2023年英语专四模拟题.doc

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.In the morning it starts to rain. It was the first rain of the new year and it (26)_, in an extremely violent manner, the beginning of the rainy season. The drops which fell were large, and they fell straight down, for (27)_ tropical rains never degenerate into slanting drizzle, the familiar (28)_ of a rainy day in so many other parts of the world. The rain fell heavily, it fell continuously and it saturated everything which lay (29)_ its way. During the rain most people kept to their homes. But a few walked about, (30)_ to the wetness of their clothes and determined to (31)_ as usual. And, for those who wished to keep dry however much it cost them, there were always (32)_ taxis. They splashed by along the road, with the windscreen wipers revealing only (33)_ glimpses of the drivers peering faces. (34)_, when the rain had started, the drivers had had only the big puddles to miss, but later on, then the drains had overflowed and the whole road swam with water all dangerous pits and (35)_ had been hidden, and the faces peering through the windscreens peered even more anxiously than before. But often the faces inside the taxi ceased to (36)_ to look out at all, for water had splashed up to the electrical system, and the engine stopped just as surly and abruptly as it would have done, (37)_ the car actually (38)_ into out of the drains it had so (39)_ missed only a few moments (40)_.26. A) exhibited B) marked C) showed D) identified27. A) brutal B) intense C) wild D) fierce28. A) pattern B) style C) model D) norm29. A) on B) at C) in D) over30. A) resigning B) to resign C) resigned D) having resigned31. A) carry on B) keep on C) continue D) go on32. A) / B) the C) many D) some33. A) fragmentary B) sudden C) partial D) scattered34. A) Initially B) Originally C) Formerly D) Firstly35. A) destructions B) frustrations C) constructions D) obstructions36. A) disturb B) intend C) bother D) worry37. A) was B) were C) had D) has38. A) skidded B) swerved C) slipped D) glided39. A) closely B) nearly C) almost D) narrowly40. A) ahead B) before C) ago D) beforehandPART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. We are not on very good _ with the people next door.A) friendshipB) relationsC) willD) terms42. Usually newspapers _ for people with intellectual interests.A) suitB) furnishC) regardD) cater43. The overcrowded living conditions_ a heavy strain on the family.A) setB) putC) madeD) pressed44. The supply of apples exceeds the _ this year.A) requestB) claimC) requirementD) demand45. I must take this watch to be repaired; it _ over twenty minutes a day.A) increasesB) progressesC) acceleratesD) gains46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could _ have killed or hurt several people.A) equallyB) bothC) wellD) severely47. Im sorry we gave you such a short _ of our visit.A) cautionB) noticeC) informationD) preparation48. That old vase will _ an attractive lamp-holder.A) composeB) formC) makeD) assemble49. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial _ to developing countries.A) allowanceB) aidC) loanD) provision50. Nothing would stop me from _ my ambition.A) reachingB) completingC) achievingD) obtaining51. He showed his _ for the TV programmer by switching it off.A) distasteB) discontentC) annoyanceD) boredom52. They are _ the woods for the missing child.A) seekingB) lookingC) investigatingD) combing53. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly _ by a computer.A) ManagedB) gradedC) monitoredD) conducted54. _ I know the money is safe. I shall not worry about it.A) Even thoughB) UnlessC) As long asD) However55. He couldnt lie convincingly enough to take a child _ .A) awayB) downC) inD) up56. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no one was aware _ she had gone.A) where thatB) of whereC) of the place whereD) the place57. It was not until she returned home _ she realized she had almost wasted ten of her valuable hours.A) andB) whenC) thenD) that58. There has not been a great response to the sale, _?A) does itB) has itC) does thereD) has there59. Anthropology is a science _ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.A) in thatB) that inC) thatD) in60. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than _.A) the domestic marketer hasB) those of the domestic marketerC) the domestic marketer doesD) that which has the domestic marketer61. Im surprised at there _ an index.A) not to beB) to be notC) not beingD) being not62. I _ this soup. I _ pepper in it.A) am tasting am tastingB) am tasting tasteC) taste am tastingD) taste have tasted63. _, explorers could never have found the cave.A) But for the fissure had been spottedB) If not the fissure had been spottedC) Had the fissure not been spottedD) Had not the fissure been spotted64. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking considerably more _.A) than that he is healthyB) than good for his healthC) than his health couldD) than is good for his health65. This _ girl is Marys cousin.A) pretty little SwedishB) Swedish little prettyC) Swedish pretty littleD) little pretty SwedishPART IV READING COMPREHENSIONIn this section there are four passages 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 AThe Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period( 2 million to 8000 B.C.), the fist hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and develop new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed a bow and arrow which was used until the fourteenth century A.D The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements and creating governments.66. Which of the following developments is not related to the conditions of the Ice Age?A) Farming.B) Clothing.C) living indoors.D) Using fire.67. Which of the following periods saw people develop a more communal form of living?A) Paleolithic.B) Ice Age.C) Mesolithic.D) Neolithic.68. The author states that the Stone Age was so named because _.A) it was very durableB) the tools and weapons were made of stoneC) there was little vegetationD) the people lived in cavesTextBDiscovered a mere one hundred fifty years ago and manufactured commercially just half that long, aluminum today ranks behind only iron and steel among metals serving mankind. The key to its popularity is its incredible versatility. The same metal that makes kitchen foil serves as armor for battlefield tanks. The material of lawn chairs and baseball bats also forms the vital parts of air and space vehicles most of their skeletons, their skins, even the rivets that bind them together. Behind aluminums versatility lie properties so diverse that they almost seem to belong to several different metals. For example, in its pure form, aluminum is soft enough to whittle. Yet its alloys can possess the strength of steel, with only a third of its weight. This, when Alexanedr Calder designed one of his last mobilesa soaring creation eighty feet long his choice of aluminum over steel cut two tons from its weight. Aluminum also assures the masterpiece virtual immortality. The instant the metal is exposed to air, its surface acquires a transparent film that seals the interior against further corrosion.69. According to the passage, aluminum is sometimes used to make which of the the following?A) Photographic film.B) Frames for stuffed furniture.C) Foils and other fencing equipment.D) Parts of spaceships.70. The most important feature of aluminum is that it _.A) can be used for many different thingsB) is soft enough to whittleC) is strongD) can be marketed in pure formText CPrices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the system of prices. The price of any particular product of service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define price, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total package being exchanged for the asked for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.71. According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _.A) labor and educationB) transportation and insuranceC) utilities and repairsD) products and services72. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in complete understanding of price?A) Instructions that come with a product.B) The quantity of a product.C) The quality of a product.D) Warranties that cover a product.73. In the last sentence of the passage, the they refers to _.A) return privilegesB) all the factorsC) buyer and sellerD) money74. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _.A) unusual ways to advertise productsB) types of payment plans for serviceC) theories about how products affect different levels of societyD) how certain elements of price package influence its market valueText DNapoleon Bonapartes ambition to control all the area around the Mediterranean sealed him and his French soldiers to Egypt. After losing a naval battle, they were forced to remain there for three years. In 1799, while constructing a fort, a soldier discovered a piece of stele (stone pillar bearing an inscription) known as the Rosetta stone: This famous stone, which would eventually lead to the deciphering of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics dating to 3100 B.C., was written in three languages: hieroglyphics (picture writing), demotic (a shorthand version of hieroglyphics), and Greek. Scientists discovered that the characters, unlike those in English, could be written from right to left and in other directions as well. Twenty-three years after discovery of the Rosetta stone, Jean Francois Champollion, a French philologist, fluent in several languages, was able to decipher the first word ptolemy name of an Egyptian ruler. This name was written inside an oval called a cartouche,. Further investigation revealed that cartouches contained names of important people of that period. Champollion painstakingly continued his search and was able to increase his growing list of known phonetic signs. He and an Englishmen, Thomas Young, worked independently of each other to unravel the deeply hidden mysteries of this strange language. Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols, while Champollion insisted that the pictures represented words.75. Which of the following languages was NOT written on the Rosetta stone?A) French.B) Demotic.C) Greek.D) Hieroglyphics.76. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A) Cartounches contained names of prominent people of the period.B) Champlllion and Young worked together in an attempt to decipher the hieroglyphics.C) One of Napoleons soldiers discovered the Rosetta stone.D) Thomas Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols.77. When was the first word from the Rosetta stone deciphered?A) 3100 B.C.B) 1766.C) 1799.D) 1822.78. What was the first word that was deciphered from the Rosetta stone?A) Cartouche.B) Ptolemy.C) Demotic.D) Champollion.79. Why were Napoleons soldiers in Egypt in 1799?A) They were celebrating a naval victory.B) They were looking for the Rosetta stone.C) They were waiting to continue their campaign.D) They were trying to decipher the hiseroglyphics.80. Who was responsible for deciphering the first word?A) Champollion.B) Young.C) Ptolemy.D) Napoleon.41.I cant give you that for nothing. What d