2020年度大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1月

大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1月

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1月8日四级试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10

shortconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both

theconversationandthequestion

willbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustread

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD),anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

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C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthe

twoweretalkingaboutsomeworkthey

willstartat9o'clockinthemorningand

havetofinishat2intheafternoon.

Therefore,A)((Attheoffice"isthebest

answer.Youshouldchoose[A]onthe

AnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingle

linethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswerfA}[B][C][D]

1.A)Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

B)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

C)Themanisgoodatdriving.

D)Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

B)SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

C)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

D)Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthe

morning.

3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.

B)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

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C)She'seagertowatchthenewplay.

D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducation

soonerorlater.

B)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-line

educationexpands.

C)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwith

on-lineeducation.

D)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertain

subjectsonly.

5.A)Moststudentswouldliketoworkfora

newspaper.

B)Moststudentsfindajobbyreading

advertisements.

C)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobafter

theygraduate.

D)Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertised

inthenewspapers.

6.A)Movethewashingmachinetothe

basement.

B)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

C)Repairthewashingmachine.

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D)Finishhisassignment.

7.A)Somestudentsatthebackcannothearthe

professor.

B)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreading

assignment.

C)Someofthestudentsarenotonthe

professor'slist.

D)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesof

hisassignment.

8.A)Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B)She'smodestabouthersuccessinthe

contest.

C)She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishin

Canada.

D)She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthe

speechcontest.

9.A)Talkingaboutsports.C)Reading

newspapers.

B)Writinguplocalnews.D)Puttingup

advertisements.

10.A)Theyshouldn't

changetheirplan.

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B)They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

C)Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.

D)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheara

passagethreetimes.Whenthepassageis

readforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthe

passageisreadforthesecondtime,you

arerequiredtofillintheblanksnumbered

fromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyou

havejustheard.Forblanksnumbered

fromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillin

themissinginformation.Youcaneither

usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardor

writedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally,whenthepassageisread

forthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableat

themoment-mostofthesearemadeinJapan

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buttherearealsogood(SI)

modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave

(S2)arangeofdifferentmodels

toseewhichisthebest(S3)for

money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsand

interviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)

withthedifferentcamerasbeing

assessed,ourresearchers(S5)

theOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focus

cameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200

althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore-(S6)

asmuchasanother$200-on

buying(S7)lensesandother

equipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easyto

use.(S8)

______________________________whereas

theAmericanversionsareconsiderablymore

expensive.

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TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320

gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanother

camerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneofthe

othermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwice

asmuch.

(S9)_____________________________________

______________________,Allthepeoplewe

interviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfaction

with____________________________________it.

(S10)____________________________________

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

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questionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B)C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyaches

allspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecause

isacoldorflu(流感)maymakeadifferencein

howlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)has

issuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsand

theflu,andoneofthekeysisbeingableto

quicklytellthetwoapart.Thafsbecausethe

prescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedto

betakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asfor

colds,thesoonerapersonstartstaking

over-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwill

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come.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcaused

byviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecold

symptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythree

viruses-fluA,BandC.Thereisnocurefor

eitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythe

fluvaccine（疫苗）,whichis,formostpeople,the

bestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncan

help.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhave

manysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussigns

tolookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runny

noseandscratchythroattypicallydevelop

gradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotget

afever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthe

characteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.And

ingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverand

chills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeon

suddenlyandaremoreseverethancold

symptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularly

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difficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolage

childrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocall

thedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-like

symptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwith

over-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,

childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnot

takeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskof

Reyesyndrome(综合症)，ararebutserious

conditionoftheliverandcentralnervous

system.

Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommon

cold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoiding

closecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscan

reducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,

knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp

A)shortenthedurationoftheillness

B)thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C)thepatientobtaincheaperprescription

drugs

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D)preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandthe

flu

12.Welearnfromthe

passagethat.

A)onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhe

hasacoldortheflu

B)aspirinshouldnotbeincludedin

over-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C)delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmthe

liverandcentralnervoussystem

D)over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoease

themiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

13.Accordingtothe

passage,tocombattheflueffectively,.

A)oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcauses

it

B)oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonas

possible

C)oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatching

thedisease

D)oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseis

spreading

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14.Whichofthefollowing

symptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A)Astuffynose.C)Asorethroat.

B)Ahightemperature.D)Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-like

symptoms,theirparents.

