2013年英语四级考试每日一练(5月10日)
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1. 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.
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most 1 held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means 2 off the pavement into a busy street! 3 you must pass under a ladder you can 4 bad luck by crossing your fingers and 5 them crossed until you have seen a dog. 6 , you may lick your finger and 7 a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the 8 has dried.
Another common 9 is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house it will either bring 10 to the person who opened it or to the whole 11 ．Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is 12 , as it inevitably brings rain !
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month 13 on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay 14 ．The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, 15 it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to have 16 in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
lack cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are 17 with witchcraft. It is 18 lucky if a black cat crosses your path -- although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood 19 luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never broken 20 , touch wood?"
A．broadly
B．widely
C．quickly
D．speedily
2. 根据上述材料回答12-22题：
According to the author's opinion, schools are bad businesses because of__________.
3. 根据下列材料请回答 57～61 题：
Drunken driving has become a popular problem in America because __________.
4. 阅读下列材料，回答第2-32题：
What may be the cause of a shortage of skilled and knowledgeable employees in the future?
5. 根据下列材料请回答 {TSE}题：The recession is taking a serious toll onAmerican retail, but e-commerce could emerge asa winner.
According to a new report by ForresterResearch, e-commerce sales (beyond travel) arelikely to (1) 11%, to $156 billion, in 2009. That (2) a slowdown from 13% growth last year and18% in 2007. The major factor (3) to the paceshift is, of course, (4) consumer confidence.
But e-commerce's slowed pace is still farbetter than the National Retail Federation'sforecasted 0.5% drop in (5) retail sales this year.
That means e-commerce is stealing marketshare from (6) retail—and fast. (7) Forrester'sestimates, in 2008 e-commerce (8) . for 5% of allretail sales. In 2012, Forrester thinks e-commercecould have an 8% share.
One recent factor is that online shoppingpromises (9) to price-sensitive consumers. "Therecession is definitely (10) more consumers to dotheir homework before they go and complete a(n) (11) ," says Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru.E-commerce is also somewhat protectedbecause online shoppers (12) to be wealthier:about half of all online shopping is done byhouseholds that earn more than $75,000 peryear, even though they're just about a third of allhouseholds with Internet (13) .
(14) not all Internet companies are set tobenefit (15) . Last month, e-commerce giant eBay (16) its first-ever quarterly revenue decline, (17) Amazon reported a sales surge of 18%.
Smaller players are particularly (18) risk.
"There are some pretty vicious (恶意的) wars ascompanies go online to get market share," saysMulpuru. "The (19) I have is that we could goback down the spiral (螺旋) of death from 1999and 2000, when companies would under-pricethemselves (20) thinking about profitability (盈利).”
请在（1）处填上答案。
A．arise
B．grow
C．raise
D．breed
翻译题
6. Some，green．h0．u，se gases occur naturally in the atmosphere，while others__________(由人类的活动造成)．
7.
8.
9. What did Cerling’s team produce in their research?
A．A map showing the regional differences of tap water.
B．A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.
C．A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.
D．A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.
10. Because they were foreigners, the tourists___________________(被拒绝进入)the military exhibition.
1. 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.
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most 1 held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means 2 off the pavement into a busy street! 3 you must pass under a ladder you can 4 bad luck by crossing your fingers and 5 them crossed until you have seen a dog. 6 , you may lick your finger and 7 a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the 8 has dried.
Another common 9 is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house it will either bring 10 to the person who opened it or to the whole 11 ．Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is 12 , as it inevitably brings rain !
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month 13 on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay 14 ．The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, 15 it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to have 16 in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
lack cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are 17 with witchcraft. It is 18 lucky if a black cat crosses your path -- although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood 19 luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never broken 20 , touch wood?"
A．broadly
B．widely
C．quickly
D．speedily
2. 根据上述材料回答12-22题：
According to the author's opinion, schools are bad businesses because of__________.
3. 根据下列材料请回答 57～61 题：
Drunken driving has become a popular problem in America because __________.
4. 阅读下列材料，回答第2-32题：
What may be the cause of a shortage of skilled and knowledgeable employees in the future?
5. 根据下列材料请回答 {TSE}题：The recession is taking a serious toll onAmerican retail, but e-commerce could emerge asa winner.
According to a new report by ForresterResearch, e-commerce sales (beyond travel) arelikely to (1) 11%, to $156 billion, in 2009. That (2) a slowdown from 13% growth last year and18% in 2007. The major factor (3) to the paceshift is, of course, (4) consumer confidence.
But e-commerce's slowed pace is still farbetter than the National Retail Federation'sforecasted 0.5% drop in (5) retail sales this year.
That means e-commerce is stealing marketshare from (6) retail—and fast. (7) Forrester'sestimates, in 2008 e-commerce (8) . for 5% of allretail sales. In 2012, Forrester thinks e-commercecould have an 8% share.
One recent factor is that online shoppingpromises (9) to price-sensitive consumers. "Therecession is definitely (10) more consumers to dotheir homework before they go and complete a(n) (11) ," says Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru.E-commerce is also somewhat protectedbecause online shoppers (12) to be wealthier:about half of all online shopping is done byhouseholds that earn more than $75,000 peryear, even though they're just about a third of allhouseholds with Internet (13) .
(14) not all Internet companies are set tobenefit (15) . Last month, e-commerce giant eBay (16) its first-ever quarterly revenue decline, (17) Amazon reported a sales surge of 18%.
Smaller players are particularly (18) risk.
"There are some pretty vicious (恶意的) wars ascompanies go online to get market share," saysMulpuru. "The (19) I have is that we could goback down the spiral (螺旋) of death from 1999and 2000, when companies would under-pricethemselves (20) thinking about profitability (盈利).”
请在（1）处填上答案。
A．arise
B．grow
C．raise
D．breed
翻译题
6. Some，green．h0．u，se gases occur naturally in the atmosphere，while others__________(由人类的活动造成)．
7.
8.
9. What did Cerling’s team produce in their research?
A．A map showing the regional differences of tap water.
B．A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.
C．A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.
D．A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.
10. Because they were foreigners, the tourists___________________(被拒绝进入)the military exhibition.
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