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1、One of my teeth is so ______ that it is going to be missing soon（2）（）

A．lose

B．loose

C．loss

D．lost

标准答案：B

2、—How about taking a walk?

—Oh, I think it’s ______ cold for a walk

（2）（）

A．very much

B．too much

C．much too

D．so much

标准答案：C

3、You are supposed to write your composition every ______ line.（2）（）

A．one

B．a

C．other

D．another

标准答案：C

4、After living for years in a big city, they found it difficult to settle ______ in a town.（2）（）

A．for

B．at

C．up

D．down

标准答案：D

5、The reason for my absence was ______ I had fallen ill.（2）（）

A．why

B．because

C．for

D．that

标准答案：D

6、This is the university ______.（2）（）

A．at which do we study

B．we are studying

C．we are studying at

D．where we study at

标准答案：A

7、It was in this house ______ the important meeting in history was held.（2）（）

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．in which

标准答案：B

8、She looked so honest that we all regarded her story ______.（2）（）

A．like true

B．as true

C．like real

D．as real

标准答案：B

9、Mrs. Brown as well as her children ______ to go Paris on holiday next

week.（2）（）

A．is

B．are

C．will

D．will be

标准答案：A

10、He is training hard, hoping to ______ a new world record.（2）（）

A．set off

B．set aside

C．set up

D．set out

标准答案：C

11、___in the arguments about the morality of artificially reproducing life is the fact that，at present, cloning is a very inefficient procedure.（2）（）

A．Overlooked

B．Overlooking

C．Having overlooked

D．Having been overlooked

标准答案：B

12、We’ll___ what our country expects of us.（2）（）

A．keep up with

B．put up with

C．stand up to

D．live up to

标准答案：D

13、The writer has listed why cloning is not feasible to be ___on humans.（2）（）

A．amended

B．adopted

C．adjusted

D．adapted

标准答案：B

14、He was a charming and ___host whose house was an___rendezvous( 集合的) of the great.（2）（）A．accomplished, accepted

B．accomplishing, accepting

C．accomplishing, accepted

D．accomplished, accepting

标准答案：A

15、I think the chief thing that ___ me about Mr. Bush was his kindness and humor.（2）（）

A．hit

B．struck

C．beat

D．knocked

标准答案：B

16、Mrs. Clinton was always neatly and quietly dressed ___ her age and status.（2）（）

A．in regard to

B．in accordance with

C．in reference to

D．in comparison with

标准答案：B

17、We discussed only such problems ___ concerned everyone of us.（2）（）

A．that

B．what

C．as

D．whether

标准答案：A

18、After the ___of 17 British passengers, Mr. Blair continued to express his concern over the safety of the other passengers still on board the hijacked airliner.（2）（）

A．relay

B．release

C．convey

D．transfer

标准答案：B

19、The “quality” newspapers are often held ___ as an example of impartial journalism.（2）（）

A．back

B．in

C．up

D．onto

标准答案：C

20、At the age of 14, he went to his uncle's farm, where he had lessons on botany ___ .（2）（）

A．self-taught

B．self-teaching

C．being self-taught

D．having self-taught

标准答案：B

21、He can't drive a car. Let ___fly an aero-plane.（2）（）

A．solitary

B．lonely

C．alone

D．loneliness

标准答案：C

22、The boy said to his mother in an ___ voice that she shouldn't have blamed him.（2）（）

A．injury

B．injurious

C．injured

D．injuring

标准答案：D

23、___how the splendid Maya Culture disappeared all of a sudden from the earth, it remains a mystery hard to solve.（2）（）A．In turn

B．As to

C．Thanks to

D．As a rule

标准答案：B

24、In the era of market economy, the concept of “Consumer First” should be ___by manufacturers.（2）（）

A．rejected

B．reformed

C．relived

D．reinforced

标准答案：D

25、He's widely known more ___a poet than ___a novelist.（2）

（）

A．for,to

B．for,as

C．as,for

D．as,as

标准答案：D

26、The football match was held over until further notice ___the continual rain.（2）（）

A．on account of

B．thanks to

C．but for

D．as for

标准答案：B

27、The rain was heavy and ___the land was flooded.（2）（）

A．consistently

B．consequently

C．constantly

D．continuously

标准答案：B

28、Another issue ___the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.（2）（）

A．confining

B．confirming

C．confronting

D．contributing

标准答案：C

29、A window in the kitchen room was ___; there was rubbish everywhere and the clock had been stolen.（2）（）A．scattered

B．smashed

C．scratched

D．scraped

标准答案：B

30、Knowing that her son was suffering from a ___ disease, the mother cried her eyes out.（2）（）

A．deadly

B．dying

C．dead-like

D．deathly

标准答案：A

31、Some people consider it unwise to ___themselves in a quarrel between husband and wife.（2）（）

A．participate

B．involve

C．combine

D．associate

标准答案：B

32、I have just come here to see if I can be___ to you.（2）（）

A．help

B．of help

C．with help

D．for help

标准答案：B

33、Imagine ___with someone who never stops ___practical jokes on you.（2）（）

A．to live, to play

B．to live, playing

C．living, to play

D．living, playing

标准答案：B

34、The Old Man and the Sea and many other novels ___ Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.（2）（）A．earned

B．gained

C．awarded

D．claimed

标准答案：A

35、Those who had moved to America under the ___that America was paved with gold everywhere started to regret their decision.（2）（）

A．illusion

B．intention

C．impression

D．concept

标准答案：A

36、___change your mind，please give us a call.（2）（）

A．Were you to

B．Would you

C．Could you

D．Might you

标准答案：A

37、When ___, he denied ___ anything illegal.（2）（）

A．questioned, doing

B．being questioned, doing

C．questioning, doing

D．questioning, having done

标准答案：B

38、See you later. Jenny. I'm glad ___ with you for six months.（2）（）

A．to work

B．to be working

C．to have worked

D．to having been working

标准答案：C

39、The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, her long hair___________in the breeze.（2）（）

