学位英语考试练习题(四)

1、学位英语考试练习题（四）Part I Reading ComprehensionA teddy bear is delivered to No. 10 Downing Street after the birth of Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie s fourth child.Britain s baby alert is ove-rCherie Blair gave birth to a boy.Mrs. Blair, 45, wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, had the baby this mo

2、rning.The baby will be named Leo after the prime minister s father, his officeannounced, the baby weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Mother, father and the baby boy returned to 10 Downing Street-the primeminister sofficial residence-after the birth, a spokesman said. The baby is the couples fourth c

3、hild.“ Cherie and the baby are absolutely fine,” Blair said today outside hisDowning Street residence.“ He is a gorgeous little boy. They are restingright now. ”Blair, dressed casually in an open shirt, appeared emotional about the birth, the first of his four children whose birth he has been at fro

4、m beginning to end.“ this is the first time I ve seen the whole thing though,” he saidwas quite a struggl e, really, for Cherie.”The switchboard was reportedly lit up with calls from world leaders wishing them well, including a call from Hillary Colliery Clinton. Former prime minister John Major was

5、 the first public figure to get through on the phone at 7 a.m. on Saturday.The baby came after a 12-year gap from the Blairs other three children-Euan, 16, Nicky, 14, and Kathryn. He is the first to be born to a serving Buitish prime minister in over 150 years.News of the pregnancy took Cherie and t

6、he rest of the nation by surprise when it was announced last year.After decades of much older occupants at No.10 Downing Street, theBlairs arrival at the prime minister s residence with their children andassorted toys in tow was hailed as a breath of fresh air.Cherie Blair, a Queens Counsel barriste

7、r, worked right up until the baby s birth. And the often thorny issue of combining career and family was at the center of her work.On Tuesday, Mrs. Blair was at work in the High Court, challenging her husband s governmen t over parental leave.1. Why does the writer mean by“ baby alert ” IN PARAGRAPH

8、 2?A. Because people in Britain didn t expect Mrs. Blair to give birth toa boy.B. Because Mrs. Blair is at too high an age to give birth to a baby.C. Because there is a baby disease spreading about Britain.D. Because people in Britain were frightened by the new born baby.2. Which of the following is

9、 not true abort the baby?A. This baby is not the third child of Tony Blair.B. He weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces.C. He was born in No.10 Downing Street.D. He is 16 years younger than his eldest brother.3. Judging from the passage, Mrs Blair .A. was a bit uncomfortable after the labor.B. is a weak-

10、bodied woman.C. is a strong-minded woman.D. is a family woman.4. What does the word “ thorny ” (inthe sentence “ And the often thorny issue of combining career and family” ) mean?A. harp B. difficult C. many D. interesting.5. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?A. An

11、 Anecdote of Mrs. Blair.B. Prime Minister s New Baby.C. Baby Alert in Britain.D. Mrs. Blair Has a Boy.难点：1. No.10 Downing Street: 唐宁街 10 号；英国首相居住的地方。2. Gorgeous: 很棒的。3. The switchboard : 接线总机；在这里是指世界各国的元首们都打电话祝贺布莱尔首相喜得贵子，使他的总机一直占线。4. Assorted: 多样混合的。5. Barrister: 律师，法律顾问；查莉.布莱尔是个坚强的事业型的女性，她在孩子出生前一直在

12、坚持工作。Part II Vocabulary and Structure6. I hope to get my wife on the next trip to Europe.A. to have come along with meB. to come along with meC. coming along with meD. with me to come along7. We all know the truth there are air, water and sunlight, there areliving things.A. in whereverB. that wherev

13、er C.hereD.that 8.You should be able toright from wrong.A. perceiveistinguishC.sightD. observe9. I am too busy these days. I would rather all of younext monthfor a dinner.A. comeB.would comeC. cameD.have come10. He never wrote to his father he was in need of money.A. exceptB.except whenC. except for

14、D.except that11. I promised to lookthe matter as soon as I got there.A. forB. inC. intoD after12. He spoke so quickly that I didn't what he said.A. make forB. make sureC. make overD. make out13.1 looked everywhere for some cooking oil, but I could only find .A. a littleB. littleC. a fewD. few14.

