专四考试模拟题五

英语专业四级考试模拟题

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PART II CLOZE

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in

the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank.

Television

——

that

most

pervasive

and

persuasive

of

modern

(26)____,

marked

by

rapid

change

and

growth

——

is

moving

into

a

new

era,

an

era

of

extraordinary

sophistication

and

versatility, which (27)____ to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic (28)____, made

possible

by

the

(29)____of

television

and

computer

sciences.

The

word

(30)____

from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can (31)____ be interpreted as sight

from

a

distance. Very

simply

(32)____,

it

works

in

this

way:

through

a

sophisticated

system

of

electronics,

television

provides

the

(33)____

of

converting

an

image

into

electronic

impulses,

which

can

be

sent

through

a

wire

or

cable.

These

impulses,

when

(34)____

into

a

receiver

(television set), can (35)____ be electronically reconstituted into that same image. Television is

more than just an electronics system, however. It is (36)____ of expression, as well as a (37)____

for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reading other human beings. The

field of television can be divided into two (38)____ determined by its means of transmission. First,

there

is

broadcast

television,

which

teaches

the

masses

through

broad-based

airwave

transmission

of

television

(39)____.

Second,

there

is

nonbroadcast

television,

which

provides

(40)____

the

needs

of

individuals

or

specific

interest

groups

through

controlled

transmission

techniques.

26.

A) techniques

B) skills

C) developments

D) technologies

27.

A) suggests

B) promises

C) appears

D) pledges

28.

A) evolution

B) innovation

C) transformation

D) revolution

29.

A) marriage

B) synthesis

C) association

D) unification

30.

A) came

B) stemmed

C) derived

D) resulted

31.

A) accurately

B) precisely

C) exactly

D) literally

32.

A) said

B) put

C) expressed

D) described

33.

A) capability

B) competence

C) ability

D) proficiency

34.

A) feeding

B) having fed

C) feed

D) fed

35.

A) then

B) now

C) later

D) shortly

36.

A) a mean

B) a means

C) mean

D) means

37.

A) channel

B) apparatus

C) vehicle

D) mechanism

38.

A) classes

B) sections

C) categories

D) groups

39.

A) signals

B) signs

C) images

D) pictures

40.

A) for

B) with

C) to

D) on

PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

There

are

twenty- five

sentences

in

this

section.

Beneath

each

sentence

there

are

four

choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.

41. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ____ of it?

A) gather

B) make

C) get

D) feel

42.

Now

that

we've

identified

the

problem,

we

must

decide

on

an

appropriate

course

of

____.

A) action

B) progress

C) solution

D) development

43. Since the couple couldn't ____ their difference, they decided to get a divorce.

A) reconcile

B) identify

C) adjust

D) coincide

44. We attended a ____ of the new manufacturing process.

A) demonstration

B) display

C) showing

D) manifestation

45. How many people do you think his car would ____?

A) occupy

B) hold

C) fit

D) load

46. It never ____ my mind that he might refuse the request.

A) passed

B) filled

C) crossed

D) occurred

47. People become less ____ to new ideas as they grow older.

A) receptive

B) available

C) attentive

D) attractive

48. Is he really ____ to judge a brass band contest?

A) competent

B) skillful

C) capable

D) efficient

49. The new airport will be ____ from all directions.

A) available

B) accessible

C) obtainable

D) achievable

50. The team's recent wins have now ____ them for the semi- finals.

A) fitted

B) promoted

C) qualified

D) selected

51. For parents, one of the problems ____ by rising prices is the continual demand for more

pocket money.

A) given

B) posed

C) provided

D) forced

52. The police managed to ____ down the owner of the car.

A) trace

B) track

C) search

D) pursue

53. The party's reduced vote was ____ of lack of support for its polices.

A) indicative

B) confirming

C) revealing

D) evidence

54. The football match was televised ____ from the Workers' Stadium.

A) alive

B) life

C) live

D) lively

55. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better ____ her first solution.

A) to

B) than

C) from

D) of

56. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, ____ good all the other ideas might

be.

A) whatever

B) though

C) whatsoever

D) however

57. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to

the body.

A) the greater the stress

B) the stress is greater

C) greater the stress is

D) greater is the stress

58. That's your sister, ____?

A) isn't it

B) isn't that

C) isn't she

D) aren't you

59. It's high time we ____ a rest.

A) have

B) had

C) are having

D) should have

60. If you ____, you'd better go outside in the fresh air.

A) faint

B) have fainted

C) are going to faint

D) will faint

61. I don't know ____.

A) why do this

B) why to do this

C) why doing this

D) why we ought to do this

62. The man over there is ____ our principal.

A) no other but

B) no other than

C) no one than

D) none other than

63. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ____ very young.

A) having been trained

B) trained

C) to be trained

D) being trained

64.

——

When can we come to visit you?

——

Any time you feel ____.

A) for it

B) to it

C) like it

D) so

65. His honesty is ____: nobody can doubt it.

A) in question

B) out of the question

C) beside the question

D) without question

PART IV READING COMPREHENSION

In

this

section

there

are

four

passages

followed

by

fifteen

questions

or

unfinished

statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you

think is the correct answer.

