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专四考试模拟题六

英语专业四级考试模拟题6

PARTIICLOZE

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.

Inthemorningitstartstorain.Itwasthefirstrainofthenewyearandit（26）____,inanextremelyviolentmanner,thebeginningoftherainyseason.Thedropswhichfellwerelarge,andtheyfellstraightdown,for（27）____tropicalrainsneverdegenerateintoslantingdrizzle,thefamiliar（28）____ofarainydayinsomanyotherpartsoftheworld.Therainfellheavily,itfellcontinuouslyanditsaturatedeverythingwhichlay（29）____itsway.Duringtherainmostpeoplekepttotheirhomes.Butafewwalkedabout,（30）____tothewetnessoftheirclothesanddeterminedto（31）____asusual.And,forthosewhowishedtokeepdryhowevermuchitcostthem,therewerealways（32）____taxis.Theysplashedbyalongtheroad,withthewindscreenwipersrevealingonly（33）____glimpsesofthedriverspeeringfaces.（34）____,whentherainhadstarted,thedrivershadhadonlythebigpuddlestomiss,butlateron,thenthedrainshadoverflowedandthewholeroadswamwithwateralldangerouspitsand（35）____hadbeenhidden,andthefacespeeringthroughthewindscreenspeeredevenmoreanxiouslythanbefore.Butoftenthefacesinsidethetaxiceasedto（36）____tolookoutatall,forwaterhadsplasheduptotheelectricalsystem,andtheenginestoppedjustassurlyandabruptlyasitwouldhavedone,（37）____thecaractually（38）____intooutofthedrainsithadso（39）____missedonlyafewmoments（40）____.

26.A）exhibitedB）markedC）showedD）identified

27.A）brutalB）intenseC）wildD）fierce

28.A）patternB）styleC）modelD）norm

29.A）onB）atC）inD）over

30.A）resigningB）toresignC）resignedD）havingresigned

31.A）carryonB）keeponC）continueD）goon

32.A）/B）theC）manyD）some

33.A）fragmentaryB）suddenC）partialD）scattered

34.A）InitiallyB）OriginallyC）FormerlyD）Firstly

35.A）destructionsB）frustrationsC）constructionsD）obstructions

36.A）disturbB）intendC）botherD）worry

37.A）wasB）wereC）hadD）has

38.A）skiddedB）swervedC）slippedD）glided

39.A）closelyB）nearlyC）almostD）narrowly

40.A）aheadB）beforeC）agoD）beforehand

PARTIIIGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompletesthesentence.

41.Wearenotonverygood____withthepeoplenextdoor.

A）friendship

B）relations

C）will

D）terms

42.Usuallynewspapers____forpeoplewithintellectualinterests.

A）suit

B）furnish

C）regard

D）cater

43.Theovercrowdedlivingconditions____aheavystrainonthefamily.

A）set

B）put

C）made

D）pressed

44.Thesupplyofapplesexceedsthe____thisyear.

A）request

B）claim

C）requirement

D）demand

45.Imusttakethiswatchtoberepaired;it____overtwentyminutesaday.

A）increases

B）progresses

C）accelerates

D）gains

46.Ifthisanimalhadescapedfromitscageitcould____havekilledorhurtseveralpeople.

A）equally

B）both

C）well

D）severely

47.I'msorrywegaveyousuchashort____ofourvisit.

A）caution

B）notice

C）information

D）preparation

48.Thatoldvasewill____anattractivelamp-holder.

A）compose

B）form

C）make

D）assemble

49.TheWorldBankhascriticizedthecountryfornotgivingenoughfinancial____todevelopingcountries.

A）allowance

B）aid

C）loan

D）provision

50.Nothingwouldstopmefrom____myambition.

A）reaching

B）completing

C）achieving

D）obtaining

51.Heshowedhis____fortheTVprogrammerbyswitchingitoff.

A）distaste

B）discontent

C）annoyance

D）boredom

52.Theyare____thewoodsforthemissingchild.

A）seeking

B）looking

C）investigating

D）combing

53.Topreventfloodinginwinterthewaterflowingfromthedamisconstantly____byacomputer.

A）Managed

B）graded

C）monitored

D）conducted

54.____Iknowthemoneyissafe.Ishallnotworryaboutit.

A）Eventhough

B）Unless

C）Aslongas

D）However

55.Hecouldn'tlieconvincinglyenoughtotakeachild____.

A）away

B）down

C）in

D）up

56.TheparentswereworriedaboutDorothybecausenoonewasaware____shehadgone.

A）wherethat

B）ofwhere

C）oftheplacewhere

D）theplace

57.Itwasnotuntilshereturnedhome____sherealizedshehadalmostwastedtenofhervaluablehours.

A）and

B）when

C）then

D）that

58.Therehasnotbeenagreatresponsetothesale,____?

A）doesit

B）hasit

C）doesthere

D）hasthere

59.Anthropologyisascience____anthropologistsusearigoroussetofmethodsandtechniquestodocumentobservationsthatcanbecheckedbyothers.

