2017专四语言知识+完型真题

2017英语专四真题LanguageKnowledge

11.________combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.

A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter

12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,__________thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..

A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then

13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian_________withsevenyears’racingexperience.

A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver

14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa_______.

A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

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

A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion

16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress_______.

A.obligationB.disappointmentC.futureinthepastD.tentativeness

TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat___________history.

couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown______bymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI___________alone.

A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenB.shouldbe…hadbeen

C.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were

20.Youmustfire________incompetentassistantofyours

A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir_______torevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan________extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto______anxietyandinsomnia.

A.declineB.relieveC.quenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum__________.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas_________oflackofsupportforitspolicies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s________toanalyzetheirdifferences.

A.visionB.eyeC.viewD.sight

27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive_______injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested________accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It’s_________thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably

IV.完形填空：

A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value

MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany'sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy（31）___.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?Whatdoesitshowabout\likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa(32)____largeaudience?Butoneothermajorimplicationhas(33)_______beenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom（34）_____pharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The（35）______of\mail\intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps（36）_______.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People(37)_____writefewerletter