2012年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

第1页共53页2012年英语专业四级考试真题PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory．Itwasa(31)_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It(32)____coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople．Whydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)____(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears．Thisisone(34)____ofearthquakes，whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicplate)(35)____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)____thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline．OnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled．(37)____，earthquakesdonotalwayshappenonfaultlines，(38)____iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39)____．Wheredovolcanoeshappen?Volcanoeshappenwheretheearth's(40)____isthin：lava，dustandgases(41)____frombeneaththeearth．Theycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt，(42)____theycanbesoviolent(43)____theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning．Thereare1511(44)'____'volcanoesintheworld．Thismeansthattheymay(45)____bedangerous．In1985theColombianvolcanoNevadodelRuizerupted．Thelavameltedaglacierandsenttonesofmud(46)____thetownbelow．Twentythousandpeopledied．Naturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictable．Weregularlydonotknowwhenthey(47)____pen，or(48)____wheretheywillhappen．Inthefuture，scientistsmaybeabletowatchandpredict(49)____beforetheyhappen．Thiscould(50)____manylives．31．A．massiveB．significantC．greatD．grand32．A．changedB．convertedC．destroyedD．transformed33．A．frequentlyB．continuouslyC．regularlyD．periodically34．A．sourceB．reasonC．movementD．cause35．A．collideswithB．confrontswithC．meetswithD．faceswith36．A．howB．whyC．whenD．what第2页共53页37．A．GenerallyB．HoweverC．SimilarlyD．Anyway38．A．thatB．itC．thisD．which39．A．unpredictableB．unaccountableC．inevitableD．irresistible40．A．surfaceB．appearanceC．crustD．cover41．A．flowedoutB．burstoutC．1eakedoutD．trickledout42．A．orB．andC．norD．but43．A．likeB．forC．asD．that44．A．livingB．activeC．aliveD．live45．A．relativelyB．hardlyC．stillD．gradually46．A．downB．onC．acrossD．beyond47．A．aretoB．shouldC．mustD．might48．A．elseB．evenC．thoughD．whether49．A．accidentsB．incidentsC．occasionsD．events50．A．rescueB．saveC．preserveD．shelterPARTIVGRAMMAR＆VOCABULARY【15MIN】Therearethirtysentencesinthissection．Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA，B,CandD．Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence．MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo．51．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A．Twentymilesseemslikealongwalktohim．B．Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim．C．NeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty．第3页共53页D．Fewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy．52．Whichofthefollowingdeterminers(限定词)canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcountnounsandpluralcountnouns?A．manyaB．fewC．suchD．thenext53．Whichofthefollowingreflexivepronouns(反身代词)isusedasanappositive(同位语)?A，Hepromisedhimselfrapidprogress．B．ThemanagerherselfwillinterviewMary．C．Ihavenothingtosayformyself．D．Theyquarreledthemselvesredintheface．54．Mybossorderedthatthelegaldocuments____tohimbeforelunch．A．besentB．weresentC．weretobesentD．mustbesent55．WhichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesWILLINGNESS?A．Bynowshewillbeeatingdinner．B．Ishallneverdothatagain．C．Mybrotherwillhelpyouwiththeluggage．D．Youshallgetapromotion．56．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A．Howstrangefeelingstheyare!B．Howdareyouspeaktomelikethat!C．Whatnoisetheyaremaking!D.Whatamesswearein!57．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasasubject?A．Weneverdoubtthatherbrotherishonest．第4页共53页B．Theproblemisnotwhowillgobutwhowillstay．C．Youmustgiveitbacktowhoeveritbelongsto。D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately．58．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasanobject?A．Hedoesn’tliketheideaofmyspeakingatthemeeting．B．Itisnouseyourpretendingnottoknowthematter．C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnight．D．Herfallingintotheriverwastheclimaxofthewholetrip．59．AllthefollowingsentenceshaveanappositiveEXCEPTA．Sheboughtherselfapairofnewshoes．B．Onlyoneproblemstillremains-thefood．C．Myfriendsallunderstandandsupportme．D．Shelikedhercurrentjob，teachingEnglish．60．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningof“Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”?A．Hesaidthatweweregoingtobuytheticketsfirst．B．Herequestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．C．Hesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst．D．Headvisedustobuytheticketsfirst．61．Whichofthefollowingcontainsanadverbialclauseofcause?A．IgotajobassoonasIleftuniversity．B．Astherewasnoanswer,Iwroteagain．C．YoumustdotheexercisesasIshowyou．第5页共53页D．Wealthyasheis，Markisnotahappyman．62．Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasescanfunctionasanadverbial?A．AreyousureofSimon'sdisappearance?B．Themanwithabeardistalkingtothemanage.C．Everyprecautionwastakenagainstthefailureoftheplan．D．Despitetherain，everyoneenjoyedthetrip．63．A：Mother．youpromisedtotakemeout．B：Well_____A.soIdid!B.sodidI.C.soIdo!D.sodoI64．Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasesisanadverbialofconcession?A．Theyusedtheboxforkeepingtreasures．B．Isteppe