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)slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)earth (tectonic plate)(35)killed．(37)
another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)
(although very this might happen and the
of earthquakes，when one section of the
area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were
，earthquakes do not always
is why they are so dangerous and (39)．
happen on fault lines，(38)Where do volcanoes happen?
Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40) is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)from beneath the ' volcanoes in the
earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)world．This means that they may(45)
they can be so violent(43)
they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'
be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz
the town below．Twenty thousand people
erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)they(47)predict(49)
pen，or (48)
died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when
where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and
many lives．
before they happen．This could(50)
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
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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．but43．A．like B．for C．as D．that 44．A．living B．active C．alive D．live45．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．
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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?
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