大学英语四级

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大学英语四级期末试卷

PartI：Multiplechoice20％

Directions：Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven。Choothebestwordor

phraforeachblankandmarkA，B,C,orDonAnswerSheet.

1。Nowthatwe’vegotaloanfromthebank,ourprojectisfinancially_____。

A。bleD。stiff

isrecentfailuretomeetthedeadline，Jasonis____fromthelistforpromotion。.

A。eliminatedB。retreatedC。priedD。wrenched

3。Weneedsomeonereally____whocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly。.

A。crucialB。ialD。efficient

adtohearofyourjoboffer-allthathardworkatschoolhasobviously__。

A。paidoffB。takenitstollC。p

5。Asareporter，Iwaspaidto__intootherpeople’slives。

A。。carve

orpromidtotrimthecitybudgetwithoutcutting___rvices。

。ive

7。Thedoctor___Billy'soperationwithx—raysandspecialexercistomakehimstronger。

terB。followedupC。startedupD。tookon

ightsometimesllatalosstodriveacompetitoroutofbusiness,and__increaits

marketpower.

A。yC。r

___thevideocameraonatripod（三脚架），sothatyoudon’thavetoworryabout

holdingitsteadywhileyouaskquestions.

A。。

tivistspermanentlychangedandshortenedAmerica's___processfortestingand

approvingnewdrugsofallkinds，foralldias.

A。efficientB。stagnantC。intricateD。appropriate

11.___studentsshouldbemotivatedbyakeeninterestintheatreandshouldhavesome

familiaritywithplaysinproduction。。

ctiveB。responsibleC。ethnicD。realistic

r,thenewlaw,oncepasd,will___theBridlintongagreementillegalbygiving

workerstherighttojoinunionsoftheirchoice。。

A。convertB。renderC。cancelD。eliminate

urfocusonthe____ofeconomicanalysistotheproblemsofinflation，

unemployment，thebalanceofpaymentsandenterpribehaviour.

tionB。combinationC。applicationD。introduction

craftbaisprotectedwithspeciallydesignedshelterswhicharebuiltto___

groundandairattacks。

A。launchB。tD。contend

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tgraduatestudentsarefullyintegratedintothedepartmentalrearch__and，in

addition,participateinthePostgraduateEducationProgramme。

A。orC。administrationD。network

psarenotusuallytent—typecamps。Theyaremostlylong—established,___

structures,oftenwithstrangeIndiannames。

A。permanentB。historicalC。

’tlethiscriticism____you；hebelongstothekindofpeoplewhotakedelightin

findingfaultwithothers’work。

A。discourageB。concernC。ze

ormalcircumstancethebodycan___thenaturallyoccurringsubstancesinto

vitamins.

A。convertB。renderC。deriveD。originate

19.“Hi,John，couldyoushowmehowto___graphics（图表）withtextonthesame

screen?”

A。fuB。cloneC。mergeD。mingle

ughtofdyingslowlyandpainfully___me。Ireallycan’tunderstandwhysomany

peopleareoppodtoeuthanasia(安乐死）。。

C。puzzlesD。injures

PartII:Fillintheblanks.20％

Directions:Choothecorrectanswerfromthetableandfillintheblanks。

handicap，boast，impression，crew，thereby，pha,

vivid，po，holdout,brow,pat,federal，

intricate，eternal，permanent,mercy，opt,getin，

runover，enroute

her_______meonthebackforgettingtopmarksformyEnglishessay。.

stronomyemsto___thebesthopesofobtainingevidenceofextraterrestrial

beings.

nter'suniqueandintriguingdesignshavecaughtholdoftheimaginationof

hundredsofstudentswhoarefascinatedbyher___patternsandcolorschemes..

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abook，youcannot___throughavideointheshop，soitscontentremainsa

mysteryuntilafteryouhavepurchaditandtakenithome。

，IdonotholdanMBAdegree，butIcanatleast___manyyearsofexperienceas

thechiefexecutiveofasuccessfulhigh—techeconomy。

lassistanceandcounlingareavailabletoveterans，migrantworkers，youths,

olderpersons，women,andthe_________.

