英语专业四级真题
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2023年2月26日发(作者：燕氏姓名学)精品文档
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2006年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
PARTⅢCLOZE
TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthemost（31）heldisthatitisunlucky
towalkunderaladderevenifitmeans（32）thepavementintoabusystreet!（33）youmust
passunderaladderyoucan（34）badluckbycrossingyourfingersand（35）themcrosseduntil
youhaveseenadog.（36）,youmaylickyourfingerand（37）acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,
andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe（38）hasdried.
Anothercommon（39）isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleither
bring（40）tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole（41）.Anyoneopeninganumbrellain
fineweatheris（42）,asitinevitablybringsrain!
Thenumber13issaidtobeunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonth（43）on
aFriday,anyonewishingtoavoidabadeventhadbetterstay（44）.theworstmisfortunethat
canhappentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,（45）itbringssevenyearsofbadluck!
Thesuperstitionissupposedto（46）inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetools
ofthegods.
BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,eventhoughtheyare（47）
witchcraft……itis（48）luckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath-althoughinAmericatheexact
oppositebeliefprevails.
Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionisthatoftouchingwood（49）asureis
mostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas"mycarhas
never（50）,touchwood?"
lyBwidelyCquicklyDspeedily
ngfromBjumpingoffCsteppingoffDkeepingfrom
BremoveCavoidDease
quentlyBHoweverCComparativelyDAlternatively
BsymbolCmarkDcut
difficultyCtragedyDmisfortune
eBunintelligentCunpopularDunfortunate
outdoorsCindoorsDfar
riginatedBbeoriginatingCbeoriginatedDoriginate
rnedaboutBrelatedwithCassociatedwithDconnectedin
iallyBspeciallyCfrequentlyDrarely
rCinDof
nupBbrokenoffCbrokenawayDbrokendown
PARTⅣGRAMMARandVOCABULARY
51.__dullhemaybe,heiscertainlyaverysuccessfultopexecutive.
AAlthoughBwhateverCAsDHowever
I__playtheguitaraswellasyou!
AwouldBcouldCshouldDmight
ty,__Iwastheguestofhonour,wasextremelyenjoyable.
AbywhichBforwhichCtowhichDatwhich
54It'shightimewe__cuttingdowntherainforests.
AstoppedBhadtostopCshallstopDstop
55Thestudentsaidtherewereafewpointsintheessayhe__impossibletocomprehend.
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AhasfoundBwasfindingChadfoundDwouldfind
56Loudspeakerswerefixedinthehallsothateveryone__anopportunitytohearthespeech.
AoughttohaveBmusthaveCmayhaveDshouldhave
57Iamsurprised__thiscityisadullplacetolivein.
AthatyoushouldthinkBbywhatyouarethinkingCthatyouwouldthinkDwithwhatyou
werethinking
58Susanisveryhardworking,butherpayisnot__forherwork.
AenoughgoodBgoodenoughCasgoodenoughDgoodasenough
59Itisimperativethatthegovernment__moreinvestmentintotheshipbuildingindustry.
AattractsBshallattractCattractDhasto
60Landbelongstothecity;thereis__thingasprivateownershipofland.
AnosuchaBnotsuchCnotsuchaDnosuch
rguessedthatshecouldwalk__far.
A/BsuchCthatDas
62Thestatistics__thatlivingstandardsintheareahaveimproveddrasticallyinrecent
sBisprovingCareprovingDprove
63Thereareonlytenapplesleftinthebaskets,__thespoiltones.
AnotcountingBnottocountCdon'tcountDhavingnotcounted
64Itwas__wehadhoped
AmoreasuccessthanBasuccessmorethanCasmuchofasuccessasDasuccessasmuch
as
65Thereusedtobeapetrolstationnearthepark,__?
Adidn'titBdoesn'tthereCusedn'tit?Ddidn'tthere
66Itisanoffencetoshow__againstpeopleofdifferentraces.
AdistinctionBdifferenceCseparationDdiscrimination
67Agreatamountofworkhasgoneinto__theCathedraltoitsprevioussplendour.
ArefreshingBrestoringCrenovatingDrenewing
68Thethievesfledwiththelocalpolicecloseontheir__.
AbacksBnecksCtoesDheels
69Theeconomicrecessionhasmeantthatjob__isararething.
AsecurityBsafetyCprotectionDsecureness
70Manypeoplenowadayssavemoneyto__fortheiroldage.
AcaterBsupplyCprovideDequip
71Thetoneofthearticle__thewriter'smoodatthetime.
AreproducedBreflectedCimaginedDimitated
72Thisisnottheright__toaskformyhelp;Iamfartoobusyeventolisten
73Thejobofastudentaccommodationofficer__agreatmanyvisitstolandladies.
