下半年英語四級考試考前衝刺模擬試卷

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下半年英語四級考試考前衝刺模擬試卷 1

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) ,C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

Increasingly, over the past ten years, people—especially young people—have become aware of the need to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat, particularly processed foods, is not good for health. Consequently,there has been a growing interest in natural foods: foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers widely used in farming today.

Natural foods, for example, are vegetables, fruit and grain which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic simple terms, this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers, the main purpose of which is to increase the amount but not the quality of foods grown in commercial farming areas.

Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures. Compare this with what happens in the mass productionof poultry: there are battery farms, for example, where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish. Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food; but also produce eggs which lack important vitamins.

There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be additive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals and nofiber.

It is significant that nowadays fiber is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example ,the fiber has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of whole meal bread and more vegetables by modern experts on “healthy eating”.

h statement best expresses the main idea of this article?

A) People should eat any food to keep themselves healthy and strong.

B) People should eat natural foods to keep themselves healthy and strong.

C) People should eat fiber foods to keep themselves healthy and strong.

D) People should eat vegetables to keep themselves healthy and strong.

22.“Particularly processed foods” means ____.

A) foods which are particularly processed by adding chemical additives

B) foods which are particularly made by commercial farms

C) foods which are specially produced by commercial factories

D) foods which are not specially made by adding anything

ral foods means ____.

A) foods good for health

B) foods not good for health

C) foods such as vegetables, fruit and grain from rich organic matters soil

D) crops from rich organic matters soil and meats of animals from healthy pastures

e are no vitamins, no minerals and no fibers in ____.

A) natural foods C) sugar

B) animal meats D) fruit

25.“Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories.” It means ____.

A) processed food provides us with energy

B) natural food furnishes us with vitamins and minerals

C) sugar gives us enough energy in the form of calories

D) fiber helps us to digest food

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit an astonishing amount of information about the satellite's orbital path, the amount of radiation it detects, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the human being could possibly copy down all these facts, much less remember and organize them. But an electronic computer can.

The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computations—add,subtract, multiply and divide—with lighting speed and perfect accuracy. Some computers can work 500,000 times faster than any person can.

Once it is given a “program” — that is, a carefully worked?out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language — a computer cagather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depth of the ocean. In business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will find out what to take and what space is available.

Not only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them as fast as they are gathered and can pour them out whenever they are needed. The computer is really a high?powered“memory” machine that “has all the answers”—or almost des gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems that once took months for people to do.

At times computers seem almost human. They can “read” hand?printed letters,play chess, compose music, write plays and even design other computers. Is it any wonder that they are sometimes called “thinking” machines?

Even though they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains, computers are not replacing us at least not yet. Our brain has more than 10 million cells. A computer has only a few hundred thousand parts.

For some time to come, then, we can safely say that our brains are at least 10,000 times more complex than a we use them is for us, not the computer, to decide.

the first paragraph, the author thinks an electronic computer can ____.

A) copy down all the facts

B) remember all the facts

C) organize the facts and everything

D) copy down, remember and organize all the facts

27.“Program” means ____.

A) a plan of what is to be done

B) a complete show on a TV station at a fixed time table

C) a scheduled performance

D) series of coded instructions to control the operations of a computer

computer is a high powered “memory” machine, which ____.

A) has all the ready answers — or almost all to any questions

B) can remember everything

C) can store everything and work for you

D) has all the answers — or almost to all the information that has been stored

29. “Thinking” machines suggest that ____.

A) they can “read” hand printed letters etc

B) they really can think and do many other jobs

C) they even design other computers

D) they can't think, but can do something under human control

computers do whatever they want to do?Why?

A) Yes, because some computers can work 500,000 times faster than any person can.

B) No, because they normally have a few hundred thousand parts.

C) No, because human brains are at least 10000 times more complex than any computers.

D) No, because how a computer works is decided by human.

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

No one expressed this attitude more strongly than Noah Webster (1758?1843).

Born near Nartford, Connecticut, he received his education at Yale College and later began to practise law. But business in this profession was slow, and he was forced to turn to teaching. As a teacher, he soon discovered that the English school books then in use were unsatisfactory, and the American Revolution reduced the supply of such books as there were. Webster therefore began to work on three simple books on English, a spelling book, a grammar, and a reader, and these were the first books of their kind to be published in this country. The success of the first

part was surprisingly great. It was soon issued again under the title THE AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK, and in this form about 80 million copies were sold during the next hundred years. From a profit of less than one cent a copy, Webster got most of his income for the rest of his life. Not only did the little book have great influence on many generations of school children, but it also had the effect or turning its author's attention to questions of language. In 1806 he produced a small dictionary,and this was followed by his greatest work, AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, published in two volumes in1828. In both of these works and in many smaller writings he had one purpose: to show that the Englsih language in his country was a truly American thing, developing in its own special way and deserving to be considered from an independent, American point of view. As he himself wrote,“ It is not only important, but in a degree necessary, that the people of this country should have an AMERICAN DICTIONARY of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England…some differences exist…. No person in this country will be satisfied with the English definitions of the words congress, senate, assembly, court, and so forth, for although these are words used in England, yet they are applied in this country to express ideas which they do not express in that country.” By giving American meanings and American pronunciation, by adopting a number of American spellings, and especially by introducing quotations from American authors beside those from English literature, he was able, to a great extent, to justify the title of his work. If, after a hundred years, some people still doubt the existence of a separate American language, his efforts, nevertheless, have left a lasting mark on the language of his country.

ter first tried to earn his living in the field of ____.

