大学英语四级试卷（包含答案）

大学英语四级试卷

（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）

一、选择题：（本题共2。小题，每小题3分，共6。分）

1.Heis______aballplayer.

A.asgoodifnotbetterthanhisbrotheras

B.asgoodasifnotbetterthanhisbrotheras

C.asgoodas,notbetterthanhisbrotherlike

D.asgoodasifnotbetterthanhisbrotherasfor

2.Coal,thoughthaneitheroilorgas,isstillafiniteresource.

A.muchenergymoreabundantsource

B.themuchmoreenergyabundantsource

C.amuchmoreabundantenergysource

D.energysourcemoreabundant

3.Onlyinrecentyearshavepeoplebeguntorealizethatwilddogs,kept

withinbounds,oftendo.

A.betterthanharmful

B.betternotmoreharmful

C.moregoodthanharm

D.betterthantheydoharmfully

4.Mostsubstancescontractwhentheyfreezesothatthedensityofa

substanceJssolidisofitsliquid.

A.thanthehigherdensity

B.higherthanthedensity

C.thedensityishigherthanthatD.thehigherthedensity

5.Liberalstendtofavourconservativesdo.

A.morethanimmediatesocialchange

B.changemoreimmediatethansocial

C.moreimmediatesocialchangethan

D.socialchangemorethanimmediate

6.Lightcomesin______thewindow.

A.by

B.through

C.outof

D.in

7.Theyoungworkerexpressedtheindignationbeingdismissed

withoutanyreason.

A.for

B.at

C.to

D.of

8.Sciencehasbroughtmanychangesinourlife.

A.out

B.into

C.about

D.forward

9.onetime,Manchester,NewHampshire,wasthehomeofthemost

productivecottonmillsintheworld.

A.On

B.At

C.By

D.To

10.Ifsomethingisoutthequestion,itisimpossible.

A.of

B.to

C.with

D.in

11.snobbishpeopleyoudescribedaretobefound

everywhere.

A.Such…likeB.So・TikeC.Such…asD.So…as

12.Thedoctorsmusthavesparednopainstotreatthepatient

hehasrecoveredfromhisseriousinjury.

A.but

B.before

C.for

D.till

13.Researchintothedynamicsofstormsisdirectedtowardimproving

theabilitytopredicttheseeventstominimizedamageandavoid

lossoflife.

A.andthusB.soC.howeverD.because

14.thelargeamountoftimedevotedtolisteningeveryday,most

college

studentsdonotlisteneffectively.

A.MoreoverB.NeverthelessC.DespiteD.Furthermore

15.TheSmithsonianInstitutionpreservesmorethansixty-fivemillion

itemsofscientific,historical,orartisticinterest,winning

thepopulartitle"atticofthenation.〃

A.however

B.thus

C.and

D.moreover

16.Ifthesun,theplayerscouldhavefinishedthegame.

A.hadshineB.didshineC.wereshiningD.hadshone

17.Ifshethemeasles,shecouldhavegonetothepark.

A.hadn，t

B.hadn，thad

C.hadhad

D.haven*t

18.Ifwe,wecouldhavemadeit.

A.hadworkedhard

B.wouldhaveworkedhard

C.didworkedhard

D.workhard

19.Thepolicemenwouldhavecaughtthemurdererafewminutes

earlier.

A.weretheytoarrive

B.hadtheyarrived

C.iftheyshouldhavearrivedD.iftheywouldhavearrived

20.HadPaulreceivedsixmorevotesinthelastelection,he

ourchairmannow.

A.musthavebeenB.wouldhavebeenC.wereD.wouldbe

二、完型填空（共计20分）

TherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain-nearlytwiceasmany

asin1960.Duringthel960seightcompletelynewoneswerefounded,and

tenothernewoneswerecreated1convertingoldcollegesoftechnologys

intouniversities.Inthesameperiodthe2ofstudentsmorethandoubled,

from70,000to3than200,000.By1973about10%ofmenagedfromeighteen

4twenty-oneworeinuniversitiesandabout5%ofwomen.Allthe

universitiesareprivateinstitutions.Eachhasits5governingcouncils,

6somelocalbusinessmenandlocalpoliticiansas7afewacademics（大

学教师）.Thestatebegantogivegrantstothemfiftyyears8,andby1970

eachuniversityderivednearlyallits9fromstategrants.Studentshave

to10feesandlivingcosts,buteverystudentmayreceivefromthelocal

authorityoftheplace11helivesapersonalgrantwhichisenoughto

payhisfullcosts,includinglodgingand12unlesshisparentsare

13.Most14takejobsinthesummer15aboutsixweeks,buttheydonot

normallydooutside16duringtheacademicyear.TheDepartmentof

Educationtakes17forthepaymentwhichcoverthewholeexpenditureof

the18,butitdoesnotexercisedirectcontrol.Itcanhaveanimportant

influence19newdevelopmentsthroughitspowertodistributefunds,but

ittakestheadviceoftheUniversityGrantsCommittee,abodywhichis

mainly20ofacademics.

1.A.withB.byC.atD.into

2.A.amountB.quantityC.lotD.number

3.A.moreB.muchC.lessD.fewer

4.A.withB.toC.fromD.beyond

5.A.selfB.kindC.ownD.personal

6.A.makingB.consistingC.includingD.taking

7.A.goodB.longC.littleD.well

8.A.agoB.beforeC.afterD.ever

9.A.suggestionsB.gradesC.profitsD.funds

10.A.makeB.payC.changeD.delay

11.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.how

12.A.livingB.drinkingC.foodD.shelter

13.A.poorB.generousC.kindheartedD.rich

14.A.professorsB.studentsC.politiciansD.businessmen

15.A.atB.sinceC.withD.for

16.A.travelB.workC.experimentD.study

17.A.responsibilityB.adviceC.dutyD.pleasure

18.A.governmentB.schoolC.universitiesD.committees

19.A.atB.toC.onD.form

20.A.consistedB.composedC.madeD.taken

三、阅读理解：（共25分）

GeorgeWashingtondidnotwishtocommutefarfromMountVernonc.atidal

rivernearbymadeforeasyoceanaccessd.Virginiawantedtogetridof

somelandPETS3Text1Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneeds

torest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebody

recoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyouget

whilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheone

before.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheart

beatsmoreslowly,andyourbrains1owsdown.Afteryouroachthefourth

level,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptothe

other.

Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.

Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballs

begintomovemorequickly(Althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).Thisstage

ofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.

Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingvery

deeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyou

drowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthecountingsheepwillputyou

tosleep!

1.Agoodtitleforthisis____.

A.Sleep

C.Dreams

B.GoodHealth

D.WorkandRest

2.Theworddrowsyinthelastparagraphmeans.

A.sick

C.asleep

B.standup

D.alittlesleepy

3.Thissuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou

A.dreammoreoftenC.nervous

B.havepoorhealthD.breathequickly

4.DuringREM,.

A.youreyesmovequicklyC.youarerestless

B.youdream

D.bothAandB

5.Theaveragenumberofhoursofsleepthatanadultneedsis

A.approximatelysixhours

B.aroundtenhours

C.abouteighthours

D.notstatedhere

四、书面表达：

草拟一份中学通知，用一段话说明以下要点：

参观日期：5月25日，星期天

时间：早上8点钟出发，在参观地点用集团午餐，下午返回。

参观地点：市文化馆、市博物馆、市图书馆等

要求：语句通顺，表达完整；词数120词左右。

参考答案：

一、选择题：

1-5题答案：BCCBC

6-10题答案:BBCBA

11-15题答案:CCACB

16-20题答案:DBABD

二、完型填空

1.【答案】Bbydoing"通过某种方式”，其他三个介词不适用。

2.【答案】Dthenumberof”……的数量”，修饰可数名词。

3.【答案】Athan的前面要用比较级，表示多的意思只能选more。

4.【答案】Bfrom-to……到……"，固定搭配。

5.【答案】Citsown“它自己的”。

6.【答案】Cincluding作介词，“包括"；consist…of”由..组成"。making

利taking词意不符

7.【答案】Daswell"也，除……之外”。其他词与well搭配，无此意思、。

8.【答案】Aago是从现在算起；before是从过去某一时点算起。

9.【答案】Dfund“资金”,这里是说“大学从政府的拨款中获得全部的资金”。

suggestions"建议”；grades“成绩”；profits“利润”。

10.【答案】Bpayfees“支付费用”。本句意为学生得支付学习和生活费用。

11.【答案】Cwhere引导地点状语从句。

12.【答案】Clodgingandfood“食宿”，固定搭配。

13.【答案】D这里是说“学生可以受到居住地政府的资助，包括食宿，除非他

父母富有。

14.【答案】B