AconcernsBoffersCasksDinvolves
74Ourfamilydoctor'sclinic__atthejunctionoftwobusyroads.
ArestsBstandsCstaysDseats
75Shewassofatthatshecouldonlyjust__throughthedoor.
AassembleBappearCsqueezeDgather
76Aftertheheavyrain,abuilderwascalledtorepairtheroof,whichwas__.
AleakingBtricklingCprominentDnoticeable
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77Thereceptionwasattendedby__membersofthelocalcommunity.
AexcellentBconspicuousCprominentDnoticeable
78SharepricesontheStockExchangeplungedsharplyinthemorningbut__slightlyinthe
afternoon.
AregainedBrecoveredCrestoredDrevived
79Hisbrainhasworkedawayontheideaofauniversalcure.
ArichBquickCproductiveDfertile
80Thecouplehasdonatedanot__amountofmoneytothefoundation.
AinconsiderableBinconsiderateCinaccurateDincomparable
PARTⅤREADINGCOMPREHENSION
TEXTA
Inthecaseofmobilephones,researchindicatesthatthemobile
phoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.
'ferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,the
fixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.
tcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathas
changedourcultureforever,isthe"meeting"nolongerneedtomakefirmplans
yearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.
Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeeting
,however,longer"seeyouthereat
8",but"textmearound8andwe'llseewhereweallare".
rpaper,"insightsintotheSocialandPsychological
EffectsofSMSTextMessaging",twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobile
phoneusers:the"talkers"andthe"texters"-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthose
whoprefertexttovoice.
Theyfoundthatthemobilephone'sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilityto
swerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbe
ggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresent
aself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.
Anothere
sthe"speakeasy":theheadisheld
high,inaself-confidentway,reisthe"spacemaker":thesepeoplefocus
onthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.
Whocanblamethem?Phonemeetingsgetcancelledorreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeon
people',hapsyou
needn'll,itisgoodtotalk.
81whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they
A:nefixingtheplacetilllastminuteC:seldom
careaboutwhenandwheretomeetD:stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeetingplans.
82AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychologicaleffectaremostly
likelytobeseenon
A:TALKERSB;the"speakeasy""spacemaker"s
83Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare
A:quiterevealingB:wellwrittenc:unacceptablebyothersd;shockingtoothers
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84accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingonthemobile
a:talkersb:thespeakeasyc:thespacemakerd:texters
85anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe
A:theSMSeffectb:culturalimplicationofmobileuse
c:changeintheuseofthemobiled:bodylanguageandthemobilephone!
TEXTB
Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-oratleastmanypartsof
ways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.
Ideasaboutsocialclass-whetherapersonis"working-class"or"middle-class"
-areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.
Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchas
ultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers'jobsweregenerally
muchlesssecure,
typicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,
havinggivenhiswifeher"housekeeping",wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.
Thestereotypeofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.
ydidheregardbuyingahouse
veryfewcasesdidworkershavethe
opportunity（ortheeducationandtraining）tomakesuchlong-termplans.
Nowadays,genumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuch,
ifnotmore,securityandlawstoimprovecentury,
havemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout"tomorrow".Working-classpeopleseemslowly
therehasbeenagrowing
tendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.
Thechangesinbothlife-stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongstyounger
nerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes,theyspendtheir
moneyinhavingagoodtime,
heless,westillhaveawide
gapbetweenthewell-paid（whateverthetypeofjobtheymayhave）
asthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswill
emerge,orratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appear,butbetweendifferentgroups.
86,whichofthefollowingisseenasthecauseofclassdifferencesinthepast?
A:lifestyleandoccupationB:AttitudeandincomeC:incomeandjobsecurityD:jobsecurity
andhobbies
87thewriterseemstosuggestthatthedescriptionof——isclosertotruth?
A:middle-classwaysofspendingmoneyB:working-classwaysofspendingtheweekendC:
working-classdrinkinghabitsD:middle-classattitudes
88accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotatypicalfeatureofthemiddle
-class?
A:desiringforsecurityB:MakinglongtermplansC:havingprioritiesinlife
D:savingmoney
89working-classpeople'ssenseofsecurityincreasedasaresulfofallthefollwoingfactor
except?
A:bettersocialsecurityB:morejobopportunities
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C:higherlivingstandardD:betterlegalprotection.
90Whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?
A:ChangesareslowlytakingplaceinallsectorsoftheBritishsociety.
B:Thegapbetweenworking-classandmiddle-classyoungpeopleisnarrowing
C:differentinincomewillremainbutthoseinoccupationwilldisappear
D:middle-classpeoplemaysometimesfeelinferiortoworking-classpeople!
