全新英语专业四级考试指南

全新英语专业四级考试指南

第三章

完形填空

Practice 2

(17) A.

was

(18) A.

skidded

(19) A.

closely

(20) A.

ahead

Practice 3

Television

—

that most pervasive and persuasive of modern (1)_____, marked by rapid change

and growth

—

is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary (2) _____ and versatility, which

(3)_____ to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic (4)_____, made possible by the (5)

_____of television and computer sciences.

The word

tele:

distant) and Latin

(visio

: sight) roots, can

(7)

_____be

interpreted

as

sight

from

a

distance.

Very

simply

(8)_____,

it

works

in

this

way;

through

a

sophisticated

system

of

electronics,

television

provides

the

(9)_____

of

converting

an

image into electronic (10) _____, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when

(11) _____ into a receiver (television set), can (12) _____ be electronically reconstituted into that

same (13)_____.

Television is more than just an electronics system, however. It is (14) _____of expression, as

well as a (15) _____ for communication, and as (16) _____ becomes a powerful tool for reaching

other human beings.

The

field

of

television

can

be

divided

into

two

(17)

_____

determined

by

its

means

of

transmission.

First,

there

is

broadcast

television,

which

reaches

the

masses

through

broad-based

airwave

transmission

of

television

(18)_____.

Second,

there

is

nonbroadcast

television,

which

provides

(19)_____

the

needs

of

individuals

or

specific

interest

groups

through

(20)

_____

transmission techniques.

(1) A. techniques

B. skills

C. developments

D. technologies

(2) A. specification

B. sophistication

C. unusualness

C. appears

C. transformation

C. association

C. derived

C. expressed

C. ability

D. complexity

D. pledges

D. revolution

D. unification

D. resulted

D. literally

D. described

D. proficiency

(3) A. suggests

B. promises

(4) A. evolution

B. reformation

(5) A. marriage

B. synthesis

(6) A. came

B. stemmed

(7) A. accurately

B. precisely

(8) A. said

B. put

(9) A. capability

B. competence

B.

were

B.

swerved

B.

nearly

B.

before

C.

had

C.

slipped

C.

almost

C.

ago

D.

has

D.

glided

D.

narrowly

D.

beforehand

C. exactly

(10) A. impulses

B. currents

(11) A. feeding

B. having fed

(12) A. then

B. now

(13) A. image

B. picture

(14) A. a mean

B. a means

(15) A. channel

B. apparatus

(16) A. if

B. though

(17) A. classes

B. sections

(18) A. signals

B. signs

(19) A. for

B. with

(20) A. controlled

B. restricted

Practice 4

C. pulses

C. feed

C. later

C. mean

C. vehicle

C. such

C. categories

C. to

C. limited

C. scene

D. waves

D. fed

D. shortly

D. graph

D. means

D. mechanism

D. so

D. groups

D. pictures

D. on

D. commanded

C. images

Many instructors believe that an informal, relaxed classroom environment is

(1)_____ to learning and innovation. It is not uncommon for students to have

(2) _____and friendly relationships with their professors. The (3) _____ profes-

sor is not necessarily a poor one and is still (4) _____ by students. Although students

may be in a(n) (5)_____ position, some professors treat them as (6)_____.

However, no matter how (7) _____ professors would like to be, they still are in a

position of (8)_____.

Professors may (9)_____ social relationships with students outside of the class-

room, but in the classroom they (10) _____ the instructor's role. A professor may

have coffee one day with students (11) _____ the next day expect them to

(12)_____a deadline for the (13) _____ of a paper or to be prepared

(14) _____ a discussion or an exam. The professor may give (15)_____ attention

outside of class to a student in (16)_____ of help but probably will not treat him or

her differently when it (17)_____ evaluating school work. Professors have several

roles (18) _____ students; they may be counselors and friends as well as teachers.

Students must (19)_____ that when a teacher's role changes, they must appropriately

(20)_____ their behavior and attitudes.

