1、英语专四真题与问题详解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 matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, _B_ the w
2、omen gave a quick knock before opening it.A. wherein B. on which C. but when D. then13. 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
3、 the sentence refers to a _B_.A. past event for exact time reference B. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldnt wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to _D_.A. alleviate hostility B. exp
4、ress unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion16. “Its 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. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HI
5、V, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _D_ 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 _C_by microbes.A. having been created B. being
6、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 _ if I _A_alone. A. would have been had been B. should be had been C. could be were D. might have been were20. You must fire _C_ incompetent assistant of yoursA.
7、 the B. an C. that D. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their _A_to reveal themselves.A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _D_ extra purity by running
8、 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 _B_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 g
9、reat crop of album _C_. A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The partys reduced vote in the general election was _C_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 min
10、ds _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. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested _C_ accusations of using Instagram to anonym
11、ously 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 _D_to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. bounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound30. Its _B_ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer y
12、ou get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immovablyIV. 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. valueMILLIONS of people now rent t
13、heir movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the companys Web site and receive the first few DVDs 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）impli
14、cations. 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
15、(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 ar
16、e 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.
17、 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 1970s.The harmful side of the Internets impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (
18、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 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
19、 senders 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. Whats the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, its quite simple. Ireland, as
20、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 Irela
21、nd 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 d
22、id 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 strikin
23、g 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
24、 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 murk
25、y 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
26、but finding and keeping the treasure wasnt 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 heari
27、ngs, 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 en
28、d, 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 Fishers, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it
29、 describes as “pillaging”.（6）The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fishers, 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 archaeol
30、ogical knowledge. Indeed, as in Fishers 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
31、 hunting is not just innocent childs 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: “
32、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. UNESCOs view is different from archaeologists
