大学英语四级期末试卷 Part I: Multiple choice 20%
Directions: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the best word or
phrase for each blank and mark A, B, C, or D on Answer Sheet.
1. Now that we’ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _____.
A. constructive B. feasible C. favorable D. stiff
2. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is ____ from the list for promotion. .
A. eliminated B. retreated C. pried D. wrenched
3. We need someone really ____ who can organize the office and make it run smoothly..
A. crucial B. realistic C. essential D. efficient 4. I am pleased to hear of your job offer-all that hard work at school has obviously __.
A. paid off B. taken its toll C. made a difference D. shown up 5. As a reporter, I was paid to __ into other people’s lives.
A. pry B. convert C. blurt D. carve 6. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting ___ services. . A. essential B. appropriate C. equivalent D. lucrative
7. The doctor ___ Billy’s operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger.
A. went after B. followed up C. started up D. took on
8. A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and__ increase its market power.
A. therefore B. thereby C. hence D. further
9. You can ___ the video camera on a tripod (三脚架)，so that you don’t have to worry about holding it steady while you ask questions. A. withstand B. mount C. implement D. dwell
10. AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened America’s ___process for testing and
approving new drugs of all kinds, for all diseases. A. efficient B. stagnant C. intricate D. appropriate
11. ___ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theatre and should have some
familiarity with plays in production..
A. prospective B. responsible C. ethnic D. realistic
12. However, the new law, once passed, will ___ the Bridlintong agreement illegal by giving
workers the right to join unions of their choice.. A. convert B. render C. cancel D. eliminate
13. This course focuses on the ____ of economic analysis to the problems of inflation,
unemployment, the balance of payments and enterprise behaviour. A. conception B. combination C. application D. introduction
14. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to ___
ground and air attacks. A. launch B. withstand C. contest D. contend
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15. Our postgraduate students are fully integrated into the departmental research __ and, in
addition, participate in the Postgraduate Education Programme.
A. cooperation B. endeavor C. administration D. network
16. The camps are not usually tent-type camps. They are mostly long-established, ___
structures, often with strange Indian names.
A. permanent B. historical C. monotonous D. raw
17. Don’t let his criticism____ you; he belongs to the kind of people who take delight in
finding fault with others’ work.
A. discourage B. concern C. dictate D. paralyze
18. Under normal circumstance the body can ___ these naturally occurring substances into
vitamins.
A. convert B. render C. derive D. originate
19. “Hi, John, could you show me how to___ graphics (图表) with text on the same screen?”
A. fuse B. clone C. merge D. mingle
20. The thought of dying slowly and painfully ___ me. I really can’t understand why so many
people are opposed to euthanasia ( 安乐死).. A. terrifies B. curses C. puzzles D. injures
Part II: Fill in the blanks. 20%
Directions: Choose the correct answer from the table and fill in the blanks.
handicap, boast, impression, crew, thereby, phase, vivid, pose, hold out, browse, pat, federal, intricate, eternal, permanent, mercy, opt , get in, run over, en route
1. My teacher _______ me on the back for getting top marks for my English essay..
2. Radio astronomy seems to ___ the best hopes of obtaining evidence of extraterrestrial
beings.
3. The painter’s unique and intriguing designs have caught hold of the imagination of
hundreds of students who are fascinated by her ___ patterns and color schemes..
4. Unlike a book, you cannot ___ through a video in the shop, so its content remains a
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mystery until after you have purchased it and taken it home.
5. True, I do not hold an MBA degree, but I can at least ___ many years of experience as the
chief executive of a successful high-tech economy.
6. Special assistance and counseling are available to veterans, migrant workers, youths, older
persons, women, and the _________.
7. Many women choose to have pregnancy screenings and may ___ for abortion if evidence
of handicap is revealed.
8. They stopped at Paris ___ from Rome to London, spending one day visiting the sights. 9. A few days later, the space shuttle Discovery and its five-member ___ made a spectacular
night liftoff to carry into orbit a secret military satellite designed to monitor (监听) the radio communications of certain foreign countries.
10. The introduction of gunpowder technologies from China resulted in the manufacture of
guns, ___ reducing the effectiveness of heavy shields (盾牌) and massive stone fortifications (防御工事).
11. The shootings that recently took place in Washington area _____ a serious threat to the
personal safety of local residents.
12. The Security Council (安全理事会) of the United Nations has 15 members; five of which
hold ___ seats..
13. A thousand words will not leave so deep a (n) ___ as one single deed..
14. The second ___ of the project is said to begin sometime next year following the
completion of the building of the dam.
15. In a ___ system of government the different states or provinces of the country have
important powers to make their own laws and decisions.
16. Mark Twain’s novels have been praised for their attack on the social evils of the day and
their ____ and realistic description of life on the Mississippi River. 17. Love is something ___; the aspect may change, but not the essence.
18. Neither a wise nor a brave man will lie down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of
the future to ____ him.
19. People who are caught drinking and driving can expect little ___ from the courts.
20. Civil service careers offer some of the most rewarding job opportunities you can find, but
to ___ you need to pass an exam.
Part III: Reading 30%
Directions: Read the following passages and choose the correct answer according to the
passage.
Passage 1
I study political violence for a living., yet I, too, am shaken and unsure how to react. As I sit here today in my office, only a few miles from the still-burning Pentagon, images of the slaughter in my native New York dominate my thoughts. It makes it hard to concentrate on
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work, and it makes the everyday things seem so trivial. Only now, twenty-four hours after the tragedy began to unfold, have I begun to realize how this has affected me on so many levels.
As an American, I feel threatened and confused, where only yesterday I felt proud and invincible (不可战胜的). As a citizen of the global community, I have been shocked into the reality of the reach of global terrorism. As a human being, I am appalled at the cruelty and inhumanity of these acts of terrorism. As someone who hopes to understand unspeakable acts, I am at a loss to understand this one, perhaps because it hits so close to home.
I know only these things: Someone, for some reason, has decided to strike at the United States. Despite the many people killed, the intended target of this attack was American power. The goal was to strike a paralyzing fear into the hearts and minds of all citizens of the U.S., and perhaps its allies as well. Thus, we—all of us— are the real targets of this attack. This explains why many of us, even those of us who were not near the attacks, or who knew no one affected by them, felt this tragedy so deeply.
Yet we must not succumb to fear, for if we do the terrorists have won. Surely our lives will be different now. We may be more aware, more inconvenienced, more insecure. But we must learn to deal with this tragedy and to move on, to live our lives as fully and as entirely as before. I came to my office today, even though classes here have been cancelled, to live my life as normally as possible, for to do so in the face of yesterday’s terrorist attacks is itself an act of defiance.
1. How did the author feel following the terrorist attack?
a) He felt proud and invincible because Americans did not succumb to fear. b) He felt relieved because no one dear to him was injured. c) He felt sorry for those killed or injured in the tragedy.
d) He felt threatened and confused because he couldn’t understand it.
2. The “unspeakable acts” (Line 4, Para 2) the author hopes to understand are _____.
a) acts of political violence
b) acts of attacks for unknown reasons c) acts of war d) acts of murder
3. We can infer from the passage that the author ____
a) did not expect global terrorism could hit America
b) had a deep understanding of terrorism even before the attack c) knew that Americans would not succumb to terrorism d) believed that life would go on as before despite the attack 4. According to the author, the aim of the terrorist attack is ___.
a) to kill as many Americans as possible
b) to make Americans aware of the terrorists’ strength c) to sow panic among the Americans
d) to destroy the vital institutions of the American Government
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5. The author’s purpose in going to his office on the day following the terrorist attack is ___.
a) to give classes
b) to discuss the terrorist attack with his colleagues
c) to show defiance by living his life as normally as possible d) to get the latest news of the terrorist attack
Passage 2
The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to remember that your objective during the interview may differ from the objective of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths, is well qualified, and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interviewer’s task is not to embarrass you or to trip you up, but to hire the right person for the job.
Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to enhance your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job.
Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The interviewer won’t know them unless you point them out, so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner.
Do not make slighting references to former employers or professors. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer asks about it, be frank in your answer.
Show the interviewer that you are interested in the company by asking relevant questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotion opportunities and fringe benefits (附加福利) of the job you are interviewing for.
If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.
Some interviewers may bring up salary early in the interview. At this time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where you can prove yourself than a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If the interviewer continues to press, give him a range or suggest the going rate for a particular job. If possible, you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you are ready to complete the paperwork.
6. To get the job you want, during the interview you should______.
a) avoid the interviewer’s questions that are designed to trip you up b) remember that you are the best qualified candidate c) make yourself stand out as the right person for the job
d) keep in mind that it determines whether or not you get the particular job you want 7. If you did not get along with your former employer, you _____.
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a) should tell the interviewer frankly b) should not speak ill of him
c) should refer to him in a factual manner d) should never mention it
8. When you find the interview is not going well you should ____.
a) keep up your confidence
b) bring it to an end as soon as possible
c) tell you interviewer how you react to adverse conditions d) tell yourself you have much to gain and nothing to lose 9. The best time to discuss your salary is ______.
