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大学英语（四）
模拟试题
1
姓
名
学号
专业
班级
题号
一
二
三
四
五
六
七
八
总分
得分
一
. Choose
the
right
word
to
complete
each
of
the
following
得分
sentences (
每小题
1
分，
共计
2
0
分
):
1. As soon as
the workmen left she
began to clear up
the ______. A. mess B. trouble
C.
confusion
D.
destruction
2.
There
is
a
beautiful
______ of forest near my country house.
A. length
B. extension C. stretch
D. extent 3. I wonder who
will
______ as secretary of our club next year.
装
A.
take up B. take over C. take on
D. take to
4. Our
bill in the restaurant ______ twenty
pounds.
A.
went to B. came to C. ran up D.
arrived at
5.
Your road licence has run out of time.
Why didn’t you
have
it
______?
A.
revised
B.
repaired
C.
recovered D. renewed
订
6. He
______ the one year
period
of
unemployment
drawing
on
his
bank
savings.
A.
passed
off
B.
worked
off
C.
pulled
through
D.
kept
from
7.
The
best
way
to
learn
a
language
is
to
spend
some
time
in
the
_____
country
concerned.
A. private B. special C. particular
D. peculiar
8.
He had a cold and couldn’t go to the
party, so I bought
him
a
cake
to
make
up
for
线
his
______.
…………………………………………………
A.
decline
B.
demand
C.
digestion
D.
disappointment
9.
The
seating ______ of our
auditorium is 1,000. A. capacity
B. condition C. degree D.
accommodation 10. The
hotel ______
us five pounds for room. A. afforded B.
charged C. cost D. demanded 11.
The firemen acted
______
and
prevented
the
fire
from
spreading.
A.
promptly B. partially C.
voluptuously D. elegantly 12.
The
slowdown
in
the
development
of
the
company
is
likely to ______ people from making
investments. A.
decrease B.
discourage C. disturb D. reduce 13. We
had very bad weather on holiday. We
enjoyed ourselves,
______.
A.
although
B.
in
spite
C.
however
D.
therefore
14.
I
don’t like
heavy
food
like
pork and
beef. In fact, I’m
trying to ______ fatty foods.
A. cut
out
B. cut through C. cut over D. cut
into 15. I think I’ll
have the room
painted so that the walls ______ the new
carpet we’re going
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to get. A. fit B. suit C. befit D.
match 16. He
took
his
driving
test
ten
times
and
______
the
end
passed
A. in B. at C. by D. to 17.
Let
’
s leave early,
______ we
’
ll get
stuck in a traffic jam. A. unless B.
otherwise C. despite D. lest
18. The service in the
shop is rally poor.
Some
shop assistants ______. A.
couldn
’
t
care
more
B.
wouldn
’
t
care
much
C.
couldn
’
t
care
less
D.
couldn
’
t
care
so
much
19.
______ that she has only been learning
the language for
six months, her
English is not bad. A. Considering B.
Realizing
C.
Regarding
D.
The
fact
20.
I
can
’
t
put
off
repairing
the
window
______,
I
’
ll
do
it
now.
A.
any
farther
B.
any
later
C.
no
longer
D.
any
longer
二．
Choose
the
word
or
phrase
which
is
closest
in
meaning to the underlined
得分
part in each of the
sentences
(
每小题
1
分，共计
10
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):
1.
A
foreign visitor inquired how long it
would take a Chinese
farmer to save up
for a truck.
A.
required B. asked
C. questioned
D. interviewed 2. Though still in his
teens,
the
boy
behaves
as
if
he
were
a
mature
man.
A. grown-up B.
juvenile C. young D. tall 3.
Is it true
that people can
predict one’
s future on the basis of
the
date and time of his birth?
A. tell B.
indicate C.
say
D.
foretell
4.
They
were
forced
to
cancel
the
concert when the conductor became ill.
A. call on B.
call off C. call for D. call out
5. He was so patient as
to
tolerate
the
old
woman
’
s
odd
behaviour.
A.
endure B. endanger C. liberate D.
engage 6. The
secretary
stopped
for
a
coffee
break
and
resumed
working until noon.
A. consumed B.
renewed C.
continued
D.
resigned
7.
I
suppose
that
the
tour
guide
tends
to
talk
too
much.
A.
intends
B.
is
inclined to
C. inclines D. is
intended to 8.
Though
they failed in the experiment
this time, their endeavors
are
worth
commenting
on.
A.
hard
work
B.
expenditures C. efforts D. exerts
9. The girl is young
enough to be
baffled by the tricks.
A. believed B.
confused C. amazed
D. surprised 10. The education
of
the young is crucial to the future of a country.
A.
critical
B.
basic
C.
influential
D.
essential
三．
Reading
Comprehension(
每小题
1.5
分，共计
30
分
)
:
得分
Read
the
following
passages
and
then
choose
the right answer to each of the questions
given: Passage One
Humans not only love eating ice
cream,
they
enjoy
feeding
it
to
their
pets.
Market
studies show that
two thirds of all dog owners give ice
cream to their dogs. Unfortunately,
say William Tyzinik,
an
expert
on
animal
nutrition
at
Ohio
State
University,
ice cream is not good for dogs.
“
It has milk sugar in it,
“
he
says,
“
which
dogs
cannot
digest
very
well.
”
Bothered by that knowledge but aware of
the desire of
dog
owners
to please their
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companions,
Tyzinik
invented
a
new
frozen
treat
for
dogs
that, he says, is more nutritious than ice
cream
—
and as much fun to
eat. The product, called Frosty Paws,
is made of a liquid byproduct of
cheese and milk with
the
sugar
removed.
Frosty
Paws
also
contains
refined
soy four, water, vegetable oil,
vitamins and minerals. It
took
Tyzinik,
who
has
also
invented
a
horse
feed
(
called Tizwhiz) and another dog food (named
Tizbits),
three
years
to
perfect
the
Frosty
Paws
formula,
and
two
attempts to commercialize it. After losing
$$25,000
trying to market the
invention himself, Tyzinik sold the
rights
to
Associated
Ice
Cream
of
Westerville,
Ohio,
which
makes
the
product
and
packages
it
in
cups.
Tyzinik
claims
that
Frosty
Paws
has
been
tested
extensively and that
“
dogs love
it.
”
Of 1,400 dogs that
have been offered the product, he says,
89% took it on
the first try. Three
out four preferred it to Milk-Bone
or sausages. The product, which will
be available in the
ice-cream
section
of
supermarkets,
comes
in
packs
of
three or four cups, costing between
$$1.39 and $$1.79.
What
would
happen
if
a
human
should
mistake
Frosty
Paws
for
real
ice
cream?
Nothing,
says
Tyzinik.
It
’
s
harmless, but frankly, he says, it
won
’
t taste very good.
1.
Two thirds of all dog
owners give ice cream to their dogs
because
______.
A.
they
take
pleasure
in
doing
this
B.
they
can
’
t find any other dog
food on the market C.
ice
cream
is
cheap
on
the
market
D.
ice
cream
is
easy
to
digest 2.
For dog, Frosty Paws ______.
A.
is sweeter than
ice
cream
B.
tastes
much
better
than
ice
cream
C.
is
healthier than ice cream D.
looks much more attractive
than
ice
cream
3.
With
the
invention
of
Frosty
Paws,
Tyzinik
______.
A.
made
a
big
fortune
B.
lost
all
the
money
he
had
C.
became
very
famous
overnight
D.
provided a frozen food for dogs
4.
$$1.39 is the price for
______. A. one cup of Frosty Paws
B. two cups of
Frosty Paws C. one
pack of Frosty Paws D. four packs
of Frosty Paws 5. Humans ______.
A. like the taste of
Frosty Paws, too
B. may find the taste of Frosty Paws
not so good C. may get poisoned by
Frosty Paws D.
often mistake Frosty
Paws for real ice cream
Passage
Two
The question of what
children learn, and how they
should
learn
it,
is
continually
being
debated
and
re-
debated.
Nobody
dares
any
longer
to
defend
the
old
system,
the
learning
of
lessons
parrot-
fashion,
the
grammar-with-
a-whip system, which was good enough
for
our
grandparents.
The
theorists
of
modern
psychology
have
stepped
in
to
argue
that
we
must
understand the needs of children.
Children are not just
small adults;
they are children who must be respected as
such. Well, you may say, this is as
it should be, and a
good
idea.
But
think
further.
What
happens?
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becomes
the responsibility not of teachers,
but
of
psychologists.
What
happens
then?
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Teachers
worry
too
much
about
the
psychological
implications
of
their
lessons,
and
forget
about
the
subjects
themselves.
If
a
child
dislikes
a
lesson,
the
teacher
feels
that
it
is
his
fault,
not
the
child
’
s.
So
teachers worry whether history is
“
relevant
”
to modern
young
children.
And
do
they
dare
to
recount
stories
about
violent
battles?
Or
will
this
make
the
children
themselves
violent?
Why
teach
children
to
write
grammatical
sentences?
Verbal(
口头的
)
expression
is
better. Sums Arithmetic? No, no:
real-life mathematical
situations are
more understandable. You see, you can
go
too
far.
Influenced
by
educational
theorists,
who
have nothing better to
do than write books about their
ideas,
teachers
leave
their
teaching-training
colleges
filled with grand,
psychological ideas about children and
their
needs.
They
make
elaborate,
sophisticated
preparations and try out their
“
modern
methods
”
on the
long-suffering
children.
Since
one
“
modern
method
”
rapidly
replaces
another,
the
poor
kids
will
have
had
a
good
bellyful by the time they leave school.
Frequently
the modern methods are so
sophisticated that they fail
to be
understood by the teachers, let alone the
children;
even more often, the relaxed
discipline so essential for
the
“
informal
”
feeling the class must have, prevents all
but
a
handful
of
children
from
learning
anything.
6.
People
do
not
dare
to
defend
the
old
system
mainly
because under the old
system ______. A.
children
were
made
to
learn
passively
B.
children
were
spoiled
C.
children
were
treated
as
grown-ups
D.
too
much
grammar
was taught to children 7.
What do the modern
psychologists maintain? A.
Children must be understood
and
respected.
B.
Children
are
small
adults
and
know
what
they
need.
C.
Children
are
better
off
without
learning
lessons.
D.
Education
of
children
is
the
responsibility
of
psychologist.
8.
What
happens
when
teachers
pay
too
much
attention
to
the
psychology
of
their lessons?
A.
They
find
that
the
children
dislike
the
lessons. B.
They tend to blame students for their
failure
in teaching. C.
They do not pay enough attention to the
actual lessons. D.
They no longer want to teach children
history.
9.
Grammatical
sentences
are
regarded
as
unimportant because ______.
A.
words are uttered out
of natural feelings only B.
it is better to use verbs only
C.
talking freely and
naturally without sentences is a better
form of expression D.
it is felt that formal grammar rules
might
cause
unnatural
expression
10.
According
to
the
passage,
the
modern
methods
are
understood
by