大学英语四期中模拟考试(三).docVIP

大学英语Ⅳ期中模拟考试（三） 一、单选题 （共10题,共10分） 1. It is high time that such practices __________ . （1分） A.are ended B.be ended C.were ended D.must be ended . 2. He is always here; its ______ youve never met him. （1分） A.unique B.strange C.rare D.peculiar . 3. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning. （1分） A.promoted B.included C.secured D.awarded . 4. We dont know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______ colors. （1分） A.mild B.low C.dull D.humble . 5. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time ____ the guards discovered what had happened. （1分） A.before B.until C.since D.when . 6. ____ is known to the world, Mark Twain is great American writer. （1分） A.That B.Which C.As D.It . 7. Albert Einstein, Franklin Roosevelt’s _____________, got involved in politics by suggesting the government develop its own nuclear weapons program. （1分） A.contemporary B.contemplation C.contender D.contact . 8. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______ . （1分） A.precaution B.crisis C.emergency D.urgency . 9. The computer acts as a word processor where the text of a speech can be ___________at any time. （1分） A.imitated B.influx C.input D.impressed . 10. I had seen the singer before on TV, but she looked very different when I met her ______. （1分） A.on person B.in person C.on myself D.in herself . 二、阅读理解 （共20题,共40分） 1. Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists. Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroi