英语专业四级考试真题

1、精选文档2012年英语专业四级考试真题PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】DecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanksMarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwoTheearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemoryItwasa(31)_underwaterquakeandoccurredin

2、theIndianOceanIt(32)_coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeopleWhydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)_(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyearsThisisone(34)_ofearthquakes，whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicplate)(35)_anotherScientistsc

3、anpredictwherebutnot(36)_thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultlineOnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled(37)_，earthquakesdonotalwayshappenonfaultlines，(38)_iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39)Wheredovolcanoeshappen?Volcanoeshappenwheretheearths(40)_isthin：lava，dustandga

4、ses(41)_frombeneaththeearthTheycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt，(42)_theycanbesoviolent(43)_theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarningThereare1511(44)_volcanoesintheworldThismeansthattheymay(45)_bedangerousIn1985theColombianvolcanoNevadodelRuizeruptedThelavameltedaglacierandsentt

5、onesofmud(46)_thetownbelowTwentythousandpeoplediedNaturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictableWeregularlydonotknowwhenthey(47)_pen，or(48)_wheretheywillhappenInthefuture，scientistsmaybeabletowatchandpredict(49)_beforetheyhappenThiscould(50)_manylives31AmassiveBsignificantCgreatDgrand32A

6、changedBconvertedCdestroyedDtransformed33AfrequentlyBcontinuouslyCregularlyDperiodically34AsourceBreasonCmovementDcause35AcollideswithBconfrontswithCmeetswithDfaceswith36AhowBwhyCwhenDwhat.精选文档37AGenerallyBHoweverCSimilarlyDAnyway38AthatBitCthisDwhich39AunpredictableBunaccountableCinevitableDirresis

7、tible40AsurfaceBappearanceCcrustDcover41AflowedoutBburstoutC1eakedoutDtrickledout42AorBandCnorDbut43AlikeBforCasDthat44AlivingBactiveCaliveDlive45ArelativelyBhardlyCstillDgradually46AdownBonCacrossDbeyond47AaretoBshouldCmustDmight48AelseBevenCthoughDwhether49AaccidentsBincidentsCoccasionsDevents50Ar

8、escueBsaveCpreserveDshelterPARTIVGRAMMARVOCABULARY【15MIN】TherearethirtysentencesinthissectionBeneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA，B,CandDChooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentenceMarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo51WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?ATwe

9、ntymilesseemslikealongwalktohimBNooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhimCNeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty.精选文档DFewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy52Whichofthefollowingdeterminers(限制词)canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcountnounsandpluralcountnouns?AmanyaBfewCsuchDthenext53Whichofthefollowingreflexivepronouns

10、(反身代词)isusedasanappositive(同位语)?A，HepromisedhimselfrapidprogressBThemanagerherselfwillinterviewMaryCIhavenothingtosayformyselfDTheyquarreledthemselvesredintheface54Mybossorderedthatthelegaldocuments_tohimbeforelunchAbesentBweresentCweretobesentDmustbesent55WhichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesWILLIN

11、GNESS?ABynowshewillbeeatingdinnerBIshallneverdothatagainCMybrotherwillhelpyouwiththeluggageDYoushallgetapromotion56WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?AHowstrangefeelingstheyare!BHowdareyouspeaktomelikethat!CWhatnoisetheyaremaking!D.Whatamesswearein!57whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasasubject

12、?AWeneverdoubtthatherbrotherishonest.精选文档BTheproblemisnotwhowillgobutwhowillstayCYoumustgiveitbacktowhoeveritbelongsto。DItisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately58whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasanobject?AHedoesntliketheideaofmyspeakingatthemeetingBItisnouseyourpretendingnottoknowthematterCMypare

13、ntsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnightDHerfallingintotheriverwastheclimaxofthewholetrip59AllthefollowingsentenceshaveanappositiveEXCEPTASheboughtherselfapairofnewshoesBOnlyoneproblemstillremains-thefoodCMyfriendsallunderstandandsupportmeDShelikedhercurrentjob，teachingEnglish60Whichofthefollowingb

