2010年12月英语四级考试模拟试题及答案(4)

　　Part V 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

　　Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the ____67 ___ of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their ____68 ___ children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any ____69___ visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an ____70 ___ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care ____71 ___ elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied ____72 ___ the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the ____73 ___ American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. ____74 ___, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ____75 ___, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers ____76 ___ a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best ____77 ___ for the job. In other words, they all felt that they ____78 ___ do the job better than anyone else. Social workers ____79 ___ caregivers to find out why they took ___ 80 ___ the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had ___81 ___ to help their relative. Some stated that helping others ____82 ___ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping ____83___ now, they would deserve care when they became old and ____84 ___. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a ____85 ___ satisfying experience for everyone who might be ____86 ___.

　　67. [A] hands [B] arms [C] bodies [D] homes

　　68. [A] growing [B] grown [C] grow [D] grows

　　69. [A] constant [B] lasting [C] regular [D] normal

　　70. [A] imaginary [B] imaginable [C] imaginative [D] imagery

　　71. [A] that [B] this [C] those [D] these

　　72. [A] when [B] how [C] what [D] where

　　73. [A] common [B] ordinary [C] standard [D] average

　　74. [A] Still [B] However [C] Moreover [D] Whereas

　　75. [A] before [B] ago [C] later [D] lately

　　76. [A] share [B] enjoy [C] divide [D] consent

　　77. [A] person [B] people [C] character [D] man

　　78. [A] would [B] will [C] could [D] can

　　79. [A] questioned [B] interviewed [C] inquired [D] interrogate

　　80. [A] in [B] up [C] on [D] off

　　81. [A] admiration [B] initiative [C] necessity [D] obligation

　　82. [A] cause [B] enable [C] make [D] get

　　83. [A] someone [B] anyone [C] everyone [D] anybody

　　84. [A] elderly [B] dependent [C] dependable [D] independent

　　85. [A] similarly [B] differently [C] mutually [D] certainly

　　86. [A] involved [B] excluded [C] included [D] considered

　　Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　87. ________________________ (幸亏遇到一位好心的出租车司机), Amy arrived at the test room in time.

　　88. ________________________ (这是一个生死攸关的问题) and therefore we must pay more attention to it.

　　89. The problem of internet crime ________________________ (近些年来引起了广泛关注).

　　90. The computer isn't working properly; ________________________ (肯定有什么地方出了毛病).

　　91. ________________________ (应当注意的是) that pollution has become one of the thorniest problems in many big cities.