【最新试题库含答案】2017年英语专四真题及参考答案整理版
2017年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_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot. A. Regarding B. Whatever. C. In so far as D. No matter 12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it.. A. wherein B. on which C. but when D. then 13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years ’ racing experience. A. woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver 14. 14. ““I I wondered wondered wondered if if if I I I could could could have have have a a a word word word with with with you.you.you.””The The past past past tense tense tense in in in the the the sentence sentence sentence refers refers refers to to to a a __B___. A. past event for exact time reference B. present event for tentativeness C. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness 15. “If I were you, I wouldn ’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______. A. alleviate hostility B. express unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion 16. “It It’’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____. A obligation B disappointment C future in the past D. tentativeness 17. 17. Timothy Timothy Timothy Ray Ray Ray Brown, Brown, Brown, the the the first first first man man man cured cured cured of of of HIV HIV , initially initially opted opted opted against against against the the the stem stem stem cell cell transplantation that _____D______ history. A. could have later made A. could have later made B. should have made later B. should have made later C. might make later D. would later make 18. 18. Some Some Some Martian Martian Martian rock rock rock structures structures structures look look look strikingly strikingly strikingly like like like structures structures structures on on on Earth Earth Earth that that that are are are known known ___C___by microbes. A. having been created B. being created B. being created C. to have been created C. to have been created D . to be created D. to be created 19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone. A. would have been …had been B. should be … had been C. could be … were D. might have been … were 20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yours A. the B. an C. that D. whichever 21. 21. Some Some Some narratives narratives narratives seem seem seem more more more like like like plays, plays, plays, heavy heavy heavy with with with dialogue dialogue dialogue by by by which which which writers writers writers allow allow allow their their __A___to reveal themselves. A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations 22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter. A. assure B. insure C. reassure D. ensure 23. The daisy-like daisy-like flowers flowers flowers of of of chamomile chamomile chamomile have have have been used been used for for centuries centuries centuries to to to ___B____anxiety ___B____anxiety ___B____anxiety and and insomnia. A. decline B. relieve C quench D suppress 24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______. A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations 25. The party ’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for its policies. A. revealing B. confirming C. indicative D. evident 26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind ’s __B______ to analyze their differences. A. vision B eye C. view D. sight 27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime. A. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard 28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school. A. over B. with C. on D. for 29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight __D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi. A. bounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound 30. It ’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes. A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immovably IV IV. . 完形填空：完形填空：A. always B. barely C. demise D. emergence E. gained F. implications G . leaf H. lost I. naturally J. object K. one L. online M. rising N. single O. value MILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail mail each each each one one one back, back, back, the the the next next next one one one on on on the the the list list list is is is sent. sent. sent. The The The Netflix Netflix Netflix model model model has has has been been been exhaustively exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy （31）implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one other major implication has (33)barely (33)barely b een mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service. Every Every day, day, day, some some some two two two million million million Netflix Netflix Netflix envelopes envelopes envelopes come come come and and and go go go as as as first-class first-class first-class mail. mail. mail. They They They are are joined by millions of other shipments from （34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet. The （35）demise of of "snail "snail "snail mail" mail" mail" in in in the the the age age age of of of instant instant instant electronic electronic electronic communication communication communication has has has been been predicted predicted at at at least least least as as as often often often as as as the the the coming coming coming of of of the the the paperless paperless paperless office. office. office. But But But the the the consumption consumption consumption of of of paper paper keeps （36）rising . . It It It has has has roughly roughly roughly doubled doubled doubled since since since 1980. 1980. 1980. On On On average, average, average, an an an American American American household household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's. The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally w rite fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible tangible (40) object (40) object that was once in the sender's hands. V . Reading comprehension Section A Passage one （1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant meant I I I could could could go go go treasure treasure treasure hunting. hunting. hunting. What’s What’s What’s the the the connection connection connection between between between a a a wet wet wet day day day and and and a a a search search search for for buried treasure? Wel l, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold. （2）Now, Now, although although although Leprechauns Leprechauns Leprechauns are are are interesting interesting interesting characters, characters, characters, I I I have have have to to to admit admit admit that that that I I I was was was more more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This , as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it. （3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars! （4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly -named Fisher, Fisher, who who who ran ran ran a a a commercial commercial commercial salvaging salvaging salvaging operation, operation, operation, had had had been been been trying trying trying to to to locate locate locate the the the underwater underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot!His dreams had come true but finding and and keeping keeping keeping the the the treasure treasure treasure wasn’t wasn’t wasn’t all all all plain plain plain sailing. sailing. sailing. After After After battling battling battling with with with hostile hostile hostile conditions conditions conditions at at at sea, sea, Fisher Fisher then then then had had had to to to battle battle battle in in in the the the courts. courts. courts. In In In fact, fact, fact, the the the State State State of of of Florida Florida Florida took took took Fisher Fisher Fisher to to to court court court over over ownership ownership of of of the the the find find find and and and the the the Federal Federal Federal government government government soon soon soon followed followed followed suit. suit. suit. After After After more more more than than than 200 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is is a a a museum museum museum in in in Florida Florida Florida which which which displays displays displays hundreds hundreds hundreds of of of the the the objects objects objects which which which were were were salvaged salvaged salvaged from from from the the Atocha. （5）This This true true true story story story seems seems seems like like like a a a modern-day modern-day modern-day fairytale: fairytale: fairytale: a a a man man man pursues pursues pursues his his his dream dream dream through through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, Fisher’s, the the the objects objects objects are are are sold sold sold and and and dispersed dispersed dispersed and and and UNESCO UNESCO UNESCO are are are worried worried worried about about about protecting protecting protecting our our underwater heritage from what it describes a s “pillaging”.（6）The The counter-argument counter-argument counter-argument is is is that that that in in in professional, professional, professional, well-well-well-run run run operations operations operations such such such as as as Fisher’s, Fisher’s, Fisher’s, each each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than than the the the actual actual actual object, object, object, and and and that that that such such such operations operations operations help help help increase increase increase our our our wealth wealth wealth of of of archaeological archaeological knowledge. knowledge. Indeed, Indeed, Indeed, as as as in in in Fisher’s Fisher’s Fisher’s case, case, case, they they they make make make history history history more more more accessible accessible accessible to to to people people people through through museum donations and information on web sites. （7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but but in in in consolation, consolation, consolation, with with with just just just a a a click click click of of of the the the mouse, mouse, mouse, I I I too too too can can can have have have a a a share share share in in in the the the riches riches riches that that that the the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot ” means ______according to the text. A. discovered the jackpot. B. found the treasure C. broke one of the objects D. ran a salvaging operation 42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________. A. people hold entirely different views on the issue B. UNESCO ’s view is different from archaeologists ’C. all salvaging operations should be prohibited D. attention should be paid to the find ’s educational value 43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)? A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came from B. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure. C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage. D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure. Passage two （1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with with him. him. him. She She She saw saw saw tragedy, tragedy, tragedy, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, and and and sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice ahead. ahead. ahead. And And And in in in sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice she she she was was was proud, proud, proud, in in renunciation renunciation she she she was was was strong, strong, strong, for for for she she she did did did not not not trust trust trust herself herself herself to to to support support support everyday everyday everyday life. life. life. She She She was was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust. （2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of of the the the wood, wood, wood, in in in whose whose whose branches branches branches a a a twilight twilight twilight was was was tangled, tangled, tangled, below below below the the the bright bright bright sky sky sky of of of the the the afternoon. afternoon. Grey-green Grey-green rosettes rosettes rosettes of of of honeysuckle honeysuckle honeysuckle leaves leaves leaves hung hung hung before before before the the the window, window, window, some some some already, already, already, she she she fancied, fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded. （3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the the yard yard yard with with with his his his bicycle, bicycle, bicycle, which which which glittered glittered glittered as as as he he he walked. walked. walked. Usually Usually Usually he he he rang rang rang his his his bell bell bell and and and laughed laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink. （4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse. （5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking on one one expression expression expression and and and then then then another, another, another, in in in imitation imitation imitation of of of various various various people people people he he he was was was mocking. mocking. mocking. His His His mockery mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything. 44. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam ’s attitude toward love between her and Paul is ________. A. indifferent B. desperate C. pessimistic D. ambiguous 45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except _______. A. delight B. expectation C. uncertainty D. forebearing 46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family ’s response to Paul ’s mockery? A. Only the parents found it entertaining. B. Every member except Marriam was amused C. The brothers found it hard to appreciate. D. Mariam also thought it was amusing Passage three （1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate – we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. lives. But But But millions millions millions of of of people people people all all all over over over the the the world world world are are are illiterate. illiterate. illiterate. Even Even Even in in in industrialised industrialised industrialised western western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactly does that mean? （2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father father gave gave gave me me me an an an important important important letter letter letter that that that he'd he'd he'd written written written to to to the the the bank bank bank and and and asked asked asked me me me to to to check check check it it it for for grammar grammar and and and spelling spelling spelling mistakes. mistakes. mistakes. And And And there there there were were were quite quite quite a a a lot. lot. lot. He He He never never never usually usually usually wrote wrote wrote letters letters letters or or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so. （3）There There are are are lots lots lots of of of different different different definitions definitions definitions of of of literacy. literacy. literacy. Some Some Some experts experts experts define define define it it it as as as having having having the the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if if you you you can can can read read read instructions, instructions, instructions, write write write a a a cheque, cheque, cheque, fill fill fill in in in a a a form, form, form, –– anything anything that that that you you you need need need to to to do do do in in everyday life – then you are 'functionally literate'. （4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to. （5）If If you you you live live live in in in a a a society society society where where where most most most people people people are are are literate literate literate then then then you you you will will will feel feel feel ashamed ashamed ashamed or or embarrassed embarrassed and and and avoid avoid avoid situations situations situations in in in which which which you you you have have have to to to read read read or or or write. write. write. The The The father father father of of of a a a friend friend friend of of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, his family had no idea. （6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible. （7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you you couldn't couldn't couldn't sign sign sign the the the voting voting voting register, register, register, so so so literacy literacy literacy was was was connected connected connected with with with political political political rights, rights, rights, and and and many many people were excluded from the democratic process. （8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you. （9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. them. Important Important Important company company company bosses bosses bosses dictated dictated dictated letters letters letters to to to their their their secretaries secretaries secretaries or or or personal personal personal assistants. assistants. assistants. And And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer. （10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work. （11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing. 47. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2? A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways. B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother. C. To indicate how important reading and writing are. D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours. 48. 48. According According to to the the the author, author, the the following following following are are are some some some of of of the the the defining defining features features of of of literacy literacy EXCETT________. A. psyhchological B. functional C. social D. independent 49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT? A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult. B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote. C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing. D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected. 50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ? A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems. B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems. C. Effects of illiteracy on one ’s personality development. D. Effects of illiteracy on women ’s career development. Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one. 51. what does This in Para. 2 refer to? It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns. 52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)? Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure. Passage two. 53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon? Because she wanted to attract Paul ’s attention. 54. What is the meaning of the sentence “…“…he would spare neither himself nor anybody else he would spare neither himself nor anybody else ” in Para. 5? Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery. Passage three. 55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context. Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom. 。
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案1、The train is coming. Be ______! [单选题] *A. careful(正确答案)B. carefullyC. carelessD. care2、There is a bank ______ the street. [单选题] *A. on the end ofB. in the end ofC. at the end of(正确答案)D. by the end of3、John suggest _____ anything about it until they found out more facts. [单选题] *A not to sayB. not sayC to say notD not saying(正确答案)4、The hall in our school is _____ to hold 500 people. [单选题] *A. big enough(正确答案)B. enough bigC. very smallD. very big5、37．—What will you be ___________?—I'm not sure. Maybe I'll be a doctor like my father. [单选题] *A．right nowB．in the future(正确答案)C．at onceD．at the moment6、The man lost his camera and he ______ it now.（）[单选题] *A. foundB. is findingC. is looking forD. looks for(正确答案)7、Online shopping _______ very popular now. [单选题] *A. is(正确答案)B. areC. wasD. were8、Don’t ______. He is OK. [单选题] *A. worriedB. worry(正确答案)C. worried aboutD. worry about9、David ______ at home when I called at seven o’clock yesterday evening. （）[单选题] *A. didn’tB. doesn’tC. wasn’t(正确答案)D. isn’t10、5．Shanghais is known ________ “the Oriental Pearl”, so many foreigners come to visit Shanghai very year. [单选题] *A．forB．as (正确答案)C．withD．about11、--What would you like to say to your _______ before leaving school?--I’d like to say"Thank you very much!" [单选题] *A. workersB. nursesC. waitersD. teachers(正确答案)12、You wouldn' t have caught such ____ bad cold if you hadn' t been caught in ____?rain. [单选题] *A. a, /B. a, aC. a,the(正确答案)D. /, /13、July hardly joins in any class activities,_____? [单选题] *A. does she(正确答案)B. doesn't sheC. didn't sheD. is she14、We should have breakfast every day to keep ______. [单选题] *A. healthB. healthy(正确答案)C. healthilyD. the healthy15、He is a student of _______. [单选题] *A. Class SecondB. the Class TwoC. Class Two(正确答案)D. Second Two16、Could you please ______ why you can’t come to attend the meeting? [单选题] *A. explain(正确答案)B. understandC. giveD. reach17、Alice is fond of playing ____ piano while Henry is interested in listening to ___ music. [单选题] *A. the, /(正确答案)B. the, theC. the, aD. /, the18、I like this house with a beautiful garden in front, but I don't have enough money to buy _____. [单选题] *A. it(正确答案)B. oneC. thisD. that19、She works in a hospital. She is a(n) _______. [单选题] *A. managerB. engineerC. doctor(正确答案)D. patient20、You can buy some pieces of bread from "_______". [单选题] *A. Bakery(正确答案)B. Travel AgencyC. LaundryD. Ticket Office21、The car is _______. It needs washing. [单选题] *A. cleanB. dirty(正确答案)C. oldD. new22、The children ______ visiting the museum. [单选题] *A. look overB. look forward to(正确答案)C. look forD. look after23、We _______ play basketball after school. [单选题] *A. were used toB. used to(正确答案)C. use toD. are used to24、My brother usually _______ his room after school. But now he _______ soccer. [单选题] *A. cleans; playsB. cleaning; playingC. cleans; is playing(正确答案)D. cleans; is playing the25、If you know the answer, _______ your hand, please. [单选题] *A. put up(正确答案)B. put downC. put onD. put in26、Tony can _______ the guitar.Now he _______ the guitar. [单选题] *A. play; plays(正确答案)B. playing; playingC. plays; is playingD. play; is playing27、—Where did you get the book?—From my friend. I ______ it three days ago. （）[单选题] *A. lentB. borrowed(正确答案)C. keptD. returned28、I’m not sure whether we’ll go on ______ foot or by _____ bike? [单选题] *A. the; theB. /; theC. /; /(正确答案)D. the; /29、We moved to the front row_____we could hear and see better. [单选题] *A. so asB. so that(正确答案)C. becauseD. such that30、Tom’s mother will let him _______ traveling if he comes back?in five days. [单选题] *A. to goB. goesC. wentD. go(正确答案)。
