2023年北大英语四级精读测试.pdf

E n g l i sh Boo k 4U n it ThreeD i re c tion s:Fi 1 1 in the b 1 a nks with s uitable wor d s a n dexpression s from the l i s t g i ve n below Chang e th e form wherenecessary.A.g e n e r o u s 1 y br a cket p r y e m p lo y men t physical 1 y ch uckl e d e a dline en d eavor i dent i f y p r o s pecti v e p ar t neri n c i den t a 1 1 y a ppi i c ant g rill p a r ti t i on1.It i s believe d th a t wor k in g under p r e ss u re to m e e t a d e a d1 ine h a s a m o t i v at i ng ef f e c t.2.When h e r p arents le f t,Hi 1 d a*s t eacher st a r t e d g r i l ling her o n w h y s h e had missed so many cl a ss e s.3.F i re f ig h ters w o rked for t wo h o u r s t o r escue pe o pie trapp e d i nt h e b u s and the y were eventua 1 ly r e w a r d ed for th e i r e nd ea v or and spiri t.4.Nursing h a s h een t radit i o n a 1 ly d one b y w o m e n and i t i s,i nciden t a 1 ly a care e r in w h i ch wome n a r e m a k i ng p a r ticu 1 a r head w a y.5.Employer s shou 1 dnt try t o p r y into w h at a pe r so n does in thepriv a cy o f t heir o wn home.6.W r i t i ng a resume o f y ou r achie v e men t s t h at w ill make a prospec t i v e emp 1 oyer w a n t to m e et you requi r e s p r actic e.7.Sev e ra 1 com p an i es have p r o d u c e d pen s ion p 1 ans spec i fica 1 ly for p e ople in t h e h igher i n com e t a x bra c k e t.8.As t h e mu s i c was 1 o u d in t he c a r,I almost did no t he a rt he co u pie qua r re 1 in g b e hin d the part i tion.9.It i s the do c tors advic e to ge t e n o ugh e xercise d u ring the day tob e phys i ca 1 1 y as well as menta 1 ly tir e d.10.Wh e n s h e da n ce d,the gi r 1 lo o ked nervo u s because sh e h a dbeen t o l d n o 11 o step o n h e r p a r tn e r9s t oes.Key t。U n i t 3A.1.d ea d line 2.g rill i n g 3.e nde a vor 4.in c i d ental 1y 5.p r y6.p r osp e c tive 7.br a c k et 8.p a r titi o n 9.ph y s i c a 1 ly10.part n e rsB 1.ma k e a diff e rence 2.go after 3.followed up 4.int h e h a n ds of5.do our h o mewor k 6.As I see i t 7.in th e n e ig h bor h oo d of8.t a ke a crac k at 9.c all on 1 0.h e l p herself toB.i n the nei g h b o r h o od o f as I s e e it help o n esel f to g oaf t er be y ond a ny o n e9s wil d es t dr e a m s make a d i fference in t h e h a nds o f call o n as the sa y ing go e s f o Howup ta k e a c r ack at d o o n e9s h o m e w o r kC Key:1.B 2,A 3 C 4 D 5 A 6,D 7 A 8 C9.A 1 0.CKey to Unit 41.Norman L e ar h a d a guid i ng vis i o n,a b eli e f i n h i ms e 1 f,abe 1 ief t h at h e co u Id.2.Make s ure w h at you n e e d most bef o r e yo u d e c ide w h e t hert o go afte r t h e j o b o r n o t.3.This ex p e r iment was quickly follow e d up by o t h e r s using d i f fe re n t f orms of the drug.4.Getting a j o b“i s a bad e x amp 1 e of a r e war d,bee a use you donot h a v e tot a 1 c ontro 1 o v e r i t-i t i s in th e hands of th eemployer.5.We h ad to do o ur homewor k b efor e sta r t in g o u r long j oumeyw e st.6.As t he sa y i n g go e。education is the mos t i m p orta n t factor in de ter minin g a per s ons social role and ec o n omi c p rospe c t s.7.Th e paintin g is suppos e d t o be worth som e thing in t he nei g h b o r hood of$3 000,8.Th o ugh be i n g s h o r t of fund s,t h ey s t ill d e cided t o ta k e acrac k at cl i mbin g that m o u n t a i n.9.Th e te a cher p r omis e d to c a 11 on me be f ore he left f o r NewYork.10.T h e h ostess t o Id the baby-s i t t e r on t h e phone to helph e rse 1 ft o an y t hing s he 1 i k e d o n t he tab 1 e.C.Di r ections:Ther e a re 10 i ncom p l ete sen t e nee s i n this pa rt.For ea ch sentenc e th ere a re four c h oices.Choos e the ONE answ e r th a t best c omp 1 etes t he s en t enc e.1.I f a iled to s e ek wit h t he leading