2017英语专四真题

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试卷用后随即销毁。严禁保留、出版或复印。TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2017)-GRADEFOUR-TIME130MINI [10MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbesentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.willthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncePleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.II LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION [20MIN]SECTIONA InthissectionyouwillhearatalkwillhearthetalkONCEWhilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.mayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONB Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.havethirtysecondstopreviewthechoices.listentotheconversations.ConversationOneQuestions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.A.Ithaswipedthedatafromtheflashdrive.Itcan’treaddatafromtheflashdrive.Thefilesstoredinithavegotlost.Thefilesinitcan’tbeopened.A.Getatotalrefund.Getapartialrefund.Getanewcomputer.Getanewharddisk.A.Indifferent.Anxious.Dissatisfied.A.By8:30tomorrowmorning.After8:30tomorrowmorning.At8:30thisevening.Anytimetomorrow.5. A.6574-3205.B. C.6457-2035.D.6475-3025.ConversationTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.A.Holdapartyathome.Introduceourselvesfirst.meetingthem.forthemtovisitus.A.Donothingaboutit.himtostop.Givehimareasontostop.Callthepoliceimmediately.A.tobepatient.tobesympathetic.Don’tappeartobeDon’tanswertheirquestions.A.Nomorethanfiveminutes.Fivetotenminutes.AbouthalfanAboutanA.FamilyCircleMagazine.Morningradioprograms.Betty’swebsite.CBSnewswebsite.III LANGUAGEUSAGE [10MIN]twentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO. combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories—fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels—haveaplot.RegardingWhateverInsofarasNomatterShefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoaclosedthewomenaquickknockbeforeopeningit.onwhichbutwhenwhereinthenMsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian withsevenyears’racingexperience.womandriverswomendriverwomendriverswomandriver“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa .pasteventforexacttimereferencepresenteventfortentativenesspresenteventforuncertaintypasteventforpoliteness“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoThesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto .alleviatehostilityexpressunfavorablefeelingsindicateuncertaintymakeasuggestion“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress _.obligationdisappointmentfutureinthepasttentativenessTimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofinitiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantthat couldhavelatermadeshouldhavemadelatermightmakelaterwouldlatermakeSomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown bymicrobes.havingbeencreatedbeingcreatedtohavebeencreatedtobecreatedAtthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as I alone.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenshouldbe…hadbeencouldbe…weremighthavebeen…weremustfire incompetentassistantofyourstheanthatwhicheverSomenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir torevealthemselves.characterscharacteristicscharismacharacterizationsIfyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingyoucan extrapuritybyrunningthroughacoffeeassureinsurereassureensureThedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto_ anxietyinsomnia.declinerelievequenchsuppressDespiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum .publicationsappearancesreleasespresentationsTheparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas oflackofsupportforitspolicies.revealingconfirmingindicativeevidentHeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s_ toanalyzetheirdifferences.visioneyeviewsightpupilswerekilledandfive injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.criticallyenormouslygreatlyhardA15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.overwithonforItwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight_ toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.boundedbindedboundaryboundIt’s thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.unchangeablyinvariablyunalterablyimmovablyIVCLOZE [10MIN]Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.valueMillionsofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixTheyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,009titlesonthecompany’ssiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD’sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy _(31).WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?Whatdoesitshowabout“longtail”businesses—onesthatcombinemanymarketsintoa (32)targetaudience?Butoneothermajorimplicationhas (33)beenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanfortheUnitedStatesPostalService.EverysometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom (34)pharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.The (35)of“snailmail”intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps (36).Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People (37)writefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages. (38)throughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen (39)thisshift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible (40)thatwasonceinthesender’shands.V READINGCOMPREHENSION [35MIN]SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEWhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyisthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftheLeprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendofthetheyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyshowerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatethedreamevencomestrue!SuchisthecaseofMelHisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible$400milliondollars!Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasure-trove（埋藏的宝藏）ofpreciousstonesgoldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeightTheaptly-namedFisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn’tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.fact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearingsFisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicandsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:amanpursueshisdreamthroughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficultiestheyalllivehappilyeverright?notArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher’s,theobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging”（抢劫、掠夺）.Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher’s,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher’scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild’splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.”InPara.4,thephrase“hitthejackpot”means accordingtothecontext.discoveredthejackpot.foundthetreasurebrokeoneoftheobjectsranasalvagingoperationItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that .peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissueUNESCO’sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists’allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibitedattentionshouldbepaidtothefind’seducationalvalueHowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?ShewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefromShewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetoseethetreasure.PASSAGETWOPaulwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.ThedeepestofhislovebelongedtohisWhenhefelthehadhurtorwoundedhisloveforhecouldnotbearit.Nowitwasspring,andtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam.ThisyearhehadagooddealagainstShewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobeasacrificetothislove,whichshehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelievesheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecouldeverbewhathewoulddemandofCertainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetimewithhim.Shesawandsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,inrenunciationshewasstrong,forshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewaspreparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,likeItwasthesufficiencyofthesmallday-lifeshecouldnottrust.TheEasterholidaysbeganPaulwashisownfrankself.shefeltitwouldgowrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomlookingacrossattheoak-treesofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethesomeshefancied,showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.wasabrightgreyPaulcameintotheyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughedtowardsthehouse.hewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingofaslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbyandcouldtellfromthatkeen-looking,aloofyoungbodyofhiswhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheputhisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.Shecamedownstairsnervously.ShewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethoughtbecameIthadahighcollarwithatinyruff,makingshethought,lookwonderfullyawoman,anddignified.Attwentyshewasfull-breastedandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstilllikeasoftrichmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidofhim.Hewouldnoticehernewblouse.He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservicegiveninthePrimitiveMethodistChapel.Hesatattheheadofthetable,hismobileface,withtheeyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingononeexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockeryalwayshurther;itwastooneartheHewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhiseyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.ButMrs.Leiverswaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andLeivers,justawakefromhisSundaynap,wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatwithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheirshirt-sleeves,givingaguffawfromtimetotime.Thewholefamilyloveda“take-off”morethananything.ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMariam’sattitudetowardlovebetweenherandPaulis .indifferentdesperatepessimisticambiguousThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsexcept .delightexpectationuncertaintyforebodingWhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutthefamily’sresponsetoPaul’smockery?Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining.EverymemberexceptMarriamwasamusedThebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate.Mariamalsothoughtitwasamusing.PASSAGETHREEI’vewrittenthisarticleandyou’rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.bothliterate—wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoourlives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Eveninindustrialisedcountries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhave“lowliteracylevels”.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn’tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrotealistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn’tsheremember?laughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn’twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverusuallywrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada“lowlevelofliteracy”?Idon'tthinkso.TherearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofSomeexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform,—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare“functionallyliterate”.Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelthatyoucan’treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedorembarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendofminefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit—andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.oftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theword“literate”meantbeingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall“articulate”.Storytellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoftenaco-operativeactivity—someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchastheKoranortheBible.Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyoucouldsignyournametoapieceofItwasanimportantskill.werenotallowedtovoteifyoucouldn’tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmanypeoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn’tsointhepast.Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsomethingwrittenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsforthem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.Andnowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople’slives.Forexample,astudyintheUKshowedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,andoftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingandwritingarenotnecessaryforthework.statisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalMorewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon’tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn'tnecessarilystupidorignorant—andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn’tonlyfoundinwriting.WhydoestheauthorgivetwoexamplesinPara2?showthatliteracyisinterpretedindifferentways.showthatFatherwasmoreliteratethanMother.indicatehowimportantreadingandwritingparethelevelofliteracybetweenneighbours.Accordingtotheauthor,thefollowingaresomeofthedefiningfeaturesofliteracyEXCETT .psychologicalfunctionalsocialindependentWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutreadingandwritingisCORRECT?Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenregardedasequallydifficult.Peoplehadtoreadandwritewellinordertobeallowedtovote.Readingoftenrequiresmoreimmediateinteractionthanwriting.Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenviewedasbeingconnected.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlyfocuson?Effectsofilliteracyandemploymentproblems.Effectsofilliteracyandassociatedproblems.Effectsofilliteracyonone’spersonalitydevelopment.Effectsofilliteracyonwomen’scareerdevelopment.SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearefiveshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.AnswerthequestionswithNOMORETHANTENWORDSinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEWhatdoesThisinPara.2referto?WhydidFisherhavetobattleinthecourtsafterhefoundthetreasure(Para.4)?PASSAGETWOWhydidMariamwearanewnetblouseonSundayafternoon?Whatisthemeaningofthesentence“…hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse”inPara.THREEExplainthemeaningofthelastsentenceofPara.accordingtothecontext.VI WRITING [45MIN]ReadcarefullythefollowingexcerptandthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200inwhichyoushould:summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthencommentonwhetherourbrainswillgetlazyinaworldrunbyintelligentmachinescansupportyourselfwithinformationtheexcerpt.Markswi