大學英語四級試練習卷

一、閱讀理解

閱讀理解(一)

TheUnitedStatesisafederalunionof50states.Thecapitalofnational

governmentisinWashington,D.C.(DistrictofColumbia).Thefederal

constitutionsetsupthestructuresofthenationalgovernmentandlists

itspowersandactivities.TheconstitutiongivesCongresstheauthority

tomakelawswhicharenecessaryforthecommondefenseandthegoodof

thenation.Italsogivesthefederalgovernmentthepowertodealwith

nationalandinternationalproblemsthatinvolvemorethanonestate.All

powersthatarenotgiventothefederalgovernmentbytheconstitution

aretheresponsibilityoftheindividualstates.

Thefederalgovernmenthasthreebranches-theexecutive,the

legislative,andthejudicial.Thelegislativebrandchmakesthe

laws,executivebranchcarriesoutthelaws,andjudicialbranch

interpretsthelaws.ThePresidentheadstheexecutivebranchandthe

SupremeCourtheadsthejudicialbranch.Thelegislativebranchincludes

bothhousesof

Congress-theSenateandtheHouseofReprsentatives.Theconstitution

limitsthepowersofeachbranchandpreventsonebranchfromgaining

toomuchpower.Forexample,CongresscanpassaLawthePresidentmaysign

it.Nevertheless,theSupremeCourtcandeclarethelawunconstitutional

andnullifyit.

AllgovernmentintheUnitedStatesis"ofthepeople,bythepeopleand

forthepeople”.ThepeopleelectthePresidentandthemembersof

Congress.However,thePresidentappointstheheadsoffederal

departmentsandtheSupremeCourtjudges.Everycitizenvotesin

secret.Consequently,nooneknowsforwhomandindevidualvotes.The

peoplebelievethattheirgovernmentshouldprovideaframewordandorder

withinwhichtheyareleftfreetoruntheirownlives.

1.Whomakesthelaws?

A.TheCongress.B.TheFederalgovernment.C.ThePresident.D.Thesupreme

Court.

2.ThecapitaloftheUnitedStatesliesin.

A.thestateoftheColumbia

B.noneofthefiftystates

C.thestateofNewYork

D.thestateofWashington

3.Basedonwhatyoucanknowfromthe,whichofthefollowingstatements

istrue?

A.Theheadsoffederaldepartmentsareelectedbythepeople.

B.ThePresidentsetsupthestructuresofthefederalgovernment

C.Thejudicialbranchhastheauthoritytoexplainthelaws.

D.Theconstitutiongivesallpowerstothefederalgovernment.

4.Theconstitutionlimitsthepowersofeachbranchofthefederal

governmentbecause.

A.theU.S.hasfiftystates

B.theindividualstateshavetheirowngovernments

C.thefederalgovernmenthasthreebranches

D.anyonebranchshouldnothavetoomuchpower

5.Themainpointofthisis.

A.thethreebranchesoftheU.S.government

B.Americangovernment

C.theFederalConsititution

D.thepeopleshouldbeleftfreetoruntheirownlives

閱讀理解（二）

Kiteflyingisthesportofsendingupintotheair,bymeansofthewind,

alightframecoveredwithpaper,plasticorcloth.Theframecanbeone

ofmanydifferentshapesandisattachedtoalongstringheldinthe

handorwoundonadrum.Kiteshavealonghistoryofpractical

applicationandmanydifferenttypesofkitehavebeendebelopedtoserve

variouspurposes.

TheancientChineseusedbird-kitestocarryropesacrossriversand

valleys.Thecurrentfoldingkitewhichwilldiveexcitinglyisan

improvedtypeofsuchakite.Withitslongflatbodyandsinglepair

ofbird-likewings,itlooksjustlikealargebirdintheair.Themodern

versionisusuallymadeoftissue-paperratherthanthetraditionalsilk.

