2023年英語專四真題及答案

英語專業(yè)四級真題及答案

III.語言知識：

11.___Bcombinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotesto

thelongestnovels——haveaplot.

A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter

12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,Bthe

womengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit.

A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then

13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinianCwithsevenyears?racingexperience.

A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver

14.fwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou."Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa

_B.

A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

15.ffIwereyou,Iwouldn'twaittoproposetoher."Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceis

usedtoD.

A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion

16.ftsashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword."Themodalauxiliary

SHOULDexpress_B.

AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness

17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcell

transplantationthatDhistory.

A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown

Cbymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as

ifIAalone.

A.wouldhavebeen??,hadbeenB.shouldbehadbeen

C.couldbe???wereD.mighthavebeen---were

20.Youmustfire￡incompetentassistantofyours

A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir

Atorevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan_Dextrapuritybyrunning

itthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto_Banxietyand

insomnia.

A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,deliveredagreat

cropofalbum___C.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty,sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwasCoflackofsupportforits

policies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohisminds_Btoanalyze

theirdifferences.

A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight

27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfiveinjuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduring

lunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested__CaccusationsofusingInstagramto

anonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight_DtoGermanyfrom

AbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It'sBthecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,but

theneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably

IV.完形填空：

A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lost

I.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value

MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfrom

the50,000titlesonthecompany*sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whenthey

maileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustively

analyzedforitsdisruptive,new-ecoiiomy(31implications.Whatwillitmeanforvideostoreslike

Blockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosand

likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa(32)singlelargeaudience?Butoneother

majorimplicationhas(33)barelybeenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinesses

meanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyare

joinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom(34)onlinepharmacies,eBayvendors,A

andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The(35)demiseofintheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeen

predictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaper

keeps(36)rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhousehold

receivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe19701s.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet1simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmany

wouldguess.People(37)naturallywritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To

(38)leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen(39)lostinthis

shift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,the

tangible(40)objectthatwasonceinthesender'shands.

V.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Passageone

(1)WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethat

meantIcouldgotreasurehunting.Whafstheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchfor

buriedtreasure?Well,ifsquitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeof

Leprechauns-littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

(2)Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmore

intriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheend

oftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,

theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupinthe

skyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,

butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfound

it.

(3)AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmy

childhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitlucky

neverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.

Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics

""TreasureIsland"and"MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheend

managedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgood

reason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnetted

himanincredible$400milliondollars!

(4)Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasure

troveofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeight”.Theaptly-named

Fisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwater

treasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!Hisdreamshadcometruebutfinding

andkeepingthetreasurewasn'tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,

Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtover

ownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200

hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthere

isamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromthe

Atocha.

(5)Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:amanpursueshisdreamthrough

adversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?

Well,notexactly.Archaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslike

Fisher's,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingour

underwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas"pillaging”.

(6)Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher's,each

pieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportant

thantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeological

knowledge.Indeed,asinFisher'scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethrough

museumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.

(7)Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwater

heritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild'splay

anymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,

butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,Itoocanhaveashareintherichesthatthe

Atochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:"Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveof

ourknowledge.^^

41.InPara.4,thephraseHitthejackpot??meansaccordingtothetext.

A.discoveredthejackpot.

B.foundthetreasure

C.brokeoneoftheobjects

D.ranasalvagingoperation

42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that.

A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissue

B.UNESCO?sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists?

C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibited

D.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind'seducationalvalue

43.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?

A.Shewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefrom

B.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.

C.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.

D.Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetoseethetreasure.

Passagetwo

(1)PAULwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.Thedeepestofhislovebelonged

tohismother.Whenhefelthehadhurther,orwoundedhisloveforher,hecouldnotbearit.Now

itwasspring,andtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam.Thisyearhehadagooddealagainst

her.Shewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobeasacrificetothislove,which

shehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelieve

sheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecouldever

bewhathewoulddemandofher.Certainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetime

withhim.Shesawtragedy,sorrow,andsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,in

renunciationshewasstrong,forshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewas

preparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,liketragedy.Itwasthesufficiencyofthesmall

day-lifeshecouldnottrust.

(2)TheEasterholidaysbeganhappily.Paulwashisownfrankself.Yetshefeltitwouldgo

wrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomwindow,lookingacrossattheoak-trees

ofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.

Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethewindow,somealready,shefancied,

showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.

(3)Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.Itwasabrightgreyday.Paulcameinto

theyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughed

towardsthehouse.To-dayhewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingof

aslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbynow,andcouldtellfromthatkeen-looking,aloof

youngbodyofhiswhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheput

hisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.

(4)Shecamedownstairsnervously.Shewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethoughtbecame

her.Ithadahighcollarwithatinyruff,makingher,shethought,lookwonderfullyawoman,and

dignified.Attwentyshewasfull-breastedandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstilllikeasoft

richmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidofhim.He

wouldnoticehernewblouse.

(5)He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservice

eyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingon

oneexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockery

alwayshurther;itwastoonearthereality.Hewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhis

eyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.But

Mrs.Leiverswaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andMr.Leivers,justawakefromhisSundaynap,

wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatwithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheir

anything.

44.ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMariamsattitudetowardlovebetweenherandPaul

is.

A.indifferentB.desperatepessimisticD.ambiguous

45.ThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsexcept.

A.delightB.expectationC.uncertaintyD.fbrebearing

46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutthefamily'sresponsetoPaul'smockery?

A.Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining.B.EverymemberexceptMarriamwasamused

C.Thebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate.D.Mariamalsothoughtitwasamusing

Passagethree

1)I'vewrittenthisarticleandyou'rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.We're

wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoour

lives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Eveninindustrialisedwestern

countries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhaveTowliteracy

levels*.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?

2)Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookat

thedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfew

booksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrote

alistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn'tsheremember?We

laughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn'twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmy

fathergavemeanimportantletterthathe*dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitfor

grammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.Heneverusuallywrotelettersor

postcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.

Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhadalowlevelofliteracy!?Idon'tthinkso.

(3)Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthe

readingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,

ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform,-anythingthatyouneedtodoin

everydaylife-thenyouare'fiinctionallyliterate*.

(4)Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,if

youfeelthatyoucan*treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.

(5)Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedor

andavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendof

minefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthe

newspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit-andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.

6)Weoftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,thewordliterate*meant

beingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall'articulate*.Story

tellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoften

aco-operativeactivitysomeonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchas

theKoranortheBible.

(7)Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyou

couldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.Youwerenotallowedtovoteif

youcouldn'tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmany

peoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.

(8)Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn*tsointhepast.

Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsomething

writtenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.

(9)Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsfor

them.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.And

nowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.

(10)Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Forexample,astudyintheUK

showedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,and

notnecessaryfbrthework.

11)World-widestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackof

politicalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworseh