大學英語四級試卷

大學英語四級期末試卷PartI:Multiplechoice20％Directions：Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachblankandmarkA,B，C,orDonAnswerSheet。Nowthatwe'vegotaloanfromthebank,ourprojectisfinancially。A。constructiveB。feasible C。 favorableD.stiffDuetohisrecentfailuretomeetthedeadline,Jasonisfromthelistforpromotioi。.A.eliminated B.retreated C。pried D.wrenchedWeneedsomeonereally whocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly..A。crucial B。realistic C.essentialD。efficientIampleasedtohearofyourjoboffer—allthathardworkatschoolhasobviously__。A。paidoff B。takenitstollC。madeadifferenceD.shownupAsareporter，Iwaspaidto__intootherpeople'slives。A.pry B。convert C.blurt D。carveThemayorpromisedtotrimthecitybudgetwithoutcutting___services。。 A。essential B。appropriateC。equivalent D。lucrativeThedoctorBilly'soperationwithx-raysandspecialexercisestomakehimstronger.A.wentafter B.followedup C。 startedup D。tookonAfirmmightsometimessellatalosstodriveacompetitoroutofbusiness，and__increaseitsmarketpower。A。therefore B。thereby C.hence D.further9。Youcanthevideocameraonatripod（三腳架）,sothatyoudon,thavetoworryaboutholdingitsteadywhileyouaskquestions。A。withstand B。mountC.implementD。dwellAIDSactivistspermanentlychangedandshortenedAmerica's___processfortestingandapprovingnewdrugsofallkinds,foralldiseases。A。efficient B。stagnantC。intricateD.appropriate___studentsshouldbemotivatedbyakeeninterestintheatreandshouldhavesomefamiliaritywithplaysinproduction.。A。prospectiveB。responsibleC.ethnic D。realisticHowever,thenewlaw，oncepassed，will___theBridlintongagreementillegalbygivingworkerstherighttojoinunionsoftheirchoice..A。convert B。render C.cancelD。eliminateThiscoursefocusesonthe ofeconomicanalysistotheproblemsofinflation，unemployment，thebalanceofpaymentsandenterprisebehaviour.A。conception B。combinationC。applicationD 。introductionTheaircraftbaseisprotectedwithspeciallydesignedshelterswhicharebuiltto___groundandairattacks。A。launch B.withstandC。contestD。contendOurpostgraduatestudentsarefullyintegratedintothedepartmentalresearch__and,inaddition，participateinthePostgraduateEducationProgramme。A。cooperationB.endeavorC。administrationD.networkThecampsarenotusuallytent—typecamps。Theyaremostlylong—established，___structures,oftenwithstrangeIndiannames。A.permanent B.historicalC。monotonousD.rawDon’tlethiscriticism you；hebelongstothekindofpeoplewhotakedelightinfindingfaultwithothers’work.A.discourage B.concernC。dictate D。paralyzeUndernormalcircumstancethebodycan___thesenaturallyoccurringsubstancesintovitamins。A。convert B。renderC.derive D。originate“Hi,John,couldyoushowmehowtographics（圖表）withtextonthesamescreen？”A。fuse B。cloneC。merge D。mingleThethoughtofdyingslowlyandpainfullyme。Ireallycan'tunderstandwhysomanypeopleareopposedtoeuthanasia（安樂死）。。A.terrifies B。curses C。puzzlesD。injuresPartII：Fillintheblanks。20％Directions：Choosethecorrectanswerfromthetableandfillintheblankshandicap,boast,impression,crew,thereby,phase,vivid,pose,holdout,browse,pat,federal,intricate,eternal,permanent,mercy,opt,getin,runover,enrouteMyteacher meonthebackforgettingtopmarksformyEnglishessay.。Radioastronomyseemsto___thebesthopesofobtainingevidenceofextraterrestrialbeings。Thepainter'suniqueandintriguingdesignshavecaughtholdoftheimaginationofhundredsofstudentswhoarefascinatedbyher___patternsandcolorschemes.。Unlikeabook，youcannot___throughavideointheshop，soitscontentremainsamysteryuntilafteryouhavepurchaseditandtakenithome.True,IdonotholdanMBAdegree，butIcanatleast___manyyearsofexperienceasthechiefexecutiveofasuccessfulhigh—techeconomy。Specialassistanceandcounselingareavailabletoveterans，migrantworkers,youths,olderpersons，women,andthe 。Manywomenchoosetohavepregnancyscreeningsandmay___forabortionifevidenceofhandicapisrevealed.TheystoppedatParis___fromRometoLondon，spendingonedayvisitingthesights。Afewdayslater，thespaceshuttleDiscoveryanditsfive—member___madeaspectacularnightliftofftocarryintoorbitasecretmilitarysatellitedesignedtomonitor（監(jiān)聽）theradiocommunicationsofcertainforeigncountries。TheintroductionofgunpowdertechnologiesfromChinaresultedinthemanufactureofguns,reducingtheeffectivenessofheavyshields（盾牌）andmassivestonefortifications（防御工事）。TheshootingsthatrecentlytookplaceinWashingtonarea aseriousthreattothepersonalsafetyoflocalresidents.TheSecurityCouncil（安全理事會）oftheUnitedNationshas15members；fiveofwhichhold___seats.。Athousandwordswillnotleavesodeepa（n）___asonesingledeed。。Thesecond___oftheprojectissaidtobeginsometimenextyearfollowingthecompletionofthebuildingofthedam.Ina___systemofgovernmentthedifferentstatesorprovincesofthecountryhaveimportantpowerstomaketheirownlawsanddecisions。MarkTwain'snovelshavebeenpraisedfortheirattackonthesocialevilsofthedayandtheir andrealisticdescriptionoflifeontheMississippiRiver.Loveissomething___；theaspectmaychange，butnottheessence.Neitherawisenorabravemanwillliedownonthetracksofhistorytowaitforthetrainofthefutureto him。Peoplewhoarecaughtdrinkinganddrivingcanexpectlittle___fromthecourts.Civilservicecareersoffersomeofthemostrewardingjobopportunitiesyoucanfind，butto___youneedtopassanexam。PartIII： Reading30％Directions：Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethecorrectansweraccordingtothepassage.Passage1Istudypoliticalviolenceforaliving。,yetI,too,amshakenandunsurehowtoreact。AsIsitheretodayinmyoffice，onlyafewmilesfromthestill-burningPentagon，imagesoftheslaughterinmynativeNewYorkdominatemythoughts.Itmakesithardtoconcentrateonwork,anditmakestheeverydaythingsseemsotrivial。Onlynow,twenty—fourhoursafterthetragedybegantounfold,haveIbeguntorealizehowthishasaffectedmeonsomanylevels。AsanAmerican,Ifeelthreatenedandconfused,whereonlyyesterdayIfeltproudandinvincible（不可戰(zhàn)勝的）。Asacitizenoftheglobalcommunity,Ihavebeenshockedintotherealityofthereachofglobalterrorism.Asahumanbeing,Iamappalledatthecrueltyandinhumanityoftheseactsofterrorism。Assomeonewhohopestounderstandunspeakableacts，Iamatalosstounderstandthisone,perhapsbecauseithitssoclosetohome。Iknowonlythesethings:Someone，forsomereason,hasdecidedtostrikeattheUnitedStates。Despitethemanypeoplekilled,theintendetirgetofthisattackwasAmericanpower.ThegoalwastostrikeaparalyzingfearintotheheartsandmindsofallcitizensoftheU.S。，andperhapsitsalliesaswell。Thus,we—allofus—aretherealtargetsofthisattack.Thisexplainswhymanyofus，eventhoseofuswhowerenotneartheattacks,orwhoknewnooneaffectedbythem，feltthistragedysodeeply。Yetwemustnotsuccumbtofear,forifwedotheterroristshavewon。Surelyourliveswillbedifferentnow。Wemaybemoreaware,moreinconvenienced,moreinsecure。