IT c o m p any d u e to my inade q uat e qualific a t i ons.A.job B.employm e n t C.v oc a tion D.c a ree r2.You mig h t b e disapp o int e d when t h e new job ca n t o f fe rthe ad v an t a ge s.A.pr o s p e cti v e B.hop e f u 1 C.d esirable D.p romis i n g3.S he ne v e r h e r husb a nd a bou t h i s w o rk.A.fr i e d B.s t e ame d C.gri 1 led D.boiled4.I t would b e h i s wildes t dream if h e cou 1 d be a dmitted to Har vard.A.abov e B.o u t o f C.ov e r D.b e y ond5.I h o pe we ca n fini s h this befb r e t h e A.d e adlin e B.d e a dlock C.d e adwe i g h t D.deafnes s6.H is a c cen t was d i fficul t t o,s o we w er e not s u re whe r eh e came from.A.keep B.c h oos e C.learn D.identify7.The r e i s evi d enc e that mo r e house s a r e dur i n g summer.A.broken in t o B.b r oken in C.broken ba c k D.b ro k en uP o n8.S c i e n tists have di f f e r en t ideas about whet h er t h e giant panda b e 1o ngs to the b e a r o r p a n d a f a m i l y,th e p a nda be1 o ngs to t h e p a n d a f ami 1 y.A.as it i s B.as it were C.as I see it D.as it was9.Some com p lain that t h e p o licy i s unfair to t he 1 ow-incom eA.bracket B.ra n g e C.l e v e l D.t e rritory1 0.T he cou p le deci d ed to ta k e a(n)at t h e mixe d doub1 es championsh i p.A.attemp t B.e ndeav o r C.c r ac k D.trialU n it Fou rDir e ct i o ns:Fil 1 in th e blan ks w ith sui t a ble words and e xpressi ons f rom th e l i s t given bel ow.A.c hara c terist i c p r e c ede n t men t a li t y p a r a lyz econe e ption destructive o ffend subm e r g e es s ent i al s t agn a nt d i s c our a g e inevit a bly mer g e1.F o r t h e e x pe r ime n t t o be valid,it i s es s e n t ial for all o f us to recor d t h e d a t a a c c u r a te 1 y.2.In 1991,while t he economi e s of in d ustr i a 1 iz e d count r i es we r e s t agnant,those o f m a n y deve 1 oping c ou n t ri e s wer e g r ow i ng r apid 1 y.3.At f i rst I saw him a s some o ne with no t t h e slighte s t c onceptio nof te a mwo r k,but I wa s wro n g.4.The tri a 1 could s e t an im p o rta n t precedent for d ea 1 ing wi t hlarge num b e r s o f similar c ases.5.Th e municipal gov e rnm e n t has i n cr e a s ed c ar t ax as a me a sureto discourage t he u s e of p riva t e v e h i c les.6.S h e i s a n a c t r e s s who a 1 ways t r ie s t o merge h ers e 1 f c omplete 1 y i n a role.7.The r i se i n c r ime ha s 1 ed to many p eopl e d eve 1 opi n g a s ieg e m e ntality in w h ic h th e y s e e ev eryone as a t h re a t a nd are sc aredt o go ou t al o ne.8.Those w h o a re c rea t ed by publicity wi 1 1 i n ev i t a b 1 y b e d e stro yed b y it.9.Tele v isi o n censors a r e c u t t i n g o u t s c e n e s w h ic h t hey claim mayo f f end.10.The ef f e c t of t h e d r ug i s t o pa r alyze t h e nerves so t h atthere is n o f e elin g or movement i n t h e 1 e gs.11.L e s s entia 1 2.stag n an t 3.cone e ption 4.prece d e n t5.di s c ou r a ge6.s u bm e r g e 7.m e nta 1 i t y 8.inevitabl y 9.off e nd 10.p aral y zeB.b.u nder way 2.in a sens e 3.for t h e first t i me 4.from t h e p er s p e c t ive o f5.s h o w up 6.f or th e r e s t 7.in d e cli n e 8.h a d a s e nse9.left b ehin d1 0.g ive w a y toC.L B.2.A.3 C 4 D 5 B.6 C 7 D 8 C.9.B l0.D.B.i n de c li n e ha v e a sense i n a s en s e make s ensef r om the p e r s pec t i v e o f leave b e h i nd s how u p fo rth e f irst tim efor t h e r e s t give wa y to under w ay1.H is pla n to estab 1 i s h an ove r seas offi c e wa s smother e d almost befor e it had g ot unde r w ay.2.S h e 9s r i gh t,in a sense_,because we did agree t o wait,b u t on 1 yuntil J u n e.3.A s t her e i s a sudden incr e as e in d e ma n d,hou s e p ric e s a re rising f o r t h e f irst tim e since Novem b er.4.Most 1 i t e r atur e o n the s