英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)考試試題-0

1、英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)考試試題（4）. _dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.A Although B whatever C As D However. If only I _play the guitar as well as you!A would B could C should D might. The party, _I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.A by which B for which C to which D at whic

2、hIt s high time we _ cutting down the rainforests.A stopped B had to stop C shall stop D stopThe student said there were a few points in the essay he _ impossible to comprehend.A has found B was finding C had found D would findLoudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone_ an opportunity to h

3、ear the speech.A ought to have B must have C may have D should haveI am surprised_ this city is a dull place to live in.A that you should think B by what you are thinking C that you would think D with what you were thinkingSusan is very hardworking, but her pay is not_ for her work.A enough good B g

4、ood enough C as good enough D good as enough59 It is imperative that the government _ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.A attracts B shall attract C attract D has toLand belongs to the city; there is _ thing as private ownership of land.A no such a B not such C not such a D no suchMy da

5、ughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk far.A / B such C that D as2 The statistics _ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.A proves B is proving C are proving D proveThere are only ten apples left in the baskets, _ the spoilt on

6、es.A not counting B not to count C don t count D having not countedIt was _ we had hopedA more a success than B a success more than C as much of a success as D a success as much asThere used to be a petrol station near the park, _?A didn t it B doesn t there C usedin t it? D didn t thereIt is an off

7、ence to show _ against people of different races.A distinction B difference C separation D discriminationA great amount of work has gone into _ the Cathedral to its previous splendour.A refreshing B restoring C renovating D renewingThe thieves fled with the local police close on their _.A backs B ne

8、cks C toes D heelsThe economic recession has meant that job _ is a rare thing.A security B safety C protection D securenessMany people nowadays save money to _ for their old age.A cater B supply C provide D equipThe tone of the article _ the writer s mood at the time.A reproduced B reflected C imagi

9、ned D imitatedThis is not the right _ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listenThe job of a student accommodation officer_ a great many visits to landladies.A concerns B offers C asks D involvesOur family doctor s clinic _at the junction of two busy roads.A rests B stands C stays D seatsS

10、he was so fat that she could only just _ through the door.A assemble B appear C squeeze D gatherAfter the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was _.A leaking B trickling C prominent D noticeableThe reception was attended by _ members of the local community.A excellent B conspi

11、cuous C prominent D noticeableShare prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but _slightly in the afternoon.A regained B recovered C restored D revivedHis brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure.A rich B quick C productive D fertileThe couple has donated a not_ amoun

12、t of money to the foundation.A inconsiderable B inconsiderate C inaccurate D incomparablePART V READING COMPREHENSION閱讀TEXT AIn the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.First. Let s

13、talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it.This has several implications. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the minfluence. People no longer need to make firm

14、plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to bearranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8, bu

15、t“text me around 8 and well see where we all are ” .Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “insightsnto the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging ”two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkersand the atextersthose who prefer voi

16、ce to text messageand those who prefer text to voice.They found that the mobile phone s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that

17、 texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought tobody language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the themselves and keep out other people.phone. The

18、re is thespeakeasy ”:the head is held highfidenselfway, chatting away. And there is thespacemaker ” : these people focus oWho can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformedand camera-phones intrude on people s privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn t worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.when people plan to meet nowadays, theyarrange the meeting place beforehandpostpone fixing the place till last minuteseldom care about when and where to meetstill love to work out detailed meeting plans.According