2023年英语专业四级考试试题及答案

英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解

PARTIIICLOZE(15MIN)

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassage

ifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeach

blankonyouranswersheet.

Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-wayparts

oftheworldtoday.

Saltmayseemratherastrange(31)touseasmoney,(32)

incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoften

an(33)necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34),

wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesunti1recent(35),andcakes

ofsalt(36)buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.

Seashells(37)asmoneyatsometime(38)anotheroverthe

greaterpartoftheOldWorld,Thesewere(39)mainlyfromthe

beachesoftheMaldivesIslandsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedto

IndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe(40)______

fromEasttoWest.

Metal,valuedbyweight,(41)coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.Iron,

inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)paper

money.Itcaneitherbeexchanged(43)goods,ormadeintotools,

weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,was

ofbronze,(44)______inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,

called“cash”.The(45)______ofthesearebetweenthreethousandand

fourthousandyearsold一olderthantheearliestcoinsoftheeastern

Mediterranean.

Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave(46)nearlyal1themorepicturesque

(47)ofmoney,and(48)inoneortwoofthemoreremote

countriespeoplestil1keepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)

suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof(50)moneywillsoon

befoundonlyinmuseums.

(31)A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category

(32)A.butB.andC.soD.even

(33)A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute

(34)A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size

(35)A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions

(36)A.evenB.alsoC.stil1D.never

(37)A.hadbeenusedB.areused

C.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeen

(38)A.andB.butC.yetD.or

(39)A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised

(40)A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continent

(41)A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded

(42)A.inspiteofB.insteadofC.alongwithD.in1inewith

(43)A.againstB.asC.inD.for

(44)A.oftenB.seldomC.reallyD.much

(45)A.earlierB.earliestC.betterD.best

(46)A.replacedB.reproducedC.reflectedD.recovered

(47)A.sizesB.shapesC.formatsD.forms

(48)A.whileB.althoughC.becauseD.if

(49)A.eventsB.gatheringsC.occasionsD.assemblies

(50)A.originalB.primitiveC.historicalD.crude

PARTIVGRAMMER&VOCABULARY(15MIN)

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethere

arefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,BfCandD.Chooseonewordorphrase

thatbestcompletesthesentences.

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

51.Ourassociation,whichhasconsistentlypressedforgreateremployment

opportunitiesforthedisabled,willpublishproposalsinthenear

future.

A.theirB.ourC.hisD.its

52.HadJudybeenmorecarefulonthemathsexam,she____muchbetter

resultsnow.

A.wouldbegettingB.couldhavegotC.mustgetD.wouldget

53.Nineistothree_____threeistoone.

A.whenB.thatC.whichD.what

54.Mendifferfromanimalstheycanthinkandspeak.

A.forwhichB.forthatC.inthatD.inwhich

55.hewantedtogooutwithhisfriendsattheweekend,hehadto

staybehindtofinishhisassignment.

A.MuchthoughB.MuchasC.AsmuchD.Thoughmuch

56.1enjoyedmyselfsomuch1visitedmyfriendsinParislastyear.

A.whenB.whichC.thatD.where

57.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A.Allhislectureswereboring.C.Herfewfriendsareallfondofdancing.

B.Halfbismoneywasgone.D.Heinvitedmanyhisfriendstotheparty.

58.Whenyouhavefinishedwiththatbook,don,tforgettoputitback

onmydesk,?

A.doyouB.don'tyouC.willyouD.won'tyou

59.Whatdoes“Hewiselyrefusedtospendhismoneyvmean?

A.Ttwaswiseofhintorefusetospendhismoney.

B.Herefusedtospendhismoneyinawisenanner.

C.Hewasshortofmoneyanddicin'twanttobuyanything.

D.Herefused,inawisemanner,tospendhismoney.

60.Theystoodchattingtogetheraseasilyandnaturallyas.

A.itcouldbeB.couldbeC.itwasD.was

61.Thefollowingareal1correctresponsesto“Whotoldthenewstothe

teacher?wEXCEPT.

A.Jimdidthis.B.Jindidso.C.Jimdidthat.D.Jimdid.

62.Qualityiscountsmost.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where

63.InhisplaysShakespearehischaracterslivethroughtheir

language.

A.wouldmakeB.hadnadeC.madeD.makes

64.Thesquareitselfisfivehundredyardswide,fivetimesthe

sizeofSt.Peter"sinRome.

A./B.thatofC.whichisD.of

65.Whichofthefollowingsentencesexpresses“probability”?

A.Youmustleaveimnediately.

B.Youmustbefeelingrathertired.

C.Youmustbeherebyeighto'clock.

D.Youmustcompletethereadingassignmentontime.

66.Whenhefirststartedinuniversity,hereallyfeltatwithhis

major一economics.

A.shoreB.bankC.oceanD.sea

67.Ontheroadmotoristsshouldbeawareofcyclistsandbetowards

them.

A.cuiisidexableB.consideringC.uousideruleD.considered

68.Sallywasabitsky,buttheteacherfoundherquitediscussing

arecentfilmwithothers.

A.athomeB.atmostC.athouseD.atheart

69.Thecompanyhascapitalizedtheerrorofjudgmentmadebyits

businesscompetitor.

A.inB.overC.withD.on

70.Timhasfailedthreecoursesthissemester,sohewillhaveto______

themnextsemester.

A.remakeB.repeatC.reapplyD.revise

71.Keepthisreferencebook;itmaycomeinoneday.

A.handyB.usefulC.convenientD.helpful

72.Thequestionsthatthespeakerraisedwerewelltheaverage

adult.

A.pastB.onC.beyondD.through

73.Teachersinthisschoolwereencouragedtousedramaasa(n)

oflearning.

A.designB.instrumentC.agencyD.tool

74.First,weneedtofindoutwhathisschemeis,andthenact.

A.sensitivelyB.imaginativelyC.efficientlyD.accordingly

75.AtfirstJimwasnotquiteclearwhathewasgoingtodoafteruniversity,

butnowheseemsonbecomingacomputerprogrammer.

A.fitB.setC.disposedD.decided

76.Wheninvitedtotalkabouthisachievements,herefusedtoblowhis

ownanddeclinedtospeakatthemeeting.

A.trumpetB.whistleC.bugleD.flute

77.Inspiteofthetreatment,thepaininhisleggrewin.

A.gravityB.extentC.intensityD.amount

78.BusservicesbetweenTownCentreandNewtonHousingEstatewillbe

untilthemotorwayisrepaired.

A.discontinuedB.suspendedC.haltedD.ceased

79.Themoon,beingmuchnearertotheEarththantheSun,isthe

causeofthetides.

A.principalB.basicC.initialD.elementary

80.Teddycametomywithachequeof$200topaymyroomrate,after

Iphonedhimthatmywallethadbeenstolen.

A.attendanceB.assistanceC.rescueD.safety

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION(25MIN)

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsor

unfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C

andD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TEXTA

WhenthesunisupinAmsterdam,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssits

quietlyontheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGogh

orAnneFrankmuseun,ortakeawatertaxi.

Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingbegins.Inthebigclubsandin

coffeeshops,touristsgathertohangout,talkpoliticsandsmoke.

Severalareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatrule

Amsterdam.Andthey,reallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.

Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,open

markets,concertsandotherevents.Severalbeautifulandverypopular

hotelscanbefoundthere.AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlaza

shoppingmall.

ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodothepartyseekers.Hippopor

funkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.Theseare

twoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadyto

dance.Theclubsdon'tshutdownuntil4an.

Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotour

thecity.Don,tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficial

language,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarchappytohelp

youwithdirections.

Andyou,11noticethathalfthepeopleinthestreetsareonbicycles.They

rentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.

Amsterdcimalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FronanywherebetweenUS$2and

$9.50,you'canusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisethe“Venice

oftheNorth".

Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:Therowsofneat,

narrowfour-storydwel1ingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewel1

worthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.

YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarter

andstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,

Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum

RembrandtHouseandothers.

Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpast.Oneplacetovisitis

theAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewish

girlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanviewAnne'

soriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheand

herfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.

81.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorindicatesthat.

A.Amsterdamisgenerallyknownasaquietcity.

B.partiesgoonalldaylonginAmsterdam.

C.Amsterdampresentstwodifferentpictures.

D.Amsterdamattractsmanydaytimevisitors.

