英语专四真题及答案.docx

1、英语专四真题及答案2017 年英语专业四级真题及答案III. 语言知识：11._B combination of techniques authors use, all stories-from the briefest anecdotes tothe longest novels have a plot.A.Regarding B. Whatever. C. In so far as D. No matter12.She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, B thewomen gave

2、a quick knock before opening it.A.wherein B. on which C. but when D. then13.Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian C with seven years racing experience.A.woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver14.“I wondered if I could have a word with you. ”The past tense in the sentence re

3、fers to a _B_.A. past event for exact time reference B. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldn used to D .t wait to propose to her. ” The subjunctive mood in the sentence isA. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable

4、feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “Its a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word. ” The modal auxiliarySHOULD express _B 17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem celltransplantation that D history.C. might make la

5、terD. would later make18. Some Martian rockstructures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are knownA. could have later madeB. should have made laterC_by microbes.A. having been createdB. being created C. to have been created D. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I

6、 was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as if I A alone.B. should be had beenC. could be wereA. would have been had beenD. might have been were20.You must fire _C incompetent assistant of yours21.Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their _A_to reveal thems

7、elves.A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations22.If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _D extra purity by runningit through a coffee filter.A. assure B. insure C. reassure D. ensure23.The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to _B

8、anxiety andinsomnia.A. decline B. relieve C quench D suppress24.Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album _C .A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25.The party s reduced vote in the general election was _C of lack

9、 of support for itspolicies.A. revealing B. confirming C. indicative D. evident26.He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind s _B to analyzetheir differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27.Twelve pupils were killed and five _A injured after gunmen attacked the school du

10、ringlunchtime.A. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard28.A 15-year-old girl has been arrested _C accusations of using Instagram toanonymously threaten her high-school.A. over B. with C. on D. for29.It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight _D to Germany fromAbu Dhabi.A. b

11、ounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound30.Its B the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, butthe nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immovablyIV. 完形填空：A. always B. barely C. demise D. emergence E.

12、gained F. implications G. leaf H. lost I. naturally J. object K. one L. online M. rising N. single O. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the companys Web site and receive the first few DVDs in the mail; when they mail ea

13、ch one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy (31)implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What

14、 does it show about long tail businesses - ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one other major implication has (33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of

15、 the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from ( 34)online pharmacies, eBay vendors, A and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The(35 ) demise of

16、 snail mail in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps (36) rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as i

17、t did in the 1970s.The harmful side of the Internets impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost i n

18、this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that was once in the senders hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one( 1)When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that m

19、eant I could go treasure hunting. What sth e connection between a wet day and a search forburied treasure? Well, it s quite simple. Isreolmaned o, fa ysou may already know, is the home ofLeprechauns little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.（2） Now, although L

20、eprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surre

21、nder their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.（3） As I got older, and started w

22、orking, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in child

23、hood, while reading the great literature classics “ Treasure Island ” and “ Moby Dick ” . However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the endmanaged to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of th

24、e sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!（4） After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “ pieces- noaf meigehdt ”. The aptlyFisher, who ran a commercia

25、l salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn at ll plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts.

26、In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the obj

27、ects which were salvaged from the Atocha.（5） This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commer

28、cial salvaging operations likeFisher ths,e objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “ pillaging ”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher se, ach piece is accurately and minute

29、ly recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher cass e, they make hist ory more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.s

30、 play（7） The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but

31、 in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “ Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. ”41.In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot ” means according to the text.A.discovered the ja

32、ckpot.B.found the treasureC.broke one of the objectsD.ran a salvaging operation42.It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .A.people hold entirely different views on the issueB.UNESCO s view is different from archaeologists C.all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD.attention should be paid to the find s educational value43.How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha （Para