1、四川省学位英语考试Part IVocabulary and Structure (20%) Directions: In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line t
2、hrough the center.1.How long do you think _ to finish this urgent task?A. did it take youB. it will take youC. will it take youD. it to take you2.Wealth, education and occupation vary greatly _ members of the middle class. A.amongB. betweenC. fromD. inside3.Let s buy our tickets while I still have _
3、. A. a little money to leaveB. littlemoney left C. a few dollars leftD. few dollars to leave4._ was not the way the event happened. A. Which the press reportedB. Thatthe press reported C. What did the press reportD. What the press reported5.People do not like such persons who are always _ the way of
4、 others. A. onB. byC. inD. behind6.At first we were _ amused by Don s words, but soon we were tired ofeatthem. A. grB. farC. muchD. never7.He talks as if he _ everything in the world. A. knowsB. knewC. wouldhave known D. had known8.The doctor advised that Mr. Malan _ an operation right away so as to
5、 save his life. A.hadB. was going to have C. haveD. would have9.He forgot about _ him to attend my wife s birthday party. A. I askingB. my askingC. me to askD. mine to ask10. So little _ about stock exchange that the lecture was completely beyond me. A. did IknowB. I had known C. I knowD. was I know
6、n11. The boy s laziness_ his failure in the exams. A. resulted fromB.brought inC. resulted inD. led into12. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _ of using the private beach. A. privilegeB.possibilityC. favorD. advantage13. Tom _ more than twenty pounds for the dictionary. A. spentB. paidC. costD. too
7、k14.The governor had to _ all his appointments for the day and rush to the trainaccident. A. set offB. pay offC. see offD. call off15.One car went too fast and _ missed hitting another car. A. completelyB. greatlyC. narrowlyD. little16.He was accused _ stealing from the shop. A. withB. inC. ofD.at17
8、.It took me a long time to _ the disappointment of losing the match. A. get overB. get upC. get intoD. get down18.All the reference books should be made _ to the teachers and students in ouruniversity. A. concernedB. availableC. relatedD. flexible19.He never thought the committee would _ his proposa
9、l. A. put upB. object toC. pass onD. call on20.The company official _ I thought would be fired received a raise. A. whomB.whoeverC. whoD. of whom21.Mr. Green _ my letter, otherwise he would have replied before now.A. must havereceiveB. must have failed to receive C. must receiveD. mustfail to receiv
10、e22.We shall appreciate _ from you soon. A. being heardB. hearingC. havingbeen heardD. to hear23.I fell and hurt myself while I _ tennis. A. was playingB. am playingC. playD. played24._ you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering. A. Even ifB. If onlyC. Instead ofD. Despite of25.I d _
11、 you didn t touch that, if you don t mind. A. ratherB. betterC.happierD. further26.The two men arrested for breaking into that shop have been _ $10,000. A.committedB. drivenC. chargedD. fined27.The driver might have _ the accident if he had had his headlights on. A. missedB. avoidedC. stoppedD. dism
12、issed28.The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware_ she had gone.A. where that B. of where C. of the place D. the place29. I _ on the door for ten minutes now without an answer.A. was knocking B. am knocking C. knocking D. have been knocking30. _ tired after a hard wor
13、k, she fell into bed and went straight to sleep.A. Felt B. Feeling C. Being felt D. To feel31. He was _ enough to understand my questions from the gestures I made.A. intelligent B. efficient C. proficient D. diligent32. If you _ the speed limit you will get into trouble with the police.A. exclude B.
14、 exceed C. excuse D. execute33. He opened the door and let himself in quietly _ not to wake the family.A. because B. so as C. so that D. despite34. I wish you _ to me before you went and bought that car.A. spoke B. will speak C. was going to speak D. had spoken35. The director who was recently promo
15、ted did _.A. work more than anyone else B. more than anyone else workC. more work than anyone else D. work more than anyone36. Before her marriage, she spent a considerable time in that very part of Shanghai, _she belonged.A. which B. to where C. to which D. at which37. “ Good-bye, Mr. Wang. I m ple
16、ased _ you ”A. to meet B. meeting C. to have been meeting D. to be met38. The investigation, _ will soon be published, was made by John.A. at which the results B. the results on whichC. whose results D. at whose results39. Don t you know he is an old friend of _?A. my brother B. my brother s friendC
17、. my brother s D. my brothers40. _ you return those books to the library immediately you will have to paya fine. A. Until B. Unless C. If D. ProvidedPart IIReading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements
18、. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (订阅 ) to
19、 as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings battles lost and won, king or rulers overthrown( 推翻 ) or killed took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never
20、 accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book
21、reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country
22、. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion, as well as a small but very pop
23、ular section on jokes and cartoons( 漫画 ).41. The habit of reading newspapers is _.A. uncommon in the worldB. not popular in U.S.A.C. widespread in the worldD. founded among a few families42. A few hundred years ago news did not _.A. receive attentionB. travel fastC. spread to other countriesD. take
24、long to reach other countries43. In the past, news was _.A. sent by telegraphB. passed from one person to anotherC. sent by letterD. sent by telephone44. The money spent on advertisements is _.A. wastedB. not muchC. worthwhileD. useless45. The section on jokes and cartoons is _.A. read only by child
25、renB. of no valueC. not helpfulD. read by manyPassage 2Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. They were very late on the Saturday evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and whilethey were busy they saw the glow of a fire start in the sky. By
26、3 o on the Sunday morning,clock its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and went to the window to watch it. It seemed fairly far away, so after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked as though the fire was
27、 dying down, though he could still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them.While he was doing this, Jane came in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one. Three hundred houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still bu
28、rning. Pepys went out to see for himself. He went to the Tower ofLondon and climbed up on a high part of the buildings so that he could see what was happening. From there, Pepys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. The man of theTower told him that the fire had started in a baker s shop in Pudding Lane; the baker had caught fi