Text A

A Wise Man He was a funny looking man with a cheerful face and a good-natured talker. He

was described by his student, the great philosopher, as

Yet, this same man was condemned to death for his beliefs. The man was the Greek philosopher,

Socrates,

and

he

was

condemned

for

not

believing

in

the

recognized

god

and

for

corrupting

young people. The second charge stemmed from his association with numerous young men who

came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him. Socrates method of teaching

was ask question and, by pretending not to know the answers, to press his students into thinking

for

themselves.

His

teachings

had

influence,

Socrates

himself

never

wrote

a

word.

Socrates

encouraged

new

ideas

and

free

thinking

in

the

young,

and

this

was

frightening

to

the

conservative

people.

They

wanted

him

silenced.

Yet,

many

were

probably

surprised

that

he

accepted

death

so

readily.

Socrates

had

the

right

to

ask

for

a

lesser

penalty,

and

he

probably

could have won over enough of the people who had previously condemned him. But Socrates, as

a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So, he calmly

accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison hemlock in the presence of his grief- stricken friends

and students.

66. In the first paragraph, the word yet is used to introduce _____.

A) contrast.

B) a sequence.

C) emphasis.

D) an example.

67. Socrates was condemned to death because he _____.

A) firmly believed in law.

B) was a philosopher.

C) published outspoken articles.

D) advocated original opinions.

68. By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything, the writer implies that _____.

A) it was surprising that Socrates was so famous.

B) Socrates was not so learned as he is reputed to have been.

C) Socrates used the work of his students in teaching.

D) that authorities refused to publish Socrates' works.

69. Socrates accepted the death penalty to show _____.

A) his belief in his students.

B) his contempt for conservatives.

C) his recognition of the legal system.

D) that he was not afraid of death.

Text B

In English, along a stretch of the north-east coast which gently curves from Northumberland

to the estuary of the river Tees, there was a spot, typical of many on that coast, where sea-coal

collected richly and effortlessly. This coal was a coarse powder, clean and brilliant. It seemed to

bear little resemblance to the large, filthy lumps put onto the fire. Although it was coal, it was

perfectly clean and it was silently deposited at high tide in a glittering carpet a kilometer long for

the local community to

gather up. The great needed for sea- coaling expeditions was a curious

and traditionally proven assortment which never varied from community to community along the

entire north-east coastline. Sacks were essential to put the coal in, and string to tie the neck of

each sack when it was full. A wooden rake was used to scrape the coal from the beach. The only

alternative to the rake was a flat piece of board held in the hand. A flat, broad shovel to lift the

raked

coal

into

the

bags,

completed

the

portable

hardware.

But

the

most

crucial

item

of

equipment was a bicycle, a special kind of rusty, stripped-down model which was the symbol of

the

sea- coaling

craft.

A

ladys

bike

was

no

good

because

it

lacked

a

crossbar,

and

that

was

an

essential

element

in

transporting

sea-coal.

One

full

sack

could

be

slung

through

the

triangular

frame of a mans bike, another over the crossbar and, sometime, even a third on top of that. The

beauty of the metal bar against the full, wet sacks forced excess water out of the coal while it was

being wheeled home. On a good day, the path to the beach was generally a double snail track of

water that had been forced from each end of a trail of coal sacks.

70. The difference between the two types of coal was that sea coal _____.

A) burnt better.

B) was cheaper.

C) was more finely-grained.

D) came in big pieces.

71. Certain equipment was used because _____.

A) the people were very traditional.

B) it could be made by the communities.

C) it had proved to be practical.

D) the communities had curious habits.

72. To carry three sacks of coal on a bicycle it was necessary to _____.

A) put one of them on the saddle.

B) balance them all on the crossbar.

C) balance two on the crossbar.

D) remove the excess liquid.

73. By using the bicycle _____.

A) the collection could ride home.

B) coal could be moved easily over the sand.

C) the collection could sell more coal.

D) excess liquid could be removed.

Text C

When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men

such

as

Leonardo

da

Vinci,

Albert

Einstein,

and

Pablo

Picasso,

i.e.,

great

artists,

inventors

and

scientists

——

a

select

and

exceptionally

gifted

body

of

men

with

rare

talent

and

genius.

The

tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few

disregards the creative and imaginative aspects inherent in the solution of many of the tasks we

regularly have to face

——

the discovery and development of new method and techniques, the

improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products. Everyone has creative ability to

some

extent.

Creative

thinking

involves

posing

oneself

a

problem

and

then

finding

a

solution

along

new

and

unconventional

lines.

It

involves

drawing

new

comparisons,

discovering

new

combinations, and/or new applications of thing that are already known. It follows, then, that a

creative

person

will

exhibit

great

intellectual

curiosity

and

imagination.

He

will

be

alert

and

observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine, in the

solution of problems. He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will

be

less

interested

in

facts

than

in

their

implications.

Most

important

of

all,

he

will

be

able

to

communicate

freely

and

will

not

be

too

concerned

about

other

peoples

reaction

to

his