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四级题库2

四级题库2

一、Vocabularyandstructure.

1.Theyplayedcards______killingtime.

a.inorderofb.forthesakeofc.incaseofd.insteadof

2.Ghostsarewidelyregardedas______butmanypeoplestillbelieveinthem.

a.artificialb.superstitiousc.suspiciousd.abstract

3.Theyaretherightpeopleto______incaseofemergency.

a.turnonb.fallonc.fallbackond.buildon

4.Hisproposal_______somelightonthesolutiontotheproblem.

a.illuminatesb.givesc.spreadsd.sheds

5.SheisquiteOKinhealthactuallythoughsheoftenlooks______.

a.neverthelessb.likewisec.otherwised.contrary

6.Thetheoryisonlypartlysound.Weshouldn’t______itwithoutconsideration.

a.understandb.appreciatec.takeind.swallow

7.Whenheawoke,hefoundhimself______byanoldwoman.

a.lookedafterb.belookedafterc.beinglookedafterd.lookingafter

8.Yeteventhishugeglobeisbutaverysmallobjectwhen______withthesun.

a.contrastedb.comparedc.distinguishedd.separated

9.Thebookisnot______whatwehavepaidforit.

a.worthb.worthyc.worthwhiled.worthyof

10.Theperformancewasstagedbyagroupof______whohavebeenstudyingdramaticsasahobby.

a.professionalsb.playwrightsc.amateursd.greenhand

11.Itisquitestrangethatheshouldbeutterly______topubliccriticism.

A.sensibleb.indifferentc.unconcernedd.uninterested

12.Howmuchareyou______bythetaxi-driverfromtheairporttothehotel?

a.askedb.acquiredc.inquiredd.charged

13.JohnSmithwasamodelhusbandforhehad______hiswifenothingeversincetheygotmarried.

a.declinedb.deniedc.refusedd.regretted

14.Mikehasalways______atsongsanddances,evenasayoungboy.

a.excelledb.succeededc.exceededd.distinguished

15.Intimeofgrief,italwayshelpsto______somenewactivity.

a.catchupb.keeptoc.turntod.keepup

16.Tohisgreatsurprise,Smith______throughhisdrivingtestthistime.

a.breezedb.helpedc.pulledd.breathed

17.Thehusband______hiswifeandchildrenandranawaywiththatill-famedwoman.

a.departedb.declinedc.desertedd.rejected

18._______tocontinuehisstudies,Jamesquittedschool.

a.Notwishingb.Wishingnotc.Havingnotwishedd.Inordernottowish

19.Thisis______workthatfewpeoplehaveappliedforitsofar.

a.suchdemandingb.suchademandingc.sodemandedd.sodemandeda

20.Such______thecase,therewerenogroundstojustifyyourcomplaints.

a.wasb.beingc.hadbeend.tobe

21.Heactedasifhe_____inEnglandbefore.

a.wouldnotliveb.didnotlive

c.wouldn’thavelivedd.hadneverlived

22.Ididn’thear_____becausetherewastoomuchnoisewhereIwassitting.

a.whatdidhesayb.whathesaid

c.whatwashesayingd.whatforhimtosay

23.Petersaidthathewouldn’tmind_____thewindows.

a.myopeningb.Iopen

c.metoopend.formetoopen

24.Ipassedthetest.I_____itwithoutyourhelp.

a.wouldnotpassb.didn’tpass

c.wouldn’thavepassedd.hadnotpassed

25.Seldom_____insucharudeway.

a.wehavebeentreatedb.wehavetreated

c.havewebeentreatedd.havewetreated

26.Weenjoyedourselvesverymuchattheparty.You_____withus.

a.musthavecomeb.shouldhavecome

c.mustcomed.shouldcome

27.Hewasverybusyyesterday;otherwisehe_____tothemeeting.

a.hadcomeb.wouldcome

c.couldcomed.wouldhavecome

28.Weareopposedto_____withouthim.

a.haveapartyb.wehaveaparty

c.havingapartyd.ushaveaparty

29.Herparentsinsistedthatshe_____untilshefinishedherdegree.

a.stayedb.stays

c.stayd.wouldstay

30.You’dratherworkthanplay,_____?

a.wouldn’tyoub.wouldyou

c.doyoud.don’tyou

二.ReadingComprehension.

