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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)?
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150.B)?
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160.C)?
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50.D)?
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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?
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¨2¨|¨?
)were_______cashandsotheysoldtheirsharesatanyprice.
A)badlyinneedofB)badlyneedfor
C)inbadlyneedforD)badlyneeded
CLOZE
Therewasatimewhenparentswho
wantedaneducationalpresentfor
theirchildrenwouldbuyatypewri-
ter,aglobeoranencyclopediaset
(¨°?
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á?
?
¨′?
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¨¨?
¨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(¨?
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¨?
)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,ofsciencethatattractsourattentionfromtheboringroutinesofdailyexistenceandencouragesust