TEXTC
orningheseemedmuchoccupiedwith
business,andintheafternoongentlemenfromtheneighourhoodcalledandsometimesstayedto
sfootwaswellenough,herodeoutagreatdeal.
Duringthistime,allmyknowledgeofhimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,
whenhewouldsometimespassmecoldly,ngesofmannerdid
notoffendme,becauseIsawthatIhadnothingtodowiththecauseofthem.
Oneevening,severaldayslater,
sittinginhisarmchair,andlookednotquitesosevere,asasmile
onhislips,andhiseyeswerebright,lookingathim,hesuddenly
turned,andaskedme,"doyouthinkI'mhandsome,MissEyre?"
TheanswersomehowslippedfrommytonguebeforeIrealizedit:'No,sir."
"ah,youreallyareunusual!Youareaquiet,seriouslittleperson,butyoucanbealmost
rude."
"Sir,I'dhavesaidthatbeautydoesn'tmatter,orsomethinglikethat,"
"no,youshouldn't!Isee,youcriticizemyappearance,andthenyoustabmeintheback!
s
youhaveawafulfaultstocounterbalanceyourfewgoodpoints
edtoreadmymind,andsaidquickly,"
yes,you'hewrongwaywhenIwastwenty-one,andhave
havebeenasgood
asyou,abadman,takemywordforit,
wasn'tmycharacter,tellyouallthis?Because
you'rethesortofpersonpeopletelltheirproblemsandsecretsto,becauseyou'resympathetic
andgivethemhope."
'tseemtoliketofinishthetalkquickly,
aswasthecaseforthefirsttime.
"Don'tbeafraidofme,MissEyre."Hecontinued."youdon'trelaxorlaughverymuch,perhaps
imeyouwillbemorenaturalwith
me,andlaugh,'ugetoutofthecage,you'll
ght."
91:atthebeginningmissEyre'terwereallexcept
A:busyB:sociableC:friendlyD:changeable
92,in"……andallmyknowledgehimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,…".the
wordaboutmeans
A:aroundB:onC:outsideD:concerning.
tersay"……andtheyoustabmeintheback!"the（7thpara.
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A:becauseJanehadintendedtokillhimwithaknife
B:becauseJanehadintendedtobemorecritical.
C:becauseJanehadregrettedhavingtalkedtohim
D:becauseJanehadsaidsomethingelsetocorrectherself.
94,ttoldMissEyre,wecanconcludethathewantedto
A:TellherallhistroubleB:tellherhislifeexperience.
C:changeheropinionofhimDchangehiscircumstances
95,attheendofthepassage,tersounded
A:rudeB:coldC:friendlyD:encouraging.
TEXTD
Theidealcompanionmachine-thecomputer-wouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybut
ualitiesthatmakeinteraction
comfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightlyunpredictableandthereforeinteresting.
Initsfirstencounteritmightbesomewhathesitant,butasitcametoknowtheuseritwould
hinewouldnotbeapassiveparticipant
butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimestakethe
initiativeindevelopingorchangingthetopicandwouldhaveapersonalityofitsown.
Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriendif
itimitat
appropriatetimeitmightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatstimulatesattachmentand
leprocesswouldbeaccomplishedinasubtlewaytoavoidgivinganimpression
xperiencingawealthof
powerful,well-timedfriendshipindicators,theuserwouldbeverylikelytoacceptthecomputer
asfarmorethanamachineandmightwellcometoregarditasafriend.
Anartificialrelationshipofthistypewouldprovidemanyofthebenefitsthatcouldcontinue
dhaveafamiliaritywiththeuser'slifeasrevealedinearlier
contact,puter'sownpersonalitywould
belivelyandimpressive,atures
suchasthese,themachinemightindeedbecomeaveryattractivesocialpartner.
fthefollowingisnotafeatureoftheidealcompanionmachine?
A:ActiveincommunicationB:Attractiveinpersonality.
C:enjoyableinperformanceD:unpredictableinbehaviour
puterwoulddevelopfriendshipswithhumansina（n）——way.
A:QuickB:unpredictableC:productiveD:inconspicuous.
fthefollowingaspectsisnotmentionedwhenthepassagediscussesthebenefits
ofartificialrelationships?
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A:Beingabletopickupaninterestingconversation.B:Beingsensitivetoearliercontact.
C:Beingreadytolearnabouttheperson'slifeD:Havingapleasantandadaptable
personality.
99Throughoutthepassage,theauthoris_____inhisattitudetowardthecomputer
A:favorableB:criticalC:vagueD:hesitant
ightbethemostappropriatetitleofthepassage?
A:Articialrelationships.B:Howtoformintimaterelationships
C:TheaffectionatemachineD:Humansandcomputers