2017年英语专四真题与答案
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案III. 语言知识：11. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experience.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___.A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.”The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their __A___to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ___B____anxiety and insomnia.A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for its policies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight __D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough ata distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovablyIV. 完形填空：A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturallyJ. objectK. oneL. onlineM. risingN. singleO. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a(32)single large audience? But one other major implication has(33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from（34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, Amazon. and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible(40) object that was once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Wel l, it’s q uite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns –little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then hadto battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes a s “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher’s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means ______according to the text.A. discovered the jackpot.B. found the treasureC. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issueB. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’C. all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust. （2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which sheloved and dreaded.（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.（4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse. （5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything.44. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude toward love between her and Paul is ________.A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except _______.A.delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam was amusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three（1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate –we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactly does that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so.（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, –anything that you need to do in everyday life –then you are'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity –someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.（7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you. （9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to findjobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.47. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT________.A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one...51. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para.4)?Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.54. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery.Passage three.55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context. Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom... 下载可编辑..。
2017年英语专四真题(含答案)(1)
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案III. 语言知识：11. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experience.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___.A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their__A___to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ___B____anxiety and insomnia.A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for its policies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight __D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovablyIV. 完形填空：A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturallyJ. objectK. oneL. onlineM. risingN. singleO. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when theymail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one other major implication has(33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from（34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that was once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher’s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means ______according to the text.A. discovered the jackpot.B. found the treasureC. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issueB. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’C. all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.（2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.（4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.（5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking onone expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything.44. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude toward love between her and Paul is ________.A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except _______.A.delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam was amusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three（1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate – we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactly does that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it forgrammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so.（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, – anything that you need to do in everyday life – then you are 'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.（7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.（9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, andoften unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.47. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT________.A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one.51. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)?Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.54. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery.Passage three.55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context.Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
专四2017年英语专业四级真题和答案
2017年英语专业四级考试真题试卷（含听力和原文）第一部分：真题试卷TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2017)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART ⅠDICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third reading, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.音频：关注公众号“超能资料库”回复关键词“专四”获取免费音频PART ⅡLISTENING COMPERHESION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have thirty seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION B CONVERSATINSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the choices.Now, listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1.[A] It has wiped the data from the flash drive. [B] It can’t read data from the flash drive.[C]The files stored in it have got lost. [D] The files in it can’t be opened.2.[A] Get a total refund. [B] Get a partial refund.[C]Get a new computer. [D] Get a new hard disk.3.[A] Indifferent. [B] Surprised.[C]Anxious. [D] Dissatisfied.4.[A] By 8:30 tomorrow morning. [B] After 8:30 tomorrow morning.[C]At 8:30 this evening. [D] Anytime tomorrow.5. [A] 6574-3205. [B] 6547-2305.[C] 6457-2035. [D] 6475-3025.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6.[A] Hold a party at home. [B] Introduce ourselves first.[C] Avoid meeting them. [D] Wait for them to visit us.7.[A] Do nothing about it. [B] Tell him to stop.[C] Give him a reason to stop. [D] Call the police immediately.8.[A] Try to be patient. [B] Try to be sympathetic.[C] Don’t appear to be friendly. [D] Don’t answer their questions.9.[A] No more than five minutes. [B] Five to ten minutes.[C] About half an hour. [D] About an hour.10.[A] Family Circle Magazine. [B] Morning radio programs.[C] Betty’s website. [D] CBS news website.PART ⅢLANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN] There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked [A]. [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.bination of techniques authors use, all stories—from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels —have a plot.[A]Regarding [B] Whatever [C] In so far as [D] No matter12.She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, the woman gave a quick knock before opening it.[A]on which [B] but when [C] wherein [D] then13.Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian with seven years’ racing experience.[A]woman drivers [B] women driver [C] women drivers [D] woman driver14.“I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense used in the sentence refers to a .[A]past event for exact time reference [B] present event for tentativeness[C] present event for uncertainty [D] past event for politeness15.“If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to .[A]alleviate hostility [B] express unfavorable feelings[C] indicate uncertainty [D] make a suggestion16.“It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD expresses .[A]obligation [B] disappointment[C] future in the past [D] tentativeness17.Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that history.[A]could have later made [B] should have made later[C] might make later [D] would later make18.Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known by microbes.[A]having been created [B] being created[C] to have been created [D] to be created19.At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as I if Ialone.[A]would have been...had been [B] should be...had been[C] could be...were [D] might have been...were20.You must fire incompetent assistant of yours.[A]the [B] an [C] that [D] whichever21.Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their to reveal themselves.[A]charisma [B] characters [C] characteristics [D] characterizations22.If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.[A]assure [B] insure [C] reassure [D] ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to anxiety and insomnia.[A] decline [B] relieve [C] quench [D] suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album .[A] releases [B] appearances [C] publications [D] presentations25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was of lack of support for its policies.[A] revealing [B] confirming [C] indicative [D] evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s to analyze their differences.[A] vision [B] eye [C] view [D]sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.[A] critically [B] enormously [C] greatly [D] hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high school.[A] over [B] with [C] on [D] for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight to Germany from Abu Dhabi.[A] bounded [B] binded [C] boundary [D] bound30. It’s the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.[A] invariably [B] immovably [C] unalterably [D] unchangeablyPART Ⅳ CLOZE [10 MIN]Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.company’s web site and receive the first few DVD’s in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy(31) . What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about “long tail” businesses — ones that combine many markets into a (32) target audience? But one other major implication has (33) been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from (34) pharmacies, eBay vendors, Amazon. com and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The (35) of “snail mail” in the age of electronic communication has been predicted at least as o ften as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps (36) . It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970’s.The harmful side of the Internet’s impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) trough a box of old paper correspondence is to know what been (39) feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and that was once in the sender’s hands.PART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSION [35MIN] SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1)When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns —little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.(2)Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more interested in the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune ifI found it.(3)As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike me, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible 400 million dollars!(4)After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure-trove （埋藏的宝藏）of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.(5)This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through hardship and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties—they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed, and UNESCO are also worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “pillaging”（抢劫、掠夺）.(6)The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run ope rations such as Fisher’s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge.indeed, as in Fisher’s ca se, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.(7)The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41.In Para. 4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context.[A]discovered the jackpot [B] found the treasure[C] broke one of the objects [D] ran a salvaging operation42.It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .[A]UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’[B]all salvaging operations should be prohibited[C]attention should be paid to the find’s educational value[D]people hold entirely different views on the issue43.How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?[A]She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.[B]She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.[C]She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.[D]She was unconcerned about where the treasure came from.PASSAGE TWO(1)Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring and there was battle between him and Miriam, his girlfriend. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.(2)The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.(3)Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. Today he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing,that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from keen-looking what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.(4)She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.(5)He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Miriam’s mother was wiping her eyes with laughter, and her father, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a “take-off” more than anything.44.It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude towards love between her and P aul is .[A]indifferent [B] desperate [C] pessimistic [D] ambiguous45.The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT .[A]delight [B] expectation [C] uncertainty [D] foreboding46.Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?[A]Only the parents found it entertaining. [B] Every member except Miriam was amused.[C]The brothers found it hard to appreciate. [D] Miriam also thought it was amusing.PASSAGE THREE(1)I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate—we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised Western countries, such as the UK and the the USA, approximately 20% of the population have “low literacy levels”. But what exactly does that mean?(2)My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn’t play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn’t she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn’t write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter th at he’d written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn’t comfortable or confident. Does that m ean that my father had a “low level of literacy”? I don’t think so.(3)There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form—anything that you need to do in everyday life—then you are “functionally literate”.(4)Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can’t read or write as well as you would like to.(5)If you live in a society where most people are literate, then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn’t read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it —and believe it or not, his family had no idea.(6)We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word “literate” meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call “articulate”. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity—someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.(7)Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn’t sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.(8)Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn’t so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.(9)And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.(10)Being illiterate can have a big effect on people’s lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.(11)World wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don’t forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low le vel o literacy, isn’t necessarily stupid or ignorant, and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn’t only found in writing.47.Why does the author give two examples in Para.2?[A]To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.[B]To show that Father was more literate than Mother.[C]To indicate how important reading and writing are.[D]To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48.According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT .[A]psychological [B] functional [C] social [D] independent49.Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?[A]Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.[B]People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.[C]Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.[D]Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 10)?[A]Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.[B]Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.[C]Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.[D]Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE51.What does This in Para. 2 refer to?52.Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)?PASSAGE TWO53.Why did Miriam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?54.What is the meaning of the sentence “...he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?PASSAGE THREE55.Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context.PART ⅥWRITING [45MIN]Read carefully the following report and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 WORDS, in which you should:1)summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then2)comment on whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machinesYou can support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.With Intelligent Machines to Do the Thinking, Will Our Brains Get Lazy?Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence. But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines, our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent?Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown much of the time by automatic pilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capability of mere human air traffic controllers.Artificial intelligence is embedded in many features of modern life for the simple reason that intelligent machines can already outperform humans, including some aptitudes where there was once thought to be a human advantage, such as playing chess, and writing poetry, or even novels.As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make life easier. In the future, the electronic assistant will develop to the point that it serves similar functions as a real living butler, fulfilling requests such as: “Organize a dinner party for six on Thursday, Jeeves, and invite the usual guests.”At that point, our long struggle with challenging technologies is at an end. Like Bertie Wooster, we can take it easy knowing that the hard work of planning and organizing is being done by a better brain —the electronic assistant. Starved of mental effort, our brains will regress.Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.—THE END—PART ⅡLISTENING COMPRENSIONSECTION A TALK下列各题必须使用黑色字迹签字笔在答题区域内作答，超出红色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效。
2017年英语专四真题(含答案)(1)
