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专四TEM4真题

2006年专四TEM-4真题

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PARTⅢCLOZE

TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthe

most（31）heldisthatitisunluckytowalkunderaladderevenifitmeans

（32）thepavementintoabusystreet!

（33）youmustpassunderaladderyoucan

（34）badluckbycrossingyourfingersand（35）themcrosseduntilyouhaveseen

adog.（36）,youmaylickyourfingerand（37）acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,

andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe（38）hasdried.

Anothercommon（39）

isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleitherbring（40）

tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole（41）.Anyoneopeninganumbrellain

fineweatheris（42）,asitinevitablybringsrain!

Thenumber13issaidto

beunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonth（43）onaFriday,anyone

wishingtoavoidabadeventhadbetterstay（44）.theworstmisfortunethatcan

happentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,（45）itbringssevenyearsof

badluck!

Thesuperstitionissupposedto（46）inancienttimes,whenmirrors

wereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.

Blackcatsaregenerallyconsidered

luckyinBritain,eventhoughtheyare（47）witchcraft..itis（48）luckyifa

blackcatcrossesyourpath-althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebelief

prevails.

Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionisthatoftouchingwood（49）

luck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthat

istemptingfate,suchas“mycarhasnever（50）,touchwood?

”

31.AbroadlyBwidelyCquicklyDspeedily

32.ArunningfromBjumping

offCsteppingoffDkeepingfrom

33.AIfBAsCThoughDUnless

34.A

eraseBremoveCavoidDease

35.AkeepBkeepingCkeptDtokeep

36.

AConsequentlyBHoweverCComparativelyDAlternatively

37.AmakeBprint

CperformDproduce

38.AlabelBsymbolCmarkDcut

39.AargumentB

superstitionCopinionDidea

40.AlossBdifficultyCtragedyDmisfortune

41.AhouseBhouseholdChomeDcircle

42.AunwiseBunintelligentC

unpopularDunfortunate

43.AfallsBarrivesCdropsDhappens

44.A

awayBoutdoorsCindoorsDfar

45.AwhenBasCifDthough

46.Ahave

originatedBbeoriginatingCbeoriginatedDoriginate

47.Aconcerned

aboutBrelatedwithCassociatedwithDconnectedin

48.AespeciallyB

speciallyCfrequentlyDrarely

49.AasBforCinDof

50.Abrokenup

BbrokenoffCbrokenawayDbrokendown

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PARTⅣGRAMMARandVOCABULARY

51.__dullhemaybe,heiscertainlyaverysuccessfultopexecutive.

A

AlthoughBwhateverCAsDHowever

52.IfonlyI__playtheguitaraswellasyou!

AwouldBcouldCshouldD

might

53.Theparty,__Iwastheguestofhonour,wasextremelyenjoyable.

Aby

whichBforwhichCtowhichDatwhich

54It’shightimewe__cuttingdowntherainforests.

AstoppedBhadto

stopCshallstopDstop

55Thestudentsaidtherewereafewpointsintheessayhe__impossibleto

comprehend.

AhasfoundBwasfindingChadfoundDwouldfind

56Loudspeakerswerefixedinthehallsothateveryone__anopportunityto

hearthespeech.

AoughttohaveBmusthaveCmayhaveDshouldhave

57Iamsurprised__thiscityisadullplacetolivein.

Athatyou

shouldthinkBbywhatyouarethinkingCthatyouwouldthinkDwithwhatyou

werethinking

58Susanisveryhardworking,butherpayisnot__forherwork.

Aenough

goodBgoodenoughCasgoodenoughDgoodasenough

59Itisimperativethatthegovernment__moreinvestmentintothe

shipbuildingindustry.

AattractsBshallattractCattractDhasto

60Landbelongstothecity;thereis__thingasprivateownershipof

land.

AnosuchaBnotsuchCnotsuchaDnosuch

61Mydaughterhaswalkedeightmilestoday.Weneverguessedthatshecould

walk__far.

A/BsuchCthatDas

6２Thestatistics__thatlivingstandardsintheareahaveimproved

drasticallyinrecenttimes.

AprovesBisprovingCareprovingDprove

63Thereareonlytenapplesleftinthebaskets,__thespoiltones.

A

notcountingBnottocountCdon’tcountDhavingnotcounted

64Itwas__wehadhoped

AmoreasuccessthanBasuccessmorethanCas

muchofasuccessasDasuccessasmuchas

65Thereusedtobeapetrolstationnearthepark,__?

Adidn’titB

doesn’tthereCusedn’tit?

Ddidn’tthere

66Itisanoffencetoshow__againstpeopleofdifferentraces.

A

distinctionBdifferenceCseparationDdiscrimination

67Agreatamountofworkhasgoneinto__theCathedraltoitsprevious

splendour.

ArefreshingBrestoringCrenovatingDrenewing

68Thethievesfledwiththelocalpolicecloseontheir__.

AbacksB

necksCtoesDheels

69Theeconomicrecessionhasmeantthatjob__isararething.

Asecurity

BsafetyCprotectionDsecureness

70Manypeoplenowadayssavemoneyto__fortheiroldage.

AcaterB

supplyCprovideDequip

71Thetoneofthearticle__thewriter’smoodatthetime.

Areproduced

BreflectedCimaginedDimitated

72Thisisnottheright__toaskformyhelp;Iamfartoobusyevento

listen

73Thejobofastudentaccommodationofficer__agreatmanyvisitsto

landladies.

AconcernsBoffersCasksDinvolves

74Ourfamilydoctor’sclinic__atthejunctionoftwobusyroads.

Arests

BstandsCstaysDseats

75Shewassofatthatshecouldonlyjust__throughthedoor.

Aassemble

BappearCsqueezeDgather

76Aftertheheavyrain,abuilderwascalledtorepairtheroof,whichwas

__.

AleakingBtricklingCprominentDnoticeable

77Thereceptionwasattendedby__membersofthelocalcommunity.

A

excellentBconspicuousCprominentDnoticeable

78SharepricesontheStockExchangeplungedsharplyinthemorningbut

__slightlyintheafternoon.

AregainedBrecoveredCrestoredDrevived

79Hisbrainhasworkedawayontheideaofauniversalcure.

ArichB

quickCproductiveDfertile

80Thecouplehasdonatedanot__amountofmoneytothefoundation.

A

inconsiderableBinconsiderateCinaccurateDincomparable

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PARTⅤREADINGCOMPREHENSION

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TEXTA

Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.

Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyour

culture,butourverybodiesaswell.

First.Let’stalkaboutculture.The

differencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,you

getwhoeveranswersit.

Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,

however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe

“meeting”influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenand

wheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedin

advance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceof

worktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedon

therun.Itisnolonger“seeyouthereat8”,but“textmearound8andwe’ll

seewhereweallare”.

Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,

“insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging”,two

Britishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:

the

“talkers”andthe“texters”-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewho

prefertexttovoice.

Theyfoundthatthemobilephone’sindividualityand

privacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.

Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheywere

toreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresenta

self-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthem

well.

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughtto

bodylanguage.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone.

Thereisthe“speakeasy”:

theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confidentway,

chattingaway.Andthereisthe“spacemaker”:

thesepeoplefocusonthemselves

andkeepoutotherpeople.

Whocanblamethem?

Phonemeetingsgetcancelled

orreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeonpeople’sprivacy.So,itis

understandableifyourmobilemakesyounervous.Butperhapsyouneedn’tworry

somuch.Afterall,itisgoodtotalk.

81whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they

A:

arrangethemeetingplace

beforehand

B.postponefixingtheplacetilllastminute

C:

seldomcare

aboutwhenandwheretomeet

D:

stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeeting

plans.

82AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychological

effectaremostlylikelytobeseenon

A:

TALKERS

B;the

"speakeasy"

c.the“spacemaker”

D.texters

83Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare

A:

quiterevealing

B:

wellwritten

c:

unacceptablebyothers

d;shocking

toothers

84accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingon

themobile

a:

talkers

b:

thespeakeasy

c:

thespacemaker

d:

texters

85anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe

A:

theSMSeffect

b:

culturalimplicationofmobileuse

c:

changeintheuseofthemobile

d:

bodylanguageandthemobilephone!

TEXTB

Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-or

atleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,

particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass-whethera

personis“working-class”or“middle-class”

-areoneareainwhichchanges

havebeenextremelyslow.

Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaid

lessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthis

andalsoofthefactthatworkers’jobsweregenerallymuch