(1) A. instructive

B. conducive

C. constructive

D. healthy

(2) A. easygoing

B. comforting

C. carefree

D. relaxing

(3) A. consultative

B. informal

C. easy

D. casual

(4) A. despised

B. respected

C. neglected

D. overlooked

(5) A. inferior

B. minor

C. low

D. subordinate

(6) A. peers

B. colleagues

C. friends

D. equals

(7) A. democratic

B. formal

C. relaxed

D. strict

(8) A. authority

B. expert

C. supervisor

D. superior

(9) A. build

B. set

C. get

D. establish

(10) A. sustain

B. support

C. maintain

D. retain

(11) A. but

B. hence

C. nevertheless

D. then

(12) A. match

B. fulfill

C. meet

D. satisfy

(13) A. submission

B. presentation C. delivery

D. handing

(14) A. for

B.

with

C.

against

D. of

(15) A. due

B. extra

C. sufficient

D. supplementary

(16) A. quest

B. need

C. search

D. view

(17) A. gets to

B. comes to

C. reaches

D. touches

(18) A. with regard to B. in view of

C. in relation to

D. with reference to

(19) A. suppose

B. suggest

C. realize

D. assume

(20) A. adopt

B. adapt

C. adept

D. conform

Practice 5

A superficial (1) _____ of Roget's

Thesaurus

(^^CN^-)

of the English Lan-

guage

(2) _____ the following facts: the word BLACKNESS has 120 synonyms, 60

(3)_____ are distinctly unfavorable, and none even mildly (4) _____.

(5)_____ the offending 60 were such words (6) _____: blot, blotch, smut,

smudge, sully, begrime, soot, becloud, obscure, dingy, murky, low-toned, threaten-

ing, frowning, foreboding, sinister, baneful, dismal, thundery, evil, wicked, deadly,

unclean, dirty, etc. ... not to (7) _____20 synonyms (8) _____related to race,

such as: Negro, Negress, nigger, darky, blackamoor, etc.

When you consider the fact (9) _____

thinking

itself is subvocal speech - in

other (10) _____, one must use

words

in order to think at all

—

you will

(11) _____the enormous heritage of racial prejudgment that (12)_____ in wait

for any child born into the English Language. (13)_____ teacher good or bad,

white or black, Jew or Gentile, (14) _____ uses the English Language as a

(15)_____ of communication is forced, willy-nil^^lI'M^^Mil.^^r^'fP'P , to

teach the Negro child 60 ways to (16)_____ himself, and the white child 60 ways to

(17) _____ and abet (^t^)him in the crime.

Who speaks to me in my mother tongue damns me indeed! ... the English Lan-

guage

—

in which I cannot conceive myself (18) _____ a black man without, at the

same time, debasing myself ... my enemy, with which (19)_____ at all I must con-

tinually be (20) _____war.

第四章

语法与词汇

Practice 3

1. The aged _____ now being provided with free medical care in this country.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

2. In 1939, _____ in 1941, there was a great surge of patriotic feeling.

A. like

B. as

C. the same as

D. similar to

3. The plane flies too _____ to be seen.

A. highly

B. higher

C. high

D. highest

4. _____ some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money on uneconomic factories,

the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good at.

A. After

B. During

C. When

D. While

5. Apparently one person _____ ten now attends a university in this country.

A. of

B. over

C. in

D. from

6. All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants _____wild.

A. once they grew

B. they grew once

C. that once grew

D. once grew

7. This is the best book _____ this year.

A. appearing

B. having appeared

C. to appear

D. appeared

8. What annoys me is that tomorrow _____ the third time I _____ take my car in to be repaired.

A. is ... have to

B. will be ... have had to

C. is ... will have to

D. will be ... have to

9. Our neighbours have _____ ours.

A. as a big house as

B. as big a house as

C. a big house as same as

D. a house the same big as

10. She is _____ biting her nails.

A. often

B. usually

C. continually

D. hardly

11. It is ten years since I _____ you last.

A. see

B. saw

C. didn't see

D. haven't seen

12. _____ is such a spitfire.

A. His that third brother

B. His third that brother

C. That third brother of his

D. That his third brother

13.

I

owe

a

special

debt

of

_____

to

my

wife

and

child

for

their

willingness

to

put

up

with

my

frequent bouts of ill temper or sheer absent-mindedness while I was writing the book.

A. thank

B. thanking

C. thanks

D. thankings

14. Which of the following is CORRECT?

A. Not on any account should such disasters be repeated.

B. On no account should such disasters be repeated.

C. Not on any account such disasters should be repeated.

D. On no account such disasters should be repeated.

15. An application to join this scheme places you under no obligation _____.

A. indeed

B. eventually

C. apart

D. whatsoever

16.

