2021年大學(xué)英語四級模擬試題 （八）

1、大學(xué)英語四級模擬試題 （八） 大學(xué)英語四級模擬試題 （八） _：xx-05-13 Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers _rked A,B,C and D. You should choose the One best answer and bla

2、cken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil. Passage 1 By the time the Olympics begin in Atlanta this summer, the business world will have spent more than $ 1 billion to link their names and products to the Olympic Games. There are 10 Worldwide Sponsors, 10 Centennial Olympic Par

3、tners, about 20 regular sponsors and more than a hundred li _nsees. The Atlanta Games will boast an “official scouring pad and timepie _, two official game shows, and three official vehicles: a family car, an import minivan and a luxury sedan. But what exactly do these panies reap for their huge inv

4、estment? At the very least, they _nd tickets to the most popular events, invitations to the best parties and prime hotel rooms. But most of all, aording to US Postal Servi _, it is purchasing the right to spend money. Yet even Nike wants a pie _ of the Atlantic action. Along with some other nonspons

5、ors, Nike is trying to dot downtown Atlanta with billboards. Advertisement, its another Olympic event. 1. By “official vehicles, the author means . 看答案 A. automobiles for Olympic officials B. automobiles used in official oasion C. automobiles that the Olympic participants must drive D. automobiles t

6、hat allowed to bear the Olympic symbol 2. Which of the following is not an Olympic sponsor? 看答案 A. US Postal Servi _. B. Nike. C. Coca-Cola. D. Mcdonalds 3. The last senten _ of this passage indicates . 看答案 A. businesses trying to get publicity is a part of the Olympic Games B. what the Olympic non-

7、sponsors do is of no interest to the Olympic organizers C. that businesses must try very hard to earn money from the Olympic Games as if they were themselves peting in the Games D. that those who fail to sponsor the Olympics this time will try very hard the next time 4. Which of the following is NOT

8、 implied in the passage ?看答案 A. Companies use their Olympic sponsorship to promote sales of their products. B. To provide sportswear for Carl Lewis is a more effective advertisement than to provide suits for Olympic officials. C. NBC _kes great profits from selling advertising time to panies eager t

9、o impress potential customers during the Olympic Games. D. Nike looks down upon the Olympic Games. 5. Which of the following can best sum up the passage? 看答案 A. Businesses want to profit from the Olympics. B. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. C. The Olympic sponsorship. D. Importan _ of the Olympic Ga

10、mes. Passage 2 Halloween(October 31) This is a holiday widely _lebrated with different names in _ny countries. Although it originated as a religious holiday, it has lost its religious connections in the United States. It is now _lebrated largely as a childrens day, and _ny American children look for

11、ward to it for days and weeks beforehand. The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out, a funny fa _ cut into it, and a candle pla _d inside as a decoration in the window. City folks, nowadays, sometimes use paper pumpkins for decorations. Some years ago, the holiday was

12、_lebrated by dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on ones neighbors and friends, such as ringing door bells, throwing bits of corn on the window panes, and in other ways _ minor disturban _s. More re _ntly, children e to the door to have friends and neighbors admire the

13、ir costumes and guess who they are behind the false fa _s and re _ive treats of candy, fruit or cookies. They say, “Trick or Treat, meaning, “I will play a trick on you will not give me a treat. This practi _ has even more re _ntly developed into a significant international activity. Instead of or a

14、long with candy, the children collect money for UNICEF (United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund). This special collection of money by children for needy children throughout the world is known as “UNICEF Trick of Treat. Begun only re _ntly, it results in several million dollars each yea

15、r contributed to UNICEF. The collection box is orange, reminis _nt of the pumpkin. 6. What cloes Holloween originate from?看答案 A. a chilolrens day B. a trick or treat C. a religious day D. a day for UNI CEF 7. Which of the following is not mentioned some years ago how the children _lebrate the Hallow

16、een?看答案 A. Dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on ones neighbors friends. B. Ringing door bells. C. Throwing bits of corn on the window panes. D. Dressing up in the best holiday clothes. 8. Which of the following is not used in the Halloween _lebration?看答案 A. Pumpkin B

17、. Candle C. Costume D. Flower 9. Why do the children collect money in the Halloween?看答案 A. They love money. B. They want to get enough money to buy themselves candy. C. The _s are willing to give them money. D. They want to help other children. 10. What is the symbol of Halloween?看答案 A. Pumpkin. B.

18、Candle. C. Laughter D. Money. Passage 3 International airlines have rediscovered the business travelers, the _n or wo _n who regularly jets from country to country as part of the job. This does not ne _ssarily mean that airlines ever abandoned their business travelers. Indeed, panies like Lufthansa

19、and Swissair would rightly argue that they have always catered best for the executive class passengers. But _ny lines could be aused of con _ntrating too heavily in the re _nt past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the expense of regular travelers. Too often, they have seemed geared for q

20、uantity rather than quality. Operating a _jor airline in the 1980s is essentially a _tter of finding the right mix of passengers. The airlines need to fill up the back end of their wide-bo _d jets with low fare passengers, without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay su

21、bstantially more for their tickets. It is no coinciden _ that the two _jor airline bankruptcies in 1982 were among the panies specializing in cheap flights. But low fares require consistently full aircraft to _ke flights economically viable, and in the re _nt re _ssion the volume of traffic has not