82.WhichtouristattractioniscitedforelaborationinParagraphsFour

andFive?

A.RoyalPalace.B.DanSquare.C.ClubParadiso.D.MagnaPlaza.

83.Accordingtothepassage,thelocalpeoplehaveallthefollowing

characteristicsEXCEPT.

A.theyarepartygoers.B.theyshowhospitality.

C.theycanspeakEnglish.D.theyarefondofcycling.

84.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeAmsterdamasa

touristcity?

A.Modern.B.Delightful.C.Quiet.D.Historic.

TEXTB

InanarticlesomeChinesescholarsaredescribedasbeing“tantalized

bythemysteriousdragonbonehieroglyphics.Tantalizedisoneofmany

Englishwordsthathavetheiroriginsinmythsandlegendsofthepast

(inthiscase,GreekandRomanones).Themeaningoftheverbtantalize

isaveryparticularone:"topromiseorshowsomethingdesirabletoa

personandthentakeitaway;toteasebyarousinghope."Many(butnot

all)Englishdictionariesgiveyouabriefindicationofaword'sorigins

inbracketsbeforeoraftertheexplanationofthemeaning.Fortantalize

thefollowingexplanationisgiven:[>Tantalus].Thismeansthatyou

shouldlookupthenameTantalustofindouttheword'sorigins,andif

youdo,youwillfindoutthatinGreekmythology,Tantaluswasaking

whowaspunishedinthelowerworldwitheternalhungerandthirst;he

wasputuptohischininwaterthatalwaysmovedawaywhenhetriedto

drinkitandwithfruitonbranchesabovehimplacedjustalittlebit

outofhisreach.Canyouseewhyhisnamewaschangedintoaverbmeaning

“toteaseortormentbyarousingdesire”?

Anotherexampleisthewordsiren,fami1iartousasthemechanicaldevice

thatmakessuchanalarmingsoundwhenpolicecars,ambulances,orfire

enginesapproach.ThiswordalsohasitsoriginsinGreekmythology.The

travelerOdysseus(UlyssestotheRomans)madehismenplugtheirears

sothattheywouldn,thearthedangerousvoicesofthesirens,creatures

whowerehalfbirdandhalfwomanandwholuredsailorstotheirdeaths

onsharprocks.Sothewordcametobeassociatedbothwithaloudsound

andwithdanger!

Whensomeonespeaksofaajovialmood"ora"herculeaneffort,“he

orsheisusingworcswithoriginsinmythology.Lookthesewordsupto

findtheirmeaningandrelationshiptomyths.

Manycommonwords,suchasthenamesforthedaysoftheweekandthemonths

oftheyear,alsocomefrommythology.Wednesdayderivesfromtheancient

Norsekingofthegods,Woden,andThursdaywasoriginallyThor'sday,

inhonourofThor,thegodofthunder.Asamatteroffact,alltheplanets,

excepttheoneweliveon,bearnamesthatcomefromRomanmythology,

includingtheplanetthatisfarthestawayfromthesunandforthatreason

wascalledaftertheRomangodofthedead.Thisgodhasalsogivenhis

nametooneofthechemicalelements.Severalotherelementshavenames

thatcomefrommythology,too.

Ttseemsthatmythsandlegends1iveonintheEnglishlanguage.

85.ThepurposeofthefirstsentenceinParagraphOneis.

A.todescribetheworkofsomeChinesescholars.

B.toarousereaders?interestinhieroglyphics.

C.toleadreadersontothemaintheme.

D.tolinktheprecedingparttothepresentone.

86.Weleamfromthepassage,allEnglishdictionariesinclude_____.

A.legends.B.mythology.

C.wordorigins.D.worddefinitions.

87.Theexampleoftantalizeistoshow______.

A.howthewordcameintoexistence.

B.howTantaluswaspunishedinthelowerworld.

C.howallEnglishdictionariesshowwordorigins.

D.howthemeaningofthewordchangedovertheyears.

88.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesNOThaveorigins

inmytliborlegends?

A.Jovial.B.Wednesday.C.Earth.D.March.

89.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.GreekandRomanMythologyinLanguage.B.MythologicalOriginsofEnglish

Words.

C.HistoricalChangesinWordMeanings.D.MythologyandCommonWords.

