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英語專業(yè)四級真題預測及答案III.語言知識:11.___B_____combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,____B______thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian______C____withsevenyears’racingexperience.A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa__B___.A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativenessC.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto____D______.A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelingsC.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress__B_____.AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat_____D______history.A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelaterC.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown___C___bymicrobes.A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI____A_______alone.
A.wouldhavebeen…h(huán)adbeenB.shouldbe…h(huán)adbeenC.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were20.Youmustfire__C____incompetentassistantofyoursA.theB.anC.thatD.whichever21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir__A___torevealthemselves.A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan___D_____extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto___B____anxietyandinsomnia.A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,deliveredagreatcropofalbum___C_______.A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas___C______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s__B______toanalyzetheirdifferences.A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive___A_____injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested___C_____accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.A.overB.withC.onD.for29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight__D______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound30.It’s____B_____thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovablyIV.完形填空:A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.valueMILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.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,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.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.ReadingcomprehensionSectionAPassageone(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.InPara.4,thephrase“hitthejackpot”means______accordingtothetext.A.discoveredthejackpot.B.foundthetreasureC.brokeoneoftheobjectsD.ranasalvagingoperation42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that_________.A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissueB.UNESCO’sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists’C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibitedD.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind’seducationalvalue43.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?A.ShewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefromB.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.C.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.D.Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetoseethetreasure.Passagetwo(1)PAULwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.Thedeepestofhislovebelongedtohismother.Whenhefelthehadhurther,orwoundedhisloveforher,hecouldnotbearit.Nowitwasspring,andtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam.Thisyearhehadagooddealagainsther.Shewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobeasacrificetothislove,whichshehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelievesheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecouldeverbewhathewoulddemandofher.Certainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetimewithhim.Shesawtragedy,sorrow,andsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,inrenunciationshewasstrong,forshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewaspreparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,liketragedy.Itwasthesufficiencyofthesmallday-lifeshecouldnottrust.(2)TheEasterholidaysbeganhappily.Paulwashisownfrankself.Yetshefeltitwouldgowrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomwindow,lookingacrossattheoak-treesofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethewindow,somealready,shefancied,showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.(3)Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.Itwasabrightgreyday.Paulcameintotheyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughedtowardsthehouse.To-dayhewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingofaslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbynow,andcouldtellfromthatkeen-looking,aloofyoungbodyofhiswhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheputhisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.(4)Shecamedownstairsnervously.Shewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethoughtbecameher.Ithadahighcollarwithatinyruff,makingher,shethought,lookwonderfullyawoman,anddignified.Attwentyshewasfull-breastedandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstilllikeasoftrichmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidofhim.Hewouldnoticehernewblouse.(5)He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservicegiveninthePrimitiveMethodistChapel.Hesatattheheadofthetable,hismobileface,withtheeyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingononeexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockeryalwayshurther;itwastoonearthereality.Hewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhiseyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.ButMrs.Leiverswaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andMr.Leivers,justawakefromhisSundaynap,wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatwithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheirshirt-sleeves,givingaguffawfromtimetotime.Thewholefamilyloveda"take-off"morethananything.44.ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMariam’sattitudetowardlovebetweenherandPaulis________.A.indifferentB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ambiguous45.ThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsexcept_______.A.delightB.expectationC.uncertaintyD.forebearing46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutthefamily’sresponsetoPaul’smockery?A.Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining.B.EverymemberexceptMarriamwasamusedC.Thebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate.D.MariamalsothoughtitwasamusingPassagethree(1)I’vewrittenthisarticleandyou’rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.We’rebothliterate–wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoourlives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Eveninindustrialisedwesterncountries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhave'lowliteracylevels'.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?(2)Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrotealistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn'tsheremember?Welaughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn'twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverusuallywrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada'lowlevelofliteracy'?Idon'tthinkso.(3)Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform,–anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife–thenyouare'functionallyliterate'.(4)Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelthatyoucan'treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.(5)Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedorembarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendofminefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit-andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.(6)Weoftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theword'literate'meantbeingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall'articulate'.Storytellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoftenaco-operativeactivity–someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchastheKoranortheBible.(7)Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyoucouldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.Youwerenotallowedtovoteifyoucouldn'tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmanypeoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.(8)Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn'tsointhepast.Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsomethingwrittenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.(9)Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsforthem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.Andnowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.(10)Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Forexample,astudyintheUKshowedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,andoftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingandwritingarenotnecessaryforthework.(11)World-widestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycamp
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