menchootohavepregnancyscreeningsandmay___forabortionifevidence

ofhandicapisrevealed。

oppedatParis___fromRometoLondon,spendingonedayvisitingthesights。

yslater，thespaceshuttleDiscoveryanditsfive—member___madea

spectacularnightliftofftocarryintoorbitacretmilitarysatellitedesignedtomonitor(监

听）theradiocommunicationsofcertainforeigncountries。

roductionofgunpowdertechnologiesfromChinaresultedinthemanufactureof

guns，___reducingtheeffectivenessofheavyshields（盾牌)andmassivestone

fortifications（防御工事）。

otingsthatrecentlytookplaceinWashingtonarea_____ariousthreattothe

personalsafetyoflocalresidents。

urityCouncil（安全理事会）oftheUnitedNationshas15members；fiveof

whichhold___ats。.

andwordswillnotleavesodeepa(n)___asonesingledeed.。

ond___oftheprojectissaidtobeginsometimenextyearfollowingthe

completionofthebuildingofthedam.

___systemofgovernmentthedifferentstatesorprovincesofthecountryhave

importantpowerstomaketheirownlawsanddecisions。

ain’snovelshavebeenpraidfortheirattackonthesocialevilsofthedayand

their____andrealisticdescriptionoflifeontheMississippiRiver。

something___；theaspectmaychange，butnottheesnce。

rawinorabravemanwillliedownonthetracksofhistorytowaitforthetrainof

thefutureto____him.

whoarecaughtdrinkinganddrivingcanexpectlittle___fromthecourts。

ervicecareersoffersomeofthemostrewardingjobopportunitiesyoucanfind，but

to___youneedtopassanexam。

PartIII:Reading30%

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandchoothecorrectansweraccordingtothe

passage.

Passage1

Istudypoliticalviolenceforaliving。，yetI，too,amshakenandunsurehowtoreact。

AsIsitheretodayinmyoffice,onlyafewmilesfromthestill-burningPentagon,imagesofthe

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slaughterinmynativeNewYorkdominatemythoughts。Itmakesithardtoconcentrateon

work,anditmakestheeverydaythingsemsotrivial。Onlynow,twenty—fourhoursafter

thetragedybegantounfold，haveIbeguntorealizehowthishasaffectedmeonsomany

levels。

AsanAmerican，Ifeelthreatenedandconfud，whereonlyyesterdayIfeltproudand

invincible（不可战胜的）。Asacitizenoftheglobalcommunity，Ihavebeenshockedinto

anbeing，Iamappalledatthecrueltyand

onewhohopestounderstandunspeakableacts,I

amatalosstounderstandthisone，perhapsbecauithitssoclotohome.

Iknowonlythethings：Someone,forsomereason，hasdecidedtostrikeattheUnited

States。Despitethemanypeoplekilled，theintendedtargetofthisattackwasAmerican

power。Thegoalwastostrikeaparalyzingfearintotheheartsandmindsofallcitizensofthe

U.S。,andperhapsitsalliesaswell。Thus,we—allofus—aretherealtargetsofthisattack。

Thixplainswhymanyofus，eventhoofuswhowerenotneartheattacks，orwhoknew

nooneaffectedbythem，feltthistragedysodeeply。

Yetwemustnotsuccumbtofear,ourliveswill

bedifferentnow。Wemaybemoreaware，moreinconvenienced,ust

learntodealwiththistragedyandtomoveon，toliveourlivesasfullyandantirelyas

omyofficetoday，eventhoughclassherehavebeencancelled，tolivemy

lifeasnormallyaspossible，fortodosointhefaceofyesterday'sterroristattacksisitlfan

actofdefiance。

theauthorfeelfollowingtheterroristattack?

a)HefeltproudandinvinciblebecauAmericansdidnotsuccumbtofear.

b)Hefeltrelievedbecaunoonedeartohimwasinjured.

c)Hefeltsorryforthokilledorinjuredinthetragedy.

d)Hefeltthreatenedandconfudbecauhecouldn'tunderstandit。

“unspeakableacts”（Line4，Para2)theauthorhopestounderstandare_____.

a)actsofpoliticalviolence

b)actsofattacksforunknownreasons

c)actsofwar

d)actsofmurder

nferfromthepassagethattheauthor____

a)didnotexpectglobalterrorismcouldhitAmerica

b)hadadeepunderstandingofterrorismevenbeforetheattack

c)knewthatAmericanswouldnotsuccumbtoterrorism

d)believedthatlifewouldgoonasbeforedespitetheattack

ingtotheauthor，theaimoftheterroristattackis___。

a)tokillasmanyAmericansaspossible

b)tomakeAmericansawareoftheterrorists'strength

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c)tosowpanicamongtheAmericans

