英语四级考试真题及答案

2024年3月9日发(作者：桓言)

英语四级考试真题及答案

英语四级考试真题及答案

大学英语四级考试，即CET-4，College English Test Band 4的缩写，是由国家教育部高等教育司主持的全国性英语考试。考试的主要对象是根据教育大纲修完大学英语四级的在校专科生、本科生或研究生。下面是店铺为你精心整理了英语四级考试真题及答案，希望对大家的复习有帮助!

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write

a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120

words but no more than 180 words.

Suppo a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your

hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to

take him/her to e and why?

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this ction, you will hear 8 short conversations

and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one

or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the

conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After

each question there will be a pau. During the pau, you must

read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which

is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer

Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A) See a doctor about her strained shoulder.

B) U a ladder to help her reach the tea.

C) Replace the cupboard with a new one.

D) Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.

2. A) At Mary Johnson’s. C) In an exhibition hall.

B) At a painter’s studio. D) Outside an art gallery.

3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.

B) She does not quite agree with what the man said.

C) The man had better talk with the students himlf.

D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

4. A) He helped Doris build up the furniture.

B) Doris helped him arrange the furniture.

C) Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.

D) He was good at asmbling bookshelves.

5. A) He doesn’t get on with the others. C) He has been

taken for a fool.

B) He doesn’t feel at ea in the firm. D) He has found a

better position.

6. A) They should finish the work as soon as possible.

B) He will continue to work in the garden himlf.

C) He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

D) They can hire a gardener to do the work.

7. A) The man has to get rid of the ud furniture.

B) The man’s apartment is ready for rent.

C) The furniture is covered with lots of dust.

D) The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.

8. A) The man will give the mechanic a call.

B) The woman is waiting for a call.

C) The woman is doing some repairs.

D) The man knows the mechanic very well.

Questions 9 to 11 are bad on the conversation you have

just heard.

9. A) She had a job interview to attend.

B) She was busy finishing her project.

C) She had to attend an important meeting.

D) She was in the middle of writing an essay.

10. A) Accompany her roommate to the classroom.

B) Hand in her roommate’s application form.

C) Submit her roommate’s assignment.

D) Help her roommate with her report.

11. A) Where Dr. El(房源)lis’s office is located. C) Directions

to the classroom building.

B) When Dr. Ellis leaves his office. D) Dr. Ellis’s schedule for

the afternoon.

Questions 12 to 15 are bad on the conversation you have

just heard.

12. A) He finds it rather stressful. C) He can handle it quite

well.

B) He is thinking of quitting it. D) He has to work extra hours.

13. A) The 6:00 one. C) The 7:00 one.

B) The 6:30 one. D) The 7:30 one.

14. A) It is an awful waste of time.

B) He finds it rather unbearable.

C) The time on the train is enjoyable.

D) It is something difficult to get ud to.

15. A) Reading newspapers. C) Listening to the daily news.

B) Chatting with friends. D) Planning the day’s work.

Section B

Directions: In this ction, you will hear 3 short passages. At

the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the

passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you

hear a question, you must choo the best answer from the four

choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding

letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are bad on the conversation you have

just heard.

16. A) Ignore small details while reading.

B) Read at least veral chapters at one sitting.

C) Develop a habit of reading critically.

D) Get key information by reading just once or twice.

17. A) Choo one’s own system of marking.

B) Underline the key words and phras.

C) Make as few marks as possible.

D) Highlight details in a red color.

18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again.

B) By reviewing only the marked parts.

C) By focusing on the notes in the margins.

D) By comparing notes with their classmates.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 21 are bad on the conversation you have

just heard.

19. A) The sleep a person needs varies from day to day.

B) The amount of sleep for each person is similar.

C) One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep.

D) Everybody needs some sleep for survival.

20. A) It is a made-up story. C) It is a rare exception.

B) It is beyond cure. D) It is due to an accident.

21. A) His extraordinary physical condition.

B) His mother’s injury just before his birth.

C) The unique surroundings of his living place.

