英語專業(yè)四級真題及答案

in.語言知識：

11.Bcombinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories-fromthebriefestanecdotesto

thelongestnovels--haveaplot.

A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter

12.ShefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridcrtoacloseddoorBthe

womengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..

A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then

13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinianCwithsevenyears'racingexperience.

A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver

14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou."Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa

B.

A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn'twaittoproposetoher."Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceis

usedtoD.

A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion

16.'Tl'sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword."Themodalauxiliary

SHOULDexpressB.

AobligationRdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness

17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthesterricell

transplantationthatDhistory.

A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown

Cbymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as

ifIAalone.

A.wouldhavebeen...hadbeenB.shouldbe...hadbeen

C.couldbe...wereD.mighthavebeen...were

20.YoumustfireCincompetentassistantofyours

A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir

Atorevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfbrdrinkingwater,youcanDextrapuritybyrunning

itthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiestoBanxietyand

insomnia.

A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,deliveredagreatcrop

ofalbumC.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty'sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwasCoflackofsupportforits

policies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.Heclosedhiseyesandheld(hetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind'sBtoanalyze

theirdifferences.

A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight

27.TwelvepupilswerekilledandfiveAinjuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduring

lunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrestedCaccusationsofusingInstagramto

anonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanElihadflightDtoGermanyFrom

AbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It'sBthecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,but

theneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably

IV.完形填空：

A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.

naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.single0.value

MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfrom

the50.000titlesonthecompany'sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whenthey

maileachoneback,thenextoneon(helistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustively

analyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy(31)implications.Whatwillitmeanforvideostores

likeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudios

andtheaters?Whatdocsitshowabout"longtail"businesses-onesthatcombinemanyniche

markets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa(32)singlclargeaudience?Butone

othermajorimplicationhas(33)barelybeenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-based

businessesmeanfor(hatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyare

joinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom(34)onlinephairnacies,eBayvendors,A

andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The(35)demiseof"snailmail"intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeen

predictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaper

keeps(36)rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhousehold

receivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthan:nany

wouldguess.People(37)naturallywritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To

(38)leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen(39)lostinthis

shift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,the

tangibIe(40)objectthatwasonceinthesender'shands.

V.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Passageone

(1)WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,because

thatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What,stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchfor

buriedtreasure?Well,it'squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeof

Leprechauns-littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

(2)Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmore

intriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheend

oftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheencloftherainbow,

theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupinthe

skyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,

butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwha:Icoulddowith(hefortuneifIfound

it.

(3)AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmy

childhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitlucky

neverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedrcamevencomestrue!SuchisthecaseofMclRshcr.

Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics

“TreasureIsland''and"MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandinthsend

managedtobecomeoneofihemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalllime,andfbrgood

reason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnetted

himanincredibleS400milliondollars!

(4)Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasure

troveofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeight”.Theaptly-named

Fisher,whoranaconitnercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwater

treasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!Hisdreamshadcometruebutfinding

andkeepingthetreasurewasn'tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,

Fisher(henhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtover

ownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200

hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthere

isaiiiusuuiiiinFloridawhichdisplaysliLindrcdsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfronithe

Atocha.

(5)Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:amanpursueshisdreamthrough

adversityandintheend.hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?

Well,notexactly.Archaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslike

Fisher's,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingour

underwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas‘'pillaging”.

(6)Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher's,each

pieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportant

thantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeological

knowledge.Indeed,asinFisher'scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethrough

museumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.

(7)Thedislinciionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaler

heritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild'splay

anymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,

butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,Itoocanhaveashareintherichesthatthe

Atochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:"Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveof

ourknowledge.”

41.InPara.4,(hephrase“hil【hejackpoi“meansaccordingto(hetext.

A.discoveredthejackpot.

B.foundthetreasure

C.brokeoneoftheobjects

D.ranasalvagingoperation

42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that.

A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissue

B.UNESCO'sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists'

C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibited

D.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind'seducationalvalue

43.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?

