2023年四级题库.doc

一、Vocabulary and structure.
1. They played cards ______ killing time.
a. in order of b. for the sake of c. in case of d. instead of
2. Ghosts are widely regarded as ______ but many people still believe in them.
a. artificial b. superstitious c. suspicious d. abstract
3. They are the right people to ______ in case of emergency.
a. turn on b. fall on c. fall back on d. build on
4. His proposal _______ some light on the solution to the problem.
a. illuminates b. gives c. spreads d. sheds
5. She is quite OK in health actually though she often looks ______.
a. nevertheless b. likewise c. otherwise d. contrary
6. The theory is only partly sound. We shouldn’t ______ it without consideration.
a. understand b. appreciate c. take in d. swallow
7. When he awoke, he found himself ______ by an old woman.
a. looked after b. be looked after c. being looked after d. looking after
8. Yet even this huge globe is but a very small object when ______ with the sun.
a. contrasted b. compared c. distinguished d. separated
9. The book is not ______ what we have paid for it.
a. worth b. worthy c. worthwhile d. worthy of
10. The performance was staged by a group of ______ who have been studying dramatics as a hobby.
a. professionals b. playwrights c. amateurs d. greenhand
11. It is quite strange that he should be utterly ______ to public criticism.
A. sensible b. indifferent c. unconcerned d. uninterested
12. How much are you ______ by the taxi-driver from the airport to the hotel?
a. asked b. acquired c. inquired d. charged
13. John Smith was a model husband for he had ______ his wife nothing ever since they got married.
a. declined b. denied c. refused d. regretted
14. Mike has always ______ at songs and dances, even as a young boy.
a. excelled b. succeeded c. exceeded d. distinguished
15. In time of grief, it always helps to ______ some new activity.
a. catch up b. keep to c. turn to d. keep up
16. To his great surprise, Smith ______ through his driving test this time.
a. breezed b. helped c. pulled d. breathed
17. The husband ______ his wife and children and ran away with that ill-famed woman.
a. departed b. declined c. deserted d. rejected
18. _______ to continue his studies, James quitted school.
a. Not wishing b. Wishing not c. Having not wished d. In order not to wish
19. This is ______work that few people have applied for it so far.
a. such demanding b. such a demanding c. so demanded d. so demanded a
20. Such ______ the case, there were no grounds to justify your complaints.
a. was b. being c. had been d. to be
21. He acted as if he _____ in England before.
a. would not live b. did not live
c. wouldn’t have lived d. had never lived
22. I didn’t hear _____ because there was too much noise where I was sitting.
a. what did he say b. what he said
c. what was he saying d. what for him to say
23. Peter said that he wouldn’t mind _____ the windows.
a. my opening b. I open
c. me to open d. for me to open
24. I passed the test. I _____ it without your help.
a. would not pass b. didn’t pass
c. wouldn’t have passed d. had not passed
25. Seldom _____ in such a rude way.
a. we have been treated b. we have treated
c. have we been treated d. have we treated
26. We enjoyed ourselves very much at the party. You _____ with us.
a. must have come b. should have come
c. must come d. should come
27. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he _____ to the meeting.
a. had come b. would come
c. could come d. would have come
28. We are opposed to _____ without him.
a. have a party b. we have a party
c. having a party d. us have a party
29. Her parents insisted that she _____ until she finished her degree.
a. stayed b. stays
c. stay d. would stay
30. You’d rather work than play, _____?
a. wouldn’t you b. would you
c. do you d. don’t you

二. Reading Comprehension.
Passage One
Babe Ruth was one of the greatest baseball players in the world. George Herman Ruth(Babe was a nickname) was born on February 6, 1895. He was a difficult child in school until one of his teachers discovered his talent for baseball. The teacher arranged a tryout with the Baltimore Orioles. He played for them until 1914. Then the Orioles sold Ruth to the Boston Red Sox.
Ruth started as a pitcher. He was proud of his pitching record during the 1916 World Series championship for the Boston Red Sox ; he pitched over 29 scoreless innings, more than three complete scoreless games.
In 1920, the New York Yankees bought Ruth. With this team, he became one of the most outstanding batters. In 1927, he hit 60 more runs in one season, a record that no one matched for almost fifty years.
Because of Ruth’s tremendous popularity, the team built a new Yankee Stadium that baseball fans called the “House that Ruth Built”.
In 1936, at the end of his playing career, he was one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Babe died in 1948 and the whole world mourned his death.
1. According to the passage, Ruth began his playing career in .
a. 1895 b.1914 c.1920 d. a year unmentioned
2. Ruth was very popular because .
a. he was one of the best pitchers
b. he was one of the most famous batters
c. be built the “House that Ruth Built”
d. Both A and B
3. According to the passage, in 1920, Ruth .
a. because a member of the New York Yankee
b. hit 60 more runs in one season
c. played for the Boston Red Sox
d. ended his playing career
4. According to the fourth paragraph, what did Ruth do in 1927?
a. He played for the New York Yankees.
b. He established a new world record of hitting 60 runs in one season.
c. He was regarded as one of the first five players by baseball fans.
d. He made a new pitching record.
5. An inference which may be made from the fifth paragraph is that .
a. his baseball fans collected a large sum of money for building the Yankee Stadium
b. Ruth himself built the Yankee Stadium
c. the New York Yankee built it in his honor
d. New Yorkers built the Stadium in honor of Ruth.

