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1、大学英语四级考试 练习卷一、阅读理解Passage 1How to Deal With Difficult PeopleIn New York City one day, a businesswoman got into a taxi. Because it was rush hour and she was hurrying for a train, she suggested a route. Ive been a cabby（车夫）for 15 years!” the driver yelled. You think I dont know the best way to go?The

2、woman tried to explain that she hadn，t meant to offend him, but the driver kept yelling. She finally realized he was too upset to be reasonable. So she did the unexpected. You know, youre right,“ she told him. It must seem dumb for me to assume you don，t know the best way through the , city.Taken ab

3、ack, the driver flashed his rider a confused look in the rear-view mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. He didn51 say another word the rest of the ride, she said, “until I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me. When you encounter people 1 ike this cab driver

4、, there，s an irresistible urge to dig in your heels. This can lead to prolonged arguments, soured friendships, lost career opportunities and broken marriages. As a clinical psychiatrist, Ive discovered one simple but extremely unlikely principleattitudesD.some people choose to keep tothemselves23. W

5、e may have known someone forten years and stillknowverylittleabout him because.A. we don，t accept the idea that wemight neverfully know anotherpersonB. we often get information in acasual andinexactwayC. we pay more attention to other people* s motivations and emotions 62 D. we often have face-to-fa

6、ce conversation with him24. There are things that we find preventing us from knowing others. These things areA. disclosuresB.deceptionsC. stimuliD.interactions25. This passage mainly concerns.A. the relationship between peopleB. the perception ofother peopleC. secrets and deceptions of peopleD. peop

7、le，s attitudesand charactersPassage 4Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two stages-clinical or （emporary death and biological death. Clinical death occurs when the vital organs, such as the heart or lungs, have ceased to function, but have not suffered permanent damage. The organism

8、can still be revived （复 活）. Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the disintegration（解体）of vital cells and tissues. Death is then irreversible and final.Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so （hat the organism can be revived before biolog

9、ical death occurs. The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism, combined with narcotic（麻醉的）sleep. By slowing down the bodys metabolism（新 成代谢）,cooling delays the processes leading to biological death.To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-

10、old female monkey called Keta. The scientists put Keta to sleep with a narcotic. Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature. When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an its body. The monkey，s blood pressure decreased and an h

11、our later both the heart and breathing stopped; clinical death set in. For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state.Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees. At this point the scientists pumped blood into its body in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing. After two minutes the m

12、onkeys heart became active once more.After fifteen minutes, spontaneous breathing began, and after four hoursKeta opened her eyes and lifted her head. After six hours, when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection, Keta seized the syringe and ran with it around the room. Her behavior

13、differed little from that of a healthy animal.26. This passage focuses on.A. the difference between biological and clinical death.B. the process of dyingC. prolonging the period of clinical deathD. the nature of clinical death27. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is thatA. modem sc

14、ientists divide the process of dying into clinical and biological deathB. biological death occurs when vital organs have suffered permanent damageC. scientists have found a way to prolong the period of clinical death D. cooling delays the processes leading to biological death 28. One characteristic

15、of clinical death is.A. lasting damage to the lungsB. destruction of thetissuesC. temporary non-functioning of the heartD. that the organism cannot be revived29. According to the passage, cooling an organismA. speeds up the body* s metabolismB. slows disintegration ofbody tissuesC. prevents damage t

16、o organsD. revives damagedorgans30. One possible benefit of the experiment discussed in the passage is.A. less crowded citiesB. victory overdeathC. protection against fatal injury D. fewer deaths from heart attacks二、完型填空完型填空(一)Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime sto

17、ry to their children. And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children s book. Either the author has aimed too 3 , so that the children can t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking tothe readers. The best children s books are 5 very difficult

18、nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears thestory and the adult who 7 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of findingthe right bedtime story is not 10 to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of childreny sliterature were in fact written for 12

19、 .“Alices Adventure in Wonderland is perhaps the most 13 of this. Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child inbookshop o 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children s comics, f

20、ull of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinkingparents. Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature. After allchildren and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books. So I suppose

21、we 11 just have to compromise over that bedtime story.1. A. hoped B. realized C. told D. said2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult4. A. and B. but C. or D. so5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher.7. A. hears B. buys C.

22、understands D. reads8. A. few B. many C. a great deal of D. a great number of9. A. but B. however C. so D. because 10A. hard B. easy C. enoughD. fast11. A. articles B. work C. arts D. works12. A. grown ups B. girls C. boys D. children13. A. difficult B. hidden C.obvious D. easy14. A. are B. show C.

