专四训练模拟题12.docx

2013年英语专业四级完形填空练习题（12）PART I WRITING 15 MINIn study after study, four traits are _1_ of happy people. First, happy people, especially in _2_ Western cultures, like themselves. On self-esteem tests, they agree with statements such as “Im a lot of fun to be with” and “I have good ideas”. _3_ we might expect of people who are usually happy, they report that they have positive self-esteem. Indeed, they usually have a good _4_ of themselves: They believe themselves to be more ethical, more intelligent, _5_ prejudiced, better able to get along with others, and healthier than the _6_ person.Second, happy people typically feel _7_ control. Feeling empowered rather than helpless, they also do better in school, _8_ more at work, and cope better with stress._9_ control over ones life- a phenomenon studied _10_ prisoners, nursing-home patients, etc. - people _11_ lower morale (士气) and worse health. Severe poverty is depressing if it destroys peoples _12_ of control over their life.Third, happy people are usually optimistic. One could reason that pessimists, _13_low expectations are so often _14_, would constantly be surprised by joy. “Blessed is _15_ who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed,” wrote poet Alexander Pope in a 1727 letter. _ 16_ , positive-thinking optimists, those who agree that “when I _17_ something new, I expect to succeed” tend to be more successful, healthier, and happier.Fourth, happy people are extroverted. _18_ we might expect that introverts live more happily in the peacefulness of their less-stressed contemplative (思考的) lives, extroverts are happier- whether living and working _19_ or with others and whether living in _20_ or metropolitan areas.1. A. special B. identical C. typical D. symbolic2. A. individual B. individualized C. individualistic D. individualism3. A. Though B. As C. Since D. While4. A. thinking B. idea C. evaluation D. opinion5. A. more B. greater C. less D. worse6. A. ordinary B. normal C. rest D. average7. A. private B. individual C. personal D. subjective8. A. succeed B. acquire C. award D. achieve9. A. Depriving B. Depriving of C. Deprived D. Deprived of10. A. in B. with C. on D. at11. A. suffer B. suffering C. suffered D. being suffered12. A. feeling B. sense C. emotion D. act13. A. whom B. whose C. what D. that14. A. extended B. surmounted C. exceeded D. transcended15. A. he B. his C. him D. one16. A. Nevertheless B. Moreover C. More or less D. Insofar17. A. accomplish B. undertake C. encounter D. engage18. A. Because B. Whenever C. Although D. Even if19. A. singly B. alone C. lonely D. solely20. A. county B. urban C. rural D. suburbanPart II GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 15 MIN1Every year I have my doctor _ on my physical condition.Acheck inBcheck upCcheck intoDcheck out2This ticket _ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.AgivesBentitlesCgrantsDcredits3A child who does well in exams is always _ on to do better.AencouragedBapprovedCspurredDinspired4The local peasants gave the soldiers clothes and food without which they _ of hunger and cold.Awould dieBwill dieCwould be deadDwould have died5_ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only three fingers and a thumb. ASavedBSavesCTo saveDThe saving6Riding my bicycle home from school, _ as I went around the corner.Aa car hit meBI was striked by a carCI was struck by a carDI was struck with a car7Jane was scolded by the director because he left the office with the door _.AunlockingBnot being lockedCunlockedDnot locking8They _ the lecture, but upon learning that we would discuss something irrelevant to their field of study, they gave it up.Awere going to attend Bwere to attendCwould have attendedDhad attended9Without electronic computers, much of todays advanced technology _.Ahave not been achievedBwould not achieveCwould not have been achievedDwould not be achieved10_ knows the truths about it will tell you.AWho thatBThatCWhoeverDThat who11It was not yet eleven oclock _ a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.AwhatBwhenCthatDwhich12Women workers wear hats _ their hair gets caught in the machinery.AifBin caseCunlessDbecause13No sooner had they come back _ they went to sleep.AwhenBthenCuntilDthan14It _ our teacher came that we begun the test.Awas untilBwas not untilCnot untilDuntil was15_, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.AWhen