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. The best way to control rats is by seeing that they have as ______.
A. possibly little nourishment
B. nourishment possibly little
C. little as possible nourishment
D. little nourishment as possible
2. ______ all rainwater falling from a cloud reaches the ground; some of it is lost through evaporation.
A.Nowhere
B. Not
C. No
D. None
3. He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain, and now he was _______ his wit's end.
A. at
B. in
C. out
D. on
4. The fishermen gathered abalone ______ a depth of seven feet.
A. with
B. without
C. at
D. within
5. All living organisms constantly absorb carbon 14 _______ this existence.
A. out
B. about
C. around
D. throughout
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. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predi
ct these events _____ to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.
A. and thus B. so C. however D. because
14. ______ the large amount of time devoted to listening every day, most college
students do not listen effectively.
A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C. Despite D. Furthermore
15. The Smithsonian Institution preserves more than sixty-five million items of scientific, historical, or artistic interest, ______ winning the popular title "attic of the nation."
A. however
B. thus
C. and
D. moreover
四级满分16. If the sun ______, the players could have finished the game.
A. had shine B. did shine C. were shining D. had shone
17. If she ______ the measles, she could have gone to the park.
A. hadn't
B. hadn't had
C. had had
D. haven't
18. If we _______, we could have made it.
A. had worked hard
B. would have worked hard
C. did worked hard
D. work hard
19. The policemen would have caught the murderer _______ a few minutes earlier.
A. were they to arrive
B. had they arrived
C. if they should have arrived D. if they would have arrived