2017年英语四级考试完整模拟真题及答案（2）C. but rather becomingD. but rather to becoming26. I just met her on the way home from the bookstore.A. on purposeB. by accidentC. in accidentD. in case27. I don’t know about him, comment on him behind his back.A. let aloneB. let goC. leave aloneD. take leave28. My transistor radio is out of order. It .A. need to be repairedB. need repairingC. needs repairingD. needs to repair29. No one could tell us anything about the stranger.A. consciousB. mysteriousC. seriousD. previous30. Mary all foolish comments and kept on working.A. excludedB. ignoredC. deniedD. discharged31. I agree with him , but not entirely.A. until a certain pointB. to some pointC. to some extentD. until a certain extent32. People in some parts of the world often take their water for . they use as much water as they wish.A. grantedB. sureC. certainD. pleasure33. Color-blind people often find it difficult to between blue and green.A. separateB. compareC. contrastD. distinguish34. Thousands of people on the city to welcome the visiting guests.A. turned offB. turned upC. turned outD. turned over35. The mountain place is beautiful, but the working condi tions, it’s terrible.A. when mentionedB. when it comes toC. when it is saidD. when it dies to36. Are you spending more money on the space program?A. in favor ofB. by favor ofC. in favor toD. out of favor37.In the of my parents, standards of education in the public school are actually falling.A. ideaB. thoughtC. opinionD. principle38. from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet”.A. SeeingB. To be seenC. SeenD. having seen39. This year’s total o utput value of industry and agriculture will increase 5 percent over last years.A. byB. toC. ofD. with40. Mary is the top student in the class. She studies harder .A. than any studentB. than all the studentsC. than any other studentD. than some other student41. Many people have applied for the position.A. emptyB. bareC. vacantD. blank42. My new shoes cost me 50 yuan (RMB). The price was that the last pair I bought a month ago.A. two time more thanB. twice as much asC. as twiceD. as much as twice43. Almost everyone failed on the first day.A. pass his driver’s testB. to have passed his driver’s testC. to pass his driver’s testD. passing his driver’s test44. Over the traditional festival people visit each other and greetings.A. exchangeB. wishC. congratulateD. present45. It was because he was tired out that he fell asleep standing up.A. publiclyB. openlyC. speciallyD. obviously46. The young man was accused of the lady of her money.A. stealingB. robbingC. takingD. grasping47. No matter where our Party needs us, we will her call.A. give answer forB. respond toC. have response toD. answer to48. It is astonishing that a person of your intelligence be cheated so easily.A. couldB. shouldC. mightD. would49. We were completely when we finally reached the destination.A. worn offB. worn downC. worn outD. worn away50. Many things impossible in the past are common today.A. consideredB. to considerC. consideringD. to be considered51. Not until many years later known.A. was the whole truth becomeB. did the whole truth becomeC. the whole truth becameD. the whole truth had became52. We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we him.A. would telephoneB. would have telephonedC. had telephonedD. must have telephoned53. There is no point with him, since he has already made up his mind.A. argueB. to argueC. in arguingD. of arguing54. I appreciate that letter for me.A. you to writeB. your writingC. you writeD. that you writing55. I’d like to a spec ial seat for the connect of May 5.A. serveB. reserveC. preserveD. conserve56. that son is well again, you no longer have anything toworry about.A. SinceB. NowC. WhenD. After57. Generally speaking, all kinds of materials will expand when heated but will when cooled.A. contrastB. contractC. surviveD. return58. You won’t know if it fits you until you it on.A. will tryB. are tryingC. are to tryD. have tried59. After all efforts in vain, he had to accept the result .A. regularlyB. shallowlyC. physicallyD. painfully60. The rest of his life is to the cause of international exchanges of visiting scholars.A. addedB. putC. savedD. committedPart III Cloze (共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher was reported 61 in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix motor race from Paris to Dakar. This sad news, so 62 , shook the usually calm and unperturbed seasoned politician 63 her balance. Though she did her best to pretend as if 64 had happened and made her public appearances as usual, people could not 65 to notice that she was no longer the old 66 prime minister who always had everything 67 control. 