大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試試題真題 (五)

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試試題真題

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbe

goodatsayingityourself,especiallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyou

sayitcanbequitetricky.

Ifyousaytoyourchildren'TmsorryIgotangrywithyou,

but…"whatfollowsthat"but"canrendertheapologyineffective:“

Ihadabadday"or"yournoisewasgivingmeaheadache''leavesthe

personwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhis

badbehaviorinexpectinganapology.

Anothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithout

actuallydoingsoistosay"I'msorryyou'reupset”;thissuggeststhat

youaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhatthe

otherpersonhasdone.

Thenthereisthegeneral,allcoveringapology,whichavoidsthe

necessityofidentifyingaspecificactthatwasparticularlyhurtfulor

insulting,andwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenever

todoagain.Saying'Tmuselessasaparent“doesnotcommitaperson

toanyspecificimprovement.

Thesepseudo-apologiesareusedbypeoplewhobelievesaying

sorryshowsweakness,Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrento

apologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrength,andthereforenotresortto

thesepseudo-apologies.

Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition,

childrenstillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsaying

sorry.Athree-year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatother

childrenfeelpainjustashedoes,andthathittingaplaymateoverthe

headwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology.Asix-year-oldmightneed

remindingthatspoilingotherchildrenJsexpectationscanrequirean

apology.A12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuit

tinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptable,butthatborrowinga

parent'sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.

36.Ifamotheradds"but"toanapology,.

A)shedoesn'tfeelthatsheshouldhaveapologized.

B)shedoesnotrealizethatthechildhas

beenhurt

C)thechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertoaccept

D)thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology

37.Accordingtotheauthor,saying'Tmsorryyou'reupset”most

probablymeans?,“

A)Youhavegoodreasontogetupset

B)l'mawareyou'reupset,butI'mnottoblame

C)lapologizeforhurtingyourfeelings

D)Tmatfaultformakingyouupset

38.ltisnotadvisabletousethegeneral,all-coveringapology

because.

A)itgetsoneintothehabitofmakingemptypromises

B)itmaymaketheotherpersonfeelguilty

C)itisvagueandineffective

D)itishurtfulandinsulting

39.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosay

sorry.

A)thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbeignored

B)theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccount

C)parentsneedtosetthemagoodexample

D)parentsshouldbepatientandtolerant

40.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapologizingproperlyis

A)asocialissuecallingforimmediateattention

B)notnecessaryamongfamilymembers

C)asignofsocialprogress

D)notassimpleasitseems

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

41.Somepeoplebelievethatsinceoilisscarce,theofthe

motorindustryisuncertain.

A)terminalB)benefitC)fateD)estimate

42.Tospeeduptheofletters,thePostOfficeintroduced

automaticsorting.

A)treatmentB)deliveryC)transmissionD)departure

43.Theseoverseasstudentsshowgreatforlearninganew

language.

A)enthusiasmB)authorityC)conventionD)faith

44.Thedefenselawyerwasquestioningtheoldmanwhowasoneof

theofthemurdercommittedlastmonth.

A)observersB)witnessesC)audiencesD)viewers

45.Politicallythesenationstendtobe,withveryhighbirth

ratesbutpooreducationandverylowlevelsofliteracy.

A)unstableB)reluctantC)rationalD)unsteady

46.Thechairmanwasblamedforlettinghissecretarytoo

muchworklastweek.

A)taketoB)takeoutC)takeawayD)takeon

47."Youtrytogetsomesleep.I'llthepatient'sbreakfast,

"saidthenurse.

A)seetoB)sticktoC)gettoD)leadto

48.TheLondonMarathonisadifficultrace.,thousandsof

runnersparticipateeveryyear.

A)ThereforeB)FurthermoreC)AccordinglyD)Nevertheless

49.Thebankrefusedtohimanymoney,sohehadto

postponebuyingahouse.

A)creditB)borrowC)loanD)lease

50.Themoreanation'scompaniesfactoriesabroad,the

smallerthatcountry'srecordedexportswillbe.

A)lieB)spotC)standD)locate

51.Beingignorantofthelawisnotacceptedasanfor

breakingthelaw.

A)excuseB)intentionC)optionD)approval

52.Withintwodays,thearmyfiredmorethantwohundredrockets

andmissilesatmilitaryinthecoastalcity.

