2008年专业四级考前冲刺模拟预测卷
PART III CLOZE [15 MIN]
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
The “standard of living” of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services the country produces. A country's standard of living, ____31_______, depends first and 32 on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money 33 on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and “ __34 __ ” .
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of 35 have an effect on one another. Wealth depends 36 a great extent upon a country's natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a 37 climate; other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources 38 the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well 39 as the USA in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and 40 wars, and 41 this and other reasons was 42 to develop her resources. 43 and stable political conditions, and 44 _____ from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well 45 by nature but less well ordered.
A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed 46 it own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. 47 Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on 48 _ grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would 49 be lacking. A country’s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, 50 that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
31. A. however B. therefore C. nevertheless D. furthermore
32. A. primary B. principal C. foremost D. uniquely
33. A. or B. nor C. but D. except
34. A. recreation B. enlightenment C. refreshment D. entertainment
35. A. if B. them C. which D. that
36. A. with B. for C. to D. on
37. A. neutral B. favorable C. virtuous D. marine
38. A. comes B. come C. coming D. came
39. A. off B. known C. done D. furnished
40. A. military B. external C. contemporary D. domestic
41. A. for B. because C. because of D. due to
42. A. Impossible B. Incapable C. unable D. proficient
43. A. Strong B. Sturdy C. Sound D. Robust
44. A. liberty B. freedom C. prevention D. liberation
45. A .assisted B. avenged C. rescued D. served
46. A. with B. within C. near D. without
47. A. In short B. For example C. firstly D. On one hand
48. A. those B. what C. that D. it
49. A. likely B. likewise C. certainly D. otherwise
50. A. provided B. depended C. given D. supposed
PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
51. We often advise him not to drink more wine __________is good for his health.
A. as B. than C. that D. but
52. It is necessary that an efficient worker __________his work on time.
A. accomplishes B. can accomplish
C. accomplish D. has accomplished
53. My father will be here tomorrow, but at first I thought that he __________ today.
A. was coming B. is coming
C. will come D. come
54. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge __________ our thinking.
A which to be based on B. which to be base upon
C. upon which to base D. to which to be based
55. I didn't call to make my airline reservation, but I __________.
A. should have B. may have
C. must have D. shall have
56. It’s the first time that she has been to the United States, __________?
A. isn't she B. hasn't she
C. isn't it D. hasn't it
57. I think that the labor bill will pass; it's ____________that it will.
A. almost surely B. very likely
C. near positive D. quite certainly
58. An increase in a nation's money supply, without an accompanying increase in economic activity, __________result in higher prices.
A. tends B. tends the
C. tending to D. will tend to
59. X-rays are able to pass through objects and thus make __________details that are otherwise impossible to observe.
A. it visible B. visibly
C. visible D. they are visible
60. Prices for bikes at that store run__________250 dollars.
A. as high as B. as high to
C. so high to D. so high as
61. He will not be __________ to vote in this year's election.
A. enough old B. as old enough
C. old enough D. enough old as
62. Thomas Jefferson's achievements as an architect rival his contributions __________a politician.
A. such B. more C. as D. than
63. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree__________.
A. my education will be employed by the university
B. employment will be given to me by the university
C. the university will employ me
D. I will be employed by the university
64. If Bob's wife won't agree to sign the papers, ____________.
A. neither he will B. neither will he
C. neither won't he D. he won't neither
65. _____ is generally accepted, economic growth is determined by the smooth development of production.
A. What B. That C. It D. As
66. A violent revolution having broken out, all the ports of that country were laid under a(n) ______.
A. boycott B. embargo C. embark D. ban
67. Since_________ can't work in the United States without a permit, so it is of great importance for them to present their credentials to the government.
A. emigrants B. expatriates C. migrants D. immigrants
68. Most investors are taught at the very beginning that there is no place for __________in investment markets.
A. feeling B. emotion C. passion D. sentiment
69. I__________ my ordinary income by doing some part-time work.
A. compliment B. Complement C. supplement D. implement
70. Before the statue could be __________to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
A. transformed B. transported C. transferred D. transmitted
71. The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage __________upon the world by the war,
A. imposed B. impressed C. compelled D. compressed
72. Roger, who __________in courage, is highly respected by all his peers in the villages.
A. bounds B. possesses C. declares D. abounds
73. The tourists are told that the remotest village in this area is only_________ by a river.
A. accessible B. available C. obtainable D. achievable
74. He__________ interrupted me by asking irrelevant questions.
A. continually B. continuously C. consistently D. constantly
75. Being a man of _________ and public spirit. Mr. Russell labored zealously to advance the interest of the community and was much interested in bringing new manufacturing interests to Waterloo.
A. firm B. enterprise C. company D. corporation
76. When people do things wrong we should try hard to forgive them, as the idiom goes, “To ______ is human.”
A. refer B. confer C. defer D. err
77. Although gaining a job as a real __________agent or broker may be relatively easy, beginning agents and brokers may face competition from well-established, more experienced ones.
A. property B. estate C. house D. assets
78. The constitution of the State required that property should be __________for taxation at its market value.
A. estimated B. appraised C. evaluated D. valued
79. On June 15, 1909, after Scott finished his rushed plans for his________ to the South Pole, he departed from England.
A. tour B. voyage C. expedition D. excursion
80. The government authority had to __________oil and other products so that it would not run out during war.
A. share B. fare C. provide D. ration
PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]
In this section there are four passages followed by 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
All Sir William Jones wanted to do was to learn Sanskrit. While he was studying, however, he made a surprising discovery. This ancient language of India was amazingly similar to Latin and Greek. The Sanskrit word for "mother"—matar—was almost identical to the Latin word, mater. “Father” was pitar in Sanskrit, pater in Latin and Greek. The more he studied, the more similarities he found.
How could this be? Thousands of miles and many natural barriers separated India and Europe. Still, Jones concluded, the similarities were too strong to be accidental. In 1786, he announced “No one could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source.”
Since then, scholars have traced many languages to this “common source.” Today, these languages are called the Indo-European family. But where did this source originate? Language and geography provide the clues. European languages have similar words for the animals and trees of northern Europe, such as oak, willow, bear, and wolf. There are no common words for the animals and trees of southern Europe.
To scholars, this suggests that the Indo-European languages began in north central Europe. In time, some northern Europeans set out toward the east, settling in Iran, India, and Pakistan. Others migrated westward toward southern and western Europe. The root language developed into dozens of different languages, but the family resemblances remain. The word for “three” is drei in German, tres in Spanish, tre in Albanian, and tri in Russian.
Almost every language in Europe is part of the Indo-European family, but there are exceptions. Hungarian and Finnish cling to other language families. High in the Pyrenees, the Basque people speak a language that has no known relatives. Perhaps the Basques were the original inhabitants of the region. Isolated by mountains, they may have been bypassed by the spread of Indo-European culture.
81. What did Sir William Jones discover when he was learning Sanskrit?
A. Sanskrit was very similar to some European languages.
B. Sanskrit was an ancient language.
C. The Sanskrit word for mother is the same as that in Latin.
D. Latin and Greek were very similar.
82. Which of the following statements is true about "the common source"?
A. Jones found out the common source.
B. All languages sprang from the common source.
C. Only three languages sprang from the common source.
D. Since 1786, scholars have traced many languages to the common source.
83. Where did the common source originate?
A. In southern Europe. B. In north-central Europe.
C. In India. D. in Pakistan.
84. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Jones first discovered the root language.
B. The languages with the common source are called the Indo-European family.
C. The root language developed into different languages as people migrated.
D. Every language in Europe is part of the Indo-European family.