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专业英语四级考试试题
2019年专业英语四级考试题
PARTIDICTATION
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassage,exceptthefirstsentence,willbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsoffifteenseconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
WriteonANSWERSHEETONE.Thefirstsentenceofthepassageisalreadyprovided.
Now,listentothepassage.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONATALK
Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.
Now,listentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.
1.A.Writer.
B.Wells.
C.WriterWells.
D.SusanWriterWells.
2.A.Shewasacareerwoman.
B.Shewasthenafeminist.
C.Shedidn’tlikehermaidenname.
D.Shetookherhusband’ssurname.
3.A.Shenamedherselfafterherprofession.
B.Shenamedherselfafterherhometown.
C.Shenamedherselfafteradayoftheweek.
D.Shenamedherselfafterthesculptor.
4.A.Itgiveswomengreaterequality.
B.Itisagoodsolutiontoanoldproblem.
C.Theproblemtroublingfeministsstillremains
D.Thesurnameproblemhaspartlybeensolved.
5.A.HistoryofsurnamesinAmerica.
B.Feministmovementinthe1960s.
C.TraditionalsurnamesinEurope.
D.Reasonsforinventingsurnames.
ConversationTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.
6.A.Areporterfromaweeklyprogram.
B.Anexecutivedirectorfromacompany.
C.Aguestonaweeklyprogram.
D.AmagazineeditorfromSanDiego.
7.A.Topreparealistofthingsthatyouhavedone.
B.Toletyourbossknowthatyouwantapayrise.
C.Toleteverybodyknowyourachievement.
D.Toshamelesslypromoteyourselftoyourselftoyourboss.
8.A.Becausethebosshasthedataonyourwork.
B.Becauseyouwillbegivenmoreworktodo.
C.Becauseitisunprofessionaltodoso.
D.Becauseothersmaylosetrustinyou.
9.A.Wecouldearnpraisefromourboss.
B.Wemayforgetthegoodthingswe’vedone.
C.Thingschangequicklyinworksituations.
D.Thebosswillreviewourperformancedata.
10.A.Websites.
B.Radioprograms.
C.Researchreports.
D.Governmentdocuments.
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE
Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefouroptionsmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceoranswerthequestion.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
11.Movingfrombeginningtoendbyorderoftime,narrationreliesonamorenaturalpatternoforganizationthan________.
A.willothertypesofwriting
B.doothertypesofwriting
C.onothertypesofwriting
D.othertypesofwriting
12.________theattemptedrescuemission,thehostagesmightstillbealive.
A.Ifitnothadbeenfor
B.Ifhaditnotbeenfor
C.Haditnotbeenfor
D.Hadnotitbeenfor
13.MembersoftheParliamentwerepoised________aheadwithabilltoapproveconstructionoftheoilpipeline.
A.tomove
B.moving
C.tomoving
D.atmoving
14.Writersoftencouplednarrationwithothertechniquestodevelopideasandsupportopinionsthatotherwise
________abstract,unclear,orunconvincing.
A.mayremain
B.couldremain
C.musthaveremained
D.mighthaveremained
15.Protocolwas________enabledhimtomakedifficultdecisionswithouteverlookingback.
A.who
B.what
C.which
D.that
16.Thewomanhadpersuadedhimtodo________hewashirednevertodo—revealthecombinationforthelockontheentrance.
A.onething
B.suchonething
C.anyonething
D.theonething
17.Thebadnewswasthathecouldbeaverydangerousperson________hechoosetobe.
A.should
B.could
C.might
D.must
18.“Itnotus,who?
Ifnotnow,when?
”Thesetwoquestionsareusedasa________.
A.signofanger
B.callforcation
C.refusaltochange
D.denialofcommitment
19.Whatisthefunctionofthepresentprogressivein“Theyarealwayscallingmebythewrongname”?
A.Toexpressunfavorablefeelings.
B.Toalleviateunnecessaryhostility.
C.Toindicateuncertainty.
D.Todramatizeafact.
20.“HarrywascompelledtoresignandtocomedowntoLondon,wherehesetupasanarmycoach.”Therelativeclauseinthesentenceservesto________.