23、find D. add15. A. school B. home C. office D. library16. A. more B. less C. able D. be17. A. lovingness B. interests C. objections D. readings18. A. receiving B. accepting C. having D. refusing19. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common20. A. common B. avarage C. different D. Same 完型填空(二)A great

24、deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide-the division of the world into theinfo(information) rich and the info poor. And that _1_ does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this loomingdanger twenty years ago. What was less _2_ then, however, were the new, positive _

25、3_ that work against thedigital divide.4 ,there are reasons to be 5. There are technological reasons to hope the digital divide will narrow. As the Internet becomes more and more _ 6 it is in the interest of business to universalize access-after all, the more people online, the more potential_7there

26、 are. More and more _8_, afraid their countries wi 11 be left _9, want to spread Internet access. Within the next decade or two, one to two billion people on the planet will be _10_ together. As a result, I now believe the digital divide will _11_ rather than widen in the years ahea D. And that is v

27、ery good news because the Internet may well be the most powerful tool for 12 world poverty that weve ever ha D. Of course, the use of the Internet isn，t the only way to _13 poverty. And the Internet is not the only tool we have. But it has _14_ potential. To _15_ advantage of this tool, some poor co

28、untries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices _16_ respect to foreign investment. Countries that still think foreign investment is a/an _17_ of their sovereignty might well study the history of 18 (the basic structural foundations of a society) in the United States. When the

29、United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didn，t have the capital to do so. And that is _19_ America，s Second Wave infrastructure-_20_ roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on-were built with foreign investment.1. A) divide B) information C) world D) lecture2. A) obscure B) visible C) i

30、nvisible D) indistinct3. A) forces B) obstacles C) events D) surprises4. A) Seriously B) Entirely C) Actually D) Continuously5. A) negative B) optimistic C) pleasant D) disappointed6. A) developed B) centralized C) realized D) commercialized7. A) users B) producers C) customers D) citizens8. A) ente

31、rprises B) governments C) officials D) customers9. A) away B) for C) aside D) behind10. A) netted B) worked C) put D) organized11. A) decrease B) narrow C) neglect D) low12. A) containing B) preventing C) keeping D) combating13. A) win B) detail C) defeat D) fear14. A) enormous B) countless C) numer

32、ical D) big15. A) bring B) keep C) hold D) take16. A) at B) with C) of D) for17. A) offence B) investment C) invasion D) insult18. A) construction B) facility C) infrastructure D) institution19. A) why B) where C) when D) how20. A) concerning B) concluding C) according D) including三、翻译1、 The train w

33、as delayed on account of snow.翻译：.2、 You need to check in on hour before the flight.翻译：3、 Thoughts can also be expressed by means of musiC.翻译：4、 The shop is now licensed to sell cigarettes.翻译：5、 You mustn, t let the body temperature drop too low.翻译：参考答案：一、阅读理解:I. Y 2. N 3. N 4. Y 5. NG 6. Y 7. N 8.

34、showrespect 9. give up10. puntingII. C 12. I 13. L14. K 15. H 16. E 17. M 18. J 19.20. A 21. C 22. B23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28.C 29. B 30. D二、完型填空完型填空（一）1.【答案】B按意义选词，肯定知道。2.【答案】D按意义选词,写出一本好的儿童读物是多么的难，应选goodo3 .【答案】C目标定的太高，应选higho4 .【答案】C根据前面的either推断，应选or。5 .【答案】B依据后文nor应选neither,搭配一致。6 .【答案】A

35、后文who hears the story这一定语暗示应选childo7 .【答案】D按意义选词，读书的成年人，应选readso8 .【答案】A根据unfortunately和in fact应选fewo9 .【答案】C得出结论，所以找一本合适的bedtime story这个难题不易解决, 应选SOo10 .【答案】B根据9,应选easyo11 .【答案】D应和句子前面many对应起来，选works,同时应和下文的achildrens literature” 一致。12 .【答案】A根据下文“许多孩子不愿看这一类的儿童文学作品”,所以，这 些作品实际上是给 成年人看的，因此，选grown ups

36、o13 .【答案】C Alice s Adventure in Wonder 1 and这一点最为明显，应选 obviouso14 .【答案】B依据后文interest应选show。15 .【答案】D home和office显然不行，school不够具体，太笼统，应选 libraryo16 .【答案】A根据词和文章的意义选择，更愿意选择用想象力的方法写成的书。17 .【答案】C这些书是为老师和思想正统的父母所反对的，应选objections。18 .【答案】B根据意义选词，接受我们对文学的兴趣，应选acceptingo19 .【答案】C毕竟孩子与成人有区别或不同，应选differento20.

