（外语类考证）英语四级单选题练习2

1、英语四级单选题练习1、There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or a set of encyclopedia(百科全书). Now those【C1】_seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas,【C2】_a lot of personal computers under the tree.【C3】_that computers are their key

2、to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children【C4】_taught to use them in school - as early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it【C5】_computers, parents do not always know best. Many schools are【C6】_parental impatience and are purchasing hardware【C7】_sound educational

3、 planning so they can say, Ok, we ve moved into the computer age. Teachers【C8】_themselves caught in the middle of the problem - between parent pressure and【C9】_educational decisions. Educators do not even agree【C10】_how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational m

4、aterials【C11】_research has shown can be taught【C12】_with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should【C13】_to computer warn of potential【C14】_to the very young, The temptation remains strong largely because young children【C15】_so well to computers. First graders have been【C16】_w

5、illing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.【C17】_school can afford to go into computing, and that creates【C18】_another problem: division between the haves and have-nots. Very few parents【C19】_for computer instruction in poor school districts,【C20】_there ma

6、y be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher. 【C1】A.itemsB.booksC.setsD.series2、 【C5】AwhoBwhatCwhomDwhich3、(35)A.It is warmer.B.It lasts longer than the other seasons.C.Mans mental abilities are affected by some factors in spring.D.Spring is the beginning of a year.4、听力原文：W: Professor Smith c

7、aught some students cheating on the final exam and failed them right then and there.M: Serves them right. I dont sympathize with anyone trying to pass that way.Q: What is the mans attitude toward the professors action?(13)A.He expresses no opinion about the action.B.He considers the punishment exces

8、sive.C.He feels sorry for those students.D.He approves of the action.5、听力原文：W: Dr. Thomas? This is Keet Bradley from the daily news. Id like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased.M: Id be happy to help you. What would you like to know?W: First of all, ho

9、w was the standard weight used?M: Well, the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The department of weights and measures, we are a government agency. Its our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately so this is the way we use to adjus

10、t the scales.W: How did you check the scales before?M: We have an old standard weight that we used to use. It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see it was made of poor quality metal. It absorbed too much moisture.W: Oh. So when the weather was humid it weighed more and when it was dry

11、 it weighed less.M: Exactly. And that variation can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.W: How much did it cost?M: About 45 thousand dollars.W: 45,000 dollars? For one kilogram weight? Thats more expensive than gold. Is it

12、really worth that much?M: Im sure it is. Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard. Think of the drug industry, for example, those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package

13、medicine.(20)A.How to care for precious metals.B.A standard unit for measuring weight.C.The value of precious metals.D.Using the metric system.6、第50题：A.adequatelyB.massivelyC.plentifullyD.largely7、第4题：8、 【C18】A.take refugeB.take timeC.take the initiativeD.take action9、 【B2】AmostBsomeCmanyDfew10、(25)

14、A.Theres not enough financial aid available.B.A good education is of great importance.C.More students worry about their school fees each year.D.The man wishes to be a financial consultant.11、Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will he

15、ar some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.听力原文： There are dust-dry areas of northern India where good rains are as common as teeth in a chicken. Yet gardeners t

16、here frequently produce good crops of that most water-consuming plant, the melon. How these desert residents accomplish this may well help gardeners in other parts of the world as they face what is predicted to be another drier than-usual growing season. The idea is simple: The Indians dont waste a

17、drop of their precious water with surface irrigation or spray irrigation; they put it right where the plants need it most underground among the roots. They do this by using a narrow-necked, clay pot. First, the pot is buried in prepared garden soil so that only the neck is above the ground. The pot

18、is then filled with water, and a stone is placed over the mouth of the jar to reduce still further any chance of evaporation. Then the melon seeds are planted around the pot. The water seeps through the walls of the pot to moisten the immediate soil and feed the growing vines. Because this movement

19、of water is so slow, none of it was wasted. Simply, it provides a slow but constant supply to the plants.(31)A.How to grow melons.B.How to bury a pot of water in the garden.C.How to use water efficiently in a desert garden.D.How to water your plants.12、听力原文：W：Shall we have a physics exam this aftern

20、oon?M：It is postponed because the teacher has to attend a meetingQ：What do we learn from this conversation?(15)A.The teacher postponed the meeting.B.There wont be an exam this afternoon.C.The students will be attending the meeting.D.The students will have a physical examination.13、 【C11】A.afterB.beh

21、indC.untilD.toward14、(35)A.sheep and cattle were sacrificed to ZeusB.all the victors were crowned with garlandsC.olive branches were gathered from a sacred woodD.the heroes were honored with sacrificial offerings15、 The phrase of phatic communication can be explained as _.A.exchange of ideasB.exchan

22、ge of factsC.exchanges about health and weatherD.exchanges for maintaining social relationship16、听力原文： The key question for any only child is this: why were you an only child? Its a key question for at least two reasons. If your parents had wanted several children but could have only you, they are m

23、ost likely to pour into you all the energy and attention that had been intended for several children. I call this the special jewel phenomenon. Only children who are special jewels often arrive when their parents are older-usually in their thirties. These special jewels can become very spoiled and s

24、elf-centered. On the other hand, you may be an only child because your parents planned for only one and stuck to their plan. Your parents may give you a very strict and very well-structured education to make you a little adult. Many only children grow up feeling unhappy because they always had to be

25、 such little adults.(37)A.Those who are themselves spoiled and self-centered.B.Those who expected to have several children but could only have one.C.Those who like to give expensive jewels to their children.D.Those who give birth to their only children when they are below 30.17、 How much is the 2-ho

26、ur space tour for each person according to Space Adventures in Arlington?A$1 millionB$10,000C$98,000D$22,00018、 The idea that animals are a substitute for children is_ A.supported by researchB.encouraged by psychologistsC.an argument for keeping a petD.a common prejudice19、Section BDirections: There

27、 are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religions associations. The

28、 Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event and then, after the roles against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Gam

29、es go, but some official records date from 776 B.C. The games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, (but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator). Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete.

30、 The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boys gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events, though there were fewer sports involved than in the modem Olympic Games. On the last day of the Games, all the winners were honored by having a ring of holy olive leaves

31、 placed on their heads. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities. After an uninterrupted history of almost 1 200 years, the Games

32、were suspended by the Romans in 394 A.D. They continued for such a long time because people believed in the philosophy behind the Olympics; the idea that a healthy body produced a healthy mind, and that the spirit of competition in sports and games was preferable to the competition that caused wars. It was over 1 500 years before another such international athletic gathering took place in Athens in 1896. Nowadays, the Games are held in different cou