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案III. 语言知识：11. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experience.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___.A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their__A___to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ___B____anxiety and insomnia.A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for its policies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight __D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovablyIV. 完形填空：A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturallyJ. objectK. oneL. onlineM. risingN. singleO. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when theymail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one other major implication has(33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from（34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that was once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher’s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means ______according to the text.A. discovered the jackpot.B. found the treasureC. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issueB. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’C. all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.（2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.（4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.（5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking onone expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything.44. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude toward love between her and Paul is ________.A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except _______.A.delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam was amusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three（1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate – we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactly does that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it forgrammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so.（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, – anything that you need to do in everyday life – then you are 'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.（7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.（9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, andoften unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.47. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT________.A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one.51. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)?Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.54. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery.Passage three.55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context.Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
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2017年英语专业四级真题及答案123III. 语言知识：411. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all 5stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a 6plot.7A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter 812. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a 9closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..10A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then1113. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven 12years’ racing experience.13A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman14driver1514. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense 16in the sentence refers to a __B___.17A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for18tentativeness19C. present event for uncertaintyD. past event forpoliteness202115. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” Thesubjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.2223A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelings24C. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on2526his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.27A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D.28tentativeness2917. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted 30against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.31A. could have later madeB. should have made later32C. might make laterD. would later make3318. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on 34Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.35A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been created36D. to be created3719. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in 38the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.39A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were404120. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever424321. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which 44writers allow their __A___to reveal themselves.45A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D46characterizations4722. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.4849A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure5023. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuriesto ___B____anxiety and insomnia.5152A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress5324. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular 54music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.55A. publications B appearances C. releases D.56presentations5725. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was 58___C______of lack of support for its policies.59A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident6026. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to hismind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.6162A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen6364attacked the school during lunchtime.65A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard6628. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of 67using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.68A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight6970__D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.71A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds7273clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events 74the vaguer it becomes.75A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovably7677IV. 完形填空：7879A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF.80implications G. leaf H. lost I. naturally J. object K. one L.81online M. rising N. single O. value82MILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and8384receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail each one back,85the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively 86analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implications. What will 87it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started88a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? Whatdoes it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche8990markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a 91(32)single large audience? But one other major implication has(33)barelybeen mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for9293that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.94Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as 95first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from 96（34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses 97that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic9899communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the 100paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household 101102receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's. 103The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but 104statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) 105naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) 106leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been 107_(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel 108of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that 109was once in the sender's hands.110111V. Reading comprehension112Section A113Passage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased 114115when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s116the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well,it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home 117118of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more119interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have 120121to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard.This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. 122123Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the124rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever125it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbowto see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend 126127many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune128if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just 129130another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But131for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for afortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. 132133His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the134great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, 135unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one 136of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for 137good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars! 138139（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky 140waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a 141142commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater 143treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams 144had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain 145sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had 146to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed 147148suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his 149yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the 150151Atocha.152（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues 153his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the 154difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. 155Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging 156operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO 157are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it 158describes as “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run 159160operations such as Fis her’s, each piece is accurately and minutely161recorded and that it is this information which is more important thanthe actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of 162163archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make hist ory164more accessible to people through museum donations and information on165web sites.166（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging167or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clearis that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but 168169profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is170beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, Itoo can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As 171172Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive173of our knowledge.”17417541. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot”means ______according176to the text.177A. discovered the jackpot.178B. found the treasure179C. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation18018142. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issue182183B. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’184C. all salvaging operations should be prohibited185D. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value18643. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 1877)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came from188189B. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure. 190C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure. 191192193Passage two194（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The 195deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, 196or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, 197and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal 198against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was 199to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was 200mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever 201would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw 202203herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy,204sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in 205renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support 206everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, 207like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.208209（2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. 210Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose 211212branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. 213Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some 214already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and 215dreaded.216（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered 217218as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. 219To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and 220221could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was 222happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his 223bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.224（4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse 225that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making 226her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she 227was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft 228rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. Shewas afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.229230（5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family 231to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel.He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could 232233be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now 234taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people 235he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. 236He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, 237hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else.But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just 238239awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three 240brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" 241242more than anything.24344. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude 244245toward love between her and Paul is ________.246A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous 24745. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following 248feelings except _______.249A.delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family’s 250251response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except 252253Marriam was amused254C. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought255it was amusing256Passage three257258（1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we aremembers of the same club. We’re both literate– we can read and write. 259260And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But261millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in262industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA,263approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what264exactly does that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, 265266but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing267didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the268house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always269wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why270couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn'twrite lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important 271272letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar273and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wroteletters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write 274275he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father hada 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so.276277（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts 278define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be 279independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read 280instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, – anything that you need 281to do in everyday life – then you are 'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you 282283are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write 284as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then 285286you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you 287have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted 288to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought 289the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, 290his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years 291292ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, 293in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an 294important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. 295Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud 296to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible. 297（7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were 298considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. 299It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn'tsign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, 300301and many people were excluded from the democratic process.302（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that303wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing304was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid305an expert to write it for you.（9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed 306307people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated308letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with newcomputer software you can dictate directly to your computer.309310（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For311example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly312are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent.313So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and314writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are 315316associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than317men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger familiesand are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good 318319thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low320level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not321be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing. 32232347. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?324A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.325B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.326C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.327D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.32848. According to the author, the following are some of the defining 329features of literacy EXCETT________.330A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent33149. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is 332CORRECT?333A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equallydifficult.334335B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote. 336C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected. 33733850. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?339A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.340B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.341C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.342D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.344Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more 345than ten words)346347Passage one.34851. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?349It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.35052. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the 351treasure (Para. 4)?352Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.353Passage two.35453.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?355Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.35654. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither 357himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?358Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery. 359Passage three.36055. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according 361to the context.362Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