D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are bad on the conversation you have

just heard.

22. A) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.

B) She learned to write for financial newspapers.

C) She developed a strong interest in finance.

D) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.

23. A) She made a wi investment in real estate.

B) She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit.

C) She got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.

D) She inherited a big fortune from her father.

24. A) She was extremely mean with her money.

B) She was dishonest in business dealings.

C) She frequently ill-treated her employees.

D) She abud animals including her pet dog.

25. A) She made a big fortune from wi investment.

B) She built a hospital with her mother’s money.

C) She made huge donations to charities.

D) She carried on her family’s tradition.

Section C

Direction: In the ction, 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

cond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact

words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for

the third time, you should check what you have written.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for

cond-language teachers are tho which are (26)______ in form

but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a

Colombian who wants someone to (27)______ him often signals

with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand,

cupped, point downward as they move rapidly (28)_______.

Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may

not be cupped and the fingers may be held more looly, but for

them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the (29)______

of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombian, a speaker of

English would have to know that when he (30)________ height he

most choo between different gestures depending on whether

he is (31)_______ a human being or an animal. If he keeps the palm

of the hand (32)_________ the floor, as he would in his own culture

when making known the height of a child, for example, he will

very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is

(33)_________ for the description of animals. In order to describe

human beings he should keep the palm of his hand (34)_________

to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often

create not only humorous but also (35)________ moment. In both

of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have

the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks.

You are required to lect one word for each blank from a list of

choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the

passage through carefully before making your choices. Each

choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Plea mark the

corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through

the centre. You may not u any of the words in the bank more

than once.

Questions 36 to 45 are bad on the following passage.

Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around

the world. Part of the warming is natural; we have experienced a

20,000 -year -long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice

36 away. However, we have already reached temperatures that

are in 37 with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming

is likely not natural. We are 38 to a predicted worldwide increa

in temperatures 39 between 1 and 6 over the next 100 years. The

warming will be more 40 in some areas, less in others, and some

places may even cool off. Likewi, the 41 of this warming will be

very different depending on where you are—coastal areas must

worry about rising a levels, while Siberia and northern Canada

may become more habitable (宜居的) and 42 for humans than

the areas are now.

The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on

43 , everywhere. Scientists are in general agreement that the

warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part

the result of a human-induced global warming trend. Some

scientists 44 that the changes we are eing fall within the range

of random (无规律的) variation—some years are cold, others

warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm

years 45 —but that is becoming an increasingly rare

interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm

conditions.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Section B

Directions: In this ction, you are going to read a passage

with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains

information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the

paragraph from which the information is derived. You may

choo a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked

with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding

letter on Answer Sheet 2.

The End of the Book?

[A] Amazon, by far the largest bookller in the country,

reported on May 19 that it is now lling more books in its

electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format.

That is remarkable, considering that the Kindle has only been

around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all

book sales in the country and are increasing far faster than

overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year,

while hardback sales incread 6 percent and paperbacks

decread 8 percent.

[B] Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly

not immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is

that the book business will go through a transformation in the

next decade or so more profound than any it has en since

Gutenberg introduced printing from moveable type in the 1450s.

[C] Physical books will surely become much rarer in the

marketplace. Mass market paperbacks, which have been

declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will

hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, “romance fiction,” etc. Such

books, which only rarely end up in permanent collections, either

private or public, will probably only be available as e-books

within a few years. Hardback and trade paperbacks for “rious”

nonfiction and fiction will surely last longer. Perhaps it will

become the mark of an author to reckon with that he or she is

still published in hard copy.

[D] As for children’s books, who knows? Children’s books

are like dog food in that the purchars are not the consumers,

so the market (and the marketing) is inherently strange.

[E] For clues to the book’s future, let’s look at some

examples of technological change and e what happened to the

old technology.

[F] One technology replaces another only becau the new

technology is better, cheaper, or both. The greater the difference,

the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces

the old. Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically

reduced the cost of producing a book compared with the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from

sheepskin. A Bible—to be sure, a long book—required vellum

made from 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor.