Butwemustlearntodealwiththistragedyandtomoveon,toliveourlivesasfullyandasentirelyasbeforeoIcametomyofficetoday,eventhoughclassesherehavebeencancelled,tolivemylifeasnormallyaspossible,fortodosointhefaceofyesterday’sterroristattacksisitselfanactofdefiance.Howdidtheauthorfeelfollowingtheterroristattack？HefeltproudandinvinciblebecauseAmericansdidnotsuccumbtofear。Hefeltrelievedbecausenoonedeartohimwasinjured。Hefeltsorryforthosekilledorinjuredinthetragedy.Hefeltthreatenedandconfusedbecausehecouldn’tunderstandit.The“unspeakableacts"(Line4,Para2)theauthorhopestounderstandare 。actsofpoliticalviolenceactsofattacksforunknownreasonsactsofwaractsofmurderWecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor didnotexpectglobalterrorismcouldhitAmericahadadeepunderstandingofterrorismevenbeforetheattackknewthatAmericanswouldnotsuccumbtoterrorismbelievedthatlifewouldgoonasbeforedespitetheattackAccordingtotheauthor,theaimoftheterroristattackis___。tokillasmanyAmericansaspossibletomakeAmericansawareoftheterrorists’strengthtosowpanicamongtheAmericanstodestroythevitalinstitutionsoftheAmericanGovernmentTheauthor’spurposeingoingtohisofficeonthedayfollowingtheterroristattackis___.togiveclassestodiscusstheterroristattackwithhiscolleaguestoshowdefiancebylivinghislifeasnormallyaspossibletogetthelatestnewsoftheterroristattackPassage2Theinterviewisanimportanteventin—thhuentjionbgproce，ssbecausethe20or30minutesyouspendwiththeinterviewermaydeterminewhetherornotyougettheparticujobyouwantTherefore,itisimportanttorememberthatyourobjectiveduringtheintemaydifferfromtheobjectiveofthepotentialemployer.Youwanttomakeyourselfstanawholepersonwhohaspersonalstrengths,iswell，quaanldifsiheoduldbeconsideredtherightpersonforthejob.Itisencouragingtoknowthattheinterviewer'staskisnotyouortotripyouup,buttohiretherightpersonforthejob.Remember，jobhuntingisverycompetitiveAnythingyoucandotoenhanceyourinterviewtechniqueswillbetoyouradvantage.ThefollowingsuggestionsmayhelpyouthemostimportantojobYourgoalinthisinterviewistomakesureyourgoodpointsgetacross.Theintervwon'tknowthemunlessyoupointth，emsoouttrytodothisinafactualandsinceremannerDonotmakeslightingreferencestoformeremployersoroproIffesysoourshavebeenfiredfromajobandtheinterviewerasksaboutit,befranokinyouranswerShowtheinterviewerthatyouareinterestedinthecompanybyaskingreolevantquesAskaboutresponsibil，itiweosrkingconditio，nspromotionopportunitiesandfringebenefits(附加福利)ofthejobyouareinterviewingfor.Ifatsomepointyoudecidetheinterviewisnotgoingwell,donotletyourdiscoushow.Youhavenothingtolosebycontinuingashowofconfidence,andyoumayhavemucgainoItmaybereal,oritmaybeatesttoseehowyoureacttoaodverseconditionsSomeinterviewersmaybringupsalaryearlyintheoinAttertvhiieswti，meyoumayindicatethatyouaremoreinteresteidnajobwhereyoucanproveyourselfthanaspecificsalary.ThispolitelypassesthequestionbacktotoheIfinttheerviinetweerrviewercontinuestopress，givehimarangeorsuggestthegoingrateforaparticular，jyoobu.sIhfouplodssiblenegotiateforsalaryafteryouhavebeenofferedajobandwhenyouarereadytocomplepaperwork.Togetthejobyouwant,duringtheinterviewyoushoould avoidtheinterveire’swquestionsthataredesignedtotripyouuprememberthatyouarethebestqualifiedcandidatemakeyourselfstandoutastherightpersonforthejobkeepinmindthatitdetermineswhetherornotyougettheparticularjobyouwa7.Ifyoudidnotgetalongwithyourformer，emypoluoy_e_r___oshouldtelltheinterviewerfranklyshouldnotspeakillofhimshouldrefertohiminafactualmannershouldnevermentionitWhenyoufindtheinterviewisnotgoingwellyousohould keepupyourconfidencebringittoanendassoonaspossibletellyouinterviewerhowyoureacttoadverseconditionstellyourselfyouhavemuchtogainandnothingtoloseThebesttimetodiscussyoursalaryis 。whenyouhavebeenofferedthejobattheendoftheinterviewafteryouhavecompletedthepaperworkwhentheinterviewerbringsthismatterupThemostimportantthingtododuringaninterviewis .tomakeyourstrengthsunderstoodtoshowyourintenseinterestinthejobyouareapplyingfortobefrankandsinceretobenaturalandconfidentPassage3InthecourseofmyreadingIhadcomeacrossacasewhere,manyyearsago，somehuntersonourGreatPlainsorganizedabuffalohuntfortheentertainmentofanEnglishearl(伯爵)andtoprovidesomefreshmeatforhisuse。Theyhadcharmingsport。Theykilledseventy-twoofthosegreatanimals；andatepartofoneofthemandlefttheseventy—onetorot。Inordertodeterminethedifferencebetweenananacondaandanearl，Ihadseverallambsturnedintotheanaconda'scage。Thegratefulsnakeimmediatelycrushedoneofthemandswallowedit，thenlaybacksatisfied。Itshowednofurtherinterestinthelambs,andnoinclinationtoharmthem.Itriedthisexperimentwithotheranacondas；alwayswiththesameresult。 Thefactstoodproventhatthedifferencebetweenanearlandananacondaisthattheearliscruelandtheanacondaisn't；andtheearlwantonly(肆無忌憚地)destroyedwhathehasnousefor，buttheanacondadoesn't.Thisseemedtosuggestthattheanacondawasnotdescendedfromtheearl.Italsoseemedtosuggestthattheearlwasdescendedfromtheanaconda,andhadlostagooddealinthetransition.Iwasawarethatmanymenwhohaveaccumulatedmoremoneythantheycaneverusehaveshownahungerformore，andhavenothesitatedtocheattheignorantandthehelplessoutoftheirpoorservingsinordertopartiallysatisfythatappetite。Ifurnishedahundreddifferentkindsofwildanddomesticanimalstheopportunitytoaccumulatevaststoresoffoodbutnoneofthemwoulddoit。Thesquirrelsandbeesandcertainbirdsmadeaccumulations,butstoppedwhentheygatheredawinter’ssupply,andcouldnotbepersuadedtoaddtoiteitherhonestlyorbytrickeryoTheseexperimentsconvincedmethatthereisthisdifferencebetweenmanandthehigheranimals:heisgreedy，theyarenot.InthecourseofmyexperimentsIconvincedmyselfthatamongtheanimalsmanistheonlyonethatharborsinsultsandinjuries,broodsover(默默沉思)them,waitstillachanceoffers，thentakesrevenge。Thepassionofrevengeisunknowntothehigheranimals.Bydescribingthebuffalohuntingandhisexperimentwiththeanaconda,theauthormainlywantstotellhisreadersthat theanacondaiseasilysatisfiedtheearliscapableofcommittingwantoncrueltytheearl’sancestorturnedouttobetheanacondatheanacondadoesnotharmotheranimalsexceptwhenitishungryAccordingtotheauthor,inhumansociety， therich 。tendtoaccumulatevaststoresoffoodareinclinedtogathermorerichesarereadytohelpthepooraremostlycheatersTheauthor’sexperimentswithdifferentkindsofanimalsseemtoprovethat .manisthehighestanimalmanissuperiortoanimalsmanisthelowestanimalmanisinferiortoanimalsincertainrespectsWelearnfromthelastparagraphthat .loveofrevengeisauniquecharacteristicofmanmanistheonlyanimalcapableofthinkinghumanbeingsarecapableofinsultingandinjuringeachothermanisbetterattakingchancesthananimalsInthispassage，theauthorwritesina(n) 。serioustoneangryton