大学英语四级试卷（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. Large losses may occur from insurance claims made by people _ legal action.A. sinceB. throughC. toD. until2. Professor Thomason specialises _ American literature.A. inB. aboutC. onD. concerning3. The police are looking _ the mysterious disappearance of a well-known banker.A. overB. intoC. ontoD. through4. He is a bad influence _ the children.A. onB. inC. withD. against5. It is not easy to distinguish _ an American and a Canadian.A. amongB. betweenC. bothD. from6. Ms Simms is very sensitive _ criticism.A. ofB. inC. toD. on7. It is an exception _ the rules.A. ofB. inC. againstD. to8. She solved the problem _a stroke.A. onB. ofC. atD. through9. Death always taken us _ surprise, even though we know it is inevitable.A. inB. out ofC. byD. through10. The lady insists on her constitutional right _ a passport in her maiden name.A. onB. toC. intoD. that11. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, _ the behavior of a animal depends mainly on instinct.A. whereasB. soC. unlessD. that12. Wood furniture does not depreciate in value _ properly handled and protected.A. ifB. hasC. andD. that13. I am determined that my son _ have a better start than I did.A. canB. shallC. mustD. will14. You _ drive fast, there is a speed limit here. Moreover, we have plenty of time, so you _ drive so fast.A. mustnt, needntB. neednt, needntC. mustnt, mustntD. neednt, mustnt15. You _ worry about her. She _ well already.A. neednt, may getB. dont need, may getC. mustnt, getsD. neednt, may have gets16. They are all favour of his suggestion that the expenses _ be reduced.A. /B. wouldC. needD. may17. Sharon was supposed to be here at nine oclock. She _ have forgotten about our meeting.A. wouldB. shouldC. ought toD. must18. -Lets go for a walk.-Yes, todays weather isnt as cold as it was yesterday, _?A. wasnt it B. was it C. isnt it D. is it19. _ their terms, we would go bankrupt.A. If we acceptB. If we should acceptC. If we had acceptD. If we are to accept20. What would happen supposing he _ here?A. isB. wasC. beD. were二、完型填空（共计20分）Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustratingexperience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps (1) - the talk with slides, writing upimportant information on the blackboard, (2) - reading material and giving out (3) - .The new studentsees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and (4) - what to write. Very often the studentleaves the lecture (5) - notes which do not catch the main points and (6) - become hard even for the (7)- to understan D.Most institutions provide courses which (8) - new students to develop the skills they need to be (9)- listeners and note-takers. (10) - these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which(11) - learners to practice these skills (12) - .In all cases it is important to (13) - the problem (14) -actually starting your studies.It is important to (15) - that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills (16) - incollege study. One way of (17) - these difficulties is to attend the language and study - skills classeswhich most institutions provide throughout the (18) - year. Another basic (19) - is to find a studypartner (20) - it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.1.A.extending B.illustrating C. performing D. conducting2.A.attributing B.contributing C.distributing D. explaining3.A.assignments B.information C. content D. definition4.A.suspects B.understands C. wonders D. convinces5.A.without B.with C. on D. except6.A.what B.those C. as D. which7.A.teachers B.classmates C. partners D. students8.A.prevent B.require C. assist D. forbid9.A.effective B.passive C. relative D. expressive10.A.Because B.Though C. Whether D. If11.A.enable B.stimulate C. advocate D. prevent12.A.independently B.repeatedly C. logically D. generally13.A.evaluate B.acquaint C. tackle D. formulate14.A.before B.after C. while D. for15.A.predict B.acknowledge C. argue D. ignore16.A.to require B.required C. requiring D. are required17.A.preventing B.withstanding C. sustaining D. overcoming18.A.average B.ordinary C. normal D. academic19.A.statement B.strategy C. situation D. suggestion20.A.in that B.for which C. with whom D. such as三、阅读理解：(共25分)Years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of.But 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 dri