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1、 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载英语专业四级考试真题PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the correspondingblanksMark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet TwoThe earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters i
2、n living memoryItwas a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _ coastlines，communities andbrought death to many peopleWhy do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)_ (although veryslowly)and has done so for billions
3、 of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth(tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherScientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the areabetween plates is called a fault lineOn one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people werekilled(37)_，earthquakes do n
4、ot alwayshappen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath theearthThey can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ they can be so violent(43)_they just
5、explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in theworldThis means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del RuizeruptedThe lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)_ the town belowTwenty thousand peoplediedNatural disasters like vo
6、lcanic eruptions are often unpredictableWe regularly do not know whenthey(47)_ pen，or (48)_ where they will happenIn the future，scientists may be able to watch andpredict(49)_ before they happenThis could(50)_ many lives31Amassive Bsignificant Cgreat Dgrand32Achanged Bconverted Cdestroyed Dtransform
7、ed33Afrequently Bcontinuously Cregularly Dperiodically34Asource Breason Cmovement Dcause35Acollides with Bconfronts with Cmeets with Dfaces with36Ahow Bwhy Cwhen Dwhat 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载37AGenerally BHowever CSimilarly DAnyway38Athat Bit Cthis Dwhich39Aunpredictable Bunaccountable Cinevitable Dirresis
8、tible40Asurface Bappearance Ccrust Dcover41Aflowed out Bburst out C1eaked out Dtrickled out42Aor Band Cnor Dbut43Alike Bfor Cas Dthat44Aliving Bactive Calive Dlive45Arelatively Bhardly Cstill Dgradually46Adown Bon Cacross Dbeyond47Aare to Bshould Cmust Dmight48Aelse Beven Cthough Dwhether49Aaccident
9、s Bincidents Coccasions Devents50Arescue Bsave Cpreserve DshelterPART IV GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】There are thirty sentences in this sectionBeneath each sentence there are four words, phrases orstatements marked A，B, C and DChoose one word, phrase or statement that best completes thesentenceMark y
10、our answers on Answer Sheet Two51Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?ATwenty miles seems like a long walk to himBNo one except his supporters agree with himCNeither Julia nor I were going to the party 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载DFew students in my class are really lazy52Which of the following determi
11、ners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and pluralcount nouns?Amany a Bfew Csuch Dthe next53Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?A，He promised himself rapid progressBThe manager herself will interview MaryCI have nothing to say for myselfDThey
12、quarreled themselves red in the face54My boss ordered that the legal documents _ to him before lunchAbe sent Bwere sent Cwere to be sent Dmust be sent55Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?ABy now she will be eating dinnerBI shall never do that againCMy brother will help you with t
13、he luggageDYou shall get a promotion56Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?AHow strange feelings they are!BHow dare you speak to me like that!CWhat noise they are making!D. What a mess we are in!57which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?AWe never doubt that her brother is hones
14、t 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载BThe problem is not who will go but who will stayCYou must give it back to whoever it belongs to。DIt is clear that the crime was done deliberately58which of the italicized parts functions as an object?AHe doesnt like the idea of my speaking at the meetingBIt is no use your pretendi
15、ng not to know the matterCMy parents strongly object to my going out alone at nightDHer falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip59All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPTAShe bought herself a pair of new shoesBOnly one problem still remains-the foodCMy friends all underst
16、and and support meDShe liked her current job，teaching English60Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”?AHe said that we were going to buy the tickets firstBHe requested that we buy the tickets firstCHe suggested that we buy the tickets firstDHe advised us
17、to buy the tickets first61Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?AI got a job as soon as I left universityBAs there was no answer, I wrote againCYou must do the exercises as I show you 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载DWealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man62Which of the following preposition
18、al phrases can function as an adverbial?AAre you sure of Simons disappearance?BThe man with a beard is talking to the manage.CEvery precaution was taken against the failure of the planDDespite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip63A：Motheryou promised to take me out B：Well_A. so I did! B. so did I. C.
19、 so I do! D. so do I64Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession?AThey used the box for keeping treasuresBI stepped aside for her to get in firstCFor all that he seems to dislike me，I still like himDThe parents bought a birthday cake for their son65Which of the follow
20、ing sentences is INCORRECT?APoultry are very expensive in the cityBNew machinery were introduced in the factoryCThe police are investigating the murder caseDThe militia were called out to rescue flood victims66The girl cannot come to school today on account of the fluThe underlined part means_.Aconc
21、erning Bbecause of Cas to Dfor67Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding _Ameal Bsnack Crefreshment Dbanquet 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载68Mini-skirts first _ in the 1960sAcaught out Bcaught in Ccaught on Dcaught up69That outburst at the meeting was _ of his bad temperAillustrative Bexplanat
22、ory Cexpository Drevealing70The earthquake refugees are _ for food and blanketsAdesirous Bambitious Cseriously off Dbadly off71When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual，but her excitement was obviousThe underlined part means _Auncaring Bdisinterested Cwithout plan Dwithout warning72Mo
23、st Chinese people went to work by bike within living _Amind Bknowledge Cmemory Dscope73The speaker was very good at _ his ideas during the discussionAputting aside Bputting across Cputting back Dputting off74The food is good at this hotel，but the _ is poor；the waiters dont seem to be well trainedAma
24、intenance Brepair Ccharge Dservice75Slavery was _ in America in the 19th centuryAabolished Bcancelled Cabandoned Dterminated76Mercifully，I was able to complete all I had to do within a few daysThe underlined part means _.Aefficiently Bsurprisingly Cfortunately Dshortly77The boys in the dorm _ a coin
25、 to decide who would clean the floorAheld Btossed Cput Dcollected78The patterns of spoken language are _ from those of writing 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载Adistinct Bdistinctive Cdistinguished Ddistinguishing79A(n)_ shape has four straight sides at 90to each other, two of which are much longer than theother two
26、Asquare Boval Coblong Dcircular80Id like to have a _ word with his parentsApeaceful Bquiet Csilent DpersonalPART V READING COMPREHENSION 【25 MIN】In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with foursuggested answers marked A,B,C and DChoose the one tha
27、t you think is the best answerMark your answerson Answer Sheet TwoTEXT ASaying“thank you”is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign languageAfter all，werebrought up to be polite，and it is important to make a good impression upon other peopleespecially acrossnational dividesSowha
28、t exactly are you supposed to say when thank you is only the 20th most popular way to expressgratitude? According to a recent survey,19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of thank youin a poll of 3,000 peoplePollsters found almost half of those asked preferred the more informal“che
29、ers”，while others liked to usesuch expressions as“ta”,“great and“nice one”So，just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?Fortunately, the clue is in the language itself“Cheers”，despite its popularity，is considered an informalway to say thank youand this is a definite clue as to
30、 when you can best use itFor instance，when going for a drink with friends，a smile and a“cheers”by way of thanks is not onlyappropriate to the situation，it is also culturally accurate“Ta”，originated from the Danish word“tak”, was the second-most popular expression of thanks，and isalso commonly used i
31、n informal situations，along with phrases such as“nice one”，and“brilliant”Interestingly,one word that didnt make it into the top 20 was“thanks”Thank yous shorter, more informal cousin 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载“Thanks”can be useful，as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of “thank you and thed
32、ownright relaxed“cheers”Certain words can double as an expression of thanks as well as delightAgain，the words themselves offerthe clue as to when best to use themFor example，words like“awesome”，“brilliant and“you star featured highly in the new poll and they canhint at both your pleasure at someones
33、 action，as well as serving to express your thanksIf you are on thereceiving end of a“new”thank you，you can respond with a simple“no problem”, or“sure”Of course，in certain circumstances，a simple wave，nod or smile may be appropriateFor instance，if acar driver slows down to let you cross the road，simpl
34、y raising your hand in acknowledgement is enough toshow that you appreciate the drivers considerationSometimes，formality is necessary, and“thank you”is still the best choice in such situationsBut students should not worry about when exactly to use certain expressionsMany people in Western countries
35、are worried that good manners are in declinePeople aretired of seeing their acts of kindness and service pass without commentSo dont think that your“thank you”was clumsy or awkwardly formalThe chances are，if you said “thank you”，youmade someones dayYou star81We can tell from the results of the poll
36、thatApeople are unconcerned about politeness nowadaysB“thank you”remains the best expression of gratitudeCthere is a variety of expressions of appreciationDthere are more formal expressions than informal ones82Which word/phrase does NOT appear in the top 20?ACheers BThanks CBrilliant DYou star83Acco
37、rding to the passagewhich is an appropriate response to“awesome”or“brilliant”?AThanks BCheers CNice one DSure 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载84According to the passage，the way in which we express our gratitude depends on all the followingEXCEPTAgender Bformality Cculture Dcircumstance85In the last paragraph the au
38、thor encourages people toAcontinue their acts of kindnessBbehave themselves wellCshow their gratitude to othersDstop worrying about bad mannersTEXT BFrom 2007 to 2010，American households lost $l1 trillion in real estate，savings, and stocks More than halfof all USworkers either lost their jobs or wer
39、e forced to take cuts in hours or pay during the recessionTheworst may be behind them now, but the shocking losses of the past few years have reshaped nearly every facetof their liveshow they live，work，and spendeven the way they think about the futureFor Cindy, the recession began when her husband w
40、as relocated to Rhinelander, Wisconsinby hiscompany forcing the family to move in a hurryThe couple bought a new house but were unable to sell theirtwo-bedroom home in Big Lake，MinnesotaWith two mortgages(抵押借款) and two young children to carefor, Cindy couldnt imagine how to stretch her husbands payc
41、heck to keep her family fedThen she stumbled upon an online community called Blotanical，a forum for gardeners，many with aninterest in sustainability“The more I read and discussed these practices，the more I realized this would help notonly our budget but also our health，”she saysCindy admits that bef
42、ore the recession，she was a city girl with no interest in growing her own dinner“Igrew flowers mostlyI didnt think about plants that werent visually interesting. But to stretch her budget，she began putting in vegetables and fruiteverything from strawberry beds to apple treesand as her firstseedlings
43、 grew，her spirits liftedShe no longer thinks of gardening and making her own jams as just a moneysaver；theyre a genuine pleasure“Its brought us closer together as a family, too，”she saysHer kidsvoluntarily pitch in with(主动帮助)the garden work，and the family cooks together instead of eating outThefood
44、tastes better its fresher and organic and the garden handily fulfills its original purpose：costcuttingNow she spends about $200 to $300 a month on groceriesless than half of the $650 a month that sheused to lay out 精品 WORD 可修改 欢迎下载After discovering how resourceful she can be in tough times，Cindy is
45、no longer easily discouraged“Itmakes me feel proud to be able to say I made it myself,”she says“I feel accomplished，and Im more confidentabout attempting things Ive never done before Now she avoids convenience stores and has begun learning toknit，quilt，and make her own soapI dont think I would have
46、ever begun this journey if it werent for therecession，”she says“I have a feeling that from now on，it will affect my familys health and happiness for thebetter86We learn from the first paragraph that the recessionAaffected Americans in certain occupationsBhad great impact on Americanswork and lifeChad only brought huge losses in savings and st