1994年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案_4

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     One of the most interesting of all studies is
the study of words and word origins.  Each
language is   71   of several earlier languages      71. A) collected     B) made
and the words of a language can sometimes be           C) composed     D) contained
traced   72   through two or three different       72. A) to            B) on
                                                C) in            D) back
languages to their   73    Again a word from       73. A) ends         B) Backgrounds
one language may pass into other languages and           C) bases         D) origins
  74   a new meaning. The word "etiquette."       74. A) pick          B) develop
                                              C) change        D) choose
which is   75   French origin and originally       75. A) of            B) with
                                                C) on           D) by
Meant a label (标志),   76   a sign, passed into      76. A) with         B) and
Spanish and kept its original meaning. So in           C) or            D) for
Spanish the word "etiquette" today is used to
  77   the small tags (标签) which a store   '  77. A) show         B) design
                                          C) hold          D) indicate
  78   to a suit, a dress or a bottle. The word       78. A) lays          B) attaches
                                               C) binds         D) gives
"etiquette"  in  French,     79  ,   gradually       79. A) however      B) moreover
                                                C) therefore     D) furthermore
developed  a  different  meaning.  It    80         80. A) late          B) lately
became the custom to write directions on small           C) later         D) latest
cards, or "etiquette", as to how visitors should
dress  themselves  and     81     during  an       81. A) respond       B) prepare
                                               C) act           D) follow
important ceremony at the royal court.    82          82. A) Thus         B) Also
the word "etiquette" began to indicate a system           C) Yet          D) Nevertheless
of correct manners for people to follow.    83          83. A) After         B) With
this meaning, the word passed into English.               C) Of           D) For
     Consider the word "breakfast". "To fast" is
to go for some period of time without   84          84. A) sleeping      B) working
                                                C) eating        D) talking
Thus in the morning after many hours   85         85. A) for           B) during
                                                  C) at           D) on
the night without food, one   86   one's fast.        86. A) breaks        B) continues
                                                C) remembers   D) forgets
     Consider  the  everyday  English    87        87. A)statement     B) expression
"Good-bye".  Many many years ago,  people           C) proverb      D) conversation
would say to each   88   on parting "God be       88. A) other        B) person
                                              C) one           D) member
with you." As this was   89   over and over       89. A) reproduced   B) revised
                                              C) reviewed      D) repeated
 millions of times, it gradually became   90   to      90. A) combined    B) accepted
 "Good-bye".                                C) reformed     D) shortened

作  文  纸
  1．人们对职业务有不同的理想
  2．我理想的职业是什么
  3．我怎样为我理想的职业做准备