大学英语四级试卷

1、大学英语四级期末试卷Part I: Multiple choice 20%Directions: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank and mark A, B, C, or D on Answer Sheet.1. Now that we ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially .A. constructiveB. feasibleC. favorab

2、le D. stiff2. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is from the list for promotion. .A. eliminatedB. retreatedC. priedD. wrenched3. We need someone really who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.A. crucialB. realisticC. essentialD. efficient4. I am pleased to hear of you

3、r job offer-all that hard work at school has obviously _.A. paid offB. taken its toll C. made a difference D. shown up5. As a reporter, I was paid to _ into other people s lives.A. pryB. convertC. blurtD. carve6. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting _ services. A. essentialB. a

4、ppropriateC. equivalentD. lucrative7. The doctor _ Billy s operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger.A. went afterB. followed upC. started upD. took on8. A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and_ increase its market power.A. thereforeB.

5、therebyC. henceD. further9. You can _ the video camera on a tripod （ 三脚架 ）， so that you don t have to worry about holding it steady while you ask questions.A. withstandB. mountC. implement D. dwell10. AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened America s _process for testing and approving new d

6、rugs of all kinds, for all diseases.A. efficientB. stagnant C. intricate D. appropriate11. _ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theatre and should have some familiarity with plays in production.A. prospectiveB. responsible C. ethnicD. realistic12. However, the new law, once passed, w

7、ill _ the Bridlintong agreement illegal by giving workers the right to join unions of their choice.A. convertB. renderC. cancelD. eliminate13. This course focuses on the of economic analysis to the problems of inflation,unemployment, the balance of payments and enterprise behaviour.A. conceptionB. c

8、ombination C. application D. introduction14. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to _ground and air attacks.C. contestD. contendA. launchB. withstand15. Our postgraduate students are fully integrated into the departmental research _ and, in addition, parti

9、cipate in the Postgraduate Education Programme.A. cooperationB. endeavor C. administration D. network16. The camps are not usually tent-type camps. They are mostly long-established, structures, often with strange Indian names.A. permanentB. historical C. monotonous D. raw17. Don' tet his critici

10、sm you; he belongs to the kind of people who take delight in finding fault with others ' work.A. discourageB. concernC. dictateD. paralyze18. Under normal circumstance the body can these naturally occurring substances intovitamins.A. convertB. renderC. deriveD. originate19. Hi, John, could you s

11、how me how to graphics （图表）with text on the same screen?"D. mingle't understand why so manyD. injuresA. fuseB. cloneC. merge20. The thought of dying slowly and painfully me. I really canpeople are opposed to euthanasia （ 安乐死）.A. terrifiesB. cursesC. puzzlesPart II: Fill in the blanks. 20%Di

12、rections: Choose the correct answer from the table and fill in the blanks.handicap,boast,impression,crew,thereby,phase,vivid,pose,hold out,browse,pat,federal,intricate,eternal,permanent,mercy,opt ,get in,run over,en route1. My teacher me on the back for getting top marks for my English essay.2. Radi

13、o astronomy seems to the best hopes of obtaining evidence of extraterrestrial beings.3. The painter's unique and intriguing designs have caught hold of the imagination of hundreds of students who are fascinated by her patterns and color schemes.4. Unlike a book, you cannot through a video in the

14、 shop, so its content remains amystery until after you have purchased it and taken it home.5. True, I do not hold an MBA degree, but I can at least _ many years of experience as the chief executive of a successful high-tech economy.6. Special assistance and counseling are available to veterans, migr

15、ant workers, youths, older persons, women, and the .7. Many women choose to have pregnancy screenings and may _ for abortion if evidence of handicap is revealed.8. They stopped at Paris _ from Rome to London, spending one day visiting the sights.9. A few days later, the space shuttle Discovery and i

16、ts five-member _ made a spectacular night liftoff to carry into orbit a secret military satellite designed to monitor （ 监听 ） the radio communications of certain foreign countries.10. The introduction of gunpowder technologies from China resulted in the manufacture of guns, _ reducing the effectivene