A) education C) law

B) journalism D) medicine

ter earned most of his money from the sale of his ____.

A) dictionary of 1828 C) grammar

B) spelling book D) reader

33.Apparently Webster published his first books while he was a

____.

A) teacher C) lawyer

B) student D) doctor

article could be entitled ____.

A) Noah Webster and American English Spelling

B) Noah Webster, the author of An American Dictionary of the English Language

C) Noah Webster

D) Noah Webster and American English Grammar

rding to the article, Webster ____.

A) had created American English and its usages

B) had discovered American English and improved it

C) had tried his best and left a milestone on the language of his country

D) had left a language which was not used in England.

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

Once upon a time, the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around. Plenty of rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left over. Plenty of space for parks and factories. Plenty of forests to cut and grasslands to plow. But that was once upon a time. The days of unused land are the land has been

spoken for, fenced off, carved up into cities and farms and industrial parks, put to use.

At the same time, the population keeps growing. People need places to work and places to play. So we need more sites for more industries, more beaches for more sunbathers, and more clean rivers for more fishers. And it isn't just a matter of population growth. Our modern technology has needs that must be met, too. We need more coal for energy, and we need more power plants; cars must have highways and parking lots, and jets must have airports.

Each of these land uses swallows up precious ways and expressways alone take some 200,000 acres each year. And urban sprawl — the spreading out of cities — is expected to gobble up vast areas of land by the year 2,000. But there is only so much land to go around. It is always hard to decide. Take, for example, a forest. A forest can be a timber supply. It can provide a home for wildlife.

It is scenery and a recreation area for man. It is soil and watershed protection.

36.“…the United States seemed to have plenty of land to go around ”

means that ____.

A) the United States seemed to have vast land for its people to walk around

B) the United States seemed to have enough land for sharing with everyone

C) the United States could provide whatever its inhabitents' needs

D) the United States was not able to allow its people to do what they wanted to

sentence of “Plenty of rivers to dam and plenty of rural valleys left over” suggests that ____.

A) the United States had a lot of rivers to dam and many rural valleys,too

B) the rivers could be damed later

C) rural valleys would be considered in the future

D) people needn't think of the rivers and valleys

38.“Now the land has been spoken for, …” tells us that ____.

A) today, land has shown its values

B) now, people have said something about land

C) nowadays, land has been claimed by human beings

D) recently, people spoke for the land

phrase of “swallows up” informed us that ____.

A) these usages of land have good results

B) these lands must be used totally

C) the precious space was taken completely

D) the precious space were eaten up

word “sprawl” indicates that ____.

A) cities are developing very fast to meet the people's demands

B) urban areas are diminishing smoothly

C) urban areas are enlarging steadily in a planned way

D) cities are spreading out without any plans.

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each

sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

frightened ____ in darkness that she did not dare to move an inch.

A) was the girl C) such a girl was

B) the girl was D) that the girl was

students ____ the exercises, the teacher went on to explain the text.

A) doing C) having done

B) did D) to do

talked about things and persons ____ they remembered in the school.

A) who C) that

B) which D) what

an obvious error ____ this would be avoided, if you were more careful.

A) like C) as

B) with D) of

remained full of hope and determination ____ their repeated failures.

A) instead of C) because of

B) in search of D) in spite of

car ____ seventy miles per hour until it reaches the riverside at about ten o'clock tonight.

A) goes C) went

B) will go D) will be going

kept rubbing the child until ____ he fell asleep.

A) long after C) before long

B) soon after D) long before

48. ____ his youth and inexperience, he is not suitable for the job.

A) Seeing C) Having seen

B) Seen D) To see

you ____ the test, check your papers before you hand them in.

A) will finish C) will have finished

B) are finishing D) have finished

50.I am interested in ____ you have told me.

A) which C) that

B) all what D) all that

other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire

____ to observe carefully.

A) as C) and

B) than D) but

were just about to give up the question, ____ suddenly they found the answer.

A) as C) when

B) while D) the moment

was ____ then that I came to know that knowledge comes from practice.

A) until C) till

B) not until D) since

world's supplies of petroleum ____.

A) have been gradually being exhausted

B) have gradually exhausted

C) are gradually exhausted

D) are being gradually exhausted

ything depends on ____ we have enough time.

A) if C) whether

B) when D) that

56.I'd just as soon ____ rudely to her.

A) you not speak C) you didn't speak

B) your not speaking D) you hadn't spoken

concert was so interesting that we all felt it ended ____ soon.

