英语四级期末考试

1、Book 3 Unit 7 1. Gary has planned to take a tour around the Great Lakes in the coming summer vacation and _ great pleasure from the visit. A) acquires B) anticipates C) recallsD) reckons2. They are two dollars each but if you buy ten, you get a _ of ten per cent. A) discount B) recession C) depressi

2、on D) discharge3. Money _ as it goes from person to person. A) speaksB) scatters C) circulatesD) distributes4. His hope _ when he heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck. A) highlightedB) soared C) inspiredD) flourished5. I bought a washing-machine and asked to have it sent to my house

3、. The manager of the store promised to make a prompt _. A) delivery B) relay C) supplyD) transport6. He _ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening. A) distributedB) discharged C) spreadD) sprayed7. His company went _ after he failed in the business. A) decentB) negative C) bankruptD)

4、 acute8. She always makes notes in the _ of a book. A) borderB) blank C) margin D) edge9. A new spaceship was _ at Cape Kennedy yesterday. A) motivatedB) released C) transmittedD) launched10. Dont _ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A) relieve B) release C) relate D) retain11.

5、The noise was caused by a dog _ a cat through the garden. A) chasing B) following C) catchingD) fighting12. Although the two players are _ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) rivalsD) companions13. We can _ the possibility of total loss from our calculations.

6、 A) exclude B) prevent C) excuse D) discard14. I felt _ to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speech. A) fatiguedB) tired C) exhaustedD) bored15. The two friends said goodbye and then went their _ ways. A) relevant B) relative C) reluctantD) respective16. They _ the flood after a he

7、roic fight lasting five days and four nights. A) conqueredB) combated C) wonD) withdrew17. Two men were _ a large log over the rough ground with the help of a rope. A) pushing B) drawing C) draggingD) carrying18. They claimed that _ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis. A) sufficie

8、ntlyB) approximately C) considerablyD) properly19. Everyone _ around quietly to avoid waking the baby. A) cracked B) crashed C) crawledD) crept20. Lower taxes would _ investment and help economic growth. A) harness B) highlight C) spurD) soar21. John always arrives on time. Hes so _. A) rapidB) time

9、ly C) punctualD) likely22. Whats the Chinese _ for the English word “refer”? A) equalityB) equal C) equivalentD) equation23. The soldier was _ of running away when the enemy attacked. A) scoldedB) charged C) accusedD) punished24. She _ all criticism and calmly went on with the project. A) smashed up

10、 B) left off C) hung upD) shrugged off25. Success now seemed very remote and Bernard felt _. A) pessimistic B) optimistic C) positiveD) objective26. This is _ the most difficult job I have ever tackled. A) by rightsB) by itself C) by oneselfD) by far27. The price of beer _ from 50 cents to $4 per li

11、ter during the summer season. A) alteredB) ranged C) separatedD) differed28. Only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _ this phenomenon. A) account forB) count on C) account ofD) count for29. On his back the man carried a heavy _ of old clothes. A) bulkB) bundle C) stockD) mass30.

12、There was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living _. A) markB) grade C) indicationD) indexUnit -81. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received _ injuries.A) fatal B) excessive C) radical D) exaggerated2. 2. We are _ from drinking alcohol during working hours. A) subtr

13、actedB) prohibited C) preventedD) blocked3. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of piles out of _.A) hand B) reach C) hold D) place 4. Airport security was extra tight _ yesterdays bomb attacks. A) in the wake of B) since C) in spite of D) during5. When we have agree

14、d broadly on what should be said, the secretary will produce a preliminary _ for the committees approval.A) project B) design C) draft D) drawing6. I have made _ mistakes in my writing so that I can ask my students to find and correct them. A) false B) intensive C) deliberate D) accidental7. He went

15、 ahead _ all warnings about the danger of his mission.A) in case of B) in place of C) in spite of D) regardless of8. There would be about 10 million other planets in the universe that could physically _ the earth.A) resemble B) disguise C) imitate D) assume9. Harry _ his pants at the seams (接缝) when

16、 he bent over.A) sliced B) split C) cracked D) broke10. How to dispose _ the nuclear waste is a pressing problem for scientists and politicians alike. A) of B) with C) through D) behind11. The synthetic vitamins are identical _ those naturally present in our food. A) for B) of C) as D) with12. The t

