大学英语四级模拟试题(5)

　　CLOZE
　　New York is one of the last Ame- rican cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 __51__ that they use 51. A） stations B） horses C） policemen D） men in certain parts of the __52__. The 52. A） city B） area horses are expensive to feed, but C） state D） neighbourhood __53__ is even more expensive to 53. A） there B） that C） what D） it take care of them. __54__ the horses 54. A） When B） If must walk on the streets, they need C） Although D） Because special horseshoes. In __55__, they 55. A） short B） conclusion need more than 8,000 of them each C） fact D） practice year. __56__ police horse in New York 56. A） One B） No C） The D） Every __57__ new shoes every month. Keeping 57. A） gets B） accepts C） wants D） makes these shoes __58__ good repair is the 58. A） for B） with job of six blacksmiths. There are only C） in D） by about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the __59__ United States. 59. A） whole B） most A blacksmith's job is not an easy C） all D） large __60__ . He must be __61__ to shape 60. A） matter B） thing C） problem D） one 61. A） sure B） able C） ready D） possible a shoe from a __62__ of plain metal 62. A） piece B） bit C） lot D） type and then fit it __63__ the horse's 63. A） with B） into C） on D） to hoof. The blacksmith must bend __64__ 64. A） down B） on C） over D） above all the time he is fitting the __65__ 65. A） horse B） shoe C） metal D） hoof and must hold the __66__ of the 66. A） back B） position horse's leg while he works. Clearly, C） end D） weight a blacksmith must be very __67__ . 67. A） hard B） quick C） strong D） important But even more __68__ , he must be able 68. A） important B） wonderful C） serious D） clear to deal __69__ horses —— for before 69. A） about B） with C） at D） for the blacksmith can __70__ his work, 70. A） learn B） finish he has to get the horse to lift its C） begin D） find leg.
　　READING COMPREHENSION
　　Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage：
　　British Columbia is the third largest Canadian province, both in areaand population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800miles （1,280 km） north from the United States border. It includes Canada'sentire west coast and the islands just off the coast.
　　Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long, rugged ranges runningnorth and south. Even the coastal islands are the remains of a mountain rangethat existed thousands of years ago. During the last Ice Age, this range wasscoured by glaciers until most of it was beneath the sea. Its peaks now showas islands scattered along the coast.
　　The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine climate. Seawinds that blow inland from the west are warmed by a current of warm waterthat flows through the Pacific Ocean. As a result, winter temperaturesaverage above freezing and summers are mild. These warm western winds alsocarry moisture from the ocean.
　　Inland from the coast, the winds from the Pacific meet the mountainbarriers of the coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains. As they rise tocross the mountains, the winds are cooled, and their moisture begins tofall as rain. On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches （500 cm）of rain fall each year.
　　More than half of British Columbia is heavily forested. On mountainslopes that receive plentiful rainfall, huge Douglas firs rise in toweringcolumns. These forest giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet （90 m）tall, with diameters up to 10 feet （3 m）。 More lumber is produced fromthese trees than from any other kind of tree in North America. Hemlock,red cedar, and balsam fir are among the other trees found in BritishColumbia.
　　71. With which aspect of British Columbia is the passage primarily concerned？
　　A） Its climate. B） Its culture. C） Its geography. D） Its history.
　　72. In which part of British Columbia can a mild climate be found？
　　A） In the southwest. B） Inland from the coast. C） In the north. D） On the entire west coast.
　　73. In Paragraph 5, the word“heavily”could best be replaced by which of the following？
　　A） widely. B） densely. C） chiefly. D） largely.
　　74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a tree found in British Columbia？
　　A） Hemlock. B） Cedar. C） Fir. D） Pine.
　　75. What effect do the mountains have on winds？
　　A） Make them dry. B） Make them wet. C） Make them cool. D） Make them weak.
　　Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage：
　　When they advise your kids to“get an education”if you want to raise yourincome, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to getjust enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not too muchthat you prove an embarrassment to your society. Get a high school diploma,at least. Without that, you are occupationally dead, unless your name happensto be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison and you can successfully drop out in grade school.
　　Get a college degree, if possible. With a B.A., you are on the launchingpad （？？e？¨|？§|？？§？？？i）。 But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for amaster's degree, make sure it is an M. B. A., and only from a first-rateuniversity. Beyond this, the famous law of diminishing returns （？¨¤？？i3？§o|¨？Y？？？？§|）begins to take effect.
　　Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more a yearthan full professors？ Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was？？24,000, while the full professors managed to average just ？？23,930.
　　A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get, but except in a few specializedfields such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly be turned toindustrial or commercial purposes, you are facing a dim future. There are morePh.D.s unemployed or underemployed in this country than in any other partof the world by far.
　　If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropologyor political science or languages or - worst of all - in philosophy, you runthe risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs,mind you, but for our demands.
　　Thousands of Ph.D.s are selling shoes, driving cabs, waiting on tables andfilling out fruitless applications month after month. And then maybe taking ajob in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than thejanitor （？？？？？？§？§？） earns.
　　You can equate the level of income with the level of education only sofar. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product,but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.
　　76. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out people who _______. A） will not be a shame to the society B） will become skilled workers C） can take care of themselves D） can meet the demands as a source of manpower
　　77. If you are as gifted as Bernard Shaw or Edison, _______. A） you can get a high school diploma without difficulty B） you will be successful in a grade school C） you can be professionally successful without a diploma D） the least you should do is to get a diploma
　　78. Ph.D.s are most likely to _______. A） have difficulties getting properly employed B） be employed in the fields of commerce or industry C） have to fill out application forms month after month for others D） work in schools or colleges with low pay
　　79. Which of the following is NOT true？
　　A） Bernard Shaw didn't finish high school, nor did Edison. B） There are far more Ph.D.s than the society demands. C） The higher your education level, the more money you'll earn. D） If you are too well-educated, you'll make things difficult for the society.
　　80. The writer is critical of _______. A） the educational system B） the Ph.D.s C） the society D） the employers