A.Shewasuiiuuiicurncdabuulwheretheiruasurccamefrom

B.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.

C.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.

D.Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetosee(hetreasure.

Passagetwo

(1)PAULwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.Thedeepestofhislovebelonged

tohismother.Whenhefelthehadhurther.orwoundedhisloveforher,hecouldnotbearit.Now

itwasspring,andtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam.Thisyearhehadagooddealagainst

her.Shewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobeasacrificetothislove,which

shehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelieve

sheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecoulcever

bewhathewoulddemandofher.Certainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetime

withhim.Shesawtragedy,sorrow,andsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,in

renunciationshewasstrong,fbrshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewas

preparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,liketragedy.Itwasthesufficiencyofthesmall

day-lifeshecouldnottrust.

(2)TheEasterholidaysbeganhappily.Paulwashisownfrankself.Yetshefeltitwouldgo

wrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomwindow,lookingacrossattheoak-trees

ofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.

Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethewindow,somealready,shefancied,

showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.

(3)Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.Itwasabrightgreyday.Paulcame

intotheyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughed

towardsthehouse.To-dayhewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingof

aslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbynow,andcouldtellfromthatkeen-looking,aloof

youngbodyofhiswhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheput

hisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.

(4)Shecamedownstairsnervously.Shewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethought

becameher.Ilhadahighcollarwithalinyruff,makingher,sheihuughl,lookwonderfullya

woman,anddignified.Attwentyshewasfull-brcastcdandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstill

likeasoftrichmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidof

him.Hewouldnoticehernewblouse.

(5)He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservice

giveninthePrimitiveMethodistChapel.Hesatattheheadofthetable,hismobileface,withthe

eyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingon

oneexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockery

alwayshurther;itwastoonearthereality.Hewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhis

eyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.But

Mrs.Leiverswaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andMr.Lcivers,justawakefromhisSundaynap,

wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatv/ithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheir

shirt-sleeves,givingaguffawfromtimetotime.Thewholefamilyloveda"take-offmorethan

anything.

44.ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMariam'sattitudetowardlovebetweenherandPaul

is.

A.indifferentB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ambiguous

45.ThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsexcept.

A.delightB.expectationC.uncertaintyD.forebearing

46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectabout(hefamily\responsetoPaul'smockery?

A.Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining.B.EverymemberexceptMarriamwasamused

C.Thebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate.D.Mariamalsothoughtitwasamusing

Passagethree

(1)I'vewrittenthisarticleandyou'rereadingit.Sowcarcmembersofthesameclub.Wc'rc

bothliterate-wccanreadandwrite.Andwcbothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoour

lives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Eveninindustrialisedwestern

countries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhavelowliteracy

levels'.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?

(2)Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookat

thedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfew

booksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrote

alistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn'tsheremember?Wc

laughedaboutchatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn'twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmy

fathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitfor

grammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.Heneverusuallywrotelettersor

postcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.

Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada'lowlevelofliteracy"?Idon'tthinkso.

(3)Therearclotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthe

readingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,

ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform,-anythingthatyouneedtodoin

everydaylife-thenyouare'functionallyliterate'.

(4)Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,if

youfeelthatyoucan'treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.

(5)Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeoplearcliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedor

embarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendof

minefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthe

newspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit-andbelievei(ornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.

(6)Weoftenforgetthatwrilingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theword'literate'meant

beingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall'articulate'.Story

tellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoften

aco-opcrativeactivity-someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchas

theKoranortheBible.

(7)Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyou

couldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.Youwerenotallowedtovoteif

youcouldn'tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmany

peoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.

(8)Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn'tsointhepast.

Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsoinclhing

writtenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.

(9)Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsfor

(hem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletters(otheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.And

nowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.

(10)Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Forexample,astudyintheUK

showedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,and

oftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingandwritingare

notnecessaiyforthework.

(11)World-widestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalack

ofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenarcilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,bigger

familiesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodt