大学英语英语四级练习卷（及含答案） (6).docx

大学英语四级试练习卷一、阅读理解 阅读理解（一）The Colonel ask Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover: on the pretext that he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country. It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said, You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. I' 11 tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to fecover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a despatchcase. A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. He took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning the lady and the despatch-case had disappeareD. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass. /z Do you mean to say that happened the other day?/zsaid Ashenden wearily. "The week before last. Impossible, “cried Ashenden. "Why, we've been putting that incident on the stage for sixty习诸如外语、国际贸易、法律这些学科（领域）（areas） ”。4 .【答案】B such as用于简单的罗列事物。5 .【答案】B like在此基本上等于such as,以避免重复。6 .【答案】A "仅有少部分学生能学习这些热门'专攻课程”。其余选项均不符合语境或语法规则。7 .【答案】A the number of与单数谓语连用。8 .【答案】C根据语法和语境，只能选has nOo此句后半句用的是can,因此 不能用过去时，had no和had错。本句意思是“如果一个人对他的工作或学 习不感兴趣，他怎么能够做好？ ”9 .【答案】C参见8o在how can he do well中，动词do作不及物动词， 意为“进行”，“发展”。10 .【答案】D根据句意，这里应选learno11 .【答案】D Be from来自。12 .【答案】B "虽然他喜欢生物学”。13 .【答案】A Doesn t want, doesn t like不符合语意，答案enjoys不符 合语法规则。14 .【答案】B be different from that of his parents与其父母的生活不同。 That指前面的life。15 . 【答案】 C was interested 不符合语意，was clever, was not clever 易 排除。16 .【答案】D "他觉得所有的学科都令人厌倦。”17 .【答案】D "或许在当初他按照自己的爱好选择他的专攻课程，这种情况就不会发生”。此句表示与过去事实相反（条件句中用虚拟语气）。18 .【答案】B ”在大学选择专攻课程并不决定某人的一生"。perhaps not to 不符合语法规则。19 .【答案】C which are not "hot” today 是定语从句，修饰 majorso Which 在定语从句中作主语。On which, in which不符合语法。20 .【答案】A本句是文章的中心，“根据个人的兴趣选择专业是成功的最佳方 法。三、单词拼写1. forties2. hearing3. comfortably4. Wednesday5. fitteryears, we've written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us? “Well, I can vouch for the truth of the story. said the Colonel, And believe me, the government concerned has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents. “Well sir, if you can t do better than that in the Secret Service, z/ sighed Ashenden, “that I'm afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, it's washout. 1. How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden，s being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?A. It would make travelling abroad more possible. B.It would make it easier for him to meet people. C. It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion. D.It would enable him to use the languages he knew.2. The reason for the Minister's trip was.A. to fetch some documents B. to get over an illness C. to meet a spy D. to deliver some papers3. According to the Colonel the incident happened .A. a few days before B. a few weeks before C. two weeks before D. sixty years before4. Ashenden cried ' Impossible after hearing the Colonel's story because he thought .A. it could not possibly happen B. it was too embarrassing C. it was too close to fiction D. it was too recent5. The effect of the loss of documents on the foreign government was thatA. it put an end to one source of trouble B. it caused them a lot of inconvenience C. they merely denied it had happened D.they refused to believe it 阅读理解（二）Liberia, the oldest independent Negro state in West A frica, has been struggling for survial ever since its foundation in 182 2.Progress has been hampered by constant hostility between the American Negroes whose families returned there in the early 19th century, and the West Africans whose ancestors never left the continent. Though the two groups are of the same race, they are divided by language and outlook and regard each other with deep suspicion creating a conflict which was not foreseen by Liberia's founders. In addition, neighboring states, nativetribel, disease, and poverty have made life dangerous and difficult. The government has tried desperately,through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet. Anxiety about financial matters lessened somewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberia's sruvivaL However, not until Harvey Firestone, the American rubber king, decided that the United States must produce itsown rubberwith Liberia as the site of therubber plantationsdid liberia have much hope of paying its debts andbalancing its budget. The rubber industry, founded in the 1920's , and the activity that followed it brought both progerss and profit to Liberi A. Before that time Liberia had no roads, no mechanical transport and no good port; its people had little education and few tools. Liberians feel that the country is being ruled by rubber. For this reason, the recent discovery of iron ore is important. Liberian leaders are trying to moderate the power of the ruvver industry and to