专四考试模拟题五.docx

1、专四考试模拟题五英语专业四级考试模拟题5 PART II CLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank. Television that most pervasive and persuasive of modern (26)_, marked by rapid change and growth is moving

2、into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which (27)_ to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic (28)_, made possible by the (29)_of television and computer sciences. The word television, (30)_ from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots,

3、 can (31)_ be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply (32)_, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the (33)_ of converting an image into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when (34)_ into a rece

4、iver (television set), can (35)_ be electronically reconstituted into that same image. Television is more than just an electronics system, however. It is (36)_ of expression, as well as a (37)_ for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reading other human beings. The field of televi

5、sion can be divided into two (38)_ determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which teaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television (39)_. Second, there is nonbroadcast television, which provides (40)_ the needs of individuals or specific

6、 interest groups through controlled transmission techniques. 26. A) techniques B) skills C) developments D) technologies 27. A) suggests B) promises C) appears D) pledges 28. A) evolution B) innovation C) transformation D) revolution 29. A) marriage B) synthesis C) association D) unification 30. A)

7、came B) stemmed C) derived D) resulted 31. A) accurately B) precisely C) exactly D) literally 32. A) said B) put C) expressed D) described 33. A) capability B) competence C) ability D) proficiency 34. A) feeding B) having fed C) feed D) fed 35. A) then B) now C) later D) shortly 36. A) a mean B) a m

8、eans C) mean D) means 37. A) channel B) apparatus C) vehicle D) mechanism 38. A) classes B) sections C) categories D) groups 39. A) signals B) signs C) images D) pictures 40. A) for B) with C) to D) on PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sent

9、ence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. 41. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you _ of it? A) gather B) make C) get D) feel 42. Now that weve identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of _. A) acti

10、on B) progress C) solution D) development 43. Since the couple couldnt _ their difference, they decided to get a divorce. A) reconcile B) identify C) adjust D) coincide 44. We attended a _ of the new manufacturing process. A) demonstration B) display C) showing D) manifestation 45. How many people d

11、o you think his car would _? A) occupy B) hold C) fit D) load 46. It never _ my mind that he might refuse the request. A) passed B) filled C) crossed D) occurred 47. People become less _ to new ideas as they grow older. A) receptive B) available C) attentive D) attractive 48. Is he really _ to judge

12、 a brass band contest? A) competent B) skillful C) capable D) efficient 49. The new airport will be _ from all directions. A) available B) accessible C) obtainable D) achievable 50. The teams recent wins have now _ them for the semi-finals. A) fitted B) promoted C) qualified D) selected 51. For pare

13、nts, one of the problems _ by rising prices is the continual demand for more pocket money. A) given B) posed C) provided D) forced 52. The police managed to _ down the owner of the car. A) trace B) track C) search D) pursue 53. The partys reduced vote was _ of lack of support for its polices. A) ind

14、icative B) confirming C) revealing D) evidence 54. The football match was televised _ from the Workers Stadium. A) alive B) life C) live D) lively 55. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better _ her first solution. A) to B) than C) from D) of 56. If that idea was wrong, the projec

15、t is bound to fail, _ good all the other ideas might be. A) whatever B) though C) whatsoever D) however 57. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _ to the body. A) the greater the stress B) the stress is greater C) greater the stress is D) greater is the st

16、ress 58. Thats your sister, _? A) isnt it B) isnt that C) isnt she D) arent you 59. Its high time we _ a rest. A) have B) had C) are having D) should have 60. If you _, youd better go outside in the fresh air. A) faint B) have fainted C) are going to faint D) will faint 61. I dont know _. A) why do

17、this B) why to do this C) why doing this D) why we ought to do this 62. The man over there is _ our principal. A) no other but B) no other than C) no one than D) none other than 63. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless _ very young. A) having been trained B) trained C) to be trained

18、 D) being trained 64. When can we come to visit you? Any time you feel _. A) for it B) to it C) like it D) so 65. His honesty is _: nobody can doubt it. A) in question B) out of the question C) beside the question D) without question PART IV READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are four passa

19、ges followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Text A A Wise Man He was a funny looking man with a cheerful face and a good-natured talker. He was described by his student, the gr

20、eat philosopher, as the best and most just and wisest man. Yet, this same man was condemned to death for his beliefs. The man was the Greek philosopher, Socrates, and he was condemned for not believing in the recognized god and for corrupting young people. The second charge stemmed from his associat

21、ion with numerous young men who came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him. Socrates method of teaching was ask question and, by pretending not to know the answers, to press his students into thinking for themselves. His teachings had influence, Socrates himself never wrote

22、a word. Socrates encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the conservative people. They wanted him silenced. Yet, many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily. Socrates had the right to ask for a lesser penalty, and he probably could have won

23、 over enough of the people who had previously condemned him. But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So, he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison hemlock in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students. 66. In the

24、first paragraph, the word yet is used to introduce _. A) contrast. B) a sequence. C) emphasis. D) an example. 67. Socrates was condemned to death because he _. A) firmly believed in law. B) was a philosopher. C) published outspoken articles. D) advocated original opinions. 68. By mentioning that Soc

25、rates himself never wrote anything, the writer implies that _. A) it was surprising that Socrates was so famous. B) Socrates was not so learned as he is reputed to have been. C) Socrates used the work of his students in teaching. D) that authorities refused to publish Socrates works. 69. Socrates ac

26、cepted the death penalty to show _. A) his belief in his students. B) his contempt for conservatives. C) his recognition of the legal system. D) that he was not afraid of death. Text B In English, along a stretch of the north-east coast which gently curves from Northumberland to the estuary of the r

27、iver Tees, there was a spot, typical of many on that coast, where sea-coal collected richly and effortlessly. This coal was a coarse powder, clean and brilliant. It seemed to bear little resemblance to the large, filthy lumps put onto the fire. Although it was coal, it was perfectly clean and it was

28、 silently deposited at high tide in a glittering carpet a kilometer long for the local community to gather up. The great needed for sea-coaling expeditions was a curious and traditionally proven assortment which never varied from community to community along the entire north-east coastline. Sacks we

29、re essential to put the coal in, and string to tie the neck of each sack when it was full. A wooden rake was used to scrape the coal from the beach. The only alternative to the rake was a flat piece of board held in the hand. A flat, broad shovel to lift the raked coal into the bags, completed the p

30、ortable hardware. But the most crucial item of equipment was a bicycle, a special kind of rusty, stripped-down model which was the symbol of the sea-coaling craft. A ladys bike was no good because it lacked a crossbar, and that was an essential element in transporting sea-coal. One full sack could b

31、e slung through the triangular frame of a mans bike, another over the crossbar and, sometime, even a third on top of that. The beauty of the metal bar against the full, wet sacks forced excess water out of the coal while it was being wheeled home. On a good day, the path to the beach was generally a double snail track of water that had been forced from each end of a trail of coal sacks. 70. The difference between the two types of coal was that sea coal _. A) burnt better. B)