一丈四级词汇测试

中国农业大学

2007~2008

学年春季学期

大学英语四级词汇测试（一）

课程考试试题

题号

一

二

三

四

五

六

七

八

总分

得分

注意：

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． 此试卷共

100

小题，全部做题时间为

50

分钟。

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．请将

1-70

题答案涂在机读卡上，将

71-100

题答案写在答题卡背面。

Section I

Vocabulary

(25 minutes)

1.

The beam that is ______ by a laser differs in several ways from the lights that comes out of a

flashlight.

A.

emitted

B.

motivated

C.

transported

D.

translated

2.

The agreement on banning nuclear weapons is necessary for ______ peace.

A.

national

B.

global

C.

worldly

D.

spherical

3.

Some foreign ______, at first skeptical, ended up by being fully convinced.

A.

delegates

B.

deputies

C.

representatives

D.

dictators

4.

She was too _____ and friendly and kind to say anything about why she was leaving, but we

could tell.

A.

considerate

B.

considerable

C.

considered

D.

considering

5.

______ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years

not felt any population pressure.

A.

Thanks to

B.

In line with

C.

By means of

D.

With regard to

6.

Some people attempt to reduce life, mind and spirit to the quantitative _______ of physics,

chemistry and mathematics.

A.

sections

B.

catalogues

C.

contents

D.

categories

7.

Income taxes should be _______ to one

’

s annual income.

A.

adopted

B.

associated

C.

adapted

D.

related

8.

Research universities have to keep up with the latest computers and scientific hardware

_______ price.

A.

on account of

B.

in addition to

C.

regardless of

D.

not to mention

9.

It is virtually impossible to ______ the number of people in the world who have acquired an

adequate knowledge of English in addition to their own languages.

A.

appraise

B.

evaluate

C.

appreciate

D.

estimate

10.

Bob was not ______ to the association because he did not qualify for membership.

A.

admitted

B.

allowed

C.

permitted

D.

approved

11.

Three

universities

departments

have

been

_____

$$600,000

to

develop

good

practice

in

teaching and learning.

A.

promoted

B.

secured

C.

included

D.

approved

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12.

The

government

of

a

developed

country

may

well

prefer

to

see

a

slowly

increasing

population, rather than one which is stable or on the ______.

A.

move

B.

decrease

C.

increase

D.

change

13.

When I took my shirt out of the suitcase, I found it badly ______.

A.

crashed

B.

crushed

C.

pressed

D.

brushed

14.

Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played ______ rather than for the love

of the game.

A.

peacefully

B.

competitively C.

fairly

D.

competently

15.

Because of the limited time allowance, the speakers were asked to omit all that was not to the

topic under discussion.

A.

reliable

B.

associate

C.

sensitive

D.

relevant

16.

The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ______ in which

people communicate across time and space.

A.

mood

B.

manner

C.

mission

D.

vision

17.

Many well-dressed people are strolling along the many tree-lined ______ through the park.

A.

avenues

B.

alloys

C.

allies

D.

alleys

18.

The teacher asked a very difficult question, but finally Mike ______ a good answer.

A.

came up with

B.

put up with

C.

caught up with

D.

stood up to

19.

Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ______ the closing of all recreation

facilities for such games.

A.

assists

B.

advocates

C.

acknowledges

D.

admits

20.

Workers in the fine arts ______ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.

A.

transmit

B.

convey

C.

elaborate

D.

contribute

21.

There was more than ______ rain and snow last year, so many parts of the country have been

flooded this spring.

A.

extra

B.

efficient

C.

generous

D.

adequate

22.

We walked ______ because the road was icy.

A.

quickly

B.

cautiously

C.

decisively

D.

severely

23.

Finding

a

job

can

be

_____

and

disappointing,

and

therefore

it

is

important

that

you

are

prepared.

A.

exploiting

B.

profiting

C.

frustrating

D.

misleading

24.

Tom runs a furniture business. He _____ the business.

A.

is in charge of

B.

is in the charge of

C.

charges

D.

is on the charge of

25.

We must learn to see things in their right ______ and avoid making mistakes.

A.

prospective

B.

prosperity

C.

perspective

D.

permissive

26.

The badly wounded receive ______ for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.

A.

superiority

B.

inferiority

C.

priority

D.

minority

27.

British

government

often

says

that

furnishing

children

with

______

to

the

information

superhighway is a top priority.

2

28.

29.

A.

procedure

B.

allowance

C.

protection

D.

access

His father is a successful lawyer with hundreds of _______.

A.

clowns

B.

clients

C.

monsters

D.

customers

His achievements in art should ______________ his persistence and hard work.

A.

be attributed to B.

be assigned to C.

be applied to

D. be distributed to

30. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii has ______ a series of new experiments in which

some animals have learned to understand sentences.

A.

installed

B.

devised

C.

equipped

D.

formatted

31.

The newly-built Science Building seems ______ enough to last a hundred years.

A.

spacious

B.

sophisticated

C.

suspicious

D.

steady

32.

A university is an educational institution which both ______ degrees and carries out scientific

research.

A.

attributes

B.

awards

C.

rewards

D.

presents

33.

The weatherman said we are likely to have a ___________ winter this year.

A. peaceful

B. smooth

C.

neutral

D. mild

34.

Lack of jobs and ___________ of money might lead to us all becoming more inventive in our

fashion ideas.

A. rare

B. rarity

C. short

D. shortage

35.

The ______ of the trees in the water was quite clear.

A.

shadow

B.

reflections

C.

shade

D.

scenery

36.

He ______ himself as a woman and attempted to escape.

A.

disguised

B.

pretended

C.

considered

D.

regarded

37.

Many in the credit industry expect that the credit cards will eventually ______ paper money

for almost every purchase.

A.

exchange

B.

replace

C.

reduce

D.

trade

38.

In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ______ dreams were likely

to be highly respected.

A.

interpret

B.

intervene

C.

inherit

D.

impart

39.

As far as the content is ______, it leaves very little to be desired.

A.

involved

B.

concerned

C.

connected

D.

engaged

40.

Any donation you can give will help us ______ the suffering and isolation of the homeless

this new year.

A.

lift

B.

comfort

C.

patch

D.

ease

41.

Intermediate school is a traditional ______ between primary school and high school.

A.

spell

B.

interval

C.

session

D.

epoch

42.

The development of industry ______ the attitudes of men towards art and architecture.

A.

effected

B.

affected

C.

assented

D.

instructed

43.

It

is

important

to

______

between

the

rules

of

grammar

and

the

conventions

of

written

language.

A.

determine

B.

explore

C.

identify

D.

instruct

44.

You ______ your hand when you hold it out to shake hands with someone.

A.

prolong

B.

lengthen

C.

stretch

D.

extend

45.

Whenever I meet with difficulties, I am always inclined to ______ my adviser.

A.

consult

B.

insult

C.

counsel

D.

consent

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