2018英语专业四级考试真题及参考答案

PART III LANGUAGE USAGE

There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question. Mark hour answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

11. The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo __________ ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.

A. has been believed to have been B. was believed to be C. is believed to have been D. is believed to be

12. U.S. News ____________ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to university campus. A. maintains B. is maintaining C. maintained D. has been maintaining

13. He was lured into a crime he would not ____________have committed. A. actually B. accidentally C. otherwise D. seldom

14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _____________ mountains behind the apple orchard. A. blue hazy Virginia B. hazy blue Virginia C. Virginia hazy blue D. Virginia blue hazy

15. I long to alleviate __________, but I cannot. A. the evil B. evil C. evils D. an evil

16. Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming ______________. A. war B. are war C. of war D. are of war

17. At ____________, photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when exposed to light. A. its most basic B. its basic C. the most basic D. the basic

18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase “only to learn” is used __________. A. to express an intended purpose B. to indicate a high degree of possibility C. to reveal an undesirable consequence D. to dramatize a stated fact

19. Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning? A. I wonder what’s behind this change of plan. B. Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him.

C. This work should have been finished yesterday. I’m getting terribly behind. D. I suppose I’m lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.

20. My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence expresses _______. A. a hypothesis B. a suggestion C. a contradiction D. a surprise

21. When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to ___________, their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution. A. justice

B. testimony C. trial D. verdict

22._________, the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly criticized for his crude comments about women. A. Questionably B. Arguably C. Contentiously D. Debatably

23. Prices have recently risen in order to __________ the increased cost of raw materials. A. cut B. buoy C. offer D. offset

24. The celebrity says in court papers she “has no __________ of giving any authorization to anyone to proceed with a divorce.” A. recommendation B. recording C. recollection D. recognition

25.What actually __________ a good angle — or a good selfie overall — is rooted in what we consider beautiful. A. consists B. constitutes C. composes D. constructs

26. The school is going the ________ mile to create the next generation of sporting stars thanks to its unique development program. A. final B. further C. supplementary D. extra

27. The teachers’ union _________ a lawsuit against the district calling for repairing “deplorable” school conditions. A. fired B. filed C. fined D. filled

28. Last March the __________ of a 19th century cargo ship was found by an underwater archaeological team. A. debris B. ruins C. remains D. wreck

29. She’s worn his designs on __________ occasions from red carpets to movie premieres. A. countless B. countable C. numerical D. numeral

30. A leading ___________ intelligence and operations company has released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of piracy and crime against mariners. A. oceangoing B. oceanic C. marine D. maritime

PART IV CLOZE

Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET.

A. accompanies B. automatically C. couple D. goes E. indebtedness F. kind G. manner H. mercifully I. one J. obey K. renowned L. subscribe M. unknown N. virtue O. widespread A Few years ago, a university professor tried a little experiment. He sent Christmas

cards to a sample of perfect strangers. Although he expected some reaction, the response