大学英语四级模拟试题（3）_第3页

63. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?

     A)The student may choose his or her own pace.

     B)The student may study at any time to his or her convenience.

    C)They can pursue their chosen career while studying.

     D)Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, etc.

64. What benefit will distance learning program bring to a business according to the passage?

     A)Recruitment of more talented people.

     B)Good image of the business.

     C)Better cooperation with universities.

     D)Further training of employees and business growth.

65. Good distance learning program has the following characteristics EXCEPT __________

    A)distance learning course is the same as students taking courses on campus

    B)the resultant diploma or degree should be the same as on-campus study

    C)professor-student relationship is strictly one to one all through the course

    D)inc[udes subject evaluation tools

66. Distance learning brings          to an employee of a business.

    A)personal and professional growth

    B)good relationship with the employer

    C)good impression on the employer

    D) higher salary   

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B). C) and D) m the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

      Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom.  It is the species typical behavior that set human completely   67   from all other animals. Language is a means of communication,   68   it is much more than that. Many animals can   69  . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers   70   other members of the hive(蜂群).  But human language permits communication about anything,    71 things like unicorns (独角兽)that have never existed. The key  72   in the fact that the unions of meaning, words, can be   73   together in different ways according to   74  , to communicate different meanings.

      Language is the most important [earning we do. Nothing   75   humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract thoughts   76   about the universe, the mind, love, dreams or ordering a drink. It is an immensely complex   77   that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most   78   of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to   79  . The speaker has to translate thoughts into   80   language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the    81   of speech is extremely fast, only 0. 04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to  82  out what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to  83  the words spoken, understand the pattern of   84   of the words(sentences), and finally 85   the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0. 5 seconds. But 86  started, it is of course a continuous process.

67. A)apart           B)off                C)up               D) down

68. A)so             B)but               C)or               D)for

69. A) transfer         B) transmit          C) convey             D) communicate

70. A)to              B) from              C)over             D)on

71. A) only            B)a[most            C) even             D)just

72. A)stays           B)situates            C) hides             D)lies

73. A)stuck          B)strung             C) rung             D) consisted

74. A) rules           B) scales             C) laws             D) standards

75. A)combines       B)contains           C)defines           D) declares

76. A)what           B) whether           C) while            D)il

77. A) prospect         B) progress            C) process            D) product

78. A)aspects         B)abstracts          C)angles            D) assumptions

79. A) anybody        B)another            C)other             D) everybody

80. A) body           B) gesture            C) written           D) spoken

81. A) growing        B) fixing             C) beginning        D) building

82. A)put            B)take               C)draw             D) figure

83. A ) identify         B) locate             C) reveal            D) discover

84. A)performance    B)organization        C)design            D) layout

85. A) prescribe       B) justify             C) utter             D) interpret

86. A) since           B)after              C)once             D) until

Part VI Translation(S minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.

87. With a strong southern accent, Mrs. Johnson could hardly make ___________ (别人能听懂她的话)

88.___________ (如果给足了时间),they would surely have done better.

89. in the area, AIDS is _____________ (非常可怕的疾病) that the very mention of it strikes terror into the population.

90. Their products wouldn't have secured such high market shares if ___________ (他们没有改进产品的质量).

91. When 1 began to move round toward the door, ______________________________(她一定是看出了我的想法), for he immediately told me to stay where 1 had been.