2006年6月大學英語四級最新模擬試題(2)

Part III   Vocabulary (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

41. The speaker was regarded as a troublemaker because she         the granting of equality to all regardless of race, color or sex.

A) verified          B) advocated         C) adopted        D) sustained

42. It was suggested that all government ministers should be forced to         information on their financial interests.

    A) uncover          B) unfold            C) disclose        D) discover

43. The sound of our voices was completely         by the roar of the machinery.

    A) drowned          B) submerged         C) covered        D) decreased

44. American women were          the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard

struggle.

A) ignored          B) refused            C) neglected       D) denied

45. ________the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.

A)Thanks to        B) By means of        C)In line with      D) With regard to

46. The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods,        the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nation’s economy.

    A) other than          B) better than        C) more than        D) rather than

47. Some animals bred in captivity are being taken back to their natural habitat where their species may have _______or been endangered.

    A) died away          B) died out          C) died off          D) died down

48. I’m sorry I can’t see you immediately; but you’d like to take a seat, I’ll be with you        

A) in a moment                            C) at the moment

B) for a moment                          D) for the moment

49. Workers in the fine arts ____       thoughts and feelings through their creative works.

A) transmit                              C) convey

B) elaborate                             D) contribute

50. Although it is not our normal _________to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.

    A) state              B) intention          C) occasion        D) practice

51. The two bottles are joined together at the top and the air between the bottles is taken out, leaving a       .

A) vacancy          B) vacuum           C) emptiness       D) opening

52. As a result of the radio ________ for help for the earthquake victims, over a million pounds has been raised.

A) invitation          B) advertisement      C) appeal           D) programme

53. The former mayor of the city was always holding a        against new immigrants and made life difficult for them there.

A) prejudice         B) priority           C) discomfort        D) disadvantage

54. The country has set up trade          against imported goods.

A) batteries          B) barriers            C) battles            D) bonds

55. British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority.

A) procedure       B) protection         C) allowance         D) access

56. David is the          holder of the 5,000-meter world record, but there is no guarantee that he will win in the Olympic Games.

A) current           B) dominant         C) prevailing         D) decisive

57. Although she was not very rich, she was quite          with her money.

    A) noble             B) flexible           C) liable            D) liberal

58. I tried to reason her          her worries, but          vain.

A) out…in                                     C) off … on       

B) out of… in                                  D) away with …out of

59. Your advice would be         valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end.

A) exceedingly    B) extensively    C) excessively       D) exclusively

60. Too much         to X-ray can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

A) disclosure      B) exposure      C) exhibition            D) pressure

61. At present the whole country is         a war against products of imitation and poor quality.

A) establishing       B) sending         C) launching        D) delivering

62. His intelligence and experience will enable him to         the complicated situation.

A) cope with      B) come up with   C) interfere with       D) put up with

63. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ________ a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.

A) installed        B) equipped                   C) devised                  D) formatted

64. The son is charged with condemning his critically ill mother to a         hell.

A) alive                  B) lively              C) living                  D) live

65. Finding a job can be ____        and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.

A) exploiting      B) frustrating    C) profiting           D) misleading

66. The announcement has come that all the graduates are supposed to         in the main hall.

A) accumulate     B) assemble      C) concentrate        D) focus

67. We will sign the contract with the dealer,        he can promise to offer us the guarantees of the products.

A) as far as            B) even if            C) as long as            D) unless

68. In order to prepare for the trip to London, my uncle is going to         dollars into pounds.

A) shift                  B) alter               C) vary                    D) convert

69. We are taught that the Stock Exchange is         to a likely political change.

A) sensitive            B) sensible          C) sensational           D) senseless

70. The totally new-branded printer is         with all leading microcomputer software.

A) comparable        B) compatible      C) competitive          D) comparative