新视野大学英语第四册试题.doc

新视野大学英语第四册 Unit One Part One Words and Patterns 1. Neil came down form Sydney for the meeting and Lisa flew in from Perth, and when the meeting had finished, they returned to their ______ homes. A) respectable B) respective C) respectful D) respected 2. The outing was ruined by a drunken tramp who _______ his company on the party and could not be shaken off. A) imposed B) focused C) followed D) brought 3. The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence. A) count on B) count in C) count up D) count out 4. Plenty of mysteries have lasted for centuries and finally _____ to explanation. A) yield B) comply C) submit D) consent 5. Dr. Li said that he hoped teachers would be _____ to signs of stress in children at exam time. A) sensible B) sensitive C) advisable D) sensational 6. Hard materialism is now subjected _____ a storm of criticism for the stark hedonism (赤裸裸的享乐主义). A) at B) to C) for D) under 7. We apologize for the interruption to our _______ this afternoon, caused by an electrical fault. A) transition B) transportation C) transmission D) transformation 8. His insurance _______ him against monetary loss in case of fire. A) promised B) guaranteed C) kept D) prevented 9. It is difficult to ______ these statistics without knowing how they were obtained. A) interpret B) interrupt C) disturb D) reject 10. I would have learnt French, but the opportunity was _______ to me at school. A) denied B) rejected C) refused D) allowed Part Two Reading Comprehension Passage 1 The history of privacy rich in legendary figures. Of them the most talked about is perhaps Blue Beard. He was the strangest of strange mixtures of bravery and cruelty, of stupidity and brilliance. But the one thing that set him apart from all others was his pretentious love of culture. He liked to encode his directions to places where he has hidden his treasures in confusing roa