大学英语(四)模拟题2及答案

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课程名称：

大学英语（四）

模拟试题

2

姓名

学号

专业

班级

题号

得分

一

二

三

四

五

六

七

八

总分

装

订

线

…………………………………………………

一

.

Choose the right word to complete each of the following

sentences (

每小题

1

分，共计

20

分

):

1.

The shop assistant brought ______ several different types of gloves for us to examine.

A. up

B. about

C. out

D. off

2.

Henry stood on the snow-covered mountain peak, the bitter wind cutting ______ his

jacket.

A. away

B. into

C. across

D. through

3.

Candidates are often urged to ______ a presidential race they lose several primary

election.

A. wave aside

B. withdraw from

C. size up

D. leave from

4.

It is said that there is no real ______ for mother

’

s milk.

A. substitute

B. alternative

C. equivalence

D. exchange

5.

While the Lawrence family was on vacation, their mail ______ in the box.

A. assembled

B. accumulated

C. stored

D. collected

6.

Despite the pills which her doctor ______, Ellen still has trouble sleeping.

A. described

B. proscribed

C. prescribed

D. inscribed

7.

A unique species, roundworms are so ______ that they even thrive on the peaks of

mountains and at the bottoms of the oceans.

A. mobile

B. distinct

C. widespread

D. short-lived

8.

You will find that ______, your roommate will turn out to be your best friend.

A. all in all

B. for the most part

C. in the long run

D. at the end

9.

Our hostess ______ to make sure we were comfortable.

A. went to great lengths

B. took pride

C. was inclined

D. was obliged

10. Amidst the crowd of happy, ______ looking Christmas shoppers, the little black figure of

the old man seemed pitiful and out of place.

A. virtuous

B. prosperous

C. elaborate

D. graceful

11. If the rain ______ we can set out a bit earlier.

A. leaves off

B. calms down

C. breezes through

D. winds to a close

12. Jane was ______ a man staring at her across the street.

She bent her head and hurried on.

A. detached from

B. disappointed at

C. sized up by

D. conscious of

13. The police are trying to find out the ______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.

A. recognition

B. status

C. position

D. identity

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14. Arthur and his sister Betty ______ quarrel when he comes home.

There is no hope of their

ever making it up.

A. literally

B. playfully

C. invariably

D. promptly

15. Philosophers commonly rely on argument to support their own theories and to ______ the

theories of others.

A. reflect

B. refute

C. reform

D. refrain

16. Although John was cheerful in company, he was sad in ______.

A. private

B. public

C. business

D. class

17. Bob ______ his success to how hard he has always worked.

A. assumes

B. associates

C. attributes

D. contributes

18. The teacher of biology often goes to the mountains to collect insect ______.

A. representatives

B. specimens

C. samples

D. examples

19. Be careful with this ancient basin as it is ______ a lot.

A. worthy

B. cost

C. worth

D. worthwhile

20. The boss told his secretary that while he was on holiday she should ring him at his hotel

only if there were any ______ messages for him.

A. eager

B. hasty

C. anxious

D. urgent

二．

Choose the word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined

得分

part in each of the sentences (

< br>每小题

1

分，共计

10

分

):

1.

He told me that he had finally got the permission to film The Last Emperor in China.

A. offer

B. authority

C. promise

D. consent

2.

Women in that country are playing an increasingly important role in politics.

A. contribution

B. action

C. function

D. part

3.

People respond to music in many ways.

A. react

B. reply

C. relate

D. refer

4.

It was so cold that his hands were numbed and could scarcely hold the rifle.

A. hardly

B. roughly

C. merely

D. only

5.

When I am alone at home, my dog makes me feel secure.

A. cozy

B. safe

C. delighted

D. comfortable

6.

We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly spoiled by the weather.

A. damaged

B. hurt

C. wasted

D. ruined

7.

Peter liked to startle people by jumping out from behind a tree as they walked past it.

A. thrill

B. frighten

C. attack

D. threaten

8.

The Prime Minister made a brief statement on TV last night about the current economic

problems.

A. announcement

B. interview

C. conversation

D. argument

9.

Diamonds were the hardest substance known to man.

A. material

B. matter

C. jewel

D. substitute

10. Our boss ordered a survey to learn how many people read the local newspaper.

A. program

B. review

C. project

D. study

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三．

Reading Comprehension(

每小题

1.5

分，共计

30

分

) :

Read the following passages and then choose the right answer to each of the

questions given:

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Passage One

First of all science gives a picture or model of what we perceive by sense in so far as it can be

expressed in terms of numbers, ratios, sizes, shapes, weights, and motions and all the qualities and

units derived from these.

Thus, science sums up in a rational way a great part of our relation with

the

external

world.

Some

would

say

it

could

sum

up

all

of

it,

but

this

seems

to

be

quite

unjustifiable, as is maintained in the following section.

So the scientific view of the world is a way

of

relating

ourselves

to

it;

and

we

enlarge

ourselves

by

relating

ourselves

to

the

whole

of

the

universe that man can observe and has observed by the methods of science.

