和谐英语

大学英语四级模拟试题(十二)

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16. according to the passage, ""allstate insurance"" most likely refers to ____. 
a. one of the property and casualty insurers in the u.s. 
b. the only insurance company responsible for the damage claims by andrew 
c. the insurance industry as a whole 
d. the biggest insurance company in the u.s. 
17. as is stated in the second paragraph, the result of hurricane andrew is likely to ____. 
a. lead to inflation throughout the u.s. 
b. make the largest insurers suffer the most 
c. put the industry in sough florida out of action 
d. cause insurers with insufficient funds to go bankrupt 
18. using context clues, we may infer that ""stuck with the tab"" most probably means ____. 
a. ""caught in the hurricane"" 
b. ""exposed to natural disasters"" 
c. ""trapped in financial difficulties"" 
d. ""extremely vulnerable to further damages"" 
19. the end of the passage implies that, to compensate for their huge loss, the insurers will ____. 
a. resort to a very big increase in insurance premiums 
b. ask for subsidies from the federal government 
c. reduce their insurance coverage thereafter 
d. require a higher interest rate from the bank 
20. the main purpose of the passage is to ____. 
a. show the severe damages and heavy losses caused by hurricane andrew 
b. suggest that u.s. insurers are virtually unable to cover the damage claims any more 
c. tell about the difficult situation faced by the insurers throughout the u.s. 
d. prove that disasters tend to cause ever worsening devastation as time goes on 
  
part ii vocabulary and structures 
  
21. for soviets, clothing is the ____ of greatest complaint, housing follows, and food is last. 
a. source 
b. problem 
c. cause 
d. reason 
22. as a student of chinese literature, she enjoys giving ____ of poems by her favourite poets. 
a. recreations 
b. recitations 
c. repetitions 
d. rehearsals 
23. professor allington asks his students to read the newspapers to keep ____ of current events. 
a. watch 
b. observation 
c. track 
d. information 
24. more waste materials have to be ____ of, which cause pollution of the land, sea and air. 
a. detached 
b. deserted 
c. dismissed 
d. disposed 
25. fred was ____ in the alley last night, and all his money was taken away. 
a. held back 
b. held up 
c. held off 
d. held on 
26. the doctor carefully examined the driver who suffered ____ all over his body in a car accident. 
a. scars 
b. scratches 
c. bruises 
d. wrenches 
27. since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is a symbol of ____. 
a. constant 
b. infinite 
c. prolonged 
d. eternal 
28. dick, who had failed the maths test, was sitting on a bench in the corner, ____ over his disappointment. 
a. brooding 
b. apologizing 
c. meditating 
d. complaining 
29. it is hard for us to realize what ____ lives men led in the middle ages. 
a. grave 
b. grim 
c. greedy 
d. gross 
30. recent psychological studies have shown that many children develop fears of ____ dangers. 
a. imagination 
b. imaginary 
c. imaginable 
d. imaginative 
31. in the garden bees moved, humming thoughtfully, from ____ flowers to purple ones. 
a. colourful 
b. prosperous 
c. scarlet 
d. brilliant 
32. at last i ____ the article that i had been looking for in the university library. 
a. ran down 
b. run into 
c. run out 
d. run off 
33. the police officer assures us ____ will be taken to guard against the recurrence of such incidents. 
a. prevention 
b. prediction 
c. preparation 
d. precaution 
34. they ____ on a cure for tuberculous while they were doing research on something else. 
a. founded 
b. stumbled 
c. fumbled 
d. tripped 
35. in the darkness, mrs. warren ____ her way into the kitchen and switched on the light. 
a. gripped 
b. groped 
c. guided 
d. guarded 
36. the mother separated the quarrelling children, and gave each of them a sharp ____. 
a. punch 
b. puppy 
c. pinch 
d. pumpkin 
37. last week the seamen''s strike led to the ____ closure of the whole vast dock area. 
a. virtual 
b. factual 
c. local 
d. actual 
38. george gallop has brought all his polling strategies together to ____ and analyze what he calls future force. 
a. synthesize 
b. standardize 
c. identify 
d. demonstrate 
39. i prefer badminton to squash tennis. it''s not so tiring ____. 
a. to tell the truth 
b. to be frank with you 
c. for instance 
d. for one thing 
40. you will find it worthwhile to keep ____ good terms with the supervisor of your department. 
a. at 
b. in 
c. on 
d. to 
41. soccer is the most truly international team sport, but there is still some question ____ whether it should be called a game or open warfare. 
a. due to 
b. as to 
c. in addition to 
d. owing to 
42. scarcely ____ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady. 
a. a day passes 
b. passes a day 
c. does a day pass 
d. has a day passed