《大学英语4》综合复习资料
《大学英语4》综合复习资料Part I Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
For ages, sailors have said that it is good luck to see dolphins swimming alongside boats. Their presence meant that land was near, which would be vital information if a boat and her crew were in danger. Some dolphins have even protected shipwrecked sailors from sharks. It is no wonder that these unique and fascinating creatures have long been known as our friends.
You may think dolphins are fish, but they are actually mammals. They are related to whales and porpoises, and they evolved around 10 million years ago. Dolphins breathe air, give birth to live young, and feed them milk. They are social animals, living together in groups ranging in size of up to 12.In places rich in food, many schools can combine together to form schools of up to 1,000 dolphins.
Dolphins are thought to be intelligent animals because of their playfulness, curiosity, and quick ability to learn. They seem to communicate with each other through a combination of squeaks, whistles, and clicks. While scientists don't know what they are going on about, it is thought that dolphins are telling each other that food is nearby, or warning each other of approaching danger. Dolphins use sonar to discover an object's size, shape, and location. By sending out a series of clicks and receiving the echo that bounces off the object, they can differentiate between a shark and a boat.
Unfortunately, dolphins have faced increasing danger in recent years. Fishermen in pursuit of profitable tuna may accidentally trap dolphins in their nets, killing them in the process. These intelligent mammals of the sea deserve our protection and respect.
1. Dolphins have been human's friends because of ____________.
A. sailors may know that the land is not far away
B. some dolphins protect sailors from shark attacks
C. sailors can communicate with them
D. both A and B
2. Which of the following statement about dolphin is not true?
A. Dolphins lay eggs under the sea.
B. Dolphins can communicate with each other by sending out sounds.
C. Dolphins have abilities to learn.
D. Dolphins prefer to live in groups up to hundreds.
3. How do dolphins communicate with one another?
A. Through radio waves. B. By sending out gases.
C. By clapping their fins together. D. Through various noises.
4. According to the article, what makes a threat to dolphins?
A. Whales.B. Tuna. C. Sailors. D. Fishermen.
5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Fishermen accidentally trap dolphins.
B. We should take some actions to stop killing dolphins.
C. Dolphins often live with tunas.
D. More and more dolphins are in danger in the recent years.
Passage 2
The average family spends about one-sixth of its income on food. Because food is expensive, it is important to spend money wisely when you shop. Here are some hints to help you shop better.
Buy only the food that you need. There are several ways to avoid buying extra food. First, make a shopping list before you go to the store. Then when you are at the store, follow your list carefully. Furthermore, do not go shopping if you are hungry. When you are hungry, food looks very delicious and you want to buy more than you need. Finally, go shopping alone if you can. If you shop with young children, they often ask you to buy unnecessary food like candy.
When you have a selection, choose the least expensive brand of a product. There are three points to remember when you buy a can of tomatoes, for example. First, look at the advertisements in the newspaper to see if your supermarket is having a special on canned tomatoes. In addition, when you are in the store you should check the price per pound of tomatoes. Sometimes you save money if you buy the larger size can; sometimes, however, you do not. Remember that a grade A product or a more expensive product is not necessarily more healthful than a grade B or less expensive product. Grade A tomatoes may look better, but all canned tomatoes have the same nutrients.
Shoppers seem to have special difficulties when they buy fresh fruits and vegetables. There are several things to consider when buying fresh foods. Because fresh foods spoil if not used, you have to buy the correct amount for the number of people you are serving. Remember that a pound of peas in their pod is only two to three servings, but a pound of string beans is enough for six servings. In addition, plan to use fresh foods that are in season because fresh foods are generally less expensive when they are in season. Finally, choose fruits and vegetables that have a bright, fresh color. A good color is often a sign that the food has a lot of vitamins. Careful shoppers try to get as many nutrients as they can for each dollar.
