”2017年英语专业四级真题及答案III.语言知识:11.___B_____combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,____B______thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian______C____withsevenyears’racingexperience.A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa__B___.A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativenessC.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto____D______.A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelingsC.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress__B_____.AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat_____D______history.A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelaterC.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown___C___bymicrobes.A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI____A_______alone.A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenB.shouldbe…hadbeenC.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were20.Youmustfire__C____incompetentassistantofyoursA.theB.anC.thatD.whichever121.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir__A___torevealthemselves.A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan___D_____extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto___B____anxietyandinsomnia.A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum___C_______.A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas___C______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s__B______toanalyzetheirdifferences.A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive___A_____injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested___C_____accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.A.overB.withC.onD.for29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight__D______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound30.It’s____B_____thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovablyIV.完形填空:A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value2(MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany'sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy31)implications.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?Whatdoesitshowaboutlongtailbusinesses--onesthatcombinemanynichemarkets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa(32)singlelargeaudience?Butoneothermajorimplicationhas(33)barelybeenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom(34)onlinepharmacies,eBayvendors,Amazon.comandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.The(35)demiseofsnailmailintheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps(36)rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People(37)naturallywritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To(38)leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_(39)lostinthisshift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible(40)objectthatwasonceinthesender'shands.V.ReadingcomprehensionSectionA3“’Passageone(1)WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?Well,it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreintere