大学英语四级文章阅读及单词连连看模拟试题(十四)

　　By far the most common snake in Britain is adder.It can be found almost anywhere,but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country,including high ground.Most people regard snake bites as fatal misfortune,but not all bites are serious,and very few are fatal.Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself,with amateurs heroically,but mistakenly,trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.

　　连连看(下列字母是上文着色单词的解释，但顺序已打乱。请找出正确的对应关系，按数字顺序重新排列字母)

　　a.the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

　　b.业余爱好者

　　c.

　　d.having a very bad effect, especially making someone fail or stop what they are doing

　　e.

　　f.欧洲产的小毒蛇

　　实战演练

　　1.Deb believed that the greatest of her __ was that shed never had a college education in her life.

　　A.tragedy B.sorrow C.disaster D.misfortune

　　2.Effective __ are being taken by the government to boost economy.

　　A.outlets B.resources C.measures D.remedies

　　3.Every man in the country has the right to live where he wants to __ the color of his skin.

　　A.with the exception of B.in the light of C.by virtue of D.regardless of

　　参考答案：fdcbea DCD

　　重点单词:

　　1.fatal:致命的，灾难性的，重大的

　　fatal to sb./sth 对某人或物致命

　　fate 命运 fatalism 宿命论

　　This was his fatal defect; he was of feeble will. 这是他致命的弱点，他意志薄弱。

　　2.amateur:业余爱好者，外行，

　　amateurish 外行的，不熟练的 amateurism 非职业行为

　　You are a professional, but I am an amateur. 你是专职的，我是业余的。

　　参考译文：至今为止，英国最普通的蛇是蝰蛇.它几乎无处可见，但它喜欢阳光充裕的山坡和开阔的乡村，包括高地。大多数人把蛇咬伤看做是致命的厄运，但不是所有的蛇咬伤都很严重，只有很少的咬伤是致命的。有时，紧急的治疗比咬伤本身更危险，如外行试图英勇却错误地进行自助手术及采取其他不必要的措施。

　　选择题：1。戴波认为她一生最大的不幸是没受过大学教育。

　　2。政府正在采取有效的措施以促进经济发展。

　　3。任何国民，不管其肤色是什么，都有权利住在他想住的任何地方。