大学英语英语四级练习卷(最后+答案) (4).docx
大学英语四级试练习卷一、阅读理解 阅读理解(一)No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canad A. In the united Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something tht happens to other people:as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on,the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fuly appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their二、完型填空:完型填空(一)1 .【答案】c本句的意思是:“成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你是否能扬长避短。” improvement改进;victory胜利;achievement成果,成就。这三个词都不合题意, 只有C. failure “失败”最合适。2 .【答案】A to a great extent是固定短语,意思是“很大程度上”,符合题意。 类似的说法还有:to a large extent, to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of。the, some, certain 者B不能与 great extent 搭配。3 .【答案】B on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。4 .【答案】B of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质,状态,做表语。置于句首,表示强 调。正常语序为:Your attitude is of the utmost importance.5 .【答案】A A person后应当是定语从句,”开始工作的那个人”。6 .【答案】C本句的意思是“如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定 不适应这项 工作,那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。”or后面省略了主语he。 ensure保证;certain肯定的(只能用于It做主语的句子里);surely确实地; sure肯定的。7 .【答案】D in one' s belief相信。其它选项都不能与belief搭配。8 .【答案】C capable of doing是固定搭配,意为“能够干什么”。9 .【答案】D attempt用做名词,后接介词at,意为“试图,努力”;如果后面接 介词on,表示攻 击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。10 .【答案】C本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一个优势”此处应填句子 的主语,故选动名词havingo11 .【答案】D本句主语是A book-keeper or carpenter-%根据主谓一致原则,其 谓语应当用单数is,而不是复数are。being, been都是分词,应该排除。12 .【答案】D on与前面的capitalize搭配,表示“利用”。做不定式help的补 语。其它选项不能 与capitalize搭配。13 .【答案】B本句的意思是“克服缺点”,应选weakness (缺点,弱点)。idea观点; strength 优点; advantage 优势。14 .【答案】B固定短语take stock of,意为“对估价,对作出判断”。15 .【答案】A本句的意思是:“随着更深入的阅读”,从语法角度,此处应填关联 词。四个选项中,只有as能用做关联词。16 .【答案】D选项A, B, C分别是deal (处理,论述,涉及)的原形,过去分词及 被动语态。根据 语法和语义,此处应填将来进行时,意思是“随着书中内容的进一 步深入,我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。”17 .【答案】C根据上下文,这里应当指“学习技能”。18.【答案】B固定短语to begin with,意为“首先,第一”,常用做插入语。19 .【答案】A谓语动词pause后,examine又是动词原形,所以这里应当选to, 可构成动词不定式,做目的状语。其余选项都是介词,不合题意。20 .【答案】C本句对全文进行总结概括,与文章的开头相呼应,Of the utmost importance is your attitude 故选 attitude.完型填空(二)1 .【答案】D因其后接形容词powerful作表语故应填系词。shown不是系词;been 和appeared虽可作系词但与句意不符;而proved可作系词,意为“证明是",符 合句意。2 .【答案】C根据意思判断,beyond意为“超出,超过”。3 .【答案】B因land on意为“使着陆“,而send, take和carry表示“把送到上去”时,常接介词to,故应选lan D.4 .【答案】A根据意思判断,travelers正确.5 .【答案】C原句是表示让步的状语从句,而且是一个倒装句,故只能选C aso6 .【答案】D根据词的意思区分,invented(指发明)合乎题意。7 .【答案】D该句为which引导的定语从句,意为“中国发明火箭是在距今800多年前。”句中谓语是一般过去时,故应选D. agOo8 .【答案】D根据句子意思判断,burned正确。9 .【答案】B change into是固定短语,“变成”的意思。10 .【答案】C根据句子意思判断,应选expanding gas膨胀的气体。11 .【答案】D through的意思为“穿过,通过”。12 .【答案】C faces意为“朝着”。13 .【答案】D transmit意为“传递”,disperse意为“驱散",erect意为“直 立,挺直”,radiate意为“辐射,向各方向伸展”,只有D最合题意。14 .【答案】D根据句子意思判断,应为push “推”。15 .【答案】C朝相反的方向,故选Co16 .【答案】B when引导的定语从句。17 .【答案】C根据句子意思判断,follow在这里是遵循的意思。18 .【答案】A根据句子意思判断,describe是“记载描述”的意思。19 .【答案】D for是“对于”的意思。20 .【答案】B根据上下文,只能用不定冠词an0三、翻译1. The film has been on for half an hour.2. The students spent several days to finish this job.3. Thank you very much for telling me something about the good manners inWestern countries.4. Can you tell me where we can have a good meal?5. He will start to teach English in China tomorrow.disability, which counts.1 .The first paragraph points out that.A. there are many disabled people in the world B. the number of disabled people in India is the greatestC.India has much more disabled people that CanadaD. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world5 s disabled people2. The key word in paragraph 4 is .A. disability B. ignorance C. prejudice D. barriers3. The last word of the counts" most probably means.A. is most important B. is considered C. is included D. is numbered4. Which of the following statements is not true?A. even the able-bodied many lose some of their body functions when they get older.B.there are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.C.the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled peopleD. there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance5. It can be concluded from the that.A.we should try our best to prevent disablementB.both physical and metal barriers are hard to break downC. we just take a proper attitude towards the disabledD.the able-bodies people will never fully understand the