大学英语四级模拟试题(2)

LISTENINGCOMPREHESION
1.A)Bobistootiredtostudyanymore.
B)Bobdidn'thearthealarm.
C)HetoldBobnottostudylateatnight.
D)HehadoftenadvisedBobtostudyhard.

2.A)ObtainclothingfortheSmiths.
B)HaveapartyfortheSmithsandAlan.
C)MailaninvitationtotheSmiths.
D)AsktheSmithstotellherwheretheylive.

3.A)Thecrowdisverynoisy.
B)Theshowisverydifficulttounderstand.
C)Thetheatreistoobigfortheshow.
D)Theroomistoosmallfortheaudience.

4.A)Theweathermanisusuallyaccurate.
B)Theweathermanisusuallyinaccurate.
C)It'llbesunnyallday.
D)It'llberainingallday.

5.A)Getanewtelevisionset.
B)Findanotherrepairman.
C)SelltheTVtosomeoneelse.
D)DemandacheckfromtheTVstation.

6.A)MissGraygoestoworkontime.
B)MissGraywantedtoseeMr.Frank.
C)MissGrayisalwayslate.
D)MissGraynolongerwantstoworkthere.

7.A)Itisclosed.B)12atnoonto9p.m.
C)9a.m.to5p.m.D)9a.m.to12atnoon.

8.A)??150.B)??160.C)??50.D)??120.
9.A)May5.B)May17.C)May7.D)May15.
10.A)Byplane.B)Bybus.C)Bytrain.D)Bycar.

Passage1Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Mencanunderstandthingsquickly.
B)Mencanlearn.
C)Menhavelearnedtouselanguage.
D)Menhavebrains.
12.A)Anapecanmakenoises.
B)Anapecanunderstandthings.
C)Anapecanlearnwords.
D)Anapecanspeaklikemen.
13.A)Howchildrenlearntospeak.
B)Whyapescanlearnafewwords.
C)Man'sbrainhelpshimlearntospeak.
D)Whathappenswhenmenspeak.

Passage2Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Themuseumsareafinancialsuccess.
B)Thepublicshouldsupportculturalinstitutions.
C)ManypeopleareleavingNewYork.
D)Peopleareveryinterestedinmuseums.

15.A)Togivefinancialhelptomuseums.
B)ToleaveNewYorkandsettleelsewhere.
C)Tovisitmuseumseveryday.
D)TobeinterestedinkeepingNewYorkfinanciallyhealthy.

16.A)Theyarehavinglesstourists.
B)Thegovernmentgivesthemlessmoney.
C)Peoplearenotinterestedinthemanymore.
D)Toomanyhotelsarebuiltaroundthem.

Passage3Question17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Cleveland.B)NewYork.C)Chicago.D)Iowa.

18.A)Seventeen.B)Nineteen.C)Eighteen.D)Sixteen.

19.A)Heranarestaurant.B)Hebecameanauthor.
C)HeworkedonT.V.D)Hebecameapainter.

20.A)Itwasattendedbymorethan1500relatives.
B)ItwascelebratedattheTVstation.
C)Itwasheldin1961.
D)Itwasreportedbyover100newsmen.

VOCABULARYANDSTRUCTURE

21.Itwasverydifficulttoguesswhather___________tothenewswouldbe.
A)opinionB)reactionC)commentD)impression

22.Themedicinethedoctorgaveme________myheadache.
A)reducedB)freed
C)releasedD)relieved

23._______manlearnedhowtobuildhouses,helookedfornatural
shelters.
A)AfterB)LongbeforeC)OnceD)When

24.Politicalinstabilitysometimes_______fromunderdevelopmentin
economy.
A)raisesB)risesC)causesD)arises

25.Idon'tthinkit'llrain,butI'lltakeanumbrella_______itdoes.
A)onconditionB)incase
C)sothatD)asif

26.Whateveryousay,Idon'tbelievehewouldbe_______refusetohelpme.
A)selfishenoughsoB)asselfishasto
C)enoughselfishtoD)soselfishasto

27.Theyaretwinsandlookvery_______.
A)sameB)alikeC)identicalD)like

28.Ididn'tmean_______anything,butthoseappleslookedsogoodI
couldn'tresist_______one.
A)toeat/tryingB)toeat/totry
C)eating/tryingD)eating/totry