17、ss of heavy shields （ 盾牌 ） and massive stone fortifications （ 防御工事 ）.11. The shootings that recently took place in Washington area a serious threat to thepersonal safety of local residents.12. The Security Council （ 安全理事会） of the United Nations has 15 members; five of whichhold _ seats.13. A thousan

18、d words will not leave so deep a （n） _ as one single deed.14. The second _ of the project is said to begin sometime next year following the completion of the building of the dam.15. In a _ system of government the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own l

19、aws and decisions.16. Mark Twain s novels have been praised for their attack on the social evils of the day and their and realistic description of life on the Mississippi River.17. Love is something _; the aspect may change, but not the essence.18. Neither a wise nor a brave man will lie down on the

20、 tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to him.19. People who are caught drinking and driving can expect little _ from the courts.20. Civil service careers offer some of the most rewarding job opportunities you can find, but to _ you need to pass an exam.Part III: Reading 30%Direction

21、s: Read the following passages and choose the correct answer according to the passage.Passage 1I study political violence for a living., yet I, too, am shaken and unsure how to react. As Isit here today in my office, only a few miles from the still-burning Pentagon, images of the slaughter in my nat

22、ive New York dominate my thoughts. It makes it hard to concentrate on work, and it makes the everyday things seem so trivial. Only now, twenty-four hours after the tragedy began to unfold, have I begun to realize how this has affected me on so many levels.As an American, I feel threatened and confus

23、ed, where only yesterday I felt proud and invincible ( 不可战胜的 ). As a citizen of the global community, I have been shocked into the reality of the reach of global terrorism. As a human being, I am appalled at the cruelty and inhumanity of these acts of terrorism. As someone who hopes to understand un

24、speakable acts, I am at a loss to understand this one, perhaps because it hits so close to home.I know only these things: Someone, for some reason, has decided to strike at the United States. Despite the many people killed, the intended target of this attack was American power. The goal was to strik

25、e a paralyzing fear into the hearts and minds of all citizens of the U.S., and perhaps its allies as well. Thus, we all of us are the real targets of this attack. This explains why many of us, even those of us who were not near the attacks, or who knew no one affected by them, felt this tragedy so d

26、eeply.Yet we must not succumb to fear, for if we do the terrorists have won. Surely our lives will be different now. We may be more aware, more inconvenienced, more insecure. But we must learn to deal with this tragedy and to move on, to live our lives as fully and as entirely as before. I came to m

27、y office today, even though classes here have been cancelled, to live my life as normally as possible, for to do so in the face of yesterday s terrorist attacks is itself an act of defiance.1. How did the author feel following the terrorist attack?a) He felt proud and invincible because Americans di

28、d not succumb to fear.b) He felt relieved because no one dear to him was injured.c) He felt sorry for those killed or injured in the tragedy.d) He felt threatened and confused because he couldn t understand it.2. The “unspeakable acts” (Line 4, Para 2) the author hopes to understand are .a) acts of

29、political violenceb) acts of attacks for unknown reasonsc) acts of ward) acts of murder3. We can infer from the passage that the author a) did not expect global terrorism could hit Americab) had a deep understanding of terrorism even before the attackc) knew that Americans would not succumb to terro

30、rismd) believed that life would go on as before despite the attack4. According to the author, the aim of the terrorist attack is _.a) to kill as many Americans as possibleb) to make Americans aware of the terrorists strengthc) to sow panic among the Americansd) to destroy the vital institutions of t

31、he American Government5. The author s purpose in going to his office on the day following the terrorist attack is _.a) to give classesb) to discuss the terrorist attack with his colleaguesc) to show defiance by living his life as normally as possibled) to get the latest news of the terrorist attackP

32、assage 2The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to remember that your objective during the interview may differ from the ob

33、jective of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths, is well qualified, and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interviewer s task is not to embarrass you or to trip you up, but to hire

34、the right person for the job.Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to enhance your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job.Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The

35、interviewer won t know them unless you point them out, so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner.Do not make slighting references to former employers or professors. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer asks about it, be frank in your answer.Show the interviewer that you are

36、interested in the company by asking relevant questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotion opportunities and fringe benefits (附加福利 ) of the job you are interviewing for.If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have n

37、othing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.Some interviewers may bring up salary early in the interview. At this time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where yo

38、u can prove yourself than a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If the interviewer continues to press, give him a range or suggest the going rate for a particular job. If possible, you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you

39、are ready to complete the paperwork.6. To get the job you want, during the interview you should.a) avoid the interview er s questions that are designed to trip you upb) remember that you are the best qualified candidatec) make yourself stand out as the right person for the jobd) keep in mind that it

40、 determines whether or not you get the particular job you want7. If you did not get along with your former employer, you .a) should tell the interviewer franklyb) should not speak ill of himc) should refer to him in a factual mannerd) should never mention it8. When you find the interview is not goin

41、g well you should .a) keep up your confidenceb) bring it to an end as soon as possiblec) tell you interviewer how you react to adverse conditionsd) tell yourself you have much to gain and nothing to lose9. The best time to discuss your salary is .a) when you have been offered the jobb) at the end of

42、 the interviewc) after you have completed the paperworkd) when the interviewer brings this matter up10. The most important thing to do during an interview is .a) to make your strengths understoodb) to show your intense interest in the job you are applying forc) to be frank and sincered) to be natura

43、l and confidentPassage 3In the course of my reading I had come across a case where, many years ago, some hunters on our Great Plains organized a buffalo hunt for the entertainment of an English earl (伯爵 ) and to provide some fresh meat for his use. They had charming sport. They killed seventy-two of

44、 those great animals; and ate part of one of them and left the seventy-one to rot. In order to determine the difference between an anaconda and an earl, I had several lambs turned into the anaconda s cage. The grateful snake immediately crushed one of them and swallowed it, then lay back satisfied.

45、It showed no further interest in the lambs, and no inclination to harm them. I tried this experiment with other anacondas; always with the same result. The fact stood proven that the difference between an earl and an anaconda is that the earl is cruel and the anaconda isn t; and the earl wantonly (

46、肆无忌惮地) destroyed what hehas no use for, but the anaconda doesn t. This seemed to suggest that the anaconda was not descended from the earl. It also seemed to suggest that the earl was descended from the anaconda, and had lost a good deal in the transition.I was aware that many men who have accumulat

47、ed more money than they can ever use have shown a hunger for more, and have not hesitated to cheat the ignorant and the helpless out of their poor servings in order to partially satisfy that appetite. I furnished a hundred different kinds of wild and domestic animals the opportunity to accumulate va

48、st stores of foodbut none of them would do it. The squirrels and bees and certain birds made accumulations, but stopped when they gathered a winters supply, and could not be persuaded to add to iteither honestly or by trickery. These experiments convinced me that there is this difference between man

49、 and the higher animals: he is greedy, they are not.In the course of my experiments I convinced myself that among the animals man is the only one that harbors insults and injuries, broods over ( 默默沉思 ) them, waits till a chance offers, then takes revenge. The passion of revenge is unknown to the hig

50、her animals.11. By describing the buffalo hunting and his experiment with the anaconda, the author mainly wants to tell his readers that a) the anaconda is easily satisfiedb) the earl is capable of committing wanton crueltyc) the earl s ancestor turned out to be the anacondad) the anaconda does not

51、harm other animals except when it is hungry12. According to the author, in human society, the rich .a) tend to accumulate vast stores of foodb) are inclined to gather more richesc) are ready to help the poord) are mostly cheaters13. The author s experiments with different kinds of animals seem to pr

52、ove that .a) man is the highest animalb) man is superior to animalsc) man is the lowest animald) man is inferior to animals in certain respects14. We learn from the last paragraph that .a) love of revenge is a unique characteristic of manb) man is the only animal capable of thinkingc) human beings are capable of insulting and injuring each otherd) man is better at taking chances than animals15. In this passage, the author writes in a(n).a) serious toneb) angry tonec) ironic toned) matter-of-fact