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专四考试模拟题五

英语专业四级考试模拟题5

PARTIICLOZE

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.

Television——thatmostpervasiveandpersuasiveofmodern（26）____,markedbyrapidchangeandgrowth——ismovingintoanewera,aneraofextraordinarysophisticationandversatility,which（27）____toreshapeourlivesandourworld.Itisanelectronic（28）____,madepossiblebythe（29）____oftelevisionandcomputersciences.Theword"television,"（30）____fromitsGreek（tele:

distant）andLatin（vision:

sight）roots,can（31）____beinterpretedassightfromadistance.Verysimply（32）____,itworksinthisway:

throughasophisticatedsystemofelectronics,televisionprovidesthe（33）____ofconvertinganimageintoelectronicimpulses,whichcanbesentthroughawireorcable.Theseimpulses,when（34）____intoareceiver（televisionset）,can（35）____beelectronicallyreconstitutedintothatsameimage.Televisionismorethanjustanelectronicssystem,however.Itis（36）____ofexpression,aswellasa（37）____forcommunication,andassuchbecomesapowerfultoolforreadingotherhumanbeings.Thefieldoftelevisioncanbedividedintotwo（38）____determinedbyitsmeansoftransmission.First,thereisbroadcasttelevision,whichteachesthemassesthroughbroad-basedairwavetransmissionoftelevision（39）____.Second,thereisnonbroadcasttelevision,whichprovides（40）____theneedsofindividualsorspecificinterestgroupsthroughcontrolledtransmissiontechniques.

26.A）techniquesB）skillsC）developmentsD）technologies

27.A）suggestsB）promisesC）appearsD）pledges

28.A）evolutionB）innovationC）transformationD）revolution

29.A）marriageB）synthesisC）associationD）unification

30.A）cameB）stemmedC）derivedD）resulted

31.A）accuratelyB）preciselyC）exactlyD）literally

32.A）saidB）putC）expressedD）described

33.A）capabilityB）competenceC）abilityD）proficiency

34.A）feedingB）havingfedC）feedD）fed

35.A）thenB）nowC）laterD）shortly

36.A）ameanB）ameansC）meanD）means

37.A）channelB）apparatusC）vehicleD）mechanism

38.A）classesB）sectionsC）categoriesD）groups

39.A）signalsB）signsC）imagesD）pictures

40.A）forB）withC）toD）on

PARTIIIGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

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

41.Thisisamostpeculiarletter.Whatdoyou____ofit?

A）gather

B）make

C）get

D）feel

42.Nowthatwe'veidentifiedtheproblem,wemustdecideonanappropriatecourseof____.

A）action

B）progress

C）solution

D）development

43.Sincethecouplecouldn't____theirdifference,theydecidedtogetadivorce.

A）reconcile

B）identify

C）adjust

D）coincide

44.Weattendeda____ofthenewmanufacturingprocess.

A）demonstration

B）display

C）showing

D）manifestation

45.Howmanypeopledoyouthinkhiscarwould____?

A）occupy

B）hold

C）fit

D）load

46.Itnever____mymindthathemightrefusetherequest.

A）passed

B）filled

C）crossed

D）occurred

47.Peoplebecomeless____tonewideasastheygrowolder.

A）receptive

B）available

C）attentive

D）attractive

48.Ishereally____tojudgeabrassbandcontest?

A）competent

B）skillful

C）capable

D）efficient

49.Thenewairportwillbe____fromalldirections.

A）available

B）accessible

C）obtainable

D）achievable

50.Theteam'srecentwinshavenow____themforthesemi-finals.

A）fitted

B）promoted

C）qualified

D）selected

51.Forparents,oneoftheproblems____byrisingpricesisthecontinualdemandformorepocketmoney.

A）given

B）posed

C）provided

D）forced

52.Thepolicemanagedto____downtheownerofthecar.

A）trace

B）track

C）search

D）pursue

53.Theparty'sreducedvotewas____oflackofsupportforitspolices.

A）indicative

B）confirming

C）revealing

D）evidence

54.Thefootballmatchwastelevised____fromtheWorkers'Stadium.

A）alive

B）life

C）live

D）lively

55.Havingconsideredtheproblemforawhileshethoughtbetter____herfirstsolution.

A）to

B）than

C）from

D）of

56.Ifthatideawaswrong,theprojectisboundtofail,____goodalltheotherideasmightbe.

A）whatever

B）though

C）whatsoever

D）however

57.Thelessthesurfaceofthegroundyieldstotheweightofthebodyofarunner,____tothebody.

A）thegreaterthestress

B）thestressisgreater

C）greaterthestressis

D）greateristhestress

58.That'syoursister,____?

A）isn'tit

B）isn'tthat

C）isn'tshe

D）aren'tyou

59.It'shightimewe____arest.

A）have

B）had

C）arehaving

D）shouldhave

60.Ifyou____,you'dbettergooutsideinthefreshair.

A）faint

B）havefainted

C）aregoingtofaint

D）willfaint

61.Idon'tknow____.