14、estexplainsthemeaningof“Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”?AHesaidthatweweregoingtobuytheticketsfirstBHerequestedthatwebuytheticketsfirstCHesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirstDHeadvisedustobuytheticketsfirst61Whichofthefollowingcontainsanadverbialclauseofcause?AIgotajobassoonasIleftuniversityBAstherewasnoansw

15、er,IwroteagainCYoumustdotheexercisesasIshowyou.精选文档DWealthyasheis，Markisnotahappyman62Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasescanfunctionasanadverbial?AAreyousureofSimonsdisappearance?BThemanwithabeardistalkingtothemanage.CEveryprecautionwastakenagainstthefailureoftheplanDDespitetherain，everyoneenjoy

16、edthetrip63A：MotheryoupromisedtotakemeoutB：Well_A.soIdid!B.sodidI.C.soIdo!D.sodoI64Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasesisanadverbialofconcession?ATheyusedtheboxforkeepingtreasuresBIsteppedasideforhertogetinfirstCForallthatheseemstodislikeme，IstilllikehimDTheparentsboughtabirthdaycakefortheirson65

17、WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?APoultryareveryexpensiveinthecityBNewmachinerywereintroducedinthefactoryCThepoliceareinvestigatingthemurdercaseDThemilitiawerecalledouttorescuefloodvictims66ThegirlcannotcometoschooltodayonaccountofthefluTheunderlinedpartmeans_.AconcerningBbecauseofCastoDfor67

18、MaryandJohnarebusylookingforahotelfortheirwedding_AmealBsnackCrefreshmentDbanquet.精选文档68Mini-skirtsfirst_inthe1960sAcaughtoutBcaughtinCcaughtonDcaughtup69Thatoutburstatthemeetingwas_ofhisbadtemperAillustrativeBexplanatoryCexpositoryDrevealing70Theearthquakerefugeesare_forfoodandblanketsAdesirousBamb

19、itiousCseriouslyoffDbadlyoff71WhenLindaheardthegoodnewsshetriedtosoundcasual，butherexcitementwasobviousTheunderlinedpartmeansAuncaringBdisinterestedCwithoutplanDwithoutwarning72MostChinesepeoplewenttoworkbybikewithinliving_AmindBknowledgeCmemoryDscope73Thespeakerwasverygoodat_hisideasduringthediscus

20、sionAputtingasideBputtingacrossCputtingbackDputtingoff74Thefoodisgoodatthishotel，butthe_ispoor；thewaitersdontseemtobewelltrainedAmaintenanceBrepairCchargeDservice75Slaverywas_inAmericainthe19thcenturyAabolishedBcancelledCabandonedDterminated76Mercifully，IwasabletocompleteallIhadtodowithinafewdaysThe

21、underlinedpartmeans_.AefficientlyBsurprisinglyCfortunatelyDshortly77Theboysinthedorm_acointodecidewhowouldcleanthefloorAheldBtossedCputDcollected78Thepatternsofspokenlanguageare_fromthoseofwriting.精选文档AdistinctBdistinctiveCdistinguishedDdistinguishing79A(n)_shapehasfourstraightsidesat90toeachother,t

22、woofwhicharemuchlongerthantheothertwoAsquareBovalCoblongDcircular80Idliketohavea_wordwithhisparentsApeacefulBquietCsilentDpersonalPARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION【25MIN】Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDChoosetheonethatyout

23、hinkisthebestanswerMarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwoTEXTASaying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoineignaforlanguageAfterall，werebroughtuptobepolite，anditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeopleespeciallyacrossnationaldividesSowhatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhenthankyouisonlythe20

24、thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude?Accordingtoarecentsurvey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadofthankyouinapollof3,000peoplePollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal，while“otherscheersliked”tousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“greatand“niceone”So，justwhatistheappropriateformo