A) but too C) very

B) only too D) too

roar of the crowd finally ____ to a murmur.

A) reduced C) decreased

B) diminished D) cut down

's very discourteous to ____ during some one's conversation.

A) inspect C) interfere

B) interrupt D) instruct

times even the smallest thing will upset an ____ person.

A) annoyed C) irritable

B) irritated D) angry

conversation was so interesting that we were ____ of the lateness of the hour.

A) negligible C) irrelevant

B) inattentive D) oblivious

rainbow is one of the most beautiful ____ in nature.

A) phenomenon C) appearance

B) phenomena D) experience

is ____ that nowadays fiber is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet.

A) serious C) significant

B) great D) vital

performance will begin ____ at eight?thirty.

A) precisely C) accordingly

B) consequently D) exceedingly

h, a chemistry teacher, never stops ____ new and better ways to improve his teaching.

A) discovering C) searching for

B) looking for D) finding out

le greatly differ ____ their views of life.

A) from C) at

B) to D) in

geographical location of Hubei is quite favorable for agricultural production. It's ____ the land of fish and rice.

A) famous for C) known as

B) known by D) known to

officials called for an immediate ____ to determine the cause of the accident.

A) investigation C) notification

B) preparation D) obligation

le usually ____ certain foods by keeping them in a refrigerator or freezer.

A) store C) keep

B) hold D) preserve

girl carefully ____ every mispelled word on the page.

A) surrounded C) encircled

B) draw D) place

Part Ⅳ Translation from English into Chinese (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension of the Test Paper. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

easingly, over the past ten years, people—especially young people—have become aware of the need to change their eating habits because much of the food they eat, particularly processed foods, is not good for health.(Passage 1,Paragraph 1)

is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare.(Passage 1,Paragraph 5)

only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them as fast as they are gathered and can pour them out whenever they are needed.(Passage 2, Paragraph 4)

some time to come, then we can safely say that our brains are at least 10000 times more complex than a to use them is forus, not the computer, to decide.(Passage 2,Paragraph 6)

a profit of less than one cent a copy, Webster got most of his income for the rest of his life. (passage 3)

Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “Advertising”. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.

1. 廣告的目的。

2. 為什麼要做廣告。

3. 廠商做廣告的真實原因。

答案

Part Ⅱ

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短文大意

人們越來越多地意識到需要改變飲食習慣，而對天然的食物表現出更多的興趣，因為天然食物不含化學添加劑，沒有被化肥污染。天然食物，像蔬菜，水果和穀類生長在土壤裏。富含有機物，能提供人體所需的維生素和礦物質，而化肥的使用沒有顧及到食物的質量而是數量。天然食品還包括那些可以自由活動在良好牧場的動物，而那種大量生產家禽的農場裏生產的雞和蛋都缺少重要的維生素，而且不那 麼美味。關於飲食健康，專家們逐漸注意到一些另外的方面，如糖的問題。糖的人均消耗量逐年上升，但糖只以熱量的形式提供能量，並不含維生素，礦物質和纖維，如今纖維被認為是健康飲食的重要組成部分。

21.答案B。

【參考譯文】 下面哪一項最好地表達了本文的主要內容 ?

【試題分析】 此題考查對全文主旨的理解。

【詳細解答】 根據文章內容 ,健康食品應該是一切天然食品,而不僅僅是蔬菜,纖維食品和其它的食品。

22.答案A。

【參考譯文】 “特別是加工食品”，意思是“特別是加了化學添加劑的食品”。

【試題分析】 此題考查細節理解。

【詳細解答】 加工食品實際上是加了化學添加劑的食品 ,它既不是商業農場,商業工廠生產的食品 ,也不是其它未作特殊處理的食品。見文章第一段。

23.答案D。

【參考譯文】 天然食品是指……

【試題分析】 此題考查對文章主題的範圍及定義的理解。

【詳細解答】 天然食品是指從有豐富有機物的土壤裏生長出的農作物和生活在有益於健康的牧場上自由覓食 ,自由奔跑的動物的肉類。文章第二段第一句及第三段第一句提供了此

答案。

24.答案C。

【參考譯文】 不含維生素、礦物質，也不含纖維的是……

【試題分析】 此題考查細節。

【詳細解答】 糖既不含維生素 ,礦物質,也無任何纖維。參見文章第四段最後兩句話。

25.答案C。

【參考譯文】 “然而糖所能做的就是以卡路里 (熱量單位)的形式，給我們提供能量”。

【試題分析】 本題為結合上下文理解細節題。

【詳細解答】 由上下文可知，句中的“ it”指代的是“糖”，而非其他。

2

短文大意

火箭將衞星發射到天空，幾分鐘之後，在 300英里的高度上，這一微型電子月球就開始繞地球運行，並迅速地向地球回送各種信息。人類本身沒法複製所有這些信息，更不能記住並整理這些信息，而電子計算機卻能，電子計算機自 1946年開始運用，可以以光的速度進行精確的計算，比人的速度快50萬倍。一旦輸入某種程序，計算機可以收集大範圍的信息，科學家可利用它獲得太空或海洋深處的信息;在商業，工業，銀行等部門，計算機能提供各種不同的服務。計算機不僅能收集信息，還能儘快地儲存信 息，一旦需要，就能輸出這些信息，還能解決複雜的問題。有時計算機幾乎跟人一樣，可以辨認手寫的字，可以下棋，作曲，寫劇本;甚至設計別的計算機，有時被 稱為“有思維的機器”也不奇怪。儘管如此計算機還是代替不了人類，人類大腦比計算機至少複雜上萬倍，如何使用計算機是由我們而不是由計算機決定。

26.答案D。

【參考譯文】 第一段中，作者認為電子計算機能夠……

【試題分析】 此題為段落大意理解題。

【詳細解答】 計算機既能複製 ,又能儲存,還能排序。由文章第一段最後兩句話可以選對

此題答案。

27.答案D。

【參考譯文】 文中“ program”一詞的意思是……

【試題分析】 此題考查對長句子信息的把握。

【詳細解答】 program可作“電視節目”講,但本文中意為“程序”,即一連串的用來控制計算機操作的編碼指令,而不是電視台要播出的節目。參見文章第三段開頭一句不難得出答案D。

28.答案D。

【參考譯文】 計算機是一種大功率儲存器，它……

【試題分析】 此題為細節理解題。

【詳細解答】 計算機是大功率儲存器 ,它能提供一切有關它所儲存了的信息的答案。另外，由第四段第二句話可以找出此題的答案。

29.答案D。

【參考譯文】 “善於思考”的機器，意味着……

【試題分析】 本題為細節理解題。

【詳細解答】 “善於思考”的機器 ,並不能思考,而是能在人們的控制下完成一些指定的任務。見文章倒數第二段。

30.答案D。

【參考譯文】 計算機想做什麼就能做什麼嗎 ?為什麼?

【試題分析】 本題為判斷題。

【詳細解答】 計算機不是為所欲為的 ,因為人類決定它能做什麼不能做什麼。見文章最後一段話，而且根據常識我們也可以判斷。

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短文大意

本文是一篇人物介紹。 Noah Webster(1758—1843)出生於美國康涅狄格州，曾就讀於耶魯大學，後來開始從事律師工作，因這一行業不景氣，所以改行教書。教書過程中，他發現所使用的課本不令人滿意，而且由於美國革命而減少了課本的發行，所以他開始編寫有關拼寫，語法和閲讀書籍。這在美國是最早的也獲得了巨大的成功。《美國拼寫法》，這本書在十九世紀售出 8千萬冊。Webster因此而獲得了一筆收入作為他後半生生活的主要來源。這本書不僅對一代又一代學生產生了巨大影響，而且也使Webster自己將其 注意力轉向研究語言的問題，後來他編寫了他的鉅著《美國英語詞典》共有兩卷，1828年出版。其目的是表明英語在美國是真正的美國貨，應該以美國人自己獨 特的角度來看待。他寫道：“美國英語不僅重要，而且必要，美國人應該有自己的美國英語詞典。儘管語言形式大體相同，但依然存在區別…”他採用美式拼法，注 上美式發音和美國意思，還特別引用美國作家們的語言，這在很大程度上使他這部作品名副其實。如果多年後有人依然懷疑獨立的美語的存在的話，無論如何他的貢獻在美國英語發展史上樹了一個里程碑。

31.答案C。

【參考譯文】 Webster開始是靠當律師維持生計的。

【試題分析】 此題為細節題。

【詳細解答】 見文章第二句話，他就讀於耶魯大學，後來開始從事律師工作，這裏 began to practice law是關鍵。

32.答案B。

【參考譯文】 他大部分的經濟收入來源於他的拼寫書的銷售。

【試題分析】 此題為尋找具體信息題。

【詳細解答】 見文中“ From a profit of less than one cent a copy, Webster got most of his income for the rest of his life.”這句話，聯繫上下文得知，Webster的生活來源主要是靠出售《美國拼寫法》一書所得收入，而不是靠出售他編撰的字典，語法和簡易讀物。

33.答案A。

【參考譯文】 顯然當 Webster還是教師的時候就出版了他的第一批著作。

【試題分析】 此題為直接推測題。

【詳細解答】 此題可用排除法。文中沒有提到 doctor一詞，所以很容易排除。文中也沒提到他在當學生期間的貢獻或成就，他開始是律師，但後來改行當了教師，是在執教期間寫的書。

34.答案C。

【參考譯文】 本文的標題可能是……

【試題分析】 此題考查文章內容的範圍。

【詳細解答】 ter只有這個題目能包含和反映全文的一切內容。

35.答案C。

【參考譯文】 根據本文所述， Webster付出了最大努力，在美國英語發展史上樹立了一個里程牌。

【試題分析】 此題為判斷題。

【詳細解答】 此題可用排除法。 A不對，因為文中並沒有提出 Webster創造出美國英語及其用途，他只是想表明美國英語與英國英語存在着區別。 B也不對，因為文中沒提及他改進了美國英語。 D在文中也沒有提到，而且根據常識也可判斷D錯。

4

短文大意

從前的美國似乎有足夠的土地讓人們分享利用，但現在一切土地都有其主了;同時人口不

斷增長，所以需要更多的場所，工作和娛樂。但問題不只包括人口增長，還包括滿足現代技術的需要：更多的煤提供能量，更多的電廠，有汽車又須有高 速公路，停車場，有飛機須有機場。寶貴的空間完全被佔用了。僅公路就每年佔用 20萬英畝的土地，城市向郊區的蔓延侵吞了大面積的土地。儘管如此，但是有那麼多土地可供利用，因此很難決定該如何利用。例如森林，可以提供木材，也可以是野生動物的活動場所，可以作為人類娛樂場所和風景點，還可以有利於保護水土流失。

36.答案B。

【參考譯文】 美國過去似乎有足夠的土地讓人們分享意指……

【試題分析】 此題考查難句的理解。

【詳細解答】 句中關鍵詞組“ go around”意為“be enough for everyone”，而不是“walk around”的意思，所以選B。

37.答案A。

【參考譯文】 句子“還有很多河流和峽谷”意指……

【試題分析】 此題考查對上下文的理解。

【詳細解答】 這實際上是由兩個名詞短語 plenty of rivers和plenty of rural valleys組成，“ to dam”和“left over”分別是動詞不定式和過去分詞短語修飾前面的兩個詞組，這裏所表達的意思是美國還有很多河流可以在其上築壩還剩下有許多峽谷可以利用。

38.答案C。

【參考譯文】 “現在一切土地都有其主了”告訴我們……

【試題分析】 此題考查難句的理解。

【詳細解答】 句中詞組“ speak for sth.”常用於被動語態，意思是“get the right to sth. in advance; reserve”，另外，根據上下文，運用排除法，可以確定選C。

39.答案C。

【參考譯文】 通過詞組“ swallows up(完全佔用)”我們知道寶貴的空間完全被佔用。

【試題分析】 此題考查句意理解。

【詳細解答】 詞組“ swallow up”意思是“use up completely; cause to disappear”。

40.答案D。

【參考譯文】 “ sprawl”這個單詞表明城市的擴張沒有任何計劃。

【試題分析】 此題考查單詞在上下文中的含義。

【詳細解答】 “ sprawl”意思是“spread out ungracefully over a wide area”。所以這個詞在此表明城市擴張沒有規劃好。

Part Ⅲ

41.答案A。

【參考譯文】 那女孩在黑暗中十分害怕，不敢挪動半步。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查倒裝句。

【詳細解答】 以副詞 so, often,always,then,now等開頭的句子要用倒裝詞序。

42.答案C。

【參考譯文】 學生做完練習，老師接着講解課文。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查獨立主格結構。

【詳細解答】 分詞的邏輯主語與主語 (the teacher)不一致，這種獨立結構，在句中通常作狀語，現在分詞的完成形式主要用在狀語中表示該動作在謂語動作之前發生。故 A，B和D都不對。

43.答案C。

【參考譯文】 他們談論了一些他們想起來的學校裏的人和事。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查定語從句的引導詞。

【詳細解答】 定語從句中的關係代詞 that常用於下列幾種情況：1)先行詞中含有人和物時; 2)先行詞為anything,everything,all等不定代詞;3)先行詞被any,no,every,little,much所修飾;4)先行詞被序數詞所修飾時;5)先行詞被形容詞最高級所修飾時。

44.答案C。

【參考譯文】 像這樣明顯的錯誤，如果你仔細一點是不會發生的。

【試題分析】 此題考查固定搭配。

【詳細解答】 such as 連用表示，像……樣的,such是形容詞修飾error,as是關係代詞引導定語從句“as(is)this”，修飾先行詞error。 with表示“和”，“跟”，不能與such連用。error前如沒有such,可選A，of不能同such連用。

45.答案D。

【參考譯文】 儘管多次失敗，但他們仍然充滿希望和決心。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詞義辨析】 instead of表示“代替，充當”，後接名詞，代詞，動名詞;in search of尋找，尋求，後接名詞，代詞，動名詞;in spite of表示“儘管，不顧”，引出讓步狀語;because of因為，由於，後接名詞，代詞，動名詞。

46.答案D。

【參考譯文】 汽車每小時計劃行駛 70公里才能在今晚10點左右到達河邊。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查時態。

【詳細解答】 將來進行時表示預計即將發生的或計劃在未來將要發生的動作，含有已經安排好的意思。而一般將來時則表示將來的動作或狀態。

47.答案A。

【參考譯文】 直到孩子入睡很久了，他還在不斷地輕拍着孩子。

【試題分析】 此題為詞組辨析題。

【詞義辨析】 long after在……後很久，在句中作狀語;before long是一個表示時間的介詞短語，表示不久的未來;long before表示很久以前，老早。before為介詞，before也可為連詞，接從句，表示早在……之前，在……很久以前;soon after在……後不久其後接時間名詞或從句。

48.答案A。

【參考譯文】 鑑於太年輕，又沒有經驗，他不適合做這項工作。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查句子結構。

【詳細解答】 seeing(that)=since表示“鑑於，看到”，説明一種明顯的理由或原因，其後可接名詞構成原因狀語。

49.答案D。

【參考譯文】 試題做完後，上交之前檢查一下你的試卷。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查時態。

【詳細解答】 現在完成時可以用在表示時間或條件的狀語從句中，表示將來某時業已完成的動作，而且還表示此動作在另一個動作之前完成。

50.答案D。

【參考譯文】 我對你告訴我的一切都感興趣。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查定語從句引導詞。

【詳細解答】 關係代詞 which, that引導定語從句，其前一定有先行詞，據此可排除A，C。what引導從句時，其前不能有名詞或代詞，故B不可選。all that中all是先行詞，that是關係代詞，引導定語從句修飾all。因此只能選用D。

51.答案B。

【參考譯文】 仔細觀察是一個科學家要具備的最重要的品格。或：對科學家而言，沒有什麼別的品格比觀察細緻更重要。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查固定搭配。

【詳細解答】 more important比較級後通常接than; as不能與more連用。and和but是連詞;and表示並列，but表示轉折。

52.答案C。

【參考譯文】 他們正打算放棄這個問題，這時突然找到了答案。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詞義辨析】 when表示“那時，這時”其前一般有逗號，並列前後兩個句子。as, while,當……時候。the moment (=as soon as)都不符合句意。

53.答案B。

【參考譯文】 直到那時我才逐漸明白知識來自於實踐。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查強調句型。

【詳細解答】 這是一個 it is…that強調句型，強調部分是not until then。如果not until短語放在句首，句子則用倒裝結構。此句not until未放於句首，故不用倒裝句式。?54.答案D。

【參考譯文】 世界石油儲備正在逐漸枯竭。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查被動語態。

【詳細解答】 現在進行時可以表示一種現在暫時性的動作 (即指現階段的供應情況，以後供應情況怎樣則不得而知 )。一般現在時則表示過去，現在，將來經常性的短缺。另外“exhaust”一詞是及物動詞。

55.答案C。

【參考譯文】 一切都在於我們是否有足夠的時間。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查賓語從句。

【詳細解答】 if和whether引導賓語從句，通常可互換，但在介詞之後通常用whether。如賓語從句置於主句之前，則也要用 whether。例如Whether he enjoys reading, I wonder。

56.答案C。

【參考譯文】 我倒寧願你對她講話不要那麼不客氣。

【試題分析】 此題為語法題，考查虛擬語氣。

【詳細解答】 would just as soon (=would rather, had rather或had just as soon)意為“寧願”後接從句時，其從句謂語動詞要用一般過去時表示虛擬語氣。

57.答案A。

【參考譯文】 這場音樂會太有趣了，我們都覺得結束太快了。

【試題分析】 此題為詞彙題。

【詳細解答】 only too和very意思大體相同，但only too語氣要比 very的強些，常與glad,pleased表示感情或意願的形容詞搭配。例如：I'm only too happy to assist you. But too的語氣比only too更強，常常帶有幾分遺憾或可惜的意味。

8.答案B。

【參考譯文】 人羣的吵鬧聲最終減弱成一種低嘀聲。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答】 reduce指在數量，大小，尺寸，速度等級上的減少或降低;diminish指逐漸地變少; decrease使某物變得少;cut down砍倒，削減。

59.答案B。

【參考譯文】 打斷人家談話是很不禮貌的行為。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答】 inspect檢查，審查;interrupt打擾，打斷，指用打斷某事或某人説話的方式來打擾; interfere干擾，妨礙，指阻止妨礙某人或某事;instruct指導，教育。

60.答案C。

【參考譯文】 有時即使是最小的事情也會擾亂易怒的人。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答的】 annoyed指被弄得有點發怒，不耐煩;irritated指因為某事的煩擾而生氣;irritable指非常容易生氣的人;angry指對某事感到不愉快。

61.答案D。

【參考譯文】 我們談得很投機以致於忘了時間 (很晚了)。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詞義辨析】 negligible無關重要的;inattentive不注意的，忽視的`，指不能將注意力集中在某一點上;irrelevant不相干的，無關的;oblivious忘記的，不注意的，由於深思、沒有注意到而忘記的，忽略了的。

62.答案B。

【參考譯文】 彩虹是最美的自然現象之一。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答】 phenomena是phenomenon的複數形式;phenomenon現象;appearance外表，出現;experience經驗，閲歷。

63.答案C。

【參考譯文】 重要的是現在纖維被認為是健康飲食的重要組成部分。

【試題分析】 此題考查詞義辨析。

【詳細解答】 serious嚴重的，嚴肅的，強調動作、行為對某事產生緊急或意想不到的後果;great巨大的，高貴的;significant重大的，強調重要的，有意義的，完美的;vital至關重要的，急需的，對有生命事物的至關重要性。