A．flowed

B．had flowed

C．flowing

D．was flowing

标准答案：A

40、___from the European continent, England had been in close contact with the outside world.（2）（）

A．Because cutting off

B．While to be cut off

C．Although cut itself off

D．Even if cut off

标准答案：D

41、The actors have to ___ before they appear in front of the audience.（2）（）

A．cover up

B．paint up

C．make up

D．do up

标准答案：C

42、Quite a lot of people watch TV only to ___time.（2）（）

A．pass

B．kill

C．waste

D．spend

标准答案：A

43、John was never particular ___ the food his wife served.（2）（）

A．about

B．of

C．for

D．to

标准答案：A

44、The designing of a satellite in the heavy environment is ___an easy job.（2）（）

A．by all means

B．by means of

C．by no means

D．by any means

标准答案：C

45、Edward is the boy ___I think scored the winning point for the basketball team.（2）（）

A．that

B．what

C．whom

D．who

标准答案：D

46、It is often more difficult to find trained men than ___for scientific research.（2）（）

A．getting financial support

B．to get financial support

C．get financial support

D．in getting financial support

标准答案：B

47、John is a good student, ___his best subject.（2）（）

A．as English

B．being English

C．English as

D．English being

标准答案：D

48、___great was the destruction that the South took decades to recover.（2）（）

A．Very

B．Too

C．So

D．Such

标准答案：C

49、You ought not to ___him the news that day.（2）（）

A．tell

B．be telling

C．have been told

D．have told

标准答案：D

50、Hot metal ___as it grows cooler.（2）（）

A．contracts

B．reduces

C．condenses

D．decreases

标准答案：A

51、Do you have a preference ___a particular food?（2）（）

A．with

B．at

C．for

D．in

标准答案：C

52、By now most freshmen have grown so used to university life that they have forgotten all those___ about the university they originally had.（2）（）

A．concerns

B．worry

C．dreams

D．ambition

标准答案：C

53、Many people want to buy it because.___. the price is reasonable; ___ , it's rather durable.（2）（）

A．on one side, on the other side

B．for one thing, for another

C．on the one hand, on the other hand

D．in one part, in the other part

标准答案：C

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洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Model Test 1 Part One Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre. Example： You will hear： You will read： A） At the office. B） In the waiting room. C） At the airport. D） In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A） At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. 1. A） She is not interested in the article. B） She has given the man much trouble. C） She would like to have a copy of the article. D） She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article. 2. A） He saw the big tower he visited on TV~ B） He has visited the TV tower twice. C） He has visited the TV tower once. D） He will visit the TV tower in June. 3. A） The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time. C） The woman knows the professor has been busy. D） The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 4. A） He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B） He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job. C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family, D） He wants to spend more time with his family. 5. A） The man thought the essay was easy. B） They both had a hard time writing the essay. C） The woman thought the essay was easy. D） Neither of them has finished the assignment yet. 6. A） In the park. B） Between two buildings C） In his apartment. D） Under a huge tree. 7. A） It's awfully dull. B） It's really exciting.

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1 / 7 系别 班级 学号 姓名 ……………………………密………………………….封……………………….线…………………………… 大学英语四级模拟题八 Part I Listening Comprehension (35’) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 1. A) A tourist guide. B) A travel agent. C) A receptionist. D) A clerk in a ticket office. 2. A) Paul usually flies to Japan with Betty. B) Paul changed his mind at the last minute. C) Paul persuaded Betty to change her mind. D) Paul planned to go to Japan with Betty by sea. 3. A) He thinks a portable DVD would be a nice gift. B) He thinks he will give her a new portable DVD for her birthday. C) He thinks they should buy a DVD player. D) He thinks her mother needs a new DVD player. 4. A) Send an e-mail to Mr. Johnson without delay for Mr. Davis. B) Ask Tom to send an e-mail to Mr. Johnson at once. C) Photocopy the report right away. D) Ask someone to send an e-mail to Mr. Johnson immediately. 5. A) About 40 minutes. B) About an hour. C) More than 40 minutes. D) More than an hour. 6. A) At a party. B) In a hotel. C) In a restaurant. D) In an office. 7. A) Ask his roommate about Dr. Lee and his latest books. B) Ask his roommate where she can buy a copy of Dr. Lee's new book. C) Ask his roommate how to get in touch with Dr. Lee. D) Ask his roommate if she can have his extra copy of Dr. Lee's new book. 8. A) They are close friends. B) They are cousins. C) They are twins. D) They are desk-mates. 9. A) George survived an accident. B) George bought a new car for his wife. C) George's wife got injured in an accident. D) George was killed in an accident. 10. A) She never does extra work. B) She enjoys her job very much. C) She doesn't mind doing a lot of work for others. D) She doesn't care how much work she does as long as she can keep her job. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) He finds it hard to afford the rent all by himself. B) He feels lonely living all by himself. C) He needs to find somebody to make the apartment more comfortable. D) He wants to get help with his courses from his roommate. 12. A) The carpet in the living room is soiled in several places. B) The carpet in the living room is worn out in several places. C) The toilet is clogged and the sink has a few leaks. D) The windows in the bathroom can keep out rain and snow. 13. A) He used some cardboard to keep it shut. B) He applied some super glue to keep the hinges on tightly. C) He pushed a box against the door to keep it shut. D) He pushed a chair against the door to keep it shut. 14. A) Find a job for the man. B) Split the rent. C) Help Dave fix up the house. D) Look for another place. 15. A) Fixing a house. B) Renting a house. C) Sharing the rent of the house. D) Finding another house. Section B