6. The passage mainly tells us____________.
A. how to be a good housekeeper
B. how to get more nutrients with less money
C. how the average family should spend its money
D. how to spend money wisely on food
7. The disadvantage of going shopping when one is hungry is that____________.
A. one will have a better appetite
B. one will like delicious food more
C. one will buy more food than one can eat
D. one will buy unnecessary food like candy
8. If you are not sure which to choose because there are different brands of the same food, remember____________.
A. to look for a discount on canned tomatoes
B. to check the price per pound of tomatoes
C. to buy the larger size to save money
D. that the more expensive does not necessarily do more good to health
9. When one buys fresh fruits and vegetables, all the following should be avoided EXCEPT____________.
A. paying more attention to nutrition than to price
B. buying a larger amount of fruits and vegetables than necessary
C. preferring fresh fruits and vegetables that are out of season
D. choosing fruits and vegetables that do not look bright
10. According to the author, vegetables and fruits that are in season____________.
A. are easy to spoil B. are cheap and easily available
C. have a bright, fresh color D. have enough vitamins and nutrients
Passage 3
Our surroundings are being polluted faster than the nature and man's present efforts cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and growing use of man-made materials.
What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that the pollution is caused by man — by his desire for a modern way of life. We make "increasing industrialization" our chief aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.
Is it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loud-speaker: "I've some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we're making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we're lost and don't know where we're going." The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when we speak of our modern society.
11. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because____________.
A. the pollution of the world is increasingly fast
B. people use too many man-made materials
C. we have more industry
D. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses
12. People crowd into the cities for____________.
A. they want very much to find well-paid jobs
B. they are anxious to enjoy the achievements of our society
C. they have become tired of their homeland
D. they have a strong wish to become industrial workers
13. According to the passage, what does man value （看重） most among the following?
A. Industry. B. Health. C. Clean air. D. The future of the children.
14. The story about the airline pilot tells us that____________.
A. man knows where the society is going
B. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society
C. man can do little about the problem of pollution
D. the writer is worried about the future of our society
15. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.
B. Lower the speed of development to stop pollution.
C. It's time we did something to reduce pollution.
D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.
Passage 4
In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early postwar era, there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction.
Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.
16. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To look back to the early days of computers.
B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.
C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.
D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.
17. According to the passage, initial concerns about computers were that they might_____.
A. lead us into the post-war era B. be quite widespread
C. take control D. take over routine tasks
18. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to_____.
A. be reasonably skeptical abort them B. check all their answers
C. substitute them for basic thinking D. use them for business purposes only
19. An “internal computer” is_____.
A. a computer uses exclusively by one company for its own problems
B. a person’s store of knowledge and the ability to process it
C. the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buy
D. a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable
20. The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_____
A. challenging B. psychologicalC. dramaticD. malfunctioning
Passage 5
Water problem in the future will become more intense and more complex. Our increasing population will tremendously increase urban wasters, primarily sewage. On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decrease substantially the amount of water available for building wasters. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce larger volume of liquid wasters, and many of these will contain chemicals which are noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasing quantities of agricultural chemicals. From this, it is apparent that drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem.
There are two ways by which this pollution problem can be dwindled. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wasters “prior to” disposal and the treatment of liquid wasters, or effluents, to permit the reuse of the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal.
A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement. Effluents from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained. Effluents from other processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as meat and poultry processing plants, are currently converting former waste products into marketable byproducts. Other industries are exploring potential; economic uses for their waste products.
21. The purpose of this passage is _____.
A. to acquaint the reader with water pollution problems
B. to alert the reader the dwindling water supply
C. to explain industrial uses of water
D. to demonstrate various uses of water
22. Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage?
A. Expanding industries need larger volume of water.
B. Demands for water will go up along with the expanding population.
C. Intensive cultivation of land requires more and more chemicals.
D. Industrial development includes the simplification of complex chemical processing.
23. The word “prior to” in Paragraph 2 probably mean____.
A. during B. after C. before D. beyond
24. The reader can conclude that_____.
A. Countries of the world will work together on pollution problems.
B. Some industries are now making economic use of wastes
C. Byproducts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplace
D. Science is making great progress on increasing water supplies
25. The author gives substance to the passage through the use of ____.
A. interviews with authorities in the field of water controls
B. definitions which clarify important terms
C. opinions and personal observations
D. strong arguments and persuasions
Passage 6
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26. The passage is an advertisement for _____.
