2021大学英语四级考试模拟试题 .pdf

2021 大学英语四级考试模拟试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) The beauty of poker is that on the surface it is a game of utter simplicity, yet beneath the surface it is profound, rich and full of subtlety. Children can learn the 1 in just a few open handsthat is, rounds played with all cards visible and all the principles 2 . The lessons they gather will last a lifetime. To sceptics, poker 3 them of images of casinos, late nights and smoky back rooms—all places4 for kids. And, yes, poker is a form of gambling, 5 it is primarily a game of skill and nerve. 6 plays a larger role than in purely skill-driven games such as chess, but that is what makes poker so appealing for oppressed parents: you will be a better player than your children, but the children will still 7 often enough to keep them interested. Just as a parent is excited to see their offspring reading, even 讦 what the child chooses to read is not what the adult would, a poker-enthusiast parent will 8 play Five-card Draw with his child. The 9 is always straightforward: collect a better five-card hand than your opponents. But the paths to success are many and 10 . Sometimes it involves deceiving, a practice that, initially, children embrace with reckless 11 . However, 12 they will learn that they cannot always 13 their way to victory. They will also learn the lesson: sometimes deceiving works. Soon they will figure out how to read their opponents— 14 that arrogance can be a cover for 15 , and silence a maneuver to 16 others into overconfidence. They will see that a lost hand is not a lost game, and a lost game today does not signal the s