2009年全国公共英语四级专家预测试题

mate14. We will spare no efforts to provide more ___________ products to our customers. A. competitive        B. competing     C. competed     D. competition15. We all ___________ violence against women, old and young. A. unfair            B. against       C. condemn       D. persist16. There is no ____________ that he was once a thief. But it doesn't mean you can always regard him as a thief.    A. deny            B. denied        C. denies         D. denying17. If we carry out our plan with _____________, we will surely achieve our goal       sooner or later.   A. conditions        B. determination   C. competition    D. frowns18. Some of the passengers escaped serious ____________ in the traffic accident.    A. enquiry          B. wound        C. inquiry         D. injury19. I was surprised to see the little girl play the piano so skillfully; she must have a(n) ___________ future in music.    A. promised         B. processed      C. promising    D. processing20. If you are always ____________ to others' troubles, you won't get any help whenever you are in trouble yourself.   A. indifferent         B. regretful        C. romantic    D. phenomenal21. Our university celebrated its 100th ___________ the year before last.   A. anniversary        B. birthday        C. year        D. birth22. Jane sometimes complains that her husband is not ___________ enough. He never        thinks of buying her any gift on special days.    A. acceptable         B. romantic       C. assertive     D. restless23. Sherry is a member of a(n) ___________ dramatic club. She goes there after work      for practice twice a week.   A. grateful           B. amusing        C. assertive     D. amateur24. The ____________ army was commanded by a general who had always been dissatisfied with the king.   A. romantic          B. determining     C. rebellious   D. competitive 25. First of all, I would like to express my ___________ to my parents, who have   cared about me all the time.   A. satisfaction        B. regret          C. attitude    D. gratitude26. The young man gave a speech with great ___________ and moved all those who     were present.    A. direction          B. passion        C. indifference   D. regret27. If the bad weather ___________, the farmers will suffer great loss this year.   A. persists           B. insists         C. purchases     D. explores28. Do you know who is the chairperson of the conference now in ____________?   A. running           B. ending        C. session        D. meeting29. The athlete refused to accept the silver medal, ____________ that the judgment was unfair.   A. asserting              B. to assert      C. having been asserted    D. being asserting30. A strong ___________ between state and church is an interesting phenomenon in this nation.   A. fight              B. bond          C. break        D. opposeII. Fill in the Blanks (with Prepositions or Adverbs) 15% （每题1分）  Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with ONE word. 31. They poured money     British films without doing anything to ensure the quality of the films.32. The manager was unable to account      the lost money in the firm's safe.33. He often talks to her either      person or on the phone.34. The whole report is filled with common remarks; there is nothingworthy        special mention.35. In times of depression, the man wanted nothing     some food for his wife and children.36. It is silly to be a slave       social conventions, but it is a risk not to.37. They charged their opponents       cheating, but they could produce no solid proof.38. Diana focused her camera     the woman in black standing at the gate of the restaurant far across the street.39. The teacher pointed       some spelling mistakes in his writing and asked him to correct them. 40. Reflecting     what he had been doing all these years, Fred felt that he had wasted too much time.41. The issue talked about in the lecture would be announced       advance, so you would be able to see whether it was of interest to you.42. She will       no means agree to give up her career after she gets married.43. I always count         my father to cheer me up whenever I feel unhappy. 44. Once I set my mind         something, I will achieve it by all means.45. What his father did for him set the stage       his success in his career.   III. Cloze 20%  （每题1分）Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the choices.I understand culture shock, I've been    46    it myself. However, some foreigners living in China are just too    47   about the cultural differences and it is causing them to lose a   48   opportunity to learn the Chinese culture. Most of them seem to be simply 49  their time for the terms of their employment,    50    they don't care to enjoy what is special about their new surroundings.     Communicating successfully with people from other cultures can be a real   51   . We  52  the responsibility for learning their culture. Adjusting to another culture requires a great deal of personal awareness and    53    . I know several foreigners living with a fork in their pocket. I could understand if they said they were unwilling to    54   their time to learning the language—Chinese is very difficult. If you are working full-time, you may not have enough time to make much    55   in Chinese, but what about chopsticks?    56       ! Learning how to use chopsticks is the easiest part of the   57    . Learning how to conduct yourself in a     58    way during social interactions is what should have been done. Only by that time will you be able to     59    the cultural differences and not to     60     our Chinese friends. Having said all that, I would gladly    61     my argument for chopsticks, if they would just stop    62    so much. They are wasting a good opportunity to have a truly unique experience and    63   , they are making a bad name for the rest of us,    64     driving me crazy. Each time they look at their fork, they should see that it     65  . 46. A. through        B. throughout        C. with          D. without 47. A. effective       B. positive           C. negative       D. creative48. A. reasonable      B. superb          C. spontaneous    D. slight 49. A. putting in       B. putting up       C. putting on      D. putting down 50. A. where          B. as well as        C. because       D. whereas51. A. contrast         B. claim           C. challenge      D. charge 52. A. consider        B. conduct         C. apply          D. bear 53. A. patience         B. hostility        C. favor          D. satisfaction 54. A. communicate     B. commit         C. carry          D. bring 55. A. growth          B. advancement    C. promotion      D. progress56. A. Come on        B. Come around     C. Come up      D. Come with 57. A. improvement     B. adjustment       C. correction     D. advantage58. A. productive       B. concrete         C. contemporary  D. competent  59. A. conflict         B. confuse          C. appreciate     D. please 60. A. let down        B. let out           C. let alone      D. let off61. A. give out         B. give off          C. give up       D. give over62. A. committing      B. competing        C. composing    D. complaining 63. A. furthermore      B. but              C. whereas      D. though 64. A. not only talked   B. never told         C. not saying    D. not to mention 65. A. represents       B. conducts         C. assesses       D. rejects IV. Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze) 10% （每题1分）Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage(s) by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.  I travel overseas a lot for business. Most of our company's business is in Asia. In all   66, I've had a hard time learning how to do business there. At first, I had a hard time understanding the way Asians    67    business. It seemed like so much time was wasted chatting.I just sat there   68     through exchanges of small talk and tea waiting to discuss why I was really there. In America, we start talking business very quickly. Time is always ticking in our inner ear and an   69    worker is considered a skillful one. I just didn't feel comfortable having   70   interactions while I was working. It felt as if I was  71     my company.In order to be effective, I had to learn to   72    my notions of what is appropriate. After all, our Asian partners are our customers. "Time is money" is a very important   73   of American business. I still believe that I should work hard when I am not in conference with a partner. It was my boss who    74   me, though, that our guiding philosophy has always been, "The customer is always right." With that in mind, I have    75    myself into a man who truly enjoys doing business in Asia. I can hardly wait for my trip in December to Tianjin. A. adapt     B. morality     C. adopt       D. principle     E. assured F. efficient   G. ensured     H. effective     I. transformed   J. social K. altered    L. cheating    M. conduct     N. restlessly     O. honesty V. Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)   25% Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Passage I  10%  （每题2分） Charlie Chaplin has broken all records in making people laugh. No one has so set a whole world laughing as the little man with the walking stick and the oversized shoes.Much has been written about Chaplin's art and his career, and opinions have ranged widely. But perhaps those who called him "the truest human being of our time" came closest to the truth. Those who have called him a genius stress the timeless and common qualities in his work. It is an art filled with sad elements and deep human feeling, with which an audience cannot help but become involved. It is for these reasons, I believe, that the figure of Charlie has attracted generation after generation. All the writers who give accounts of Chaplin's life agree that Charlie's unhappy early years in the area in London where houses were dirty and worn had a great influence on his development and