与Unit 8 学习内容相关的CET4/6，考研真题（整理打印 岳福新 2007.12.17）

一、            时态、语态和词汇

1. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ___.              

 A) ability    B) future          C) possibility   D) opportunity

2.  __ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.  A) Gathered   B) Accumulated   C) Collected    D) Assembled

3. It is through learning that the individual ____  many habitual ways of reacting to situations.

A) retains    B) gains       C) achieves    D) acquires

4. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have __ opportunity to change his mind.

A) accurate      B) urgent   C) excessive    D) adequate

5. We are interested in the weather because it  ____ us so directly- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel. A) affects       B) benefits   C) guides             D) effects

6. Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could ____. A) descend B) decline C) deteriorate D)depress

7. When people become unemployed, it is __ which is often worse than lack of wages..

A) laziness   B) poverty C) idleness   D) inability

8. In this poor country survival is still the leading industry; all else is ___ .

A) luxury  B) accommodation C) entertainment D) refreshment

9. The suggestion that the major_____ the prizes was accepted by everyone..

A) would present  B) present   C) presents D) ought to present