u b j e ct of immi g r a n t s in Franceh a s been w r i tten from the p e r s p ec t ive of the French thems eIves.5.S h e f a iled t o show up for the mee t ing be c au s e she missed h er tra in.6.Th e salary i n m y new job is g r e a t,b u t f or t h e rest,Imn ot impressed.7.Hes still o ne of t h e w o r Ids most p o pular g ol f er s,bu t h is game is i n d eel i n e.8.H e w a s s k eptical abou t theol o gy a nd I ha v e a se n se that we wou 1 dnev e r reach agree ment on r e ligious matters.9.We a r e g o ing to b e le f t b e hi n d by t h e rest of the w o rid i f wedo n ot work h a rde r.10.With th e rise i n o i 1 p r ices,b i g A m er i c an ca r s we r e force d to give way t o sm aller,m o re e c o n o m i ca 1 model s.C.D ir e ct i o n s:The r e a r e 10 incomplete s e n t e n c e s i n t hi s p a r t.For e a c h sent e n c e there are fo u r cho i ces.Cho o s e t h e ON E answer Iha t b e st com p le t e s th e se n te n c e.1.It is n ec e s sa r y f or us to h a ve som e backg r ound k no w ledge of thede v elopment of the E nglish langua g e.A.h i storically B.h i s toric a 1C.h i s tori c a”D.historia n2.H e d i d not displ a y his a b ili t y w e 1 1 in hi s p e r f o rm a n ce,forhis talent wasb y h i s s hyness.A.subm e r g edC.substitu t e d3.T o m a do（龙 卷 风）is such a（n）_dow n in the places it pa s ses by.A.c onstruc t i veC.dest r uc t i ve4.In an y s oci a 1 refb r m,p ehistorical while making ni on.A.p ro c e dur e sC.prefe r en c e5.lb the disappoin t ment o fat a 1 1 i n the debut（开 幕 式）oA.sh o w offC.sh o w in6.The h ard 1 if e in t he wildB.shownD.s u bj e cte dw h irlwin d that building s c r u shedB.i n str u ctiveD.introdu c t i veople ha v e t o f ol 1 o w s o meew social chang e s over th e i r trad i tB.progres s esD.preceden t st h e f a ns,the film st a r did n tf t he mo v ie.B.sh o w u pD.show f o r ththe three y o u n g peopl e f romfurther e x p loratio n o f the West f r o nt i er.7.A.C.disc o v eredd iscou r ag e dB.d i s cuss e dD.d isg u i s e dM a ssive d i sobedienc e of traffic rul e s wil 1 re s ult in tra ffic jam s and acc i dents.A.i ne f f i c i e n tly B.i n e ffectivelyC.inva 1 idly D.inev i tably8.The wor d net w or k i s the of th e w ords n e t a n d wo r k,which is c ailed a s a c ompound i n 1 i n gu i s t i cs.9.A.C.B acombatcomb i na t i o ns ketb a 1 1 gam e s help p r omo t eo th o n and o f f t he court.A.o p e ra t i o nB.c o m p a c tD.c ompanionam o n g team membe r s bB.cooperati o nC.opera D.copper1 0.Alm ost ev e r y c o u nt r y has s ome f o rm of sue h as th e Chris t i a n ity,Bud d hism o r Mus 1 imism.A.reg i on B.r e 1 a tio nC.regain D.r e 1 i gi o nUn i t FiveD i rect i o ns:Fill in th e blanks wi th s u i tabi e w o rds an d e x pre ss i ons from t he list given below.C h a nge the form where n ecessa ry.A.c o nstit u tion decep t i ve ev i d e n t 1 y d e f i n i t e mild1 o u nge s i p s t r ok e v e i n tra n s p are n t h i therto tr i m commit in s a ne t r ifle1.Jan Khan h a s bee n a doo r m a n a t Centr a 1 P a rk West fbr 2 1 ye a rs.This i s the first ye a r I s e e no snow c o mi n g d own,“he s ai d.I do n 9t like it.Th i s winter isnt normal.2.In th i s pa p e r,t h e wri t e r men t ioned th e flow of fore i gn d irect i n vestme n 11 o hith e rto n egle c te d d ev e 1 oping countries.3.m a teri a 1 s can b e s ee n thro u g h；that is,t he y a 11 ow clea r im a g e s t o p a ss t h rou g h.4.Do n o t th e error common amo n g t h e y o ung,of a s sum i n g t hat if y o u cann o t sa v e th e whole of m a nk i nd y o u have failed.5.Al c o h ol h a s ruined h is so b adl y t h a t you c an n ot fi nd a ny tra c e of a n a thlet e i n him.6.The e x ecutiv e of the websi t e a n n o unced,“Wh e n we bee o m e