25、fwordstoexpressyourthanks?Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguageitself“Cheers，”despiteitspopularity，isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyouandthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuseitForinstance，whengoingforadrinkwithfriends，asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyappropriatetothesituation，itisalsocultu

26、rallyaccurate“Ta，”originatedfromtheDanishword“tak”e,secondwasth-mostpopularexpressionofthanks，andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations，alongwithphrasessuchas“nice，andone“brilliant”Interestingly,”onewordthatdidntmakeitintothetop20wasThank“yousthanksshorter,”moreinformalcousin.精选文档“Thanks”canbeuseful

27、，asitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyoudownrightrelaxed“cheers”CertainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelightAgain，thewordsthemselvesoffertheclueastowhenbesttousethemForexample，wordslike“awesome，”“brilliantand“youstarfeaturedhighlyinthenewpollandtheycahintatbothyourple

28、asureatsomeonesaction，aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanksIfyouareonthereceivingendofa“new”thank，youyoucanrespondwithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”Ofcourse，incertaincircumstances，asimplewave，nodorsmilemaybeappropriateForinstance，ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad，simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledge

29、mentisenoughtoshowthatyouappreciatethedriversconsiderationSometimes，formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituationsButstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressionsManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindeclinePeoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsof

30、kindnessandservicepasswithoutcommentSodontthinkthatyour“thankyou”wasclumsyorawkwardlyformalThechancesare，ifyousaid“thank，youyou”madesomeonesdayYoustar81WecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthatApeopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadaysB“thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitudeCthereisavarietyofexpr

31、essionsofappreciationDtherearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones82Whichword/phrasedoesNOTappearinthetop20?ACheersBThanksCBrilliantDYoustar83Accordingtothepassagewhichisanappropriateresponseto“awesome”or“brilliant”?AThanksBCheersCNiceoneDSure.精选文档84Accordingtothepassage，thewayinwhichweexpressourgr

32、atitudedependsonallthefollowingEXCEPTAgenderBformalityCcultureDcircumstance85InthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeopletoAcontinuetheiractsofkindnessBbehavethemselveswellCshowtheirgratitudetoothersDstopworryingaboutbadmannersTEXTBFrom2007to2010，Americanhouseholdslost$l1trillioninrealestate，savings,

33、andstocksMorethanhalfofallUSworkerseitherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecessionTheworstmaybebehindthemnow,buttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirliveshowtheylive，work，andspendeventhewaytheythinkaboutthefutureForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenhe

34、rhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,WisconsinbyhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurryThecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLake，MinnesotaWithtwomortgages(抵押借钱)andtwoyoungchildrentocarefor,CindycouldntimaginehowtostretchherhusbandspaychecktokeepherfamilyfedThenshestumble

35、duponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanical，aforumforgardeners，manywithaninterestinsustainability“ThemoreIreadanddiscussedthesepractices，themoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealth，”shesaysCindyadmitsthatbeforetherecession，shewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner“Igrewflowersm

36、ostlyIdidntthinkaboutplantsthatwerentvisuallyinteresting.Buttostretch，hershebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruiteverythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletreesandasherfirstseedlingsgrew，herspiritsliftedShenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoneysaver；theyreagenuinepleasure“Itsbroughtusclosertog

37、etherasafamily,，”tooshesaysHerkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith(主动帮助)thegardenwork，andthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingoutThefoodtastesbetteritsfresherandorganicandthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpose：costcuttingNowshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongrocerieslessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatsheusedtol

38、ayout.精选文档Afterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimes，Cindyisnolongereasilydiscouraged“ItmakesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmyself,“Ifeel”accomplishedsays，andImmoreconfidentaboutattemptingthingsIveneverdonebeforeNowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningtoknit，quilt，andmakeherownsoapId

39、ontthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitwerenrecession，”shesays“Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowon，itwillaffectmyfamilyshealthandhappinessforthbetter86WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecessionAaffectedAmericansincertainoccupationsBhadgreatimpactonAmericansworkandlifeChadonlybroughthugelossesinsavingsan

