2023年英语专业四级考试全真试题.doc

英语专业四级考试全真试题
PART III CLOSE [15 MIN]
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school , I was an underachieving student,but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again.He not only
31. A.concerned
B.worried
C.determined
D.decided
Taught me to think,he convinced me,(32)________by example as
32. A. as much
B. much as
C. as such
D. such as
Words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve
33.A. work
B. job
C. duty
D.obligation
others.
(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would
34.A. Both
B. Neither
C. Either
D. Each
(35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to
35. A. evolve
B stay
C. remain
D. turn
teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt,the department chair.Mydiscussion with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent(36)______,classroom management and school leadership.
36.A.process
B.procedure
C.development
D.movement
After several years,I was (37)_______department chair,
37.A.called
B.named
C.asked
D.invited
and our relationship(38)________again. I thought that it might
38.A. moved
B. altered
C. went
D. shifted
be (39)______chairing the department ,since all of
39.A.awkward
B.uneasy
C.unnatural
D.former
my (40)______English teachers were
40.A. older
B.experienced
C.former
D. /
(41)_______there,but Dr Offutt supported me
41. A. /
B.still
C.even
D.already
(42)_______.He knew when to give me advice
42. A.through
B.throughout
C.at the beginning
D.all the way
(43)_______curriculum,texts and personnel,and when to
43. A.for
B.at
C.over
D.about
let me (44)______my own course.
44. A.chart
B.head
C.describe
D.manage
In 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha

45.A.opinion
B.request
C.permission
D.order
to become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked
46.A.Even if
B.Although
C.If
D.When
me to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged
47.A.Naturally
B.Instead
C.consequently
D.Still
me to seize the opportunity.Five years ago ,I became the principal of DeMatha.(48)________,
48.A.Once again
B.Repeatedly
C.Unusally
D.Unexpectedly
Dr Offutt was there for me,letting me know that I could (49)_______
49.A.count in
B.count down
C.count out
D.count on
him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible(50)________of lessons to teach.
50.A.stock
B.bank
C.wealth
D.store
PART IV GRAMMER &VOCABULARY [15MIN]
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it .
A.than B.like C.as D.so
52.All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal.
A.remain B.remains C.remained D.is remaining
53.’You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,’ I told my friend.
A.could B.should C.must D.can
54.If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now.
A.had received B.received C.should receive D.were receiving
55.Linda was _____te experiment a month ago,but she changed her mind at the last minute.
A. to start B.to have started C.to be starting D.to have been starting
56.She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.
A. must be B.had been C.could be D.must have been
57.It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.
A.that B.as C.so D.very
58.The comminttee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road construction project.
A.arise B.will arise C.arose D.have arisen
59.The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible to comprehend.
A.had found B.finds C.has found D.would find
60.He would have finished his college education,but he _______to quit and find a job to support his family.
A.had had B.has C.had D.would have
61.The research requires more money than ________.
A.have been put in B.has been put in C.being put in D.to be put in
62.Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race.Yet it is probably ________a threat to the human race than enviromental destruction.
A.no more B.not more C.even more D.much more
63.It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and the young.
A.being B.would be C.be D.to be
64.________at in his way,the situation does not seem so desperate.
A.Looking B.looked C.Being looked D.to look
65.It is absolutely essential that William________his study in spite of some learning difficulties.
A.will continue B.continued C.continue D.continues
66.The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______forgery.
A.man-made B.natural C.crude D.real
67.She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she needs my help.
A.my back B.my head C.my eye D.shoulder
68.The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.
A.extensive B.exclusive C.inclusive D prehensive
69.The tutition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.
A.approachable B.payable C.reachable D.affordable
70.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of the earthquake.
A.consequence B.aftermath C.results D.effect
71.This sort of rude behaviour in public hardly ______a person in your position.
A.becomes B.fits C. supports D.improves
72.I must leave now._______,if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.
A.Accidentally B.Incidentally C.Eventually D.Naturally
73.After a long delay,she ______replying to my e-mail.
A.got away with B.got back at C.got back D.got round to
74.Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people;they are________available these days.
A.promptly B.instantly C.readily D.quickly
75.In my first year at the university I learnt the _______of journalism.
A.basics B.basic C.elementary D.elements
76.According to the new tax law,any money earned over that level is taxed at the ______of 59 percent
A.ratio B.percentage C.proportion D.rate
77.Thousands of _______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.
A.audience B.participants C.spectators D.observers
78.We stood still ,gazing out over the limitless ______of the dessert.
A.space B.expanse C.stretch D.land
79.Doctor often ______uneasiness in the people they deal with.
A.smell B.hear C.sense D.tough
80.Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______her lips
A.smacked B.opened C.parted D.seperated
PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25MIN]
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements,each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
TEXT A
If you like the idea of staying with with a family,living in house might be the answer.Good landladies---those who are superb cooks and launderers,are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity.The truth is probably somewhere between the two extremes.If you are lucky,the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reasonable amount of comfort and chompanionship .For the less fortune ,house rules may restrict the freedom to invite friends to vistit,and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and untidy guest are living under the same roof.
The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing,with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what,and in what proportion.One person may spend hours on the phone,while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace,especially if you are student and want to study?
Conversely,flat sharing can be very cheap,there will always be someone to talk to and go out with,and the chores,in theory,can be shared.
81.According to the passage ,landladies are ________
A.usually strict.
B.always mean.
C.adequately competent.
D.very popular with their guest.
82.What is the additional disadvantage of flat sharing ?
A.Problems of sharing and paying.

B.Differences in living habits.
C.Shared cooking and bathroom facilities.
D.Restriction to invite friends to visit.
83.What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of flat sharing?
A.Rent is affordable
B.There is companionship.
C.Housework.
D.There is peace and quiet.
TEXT B
(1) Travelling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business,I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know,I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them wahat the state of real hitching is today in Britain.
(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.
(3)When I was in my teens and 20s ,hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport.The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe,North America,Asiaand southern Africa,Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road.
(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane ,but there was that lelement of excitement about where you would finish up that night.Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture.It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?
(5)A few years ago ,I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper.Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking .
(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching,as was Quebec,Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”.
(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughtout much of the west it was doomed.
(8)With so much news about crime in the media,people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger.But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?
(9)In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet.The booklet contained coupons for drivers,so each time a driver picked somebody ,he or she received a coupon.At the end of the season,drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes.Everyone was hitchhiking then”.
(10)Surely this is a good idea for society.Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers.It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels.It would also improveeducational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history,politics and sociology.
(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”,another adventure story writer,Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto:＂To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstreched.
84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking?
A. (3)
B. (4)
C. (3) and (4)
D. (4) and (5)
85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking?
A. It is popular in some parts of the world.
B. It is popular throughout the west.
C. It is popular in Poland.
86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland?
A. Critical.
B. Unclear.
C. Somewhat favourable.
D. Strongly favourable.
87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT
A. promoting mutual respect between strangers.
B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers.
C. protecting enviroment.
D. enrich one’s knowledge.
88.＂Either put it to the test yourself…”in Paragraph (11) means
A. to experience the hopefulness.
B. to read Adams’ book.
C. to offer someone a lift.
TEXT C
I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the realiry I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else.
Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.
I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling . In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue ,green, and white. They meminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.
I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).
I looked back down at the skirts. They ahd designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.
She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I mov