A）whydothis

B）whytodothis

C）whydoingthis

D）whyweoughttodothis

62.Themanoverthereis____ourprincipal.

A）nootherbut

B）nootherthan

C）noonethan

D）noneotherthan

63.Noonecanwalkthewirewithoutabitoffearunless____veryyoung.

A）havingbeentrained

B）trained

C）tobetrained

D）beingtrained

64.——Whencanwecometovisityou?

——Anytimeyoufeel____.

A）forit

B）toit

C）likeit

D）so

65.Hishonestyis____:

nobodycandoubtit.

A）inquestion

B）outofthequestion

C）besidethequestion

D）withoutquestion

PARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyfifteenquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.

TextA

AWiseManHewasafunnylookingmanwithacheerfulfaceandagood-naturedtalker.Hewasdescribedbyhisstudent,thegreatphilosopher,as"thebestandmostjustandwisestman."Yet,thissamemanwascondemnedtodeathforhisbeliefs.ThemanwastheGreekphilosopher,Socrates,andhewascondemnedfornotbelievingintherecognizedgodandforcorruptingyoungpeople.ThesecondchargestemmedfromhisassociationwithnumerousyoungmenwhocametoAthensfromalloverthecivilizedworldtostudyunderhim.Socratesmethodofteachingwasaskquestionand,bypretendingnottoknowtheanswers,topresshisstudentsintothinkingforthemselves.Histeachingshadinfluence,Socrateshimselfneverwroteaword.Socratesencouragednewideasandfreethinkingintheyoung,andthiswasfrighteningtotheconservativepeople.Theywantedhimsilenced.Yet,manywereprobablysurprisedthatheaccepteddeathsoreadily.Socrateshadtherighttoaskforalesserpenalty,andheprobablycouldhavewonoverenoughofthepeoplewhohadpreviouslycondemnedhim.ButSocrates,asafirmbelieverinlaw,reasonedthatitwaspropertosubmittothedeathsentence.So,hecalmlyacceptedhisfateanddrankacupofpoisonhemlockinthepresenceofhisgrief-strickenfriendsandstudents.

66.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordyetisusedtointroduce_____.

A）contrast.

B）asequence.

C）emphasis.

D）anexample.

67.Socrateswascondemnedtodeathbecausehe_____.

A）firmlybelievedinlaw.

B）wasaphilosopher.

C）publishedoutspokenarticles.

D）advocatedoriginalopinions.

68.BymentioningthatSocrateshimselfneverwroteanything,thewriterimpliesthat_____.

A）itwassurprisingthatSocrateswassofamous.

B）Socrateswasnotsolearnedasheisreputedtohavebeen.

C）Socratesusedtheworkofhisstudentsinteaching.

D）thatauthoritiesrefusedtopublishSocrates'works.

69.Socratesacceptedthedeathpenaltytoshow_____.

A）hisbeliefinhisstudents.

B）hiscontemptforconservatives.

C）hisrecognitionofthelegalsystem.

D）thathewasnotafraidofdeath.

TextB

InEnglish,alongastretchofthenorth-eastcoastwhichgentlycurvesfromNorthumberlandtotheestuaryoftheriverTees,therewasaspot,typicalofmanyonthatcoast,wheresea-coalcollectedrichlyandeffortlessly.Thiscoalwasacoarsepowder,cleanandbrilliant.Itseemedtobearlittleresemblancetothelarge,filthylumpsputontothefire.Althoughitwascoal,itwasperfectlycleananditwassilentlydepositedathightideinaglitteringcarpetakilometerlongforthelocalcommunitytogatherup.Thegreatneededforsea-coalingexpeditionswasacuriousandtraditionallyprovenassortmentwhichnevervariedfromcommunitytocommunityalongtheentirenorth-eastcoastline.Sackswereessentialtoputthecoalin,andstringtotietheneckofeachsackwhenitwasfull.Awoodenrakewasusedtoscrapethecoalfromthebeach.Theonlyalternativetotherakewasaflatpieceofboardheldinthehand.Aflat,broadshoveltolifttherakedcoalintothebags,completedtheportablehardware.Butthemostcrucialitemofequipmentwasabicycle,aspecialkindofrusty,stripped-downmodelwhichwasthesymbolofthesea-coalingcraft.Aladysbikewasnogoodbecauseitlackedacrossbar,andthatwasanessentialelementintransportingsea-coal.Onefullsackcouldbeslungthroughthetriangularframeofamansbike,anotheroverthecrossbarand,sometime,evenathirdontopofthat.Thebeautyofthemetalbaragainstthefull,wetsacksforcedexcesswateroutofthecoalwhileitwasbeingwheeledhome.Onagoodday,thepathtothebeachwasgenerallyadoublesnailtrackofwaterthathadbeenforcedfromeachendofatrailofcoalsacks.

70.Thedifferencebetweenthetwotypesofcoalwasthatseacoal_____.

A）burntbetter.

B）