1、2017 英语专四真题 Language Knowledge11. _ combination of techniques authors use, all stories-from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels -have a plot.A. Regarding B. Whatever. C. In so far as D. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, _ the women gave a
2、 quick knock before opening itA. wherein B. on which C. but when D. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian _ with seven years racing experience.A. woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence
3、refers to a _. A. past event for exact time reference B. present event for tentativeness C. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldnt wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to _. A. alleviate hostility B. express unfavorabl
4、e feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion16. “Its a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express _. A. obligation B. disappointment C. future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially
5、opted against the stem cell transplantation that _ history.A. could have later made B. should have made later C. might make later D. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known _by microbes.A. having been created B. being created C. to hav
6、e been created D. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as _ if I _alone.A. would have been had been B. should be had been C. could be were D. might have been were 20. You must fire _ incompetent assistant of yours A. the B. an C. that D
7、. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their _to reveal themselves. A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _ extra purity by running it through a coffee fi
8、lter.A. assure B. insure C. reassure D. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to _anxiety and insomnia.A. decline B. relieve C. quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album _.A. p
9、ublications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The partys reduced vote in the general election was _of lack of support for its policies.A. revealing B. confirming C. indicative D. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his minds _ to analyze their differenc
10、es.A. vision B. eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five _injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested _ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school. A. ov
11、er B. with C. on D. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight _to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. bounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound30. Its _ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer
12、 it becomes.A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immovablyIV. 完形填空：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. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill o
13、ut a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the companys Web site and receive the first few DVDs in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31）_. What will it mean for video stores like Bl
14、ockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32)_ large audience? But one other major implication has (33)_ been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-b
15、ased businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from（34）_pharmacies, eBay vendors, A and other businesses that did not exist befor
16、e the Internet.The（35）_of mailin the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36）_. It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mai
17、l a day as it did in the 1970s.The harmful side of the Internets impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37)_ write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38)_ through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been (39)_ in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40)_ that was once in the senders hands.