Before printing arrived, a Bible cost more than a middle-class

hou. There were perhaps 50,000 books in all of Europe in 1450.

By 1500 there were 10 million.

[G] But while printing quickly caud the hand written book

to die out, handwriting lingered on (继续存在) well into the 16th

century. Very special books are still occasionally produced on

vellum, but they are one-of-a-kind show pieces.

[H]Sometimes a new technology doesn’t drive the old one

out, but only parts of it while forcing the rest to evolve. The

movies were widely predicted to drive live theater out of the

marketplace, but they didn’t, becau theater turned out to

have qualities movies could not reproduce. Equally, TV was

suppod to replace movies but, again, did not.

[I] Movies did, however, fatally impact some parts of live

theater. And while TV didn’t kill movies, it did kill cond-rate

pictures, shorts, and cartoons.

[J] Nor did TV kill radio. Comedy and drama shows (“Jack

Benny,” “Amos and Andy,” “The Shadow”) all migrated to

television. But becau you can’t drive a car and watch

television at the same time, rush hour became radio’s prime,

while music, talk, and news radio greatly enlarged their

audiences. Radio is today a very different business than in the

late 1940s and a much larger one.

[K] Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries becau

of its symbolic power. Mounted cavalry (骑兵) replaced the

chariot (二轮战车) on the battlefield around 1000 BC. But chariots

maintained their place in parades and triumphs right up until the

end of the Roman Empire 1,500 years later. The sword hasn’t

had a military function for a hundred years, but is still part of an

officer’s full-dress uniform, precily becau a sword always

symbolized “an officer and a gentleman.”

[L] Sometimes new technology is a little cranky (不稳定的) at

first. Television repairman was a common occupation in the

1950s, for instance. And so the old technology remains as a

backup. Steamships captured the North Atlantic pasnger

business from sail in the 1840s becau of its much greater speed.

But steamships didn’t lo their sails until the 1880s, becau

early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down. Until

ships became large enough (and engines small enough) to

mount two engines side by side, they needed to keep sails. (The

high cost of steam and the lesr need for speed kept the

majority of the world’s ocean freight moving by sail until the

early years of the 20th century.)

[M] Then there is the fireplace. Central heating was prent

in every upper-and middle-class home by the cond half of the

19th century. But functioning fireplaces remain to this day a

powerful lling point in a hou or apartment. I suspect the

reason is a deep-rooted love of the fire. Fire was one of the

earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing

heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to cat

and digest). Human control of fire goes back far enough (over a

million years) that evolution could have produced a genetic

leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human life.

[N] Books—especially books the average person could

afford—haven’t been around long enough to produce

evolutionary change in humans. But they have a powerful hold

on many people nonetheless, a hold extending far beyond their

literary content. At their best, they are works of art and there is a

tactile(触觉的)pleasure in books necessarily lost in e-book

versions. The ability to quickly thumb through pages is also lost.

And a room with books in it induces, at least in some, a feeling

not dissimilar to that of a fire in the fireplace on a cold winter’s

night.

[O] For the reasons I think physical books will have a longer

existence as a commercial product than some currently predict.

Like swords, books have symbolic power. Like fireplaces, they

induce a n of comfort and warmth. And, perhaps, similar to

sails, they make a uful back-up for when the lights go out.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46. Authors still published in printed versions will be

considered important ones.

47. Some people are still in favor of printed books becau

of the n of touch they can provide.

48. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts

more listeners.

49. Contrary to many people’s prediction of its death, the

film industry survived.

50. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book

business.

51. Old technology sometimes continues to exist becau of

its reliability.

52. The increa of e-book sales will force the book business

to make changes not en for centuries.

53. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old

one without a clear advantage.

54. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be

replaced by e-books.

55. A hou with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyers.

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this ction. Each passage

is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each

of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You

should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding

letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 56 to 60are bad on the following passage.

The question of whether our government should promote

science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education

isn’t an either/or proposition(命题)，although the current

emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM(science,

technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it em

that way.