Passage Two
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity than to step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
6. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality .
a. still judge a man by his clothes
b. hold the uniform in such high regard
c. enjoy having a professional identity
d. will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform
7. People are accustomed to thinking that a man in uniform .
a. suggests quality work
b. discards his social identity
c. appears to be more practical
d. looks superior to a person in civilian clothes
8. The chief function of a uniform is to .
a. provide practical benefits to the wearer
b. make the wearer’s confidence in himself
c. inspire the wearer’s confidence in himself
d. provide the wearer with a professional identity
9. According to the passage, people wearing uniforms .
a. are usually helpful
b. have little or no individual freedom
c. tend to lose their individuality
d. enjoy greater popularity
10. The best title for this passage would be .
a. Uniforms and Society
b. The Importance of Wearing a Uniform
c. Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform
d. Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms

Passage Three
Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on (登录) less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feelings.
Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may explain the drop in well-being, researchers hypothesized (假设). Faceless, bodiless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology itself; it’s about how it is used.” Says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors (发起者). “It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”
11. It can be learned from the passage that _____.
a. people having bad feelings spend more time on the Internet
b. the Internet makes its uses psychologically healthy
c. Internet use may cause its user’s depression
d. people use the Internet less frequently than before
12. The fact that the Internet proved less socially healthy than television _____.
a. was what the researchers had expected
b. was contrary to the researchers’ expectations
c. was well understood by the researchers
d. was a puzzle the researchers had solved
13. According to the passage one of the possible reasons why Internet use leads to a decline in its users’ well-being is that _____.
a. Internet users spend less time with their friends and families
b. Internet users can’t get satisfaction from the Internet
c. The Internet prevents its uses from communicating with their families
d. People can’t establish lasting relationships with others on the Internet
14. In the last paragraph Christine Riley points out that as to the decline in Internet users’ well-being, _____
a. the technology itself should be responsible for it
b. it is no fault of the technology itself
c. the blame lies with Internet users
d. the Net itself should take responsibility for it
15. It is suggested in discussing problems caused by Internet use that _____.
a. Internet users should spend less time on the Internet
b. Internet users should have more conversations with their friends
c. social factors should be considered in devising applications for technology
d. a wider range of services should be made available

三、Cloze
Ⅰ
richness; sense; that; term; manage; and; day; make; responsibility; experience
Work is an important part of any person’s life, and, I think, one of the most important things, when you think about working, is doing something 1 both makes you happy and gives you some 2 of contributing to the 3 of your own life.
My sister Cindy worked in an office for quite a long time, 4 she was really very good at her work. She was able to do all of the sort of typical things that you do in an office in 5
of typing and filing and 6 the visitors to the office. And as she worked and became more
7 , she was also given a lot of 8 for the work of the office and for 9 decisions about the direction that the work would go. But after a while, she really got tired of being inside all 10 .

Ⅱ
She didn’t really like 1 down and just staying 2 a desk, and even 3 the work was 4 enough, she felt that it was, in the end, 5 of boring. So she took a 6
of going back to school, and she learned to 7 a trucker.
Driving a big truck isn’t easy, but she became very good at it. Now she really 8 that being outside and being able to 9 her own schedule, and being responsible, mostly to herself, for the work that she dose has 10 her an entirely new opinion about the place of work in her own life.
1) a. sitting b. seating c. getting d. keeping
2) a. by b. at c. on d. beside
3) a. actually b. when c. though d. fortunately
4) a. varying b. various c. varied d. variable
5) a. somewhat b. something c. lots d. kind
6) a. risk b. chance c. possibility d. reason
7) a. drive b. become c. work as d. act as
8) a. feels b. senses c. learns d. seems
9) a. found b. find c. establish d. fit
10) a. taken b. provided c. given d. presented

四．Writing
作文：The Global Shortage of Fresh Water
1． 有人认为
2． 另某些人认为
3． 我旳见解