Man-liftingkitesweredevelopedinancienttimes,againbytheChinese,

forgettinginformationfromwalledcitiesandarmycamps.Infact,as

recentlyasworld2,GermanU-boatsflewkitesfromtheirtowerstolift

peopleintotheairtowatchthelanD.Thesekites,whicharenolonger

inexistence,weremadeoflight-weightcloth.Theyweremuchlargerand

strongerthantheChineseones.Theirdesign,however,wassimplythat

ofthecutterkite.Smallerinsize,thistypeofkiteisstillvery

popularasatoyforchildren,beingeasytomakewithadiamond-shaped

frame,nowingsandbrown-papercovering.Box-kitesareanothertypeof

kitefoundintoyshopstoday.Thefirstbox-kite,namedforitsbox-like

body,wasdevelopedinthenineteenthcenturytotesttheoriesofflight

andthistypeofcotton-coveredkitegreatlyassistedthesuccessof

earlyaeroplane.Thesekitesaretheancestorsofaheavierversionof

thebox-kite,whichconsistsoftwomainsections,placedsidebyside.

Developedforthepeacetimepurposeoffishinginstrongseawind,itis

theonlymodernkitedescribedwhichhaspracticalvalue.Along-lasting

plasticmaterialhastobeusedforthiskite,whichcarriesfishing

lines.

1.TheancientChinesebird-kiteswereusuallymadeoflightframes

coveredwith.

A.silkB.paperC.clothD.plastic

2.ThekitesusedbyGermanU-boatsinwouldwar2forthemilitarypurpose

weremadeof.

A.brownpaperB.plasticmaterialC.light-weightclothD.traditional

silk

3.TheancientChineseman-liftingkiteswereused.

A.tocarryropesacrossriversandvalleysB.forthemilitarypurpose

C.astoyforchildrenD.forfishinginstrongseawind

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotture?

A.Theframeofakiteisattachedtolongstringheldinthehandorwound

ondrum.B.Theancestorofthedoublebox-kite.C.Thecutterkitehas

adiamond-shapedbodybutnowings.D.Thecurrentfoldingkiteis

developedtotesttheoriesofflight.

5.Thebesttitleforthismaybe.

A.TheancestorsofmodernkitesB.ThehistoryoftheChinesekites

C.differenttypesandusesofkitesD.thedifferentbetweenancientand

modernkites.

二、完型填空

完型填空（一）

Daltonwonderedwhytheheavierandlightergasesintheatmospheredid

notseparateasoilandwaterdo.Hefinallyconcludedthattheconstituent

1mustexistintheformof2particlesoratomsandthatthese3be

completelymixedtogetherinthe4.Thisthrewanewlightin5lawsof

definiteproportions.Itwas6necessarytosupposethattheatoms7

combinesintossmallgroupsofuniform8andsoformmorecomplexsubstance;

9themysteryofthislawwas10.Daltonsuggested,forexample,

thatcarbonmonoxide11formedbytheonewithone12ofatomsofcarbon

andoxygen,13carbondioxideresultsfromasingle14ofcarbonuniting

withtwoatoms15oxygen.Assumingthistobetrue,16thedefinite

proportionsofProut'slaw(17allchemicalcompoundsthedifferent

constituents18enterinunvaryingproportions)wouldnaturally19the

relativeweightsofthemany20kindsofatoms.

1.A.gasesB.piecesC.thingsD.gas

2.A.timelyB.trimmedC.tinyD.topical

3.A.oughtB.couldC.willD.must

4.A.skyB.atmosphereC.oxygenD.environment

5.A.variousB.manyC.theD.those

6.A.onlyB.tooC.thatD.extremely

7.A.shouldB.wereC.getD.could

8.A.constructB.structureC.pieceD.feature

9.A.butB.alsoC.thusD.nevertheless

10.A.solvedB.discoveredC.brokedD.told

11.A.mustB.beenC.wereD.is

12.A.puttingB.pairingC.placingD.preparing

13.A.whileB.whenC.thereforeD.also

14.A.pieceB.typeC.atomD.measure

15.A.fromB.inC.ofD.for

16.A.thenB.soC.byD.that

17.A.fromB.inC.toD.for

18.A.areB.wouldn'tC.alwaysD.never

19.A.describeB.unitC.mixD.reveal

20.A.differentB.usualC.importantD.chemical

完型填空（二）

Generallyspeaking,aBritishiswidelyregardedasaquiet,shyand

conservativepersonwhois___1

onlyamongthosewithwhomheisacquainteD.Whenastrangerisatpresent,

heoftenseemsnervous,2embarrasseD.Youhavetotakeacommuter

trainanymorningoreveningto3thetruthofthis.

Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersor

dozinginacorner;hardlyanybodytalks,sincetodosowouldbe

consideredquiteoffensive.4,thereisanunwrittenbutclearly

understoodcodeofbehaviorwhich,5broken,makestheoffender

immediatelytheobjectof6.Ithasbeenknownasafactthatthe

aBritishhasa7forthediscussionoftheirweatherandthat,

ifgivenachance,hewilltalkaboutit8.Somepeoplearguethat

itisbecausetheBritishweatherseldom9forecastandhence

becomesasourceofinterestand10toeveryone.Thismaybeso.

11aBritishcannothavemuch12intheweathermen,who,

afterpromisingfine,sunnyweatherforthefollowingday,areoften

provedwrong13acloudovertheAtlanticbringsrainyweatherto

alldistricts!Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurate---oras

inaccurate---astheweathermeninhis14.Foreignersmaybe

surprisedatthenumberofreferences15weatherthattheBritish

maketoeachotherinthecourseofasingleday.Veryoften

conversationalgreetingsare16bycommentsontheweather."Nice

day,isn'tit?”"Beautiful!”maywellbeheardinsteadof"Goodmorning,

howareyou?”17theforeignermayconsiderthisexaggeratedand

comic,itisworthwhilepointingoutthatitcouldbeusedtohis

advantage.18hewantstostartaconversationwithaBritishbut

is19toknowswherestobegin,hecoulddowelltomentionthestate

oftheweather.Itisasafesubjectwhichwill20ananswerfrom

eventhemostreservedoftheBritish.

1.A.relaxedB.frustratedC.amusedD.exhausted

2.A.yetB.otherwiseC.evenD.so

3.A.experienceB.witnessC.watchD.undergo

4.A.DeliberatelyB.ConsequentlyC.FrequentlyD.Apparently

5.A.unlessB.onceC.whileD.as

6.A.suspicionB.oppositionC.criticismD.praise

7.A.emotionB.fancyC.likelinessD.judgement

8.A.atlengthB.toagreatextentC.fromhisheartD.byallmeans

9.A.followsB.predictsC.defiesD.supports

10.A.dedicationB.compassionC.contemplationD.speculation

11.A.StillB.AlsoC.CertainlyD.Fundamentally

12.A.faithB.relianceC.honorD.credit

13.A.ifB.onceC.whenD.whereas

14.A.propositionsB.predictionsC.approvalD.defiance

15.A.aboutB.onC.inD.to

16.A.startedB.conductedC.replacedD.proposed

17.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.HoweverD.Onlyif

18.A.EvenifB.BecauseC.IfD.For

19.A.atalossB.atlastC.insgroupsD.ontheoccasion

20.A.stimulateB.constituteC.furnishD.provoke

三、單詞拼寫

1.Mr.Limovedtotheseashoreinhisf（四十來歲）.

2.H（聽至U）thegoodnews,wealljumpedwithjoy.

3.IchangedintomysportsshoessothatIcouldwalkmorec（舒

服）.

4.W（星期三）isthefourthdayofaweek.

5.Walkingeverydaykeepmef（健康）thanbefore.

參考答案:

一、閱讀理解：

閱讀理解（一）

答案：ABCDB

閱讀理解（二）

答案：ACBDC

二、完型填空

1.【答案】A根據上文中的heavierandlightergases可以確定，本空中應

填入“組成的氣體”，即constituentgases0

2.【答案】C根據句子意思判斷,句中的詞意為微粒的意思，選項C.tiny合

乎題意。

3.【答案】D情態動詞must在這里是“必定、必須”的意思。

4.【答案】Bsky意為"天空"，atmosphere意為"大氣"，oxygen意為