2017学位英语考试模拟试题（4）_第3页

　　Part IV Cloze (10%)

　　Thirty years ago, most teenagers had bicycles, but now they are comparatively rare. 56___, motor sooters(小型摩托车)are much more common. 57___, this may seem to be a sigh of progress but 58___ the changes is not necessarily for the better.

　　It is easy to see why young people prefer scooters. 59___, they are much faster and do not require much physical effort; 60___, you can take a passenger with you on the pillion(后座) seat behind; 61___, they give young people a feeling of independence, because they can travel further and impress their friends. 62___, the disadvantages are equally obvious. 63___ first sight, scooters are more expensive to buy and to maintain, and 64___ those under 16 are not allowed to have them. 65___, greater freedom brings danger because speed encourages young people to take risks and as a result scooters are involved 66___ more accidents, and the accidents are 67___ more serious.

　　Bicycles are safer and easier to control. Years ago, teenagers had more experience with them because tehy 68___ to ride as young children, and consequently knew what they were capable of. 69___, many young people overestimate what a scooter can do and pretend it has the power of a motorcycle. 70___, the fact is that bicycles are not very safe 71___ in cities these days because there are more cars and drivers are not used to them and do not make allowances for them.

　　72___, thoses who are old enough to ride scooters naturally prefer them. Those who are too young or cannot afford to buy a scooter probably find bicycles slow and unconfortable 73___, and riding bicycles requires 74___ experience of traffic than before. On balance, the change has been for the worse, 75___ for the 13-and 14-year-olds, but the only safe solution would be to have special lanes(车道) for cyclists.

　　56. A. At the other end B. On the contrary

　　C. On the other hand D. In addition

　　57. A. Af first sight B. At the beginning

　　C. In the first view D. From the first

　　58. A. absolutely B. actually C. surely D. definitely

　　59. A. At first B. In the beginning

　　C. At first hand D. In the beginning

　　60. A. also B. secondly C. as well D. at second

　　61. A. above all B. at most C. over all D. after all

　　62. A. Although B. However C. Anyway D. Instead

　　63. A. In B. For C. From D. At

　　64. A. in this case B. in any case C. in no case D.in some cases

　　65. A. Apart from that B. As a result

　　C. Except that D. On the other hand

　　66. A. for B. in C. at D. to

　　67. A. principally B. particularly C. generally D. primarily

　　68. A.have learnt B. learn C. learnt D. had learnt

　　69. A. However B. In contrast C. On the contrary D. Hence

　　70. A. But B. Nevertheless C. In spite D. Furthermore

　　71. A. too B. neither C. as well D. either

　　72.A. In the end B. Lastly C. To sum D. To sum up

　　73. A. or rather B. by comparison C. in contrast D. after all

　　74. A. much B. a lot of C. rich D.more

　　75. A. especially B. generally C. definitely D. certainly

　　Part V Translation(20%)

　　Section A

　　76---80

　　Section B

　　81. 这首诗太难，这个孩子领会不了。

　　82. 要是没有你的帮助，我就不可能在英语方面取得这样大的进步。

　　83. 这个问题更为棘手的是，自杀的人往往掩盖自己的真实情感，结果使周围的朋友也没有把需要严肃对待的问题当回事。

　　84. 就住房状况而言，他更喜欢农村而不是城市。

　　85. 你别忘记列出一张学生必读的书单。