TEXTC

Myheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtotheback

room.I*manAmericanbornandraised,andthiswasMiami,whereIlive,

buttheywerenrtquitereadytoletmeinyet.

“Pleasewaitinhere,MsAbujaber,theimmigrationofficersaid.My

husband,withhisveryAmericanlastname,accompaniedme.Hewasgetting

usedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI'dflown

toMontrealtospeakatabookevent.Thattimetheyheldmefor45

minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaica,and

IwasstartledthatIwasbeingsent“inback“onceagain.

Theofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaid,“Miss,yourname

lookslikethenameofsomeonewho'sonourwantedlist.We'regoingto

havetocheckyououtwithWashington.”

uHowlongwillitlake?”

“Hardtosay…afewminutes,nhesaid."We'11callyouwhenwe'

rereadyforyou.

Afteranhour,Washingtonstillhadn,tdecidedanythingaboutme."Isn'

tthiscomputerized?”Iaskedatthecounter."Can'tyoujustlookme

up?”

Justafewmoreminutes,theyassuredme.

Afteranhourandahalf,Ipulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriends

Iwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover."Nophones!”

hesaid."Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgiving

theminformation.

"I'injusL社universityprofessor,“Isaid.MyvoicecameouLinasqueak.

“Ofcourseyouare.Andwetakepeople1ikeyououtofhereinlegirons

everyday.”

Iputmyphoneaway.

MyhusbandandIweregettinghungryandtired.Wholefamilieshadbeen

broughtintothewaitingroom,andtheplacewaspackedwithexcitable

children,exhaustedparents,evenaflightattendant.

Iwantedtoscream,tojumponachairandshout:'TmanAmericancitizen;

anovelist;TprobablyteachEnglish1iteraturetoyourchildren."Or

wouldthatallbecountedagainstme?

Aftertwohoursindetention,Twasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.

“You'refreetogo,“hesaid.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramoment,

neitherofusmoved,weweresti11inshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.

“Oh,onemorething."Hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddress

onit."Ifyouweren,thappywithyourtreatment,youcanwritetothis

agency.”

“Willtheyrespond?”Iasked.

“Idon,tknow—1don'tknowofanyonewhoJseverwrittentothem

before."Thenheadded,“Bytheway,thiswillprobablykeephappening

eachtimeyoutravelinternationally.”

“WhatcanIdotokeepitfromhappeningagain?”

Uesmiledtheemptysmilewe,dseenallday.aAbsolutelynothing.n

Aftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourordeal,probablythemostfrequent

advice1'veheardinresponseistochangemyname.Twentyyearsago,my

owngraduateschoolwritingprofessoradvisedmetowriteunderapenname

sothatpublisherswouldn,tstickmeinwhathecalled“theethnicghetto”

—aseparate,secondaryshelfinthebookstore.Butanameisanintegral

partofanyone'spersonalandprofessionalicentity-justlikethetown

you,rebominandtheplacewhereyou'reraised.

Likemyfather,I'11keepthename,butmyairportexperiencehasgiven

meawholenewperspectiveonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposed

tomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethishard.

90.Theauthorwasheldattheairportbecause.

A.sheandherhusbandreturnedfromJamaica.B.hernamewassimilartoa

terrorist*s.

C.shehadbeenheldinMontreal.D.shehadspokenatabookevent.

91.Shewasnotallowedtocallherfriendsbecause.

A.heridentityhadn?tbeenconfirmedyet.

B.shehadbeenheldforonlyonehourandahaiti

C.therewereotherfamiliesinthewaitingroom.

D.shecouldn,tuseherowncellphone.

92.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldtopreventsimilar

experiencefromhappeningagain.

A.writetotheagencyB.changehername

C.avoidtravelingabroadD.donothing

93.HerexperiencesindicatethattherestillexistsintheUS.

A.hatredB.discriminationC.toleranceD.diversity

94.Theauthorsoundsinthelastparagraph.

A.impatientB.bitterC.wordedD.ironic

TEXTD

Publicspeakingfillsmostpeoplewithdread.Humiliationisthegreatest

fear;self-exposureandfailingtoappealtotheaudiencecomeaclose

second.Womenhateitmost,sincegirlsarcpressurizedfromanearlyage

tobeconcernedwithappearancesofallkinds.

