大学英语四级阅读模拟题(2)
Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes thesentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.
41. It's the in this country to go out and pick flower on the first day of spring.
A) case B) custom C) habit D) precedent
42. He didn't take the flat because he couldn't afford the .
A) hire B) fare C) rent D) salary
43. I've made an for you to see the dentist at 5 o'clock tomorrow.
A) appointment B) interview C) opportunity D) assignation
44. The house was poorly built; for , the roof leaked.
A) short B) certain C) one thing D) sure
45. the weather is concerned, I do not think it matters.
A) So long as B) So far as C) As long as D) So far
46. The continuous rain set the harvesting of wheat by two weeks.
A) off B) back C) down D) about
47. The helicopter hovered the trees.
A) in B) over C) down D) up
48.The mother made a shirt for the boy out of the of the cloth.
A) odd and end B) odd and ends C) odds and end D) odds and ends
49. Let's get this old barn. It's of no use to us.
A) over B) ready C) rid of D) used to
50. George's ability to learn from observations and experience greatly to his success inpublic life.
A) owed B) contributed C) attached D) related
51. I asked him where my sister was, and he the store across the street.
A) nodded B) indicated C) figured D) guessed
52. They are staying with us the time being until they find a place of their own.
A) during B) for C) since D) in
53. 100 competitors had the race.
A) put their names for B) entered for C) put themselves for D) taken part
54. He me by two games to one.
A) beat B) conquered C) gained D) won
55. They have put the bird in a cage to it from flying away.
A) avoid B) prevent C) forbid D) control
56. In recent years, new buildings have up like mushrooms in the city.
A) jumped B) sprung C) leapt D) put
57. I from among the crowd an old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen for ten years.
A) figured out B) picked out C) realized D) picked over
58. I thought he'd never anything, but it's turned out that I was wrong.
A) arrive B) amount to C) reach for D) add to
59. He managed to pay off his debts.
A) anyhow or other B) anyhow or another C) somehow or other D) somehow or another
60. You'd better not Mr. Ganz. He may get angry.
A) play a joke on B) play out
C) play into the hands of D) play at
61. We existed on nothing but the necessities.
A) empty B) bare C) hollow D) undressed
62. The seasons change, independent anyone's wishes.
A) on B) to C) with D) of
63. The mail was for two days because of the snowstorm.
A) misled B) lost C) delayed D) damaged
64. He has been absent class for quite some time.
A) in B) for C) with D) from
65. I owe a great deal my parents and teachers.
A) to B) for C) toward D) of
66. We must manage to do our work better with people.
A) less money and few B) less money and fewer C) little money and less D) few money andless
67. Mr. Black is to our English evening.
A) more pleased than to come B) more pleased to come than C) more than pleased to comeD) more pleasing than to come
68. You that car with the brakes out of order. You might have had a serious accident.
A) ought to drive B) oughtn't do drive
C) ought to have driven D) oughtn't to have driven
69. If it for their support, we would be in a very difficult position.
A) is not B) weren't C) was not D) be not
70. If only we as we were told! This would never have happened.
A) would do B) had done C) do D) did Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Everyone ___71___ of the President of the US ___72___ the most powerful man in___73___. But when the representatives of the 13 former British colonies ___74___ to drawup the constitution of the new country ___75___ 1788, ___76___ of them were not surewhether they ___77___ to have a President at all. There were even ___78___ who ___79___ aking, ___80___ their successful war against the British king, George III. The decision was indoubt ___81___ the last moment. One group wanted ___82___ for life, while ___83___suggested that ___84___ not be a President, because a Committee would govern the countrybetter; a third group ___85___ a President ___86___ term of office would last seven years butwho could not stand for reelection, because they were afraid he would spend his time ___87___votes at the next election. In the end they chose George Washington as President for fouryears and let him ___88___ for reelection because they trusted him. But they were ___89___to make rules in case a future President ___90___ badly and these rules were used to get rid ofPresident Nixon two hundreds years later.
71. A) use to think B) think C) thinks D) uses to think 72. A) to be B) being C) like D) as
73. A) western world B) the western world C) accident D) the accident
74. A) found B) met C) encountered D) put together
75. A) at B) by C) on D) in
76. A) a number B) a great deal C) a large amount D) the most
77. A) should B) would C) needed D) must
78. A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
79. A) had preferred B) would have preferred C) should have preferred D) were preferring
80. A) although B) however C) nevertheless D) in spite of
81. A) until B) as far as C) so far as D) by
82. A) that the President was elected B) that the President would be elected C) to elect thePresident D) to be elected the President
83. A) another B) other C) the other D) some other
84. A) it should B) it would C) there should D) there would
85. A) would have liked B) would rather C) would like D) would be liking
86. A) that's B) whose C) which D) of which
87. A) looking for B) to look for C) to look at D) looking at
88. A) stand B) to stand C) be standing D) that he stood
89. A) so careful B) too careful C) careful enough D) enough careful
90. A) would carry B) carried C) would behave D) behaved
答案
21. DBACC 26. DBABD 31. CDAAA 36. CCADA
41. BCACB 46. BBDCB 51. BBBAB 56. BBBCA 61. BDCDA 66. BCDBB 71. CDBBD 76. ACBBD 81. ACACC 86. BAACC