大学英语四级考试试题真题-(13)全文

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm(火器)fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone."TheConstitution,"saidtheassociation'sspokesman,"giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn'tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.""Don'tyouthinkit'sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?""TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse(导火索)separatelyinadrawer.""Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody."Thespokesmansaid,"Hydrogenbombsdon'tkillpeople-peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they'regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin.""ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder(侵入者)""Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns."26.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto

.

A)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome

B)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon

C)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon

D)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb27.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegrounds

that

A)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals

B)people'sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweapon

C)mostpeopledon'tknowhowtohandletheweapon

D)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer28.Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthespokesmanmeansthatit

.

A)cankillthoseenteringothers'housesbyforce

B)willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswell

C)willfrightenawayanypossibleintruders

D)canshowthespecialstatusofitsowners29.Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownershipofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat

.

A)thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis

B)thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpensestremendously

C)poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseoftheweapon

D)theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulforthelessprivilegedtoovercome30.Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris

.

A)notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombs

B)concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweapons

C)doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomeforsafety

D)unhappywiththosewhovoteagainsttheownershipofH-bombs

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;

,itisveryexpensive.

A)orelse

C)onthecontrary

B)inshort

D)ontheotherhand32.Firstpublishedin1927,thechartsremainan

sourceforresearchers.

A)intelligent

C)inevitable

B)indispensable

D)identical33.Youshouldtryto

yourambitionandbemorerealistic.

A)restrain

C)reserve

B)retain

D)replace34.Thereisa

ofimpatienceinthetoneofhisvoice.

A)dot

C)notion

B)hint

D)phrase35.Desertsandhighmountainshavealwaysbeena

tothemovementofpeoplefromplacetoplace.

A)jam

C)fence

B)barrier

D)prevention36.Joeisnotgoodatsports,butwhenit

mathematics,heisthebestintheclass.

A)comesupto

C)comesto

B)comesaroundto

D)comesonto37.Please

dictionarieswhenyouarenotsureofwordspellingormeaning.

A)search

C)inquire

B)seek

D)consult38.Criticsbelievethatthecontroloftelevisionbymassadvertisinghas

thequalityoftheprograms.

A)affected

C)lessened

B)effected

D)declined39.Shekeepsasupplyofcandlesinthehouseincaseofpower

.

A)drop

C)failure

B)lack

D)absence40.Formorethan20years,we'vebeensupportingeducationalprograms

thatfromkindergartenstocolleges.

A)spread

C)move

B)shift

D)range

41.Iwasso

intoday'shistorylesson.Ididn’tunderstandathing.

A)confused

C)amused

B)neglected

D)amazed42.Imustcongratulateyou

theexcellentdesignofthenewbridge.

A)with

C)on

B)at

D)of43.Nowthatspringishere,youcan

thesefurcoatstillyouneedthemagainnextwinter.

A)putover

C)putdown

B)putoff

D)putaway

44.Iwentalongthinkingofnothing

onlylookingatthingsaroundme.

A)inbrief

C)inharmony

B)indoubt

D)inparticular45.Inordertomakethingsconvenientforthepeople,thedepartmentisplanningtosetupsome

shopsintheresidentialarea.

A)flowing

C)drifting

B)mobile

D)Unstable46.Thelecturewhichlastedaboutthreehourswasso

thattheaudiencecouldn'thelpyawning.

A)tedious

C)bored

B)clumsy

D)tired47.It

youtoatleast50%offtheregularpriceofeitherframesorlenseswhenyoubuy

both.

A)credits

C)presents

B)entitles

D)tips48.Whencarbonisaddedtoironinproper

theresultissteel.

A)rates

C)proportions

B)densities

D)thicknesses49.Thereisafully

healthcenteronthegroundfloorofthemainofficebuilding.

A)equipped

C)provided

B)projected

D)installed

50.Nancyisonlyasortof

ofherhusband'sopinionandhasnoideasofherown.

A)shadow

C)reproduction

B)sample

D)echo51.Mr.Smithsays:"Themediaareverygoodatsensingamoodandthen

it."

A)exaggerating

C)widening

B)overtaking

D)enlarging52.The

atthemilitaryacademyissorigidthatstudentscanhardlybearit.

A)confinement

C)discipline

B)convention

D)principle53.Doctorswarnedagainstchewingtobaccoasa

forsmoking.

A)succession

C)revival

B)substitute

D)relief54.Itwasthefirsttimethatsucha

hadtobetakenataBritishnuclearpowerstation.

A)presentation

C)prediction

B)preparation

D)precaution55.Theboardofthecompanyhasdecidedto

itsoperationstoincludeallaspectsoftheclothingbusiness.

A)multiply

C)lengthen

B)stretch

D)expand56.Thetestresultsarebeyond

;theyhavebeenrepeatedinlabsallovertheworld.

A)conflict

C)bargain

B)dispute

D)negotiation57.Thegroupoftechniciansareengagedinastudywhich

allaspectsofurbanplanning.

A)embraces

C)inserts

B)performs

D)grips58.

thathewasn'thappywiththearrangements,Itriedtobookadifferenthotel.

A)Puzzling

C)Perceiving

B)Penetrating

D)Preserving59.Hisbusiness,wasverysuccessful,butitwasatthe

ofhisfamilylife.

A)exhaustion

C)credit

B)consumption

D)expense60.Atyesterday'sparty,Elizabeth'sboyfriendamusedusby

CharlieChaplin.

A)modeling

C)following

B)imitating

D)copying

PartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

HistorianstendtotellthesamejokewhentheyaredescribinghistoryeducationinAmerica.It'stheone

61

theteacherstandingintheschoolroomdoor

62

goodbyetostudentsforthesummerandcalling

63

them,"Bytheway,wewonWorldWarII."

Theproblemwiththejoke,ofcourse,isthatit's

64

funny.Therecentsurveyson

65illiteracy(无知)arebeginningtonumb(令人震惊):nearlyonethirdofAmerican17-year-oldscannoteven

66

whichcountriestheUnitedStates

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againstinthatwar.Onethirdhaveno

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whentheDeclarationofIndependencewas

69

.OnethirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly

70

theCivilWarbetween1850and1900.

71

whentheygettheanswersright,someare

72

guessing.

Unlikemathorscience,ignoranceofhistorycannotbe

73

connectedtolossofinternational

74

.Butitdoesaffectourfuture

75

ademocraticnationandasindividuals.

The

76

newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement

77

whatiswrongwiththe78

ofhistoryandwhatneedstobe

79

tofixit.Thestepsaretentative(尝试性的)

80

yettobefeltinmostclassrooms.61.A)in

B)by

C)for

D)about62.A)waving

B)nodding

C)shaking

D)speaking63.A)in

B)up

C)after

D)for

64.A)not

B)too

C)so

D)rarely65.A)politicalB)cultural

C)educational

D)historical66.A)convey

B)identify

C)acknowledge

D)distinguish67.A)struck

B)attacked

C)fought

D)defeated68.A)doubt

B)idea

C)reason

D)sense69.A)signed

B)edited

C)marked

D)printed70.A)get

B)judge

C)place

D)lock71.A)Thus

B)So

C)Though

D)Even72.A)just

B)ever

C)still

D)hardly73.A)shortly

B)directly

C)exclusively

D)practically74.A)communityB)commitmentC)comprehension

D)competitiveness75.A)with

B)for

C)as

D)of76.A)good

B)fine

C)surprising

D)nice77.A)of

B)to

C)on

D)with78.A)coaching

B)teaching

C)consulting

D)instructing79.A)dealt

B)done

C)met

D)reached80.A)and

B)or

C)as

D)therefore

PartV

Writing

(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledABriefIntroductiontoaTouristAttraction.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtothefollowingguidelines:Yourrole:atourguideYouraudience:agroupofforeigntouristsYourintroductionshouldinclude:●somewelcomingwords●theschedulefortheday●adescriptionoftheplacethetouristswillbevisiting(e.g.ascenicspotorahistoricalsite,etc.)Abriefintroductiontoatouristattraction

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