2016年12月英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案(五)

　　56.The father lost his ____ just because his son failed again in the final exam.

　　A.mind B.mood C.passion D.temper

　　57.It was urgent that he ____ her immediately.

　　A.calls B.called C.call D.would call

　　58.He is of a ____ mood; he never finishes what he starts.

　　A.different B.variable C.various D.distinctive

　　59.An Olympic Marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards, approximately ____ from Marathon to Athens.

　　A.the distance B.distance

　　C.the distance is D.is the distance

　　60.He is a man you can rely on. He never goes back on his ____.

　　A.word B.words C.permission D.saying

　　61.Although the examination he had passed was unimportant, his success____ him in his later study.

　　A.persuaded B.promised C.urged D.encouraged

　　62.I hope to hear more about the activities ____ there.

　　A.going on B.being gone on

　　C.being happened D.to be happened

　　63. You should____ these tables and buy new ones.

　　A.throw off B.throw down

　　C.throw upD.throw away

　　64.I don’t think I know the girl with long hair although she ____ me of someone I know.

　　A.remembers B.recalls C.suggests D.reminds

　　65.Some discussion has ____ about who should be put in charge of this project.

　　A.risen B.lifted C.raised D.arisen

　　66.There are some ____ flowers on the desk.

　　A.artificial B.false C.unreal D.untrue

　　67.It is a ____ to hear his speech.

　　A.bored B.bore C.boring D.boresome

　　68.____ their suggestions, we will discuss them fully at the next meeting.

　　A.In regard for B.In regard to

　　C.With regard of D.Regardless for

　　69.Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ____ harm them.

　　A.more than B.better than

　　C.other than D.rather than

　　70.How many more decades will have to pass ____ scientists succeed in providing a cure for cancer?

　　A.when B.since C.before D.until

　　Part Ⅳ 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). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

　　By now you know that ___ (71) ___ your money’s worth is not just a matter of luck. It is more often the ___ (72) ___ of buying skill.___ (73) ___ , even the smartest consumers are sometimes fooled into thinking they are getting their money’s worth ___ (74) ___ they are not. At one time or another, almost everyone experiences deception in the marketp lace. The deception may not be ___ (75) ___ . But, intentional or not,any kind of deception ___ (76) ___ consumer’s pocket books. Some kinds endanger their health and safety as well. ___ (77) ___ , consumers need protection against the marketing of unsafe goods and false or misleading a dvertising. Fortunately, there are both public and ___ (78) ___ agencies working to meet the need.

　　Government’s job in free enterprise system is to protect the public interest.

　　The public is ___ (79) ___ entirely of consumers. When it ___ (80) ___ to protecting consumers, therefore, government has the ___ (81) ___ influence. ___ (82) ___ most consumer products are sold___ (83) ___ , the major responsibility for consumer protection is___ (84) ___ by the federal government. That responsibility, however,is ___ (85) ___ by many agencies. For example, the US Postal Service works to uncover and stop dishonest ___ (86) ___ operated by mail. The National Highway Safety Bureau is ___ (87) ___ with all aspects of automobile safety. Certain federal agencies, however, have consumer protection as one of their chief purposes. Four of these are described below.