22、grown. Equally the large number of airlines jostling for the available passengers has created a huge ex _ss of capacity. The result of ex _ss capacity and cut-throat petition driving down fares has been to push some airlines into collapse and leave _ny others hovering on the brink. Against this grim

23、 background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly towards the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have invested much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive de _nds for sitting apart from the tourists. High on the list of priorities is punctu

24、ality; an executives time is money. In-flight servi _ is another area where the airlines are jostling for the executives attention. The free drinks and headsets and better food are all part of the lure. 11. One critici _ against _ny international airlines is that they have, in the re _nt past, . 看答案

25、 A. catered for the more wealthy people B. given preferential treatment to executive clients C. only met the needs of the regular traveler D. _rketed their servi _ with the _sses in mind 12. With the intention of attracting a somewhat different type of passenger, the airlines have now begun to con _

26、ntrate on .看答案 A. ensuring that the facilities offered to the executive are indeed superior B. providing facilities enabling business travelers to work on board C. organizing activities in which first-class passengers can participate D. installing sleeping partments where more privacy is ensured 13.

27、 From the passage we can infer that .看答案 A. a suessful airline in the 1980s meets the needs not only of the _sses but also of the wealthy passengers B. it is more fortable to sit in the back of jet planes C. business travelers dislike tourists D. only by specializing in cheap flights can airlines av

28、oid bankruptcy. 14. In Paragraph 5. “in-flight servi _ means .看答案 A. Servi _ on the plane B. A new safety devi _ C. Flights within one country D. Charge-free air servi _ 15. The following are all used to attract passengers ex _pt .看答案 A. punctuality B. sound system C. free drinks D. charge-free food

29、 Passage 4 In only two decades Asian-American have bee the fastest-growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nations schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nations best universities, where _the _t

30、ics, scien _ and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. (This special liking for _the _tics and scien _ is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in _the _tics but little or no

31、knowledge of English.) They are also influen _d by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like _the _tics and scien _ because they will be judged more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree. Most Asian-American stud

32、ents owe their suess to the influen _ of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it

33、 helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds suess, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education. Both explanations for academic suess worry Asian-Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial i _ge. Many can remember when Chi

34、nese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship. 16. While _ tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students .看答案 A. feel they are mistreated because o

35、f limited knowledge of English. B. are afraid that their academic suesses bear a strong Asian character C. still worry about unfair treatment in society D. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents 17. What are the _jor factors that determine the suess of Asian-Americans?看答案 A. A

36、solid foundation in basic _the _tics and Asian culture. B. Hard work and in _igen _. C. Hard help and a limited knowledge of English. D. Asian culture and the American educational system. 18. Few Asian-American students _jor in hu _n scien _s _inly because .看答案 A. their English is not good enough. B

37、. they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas C. there is a wide differen _ between Asian and Western cultures D. they know little about American culture and society 19. Why do the two “explanations (Para. 3, Line 1) worry Asian-Americans?看答案 A. They are afraid that they woul

38、d again be isolated from American society in general. B. People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for suess. C. Asian-Americans would be a threat to other minorities. D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong at Asian character. 20. The authors tone in this passa

39、ge is .看答案 A. sympathetic B. doubtful C. critical D. objective Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 inplete senten _s in this part. For each senten _ there are four choi _s _rked A., B., C. and D. Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the senten _. Then _rk the co

40、rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the _ntre. 21. When he applied for a in the offi _ of the local newspaper, he was told to see the _nager.看答案 A. location B. profession C. career D. position 22. The mere fact most people believe nuclear war would be _dness does not me

41、an that it will not our.看答案 A. that B. what C. which D. why 23. The author of the book that women can live longer than men.看答案 A. said B. is saying C. says D. saying 24. Because of the strike, British Rail has been for _d to all trains to London.看答案 A. can _l B. abandon C. postpone D. recall 25. It

42、around 9 oclock when I drove back home because it was already dark.看答案 A. had to be B. was to be C. must have been D. must be 26. The survival of some wild ani _ls is not very high as they are ruthlessly hunted for their skins.看答案 A. rate B. degree C. ration D. scale 27. Why do you object to the dir

43、ection?看答案 A. following B. follow C. have followed D. having been followed 28. to the doctor right away, he might have been alive today.看答案 A. If he went B. Had he gone C. Were he gone D. Should he have gone 29. is the richest _n in this town?看答案 A. Whom do you think B. Who do you think C. Do you th

44、ink who D. Who you think 30. A good newspaper publishes both and foreign news.看答案 A. diplo _tic B. democratic C. domestic D. dra _tic 31. My brother changed his _jor at college several times and he never any one very long.看答案 A. stuck to B. kept back C. let alone D. _de way 32. It isnt cold enough f

45、or there a frost tonight, so I can leave my car outside safely.看答案 A. would be B. being C. was D. to be 33. More than one di _issed.看答案 A. have been B. has been C. are D. has 34. The first, second and the third prize went to Kate, Bob and George .看答案 A. differently B. partially C. respectively D. eq

46、ually 35. The scien _ of medicine, progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all the scien _s.看答案 A. in which B. to which C. with which D. which 36. The frequent border incidents would lead the two countries to war.看答案 A. consistently B. inevitably C. uniformly D. persistently 37. She was scared to death when she heard the news.看答