PassageOne

BabeRuthwasoneofthegreatestbaseballplayersintheworld.GeorgeHermanRuth（Babewasanickname）wasbornonFebruary6,1895.Hewasadifficultchildinschooluntiloneofhisteachersdiscoveredhistalentforbaseball.TheteacherarrangedatryoutwiththeBaltimoreOrioles.Heplayedforthemuntil1914.ThentheOriolessoldRuthtotheBostonRedSox.

Ruthstartedasapitcher.Hewasproudofhispitchingrecordduringthe1916WorldSerieschampionshipfortheBostonRedSox;hepitchedover29scorelessinnings,morethanthreecompletescorelessgames.

In1920,theNewYorkYankeesboughtRuth.Withthisteam,hebecameoneofthemostoutstandingbatters.In1927,hehit60morerunsinoneseason,arecordthatnoonematchedforalmostfiftyyears.

BecauseofRuth’stremendouspopularity,theteambuiltanewYankeeStadiumthatbaseballfanscalledthe“HousethatRuthBuilt”.

In1936,attheendofhisplayingcareer,hewasoneofthefirstfiveplayerselectedtotheBaseballHallofFame.Babediedin1948andthewholeworldmournedhisdeath.

1.Accordingtothepassage,Ruthbeganhisplayingcareerin.

a.1895b.1914c.1920d.ayearunmentioned

2.Ruthwasverypopularbecause.

a.hewasoneofthebestpitchers

b.hewasoneofthemostfamousbatters

c.bebuiltthe“HousethatRuthBuilt”

d.BothAandB

3.Accordingtothepassage,in1920,Ruth.

a.becauseamemberoftheNewYorkYankee

b.hit60morerunsinoneseason

c.playedfortheBostonRedSox

d.endedhisplayingcareer

4.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,whatdidRuthdoin1927?

a.HeplayedfortheNewYorkYankees.

b.Heestablishedanewworldrecordofhitting60runsinoneseason.

c.Hewasregardedasoneofthefirstfiveplayersbybaseballfans.

d.Hemadeanewpitchingrecord.

5.Aninferencewhichmaybemadefromthefifthparagraphisthat.

a.hisbaseballfanscollectedalargesumofmoneyforbuildingtheYankeeStadium

b.RuthhimselfbuilttheYankeeStadium

c.theNewYorkYankeebuiltitinhishonor

d.NewYorkersbuilttheStadiuminhonorofRuth.

PassageTwo

Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilianclothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whataneasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentitythantostepoutofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.

Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

6.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality.

a.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

b.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

c.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

d.willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform

7.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkingthatamaninuniform.

a.suggestsqualitywork

b.discardshissocialidentity

c.appearstobemorepractical

d.lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes

8.Thechieffunctionofauniformisto.

a.providepracticalbenefitstothewearer

b.makethewearer’sconfidenceinhimself

c.inspirethewearer’sconfidenceinhimself

d.providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity

9.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms.

a.areusuallyhelpful

b.havelittleornoindividualfreedom

c.tendtolosetheirindividuality

d.enjoygreaterpopularity

10.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

a.UniformsandSociety

b.TheImportanceofWearingaUniform

c.PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniform

d.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniforms

PassageThree

Internetuseappearstocauseadeclineinpsychologicalwell-being,accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmoredepressionandlonelinessthanthosewhologgedon（登录）lessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Anditwasn’tthatpeoplewhowerealreadyfeelingbadspentmoretimeontheInternet,butthatusingtheNetactuallyappearedtocausethebadfeelings.

Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayexplainthedropinwell-being,researchershypothesized（假设）.Faceless,bodiless“virtual”communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldviatheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

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