d)todestroythevitalinstitutionsoftheAmericanGovernment

hor’spurpoingoingtohisofficeonthedayfollowingtheterroristattackis___。

a)togiveclass

b)todiscusstheterroristattackwithhiscolleagues

c)toshowdefiancebylivinghislifeasnormallyaspossible

d)togetthelatestnewsoftheterroristattack

Passage2

Theinterviewisanimportanteventinthejob—huntingprocess,becauthe20or30

minutesyouspendwiththeinterviewermaydeterminewhetherornotyougettheparticular

jobyouwant。Therefore,itisimportanttorememberthatyourobjectiveduringtheinterview

ttomakeyourlfstandoutas

awholepersonwhohaspersonalstrengths，iswellqualified，andshouldbeconsideredthe

rightpersonforthejob。Itincouragingtoknowthattheinterviewer’staskisnotto

embarrassyouortotripyouup,buttohiretherightpersonforthejob.

Remember，jobhuntingisverycompetitive。Anythingyoucandotoenhanceyour

lowingsuggestionsmayhelpyouland

themostimportantjob。

Yourgoalinthisinterviewistomakesureyourgoodpointsgetacross。Theinterviewer

won'tknowthemunlessyoupointthemout，sotrytodothisinafactualandsinceremanner。

avebeen

firedfromajobandtheinterviewerasksaboutit，befrankinyouranswer。

Showtheinterviewerthatyouareinterestedinthecompanybyaskingrelevantquestions。

Askaboutresponsibilities，workingconditions，promotionopportunitiesandfringebenefits

(附加福利）ofthejobyouareinterviewingfor.

Ifatsomepointyoudecidetheinterviewisnotgoingwell，donotletyour

discouragementshow。Youhavenothingtolobycontinuingashowofconfidence，and

youmayhavemuchtogain。Itmaybereal,oritmaybeatesttoehowyoureacttoadver

conditions。

Someinterviewersmaybringupsalaryearlyintheinterview。Atthistime，youmay

indicatethatyouaremoreinterestedinajobwhereyoucanproveyourlfthanaspecific

salary。Thispolitelypassthequestionbacktotheinterviewer。Iftheinterviewercontinues

topress，givehimarangeorsuggestthegoingrateforaparticularjob。Ifpossible,you

shouldnegotiateforsalaryafteryouhavebeenofferedajobandwhenyouarereadyto

completethepaperwork。

hejobyouwant，duringtheinterviewyoushould______。

a)avoidtheinterviewer’squestionsthataredesignedtotripyouup

b)rememberthatyouarethebestqualifiedcandidate

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c)makeyourlfstandoutastherightpersonforthejob

d)keepinmindthatitdetermineswhetherornotyougettheparticularjobyouwant

idnotgetalongwithyourformeremployer，you_____。

a)shouldtelltheinterviewerfrankly

b)shouldnotspeakillofhim

c)shouldrefertohiminafactualmanner

d)shouldnevermentionit

ufindtheinterviewisnotgoingwellyoushould____.