29.Icouldn'taffordtorentahouselikethat,_______buyit.
A)nolongerB)nomorethan
C)letaloneD)instead

30.Notonly_______tolerantofotherpeople'sopinions,butheisalsopatient.
A)heisB)ishe
C)hewillbeD)willhebe

31._______itshotsunandbeautifulbeaches,Hawaiiisafineplace
toliveinorvisit.
A)ForB)WithC)SinceD)As

32.Toour_______,Michael'sillnessprovednottobeasseriousaswe
hadfeared.
A)anxietyB)eyesC)reliefD)judgment

33.Hepromisedtoreturnthebookassoonashe_______it.
A)wouldreadB)read
C)hasreadD)hadread

34.Thetouristindustry___________greatlytotheeconomyofthatcountry.
A)supportsB)benefits
C)assistsD)contributes

35.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome______.
A)spoiledB)damagedC)harmedD)hurt

37.Tomsoldthevegetablesathalfpriceratherthan_______themtogobad.
A)allowB)allowedC)allowingD)heallowed

38.Theywonder______thefiguresareaccurate.
A)thatB)which
C)whetherD)asif

39.Itisusuallybetternotto_______things,incasetheyarenotreturned.
A)lendB)offerC)borrowD)lose

40.His______hadalwaysbeentobecomeanarchitect.
A)wantB)imagination
C)ambitionD)direction

41.Sadiehadherhands_______hermouthasiftostopherselffromcrying.
A)byB)atC)overD)above

42.Hissalaryasabusdriverismuchhigher_______.
A)incomparisonthesalaryofateacher
B)thanateacher
C)thanthatofateacher
D)tocompareasateacher

43.Annprefershiking_______thecinema.
A)togoingtoB)thangoingto
C)thantogotoD)togoto

44.HeknowsallShakespeare'spoemsby_______.
A)headB)heartC)mindD)memory

45.IntheStates,theblackpeopleonthewhole_______amuchhigherunemploymentrate.
A)sufferfromB)amountto
C)reachforD)extendto

46.Hedarednotharmthelittlegirl,_______thedoginherarms.
A)eitherB)also
C)andD)nor
47._______anumbrellawithyouincaseitrains.
A)BringB)HoldC)FetchD)Take

48.Itneedhardlybesaidthatamanwhocould_______suchtreatmentwasamanofremarkablephysicalcourageandmoralstrength.
A)makethebestofB)catchupwith
C)getridofD)putupwith

49.Shewasgladthatthewickedmanhaddecided_______.
A)notkillingherB)hisnotkillingher
C)nottokillherD)tonotkillher

50.Somespeculators(¨a??¨2¨|¨?)were_______cashandsotheysoldtheirsharesatanyprice.
A)badlyinneedofB)badlyneedfor
C)inbadlyneedforD)badlyneeded

CLOZE

Therewasatimewhenparentswho
wantedaneducationalpresentfor
theirchildrenwouldbuyatypewri-
ter,aglobeoranencyclopediaset
(¨°?¨??á??¨′??¨¨?¨o¨|).Nowthose__51__51.A)itemsB)toys
seemhopelesslyold-fashioned:thisC)setsD)series
Christmas,therewerealotof__52__52.A)privateB)children
C)schoolD)personal
computersunderthetree.__53__that53.A)givenB)Provided
computersaretheirkeytosuccess,C)ConvincedD)Believed
parentsarealsofranticallyinsisting
thatchildren__54__taughttousethem54.A)areB)be
inschool--asearlyaspossible.C)arebeingD)were
Theproblemforschoolsisthat
whenit__55__computers,parentsdo55.A)talksaboutB)comesto
notalwaysknowbest.C)turnstoD)mentions
Manyschoolsare__56__parental56.A)ignorantofB)blaming
impatienceandarepurchasinghardwareC)yieldingto
D)turninadeafearto
(¨?2?t)__57__soundeducationalplan-57.A)withoutB)with
ningsotheycansay,"Ok,we'vemovedC)throughD)for
intothecomputerage."Teachers__58__58.A)reliedonB)relaxed
themselvescaughtinthemiddleoftheC)freedD)found
problem--betweenparentpressureand
__59__educationaldecisions.59.A)wiseB)clever
C)slowD)enough
Educatorsdonotevenagree__60__60.A)onB)with
howcomputersshouldbeused.AlotofC)toD)about
moneyisgoingforcomputerizededuca-
tionalmaterials__61__researchhas61.A)howeverB)where
C)whatD)that
showncanbetaught__62__withpencil62.A)equally
andpaper.EventhosewhobelievethatB)inthesameway
C)justaswellD)notaswell
allchildrenshould__63__tocomputer,63.A)beopenB)haveaccess
C)lookD)turn
warnofpotential__64__tothevery64.A)approachesB)exposures
young.C)dangersD)laziness
Thetemptation(¨???¨?)remainsstrong
largelybecauseyoungchildren__65__65.A)adoptB)keep
sowelltocomputers.FirstgradershaveC)adaptD)devote
been__66__willingtoworkfortwohours66.A)watchedB)seen
onmathskills.SomehaveanattentionC)toldD)taught
spanof20minutes.__67__schoolcan67.A)HighB)Notevery
affordtogointocomputing,andthatC)NoD)Any
creates__68__anotherproblem:adivi-68.A)alreadyB)ofcourse
sionbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.C)inadditionD)yet
Veryfewparentsask__69__computer69.A)forB)against
instructioninpoorschooldistricts,C)tobuyD)touse
__70__theremaybebarelyenoughmoney70.A)duethatB)inanycase
topaythereadingteacher.C)althoughD)where

