英语专业四级考试真题及答案3

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！3TEXTCMyheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtothebackroom.l’manAmericanbornandraised,andthiswasMiami,whereIlive,buttheyweren’tquitereadytoletmeinyet.“Pleasewaitinhere,MsAbujaber,”theimmigrationofficersaid.Myhusband,withhisveryAmericanlastname,accompaniedme.Hewasgettingusedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI’dflowntoMontrealtospeakatabookevent.Thattimetheyheldmefor45minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaica,andIwasstartledthatIwasbeingsent“inback”onceagain.Theofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaid,“Miss,yournamelookslikethenameofsomeonewho’sonourwantedlist.We’regoingtohavetocheckyououtwithWashington.”“Howlongwillittake?”“Hardtosay...afewminutes,”hesaid.“We’llcallyouwhenwe’rereadyforyou.”Afteranhour,Washingtonstillhadn’tdecidedanythingaboutme.“Isn’tthiscomputerized?”Iaskedatthecounter.“Can’tyoujustlookmeup?”Justafewmoreminutes,theyassuredme.Afteranhourandahalf,IpulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriendsIwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover.“Nophones!”hesaid.“Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgivingtheminformation.”“I’mjustauniversityprofessor,”Isaid.Myvoicecameoutinasqueak.“Ofcourseyouare.Andwetakepeoplelikeyououtofhereinlegironseveryday.”Iputmyphoneaway.Myhusbandand1weregettinghungryandtired.Wholefamilieshadbeenbroughtintothewaitingroom,andtheplacewaspackedwithexcitablechildren,exhaustedparents,evenaflightattendant.Iwantedtoscream,tojumponachairandshout:“I’manAmericancitizen;anovelist;lprobablyteachEnglishliteraturetoyourchildren.”Orwouldthatallbecountedagainstme?Aftertwohoursindetention,Iwasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.“You’refreetogo,”hesaid.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramoment,neitherofusmoved,wewerestillinshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.“Oh,onemorething.”Hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddressonit.“Ifyouweren’thappywithyourtreatment,youcanwritetothisagency.”“Willtheyrespond?”Iasked.“Idon’tknow---Idon’tknowofanyonewho’severwrittentothembefore.”Thenheadded,“Bytheway,thiswillprobablykeephappeningeachtimeyoutravelrnationally.”“WhatcanIdotokeepitfromhappeningagain?”Hesmiledtheemptysmilewe’dseenallday.“Absolutelynothing.”Aftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourordeal,probablythemostfrequentadviceI’veheardinresponseistochangemyname.Twentyyearsago,myowngraduateschoolwritingprofessoradvisedmetowriteunderapennamesothatpublisherswouldn’tstickmeinwhathecalled“theethnicghetto”---aseparate,secondaryshelfinthebookstore.Butanameisanintegralpartofanyone’spersonalandprofessionalidentity-justlikethetownyou’reborninandtheplacewhereyou’reraised.Likemyfather,I’llkeepthename,butmyairportexperiencehasgivenmeawholenewperspectiveonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposedtomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethishard.90.Theauthorwasheldattheairportbecause_____.A.sheandherhusbandreturnedfromJamaica.B.hernamewassimilartoaterrorist’s.C.shehadbeenheldinMontreal.D.shehadspokenatabookevent.91.Shewasnotallowedtocallherfriendsbecause_____.A.heridentityhadn’tbeenconfirmedyet.B.shehadbeenheldforonlyonehourandahalf.C.therewereotherfamiliesinthewaitingroom.D.shecouldn’tuseherowncellphone.92.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthorwould_____topreventsimilarexperiencefromhappeningagain.A.writetotheagencyB.changehernameC.avoidtravelingabroadD.donothing93.Herexperiencesindicatethattherestillexists_____intheUS.A.hatredB.discriminationC.toleranceD.diversity94.Theauthorsoundsinthelastparagraph.A.impatientB.bitterC.worriedD.ironicTEXTDPublicspeakingfillsmostpeoplewithdread.Humiliationisthegreatestfear;self-exposureandfailingtoappealtotheaudiencecomeaclosesecond.Womenhateitmost,sincegirlsarepressurizedfromanearlyagetobeconcernedwithappearancesofallkinds.Mostpeoplehaveplentyofinsecurities,andthisseemslikeasituationthatwillbringthemout.Ifyouwereunderpressuretobeperfect,youareterrifiedoffallinginthemostpublicofways.Whileextrovertswillfeellessfearbeforetheordeal,itdoesnotmeantheywillnecessarilydoitbetter.Someveryshypeoplemanagetoshine.WhenImettheBritishcomedianJulianClary,hewasshyandcautious,yethisTVperformancesareperfect.Infact,personalityisnotthebestpredictorofwhodoesitwell.Regardlessofwhatyouarelikeinreallife,thekeyseemstobetoactyourself.Actualacting,asinperformingthescriptedlinesofacharacterotherthanyourself,doesnotdothejob.Whilepoliticiansmaylimitdamagebyhavingcarefullyrehearsed,writtenscriptstospeakfrom,thereisalwaysahiddenawarenessamongtheaudiencethatthewordsmightnotbetrue.Likewise,theincrediblyperfectspeechesofmanyAmericanacademicsarefarfromnatural.Youmayendupbuyingtheirbookonthewayout,butsoonafterwards,itismuchlikefastfood,andyougetanamelesssensethatyou’vebeencheated.Although,asEarlSpencerprovedathissisterPrincessDiana’sfuneral,itispossiblebothtoprepareeverywordandtoactnaturally.Ascriptrarelyworksanditisusedtohelpmostspeakers.But,beingyourselfdoesn’tworkeither.Ifyouspokeasifyouwereinyourownkitchen,itwouldbetooauthentic,toounawareoftheneedtocommunicatewithanaudience.IremembergoingtoseeBritishpsychiatristR.D.Laingspeakinpublic.Hebehavedlikeas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