最新2017年英语专四真题及答案 (1)

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.。