Furthermore, we can deduce from this working-model of the universe that we call science, the

best

way

in

which

to

make

the

external

world

conform

to

our

wills.

Our

wills

are

no

part

of

science, and science cannot tell us what we ought to do: it can very often, however, tell us what will

be the result of doing certain things.

Thus when we have settled what we wish to do, science will

tell us how to do it, and what will happen when we have done it, in so far as this is within the scope

of

that

which

science

includes

in

its

study.

It

cannot

tell

us

how

to

sculpture

(

雕刻

)

a

beautiful

statue, for beauty is not a scientific conception, but it can tell us how to make an exact reproduction

of an object, because this is a process concerned with one of the quantities (distance) that science

studies.

As regards to

actual projects, science may in the future show

us how to move anything

anywhere at any speed.

It may enable us to make an unlimited variety of new materials, of every

kind.

It can increase out available stock of knowledge indefinitely, but not complete it, for there

will always be another question to ask.

It can also increase the cruel and unjust powers over man

and abuse of nature to unthinkable limits.

Such are the powers of science.

1.

From the first paragraph we may infer all of the following EXCEPT that ______.

A.

science gives a picture of an orderly system of nature

B.

there are things that science cannot do

C.

not everything can be expressed in terms of number, ratios, sizes, shapes, weights, and

motions

D.

science

is

essentially

a

matter

of

measuring

in

some

way

those

things

which

can

be

measured

2.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the second paragraph?

A.

Science can tell us how to make an exact copy of a beautiful statue.

B.

By applying the scientific method, man will one day know all there is to know.

C.

Distance is one of the quantities that science includes in its study.

D.

Science may do man good as well as harm.

’

3.

Most probably this piece would later go on to tell us ______.

A.

why

it

is

groundless

to

say

that

science

can

summarize

all

of

our

relation

with

the

external world

B.

how scientific theories vary in the degree of certainty which can be attached to them

C.

how the perception of a pattern in the working s of nature is an important part of science

D.

that science may one day afford man the power to destroy his fellows

4.

Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A. What Science Sums Up

B. The Common Sense of Science

C. What Science Can Do

D. The Need for Science

Passage Two

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, summed up the four

chief qualities of

money some

2,000

years

ago.

It

must

be

lasting

and

easy

to

recognize,

to

divide,

and

to

carry

abut.

When we think of money today, we picture it either as round, flat pieces of metal which we

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call

coins,

or

as

printed

paper

notes.

But

there

are

still

parts

of

the

world

today

where

coins and notes are of no use.

They will buy nothing, and a traveler might starve if he had

none of the particular local

―

money

‖

to exchange for food.

Among isolated people, who are not often reached by traders from outside, commerce

usually

means

barter.

There

is

a

direct

exchange

of

goods.

Perhaps

it

is

fish

for

vegetables, or meat for grain.

For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed, but

there is often something that everyone wants and everybody can use, such as salt to flavour

food,

shells

for

ornaments,

or

iron

and

copper

to

make

into

tools

and

vessels.

These

tings

—

salt, shells, or metals

—

are still used as money in out-of-the

–

way parts of the world

today.

Salt may seem rather a strange substance to use as money, but in countries where

the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an absolute necessity.

Cakes of salt,

stamped to show their value, were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and cakes of

salt

will

still

buy

goods

in

Borneo

and

parts

of

Africa.

Sea

shells

have

been

used

as

money at some time or another over the greater part of the Old World.

Metal, valued by

weight, preceded coins in many parts of the world.

Nowadays,

coins

and

notes

have

replaced

nearly

all

the

more

picturesque

forms

of

money,

and

although

in

one

or

two

of

the

more

remote

countries

people

still

store

it

for

future use on ceremonial occasions such as weddings and funerals, examples of primitive

money will soon be found only in museums.

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four chief qualities of money summed up by

Aristotle?

A. Distinct

B. Divisible

C. Portable

D. Precious

6.

Nowadays we think of money as ______.

A. made of either metal or paper

B. useful for starving travelers

C. useful for barter

D. ornamental

7.

In some parts of the world a traveler might starve ______.

A. if he did not know the local rate of exchange

B. even if his money was of the local kind

C. even if he had plenty of coins and notes

D. if he had no money made of high-quality materials

8.

Barter usually takes the place of money transactions where ______.

A. there is only salt

B. metal tools are used

C. money is unheard of

D. the people

’

s trading needs are fairly simple

9.

Salt is till used as money ______.

A. in Tibet

B. in several countries

C. over the greater part of the Old World

D. only for ceremonial purposes

10. primitive types of money are sometimes used ______.

A. to replace more picturesque forms

B. in museums, as entrance fees

C. on occasions like wedding ceremonies, etc.

D. at country markets

Passage Three

Read the following passage and then answer the questions given:

EXAMINATION INSTRUCTONS:

1)

You must bring your College Membership card to each and every session of the examination

and place it on your desk.

2)

You are not allowed to have any books or papers with you in the examination room except

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