68 she had become a very sad mother who was unable to recover from her shock.One day, when she was to speak at a luncheon party, a reporter caught her 69 her guard by 70 up the subject of her missing son again. She was totally mentally 71 for the questionand lost her self control. Tears were rolling down her eyes as she sobbingly told the reporter that there 72 still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries 73 had promised to do their best to help her find her son. 74 that she broke down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she 75 down and started to speak as 76. it was a very moving scene which 77 a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s character the public do not usually see, 78 people began to talk about the Iron Woman’s maternal love, a sentiment that is 79 to all human kind.Later Mark returned 80 and sound to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual, as if nothing unusual had ever happened. The Iron Woman, however, broke down again as was sobbing for the second time.61. A. missing B. missed C. wanting D. wanted62. A. expected B. expecting C. unexpected D. unexpecting63. A. with B. on C. out D. off64. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything65. A. miss B. fail C. pretend D. expect66. A. reassured B. self-assured C. assuring D. self-assuring67. A. for B. beneath C. below D. under68. A. Instead B. however C. Therefore D. So69. A. into B. out of C. on D. off70. A. putting B. bringing C. taking D. giving71. A. ready B. prepared C. unprepared D. unexpected72. A. was B. were C. should be D. would be73. A. concerning B. concerned C. worrying D. worried74. A. At B. Before C. After D. With75. A. sat B. broke C. calmed D. became76. A. planned B. planning C. plans D. a plan77. A. explained B. exposed C. excluded D. exclaimed78. A. however B. instead C. so D. but79. A. universal B. unique C. single D. strange80. A. safe B. safely C. sight D. hearingShopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 61 in the 1900s most Americans towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the hear of a town. This street was 62 on both sides with many 63 businesses. Here, shoppers talked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries, 64 , some shops offered 65. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.66 in the 1950s, a change began to 67 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 68 too few parking place ere 69 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 70 the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 71 the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 72 as a collection of small new stores 73 crowed city centers. 74 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 75 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 76 of shopping centers led 77 to the building of bigger and better stocked stores, 78 the late 197s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 79 of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 80 benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.61A. As early as B. Early C. Early as D. Earlier62. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined63. A. varied B. various C. sorted D. mixed-up64. A. Apart from B. however C. In addition D. As well65. A. medical care B. food C. cosmetics D. services66. A. Suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But67. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place68. A. while B. yet C. though D. and then69. A. available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for70. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside71. A. when B. while C. since D. then72. A. started B. founded C. set up D. organized73. A. out of B. away from C. next to D. near74. A. Attracted B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Enjoyed75. A. inner B. central C. shopping D. downtown76. A. distinction B. fame C. popularity D. liking77. A. on B. in turn C. by turns D. further78. A. by B. During C. In D. Towards79. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness80. A. because of B. and C. with D. providedPart IV Translation (共35分)Section A (共5小题，每小题4分，共20分)Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese. You may refer to the corresponding passages in Part I.81、To cover the marks of the fire, the building was painted white. Before long it became known as the White House. (Passage One)82、The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate, and native-speaking students. (Passage Two)83、Yet cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open country. They lived a life of adventure and freedom.(Passage Three)84、One horse or mule was required to support four human beings a ratio that remained almost constant for many decades. (Passage Four)85、It would have been difficult for them to avoid the conclusion that the horse and mule population would decline rapidly. (Passage Four)84、I would be rushing to get to class on time, trying to gather up notes from a maelstrom of papers on my desk, not certain what subject we were covering today, indeed not even certain what course I was teaching. (Passage Four)85Again, I ended the nightmare by fainting dead away onto the floor, and then I would wake up, my sheets damp from desperation. (Passage Four)Section B (共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.86、现在，重要的是我们每个人都应该知道要做什么，该怎样做。
