It takes years of hard work to（）（compile） a good dictionary.

A . adjustment B . change C . chaos D . profile

请问2015年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试卷1第75题如何翻译？

A．trees. B．animals. C．children.

A．take place B．take over C．take down D．take the place of

Laurence Lennon, 44, said he was running late that day. He was talking to his manager on his cell phone when he dashed out of the cab. He said that he gave the driver ＄60 and told him to keep the change. He walked through the front doors of the concert hall still talking on the phone to his manager. Upon discovering his loss, Lennon used his cell phone to call the police. (33) The policewoman asked him for the name of the cab company, the number of the cab, and the name of the driver. He said that she had to be kidding. She told Lennon that he could file a missing items report at the police station or online. (34) She told him that finding the guitar might take a couple of years, as finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers and drug-takers. Lennon considered that year depressing, as he had to postpone the recording of two new CDs. He has been using borrowed guitars, and he was losing hope of ever recovering his guitar. Lennon was reunited with his ＄100,000 guitar yesterday. The case and the guitar had been discovered in the comer of a coffeehouse only two blocks from where Lennon had lost it in the first place. Lennon had offered a＄ 10,000 reward for its return. (35)He said he would give the reward to the coffeehouse owner, who had found the guitar and notified the police. The police department prepared a news release about its success in tracking down the guitar. (33) A．Two years ago, in a taxicab. B．Two years ago, in a coffeehouse. C．One year ago, in a taxicab. D．One year ago, in a coffeehouse.

A.sympathy B.significance C.relation D.sign

A．It takes a long time to ruin good topsoil. B．It was wrong to believe that land could not be damaged. C．Farmers should not have moved on to other places. D．Plowing the land creates good topsoil faster than natural processes do. 此题为多项选择题。

The number of years(A) a degree takes to complete various(B) according to how much time(C) you can allow for study(D).

A．26 years. B．33 years. C．44 years. D．57 years.

The journey to the moon has been the first step towards future explorations in space. The distance between the moon and the Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between Earth and the other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is of miles away ! Traveling to the planets or travels between planets will be man’ s next aim. Such travels will be more difficult than the trip to the moon and certainly more exciting. Recently, two American unmanned spacecraft, Vikings 1 and 2, landed on Mars in an attempt to discover whether that planet had any life on it. So far the presence of life on Mars has neither been proved nor ruled out. Russian space-probes have discovered that the surface of Venus is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely, dense and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than the pressure of the Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists believe that in the future, space stations can be built in space. These stations can act as stop-over points in space. Spacecraft can refuel at these stations and get their supply of air, food and water. Spaceships of the future will be bigger and faster. They will be able to carry passengers for trips to the moon or planets. Man may in the future find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on Earth, and make them his home. However such a possibility is still in the distant future. At the same time, Man should realize that the Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to value and care for it. Which of the following statements is true？ A．Recently, two American astronauts have landed on Mars. B．The surface of Mars is very hot. C．The journey to the moon started the future exploration in space. D．There is life in Venus.

A．which B．that C．who D．whom

A、for example ... If so B、in fact ... If so C、as a result ... Of course D、for example ... Firstly

A．has done B．is to do C．is to be done D．is done

British surnames fall mainly into four broad categories: patronymic, occupational, descriptive and local. A few names, it is true, will remain puzzling: foreign names, perhaps, crudely translated, adapted or abbreviated; or artificial names. In fact, over fifty percent of genuine British surnames derive from place names of different kinds, and so they belong to the last of our four main categories. Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first, had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwise, Simpson means "the son of Simon", as might be expected. Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least recognizable after a little thought: Arther, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Taylor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings and testify to the amazing specialization in medieval arts, crafts and functions. Such are "Day", (Old English for breadmaker) and "Walker" (a fuller whose job was to clean and thicken newly, made cloth). All these vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity, which descriptive names often lack. Some, it is true, like "Long", "Short" or "Little", are simple. They may be taken quite literally. Others require more thinking: their meanings are slightly different from the modern ones. "Black" and. "White" implied dark and fair respectively. "Sharp" meant genuinely discerning, alert, acute rather than quick-witted or clever. Place-names have a lasting interest since there is hardly a town or village in all England that has not at some time given its name to a family. They may be picturesque, even poetical; or they may be pedestrian, even trivial. Among the commoner names which survive with relatively little change from old-English times are "Mil ton" (middle enclosure) and "Hilton" (enclosure on a hill). Surnames are said to be ______ in Anglo-Saxon England. A．common B．vocational C．unusual D．descriptive

A.球重重地打在他身上使他若点几落入水中。 B上星期日天气很暖和,于是我和往常一样,又去河边坐着。 C.我喜欢在天气晴朗的下午到河边坐坐。 D.突然,—个孩子狠狠地跽了一脚球,球便向着一只划过末的小船飞去。

Other members of the autoworker’s family, however, might be less inclined to trade the present for the past. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Throughout much of the 1960s, more than a quarter of men and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty level, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010. In most states, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a credit card in her own name. In 42 states, a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. And nowhere did a wife have legal protection against family violence. Most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average, they earned 40 percent less than their white counterparts (职位相对的人), while racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working-class families. Today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go back to the past. Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families. The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges. According to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Americans believe that their current family is as close as the one in which they grew up, or closer. Finding ways to improve the lives of the remaining 20 percent seems more realistic than trying to restore an imaginary golden age. 61. What do we learn about American autoworkers in 1950？ A) They had less job security than they do today. B) It was not too difficult for them to buy a house. C) Their earnings were worth twice as much as today. D) They were better off than workers in other industries. 62. What does the author say about retired people today？ A) They invariably long to return to the golden past. B) They do not depend so much on social welfare. C) They feel more secure economically than in the past. D) They are usually unwilling to live with their children. 63. Why couldn’t black workers buy a house in a white suburban neighborhood？ A) They lacked the means of transportation. B) They were subjected to racial inequality. C) They were afraid to break the law. D) They were too poor to afford it. 64. What is the result of no-fault divorce？ A) Divorce is easier to obtain. B) Domestic violence is lessened. C) It causes little pain to either side. D) It contributes to social unrest. 65. What does the author suggest society do？ A) Get prepared to face any new challenges. B) Try to better the current social security net. C) Narrow the gap between blacks and whites. D) Improve the lives of families with problems.