大学英语四级考试15选10专项训练(二)

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Unit Six

Passage 2

    Student expeditions do a great deal of good work on the Arctic islands butfrom time to time cause trouble in the huts, probably because students are notfamiliar with the 11 of the little wooden huts dotted all over the islands ofthe Spizbergen group.

    Each hut 12 has an inner and an outer door, shutters over the windows, a

store of wood 13 up outside, dry chopped wood inside, utensils and cutlery, and

above all, a small store of food. All these things must be completely in 14 whenever the hut is left.

   

   It makes no 15 if it is only the middle of July. That 16 hut may not be

visited again before the winter. A door left open can lead either to snow

filling up the hut to the ceiling, or 17 still, wind blowing the roof off.

  

    Unfastened shutters leave the windows an easy prey for polar bears 18 for food

and the result is again snow in the hut. The ready-chopped wood is also very

important.

   

   A traveler visiting the hut in the middle of the dark time and perhaps in

bad weather, his feet, hands and face bitten by the frost, will have his

difficulties doubled if the wood he left has been used up by others and he had

nothing with which to 19 afire.

   

   Ten or more years ago there were enough hunters to look after most of the

huts, but now many buildings have become useless because there is no one to

repair them and because of  20

A.worse    B.peculiar    C.laid    D.light    E.generally   F.order   G.particular

H. conventions    I.carelessness     J.difference   K. built    L.fashions

M.searching      N.ordinarily       O.result

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Unit Seven

Passage 2

   Most ofus trade money for entertainment. Movies, concerts and shows are enjoyable but 11.If you think that you can't have a good time without spending a lot of money,read on. A little resourcefulness and a few minutes of newspaper-scanningshould give you some pleasant surprises.

   

   People may be the most interesting show in a large city. 12 throughbusy streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see peoplefrom all over the world; you will 13 see people of every age, size, andshape, and you'll get a free fashion show, too. Window-shopping is also a 14sport if the stores are closed.

   Check the listings in your neighborhood paper.

   Local colleges or schools often 15 the public to hear an interestingspeaker or a good 16 . The film or concert series at the local publiclibrary probably won't cost you a penny. Be sure to check commercialadvertisements too. A flea market can provide hours of pleasant looking round.Perhaps you can find a free cooking or crafts 17 in a department store.

   Plan ahead for some activities. It is always

more pleasant not to have people in front of you in a museum or at a zoo. You

may save some money, too, since these places often 18 aside one or twofree 19 days at slow times during the week. Make sure that you areincluding the indispensable 20 that people travel miles to see. If youfeel like taking an interesting walk, find a free walking tour, or plan oneyourself.

A.expensive    B.Wonder C.debate    D.admission E.set  F. Wander  

G.safe    H. addition  I. valuable      J. dispute  K.welcome  L.confidently  

M.sights N.demonstration  O.certainly  

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Unit Eight

Passage2

    Whena person feels low, blue, or down in the clumps, it usually means he has beenhurt, disappointed, or saddened by something that causes a confused andlistless feeling. There is 11 a type of music called "the blue", a low, mournful,sad sound to 12 these universal human feelings.

   Depression is another name for this mood. Feeling depressed is a normal and natural 13 toexperiences of loss, failure, and undeserved bad luck. Indeed, it has beenpointed out that without depression, we would 14 much of the world'sgreat tragic literature, music, and art.

  In some cases, however, depression becomes something more than just 15feelings of blues or letdown. A large number of people suffer from whatpsychiatrists call "depressive illness. " Depressive illness is more 16and lasts longer than common listless feelings. Sometimes a serious 17of depression can begin with the loss of a loved one or a change of job.

Many times, in very 18cases, there doesn't seem to be any circumstance serious enough to have causedthe depression.

   Some psychiatrists suggest that the key feature in depression is change. The person becomes different from the way before the onset of his depression. He may even become the opposite of his usual self.

    There are many examples: the businessman who becomes a wanderer, the mother who wants to 19 her children and herself. Instead of seeking satisfactionand pleasure, the depressed person 20 it.

A. ever       B. escape    C. intense      D. response

E. avoids    F.  even       G. express     H. realization

I. severe     J.  lessen    K. dense          L.  period

M. harm      N. lack        O. normal   

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Unit Nine

A growing world population and the discoveriesof science may 11 this pattern of distribution in the future. As menslowly learn to master diseases, control floods, prevent famines, and stopwars, fewer people die every year; and in 12 the population of the worldis 13 increasing. In 1925 there were about 2,000 million people in theworld; by the end of the century there may well be over 4,000 million.

  When numbers rise the 14 mouths must befed. New lands must be I bought under cultivation, or land already farmed madeto 15 larger crops. In some areas the accessible land is largely sointensively 16 that it will be difficult to make it provide more food.In some areas the population is so dense that the land is parceled out in unitstoo 17 to allow for much improvement in farming methods. Were a largerpart of this farming population drawn off into industrial occupations, the landmight be farmed much more productively by modern methods.

   Thereis now a race for science, technology, and industry to keep the      18 of food rising faster than thenumber of people to be fed. New strains of crops are being developed which willthrive in 19 climates; irrigation and dry-farming methods bring poorlands under the plough, dams hold back the waters of great rivers to 20water for the fields in all seasons and to provide electric power for newindustries; industrial chemistry provides  fertilizers to suit particular soils; aero planes spray crops to destroyinsects  and many plant diseases.

A. ensure     B. violently  C. alter  D. harmful  E. cultivated         F. unique   

G.transplanted    H. yield  I. consequence    J. output      K.extra   

L. steadily      M. tiny        N. unfavorable       O. produce         

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Unit Ten

Passage 2

  In the United States, it is not 11to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early inthe day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call showsthat the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The samemeaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11: 00 p. m. . If someone receives a call during sleepinghours, he 12 it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for thecall 13 its importance.

  In 14 life, time plays a very importantpart. In the U. S. A., guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the 15 to a dinnerparty is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is nottrue in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be consideredfoolish to make an appointment too far in 16 because plans which aremade for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of timediffers in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings 17between people from cultures that treat time differently.

  Promptness is valued 18 in American life, for example. If people arenot prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible.

  In the U. S. no one would think of keepinga business 19 waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A personwho is 5 minutes late is 20 to make a short apology. If he is less than 5minutes late, he will say a few words  ofexplanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

A. highly    B. engagement   C. customary  D. social

E. inform    F.  invitation    G. advance    H. absence

I. heavily    J.  associate   K. expected    L.  assumes

M. habitual     N. arise      O. communicates     

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