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11. B the 13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian C with seven years' racing experience. woman drivers B. women driver women drivers D. woman driver 14. “I wondered if I could have a wordwith you." The past tense in the sentence refers to a past event for exact time reference present event for tentativenesspresent event for uncertainty past event for politeness A. alleviate hostilityindicate uncertaintymake a suggestion A obligation transplantation that history. could have later made should have made later might make later would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known C by microbes.A. having been created being created C. to have been created D. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, asif I A alone. would have been ...had been B. should be …had been C. could be ... were D. might have been... were 20. You must fire C incompetent assistant of yours A. the B. an C. that D. whichever 2017年英语专业四级真题及答案IIL 语言知识：combination of techniques authors use, all stories —from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ——have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door,B women gave a quick knock before opening it ・.A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then15. “If I were you, I wouldn't wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to DB. express unfavorable feelings 16. “It's a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express B B disappointment C future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell 2L Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow theirA to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D characterizations22.If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can D extra purity by runningit through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23.The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to B anxiety and insomnia.A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress24.Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album C.A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25.The party's reduced vote in the general election was C of lack of support for itspolicies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26.He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind's B to analyzetheir differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27.Twelve pupils were killed and five A _______ injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28.A 15-year-old girl has been arrested C accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29.It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight D to Germany fromAbu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30.It's B the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, butthe nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovablyIV.完形填空：A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturally J. object K. one L. online M. rising N. single O. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustivelyanalyzed for its disruptive, new・economy(31 )imDlications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about u long tail" businesses 一ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one other major implication has (33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class maiL They are joined by millions of other shipments from (34) online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The (35) demise of "snail mail” in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps (36) rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been (39) lost in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that was once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one(1)When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What's the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it's quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns - little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.(2)Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was moreintrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it. (3)As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics "Treasure Island” and "Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!(4)After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn't all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.(5)This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher's, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “pillaging”.(6)The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher's, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeologicalknowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher's case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.(7)The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child's play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: "Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge."41.In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the text.A.discovered the jackpot.B.found the treasureC.broke one of the objectsD.ran a salvaging operation42.It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that.A・ people hold entirely different views on the issueB.UNESCO's view is different from archaeologists'C.all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD.attention should be paid to the find's educational value43• How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?A.She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB.She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C.She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D.She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two(1)PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, whichshe had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.(2)The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.(3)Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.(4)She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.(5)He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leiversjust awake from his Sunday nap, wasrubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off1' more than anything.44.It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam's attitude toward love between her and Paul is.A.indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous45.The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except.A. delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46.Which of the following statements is correct about the family's response to Paul's mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam was amusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three(1)Fve written this article and you're reading it. So we are members of the same club. We're both literate 一we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have Tow literacy levels1. But what exactly does that mean?(2)My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy? I don't think so.(3)There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, ifyou can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, - anything that you need to do in everyday life 一then you are 'functionally literate1.(4)Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can*t read or write as well as you would like to.(5)If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it ・ and believe it or not, his family had no idea. (6)We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word literate1 meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity 一someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.(7)Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.(8)Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.(9)And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.(10)Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.(11)World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don'tforget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant - and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn 't only found in writing.47.Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?A.To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B.To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C.To indicate how important reading and writing are.D.To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48.According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT.A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent49.Which of the following statements cibout reading and writing is CORRECT?A.Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.B.People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C.Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D.Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?A.Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B.Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C.Effects of illiteracy on one's personality development.D.Effects of illiteracy on women's career development.Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one.51.what does This in Para. 2 refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52.Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)?Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul's attention.54.What is the meaning of the sentence "...he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery.Passage three.55.Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context.Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
【星火英语版】2017年英语专业四级考试真题参考答案(含题干)
Learning SympathyA big part of being human is feeling sympathy, / but how early on in our lives do we learn this? / Scientists find that babies respond to other people / by crying when other babies cry. / However, babies can’t distinguish between themselves and others / until they’re eighteen to twenty months old. / Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time. / Kids also begin to do things like comforting other people. / And by the time they’re three, / most children will try to protect a victim in a fight.SECTION A TALK1. a physical classroom2. a coherent concept3. personalized curriculum4. (more) meaningful practice5.feedback6.collaborating7. question and answer8. fundamental human right9. lifelong learning10. innovationSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1.What’s wrong with the man’s computer?答案：A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive.2.How will the man be compensated if the computer can’t be fixed?答案：C. Get a new computer.3.How did the man feel about the woman’s offer of compensation?答案：D. Dissatisfied.4.When will the service engineer come to fix the computer?答案：B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning.5.What is the man’s phone number?答案：A. 6574-3205.6.What should we do if our neighbors didn’t reach out?答案：B. Introduce ourselves first.7.Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor?答案：C. Give him a reason to stop.8.What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor?答案：D. Don’t answer their questions.9.How long do we expect our neighbors to stay?答案：B. Five to ten minutes.10.Where can we get more information on this topic?答案：D. CBS news website.11. B. Whatever12. A. on which13. C. women drivers14. B. present event for tentativeness15. D. make a suggestion16. B. disappointment17. D. would later make18. C. to have been created19. A. would have been...had been20. C. that21. B. characters22. D. ensure23. B. relieve24. A. releases25. C. indicative26. B. eye27. A. critically28. C. on29. D. bound30. A. invariably31.［F］implications32.［N］single33.［B］barely34.［L］online35.［C］demise36.［M］rising37.［I］naturally38.［G］leaf39.［H］lost40.［J］objectSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE41. In Para. 4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context.答案：B. found the treasure42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .答案：D. people hold entirely different views on the issue43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?答案：A. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.PASSAGE TWO44. It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude towards love between her and Paul is .答案：C. pessimistic45. The narration in Para.3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT .答案：A. delight46. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?答案：B. Every member except Miriam was amused.PASSAGE THREE47. Why does the author give two examples in Para. 2?答案：A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT .答案：D. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?答案：C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 11)?答案：B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS说明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。
2017年英语专四真题及答案
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案III。
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Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years' racing experience. A。
woman drivers B。
women driver C. women drivers D。
woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you." The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___.A。
past event for exact time reference B。
present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15。
“If I were you，I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______。
专四2017年英语专业四级真题和答案
2017年英语专业四级考试真题试卷（含听力和原文）第一部分：真题试卷TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2017)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART ⅠDICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third reading, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.音频：关注公众号“超能资料库”回复关键词“专四”获取免费音频PART ⅡLISTENING COMPERHESION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have thirty seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION B CONVERSATINSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the choices.Now, listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1.[A] It has wiped the data from the flash drive. [B] It can’t read data from the flash drive.[C]The files stored in it have got lost. [D] The files in it can’t be opened.2.[A] Get a total refund. [B] Get a partial refund.[C]Get a new computer. [D] Get a new hard disk.3.[A] Indifferent. [B] Surprised.[C]Anxious. [D] Dissatisfied.4.[A] By 8:30 tomorrow morning. [B] After 8:30 tomorrow morning.[C]At 8:30 this evening. [D] Anytime tomorrow.5. [A] 6574-3205. [B] 6547-2305.[C] 6457-2035. [D] 6475-3025.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6.[A] Hold a party at home. [B] Introduce ourselves first.[C] Avoid meeting them. [D] Wait for them to visit us.7.[A] Do nothing about it. [B] Tell him to stop.[C] Give him a reason to stop. [D] Call the police immediately.8.[A] Try to be patient. [B] Try to be sympathetic.[C] Don’t appear to be friendly. [D] Don’t answer their questions.9.[A] No more than five minutes. [B] Five to ten minutes.[C] About half an hour. [D] About an hour.10.[A] Family Circle Magazine. [B] Morning radio programs.[C] Betty’s website. [D] CBS news website.PART ⅢLANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN] There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked [A]. [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.bination of techniques authors use, all stories—from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels —have a plot.[A]Regarding [B] Whatever [C] In so far as [D] No matter12.She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, the woman gave a quick knock before opening it.[A]on which [B] but when [C] wherein [D] then13.Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian with seven years’ racing experience.[A]woman drivers [B] women driver [C] women drivers [D] woman driver14.“I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense used in the sentence refers to a .[A]past event for exact time reference [B] present event for tentativeness[C] present event for uncertainty [D] past event for politeness15.“If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to .[A]alleviate hostility [B] express unfavorable feelings[C] indicate uncertainty [D] make a suggestion16.“It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD expresses .[A]obligation [B] disappointment[C] future in the past [D] tentativeness17.Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that history.[A]could have later made [B] should have made later[C] might make later [D] would later make18.Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known by microbes.[A]having been created [B] being created[C] to have been created [D] to be created19.At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as I if Ialone.[A]would have been...had been [B] should be...had been[C] could be...were [D] might have been...were20.You must fire incompetent assistant of yours.[A]the [B] an [C] that [D] whichever21.Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their to reveal themselves.[A]charisma [B] characters [C] characteristics [D] characterizations22.If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.[A]assure [B] insure [C] reassure [D] ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to anxiety and insomnia.[A] decline [B] relieve [C] quench [D] suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album .[A] releases [B] appearances [C] publications [D] presentations25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was of lack of support for its policies.[A] revealing [B] confirming [C] indicative [D] evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s to analyze their differences.[A] vision [B] eye [C] view [D]sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.[A] critically [B] enormously [C] greatly [D] hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high school.[A] over [B] with [C] on [D] for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight to Germany from Abu Dhabi.[A] bounded [B] binded [C] boundary [D] bound30. It’s the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.[A] invariably [B] immovably [C] unalterably [D] unchangeablyPART Ⅳ CLOZE [10 MIN]Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.company’s web site and receive the first few DVD’s in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy(31) . What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about “long tail” businesses — ones that combine many markets into a (32) target audience? But one other major implication has (33) been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from (34) pharmacies, eBay vendors, Amazon. com and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The (35) of “snail mail” in the age of electronic communication has been predicted at least as o ften as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps (36) . It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970’s.The harmful side of the Internet’s impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) trough a box of old paper correspondence is to know what been (39) feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and that was once in the sender’s hands.PART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSION [35MIN] SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1)When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns —little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.(2)Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more interested in the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune ifI found it.(3)As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike me, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible 400 million dollars!(4)After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure-trove （埋藏的宝藏）of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.(5)This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through hardship and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties—they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed, and UNESCO are also worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “pillaging”（抢劫、掠夺）.(6)The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run ope rations such as Fisher’s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge.indeed, as in Fisher’s ca se, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.(7)The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41.In Para. 4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context.[A]discovered the jackpot [B] found the treasure[C] broke one of the objects [D] ran a salvaging operation42.It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .[A]UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’[B]all salvaging operations should be prohibited[C]attention should be paid to the find’s educational value[D]people hold entirely different views on the issue43.How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?[A]She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.[B]She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.[C]She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.[D]She was unconcerned about where the treasure came from.PASSAGE TWO(1)Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring and there was battle between him and Miriam, his girlfriend. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.(2)The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.(3)Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. Today he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing,that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from keen-looking what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.(4)She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.(5)He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Miriam’s mother was wiping her eyes with laughter, and her father, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a “take-off” more than anything.44.It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude towards love between her and P aul is .[A]indifferent [B] desperate [C] pessimistic [D] ambiguous45.The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT .[A]delight [B] expectation [C] uncertainty [D] foreboding46.Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?[A]Only the parents found it entertaining. [B] Every member except Miriam was amused.[C]The brothers found it hard to appreciate. [D] Miriam also thought it was amusing.PASSAGE THREE(1)I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate—we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised Western countries, such as the UK and the the USA, approximately 20% of the population have “low literacy levels”. But what exactly does that mean?(2)My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn’t play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn’t she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn’t write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter th at he’d written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn’t comfortable or confident. Does that m ean that my father had a “low level of literacy”? I don’t think so.(3)There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form—anything that you need to do in everyday life—then you are “functionally literate”.