大学英语四级试卷
（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）
一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）
1. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.
A. supply B. arrrance
C. provision D. adjustment
2. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable _________.
A. circumstance B. request C. reception D. response
3. A river ____ though the narrow wooded valley below.
A. extends
B. pours
C. expands
D. twists
4. A writer has to _______ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.
A. draw back from
B. draw in
C. draw up
D. draw on
5. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity.
A. fulfillment B. achievement C. establishment D. accomplishment
6. Light comes in _______ the window.
A. by
B. through
C. out of
D. in
7. The young worker expressed the indignation _______ being dismissed without any reason.
A. for
B. at
C. to
D. of
8. Science has brought _______ many changes in our life.
A. out
B. into
C. about
D. forward
9. ______ onetime, Manchester, New Hampshire, was the home of the most
productive cotton mills in the worlD.
A. On
B. At
C. By
D. To
10. If something is out _______ the question, it is impossible.
A. of
B. to
C. with
D. in
11. _______ snobbish people ______ you described are to be found everywhere.
A. Such…like B. So…like C. Such…as D. So…as
12. The doctors must have spared no pains to treat the patient _______ he has recovered from his serious injury.
A. but
B. before
C. for
D. till
13. So hardworking was he that nothing ______ him from his study remained in the room.
A. distracting        B. distract        C. distracted        D. to distract
14. ---- Why don’t we take a little break ?
---- Didn’t we just have ______ ?
A. it                B. that            C. one            D. this
15. ____,Internet writers do make impressive progress.
A.Encouraging and praising            B.To be encouraged and praised
C.Encouraged and praised            D.To encourage and praised
16. In the west, people make ___ a rule to send Christmas presents to their relatives and friends.
A. this        B. that      C. it      D. the following
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17. --Is there a flight to London this evening?
--There ____ be. I’ll phone the airport and find it out.
A. must    B. has to    C. might    D. ought to
18. He called the police for help, ____ that the problem was more than he could deal with.
A. having been realized    B. to realize    C. realized    D. realizing
19. --- How much is the desk?
---it__ninety-nine pounds.(  )
A. costs
B. Pays to
C. spends
D. Takes is
20. I am afraid I won't be able to keep in touch__him.(  )
A. To go
B. For if
C. with
D. By too
二、单词拼写（共计15分）
1.Mr. Li moved to the seashore in his f______(四十来岁).
2.H______(听到) the good news, we all jumped with joy.
3．When he realized he had made a difference for those poor children, he ____________ a joyful smile. (突然笑了起来)
4．At that time, the explorers __________________ (因为……而着迷) their adventures in the underwater world.
5．Recent pressure at work may ____________ (是……的原因，解释) his abnormal behavior.
三、阅读理解：(共30分)
As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.