A. a publishing company B. a mail order club
C. a city library D. a street book store
27. One of the many features of World Books is ____.
A. discounts are often 80 per cent.
B. There are more benefits the longer you belong to the club
C. You have chances to win large prices
D. You get a free magazine
28. World Books seems to appeal mostly to ____.
A. average families B. science fiction lovers
C. people with academic interests D. such people as pop singers or baseball fans
29. First year members of World Books _____.
A. have to buy books each month
B. must buy more than six books in the year
C. are entitles to a number of free books
D. have to buy a minimum number of books
30. How can members receive their special offer?
A. By competing a printed form.
B. By writing an application letter to World Books
C. By filling your coupons into boxes.
D. By sending a personal checks.
Passage 7
In the United States during 1992, any family of four with an annual cash income of less than $ 14, 335 (before taxes) was considered poor. The dollar amount was called the poverty line, an economic measuring rod devised in 1964. The line was set at three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest nutritionally balanced diet. The poverty line is adjusted annually for inflation.
While the poverty line in the United States was more than $ 14, 000, the average annual per-person income in Bangladesh was $ 200, in Ethiopia $ 130, in Haiti $340, and In Mali 4 265. Anyone in those nations with an income of $ 14, 000 would be considered wealthy. During the Great Depression in the United States, when half the population was considered poor, a family with an income at the 1992 poverty line could afford to buy a house, a car, clothing and food.
The reality of poverty varies with location and social and political conditions. Poverty basically means a lack of, or an insufficient amount of, the three primary physical needs--- food, clothing, and shelter. But for poverty to be recognized, it must exist alongside prosperity. Before the discovery of the New World, the American Indians would not have considered themselves poor, though they lived with only the bare necessities and a few handmade artifacts(人工制品).
The severity of poverty varies, depending on the economic vitality of the nation in which it occurs. In the modern industrialized societies of Western Europe, North America, and Japan, there are many government services provided to ease poverty --- including free medical care and subsidized housing. The homeless of New York City and Los Angeles can usually find some shelter and a mission offering free meals.
31. You would be considered poor in America if ____.
A.You are out of a job.
B.You earn less than three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest diet.
C.You earn less than $ 14, 335 (before taxes) per year.
D.The amount of money you earn is below the current poverty line.
32. The average annual cash income per person before taxes in the USA in 1992 was ____.
A. more than $ 14, 000B. $200C. $14,335D. about $3,580
33. The purpose of the example of the American Indians given in the 3rd paragraph is to show that poverty is _.
A. absoluteB. non-existentC. relativeD. never recognized
34. Free medical care and subsidized housing most probably exist in ___ to relieve the poor and the needy.
A. BangladeshB. Haiti C. CanadaD. India
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. From 1929 to 1933, 50% of the American population lived in poverty.
B. Where there is prosperity, there is poverty.
C. Poverty basically refers to a lack of clothing, housing and food.
D. Anyone with an annual income around the 1992 American poverty line would be considered wealthy.
Passage 8
“The beauty of Wuyishan Mountain will amaze you,” my Chinese friends said when told I would visit the nature reserve of Wuyishan Mountain. While I was impatient to verify their comments, I was skeptical (怀疑的). As a Canadian I am accustomed to large acres of greenery and vast forest.
But now, I must confess my impression was wrong. I was not aware that a nature reserve could embody such splendid scenery and offer such starting glimpse of history and ancient culture, in a country of 1.2 billion inhabitants, I have discovered the marvel of a nature coexists in harmony and where modern life does not disrupt (打断)the rhythm of nature.
The reserve is divided into four zones foe protection and conservation which offer unique characteristics: the conservation zone of the Jiuquxi River in the center, the natural and cultural zone in the east, and finally, the ruins of the imperial Minyue City of the Han Dynasty in the village of Chengcun. These zones formed a total environment, which since 1987 has been recognized as part of the global network Man and Biosphere. To further promote preservation of this site, china has requested that Wuyishan Mountain reserve be listed as a Natural and Cultural World Heritage site of UNESCo (联合国教科文组织).
36. What’s the author’s reaction after he heard that “the beauty of Wuyishan Mountain will amaze you”?
A. Eager to verify but doubtful. B. Eager to appreciate the beauty.
C. Doubtful of its real beauty. D. Indifferent and skeptical.
37. What does the word “confess” mean?
A. Conclude B. Confer C. Accept D. Admit
38. According to the passage, what is the characteristic of Wuyishan Mountain?
A. Greenery and vast forests B. Harmonious coexistence of man and nature
C. Splendid scenery D. Rhythm of nature
39. What’s the zone in the west known for?
A. Nature beauty B. Cultural diversity
C. Ecological conservation D. Conservation of biodiversity
40. What does the word “biosphere” mean?
A. AtmosphereB. Circumstance C. Nature D. Ecology
Part II Vocabulary and Structure
1. When there are cordial relations between the two countries, we mean there exists a_____ relationship between them.
A. friendly B. hostile C. fertile D. complicated
2. They spent all their money and made no ________ for the future.
A. supply B. assurance C. provision D. adjustment
3. No sooner had we started on the road it began to rain.
A. when B. than C. then D. whenever
4. The patient's recovery was very encouraging as he could _____ get out of bed without help.
A. only B. almost C. merely D. hardly
5. My letter of inquiry brought no ________.
A. circumstance B. request C. reception D. response
6. He decided to go for a sailing holiday the fact that he was usually Seasick (晕船).
A. because of B. in spite of C. in case of D. as a result of
7. Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home, _____.
A. happily and satisfied B. eager and excitedly
C. happy and satisfied D. anxiously and excitedly
8. The new technique ________, the yields as a whole increased by 20 percent.
A. working out B. having worked out
C. having been worked out D. to have been worked out
9. What you do in your spare time is your own . However it should not be harmful to others.
A. business B. purchase C. bargain D. sale
10. The man said he would hit me _____ I told him where the money was.
A. until B. unless C. soon after D. as
11. He has such ________ that he is quick at learning anything.
A. a good brain B. a good intentionC. good judgmentD. good imagination
12. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them ______ every night this week.
A. practice B. to practice C. practiced D. practicing
13. ________ he often forgot their wedding anniversary greatly annoyed his wife.
A. All B. What C. Which D. That
14. As a gardener, Jim has to water the flowers and the grass in the garden every morning.
A. trim B. improve C. refine D. repair
15. You’ve got to be on top _____ to do well in a competition like that.
A. condition B. form C. shape D. training
16. At the job interview, Mr. Brown gave a good _____ of himself and finally got a job as a salesman.
A. opinion B. idea C. cry D. account
17. _____ the obvious differences in size and population, the states of America have many things _____ common.
A. Although; on B. Though; on C. Despite; in D. Because of; on
18. Scientists say it may be five or six years ________ this medicine is tested on human beings.
A. since B. before C. after D. when
19. As is well known, eating too much fat can _____ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A. add to B. attend to C. contribute to D. apply to
20. With larger numbers of graduates than ever before, just having a degree will no longer be enough to make you ________ in the crowd.
A. stand up B. stand by C. stand for D. stand out
21. The doctor tried to do an experiment to find out the ________ of the medicine on the mice.
A. cause B. result C. reason D. effect
22.—How are their talks going on? Have they reached any agreement?
—They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for __ talks.
A. deeper B. slower C. further D. higher
23. This is only one of the laundries in the district ________ modern equipment.
A. that have B. which have C. that has D. what has
24. Skating can be good for you ________ correctly.
A. though doing B. though done C. if done D. if doing
25. _____ five hundred people are believed to have drowned.
A. As many as B. As much as C. So many as D. So much as
26. He didn’t live up to had been expected of him.
A. that B. what C. which D. all
27. The old couple decided to a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt
28. I chose a small room with the window _____ the street.
A. faces B. faced C. facing D. to face
29. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied .
A. originally B. extremely C. violently D. intensively
30. The car halfway for no reason.
A. broke off B. broke down C. broke up D. broke out
31. You see the lightning it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant B. for an instantC. on the instant D. in an instant
32. A club is a place to make frequent _____ with friends.
A. accounts B. attempts C. contents D. contacts
33. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A. as B. unless C. what D. where
34. The room is in a terrible mess; it cleaned.
A. can’t have been B. mustn’t have been
C. shouldn’t have been D. wouldn’t have been
35. _____the obvious differences in size and population, the states of America have many things_____ common.
A. Although; on B. Though; in C. Despite; in D. Because of; on
36. It was suggested that ________ big event like the Year of Russia in China should certainly benefit ________ relationship between the two countries.