The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical

importance of technical training, but also asrts that the study

of the humanities (人文学科)and social sciences must remain

central components of America’s educational system at all

levels. Both are critical to producing citizens who can participate

effectively in our democratic society, become innovative(创新的)leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the

reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.

Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher

education worry about graduates’ job prospects as

technological advances and changes in domestic and global

markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut

jobs. Under the circumstances, it’s natural to look for what

may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem

“Major in a subject designed to get you a job” ems the

obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many

disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in

fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed,

according to surveys, employers have expresd a preference for

students who have received a broadly-bad education that has

taught them to write well, think critically, rearch creatively, and

communicate easily.

Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first

job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as there’s little reason to

doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called

upon to play many different roles over the cour of their careers.

The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be

tho who educations have prepared them to be flexible. The

ability to draw upon every available tool and insight—picked up

from science, arts, and technology—to solve the problems of the

future, and take advantage of the opportunities that prent

themlves, will be helpful to them and the United States.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56. What does the latest congressional report suggest?

A) STEM-related subjects help students find jobs in the

information society.

B) The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal

importance.

C) The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students’

spiritual life.

D) Higher education should be adjusted to the practical

needs of society.

57. What is the main concern of students when they choo

a major?

A) Their interest in relevant subjects.

B) The academic value of the cours.

C) The quality of education to receive.

D) Their chances of getting a good job.

58. What does the author say about the so called soft

subjects?

A) The benefit students in their future life.

B) They broaden students’ range of interests.

C) They improve students’ communication skills.

D) They are esntial to students’ healthy growth.

59. What kind of job applicants do employers look for?

A) Tho who have a strong n of responsibility.

B) Tho who are good at solving practical problems.

C) Tho who are likely to become innovative leaders.

D) Tho who have received a well-rounded education.

60. What advice does the author give to college students?

A) Seize opportunities to tap their potential.

B) Try to take a variety of practical cours.

C) Prepare themlves for different job options.

D) Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems.

Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are bad on the following passage.

Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If

you think so, you’re not alone, becau energy independence

has been the dream of American president for decades, and

never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent

oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the

great recession.

“Energy independence” and its rhetorical (修辞的)

companion “energy curity” are, however, slippery concepts

that are rarely though through. What is it we want independence

from, exactly?

Most people would probably say that they want to be

independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we

buy all that old from elwhere.

The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy

running. Yes, there is a trickle(涓涓细流)of biofuel(生物燃料)available, and more may become available, but most biofuels

cau economic waste and environmental destruction.

Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t

really want to produce all their own oil. They value the

environmental quality they prerve over their oil imports from

abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil

exploration and production in the name of environmental

protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure

the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in

order to cut back imports?

Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic

efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower

production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you

don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large

exporter of oil products, lling about 2 million barrels of

petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.

There is no question that the United States imports a great

deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain

its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in

short supplies and higher prices, At the same time, we derive

massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable

energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade

around the world.

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61. What does the author say about energy independence

for America?

A) It sounds very attractive. C) It will bring oil prices down.

B) It ensures national curity. D) It has long been

everyone’s dream.

62. What does the author think of biofuels?

A) They keep America’s economy running healthily.

B) They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.

C) They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.

D) They cau rious damage to the environment.

63. Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?

A) It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.

B) Its own oil rerves are quickly running out.

C) It wants to keep its own environment intact.

D) Its own oil production falls short of demand.

64. What does the author say about oil trade?

A) It proves profitable to both sides. C) It makes for economic

prosperity.

B) It improves economic efficiency. D) It saves the cost of oil

exploration.

65. What is the author’s purpo in writing the passage?

A) To justify America’s dependence on oil imports.

B) To arou Americans’ awareness of the energy crisis.

C) To stress the importance of energy conrvation.

D) To explain the increa of international oil trade.

Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to

translate a passage from Chine into English. You should write

your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

为了促进教育公平，中国已投入360亿元，用于改善农村地区教育设施和中强中西部地区农村义务教育(compulsory education)。这些资金用于改善教学设施、购买书籍，使16万多所中小学受益。资金还用于购置音乐和绘画器材。现在农村和山区的儿童可以与沿海城市的儿童一样上音乐和绘画课。一些为接受更好教育而转往城市上学的学生如今又回到了本地农村学校就读。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

四级部分真题参考答案(完整版)

Part Ⅰ Writing

The First Place I Will Show in My Hometown—the Central

Avenue

My hometown is Harbin. The most interesting place which I

would like to take my foreign friends to is the Central Avenue, if

they come to my hometown. The reasons for this can be

illustrated as below.

To begin with, as the symbol of Harbin, the Central Avenue

not only has a long history, but also a famous food palace. There

are a variety of delicious foods for you to choo. Just take the

ice-cream brick of Ma Dieer as an example. Many of tourists to

the Central Avenue sing their prais for the ice-cream brick of

Ma Dieer. In addition, the brilliant historic culture of the Central

Avenue can widen people’s vision and enhance their knowledge,

which lays a solid foundation for the understanding of this

fabulous city—Harbin.

I believe my foreign friends will enjoy themlves in the

Central Avenue. Not only can they appreciate the wonderful

landscape of Harbin but also taste authentic northeast food. No

better place can be chon than the Central Avenue!

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

1-5: BDDCD

6-10: ADBAC

11-15: ACBCA

16-20: DABDC

20-25: BCDAB

26. identical

27. approach

28. back and forth

29. opposite

30. indicates

31. referring to

32. parallel to

33. rerved

34. at the right angle

35. embarrassing

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

36. melted

37. line

38. contributing

39. ranging

40. dramatic

41. impact

42. appealing

43. average

44. maintain

45. recently

Section B

46. C Physical books will surely become much rarer in the

marketplace….

47. N Books—especially books the average…

48. J Nor did TV kill radio…

49. H Sometimes a new technology doesn’t…

50. A Amazon, by far the largest…

51. L Sometimes old technology lingers for…

52. B Does this spell the doom of the ….

53. F One technology replaces another only…

54. C Physical books will surely become much rather…

55. M Then there is the fireplace…

Section C

56. B The humanities and STEM subjects should be given

equal importance.

57. D Their chances of getting a good job.

58. A They benefit students in their future life.

59. D Tho who have received a well-rounded education.

60. C Prepare themlves for different job options.

61. A It sounds very attractive.

62. D They cau rious damage to the environment.

63. C It wants to keep its own environment intact.

64. B It improves economic efficiency.

65. A To justify America's dependence on oil imports.

Part IV Translation

In order to promote equality in education, China has invested

36 billion Yuan to improve educational facilities in rural areas and

strengthen rural compulsory education in Midwest areas. The

funds are ud to improve teaching facilities, and purcha books,

benefiting more than 160,000 primary and condary schools.

Funds are ud to purcha musical instrument and painting

tools as well. Now children in rural and mountainous areas can

have music and painting lessons as children from coastal cities

do. Some students who has transferred to city schools to receive

a better education are now moving back to their local rural

schools.

英语四级考试完型填空试题及答案：

Here is another program in the ries, "Famous Personalities

(个性)." This afternoon I am going to talk (1)____ the famous film

director, Daniel Z. Sloman. Dan Sloman doesn’t need any

introduction from me. He has directed "Goodbye to Boston",

"Pacific Story" and many other famous films. "Tell me, Dan, have

you ever directed a film in England?"

"Why, yes, Peter. I directed ’Green Years’ here."

"Oh cour. How long (2)____ was that, Dan?"

"That was five years ago. That film was about life in an English

village."

"What can you remember about this (3)____, Dan?"

"Lots of things, Peter. When we were filming in the open, it

usually (4)____ to rain!"

"You rebuilt half the village, I believe, Dan."

"That’s right, Peter. We built a (5)____ over the river. We put

a few buildings. (6)____ our men were working, half the (7)____

watched us."

"Were the villagers against the film?"