17、ension _ as the guest of honor was about to announce the winner. A) mounted B) accented C) climbed D) raised13. Doctors hope to _ a human heart into the patient within the next few days. A) transfer B) transform C) transplant D) transport14. It is true that _ a wild plant into a major food crop such

18、 as wheat requires much research time. A) multiplying B) breeding C) qualifying D) generating15. Although Asian countries are generally more _ in social customs than western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India. A) conservative B) confidential

19、C) comprehensive D) consistent16. What these young men were doing _ a threat to the safety of the whole neighborhood. A) constructed B) contracted C) constituted D) contributed17. When she retired she did a lot of _ work for the Red Cross. A) valid B) portable C) prosperous D) voluntary18. The pione

20、ers _ their journey after a short rest. A) assumed B) presumed C) resumed D) consumed19. I didnt expect that he would take _ of my failure to achieve his own goal. A) chance B) effect C) occasion D) advantage20. Some creatures, for example, lizards (蜥蜴), can _ lost parts of their bodies, but we huma

21、n beings can not. A) produce B) reproduce C) recover D) cultivate21. All units of measurement are _, because space, time, weight, and other dimensions are not naturally divided into units. A) objective B) traditional C) artificial D) controversial22. As you have seen, the value of a nations currency

22、 is a _ of its economy. A) reaction B) reflection C) responseD) reproduction23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents _. A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise24. Students often find _ jobs during their summer holidays. A) temporary B) termin

23、al C) stableD) partial25. As a girl Mary was vain, and this _ in her character led to her ruin in later life. A) error B) mistake C) defect D) vacancy26. _ simplicity, we may put the theory briefly as follows. A) As a result of B) For the sake of C) In consequence of D) In terms of27. Because of the

24、 good harvest, India had a large _ of wheat that year. A) donation B) supplement C) barn D) surplus28. The possession of language enables man to _ his wisdom and experience to his children and grandchildren. A) pass away B) pass off C) pass by D) pass on29. I soon _ that I could not make him change

25、his mind. A) revealed B) received C) perceived D) persuaded30. The shop doesnt have brown sugar in _ at the moment, but they expect to have some tomorrow. A) store B) storage C) stock D) portionUnit 9 1. They are sure they have all the facts they need to _ the existence of a black hole.A) obtainB) m

26、aintain C) displayD) verify2. Theyre interviewing three _ for the post of sales manager.A) sponsors B) candidates C) advocates D) opponents3. Harry was _ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.A) scratchedB) bitten C) stuckD) stung4. The doctor told Penny that too much _ to the sun is bad for the

27、 skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibitionD) expansion5. You are not helping your child if you try to _ him from every danger. A) avoid B) shade C) shieldD) conceal6. I think we need to see an investment _ before we make an expensive mistake.A) guide B) cashier C) consultantD) assessor7. I didnt

28、write it. That is not my _ on the cheque. A) signalB) symbol C) sign D) signature8. The minister _ the latest crime figures as proof of the need for more police.A) referredB) recruited C) cited D) imported9. A well-written composition _ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.

29、 A) calls onB) calls for C) calls up D) calls off10. Its too late to change your mind now, so theres no point in _ tears over it. A) discarding B) streaming C) shedding D) flowing11. These decisions will have a vital _ on their attitude towards the West. A) connection B) association C) bearingD) ref

30、erence12. The two countries solved their border _ through negotiations. A) debateB) dispute C) argumentD) quarrel13. The committee is under _ to reach agreement before midnight. A) possibilityB) control C) influenceD) pressure14. The smith soon _ three iron shoes for the horse. A) forgedB) formed C)

31、 framed D) formatted15. Governments make laws and the police _ them.A) compelB) compress C) enforceD) reinforce16. She fell ill and _ a thorough examination at the hospital.A) overtook B) undertook C) underwentD) withstood17. Her clothes were too _ for the occasion.A) relaxedB) casual C) indifferent

32、D) flexible18. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football _. A) in brief B) in sequence C) in short D) in particular19. Income tax rates are _ to ones annual income. A) relatedB) dependent C) based D) associate20. You are only allowed to _ in the fast lane on a motorway. A) overta

33、keB) overturn C) overrunD) overcome21. You didnt have to write the essay if you didnt want to. It was _. A) compulsoryB) suitable C) alternativeD) optional22. Since the matter was extremely _, we dealt with it immediately. A) toughB) urgent C) tense D) instant23. It is much easier to talk about soci

34、al change than to _. A) bring it onB) bring it out C) bring it aboutD) bring it up24. From this amount you need to _ something to cover utility bills. A) contributeB) attribute C) subtractD) contract25. He made an excellent speech, and everything he said was to the _. A) sense B) meaning C) focusD)

35、point26. Franklins ability to learn from observations and experience _ greatly to his success in public life. A) contributedB) owed C) attachedD) related27. Throughout his life, Henry Moore _ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds. A) contained B) secured C) reservedD) maintained28. Fea

36、tures such as height, weight, and skin color _ from individual to individual and from face to face. A) change B) vary C) alter D) convert29. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _ opportunity to change his mind. A) accurateB) urgent C) excessiveD) adequate30. The question of salar

37、y increases is high on the _. A) agendaB) procedure C) schedule D) budgetUnit 101. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _ the new carpet.A) crash B) pollute C) spot D) stain2. As scheduled, the communications satellite went into _ round the earth.A) circleB) course C) orbit D)

38、path3. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must _.A) paste B) patch C) pinch D) pitch 4. Penney was already being _ by the police on suspicion of murder. A) investigated B) interviewed C) inquired D) inspected5. Smoking is strictly prohibited in a cotton store because a tiny spark would be

39、very likely to _ a disaster. A) break out B) break off C) set off D) set out6. When _, the duck keeps its eyes and ears closed, using its bill to locate food.A) submitted B) submerged C) sunk D) soaked7. When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be _ in deeper. A) absorbed B) fall

40、en C) pulled D) sucked8. The car accident was _ to the drivers violation of the traffic regulations.A) assigned B) contributed C) transferred D) attributed9. Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when _ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they wer

41、e next door.A) floating B) cruising C) piloting D) drifting10. The doctor will need a(n) _ of your blood for testing. A) specimen B) option C) example D) slice11. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _ from his coat. A) loosening B) losing C) dropping D) missing12. The _ of this new pow

42、erful generator will solve the problem of the power shortage in this city. A) enforcement B) adjustment C) installation D) implementation13. He set out on his long voyage equipped with compasses and other instruments of _. A) direction B) guidance C) shipping D) navigation14. _ difficulties we may c

43、ome across, well help one another to overcome them. A) Whatever B) Wherever C) Whenever D) Whoever15. Make sure youre firmly _ in before the plane takes off. A) handed B) arrived C) set D) strapped16. He found it hard to _ the temptation to get drunk. A) resign B) resist C) refuse D) reserve17. A ba

44、lance used for weighing drugs or jewels must be a(n) _ instrument, but this would be quite unsuitable for weighing coal, sand, or blocks of stone. A) accuracy B) distinction C) correction D) precision18. The photo was taken at a(n) _ of 20,000 meters above sea level. A) altitude B) attitude C) grati

45、tude D) aptitude19. This _ in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country. A) bloom B) broom C) boom D) doom20. As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their _. A) share B) place C) role D) shape21. It is not easy to lear

46、n English well but if you _, you will succeed in the end. A) hang up B) hang about C) hang on D) hang over22. That pattern is too _ for me; I prefer the plain one. A) ordinary B) fancy C) imaginaryD) ridiculous23. Can you _ your speech into five minutes? A) construct B) classify C) deliver D) compre

47、ss24. He was reading with such deep _ that he didnt notice what was happening around him. A) resolution B) comprehension C) engagementD) concentration25. Hello! Aviation Electronics? Could I speak to Mr. Jones on _ 8183, please? A) extension B) branch C) system D) exchange26. Some scientists are wor

48、king hard at how tide can be _ to generate electricity. A) invested B) operated C) harnessed D) implemented27. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to _ on it. A) cope B) comment C) complain D) confirm28. The angry man went out, _ the door behind him. A) slamming B) pounding C) tapping D)