历年四级真题之选择

2006-6 41. People’s expectations about the future may have more influence on their sense of well-being than their ________ state does. A) current B) initial C) modern D) primitive（A） 42. After working all day, he was so tired that he was in no ________ to go to the party with us. A) taste B) mood C) sense D) emotion（B） 43. There is already ________ clear to show that plants and animals are being affected by climate change. A) witness B) certification C) identity D) evidence（D） 44. Many women still feel that they are being ________ by a male culture, particularly in the professional services sector. A) held back B) held forth C) held on D) held out（A） 45. The findings paint a unique picture of the shopping habits of customers, plus their motivation and ________. A) privileges B) possibilities C) possessions D) preferences（D） 46. It’s good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually ________ from the Bible. A) acquire B) obtain C) derive D) result（C） 47. Tom, did it ever ________ to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams? A) happen B) occur C) reflect D) strike（B） 48. In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is ________ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age. A) liable B) liberal C) irrational D) illegal（D） 49. According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal’s most memorable facial ________. A) feature B) hint C) spot D) signature（A） 50. Brazil’s constitution ________ the military use of nuclear energy. A) withdraws B) forbids C) interrupts D) objects（B） 51. Some people argue that the death ________ does not necessarily reduce the number of murders. A) plot B) practice C) penalty D) pattern（C） 52. Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to ________ honest applicants from the growing number of dishonest ones. A) distinguish B) disguise C) dissolve D) discount（A） 53. A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to ________ the habit of smoking. A) make up B) turn up C) draw up D) pickup（D） 54. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good ________ on a potential employer. A) illusion B) reputation C) impression D) reflection（C） 55. A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and faculty to ________ together in research activities. A) specialize B) participate C) consist D) involve（B） 56. Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________ their comfortable home. A) come in for B) catch up with C) look forward to D) hold on to（D） 57. Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ________ the problem. A) relate B) tackle C) file D) attach（B） 58. An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the ________ of your mind. A) state B) case C) situation D) circumstance（A） 59. Research shows that there is no ________ relationship between how much a person earns and whether he feels good about life. A) successive B) subsequent C) significant D) sincere（C） 60. Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ________, spending on public parks has generally declined. A) heightened B) lifted C) flown D) soared（D） 61. Lung cancer, like some other cancers, often doesn’t produce ________ until it is too late and has spread beyond the chest to the brain, liver or bones. A) trails B) therapies C) symptoms D) symbols（C） 62. With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to be ________. A) laid off B) laid aside C) laid out D) laid up（A） 63. The physical differences between men and women can be ________ directly to our basic roles as hunters and child-bearers. A) pursued B) traced C) switched D) followed（B） 64. It is clear that the dog has a much greater ________ of its brain devoted to smell than is the case with humans. A) composition B) compound C) percent D) proportion（D） 65. American college students are increasingly ________ with credit card debt and the consequences can be rather serious. A) boosted B) burdened C) discharged D) dominated（B） 66. Numerous studies already link the first meal of the day to better classroom ________. A) performance B) function C) behavior D) display（A） 67. The most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity and fife skills the learned in sports and ________ them to another area of life. A) utilize B) employ C) apply D) exert（C） 68. The technological advances made it possible for the middle classes to enjoy what had once been ________ only to the very rich. A) manageable B) measurable C) acceptable D) affordable（D） 69. Being out of work, lane can no longer ________ friends to dinners and movies as she used to. A) urge B) treat C) appeal D) compel（B） 70. ________ by the superstars on television, the young athletes trained hard and played intensely. A) Imitated B) Imposed C) Insured D) Inspired（D） 41. A 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. D 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. B 56. D 57. B 58. A 59. C 60. D 61. C 62. A 63. B 64. D 65. B 66. A 67. C 68. D 69. B 70. D 41. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ________ of the motor industry is uncertain. A) terminal B) benefit C) fate D) estimate（C） 42. To speed up the ________ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting. A) treatment B) delivery C) transmission D) departure（B） 43. These overseas students show great ________ for learning a new language. A) enthusiasm B) authority C) convention D) faith（A） 44. The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ________ of the murder committed last month. A) observers B) witnesses C) audiences D) viewers（B） 45. Politically these nations tend to be ________, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy. A) unstable B) reluctant C) rational D) unsteady（A） 46. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________ too much work last week. A) take to B) take out C) take away D) take on（D） 47. “You try to get some sleep. I’ll ________ the patient’s breakfast, “said the nurse. A) see to B) stick to C) get to D) lead to（A） 48. The London Marathon is a difficult race.________, thousands of runners participate every year. A) Therefore B) Furthermore C) Accordingly D) Nevertheless（D） 49. The bank refused to ________ him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house. A) credit B) borrow C) loan D) lease（C） 50. The more a nation’s companies ________ factories abroad, the smaller that country’s recorded exports will be. A) lie B) spot C) stand D) locate（D） 51. Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ________ for breaking the law. A) excuse B) intention C) option D) approval（A） 52. Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military ________ in the coastal city. A) goals B) aims C) targets D) destinations（C） 53. It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital ________ of milk. A) storage B) source C) reserve D) resource（B） 54. “This light is too ________ for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb some where”; said the elderly man. A) mild B) dim C) minute D) slight（B） 55. We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be ________ and go another day. A) reliable B) probable C) feasible D) flexible（D） 56. We are quite sure that we can ________ our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule. A) get across B) get over C) get away D) get off（B） 57. ________ recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical. A) In view of B) In favor of C) In case of D) In memory of（A） 58. Jessica was ________ from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion. A) delivered B) exchanged C) transferred D) transformed（C） 59. Mr. Smith asked his secretary to ________ a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing. A) inject B) install C) invade D) insert（D） 60. There’s the living room still to be ________, so that’s my next project. A) abandoned B) decorated C) dissolved D) assessed（B） 61. The old paper mill has been ________ to make way for a new shopping centre. A) held down B) kept down C) cut down D) turn down（D） 62. It may be necessary to stop ________ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons. A) at a distance B) at intervals C) at case D) at length（B） 63. You can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you’ll have to pay a ________. A) deposit B) deal C) fare D) fond（A） 64. My grandfather had always taken a ________ interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time. A) splendid B) weighty C) vague D) keen（D） 65. ________ quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture. A) Excessive B) Extensive C) Extreme D) Exclusive（A） 66. John cannot afford to go to university, ________ going abroad. A) nothing but B) anything but C) not to speak of D) nothing to speak of（C） 67. Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ________ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place. A) involve B) compose C) enclose D) attach（A） 68. If you don’t like to swim, you ________ as well stay at home. A) should B) may C) can D) would（B） 69. Dr. Smith was always ________ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care. A) reminded of B) absorbed in C) tended by D) concerned about（D） 70. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ________ of American Independence. A) ceremony B) occasion C) occurrence D) anniversary（D） 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. B 45. A 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. D 51. A 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. D 56. B 57. A 58. C 59. D 60. B 61. D 62. B 63. A 64. D 65. A 66. C 67. A 68. B 69. D 70. D 2005-6 41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ________ your text more easily. A) register B) edit C) propose D) discharge（B） 42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ________ colors. A) low B) humble C) mild D) dull（D） 43. The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month. A) come down B) come up C) come out D) come about（C） 44. The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed. A) tension B) strain C) stress D) intensity（A） 45. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening. A) cheerful B) horrible C) hostile D) friendly（B） 46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great ________. A) fare B) payment C) worth D) expense（C） 47. The writer was so ________ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room. A) absorbed B) abandoned C) focused D) centered（A） 48. Actually, information technology can ________ the gap between the poor and the rich. A) link B) break C) ally D) bridge（D） 49. Some research workers completely ________ all those facts as though they never existed. A) ignore B) leave C) refuse D) miss（A） 50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ________. A) stage B) scene C) location D) occasion（B） 51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ________ a culture. A) retain B) relate C) remark D) review（A） 52. Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task. A) equation B) formula C) balance D) pattern（C） 53. Mass advertising helped to ________ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption. A) vary B) shift C) lay D) moderate（B） 54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and ________ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of. A) conviction B) contest C) consent D) content（D） 55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue, so don’t talk me ________ buying it. A) away B) down C) out D) into（D） 56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) ________ way to deal with some stressful situation. A) effective B) efficient C) favorable D) favorite（A） 57. The situation described in the report ________ terrible, but it may not happen. A) inclines B) maintains C) sounds D) remains（C） 58. The company is trying every means to ________ the wholesale price of its products. A) pull down B) put down C) set down D) bring down（D） 59. The mayor ________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims. A) rewarded B) awarded C) credited D) prized（B） 60. The native Canadians lived in ________ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life. A) coordination B) acquaintance C) contact D) harmony（D） 61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future ________. A) at all B) so far C) in all D) on end（A） 62. I was impressed ________ the efficiency of the work done in the company. A) in B) about C) with D) for（C） 63. Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits. A) block B) land C) patch D) space（D） 64. His hand shook a little as he ________ the key in the lock. A) squeezed B) inserted C) stuffed D) pierced（B） 65. For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books. A) access B) attachment C) appeal D) approach（A） 66. In the long ________, the new information technologies may fundamentally alter our way of life. A) view B) distance C) jump D) run（D） 67. All the arrangements should be completed ________ your departure. A) prior to B) superior to C) contrary to D) parallel to（A） 68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be ________ with an even more competitive market. A) tackled B) encountered C) dealt D) confronted（D） 69. In the late seventies, the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in Japan was ________ equivalent to that in the United States. A) rudely B) roughly C) readily D) coarsely（B） 70. Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ________ we radically change way we live. A) but B) although C) unless D) lest（C） 41. B 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. A 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. D 56. A 57. C 58. D 59. B 60. D 61. A 62. C 63. D 64. B 65. A 66. D 67. A 68. D 69. B 70. C 2005-1 31. The machine looked like a large, ________, old-fashioned typewriter. A) forceful B) clumsy C) intense D) tricky（B） 32. Though she began her ________ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star. A) employment B) career C) occupation D) profession（B） 33. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to ________ with the local police. A) inquire B) consult C) register D) resolve（C） 34. Considering your salary, you should be able to ________ at least twenty dollars a week. A) put forward B) put up C) put out D) put aside（D） 35. As he has ________ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer. A) torn B) wasted C) exhausted D) consumed（C） 36. These teachers try to be objective when they ________ the integrated ability of their students. A) justify B) evaluate C) indicate D) reckon（B） 37. Mrs. Morris’s daughter is pretty and ________, and many girls envy her. A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor（A） 38. Tomorrow the mayor is to ________ a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. A) coordinate B) cooperate C) accompany D) associate（C） 39. I’m ________ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams. A) realistic B) conscious C) aware D) radical（B） 40. Can you give me even the ________ clue as to where her son might be? A) simplest B) slightest C) least D) utmost（B） 41. Norman Davis will be remembered by many with ________ not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend. A) kindness B) friendliness C) warmth D) affection（D） 42. Salaries for ________ positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones. A) legal B) optional C) voluntary D) temporary（D） 43. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. ________, it has affected the traditional role of men. A) Above all B) In all C) At most D) At last（A） 44. Science and technology have ________ in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production. A) attached B) assisted C) contributed D) witnessed（C） 45. As an actor he could communicate a whole ________ of emotions. A) frame B) range C) number D) scale（B） 46. This is what you should bear in mind: Don’t ________ a salary increase before you actually get it. A) hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on（D） 47. The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically. A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically（C） 48. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn’t ________ her grip on my arm. A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss（A） 49. He never arrives on time and my ________ is that he feels the meetings are useless. A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference（C） 50. Mrs. Smith was so ________ about everything that no servants could please her. A) specific B) special C) precise D) particular（D） 51. Last night he saw two dark ________ enter the building, and then there was the explosion. A) features B) figures C) sketches D) images（B） 52. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without ________. A) exception B) exclusion C) modification D) substitution（A） 53. His temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top ________. A) circle B) rank C) category D) grade（B） 54. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally ________ his point by relating his own experiences. A) illustrated B) hinted C) cited D) displayed（A） 55. Only those who can ________ to lose their money should make high-risk investments. A) maintain B) sustain C) endure D) afford（D） 56. He found the ________ media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad. A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty（B） 57. There has been a collision ________ a number of cars on the main road to town. A) composing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging（C） 58. ________ elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tempers. A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame（D） 59. Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to ________. A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace（A） 60. As one of the world’s highest paid models, she had her face ________ for five million dollars. A) deposited B) assured C) measured D) insured（D） 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. B 41. D 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. D 51. B 52. A 53. B 54. A 55. D 56. B 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. D 1989-1 41. Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she ________ have studied very hard. A) may B) should C) must D) ought to（C） 42. ________ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point. A) During the 1960’s B) It was in the 1960’s C) That it was in the 1960’s D) It was the 1960’s（B） 43. He suggested ________ to tomorrow’s exhibition together. A) us to go B) we went C) we shall go D) we go（D） 44. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ________. A) the other B) any other C) another D) other（A） 45. With agreement was reached I the discussion as neither side would give way to ________. A) mustn’t go B) wouldn’t go C) oughtn’t to go D) shouldn’t have gone（D） 46. If you want ________ you have to get the fund somewhere. A) th