大学英语四级试卷

大学英语四级期末试卷

PartI:Multiplechoice20%

Directions:Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.Choosethebestwordor

phraseforeachblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonAnswerSheet.

1.Nowthatwe'vegotaloanfromthebank,ourprojectisfinancially.

A.constructiveB.feasibleC.favorableD.stiff

2.Duetohisrecentfailuretomeetthedeadline,Jasonisfromthelistforpromotion..

A.eliminatedB.retreatedC.priedD.wrenched

3.Weneedsomeonereallywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly..

A.crucialB.realisticC.essentialD.efficient

4.1ampleasedtohearofyourjoboffer-allthathardworkatschoolhasobviously_.

A.paidoffB.takenitstollC.madeadifferenceD.shownup

5.Asareporter,Iwaspaidto_intootherpeople'slives.

A.pryB.convertC.blurtD.carve

6.Themayorpromisedtotrimthecitybudgetwithoutcutting__services.

.A.essentialB.appropriateC.equivalentD.lucrative

7.ThedoctorBilly'soperationwithx-raysandspecialexercisestomakehimstronger.

A.wentafterB.followedupC.startedupD.tookon

8.Afirmmightsometimessellatalosstodriveacompetitoroutofbusiness,and_increaseits

marketpower.

A.thereforeB.therebyC.henceD.further

9.Youcanthevideocameraonatripod（三脚架），sothatyoudon'thavetoworryabout

holdingitsteadywhileyouaskquestions.

A.withstandB.mountC.implementD.dwell

10.AIDSactivistspermanentlychangedandshortenedAmerica'sprocessfortestingand

approvingnewdrugsofallkinds,foralldiseases.

A.efficientB.stagnantC.intricateD.appropriate

11.studentsshouldbemotivatedbyakeeninterestintheatreandshouldhavesomefamiliarity

withplaysinproduction..

A.prospectiveB.responsibleC.ethnicD.realistic

12.However,thenewlaw,oncepassed,willtheBridlintongagreementillegalbygiving

workerstherighttojoinunionsoftheirchoice..

A.convertB.renderC.cancelD.eliminate

13.Thiscoursefocusesontheofeconomicanalysistotheproblemsofinflation,

unemployment,thebalanceofpaymentsandenterprisebehaviour.

A.conceptionB.combinationC.applicationD.introduction

14.Theaircraftbaseisprotectedwithspeciallydesignedshelterswhicharebuiltto__groundand

airattacks.

A.launchB.withstandC.contestD.contend

15.Ourpostgraduatestudentsarefullyintegratedintothedepartmentalresearch_and,inaddition,

participateinthePostgraduateEducationProgramme.

A.cooperationB.endeavorC.administrationD.network

16.Thecampsarenotusuallytent-typecamps.Theyaremostlylong-estabiished,__structures,

oftenwithstrangeIndiannames.

A.permanentB.historicalC.monotonousD.raw

17.Don'tlethiscriticismyou;hebelongstothekindofpeoplewhotakedelightinfinding

faultwithothers,work.

A.discourageB.concernC.dictateD.paralyze

18.Undernormalcircumstancethebodycanthesenaturallyoccurringsubstancesinto

vitamins.

A.convertB.renderC.deriveD.originate

19.“Hi,John,couldyoushowmehowtographics（图表）withtextonthesamescreen?”

A.fuseB.cloneC.mergeD.mingle

20.Thethoughtofdyingslowlyandpainfully__me.Ireallycan'tunderstandwhysomany

peopleareopposedtoeulhanasia（安乐死）..

A.terrifiesB.cursesC.puzzlesD.injures

PartII:Fillintheblanks.20%

Directions:Choosethecorrectanswerfromthetableandfillintheblanks.

handicap,boast,impression,crew,thereby,phase,

vivid.pose.holdout,browse,pat,federal,

intricate.eternal,permanent,mercy,opt,getin,

runover,enroute

1.MyteachermeonthebackforgettingtopmarksformyEnglishessay..

2.Radioastronomyseemstothebesthopesofobtainingevidenceofextraterrestrialbeings.

3.Thepainter'suniqueandintriguingdesignshavecaughtholdoftheimaginationofhundredsof

studentswhoarefascinatedbyher___patternsandcolorschemes..

4.Unlikeabook,youcannotthroughavideointheshop,soitscontentremainsamystery

untilafteryouhavepurchaseditandtakenithome.

5.True,IdonotholdanMBAdegree,butIcanatleast___manyyearsofexperienceasthechief

executiveofasuccessfulhigh-techeconomy.

6.Specialassistanceandcounselingareavailabletoveterans,migrantworkers,youths,older

persons,women,andthe.

7.Manywomenchoosetohavepregnancyscreeningsandmay___forabortionifevidenceof

handicapisrevealed.

8.TheystoppedatParis___fromRometoLondon,spendingonedayvisitingthesights.

9.Alewdayslater,thespaceshuttleDiscoveryanditsfive-member___madeaspectacularnight

liftofftocarryintoorbitasecretmilitarysatellitedesignedtomonitor（监听）theradio

communicationsofcertainforeigncountries.

10.TheintroductionofgunpowdertechnologiesfromChinaresultedinthemanufactureofguns,

reducingtheeffectivenessofheavyshields（盾牌）andmassivestonefortifications（防御工

事）.

11.TheshootingsthatrecentlytookplaceinWashingtonareaaseriousthreattothe

personalsafetyoflocalresidents.

12.TheSecurityCouncil（安全理事会）oftheUnitedNationshas15members;fiveofwhichhold

seats..

13.Athousandwordswillnotleavesodeepa（n）asonesingledeed..

14.Thesecondoftheprojectissaidtobeginsometimenextyearfollowingthecompletionof

thebuildingofthedam.

15.Inasystemofgovernmentthedifferentstatesorprovincesofthecountryhaveimportant

powerstomaketheirownlawsanddecisions.

16.MarkTwain5snovelshavebeenpraisedfortheirattackonthesocialevilsofthedayandtheir

andrealisticdescriptionoflifeontheMississippiRiver.

17.Loveissomething;theaspectmaychange,butnottheessence.

18.Neitherawisenorabravemanwillliedownonthetracksofhistorytowaitforthetrainofthe

futuretohim.

19.Peoplewhoarecaughtdrinkinganddrivingcanexpectlittlefromthecourts.

20.Civilservicecareersoffersomeofthemostrewardingjobopportunitiesyoucanfind,butto

youneedtopassanexam.

PartIII:Reading30%

Directions：Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethecorrectansweraccordingtothe

passage.

Passage1

Istudypoliticalviolenceforaliving.,yetI,too,amshakenandunsurehowtoreact.AsIsit

heretodayinmyoffice,onlyalewmilesfromthestill-burningPentagon,imagesoftheslaughterin

mynativeNewYorkdominatemythoughts.Itmakesithardtoconcentrateonwork,anditmakes

theeverydaythingsseemsotrivial.Onlynow,twenty-fourhoursafterthetragedybegantounfold,

haveIbeguntorealizehowthishasaffectedmeonsomanylevels.

AsanAmerican,Ifeelthreatenedandconfused,whereonlyyesterdayIfeltproudand

invincible（不可战月生）.Asacitizenoftheglobalcommunity,Ihavebeenshockedintotherealityof

thereachofglobalterrorism.Asahumanbeing,Iamappalledatthecrueltyandinhumanityof

theseactsofterrorism.Assomeonewhohopestounderstandunspeakableacts,Iamatalossto

underslandthisone,perhapsbecauseilhitssocloselohome.

Iknowonlythesethings:Someone,forsomereason,hasdecidedtostrikeattheUnitedStates.

Despitethemanypeoplekilled,theintendedtargetofthisattackwasAmericanpower.Thegoal

wastostrikeaparalyzingfearintotheheartsandmindsofallcitizensoftheU.S.,andperhapsits

alliesaswell.Thus,we-allofus-aretherealtargetsofthisattack.Thisexplainswhymanyof

us,eventhoseofuswhowerenotneartheattacks,orwhoknewnooneaffectedbythem,feltthis

tragedysodeeply.

Yetwemustnotsuccumbtofear,forifwedotheterroristshavewon.Surelyourliveswillbe

differentnow.Wcmaybemoreaware,moreinconvenienced,moreinsecure.Butwcmustlearnto

dealwiththistragedyandtomoveon,toliveourlivesasfullyandasentirelyasbefore.Icameto

inyofficetoday,eventhoughclassesherehavebeencancelled,tolivemylifeasnormallyas

possible,fortodosointhefaceofyesterday'sterroristattacksisitselfanactofdefiance.

1.Howdidtheauthorfeelfollowingtheterroristattack?

a)HefeltproudandinvinciblebecauseAmericansdidnotsuccumbtofear.

b)Hefeltrelievedbecausenoonedeartohimwasinjured.

c)Hefeltsorryforthosekilledorinjuredinthetragedy.

d)Helekthreatenedandconfusedbecausehecouldn'tunderstandit.

2.The^unspeakableacts”(Line4,Para2)theauthorhopestounderstandare.

a)actsofpoliticalviolence

b)actsofallacksforunknownreasons

c)actsofwar

d)actsofmurder

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor

a)didnotexpectglobalterrorismcouldhitAmerica

b)hadadeepunderstandingofterrorismevenbeforetheattack

c)knewthatAmericanswouldnotsuccumbtoterrorism

d)believedthatlifewouldgoonasbeforedespitetheattack

4.Accordingtotheauthor,theaimoftheterroristattackis.

a)tokillasmanyAmericansaspossible

b)tomakeAmericansawareoftheterrorists'strength

c)losowpanicamongtheAmericans

d)lodestroythevitalinstitutionsoftheAmericanGovernment

5.Theauthor'spurposeingoingtohisofficeonthedayfollowingtheterroristattackis

a)togiveclasses

b)todiscusstheterroristattackwithhiscolleagues

c)loshowdefiancebylivinghislifeasnormallyaspossible

d)togetthelatestnewsoftheterroristattack

Passage2

Theinterviewisanimportanteventinthejob-huntingprocess,becausethe20or30minutes

youspendwiththeinterviewermaydeterminewhetherornotyougettheparticularjobyouwant.

Therefore,itisimportanttorememberthatyourobjectiveduringtheinterviewmaydifferfromthe

objectiveofthepotentialemployer.Youwanttomakeyourselfstandoutasawholepersonwhohas

personalstrengths,iswellqualified,andshouldbeconsideredtherightpersonforthejob.Itis

encouragingtoknowthattheinlerviewer,staskisnottoembarrassyouortotripyouup,buttohire

therightpersonforthejob.

Remember,jobhuntingisverycompetitive.Anythingyoucandotoenhanceyourinterview

techniqueswillbetoyouradvantage.Thefollowingsuggestionsmayhelpyoulandthemost

importantjob.

Yourgoalinthisinterviewistomakesureyourgoodpointsgetacross.Theinterviewerwon't

knowthemunlessyoupointthemout,sotrytodothisinafactualandsinceremanner.

Donotmakeslightingreferencestoformeremployersorprofessors.Ifyouhavebeenfired

fromajobandtheinterviewerasksaboutit,befrankinyouranswer.

Showtheinterviewerthatyouareinterestedinthecompanybyaskingrelevantquestions.Ask

aboutresponsibilities,workingconditions,promotionopportunitiesandfringebenefits（附力口福利）

ofthejobyouarcinterviewingfor.

Ifatsomepointyoudecidetheinterviewisnotgoingwell,donotletyourdiscouragement

show.Youhavenothingtolosebycontinuingashowofconfidence,andyoumayhavemuchto

gain.Itmaybereal,oritmaybeatesttoseehowyoureacttoadverseconditions.

Someinterviewersmaybringupsalaryearlyintheinterview.Atthistime,youmayindicate

thatyouaremoreinterestedinajobwhereyoucanproveyourselfthanaspecificsalary.This

politelypassesthequestionbacktotheinterviewer.Iftheinterviewercontinuestopress,givehima

rangeorsuggestthegoingrateforaparticularjob.Ifpossible,youshouldnegotiateforsalaryafter

youhavebeenofferedajobandwhenyouarcreadytocompletethepaperwork.

6.Togetthejobyouwant,duringtheinterviewyoushould.

a)avoidtheinterviewer^questionsthataredesignedtotripyouup

b)rememberthatyouarethebestqualifiedcandidate

c)makeyourselfstandoutastherightpersonforthejob

d)keepinmindthatitdetermineswhetherornotyougettheparticularjobyouwant

7.Ifyoudidnotgetalongwithyourformeremployer,you.

a)shouldtelltheinterviewerfrankly

b)shouldnotspeakillofhim

c)shouldrefertohiminafactualmanner

d)shouldnevermentionit

8.WhenyoufindJieinterviewisnotgoingwellyoushould.

a)keepupyourconfidence

b)bringittoanendassoonaspossible

c)tellyouinterviewerhowyoureacttoadverseconditions

d)tellyourselfyouhavemuchtogainandnothingtolose

9.Thebesttimetodiscussyoursalaryis.

a)whenyouhavebeenofferedthejob

b)attheendoftheinterview

c)afteryouhavecompletedthepaperwork

d)whentheinterviewerbringsthismatterup

10.Themostimportantthingtododuringaninterviewis.

a)tomakeyourstrengthsunderstood

b)loshowyourintenseinterestinthejobyouareapplyingfor

c)tobefrankandsincere

d)tobenaturalandconfident

Passage3

InthecourseofmyreadingIhadcomeacrossacasewhere,manyyearsago,somehunterson

ourGreatPlainsorganizedabaffalohuntfortheentertainmentofanEnglishcarl(伯爵)andto

providesomefreshmeatforhisuse.Theyhadcharmingsport.Theykilledseventy-twoofthose

greatanimals;andalepariofoneofllieniandleftthesevenly-onelorol.Inorderlo(Jelerniinethe

differencebetweenananacondaandanearl,Ihadseverallambsturnedintotheanaconda'scage.

Thegratefulsnakeimmediatelycrushedoneofthemandswallowedit,thenlaybacksatisfied.It

showednofurtherinterestinthelambs,andnoinclinationtoharmthem.Itriedthisexperiment

withotheranacondas;alwayswiththesameresult.Thefactstoodproventhatthedifference

betweenanearlandananacondaisthattheearliscruelandtheanacondaisn't;andtheearl

wantonly（肆无忌'惮土也）destroyedwhathehasnousefor,buttheanacondadoesn't.Thisseemedto

suggestthattheanacondawasnotdescendedfromthecarl.Italsoseemedtosuggestthattheearl

wasdescendedfromtheanaconda,andhadlostagooddealinthetransition.

Iwasawarethatmanymenwhohaveaccumulatedmoremoneythantheycaneverusehave

shownahungerformore,andhavenothesitatedtocheattheignorantandthehelplessoutoftheir

poorservingsinordertopartiallysatisfythatappetite.Ifurnishedahundreddifferentkindsofwild

anddomesticanimalstheopportunitytoaccumulatevaststoresoffoodbutnoneofthemwoulddo

it.Thesquirrelsandbeesandcertainbirdsmadeaccumulations,butstoppedwhentheygathereda

winter'ssupply,andcouldnotbepersuadedtoaddtoiteitherhonestlyorbytrickery.These

experimentsconvincedmethatthereisthisdifferencebetweenmanandthehigheranimals:heis

greedy,theyarenot.

InthecourseofmyexperimentsIconvincedmyselfthatamongtheanimalsmanistheonly

onethatharborsinsultsandinjuries,broodsover（默默沉思）them,waitstillachanceoffers,then

lakesrevenge.Thepassionofrevengeisunknownio（hehigheranimals.

11.Bydescribingthebuffalohuntingandhisexperimentwiththeanaconda,theauthormainly

wantstotellhisreadersthat

a)theanacondaiseasilysatisfied

b)theearliscapableofcommittingwantoncruelty

C)theearfsancestorturnedouttobetheanaconda

d)theanacondadoesnotharmotheranimalsexceptwhenitishungry

12.Accordingtotheauthor,inhumansociety,therich.

a)tendtoaccumulatevaststoresoffood

b)arcinclinedtogathermoreriches

C)arereadytohelpthepoor

d)aremostlycheaters

13.Theauthor'sexperimentswithdifferentkindsofanimalsseemtoprovethat

a)manisthehighestanimal

b)manissuperiortoanimals

C)manisthelowestanimal

d)manisinferiortoanimalsincertainrespects

14.Weleamfromthelastparagraphthat.

a)loveofrevengeisauniquecharacteristicofman

b)manistheonlyaninialcapableofihinking

c)humanbeingsarecapableofinsultingandinjuringeachother

d)manisbetterattakingchancesthananimals

15.Inthispassage,theauthorwritesina(n).

a)serioustone

b)angrytone

c)ironictone

d)matter-of-facttone

PartIV.Translation15%

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