"Oh, no. Many villagers (8)____ a lot of money. Thousands of

tourists came to the village. The place (9)____ famous."

"Have you ever been back to the village since then?"

"I can’t say I have, Peter. But I remember it well."

"What el do you remember about the film, ’Green Years’,

Dan?"

"Well, I remember the actors, of cour. In one scene we

(10)____ a thousand ’extras’."

"And you ud the villagers."

"That’s right, Peter. There were 2000 men, women and

children in the village and we ud a thousand of them. Every

man has his price. We paid each villager fifty pence to take part

in the film."

"What about the villagers that weren’t in the film?"

"They came to watch."

"What happened then?"

"It was very funny, Peter. We couldn’t keep them out of it.

We paid half the villagers fifty pence each to act in the film. And

we paid the other half of the villagers five pounds each not to

join in the film! But it was a great scene. I’ll never forget it."

"Thank you, Dan."

1. A. to B. about C. for D. into

2. A. before B. ago C. after D. since

3. A. life B. village C. year D. film

4. A. begins B. began C. had started D. beginning

5. A. road B. way C. village D. bridge

6. A. As soon as B. After C. Before D. While

7. A. town B. city C. village D. country

8. A. made B. took C. carried D. brought

9. A. is B. gets C. became D. get

10. A. asked B. dismisd C. needed D. told

答案：1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. D7. C 8. A 9. C 10. C

英语四级考试词汇语法练习题及答案：

1. The mother sat by the window____the hole in her coat.

A. healing B. resuming C. mingling D. patching

2. The owner of the auto plant refud to rai the workers’

wages, saying that it would ____the profit.

A. cut off B. cut short C. cut into D. cut up

3. Her ____ to executive manager is an acknowledgement of

her hard work and unusual talent.

A. profession B. occupation C. resignation D. promotion

4. We had to learn to work with others and many of our own

ideas had to be____for the good of the whole.

A. thrown away B. compensated C. brushed aside D.

neglected

5. The old couple were not rich themlves, but they hated

to turn away anyone who were____ food and shelter.

A. at the mercy of B. on the point of C. with the exception of

D. in need of

6. The clumsy movement of the giant panda amud all

the____.

A. visitors B. witness C. watchers D. spectators

7. He wanted very much to run for a cond term, but owing

to poor health, he was ____to give it up.

A. driven B. permitted C. rebuked D. compelled

8. You can ____different kinds of people, dictionaries or

encyclopedia to find out what you wish to know.

A. contact B. contain C. consult D. convert

9. Part of the lake has been polluted. You can e the water

is covered with ____oil.

A. a coat of B. a story of C. a film of D. a pad of

0. Applications have poured in____assignments to remote

regions of the country.

A. requiring B. begging C. requesting D. awaiting

1. In his____to further his knowledge of the univer, man has

now begun to explore space.

A. endeavor B. expedition C. trail D. cha

2. After a careful examination, the doctor____a new medical

and a two-day rest for the patient.

A. described B. inscribed C. prescribed D. transcribed

3. The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold

wind made her ____.

A. shake B. sweat C. shiver D. swing

4. The groom’s hand____the soft mane of the hor.

A. struck B. provoked C. fondled D. remarked

5. If the right kind of extracurricular activities is organized,

tho children who have a(an)____of energy will have a chance to

develop their talents much more quickly.

A. consumption B. exploration C. exhaustion D. excess

参考答案：

1. 答案 D

【参考译文】 妈妈坐在窗边补衣服上的洞。

【试题分析】 本题是一道词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “heal”含义为“治疗”，“resume”含义为“恢复”;“mingle”含义为“使混合”;“patch”含义为“补……”。根据句意，D最合适。

2. 答案 C

【参考译文】 车厂老板拒绝涨工人工资，说那会减少公司利润。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “cut off”含义为“切断”;“cut short”含义为“中断”;“cut into”含义为“侵犯(利益)”;“cut up”含义为“切碎”。根据句意，C最合适。

