2007年英语四级最新模拟试卷五

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth、 (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
A department store’s inputs include the land upon which the building is located, the labor of the employees, (47) in the form of building, equipment and merchandise, and the management skills of the store managers. On a farm, the operation system is the transformation that occurs when a farmer’s (48) land, equipment, labor, etc.、 are converted into such outputs as corn, wheat or milk. The exact form of the conversion process (49) from industry to industry, but it is an (50) phenomenon that exists in every industry. Economists refer to this (51) of resources into goods and services as the production

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem.
In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people or ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one's actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.
Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 per cent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort drivers' reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one's emotions under control.
Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations; they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents. And many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.
Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things pose a threat to those with whom they share the road.

62 The word “massacre” in line 3 paragraph one means _____
A、mass-killing. B、disaster. C、tragedy D、accident.

63 What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage?
A、To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention.
B、To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers.
C、To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions. 
D、To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving.

64 According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because _____.
A、 autos have become most destructive to mankind 
B、 people usually pay little attention to law and morality
C、 civilization brings much harm to people 
D、 the lack of virtue is becoming more severe

65 Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three?
A、To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents.
B、To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.
C、To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers.
D、To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving.

66 Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents?
A、 Careless bicycle-riders.
B、 Mindless people walking in the street.
C、 Irresponsible drivers.
D、 Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles.

Part V Cloze(15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A、, B、, C、 and D、 on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
comToday 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_67_is moving from the United States, Western Europe and Japan to _ (68) _countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and Eastern Europe. In 1950, the United States alone _(69) _ for more than half of the world's economy output. In 1990, its _(70) _ was down to a quarter. By 1990, 40% of IBM's employees were non-Americans; Whirlpool, America's leading _(71) _ of domestic appliances, cut its American labor force _(72) _ 10%. Quite soon now, many big western companies will have more _(73)_ (and customers.in poor countries than in rich _(74) _ .
The second great change is _(75) _, in the rich countries of the OECD, the balance of economic activity is _(76) _ from manufacturing to _(77) _. In the United States and Britain, the _(78) _ of workers in manufacturing has _(79) _ since 1900 from around 40% to barely half that _(80) _ in Germany and Japan, which rebuilt so many _(81) _ after 1945, manufacturing's share of jobs is now below 30%. The effect of the _(82) is increased _(83) _ manufacturing moves from rich countries to the developing ones, _(84) _ cheap labor _(85) _ them a sharp advantage in many of the _(86) _ tasks required by mass production.

67 A、product B、production C、products D、productivity
68 A、other B、 small C、 capitalistic D、 developing
69 A、accounted B、 occupied C、 played D、 shared
70 A、output B、 development C、 share D、 economy
71 A、state B、consumer C、 representative D、 supplier
72 A、by B、at C、through D、 in
73 A、products B、 market C、employees D、changes
74 A、one B、ones C、 times D、 time
75 A、what B、ike C、that D、how
76 A、ranging B、varying C、 swinging D、 getting
77 A、producing B、 products C、 servicing D、services
78 A、proportion B、 number C、 quantity D、 group
79 A、changed B、gone C、 applied D、shrunk
80 A、Furthermore B、 Even C、 Therefore D、 Hence
81 A、armies B、 weapons C、 factories D、 countries
82 A、question B、 manufacturing C、shift D、 rebuilding
83 A、with B、 as C、given D、 if
84 A、while B、 whose C、who's D、 which
85 A、give B、 is giving C、gives D、 gave
86 A、repetitive B、various C、creative D、 enormous

Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentence on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

87. __________ _（任何国家无论在什么情况下都不可以） have the right to use nuclear weapons.

88. It’s essential that _____________________(他把一切准备好) before the examination .

89. The population of America is not large _____________________ (与中国相比).

90. The beggar accepted the one-dollar note _____________________(甚至连一声谢谢都没说).

91. Life is full of risks _____________________(不论你是否喜欢)