【备考真题训练】2003年9月大学英语四级词汇试题和答案

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
　　41. The beam that is ________ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.
　　A) emitted
　　B) transported
　　C) motivated
　　D) translated（A）
　　42. We booked rooms at the hotel ________ we should find no vacancies on our arrival.
　　A) whenever
　　B) if
　　C) since
　　D) lest（D）
　　43. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________ the isolation of life in Alaska.
　　A) break through
　　B) break down
　　C) break into
　　D) break out（A）
　　44. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be ________ by the oppressed.
　　A) demanded
　　B) commanded
　　C) required
　　D) requested（A）
　　45. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.
　　A) on
　　B) for
　　C) to
　　D) with（C）
　　46. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.
　　A) Thanks to
　　B) By means of
　　C) In line with
　　D) With regard to（A）
　　47. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ________ price.
　　A) on account of
　　B) regardless of
　　C) in addition to
　　D) not to mention（B）
　　48. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.
　　A) promoted
　　B) included
　　C) secured
　　D) awarded（D）
　　49. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________ in which people communicate across time and space.
　　A) mood
　　B) mission
　　C) manner
　　D) vision（C）
　　50. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________ the closing of all recreation facilities for such games.
　　A) assists
　　B) acknowledges
　　C) advocates
　　D) admits（C）
　　51. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.
　　A) transmit
　　B) elaborate
　　C) convey
　　D) contribute（C）
　　52. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ________ all other animals on earth.
　　A) are
　　B) do
　　C) is
　　D) have（A）
　　53. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim’s head ________ from behind.
　　A) should have been made
　　B) must have been made
　　C) would have been made
　　D) ought to have been made（B）
　　54. Finding a job can be ________ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.
　　A) exploiting
　　B) frustrating
　　C) profiting
　　D) misleading（B）
　　55. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority.
　　A) procedure
　　B) protection
　　C) allowance
　　D) access（D）