(4)Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can’t read or write as well as you would like to.(5)If you live in a society where most people are literate, then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn’t read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it —and believe it or not, his family had no idea.(6)We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word “literate” meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call “articulate”. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity—someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.(7)Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn’t sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.(8)Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn’t so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.(9)And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.(10)Being illiterate can have a big effect on people’s lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.(11)World wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don’t forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low le vel o literacy, isn’t necessarily stupid or ignorant, and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn’t only found in writing.47.Why does the author give two examples in Para.2?[A]To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.[B]To show that Father was more literate than Mother.[C]To indicate how important reading and writing are.[D]To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48.According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT .[A]psychological [B] functional [C] social [D] independent49.Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?[A]Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.[B]People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.[C]Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.[D]Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 10)?[A]Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.[B]Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.[C]Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.[D]Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE51.What does This in Para. 2 refer to?52.Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)?PASSAGE TWO53.Why did Miriam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?54.What is the meaning of the sentence “...he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?PASSAGE THREE55.Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context.PART ⅥWRITING [45MIN]Read carefully the following report and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 WORDS, in which you should:1)summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then2)comment on whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machinesYou can support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.With Intelligent Machines to Do the Thinking, Will Our Brains Get Lazy?Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence. But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines, our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent?Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown much of the time by automatic pilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capability of mere human air traffic controllers.Artificial intelligence is embedded in many features of modern life for the simple reason that intelligent machines can already outperform humans, including some aptitudes where there was once thought to be a human advantage, such as playing chess, and writing poetry, or even novels.As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make life easier. In the future, the electronic assistant will develop to the point that it serves similar functions as a real living butler, fulfilling requests such as: “Organize a dinner party for six on Thursday, Jeeves, and invite the usual guests.”At that point, our long struggle with challenging technologies is at an end. Like Bertie Wooster, we can take it easy knowing that the hard work of planning and organizing is being done by a better brain —the electronic assistant. Starved of mental effort, our brains will regress.Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.—THE END—PART ⅡLISTENING COMPRENSIONSECTION A TALK下列各题必须使用黑色字迹签字笔在答题区域内作答，超出红色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效。
2017年英语专业四级考试真题参考答案(含题干)
Part I DICTATIONLearning SympathyA big part of being huma n is feeli ng sympathy, / but how early on in our lives do we learn this? / Scientists find that babies respond to other people / by crying when other babies cry. / However, babies can ' t distinguish between themselves and others un til they ' r e ightee n to twenty mon ths old. / Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time. / Kids also beg in to do thi ngs like comfort ing other people. / And by the time they' re threemost children will try to protect a victim in a fight.1. a physical classroom2. a coherent concept3. personalized curriculum4. (more) meaningful practice5. feedback6. collaborating7. question and answer8. fundamental human right9. lifelong learning10. innovation1. What' s wrong with the man ' s computer?答案：A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive.2. How will the man be compensated if the computer can be fixed? ' t答案：C. Get a new computer.3. How did the man feel about the woman ' s offer of compensation?答案：D. Dissatisfied.4. When will the service engineer come to fix the computer?答案：B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning.5. What is the man ' s phone number?答案：A. 6574-3205.6. What should we do if our neighbors didn ' t reach out?答案：B. Introduce ourselves first.7. Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor?答案：C. Give him a reason to stop.8. What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor?答案：D. Don' t answer their questions.9. How long do we expect our n eighbors to stay?答案：B. Five to ten minutes.10. Where can we get more information on this topic?答案：D. CBS news website.11. B. Whatever12. A. on whichC. wome n drivers B. prese nt eve nt for ten tative nessD. make a suggesti on B. disappo in tme nt D. would later make C. to have bee n created A. would have bee n...had bee n C. that B. characters D. en sure B. relieve A. releases C. in dicative B. eye A. critically C. on D. boundA. inv ariably Part IV CLOZE[F ] implications [N ] single [B ] barely13. 14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30. 31. 32.33.34.35.[L ] online [C ] demise36. [M ] risi ng 37.[11 n aturally 38.[G 1 leaf 39.[H 1 lost 40. [J 1 objectSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE41. In Para. 4, the phrase“ hit the jackpot ” means according to thecon text.答案：B. found the treasure 42. It can be con cluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that __________ .答案： D. people hold entirely different views on the issue43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?答案： A. She was glad that people can have a chanee to see the treasure.PASSAGE TWO44. It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam' s attitude towards love betweenher and Paul is ____________ .答案：C. pessimistic 45. The narration in Para.3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelingsEXCEPT ____________答案：A. delight46. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family response to sPaul ' s mockery?答案：B. Every member except Miriam was amused.PASSAGE THREE47. Why does the author give two examples in Para. 2?答案：A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacyEXCEPT ____________ .答案：D. independent49. Which of the followi ng stateme nts about readi ng and writi ng is CORRECT?答案：C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 11)?答案：B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.说明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。
最新2017年英语专四真题及答案
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案123III. 语言知识：411. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all 5stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a 6plot.7A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter 812. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a 9closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..10A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then1113. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven 12years’ racing experience.13A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman14driver1514. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense 16in the sentence refers to a __B___.17A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for18tentativeness19C. present event for uncertaintyD. past event forpoliteness202115. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” Thesubjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.2223A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelings24C. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on2526his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.27A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D.28tentativeness2917. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted 30against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.31A. could have later madeB. should have made later32C. might make laterD. would later make3318. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on 34Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.35A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been created36D. to be created3719. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in 38the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.39A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were404120. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever424321. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which 44writers allow their __A___to reveal themselves.45A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D46characterizations4722. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.4849A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure5023. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuriesto ___B____anxiety and insomnia.5152A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress5324. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular 54music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.55A. publications B appearances C. releases D.56presentations5725. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was 58___C______of lack of support for its policies.59A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident6026. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to hismind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.6162A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen6364attacked the school during lunchtime.65A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard6628. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of 67using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.68A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight6970__D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.71A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds7273clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events 74the vaguer it becomes.75A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovably7677IV. 完形填空：7879A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF.80implications G. leaf H. lost I. naturally J. object K. one L.81online M. rising N. single O. value82MILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and8384receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail each one back,85the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively 86analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implications. What will 87it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started88a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? Whatdoes it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche8990markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a 91(32)single large audience? But one other major implication has(33)barelybeen mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for9293that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.94Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as 95first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from 96（34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses 97that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic9899communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the 100paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household 101102receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's. 103The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but 104statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) 105naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) 106leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been 107_(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel 108of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that 109was once in the sender's hands.110111V. Reading comprehension112Section A113Passage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased 114115when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s116the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well,it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home 117118of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more119interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have 120121to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard.This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. 122123Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the124rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever125it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbowto see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend 126127many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune128if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just 129130another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But131for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for afortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. 132133His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the134great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, 135unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one 136of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for 137good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars! 138139（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky 140waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a 141142commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater 143treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams 144had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain 145sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had 146to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed 147148suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his 149yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the 150151Atocha.152（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues 153his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the 154difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. 155Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging 156operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO 157are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it 158describes as “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run 159160operations such as Fis her’s, each piece is accurately and minutely161recorded and that it is this information which is more important thanthe actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of 162163archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make hist ory164more accessible to people through museum donations and information on165web sites.166（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging167or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clearis that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but 168169profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is170beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, Itoo can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As 171172Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive173of our knowledge.”17417541. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot”means ______according176to the text.177A. discovered the jackpot.178B. found the treasure179C. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation18018142. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issue182183B. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’184C. all salvaging operations should be prohibited185D. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value18643. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 1877)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came from188189B. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure. 190C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure. 191192193Passage two194（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The 195deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, 196or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, 197and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal 198against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was 199to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was 200mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever 201would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw 202203herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy,204sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in 205renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support 206everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, 207like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.208209（2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. 210Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose 211212branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. 213Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some 214already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and 215dreaded.216（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered 217218as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. 219To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and 220221could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was 222happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his 223bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.224（4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse 225that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making 226her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she 227was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft 228rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. Shewas afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.229230（5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family 231to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel.He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could 232233be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now 234taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people 235he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. 236He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, 237hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else.But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just 238239awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three 240brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" 241242more than anything.24344. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude 244245toward love between her and Paul is ________.246A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous 24745. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following 248feelings except _______.249A.delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family’s 250251response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except 252253Marriam was amused254C. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought255it was amusing256Passage three257258（1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we aremembers of the same club. We’re both literate– we can read and write. 259260And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But261millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in262industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA,263approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what264exactly does that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, 265266but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing267didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the268house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always269wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why270couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn'twrite lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important 271272letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar273and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wroteletters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write 274275he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father hada 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so.276277（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts 278define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be 279independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read 280instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, – anything that you need 281to do in everyday life – then you are 'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you 282283are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write 284as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then 285286you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you 287have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted 288to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought 289the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, 290his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years 291292ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, 293in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an 294important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. 295Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud 296to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible. 297（7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were 298considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. 299It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn'tsign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, 300301and many people were excluded from the democratic process.302（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that303wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing304was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid305an expert to write it for you.（9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed 306307people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated308letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with newcomputer software you can dictate directly to your computer.309310（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For311example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly312are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent.313So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and314writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are 315316associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than317men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger familiesand are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good 318319thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low320level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not321be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing. 32232347. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?324A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.325B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.326C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.327D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.32848. According to the author, the following are some of the defining 329features of literacy EXCETT________.330A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent33149. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is 332CORRECT?333A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equallydifficult.334335B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote. 336C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected. 33733850. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?339A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.340B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.341C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.342D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.344Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more 345than ten words)346347Passage one.34851. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?349It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.35052. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the 351treasure (Para. 4)?352Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.353Passage two.35453.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?355Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.35654. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither 357himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?358Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery. 359Passage three.36055. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according 361to the context.362Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
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Learning SympathyA big part of being human is feeling sympathy, / but how early on in our lives do we learn this? / Scientists find that babies respond to other people / by crying when other babies cry. / However, babies can’t distinguish between themselves and others / until they’re eighteen to twenty months old. / Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time. / Kids also begin to do things like comforting other people. / And by the time they’re three, / most children will try to protect a victim in a fight.SECTION A TALK1. a physical classroom2. a coherent concept3. personalized curriculum4. (more) meaningful practice5.feedback6.collaborating7. question and answer8. fundamental human right9. lifelong learning10. innovationSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1.What’s wrong with the man’s computer?答案：A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive.2.How will the man be compensated if the computer can’t be fixed?答案：C. Get a new computer.3.How did the man feel about the woman’s offer of compensation?答案：D. Dissatisfied.4.When will the service engineer come to fix the computer?答案：B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning.5.What is the man’s phone number?答案：A. 6574-3205.6.What should we do if our neighbors didn’t reach out?答案：B. Introduce ourselves first.7.Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor?答案：C. Give him a reason to stop.8.What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor?答案：D. Don’t answer their questions.9.How long do we expect our neighbors to stay?答案：B. Five to ten minutes.10.Where can we get more information on this topic?答案：D. CBS news website.11. B. Whatever12. A. on which13. C. women drivers14. B. present event for tentativeness15. D. make a suggestion16. B. disappointment17. D. would later make18. C. to have been created19. A. would have been...had been20. C. that21. B. characters22. D. ensure23. B. relieve24. A. releases25. C. indicative26. B. eye27. A. critically28. C. on29. D. bound30. A. invariably31.［F］implications32.［N］single33.［B］barely34.［L］online35.［C］demise36.［M］rising37.［I］naturally38.［G］leaf39.［H］lost40.［J］objectSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE41. In Para. 4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context.答案：B. found the treasure42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .答案：D. people hold entirely different views on the issue43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?答案：A. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.PASSAGE TWO44. It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude towards love between her and Paul is .答案：C. pessimistic45. The narration in Para.3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT .答案：A. delight46. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?答案：B. Every member except Miriam was amused.PASSAGE THREE47. Why does the author give two examples in Para. 2?答案：A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT .答案：D. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?答案：C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 11)?答案：B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS说明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。
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2017年英语专业四级真题及答案III. 语言知识：11. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experience.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.”The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___.A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their__A___to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ___B____anxiety and insomnia.A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for its policies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight __D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovablyIV. 完形填空：A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturallyJ. objectK. oneL. onlineM. risingN. singleO. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when theymail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one other major implication has (33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from（34）online pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The（35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that was once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Wel l, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn’t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes a s “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher’s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means ______according to the text.A. discovered the jackpot.B. found the treasureC. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issueB. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’C. all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.（2）The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.（4）She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.（5）He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking onone expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything.44. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude toward love between her and Paul is ________.A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except _______.A.delightB. expectationC. uncertaintyD. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam was amusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three（1）I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate – we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactly does that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it forgrammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so.（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, –anything that you need to do in everyday life – then you are 'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call 'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.（7）Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.（9）And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, andoften unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.47. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT________.A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one.51. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)?Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.54. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5?Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery.Passage three.55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context.Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
2017年英语专业四级考试参考答案
2017年英语专业四级考试参考答案2017年英语专业四级考试参考答案PartⅠDICTATIONLearning SympathyA big part of being human is feeling sympathy,/but how early on in our lives do we learn this?/Scientists find that babies respond to other people/by crying when other babies cry./However,babies can’t distinguish between themselves and others/until they’re eighteen to twenty months old./Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time./Kids also begin to do things like comforting other people./And by the time they’re three,/most children will try to protect a victim in a fight.PartⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION ATALK1.a physical classroom2.a coherent concept3.personalized curriculum4.(more)meaningful practice5.feedback6.collaborative learning7.question and answer8.fundamental human right9.lifelong learning10.innovationSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1.What’s wrong with the man’s computer?答案：A.It has wiped the data from the flash drive.2.How will the man be compensated if the computer can’t be fixed?答案：C.Get a new computer.3.How did the man feel about the woman’s offer of compensation?答案：D.Dissatisfied.4.When will the service engineer come to fix the computer?答案：B.After8:30tomorrow morning.5.What is the man’s phone number?答案：A.6574-3205.6.What should we do if our neighbors didn’t reach out?答案：B.Introduce ourselves first.7.Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor?答案：C.Give him a reason to stop.8.What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor?答案：D.Don’t answer their questions.9.How long do we expect our neighbors to stay?答案：B.Five to ten minutes.10.Where can we get more information on this topic?答案：D.CBS news website.PartIII LANGUAGE USAGE11.B.Whatever12.A.on which13.C.women drivers14.B.present event for tentativeness15.D.make a suggestion16.B.disappointment17.D.would later make18.C.to have been created19.A.would have been...had been20.C.that21.B.characters22.D.ensure23.B.relieve24.A.releases25.C.indicative26.B.eye27.A.critically28.C.on29.D.bound30.A.invariablyPart IV CLOZE31.［F］implications32.［N］single33.［B］barely34.［L］online35.［C］demise36.［M］rising37.［I］naturally38.［G］leaf39.［H］lost40.［J］objectPartV READING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLECHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE41.In Para.4,the phrase“hit the jackpot”meansaccording to the context.答案：C.broke one of the objects42.It can be concluded from Paras.5and6that.答案：D.people hold entirely different views on the issue43.How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha(Para.7)?答案：A.She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.PASSAGE TWO44.It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude towards love between her and Paul is.答案：C.pessimistic45.The narration in Para.3tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT.答案：A.delight46.Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?答案：B.Every member except Miriam was amused.PASSAGE THREE47.Why does the author give two examples in Para.2?答案：A.To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.48.According to the author,the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT.答案：D.independent49.Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?答案：C.Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on(Paras.10and11)?答案：B.Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.SECTION B SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS说明：简答题答案不唯⼀，意思对即可。
【最新试题库含答案】2017年英语专四真题及参考答案整理版
2017年英语专四真题及参考答案整理版：篇一：2017英语四级新题型解析2017英语四级新题型解析从2013年12月起，大学英语四级考试将以前的快速阅读改编成为信息匹配也就是新题型。
文章后附有10个句子，每句所含的信息均出自文章的某一段落，要求大家找出与每句话所含信息相匹配的段落。
有的段落可能对应两题，有的段落可能与任何一题都不对应。
这就考察大家是否能够快速定位到文中的关键信息并进行信息匹配。
总的来说，新题型的难度不大，只要大家掌握相应的做题技巧，这个题是可以得满分的。
对于这个题型大家在考前进行少量练习就可以了，但是要注重掌握方法。
我用的巨微英语《四级真题/逐句精解》，就总结了新题型的做题方法，很有助于做题。
一、关键词想要做好好新题型，锁定文章中关键词非常重要。
只要大家在做题的时候，把所有关键词都标出来，那么试题就很好做了。
1.专有名词、数词和被标注词汇。
如Thomson，People s Square，Christmas，mid1970s，the ratio of，figure（%）等，以及被标注的超纲词汇，譬如coinage（造币），这类词非常便于大家将题干和对应文章联系起来。
2. 研究、报告、刊物名称等。
如：China Daily，report in 2011，New York Times等。
一般来说，领域专家、研究报告、刊物名称等经常出现在特定的段落中，定位起来非常容易。
3.形容词的最高级和一些副词，如best，worst，most，almost等。
4.承载主要信息的名词、形容词、动词（短语）等。
如：diploma, reforms，shortage，immigration，beneficial，incline to等。
5.人名和地名这一类信息，会在许多选项和段落中出现，大家对于这些信息一定要注意，不要轻易作为关键依据。
二、同义转换这种情况就是对文段中心句的同义转述，有些本身就是段落中心句，只是替换了个别词。
2017年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_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefestanecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door,____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years ’ racingexperience.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you. The past tense in the sentencerefers to a __B___.A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, Iwouldn ’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood i nthe sentence is used to ____D______.A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It ’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” Themodal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stemcell transplantation that _____D______ history.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that areknown ___C___by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinarysense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been … were20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21.Some narratives seem more like plays,heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their__A___to reveal themselves.A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charisma D characterizations22.If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water,you can___D_____extra purityby running it through a coffee filter.A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure23.The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to___B____anxiety and insomnia.A.declineB.relieve C quench D suppress24.Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music,2014 delivered a great crop of album___C_______.A.publications B appearances C.releases D.presentations25.The party’s reduced vote in the general election was___C______of lack of support for its policies.A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident26.He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s__B______to analyze their differences.A.vision B eye C.view D.sight27.Twelve pupils were killed and five___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard28.A15-year-old girl has been arrested___C_____accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A.overB.withC.onD.for29.It was reported that a73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight__D______to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound30.It’s____B_____the case in the region;a story always sounds clear enough ata distanced,but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovablyIV.完形填空：A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO. value（MILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wishlist from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD'sin the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. TheNetflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy 31）implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, infact, started a similarservice? What will itmean for movie studios and theaters?What does it show about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets,like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience?But one other major implication has (33)barely been mentioned: what this and similarInternet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the UnitedStates Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail.They are joined by millions of other shipments from （34）online pharmacies, eBayvendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The （35）demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communicationhas been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But theconsumption of paper keeps （36）rising . It has roughly doubled since 1980. Onaverage, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as itdid in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically lessimportant than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters whenthey can send e-mail messages. To (38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondenceis to know what has been _(39) lost i n this shift: the pretty stamps, the varyinglook and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object thatwas once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection A“’ Passage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained,because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What ’s the connection between awet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it ’s quite simple. Ireland, as someof you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns – little men who possess magicpowers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.（2）Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit thatI was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This , as all of Irelandknows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk butif you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender theirgold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curveof the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I didspend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if Ifound it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisanceand my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dreamof striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true!Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood,while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island ” and “Moby Dick ”.However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become oneof the most famous professional treasure hunters of alltime, and for good reason.In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, whichnetted him an incredible $400 million dollars!（4）After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters becamea treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as piecesof eight ”. The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, hadbeen trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hitthe jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasnt all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then hadto battle in the courts.In fact,the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit.After more than 200hearings,Fisher agreed to donate20%of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.（5）This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale:a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end,he triumphs over the difficulties-they all live happily ever after,right?Well,not exactly.Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s,the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as“pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional,well-run operations such as Fisher’s,each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object,and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge.Indeed,as in Fisher’s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.