大英四期末模拟题

1、 北大英语期末模拟题目 【答案见后面】一Part I Vocabulary【词汇语法复习】Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I.People do not think it

2、 fair for the lower paid to pay a large amount of their earnings in tax compared with those in the higher income.A) rankB) category C) bracketD) typeIf there is one factor that really will to your life, it will be applyingself-control before carrying out any actions.A) have a sense B) set a boundary

3、 C) take a crack D)make a differenceSince the persistence of poverty in the area has received more public attention, every is being made to tackle the problem.A) endeavor B) job C) means D) measureIf candidates responses do not tell you what you need to know, then your initial question with a more s

4、pecific one.A). make up B) take up C) follow up D) set upIn the early 1970s some of these movements began to or were suppressed, but others continued to flourish.A) decline B) decrease C) descend D) decayHaving taken a brief view of the history of democracy, it is time to return to the question of d

5、efinition, which a historical should help to clarify.A) prediction B) perspective C) perception D) pointThe aim of the business leader must be to be the best, for only the best can control their own and achieve the sort of rewards that are sought for themselvesand their people.A) futureB) luckC) for

6、tuneD) destinyThough self-discipline the student will learn to his ego; ultimately hewill not feel the need to prove his worth, either to himself or to others.A) discover B) emerge C) submerge D) recoverMuch work has been children s understanding of how a person s beliefs determine that person s act

7、ions, but less is known about their of the role of motivationin action.A) cincernB) consciousness C) confusion D) conceptionThe child must learn at a very early age that if he is to grow up and be happy, he must behave rules and regulations.A) in terns of B) in the light of C) in accordance with D)

8、in relation toAlthough politicians tended to steer clear of acknowledging this aspect of policy too publicly, in their more moments they admitted that this cure forinflation would lead to a rise in unemployment.A) cannyB) candid C) plainD) unbiasedUnder these Acts, employers and those who provide go

9、ods, facilities and services to the public a civial offence if they do not procide men and women withthe same opportunities and services.A) accomplish B) conduct C) cimmit D) performEveryone who work with Laura agrees that, as a fashion editor, she has a sure about forecasting trends, a canny feel f

10、or coordinating colour and fabric that is incariably right.A) tendency B) impulse C) insighr D) unstunctTo ensure a more appropriate across the states of prodcution andprices, the treaty schedule called for a five-year transitional period.A) contribution B) retribution C) distribution D)attributionI

11、t is obvious thathistorical perspectives one to give due weight tothe passage of time and the precailing economic and social conditions.A) arouseB) provkeC) obligate D) obligeOne feature of dolphin is that because of the ability of sound wves topenetrate objects, tge animal can listen an dsee throug

12、h things.A) perception B) conception C) concept D) deceptionHe died at eighty, after a full of the retired leisure for which he had sofrequently sighed, both publicly and pricately.A) stringB) scaleC) range D)spanThe book was stuffed with interminable quotations from academicswho seemed to bb in the

13、 vanguard of the deconstruction movement.A) obsureB) obsolete C) obsrinate D) obsessiveFollowing the primary attack there may be no further episodes, or the disease may over a long period, in some cases several years.A) ariseB) multiply C)recurD) incurThe scientifiic evidence may be lacking, but the

14、re is a colossal body of evidence in favor of this mysterious human capacity.A) anecditak B) statustucal C) incidental D) essentialPart II Reading Course 【泛读复习】Directions: Choose the answer that best completes the sentence or answers the question according to the texts you have read in Reading Cours

15、e 4. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet I.I am sure that all of you know some people who have yielded to Acedia. They are the dampers the wet blanketsof life. (Lesson 8. The Deadliest of the Sins The underlined words actually refer to all of the following except those who .lack enthus

16、iasm in everything they dotake a sly pleasure in the failure of othersallow every enthusiasm to run away with themoften point out coldly the weaknesses in their friendsAnd to tell the ghosts what I have always thought: that American history was a very classy party that was not much fun until they ar

17、rived, brought the good food, turned up the music, and taught everyone to dance( Lesson 10. More than Just a Shrine: Paying Homage to the Ghosts of Ellis Island )The author compare American history to a very classy party to suggest that.the immigrants have contributed more to USA than othersAmerican

18、 hisotry is, so to speak, the history of immigrationa land of immigrants develops faster than one without immigrantsboth settlers and immigrants have contributed to the culture of USAWhen Clark was ranked as second lieutenant but Lewis as lieutenant, they never told their men and treated each other

19、as equals placing them among the few effective co-CEOs in organizational history. (Lesson 11. Leading Men) Which of the following does NOT support the above statement?Clark treated the interpreters wife warmly while Lewis was aloof.Lewis and Clark apportioned their operating responsibilities.Clark c

20、leaned and dressed Lewi swounds every day.Lewis and Clark got along well from the start.There s precious little genuine altruism in the world. There are professional altruists, it s true nurses, social workers, all these so-called“helping professions” but they get paid to dispense their services; as

21、 for governmental largess, ask any welfare recipient whether its given freely or grudgingly. (Lesson 15: The Gift of Gift-giving )From this part of the text, we can infer thatthe author is a real professional altruistno welfare recipient gets the largess freelythe author would like to be a social wo

22、rkeraltruists can be found in many professionsWe live in tension between the possibility of altruism and the reality of egoism. (Lesson 15. The Gift of Gift-giving )What is the author s opinion about altruism and egoism?Even professional altruists get paid for their work, so there s no real altruism

23、.The western belief of giving spontaneously should be ones ideal pursuit.We get accustomed to making an altruistic living in the world of egoism.People may give while spontaneously expecting reward when they give.He was not a recluse, or a stylite or a beatnik. He was a missionary. His life s aim wa

24、s clear to him: it was “to restamp the currency”. (Lesson 18. Diogenes and Alexander)Diogenes aim in life was to convert as many people to Cynicism as possibleto teach people what real life should be by exampleto instill correct moral principles in people s mindsto advocate a positive attitude to we

25、alth in the societyWith that generosity which Aristotle had taught him was a quality of the truly magnanimous man, Alexander determined to call upon Diogenes. (Lesson 18. Diogenes and Alexander)Alexander visited Diogenes becausehe felt like visiting Diogenes as a result of his educationhe wanted to

26、demonstrate his generosity to his peoplehe respected diogenes and understood his Cynicismhe would like to be a good pupil of Aristotle sThere is a massive grade inflation of such public praise, akind of halo effect around celebrity that results in a society-wide giving of praise where praise is not

27、due. (Lesson 21. In Praise of flattery)The author thinks that public praiseserves as a tool of social advancementmakes the society admire the celebritiescheapens the value of flattery in generalis a device for people to realize their valueBecause the science itself had not developed to the point where even a Newton could see the