和谐英语

大学英语四级模拟试题(8)

2007-10-17来源:

  Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
  Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there a re four choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
  Today the world's economy is going through two great changes, both bigger than an Asian financial crisis here or a European monetary union there. The first change is that a lot of industrial_61_is moving from the United States, Western Europe and Japan to _62 _countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and Eastern Europe. In 1950, the United States alone _63_ for more than half of the world's economy output. In 1990, it s _64_ was down to a quarter. By 1990, 40% of IBM's employees were non-Americans; Whirlpool, America's leading _65_ of domestic appliances, cut its American labor force _66_ 10%. Quite soon now, many big western companies will have more _67_ (and customers) in poor countries than in rich _68_ . The second great change is _69_ , in the rich countries of the OECD, the balance of economic activity is _70_ from manufacturing to _71_ . In the United States and Britain, the _72_ of workers in manufacturing has _73_ since 1900 from around 40% to barely half that. _74_ in Germany and Japan, which rebuilt so many _75_ after 1945, manufacturing's share of jobs is now below 30%. The effect of the _76_ is increased _77_ manufacturing moves from rich countries to the developing ones, _78_ cheap labor _79_ them a sharp advantage in many of the _80_ tasks required by mass production. 61. A. product B. production C. products D. productivity 62. A. other B. small C. capitalistic D. developing 63. A. accounted B. occupied C. played D. shared 64. A. output B. development C. share D. economy 65. A. state B. consumer C. representative D. supplier 66. A. by B. at C. through D. in 67. A. products B. market C. employees D. changes 68. A. one B. ones C. times D. time 69. A. what B. like C. that D. how 70. A. ranging B. varying C. swinging D. getting 71. A. producing B. products C. servicing D. services 72. A. proportion B. number C. quantity D. group 73. A. changed B. gone C. applied D. shrunk 74. A. Furthermore B. Even C. Therefore D. Hence 75. A. armies B. weapons C. factories D. countries 76. A. question B. manufacturing C. shift D. rebuilding 77. A. with B. as C. given D. if 78. A. while B. whose C. who's D. which 79. A. give B. is giving C. gives D. gave 80. A. repetitive B. various C. creative D. enormous
  Part V Writing (30 minutes)
  For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Tutoring your composition should be based on the outline given below. Your part of the composition should be at least about 100 words . Remember to write clearly. You should write this composition on the composition sheet.
  The Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Tutoring