專四考試模擬題七

1、英語專業(yè)四級考試模擬題7 PART II CLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank. Recreational runner Carrie Johnston usually doesnt feel hungry after a good sweat. Exercise (26)_ Johnstons appet

2、ite, but she knows she needs to (27)_ lost calories following a workout. "When I come home from a good run, I force myself to eat supper," says Johnston, a dietitian at McMaster University in Hamilton. (28)_, Johnston says many female athletes let good eating habits go and risk health (29)

3、_ thinness. Johnston, who works in the bone-marrow transplant unit at McMaster, has a background in sports (30)_. In 1997, while a student at the University of Guelph, she worked with Prof. Heather Keller on a study for her (31)_ on the eating habits of female athletes. The (32)_ person with eating

4、disorders is driven by a desire to look svelte, says Johnston. But her study focused on athletes who eat less to lower weight and body fat (33)_ the belief it will improve (34)_. The study involved (35)_ 22 elite female athletes between ages 15 and 25 over three months. "Years ago when we didnt

5、 know any better it was thought that being lighter meant running better," says Johnston, adding thats still the mentality of many competitive runners, as well as other (36)_ like gymnasts and swimmers. Johnstons study (37)_ consumed 400 to 700 fewer calories daily than recommended for their (38

6、)_ training. Even when training more as they got closer to competing, they failed to (39)_ more food fuel for energy. Initially, race (40)_ tend to improve when a runner loses some weight, but then they hit a peak and plummet, says Johnston. 26. A) represses B) suppresses C) depresses D) expresses 2

7、7. A) make up to B) make up on C) make up for D) make up with 28. A) Therefore B) However C) Moreover D) Furthermore 29. A) in the act of B) on the point of C) at the expense of D) for the sake of 30. A) nutrition B) nullity C) nuisance D) nuance 31. A) thesis B) object C) target D) objective 32. A)

8、 common B) average C) ordinary D) popular 33. A) based on B) basing on C) being based on D) having based on 34. A) act B) action C) demonstration D) performance 35. A) to track B) to have tracked C) tracking D) being tracked 36. A) players B) athletes C) runners D) contestants 37. A) topics B) proje

9、cts C) plans D) subjects 38. A) strenuous B) tedious C) lusty D) nervous 39. A) take up B) take to C) take on D) take in 40. A) signals B) signs C) scores D) symbols PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A

10、, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. 41. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _. A) hand B) place C) hold D) reach 42. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _ for language learning

11、 purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills. A) adapted B) acknowledged C) assembled D) appointed 43. The river is already _ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood. A) parallel to B) level in C) flat on D) flush

12、with 44. The bedcover has _ because of long wear. A) fainted B) lightened C) weakened D) faded 45. The matter was soon forgot and never _. A) put into operation B) taken into account C) kept in sight D) brought to mind 46. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _ to your

13、 coming with us. A) comments B) references C) inquiries D) remarks 47. They were forced to _ production for lack of raw materials. A) cut across B) cut in C) cut off D) cut back 48. The _ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do. A) addition B) a

14、ssociation C) application D) affection 49. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _ from your illness. A) recovery B) restoration C) renewal D) retreat 50. The new traffic regulations will come into _ in May. A) efficiency B) affection C) effect D) influence 51. The student couldn't _

15、 what the teacher was trying to explain. A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch 52. A person of 18 should stop _ on his parents. A) dependent B) independent C) dependence D) independence 53. There is virtually no _ to this grammar rule. A) except B) accept C) exception D) acception 54. General Brown wa

16、s older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _. A) retiring from military service B) to be retired by military service C) to retire from military service D) to be retired from military service 55. Your window wants _, you'd better have it _ this week. A) cleaning, do B) t

17、o be cleaned, do C) cleaning, done D) being cleaned, done 56. The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway. A) abandoning B) be abandoned C) abandoned D) to be abandoned 57. I'd just as soon _ rudely to her. A) that you won't speak B) your not speaking C) you not speak D

18、) you didn't speak 58. Whatever _ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty. A) were B) have been C) be D) are 59. The fact _ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep. A) that B) which C) what D) when 60. _ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month,

19、 or year. A) Like B) As C) The same as D) Such as 61. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind. A) although B) while C) if D) unless 62. Nowadays, school children do _ just _ classes. There are many of them dem

20、anded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society. A) no more than, attend B) no less than, attending C) far less than, attending D) far more than, attend 63. _ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point. A) During the 1960's B) It was in the 196

