英语四级考试最新预测模拟试题

英语四级考试最新预测模拟试题CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. All Americans are at least vaguely31 with the plight of the American Indian. Cutbacks in federal programs for Indians have made their problems32 more severe in recent years. Josephy reports， “331981 it was estimated that cutbacks in federal programs for Indians totaled about $500 million” or more than ten times the cuts affecting their34fellow Americans. Additional cuts seem to be threatened in the future. This reduced funding is affecting almost all 35 of reservation life，36education. If the Indians could 37 their38problems， solutions to many of their other problems might not be far behind. In this paper the current status of Indian education will be described and39 and some ways of improving this education will be proposed. Whether to40with the dominant American culture or to 41 Indian culture has been a longstanding issue in Indian education. After the Civil War full responsibility for Indian education was turned over by the government to churches and missionary groups. The next fifty years became a period of42assimilation in all areas of Indian culture， but especially in religion and education. John Collier， a reformer who agitated43Indians and their culture 44 the early 1920s until his death in 1968， had a different idea. He believed that instead of effacing native culture， Indian schools should encourage and45it. Pressure to assimilate remains a potent force today，46. More and more Indians are graduating from high school and college and becoming47for jobs in the non-Indian society. “ When Indians obtain the requisite skills， many of them enter the broader American society and succeed. ”48approximately 90 percent of all Indian children are educated in state public school systems.How well these children compete with the members of the dominant society， 49， is another50. 31. A. agreeable B. regardless C. familiar D. sympathetic 32. A. even B. ever C. greatly D. further 33. A. Since B. Up to C. Before D. By the end of 34. A. non-Indian B. Indian C. previous D. former 35. A. respects B. aspects C. kinds D. parts 36. A. except B. regarding C. besides D. including 37. A. solve B. dissolve C. deal D. treat 38. A. cultural B. educational C. social D. severe 39. A. estimated B. evaluated C. settled D. decided 40. A. agree B. push forward C. assimilate D. deal 41. A. preserve B. keep up with C. acknowledge D. confess 42. A. enforced B. overall C. contemptuous D. unbelievable 43. A. in favor of B. on behalf of C. side by side with D. far behind 44. A. in B. through C. from D. during 45. A. realize B. assimilate C. acknowledge D. revitalize 46. A. yet B. furthermore C. however D. just the same 47. A. available B. reachable C. suitable D. eligible 48. A. In the future B. In the past C. At present D. Maybe 49. A. therefore B. consequently C. however D. moreover 50. A. question B. issue C. aspect D. matterGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 15 MIN. There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A， B， C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 51. Hehave been nervous because he didnt go straight in. A. ought to B. must C. should D. had to 52. I am quite sure that I canMichael into letting us use his car tomorrow. A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say 53. Jean could be a very attractive girl but sheto her clothes. A. pays no attention B. was paying no attention C. paid no attention D. had paid no attention 54. When questioned by the interviewer， my mind went， and I could hardly remember my own date of birth. A. blank B. dim C. faint D. vain 55. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is inagain next spring. A. assembly B. convention C. conference D. session 56. To drive a car safely， it isgood brakes. A. essential with B. essential having C. essential to have D. essential have 57. As I regard it， you can widen the of these improvements through your active participation. A. volume B. dimension C. magnitude D. scope 58. “Can you ride a horse？” “No， I never had the chance .” A. for learning B. for learning how C. how to learn it D. to learn how 59. As electric lines were destroyed by the storm， they were forced to light for several days. A. go over B. go in for C. go without D. go out 60. To survive in the intense market competition， we mustthe qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand. A. improve B. guarantee C. gear D. enhance 61. “Maria has blisters in her boots.” “Shewalking such a long distance.” A. was used not to B. used to C. is not used to D. did not used to 62. In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to dreams were likely to be highly respected. A. impart B. inherit C. interpret D. intervene 63. It was that we felt tired when we arrived. A. a so long travel B. such a long travel C. such a long journey D. such a so long journey 64. his poor record in school， the board thinks that he should study hard. A. In spite of B. In charge of C. In view of D. In case of 65. “What authors do you like？” “Shakespeare is.” A. favorite for me B. my favorite C. for me the favorite D. the favorite of mine 66. We hadnt expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was into darkness. A. dived B. plunged C. drowned D. dropped 67. Without a (an)passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country. A. operative B. effective C. valid D. efficient 68. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times，was done. A. a few damages B. few damages C. little damage D. a little damage 69. Before the tourists set off， they spent much time setting a limit the expenses of the trip. A. for B. in C. to D. about 70. “Tina looks especially pretty tonight.” “Yes， she always looks her best in of that color.” A. dress B. a dress C. that dress D. the dress 71. Despite the wide range of reading material specially written orfor language learning purposes， there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills. A. appointed B. assembled C. acknowledged D. adapted 72. Internet， aof millions of computers linked world wide， is the largest system serving e-mail messengers. A. unity B. connection C. network D. combination 73. “ How dark your brothers hair is！” “Its mine when I was at his age.” A. no darker than B. no more darker as C. not dark more than D. not darker as 74. It was surprising that the hotel looked rather shabby outside was luxuriously and furnished inside. A. artificially B. arrogantly C. arbitrarily D. artistically 75. he daydreamed， Peter saw figures in the sky. A. Until B. Since C. While D. During 76. He did me a turn by lending me ten pounds. A. good B. nice C. fine D. pretty 77. Once our hens started laying eggs， we had such a of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors. A. output B. surplus C. production D. plenty 78. Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect in various social . A. occasions B. cases C.situations D. circumstances 79. They have considered their high standard of living a(n) for practising their basic beliefs. A. award B. reward C. result D. consequence 80. Macs close to his brother made people mistake them for one another. A. resemblance B. identity C. appearance D. relationshipPART V READING COMPREHENSION 25 MINIn this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.A Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been the director of a school and a camp before she retired， but she needed to keep busy. She was even willing to work without pay. That was the reason she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking， she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problemsmostly problems with communication. Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the years， from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject： old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus，” which focused on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people， especially their problems with being misunderstood. Anna Douglas uses her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people， too. For example， one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grandchildren. She told him to listen to young peoples music and to watch the most popular television shows. “Its important to know something about your grandchildrens world，” says Mrs. Douglas. “That means questioning and listeningand listening is not what oldsters do best，” she continues， “Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters， teenagers， or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Dont give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well.” 81. Anna Douglas understands the problems of old people . A. because she likes their music B. because she has grandchildren C. because she watches their television programs D. because she is old herself 82. Anna Douglas newspaper column. A. is about how to find jobs for old people B. spreads ideas for youngsters C. discusses the problems of old people D. contains mostly funny stories 83. What advice did Mrs. Douglas NOT give to the reader whose grandchildren didnt want to see him？ A. Listen to popular music. B. Tell more interesting stories. C. Try to understand the grandchildren. D. Watch more popular TV shows. 84. The main point of Mrs. Douglas advice is. A. old people should understand and respect the young B. old people have a lot to learn from the young C. poor hearing often causes old people to misunderstand the young D. old people should show respect for the young even when they criticize themB Chemistry did not emerge as a science until after the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century and then only rather slowly and laboriously. But chemical knowledge is as old as history， being almost entirely concerned with the practical arts of living. Cooking is essentially a chemical process； so is the melting of metals and the administration of drugs and potions. This basic chemical knowledge， which was applied in most cases as a rule of thumb， was nevertheless dependent on previous experiment. It also served to stimulate a fundamental curiosity about the processes themselves. New information was always being gained as artisans improved techniques to gain better results. The development of a scientific approach to chemistry was， however， hampered by several factors. The most serious problem was the vast range of material available and the consequent difficulty of organizing it into some system. In addition， there were social and intellectual difficulties， chemistry is nothing if not practical； those who practice it must use their hands， they must have a certain practical flair. Yet in many ancient civilizations， practical tasks were primarily the province of a slave population. The thinker or philosopher stood apart from this mundane world， where the practical arts appeared to lack any intellectual content or interest. The final problem for early chemical science was the element of secrecy. Experts in specific trades had developed their own techniques and guarded their knowledge to prevent others from stealing their livelihood. Another factor that contributed to secrecy was the esoteric nature of the knowledge of alchemists， who were trying to transform base metals into gold or were concerned with the hunt for the elixir that would bestow the blessing of eternal life. In one sense， the second of these was the more serious impediment because the records of the chemical processes that early alchemists had discovered were often written down in symbolic language intelligible to very few or in symbols that were purposely obscure. 85. What is the passage mainly about？ A. The scientific revolution in the seventeenth century. B. Reasons that chemistry developed slowly as a science. C. The practical aspects of chemistry. D. Difficulties of organizing knowledge systematically. 86. According to the passage， how did knowledge about chemical processes increase before the seventeenth century？ A. Philosophers devised theories about chemical properties. B. A special symbolic language was developed. C. Experience led workers to revise their techniques. D. Experts shared their discoveries with the public. 87. The bold word “hampered” in Line 1 Para 2 is closest in meaning to. A. recognizedB. determined C. solvedD. hindered 88. The bold word “it” refers to which of the following？ A. Problem. B. Material. C. Difficulty. D. System. 89. Which of the following statements best explains why “the second of these was the more serious impediment”(Underlined)？ A. Chemical knowledge was limited to a small number of people. B. The symbolic language used was very imprecise. C. Very few new discoveries were made by alchemists. D. The records of the chemical processes were not based on experiments.TEXT C An important new industry， oil refining， grew after the Civil War. Crude oil， or petroleum a dark， thick ooze from the earth had been known for hundreds of years， but little use had ever been made of it. In the 1850s Samuel M. Kier， a manufacturer in western Pennsylvania， began collecting the oil from local scapages and refining it into kerosene. Refining， like smelting， is a process of removing impurities from a raw material. Kerosene was used to light lamps. It was a cheap substitute for whale oil， which was becoming harder to get. Soon there was a large demand for kerosene. People began to search for new supplies of petroleum. The first oil well was drilled by E. L. Drake， are tired railroad conductor. In 1859 he began drilling in Titusville， Pennsylvania. The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that onlookers called it “Drakes Folly”. But when he had drilled down about 70 feet(21 meters)， Drake struck oil. His well began to yield 20 barrels of crude oil a day. News of Drakes success brought oil prospectors to the scene. By the early 1860s these wildcatters were drilling for “black gold” all over western Pennsylvania. The boom rivaled the California gold rush of 1848 in its excitement and Wild West atmosphere. And it brought far more wealth to the prospectors than any gold rush. Crude oil could be refined into many products. For some years kerosene continued to be the principal one. It was sold in grocery stores and doortodoor. In the 1880s and 1890s refiners learned how to make other petroleum products such as waxes and lubricating oils. Petroleum was not then used to make gasoline or heatingoil. 90.What is the best title for the