2021年大学英语四级单选题集锦.doc

1989年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
41. Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class；she ________ have studied very hard.
A) may
B) should
C) must
D) ought to
42. ________ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A) During the 1960’s
B) It was in the 1960’s
C) That it was in the 1960’s
D) It was the 1960’s
43. He suggested ________ to tomorrow’s exhibition together.
A) us to go
B) we went
C) we shall go
D) we go
44. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ________.
A) the other
B) any other
C) another
D) other
45. With agreement was reached I the discussion as neither side would give way to ________.
A) mustn’t go
B) wouldn’t go
C) oughtn’t to go
D) shouldn’t have gone
46. If you want ________ you have to get the fund somewhere.
A) that the job is done
B) the job done
C) to have done the job
D) the job that is don
47. There is more land in Australia than the government knows ________.
A) what to do with
B) how to do
C) to do with it
D) to do it
48. It’s no use ________ me not to worry.
A) you tell
B) your telling
C) for you to have told
D) having told
49. I have two boys but ________ of them likes sweets.
A) both
B) neither
C) either
D) none
50. Only by shouting at the top of his voice ________.
A) was he able to make himself hear
B) he was able to make himself hear
C) he was able to make himself heard
D) was he able to make himself heard
51. ________ such a good chance，he planned to learn more.
A) To be given
B) Having been given
C) Having given
D) Giving
52. If it ________ too much trouble，I’d love a cup of tea.
A) isn’t
B) wasn’t
C) weren’t
D) hadn’t been
53. My sister’s professor had her ________ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.
A) rewritten
B) to rewrite
C) rewrite
D) rewriting
54. silver is the best conductor of electricity，copper ________ it closely.
A) followed
B) following
C) to follow
D) being followed
55. They are considering ________ before the prices go up.
A) of buying the house
B) with buying the house
C) buying the house
D) to buy the house
56. She was glad that her success would ________ for the women who would follow.
A) make things easier
B) make it easier
C) be easier
D) be easier to make
57. They will have it finished in ________.
A) three quarter of an hour time
B) three quarters of an hour time
C) three quarter of an hour’s time
D) three quarters of an hour’s time
58. A Dream of the Red Chamber is said ________ into dozens of languages in the last decade.
A) to have been translated
B) to translate
C) to be translated
D) to have translated
59. He went ahead ________ all warnings about the danger of his mission.
A) in case of
B) because of
C) regardless of
D) prior to
60. We object ________ punishing a whole group for one person’s fault.
A) against
B) about
C) to
D) or
61. Jack is good，kind，hard-working and intelligent；________；I can’t speak too highly of him.
A) as a result
B) in a word
C) by the way
D) on the contrary
62. The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been ________ filled in.
A) consequently
B) regularly
C) comprehensively
D) properly
63. I shall have companion in the house after all these ________ years.
A) single
B) sole
C) alone
D) lonely
64. After a long and exhausting journey，they arrived ________.
A) till the last
B) at last
C) by the end
D) at the end
65. None of the servants were ________ when Mr. Smith wanted to send a message.
A) available
B) attainable
C) approachable
D) applicable
66. I can’t ________ what that object is.
A) make up
B) make over
C) make out
D) make for
67. I want to buy a new tie to ________ this brown suit.
A) go into
B) go after
C) go with
D) go by
68. The newest satellite can ________ a thousand telephone conversations and a colour TV program at the same time.
A) carry
B) extend
C) bring
D) take
69. I can ________ some noise while I’m studying，but I can’t stand loud noises.
A) come up with
B) catch up with
C) put up with
D) keep up with
70. When the whole area was ________ by the flood，the government sent food there by helicopter.
A) cut away
B) cut down
C) cut up D) cut off

41. C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. D
46. B 47. A 48. B 49. B 50. D
51. B 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. C
56. A 57. D 58. C 59. C 60. C
61. B 62. D 63. D 64. B 65. A
66. C 67. C 68. A 69. C 70. D

1990年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
41. The bridge was named ________ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.
A) after
B) with
C) by
D) from
42. There were no tickets ________ for Friday’s performance.
A) preferable
B) considerable
C) possible
D) available
43. It wasn’t such a good dinner ________ she had promised us.
A) that
B) which
C) as
D) what
44. They decided to chase the cow away ________ it did more damage.
A) unless
B) until
C) before
D) although
45. ________ student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question.