READINGCOMPREHENSION

Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThefailedSkylabwillcomescreaminghometoearthindisappointmentsometimenextmonth,butitwillfallweknownotwhere.
Thatpreciseinformationisbeyondeventhecalculationsofscientistsandtheircomputers.
Thebesttheycantellusisthatthespacestation,weighing77tonsandashighasa12-storybuilding,willbreakintohundredsofpiecesthatwillbescatteredacrossatrack100mileswideand4,000mileslong.
Weareagainexposedtooneofthoseunexpectedadventures,ormisadven-tures,ofsciencethatattractsourattentionfromtheboringroutinesofdailyexistenceandencouragesustothinkalotaboutman'sfuture.
WhatworriesRichardSmith,theSkylab'sdirector,isthe'bigpieces'thatwillcomethroughtheatmosphere.Twolumps,weighing2tonseach,andten,weighingatleast1,000poundseach,willcomeinatspeedsofhundredsofmilesanhour,andiftheycrashonlandtheywilldigholesupto100feetdeep.
Whatworriesus,withourlackofscientificknowledgeandourquickimagination,isboththebigandlittlepieces,althoughprojectofficialssaythereisaverysmallchancethatanyonewillbeinjuredbythem.
That'sgoodtoknow,butitdoesn'tremovethedoubtsofthemillionswhostillrememberthenuclearaccidentatThreeMileIsland.Thataccidenttookplacein1979inspiteofwhatscientistshadassuredusastothesafetyofthenuclearreactor.

71.WheretheSkylabwillfall_______.
A)iskeptsecret
B)willbeannouncedsoon
C)ispredictedbyscientists
D)can'tbepredicted

72.ThebrokenSkylabwillbe_______.
A)intwolumps--oneweighing2tonsandtheotherweighing10tons
B)fallingwiththeforceofa12-storybuilding
C)composedof12bigpiecesandhundredsofsmallerpieces
D)anattractivescenetomillionsofpeople

73.Theauthorsuggeststhat_______.
A)thedangeroftheSkylab'sfallhasbeenoverestimated
B)it'suselesstoworryoverthingsyoucan'tdoanythingabout
C)computerscansolvetheproblemcausedbythebrokenSkylab
D)thedangeroftheSkylab'sfallhasbeenunderestimated

74.TheauthorreferstoThreeMileIsland_______.
A)becausehefearsthatapieceoftheSkylabmaystrikeanuclearpower
plant
B)asadoubtfulcommentontheofficials'words
C)becauseheisafraidofnuclearpower
D)becausethenuclearreactorthereandtheSkylabwerebuiltbythesame
company

75.Theauthorexpresseshis_______.
A)interestinthefailureoftheSkylab
B)willingnesstogivehisadvice
C)doubtfulattitudetowardscientists
D)eagernesstoseemorenewscientificdiscoveries

Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AnytalkoftheenergyneedsoftheUnitedStatesshouldincludeadiscussionoftheTennesseeValleyAuthority,asuccessfulbutsometimesquietfederalagency.TheTennesseevalleyAuthoritybeganlifein1933asoneofthepublicworksagenciesdesignedtohelpfighttheGreatDepression.TheTVAwasfirstmeanttoemploythousandsofmentobuildachainofdamsdowntheTennesseeRiver.Thesedamsweretoincludeelectricplantsforgeneratingelectricitytoprovidecheappowerfortherurallandinthevalleyarea.
Withintenyears,mostofthehomesintheTVAareahadelectricity.Intwentyyears,therewerefourtimesasmanyhomesintheareawithpower.Atfirst,TVAelectrcitycostapennyperkilowatt.Manyhomesintheareareliedonelectricityforheating.Thisresultsincriticismnowthatelec-tricityismorethanthreepenniesperkilowatt.OthercriticismhasbeenaimedattheTVA'sothermethodsofgeneratingpowerin1975.TheAuthoritywassued(?e??)forpollutingtheairwithitscoal-generatingplants.Anti-nucleargroupspointoutthattheTVAwouldsoonhaveatotalofseventeenatomicreactorplantssupplyingpowerforitsservicearea.ButtheTennesseeValleyAuthorityhasadjustedtothenewtimes.Itquicklybecameamodelforpollutioncontrolatitscoalplants.JustasquicklytheTVAfounditselfanenergyconserveraswellasaproducer.TheTVAconductsfreehomeenergyconsultationsandofferscheaploanstoconsumerswhowanttoinstallinsulationstormwindows,solarenergyequipmentorwoodburningstoves.TheresultingdecreaseindemandhasallowedtheTVAtopostponeordelayconstructionoftwonuclearreactors.Instead,theAuthorityisbuildingaplanttoextractcoalgasfromlow-gradecoal.Theirfirststepwillbetousethecoalgastomakeanammonia(???à)fertilizerforfarmersintheTVAservicearea.Theirultimategoalistoproduceasyntheticfuelfromthecoalgas.TheTVAwillthenbeonceagainproducingacheapersourceofenergyandhelpingsolvethenation'sproblems,severalatatime.

76.Themainideaofthispassageisthat____________.
A)electricitypurchasedbyTVA'scustomershastripledinprice.
B)theTVAhasnotserveditsfunctionwell.
C)theTVAisdangeroustotheenvironment.
D)theTVAhasalwaysbeenapioneerintheenergyfield.

77.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)TheTennesseeValleyAuthoritywascreatedin1933.
B)TheTVA'sinitialfunctionwastoprovideworkfortheunemployed.
C)TheTVAhasbeenmakinganeffortindecreasingthenumberofnuclearreactorplantsitdependson.
D)TheTVAisinterestedinproducingcoalgasfromlow-gradecoal.

78.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat____________.
A)theTVAnolongersupplieselectricityforheating
B)beforethetimeoftheTVA,fewhomesintheTennesseevalleyhadelectricity
C)theTVAhasnothadtorelyonatomicreactorforitspower
D)coalgasisexpensivetoproduce

79.Thepassagesuggeststhat____________.
A)theTVAisnowprivatelyowned
B)theTVAismoreinterestedinwhatisgoodforthenationthaninmakingmoney
C)syntheticfuleischeapertoproducethanelectricity
D)ammoniafertilizersarenonpolluting

80.Asusedinthispassage,theword"extract"means____________.
A)burnB)reshape
C)defyD)removefrom

Questions81to85arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IntheEnglisheducationalsystem,studentstakethreeveryimportantexaminations.Thefirstistheeleven-plus,whichistakenattheageofelevenoralittlepast.Atonetimetheabilityoraptitudeshownontheeleven-pluswouldhavedeterminedifachildstayedinschool.Now,however,allchildrencontinuein"comprehensive"schools,andtheeleven-plusdetermineswhichcoursesofstudythechildwillfollow.Attheageoffifteenorsixteen,thestudentsaretestedfortheOrdinaryLeveloftheGeneralCertificateofEducation.Thisexaminationcoversawiderangeofsubjects;oncestudentshavepassedthisexam,theyareallowedtospecialize,sothattwo-thirdsormoreoftheircourseswillbeinphysics,chemistry,classicallanguages,orwhatevertheywishtostudyatgreaterlength.Thefinalexamination,ateighteen,coversonlythecontentofthespecialsubjects.Evenattheuniversities,studentsstudyonlyintheirconcentratedarea,andveryfewstudentseverventureout-sidethatsubjectagain;inarealsense,theEnglishboyorgirlisaspecialistfromtheageoffifteen.