disabled 30/200 阅读理解(二)Flying over a desert area in an airplane, two scientists looked down with trained eyes at trees and bushes. After an hour's flight one of the scientists wrote in his book, 'Look here for probable metal' Scientists in another airplane, flying over a mountain region, sent a message to other scientists on the ground,' Gold possible.? Walking across hilly ground, four scientists reported,This ground should be searched for metals.? From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a scientist sent back by radio one word, ' Uranium. None of the scientists had X-ray eyes: they had no magic powers for looking down below the earth's surface. They were merely putting to use one of the newest methods of location minerals in the groundusing trees and plants as signs thatcertain minerals may lie beneath the ground on which the trees and plants are growing. This newest method of searching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth may affect the kind of bushes and trees that grow on the surface. At Watson Bar Creek, a brook six thousand feet high in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada, a mineral search group gathered bags of tree seeds. Boxed were filled with small banches from te trees. Roots were dug and put into boxes. Each bag and box was carefully markeD. In a scientific laboratory the parts of the forest trees were burned to ashes and tested . Each small part was examined to learn whether there were minerals in it. Study of the roots , branches, and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold in the roots and a little less gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches. If the trees had not indicated that there was gold in the ground, the scientists wou 1 d not have spent money to pay for digging into the deeper. They did dig and found more fold below. They dug deeper. They found large quantities of gold.1 . Scientists were flying over a desert or hilly wasteland or a mountain region in order to search for in the ground.A.gold B.silver C. metals D. minerals2 .The study of trees, branches and roots indicates that.A. there were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds. B. there were small amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches1 . there were larger amounts of gold in the seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk than seeds growing on the ends of branches. D. there were more gold in the branches than in the roots 3. Which is the best title ?A.Scientists searching for metals with sepcial power B. New methods of searching for minerals C. Gold could be found by trees and plants D. A new method of searching for mineralsusing trees and plants4 . Which of the following is not mentioned as part of a tree that can help find minerals?A. leaves B.roots C. branches D.seeds5 .The scientists were searching for minerals by using .A.X-ray B. magic power C. a special instrument D. trained eyes 阅读理解(三)Asked to name their favorite city, many Amerians would select San Francisco began as a small Spanish outpost located on a magnificent bay. The town was little more than a village serving ranchers when the United States took possession of it in 1846 during the war with Mexico. San Francisco sprang into a city overnight because of the nearby discovery of gold in 1848. A great rush to California took place. Wagon trains plodded their dangerous way across 2000 miles of prairie and mountains, while hundreds of sailing vessels made the equally hazardous trip around the Horn.The vessels disgorged thousands of passengers 一一 then the crews deserted teir ship and hundreds of vessels were left to rot in thebay. Within two years, California had enough population to become a state and San Francisco was for many years the hub of that newly-arrived population. The city' s present popularity is due to an excellent climate, an easy style of living , good food, and numerous tourist attractions. The city is famous for its cable cars which "clang and bang" up the steep hills, and for its excellent seafood stals along the wharf. Most visitors arriving from nations in the Pacific Basin spend several days getting to know the town.1. According to this article, who were the first Californians?A. deserters from sailing ships B. Spanish ranchers C. gold miners D. tourists 2. san francisco? s