A）inthat

B）thatin

C）that

D）in

60.Theactivitiesoftheinternationalmarketingresearcherarefrequentlymuchbroaderthan____.

A）thedomesticmarketerhas

B）thoseofthedomesticmarketer

C）thedomesticmarketerdoes

D）thatwhichhasthedomesticmarketer

61.I'msurprisedatthere____anindex.

A）nottobe

B）tobenot

C）notbeing

D）beingnot

62.I____thissoup.I____pepperinit.

A）amtasting……amtasting

B）amtasting……taste

C）taste……amtasting

D）taste……havetasted

63.____,explorerscouldneverhavefoundthecave.

A）Butforthefissurehadbeenspotted

B）Ifnotthefissurehadbeenspotted

C）Hadthefissurenotbeenspotted

D）Hadnotthefissurebeenspotted

64.Johnoftensitsinasmallbar,drinkingandsmokingconsiderablymore____.

A）thanthatheishealthy

B）thangoodforhishealth

C）thanhishealthcould

D）thanisgoodforhishealth

65.This____girlisMary'scousin.

A）prettylittleSwedish

B）Swedishlittlepretty

C）Swedishprettylittle

D）littleprettySwedish

PARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyfifteenquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.

TextA

TheStoneAgewasaperiodofhistorywhichbeganinapproximately2millionB.C.andlasteduntil3000B.C……Itsnamewasderivedfromthestonetoolsandweaponsthatmodernscientistsfound.ThisperiodwasdividedintothePaleolithic,Mesolithic,andNeolithicAges.Duringthefirstperiod（2millionto8000B.C.）,thefisthatchetanduseoffireforheatingandcookingweredeveloped.AsaresultoftheIceAge,whichevolvedabout1millionyearsintothePaleolithicAge,peoplewereforcedtoseekshelterincaves,wearclothing,anddevelopnewtools.DuringtheMesolithicAge（8000to6000B.C.）peoplemadecrudepotteryandthefirstfishhooks,tookdogshunting,anddevelopedabowandarrowwhichwasuseduntilthefourteenthcenturyA.D……TheNeolithicAge（6000to3000B.C.）sawhumankinddomesticatingsheep,goats,pigs,andcattle,beinglessnomadicthaninpreviouseras,establishingpermanentsettlementsandcreatinggovernments.

66.WhichofthefollowingdevelopmentsisnotrelatedtotheconditionsoftheIceAge?

A）Farming.

B）Clothing.

C）livingindoors.

D）Usingfire.

67.Whichofthefollowingperiodssawpeopledevelopamorecommunalformofliving?

A）Paleolithic.

B）IceAge.

C）Mesolithic.

D）Neolithic.

68.TheauthorstatesthattheStoneAgewassonamedbecause_____.

A）itwasverydurable

B）thetoolsandweaponsweremadeofstone

C）therewaslittlevegetation

D）thepeoplelivedincaves

TextB

Discoveredamereonehundredfiftyyearsagoandmanufacturedcommerciallyjusthalfthatlong,aluminumtodayranksbehindonlyironandsteelamongmetalsservingmankind.Thekeytoitspopularityisitsincredibleversatility.Thesamemetalthatmakeskitchenfoilservesasarmorforbattlefieldtanks.Thematerialoflawnchairsandbaseballbatsalsoformsthevitalpartsofairandspacevehicles——mostoftheirskeletons,theirskins,eventherivetsthatbindthemtogether.Behindaluminumsversatilityliepropertiessodiversethattheyalmostseemtobelongtoseveraldifferentmetals.Forexample,initspureform,aluminumissoftenoughtowhittle.Yetitsalloyscanpossessthestrengthofsteel,withonlyathirdofitsweight.This,whenAlexanedrCalderdesignedoneofhislastmobiles——asoaringcreationeightyfeetlong——hischoiceofaluminumoversteelcuttwotonsfromitsweight.Aluminumalsoassuresthemasterpiecevirtualimmortality.Theinstantthemetalisexposedtoair,itssurfaceacquiresatransparentfilmthatsealstheinterioragainstfurthercorrosion.

69.Accordingtothepassage,aluminumissometimesusedtomakewhichofthethefollowing?

A）Photographicfilm.

B）Framesforstuffedfurniture.

C）Foilsandotherfencingequipment.

D）Partsofspaceships.

70.Themostimportantfeatureofaluminumisthatit______.

A）canbeusedformanydifferentthings

B）issoftenoughtowhittle

C）isstrong

D）canbemarketedinpureform

TextC

Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyarerationedamongbuyers.ThepricesystemoftheUnitedStatesisaverycomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofamyriadofservices,includinglabor,professionaltransportation,andpublic-utilityservices.Theinterrelationshipsofallthesepricesmakeupthe"system"ofprices.Thepriceofanyparticularproductofserviceislinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesinwhicheverythingseemst