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英语专四真题及答案0001

2017年英语专业四级真题及答案

iii.语言知识：

11.Bcombinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefest

anecdotestotheIongestnovels----haveaplot.

A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter

12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,

Bthewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..

A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then

13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian_Cwithsevenyears'racing

experienee.

A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver

14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentence

referstoa_B—

A.pasteventforexacttimerefereneeB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn'twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodin

thesentenceisusedtoD.

A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion

16."It'sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”The

modalauxiliarySHOULDexpress_B.

AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness

17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestem

celltransplantationthatDory.

A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatare

knownCbymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinary

sense,asifIAalone.

A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenB.shouldbe…hadbeen

C.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were

A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallow

theirA_torevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcanDextrapurity

byrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto

Banxietyandinsomnia.

A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearaneeofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014

deliveredagreatcropofalbumC.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty'sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwasCoflackof

supportforitspolicies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind's_B_

toanalyzetheirdifferences.

A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight

27.TwelvepupilswerekilledandfiveAinjuredaftergunmenattackedthe

schoolduringlunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrestedCaccusationsofusingInstagram

toanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight__Dto_

GermanyfromAbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It'sBthecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughat

adistaneed,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably

IV.完形填空：

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A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergeneeE.gainedF.implicationsG.

H.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.

value

MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawish

listfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany'sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.The

Netflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy（31）

implications.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?

Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?

Whatdoesitshowabout"longtail"businesses--onesthatcombinemanynichemarkets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa（32）singlelargeaudienee?

Butoneothermajorimplicationhas（33）barelybeenmentioned:

whatthisandsimilar

Internet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom（34）onlinepharmacies,eBay

vendors,andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The（35）demiseof"snailmail"intheageofinstantelectroniccommunication

hasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps_（36）rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallyless

importantthanmanywouldguess.People_（37）naturallywritefewerletterswhen

theycansende-mailmessages.To（38）leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_（39）lostinthisshift:

theprettystamps,thevarying

lookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible（40）objectthat

wasonceinthesender'shands.

V.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Passageone

（1）WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What'stheconnectionbetweena

wetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?

Well,it'squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns—littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

（2）Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,Ihavetoadmitthat

Iwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.

（3）AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!

SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.

In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible$400milliondollars!

thejackpot!

Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn

allplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhad

tobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtover

ownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.

（5）Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:

amanpursueshisdream

throughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?

Well,notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher's,theobjectsaresoldand

dispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging”.

（6）Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchas

Fisher's,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthis

informationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher'scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.

（7）Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillaging

ourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild'splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.

AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:

“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofour

knowledge.”

41.In,thephrase“hitthejackpot”meansaccordingtothetext.

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.Shewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefrom

B.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.

C.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepi