文都全国大学英语四级全真模拟题(1)

PART Ⅲ  THE USE OF ENGLISH (占总分的15%)?

Section A   Cloze (占总分的10%)?
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A ,B ,C and D .You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.?

    In his youth,Knute Axelbrod wanted to learn many languages,to know everything about human history,to ?（54）? wise by reading great books.When he first came from Europe ?（55）? the state of North Dakota,he worked in a mill all day ?（56）? studied all evening.Then he met Lena Wesselius and ?（57）? her at the age of eighteen.After that there was a farm to pay for,and there were children to ?（58）?.For many years Axelbrod had no time to study.?Finally he had a farm ?（59）? was free from debt,with good soil and plenty of animals.But ?（60）? then he was sixty-three years old and ready(it seemed) to die.His wife was?（61）?.His sons had grown ?（62）? and gone away.His work was done.He was ?（63）? and alone.?Axelbrod’s daughter and ?（64）? begged him to live with them,but he ?（65）?.“No,”he said，“You must learn to be ?(66）?.You will come and live here ?（67）? my  farm,and ?（68）?will pay me four hundred dollars a year ?（69）? the use of it, ?（70）? I will not live here with you.I will watch you from my hill.”?He built himself a small house on the hill,?（71）?he cooked his ?（72）?,made his bed,and read many books from the public library.He began to feel that he was ?（73）? free than ever before in his life.?

   54.A.be    B.grow    C.become   D.turn?
   55.A.in    B.to     C.for    D.at?
   56.A.while    B.and    C.whereas   D.but?
   57.A.married   B.married with  C.married to   D.got married?
   58.A.bring    B.rear    C.raise    D.feed?
   59.A.it    B.and    C.he     D.that?
   60.A.for    B.by     C.at     D.from?
   61.A.died    B.death    C.dead    D.deadly?
   62.A.over    B.on     C.up     D.tall?
   63.A.free    B.unneeded   C.unemployed   D.busy?
   64.A.daughter in law  B.husband   C.mother    D.son in law?
   65.A.refused   B.said nothing   C.kep silent   D.agreed?
   66.A.independent  B.dependent   C.independence  D.dependence⁶?
   67.A.over    B.on     C.in     D.at?
   68.A.you    B.someone   C.perhaps   D.maybe?
   69.A.in    B.to     C.for    D.by?
   70.A.But    B.So     C.Therefore   D.Then?
   71.A.when    B.where    C.what    D.that?
   72.A.breakfast   B.supper    C.meals    D.dinner?
   73.A.more    B.much    C.a lot    D.far?
                  
                 
Section B  Short Answer Questions (占总分的5%) ?
    Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).?
     Our world is filled with sounds we never hear. The human auditory(听觉的) range is limited to begin with: if we could hear sounds lower than 20 vibrations⁷ per second, we would be driven mad by the rumblings and creakings of our muscles, intestines⁸ and heartbeats; every step we take would sound like an explosion. But even with our auditory range we select, focus, pay attention to a few sounds and blot⁹ out the rest. We are so assaulted(困扰) by sound that we continually “turn off”. But in the process we shut out the glorious symphony(交响乐) of sound in which the living world is bathed.?
     The sound tormented¹⁰ city dweller¹¹ who habitually¹² “turns off his audio” loses a dimension of social reality. Some people, for example, possess the ability to enter a crowded room and from the sounds encountered know immediately the mood, pace and direction of the group assembled. Everything becomes more real when heard as well as seen. It is, in fact, quite hard really to know a person by sight alone, without hearing his voice. And it is not just the sound of the voice that informs.
   Even the rhythm of footsteps reveals age and variations of mood—delight, depression, anger, joy.?
    Hearing can also soothe¹³ and comfort. The snapping of logs in the fireplace, the gossipy whisper of a broom, the inquisitive¹⁴ wheeze¹⁵ of a drawer opening—all are savored¹⁶ sounds that make us feel at home. In a well loved home, every chair produced a different, recognizable creak, every window a different click, groan¹⁷ or squeak¹⁸. The kitchen by itself is a source of many pleasing sounds. Every place, every event has a sound dimension.?
    The sense of hearing can perhaps be restored to modern man if he better understands its worth and how it works. Most people would be surprised to discover how far the sense can be pushed by cultivation¹⁹. At a friend’s house recently, my wife opened her purse and some coins spilled out, one after another, onto the floor. “Three quarters, two dimes²⁰, a nickels and three pennies,” said our host as he came in from the next room. And as an after thought: “One of the quarters is silver.” He was right, down to the last penny “How did you do it?” we asked. “Try it yourself.” he said.
   We did, and with a little practice we found it easy.
   Curiously²¹, evidence indicates that people need sound. When we are lost in thought, we involuntarily drum with our fingers or tap with a pencil—a reminder²² that we are still surrounded by a world outside ourselves. Just cutting down reflected sound can produce some odd results. The nearest thing on earth to the silence of outer space, for example, is the “anechoic chamber” at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Burray Hills, N.J., which is lined with material that absorbs 99.98% of all reflected sound. Men who have remained in the room for more than an hour report that they feel nervous and out of touch with reality.

