2023年四川大学英语考试真题卷（4）.docx

2023年四川大学英语考试真题卷（4）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.What is the colour code of the shelves where normal size novels are placedA．Blue.B．Red.C．Yellow.D．White. 2.Advance in science more often than not encounters powerful opposition, ______Darvin’s Theory of Evolution.A．as was the case withB．such as the case ofC．as it did withD．as in the case of 3.We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it ______when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.A．compactedB．dispersedC．delayedD．restricted 4.The United States Constitution provides for a count of the population ______a census, every ten years.A．calledB．which calledC．that it is calledD．as called 5.Justice, as well as the law, ______that these bandits ______severely punished.A．demand... beB．demands... beC．demand... areD．demands... are 6.Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______at the very moment of the crash.A．ought to dieB．must have diedC．must be dyingD．should have died 7.Allegory is a literary device ______another level of meaning is concealed within what is usually a story.A．whichB．by whichC．which isD．for that 8.It is reported that ______adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.A．the mostB．most ofC．mostD．the most of 9.Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ______sicknesses.A．normalB．regularC．averageD．ordinary 10.He wrote the book in ______with his wife.A．proportionB．installmentC．correspondenceD．collaboration 11.His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______of it at all.A．explanationB．meaningC．senseD．interpretation 12.Nancy was surprised that they have______. They seemed to be a happy couple.A．split upB．broken downC．fallen throughD．knocked out 13.______he is still young, he is going very grey.A．As long asB．AsC．WhileD．Even 14.You've worked long and hard at your job, and it’s about time you ______able to see some financial rewards for it.A．should beB．wereC．must beD．are 15.______bright was the moon that the flowers were bright as by day.A．SoB．SuchC．Such aD．Much 16.Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure______.A．than more on efficiencyB．and more on efficiencyC．and more efficiencyD．than efficiency 17.When I try to understand ______that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that them are two masons.A．why it doesB．what it doesC．what it isD．why it is 18.Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are "negative emotions" which ______the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.A．distortB．reinforceC．exertD．scramble 19.In order to make myself ~ in English, I am studying hard.A．understandB．understandingC．to understandD．understood 20.This crop does not do well in soils ______the one for which it has been specially developed.A．outsideB．other thanC．beyondD．rather than 21.Whether an operation should be performed in this case ______very much on the patient’s general condition.A．reliesB．countsC．centersD．depends 22.Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ______it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.A．by thatB．at thatC．on thatD．in that 23.Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very clever. I don’t think she is ______it.A．up toB．forC．withinD．towards 24.The high school my daughter studies in is ______our university.A．linked byB．relevant toC．mingled withD．affiliated with 25.We met the young couple at a party three weeks ago. ______we've had no further communication.A．ThereofB．TherebyC．ThereafterD．Thereabouts 26.Just as a force is required to change the speed of an object, ______a force must act to cause a change in the direction of the motion.A．asB．thusC．soD．like 27.The loss of his ______of hearing didn’t stop him from being a useful member of the society.A．facultyB．abilityC．capabilityD．power 28.A new technique______, the yields as a whole increased by 20 percent.A．working outB．having worked outC．having been worked outD．to have been worked out 29.Many manufacturers were accused of concentrating too heavily on cost reduction, often at the ______of the quality of their products.A．expansionB．exposureC．expenseD．expectation 30.______from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.A．ViewingB．To viewC．。