40、dstocksDisoverwithsomeofthelossesrecovered.87WhatmadethefamilysfinancialsituationevenworsewasthattheyAmovedtoRhinelanderinahurryBhadtwochildrentoraiseCdidntknowanyoneinRhinelanderDcouldntselltheirhomeinBigLake88WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?ACindyhadseenthebenefitsofgardeninginadifferentway

41、BCindyhaddevelopedahobbyofgardeningbeforetherecessionCCindyhadalreadyhadakeeninterestinsustainabilityDCindyhadalreadyplannedtomeetthegardeners89Inaddition,CindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecausegardeningAhelpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalfBenabledhertomakeherownjams.精选文档Cbuiltupfamilytiesandkid

42、senthusiasmDenabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants90WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?AItgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlessonBItgaveherconfidenceandoptimismCItwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamilyDItleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamilyTEXTC“Imalittleworriedaboutmyfuture，”saidDustinHo

43、ffmaninTheGraduateHeshouldbesoluckyAllhehadtoworryaboutwaswhethertohaveanaffairwithMrsRobinsonInthesixties，thatwasthesumtotalofpost-graduationanxietysyndromeHoffmansmoderncounterpartsarenotsofortunateTheMrsRobinsonsarentsittingaroundathomeanymore，seducinggraduatesTheyareoutintheworkplace，doingthehig

44、h-poweredjobsthegraduateswant，butcannotgetForthosefreshoutofuniversity,desperateforworkbutunabletoget，itthereisabigimbalancebetweensupplyanddemandAndthereisnonarrowingofthegapinsightThelatestunemploymentfiguresshowthat746,000of18-24year-oldsareunemployedarecordrateof18percentManyofthosewillhavegradu

45、atedthissummerTheyarenotpanickingyet，butasthejobrejectionsmountup，theyarebeginningtofeelalarmedOfcourse，itiseasytoblametheGovernmentand，inparticular,thetargetthatLabourhaslongtrumpeted-50percentofschool-leaversinhighereducationThatwasnottoosmartTheGovernmenthasnotonlyfailedtomeetitstargettheactualfi

46、gureisstillcloserto40percentbutithasraisedexpectationstounrealisticlevelsParentsfeelasbadlyletdownastheyoungpeoplethemselvesMiddle-classfamiliesseetheirgraduateoffspringonthedole(救援金)queueandwonderwhytheybotheredpayingschoolfeesWorking-classfamiliesfeelanevenkeenersenseofdisappointmentFormanysuchfam

47、ilies，gettingachildintouniversitywasthefulfillmentofalifelongdreamItrepresentedupwardsocialandfinancialmobilityItwasproofthattheywerelivinginadynamic，economicallysuccessfulcountryThatdreamdoesnotseemsorosynow.精选文档Graduateunemploymentisnot，ultimately,apoliticalproblemreadytobesolvedJob-creationscheme

48、sforgraduatesareverylowdowninministerialin-traysIfDavidCameronsConservativeshadabrilliantideaforguaranteeingeverygraduateawell-paidjob，theywouldhaveunveileditbynowItisasocialproblem，thoughamoredeep-seatedsocialproblemthanpeopleperhapsrealize91TheauthorbeginswithanepisodefromTheGraduateinordertoAsupp

49、ortthefactthatmorewomenareworkingnowBshowthatfewgraduatesstartedworkingrightaftergraduationCdemonstratethatthereweremuchfewergraduatesthannowDemphasizethesharpcontrastbetweennowandthen92Withregardtojobopportunitiesforyounggraduates，theauthorsoundsApessimisticBhopefulCindifierentDfurious93Theauthoris

50、_theLabourGovernmentstarget：50%ofschoolleaversinhighereducationAinfavourofBdoubtfulaboutCstronglycriticalofDmildlycriticalof94WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutparentsfeelingsisCORRECT?AWorkingclassparentsfeeljustasdisappointedBParentsandtheirchildrenfeelequallydisappointedCMiddleclassparentsfeelmor

51、edisappointedDParentsfeelmoredisappointedthantheirchildren95Towardstheendofthepassage，theauthorimpliesthatAtherewillbejob-creationschemesforgraduatesBgraduateunemploymentismoreofapoliticalissueCgraduateunemploymentisbothapoliticalandasocialissue.精选文档DtheConservativesaredoingfarfromenoughtosolvetheis

52、sueTEXTDNomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveseenimagesofthegoldenmaskofboykingTutankhamen，comefacetofacewithitinEgyptsCairomuseum，andyouwillsuckinyourbreathItwasonNov4，1923，thatBritisharchaeologistHowardCarterstumbledonastoneatthebaseofthetombofanotherpharaoh(法老)inLuxorthateventuallyledtoasealeddoorwayThen，o

53、nNov23，Carterfoundaseconddoorandwhenhestuckhisheadthrough，itwhathesawwastostuntheworldInsidelaythegreatstonecoffin，enclosingthreechestsofgildedwoodAfewmonthslater,whenacranelifteditsgranitecoverandonecoffinafteranotherwasremoved,Carterfoundasolidblockofgoldweighing110kgInitwasthemummy(木乃伊)ofthe19-ye

54、ar-oldTutankhamen，coveredingoldwiththatsplendidfuneralmaskAndallthislayburiedformorethan3,000yearsMonthsaftermytriptoEgypt,IcanrelivetherushofemotionIfeltandsensethehushthatdescendedonthecrammedCairomuseumsTutankhamengalleryCairo，adustycityof20millionpeople，isaplacewheretimeseemstobothstandstillandr

55、ushintoutterchaosItisaplacewheretheancientandcontemporaryhappilygoalongonparalleltracksTaketheGreatPyramidsofGiza，sittingonthewesternedgeofthecityEvenasthesettingsunsilhouettesthesegiganticstructuresagainstthegreatdesertexpanse，callforprayerfloatsoversemi-finishedapartmentblocksfilledwiththeactivity

56、ofcitylifeWhilecarefulplanningfortheafterlifemaylieburiedundergroundinCairo，itisnoiseandconfusiononthestreetsDonkeycartsbattleforspacewithpedestriansandtheonlyoperativeroadruleis“mightisright”Butitisacitythatisfulloflifefromthesmallroadsiderestaurantstothecoffeeshopswheremenandwomensmoketheshisha(水烟

57、壶)Donkeycartspiledhighwithflat-breadsmagicallyfindtheirwayinandoutthemaddeningtraffic；youngwomeninlongskirtsandheadscarvesholdhandswithyoungmeninopencollarshirts，whileconversationsdwellonKuwaitschancesatthesoccerWorldCup96Accordingtothecontext,“suckinyourbreath”means“feelasenseof_AaweBhorrorCdoubtDd

58、elight97WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthediscoveryofthemummyisINCORRECT?.精选文档AThemummywasfirstdiscoveredbyaBritisharchaeologistBThediscoveryofthemummycameasasurpriseCThemummywasfoundlyingrightinsidethestonecoffinDThemaskedmummywascoveredingold98WhichwordCANNOTbeusedtodescribethecityofCairo?ACrow

59、dednessBQuietCNoiseDConfusion99Whichpairofwords/phrasesindicatescontrast?AGiganticstructure；greatdesertexpanseBAcallforprayer；menandwomenwiththeshishaCChaos；maddeningDCoffeeshops；pyramids100WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardsCairo?APositiveBObjectiveCNegativeD.NotclearPARTVIWRITING【45MIN】SECTIONACOMPOSI

60、TION35MINTheDragonBoatFestival(端午节)isoneoftheimportantnationalfestivalsinChinaWriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic：TheDragonBoatFestivalFirst,youshouldtellwhatyouknowaboutthefestivalSecond,youshoulddescribehowyouorotherpeopleusuallyobservethefestivalMarkswillbeawarde