3. 答案 D

【参考译文】 她被升为执行经理是对她工作努力且有非凡才能的'确认。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “profession”含义为“职业”;“occupation”含义为“职业，工作”;“resignation”含义为“辞职”;“promotion”含义为“提升”。根据句意，D最适合。

4. 答案 C

【参考译文】 我们不得不学会与他们一起工作且很多个人想法要为了全局利益而抛弃。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “throw away”含义为“扔掉”;“compensate”含义为“补偿”;“brushaside”含义为“不顾”;“neglect”含义为“忽视”。根据句意，C最合适。

5. 答案 D

【参考译文】 那对老夫妻自己并不富有，但他们不却不愿拒绝帮助那些需要食宿的人。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “at the mercy of”含义为“在……支配中”;“on

the point of”含义为“正要……时……”;“with the exception of”含义为“除……之外”;“in need of”含义为“需要……”。根据句意，D最适合。

6. 答案 D

【参考译文】 大熊猫笨拙的举动逗笑了所有的观看者。

【试题分析】 本题是近义词辨析题。

【详细解答】 “visitor”含义为“参观者”;“witness”含义为“见证人”;“watcher”含义为“看守人”;“spectator”含义为“观众”。根据句意，D最合适。

7. 答案 A

【参考译文】 他很想参加第二轮竞争，但因为身体不好，他不得

不放弃。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “driven”含义为“出于不得已的”;“permit”含义为“同意，允许”;“rebuke”含义为“排斥”;“compel”含义为“迫使屈服”。根据句意，A最合适。

8. 答案 C

【参考译文】 你可以通过查询不同的人，字典或百科全书来找到你想要知道的。

【试题分析】 本题是形近词辨析题。

【详细解答】 “contact”含义为“接触、联络”;“contain”含义为“包含”;“consult”含义为“查询，咨询”;“convert”含义为“转变，转换”。根据句意，C最合适。

9. 答案 C

【参考译文】 湖被部分污染了。你可以看见水面上覆盖着一层油。

【试题分析】 本题是一道词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “a coat of”含义为“一层…涂层”;“a story of”含义为“一层……楼”;“a film of”含义为“一薄层……”;“a pad of”含义为“一层……垫层”。根据句意，C最合适。

10. 答案 C

【参考译文】 要求赴边的申请不断涌来。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “require”含义为“需要，要求，命令”;“beg”含义为“乞求”;“request”含义为“请求，要求”;“await”含义为“等候”。根据句意，C最合适。

11. 答案 A

【参考译文】 试图发展对宇宙的了解，人类已经开始探索太空。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “endeavor”含义为“试图”;“expedition”含义为“远征”;“trail”含义为“追踪”;“cha”含义为“追逐”。根据句意，A最合适。

12. 答案 C

【参考译文】 在仔细检查后，医生给病人开了一种新药和两天休假。

【试题分析】 本题是形近词辨析题。

【详细解答】 “describe”含义为“描述”;“inscribe”含义为“题写”;“prescribe”含义为“开处方”;“transcribe”含义为“抄写，译”。根据句意，C最合适。

13. 答案 C

【参考译文】 那个女孩衣服穿得太薄，一阵冷风使她全身发抖。

【试题分析】 本题为词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “shake”含义为“摇动，抖动”;“sweat”含义为“出汗”;“shiver”含义为“颤抖，哆嗦”;“swing”含义为“摆动”。根据句意，C最合适。

14. 答案 C

【参考译文】 马夫的手抚摸马的软鬃毛。

【试题分析】 本题为词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “stick”含义为“刺”;“provoke”含义为“挑逗”;“fondle”含义为“爱抚，抚弄”;“remark”含义为“觉察”。根据句意，C最合适。

15. 答案 D

【参考译文】 如果能组织更好的课外活动，那些有余力的孩子就有机会更快地发展自己的能力。

【试题分析】 本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】 “consumption”含义为“消费”;“exploration”含义为“探险”;“exhaustion”含义为“竭尽”;“excess”含义为“额外的”。根据句意，D最合适。

【英语四级考试真题及答案】