28套英语专业四级模拟试题

D. poses

69. Please ______ from smoking until the aeroplane is airborne. A. refrain B. prevent C. resist D. restrain

70. Reporters and photographers alike took great ______ at the rude way the actor behaved during the interview. A. annoyance B. offence C. resentment D. irritation

71. Topics for composition should be ______ to the experiences and interests of the students. A. concerned B. dependent C. connecting D. relevant

72. The novel contains some marvellously revealing ______ of rural life in the 19th century. A. glances B. glimpses C. glares D. gleams

73. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ______ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied. A. reaction B. comment C. impression D. comprehension

74. Picking flowers in the park is absolutely ______. A. avoided B. prohibited C. rejected D. repelled

75. Tony has not the least ______ of giving up his research work. A. intention B. interest C. wish D. desire

76. Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have ______ ones. A. similar B. singular C. different D. separate

77. Am I to understand that his new post ______ no responsibility with it at all?

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A. keeps B. supports C. carries D. possesses

78. Animals that could not ______ themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived. A. change B. adapt C. modify D. conform

79. We shall have to ______ a new contract and then ask you to sign it. A. pull out B. write down C. think of D. draw up

80. Physicists have made new discoveries that challenge our ______ theories of the universe. A. existed B. adapted C. accepted D. established

PART V READING COMPREHENSION

In this section there are several passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

TEXT A

University teaching in the United Kingdom is very different at both undergraduate and graduate levels from that of many overseas countries.

An undergraduate course consists of a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials and, in science and engineering, laboratory classes, which in total account for about 15 hours per week. Arts students may well find that their official contact with teachers is less than this average, while science and engineering students may expect to be timetabled for up to 20 hours per week. Students studying for a particular degree will take a series of lecture courses which run in parallel at a fixed time in each week and may last one academic term or the whole year. Associated with each lecture course are seminars, tutorials and laboratory classes which draw upon, analyze, illustrate or amplify the topics presented in the lectures. Lecture classes can vary in size from 20 to 200 although larger-sized lectures tend to decrease as students progress into the second and third year and more options become available. Seminars and tutorials are on the whole much smaller than lecture classes and in some departments can be on a one-to-one basis (that is, one member of staff to one student). Students are normally expected to prepare work in advance for seminars and tutorials and this can take the form of researching a topic for discussion, by writing essays or by solving problems. Lectures, seminars and tutorials are all one hour in length, whilst laboratory classes usually last either 2 or 3 hours. Much emphasis is put on how

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to spend as much time if not more studying by themselves as being taught. In the UK it is still common for people to say that they are “reading” for a degree! Each student has a tutor whom they can consult on any matter whether academic or personal. Although the tutor will help, motivation for study is expected to come from the student.

81. According to the passage, science and engineering courses seem to be more ______ than arts courses.

A. motivating B. varied

C. demanding D. interesting

82. Which of the following is the length of lectures or seminars or tutorials? A. 1 hour. B. 2 hours. C. 3 hours. D. 15 hours.

83. In British universities teaching and learning are carried out in ______. A. a variety of ways B. laboratory classes C. seminars and tutorials D. lectures and tutorials

TEXT B

Who said the only way to learn about a country you can't visit is by reading a book? Dan Eckberg's television students at Hopkins High School know better. They're seeing countries and learning about cultures with the aid of electronic communications.

Using computers, satellite hookups, and telephone hotlines, Eckberg's students have already followed a team of cyclists 11,500 miles across the continent of Africa, sat atop Mount Kilimanjaro, and sweltered in the Sahara Desert.

This winter they'll interact with an expedition exploring Central America in search of the classic Maya culture. You can join them.

How? By following Eckberg and his class as they track the adventures of Dan and Steve Buettner, two world-class bicyclists from U.S.A. Starting last month these two bicyclists, joined by archaeologists and a technical support team, are interacting with students via the Internet, the worldwide computer network.

From classroom or home computer, students can make research proposals to the Buettners or the archaeologists at the various Central American locations they've been exploring as part of their MayaQuest expedition.

“We hope that someone will ask a question that can't readily be answered,” says Hopkins High School student Barry Anderson, “and through the online activities, an answer will be found — a discovery!”

Having students “discover” why a civilization as advanced as the Maya collapsed in the 9th century is one key goal for the leaders of the MayaQuest expedition. The more important goal

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is using interactive learning to discover the cause of the decline and compare it to issues we face today — natural disasters, environmental degradation, and war.

Ten lesson plans — on topics ranging from the Maya language to the Maya creation myth — have been developed for the interactive expedition.

“Through a combination of live call-in television and the Internet,” says Eckberg, “we're hoping to build excitement and engagement in learning in our school.”

84. Dan Eckberg and his students learn about Africa by ______. A. reading books

B. watching video tapes

C. interacting via the Internet D. cycling 111, 500 miles 85.

A. Going to visit various Central American locations.

B. Getting information through electronic communications. C. Discussing different topics on the Maya civilization.

D. Forming research proposals and discovering the answers.

TEXT C

Most earthquakes occur within the upper 15 miles of the earth's surface. But earthquakes can and do occur at all depths to about 460 miles. Their number decreases as the depth increases. At about 460 miles one earthquake occurs only every few years. Near the surface earthquakes may run as high as 100 in a month, but the yearly average does not vary much. In comparison with the total number of earthquakes each year, the number of disastrous earthquakes is very small.

The extent of the disaster in an earthquake depends on many factors. If you carefully build a toy house with an Erector set, it will still stand no matter how much you shake the table. But if you build a toy house with a pack of cards, a slight shake of the table will make it fall. An earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, was not strong enough to be recorded on distant instruments, but it completely destroyed the city. Many stronger earthquakes have done comparatively little damage. If a building is well constructed and built on solid ground, it will resist an earthquake. Most deaths in earthquakes have been due to faulty building construction or poor building sites. Another very serious factor is panic. When people rush out into narrow streets, more deaths will result.

The United Nations has played an important part in reducing the damage done by earthquakes. It has sent a team of experts to all countries known to be affected by earthquakes. Working with local geologists and engineers, the experts have studied the nature of the ground and the type of most practical building code for the local area. If followed, these suggestions will make disastrous earthquakes almost a thing of the past.

There is one type of earthquake disaster that little can be done about. This is the disaster caused by seismic sea waves, or tsunamis. (These are often called tidal waves, but the name is incorrect. They have nothing to do with tides.) In certain areas, earthquakes take place beneath the sea. These submarine earthquakes sometimes give rise to seismic sea waves. The waves are not noticeable out at sea because of their long wave length. But when they roll into harbours,

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