2016年12月英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案(1)_第4页

　　17. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. I was quite clear about the subject I was to deal with before class.

　　B. I would give the lectures on time.

　　C. I prepared the notes carefully before class. However, I forgot to take them with me to the classroom.

　　D. My heart was beating faster and faster before class.

　　18. Mr. Winthrop is .

　　A. a presumable student

　　B. a baseball lover

　　C. the student who often teases the teacher

　　D. the student who answers the teacher’s question in a humorous way

　　19. In my nightmare, it would happen to me except that .

　　A. I sometimes was very calm to see that my students were in disguise

　　B. when I gave the lecture, Mr. Minthrop was the only student to ask a question

　　C. I often fall down to the floor losing my consciousness before I woke up

　　D. I would rather wake up to have a good drink in the early morning than have the nightmare

　　20. The tone of this passage is .

　　A. provoking B. sensational C. desperate D. profound

　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure (共40小题，每小题1分，共40分)

　　Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　21. the difficulties associated with the project, we’ll go on with it.

　　A. Given B. In spite of C. Thank to D. Because of

　　22. It was almost dark in the streets a few very powerful spotlights.

　　A. excluding B. but for C. except D. except for

　　23. today, he would get there by Friday.

　　A. Would he leave B. If he leaves

　　C. Was he leaving D. Were he to leave

　　24. He gave me some very advice on buying a house.

　　A. precious B. expensive C. wealthy D. dear

　　25. His goal is not to become a sportsman, a champion in a certain field.

　　A. but rather became B. but rather to become

　　C. but rather becoming D. but rather to becoming

　　26. I just met her on the way home from the bookstore.

　　A. on purpose B. by accident C. in accident D. in case

　　27. I don’t know about him, comment on him behind his back.

　　A. let alone B. let go C. leave alone D. take leave

　　28. My transistor radio is out of order. It .

　　A. need to be repaired B. need repairing

　　C. needs repairing D. needs to repair

　　29. No one could tell us anything about the stranger.

　　A. conscious B. mysterious C. serious D. previous

　　30. Mary all foolish comments and kept on working.

　　A. excluded B. ignored C. denied D. discharged

　　31. I agree with him , but not entirely.

　　A. until a certain point B. to some point

　　C. to some extent D. until a certain extent

　　32. People in some parts of the world often take their water for . they use as much water as they wish.

　　A. granted B. sure C. certain D. pleasure