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 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, _B_ the wom

2、en gave 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 t

3、he sentence refers 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 wouldnt wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to _D_.A. alleviate hostility B. expre

4、ss unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion16. “Its a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express _B_.A obligation B disappointment C future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV,

5、 initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _D_ history.A. could have later 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 _C_by microbes.A. having been created B. being cr

6、eated C. to have been created D. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as _ if I _A_alone. A. would have been had been B. should be had been C. could be were D. might have been were20. You must fire _C_ incompetent assistant of yoursA. t

7、he B. an C. that D. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their _A_to reveal themselves.A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _D_ extra purity by running i

8、t 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_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 gre

9、at crop of album _C_. A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The partys reduced vote in the general election was _C_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

10、 _B_ to analyze their differences. A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five _A_injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested _C_ accusations of using Instagram to anonymou

11、sly 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 from Abu Dhabi.A. bounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound30. Its _B_ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you

12、 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. 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 the

13、ir 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 each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implica

14、tions. 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 does it show about long tail businesses - ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)

15、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 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, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of snail mail in the age of instant electronic communication has been