estaglish the country's political and economic independence.1. Liberia has been in idffculty since its independence mainly because.A. the american negroes do not want to help the country. B. there have been constant hostillity and suspicion between different tribes in the country. C. there haven been constant hostility and suspicion between two groups of the same tride. D.the goverment has adoped a wrong policy 2. /zThe government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet. to make ends meet" means.A. the goverment has to borrow money from others B. the goverment has to lend money to others C. the goverment doesn't have to borrow or lend money D. the goverment has either to borrow or to lend money3. The country's finance began to improve a bit in.A. 1822 B. 1910 C. 1920 D. 1920's4. The Liberians' s attitude on to improve a bit in.A. a total agreement B. a total disagreement C. a hostility D.not a total agreement5. The best title for this is.A. American Negroes in West AfricaB.liberiaa poor countryC. liberia and its developmentD. liberiaa country with rich rubber and iron阅读理解（三）Personality is , to large extent, inherent -一A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is improtant to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is , by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than thier B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences:remember that Pheidippides ,the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!/z. By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasison examinations . It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful. Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into 'B's. The would needs types, and schools have an important dutyto try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.1. According to the author, waht factors contribute to the building of personality?A. inheritance B. inheritance, competition and environment C. competition D. environment2. Which of the following statements is not ture according to the author of the ?A. Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies. B. Students are often divided by competition results. C. School is place where children cultivate their characteristics. D. The stronger desire for winning, the better.3. The phrase "soak up is closest in meaning to .A.pull up B. take up C. take in D. pull in4. What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?A.positive B. negative C. doubtful D. neutral5. what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?A.All students be made into competitive A types.B. A child's personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.C. All students be changed into B characteristics.D.Schools abolish all forms of examinations.二、完型填空More and more students want to study in “hot" majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, et C. Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy. 6 students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors 7 limite D. If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates. He is 11 the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he 12 biology, he chose international businessv . He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents. In the end, he found he 15 in doing business. He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life. Majors 19 are not “hot" today may become the “hot” major of tomorrow. Choosing yourmajor according to your own 20 is the bestway to succee D.1. A. Being B. For C. Having D. As2. A. give up B. appear C. give D. master3. A. place B. room C. areas D. space4. A. for example B. much as C. and so on D. as a result5. A. even B. like C. just D. or6. A. Only a few B. Quite a few C. Perhaps D. Many7. A. is B. are C. would be D. have been8. A. had no B. had C. has no D. has9. A. why B. and what C. how D. and how10. A. suggested B. guessed C. searched D. learned11. A. out of B. off C. in D. from12. A. studied B. likes C.learns D.succeeds to study13. A. wants B.doesn' t want C.enjoys D.doesn' t like14. A. from which B. from that C. for which D. for that15. A. was interested B. was clever C. was not interested D. was not clever16. A.lovely B. rare C.obvious D. tiresome17. A. So B. Then C. Just then D. Maybe18. A. can B.does not C. probably D.perhaps not to19. A. on which B. in which C. which D.20. A. interests B.experience C. mind D. heart Cloze三、单词拼写1. Mr. Li moved to the seashore in his f（四十来岁）.2. H（听到）the good news, we all jumped with joy.3. I changed into my sports shoes so that I could walk more c（舒 服）.4. W（星期三）is the fourth day of a week.5. Walking every day keep me f（健康）than before.参考答案：一、阅读理解：阅读理解（一）答案：CBCCD阅读理解（二）答案：CCBDC阅读理解（三）答案：BDCCB二、完型填空1 .【答案】D as a result表示“结果（是）”。2 .【答案】A参见3o3 .【答案】C根据本句内容可知：“许多学生想放弃（give up）他们的爱好而学