A. a; the B. the; a C. a; / D. the; /
37. I have kept that portrait I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of
my university days in London.
A. which B. where C. whether D. when
38. _____ ten minutes earlier, you wouldn't have missed the train.
But you were late.
A. Had you come B. Did you come
C. Have you come D. Should you come
39. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came view.
A. from B. in C. before D. into
40. “It’s too bad Rhonda is moving to Arizona.”
“I wish it _____ so far away.”
A. weren’t B. couldn’t be C. won’t be D. isn’t
41. The manager lost his just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A. mood B. temper C. mind D. passion
42. _____ I don’t like are the long, dark nights of winter.
A. That B. What C. Which D. This
43. ________ should any money be given to a small child.
A. On no accountB. From all accounts C. Of no accountD. By all accounts
44. ________ student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question.
A. Each B. Any C. Either D. One
45. The receptions, _____ job was to answer the phone, had laryngitis(喉炎).
A. whose B. who C. who’s D. that
46. ________ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A. To be given B. Having been given C. Having given D. Giving
47. Scientists say it may be five or six years _____this medicine is tested on human beings.
A. since B. before C. after D. when
48. ________ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.
A. For B. Now C. Since D. Despite
49. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at chemist’s.
A. other B. some C. certain D. any
50. With larger numbers of graduates than ever before, just having a degree will no longer be enough to make you _____in the crowd.
A. stand up B. stand by C. stand for D. stand out
51. ________ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A. During the 1960’s B. That it was in the 1960’s
C. It was in the 1960’s D. It was the 1960’s
52. Having been told that her son died in the accident, the old woman appeared very calm, as if nothing _____.
A. happened B. were happenedC. was happened D. had happened
53. Your hair wants . You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut
54. ________ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent.
A. So clever are the construction robots B. So clever the construction robots are
C. Such construction robots are cleverD. Such clever construction robots are
55. The suggestions put forward by the workers to improve their working conditions were _____ by the factory owner.
A. turned away B. turned down C. turned over D. turned through
56. I don’t think it advisable that Tom to the job since he has no experience.
A. be assigned B. will be assigned
C. is assigned D. has been assigned
57. ________ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.
A. In B. From C. On D. Above
58. With apples at 25 cents a pound, we couldn’t resist _____ four pounds.
A. to take B. took C. taking D. have taken
59. The goals he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.
A. after which B. with which C. for which D. at which
60. The teacher’s lecture on American history was three hours long, and Mary felt very ________.
A. upset B. bored C. disturbed D. neglected
Part III Cloze
1、Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always1the few times a year when we can see each other.
Over the2, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was3around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how she experimented with4and was into other5behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been6to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her7him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she8better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to9her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting10 . I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
1. A. worried aboutB. looked forward toC. paid attention toD. think of
2. A. weekend B. months C. years D. days
3. A. working B. falling in love C. hanging D. keeping in touch
4. A. books B. girls C. friends D. drugs
5. A. self-destructiveB. self-respecting C. self-confident D. self-defensive
6. A. explaining B. reasoning C. declaring D. lying
7. A. on B. beside C. around D. to
8. A. did B. deserved C. had D. got
9. A. told B. convince C. force D. warn
10. A. somewhere B. everywhere C. nowhere D. anywhere
2、By the time I finished high school, my interest in animals had grown, and I enrolled at a university to study biology. I learned soon enough that studying animals at this level was not in the animals’ best 11. I remember one midterm exam in 12 each student was handed a large, freshly-killed frog and instructed to dissect (解剖)and mark a set of body parts. I looked at the 13 frog in front of me and was saddened that her life was 14 away for such a slight reason.
A year later, in the same lab 15 I dissected the frog, I performed a small act of animal liberation. We were experimenting on fruit flies, and it was time to record the distribution of characteristics in their next generation. Flies were 16 in small plastic bottles. Counting the number of flies with white or red eyes required first exposing them to ether (乙醚) 17 they could not move. The flies were then spread onto a piece of white paper 18 and counted. When the data collection was complete, the flies had no further use, and our instructions were to put them into a small glass dish of oil at the center of each desk, which was to be their final resting place.
