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英语专四真题及答案0002
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