中国地质大学（北京）继续教育学院 2014年05课程考试
《大学英语4》模拟题(补)
Part I Use of English
Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialog.
1. He is A about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. A. optimistic B. optional C. obvious D. outstanding 2. — Shall I take your luggage? — A
A. No, thanks. I can manage it. B. No, many thanks. I can do.
C. No, not necessary. Thank you anyway. D. No, you needn't. Thank you anyway. 3. — C
— Certainly! Do you have a reservation?
A. I'd like to rest here, please. B. I'd like to rent a room, please. C. I'd like to check in, please. D. I'd like to stay in, please.
4. It has been proposed that we B our decision until the next meeting. A. delayed B. delay C. can delay D. are to delay
5. A energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.
A. Accumulated B. Assembled C. Gathered D. Collected 6. — The camera is for my personal use. — D
A. Oh, you are rich. B. Really?
C. Are you honest? D. I'm afraid you'll have to pay duty on it. 7. — I'd like a room with an ocean view, please? — I'm sorry B .
A. Those rooms are all sold. B. Those rooms are all taken. C. Those rooms are all owned. D. Those rooms are all held. 8. — I'd like a double room for tonight. — C
— Yes. I called you last week from New York. My name is George Woods. A. Have you made an order? B. Have you paid beforehand? C. Do you have a reservation? D. Do you have an appointment? 9. — Will he have to be hospitalized? — A
A. No, he will recover soon. B. It will last long.
C. There is nothing wrong with him. D. He has a serious headache. 10. — Your passport, please, Miss. — A
A. One second, please. Here it is. B. Pardon. I do not catch your words. C. Oh, yes. I will be glad to. D. Sorry. Please wait. 11. — How long will you be staying in the United States? — B
A. I cannot tell you. B. Five days. C. For a while. D. It's difficult to decide. 12. — What is the interest rate for the savings account?
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— C
A. You'll have 6% rate per year. B. The rate is 6% per month.
C. It carries interest of 6%. D. It's interested at 6%
13. — Your library book is due next Thursday. If you want it for longer, you will have to renew it. — D
A. That's impossible. B. Can I keep it a little longer?
C. It doesn't matter at all. D. Thanks. I only need it for a few days. 14. — Could you tell me my balance? — B
A. It's confidential. B. Yes, sir. Your balance is RMB 34,000. C. Sorry, it's hard to say. D. It depends.
15. D he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment. A. As soon as B. As well as C. So far as D. As long as 16. — Can I apply for a library card? — A A. Of course. You can get it done at the front table. B. Sure. You can keep it up to a fortnight. C. Sorry. It is very much in demand. D. Certainly, but you have to renew it.
17. He found himself B on the ground when he woke up.
A. lie B. lying C. to lie D. laying 18.Bread and butter A liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be
19.The statistic figures in that report are not A . You should not refer to them. A. accurate B. delicate C. fixed D. rigid
20. You should have been more A with that customer; I'm sure that selling him the watch was possible.
A. patient B. confident C. popular D. rational
21. Since I could not see anything through the microscope, A my carefully adjustment, I gave up.
A. for all B. above all C. after all D. in all
22. If this kind of fish becomes D , future generations may never taste it at all.
A. minimum B. short C. seldom D. scarce
23. It is only when you nearly lose someone C fully conscious of how much you value them.
A. do you become B. the you become C. that you become D. have you become 24. A money, she is quite rich. However, this does not mean that she is happy. A. In terms of B. Concerning C. As to D. In the light of 25.The fox fell into the B that the hunters set for it.
A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle 26. Several problems have C recently over questions of pay. A. risen B. raised C. arisen D. aroused 27. The light was too dim for me to B her.
A. signify B. identify C. prescribe D. specify 28. He is a D boy because he was not afraid of fighting the bad man.
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A. damp B. delicate C. cruel D. bold 29. As we all know, houses are B to be at rest with respect to the earth but the earth itself is not motionless.
A. resumed B. assumed C. speculated D. consumed 30. Could you be more D about what you're looking for?
A. particular B. peculiar C. special D. specific 31. There were no C of forced entry into the house.
A. symbols B. signals C. signs D. symptoms
32.Ever since Picasso's paintings were on exhibition, there C large crowds at the museum every day.
A. is B. has been C. have been D. are
33. In some countries, D is called \does not really mean equal rights for all people.
A. which B. that C. who D. what
34. In education, the top B is always given to young people's academic performance. A. privilege B. priority C. principle D. profile
35.Without computers, we D the tremendous medical advancement of the last few decades. A. would not make B. will not have made C. could not make D. could not have made
36.When Susan and I C on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together.
A. compiled B. gathered C. collaborated D. joined 37. It is C impossible to live in society and be independent of it.
A. annually B. necessarily C. virtually D. significantly 38. It does not alter the fact that the man was C for the death of the little girl. A. ashamed B. guilty C. responsible D. obliged 39.Not until the year of 1954 made the capital of this country. B A. the city was B. was the city C. when the city was D. was when the city 40. — B — I cannot eat well and sleep well.
A. How is everything going on with you? B. What's the matter with you, madam? C. Are you feeling better now? D. What can I do for you? 41. — My back hurts sometimes. What's wrong with me? — C A. Let me take your temperature. B. You'd better drink more water. C. Lie down on the bed. Let me examine you. D. You must take some medicine.
42.The teacher, as well as all his students, A by the dancer's performance.
A. was impressed B.had impressed C. impressed D. were impressed 43. The company has just A its plans for the coming year, including the opening of new offices in Paris.
A. revealed B. exposed C. demonstrated D. displayed 44. — A
— Our minimum deposit for a savings account is 100 dollars. A. How much should I deposit at first? B. Is 100 dollars all right?
C. What is the least money I should put in the bank?
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D. What shall I do for the first deposit?
45. B it is said by authority, it still needs to be proved by experiments.
A. Now that B. Even if C. If only D. So long as 46. —Where is Tom? I can't find him anywhere.
—He A to the library to borrow some books.
A. must have gone B. must go C. can have gone D. may go 47. A to your belief that we shall fail, I am sure we shall succeed.
A. In contrast B. If only C. So as D. Except
48. When giving a speech to a large audience, you have to speak loud enough to make yourself
A .
A. heard B. hearing C. being heard D. to be heard 49. Purchasing the new production line will be a A deal for the company. A. profitable B. tremendous C. forceful D. favorite 50. B I like Carter personally, I don't think what he's doing is right. A. When B. While C. Until D. As 51. These pills will C you a good night's sleep.
A. sure B. insure C. ensure D. make sure 52.you say now cannot make up for what you have done. B
A. No matter what B. Whatever C. However D. That 53. I think the Red Team will win the final game; it's C that they will.
A. almost surely B. rather possibly C. very likely D. quite certainly 54. He didn't go to the party, but he does wish he A there.
A. had been B. has been C. would have been D. would be 55. The goals B he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him. A. after which B. for which C. with which D. at which 56. — How did you find your chemistry test? — C A. Not likely. B. Very good. C. It was a piece of cake for me. D. I took it yesterday. 57. — How long can I keep these out? — B A. No more than five. B. Two weeks.
C. It's due anytime. D. You will be fined every day they are overdue. 58. — Excuse me, I'd like to have this book renewed. — C A. That's right. Just do it.
B. It is about traveling around the world.
C. I'm sorry, but the book is three days overdue. You will have to pay the fine. D. You borrowed it two months ago. 59. — What would you like to have? — C A. I'm full now. B. Yes, please. C. Two ice creams, please. D. Nothing else. 60.The war was to have a A effect on all our lives.
A. profound B. prolong C. promising D. progressing 61. — Hello, how are you? I heard you were sick. — D A. I'm healthy. B. I've been always worried.
C. Never mind. D. That was my brother. I've never felt better.
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62. His poor health A him to resign from his job.
A. compelled B. treasured C. transplanted D. trimmed 63. He was in a hurry and left things in a real C .
A. mixture B. confusion C. mess D. mass
64. I must look guilty. They always stop me at the customs and D my bag. A. go at B. go beyond C. go on D. go through 65. He said that they were B to failure because they lacked people's support. A. deemed B. doomed C. determined D. designed
Part II Structure
Directions: For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D Choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage.
1. Each human being is born as something new, 1 that never existed before. He is born with 2 he needs to win at life. Each person in his own way can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Each has his own unique 3 —his capabilities and limitations. Each can be a significant, aware, and creatively 4 person in his own right—a winner.
The words \ 5 a person as a winner, we do not mean one 6 beats the other guy by winning against him and make him lose. To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being trustworthy, responsive, and genuine, 7 as an individual and as a member of community.
A loser is one who fails to respond authentically. Martin Buber 8 this idea as he retells an old story of a rabbi who on his dying bed sees himself as a loser. The rabbi laments that, in the
world to come, he will not be asked why he wasn't Moses; he will be asked why he wasn't 9 .
Few people are one hundred percent winners or one hundred percent losers. It's a 10 of degree. However, once a person is on the road to being a winner, his chances are then greater for becoming even more.
1. A. everything B. anything C. something D. thing 2. A. that B. what C. which D. how 3. A. possibilities B. chances C. potential D. energy 4. A. produce B. productive C. product D. productivity 5. A. as B. to C. for D. on 6. A. what B. those C. which D. who 7. A. all B. both C. which D. each 8. A. takes B. tells C. speaks D. expresses 9. A. his B. him C. himself D. self 10. A. matter B. case C. thing D. something
参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
2. How much sleep does a person need? 11 the physiological bases of the need for sleep remain conjectural (猜想的), making conclusive answers 12 this question impossible, much evidence has been gathered 13 how much sleep people in fact obtain. Perhaps the most important conclusion to be drawn from this evidence is that there is great variability among individuals in total sleep time. For 14 , anything between six and nine hours of sleep as a nightly average is not unusual, and 7.5 hours probably best expresses the norm. Such norms, of
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