37、【答案】D既然孩子与成人有区别或不同，家长不应该期盼家长与孩子欣赏 同样的(same)书。完型填空(二)1. A由文中第一行的digital divide得出答案。2. B obscure模糊的,不清楚的;visible看得见的，明显的；invisible看不 见的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的。空格前的less已有否定意义3. A force力量，武力；obstacle障碍;event事件；surprise惊奇，诧异。句 意：现在有新的、乐观的力量来对抗数字鸿沟。4. C seriously 认真地；entirely 完全的;actually 实际上；continuously 连 t

38、hat can prevent virtually any conflict or other difficult situation from becoming a recipe for disaster.The key is to put yourself in the other persons shoes and look for the truth in what that person is saying. Find a way to agree. The result may surprise you.Sulkers Steves 14-year-old son, Adam, h

39、ad been irritable for several days. When Steve asked why, Adam snapped, “Nothings wrong! Leave me alone!z， and stalked off to his room.We all know people like this. When theres problem, they may sulk （生 闷气） or act angry and refuse to talk.So what，s the solution? First, Steve needs to ask himself why

40、 Adam won，t talk. Maybe the boy is worried about something that happened at school. Or he might be angry at his dad but afraid to bring it up because Steve gets defensive whenever he is criticized. Steve can pursue these possibilities the next time they talk by saying, I noticed you，re upset, and I

41、think it would help to get the problem out in the open. It may be hard because I havent always listened very 58 well. If so, I feel bad because I love you and don，t want to let you down. If Adam still refuses to talk, Steve can take a different tack: T m concerned about whats going on with you, but

42、we can talk things over later, when youre more in the mood. 续地。5. B negative 消极的；optimistic 乐观的；pleasant 令人愉快的;disappointed令人失望的。前文说有积极 的力量在对抗数字鸿沟的不利因 素，因此，实际上我们有理由保持乐观的态度。6. D develop 发展；centralize 集中；realize 认识到；commercialize 使商业 化，由下文“网络有利于商业 途径的普及”，可知此处表述的意思是网络越来 越商业化。in the interest of.为了.的利益7.

43、 C user使用者；producer生产者;customer消费者；citizen公民。句意： 越多的人上网就有越多的潜在消费者。8. B enterprise企业，事业；government政府；official官员；句意：越来越 多的政府害怕他们的国家.9. D leave behind留下，超过与leave相关的短语：leave aside把某事搁 置一边leave out省去，遗 漏，不考虑leave off停止，不再穿10. A网络把人们联系在一起，选netted11. B decrease减少，narrow变窄；neglect忽视，疏忽；low降低 句意：因 此，我现在认为数字鸿

44、沟是在变窄而不是在拓宽12. D contain包含，容纳；prevent防止，阻止；keep保留，保持；combat战 斗，搏斗13. C win赢得;detail详述,细说；defeat击败，战胜；fear畏惧。14. A enormous 巨大的；countless 无数的；numerical 数字的。potential 作名词为不可数，不能用countless修饰，big 一般表示尺寸、数字、范围上的 大。15. D take advantage of 利用16. B with respect to关于，至于with也可换成in.表示关于的还有with regard to, conce

45、rning 等。17. C offence 冒犯；investment 投资；invasion 入侵；insult 侮辱18. C construction 建筑；facility 设备；infrastructure 基础设施；institution公共机构，制度。从后文中出 现的infrastructure可以轻 易得到答案。19. A表语从句，表示原因，“这也就是为什么.”20. D concerning 关于；concluding 结束的；according 根据；including 包括 三、翻译1、因为大雪，火车晚点了。2、你要提前一小时办理登机手续。3、以音乐形式，也可以表达思想。

46、4、这家商店现在是合法经营香烟。5、你千万要做好保暖措施。This strategy allows both sides to win: Steve doesn，t have to compromise on the principle that ultimately the problem needs to be talked out and resolved. Adam saves face by being allowed to withdraw for a while.Noisy critics. Recently, I was counselling a businessman na

47、med Frank who lends to be overbearing（专横的）when he，s upset. Frank told me that 1 was too absent-minded with money and that he shouldn，t have to pay at each of our sessions. He wanted to be billed monthly.I felt annoyed because it seemed Frank always had to have things his way. I explained that I had

48、tried monthly billing, but it hadn，t worked because some patients didnt pay. Frank argued that he had impeccable （无可挑 易i1的 ）credit and knew much more about credit and bil ling than I did. Suddenly I realized I was missing Frank，s point. You are right,，z I said. r m being defensive. We should focus on the problems in your life and not worry so much about money. Frank immediately softened and began talking about what was really bothering him, wh