17英语专四真题试题及答案.docx

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17英语专四真题试题及答案

2017英语专四真题试题及答案

　　　　　　III.语言知识：

　　11.________combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.　　A.Regarding　　B.Whatever.　　C.Insofaras　　D.Nomatter　　12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,_________thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..　　A.wherein　　B.onwhich　　C.butwhen　　D.then　　13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian_________withsevenyears’racingexperience.A.womandriversB.womendriver　　C.womendriversD.womandriver　　14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa_____.A.pasteventforexacttimereference　　B.presenteventfortentativenessC.presenteventforuncertainty　　D.pasteventforpoliteness　　15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto________.　　A.alleviatehostility　　B.expressunfavorablefeelingsC.indicateuncertainty　　D.makeasuggestion　　16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress_______.Aobligation　　Bdisappointment　　Cfutureinthepast　　D.tentativeness　　17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat___________history.A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelaterC.mightmakelater　　D.wouldlatermake　　18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown______bymicrobes.　　A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated　　19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI___________alone.　　A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeen　　B.shouldbe…hadbeenC.couldbe…were　　D.mighthavebeen…were20.Youmustfire______incompetentassistantofyoursA.the　　B.an　　C.that　　D.whichever　　21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir_____torevealthemselves.　　A.characters　　B.characteristics　　C.charisma　　Dcharacterizations　　22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan________extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.　　A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure　　23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto_______anxietyandinsomnia.　　A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress　　24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum__________.　　A.publications　　Bappearances　　C.releases　　D.presentations　　25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas_________oflackofsupportforitspolicies.　　A.revealing　　B.confirming　　C.indicative　　D.evident　　26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s________toanalyzetheirdifferences.　　A.visionBeye　　C.view　　D.sight　　27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive________injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.　　A.critically　　B.enormously　　C.greatly　　D.hard　　28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested________accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.　　A.overB.withC.on　　D.for　　29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight________toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.　　A.boundedB.binded　　C.boundary　　D.bound　　30.It’s_________thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.A.unchangeably　　B.invariablyC.unalterably　　D.immovably　　　　IV.完形填空：

　　A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value　　MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany’sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD’sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy_________.Whatwillitmeanforvideostoreslike　　Blockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?

Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?

Whatdoesitshowabout\likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa　　largeaudience?

Butoneothermajorimplicationhas　　beenmentioned:

whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.　　Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom　　pharmacies,eBayvendors,andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.　　The　　of\mail\intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps　　.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970’s.　　TheharmfulsideoftheInternet’simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People　　writefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To________throughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_　　inthisshift:

theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible　　thatwasonceinthesender’shands.　　　　V.ReadingcomprehensionSectionAPassageone　　WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?

Well,it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,　　theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.　　AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!

SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible$400milliondollars!

　　Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasuretroveofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeight”.Theaptly-namedFisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!

Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn’tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.　　Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:

amanpursueshisdreamthroughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?

Well,notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher’s,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging”.　　Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher’s,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeological　　knowledge.Indeed,asinFisher’scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.　　Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild’splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:

“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.”　　41.In,thephrase“hitthejackpot”means______accordingtothetext.A.discoveredthejackpot.B.foundthetreasureC.brokeoneoftheobjectsD.ranasalvagingoperation　　42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that_________.A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissueB.UNESCO’sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists’C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibitedD.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind’seducationalvalue　　43.Howdidth