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. The Martian surface temperature is a 100 degrees C below zero at night, so that butter put outside will not _.A. thawB. dissolveC. meltD. fuse2. Whose _ was it to pay a visit to Lake Erie?A. dreamB. purposeC. thoughtD. idea3. There is a _ of vegetables in Shanghai at the moment because of the cold weather.A. shortageB. wantC. needD. desire4. 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. When the crowd saw the prize-fighter stretched out on the canvas, shouts and cheers _ from it.A. broke up B. broke forth C. broke through D. break upon12. This detective story might not be _ interesting to keep the child awake.A. enoughB. adequatelyC. amplyD. sufficiently13. The two pieces of fried steak Mr King had for dinner gave him _.A. an upset stomachB. a headacheC. a sore throatD. an infection14. If reading is to accomplish anything more than _ time, it must be active.A. wastingB. spendingC. passingD. idling15. The _ from the airport was really tiring because it was situated for from the city.A. flightB. travelC. crossingD. journey16. _ the Washington Monument and the Capitol, Washington D. C. would be a completely horizontal city.A. It were not forB. For it were notC. Were it not forD. werent it for17. _, Ill marry him all the time.A. Being he rich or poorB. Was he rich or poorC. Be he rich or poorD. Whether rich or poor18. A sneeze cannot be performed voluntarily, _ be easily suppressed. A. nor cat it B. and cannot it C. nor it can D. it cannot19. Few of the gold seekers who flocked to California were experienced miners_ that they had to be.A. but neither did they feelB. neither did they feelC. and so did they feelD. and they felt too20. _, their help, we would not have succeeded.A. Hadnt been forB. Had not it been forC. Had it not been forD. It hadnt been for二、完型填空（共计20分）From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselvesand the world about us. When humans first (1)-, they were like newborn children, unable to use this (2)- tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future (3) - and cultural growthincrease D.Many linguists believe that evolution is (4) - for our ability to produce and use language. They (5)- that our highly evolved brain provides us (6) - an innate language ability not found in lower (7) -.Proponents of this innateness theory say that our (8) - for language is inborn, but that language itselfdevelops gradually, (9) - a function of the growth of the brain during childhoo D. Therefore there arecritical (10) - times for language development.Current (11) - of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of someinnate abilities is undeniable. (12) -, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages arebest taught in (13) - grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being (14) - to them,while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the (15) - of their first languagehave become firmly fixe D.(16) - some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically ina vacuum. Children who have been (17) - from other human beings do not possess language. Thisdemonstrates that (18) - with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Somelinguists believe that this is even more basic to human language (19) - than any innate capacities. Thesetheorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. (20) -, children learn language from their parentsby imitating them. Parents gradually shape their childs language skills by positively reinforcing preciseimitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.1.A.generated B.evolved C. born D. originated2.A.valuable B.appropriate C. convenient D. favorite3.A.attainments B.feasibility C.entertainments D.evolution4.A.essential B.available C. reliable D. responsible5.A.confirm B.inform C. claim D. convince6.A.for B.from C. of D. with7.A.organizations B.organisms C. humans D. children8.A.potential B.performance C. preference D. passion9.A.as B.just as C. like D. unlike10.A.ideological