a)keepupyourconfidence

b)bringittoanendassoonaspossible

c)tellyouinterviewerhowyoureacttoadverconditions

d)tellyourlfyouhavemuchtogainandnothingtolo

ttimetodiscussyoursalaryis______。

a)whenyouhavebeenofferedthejob

b)attheendoftheinterview

c)afteryouhavecompletedthepaperwork

d)whentheinterviewerbringsthismatterup

timportantthingtododuringaninterviewis_____。

a)tomakeyourstrengthsunderstood

b)toshowyourinteninterestinthejobyouareapplyingfor

c)tobefrankandsincere

d)tobenaturalandconfident

Passage3

InthecourofmyreadingIhadcomeacrossacawhere，manyyearsago，some

huntersonourGreatPlainsorganizedabuffalohuntfortheentertainmentofanEnglishearl

(伯爵)andtoprovidesomefreshmeatforhisu。Theyhadcharmingsport。Theykilled

venty—twoofthogreatanimals；andatepartofoneofthemandlefttheventy—oneto

rot。Inordertodeterminethedifferencebetweenananacondaandanearl，Ihadveral

lambsturnedintotheanaconda’scage。Thegratefulsnakeimmediatelycrushedoneofthem

andswallowedit,ednofurtherinterestinthelambs，andno

inclinationtoharmthem。Itriedthixperimentwithotheranacondas;alwayswiththesame

result。Thefactstoodproventhatthedifferencebetweenanearlandananacondaisthatthe

earliscruelandtheanacondaisn’t；andtheearlwantonly（肆无忌惮地）destroyedwhathe

hasnoufor，buttheanacondadoesn’t。Thisemedtosuggestthattheanacondawasnot

emedtosuggestthattheearlwasdescendedfromthe

anaconda,andhadlostagooddealinthetransition。

Iwasawarethatmanymenwhohaveaccumulatedmoremoneythantheycaneveru

haveshownahungerformore,andhavenothesitatedtocheattheignorantandthehelplessout

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shedahundreddifferent

kindsofwildanddomesticanimalstheopportunitytoaccumulatevaststoresoffoodbutnone

irrelsandbeesandcertainbirdsmadeaccumulations,butstopped

whentheygatheredawinter'ssupply，andcouldnotbepersuadedtoaddtoiteitherhonestly

xperimentsconvincedmethatthereisthisdifferencebetweenmanand

thehigheranimals：heisgreedy，theyarenot。

InthecourofmyexperimentsIconvincedmylfthatamongtheanimalsmanisthe

onlyonethatharborsinsultsandinjuries，broodsover（默默沉思）them,waitstillachance

offers,thentakesrevenge。Thepassionofrevengeisunknowntothehigheranimals.

ribingthebuffalohuntingandhixperimentwiththeanaconda，theauthor

mainlywantstotellhisreadersthat______

a)theanacondaiasilysatisfied

b)theearliscapableofcommittingwantoncruelty

c)theearl'sancestorturnedouttobetheanaconda

d)theanacondadoesnotharmotheranimalxceptwhenitishungry

ingtotheauthor,inhumansociety，therich_____。

a)tendtoaccumulatevaststoresoffood

b)areinclinedtogathermoreriches

c)arereadytohelpthepoor

d)aremostlycheaters

hor’xperimentswithdifferentkindsofanimalsemtoprovethat_______.

a)manisthehighestanimal

b)manissuperiortoanimals

c)manisthelowestanimal

d)manisinferiortoanimalsincertainrespects

nfromthelastparagraphthat______.

a)loveofrevengeisauniquecharacteristicofman

b)manistheonlyanimalcapableofthinking

c)humanbeingsarecapableofinsultingandinjuringeachother

d)manisbetterattakingchancesthananimals

passage,theauthorwritesina（n）_____.

a)rioustone

b)angrytone

c)ironictone

d)matter—of—facttone

PartIV。Translation15％

Directions:TranslatethefollowingntencesintoChine

imonacoldnightlikethishe'doughttobundleupsothewholeinsideofhisface

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wouldnotcatchcold。

revulnerabletoweatherproblemsandprovidelessaccuratemeasurements，but

theydonotrequirespecialroadwayinstallations，otherthanwell—maintainedlane

markings。

，onewhodoesnotworkmustnoteatunlessonecangetmarried，whichis

called:“beingttledatlast."

tathingweeverhad。Itiswhatwelivein。

uforceyourmindtosummonthem,theIndiansappearratherdoll—likeinthe

radianceoftheprentmoment.

PartV。Writing15%

Directions：Forthispartyouareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic：

uldwriteabout120wordsandbayour

compositionontheoutline（giveninChine)below：

1.随着生活节奏的加快，人们的生活节奏越来越紧张。

2.紧张会对个人和社会造成危害

3.学会应对现代生活的紧张

Key

PartI：Multiplechoice20%

1B。2A。3D。4A5A.6A.7B.8B.9B。10C。

11A.12B。13C.14B15B。16A.17A。18A。19C.20A.

PartII:Fillintheblanks20％

2。ate4。apped

8。enroute9。ent

13。15。federal16。l18。runover

PartIII：Readingcomprehension30％

1。d2.a3。a。4.c5。c6。c。7.b8。a.9。a。10.a.11。b.12.b.13。

d。14。a.15。c

PartIV:Translation15％

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1.我对他说,今晚这么冷,他应当穿得暖暖的，这样他脸庞里边就不会有着凉感冒了。

2.这类系统易受气候变化的影响，提供的数据不够精确，但它们不需要特别的道路设

置,只需要将路面标志维护好就行了。

3。当然，不工作就没饭吃,除非嫁人,那叫做“终于有了归宿.”

4.时间不是我们遗失的东西。时间不是我们曾拥有的东西。我们生活在时间之中.

5。当你凝神回顾这些昔日的印第安人时，他们在今日的辉煌之前显得犹如玩偶.

PartV：Writing15%