a) when you have been offered the job b) at the end of the interview
c) after you have completed the paperwork d) when the interviewer brings this matter up
10. The most important thing to do during an interview is _____.
a) to make your strengths understood
b) to show your intense interest in the job you are applying for c) to be frank and sincere
d) to be natural and confident
Passage 3
In the course of my reading I had come across a case where, many years ago, some hunters on our Great Plains organized a buffalo hunt for the entertainment of an English earl (伯爵) and to provide some fresh meat for his use. They had charming sport. They killed seventy-two of those great animals; and ate part of one of them and left the seventy-one to rot. In order to determine the difference between an anaconda and an earl, I had several lambs turned into the anaconda’s cage. The grateful snake immediately crushed one of them and swallowed it, then lay back satisfied. It showed no further interest in the lambs, and no inclination to harm them. I tried this experiment with other anacondas; always with the same result. The fact stood proven that the difference between an earl and an anaconda is that the earl is cruel and the anaconda isn’t; and the earl wantonly (肆无忌惮地) destroyed what he has no use for, but the anaconda doesn’t. This seemed to suggest that the anaconda was not descended from the earl. It also seemed to suggest that the earl was descended from the anaconda, and had lost a good deal in the transition.
I was aware that many men who have accumulated more money than they can ever use have shown a hunger for more, and have not hesitated to cheat the ignorant and the helpless out of their poor servings in order to partially satisfy that appetite. I furnished a hundred different kinds of wild and domestic animals the opportunity to accumulate vast stores of food but none of them would do it. The squirrels and bees and certain birds made accumulations, but stopped
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when they gathered a winter’s supply, and could not be persuaded to add to it either honestly or by trickery. These experiments convinced me that there is this difference between man and the higher animals: he is greedy, they are not.
In the course of my experiments I convinced myself that among the animals man is the only one that harbors insults and injuries, broods over (默默沉思) them, waits till a chance offers, then takes revenge. The passion of revenge is unknown to the higher animals.
11. By describing the buffalo hunting and his experiment with the anaconda, the author mainly
wants to tell his readers that ______ a) the anaconda is easily satisfied
b) the earl is capable of committing wanton cruelty c) the earl’s ancestor turned out to be the anaconda
d) the anaconda does not harm other animals except when it is hungry
12. According to the author, in human society, the rich _____.
a) tend to accumulate vast stores of food
b) are inclined to gather more riches c) are ready to help the poor d) are mostly cheaters
13. The author’s experiments with different kinds of animals seem to prove that _______.
a) man is the highest animal
b) man is superior to animals c) man is the lowest animal
d) man is inferior to animals in certain respects
14. We learn from the last paragraph that ______.
a) love of revenge is a unique characteristic of man b) man is the only animal capable of thinking
c) human beings are capable of insulting and injuring each other d) man is better at taking chances than animals 15. In this passage, the author writes in a(n)_____.
a) serious tone b) angry tone c) ironic tone
d) matter-of-fact tone
Part IV. Translation 15%
Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese
1. I told him on a cold night like this he’d ought to bundle up so the whole inside of his face
would not catch cold.
2. These are vulnerable to weather problems and provide less accurate measurements, but
they do not require special roadway installations, other than well-maintained lane
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markings.
3. Of course, one who does not work must not eat unless one can get married, which is called:
“being settled at last.”
4. Time is not a thing we have lost. It is not a thing we ever had. It is what we live in.
5. When you force your mind to summon them, the Indians appear rather doll-like in the
radiance of the present moment.
Part V. Writing 15%
Directions: For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic:
Coping with Stress. You should write about 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 随着生活节奏的加快，人们的生活节奏越来越紧张。 2. 紧张会对个人和社会造成危害 3. 学会应对现代生活的紧张
Key
Part I: Multiple choice 20%
1 B .2 A .3 D . 4 A 5 A .6 A .7 B .8 B .9 B .10 C. 11 A.12 B .13 C.14 B 15 B .16 A. 17 A.18 A.19 C.20 A . Part II: Fill in the blanks 20%
1. patted 2. hold out 3. intricate 4. browse 5. boast 6. handicapped 7. opt 8. en route 9. crew 10. thereby 11.have posed 12. permanent 13. impression 14. phase 15. federal 16. vivid 17.eternal 18. run over 19. mercy 20. get in
Part III: Reading comprehension 30%
1. d 2. a 3. a. 4. c 5. c 6. c. 7. b 8. a. 9. a. 10. a.11. b. 12. b. 13. d. 14. a .15. c Part IV: Translation 15%
1. 我对他说，今晚这么冷，他应当穿得暖暖的，这样他脸庞里边就不会有着凉感冒了。 2. 这类系统易受气候变化的影响， 提供的数据不够精确， 但它们不需要特别的道路设
置，只需要将路面标志维护好就行了。
3. 当然，不工作就没饭吃，除非嫁人， 那叫做“终于有了归宿。”
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4. 时间不是我们遗失的东西。时间不是我们曾拥有的东西。我们生活在时间之中。 5. 当你凝神回顾这些昔日的印第安人时，他们在今日的辉煌之前显得犹如玩偶。 Part V: Writing 15%
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