2012年英语专业四级考试真题
PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks．Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two．
The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory．It was a (31) _____ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean．It (32) ____ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people． Why do earthquakes happen?
The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)____ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed．(37)____，earthquakes do not always
happen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____． Where do volcanoes happen?
Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives． 31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand
32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed 33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically 34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause
35．A．collides with B．confronts with C．meets with D．faces with 36．A．how B．why C．when D．what
37．A．Generally B．However C．Similarly D．Anyway 38．A．that B．it C．this D．which
39．A．unpredictable B．unaccountable C．inevitable D．irresistible 40．A．surface B．appearance C．crust D．cover
41．A．flowed out B．burst out C．1eaked out D．trickled out 42．A．or B．and C．nor D．but 43．A．like B．for C．as D．that 44．A．living B．active C．alive D．live 45．A．relatively B．hardly C．still D．gradually 46．A．down B．on C．across D．beyond 47．A．are to B．should C．must D．might 48．A．else B．even C．though D．whether
49．A．accidents B．incidents C．occasions D．events 50．A．rescue B．save C．preserve D．shelter
PART IV GRAMMAR ＆VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】
There are thirty sentences in this section．Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A，B, C and D．Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence．Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two． 51．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A．Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him． B．No one except his supporters agree with him． C．Neither Julia nor I were going to the party． D．Few students in my class are really lazy．
52．Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?
A．many a B．few C．such D．the next
53．Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)? A，He promised himself rapid progress． B．The manager herself will interview Mary． C．I have nothing to say for myself． D．They quarreled themselves red in the face．
54．My boss ordered that the legal documents ____ to him before lunch． A．be sent B．were sent C．were to be sent D．must be sent 55．Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS? A．By now she will be eating dinner． B．I shall never do that again．
C．My brother will help you with the luggage． D．You shall get a promotion．
56．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A．How strange feelings they are! B．How dare you speak to me like that! C．What noise they are making! D. What a mess we are in!
57．which of the italicized parts functions as a subject? A．We never doubt that her brother is honest． B．The problem is not who will go but who will stay． C．You must give it back to whoever it belongs to。 D．It is clear that the crime was done deliberately． 58．which of the italicized parts functions as an object? A．He doesn’t like the idea of my speaking at the meeting．
B．It is no use your pretending not to know the matter． C．My parents strongly object to my going out alone at night． D．Her falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip． 59．All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT A．She bought herself a pair of new shoes． B．Only one problem still remains-the food． C．My friends all understand and support me． D．She liked her current job，teaching English．
60．Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”? A．He said that we were going to buy the tickets first． B．He requested that we buy the tickets first． C．He suggested that we buy the tickets first． D．He advised us to buy the tickets first．
61．Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause? A．I got a job as soon as I left university． B．As there was no answer, I wrote again． C．You must do the exercises as I show you． D．Wealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man．
62．Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial? A．Are you sure of Simon's disappearance? B．The man with a beard is talking to the manage.
C．Every precaution was taken against the failure of the plan． D．Despite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip．
63．A：Mother．you promised to take me out． B：Well_____
A. so I did! B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so do I
64．Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession? A．They used the box for keeping treasures． B．I stepped aside for her to get in first．
C．For all that he seems to dislike me，I still like him． D．The parents bought a birthday cake for their son． 65．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A．Poultry are very expensive in the city． B．New machinery were introduced in the factory． C．The police are investigating the murder case． D．The militia were called out to rescue flood victims．
66．The girl cannot come to school today on account of the flu．The underlined part means_____. A．concerning B．because of C．as to D．for
67．Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding _____． A．meal B．snack C．refreshment D．banquet 68．Mini-skirts first _____ in the 1960s．
A．caught out B．caught in C．caught on D．caught up 69．That outburst at the meeting was ____ of his bad temper． A．illustrative B．explanatory C．expository D．revealing 70．The earthquake refugees are ____ for food and blankets． A．desirous B．ambitious C．seriously off D．badly off
71．When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual，but her excitement was obvious． The underlined part means _____．
A．uncaring B．disinterested C．without plan D．without warning
2012年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