A)goalsB)aimsC)targetsD)destinations

53.ltissaidinsomepartsoftheworld,goats,ratherthancows,

serveasavitalofmilk.

A)storageB)sourceC)reserveD)resource

54.“Thislightistooformetoreadby.Don'twehavea

brighterbulbsomewhere”;saidtheelderlyman.

A)mildB)dimC)minuteD)slight

55.WehavearrangedtogotothecinemaonFriday,butwecanbe

andgoanotherday.

A)reliableB)probableC)feasibleD)flexible

56.Wearequitesurethatwecanourpresentdifficultiesand

finishthetaskaccordingtoschedule.

A)getacrossB)getoverC)getawayD)getoff

57.recentdevelopmentswedonotthinkyourschemeis

practical.

A)InviewofB)InfavorofC)lncaseofD)lnmemoryof

58Jessicawasfromthewarehousetotheaccountingoffice,

whichwasconsideredapromotion.

A)deliveredB)exchangedC)transferredD)transfornned

59.Mr.Smithaskedhissecretarytoanewparagraphinthe

annualreportshewastyping.

A)injectB)installC)invadeD)insert

60.There'sthelivingroomstilltobe,sothat'smynext

project.

A)abandonedB)decoratedC)dissolvedD)assessed

61.Theoldpapermillhasbeentomakewayforanew

shoppingcentre.

A)helddownB)keptdownC)cutdownD)turndown

62.ltmaybenecessarytostopinthelearningprocessand

gobacktothedifficultpointsinthelessons.

A)atadistanceB)atintervalsC)atcaseD)atlength

63.Yorcanhireabicycleinmanyplaces.Usuallyyou'llhavetopaya

A)depositB)dealC)fareD)fond

64.Mygrandfatherhadalwaystakenainterestinmywork,

andIhadanequaladmirationforthestoriesofhistime.

A)splendidB)weightyC)vagueD)keen

65.quantitiesofwaterarebeingusednowadayswiththe

rapiddevelopmentofindustryandagriculture.

A)ExcessiveB)ExtensiveC)ExtremeD)exclusive

66Johncannotaffordtogotouniversity,goingabroad.

A)nothingbutB)anythingbutC)nottospeakofD)nothingtospeak

of

67.Mostlaboratoryandfieldstudiesofhumanbehavior

takingasituationalphotographatagiventimeandinagiven

place.

A)involveB)composeC)encloseD)attach

68.Ifyoudon'tliketoswim,youaswellstayathome.

A)shouldB)mayC)canD)would

69.Dr.Smithwasalwaysthepoorandthesick,often

providingthemwithfreemedicalcare.

A)remindedofB)absorbedinC)tendedbyD)concernedabout

70.ThomasJeffersonandJohnAdamsdiedonJuly4,1826,the

fiftiethofAmericanIndependence.

A)ceremonyB)occasionC)occurrenceD)anniversary

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Asaphysicianwhotravelsquitealot,Ispendalotoftimeonplanes

listeningforthatdreaded“Isthereadoctoronboard?”announcement.

I'vebeen71onlyonce-forawomanwhohadmerelyfainted.But

the72mademequitecuriousabouthow73thiskindofthinghappensI

wonderedwhatIwoulddoif74witharealmidairmedical

emergency-withoutaccess75ahospitalstaffandtheusualemergency

equipment.So76theNewEnglandJournalofMedicinelastweek77a

studyaboutin-flightmedicalevents.Ireadit78interest.

Thestudyestimatedthattherearea(n)79of30in-flightmedical

emergenciesonU.S.flightseveryday.Mostofthemarenot80;fainting

anddizzinessarethemostfrequentcomplaints.8113%ofthem-

roughlyfouraday-areseriousenoughto82apilottochangecourse.

Themostcommonoftheseriousemergencies83hearttrouble,strokes,

anddifficultybreathing.