64.答案A。

【參考譯文】 演出將在八點半準時開始。

【試題分析】 此題考查詞義辨析。

【詳細解答】 precisely確切地，精確地;consequently因而，所以;accordingly相應地;exceedingly極度地，非常地。

65.答案C。

【參考譯文】 史密斯先生是位化學教師，他從未停止探索新的更好的辦法以改進他的教學。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答】 discover發現，探索;look for採集，尋找，指尋找自己想得到的東西或想見的人; search for探求，搜尋，花費極大的氣力搜尋某個特定的目標，為找到某人某物而進行的搜尋;find out查出來，顯示，表示通過觀察或調查找出原因或發現祕密，錯誤等。

66.答案D。

【參考譯文】 人們在生活的觀點上很不相同。

【試題分析】 此題考查句意理解及詞的搭配。

【詳細解答】 differ from表示A不同意B或A與B持不同意見，還可以表示一種東西不同於另一種東西;differ in表示在某方面不同或持不同意見。

67.答案A。

【參考譯文】 湖北省的地理位置對農業生產是十分有利的，它以“魚米之鄉”著稱。

【試題分析】 此題考查詞義辨析。

【詳細解答】 famous for表示以某事或某物而出名;known by表示根據(按照)...而得知的意思;known as 表示以什麼身份而出名;known to表示為某人所知，聞名於某處，其後一般接“人”或地方。

68.答案A。

【參考譯文】 領導們要求立即展開調查，查明事故的起因。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答】 investigation調查，研究;preparation準備，預備;notification通知，通報;obligation義務，職責。

69.答案D。

【參考譯文】 人們通常把某些食物放在冰箱裏或是冷凍庫裏儲藏。

【試題分析】 此題為詞義辨析題。

【詳細解答】 store儲存，指儲存起來以便以後使用;hold保持，指某一物體保持在某一位置或狀態; keep保持，指把某物保持一段時間;preserve保存，保藏，指安全地保存好某物或保存某物不使其被用完。

70.答案C。

【參考譯文】 那個女孩把那一頁上的每個拼寫錯了的詞都劃上圈。

【試題分析】 此題考查詞義辨析。

【詳細解答】 surround包圍，圍繞，指把某物的四周圍住;draw繪製，畫;encircle環繞，合圍，指在某物四周圍上一圈;place放置，安插。

Part Ⅳ

71.【參考譯文】 過去的十年間，人們——特別是青年人——逐漸意識到需要改變其飲食習慣，因為他們吃的許多食品尤其是精製食品不利於健康。

【翻譯技巧】 此題需用詞性轉換法，並調整語序。

【翻譯點評】 句中 increasingly意為“逐漸地，越來越多地”，需要放在become和aware之間來翻譯，另外“ the need to change…”如果譯為“改變……的需要”就沒有譯成“需要改變……”來得直接，通暢。

72.【參考譯文】 一種有趣的現象表明，只要人們的飲食含有大量的粗麪粉和蔬菜，某些疾病在那些國家就相應減少。

【翻譯技巧】 此題需注意詞序的調整，兼有條件狀語從句作用的定語從句的翻譯，及句子結構的分析。

【翻譯點評】 首先搞清楚本句結構很重要， It是形式主語，動詞不定式短語to note that…comparatively rare是真正主語。但如果機械地譯為“注意到在那些……的國家裏，某些疾病相對少見是很有趣的”，就顯得太頭重腳輕了，所以譯為“一種有趣的現象表 明……”，動詞“ note”後面的賓語從句中，名詞“countries”後面帶有where引導的定語從句修飾，但這裏“人們的飲食含有大量粗麪粉和蔬菜”，和後面的 “某些疾病就相應較少見”之間有種必然的條件關係，所以加上“只要……，就……”使譯文更有邏輯性。

73.【參考譯文】 計算機不僅能收集信息，還能以收集信息的同樣快的速

度把它們儲存起來，一旦需要就可以隨時將它們輸送出來。

【翻譯技巧】 此題需用增 (減)詞法，長句短譯法。

【翻譯點評】 首先注意 not only…but also這個倒裝句，翻譯時應還原，另外還要注意 “ can pour them out whenever they are needed”的翻譯，whenever they are needed譯為“一旦需要”就此譯為“無論什麼時候需要”更簡潔、流暢。

74.【參考譯文】 我們有把握地説在未來的一段時間內，我們的大腦至少要比計算機複雜一萬倍。我們怎麼使用它們是由我們而不是由計算機決定的。

【翻譯技巧】 此題需注意句子順序的調整。

【翻譯點評】 此題只要弄清“ for some time to come”就不難翻譯這個詞組意思是“在未來的一段時間內”。

75.【參考譯文】 從每一本書不足一美分的利潤中，韋布斯特賺取了他後半生的大部分收入。

【試題分析】 此題需注意句子順序。

【詳細解答】 句中 for the rest of his life需提到most of his income之前翻譯。

Part Ⅴ

寫作指導

這是一篇關於廣告的議論文，考生應根據題目所給出的結構進行展開，千萬不可因為熟悉“廣告”這一題材就浮想聯翩，下筆千言卻離題萬里。首先弄 清楚每一段的內容及各段之間有何聯繫，不要在寫完了第一段之後，發現要寫的第二段的內容已在前一段寫過了，所以寫之前先構思，找個腹稿，或在稿紙上寫上要點。

