英语专业四级考试试题及答案.docx

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英语专业四级考试试题及答案

2008年英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解

PARTIIICLOZE（15MIN）

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.

Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-waypartsoftheworldtoday.

Saltmayseemratherastrange（31）______touseasmoney,（32）______incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenan（33）______necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir（34）______,wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent（35）______,andcakesofsalt（36）______buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.

Seashells（37）______asmoneyatsometime（38）______anotheroverthegreaterpartoftheOldWorld,Thesewere（39）______mainlyfromthebeachesoftheMaldivesIslandsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedtoIndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe（40）______fromEasttoWest.

Metal,valuedbyweight,（41）______coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries（42）______papermoney.Itcaneitherbeexchanged（43）______goods,ormadeintotools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,wasofbronze,（44）______inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,called“cash”.The（45）______ofthesearebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsold—olderthantheearliestcoinsoftheeasternMediterranean.

Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave（46）______nearlyallthemorepicturesque（47）______ofmoney,and（48）______inoneortwoofthemoreremotecountriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial（49）______suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof（50）______moneywillsoonbefoundonlyinmuseums.

（31）A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category

（32）A.butB.andC.soD.even

（33）A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute

（34）A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size

（35）A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions

（36）A.evenB.alsoC.stillD.never

（37）A.hadbeenusedB.areused

C.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeen

（38）A.andB.butC.yetD.or

（39）A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised

（40）A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continent

（41）A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded

（42）A.inspiteofB.insteadofC.alongwithD.inlinewith

（43）A.againstB.asC.inD.for

（44）A.oftenB.seldomC.reallyD.much

（45）A.earlierB.earliestC.betterD.best

（46）A.replacedB.reproducedC.reflectedD.recovered

（47）A.sizesB.shapesC.formatsD.forms

（48）A.whileB.althoughC.becauseD.if

（49）A.eventsB.gatheringsC.occasionsD.assemblies

（50）A.originalB.primitiveC.historicalD.crude

PARTIVGRAMMER&VOCABULARY（15MIN）

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentences.

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

51.Ourassociation,whichhasconsistentlypressedforgreateremploymentopportunitiesforthedisabled,willpublish______proposalsinthenearfuture.

A.theirB.ourC.hisD.its

52.HadJudybeenmorecarefulonthemathsexam,she______muchbetterresultsnow.

A.wouldbegettingB.couldhavegotC.mustgetD.wouldget

53.Nineistothree______threeistoone.

A.whenB.thatC.whichD.what

54.Mendifferfromanimals______theycanthinkandspeak.

A.forwhichB.forthatC.inthatD.inwhich

55.______hewantedtogooutwithhisfriendsattheweekend,hehadtostaybehindtofinishhisassignment.

A.MuchthoughB.MuchasC.AsmuchD.Thoughmuch

56.Ienjoyedmyselfsomuch______IvisitedmyfriendsinParislastyear.

A.whenB.whichC.thatD.where

57.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A.Allhislectureswereboring.C.Herfewfriendsareallfondofdancing.

B.Halfbismoneywasgone.D.Heinvitedmanyhisfriendstotheparty.

58.Whenyouhavefinishedwiththatbook,don’tforgettoputitbackonmydesk,______?

A.doyouB.don’tyouC.willyouD.won’tyou

59.Whatdoes“Hewiselyrefusedtospendhismoney”mean?

A.Itwaswiseofhimtorefusetospendhismoney.

B.Herefusedtospendhismoneyinawisemanner.

C.Hewasshortofmoneyanddidn’twanttobuyanything.

D.Herefused,inawisemanner,tospendhismoney.

60.Theystoodchattingtogetheraseasilyandnaturallyas______.

A.itcouldbeB.couldbeC.itwasD.was

61.Thefollowingareallcorrectresponsesto“Whotoldthenewstotheteacher?

”EXCEPT______.

A.Jimdidthis.B.Jimdidso.C.Jimdidthat.D.Jimdid.

62.Qualityis______countsmost.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where

63.InhisplaysShakespeare______hischaracterslivethroughtheirlanguage.

A.wouldmakeB.hadmadeC.madeD.makes

64.Thesquareitselfisfivehundredyardswide,fivetimes______thesizeofSt.Peter’sinRome.

A./B.thatofC.whichisD.of

65.Whichofthefollowingsentencesexpresses“probability”?

A.Youmustleaveimmediately.

B.Youmustbefeelingrathertired.

C.Youmustbeherebyeighto’clock.

D.Youmustcompletethereadingassignmentontime.

66.Whenhefirststartedinuniversity,hereallyfeltat______withhismajor—economics.

A.shoreB.bankC.oceanD.sea

67.Ontheroadmotoristsshouldbeawareofcyclistsandbe______towardsthem.

A.considerableB.consideringC.considerateD.considered

68.Sallywasabitshy,buttheteacherfoundherquite______discussingarecentfilmwithothers.

A.athomeB.atmostC.athouseD.atheart

69.Thecompanyhascapitalized______theerrorofjudgmentmadebyitsbusinesscompetitor.

A.inB.overC.withD.on

70.Timhasfailedthreecoursesthissemester,sohewillhaveto______themnextsemester.

A.remakeB.repeatC.reapplyD.revise

71.Keepthisreferencebook;itmaycomein______oneday.

A.handyB.usefulC.convenientD.helpful

72.Thequestionsthatthespeakerraisedwerewell______theaverageadult.

A.pastB.onC.beyondD.through

73.Teachersinthisschoolwereencouragedtousedramaasa（n）______oflearning.

A.designB.instrumentC.agencyD.tool

74.First,weneedtofindoutwhathisschemeis,andthenact______.

A.sensitivelyB.imaginativelyC.efficientlyD.accordingly

75.AtfirstJimwasnotquiteclearwhathewasgoingtodoafteruniversity,butnowheseems______onbecomingacomputerprogrammer.

A.fitB.setC.disposedD.decided

76.Wheninvitedtotalkabouthisachievements,herefusedtoblowhisown______anddeclinedtospeakatthemeeting.

A.trumpetB.whistleC.bugleD.flute

77.Inspiteofthetreatment,thepaininhisleggrewin______.

A.gravityB.extentC.intensityD.amount

78.BusservicesbetweenTownCentreandNewtonHousingEstatewillbe______untilthemotorwayisrepaired.

A.discontinuedB.suspendedC.haltedD.ceased

79.Themoon,beingmuchnearertotheEarththantheSun,isthe______causeofthetides.

A.principalB.basicC.initialD.elementary

80.Teddycametomy______withachequeof$200topaymyroomrate,afterIphonedhimthatmywallethadbeenstolen.

A.attendanceB.assistanceC.rescueD.safety

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION（25MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TEXTA

WhenthesunisupinAmsterdam,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssitsquietlyontheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGoghorAnneFrankmuseum,ortakeawatertaxi.

Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingbegins.Inthebigclubsandincoffeeshops,touristsgathertohangout,talkpoliticsandsmoke.

SeveralareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatruleAmsterdam.Andthey’reallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.

Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openmarkets,concertsandotherevents.Severalbeautifulandverypopularhotelscanbefoundthere.AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlazashoppingmall.

ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodotheparty-seekers.HippoporfunkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.ThesearetwoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon’tshutdownuntil4am.

Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotourthecity.Don’tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.

Andyou’llnoticethathalfthepeopleinthestreetsareonbicycles.TheyrentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.

Amsterdamalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FromanywherebetweenUS$2and$9.50,you’canusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisethe“VeniceoftheNorth”.

Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:

Therowsofneat,narrowfour-storydwellingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewellworthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.

YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarterandstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum,RembrandtHouseandothers.

Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpast.OneplacetovisitistheAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanviewAnne’soriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.

81.Atthebeginningoft