15、 No sooner had we sat down we found it was time to go .A. thanB. whenC. asD. while15. tired after a hard work, he fell into bed and went straight tosleep.A. FeltB. FeelingC. Being feltD. To feel16. This novel is the better of the two.A. by farB. by tooC. far tooD. by the far17. Do you feel like a re

16、st?A. haveB. to haveC. hadD. having18. You will soon this climate and then the changes in temperaturewill not affect you.A. get used toB. get toC. get overD. get on with19. Your writing is good some spell errors.A. exceptB. except forC. besidesD. in addition to20. New ideas sometimes have to wait fo

17、r years before .A. fully acceptedB. having fully acceptedC. fully acceptingD. being fully acceptedPart III Identification21. My brother is in Califormia on vacation, but I wish he was here so that heABCcould help me repair my car. D22. With production having gone steadily, the factory needs an ever-

18、increasingABCsupply of raw.D23. When we finally managed to get home after the tiring long journey, we couldnot hardly move a step further.CD24. However his social position is. It is necessary that he remember to work hardand to serve the people. D25. In America, young men and women may stay in a ver

19、y close relationship or evenABlive together for a long time but do not intend to marry.CD26. Those part-time students expected to offer some jobs on campus during the comingAB C Dsummer vacation.27. It won t be long before he will get used to living a new life oncampus.ABC D28. On more than one occa

20、sion, I found myself doubt my own decision though IAhad been prepared for it in advance.CD29. Don t criticize him of his clumsiness. He s still a green hand.ABC D30. Having missed the last bus, Ralph had no alternative and to take a taxi homeABCthough he did not like the idea.DPart IV ClozeWhen we w

21、ant to1 other people what we think, we can do it not2 ways. For example,only with the help of words, but also in manywe sometimes move our heads3 when we want to sayayesandwe move our headsPeople who canhelp of their fingers. language have to do sometimes do it.4 when we want to say “ no ” .5 hear 5

22、 speak talk to each other with the People who do not understand each ot her the same. The followingstory shows 6 they7 English man who could not speak Italian was8 traveling inItaly. One day he entered a restaurant and sat waiter came, the Englishman opened his month,9 a table. When the10 his finger

23、s intoit, 11 them out again and moved his lips. In the way he meant to say,12 me something to eat.The waiter soon brought him 13tea.The Englishman 14 his head and the waiter understoodthathedidn t want tea. So he took it 15and brought him16coffee. The Englishman was angry. restaurant 17Hewasjustgoin

24、g toleavetheanother traveler came in. When thismansawthewaiter, he18hishands on his stomach. That was enough. In a19minutes there was alarge plate of bread and meat20his table.1.A. sayB. speakC. tellD. talk2.3.A. anythingA. nowB. anotherand thendownD. here and there4.A. from mouth to mouthC. otherB.

25、 overD. othersand overC. up andB. from door to door5.A. not onlybut alsoB. as well asC. eitherorD. neithernor6.A. howB. whyC. whatD. which7.A. theB. AnC. AD. Any8.A. everB. neverC. beforeD. once9.A. inB. atC. onD. upon10.A. laidB. playedC. putD. stayed11.A. tookB. putC. broughtD. carriedC. from the

26、masses to the massesD. from side to side12.A. BringB. TookC. FetchedD. Carried13.A. a pieceB. a packet ofC. a cup ofD. a box of14.A. shookB. noddedC. bentD. showed15.A. backB. awayC. outD. along16.A. anyB. someC. littleD. few17.A. whenB. whereC. whyD. how18.A. stoodB. satC. putD. placed19.A. a fewB.

27、 fewC. littleD. a little20.A. atB. overC. underD. on答案： 1.B考点：这是一个细节询问题。解析：我们从原文第三段和倒数第四段可知，去年布莱尔夫人怀孕的消息一传开，英国人感到非常吃惊：她45 岁才生下这个小孩，这个年纪生小孩是很危险的年龄。英国人很担心他们的首相夫人能否顺利生产。因此，B 最符合原义。2. C考点：这是一个判断题；问的是以下哪一个有关这个婴儿的说法是正确的。解析： 从前四段我们可以看出，布莱尔夫人刚生下一个男孩；这个男孩是布莱尔夫妻的第四个孩子，他重六磅，12 盎司。孩子出生以后，由父母带回唐宁街十号。由此我们可以得知，这个孩

28、子不是在唐宁街十号出生的。故C 不符合原文。3. C考点：这是一个细节分析题；问的是布莱尔夫人是一个怎么样的人。解析： 该题的信息出现在文章最后两段。从该部分我们可以得知，布莱尔夫人是一名律师，她的孩子出生前一直在坚持工作，星期二那天，她正在高等法庭工作，对她丈夫的产假制度提出了挑战。由此我们可以看出，布莱尔夫是一位非常坚强的女性。所以，本题的答案为C。4. B考点：这是一个词汇题；考的是如何通过上下文判断词义。解析： 该词所在的句子出现在倒数第二段里，这句话的意思是解决好事业和家庭的关系经常是她工作的焦点。事业和家庭之间的关系对她来说是一个棘手的问题；由此我们可以得知，该词的意思是困难的，棘