81.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.
A)showwhymostEnglishstudentsare"specialists"
B)showthesuperiorityoftheEnglisheducationalsystem
C)describethethreeteststhattheEnglisheducationalsystemisbasedon
D)discusstheinequalitiesoftheEnglisheducationalsystem

82.TheexamfortheOrdinaryLeveloftheGeneralCertificateofEducation
isadministratedattheageof______.
A)fifteenB)eighteen
C)elevenD)thirteen

83.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat______.
A)theexamthatistakenatageeighteeniseasierthantheothertwoexams
B)failureontheeleven-plusexamexcludesastudentfromfurther
schooling
C)highereducationismuchnarrowerinscopeinEnglandthanin
American
D)physicsandchemistryarethetwomostpopularcoursesofstudy

84.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.
A)mostpeopleinEnglandarecollegeeducated
B)schoolingisverycloselycontrolledinEngland
C)thefailurerateoneleven-plusexamisquitehigh
D)England'sstructurededucationalsystemhasreducedtheilliteracy
rateinthatcountrydramatically

85.Asusedinthepassage,theword"content"(inLine12)means______.
A)difficultiesB)framework
C)materialD)pleasure

Questions86to90arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whatmakesitrain?Rainfallsfromcloudsforthesamereasonany-thingfallstoEarth.TheEarth'sgravitypullsit.Buteverycloudismadeofwaterdropletsoricecrystals.Whydoesn'trainorsnowfallconstantlyfromallclouds?Thedropletsoricecrystalsincloudsareexceedinglysmall.Theeffectofgravityonthemisminute.Aircurrentsmoveandliftdropletssothatthenetdownwarddisplacement(¨°???￥)iszero,eventhoughthedropletsareinconstantmotion.
Dropletsandicecrystalsbehavesomewhatlikedustintheairmadevisibleinashaftofsunlight.Tothecasualobserver,dustseemstoactinatotallyrandomfashion,movingaboutchaoticallywithoutfixeddirec-tion.Butinfactdustparticlesaremuchlargerthanwaterdropletsandtheyfinallyfall.Theclouddropletofaveragesizeisonly1/2500inchindiameter.Itissosmallthatitwouldtakesixteenhourstofallhalfamileinperfectlystillair,anditdoesnotfalloutofmovingairatall.Onlywhenthedropletgrowstoadiameterof1/125inchorlargercanitfallfromthecloud.Theaverageraindropcontainsamilliontimesasmuchwaterasatinyclouddroplet.Thegrowthofaclouddroplettoasizelargeenoughtofalloutisthecauseofrainandotherformsofprecipitation.Thisimportantgrowthprocessiscalled"coalescence."

86.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?
A)Themechanicsofrain.
B)TheclimateofNorthAmerica.
C)Howgravityaffectsaircurrent.
D)Typesofclouds.

87.Theword"minute"inLine5isclosestinmeaningtowhichforthe
following?
A)Second.B)Tiny.C)Smooth.D)Predictable.

88.Whydon'tallicecrystalsincloudsimmediatelyfalltoEarth?
A)Theyarebalancedbythepressureofraindroplets.
B)Theeffectofgravityathighaltitudeisrandom.
C)Theyarekeptintheskybyaircurrents.
D)Theyaremovingaboutwithoutfixeddirections.

89.Whatcanbeinferredaboutdropsofwaterlargerthan1/125inch
indiameter?
A)Theyneveroccur.
B)Theyarenotaffectedbytheforceofgravity.
C)Instillairtheywouldfalltoearth.
D)Inmovingairtheyfallataspeedofthirty-twomilesperhour.

90.Inthispassage,whatdoestheterm"coalescence"(inParagraph2)referto?
A)Thegatheringofsmallcloudstoformlargerclouds.
B)Thegrowthofdroplets.
C)Thefallofraindropsandotherprecipitation.
D)Themovementofdustparticlesinthesunlight.

WRITING

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononReading--TheBestmeansToAcquireKnowledgeinthreeparagraphs.YouaregiventhemainideaofeachparagraphinChinese.YouarerequiredtodeveloptheseideasinEnglish.Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan120words.Remembertowriteclearly.