2024年1月24日发(作者：)

英语四级考试练习题及答案

（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 research team decided to use an underwater ______ saw to cut the

ship into sections before lifting it up.

A. electric B. electrical C. electrifying D. electrician

2. A well-meaning lady gave Robert a wrong _____ and he finished at the

theatre instead of the school.

A. advice B. information C. direction D. way

3. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _____.

A. deceptive B. defective C. deficient D. ineffective

4. Researchers claim it’s all the high-rises in this area that make the

_____ on television sets so poor.

A. station B. reaction

C. programme D. quality

5. Mr. Johnson is ______ to our party.

A. more than pleased to come

B. pleased more than to come

C. more pleased than to come

D. more pleasing than to come

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

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. Though the hotel has only been open for a few days, it is already

____A____ booked.

A. heavily B. expectantly C. immediately D. quickly

17. Such euphemisms may be stylistically “permissible” if they are kept

within

__D___.

A. boundaries

B. ranges

C. borders

D. limits

18. “Anyone who followed my __A_____ of rules would be blossed with a

richer life and boundless love from his family.” David said.

A. set

B. packet

C. group

D. pack

19. Richard asked me to ___C__ the age of Aaron Copland, the American

composer of ballet music, when he composed Billy the Kid?

A. suppose

B. wonder

C. guess

D. think

20. The rising numbers of those out of work will add greatly to the

government’s_B___problems.

A. high

B. steeply

C. hard

D. rocket

二、完型填空（共计20分）

Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星) but also

because of rays from thesun and other atmosphere again acts

1 our protective blanket on 2 .Light gets through, and thisis essential

3 plants to make the food which we 4 .Heat, 5 , makes our environments

tolerable and some ultraviolet rays(紫外线的) penetrate the 6 .Cosmic(宇宙的) rays of various kinds come 7 the air fromouter space, but 8

quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. 9 men leave the

atmosphere theyare 10 to this radiation; 11 their spacesuits or the walls

of their spacecraft, if they are inside, 12 prevent alot of radiation

ion is the greatest known danger to explorers in 13 .Doses

of radiation are measured in 14 called“rems (雷目)”.We all 15 radiation

here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive

“ 16 ”dose of radiation that we receive each year is about

twomillirems; it 17 according toswheresyou live, and this is a very rough

ists have reason tothink 18 a man can 19 far more

radiation 20 without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has beenagree

D.

B. with

B. sun

B. from

B. live

B. also s

nment B. space here

B. to h

B. enormous s

soon as B. As well as much as possible as

B. exposed d

B. because that

B. make

B. atmosphere nment

B. units ts

e B. accept

tional B. common l

B. converts es

B. which

up with B. keep up with up with up with

B. than

三、阅读理解：(共25分)

Years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard

when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke

Mandeville,England in 1984 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann,the situation began

to change.

Sir Ludwig Guttmann,who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi

Gernamy,had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries

centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near ideas about treating

injuries included sport for the disabled.

In the first games just tow teams of injured soldiers took next

year,1949,five teams took those beginnings,things have

developed now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every

1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome,in

the same place as the normal Olympic Games,although they are organized

other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke

the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games,1064 wheelchair

athletes from about 40 countries took unately,they were held

at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles,along with the other Olympics.

The Games have been a great success in promoting international

friendshiop and understanding,and in proving that being disabled does

not mean you can't enjoy small source of disappointment for

those who organize and take part in the games,however,has been the

unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled

events at the Olympic Games for the s a few more years

are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled

that their disabled fellow athlets should not be excluded.

first games for the desabled were held _____ after Sir Ludwig

Guttmann arrived in England.

A.40 years B.21 years C.10 years D.9 years

s Stoke Mandeville,surely the games for the disabled were once

held in _____.

York Angeles

Paragraph 3,the word "athletes" means _____.

who support the games

who watch the games

who organize the games

who compete in the games

of the following statements in NOT true?

Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.

Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.

Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.

Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British government.

the ,we may conclude that the writer is _____.

of the organizers of the games for the disabled

B.a disabled person who once took part in the games

t holding the games for the disabled

favour of holding the games for the disabled

四、书面表达：

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要求： 语句通顺， 表达完整； 词数100词左右。

参考答案：

一、选择题：

1-5题:ACBBA

6-10题:CDCCB

11-15题: AABAD

16-20题:ADACB

二、完型填空

1.【答案】D act as“充当、起……作用”；act for“代表、代理”；act on“按照”。本句意为大气层起到保护伞的作用。

2.【答案】C 见上题分析。

3.【答案】D be essential for“对……来说是首要的、基础的”，固定搭配。

4.【答案】C 只有 eat 与先行词 food 和定语从句 which we…搭配。

5.【答案】D 本句意为：热不仅使我们的生产环境温度适宜，而且紫外线也能穿透大气。also 一般紧跟动词；besides 一般用在句前；too 可用在句中，用逗号隔开。6.【答案】C 根据上题所讲，penetrate 这个动词后面应接

atmosphere“大气”这个名词。

7.【答案】D 这里的 come through 相当于 penetrate，穿透。come across“偶遇”；come to“来到”；come from“来自”。本句意为：各类来自外部空间的宇宙射线穿透大气层……，故选 come through。

8.【答案】B Valid 有效的；various 各种各样的；proper 合适的。在四个选项中只有 enormous 表示“大量的”意思。

9.【答案】A as soon as“只要”；as well as“除……之外”；as much as“和……一样多”；as possibleas“尽可能的”。

10.【答案】B be exposed to“暴露于”，show“展示”；face“面对”。

11.【答案】A 本句前半句的意思是：“人们一离开大气层就会接触射线”；后半句意思是：“他们的太空服和太空船会阻止射线造成的损害”。前后应该是转折关系，故用 but。

12.【答案】D Do +动词原型的结构表示强调谓语动词。

13.【答案】C 由 radiation 和 explorers 可推测，应选 space(太空)。本句意为射线是探险者在太空遇见的已知的最大危险。

14.【答案】B unit“单位、单元”；element“元素”；part“部分”；piece“碎片”本句意为：射线的多少可以以雷目这个测量单位测量。

15.【答案】A receive 表示客观收到；accept 表示主观接受。我们受到的辐射并非主观接受。

16.【答案】D conventional“传统的”；common“共同的、普通的”；general“一般的、总体的”；normal“正常的”。本句意为：我们每年接受的正常辐射量……，故选 normal。

17.【答案】D shift“移动”；convert“转换”；modify“修改”；vary“变化”。根据句意，所处地点不同，所受辐射量也不一样……，故选 varies.

18.【答案】C 本句应填入引导宾语从句的代词，而从句不缺少主语和宾语，因而不选择 what和 which，又加之主句是陈述语气，故选择 that。

19.【答案】A put up with“忍受”，固定搭配。keep up with 和 catch up with

意为跟上,come up with意为提出。

20.【答案】B more (radiation)后应加 than。

三、阅读理解：

答案：CBCCB

四、书面表达：

略。。。。。。