2014年下半年大学英语四级预测模拟试卷(五)_第2页

　　Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　31. He read the paper several times but he still _______ some printer’s errors.

　　A) overlooked B) ignored C) noticed D) outlined

　　32. You have greatly _______us. What you have done is not what you told us about several weeks ago.

　　A) disappointed B) deserted C) clarified D) opposed

　　33. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your _______ in college.

　　A) performance B) policy C) smart D) statement

　　34. As a commander, you should not _______ the soldiers to unnecessary danger.

　　A) express B) explode C) exploit D) expose

　　35. Although in great danger, the wounded still did not want to _______ from the front.

　　A) feedback B) backward C) withdraw D) departure

　　36. In the class the teacher asked the students to _______ their bad habits.

　　A) weaken B) omit C) overcome D) overtake

　　37. When you study in the United States, usually you have to buy your own health _______.

　　A) insurance B) expense C) evidence D) payment

　　38. ____ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

　　A) Founding B) It was founded C) Being founded D) Founded

　　39. Chocolate and ice-cream have different _______.

　　A) favour B) favourites C) fever D) flavours

　　40. Though tired and hungry, the explorers had to _____ their walk through the forest.

　　A) carry off B) carry on C) carry out D) carry away

　　41. He made a rough _______ of the first floor of that building, showing us where his office was located.

　　A) painting B) illustration C) drawing D) sketch

　　42. He always leaves _______ for all the words he does not know in his translation.

　　A) blankets B) blind C) black D) blanks

　　43. If you just stay in this city for few days, we can give you a _______ library card and you can still make use of the books in the city library.

　　A) terminal B) temporary C) regular D) chamber

　　44. These programs are designed for those young people who want to _______ higher education but do not have enough time to go to university.

　　A) insure B) purse C) purchase D) pursue

　　45. What she achieved in her research might _______ what she had been expecting.

　　A) exceed B) exclaim C) excess D) extend

　　46. Both O. J. Simpson and Jim Brown have been ______ as the greatest players in the history of football.

　　A) ranked B) recorded C) stocked D) stripped

　　47. What they produced has no any _______ value. But it is very useful to their research.

　　A) filter B) fold C) partial D) commercial

　　48. When talking about Chinese culture, people often _______ its origin with the Yellow River.

　　A) worship B) vain C) reveal D) associate

　　49. When he caught a _______ of his girl-friend in the rain, Jack asked the taxi driver to stop to pick her up.

　　A) stare B) glance C) glimpse D) peep

　　50. Without the _______ materials imported from abroad, Japan can hardly produce anything.

　　A) original B) cruel C) spare D) raw

　　51. We may be able to _______ you in some way if you can not finish your work on time.

　　A) resist B) insist C) assist D) disease

　　52. Even though he has lived in China for many years, Mark still can not _______ himself to the Chinese customs.

　　A) adopt B) adjust C) adapt D) accept

　　53. He tried to _______ with the manager for his salary.

　　A) evaluate B) object C) bargain D) pause

　　54. The news announcer ______ on the regular program to announce the election results.?

　　A) cut away B) cut in C) cut off D) cut down

　　55. To some _______, Mary still does not understand this unit. But she herself does not believe so.

　　A) extend B) part C) extent D) content

　　56. If you want to see the chairman of the department, you’d better make an _______ with his secretary first.

　　A) admission B) agreement C) appointment D) date

　　57. She is narrow minded and always _______ what other people have.

　　A) jealous B) owes C) misses D) envies

　　58. You____ to town to see the film yesterday. It will be on TV tonight.

　　A) needn’t go B) had better not go

　　C) should not go D) needn’t have gone

　　59. When he woke up from his dream, the frightened boy tried to _______ his mother’s arm.

　　A) grape B) grey C) grip D) grave

　　60. He is a man of great experience, _____ much can be learned.

　　A) who B) that C) from which D) from whom

　　Part IV 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) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Niagara is an Indian word which means “roaring water”. Indeed, the roar of falling water of Niagara can be heard 61 a distance of 25 kilometers. Imagine 62

　　of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise.

　　And 63 tremendous power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below.

　　64 ago an old ship without a single person on board was put in mid-stream. It sailed down the river 65 a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never 66 again.

　　There were some people who wanted to become famous 67 swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb. 68

　　that he would try to swim across the Niagara drew crowds of people. On the evening of July 21st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and 69 a plunge. His having jumped into the water 70 many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was

　　71 silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes 72

　　on the river, but the man was drowned.

　　In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her 73 . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then 74 into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible 75

　　of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive

　　76 with a frightened look in her eyes.

　　Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope 77 over them from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man 78 the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin

　　79 . He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his 80 it so well.

　　61. A) within B) inside C) at D) on

　　62. A) much B) a great number C) mass D) a mass

　　63. A) how much B) what C) so D) how

　　64. A) Sometimes B) Many times C) Much time D) Some time

　　65. A) as B) as if C) like D) likely

　　66. A) to appear B) appearing C) appeared D) appear

　　67. A) for B) by C) through D) from

　　68. A) He said B) His having said C) He says D) He had said

　　69. A) gave B) made C) did D) took

　　70. A) filling B) full C) filled D) was filled

　　71. A) dead B) dying C) died D) death

　　72. A) being stopped B) were fixing C) were fixed D) fixed

　　73. A) being hurt B) having hurt C) hurting D) hurt

　　74. A) being thrown B) throwing C) thrown D) threw

　　75. A) power B) strength C) force D) capacity

　　76. A) therefore B) however C) so D) but

　　77. A) being put B) put C) having put D) putting

　　78. A) step across B) step out onto C) step along D) step on

　　79. A) under the name of B) with the name of

　　C) by name D) to the name of

　　80. A) done B) having done C) having been done D) being done

　　试卷二

　　Section B Compound Dictation

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　Among the most powerful engines of modern economic growth have been technological changes that raise output (S1) to inputs. But compared with those of the nineteenth century, (S2) changes remained minor and sporadic in the colonial period. It preceded the era of the cotton gin, steam power, and the many metallurgical advances that vastly increased the tools (S3) to workers. In iron production, learning by doing and (S4) remained the key source of labor and fuel savings in the late colonial period—learning to (S5) the fuel input to minimal levels saved on labor needed to gather charcoal and work the forges. Technology remained static and forges sizes constant, however. The (S6) in agriculture also indicates no (S7)

　　leaps in technology—(S8)

　　In shipping, the same conclusion is reached. (S9)

　　, and both ship material and the power source of ships remained unchanged. Even increasingly complex sails and rigs and the alterations of hull shapes failed to increase ship speed and, in any case, (S10) .

　　Part V Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the title Immoral Behavior in Public according to the following OUTLINE given in Chinese. Your composition should be no fewer than 120 words.

　　Outline：1.我们经常在公共场合见到各种不道德的行为，叙述你的一次相关经历。

　　2.这些不文明行为会有哪些影响?

　　3.我们应该怎样改善这种现象?