Mostpeoplehaveplentyofinsecurities,andthisseemslikeasituation

thatwillbringthemout.Ifyouwereunderpressuretobeperfect,you

areterrifiedoffailinginthemostpublicofways.

Whileextrovertswillfeellessfearbeforetheordeal,itdoesnotmean

theywillnecessarilydoitbetter.Someveryshypeoplemanageto

shine.WhenImettheBritishcomedianJulianClary,hewasshyandcautious,

yethisTVperformancesareperfect.

Infact,personalityisnotthebestpredictorofwhodoesit

well.Regardlessofwhatyouarelikeinreallife,thekeyseemstobe

toactyourself.

Actualacting,asinperformingthescriptedlinesofacharacterother

thanyourself,doesnotdothejob.Whilepoliticiansmaylimitdamageby

havingcarefullyrehearsed,writtenscriptstospeakfrom,thereisalways

ahiddenawarenessamongtheaudiencethatthewordsmightnotbetrue.

Likewise,theincrediblyperfectspeechesofmanyAmericanacademicsare

farfromnatural.Youmayendupbuyingtheirbookonthewayout,butsoon

afterwards,itismuchlikefastfood,andyougetanamelesssensethat

you,vebeencheated.

Although,asEarlSpencerprovedathissisterPrincessDiana'sfuneral,

itispossiblebothtoprepareeverywordandtoactnaturally.Ascript

rarelyworksanditisusedtohelpmostspeakers.

But,beingyourselfdoesn,tworkeither.Ifyouspokeasifyouwerein

yourownkitchen,itwouldbetooauthentic,toounawareoftheneedto

communicatewithanaudience.

IremembergoingtoseeBritishpsychiatristR.D.Laingspeakinpublic.He

behavedlikeaseriouslyoddperson,talkingoffthetopofhis

head.Althoughhewastalkingaboutmadnessandhewroteonmentalillness,

heseemedtobeexhibitingratherthanexplainingit.

Thebestpsychologicalplacefromwhichtospeakisanunselfconscious

self-consciousness,providingtheillusionofbeingnatural.Studies

suggestthatthisstateof“flow”,aspsychologistscallit,isvery

satisfying.

95.Womenhatepublicspeakingmostmainlybecauseof______.

A.theirupbringingveryearlyon.B.theirinabi1itytoappealtothe

audience.

C.theirsenseofgreaterpublicpressure.D.theirsenseofgreater

humiliation.

96.“this"inParagraphTworefersto_______.

A.insecurity.B.senseoffailure.C.publicspeaking.D.pressure.

97.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheauthorsviewpoint?

A.Actinglikeperformersspoilsthemessageinaspeech.

B.Perfectionofscriptsisnecessaryinmakinggoodimpressions.

C.Actingnaturallyncanslessdependenceonthepreparedscript.

D.Thereshouldbeaoalancebetweenactualactingandactingnaturally.

98.Whatistheauthor,sviewonpersonality?

A.Personalityisthekeytosuccessinpublicspeaking.

B.Extrovertsarebetterpublicspeakers.

C.Introvertshavetolearnhardertobegoodspeakers.

D.Factorsotherthanpersonalityensurebetterperformance.

99.TheauthorimpliesthatwhilespeakingR.D.Laing.

A.wasbothtoocasualandauthentic.B.wasacting1ikeaperformer.

C.waskeepingagoodbalance.D.wasawareofhisaudience.

100.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorrecomnendsthat.

A.youforgetaboutyournervousness.B.youfeelnaturalandspeak

naturally.

C.youmayfeelnervous,butappearnaturally.D.youmayimagineyourself

tobeuatuial.

PARTVIWRITING(45MIN)

SECTIONACOMPOSITION(35MIN)

December5thisInternationalVolunteersDay.Since1985,whentheUnited

Nationsannouncedthespecialday,tensofmillionsofpeoplearoundthe

worldhavevolunteeredtohelpthoseinneed.Chinanowhas4.5million

registeredvolunteerswhohaveprovidedmorethan4.5billionhoursof

volunteerwork.Whatcanyougainfromvolunteering?

WriteonANSWERSHEETTWOacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowing

Lopiu:

TheBenefitsofVolunteering

Youaretowrite