2021大学英语四级考试模拟试题

2021大学英语四级考试模拟试题

卷面总分：120分答题时间：120分钟试卷题量：20题练习次数：

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一、单选题（共10题，共20分）

1.

,themostcontroversialcandidateintheelectioncampaign,he

hasbeenstronglycriticizedforhiscrudecommentsaboutwomen.

•A.Questionably

•B.Arguably

•C.Contentiously

•D.Debatably

ABCD

正确答案：B

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2.

She'swornhisdesignsonoccasionsfromredcarpetstomovie

premieres.

•A.countless

B.countable

C.numerical

0.numeral

ABCD

正确答案：A

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3.

Theschoolisgoingthemiletocreatethenextgenerationof

sportingstarsthankstoitsuniquedevelopmentprogram.

A.final

B.further

C.supplementary

D.extra

ABCD

正确答案：D

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4.

Thecelebritysaysincourtpapersshe"hasnoofgivingany

authorizationtoanyonetoproceedwithadivorce."

A.recommendation

B.recording

C.recollection

0.recognition

ABCD

正确答案：C

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5.

Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneedandshewouldhave

beenimmenselyproudofwhathasbeenachievedtheselast20years.

Theitalicizedpartinthesentenceexpresses.

A.ahypothesis

B.asuggestion

C.acontradiction

D.asurprise

ABCD

正确答案：A

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6.

LastMarchtheofa19thcenturycargoshipwasfoundbyan

underwaterarchaeologicalteam.

•A.debris

•B.ruins

•C.remains

•D.wreck

ABCD

正确答案：D

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7.

Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlytolearnthatGabrielhadremoved

hernamefromthedeed.Theinfinitiveverbphrase“onlytolearn"is

used.

•A.toexpressanintendedpurpose

•B.toindicateahighdegreeofpossibility

•C.torevealanundesirableconsequence

•D.todramatizeastatedfact

ABCD

正确答案：C

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8.

Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,as

killingandmaiming_.

•A.war

•B.arewar

•C.ofwar

•D.areofwar

ABCD

正确答案：D

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9.

Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardanda

viewofmountainsbehindtheappleorchard.

・A.bluehazyVirginia

・B.hazyblueVirginia

・C.Virginiahazyblue

•D.Virginiabluehazy

ABCD

正确答案：B

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10.

U.S.Newsrankingsofcollegessince1983.Theyareavery

popularresourceforstudentslookingtoapplytouniversitycampus.

•A.maintains

•B.ismaintaining

•C.maintained

•D.hasbeenmaintaining

ABCD

正确答案：D

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二、问答题(共10题，共100分)

11.

PartIVTranslation

Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliar

signsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.(PassageFour)

正确答案：

文化震撼是由于社会交往过程中失去了所有本来熟悉的标记和符号引起焦虑而产生

的。

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12.

PartIVTranslation

Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthat

moreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal.(PassageTwo)

正确答案：

由于铝的资源几乎是无止境的，我们可预计对这种多用途的金属将会发挥越来越多

的用途。

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13.

PartIIICloze

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearefourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestfitsintothe

passageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.The

firstisthesortofbrainheisborn61.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,

62beingmorecapablethanothers.63nomatterhowgoodabrainhe

hastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence64he

hasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat65tothe

individual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbrought66.Ifan

individualishandicapped（受阻碍）67,itislikelythathisbrainwill68to

developandhewill69attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheis70.

Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual's

intelligencecanbe71bythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,Peterand

John.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,and

theyareplacedin72foster（寄养）homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsof

lowintelligenceinan73communitywithpooreducational74.John,75,

waseducatedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohasbeentocollege.

Thisenvironmental76continueduntilthetwinswere77theirlateteens,

78theyweregiventeststo79theirintelligence.John'sLQ.（智商）was

125,twenty-fivepointshigherthanthe80andfullyfortypointshigher

thanhisidenticalbrother.

61.A.forB.byC.withD.in

62.A.mostB.someC.manyD.few

63.A.ButB.ForC.StillD.And

64.A.ifB.thoughtC.asD.unless

65.A.refersB.appliesC.happensD.concerns

66.A.aboutB.upC.forwardD.forth

67.A.relativelyB.intelligentlyC.regularlyD.environmentally

68.A.failB.helpC.manageD.stop

69.A.everB.neverC.evenD.nearly

70.A.ableB.capableC.availableD.acceptable

71.A.demonstratedB.deniedC.neglectedD.ignored

72.A.separateB.similarC.remoteD.individual

73.A.omittedB.isolatedC.enclosedD.occupied

74.A.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.capacitiesD.responsibilities

75.A.moreoverB.consequentlyC.thenD.however

76.A.exceptionB.divisionC.differenceD.alteration

77.A.inB.byC.atC.for

78.A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.because

79.A.estimateB.countC.decideD.measure

80.A.averageB.commonC.usualD.ordinary

正确答案：

61-65CBADC

66-70BDABB

71-75AABBD

76-80CACDA

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14.

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease（职业病）forpeoplewhohave

beensuddenlytransplantedabroad.

Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliar

signsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:

whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenmeetpeople,whenandhow

togivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuse

invitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,

whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,orcustoms,are

acquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartof

ourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofus

dependonhundredsofthesesignsforourpeaceofmindand

day-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarrymostatthelevelofconscious

awareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthese

familiarsignsareremoved.Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgood

willyoumaybeaseriesofsupportshavebeenknockedfromunderyou,

followedbyafeelingoffrustration.Whensufferingfromcultureshock

peoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcauseddiscomfort.Thewaysof

thehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.When

foreignersinastrangelandgettogetherincomplainaboutthehost

countryitspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromculture

shock.

16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis.

A.anoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeopleB.mayleadtoveryserious

symptoms

C.actuallynotadiseaseD.incurable

17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultfrom.

A.thesuddenchangeofsocialatmosphereandcustoms

B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits

C.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsymbols

D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner

18.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbeasymptomofcultureshock?

A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude.

B.Youdon,tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.

C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.

D.Youdon,tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs.

19.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldapersonwhostaysabroad

mostprobablyreactwhenheisfrustratedbythecultureshock?

A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.

B.Heisreallytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenew

environment.

C.Althoughhetakestheculturedifferenceforgranted,hestilldoesn't

knowhowtodowithit.

D.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.

20.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease

B.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginastrangeculture

C.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptoms

D.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting

正确答案：

CACCB

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15.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,

itwassodifficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatits

pricewashigherthanthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanew

processwasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricity

approximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwasso

muchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,one

ofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans.

Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferent

forms.Bymixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenableto

produceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbut

weighonlyonethirdasmuch.

Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmost

importantuseisintransportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineof

automobiles,inthehullsofboats.Itisalsousedinmanypartsof

airplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus“planeswouldprobablyneverhave

beenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterin

weightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededto

movethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuilding

industryinsomecountries.

Sincealuminumissuchaversatile（多用的）metal,itisfortunatethat

bauxite（铝土矿）,whichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth'

smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmost

inexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundfor

thisversatilemetal.

6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscovereda

newrefiningprocesswiththeaidof.

A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity

7.Aluminumis.

A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms

B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

D.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasyto

becomerusty

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation.

B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.

C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry.

D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform.

9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof.

A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid

10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?

A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessof

aluminum.

C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.

正确答案：

DCDBA

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16.

PartVWriting

Directions:Inthispart,youarerequiredtowriteanessayaboutWhat

MakesaGoodUniversity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbase

yourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1、选择好的大学很重要；

2、在我看来，好的大学应该是……

正确答案：

WhatMakesaGoodUniversity

Everyoneiscautiousaboutchoosingagooduniversitytoreceivehigher

educationbecausestudyingatagooduniversitymaybeaturningpointin

yourlifeandbringyouabrilliantcareerinthefuture.Butdoyouhavea

clearideaaboutwhatagooduniversityis?

Inmyopinion,therearesomecriticalfactorscontributingtoagood

university.Firstofall,thevitaloneliesinthemottoandmissionofa

university.AsYaleUniversity,smissionistotrainforpublicservice,agood

mottoormissionletsauniversityanditsstudentsbeabletoreach

somethingtangibleandleadsthemtothewaytosuccess.Secondly,

academicatmosphereisofgreatimportanceaswell.Agooduniversity

shouldhaveagreatacademicatmospheresothatitsstudentsare

enthusiastictoinvolvethemselvesinagroupbrainstormingandlearnfrom

eachother.Whatsmore,itsalsoabsolutelynecessarytohaveexcellent

teachingstaffandfacilities.Learnedtutorscangiveahadtosmooth

students1roadtosuccessandstudentscantakepartinvariousinteresting

extracurricularactivitieswiththehelpofwell-equippedfacilities.Onlyinthis

waycantheyachievetheirwell-roundeddevelopment.

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17.

PartIVTranslation

Onehorseormulewasrequiredtosupportfourhumanbeingsaratio

thatremainedalmostconstantformanydecades.(PassageFour)

正确答案：

每四人需要一匹马或骡子，这个比率几十年来几乎是一成不变的。

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18.

PartIVTranslation

Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.They

representedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,and

native-speakingstudents.(PassageTwo)

正确答案：

他的实验对象是75名大学生。他们的英语能力代表了各种水平层次：初始级、中

级、以母语为英语。

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19.

PartIIICloze

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearefourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestfitsintothe

passageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

In1982,MarkThatcher,thesonofMrs.Thatcherwasreported61inthe

SaharaDesertwhilecompetingintheGrandPrixmotorracefromParis

toDakar.Thissadnews,so62,shooktheusuallycalmandunperturbed

seasonedpolitician63herbalance.Thoughshedidherbesttopretend

asif64hadhappenedandmadeherpublicappearancesasusual,people

couldnot65tonoticethatshewasnolongertheold66primeminister

whoalwayshadeverything67control.68shehadbecomeaverysad

motherwhowasunabletorecoverfromhershock.

Oneday,whenshewastospeakataluncheonparty,areportercaught

her69herguardby70upthesubjectofhermissingsonagain.Shewas

totallymentally71forthequestionandlostherselfcontrol.Tearswere

rollingdownhereyesasshesobbinglytoldthereporterthatthere72

stillnonewsofMarkandthatshewasveryworriedabouthim.Shesaid

thatallthecountries73hadpromisedtodotheirbesttohelpherfind

herson.74thatshebrokedowncompletelyandsobbedsilentlyforquite

awhile.Graduallyshe75downandstartedtospeakas76.itwasavery

movingscenewhich77anewsideofMrs.Thatcher'scharacterthe

publicdonotusuallysee,78peoplebegantotalkabouttheIronWoman,

smaternallove,asentimentthatis79toallhumankind.

LaterMarkreturned80andsoundtohismother,sside,good-humored

andallsmilesasusual,asifnothingunusualhadeverhappened.The

IronWoman,however,brokedownagainaswassobbingforthesecond

time.

61.A.missingB.missedC.wantingD.wanted

62.A.expectedB.expectingC.unexpectedD.unexpecting

63.A.withB.onC.outD.off

64.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

65.A.missB.failC.pretendD.expect

66.A.reassuredB.self-assuredC.assuringD.self-assuring

67.A.forB.beneathC.belowD.under

68.A.InsteadB.howeverC.ThereforeD.So

69.A.intoB.outofC.onD.off

70.A.puttingB.bringingC.takingD.giving

71.A.readyB.preparedC.unpreparedD.unexpected

72.A.wasB.wereC.shouldbeD.wouldbe

73.A.concerningB.concernedC.worryingD.worried

74.A.AtB.BeforeC.AfterD.With

75.A.satB.brokeC.calmedD.became

76.A.plannedB.planningC.plansD.aplan

77.A.explainedB.exposedC.excludedD.exclaimed

78.A.howeverB.insteadC.soD.but

79.A.universalB.uniqueC.singleD.strange

80.A.safeB.safelyC.sightD.hearing

正确答案：

61-65ACDCB

66-70BDADB

71-75CABDC

76-80ABCAA

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20.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thecowboyistheheroofmanymovies,.Heis,eventoday,asymbolof

courageandadventure.Butwhatwasthelifeofthecowboyreallylike?

Thecowboy*sjobisclearfromthewordcowboy.Cowboyweremen

whotookcareofcowsandothercattle.ThecattlewereintheWestand

inTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeefthesecattle.Trains

couldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrai