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2009年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.

Scientistsaroundtheworldareracingtolearnhowtorapidlydiagnose,treatandstopthespreadofanew,deadlydisease.SARS--SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome---was（31）____forthefirsttimeinFebruary2003inHanoi,（32）_____sincethenhasinfectedmorethan1,600peoplein15countries,killing63.Atthis（33）_____,therearemorequestionsthananswerssurroundingthedisease.

Symptomsstart（34）_____afeverover100.4degreesF,chills,headacheorbody（35）____.Withinaweek,thepatienthasadrycough,whichmight（36）_____toshortnessofbreath.In10%to20%ofcases,patientsrequire（37）_____ventilationtobreathe.About3.5%diefromthedisease.Symptoms（38）____beginintwotosevendays,butsomereportssuggestit（39）____takeaslongas10days.Scientistsarecloseto（40）____alabtesttodiagnoseSARS.Inthemeantime,itisdiagnosedbyitssymptoms.Thereisnoevidence（41）____antibioticsoranti-viralmedicineshelp,（42）_____doctorscanofferonlysupportivecare.PatientswithSARSarekeptinisolationtoreducetheriskof（43）____Scientistsaren'tsureyet,butsomeresearchersthinkit'sa（44）____discoveredcoronavirus,thefamilyofvirusesthatcausesomecommoncolds.

Mostcasesappeartohavebeenpassed（45）____dropletsexpelledwheninfectedpatientscoughorsneeze.Familymembersofinfectedpeopleandmedicalworkerswhocare（46）____themhavebeenmostlikelyto（47）____theillness.ButrecentdevelopmentsinHongKongsuggestthatthe（48）____mightspreadthroughair,orthatthevirusmight（49）____fortwotothreehoursondoorknobsorother（50）____.Healthexpertssayitisunlikely,though,thatsharinganelevatorbrieflywithaninfectedpersonwouldbeenoughtopassthevirus.

（31）A.detectedB.caughtC.disclosedD.revealed

（32）A.butB.andC.orD.yet

（33）A.timeB.pointC.aspectD.instance

（34）A.fromB.overC.uponD.with

（35）A.hurtB.soreC.achesD.feelings

（36）A.processB.advanceC.progressD.convert

（37）A.automaticB.artificialC.mechanicalD.controlled

（38）A.regularlyB.ordinarilyC.traditionallyD.generally

（39）A.willB.mightC.shouldD.must

（40）A.cultivatingB.fosteringC.developingD.designing

（41）A.whichB.thatC.whetherD.what

（42）A.soB.butC.stillD.yet

（43）A.communicationB.transportationC.transformationD.transmission

（44）A.latelyB.newbornC.newlyD.renewed

（45）A.underB.throughC.beneathD.from

（46）A.forB.overC.afterD.about

（47）A.acquireB.receiveC.obtainD.contract

（48）A.ailmentB.ill-healthC.diseaseD.infection

（49）A.continueB.lingerC.delayD.persist

（50）A.exteriorsB.outsideC.surfacesD.coverings

PARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[15MIN]

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.

51.Whataniceday!

Howaboutthethreeofus_____awalkintheparknearby?

A.totakeB.takeC.takingD.tobetaking

52.Iftherewerenosubjunctivemood,English_____mucheasiertolearn.

A.couldhavebeenB.would'beC.willbeD.wouldhavebeen

53.She_____fiftyorsowhenIfirstmetherataconference.

A.hadbeenB.mustbeC.hasbeenD.musthavebeen

54._____thebosssays,itisunreasonabletoaskmetoworkovertimewithoutpay.

A.WhateverB.WheneverC.WhicheverD.However

55.Anewlaptopcostsabout_____ofasecond-handone.

A.thepriceofthreetimesB.threetimestheprice

C.asmuchasthethreetimespriceD.threetimesmorethantheprice

56.Iwasveryinterestedin_____shetoldme.

A.allthatB.allwhichC.allwhatD.that

57.Weconsider______heshouldhaveleftwithouttellinganyonebeforehand.

A.strangewhyB.itstrangewhatC.itstrangethatD.thatstrange

58.Itisgoingtobefinetomorrow._______.

A.Soisit.B.Soitis.C.Soitdoes.D.Sodoesit.

59.Little_____aboutherownsafety,thoughsheherselfwasingreatdanger.

A.shecaredB.shemaycareC.mayshecareD.didshecare

60.Thecouplehadnosoonergottothestation_____thecoachleft.

A.whenB.asC.untilD.than

61.Aren'tyoutired?

I____youhaddoneenoughfortoday.

A.shouldhavethoughtB.musthavethought

C.mighthavethoughtD.couldhavethought

62."Itseemsthatshewasthereattheconference."Thesentencemeansthat

A.sheseemstobethereattheconference.

B.sheseemedtobethereattheconference.

C.sheseemstohavebeenthereattheconference.

D.sheseemedtobeingthereattheconference.

63.WhichofthefollowingadverbscanNOTbeusedtocomplete"_____everybodycame"?

A.NearlyB.QuiteC.PracticallyD.Almost

64.In"Howmuchdoyouthinkheearns?

"howmuchis______ofthesentence.

A.thesubjectB.theadverbialC.theobjectD.thecomplement

65."Themanpreparingthedocumentsisthefirm'slawyer"hasallthefollowingpossiblemeaningsEXCEPT

A.themanwhohaspreparedthedocuments...

B.themanwhohasbeenpreparingthedocuments...

C.themanwhoispreparingthedocuments...

D.themanwhowillpreparethedocuments...

66.DuringtheTVinterview,thesingerannouncedthathewasgoingto_____hisnewalbumsoon.

A.releaseB.renewC.relieveD.rehearse

67.Afterworkingforthefirmfortenyears,hefinally_____therankofdeputydirector.

A.achievedB.approachedC.attainedD.acquired

68.Winteristhe_____seasonatmosthotelsinthisseasidetown,becauseveryfewtouristscometostay.

A.slowB.slackC.lowD.quiet

69.Comeon,Jack,tellmethestory.Don'tkeepmein______.

A.suspenseB.suspendingC.suspensionD.suspender

70.Thefootballmatchwas_____becauseoftheheavyrain.

A.calledoverB.calledupC.calledoutD.calledoff

71.Wehadagoodtimethere,andthefoodwasplentifuland_____.

A.conduciveB.wholesomeC.helpfulD.appreciative

72.Itwasstrangethatshewould_____suchanabsurdidea.

A.allowB.stickC.takeD.entertain

73.Thescientistshavemadean_____studyofthevirusesthatcausethedisease.

A.exhaustedB.exhaustingC.exhaustiveD.exhaustion

74.Doyouownyourapartmentorareyoua______?

A.tenantB.customerC.clientD.proprietor

75.Representativesfromthecompaniesindicatedthattheyshouldgoonworkingtogetherin_____.

A.unityB.entityC.partnersD.partnership

76.WeallknowthatMaryhashadastrict_____.

A.growthB.upbringingC.developmentD.cultivation

77.Thedrinkwaspackagedinchampagnebottlesandwasbeing_____astherealstuff.

A.passedoutB.passedbyC.passedoverD.passedoff

78.LastSundayshecametovisitusoutoftheblue.Theitalicizedphrasemeans

A.unexpectedlyB.unhappilyC.untidilyD.unofficially

79.Thepersonheinterviewedwas_____hisformerschoolmate.

A.nootherthanB.nomorethanC.noneotherthanD.nonetheless

80.Theyoungemployeehasa（n）______quality-heistotallyhonest.

A.respectableB.admirableC.decentD.approachable

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.

TEXTA

Doyourealizethateverytimeyoutakeastep,thebonesinyourhiparesubjectedtoforcesbetweenfourandfivetimesyourbodyweight?

Whenyouarerunning,thisforceisincreasedfurtherstill.Whathappensifthroughdiseaseahip-jointceasestobeabletoresistsuchforces?

Formanyyearship-jointsandotherbodyjointshavebeenreplaceableeitherpartiallyorcompletely.Itisafterallasimpleballandsocketjoint;ithascertainloadsimposedonit;itneedsreliabilityoveradefinedlife;itmustcontainmaterialssuitablefortheworkingenvironment.Anyengineerwillrecognizetheseas

characteristicofatypicalengineeringproblem,whichdoctorsandengineershaveworkedtogethertosolve,inordertobringafreshleaseoflifetopeoplewhowouldotherwisebedisabled.

Thistypifiesthewayinwhichengineersworktohelppeopleandcreateabetterqualityoflife.Thefactthatthiscountryhasthemostefficientagriculturalindustryintheworldisanothergoodexample.Mechanicalengineershaveworkedwithfarmersandbiologiststoproducefertilizers,machineryandharvestingsystems.Thisteamefforthasnowproducedcropsuniformlywaisthighorlesssothattheyarebettersuitedtomechanicalharvesting.Similaradvanceswithothercropshavereleasedpeoplefromhardandboringjobsformorecreativework,whilstmachinesharvestcropsmoreefficientlywithlesswaste.Providingmorefoodfortherapidlyincreasingpopulationisyetanotherroleforthemechanicalengineer.

81.Accordingtothepassage,whenwouldmostweightbeimposedonhip-joints?

A.Whenoneiswalking.B.Whenoneisrunning.

C.Whenoneisstanding.D.Whenoneislyingdown.

82.Engineersregardthereplacementofhip-jointsasa（n）____Problem.

A.mechanicalB.medicalC.healthD.agricultural

83.Accordingtothepassage,howdoengineerscontributetoincreasingefficiencyofthe

agriculturalindustry?

A.Byworkingwithfarmers.

B.Byworkinginteams.

C.Bygrowingcropsofthesameheight.

D.Bymakingagriculturalmachinery.

84.Accordingtothecontext,"Thisteameffort'"inParagrap