2017年专业英语四级真题及答案

试题来源于网络整理，如有侵权请联系删除试题来源于网络整理，如有侵权请联系删除试题来源于网络整理，如有侵权请联系删除2017年专业英语四级真题及答案PARTⅠDICTATION1、Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

Pleasewritethewholepassageon

ANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.OnlineEducation

Introduction

●Onlinecoursescanbringthebestqualityeducationtopeoplearoundtheworldforfree.

Componentsofonlineeducation

●noconstraintsof

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—contentdesignforonlinecourses

—short,modularunitseachdiscussing

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—differentwaysofdealingwiththematerial

—amuchmore

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●providingstudentswith

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forum

—medianresponsetime:22minutes

Benefitsofonlineeducation

—educationasa

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—making

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Conclusion

Onlineeducationwillhaveapromisingfuture.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestionon

ANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne12、

A.Itcan'treaddatafromtheflashdrive.

B.Ithaswipedthedatafromtheflashdrive.

C.Thefilesstoredinithavegotlost.

D.Thefilesinitcan'tbeopened.13、

A.Getatotalrefund.

B.Getapartialrefund.

C.Getanewcomputer.

D.Getanewharddisk.14、

A.Indifferent.

B.Surprised.

C.Anxious.

D.Dissatisfied.15、

A.By8:30tomorrowmorning.

B.After8:30tomorrowmorning.

C.At8:30thisevening.

D.Anytimetomorrow.16、

A.6574-3205.

B.6547-2305.

C.6457-2035.

D.6475-3025.

ConversationTwo17、

A.Holdapartyathome.

B.Introduceourselvesfirst.

C.Avoidmeetingthem.

D.Waitforthemtovisitus.18、

A.Donothingaboutit.

B.Tellhimtostop.

C.Givehimareasontostop.

D.Callthepoliceimmediately.19、

A.Don'tanswertheirquestions.

B.Don'tappeartobefriendly.

C.Trytobesympathetic.

D.Trytobepatient.20、

A.Nomorethanfiveminutes.

B.Fivetotenminutes.

C.Abouthalfanhour.

D.Aboutanhour.21、

A.FamilyCircleMagazine.

B.Morningradioprograms.

C.Betty'swebsite.

D.CBSnewswebsite.

PARTⅢLANGUAGEUSAGE

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEETTWO.22、

______combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories—fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels—haveaplot.

A.Regarding

B.Whatever

C.Insofaras

D.Nomatter

23、

Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,______thewomangaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit.

A.wherein

B.onwhich

C.butwhen

D.then

24、

MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian______withsevenyears'racingexperience.

A.womandrivers

B.womendriver

C.womendrivers

D.womandriver

25、

"IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou."Thepasttenseusedinthesentencereferstoa______.

A.pasteventforexacttimereference

B.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertainty

D.pasteventforpoliteness

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"IfIwereyou,Iwouldn'twaittoproposetoher."Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto

A.alleviatehostility

B.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertainty

D.makeasuggestion

27、

"It'sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword."ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpresses______.

A.obligation

B.disappointment

C.futureinthepast

D.tentativeness

28、

TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantthat______history.

A.couldhavelatermade

B.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelater

D.wouldlatermake

29、

SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown______bymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreated

B.beingcreated

C.tohavebeencreated

D.tobecreated

30、

Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,asIifI______alone.

A.wouldhavebeen...hadbeen

B.shouldbe...hadbeen

C.couldbe...were

D.mighthavebeen...were

31、

Youmustfire______incompetentassistantofyours.

A.the

B.an

C.that

D.whichever

32、

Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir______torevealthemselves.

A.characters

B.characteristics

C.charisma

D.characterizations

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Ifyonintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan______extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assure

B.insure

C.reassure

D.ensure

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Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto______anxietyandinsomnia.

A.decline

B.relieve

C.quench

D.suppress

35、

Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum______.

A.publications

B.appearances

C.releases

D.presentations

36、

Theparty'sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.

A.revealing

B.confirming

C.indicative

D.evident

37、

HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind's______toanalyzetheirdifferences.

A.vision

B.eye

C.view

D.sight

38、

Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive______injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.

A.critically

B.enormously

C.greatly

D.hard

39、

A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested______accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhighschool.

A.over

B.with

C.on

D.for

40、

Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.

A.bounded

B.binded

C.boundary

D.bound

41、

It's______thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistance,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes,

A.unchangeably

B.invariably

C.unalterably

D.immovably

PARTⅣCLOZEDecidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.Marktheletterforeachwordon

ANSWERSHEETTWO.A.always

B.barely

C.demise

D.emergence

E.gained

F.implications

G.leaf

H.lost

I.naturally

J.object

K.one

L.online

M.rising

N.single

O.value

MillionsofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50009titlesonthecompany'swebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy

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.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?Whatdoesitshowabout"longtail"businesses—onesthatcombinemanymarketsintoa

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targetaudience?Butoneothermajorimplicationhas

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beenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanfortheUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirstclassmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom

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pharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The

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of"snailmail"intheageofelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps

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.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People

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writefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To

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throughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen

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inthisshift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible

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thatwasonceinthesender'shands.

PARTⅤREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

52WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What'stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?Well,it'squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns—littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

53Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreinterestedinthestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.

This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.

54AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics"TreasureIsland"and"MobyDick".However,unlikeme,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible400milliondollars!

55Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasure-trove(埋藏的宝藏)ofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas"piecesofeight".Theaptly-namedFisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinally

hitthejackpot!Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn'tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.

56Thistruestoryseemslikeamodem-dayfairytale:amanpursueshisdreamthroughhardshipandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties—theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?Well,notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher's,theobjectsaresoldanddispersed,andUNESCOarealsoworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas"pillaging"(抢劫、掠夺).

57Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher's,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher'scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.

58Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild'splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:"Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge."

PASSAGETWO

52Paulwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.Thedeepestofhislovebelongedtohismother.Whenhefelthehadhurther,orwoundedhisloveforher,hecouldnotbearit.NowitwasspringandtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam,hisgirlfriend.Thisyearhehadagooddealagainsther.Shewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobesacrificetothislove,whichshehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelievesheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecouldeverbewhathewoulddemandofher.Certainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetimewithhim.Shesawtragedy,sorrow,andsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,inrenunciationshewasstrong,forshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewaspreparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,liketragedy.Itwasthesufficiencyofthesmallday-lifeshecouldnottrust.

53TheEasterholidaysbeganhappily.Paulwashisownfrankself.Yetshefeltitwouldgowrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomwindow,lookingacrossattheoak-treesofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethewindow,somealready,shefancied,showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.

54Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.Itwasabrightgreyday.Paulcameintotheyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughedtowardsthehouse.Todayhewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingofaslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbynow,andcouldtellfromkeen-lookingwhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheputhisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.

55Shecamedownstairsnervously.Shewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethoughtbecameher.Ithadahighcollarwithatinyruff,makingher,shethought,lookwonderfullyawoman,anddignified.Attwentyshewasfull-breastedandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstilllikeasoftrichmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidofhim.Hewouldnoticehernewblouse.

56He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservicegiveninthePrimitiveMethodistChapel.Hesatattheheadofthetable,hismobileface,withtheeyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingononeexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockeryalwayshurther;itwastoonearthereality.Hewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhiseyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.ButMiriam'smotherwaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andherfather,justawakefromhisSundaynap,wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatwithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheirshirt-sleeves,givingaguffawfromtimetotime.Thewholefamilyloveda"take-off"morethananything.

PASSAGETHREE

52I'vewrittenthisarticleandyou'rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.We'rebothliterate—wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoourlives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.EveninindustralisedWesterncountries,suchastheUKandtheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhave"lowliteracylevels"Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?

53Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrotealistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn'tsheremember?Welaughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn'twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverusuallywrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada"lowlevelofliteracy"?Idon'tthinkso.

54Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform,—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare"functionallyliterate".

55Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelthatyoucan'treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.

56Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliterate,thenyouwillfeelashamedorembarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendofminefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit—andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.

57Weoftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theword"literate"meantbeingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall"articulate".Storytellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoftenacooperativeactivity—someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchastheKoranortheBible.

58Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyoucouldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.Youwerenotallowedtovoteifyoucouldn'tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmanypeoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.

71Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn'tsointhepast.Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsomethingwrittenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.

72Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsforthem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.Andnowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.

73Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Forexample,astudyintheUKshowedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,andoftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingandwritingarenotnecessaryforthework.

74World-widestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon'tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn'tnecessarilystupidorignorant,andmaynotbeunhappyatall.

Knowledgeandwisdomisn'tonlyfoundinwriting.52、

InPara.4,thephrase"hitthejackpot"means______accordingtothecontext.

(PASSAGEONE.

A.discoveredthejackpot

B.foundthetreasure

C.brokeoneoftheobjects

D.ranasalvagingoperation53、

ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that______.

(PASSAGEONE.

A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissue

B.UNESCO'sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists'

C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibited

D.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind'seducationalvalue54、

HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?

(PASSAGEONE.

A.Shewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefrom.

B.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.

C.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.

D.Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetoseethetreasure.55、

ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMiriam'sattitudetowardslovebetweenherandPaulis______.(PASSAGETWO)

A.indifferent

B.desperate

C.pessimistic

D.ambiguous56、

ThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsEXCEPT______.(PASSAGETWO)

A.delight

B.expectation

C.uncertainty

D.foreboding57、

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutthefamily'sresponsetoPaul'smockery?(PASSAGETWO)

A.Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining.

B.EverymemberexceptMiriamwasamused.

C.Thebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate.

D.Miriamalsothoughtitwasamusing.58、

WhydoestheauthorgivetwoexamplesinPara.2?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Toshowthatliteracyisinterpretedindifferentways.

B.ToshowthatFatherwasmoreliteratethanMother.

C.Toindicatehowimportantreadingandwritingare.

D.Tocomparethelevelofliteracybetweenneighbours.59、

Accordingtotheauthor,thefollowingaresomeofthedefiningfeaturesofliteracyEXCEPT______.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.psychological

B.functional

C.social

D.independent60、

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutreadingandwritingisCORRECT?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenregardedasequallydifficult.

B.Peoplehadtoreadandwritewellinordertobeallowedtovote.

C.Readingoftenrequiresmoreimmediateinteractionthanwriting.

D.Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenviewedasbeingconnected.61、

Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlyfocuson(Paras.10and11)?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Effectsofilliteracyandemploymentproblems.

B.Effectsofilliteracyandassociatedproblems.

C.Effectsofilliteracyonone'spersonalitydevelopment.

D.Effectsofilliteracyonwomen'scareerdevelopment.62、SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

InthissectiontherearefiveshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.AnswerthequestionswithNOMORETHANTENWORDSinthespaceprovidedon

ANSWERSHEETTWO.

Whatdoes

This

inPara.2referto?(PASSAGEONE.63、

WhydidFisherhavetobattleinthecourtsafterhefoundtreasure(Para.4)?(PASSAGEONE.64、

WhydidMiriamwearanewnetblouseonSundayafternoon?(PASSAGETWO)65、

Whatisthemeaningofthesentence"...hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse"inPara.5?(PASSAGETWO)66、

ExplainthemeaningofthelastsentenceofPara.11accordingtothecontext.(PASSAGETHREE.

PARTⅥWRITING67、ReadcarefullythefollowingexcerptandthenwriteyourresponsesinNOLESSTHAN200WORDS,inwhichyoushould:

1)summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthen

2)commentonwhetherourbrainswillgetlazyinaworldrunbyintelligentmachines

Youcansupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.

Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failureto.followtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

Writeyourresponseon

ANSWERSHEETTHREE.

Withintelligentmachinestodothethinking,willourbrainsgetlazy?

Changingtechnologystimulatesthebrainandincreasesintelligence.Butthatmayonlybetrueifthetechnologychallengesus.Inaworldrunbyintelligentmachines,ourlivescouldgetalotsimpler.Wouldthatmakeuslessintelligent?

Artificialintelligenceistakingovermanyhumanjobs.Forinstance,planesarebeingflownmuchofthetimebyautomaticpilots.Andthecomplexproblemofcontrollingairtrafficaroundlargemodernairportsisalsoachievedbyartificialintelligencethatoperateswellbeyondthecapabilityofmerehumanairtrafficcontrollers.

Artificialintelligenceisembeddedinmanyfeatur