2012CET-4英语.doc

四1. The class remained _ when the teacher asked a formidable question. A) clumsy B) deaf C) dumb D) still2. The captured criminals were _ in chains through the streets. A) exhibited B) displayed C) paraded D) revealed3. As a summary, the long story was _ into a few sentences. A) condensed B) condemned C) concealed D) concentrated4. She took an _ course in cooking before her marriage. A) integral B) intentional C) intensive D) intense5. Deeply cursed with prison life, the prisoners became _ for breakout. A) discarded B) disappointed C) intensive D) desperate6. Being very hungry, she gave the two dishes a thorough _. A) script B) click C) lick D) scrape7. The problem with the country is how to lift its economy out of _. A) reservation B) recreation C) reversion D) recession8. Be careful with a cat. It may _ you if you make it angry. A) punch B) scrape C) tear D) scratch9. He _ much of his time in learning the new language. A) invested B) involved C) invented D) integrated10. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at _ A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat11. The _ on this apartment runs out in a years time. A) treaty B) lease C) agenda D) deadline12. He has put his car entirely at our _ for the holiday. A) usage B) application C) disposition D) disposal13. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expected increased tax _. A) efficiency B) privileges C) revenues D) validity14. If you _ in taking this attitude, well have to ask you to leave. A) persist B) insist C) resist D) assist15. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _ behind as usual. A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging16. Communication is the process of _ a message from a source to an audience via a channel. A) transmitting B) submitting C) transforming D) switching五1. It took him several months to _ the wild horse. A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame2. I dont think it was an accident. He did it on _. A) choice B) purpose C) intention D) design3. The manager _ the letter to his secretary, who wrote it down in short hand. A) passedB) copied C) dictatedD) declared4. He was of _ birth; his parents had no money and lived poorly. A) humbleB) harsh C) wicked D) wrecked5. On the way to school, there was no shelter from the rain, so the students were soaked _.A) wetB) to the skin C) on the skinD) over6. The smoke from the burning building almost _ the firemen and forced them to wear masks. A) blockedB) provoked C) chokedD) stroked7. He smiled again with an air of _ contentment and said, “Its the first time Ive ever done what I wanted to do.” A) supreme B) superficial C) supplementary D) superior8. We might say that _ has been done when a mans innocence and guilt has been proved beyond doubt. A) judgmentB) jury C) justiceD) wrong9. He has given all the facts at great _ so that you may judge for yourself. A) detailB) extent C) degree D) length10. She hasnt found an apartment yet; shes staying with her aunt _. A) for a long time B) for the first time C) for the time beingD) from time to time11. On receiving sound waves, our eardrums _ and cause minute electrical signals to be sent to the brain. A) shiverB) shake C) vibrateD) tremble12. Coal and petroleum are called _ substances, because they are the remains of living things. A) superbB) organic C) vigorousD) rotten13. Preservatives (防腐剂) are added to bread to keep it from getting _. A) staticB) stained C) stableD) stale14. Here were cycles of industrial prosperity which always collapsed into industrial _. A) boomsB) nightmares C) depressionsD) disadvantages15. All men or women, young or old, short or tall, should not _ any form of discrimination, because sooner or later we are all likely to fall victim to this dangerous practice. A) resistB) sustain C) undergoD) tolerate16. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they _ to violence to escape. A) resortB) appeal C) proceedD) incline九1. My cases were too heavy, and the airline charged me $40 for _ baggage. A) extensive B) exclusiveC) extreme D) excess2. To write it as I wanted, however, would _ all the rules of formal composition Id learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade. A) obey B) regulateC) violate D) make3. _ plants need to be protected from cold wind and frost. A) RefinedB) Moderate C) MildD) Delicate4. When the bell rang, people walked out of their homes and _ on the village square. A) assembled B) dismissed C) dissolved D) disappeared5. The rain came almost on _ because the crops were in bad need of it. A) plan B) arrangement C) scheduleD) purpose6. Last year the companys _ profits amounted to six and a half million dollars. A) excessiveB) comprehensive C) utterD) overall7. This album (签名薄) is _ as it was the only one signed by President. A) unusual B) unique C) rareD) singular8. Mr. Smith bought the curtain with a(n) _ pattern of flowers on it. A) detailed B) developed C) elaborateD) careful9. They lack sufficient resources to _ their campaign for long. A) sustainB) contain C) retain D) attain10. Many university courses are not really _ to the needs of students or their future employers. A) associatedB) related C) gearedD) qualified11. For all babies, breastfeeding is far _ to bottlefeeding. A) substantialB) superior C) superbD) significant12. _ normal weather, they will raise the output by another 10 percent. A) GivenB) If C) Even if D) On condition that13. The football player reacted _ the judges decision by withdrawing from the match. A) onB) to C) againstD) by14. The returns in the short _ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid. A) intervalB) range C) span D) term15. His statement is _ his previous attitude to the subject. A) in the light of B) in the course of C) in placeD) in line with16. Young people are not _ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in. A) conservativeB) content C) confident D) generous十1. The rising of prices will _ off demands for pay increases. A) trailB) switch C) trigger D) nudge2. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical work had been _ with the theoretical aspects of the subject. A) involved B) integrated C) invested D) instructed3. Due to different life experiences , peoples _ on an event may vary from person to person. A) performances B) perspectives C) bannersD) portraits4. Ken sorted _ the photographs, choosing two or three which seemed to most suit his purpose. A) from B) at C) through D) on5. So advanced _ that no one could match him. A) his method was B) was his method C) his method is D) is his method 6. Sometimes children have trouble _ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist. A) to separate B) separating C) for separatingD) of separating 7. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of _ any important data.A) relaying B) overlooking C) deletingD) revealing 8. Both sides involved in the conflict made some _ in yesterdays talk.A) confidences C) conservations B) concessions D) concentrations 9. A dark suit is _ to a light one for evening wear.A) proper B) suitableC) favorable D) preferable 10. Lightning is a _ of electrical current from a cloud to the grou