（7）The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear,but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business.I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach,but in consolation,with just a click of the mouse,I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said:“Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41.In Para.4,the phrase“hit the jackpot”means______according to the text.A.discovered the jackpot.B.found the treasureC.broke one of the objectsD.ran a salvaging operation42.It can be concluded from Paras.5and6that_________.A.people hold entirely different views on the issueB.UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’C.all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD.attention should be paid to the find’s educational value43.How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha(Para.7)?A.She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB.She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C.She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D.She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two（1）PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.When he felt he had hurt her,or wounded his love for her,he could not bear it.Now it was spring,and there was battle between him and Miriam.This year he had a good deal against her.She was vaguely aware of it.The old feeling that she was to be asacrifice to this love,which she had had when she prayed,was mingled in all her emotions.She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him.She did not believe in herself primarily:doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her.Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him.She saw tragedy,sorrow,and sacrifice ahead.And in sacrifice she was proud,in renunciation she was strong,for she did not trust herselfto support everyday life.She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy.It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.（2）The Easter holidays began happily.Paul was his own frank self.Yet she felt it would go wrong.On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window,looking across at the oak-trees of the wood,in whose branches a twilight was tangled,belowthe bright sky of the afternoon.Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window,some already,she fancied,showing bud.It was spring,which sheloved and dreaded.（3）Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense.It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle,which glittered as he ually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house.To-day he walked with shut lips and cold,cruel bearing,that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it.She knew him well by now,and could tell from that keen-looking,aloof young body of his what was happening inside him.There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicyclein its place,that made her heart sink.（4）She came downstairs nervously.She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her.It had a high collar with a tiny ruff,making her,she thought,look wonderfully a woman,and dignified.At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed.Her face was still like a soft rich mask,unchangeable.But her eyes,once lifted,were wonderful.She was afraid of him.He would notice her new blouse.（5）He,being in a hard,ironical mood,was entertaining the family to a descriptionof a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel.He sat at the head of the table,his mobile face,with the eyes that couldbe so beautiful,shining with tendernessor dancing with laughter,now taking on one expression and then another,in imitationof various people he was mocking.His mockery always hurt her;it was too near the reality.He was too clever and cruel.She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate,he would spare neither himself nor anybody else.But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter,and Mr.Leivers,just awake from his Sunday nap,was rubbing his head in amusement.The three brothers sat with ruffled,sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves,giving a guffaw from time to time.The whole family loved a"take-off"more than anything.44.It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude toward love between her and Paul is________.A.indifferentB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ambiguous45.The narration in Para.3tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except_______.’ A. delight B. expectation C. uncertainty D. forebearing46. Which of the following statements is correct about the family s response toPaul ’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam wasamusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three（1）I ’ve written this article and you ’re reading it. So we are members of thesame club. We ’re both literate – we can read and write. And we both probably feelthat literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the worldare illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and theUSA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactlydoes that mean?（2）My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except fora quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn't play a big part intheir lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed becausethe woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she wentto the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Ourfamily didn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me animportant letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammarand spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote lettersor postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortableor confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don'tthink so.（3）There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define itas having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in youreveryday life. So, for example, if you can readinstructions, write a cheque, fillin a form, – anything that you need to do in everyday life– then you are'functionally literate'.（4）Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate.In other words,if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to.（5）If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write.The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read whenhe was45years old.He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it-and believe it or not,his family had no idea.（6）We often forget that writing is a recent invention.Many years ago,the word 'literate'meant being able to communicate well in speaking,in other words what we now call'articulate'.Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies.Reading was often a co-operative activity–someone would read aloud to a group,often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.（7）Only a hundred years ago,in the United States,you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper.It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register,so literacy was connected with political rights,and many people were excluded from the democratic process.（8）Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected,but that wasn't soin the past.Many people could read,but not write.Writing was a skilled profession.If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.（9）And of course,rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them.Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants.And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.（10）Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives.For example,a studyin the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless,immature and unreliable,and often unintelligent.So it is more difficult for them to findjobs,even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.（11）World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power.More women than men are illiterate.Illiterate people have worse health,bigger families and are more likely to go to prison.So literacy campaigns must be a good thing.But don't forget that an illiterate person,or someone with a low level of literacy,isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant–and may not be unhappy at all.Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.47.Why does the author give two examples in Para2?A.To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B.To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C.To indicate how important reading and writing are.D.To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48.According to the author,the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT________.A.psyhchologicalB.functionalC.socialD.independent49.Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?A.Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.B.People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C.Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D.Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.50.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on?A.Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B.Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C.Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.D.Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.Section B.Short answer questions.(Answer each question with no more than ten words) Passage one.51.what does This in Para.2refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52.Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure(Para.4)?Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.54.What is the meaning of the sentence“…he would spare neither himself nor anybody else”in Para.5?Everyone,including himself,would become the targets of his mockery.Passage three.55.Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para.11according to the context. Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.11。
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案解析
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案解析(1/1)PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.Play00:0007:43Volume_________________下一题(1~10/共10题)PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk.You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk.When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. Play00:0004:26VolumeOnline EducationIntroductionOnline courses can bring the best quality education to people around the world for free. Components of online educationno constraints of __1__—content design for online courses—short, modular units each discussing __2__—different ways of dealing with the material—a much more __3__Providing students with—__4__ questions—__5__ on the questions__6__ in different ways—__7__ forum—median response time: 22 minutesBenefits of online education—education as a __8__—enabling __9__—making __10__ possibleConclusionOnline education will have a promising future.第1题第2题第3题第4题第5题第6题第7题第8题第9题第10题上一题下一题(11~15/共10题)SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations.At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause.During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now listen to the conversations.Play00:0003:48Volume第11题A.It can´t read data from the flash drive.B.It has wiped the data from the flash drive.C.The files stored in it have got lost.D.The files in it can´t be opened.第12题A.Get a total refund.B.Get a partial refund.C.Get a new computer.D.Get a new hard disk.第13题A.Indifferent.B.Surprised.C.Anxious.D.Dissatisfied.第14题A.By 8:30 tomorrow morning.B.After 8:30 tomorrow morning.C.At 8:30 this evening.D.Anytime tomorrow.第15题A.6574-3205B.6547-2305C.6457-2035D.6475-3025上一题下一题(16~20/共10题)SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations.At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause.During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now listen to the conversations.Play00:0004:44Volume第16题A.Hold a party at home.B.Introduce ourselves first.C.Avoid meeting them.D.Wait for them to visit us.第17题A.Do nothing about it.B.Tell him to stop.C.Give him a reason to stop.D.Call the police immediately.第18题A.Don´t answer their questions.B.Don´t appear to be friendly.C.Try to be sympathetic.D.Try to be patient.第19题A.No more than five minutes.B.Five to ten minutes.C.About half an hour.D.About an hour.第20题A.Family Circle Magazine.B.Morning radio programs.C.Betty´s website.D.CBS news website.上一题下一题(1/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第21题_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories—from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels—have a plotA.RegardingB.WhateverC.In so far asD.No matter上一题下一题(2/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第22题She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, _____ the woman gave a quick knock before opening itA.whereinB.on whichC.but whenD.then上一题下一题(3/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第23题Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian_____ with seven years´ racing experience.A.woman driversB.women driverC.women driversD.woman driver上一题下一题(4/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第24题"I wondered if I could have a word with you." The past tense used in the sentence refers to a ______.A.past event for exact time referenceB.present event for tentativenessC.present event for uncertaintyD.past event for politeness上一题下一题(5/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第25题"If I were you, I wouldn´t wait to propose to her." The subjective mood in the sentence is used to______.A.alleviate hostilityB.express unfavorable feelingsC.indicate uncertaintyD.make a suggestion上一题下一题(6/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第26题"It´s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word." The modal auxiliary SHOULD expresses _____.A.obligationB.disappointmentC.future in the pastD.tentativeness上一题下一题(7/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第27题Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that _____ history.A.could have later madeB.should have made laterC.might make laterD.would later make上一题下一题(8/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第28题Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known_____ by microbes.A.having been createdB.being createdC.to have been createdD.to be created上一题下一题(9/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第29题At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as I_____ if I______alone.A.would have been... had beenB.should be... had beenC.could be... wereD.might have been... were上一题下一题(10/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第30题You must fire _____ incompetent assistant of yours.A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever上一题下一题(11/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第31题Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their_____ to reveal themselves.A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaD.characterizations上一题下一题(12/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第32题If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure上一题下一题(13/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第33题The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to_____ anxiety and insomnia.A.declineB.relieveC.quenchD.suppress上一题下一题(14/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第34题Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album _____.A.publicationsB.appearancesC.releasesD.presentations上一题下一题(15/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第35题The party´s reduced vote in the general election was _____of lack of support for its policies.A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident上一题下一题(16/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第36题He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind´s_____ to analyze their differences.A.visionB.eyeC.viewD.sight上一题下一题(17/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第37题Twelve pupils were killed and five _____ injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard上一题下一题(18/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第38题A 15-year-old girl has been arrested_____ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high school.A.overB.withC.onD.for上一题下一题(19/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第39题It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight_____to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound上一题下一题(20/20)PART ⅢLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.第40题It´s _____the case in the region: a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of event the vaguer it becomes.A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably上一题下一题Millions of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,009 titles on the company´s web site and receive the first few DVD´s in the mail: when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy__41__. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses—ones that combine many markets into a__42__ target audience? But one other major implication has__43__ been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as firstclass mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from__44__ pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The__45__ of "snail mail" in the age of electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps__46__. It hasroughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970´s.The harmful side of the Internet´s impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People__47__ write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To__48__ through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been__49__ in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible__50__ that was once in the sender´s hands.A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value第41题：请选择A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.one L.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value第43题：请选择A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.one L.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value第45题：请选择A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.one L.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value第47题：请选择A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.one L.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value第49题：请选择A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.one L.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value上一题下一题(51~53/共10题)PART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions.For each multiple-choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.(1)When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What´s the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, it´s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns—little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.(2)Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more interested in the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.(3)As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it luckynever fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics "Treasure Island" and "Moby Dick". However, unlike me, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible 400 million dollars!(4)After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure-trove(埋藏的宝藏)of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as "pieces of eight". The aptly-named Fisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpotl His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasn´t all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.(5)This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through hardship and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties—they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher´s, the objects are sold and dispersed, and UNESCO are also worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as "pillaging"(抢劫、掠夺).(6)The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fisher´s, each piece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher´s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.(7)The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child´s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: "Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. "第51题In Para. 4, the phrase "hit the jackpot" means _____ according to the context.A.discovered the jackpotB.found the treasureC.broke one of the objectsD.ran a salvaging operation第52题It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _____.A.People hold entirely different views on the issueB.UNESCO´s view is different from archaeologists´C.all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD.attention should be paid to the find´s educational value第53题How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha(Para. 7)?A.She was unconcerned about where the treasure came from.B.She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C.She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D.She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.上一题下一题(54~56/共10题)PART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions.For each multiple-choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.(1)Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring and there was battle between him and Miriam, his girlfriend. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.(2)The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.(3)Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It was a bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. Today he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from keen-looking what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.(4)She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.(5)He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the family to a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes that could be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking on one expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her: it was too near the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when hiseyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Miriam´s mother was wiping her eyes with laughter, and her father, just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything.第54题It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam´s attitude towards love between her and Paul is_____.A.indifferentB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ambiguous第55题The narration in Para 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT _____.A.delightB.expectationC.uncertaintyD.foreboding第56题Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family´s response to Paul´s mockery?A.Only the parents found it entertaining.B.Every member except Miriam was amused.C.The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D.Miriam also thought it was amusing.上一题下一题(57~60/共10题)PART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions.For each multiple-choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.(1)I´ve written this article and you´re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We´re both literate—we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised Western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have "low literacy levels". But what exactly does that mean?(2)My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn´t play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn´t she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn´t write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he´d written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn´t comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a "low level of literacy"? I don´t think so.(3)There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form,—anything that you need to do in everyday life—then you are "functionally literate".(4)Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can´t read or write as well as you would like to.(5)If you live in a society where most people are literate, then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn´t read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it—and believe it or not, his family had no idea.(6)We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word "literate" meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call "articulate". Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity—someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.(7)Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn´t sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.(8)Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn´t so in the past Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.(9)And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.(10)Being illiterate can have a big effect on people´s lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.(11)World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don´t forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn´t necessarily stupid or ignorant, and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn´t only found in writing.第57题Why does the author give examples in Para. 2?A.To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B.To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C.To indicate how important reading and writing are.D.To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.第58题According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT_____.A.psychological。
2017年英语专四真题及答案
2017年英语专四真题及答案2017年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_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.A. RegardingB. Whatever.C. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ thewomen gave a quick knock before opening it..A. whereinB. on whichC. but whenD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experienc e.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver 14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a__B___.A. past event for exact time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness 15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence isused to ____D______.A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a suggestion16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliarySHOULD express __B_____.A obligationB disappointmentC future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ___C___by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created 19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.A. would have been …had beenB. should be … had beenC. could be … wereD. might have been… were20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their__A___to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charisma D characterizations 22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by runningit through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ___B____anxiety andinsomnia.A. declineB. relieve C quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a greatcrop of album ___C_______.A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations 25.The party’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for itspolicies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s __B______ to analyzetheir differences.A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested ___C_____ accusations of using Instagram toanonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight __D______to Germany fromAbu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. It’s ____B_____ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes. A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immovablyIV. 完形填空:A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturallyJ. objectK. oneL. onlineM. risingN. singleO. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy(31)implications. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does itshow about "long tail" businesses -- ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)single large audience? But one othermajor implication has (33)barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from(34)online pharmacies, eBay vendors, /doc/8dc3495974c66137ee06eff9aef8941ea76e 4bd7.htmland other businesses that did not exist before the Internet.The(35)demise of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps (36)rising. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970's.The harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious butstatistically less important than many would guess. People (37) naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To(38) leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) lost in thisshift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) object that was once in the sender's hands.V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one(1)When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting. What’s the connection between a wet day and a search forburied treasure? Well, it’s quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns – little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.(2)Now, although Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrendertheir gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended.I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.(3)As I got older, and started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and forgood reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!(4)After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure trove of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins kno wn as “pieces of eight”. The aptly-namedFisher, who ran a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wa sn’t all plain sailing. After battlingwith hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in the courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.(5)This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursueshis dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over thedifficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that with commercial salvaging operations like Fisher’s, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage fromwhat it desc ribes as “pillaging”.(6)The counter-argument is that in professional, well-runoperations such as Fisher’s, eachpiece is accurately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fisher’s case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information on web sites.(7)The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvagingor pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent child’s play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in t he beehive ofour knowledge.”41. In Para.4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means ______according to the text.A. discovered the jackpot.B. found the treasureC. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that _________.A. people hold entirely different views on the issueB. UNESCO’s view is different from archaeologists’C. all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD. attention should be paid to the find’s educational value43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para.7)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pillaging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.Passage two(1)PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring,and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a gooddeal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.(2)The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon shestood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.(3)Hearing the clack of the gate she stood in suspense. It wasa bright grey day. Paul came into the yard with his bicycle, which glittered as he walked. Usually he rang his bell and laughed towards the house. To-day he walked with shut lips and cold, cruel bearing, that had something of a slouch and a sneer in it. She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him. There was a cold correctness in the way he put his bicycle in its place, that made her heart sink.(4)She came downstairs nervously. She was wearing a new net blouse that she thought became her. It had a high collar with a tiny ruff, making her, she thought, look wonderfully a woman, and dignified. At twenty she was full-breasted and luxuriously formed. Her face was still like a soft rich mask, unchangeable. But her eyes, once lifted, were wonderful. She was afraid of him. He would notice her new blouse.(5)He, being in a hard, ironical mood, was entertaining the familyto a description of a service given in the Primitive Methodist Chapel. He sat at the head of the table, his mobile face, with the eyes thatcould be so beautiful, shining with tenderness or dancing with laughter, now taking onone expression and then another, in imitation of various people he was mocking. His mockery always hurt her; it was toonear the reality. He was too clever and cruel. She felt that when his eyes were like this, hard with mocking hate, he would spare neither himself nor anybody else. But Mrs. Leivers was wiping her eyes with laughter, and Mr. Leivers,just awake from his Sunday nap, was rubbing his head in amusement. The three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time. The whole family loved a "take-off" more than anything.44. It can be learned from the beginning that Mariam’s attitude toward love between her and Paulis ________.A. indifferentB. desperateC. pessimisticD. ambiguous45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings except _______. A. delight B. expectation C. uncertainty D. forebearing46. Which of t he following statements is correct about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery?A. Only the parents found it entertaining.B. Every member except Marriam was amusedC. The brothers found it hard to appreciate.D. Mariam also thought it was amusingPassage three(1)I’ve written this article and you’re reading it. So we are members of the same club. We’re both literate – we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialised western countries, such as the UK and theUSA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'. But what exactly does that mean?(2)My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writingdidn't play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn't she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our familydidn't write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it forgrammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a 'low level of literacy'? I don't think so. (3)There arelots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent inyour everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, –anything that you need to do ineveryday life – then you are 'functionally literate'.(4)Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that youare illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can't read or write as well as you would like to.(5)If you live in a society where most people are literate thenyou will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it - and believe it or not, his family had no idea. (6)We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word 'literate' meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call'articulate'. Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a co-operative activity – someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.(7)Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn't sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.(8)Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn't so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.(9)And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.(10)Being illiterate can have a big effect on people's lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, andoften unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.(11)World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don't forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant – and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.47. Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT________.A. psyhchologicalB. functionalC. socialD. independent49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equallydifficult.B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.D. Reading and writing have always been viewed as beingconnected.50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on ?A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.C. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.Section B. Short answer questions. (Answer each question with no more than ten words)Passage one.51. what does This in Para. 2 refer to?It refers to the treasure hoard of Leprechauns.52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4)? Because he was sued over ownership of the treasure.Passage two.53.Why did Mariam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon?Because she wanted to attract Paul’s attention.54. What is the meaning of the sentence “…he would spare neither himself nor anyb ody else” inPara. 5?Everyone, including himself, would become the targets of his mockery. Passage three.55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 accordingto the context. Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.。
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2017年英语专四真题及参考答案整理版：篇一：2017英语四级新题型解析2017英语四级新题型解析从2013年12月起，大学英语四级考试将以前的快速阅读改编成为信息匹配也就是新题型。
文章后附有10个句子，每句所含的信息均出自文章的某一段落，要求大家找出与每句话所含信息相匹配的段落。
有的段落可能对应两题，有的段落可能与任何一题都不对应。
这就考察大家是否能够快速定位到文中的关键信息并进行信息匹配。
总的来说，新题型的难度不大，只要大家掌握相应的做题技巧，这个题是可以得满分的。
对于这个题型大家在考前进行少量练习就可以了，但是要注重掌握方法。
我用的巨微英语《四级真题/逐句精解》，就总结了新题型的做题方法，很有助于做题。
一、关键词想要做好好新题型，锁定文章中关键词非常重要。
只要大家在做题的时候，把所有关键词都标出来，那么试题就很好做了。
1.专有名词、数词和被标注词汇。
如Thomson，People s Square，Christmas，mid1970s，the ratio of，figure（%）等，以及被标注的超纲词汇，譬如coinage（造币），这类词非常便于大家将题干和对应文章联系起来。
2. 研究、报告、刊物名称等。
如：China Daily，report in 2011，New York Times等。
一般来说，领域专家、研究报告、刊物名称等经常出现在特定的段落中，定位起来非常容易。
3.形容词的最高级和一些副词，如best，worst，most，almost等。
4.承载主要信息的名词、形容词、动词（短语）等。
如：diploma, reforms，shortage，immigration，beneficial，incline to等。
5.人名和地名这一类信息，会在许多选项和段落中出现，大家对于这些信息一定要注意，不要轻易作为关键依据。
二、同义转换这种情况就是对文段中心句的同义转述，有些本身就是段落中心句，只是替换了个别词。
该类题型相对较为简单，大家可根据题干的关键词，定位到具体段落的中心句，只要语义吻合，就可以确定答案。
所以大家在阅读文章和选项的时候，要注意对其意思的理解。
三、文章阅读方法考试的时候，大家没有那么多的时间去细细的品读试题文章，所以需要快速高效的阅读。
具体来说，就是在阅读的时候，首先阅读文章开头的段落，力求理解文章大意。
其次阅读各个段落的主题句和结论句，英文文章的主题句一般在段落的首尾处。
抓住主题句就掌握了段落大意，然后略去细节不读，以提高略读速度。
最后在阅读时，注意转折词和序列词，其后往往是该段中提纲挈领的主题句。
2016年6月听力改革，新增了新闻听力部分，这让很多同学感觉很惶恐。
今天我就来谈谈，如果针对听力新题型进行专训。
6个英语四级新题型注意小点1.部分同学可能知道，英语专四和专八是有新闻听力部分的，虽然和英语四级的难度不一致。
但是仍具有一定的参考性。
我们可以找一些专四专八的听力材料来听，这个网上很容易找到。
2.同样雅思学习网也有很多听力材料可以下载，虽然难度较高但其材料和英语四级是同源的，依旧具有参考性。
推荐招这些考试网的材料，是因为它们都有配套的试题，复习效果更好。
3.很多同学都会选择去听VOA、BBC和CNN新闻，这些材料主要有两种来源：一是各类英语学习网，比如“中国雅思网”；另一种就是各类听力app，比如沪江听力，朗思易听等等，可以下载到手机或者ipad上，随时可以听。
4.上面这几个方法其实更适合英语基础比较好的同学，因为上面提到新闻听力难度较高，基础薄弱的考生可能会很难理解材料。
花费时间过长也达不到很好的复习效果，性价比不是很高。
5.英语基础薄弱的考生可以将重心放在真题听力材料上，先提高自己的听力水平，再去听VOA等。
也有真题很贴心的附赠了几套听力新题型专训，比如巨微——四级真题/逐句精解，送的几套听力新题型模拟都是认真筛选的，也比较具有参考性，更贴合英语四级难度。
6.虽然加入了新题型，但是也去掉了难度很高的复合式听写，所以，整体来说，英语听力难度增加的并不大。
大家平常心对待就好，只要认真的练习了，就能取得相对满意的成绩。
篇二：2010年英语专四真题及参考答案2010年英语专四真题及参考答案（完整版）1.D room services2.D air tickets, local transport and all meals3.A The traveller is reluctant to buy travel insurance4.C Mark doesn’t know the exact number of the delegates yet5.A the arrival time of the guest speakers6.B two7.D an airline company8.C her laptop9.C in her client’s office10. D the check book inside bore her name11. D the Arts ans Science program12. B Thirty thousand dollars13. A federal loans14. D Australia15. D take children to watch sports events16. B spend more time with chidren17. C Australia18. B infected children and women19. D it has worked in five countries till now20. A the importance of government support21. C a 23-year-old woman22. B two months later23. A all parties have agreed upon it24. D the end of 201125. C the prison authorities26. A to be imprisoned and fined27. B public use of the beach28. A The airport was shut down for Friday29. C 2130. A The rescue operation involved many people点击阅读：2010专四真题听力部分（影印版）/space.php?uid=1 do=album id=4444 2010专四听写和听力MP3下载/mp3/TEM4-2010a001.mp3/mp3/TEM4-2010a002.mp3 /mp3/TEM4-2010a003.mp3 /mp3/TEM4-2010a004.mp3 /mp3/TEM4-2010a005.mp3 /mp3/TEM4-2010a006.mp3 2010英语专四完形填空参考答案（周玉亮版本）31 B in other words32 A sounds33 C so that34 D upon35 B combined36 A written down.37 D or38 B associations39 A filled40 D and41 B recall42 C read and learn43 B increases.44 D powerfully45 A charming46 C literary47 B words.48 D by49 A move50 C make2010英语专四完形填空真题（影印版）/space-1-do-album-id-4445.html完形填空原文重现：How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations — the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude.语法与词汇部分参考答案（周玉亮版本）51. D Her Eyes were red from excessive reading52. A must have gone53. D strong enough54. C what55. B as56. C Each they have bought the same book.57. B does he58. D and59. C he60. A hand in61. D the subject62. C Many his friends came to the party.63. A The directors appointed John manager.64. D yet65. B not being tall66. B conflict67. A about68. C particpants69. B bitter70. D decisive71. A lately72. C stagnant73. B restrain74. D touches75. A indulgence76. C accordingly77. B very near78. D make out79. A generous80. C scrambled2010年英语专四词汇语法真题（影印版）/space-1-do-album-id-4442.html2010年英语专四阅读真题参考答案（周玉亮版本）81. B more than one aspect82. A it gives the scientist confidence and pleasure in work83. A easily believe in unchecked statements84. C scientists’s way of thinking and acting85. B objective86. A Latin Amercia has long received attention87. D on a plain88. C clearer89. B the emergence of the internet90. D optimistic91. B trivial92. D in the same paragraph93. D generosity94. C remember others’ words95. C forgetting details of memorable events96. D family members and guests97. C men and women in near Eastern societies98. A the type of food99. D social status100. D culture and manners of eating2010英语专四阅读理解真题（影印版）/space-1-do-album-id-4442.html2010年专四阅读理解原题来源TEXT AWhat is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, chemistry, geology, engineering, medical or any other science?We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machines and products that scientists and technologists develop. New drugs, faster and safer means of transport, new systems of applied knowledge are some examples of this aspect of science.The second aspect is the application of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work.What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity — he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlying relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions, whether of pure or applied knowledge, and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies persistent and logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the full extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum.He is skeptical — he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available — and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth.Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own. Since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data, which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of how processes work and how events take place.These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.篇三：2017专四词汇精讲练习2017专四词汇精讲练习（1）2017专四改革中第三部分专四语言知识题包含20道专四词汇选择题，新东方在线英语专四频道特为大家整理了2017专四词汇精讲练习，希望考生们抓紧时间记忆专四词汇。