1998年1月大學英語四級考試試題及參考答案(4)

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Part IV 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
    During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the ___61___ phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.
    We judge race usually ___62___ the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But ___63___ you were to remove the skin you could not ___64___ anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is ___65___ in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to ___66___ a difference.
    There are four types of blood. ___67___ types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the ___68___. No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will ___69___ in size, but this occurs within every race. ___70___ does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain ___71___ examined belonged to a person of weak ___72___. On the other hand, some of our most distinguished, people have had ___73___ brains.
    Mental tests which are reasonably ___74___ show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. ___75___ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location.
    Individuals of every race ___76___ civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people ___77___ enable them to behave in a ___78___ way.
    The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new ___79___ is better and higher than anything ___80___ the past.
    61. A) complete B) full C) total D) whole
    62. A) in B) from C) at D) on
    63. A) since B) if C) as D) while
    64. A) speak B) talk C) tell D) mention
    65. A) something B) everything C) nothing D) anything
    66. A) display B) indicate C) demonstrate D) appear
    67. A) All B) Most C) No D) Some
    68. A) same B) identical C) similar D) alike
    69. A) remain B) increase C) decrease D) vary
    70. A) Only B) Or C) Nor D) So
    71. A) ever B) then C) never D) once
    72. A) health B) body C) mind D) thought
    73. A) big B) small C) minor D) major
    74. A) true B) exact C) certain D) accurate
    75. A) Provided B) Concerning C) Given D) Following
    76. A) make B) cause C) move D) turn
    77. A) and B) but C) though D) so
    78. A) ordinary B) peculiar C) usual D) common
    79. A) that B) what C) whichever D) whatever
    80. A) for B) to C) within D) in
    Part V Writing (30 minutes)
    Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Harmfulness of Fake Commodities. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
    1. 目前社會上有不少假冒偽劣商品(fake commodities)。為什么會有這種現(xiàn)象?
    2. 舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對消費者個人、社會等的危害。
    Harmfulness of Fake Commodities
    參考答案:
    1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A
    11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B
    21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D
    31. D 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. A
    41. A 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B
    51. A 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. C 56. C 57. D 58. B 59. B 60. C
    61. C 62. B 63. A 64. A 65. D 66. C 67. 68. 69. 70.
    71. A 72. C 73. B 74. D 75. C 76. B 77. A 78. D 79. A 80. D
    S1. world’s S2.architectural S3. artificial S4. success
    S5. Despite S6.experiences S7. romantic
    S8. High school physical education was difficult because all of the equipment was too big for the then five-year-old student.
    S9. that in graduate school he was studying how to make them think like people.
    S10. Michael is smart, but he is like every other kid.