appeal includes all of the following factors.A. attractive lifestyle,good seafood, desirable weather B.tourist attactions, extreme seasons, cable cars C. wagon trains, gold mining, good climate D. cable cars, pleasent climate, flat terrain3. san francisco today is a thriving city because of .A. heavy industry B. governmental headquarters C. goldmining D.trade and tourism4. In waht year did California become an American state?A. 1850 B. 1852 C. 1846 D. 1848二、完型填空完型填空(一)If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths andweaknesses. Success or (1) in your work would depend, to (2) great extent, (3) your ability to use yourstrengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. (4) the utmost importance is your attitude. A person (5)begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is (6) that he is going to ail is exhibiting aweakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure (7) his belief thathe is probably as capable (8) doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerfulattempt (9) it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. (10) the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously aweakness. A book-keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can t cut a straight line with a saw (ll)hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize (12) the strength and overcome the (13) that youbring to the job of learning. But insgroupsto measure your development, you must first (14) - stock ofswheres you stand now. (15) - we get further along in the book, we' 11 be (16) - in some detail withspecific processes for developing and strengthening (17) - skills. However, (18) - begin with, youshould pause (19) - examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical toyour success or failure in school: your (20) -, your reading and communication skills, and your studyhabits.1. A. improvement B.victory C. failure D. achievement2. A. a B. the C. some D. certain3. A. in B. on C. of D. to4. A. Out of B. Of C. To D. Into5. A. who B. what C. that D. which6. A. ensure B. certain C. sure D. surely7. A. onto B. on C. off D. in8. A. to B. at C. of D. for9. A. near B. on C. by D. at10. A. Have B. Had C. Having D. Had been11. A. being B. been C. are D. is12. A. except B. but C. for D. on13. A. idea B. weakness C. strength D. advantage14. A. make B. take C. do D. give15. A. as B. till C. over D. out16. A. deal B. dealt C. be dealt D. dealing17. A.learnt B.learned C. learning D. learn18. A. around B. to C. from D. beside19. A. to B. onto C. into D. with20. A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness完型填空(二)The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have 1 powerful enough to shoot astronauts 2 the earth's gravitational pull and 3 them on the moon. We have now become 4 space. Impressive and complex 5 it may appear, the rocket, which was 6 in China over 800 years 7 , is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is 8 in the rocket engine changes 9 gas. The hot and rapidly 10 gas must escape, but it can do so only 11 an opening that 12 backwar D. As the gas is 13 with great force, it 14 the rocket in the 15 direction. Like the kick of a gun 16 it is fired, it 17 the laws of nature 18 by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that" 19 every action, there is 20 equal and opposite reaction. ”1. A. shown B. been C. appeared D. proved2. A. against B. despite C. beyond D. from3. A. send B. land C. take D. carry4. A. travelers B. astronauts C. researchers D.explorers5. A. that B. so C. as D. sometimes6. A. made B. discovered C. developed D. invented7. A. in advance B.before C. earlier D. ago8. A. round B. contained C.stored D.burned9. A. as B. into C. for D. the10. A. heating B. escaping C. expanding D.conducting11. A. in B. at C. by D. through12. A. turns B. goes C. faces D. directs13. A. transmitted B.dispersed C. erected D. radiated14. A. attracts B. leads C. pulls D.pushes15. A. same B. other C.opposite D. wrong16. A. that B. when C. if D. although17. A. states B.proves C. follows D.breaks18. A.described B.discussed C.considered D. made19. A. like B. as C. with D. for20. A. no B. an C. another D. theCloze三、翻译1 .电影开演半小时了。汉译英:2 .同学们花了几天时间完成了这项工作。汉译英:.3 .感谢告诉我这么多有关西方礼节的事情。汉译英:4 .你能告诉我哪里有好的地方吃饭吗?汉译英:5 .他明年将开始在中国教英语。汉译英:参考答案:一、阅读理解:阅读理解(一)答案:ADADC阅读理解(二)答案:DCDAD阅读理解(三)答案:BADA