings on their own needs, _56_ clothing, stereo equipment, 56. A） for example B） such as C） that is to say D） in other words records and _57_. _58_ five 57. A） going to the movie B） going to movies C） movies D） the movie percent said they contributed most 58. A） Other B） Only of their income, which often exceeded C） Additional D） Further？200 a month, to help pay family living _59_ . 59. A） expenses B） money The benefits of this work-and- C） values D） charges spend ethic are being _60_ debated. 60. A） furiously B） heatedly C） thoroughly D） entirely _61_ experts, and many parents, 61. A） No B） All C） Any D） Some _62_ that year-round part-time 62. A） insist B） demand employment increases youngsters sense C） suggest D） require of worth, teaches them financial_63_ 63. A） accounts B） ability C） responsibility D） well-being and reduces tension and thus _64_ 64. A） crash B） conflict within the family. C） battle D） struggle Others, _65_, argue that working 65. A） furthermore B） therefore teenagers are inappropriately separat- C） however D） besides ed, physically and financially, _66_ 66. A） in B） with C） from D） by their families, which _67_ parental 67. A） weakens B） loses authority. C） reduces D） destroys Teenagers schoolwork can also _68_. “When youngsters work for 68. A） be suffered B） suffer C） be suffered from D） suffer from luxuries, they are buying _69_ 69. A） destruction B） separation from education,” said a program C） affection D） distraction director for the U.S. Department of Education. Working teenagers them- selves say they have _70_ time to 70. A） more B） less spend with friends and family. C） reduced D） sufficientREADING COMPREHENSIONQuestions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage：It was very late before Guglielmo followed his brother up to bed, foran extraordinary idea had come to him. If a spark could cause ether wavesto travel to another machine across a room and make that machine spark,why couldnt a bigger spark make waves travel a longer distance and causeanother spark, say, a mile away？ And, by using long and short sparks, whycouldnt this be used to send messages by Morse Code？ Indeed, why shouldntmessages be sent this way over great distances, using the ether instead ofwires？The elder man found his young brother poor company during the rest ofthat holiday, for Guglielmo was so interested in his idea that he couldnot take his thoughts off it.At last they arrived home at their fathers mansion outside Bjologna,and young Marconi hurried to his laboratory to start his experiments.Assisted by his brother Alfonso, who, although nine years his senior, was not ashamed to work under this brilliant young scientist, he struggled formonths testing his idea. At last, to their joy, they got the instrument atthe other end of the room to give its answering spark.Marconi now decided to show his father that there really was somethingin this idea of his, for Signor Marconi, who had made a large fortune inbusiness, had not a great deal of faith in his youngest sons science.At last the apparatus was ready, and Guglielmo invited his father andmother to come to the laboratory.Signor Marconi entered, his good-humoured face beaming.“What is thisnew toy you have made, my boy？”he asked.“Listen.” the young inventor said, and he pressed a switch. Faintly, in the lower part of the big house, an electric bell rang.“Well？”his father inquired.“There are no wires running to that bell. Dont you see what it means.Father？ Messages can be sent through space without wires to carry them.”But Signor Marconi was not convinced.“Let me take one of your machinesdown to the lawn. Then, if you can send me a signal, Ill believe you.”he said.Marconi took him at his word. A little later he was back in the lab, hishand on the morse key. Through the window he could see his father at thereceiver. The young mans heart thumped as he tapped ？- the test signal, S,which telegraphists use. He could tell by the expression on his fathersface that the message had got through.That evening Signora Marconi talked to her husband and on the followingday Guglielmo was overjoyed to receive from his father 5,000 lire about？250 to help with his experiments.71. According to Gaglielmo _. A） any spark could send ether waves to wherever it wanted B） ether waves could be used to operate machines C） messages could be sent by ether instead of wires D） bigger sparks could travel a mile and send messages72. In Guglielmos opinion, the distance ether waves travel depends on _. A） the force of a spark B） the size of the room C） the type of the machine D） the way the machine is operated73. Guglielmo was so taken up with the idea that _. A） he decided to put an end to his holiday B） stayed up late wondering about it C） he paid little attention to anything else D） he didnt want to stay with his brother74. His father didnt see the point of his invention till _. A） he heard the bell ring B） he saw the apparatus C） he listened to his sons explanation D） he received the signal himself with the machine75. What is implied in the passage？A） Guglielmo was better than his brother in science. B） His father was so fascinated by his invention that he proposed to join them. C） Guglielmo discovered that a spark can make other waves travel. D） Morse Code was invented by the Marconi brothers.Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage：Yellow fever is a disease of warm lands that is found mainly along theshore of the Atlantic Ocean. It was first noticed in the Americas, but maywell have come form Africa and reached the New World with or soon afterColumbus. Until about fifty years ago, yellow fever was still one of themost feared diseases in the United States, where many died in repeated out-breaks. An outbreak which was to lead to surprising developments was onethat happened in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.As a result, an army group under Major Walter Reed was sent there inJune, 00 with orders “to give special attention to questions concerningthe cause and prevention of yellow fever”。 In a daring group of experimentsusing human beings, Major Reed proved the truth of an idea advanced in 81by a Cuban doctor, that the city type of mosquito passed on the disease.The successful result of these experiments gave birth to another andstill more important idea： kill off the city type of mosquitoes and therewill be no more yellow fever. Fortunately these mosquitoes are one of theeasiest types to destroy. They are born in pools of quiet, warm water,within a short distance to peoples home.So to Havana came a General with orders from the United States Govern-ment to dry up these pools. He carried out his task so well that the mos-quitoes disappeared. With them went yellow fever, never to return to Havana.A few years later the same General successfully repeated this operation inPanama and in this way made possible the building of the Panama Canal. Itall seemed so simple. End the mosquitoes： end the disease. Man even beganto dream of getting rid of yellow fever from the world.Meanwhile one question still remained unanswered. The city type of mosquitoes carried the fever, without doubt, but how？ After many experi-ments, a member of the United States Army Yellow Fever Commission decidedthat the disease must be carried by something too small to be seen. Ofhis own free will, this devoted scientist decided to allow himself to bebitten by an infected mosquito. Then, taking some of his infected blood,he injected it into three other members of the group who wanted to help.Two of the three got yellow fever and recovered. This showed that thedisease was carried by a virus （2？） too small to be seen through the microscopes of the day.76. Yellow fever is found mainly around _. A） the Atlantic Ocean B） Any warm ocean C） the Americas D） Any warm country77. The outbreak which stirred the interest of the US Army was in _. A） Cuba B） Spain C） Panama D） the United States78. One of the reasons that yellow fever was defeated was that _. A） some people were willing to sacrifice themselves for others B） doctors were well trained C） orders of the army had to be carried out at any cost D） public feeling was strong against the disease79. When the doctors found that blood samples could carry the disease, they examined them with microscopes and saw _. A） nothing B） virus C） germs D） different signs of disease80. The building of the Panama Canal was made possible by _. A） the success of the Spanish-American War B） the work of the United States Army C） the killing of mosquitoes nearby D） development of special drugs Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage：Its never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we allneed to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think howoften youve judged roughly, said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead atthe expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indicatedclearly and truly that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isnt it？ Frightening because some deep wisdom in us knows that when even a smallwrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed； andit stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and regret expressed.I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me abouta man who came to him with a variety of signs： headaches, insomnia andstomach trouble. No physical cause could be found. Finally Dr. Lieb saidto the man, “Unless you tell me whats worrying you, I cant help you.”After some hesitation, the man confessed that, as executor of hisfathers will （？）, he had been cheating his brother, who lived abroad,of his inheritance. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man writeto his brother asking forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the firststep in restoring their good relation. He then went with him to the mailbox in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears.“Thank you,”he said,“I think Im cured.”And he was.A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but alsomake it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology fromyou, someone you have wronged, or judged too roughly, or just neglected,do some-thing about it right now.81. When we have done something wrong, we should_. A） look honest and think over the fault carefully B） escape from being disturbed C） admit the fault and express the regret D） forgive ourselves82. What will happen if we have done so