2022年英語專四真題試題及答案

英語專四真題預測試題及答案

III.語言知識：11.________combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,_________thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian_________withsevenyears’racingexperience.A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa_____.A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativenessC.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto________.A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelingsC.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress_______.AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat___________history.A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelaterC.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown______bymicrobes.A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI___________alone.A.wouldhavebeen…h(huán)adbeenB.shouldbe…h(huán)adbeenC.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were20.Youmustfire______incompetentassistantofyoursA.theB.anC.thatD.whichever21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir_____torevealthemselves.A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan________extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto_______anxietyandinsomnia.A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,deliveredagreatcropofalbum__________.A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas_________oflackofsupportforitspolicies.A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s________toanalyzetheirdifferences.A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive________injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested________accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.A.overB.withC.onD.for29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight________toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound30.It’s_________thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovablyIV.完形填空：A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.valueMILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany’sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD’sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy_________.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?Whatdoesitshowabout\likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoalargeaudience?Butoneothermajorimplicationhasbeenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrompharmacies,eBayvendors,andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.Theof\mail\intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970’s.TheharmfulsideoftheInternet’simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.Peoplewritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To________throughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_inthisshift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangiblethatwasonceinthesender’shands.V.ReadingcomprehensionSectionAPassageoneWhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?Well,it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible$400milliondollars!Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasuretroveofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeight”.Theaptly-namedFisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn’tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:amanpursueshisdreamthroughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?Well,notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher’s,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging”.Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher’s,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher’scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild’splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.”41.In,thephrase“hitthejackpot”means______accordingtothetext.A.discoveredthejackpot.B.foundthetreasureC.brokeoneoftheobjectsD.ranasalvagingoperation42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that_________.A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissueB.UNESCO’sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists’C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibitedD.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind’seducationalvalue43.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?A.ShewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefromB.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.C.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.D.Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetoseethetreasure.PassagetwoPAULwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.Thedeepestofhislovebelongedtohismother.Whenhefelthehadhurther,orwoundedhisloveforher,hecouldnotbearit.Nowitwasspring,andtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam.Thisyearhehadagooddealagainst

her.Shewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobeasacrificetothislove,whichshehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelievesheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecouldeverbewhathewoulddemandofher.Certainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetimewithhim.Shesawtragedy,sorrow,andsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,inrenunciationshewasstrong,forshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewaspreparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,liketragedy.Itwasthesufficiencyofthesmallday-lifeshecouldnottrust.TheEasterholidaysbeganhappily.Paulwashisownfrankself.Yetshefeltitwouldgowrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomwindow,lookingacrossattheoak-treesofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethewindow,somealready,shefancied,showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.Itwasabrightgreyday.Paulcameintotheyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughedtowardsthehouse.To-dayhewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingofaslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbynow,andcouldtellfromthatkeen-looking,aloofyoungbodyofhiswhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheputhisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.Shecamedownstairsnervously.Shewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethoughtbecameher.Ithadahighcollarwithatinyruff,makingher,shethought,lookwonderfullyawoman,anddignified.Attwentyshewasfull-breastedandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstilllikeasoftrichmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidofhim.Hewouldnoticehernewblouse.He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservicegiveninthePrimitiveMethodistChapel.Hesatattheheadofthetable,hismobileface,withtheeyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingononeexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockeryalwayshurther;itwastoonearthereality.Hewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhiseyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.ButMrs.Leiverswaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andMr.Leivers,justawakefromhisSundaynap,wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatwithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheirshirt-sleeves,givingaguffawfromtimetotime.Thewholefamilyloveda\anything.44.ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMariam’sattitudetowardlovebetweenherandPaulis________.A.indifferentB.desperateC.pessimisticD.ambiguous45.ThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsexcept_______.A.delightB.expectationC.uncertaintyD.forebearing46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutthefamily’sresponsetoPaul’smockery?A.Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining.B.EverymemberexceptMarriamwasamusedC.Thebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate.D.MariamalsothoughtitwasamusingPassagethreeI’vewrittenthisarticleandyou’rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.We’rebothliterate–wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoourlives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Eveninindustrialisedwesterncountries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhave‘lowliteracylevels’.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn’tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrotealistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn’tsheremember?Welaughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn’twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe’dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverusuallywrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn’tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada‘lowlevelofliteracy’?Idon’tthinkso.Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform,–anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife–thenyouare‘functionallyliterate’.Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelthatyoucan’treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedorembarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendofminefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn’treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit-andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.Weoftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theword‘literate’meantbeingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall‘a(chǎn)rticulate’.Storytellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoftenaco-operativeactivity–someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchastheKoranortheBible.Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyoucouldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.Youwerenotallowedtovoteifyoucouldn’tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmanypeoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn’tsointhepast.Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsomethingwrittenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsforthem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.Andnowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople’slives.Forexample,astudyintheUKshowedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,andoftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingandwritingarenotnecessaryforthework.World-widestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon’tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn’tnecessarilystupidorignorant–andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn’tonlyfoundinwriting.47.WhydoestheauthorgivetwoexamplesinPara2?A.Toshowthatliteracyisinterpretedindifferentways.B.ToshowthatFatherwasmoreliteratethanMother.C.Toindicatehowimportantreadingandwritingare.D.Tocomparethelevelofliteracybetweenneighbours.48.Accordingtotheauthor,thefollowingaresomeofthedefiningfeaturesofliteracyEXCETT________.A.psyhchologicalB.functionalC.socialD.independent49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutreadingandwritingisCORRECT?A.Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenregardedasequallydifficult.B.Peoplehadtoreadandwritewellinordertobeallowedtovote.C.Readingoftenrequiresmoreimmediateinteractionthanwriting.D.Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenviewedasbeingconnected.50.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlyfocuson?A.Effectsofilliteracyandemploymentproblems.B.Effectsofilliteracyandassociatedproblems.C.Effectsofilliteracyonone’spersonalitydevelopment.D.Effectsofilliteracyonwomen’scareerdevelopment.SectionB.Shortanswerquestions.(Answereachquestionwithnomorethantenwords)Passageone.51.whatdoesThisinPara.2referto?52.WhydidFisherhavetobattleinthecourtsafterhefoundthetreasure(Para.4)?Passagetwo.didMariamwearanewnetblouseonSundayafternoon?54.Whatisthemeaningofthesentence“…h(huán)ewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse”inPara.5?Passagethree.55