专四考试模拟题五

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英语专业四级考试模拟题5

PART II CLOZE

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in

the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank.

Television —— that most pervasive and persuasive of modern (26)____, marked by rapid

change and growth —— is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and

versatility, which (27)____ to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic (28)____, made

possible by the (29)____of television and computer sciences. The word "television," (30)____

from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can (31)____ be interpreted as sight

from a distance. Very simply (32)____, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of

electronics, television provides the (33)____ of converting an image into electronic impulses,

which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when (34)____ into a receiver

(television set), can (35)____ be electronically reconstituted into that same image. Television is

more than just an electronics system, however. It is (36)____ of expression, as well as a (37)____

for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reading other human beings. The

field of television can be divided into two (38)____ determined by its means of transmission. First,

there is broadcast television, which teaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission

of television (39)____. Second, there is nonbroadcast television, which provides (40)____ the

needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.

26. A) techniques B) skills C) developments D) technologies

27. A) suggests B) promises C) appears D) pledges

28. A) evolution B) innovation C) transformation D) revolution

29. A) marriage B) synthesis C) association D) unification

30. A) came B) stemmed C) derived D) resulted

31. A) accurately B) precisely C) exactly D) literally

32. A) said B) put C) expressed D) described

33. A) capability B) competence C) ability D) proficiency

34. A) feeding B) having fed C) feed D) fed

35. A) then B) now C) later D) shortly

36. A) a mean B) a means C) mean D) means

37. A) channel B) apparatus C) vehicle D) mechanism

38. A) classes B) sections C) categories D) groups

39. A) signals B) signs C) images D) pictures

40. A) for B) with C) to D) on

PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices

marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.

41. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ____ of it?

A) gather

B) make

C) get

D) feel

42. Now that we've identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of ____.

A) action

B) progress

C) solution

D) development

43. Since the couple couldn't ____ their difference, they decided to get a divorce.

A) reconcile

B) identify

C) adjust

D) coincide

44. We attended a ____ of the new manufacturing process.

A) demonstration

B) display

C) showing

D) manifestation

45. How many people do you think his car would ____?

A) occupy

B) hold

C) fit

D) load

46. It never ____ my mind that he might refuse the request.

A) passed

B) filled

C) crossed

D) occurred

47. People become less ____ to new ideas as they grow older.

A) receptive

B) available

C) attentive

D) attractive

48. Is he really ____ to judge a brass band contest?

A) competent

B) skillful

C) capable

D) efficient

49. The new airport will be ____ from all directions.

A) available

B) accessible

C) obtainable

D) achievable

50. The team's recent wins have now ____ them for the semi-finals.

A) fitted

B) promoted

C) qualified

D) selected

51. For parents, one of the problems ____ by rising prices is the continual demand for more

pocket money.

A) given

B) posed

C) provided

D) forced

52. The police managed to ____ down the owner of the car.

A) trace

B) track

C) search

D) pursue

53. The party's reduced vote was ____ of lack of support for its polices.

A) indicative

B) confirming

C) revealing

D) evidence

54. The football match was televised ____ from the Workers' Stadium.

A) alive

B) life

C) live

D) lively

55. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better ____ her first solution.

A) to

B) than

C) from

D) of

56. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, ____ good all the other ideas might

be.

A) whatever

B) though

C) whatsoever

D) however

57. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to the

body.

A) the greater the stress

B) the stress is greater

C) greater the stress is

D) greater is the stress

58. That's your sister, ____?

A) isn't it

B) isn't that

C) isn't she

D) aren't you

59. It's high time we ____ a rest.

A) have

B) had

C) are having

D) should have

60. If you ____, you'd better go outside in the fresh air.

A) faint

B) have fainted

C) are going to faint

D) will faint

61. I don't know ____.

A) why do this

B) why to do this

C) why doing this

D) why we ought to do this

62. The man over there is ____ our principal.

A) no other but

B) no other than

C) no one than

D) none other than

63. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ____ very young.

A) having been trained

B) trained

C) to be trained

D) being trained

64. —— When can we come to visit you? —— Any time you feel ____.

A) for it

B) to it

C) like it

D) so

65. His honesty is ____: nobody can doubt it.

A) in question

B) out of the question

C) beside the question

D) without question

PART IV READING COMPREHENSION

In this section there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements,

each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the

correct answer.

Text A

A Wise Man He was a funny looking man with a cheerful face and a good-natured talker. He

was described by his student, the great philosopher, as "the best and most just and wisest man."

Yet, this same man was condemned to death for his beliefs. The man was the Greek philosopher,

Socrates, and he was condemned for not believing in the recognized god and for corrupting young

people. The second charge stemmed from his association with numerous young men who came to

Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him. Socrates method of teaching was ask

question and, by pretending not to know the answers, to press his students into thinking for

themselves. His teachings had influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word. Socrates

encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the conservative

people. They wanted him silenced. Yet, many were probably surprised that he accepted death so

readily. Socrates had the right to ask for a lesser penalty, and he probably could have won over

enough of the people who had previously condemned him. But Socrates, as a firm believer in law,

reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So, he calmly accepted his fate and

drank a cup of poison hemlock in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students.

66. In the first paragraph, the word yet is used to introduce _____.

A) contrast.

B) a sequence.

C) emphasis.

D) an example.

67. Socrates was condemned to death because he _____.

A) firmly believed in law.

B) was a philosopher.

C) published outspoken articles.

D) advocated original opinions.

68. By mentioning that Socrates himself never wrote anything, the writer implies that _____.

A) it was surprising that Socrates was so famous.

B) Socrates was not so learned as he is reputed to have been.

C) Socrates used the work of his students in teaching.

D) that authorities refused to publish Socrates' works.

69. Socrates accepted the death penalty to show _____.

A) his belief in his students.

B) his contempt for conservatives.

C) his recognition of the legal system.

D) that he was not afraid of death.

Text B

In English, along a stretch of the north-east coast which gently curves from Northumberland

to the estuary of the river Tees, there was a spot, typical of many on that coast, where sea-coal

collected richly and effortlessly. This coal was a coarse powder, clean and brilliant. It seemed to

bear little resemblance to the large, filthy lumps put onto the fire. Although it was coal, it was

perfectly clean and it was silently deposited at high tide in a glittering carpet a kilometer long for

the local community to gather up. The great needed for sea-coaling expeditions was a curious and

traditionally proven assortment which never varied from community to community along the

entire north-east coastline. Sacks were essential to put the coal in, and string to tie the neck of each

sack when it was full. A wooden rake was used to scrape the coal from the beach. The only

alternative to the rake was a flat piece of board held in the hand. A flat, broad shovel to lift the

raked coal into the bags, completed the portable hardware. But the most crucial item of equipment

was a bicycle, a special kind of rusty, stripped-down model which was the symbol of the

sea-coaling craft. A ladys bike was no good because it lacked a crossbar, and that was an essential

element in transporting sea-coal. One full sack could be slung through the triangular frame of a

mans bike, another over the crossbar and, sometime, even a third on top of that. The beauty of the

metal bar against the full, wet sacks forced excess water out of the coal while it was being

wheeled home. On a good day, the path to the beach was generally a double snail track of water

that had been forced from each end of a trail of coal sacks.

70. The difference between the two types of coal was that sea coal _____.

A) burnt better.

B) was cheaper.

C) was more finely-grained.

D) came in big pieces.

71. Certain equipment was used because _____.

A) the people were very traditional.

B) it could be made by the communities.

C) it had proved to be practical.

D) the communities had curious habits.

72. To carry three sacks of coal on a bicycle it was necessary to _____.

A) put one of them on the saddle.

B) balance them all on the crossbar.

C) balance two on the crossbar.

D) remove the excess liquid.

73. By using the bicycle _____.

A) the collection could ride home.

B) coal could be moved easily over the sand.

C) the collection could sell more coal.

D) excess liquid could be removed.

Text C

When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men

such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Pablo Picasso, i.e., great artists, inventors and

scientists —— a select and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius. The

tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few

disregards the creative and imaginative aspects inherent in the solution of many of the tasks we

regularly have to face —— the discovery and development of new method and techniques, the

improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products. Everyone has creative ability to

some extent. Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem and then finding a solution

along new and unconventional lines. It involves drawing new comparisons, discovering new

combinations, and/or new applications of thing that are already known. It follows, then, that a

creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination. He will be alert and

observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine, in the

solution of problems. He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will

be less interested in facts than in their implications. Most important of all, he will be able to

communicate freely and will not be too concerned about other peoples reaction to his apparently

crazy ideas. People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the

first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft.

74. The author believes that creative thinking _____.

A) is only possessed by great artists.

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