2022年北大英语四级精读测试.doc

English Book 4
Unit Three
Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable words and expressions from the list given below. Change the form where necessary.

A. generously bracket pry employment physically chuckle deadline endeavor identify prospective partner incidentally applicant grill partition

1. It is believed that working under pressure to meet a deadline has a motivating effect. 2. When her parents left, Hilda's teacher started grilling her on why she had missed so many classes.
3. Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people trapped in the bus and they were eventually rewarded for their endeavor and spirit.
4. Nursing has been traditionally done by women and it is, incidentally a career in which women are making particular headway.
5. Employers shouldn't try to pry into what a person does in the privacy of their own home.
6. Writing a resume of your achievements that will make a prospective employer want to meet you requires practice.
7. Several companies have produced pension plans specifically for people in the higher income tax bracket.
8. As the music was loud in the car, I almost did not hear the couple quarreling behind the partition.
9. It is the doctor’s advice to get enough exercise during the day to be physically as well as mentally tired.
10. When she danced, the girl looked nervous because she had been told not to step on her partner’s toes.
Key to Unit 3
A. 1. deadline 2. grilling 3. endeavor 4. incidentally 5. pry
6. prospective 7. bracket 8. partition 9. physically 10. partner's
B 1. make a difference 2. go after 3. followed up 4. in the hands of
5. do our homework 6. As I see it 7. in the neighborhood of
8. take a crack at 9. call on 10. help herself to

B. in the neighborhood of as I see it help oneself to go after beyond anyone’s wildest dreams make a difference in the hands of call on as the saying goes follow up take a crack at do one’s homework
C. Key : 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C

Key to Unit 4

1. Norman Lear had a guiding vision, a belief in himself, a belief that he could .
2. Make sure what you need most before you decide whether to go after the job or not.
3. This experiment was quickly followed up by others using different forms of the drug.
4. “Getting a job” is a bad example of a reward, because you do not have total control over it—it is in the hands of the employer.
5. We had to do our homework before starting our long journey west.
6. As the saying goes, education is the most important factor in determining a person’s social role and economic prospects.
7. The painting is supposed to be worth something in the neighborhood of $3000.
8. Though being short of funds, they still decided to take a crack at climbing that mountain.
9. The teacher promised to call on me before he left for New York.
10. The hostess told the baby-sitter on the phone to help herself to anything she liked on the table.

C. Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. I failed to seek ________ with the leading IT company due to my inadequate qualifications.
A. job B. employment C. vocation D. career
2. You might be disappointed when the new job can’t offer the ________ advantages.
A. prospective B. hopeful C. desirable D. promising
3. She never _________ her husband about his work..
A. fried B. steamed C. grilled D. boiled
4. It would be ______ his wildest dream if he could be admitted to Harvard.
A. above B. out of C. over D. beyond
5. I hope we can finish this before the ________ .
A. deadline B. deadlock C. deadweight D. deafness
6. His accent was difficult to ________, so we were not sure where he came from.
A. keep B. choose C. learn D. identify
7. There is evidence that more houses are _______ during summer.
A. broken into B. broken in C. broken back D. broken upon
8. Scientists have different ideas about whether the giant panda belongs to the bear or panda family, _________ the panda belongs to the panda family.
A. as it is B. as it were C. as I see it D. as it was
9. Some complain that the policy is unfair to the low-income ____________.
A. bracket B. range C. level D. territory
10. The couple decided to take a(n) _______ at the mixed doubles championship.
A. attempt B. endeavor C. crack D. trial

Unit Four
Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable words and expressions from the list given below.
A. characteristic precedent mentality paralyze conception destructive offend submerge essential stagnant discourage inevitably merge

1. For the experiment to be valid, it is essential for all of us to record the data accurately.
2. In 1991, while the economies of industrialized countries were stagnant, those of many developing countries were growing rapidly.
3. At first I saw him as someone with not the slightest conception of teamwork, but I was wrong.
4. The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases.
5. The municipal government has increased car tax as a measure to discourage the use of private vehicles.
6. She is an actress who always tries to merge herself completely in a role.
7. The rise in crime has led to many people developing a siege mentality, in which they see everyone as a threat and are scared to go out alone.
8. Those who are created by publicity will inevitably be destroyed by it.
9. Television censors are cutting out scenes which they claim may offend.
10. The effect of the drug is to paralyze the nerves so that there is no feeling or movement in the legs.
11. 1. essential 2. stagnant 3. conception 4. precedent 5. discourage
6. submerge 7. mentality 8. inevitably 9. offend 10. paralyze
B. 1. under way 2. in a sense 3. for the first time 4. from the perspective of
5. show up 6. for the rest 7. in decline 8. had a sense 9. left behind
10. give way to
C. 1. B. 2. A. 3. C. 4. D. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D 8. C. 9. B 10. D.

B. in decline have a sense in a sense make sense
from the perspective of leave behind show up for the first time
for the rest give way to under way

1. His plan to establish an overseas office was smothered almost before it had got under way .
2. She’s right, in a sense , because we did agree to wait, but only until June.
3. As there is a sudden increase in demand, house prices are rising for the first time since November.
4. Most literature on the subject of immigrants in France has been written from the perspective of the French themselves.
5. She failed to show up for the meeting because she missed her train.
6. The salary in my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not impressed.
7. He’s still one of the world’s most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
8. He was skeptical about theology and I have a sense that we would never reach agreement on religious matters.
9. We are going to be left behind by the rest of the world if we do not work harder.
10. With the rise in oil prices, big American cars were forced to give way to smaller, more economical models.
C.Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. It is necessary for us to have some background knowledge of the ___________ development of the English language.
A. historically B. historical
C. historic D. historian

2. He did not display his ability well in his performance, for his talent was
by his shyness.
A. submerged B. shown
C. substituted D. subjected

3. Tornado (龙卷风) is such a(n) whirlwind that buildings crushed down in the places it passes by.
A. constructive B. instructive
C. destructive D. introductive

4. In any social reform, people have to follow some historical _____ while making new social changes over their tradition.
A. procedures B. progresses
C. preference D. precedents

5. To the disappointment of the fans, the film star didn’t at all in the debut (揭幕式) of the movie.
A. show off B. show up
C. show in D. show forth

6. The hard life in the wild the three young people from further exploration of the West frontier.
A. discovered B. discussed
C. discouraged D. disguised

7. Massive disobedience of traffic rules will result in traffic jams and accidents.
A. inefficiently B. ineffectively
C. invalidly D. inevitably

8. The word network is the of the words net and work, which is called as a compound in linguistics.
A. combat B. compact
C. combination D. companion

9. Basketball games help promote among team members both on and off the court.
A. operation B. cooperation
C. opera D. copper

10. Almost every country has some form of such as the Christianity, Buddhism or Muslimism.
A. region B. relation
C. regain D. religion

Unit Five
Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable words and expressions from the list given below. Change the form where necessary.

A. constitution deceptive evidently definite mild lounge sip stroke vein transparent hitherto trim commit insane trifle
1. Jan Khan has been a doorman at Central Park West for 21 years. “This is the first year I see no snow coming down,” he said. “I don’t like it. This _________ winter isn’t normal.”
2. In this paper, the writer mentioned the flow of foreign direct investment to hitherto neglected developing countries.
3. __________ materials can be seen through; that is, they allow clear images to pass through.
4. Do not ______ the error common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed.
5. Alcohol has ruined his _________ so badly that you cannot find any trace of an athlete in him.
6. The executive of the website announced, “When we become aware of ________ads, we take them down. We will review the ads and remove them if they do not accord to our guidelines.”
7. The airline desks are next to the entrances on the far left and far right, and straight ahead is the entrance to the departure _______ and passport control.
8. As I approached the animal it nuzzled me and when I its head I felt a connection to the creature that was impossible to describe.
9. Do you think that the economic growth in that country is declining a _______too quickly?
10. There was a time when some states of America set_________ restrictions on the sale of alcohols.

B. in business with (a) bad/good grace in bad/good condition down and out be taken aback for one’s own part in accordance with in a way go broke go (all) to pieces turn up something of
1. Last month, the bank's management submitted a detailed plan for making changes ___________ the review's findings.
2. He keeps his eye on the goals to be achieved and is willing to compromise, accepting defeat of his own position if this is necessary and doing so .
3. Somehow, her name ____ on the "lost passengers" list. Her family didn't know that she was alive until they received a letter from her 5 or 6 weeks later.
4. President Bush on Friday said he ____________ by a report that a U.S. official threatened the United States would attack Pakistan if it did not help immediately after 9/11.
5. Why do rich people, those who would seem to have all the financial padding one needs, wind up deeply in debt? Even worse, why do some of them ___________?
6. Charlie came home when the burglar was still there but he didn't ___________; he stayed calm.
7. Since 1998, the website Woman Owned has provided business information, tools, networking opportunities and advice to hundreds of thousands of women ____________.
8. It is reported that the four volunteers involved in the test are ___________ after they were injected with a SARS vaccine at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital.
9. Harrison didn't really find out that he could write stories until he was completely _________ and searching for a new way to live his life.
10. You're right, _____________, but we have to consider the price.
四级精读小测答案
Key to Unit 5
A. 1. mild 2. hitherto 3. Transparent 4. commit 5. constitution
6. deceptive 7. lounge 8. stroked 9. trifle 10. definite
B. 1. in accordance with 2. with good grace / with a good grace 3.turned up 4. was taken aback 5. go broke 6. go to pieces/ go all to pieces 7. in business 8. in good condition 9. down and out
10. in a way
C. 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. A 10 C

C.Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. The idea suddenly _______ him that she might have written her own story.
A. happened to B. came to
C. occurred to D occured to
2. He visited all the places of interest in the old city when he was _______ there.
A. for business B. at business
C. with business D. in business
3. The soldier was _______ by the odd manners of the old man and began to watch him closely.
A. hit B. struck
C. attacked D. beaten
4. He _______ the book he had been looking for these years in a small second-hand book store.
A. came across B. came at
C. came with D. came on
5. He could lose a game _______ : he always congratulated his opponents on their victory.
A. with a good manner B. with politeness
C. with a good grace D. with good behaviour
6. He was _______ a cook--- the cakes were so delicious.
A. anything of