29、手的。这个词的意思还可以从通过构词该词的词根判断出来。我们都知道，“thorny ”的意思是“荆棘”，通过构词法我们可以知道，n + y 构成了这个词的形容词形式。由此也可知道，该词的词义是“棘手的”。5. D 考点：这是一个主旨题；考的是文章的题目。解析：本文开头直接提到首相府邸新婴儿的出生。然后对母子的情况作了简要的报告。整篇文章都是对布莱尔夫人生小孩的报道，所以， 最符合原文的题目应该是 D。6.B get sb to do sth. 意为让某人做 .7. C where = in which, “where .，there are '： 指" 哪儿有 ，就有 . .在

30、本句中，where 引导地点状语.8. B distinguish right from wrong 的意思是“分清是非”，是固定搭配。所以 B 是正确答案。A 的意思是“感觉、觉察”， C 的意思是“看到、发现”，D 的意思是“观察”均不符合题意。9. C would rather + 句子 （过去时）（虚拟语气）： I d rather you didn ttell anyone what I said. 你最好别告诉任何人我所说的话。rathIer ydoucame with me. 你还是和我一起来吧。10. B except 和 except for 都是介词，后面接短语。而exce

31、pt that 和except when 后面接宾语从句。that 在从句中只起连接作用。而when 在从句中做状语。如：She knew nothing about his journey except that he waslikely to be away for three months. 关于他们的旅行她不清楚，只知道他大概要离开三个月。（ that 在宾语从句中只起连接作用）He was a man of finecharacter in all points except that he was rather timid. 他在各方面都很好， 除了有点胆小。而本句要选择excep

32、t when ，因为 when 在从句中做状语。11. C “ look into ”的意思是“调查”，本句的意思是“我保证一到那就调查这件事情”。 “ look for ”：寻找。 Will you help me look for my gloves?你能帮我寻找我的手套吗？look in: 朝里面看。I looked in my purse anddiscovered I d only got a fi-vpeound note. 我朝钱包里一看，发现只有一张五英镑的钞票。look after: 照顾、照看。He has looked after his elderlyparents f

33、or many years. 他照料年迈的父母已经多年了。12. D make out 有“辨认出、听出”的意思。又如： It was difficult to make out what was said over the loudspeaker in the square.很难听清楚广场上的扩音喇叭里在说什么。make for:走向，朝前进。It ' s late, we ' dbetter make for home. 时间不早了，我们最好赶快回家。Make for the beach!向海滩前进！make sure: 设法保证。He went round making

34、sure that all thewindows were closed. 他巡视了一遍，看看所有的窗户是否都已关上。makeover: 翻新、改造。The house has been made over into a school. 房屋已经改成一所学校。Human nature can t be made over so easily. 人性并非那么容易改变的。13. B 这句话的意思是：我到处找食用油，但是一点也没有找到.注意little一点，一些；虽然也用于修饰不可数名词，但是表达否定含义.它前面有一个转折词 but ， 说明后句与前句的关系，结果应该是与找油的目的相反的含义，找了，

35、但是没有找到.所以用B.14. A我们刚坐下就发现是该走的时间了.no sooner than就 固定结构，引起句子倒装.这种形式会经常考到.15. B繁重的工作之后他感到很累，就躺到床上睡了.现在分词形式做伴随状语.16. A by far 强调比较级或最高级，在强调比较级时，比较级前也要用the.17. D feel like doing sth. 意为想做某事.18. A 你将很快适应这里的气候，然后气温的变化就不会影响你了.注意：beused to sth/doing sth 和 get used to sth./doint sth. 都表示习惯于19. B except for “除

36、了.外”，前后不属于同一性质，常用来表示可惜或者美中不足的语气，例如， 本题前半部分讲到的是你的写作发好，而后半部分讲到一些拼写错误，前后显然不属于同一性质；except 是除了.之外，前后属于同一性质；besides, in addition to 都指除了.，还有. .20. D 新思想往往要到若干年后才能被完全接受.新思想是被接受的，所以要用被动形式，故D 选项正确.21. C 我哥哥在加利福尼亚度假，我真希望她在这儿，这样他就能帮我修我的车了。 Wish 后面用虚拟语气，与现在事实相反，用一般过去式。22. B 应改为：going ，介词后面的动词用其ing 形式，为伴随情况。23.

37、C 应把 not 去掉。因为hardly 这个单词本身就含有否定的意义。24. A 应改为： whatever. 不管一个人的社会角色是什么，记着努力工作和 为人民服务都是应该的。25. D 在美国， 男女关系非常处得非常近甚至于长期居住在一起，但是也无意考虑结婚。这里 marry 是及物动词，后面没有接宾语. 故 D 改为： to be married.26. A 这些学生希望被提供工作机会，应该用被动语态。故 A 项应改为to beoffered.27. C 应改为：gets used.28. B 这句话是说：不止一次地，我发现自己尽管提前已经准备了但到时个还是怀疑自己的决定。这里doubt 不能用原形，应改为doubting. 形式： found sb doing 29. B criticize s