英语专四真题word版文档格式.docx

1、In this section, you will hear two conversations. At the end of the conversion, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices

2、 of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now, listen to the conversations.CONVERSATIONONE1.A.Itcantreaddatafromtheflashdrive.B.haswipeddriveC.Thefilesstoredinithavegotlost D.cantbeopened2.Getatotalrefundpartial

3、refund newcomputerD.harddisk.3.Indifferent. B.Surprised C.Anxious D.Dissatisfied4.ABy8:30tomorrowmormingAftermorningAtthisevenin Anytimetomorrow5.A.65743205 B.6547-2305 C.6457-2035. D.6475302TWO6.Holdpartyathome.Introduceourselvesfirst.Avoidmeetingthem Waitforthemtovisitus7.Donothingaboutit.Tellhims

4、top.Givereasonstop Callpoliceimmediately.8.A.donanswertheirquestionsappearfriendly. Trysympathetic patient.9.Nomorethanfiveminutes.Fivetenminutes Abouthalfanhour.10.FamilyCircleMagazineMorningradioprogramsbettyswebsiteCBSnewswebsite. Part III. Language ueage11. _ combination of techniques authors us

5、e, all stories-from the briefest anecdotes to the 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, _ the women gave a quick knock before opening it.A. wherein B. on which C. but when D. the

6、n13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian _ 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 refers to a _ _.A. past event for exact time reference B. present event

7、 for tentativenessC. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldnt wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to _.A. alleviate hostility B. express unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion16. “Its a shame

8、that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express _ _.A obligation B disappointment C future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _ history.A. could have l

9、ater made B. should have made later C. might make later D. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known _by microbes.A. having been created B. being created C. to have been created D. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching

10、 me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as _ if I _alone. A. would have been had been B. should be had been C. could be were D. might have been were20. You must fire _ _ incompetent assistant of yoursA. the B. an C. that D. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue

11、by which writers allow their _to reveal themselves.A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _ _ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assure B. insure C. reassure D. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers

12、 of chamomile have been used for centuries to _ _anxiety and insomnia. 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 _ _. A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The party

13、s reduced vote in the general election was _of lack of support for its policies. A. revealing B. confirming C. indicative D. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his minds _ _ to analyze their differences. A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were kille

14、d and five _injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested _ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. over B. with C. on D. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man

15、 died on an Etihad flight _ _to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. bounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound30. Its _ _ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. i

16、mmovablyPart IV. Close A. always B. barely C. demise D. emergence E. 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 W

17、eb site and receive the first few DVDs in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31） What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service?

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

19、-based businesses mean for that stalwart of 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） pharmacies, eBay vendors, A and other businesses that did not exist be

20、fore the Internet.The（35） of 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） . It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pie

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

22、 this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible （40） 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 meant I

23、 could go treasure hunting. Whats the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, its quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold. （2）Now, although Leprec

24、hauns 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 surrender

25、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 working

26、, 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 childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for g