Let'sfaceit:planeridesare84.Forstarters,cabinpressuresathigh

altitudesaresetatroughly85theywouldbeifyoulivedat5,000to

8,000feetabovesealevel.Mostpeoplecantoleratethesepressures

pretty86,butpassengerswithheartdisease87experiencechestpainsas

resultofthereducedamountofoxygenflowingthroughtheirblood.88

commonin-flightproblemisdeepvenousthrombosis-theso-called

economyclasssyndrome(綜合癥).89happens,don'tpanic.Thingsare

gettingbetteronthein-flight-emergencyfront.Thankstomorerecent

legislation,flightswithat90oneattendantarestartingtoinstall

emergencymedicalkitstotreatheartattacks.

71A)calledB)addressedC)lnformedD)surveyed

72A)AccidentB)conditionC)incidentD)disaster

73A)soonB)longC)manyD)often

74A)confrontedB)treatedC)identifiedD)provided

75A)forB)toC)byD)through

76A)beforeB)sinceC)whenD)while

77A)collectedB)conductedC)discoveredD)published

78A)byB)ofC)withD)in

79A)amountB)averageC)sumD)number

80A)significantB)heavyC)commonD)serious

81A)ForB)OnC)ButD)So

82A)requireB)inspireC)engageD)command

83A)includeB)confineC)implyD)contain

84A)enjoyableB)stimulatingC)tediousDistressful

85A)whoB)whatC)whichD)that

86A)harshlyB)reluctantlyC)easilyD)casually

87A)oughttoB)mayC)usedtoD)need

88A)AnyB)OneC)OtherD)Another

89A)WhateverB)WhicheverC)WheneverD)Wherever

90A)mostB)worstC)leastD)best

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

shortessayentitledShouldtheUniversityCampusBeOpentoTourists?

YoushouldwriteatLeast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.名校校園正成為旅游新熱點(diǎn)

2.校園是否應(yīng)對(duì)游客開(kāi)放，人們看法不同

3.我認(rèn)為……

ShouldtheUniversityCampusBeOpentoTourists?

參考答案

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

1.A)Seeadoctor.

2.C)Thewomanpreferstotakethe2:30train.

3.D)She'IIconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.

4.A)Alicedidn'tseemtobenervousduringherspeech..

5.C)Therearemoreextremesintheweather.

6.B)Atabookstore.

7.A)Themancanstayinherbrother?sapartment.

8.C)It，smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

9.B)Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective.

10.D)Applyforajobintheelectroniccompany.

11.D)Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.

12.A)Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.

13.A)Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.

14.B)Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife.

15.C)Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents.

16.A)Theyusuallydon'tfollowfamilyrules.

17.C)Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

18.B)Itismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.

19.B)Theycanbothbequitechallenging.

20.D)Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

21.D)Peopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheircompany'spotato

chips

22.D)ltneedstoturntothewordmarketfordevelopment.

23.A)consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrands

24.B)Topromotethecompanyisstrategyofglobalization.

25.C)willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeople

26.A)Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.

27.C)Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.

28.B)unthinkable

29.A)Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.

30.D)keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisis

31.D)putupwith

32.B)stayawayfrom

33.C)doingchallengingworkmaybegoodforone'shealth

34.B)theoutcomewasbeyondtheircontrol

35.C)shortburstsofstresshormonesenhancememoryfunction

36.D)thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology

37.B)Tmawareyou?reupset,butTmnottoblame

38.C)itisvagueandineffective

39.B)theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccount

40.D)notassimpleasitseems

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

41.C)fate

42.B)delivery

43.A)enthusiasm

44.B)witnesses

45.A)unstable

46.D)takeon

47.A)seeto

48.D)Nevertheless

49.C)loan

50.D)locate

51.A)excuse

52.C)targets

53.B)source

54.B)dim

55.D)flexible

56.B)getover

57.A)Inviewof

58.C)transferred

59.D)insert

60.B)decorated

61.D)turndown

62.B)atintervals

63.A)deposit

64.D)keen

65.A)Excessive

66.C)nottospeakof

67.A)involve

68.B)may

69.D)concernedabout

70.D)anniversary

PartIVClose(15minutes)

71.A)called

72.A)Accident

73.D)often

74.A)confronted

75.B)to

76.C)when

77.D)published

78.C)with

79.B)average

80.D)serious

81.C)but

82.D)command

83.A)include

84.D)stressful

85.A)who

86.C)easily

87.C)usedto

88.B)one

89.C)Whenever

90.C)least

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

shortessayentitledShouldtheUniversityCampusBeOpentoTourists?

Youshould