大学英语四级考试模拟试题 （三
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. A) He must read a lot of books.
B) He doesn't like history.
C) He can't get the books he needs.
D) He has lost his watch.
2. A) Mild. B) Warm. C) Hot. D) Cold.
3. A) The light couldn't be turned off.
B) The hot water was running.
C) There was no hot water.
D) There was no heat.
4. A) Tom was unable to hear well.
B) Tom didn't say anything at the meeting.
C) Tom didn't listen to him.
D) Tom went out before the meeting was over.
5. A) In a restaurant. B) At a post office.
C) In a hotel. D) At the railway station.
6. A) She couldn't find where the courses were offered.
B) She has already taken one.
C) The courses are not well organized.
D) Not all the courses are bad.
7. A) ?? 15. B) ?? 150. C) ?? 60. D) ?? 30.
8. A) 8:30. B) 7:30. C) 8:00. D) 9:00.
9. A) Finish the novel. B) Return the novel.
C) Lend the novel D) Read the novel.
10. A) He is a secretary. B) He is a newspaperman.
C) He is a novelist. D) He is a businessman.
Passage 1Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) He wasn't satisfied with its size.
B) He wasn't satisfied with its power.
C) There were no units for measuring power.
D) There were few people who liked this engine.
12. A) Lifting a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one hour.
B) Work a horse could do in one hour.
C) Lifting a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in 10 minutes.
D) Work a horse could do in one minute.
13. A) Watt's Engine
B) The Beginning of Horsepower
C) Units of Measure
D) How to Measure an Engine
Passage 2Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) He doesn't think flying is fun.
B) He feels he is a bus driver.
C) He is responsible for the plane and the passengers.
D) He is governed by instruments and regulations.
15. A) He enjoyed more freedom.
B) Flying was entirely different then.
C) He had no responsibility at all.
D) He relied on his experience only.
16. A) By looking at the roof of every house.
B) By calling a station for information.
C) By landing immediately.
D) By following a railway line.
Passage 3Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Because she did not speak, except when it was necessary.
B) Because she could always find people who were able to help her.
C) Because she had a guide who could speak English well.
D) Because she had always had a pencil and some paper with her.
18. A) In a restaurant in an Italian city.
B) At a market in the south of Italy.
C) In a restaurant in an Italian village.
D) At a market in the north of Italy.
19. A) She had difficulty explaining where she had seen mushrooms.
B) She had difficulty giving her order for food.
C) Her trouble was that the waiter was a foreigner too.
D) Her trouble was that the waiter was impatient.
20. A) Because he thought she had drawn one.
B) Because she mispronounced the word.
C) Because it started to rain.
D) Because it was what she had seen at the market.
VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
21. _______ four years since John left school.
A) It was B) It is
C) They have been D) Those are
22. The doctors have tried _______ to save his life, but failed.
A) everything humanly possible
B) humanly everything possible
C) humanly possible everything
D) everything possible humanly
23. By 1922, for example, Australia had _______ than it had people.
A) fifteen times more of sheep B) fifteen times sheep more
C) fifteen more times of sheep D) fifteen times more sheep
24. Laser beams can carry long-signals _______ somewhat similar to radio
waves.
A) in directions B) by means of
C) in ways D) according to
25. Shaking hands is a _______ way of greeting.
A) conventional B) conditional
C) original D) conversational
26. I hope their plan will work, but they themselves are very __________
that it will.
A) confident B) concerned C) doubtful D) suspicious
27. Tom's father wants to send him to medical school _______ .
A) to make him become a doctor B) for making him a doctor
C) to make a doctor from him D) to make a doctor of him
28. _______ , he never helps the poor.
A) As he is rich B) Even he is rich
C) Rich as he is D) Rich even though he is
29. She didn't come to the party though she _______ us she would.
A) agreed B) accepted C) offered D) promised
30. What you should say in your speech is entirely _______ you.
A) up to B) due to
C) owing to D) according to
31. His casual explanation made the problem _______.
A. to be even more complicating
B. even more complicated
C. being even more complicated
D. be even more complicated
32. _______, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A) With all writers in English
B) For all writers in English
C) Unlike all the writers in English
D) Of all writers in English
33. I'd just as soon _______ these important documents with you.
A) that you won't take B) your not taking
C) you didn't take D) you not take
34. I have finished typing all _______ the last page.
A) until B) to C) but D) for
35. Mary, leave the windows open, __________?
A) do you B) will you
C) wouldn't you D) don't you
36. There is no _______ in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A) reason B) aim C) point D) purpose
37. We have a great need for energy because of our _______ life-style.
A) fastly-paced B) fastly-pacing
C) fast-paced D) fast-pacing
38. I don't _______ that as a serious mistake.
A) recommend