A) Each
B) Any
C) Either
D) One
46. All ________ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A) what is needed
B) for our needs
C) the thing needed
D) that is needed
47. ________ with the size of the whole earth，the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A) When compared
B) Compare
C) While comparing
D) Comparing
48. ________ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.
A) That was from Stephen
B) It was Stephen whom
C) It was from Stephen that
D) It was Stephen that
49. If these shoes are too big，ask the clerk to bring you a smaller ________.
A) suit
B) set
C) one
D) pair
50. Many new ________ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities
B) necessities
C) realities
D) probabilities
51. He must have had an accident，or he ________ then.
A) would have been here
B) had to be here
C) should be here
D) would be here
52. It was essential that the application forms ________ back before the deadline (截止日期).
A) must be sent
B) would be sent
C) be sent
D) were sent
53. We ________ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.
A) just have had
B) have just had
C) just had
D) had just had
54. The rain was heavy and ________ the land was flooded.
A) consequently
B) continuously
C) constantly
D) consistently
55. The children went there to watch the iron tower ________.
A) to erect
B) be erected
C) erecting
D) being erected
56. The engine ________ smoke and steam.
A) gives up
B) gives in
C) gives away
D) gives off
57. The manager promised to keep me ________ of how our business was going on.
A) to be informed
B) on informing
C) informed
D) informing
58. Don’t ________ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.
A) release
B) relieve
C) relate
D) retain
59. She never laughed，________ lost her temper.
A) or she ever did
B) nor did she ever
C) or did she ever
D) nor she ever did
60. The goals ________ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.
A) after which
B) for which
C) with which
D) at which
61. I should like to rent a house，modern，comfortable and ________ in a quiet neighborhood.
A) all in all
B) above all
C) after all
D) over all
62. ________ we have finished the course，we shall start doing more revision work.
A) For now
B) Now that
C) Ever since
D) By now
63. What you have done is ________ the doctor’s orders.
A) attached to
B) responsible to
C) resistant to
D) contrary to
64. John regretted ________ to the meeting last week.
A) not going
B) not to go
C) not having been going
D) not to be going
65. They ________ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.
A) carried out
B) carried off
C) carried on
D) carried forward
66. Mrs. Brown is supposed ________ for Italy last week.
A) to have left
B) to be leaving
C) to leave
D) to have been left
67. My camera can be ________ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A) treated
B) adjusted
C) adopted
D) remedied
68. A new technique ________，the yields as a whole increased by 20 per cent.
A) wording out
B) having worded out
C) having been worded out
D) to have been worded out
69. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ________.
A) hurt
B) damaged
C) spoiled
D) harmed
70. When Mr. Jones gets old，he will ________ over his business to his son.
A) take
B) hand
C) think
D) get
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. C 45. B
46. D 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. A
51. A 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. C
56. D 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. B
61. B 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. C
66. A 67. B 68. C 69. C 70. B
1990年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
41. The boy’s father bought him a large toy train ________.
A) which to play with
B) to play with it
C) to play with
D) at which to play
42. ________ you poor record in school，we think you should study harder.
A) In view of
B) In charge of
C) In spite of
D) In case of
43. There are more than fifty proposals ________ at the conference.
A) discussed
B) to be discussed
C) discussing
D) having been discussed
44. Police have ________ to the public to come forward with any information which might help them in their inquiries.
A) urged
B) claimed
C) appealed
D) called
45. I am sorry I ________ your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it.
A) drew
B) hit
C) struck
D) knocked
46. Why don’t you have a night out?It would take your ________ off your worries.
A) cares
B) heart
C) head
D) mind
47. Some hard plastics can be ________ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A) substituted for
B) taken the place of
C) replaced in
D) given way to
48. His understanding made a deep impression ________ the young girl.
A) in
B) on
C) for
D) to
49. They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution ________ the problem.
A) in
B) to
C) on
D) with
50. In many American families，parents feel that children should make important decisions ________.
A) to themselves
B) on themselves
C) of themselves
D) by themselves
51. There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully.
A) to which
B) wherever
C) so that
D) as to
52. Some metals are better conductors of electricity than others ________ means that the former have atom that contain more free electron than the latter.
A) that
B) this
C) which
D) it
53. A good friend is one who will ________ you when you are in trouble.
A) stand for
B) stand by
C) stand up to
D) stand up with
54. The speaker ________ his notes before the lecture.
A) ran down
B) ran into
C) ran out
D) ran over
55. I find this treatment very ________ to my health.
A) advisable
B) invaluable
C) beneficial
D) worthy
56. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ________ a criminal.
A) anything but
B) but for
C) rather than
D) nothing but
57. Most doctors recognize that medicine is ________.
A) an art as much it is a science
B) as much an art as it is a science
C) as an art as much it is science
D) much an art as it is a science
58. As a ________ president，his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.
A) prior
B) previous
C) late
D) former
59. It is highly desirable that a new president ________ for this college.
A) appointed
B) be appointed
C) is appointed
D) has been appointed
60. The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be ________.
A) weakened
B) omitted
C) restricted
D) lowered
61. If the earth suddenly ________ spinning，we would all fly off it.
A) had stopped
B) stopped
C) has stopped
D) would stop
62. Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight.
A) reveal
B) display
C) expose
D) show
63. He demanded that we explain what was happening，________?
A) hadn’t we
B) didn’t we
C) hadn’t he
D) didn’t he
64. It was impossible to avoid ________ by the stormy weather.
A) being much affected
B) to be much affected
C) having much affected
D) to have been much affected
65. ________ in England. Anne Bradstreet both admired and imitated several English poets.
A) Having born and educated
B) To be born and educated
C) Since born and educated
D) Born and educated
66. After searching for half an hour，she realized that her glasses ________ on the table all the time.
A) had been lying
B) had been lain
C) have been lying
D) were lain
67. They hurried there only to find the meeting cancelled. In fact，they ________ at all.
A) might not have gone
B) mustn’t have gone
C) needn’t have gone
D) wouldn’t have gone
68. The time has come ________ we can make extensive use of nuclear energy.
A) when
B) while
C) as
D) since
69. Hardly ________ the helicopter ________ when the waiting crowd ran toward it.
A) had ...，landed
B) has ...，landed
C) did...，land
D) was...，landing
70. ________ the punishment was unjust. Helen accepted it without complaint.
A) However
B) So long as
C) Even though
D) Since
41. C 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. D
46. D 47. A 48. B 49. B 50. D
51. A 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. C
56. D 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. C
61. B 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. D
66. A 67. C 68. A 69. A 70. C
1991年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
41. It is not difficult to ________ the idea that machines may communicate information to us.
A) admit
B) receive
C) accept
D) convince
42. I have not the least ________ of hurting your feelings.
A) concept
B) intention
C) mind
D) purpose
43. As the shortage of certain metals approaches，others must be found to take their ________.
A) share
B) place
C) role
D) shape
44. The new power station is reported ________ within three years.
A) to have completed
B) to have been completed
C) having Been completed
D) to complete
45. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ________ the cold in a few day.
A) get over
B) get away
C) get off
D) get out
46. Although the weather was very had，the buses still ran on ________.
A) list
B) plan
C) schedule
D) arrangement
47. The situation today is obviously quite different from ________ it was only 50 years ago.
A) what
B) which
C) when
D) such
48. Soon，Americans hope，the rains will return and ease the hardship ________ U.S. farmers.
A) faced
B) faces
C) facing
D) to face
49. Ever since the family moved to the suburbs last year，they ________ better health.
A) could have enjoyed
B) have been enjoying
C) had enjoyed
D) are enjoying
50. It is much easier to talk about social change than to ________.
A) bring it on
B) bring it about
C) burning it up
D) bring it out
51. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.
A) mindless
B) unaware
C) brainless
D) unconscious
52. He likes doing some reading at home to the cinema.
A) than to go
B) than going
C) more than going
D) rather than to go
53. ________ neglecting our education，my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.
A) Accused of
B) Accusing of
C) That he was accused of
D) To be accused of
54. I bought a new