Questions:
 S1.According to Paragraph One. Why do we blot out the sounds we don’t want to hear?
   ?________________________________
 S2.The writer believes that the rhythm of our footsteps changes as          
 _________________________.
 S3.How many different kinds of sounds are mentioned in Paragraph 3?
 ________________________________
 S4.What’s the main idea of Paragraphs 4 and 5?
 ________________________________
 S5.The whole passage tells us that by ignoring most of the sound around us we miss much that could give us ____________________________.

PART Ⅳ WRITING (占总分的15%)?

Directions: For this part,you are required to write a composition about “What Would Happen If There Were No Power” in three paragraphs.You are given the first sentence or part of the first sentence of each paragraph.Your composition should be no less than 120 words.Remember to write your composition neatly²³.?

   1.Ever since early the last century,electricity has become an essential part of our modern life.? 2.If there were no electric power,____.?
   3.Therefore,____.
PART Ⅱ READING COMPREHENSION

35.答案C。见原文第1句，“While traveling abroad,Mr.Jackson ran short of money.So he wrote to his brother,asking for $500”由此推知Mr. Jackson正在国外旅行。由“send me by telegram...”推知Mr. Jackson离其兄弟甚远，所以需电报汇款。因此答案选择C。
36.答案B。见原文第二段第一句，“After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank...”，其中calling at即为visiting。
37.答案B。见原文第三段第一句“In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill.”因此得知Mr. Jackson被捕的直接原因是未能支付旅馆费用，四个选项均符合。使用排除法：A、D分别指出他的兄弟未汇款和他的兄弟汇款数目不足，均不正确。C他的钱丢了，更未提到，因此选择B。
38.答案D。通读全文知汇款到达了指定的银行，因而只能选C或D。再考虑汇款到达的时间。根据“he was sent to prison for six days.”及“it came by telegram...more than two months ago.”知汇款在Mr. Jackson被捕前就到了。因此选择D。
39.答案A。见原文倒数第二段“A human mistake,sir!We’re all human beings,aren’t we?...”其中易造成混淆的答案是B“because they were human beings”，这是银行出纳员给自己的错误找的借口。而真正的原因是他的疏忽，因此选A。
40.答案A。见原文第一段第三句。“By definition tribalism means sharing among members of the extended family.”
41.答案C。见原文第一段“it makes sure that a person is taken care of by his own group.”以下各句均为该句的例证。其中包括“Tribal loyalty may mean a quick promotion”。因此选择C。
42.答案C。见原文第二段“Eight of the 21 cabinet posts,including the most important four...”其中the most important four指代前面刚提到的cabinet posts。因此选择C。
43.答案D。见原文第二段“As evidence of tribalism...”以下各句均为例证。确定其数目为3。
 44.答案A。见原文第二段“Modern African politicians publicly speak out against tribal divisions.Yet it remains perhaps the most powerful force in day-to-day African ife”因此推知现今非洲领导人反对种族分离，只是这种现象仍客现存在。因此选择A。
 45.答案D。该题考查对全文大意的领会。A、B、C虽或多或少提及过，但作为全文大意过于片面。全文作者主要谈论了个人对未来派诗歌的看法。因此选择D。
 46.答案A。见原文第一段第一句“When a new movement in Art attains a certain vogue,it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at.”由此推知正确答案为A。其中advocate和adherent同义，即为倡导者，支持者。
47.答案C。见原文第二段，“This speeding up of life,says the futurist,requires a new form of expression.”A项增加文艺的产出与课文中的“speed up our literature”意思有差异，B项展望未来不是未来派文艺家的主要观点；D项避免使用生辟词汇则与未来派观点相反。因此选择C。
48.答案C。见原文第一段最后一句，“...it can hardly be classified as Literature.”及最后一段第一句“This...can hardly be classed as Literature.”由此知作者认为难以将未来派诗歌划归为文学。因此选择C，A、B、D均不能全面地反映作者的意图。?
49.答案B。见原文第二段最后一句“We must pour out a cataract of essential words,unhampered by stops,or qualifying adjectives...”，由此推知正确答案为B。其中unhamper意为不受…限制，阻碍。
50.答案D。阅读此文章可以看出这是一篇广告。文中措词有一定的鼓动性，泛指you 的使用更增加了亲切感。
51.答案B。?文章最后一段是本文的主题段。作者用意在鼓励失业者，尽管失业带来很多负面影响，但这也是一个人重新设计自己的机会。选项A、D只是文中所谈的失业感受的消极方面。选项C与文中第一句意思相悖。
52.答案B。此题为细节题。文中提到人生观的形成关键在步入成年期的二十岁左右。一研究结果表明此时的观念已基本定型，以后随时间的流逝，观念会稍有改变，但不会有很大变化。
53.答案A。作者在文中指出，由于创办报纸成本高，现代报纸已越来越成为巨大的商业组织。在遵守行业规范、新闻报道力求公正客观的同时，会在报纸社论中发表报纸主人的观点，受商业利益的影响。故正确答案为A。?