在範文中，第一段指出廣告的目的有的是讓消費者知道其產品和服務，但大多數廣告是為 了説服人們買這而不是買那。第二段指出廣告是推銷產品的手段，做廣告讓消費者清楚某種品牌比其他的更有優勢是十分必要的。即做廣告的必要性及原因，最後一段寫廠商做廣告的起初原因是因為他們發現花一筆錢對其產品做廣告總的來説比降價出售更有利。

Sample Writing

Advertising

A certain amount of advertising is of an informative kind, the aim simply being to let consumers know what goods and services are available—“consumer education” as it is sometimes called. Most advertising, however, is of a persuasive or competitive kind, the aim of which is to persuade people to buy one thing rather than something else.

Advertising is a selling cost particularly associated with imperfect competition. Advertising is a way of marketing goods. In the sale of branded goods, advertising is essential in order to try to impress on consumers that one maker's brand is superior to all others, although in fact the only difference between brands may sometimes be in their trade marks and labels.

Any producer with some degree of monopoly, however slight, will generally find it more advantageous to advertise his products widely and at considerable expense rather than cut his prices.

下半年英語四級考試考前衝刺模擬試卷 2

Directions:

Study the following set of cartoons carefully and write an essay in which you should

1)describe the cartoons,

2) state its main idea, and give your comment.

【範文】

These two cartoons show two contrasting scenes. While the male student spends all histime and money playing Internet games, the female student studies diligently. One could easilyargue that a bright future awaits the students who study hard, while those who waste tuitionplaying games have little to look forward to. The above images encourage students to valuetheir time in school and take advantage of educational opportunities.

While students dream of being accepted into college for years, they often become lost onceadmitted. Without their parents' constant support and advice, or because of limitedcommunication with teachers, many students are unable to focus on their future goals. Suchconfusion leads some to forget their studies and resort to playing on the Internet, amongother forms of recreation.

Students should not only keep their ambitions in mind, but also seriously strive out a clear purpose, one might easily waste crucial years neglecting one's studies.

Constantly playing on the Internet leads to failure, while continuously studying guaranteessuccess. Students need to appreciate their time in school, and work hard in order to ensure agood future.

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Directions：

Understanding is a drop of golden sun, is wellspring of life, and is a bridge between manand the soul of man. Understanding is tolerance, is a kind of self?restraint. The world needs understanding.

Write an essay which should cover:

1) describing the drawing below,

2) stating its main idea, and

3) giving your comment

【範文】

The human being differs from the wild beast in that the latter is liable to have a hostileview of others and interact in an unreasonable and aggressive manner. Primitive humansmight have acted in such fashion, but civilized humans should cultivate more appropriatebehaviors.

In the drawing above, a man carrying a large load accidentally steps on a woman's n that he gracefully apologizes, the woman both accepts his apology and assures him notto worry.

The man and woman depicted interact with each other in a courteous and compassionatemanner. The woman understands the man did not intentionally step on her foot, andtherefore whether or not she is in pain, she does not attack or blame him. Because she is ableto view the situation from his perspective, conflict is diverted. Mutual understanding such asthis is a fundamental aspect of civilized society.

Some people tend to think the worst of others and become angry over even the smallest ofmatters, regardless of how their own actions are disturbing in turn. Such intolerance onlyleads to more conflict. Disrespecting or mistreating people not only inflicts pain upon others,but can also harm one's own conscience and attitude.

Having compassion for others is an important facet of social intercourse. Once one strivesto understand the experience and perspective of another, one can avoid much trouble andconflict, thus making life more peaceful and just for all.

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task 1

Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls (民意測驗) sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.

A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.

The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.

Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general, but those who have a loving, affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.

It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.

Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods are not necessarily happier adults.

The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration, to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.

21. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. happiness is predictable

B. a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happy

C. the rich are likely to be happier than the middle-income group

D. happiness is not necessarily connected to one's situation in society

22. People with college education______.

A. are not happier than those who have only an education at high school

B. are much happier than those who did not graduate from high school

C. have less opportunity to control their lives

D. have more opportunity to control their lives

23. According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon______.

A. a happy childhood

B. great wealth

C. a feeling that conditions are becoming for the better

D. a college degree

24. Which of the following is most likely to contribute to happiness? A. Being exceptionally good-looking.

B. Having a loving, affectionate relationship.

C. Having a good paying job.

D. Meeting lots of people.

25. Which of the following attitudes or feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?

A. Having self-esteem.

B. Being sure of keeping everything they already have.

C. Never being jealous.

D. Knowing how to be charming.

答案：

21. D 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A