aw a r eo f ads,we t a ke t h em down.We w i l l re v i e w t he ad s and remo v e them if th e y d o n o t a ccord to our g u i delin es.”7.T h e a i r 1 ine desks are next to t h e entr a nces on t h e f a rleft and f a r r i g h t,and st r ai g h t ahead i s t h e e nt r anceto the de p ar t u r e and p a ssport con t rol.8.A s I a p proach e d the a n im a 1 it n uzzled me a n d whe n Ii t s he a d I f e It a con n e c tion to t h e c reatu r e t h a t w a simpossi b le t o describe.9.D o you t hink t h at the e c o no mic g r o w t h i n th a t count r y is de c lin i n g a t o o qui c kly?1 0.There wa s a t i me whe n s ome s t ates of Ame r i c a setre s trictio n s on the sa 1 e o f a 1 coho 1 s.B.in bus i ness w i th(a)b a d/good gra c e in b a d/g o o dcon d ition d own an d o ut be t a k e n aback for ones own p a r t in a c cordanc e with in a wa y go b r oke go(all)t o pie c es t ur n up som e thing of1.Last m o n t h,the b anks management su b mitted a detailed pl a n fo rmaki n g c h a n g e s t h e reviews f inding s.2.He keeps his ey e on th e goals to b e ach i ev e d a n d i s will i ng to compromi s e,accepti n g defeat o f h is ow n po s it i o n i f t h isis necess a ry an d doing s o.3.S o mehow,her n a m e o n the lost p a s seng e r s nl i s t.H e r f a mi 1 y di d nt k n o w that sh e wa s aliv e un ti 1 they rece i v e d a 1 e 11 e r f r om h e r 5 or 6 w e e k s la te r.4.Pre s i d e nt B us h on Frida y s a i d h e b y a rep o rttha t a U.S.official t hre a t e n ed t h e U n ited St a tes wo u 1 d a 11 ackPaki s tan i f it did not hel p imme d iate 1 y a f ter 9/1 1.5.Why do rich p eopl e,those who would s eem to have all t h e f i n ancia 1p add i n g o ne n e eds,wind up de e ply i n d ebt?E v e n worse,w h y dosome o f th e m?6.C h a r li e c ame home wh e n t h e burglar was still t h er e buthe d i d n t;h e s t a y e d ca 1 m.7.S in c e 1 99 8,t h e w e b s ite W o m a n Own e d h as provide d b usin e s s in f o r m a tion,tools,n etwo r kin g o p por t unit i e s and a d vice to hund r eds of t h ousand s of women8.It i s reporte d that the f o ur v o 1 u nte e rs in v olv e d in t h e t est a r ea f t er they w e r e inject e d wit h a SARS va c cine a t th e C h i na-Jap a n F ri e n d sh i p Hospi t al.9.Ha r ri s o n di d n*t re a lly fin d ou t t h a t he coul d w r ite s tones u n t i 1 he was comp 1 e t e ly a n d sear c hing f or anew way to live h i s 1 i f e.10.Y o u ie i gh t,but we have to cons i dert h e p r i c e.四 级 精 读 小 测 答 案 Key t o Unit 5A.1.m i Id。2.hitherto 3.T ransp a re n t mit5.con s tit u t ion6.dece p t ive 7.lounge 8.s t rok e d 9.trifle 10.defini t eB.1.in acc o rd a n c e w i t h 2.w ith go o d g r a c e/o w i t h a g ood g race 3.tu r n ed up 4.wa s taken a b a ck 5,go b roke6.g o t o pieces/g o all t o pi e ces 7.i n busi n ess8.in good con d it i on 9.d o w n and out10.in a wayC.1.C 2.D 3,B 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.A1 0 cC.D irectio n s：T here a re 10 incom p l etc sentences in this p art.Fo r ea ch s entence there a re fo ur ch oices.Choose the ONE an swer th a t b e s t com p 1 etes th e sente n e e.1.The i d e a s u dden 1 y him t h at s h e mi g ht have written her own story.A.h app e n e d t o B.came to2.3.4.C.occurred to D o c cure dHe v i sited a 1 1 t h e plac e s of i n t e r esthen h e w a sA.fbr b uC.with bu sT h e s o IdmanA.C.Hetoth e o Id c i ty wth e re.s i nessi er wasand beg a n t o wa t ch himh ita t ta c k edtheB.at b u in e sD.in bu s in e s sb y th e oc losely.B.strubo o k he had b eendd manners of the o 1 dD.be a tenlo o king f o r these y ears ini n e s sc ksi nsa small s econd-h a n d boo k store.A.cam e a c r o s sC.c am e wi t h5.He 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