文都：2008年12月英語四級(jí)全真預(yù)測(cè)試卷(三)

　　66.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes .

　　[A] Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries

　　[B] in many countries success often depends on one’s social status

　　[C] American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries

　　[D] businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America

　　Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 67 which we become acquainted in daily conversation,

　　which we 68, that is to say, from the 69 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and

　　70 we should know and use 71 we could not read or write.

　　They 72 the common things of life, and are

　　the stock in trade of all who 73 the language. Such words may be called “popular”, since they belong to the people 74 and are not the exclusive

　　75 of a limited class. On the other hand, our

　　language 76 a multitude of words which are comparatively

　　77 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 78 to use them at home or in the market�瞤lace.

　　Our 79 acquaintance with them comes not

　　from our mother’s 80 or from the talk of our

　　school�瞞ates, 81 from books that we read,

　　lectures that we 82 , or the more 83 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing

　　some particular 84 in a style appropriately elevated

　　above the habitual 85 of everyday life. Such

　　words are called “l(fā)earned”, and the 86 between them and the “popular” words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

　　67.[A] at[B] with

　　[C] by[D] through

　　68.[A] study[B] imitate

　　[C] stimulate[D] learn

　　69.[A] mates[B] relatives

　　[C] members[D] fellows

　　70.[A] which[B] that

　　[C] those[D] ones

　　71.[A] even[B] despite

　　[C] even if

　　[D] in spite of

　　72.[A] mind

　　[B] concern

　　[C] care[D] involve

　　73.[A] hire[B] apply

　　[C] adopt[D] use

　　74.[A] in public[B] at most

　　[C] at large[D] at best