A.supplyadditionalinformationaboutLondon
B.describetheantecedent“London”
C.putrestrictionontheidentityofHarry
D.narrateasequentialactiontakenbyHarry
21.Agroup________casinoshasurgedofficialsnottograntalicensetoafacilityinthecity.
A.opposedto
B.objectedto
C.posedagainst
D.protestedagainst
22.Afterthewar,heworkedonanislandinthePacific,helpingthenativesandmedical________understandeachother’sbehaviorandcultures.
A.faculty
B.persons
C.members
D.personnel
23.Thesubjectofmannersiscomplex.Ifitwerenot,therewouldnotbesomany________feelingsandsomuchmisunderstandingsininternationalcommunication.
A.injurious
B.injured
C.injuring
D.injury
24.ToillustratethelimitsofFirstAmendmentfreespeech,manyhavenotedthatthe________Constitutiondoesnotgiveyoutherighttofalsely________“Fire!
”inacrowdedtheater.
A.yelp
B.yank
C.yell
D.yield
25.Thecompanyannouncedthatithasachieveditsmissiontocreatealocalfoodeconomythatis________
toanyenvironment.
A.adoptable
B.amendable
C.alterable
D.adaptable
26.AlthoughPattersonacknowledgesthedisappointingseasonhehadwiththeVikings,hehasnosecond
________abouthowhewentabouthisbusiness.
A.thoughts
B.opinions
C.concerns
D.reasons
27.Electroniccigarettesshouldbesubject________thesametaxesandlimitationsonpublicuseastraditionaltobaccoproducts.
A.about
B.at
C.to
D.on
28.FCBarcelona,________themosticonicclubinworldsoccer,beatManchesterUnited2-0toclaimtheUEFAChampionsLeaguetitle.
A.controversially
B.arguably
C.debatably
D.finally
29.Thestoresellsliquidvitamins________designedforchildrenunder3.
A.explicitly
B.specially
C.speculatively
D.specifically
30.Thethreelaw________officersontheplanecametotherescueofafellowpassengerwhowasallegedlytryingtokillherself.
A.enforcement
B.reinforcement
C.imposition
D.coercion
PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.
daydream
B.
disagreement
C.
factually
D.
if
E.
inevitable
F.
inseparable
G.
lays
H.
making
I.
perspective
J.
resides
K.
that
L.
thinking
M.
thoughtfully
N.
ultimately
O.
wake
Tosomethinkers,itismachinesandtheirdevelopmentthatdriveeconomicandculturalchange.Thisideaisreferredtoastechnologicaldeterminism.CertainlytherecanbenodoubtthatmachinescontributedtotheProtestantReformationandthedeclineoftheCatholicChurch’spowerinEurope________(31)televisionhaschangedthewayfamilymembersinteract.Thosewhobelieveintechnologicaldeterminismwouldarguethatthesechangesintheculturallandscapewerethe________(32)resultofnewtechnology.
Butothersseetechnologyasmoreneutralandclaimthatthewaypeopleusetechnologyiswhatgivesitsignificance.This_________(33)acceptstechnologyasoneofmanyfactorsthatshapeeconomicandculturalchange;technology’sinfluenceis________(34)determinedbyhowmuchpoweritisgivenbythepeopleandculturesthatuseit.
This________(35)aboutthepoweroftechnologyisattheheartofthecontroversysurroundingthenewcommunicationtechnologies.Arewemoreorlesspowerlessinthe________(36)ofadvancessuchastheInternet,theWorldWideWeb,andinstantglobalaudioandvisualcommunication?
Ifweareatthemercyoftechnology,theculturethatsurroundsuswillnotbeofour________(37)andthebestwecanhopetodoismakeourwayreasonablywellinaworldoutsideourowncontrol.Butifthesetechnologiesareindeedneutralandtheirpower________(38)inhowwechoosetousethem,wecanutilizethemresponsiblyand________(39)toconstructandmaintainwhateverkindofculturewewant.AsfilmdirectorandtechnophileSteveSpielbergexplained,“Technologycanbeourbestfriend,andtechnologycanalsobethebiggestpartypooperofourlives.Itinterruptsourownstory,interruptsourabilitytohaveathoughtor________(40),toimaginesomethingwonderful.”
PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION