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. To say that all Americans wear _ coloured clothes is a generalization.A. wellB. brightlyC. gloriouslyD. radiantly2. Could you please help me to _ this wondrobe because it isA. removeB. carryC. pick upD. shift3. Dont leave your brand-raw sweater and pajamas on the floor; please hang them on the _ behind the door.A. rodB. poleC. hookD. log4. Christopher couldnt tell us the name of the monster he read about in the newspaper although it was on the _ of his tongue.A. tipB. endC. slipD. back5. It is _ whether Sam will come to attend his best friends funeral as he has taken the towns money and made off with it.A. unlikely B. doubtful C. improbable D. unexpected6. He rested his neck on _ right hand and looked me in _ face.A. the, theB. his, hisC. the, hisD. his, the7. _ a laser to operate, stimulated emission must predominate over absorption throughout the laser medium.A. Ordering to B. For ordering C. In order for D. The order of8. Lenny advised me to have a _ of brandy because it will make me less nervous.A. biteB. lickC. sipD. touch9. If we let our eyes glide _ the lines of a book, we will probably be unable to come up with an understanding of what we have read.A. acrossB. inC. fromD. with10. At the party the _ shy Chelsea felt comfortable enough to offer to give the guests a piano solo.A. alwaysB. ordinarilyC. neverD. completely11. I dont mind her _ at the party.A. wear jewels B. wearing jewels C. to wear jewels D. wore jewels12. Maggie tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _when she was trying to go to sleep.A. sounding B. humming C. ticking D. ringing13. The _ in Davids character has hindered him from advancement in his career.A. weakness B. shortcoming C. demerit D. defect14.It is believed that reserves of petrol in Iraq are _ to last for fifty years.A. sufficientB. efficientC. persistentD. effective15. Appreciation of a piece of art work _ studies of the art, the artists, and the periods they live in.A. consists B. composes C. contains D. involves16.We thought there must be something_ because we hadnt heard from you for quite a long time.( )A. rightB. wrongC. goodD. Bad is17.Jenny has learned a great deal of country music since_ jin Nashville.( )A. arrivesB. arrivingC. arrivedD. had arrived18. She had completed the work all by herself,_surprised all of us.( )A. it isB. sheC. thatD. which19.Hurry up,_ you will miss the first train. ( )A.andB.thenC.butD.or that20.The shirt doesnt fit me.its. small for me. ( )A.to muchB.much tooC.too manyD.many to二、翻译（共5小题，每小题3分；共计15分）1、他用所有的积蓄为儿子买了一辆自行车。(savings)2、中央电视台新闻节目为我们学习英语提供了实践机会。（give practice）3、农民们如果要摆脱贫困还有许多事情要做。(get rid of)4、老师已经找到打破怀特太太家玻璃窗的那个学生。(find out)5、报纸的新闻板块是我们获知每日重要新闻的地方。(learn from)三、阅读理解(共30分)Newdays,a standard for measuring power has changeD.These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power.No longer will a nations political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary primary measure of power.But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. Its often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of opwer and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the worlD. America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess over most of this period was unchallengeD. It is ironic that it is just this prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.The competitiveness of Americas industrial base is an issue bigger than the Department of Defense and is going to require the efforts of the major institutional forces in our society-government,industry,and education. That is not to say that the Defense Department will not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, looked upon by others as the savior of American industry.1. Now a nations political influence depends on _.A. the strength of its military forces B. its ability to compete in industry C. economic markets D. both a and b2. The Soviet Union was not listed as a third-world nation just because of _.A. its powerful military forces B. its vast land C. its industrial competitiveness D. its contributions to world peace3. The author