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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_____combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.

A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter

12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,____B______thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..

A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then

13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian______C____withsevenyears’racingexperience.

A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver

14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa__B___.

A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto____D______.

A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion

16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress__B_____.

AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness

17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat_____D______history.

A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown___C___bymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI____A_______alone.

A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenB.shouldbe…hadbeen

C.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were

20.Youmustfire__C____incompetentassistantofyours

A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir__A___torevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan___D_____extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto___B____anxietyandinsomnia.

A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum___C_______.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas___C______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s__B______toanalyzetheirdifferences.

A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight

27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive___A_____injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested___C_____accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight__D______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It’s____B_____thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.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（31）implications.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?

Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?

Whatdoesitshowabout"longtail"businesses--onesthatcombinemanynichemarkets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa（32）singlelargeaudience?

Butoneothermajorimplicationhas（33）barelybeenmentioned:

whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom（34）onlinepharmacies,eBayvendors,andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The（35）demiseof"snailmail"intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps（36）rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People（37）naturallywritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To（38）leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_（39）lostinthisshift:

theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible（40）objectthatwasonceinthesender'shands.

V.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Passageone

（1）WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?

Well,it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

（2）Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.

（3）AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!

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

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

Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn’tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.

（5）Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:

amanpursueshisdreamthroughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?

Well,notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher’s,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging”.

（6）Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher’s,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher’scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.

（7）Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild’splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:

“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.”

41.In,thephrase“hitthejackpot”means______accordingtothetext.

A.discoveredthejackpot.

B.foundthetreasure

C.brokeoneoftheobjects

D.ranasalvagingoperation

42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that_________.

A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissue

B.UNESCO’sviewisdifferentfrom