英语专业四级考试真题及答案.docx

1、英语专业四级考试真题及答案2012年英语专业四级考试真题PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanksMark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet TwoThe earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters

2、 in living memoryIt was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _ coastlines，communities and brought death to many peopleWhy do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and has done so for bil

3、lions of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherScientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault lineOn one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed(37)_，earthqua

4、kes do not alwayshappen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath the earthThey can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ they can be so violent(43)_

5、they just explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in the worldThis means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz eruptedThe lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)_ the town belowTwenty thousand people diedNatural disa

6、sters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictableWe regularly do not know when they(47)_ pen，or (48)_ where they will happenIn the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)_ before they happenThis could(50)_ many lives31Amassive Bsignificant Cgreat Dgrand32Achanged Bconverted Cdestr

7、oyed Dtransformed33Afrequently Bcontinuously Cregularly Dperiodically34Asource Breason Cmovement Dcause35Acollides with Bconfronts with Cmeets with Dfaces with36Ahow Bwhy Cwhen Dwhat37AGenerally BHowever CSimilarly DAnyway38Athat Bit Cthis Dwhich39Aunpredictable Bunaccountable Cinevitable Dirresisti

8、ble40Asurface Bappearance Ccrust Dcover41Aflowed out Bburst out C1eaked out Dtrickled out42Aor Band Cnor Dbut43Alike Bfor Cas Dthat44Aliving Bactive Calive Dlive45Arelatively Bhardly Cstill Dgradually46Adown Bon Cacross Dbeyond47Aare to Bshould Cmust Dmight48Aelse Beven Cthough Dwhether49Aaccidents

9、Bincidents Coccasions Devents50Arescue Bsave Cpreserve DshelterPART IV GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】There are thirty sentences in this sectionBeneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A，B, C and DChoose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentenceMark y

10、our answers on Answer Sheet Two51Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?ATwenty miles seems like a long walk to himBNo one except his supporters agree with himCNeither Julia nor I were going to the partyDFew students in my class are really lazy52Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be p

11、laced before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?Amany a Bfew Csuch Dthe next53Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?A，He promised himself rapid progressBThe manager herself will interview MaryCI have nothing to say for myselfDThey quarreled themse

12、lves red in the face54My boss ordered that the legal documents _ to him before lunchAbe sent Bwere sent Cwere to be sent Dmust be sent55Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?ABy now she will be eating dinnerBI shall never do that againCMy brother will help you with the luggageDYou s

13、hall get a promotion56Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?AHow strange feelings they are!BHow dare you speak to me like that!CWhat noise they are making!D. What a mess we are in!57which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?AWe never doubt that her brother is honestBThe problem is

14、 not who will go but who will stayCYou must give it back to whoever it belongs to。DIt is clear that the crime was done deliberately58which of the italicized parts functions as an object?AHe doesnt like the idea of my speaking at the meetingBIt is no use your pretending not to know the matterCMy pare

15、nts strongly object to my going out alone at nightDHer falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip59All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPTAShe bought herself a pair of new shoesBOnly one problem still remains-the foodCMy friends all understand and support meDShe liked her

16、current job，teaching English60Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”?AHe said that we were going to buy the tickets firstBHe requested that we buy the tickets firstCHe suggested that we buy the tickets firstDHe advised us to buy the tickets first61Which o

17、f the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?AI got a job as soon as I left universityBAs there was no answer, I wrote againCYou must do the exercises as I show youDWealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man62Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?AAre you s

18、ure of Simons disappearance?BThe man with a beard is talking to the manage.CEvery precaution was taken against the failure of the planDDespite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip63A：Motheryou promised to take me out B：Well_A. so I did! B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so do I64Which of the following prepo

19、sitional phrases is an adverbial of concession?AThey used the box for keeping treasuresBI stepped aside for her to get in firstCFor all that he seems to dislike me，I still like himDThe parents bought a birthday cake for their son65Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?APoultry are very expen

20、sive in the cityBNew machinery were introduced in the factoryCThe police are investigating the murder caseDThe militia were called out to rescue flood victims66The girl cannot come to school today on account of the fluThe underlined part means_.Aconcerning Bbecause of Cas to Dfor67Mary and John are

21、busy looking for a hotel for their wedding _Ameal Bsnack Crefreshment Dbanquet68Mini-skirts first _ in the 1960sAcaught out Bcaught in Ccaught on Dcaught up69That outburst at the meeting was _ of his bad temperAillustrative Bexplanatory Cexpository Drevealing70The earthquake refugees are _ for food

22、and blanketsAdesirous Bambitious Cseriously off Dbadly off71When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual，but her excitement was obviousThe underlined part means _Auncaring Bdisinterested Cwithout plan Dwithout warning72Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living _Amind Bknowle

23、dge Cmemory Dscope73The speaker was very good at _ his ideas during the discussionAputting aside Bputting across Cputting back Dputting off74The food is good at this hotel，but the _ is poor；the waiters dont seem to be well trainedAmaintenance Brepair Ccharge Dservice75Slavery was _ in America in the

24、 19th centuryAabolished Bcancelled Cabandoned Dterminated76Mercifully，I was able to complete all I had to do within a few daysThe underlined part means _.Aefficiently Bsurprisingly Cfortunately Dshortly77The boys in the dorm _ a coin to decide who would clean the floorAheld Btossed Cput Dcollected78

25、The patterns of spoken language are _ from those of writingAdistinct Bdistinctive Cdistinguished Ddistinguishing79A(n)_ shape has four straight sides at 90to each other, two of which are much longer than the other twoAsquare Boval Coblong Dcircular80Id like to have a _ word with his parentsApeaceful

26、 Bquiet Csilent DpersonalPART V READING COMPREHENSION 【25 MIN】In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and DChoose the one that you think is the best answerMark your answers on Answer Sheet TwoTEXT ASaying“th

27、ank you”is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign languageAfter all，were brought up to be polite，and it is important to make a good impression upon other peopleespecially across national dividesSowhat exactly are you supposed to say when thank you is only the 20th most popular

28、way to express gratitude? According to a recent survey,19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of thank you in a poll of 3,000 peoplePollsters found almost half of those asked preferred the more informal“cheers”，while others liked to use such expressions as“ta”,“great and“nice one”So

29、，just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?Fortunately, the clue is in the language itself“Cheers”，despite its popularity，is considered an informal way to say thank youand this is a definite clue as to when you can best use itFor instance，when going for a drink with friends，a smile and a“cheers”by way of thanks is not only appropriate to the situation，it is also culturally accurate“Ta”，originated from the Danish word“tak”, was the second-most popular expression of thanks，and is also commonly used in informal situations，along with phrases such as“