A)areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B)shouldwatchoutforsignsofReye

syndrome

C)areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalfor

vaccination

D)shouldpreventthemfrommixingwith

peoplerunningafever

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowing

passage:

Inatimeoflowacademicachievementby

childrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericans

areturningtoJapan,acountryofhigh

academicachievementandeconomicsuccess,for

possibleanswers.However,theanswers

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providedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenotthe

onesAmericansexpectedtofind.Inmost

Japanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasis

isputonacademicinstruction.Inone

investigation,300Japaneseand210American

preschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,

andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsof

earlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentofthe

Japaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed“togive

childrenagoodstartacademically“asoneof

theirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohave

preschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmerican

respondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthree

choices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessful

careersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japanese

schoolsdonotteachreading,writing,and

mathematics,butratherskillssuchas

persistence,concentration,andtheabilityto

functionasamemberofagroup.Thevast

majorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaught

toreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseand

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Americanpreschooleducation,91percentof

Japaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildren

withagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthree

reasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.

Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividually

oriented（强调个性发展的）Americanslisted

groupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthree

choices.Anemphasisontheimportanceofthe

groupseeninJapaneseearlychildhood

educationcontinuesintoelementaryschool

education.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapanese

earlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanese

kindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearly

musicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.In

largecities,somekindergartensareattachedto

universitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondary

schools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatif

theiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-based

program,itwillincreasethechildren'schances

ofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-rated

schoolsanduniversities.Severalmore

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progressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplay

asawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizingin

someJapanesekindergartens.

16.Welearnfromthefirst

paragraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve

A)Japaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedin

preschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B)Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofits

scientificachievements

C)Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizes

academicinstruction

D)Japan'shighereducationissuperiorto

theirs

17.MostAmericans

surveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalso

attachimportanceto.

A)problemsolvingC)parentalguidance

B)groupexperienceD)individually-oriented

development

18.InJapan'spreschool

education,thefocusison.

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A)preparingchildrenacademically

B)developingchildren'sartisticinterests

C)tappingchildren'spotential

D)shapingchildren'scharacter

19.Freeplayhasbeenintroducedinsome

Japanesekindergartensinorderto.

A)broadenchildren'shorizonC)lighten

children'sstudyload

B)cultivatechildren'screativityD)enrich

children'sknowledge

20.WhydosomeJapanese

parentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-based

kindergartens?

A)Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B)Theycanaccumulatemoregroup

experiencethere.

C)Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhen

theygrowup.

D)Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettinga

first-rateeducation.

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Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoiland

snowduringthe1960'sand70's,wereprimarily

theresultofleadedgasolineemissions

originatingintheUnitedStates.Inthetwenty

yearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandated

unleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,thelead

accumulationworldwidehasdecreased

significantly.

Astudypublishedrecentlyinthejournal

Natureshowsthatair-borneleadedgas

emissionsfromtheUnitedStateswerethe

leadingcontributortothehighconcentrationof

leadinthesnowinGreenland.Thenewstudyis

aresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.

CharlesBoutron,anexpertontheimpactof

heavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNational

CenterforScientificResearchinFrance.A

studybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showed

thatleadlevelsinarctic（北极的）snowwere

declining.

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Inhisnewstudy,Dr.Boutronfoundtheratios

ofthedifferentformsofleadintheleaded

gasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferent

fromtheratiosofEuropean,Asianand

Canadiangasolinesandthusenabledscientists

todifferentiate（区分）theleadsources.The

dominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnow

matchedthatfoundingasolinefromtheUnited

States.

InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbio,

scientistsfoundthatleadlevelsinsoilinthe

NortheasternUnitedStateshaddecreased

markedlysincetheintroductionofunleaded

gasoline.

Manyscientistshadbelievedthatthelead

wouldstayinsoilandsnowforalongerperiod.

TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexamined

samplesoftheupperlayersofsoiltakenfrom

thesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEngland,

NewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.

Theforestenvironmentprocessedand

redistributedtheleadfasterthanthescientists

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hadexpected.

Scientistssaybothstudiesdemonstratethat

certainpartsoftheecosystem(生态系统)

respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmospheric

pollution,butthatthesefindingsshouldnotbe

usedasalicensetopollute.

21.Thestudypublishedin

thejournalNatureindicatesthat.

A)theCleanAirActhasnotproducedthe

desiredresults

B)leaddepositsinarcticsnowareonthe

increase

C)leadwillstayinsoilandsnowlongerthan

expected

D)theUSisthemajorsourceofleadpollution

inarcticsnow

22.Leadaccumulation

worldwidedecreasedsignificantlyafterthe

useofunleadedgasintheUS.

A)wasdiscouragedC)wasprohibitedby

law

B)wasenforcedbylawD)wasintroduced

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23.Howdidscientists

discoverthesourceofleadpollutionin

Greenland?

A)Byanalyzingthedatapublishedin

journalslikeNatureandAmbio.

B)Byobservingtheleadaccumulationsin

differentpartsofthearcticarea.

C)Bystudyingthechemicalelementsofsoil

andsnowinNortheasternAmerica.

D)Bycomparingthechemicalcompositionsof

leadedgasolineusedinvariouscountries.

24.Theauthorsofthe

Ambiostudyhavefoundthat.

A)forestsgetridofleadpollutionfasterthan

expected

B)leadaccumulationsinforestsaremore

difficulttodealwith

C)leaddepositsarewidelydistributedinthe

forestsoftheUS

D)theupperlayersofsoilinforestsareeasily

pollutedbyleademissions

25.Itcanbeinferredfrom

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thelastparagraphthatscientists.

A)arepuzzledbythemysteryofforest

pollution

B)feelrelievedbytheuseofunleadedgasoline

C)stillconsiderleadpollutionaproblem

D)lacksufficientmeanstocombatlead

pollution

PassageFour

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Exerciseisoneofthefewfactorswitha

positiveroleinlong-termmaintenanceofbody

weight.Unfortunately,thatmessagehasnot

gottenthroughtotheaverageAmerican,who

wouldrathertryswitchingto“light“beerand

low-caloriebreadthanincreasephysical

exertion.TheCentersforDiseaseControl,for

example,foundthatfewerthanone-fourthof

overweightadultswhoweretryingtoshed

poundssaidtheywerecombiningexercisewith

theirdiet.

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Inrejectingexercise,somepeoplemaybe

discouragedtoomuchbycaloric-expenditure

charts:forexample,onewouldhavetobriskly

walkthreemilesjusttoworkoffthe275calories

inonedeliciousDanishpastry（小甜饼）.Even

exerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere.

“Exercisebyitselfisaverytoughwaytolose

weight,"saysYorkOnnen,programdirectorof

thePresidenfsCouncilonPhysicalFitnessand

Sports.

Still,exercise'ssupportingroleinweight

reductionisvital.AstudyattheBoston

UniversityMedicalCenterofoverweightpolice

officersandotherpublicemployeesconfirmed

thatthosewhodietedwithoutexerciseregained

almostalltheiroldweight,whilethosewho

workedexerciseintotheirdailyroutine

maintainedtheirnewweight.

Ifyouhavebeensedentary（极少活动的）and

decidetostartwalkingonemileaday,theadded

exercisecouldburnanextra100caloriesdaily.

Inayear'stime,assumingnoincreaseinfood

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intake,youcouldlosetenpounds.Byincreasing

thedistanceofyourwalksgraduallyand

makingotherdietaryadjustments,youmaylose

evenmoreweight.

26.Whatissaidaboutthe

averageAmericaninthepassage?

A)Theytendtoexaggeratethehealthfuleffect

of“light”beer.

B)Theyusuallyignoretheeffectofexerciseon

losingweight.

C)Theyprefer“light”beerandlow-calorie

breadtootherdrinksandfood.

D)Theyknowthefactorsthatplayapositive

roleinkeepingdownbodyweight.

27.Somepeopledislikeexercisebecause

A)theythinkitisphysicallyexhausting

B)theyfindithardtoexercisewhileonadiet

C)theydon'tthinkitpossibletowalk3miles

everyday

D)theyfindconsultingcaloric-expenditure

chartstroublesome

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28.“Evenexercise

professionalsconcedehalfapointhere"(Line

3,Para.2)means“They

A)agreethatthecaloriesinasmallpieceof

pastrycanbedifficulttoworkoffbyexercise

B)partiallybelievedietplaysasupporting

roleinweightreduction

C)arenotfullyconvincedthatdietingcan

helpmaintainone'snewweight

D)arenotsufficientlyinformedofthepositive

roleofexerciseinlosingweight

29.Whatwasconfirmedby

theBostonUniversityMedicalCenter'sstudy?

A)Controllingone'scalorieintakeismore

importantthandoingexercise.

B)Evenoccasionalexercisecanhelpreduce

weight.

C)Weightreductionisimpossiblewithout

exercise.

D)Onecouldlosetenpoundsinayear'stime

ifthere'snoincreaseinfoodintake.

30.Whatistheauthor's

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purposeinwritingthisarticle?

A)TojustifythestudyoftheBoston

UniversityMedicalCenter.

B)Tostresstheimportanceofmaintaining

properweight.

C)TosupportthestatementmadebyYork

Onnen.

D)Toshowthemosteffectivewaytolose

weight.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesin

thispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choose

theONEanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter,

31.Themachinelookedlikealarge,,

old-fashionedtypewriter.

A)forcefulC)intense

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B)clumsyD)tricky

32.Thoughshebeganherbysingingin

alocalpopgroup,sheisnowafamous

Hollywoodmoviestar.

A)employmentC)occupation

B)careerD)profession

33.Withintwoweeksofarrival,allforeigners

hadtowiththelocalpolice

A)inquireC)register

B)consultD)resolve

34.Consideringyoursalary,youshouldbeable

toatleasttwentydollarsaweek.

A)putforwardC)putout

B)putupD)putaside

35.Ashehasourpatience,we'llnot

waitforhimanylonger.

A)tornC)exhausted

B)wastedD)consumed

36.Theseteacherstrytobeobjectivewhenthey

theintegratedabilityoftheir

students.

A)justifyC)indicate

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B)evaluateD)reckon

37.Mrs.Morris'sdaughterisprettyand,

andmanygirlsenvyher.

A)slenderC)faint

B)lightD)minor

38.Tomorrowthemayoristoagroupof

Canadianbusinessmenonatourofthecity.

A)coordinateC)accompany

B)cooperateD)associate

39.I'menoughtoknowitisgoingtobe

averydifficultsituationtocompeteagainst

threestrongteams.

A)realisticC)aware

B)consciousD)radical

40.Canyougivemeeventheclueasto

wherehersonmightbe?

A)simplestC)least

B)slightestD)utmost

41.NormanDaviswillberememberedbymany

withnotonlyasagreatscholarbut

alsoasamostdelightfulandfaithfulfriend.

A)kindnessC)warmth

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B)friendlinessD)affection

42.Salariesforpositionsseemtobe

higherthanforpermanentones.

A)legalC)voluntary

B)optionalD)temporary

43.Mostpeopleagreethatthepresentroleof

womenhasalreadyaffectedU.S.society.

,ithasaffectedthetraditionalroleof

men.

A)AboveallC)Atmost

B)InallD)Atlast

44.Scienceandtechnologyhavein

importantwaystotheimprovementof

agriculturalproduction.

A)attachedC)contributed

B)assistedD)witnessed

45.Asanactorhecouldcommunicateawhole

ofemotions.

A)frameC)number

B)rangeD)scale

46.Thisiswhatyoushouldbearinmind:Don't

asalaryincreasebeforeyouactually

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getit.

A)hangonC)waiton

B)drawonD)counton

47.Theship'sgeneratorbrokedown,andthe

pumpshadtobeoperatedinsteadof

mechanically.

A)artificiallyC)manually

B)automaticallyD)synthetically

48.Thelittlegirlwassofrightenedthatshejust

wouldn'thergriponmyarm.

A)loosenC)relieve

B)removeD)dismiss

49.Heneverarrivesontimeandmyis

thathefeelsthemeetingsareuseless.

A)preferenceC)inference

B)conferenceD)reference

50.Mrs.Smithwassoabouteverything

thatnoservantscouldpleaseher.

A)specificC)precise

B)specialD)particular

51.Lastnighthesawtwodarkenterthe

building,andthentherewastheexplosion.

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A)featuresC)sketches

B)figuresD)images

52.Itisobviousthatthisnewruleisapplicable

toeveryonewithout.

A)exceptionC)modification

B)exclusionD)substitution

53.Histemperandpersonallyshowthathecan

becomeasoldierofthetop.

A)circleC)category

B)rankD)grade

54.Duringthelecture,thespeakeroccasionally

hispointbyrelatinghisown

experiences.

A)illustratedC)cited

B)hintedD)displayed

55.Onlythosewhocantolosetheir

moneyshouldmakehigh-riskinvestments.

A)maintainC)endure

B)sustainD)afford

56.Hefoundthemediaattention

intolerableanddecidedtogoabroad.

A)sufficientC)steady

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B)constantD)plenty

57.Therehasbeenacollisionanumber

ofcarsonthemainroadtotown.

A)composingC)involving

B)consistingD)engaging

58.elephantsaredifferentfromwild

elephantsinmanyaspects,includingtheir

tempers.

A)CultivatedC)Civil

B)RegulatedD)Tame

59.Tendaysagotheyoungmaninformedhis

bossofhisintentionto.

A)resignC)retreat

B)rejectD)replace

60.Asoneoftheworld'shighestpaidmodels,

shehadherfaceforfivemillion

dollars.

A)depositedC)measured

B)assuredD)insured

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowing

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passage.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)onthe

rightsideofthepaper.Youshouldchoose

theONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyou

canmakeyourmoneygofurther.The61

yougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservice

canactually62youmoneyorcanadd

―63—thecost.

Takethe_64—exampleofahairdryer.If

youarebuyingahairdryer,youmight__65—

thatyouaremakingthe_66—buyifyou

chooseone_67—lookyoulikeandwhichis

alsothecheapest_68―price.Butwhenyouget

ithomeyoumayfindthatit_69__twiceas

longasamoreexpensive_70—todryyour

hair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostof

yourtimecouldwell_71―yourhairdryerthe

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mostexpensiveoneofall.

Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou_72—when

yougooutshopping?

Ifyou_73—yourhome,yourcarorany

valuable_74―inexcellentcondition,you'llbe

savingmoneyinthelong_75―.

Beforeyoubuyanew_76—,talkto

someonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitor

borrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular

_77_.

Beforeyoubuyanexpensive_78—,ora

service,docheckthepriceand_79