We covered a wide _____ of topics in the interview.

A. extent

B. collection

C. number

D. range

17. What you say is true, but you could have _____ it more tactfully.

A. talked

B. phrased

C. observed

D. remarked

18. If you are under 18, you are not _____ to join this club.

A. legitimate

B. legible

C. eligible

D. permissible

19. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language from _____.

A. scratch

B. introduction

C. ignorance

D. blank

20

．

I spoke to him, but he was too _____ to hear what I said.

A. preoccupied

B. concentrated

C. attentive

D. thoughtful

21. To _____ greater accuracy, we will double-check all invoices before they leave the office.

A. assure

B. ensure

C. insure

D. ascertain

22.

His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any _____ of it at all.

A. interpretation

B. message

C. sense

D. meaning

23. According to the weather forecast, which is usually _____, it will snow this afternoon.

A. accurate

B. precise

C. exact

D. perfect

24. I cannot bear the noise of my brother's radio; it _____ me from my work.

A. disturbs

B. perturbs

C. interrupts

D. distracts

25. I congratulate you on your _____ in jewelry.

A. selection

B. choice

C. flavour

D. taste

26.

Even

though

the

football

match

was

not

very

exciting,

the

_____

managed

to

make

it

sound

interesting.

A. commentator

B. newscaster

C. announcer

D. narrator

27. Ask the publishers to send you their latest _____ of English textbooks.

A. catalogue

B. brochure

C. pamphlet

D. booklet

28. I haven't the _____ idea of what you mean.

A. lightest

B. dimmest

C. faintest

D. smallest

29.

—

I'm glad to see you looking so well.

—

Yes, I feel as _____ as a fiddle.

A. well

B. straight

C. fit

D. fine

30. I only know that it is true that he has broken _____ his engagement to Pamela.

A. off

B. with

C. up

D. down

Practice 4

1. He lost his job _____ no fault of his own.

A. through

B. by

C. with

D. over

2. He didn't know anyone at the wedding _____ than the bride and groom.

A. except

B. other

C. apart

D. rather

第五章

阅读理解

20. The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate _____.

A. a link between success in interview and personality

B. connections between work abilities and personality

C. differences in interview experience

D. differences in personal behaviour

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PRACTICE 3

——————————

In this section there are several passages followed by several 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

All Eskimos live most of their lives close to sea or fresh water. They may follow game inland

for several hundred miles, but they always return to the shores of rivers, lakes, or seas. Eskimo land

has a bare look. Large rocks, pebbles, and sand cover much of the surface. Plants called lichen (

地

衣

)

grow

right

on

rock.

And

where

there

is

enough

soil,

even

grass,

flowers,

and

small

bushes

manage to live. No trees can grow on Eskimo land, so geographers sometimes call this country the

Arctic plains. Some animals, such as rabbits, eat the plants. Others, like the white fox and gray wolf,

eat the rabbits. The Eskimo is a meat-eater, too, and may even eat a wolf when food is scarce.

The Eskimo year has two main parts; a long, cold winter and a short, cool summer. Spring and

fall are almost too short to be noticed. Summer is the good time, when food is usually plentiful. But

it is also the time when the Eskimos are very busy. Winter is never far away, and the men must

bring

home

extra

meat

for

the

women

to

prepare

and

store.

For

seldom

can

enough

animals

be

killed in winter to feed a family.

The Far North is sometimes called the land of the midnight sun. This is true in the middle of

summer, for between April 21st and August 21st the sun never sets in Northern Greenland. But in

midwinter

the

Far

North

is

a

land

with

no

sun

shining

at

all.

Around

Oct.

21st

the

Eskimos

of

Northern

Greenland

see

the

sun

setting

straight

south

of

them,

and

they

don't

see

it

again

until

February 22nd. All places on earth get about the same amount of daylight during a year. As a result,

if summer is lighter, winter has to be darker.

Winter nights in the Far North are seldom pitch-black. As in the rest of the world, the stars and

moon provide a little light. The northern lights also help the Eskimo to see. And with the ground

covered with snow, even a little light is reflected back to the Eskimo's eyes.