2016年全国英语等级考试四级模拟试题及答案

　　21.[A] compatible [B]parallel [C] similar [D]identical

　　22.[A]Furthermore [B] However [C] Hence [D]Otherwise

　　23.[A]addition[B]brief [C]general [D] fact

　　24.[A]provided[B]since [C]whereas [D] though

　　25.[A]stages [B] periods [C] years [D]sessions

　　26.[A]location[B]position [C]situation [D]condition

　　27.[A]patterns[B]designs [C]stations [D]schemes

　　28.[A]variation [B]balance [C]frequency [D]stability

　　29. [A] small [B] few [C]rare [D]scarce

　　30. [A]operation[B]production[C] procession[D]action

　　31. [A] spending [B]planning [C] financing [D]saving

　　32. [A] expenditures [B]benefits[C]costs [D]profits

　　33. [A]expensively [B]consistently [C] periodically [D]cheaply

　　34. [A] conveniently [B]beneficially [C] advantageously[D]favorably

　　35. [A]on account of [B]in terms of [C]regardless of [D]in spite of

　　36. [A]Like[B]Except[C]Regarding [D]With

　　37. [A] application[B]endurance[C] expectancy[D]extension

　　38. [A]concentration [B] continuity[C] conformity [D]conductivity

　　39. [A]develop [B]differ[C]depart[D]derive

　　40. [A]interchangeably[B] immediately [C] intermittently[D]intensively

　　41. In the author’s opinion, the high inflation rate in the US was accompanied by

　　[A]energy crises

　　[B]mounting wages

　　[C]housing shortage

　　[D]shrinking market

　　42. The only way to reverse the worsening situation seems to be

　　[A]a policy of gradualism

　　[B]sacrifiee of public interests

　　[C]radical changes of policy

　　[D]postponing of drastic actions

　　43. We can learn from the fourth paragraph that

　　[A]a substantial cut in annual revenue is called for

　　[B]defense and social welfare programs should undergo cuts

　　[C]we should leave intact programs for bettering people’s living

　　[D]we should exercise less control over monetary policy

　　44. The phrase "special sectors"(Line 1, Para. 7 ) most probably refers to

　　[A]energy, food and housing

　　[B]indexed programs

　　[C]social security and food stamps

　　[D]arge corporations and labor settlements

　　45. What is the text mainly about?

　　[A]The defect of US monetary system.

　　[B]The causes of ever-worsening inflation in the US.

　　[C]Prospects for the US economic situation.

　　[D]A comprehensive settlement of inflation in the l IN

　　46. What is a basic requirement for work in all professions according to the passage?

　　[A]Imagination.

　　[B]Reliability of character.

　　[C]Discipline.

　　[D]Obedience to orders

　　47. Which of the following serves best as the title of the passage?

　　[A]Limitations of the University.

　　[B]The Proper Function of the University.

　　[C]Importance of Intellectual Imagination.

　　[D]Foolery of Apprenticeship Period.

　　48. In modern times the period of technical apprenticeship

　　[A]may have bad effects upon the young men

　　[B]can very well train the young men

　　[C]is a root cause of many evils

　　[D]is unnecessary for the employees and the business

　　49. If a university is to be of any use, it should prepare the students for an intellectual career by

　　[A]imparting knowledge and developing skills

　　[B]developing students’ independence in thinking

　　[C]disciplining the students in their subject fields

　　[D]promoting the imagination in connecting details with general principles

　　50. What does the "great difficulty which hinders all the higher types of human effort" mean?

　　[A]Prolonged and fixed routine work in the apprenticeship period.

　　[B]The young employee’s seldom seeing the president of the company.

　　[C]Universities’ failure to get young people ready for future work.

　　[D]Young men having to obey orders in the early stage of their work.

　　51. The first paragraph shows that Jill Ker Conway accepts utilitarian emphasis in education __________

　　[A]wholeheartedly

　　[B]with reservation

　　[C]against her own will

　　[D]with contempt

　　52. Education for education’s sake was probably opposed by __________

　　[A]scholars in the Renaissance period

　　[B]Jill Ker Conway

　　[C]scholars in the Dark Ages

　　[D]Plato

　　53. The idea that education transmits knowledge is dated back to __________

　　[A]the Renaissance humanists

　　[B]the medieval universities

　　[C]the 18th century’s American scholars

　　[D]the cold war period

　　54. It can be inferred that Charles Francis Adams, Jr.

　　[A]devoted his later years to classical education

　　[B]was an advocate of education in history

　　[C]was an opponent to classical education

　　[D]regretted diminishing the importance of the distinction

　　55. According to the third paragraph, which of the following is true?

　　[A]Five percent of American college students learnt Latin texts.

　　[B]Students in New England learnt Latin texts in official organizations.

　　[C]Students were compelled to learn modern European languages.

　　[D]American college students had to learn Latin grammar by heart.

　　56. It will be a relief over the death of a friend or a relative if the friend or relative dies from

　　[A]a traffic accident

　　[B]an acute infectious disease

　　[C]heart attack

　　[D]a three-year cancer

　　57. What is an Advance Directive?

　　[A]A decision made by a doctor on how to end a patient’s life.

　　[B]A hospital document on how to treat a terminally ill patient.

　　[C]A wish made by a patient on how he will be medically treated.

　　[D]A law that prohibits mercy killing.

　　58. A doctor will be guilty of murder if he

　　[Aladvises a patient to draw up his Advance Directive

　　[B]refuses to carry out an Advance Directive

　　[C]actively prescribes a medication that will quicken the death of a terminal patient

　　[D]stops giving medication to a terminally ill patient according to his Advance Directive

　　59. According to traditional English law __________

　　[A]a person could refuse medical treatment

　　[B]a person should not endanger his life by refusing medical treatment

　　[C]a person should not refuse medical treatment

　　[D]a doctor could force his patient into accepting his treatment

　　60. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s attitude toward the Advance Directive?

　　[A]it should be made legally binding in Britain.

　　[B]It’s morally questionable.

　　[C]It is the same as mercy killing,and therefore should not be encouraged.

　　[D]It runs counter to traditional English law.

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