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. Large losses may occur from insurance claims made by people _______ legal action.
A. since
B. through
C. to
D. until
2. Professor Thomason specialises ______ American literature.
A. in
B. about
C. on
D. concerning
3. The police are looking ______ the mysterious disappearance of a well-known banker.
A. over
B. into
C. onto
D. through
4. He is a bad influence ________ the children.
A. on
B. in
C. with
D. against
5. It is not easy to distinguish ______ an American and a Canadian.
A. among
B. between
C. both
D. from
6. Ms Simms is very sensitive ______ criticism.
A. of
B. in
C. to
D. on
7. It is an exception ________ the rules.
A. of
B. in
C. against
D. to
8. She solved the problem _________a stroke.
A. on
B. of
C. at
D. through
9. Death always taken us _________ surprise, even though we know it is inevitable.
A. in
B. out of
C. by
D. through
10. The lady insists on her constitutional right _______ a passport in her maiden name.
A. on
B. to
四级满分C. into
D. that
11. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, _______ the behavior of a animal depends mainly on instinct.
A. whereas
B. so
C. unless
D. that
12. Wood furniture does not depreciate in value _______ properly handled and protected.
A. if
B. has
C. and
D. that
13. I am determined that my son ______ have a better start than I did.
A. can
B. shall
C. must
D. will
14. You ________ drive fast, there is a speed limit here. Moreover, we have plenty of time, so you ______ drive so fast.
A. mustn't, needn't
B. needn't, needn't
C. mustn't, mustn't
D. needn't, mustn't
15. You _______ worry about her. She ______ well already.
A. needn't, may get
B. don't need, may get
C. mustn't, gets
D. needn't, may have gets
16. They are all favour of his suggestion that the expenses _______ be reduced.
A. /
B. would
C. need
D. may
17. Sharon was supposed to be here at nine o'clock. She ______ have forgotten about our meeting.
A. would
B. should
C. ought to
D. must
18. ---Let’s go for a walk.
---Yes, today’s weather isn’t as cold as it was yesterday, ____?
A. wasn’t it    B. was it      C. isn’t it    D. is it
19. _____ their terms, we would go bankrupt.
A. If we accept
B. If we should accept
C. If we had accept
D. If we are to accept
20. What would happen supposing he _______ here?
A. is
B. was
C. be
D. were
二、完型填空(共计20分)
Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustratingexperience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps (1) -- the talk with slides, writing upimportant information on the blackboard, (2) -- reading material and giving out (3) -- .The new studentsees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and (4) -- what to write. Very often the studentleaves the lecture (5) -- notes which do not catch the main points and (6) -- become hard even for the (7)-- to understan
D.Most institutions provide courses which (8) -- new students to develop the skills they need to be (9)-- listeners and note-takers. (10) -- these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which(11) -- learners to practice these skills (12) -- .In all cases it is important to (13) -- the problem (14) --actually starting your studies.It is important to (15) -- that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills (16) -- incollege study. One way of (17) -- these difficulties is to attend the language and study - skills classeswhich most institutions provide throughout the (18) -- year. Another basic (19) -- is to find a studypartner (20) -- it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.