well fittedBBeing fittedCwas fittedDfitted16We should make a clear _ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussionAdistinctionBdiscriminationCdeviationDseparation17Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into _ onesAtragicBturbulentCvulnerableDsuspicious18I was deeply impressed by the hostess _ and enjoyed the dinner party very muchAhostilityBindignationChospitalityDhumanity19All imaginative _ is a reflection of the real wordAinventionBcreationCdiscoveryDillusion20Two discussions from different points of view may _ each otherAcomplexionBcomplimentCappendixDcomplement21Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from _ on earth rather than on MarsAconfigurationBconstitutionCcondemnationDcontamination22The library has a vital role in our search for knowledgeIt serves as a workshop for the entire college or university, students and _ alikeAexecutivesBfacultyCcrewDstaffs23In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the _ concern of state governmentAextinctBexcludingCexcessiveDexclusive24The old sailor had never studied navigation, but he had good _ knowledge of itAperiodicalBtropicalCempiricalDvertical25He _ the truth at last by questioning all the bots in the schoolAcausedBresultedCarousedDelicited26The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report only in a few pages but with all the detailsAconciseBclearCpreciseDelaborate27The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illnessHer plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of _AimpulseBdispositionCinsanityDinspiration28The two playwrights worked in close _ with each other on the scriptAcollaborationBcirculationCcoalitionDinspiration29The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was _ the speed limitAtranscendingBexceedingCsurpassingDovertaking30Some people are more _ to sea-sicknessAinclinedBliableClikelyDapt31I think she hurt my feeling _ rather than by accident as she claimedAvirtuallyBdeliberatelyCliterallyDappropriated32Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _, and still others are supported by religious organizationsAensuredBattributedCauthorizedDendowed33Parents take a great interest in the _ questions raised by their childrenAnastyBnaiveCobscureDoffensive34He is well _ with the history of the companyAblessedBconformedCcompliedDacquainted35He wrote to me last week regarding a teaching _ he thought might interest meAprofessionBproportionCprovisionDproposition36Competition would promote _ and innovation.AstagnancyBefficiencyCcomplacencyDinadvertency37The survey gave further _ of continuing strength in investment.AincidenceBprudenceCprevalenceDevidence38Authorities are mounting a campaign to combat an alarming rise in juvenile _ and drug taking.AdelinquencyBmistakeCevilDcrime39Office politics is a universal problem that _ culture.Agoes intoBgoes forCgoes withDgoes beyond40The Federal Reserve and other central banks spend a(n）_ $1 billion to $3 billion buying the US currency.AestimatedBexactCevaluatedDcalculated41One may call this a crisis situation because the dollar has _ quite steadily.AdepreciatedBconvertedCcirculatedDalleviated42It is very discourteous to be _ during someones conversation.Ain the wayBin a wayCleading the wayDgiving way43The problem is _ easyBut I am sure you will find a solution to it if you work.Aabove allBterriblyCnothing butDanything but44The first phone cards went into _ in Italy in 1976Since then they have been issued in every country.AcirculationBbusinessCcurrencyDforce45If you spend all your time and energy trying to _ out what words got said, you miss out on comprehending the message.AfingerBfeatureCnurtureDfigure46Language and cultural _ have prevented many people from moving easily in American society.AbarriersBsimilaritiesCproblemsDdisagreement47He wrote against people who would not show _ to all religions.AcomplacencyBmercyCincompetenceDpersistency48The painting is thought to be _There is not another one like it in the worldApeculiarBuniqueCsingleDsterile49The school _ to him missing classes without permission.AobjectedBadjustedCappealedDconformed50His car is a much older _ than ours.AmodelBpatternCmanufactureDformPART III WRITING 【45 MIN】SECTION A COMPOSITION 35 MINNowadays, while many college graduates ght ercely for a position in big cities, some of them choose to leave big cities for the countryside and work a