英语专业四级辅导3.doc

2014英语专业四级辅导（3）1. Evidence came up _ specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old.A. what B. that C. which D. whose2. I understand _ preparation that staff must put in under pressure to meet the deadline.A. more than the enormous amount of B. better than most the enormous number ofC. better than most the enormous amount ofD. fewer than the number of3. Im sure your suggestion will _ the problem.A. contribute to solving B. be contributed to solveC. contribute to solve D. be contributed to solving4. In 1840, both Lucretian Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented _ proper seating at the Worlds Anti slavery convention in London because of their sex.A. refusing B. to be refused C. being refused D. having refused5. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _ before the West was settled.A. could B. did C.would D. was6. You should have put the milk into the ice box, I expect it _undrinkable.A. became B.had become C. has become D. becomes7. Its no good _ him. He is always indifferent towards others matters.A. to turn to B. turning to C. turn to D. turned to8. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure _A. than more on efficiency B. and more on efficiencyC. and more efficiency D. than efficiency9. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children _ it by mistake.A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take10. The earnings of women are well below that of men _educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of11. Many automobile accidents were _ careless driving.A. attributed to B. resulted in C. contributed to D. raised from12. The actress wanted a hat to _ her dress.A. go by B. go through C. go out D. go with13. It takes a lot of_ to put on a school play such as King Lear.A. organization B. arrangement C. management D. preparation14. The police carried out a(n)_ search for the missing boy.A. complete B. entire C. thorough D. whole15. The _ crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.A. valued B. valueless C. invaluable D. usable16. Tom has been a vegetarian _ principle for years.A. in B.on C. for D. by17. When I got out of the car and walked about among them, _one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer.A. see that B. except that C.provided that D. except for18. _ the water left in the kettle, the doctor put several things he unwrapped from a handkerchief.A. At B.To C. Within D. Into19. I am _ grateful for the many kindnesses you have shown my son.A. Excessively B. Much C. certainly D. exceedingly20. The _ of AIDS has led to an expansion in research seeking a cure.A. Innovation B. selection C. proliferation D. conviction21. I am sorry I have no time at present to _ more detail or give you an account of other cities of interest.A. bring into B. take into C. come into D. go into22. When the idea of winning in sports is carried to excess, _competition can turn into disorder and violence.A. honestly B. honest C. honorable D. honorary23. Unless all the members agree to_ to the plan there may be further development in the course of action.A. tumble B. stick C. come D. adjust24. You must pay import _ on certain goods brought into this country.A. money B. fees C. bills D. duties25. We expect Mr. White will _ Class One when Miss Jane retires.A. take over B. take up C. take off D. take to26. _ native to North America, corn has now spread all over the world.A. In spite of B. That it is C. It was D. Although27. Our civilization cannot be thought of as _ in a short period of time.A. to have been created B. to be created C. having been created D. being created28. We feel it is high time that the Government _ something to check the inflation.A. did B. Do C. should do D. would do29. It has been proposed that we _ our decision until the next meeting.A. delayed B. delay C. can delay D. are to delay30. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy five miles an hour _ originate over tropical ocean waters.A. which B. who C. where D. how to31. _ is announced in the papers, our country has launched a large scale movement against smuggling and fraudulent activities in foreign currency exchange deals.A. What B. As C. Which D. That 32. All the flights _ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead.A. were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled33. Once _, this power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villages with electricity.A. it being completed B. it completed C. completed D. it completes34. He might have been killed _ the timely arrival of the ambulance.A. but for B. except for C. besides D. except 35. If you have never planted anything, you wont be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted_.A.grow B. to grow C. growing D. to be growing36. He did me a _ turn by lending me ten pounds.A. good B. nice C. fine D. pretty37. Once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a _of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.A. output B. surplus C. production D. plenty38. Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect in various social_. A. occasions B. cases C. situations D. circumstances39. They have considered their high standard of living a(n) _for practising their basic beliefs. A. award B. reward C. result D. consequence40. Macs close _ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.A. resemblance B. identity C. appearance D. relationship41. The thieves _ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring.A. spread B. scratched C. scattered D. burned42. The sight of the fruit salad made our daughter Kits mouth _.A. wet B. water C. soak D. taste43. The _ problem of bring a spaceship back from the moon has been solved.A. technical B. technological C. technique D. technology44. A large part of a persons memory is _ words and combination of words. A. by means of B. in terms of C. in connection with D. by way of45. At her word she stood up and walked away, stopping at the window to pull back the curtain and _. A. look round B. look out C. look up D. look on46. Their happiness was very _.A. crisp B. brittle C. delicate D. fragile47. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap _ me.A. revived B. released C. relieved D. recovered48. We should always keep in mind that _ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.A. hasty B. instant C. prompt D. rapid49. Information and opinion gap exercises have to have some content _ talking about. A. worthwhile B. worthily C. worth D. worthy50. “If we fail to act now,” said Tom, “Well find ourselves _ in action later on.”A. paid back B. paid for C. paid up D. paid offPassage OneWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mothers blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.1. Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mothers nervous systems and her unborn childs.2. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that _.A. she is emotionally shockedB. she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studying3. According to the passage, a child may inherit_.A. everything from his motherB. a knowledge of mathematicsC. a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD. her mothers musical ability4. If a child inherits something from his mother, such as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will _.A. surely become musicianB. mostly become a poetC. possibly become a teacherD. become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Role of Inheritance. B. An Unborn ChildC. Function of instincts. D. Inherited Talents.Passage TwoThe European Commission said on Thursday it would toughen the regulation of medical devices as a result of concerns raised by breast implants produced by the defunct French company PIP, even as a scientific expert review it ordered concluded there was currently “insufficient evidence” that women using its products faced greater health risks than others.John Dalli, health and consumer policy commissioner, pledged to examine surveillance and operation of the “notified bodies” that scrutinize medical devices across the EU in a current review of legislation, stressing: “The capacity to detect and minimize the risk of fraud must be increased.”His comments followed an official report released on Wednesday in France that called for national and EU-wide co-operation including random inspections and sampling of medical devices to prevent a repeat of the fraudulent use of substandard non-medical-grade silicone by PIP in implants sold to up to 400,000 women around the world.Xavier Bertrand, Frances minister of health, called for enhanced action in France and across Europe in the wake of the study, which highlighted that Afssaps, the French medical regulator, did not inspect PIP from 2001 until a tip-off led officials to inspect and close down the company in 2010. Jean-Claude Mas, its founder, is under police investigation for manslaughter. Mr. Bertrand has pledged to hire more health inspectors and undertake random checks on medical device companies following growing concerns over its regulatory system highlighted by the widespread use of PIPs substandard breast implants.A French decision at the end of last year to offer all women free removal of PIP implants triggered similar proposals in the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic and has helped spark a fresh debate over tougher EU regulation of medical devices, which are subject to far less scrutiny than pharmaceuticals. However, a review released on Thursday by the EUs own Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks concluded: “Breast implants can fail, regardless of manufacturer, and the probability of failure increases with time since implantation. In most cases, breast implant failure appears to be without identifiable health consequences for the patient with the exception of possible local complications.”It stressed that limited data meant that while there was no link between breast implants and cancer, there was a need for further work to understand the specific risks from the PIP products. Mr. Bertrand has endorsed calls for a parliamentary inquiry in France as well as a report from the countrys social affairs inspectorate, mirroring similar moves that led to tough new requirements for the pharmaceutical industry introduced last year in the wake of concerns about Serviers drug Mediator.Medical device manufacturers have called for reforms to ensure that the national “notified bodies” which audit the quality of their products across Europe are of a consistently high standard, while cautioning that tough new regulatory requirements could harm the EUs competitive advantage.The French study showed that Afssaps had received multiple warnings over the relatively high failure rate of PIP implants compared with those made by other companies, even though the overall proportion remained modest.1. _ is the manufacturer of the breast implants under scrutiny.A. European Commission B. PIP C. Afssaps D. Xavier2. According to the passage, “notified bodies” in Paragraph 2 are responsible for _.A. proposing legislation, implementing decisions in European UnionB. producing and marketing the medical devices across the EUC. providing some scientific advice to the European CommissionD. assessing whether a product meets certain preordained standards3. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage?A. Women using the breast implants faced greater health risks.B. The capacity to detect the risk of fraud should be increased.C. An official report called for cooperation in France and in other parts of EU.D. Frances minister of health has pledged to hire more health inspectors.4. Which of the following countries have not all proposed to offer women free removal of PIP implants?A. France, Germany, UK B. Germany, UK, CzechC. US, Germany, Czech D. Germany, France, Czech5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. There is a consensus on the EU regulation of medical devices in the European Union.B. All breast implant failure appears to be without identifiable health consequences.C. Tough new regulatory requirements could harm the EUs competitive advantage.D. The overall proportion of the implant failure is relatively high compared with others.1. It is easy to take a watch _, but difficult to put it back together.a. apart b. away c. down d. off 2. We greatly _ your timely help, without which we could not have accomplished the task in time.a. thank b. owe c. appreciate d. admire 3. The cause of the fire that broke out in the plant last night _ the workers neglect of duty.a. persists in b. consists in c. lies in d. results in 4. To obtain a satisfactory result, you must apply two _ of paint on a clean surface.a. levels b. coats c. times d. courses 5. Her father _ her for being too free with the soldiers.a. scolded b. accused c. charged d. complained 6. In order to buy a house, she had to obtain a _ from the bank.a. fund b. finance c. loan d. debt 7. He doesnt work but he gets a good _ from his investments.a. wage b. income c. earning d. salary 8. Water being _ on the mountains, we have built many reservoirs.a. hard b. difficult c. rare d. scarce 9. She was an _writer because she persuaded a lot of people to see the truth of her ideas.a. influential b. accurate c. versatile d. productive 10. Because I dont take any sugar in my tea, I _ to forget to offer it to other people.a. get b. like c. tend d. used 11. She had to _ her dress because she had lost weight.a. change b. modify c. alter d. shrink 12. We are _ our holiday pictures on to a screen so that lots of people can see them at the same time.a. reflecting b. casting c. throwing d. projecting 13. She _ over the choice between the two dresses, which she considered equally gooda. hesitated b. wavered c. reserved d. wandered 14. The firm is looking for a new _ for another branch office.a. spot b. point c. scene d. site 15. He _ the day when he could see his home again.a. looked forward b. longed for c. counted on d. figured out 16. Have you made up your mind yet_ where you are going to spend your holiday?a. so that b. such as c. as to d. in case 17. He said he was leaving the country _.a. f