Once my little pile of flies had been counted, I pushed them off the edge of the paper. As we recorded our data, I kept one eye on them. Within minutes the pile was humming (嗡嗡叫) as tiny legs and wings beat their way out of the ether fog. I was extremely excited as they 19 flight. That was my first step in refusing to conduct scientific research that treated nonhuman life in a(n) 20 way.
11. A. duties B. interests C. rates D. hobbies
12. A. what B. that C. where D. which
13. A. alive B. dead C. living D. wounded
14. A. made B. brought C. taken D. passed
15. A. that B. which C. what D. where
16. A. solved B. soaked C. recovered D. kept
17. A. while B. because C. in case D. so that
18. A. being examinedB. to be examined C. being operated D. to be operated
19. A. stood B. took C. sent D. rode
20. A. kind B. generous C. cruel D. effective
3、When you are21to some foreign friends, you should greet them with “How do you do?” while shaking hands with him or her for a few seconds. The22thing is, perhaps, the presenting of a business card, which is also called a name card. You should accept the card with a smile and at the same time23 _yours.
Nowadays, business cards have become more and more24in an introduction. They do not only contain the bearer’s name, profession and title, but also the address, telephone number, postal code, e-mail address and other useful25 _and personal data. To a foreign friend, we should remember to present a card26 __with an English version or the one written in English, because most English speakers don’t have competence in reading Chinese. In most27,a Chinese name is hard to pronounce for our foreign friends. So you should make it as28as possible in the introduction. Probably, you may give them your family name only. They will feel very pleased to pronounce your name correctly. 29 _this short greeting, most foreigners expect to come quickly30 _to business. So you can shift to the business topic naturally.
21. A. introducingB. introduced C. meeting D. faced
22. A. first B. second C. next D. last
23. A. offer B. provide C. show D. keep
24. A. rich B. popular C. colorful D. satisfactory
25. A. words B. material C. reference D. information
26. A. both B. neither C. either D. nor
27. A. cases B. events C. examples D. things
28. A. quick B. complex C. difficult D. simple
29. A. Before B. After C. At D. Upon
30. A. up B. near C. down D. in
4、As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding31necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some tips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good idea to32 _your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and33 _they will enjoy the experience. If you will be eating alone a good deal, choose good34 . In the end, they will be much better for your digestion. You may also find it useful to call the restaurant35 _advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and36 _certainly a better table. Finally, and most importantly, anticipate your travel37 _ as a business woman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully38_. Take a folding case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, 39 _ for business documents and papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things40 _ on yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!
31. A. it B. that C. which D. what
32. A. make B. decide C. encourage D. show
33. A. likely B. probably C. absolutely D. surely
34. A. places B. hotels C. supermarkets D. restaurants
35. A. in B. at C. for D. on
36. A. seldomB. hardly C. almost D. undoubtedly
37. A. life B. needs C. schedule D. experience
38. A. packageB. Held C. packing D. packed
39. A. so long asB. also C. as well as D. as much as
40. A. worse B. happier C. difficult D. easier
Part IV Translation
1. 我们为顾客提供各种优质商品。
2. 这就是这种药物对健康存在的潜在的危险。
3. 他因为没有责任心而被解雇了。
4. 孩子们只有在长大了之后，才能明白父母的辛苦。
5. 这个团队的成功在很大程度上是她努力的结果。
6. 除了趣味与运动之外，游泳还是一项很有用的技能。
7. 在大多数情况下，女性都比男性敏感。
8. 处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
9. 该受到责备不是你，而是汤姆。
10. 除了与工作相关的事情，你就没有社交生活了。
11. 针对你的问题，我们希望下面的信息会对你有所帮助。
12. 我们感激你对公司发展所作的努力。
参考答案
Part I Reading Comprehension
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Part II Vocabulary and Structure
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Part III Cloze
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Part IV Translation
1. We supply our customers with a variety of goods with high quality.
2. These are the potential risks to health associated with the drug.
3. He was fired because of the lack of responsibility.
4. Only after the children grew up could they understand their parents' hard working.
5. The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.
6. Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
7. In most cases, women tend to be more sensitive than men.
8. People under stress tend to express their full range of potential.
9. The person to blame is not you but Tom.
10. You have no social life other than work-related events.
11. In response to your inquiry, we hope the following information will be useful.
12. We appreciate your efforts for the development of the economy.
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