21、0's C) That it was in the 1960's D) It was the 1960's 64. Weather _, the picnic will be held as scheduled. A) permits B) should permit C) will permit D) permitting 65. The large houses are being painted, but _. A) of great expense B) in a lot of expenses C) at a great expense D) by high

22、expenses PART IV READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are five passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answer marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. TEXT A The worldwide consumption of bakery products is inc

23、reasing. Many populations that formerly relied solely on rice or coarser grains as their main source of carbohydrates show a preference for compounded bakery products as new industry and increased incomes make them more widely accessible. Japan is an outstanding example of countries following this t

24、rend. The United States has shown a steady downward trend in per capita consumption of cereal-based foods for many years, and the consumption of sweet bakery foods, such as cakes or pastry, has been increasingly displacing bread consumption. Probably 95% of the white bread sold in the United States

25、is enriched with thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, and iron, and about 30% of the 50 states have laws requiring white bread enrichment. Formerly, calcium and vitamin D were frequently added to enriched bread, but lack of consumer demand and questionable nutritional benefit led to gradual phasing out of t

26、hese enrichments. India has attempted to encourage consumption of protein-enriched bread, with some success. Except for research projects, little has been done in other countries, however. In areas where bakery products comprise a large proportion of the diet, they could provide an ideal vehicle for

27、 nutritional supplementation. Then need for better quality protein in the daily diet occurs mostly in the developing countries, where carbohydrate foods usually cereals are the basic components of the diet and therefore the logical protein carriers. 66. Japan is used in this passage to illustrate a

28、fashion in many countries to _. A) enrich bread B) invest more in food industry C) increase consumption of bakery foods D) increase a reliance on rice and grains 67. According to the passage, popular cereals could be the best way in developing countries to _. A) supplement the diet B) displace rice

29、consumption C) increase reliance on carbohydrates D) phase out necessary bread enrichments 68. From the passage, we learn that there is a worldwide trend towards _. A) enriching the nutritional value of bread B) increasing the consumption of protein C) using bakery products as a source of carbohydra

30、tes D) using grains, such as rice, as a source of carbohydrates TEXT B The CBI will this week announce a Think British campaign aimed at cutting imports and stimulating home industries. The man behind the move is Sir Derek Ezra, chairman of the National Coal Board, who has persuaded the CBIs council

31、 that firms can buy British supplies without paying more for their patriotism. The target of a conference the CBI is calling early in the New Year will be the 50 biggest manufacturing companies in the private sector and 16 leading firms in distribution who together spend ?5bn a year. Sir Derek says

32、"By actively pursuing a policy on the line I have described they could have a major impact in stimulating industrial competitiveness and growth". Nationalized industries have already switched up to ?00m worth of their buying from foreign suppliers to British firms in the past year. In a pa

33、per which went to the CBI council last week, Sir Derek produced figures to demonstrate how, by hunting out suppliers who were prepared to co-operate closely in developing equipment and materials at the right quality and price, the nationalized enterprises have succeeded in getting what they want and

34、 in boosting Britains exports. The NCB itself, at the same time as cutting back the import content of its annual 1,000m worth of purchases to 2.6%, has helped the British mining equipment industry to raise its exports from ?6m to ?29m in two years. The public enterprises together, who spent up to ?0

35、bn on goods and services each year, have cut the amount they buy abroad from 4.3% to 3.4% over the past year. Sir Derek emphasizes that this has not been done by sacrificing profitability. But, Debenhams, one of the handful of retail chains who have been pursing a similar policy, says that it has ha

36、d to accept the a cut in its own margins so far to make it work. The chain has replaced ?5m worth of Italian shirts and socks by British products during the past nine months. 69. One of the aims of Think British campaign is to _. A) cut exports B) stimulate imports C) develop new products D) encoura

37、ge domestic industries 70. Which of the following is true about nationalized industries? A) They bought 100m of British supplies in the past year. B) They bought 129m of foreign supplies in the past year. C) They bought 1,000m of British supplies in the past year. D) They bought 26m of foreign suppl

38、ies in the past year. 71. The British mining equipment industry is _. A) privately owned B) publicly owned C) jointly owned D) internationally owned 72. The word "this" (final paragraph) refers to _. A) the public sector. B) the Think British campaign C) the British mining equipment indust

39、ry D) reduced purchases of foreign goods TEXT C Just a few seconds of frenzied passion on the floor of the public bar and things would never be the same again for Michelle. It only took a few minutes to ruin her life. The end of all her hopes and dreams, her childhood and teenage innocence, all stri

40、pped away the first and only time she ever surrendered herself to a man. No one saw it happen, but the news spread fast, it wasnt long before the whole of Britain knew what had happened in the Queen Victoria Dirty Den, the landlord, had done it again. Only this time he had gone too far. For the mill

41、ions who have agonized with her, Michelles pregnancy seems a terrible price to pay for one mistake a little youthful stupidity. Yet, with the increasing number of teenage single mums, its not just a problem dreamed up for a soap opera as actress Susan Tully, who plays Michelle, has discovered from h

42、undreds of letters: Its a dilemma many young girls face. As she talks about Michelle and her baby, its easy to understand why Susan has been so successful in the role. Even though shed never had an experience like it herself, its one she recognizes all too clearly from what happens to some of her co

43、ntemporaries at school. Michelle might almost be her younger sister rather than a fictional part in Britains most successful soap opera. Susan says that she never became involved with men during her school years because of her work. With her time being split equally between school and television stu

44、dios, she was busy learning lines while her girlfriends were dating boys. While they went out to discuss and parties in the evening she was desperately catching up on her schoolwork. "I dont feel as though Ive missed out on anything," she insists. "And unlike a lot of my friends, Ive

45、got plenty to look forward to. Thats whats so nice about my boyfriend now. Its very comfortable and theres lots to find out about each other." "Its then that I feel sad for Michelle. When she should be going out and having fun, shes having to worry about whether shes going to breastfeed th

46、e baby. Shes had to say goodbye to being a teenage." 73. How did Susan avoid the dangers that many of her school friends faced? A) By thinking of Michelle as her younger sister. B) By doing many projects at home. C) By working hard at school and at the TV studio. D) By dating her boyfriend duri

47、ng her school years. 74. According to the passage, Susan Tully is sorry for Michelle because Michelle has to _. A) grow old quickly B) catch up on her schoolwork C) write many letters every day D) work late in the evening 75. The best title for this passage is _. A) Sorry for Susan Tully B) Sorry fo

48、r Michelle C) Susan's School Years D) Susan's Hopes and Dreams TEXT D Helium is a gas that is lighter than air. It is the second lightest of all gases. (Only hydrogen is lighter.) Helium is inert, which means it will not react chemically with anything. It cannot burn. It has no color, odor,

49、or taste. The first people who saw evidence of helium saw it as a bright yellow line in spectroscopes they aimed at the sun during the eclipse of 1868. They knew that they were seeing something new, and that the chemical element that caused the line in the spectroscope was unknown on earth. The unkn

50、own element was named helium, from the Greek word helios, meaning "sun". Later, in 1895, the same brilliant yellow line was seen coming from a Norwegian mineral which produces a little helium by its radioactivity. The line in the spectroscope was identified as caused by the gas helium. Thi

51、s element is the only one that was discovered off the earth before it was discovered in the earth. Almost all commercial helium is produced in the United States. The plants for separating helium from natural gas are in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico. Most of the natural gas supplies are controlled by

52、 the government and administered by the United States Bureau of Mines. The government is interested in helium because the gas has military uses. Helium has been used for some time to inflate blimps, weather balloons, advertising balloons, and toy balloons. Helium is valuable for filling balloons bec

53、ause it does not burn, as hydrogen does. This prevents dangerous explosions. Recent uses of helium are far more important than any of these familiar uses. Now helium gas may be the cooling gas, or coolant, pumped through the reactors of some nuclear power plants to keep them from getting too hot. It

54、 is also used in electric arc welding because the gas does not combine with hot metal. helium is used, too, in rocket fuel tanks as a means of maintaining pressure during flight. 76. The chemical element helium is named from the Greek word which means _. A) light air B) yellow line C) sun D) earth 7

55、7. Helium is valuable to nuclear power plants because it _. A) is lighter than air B) may be used as a cooling gas C) does not combine with hot objects D) does not burn TEXT E When there is a vacancy in a company, it is the job of the Personnel Manager and his department to manage the recruitment of

56、 a new employee. One way an organization can find staff for job vacancies is to recruit in company. Management can inform people of new appointment by means of the firms notice board or news bulletin. Another possibility is to ask for recommendations from departmental managers and supervisors. If it is necessary