2010年英语专四真题

　　73. The police had difficulty in ____ the fans fi'om rushing on to the stage to take photos with the singer.

　　A. limiting

　　B. restraining

　　C. confining

　　D. restricting

　　74. Joan is in the dorm, putting the final ____ to her speech.

　　A. details

　　B. remarks

　　C. comments

　　D. touches

　　75. His_____ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.

　　A. indulgence

　　B. habit

　　C. action

　　D. engagement

　　76. The teacher told the students to stay in the classroom and they did _____.

　　A. absolutely

　　B. accidentally

　　C. accordingly

　　D. accurately

　　77. You can actually see the deer at close range while driving through that area. The italicized phrase means _____.

　　A. clearly

　　B. very near

　　C. quickly

　　D. very hard

　　78. He listened hard but still couldn't _____ what they were talking about.

　　A. make over

　　B. make up

　　C. make upon

　　D. make out

　　79. For the advertised position, the company offers a(n)salary and benefits package.

　　A. generous

　　B. plentiful

　　C. abundant

　　D. sufficient

　　80. As there was no road, the travelers ____ up a rocky slope on their way back.

　　A. ran

　　B. hurried

　　C. scrambled

　　D. crawled

　　PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]

　　In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

　　TEXT A

　　What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science? We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science improves the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his environment.

　　The second aspect is the application by all members of society of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work.

　　What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity - he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlying relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.

　　He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amoun

　　t of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum.

　　He is skeptical - he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available - and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively to verify them.

　　Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.

　　Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of how processes work and how events take place.

　　These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.

　　81. Many people believe that science helps society to progress through

　　A. applied knowledge.

　　B. more than one aspect.

　　C. technology only.

　　D. the use of machines.

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