the da vinci code

专业英语四级课堂训练及答案

一、单选题（共20题，共40分）

1.

LastMarchthe__________ofa19thcenturycargoshipwasfoundbyanunderwater

archaeologicalteam.

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正确答案：D

2.

Aleading___________intelligenceandoperationscompanyhasreleaditsanalysisof

worldwidereportedincidentsofpiracyandcrimeagainstmariners.

oing

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me

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正确答案：D

3.

She’swornhisdesignson__________occasionsfromredcarpetstomoviepremieres.

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正确答案：A

4.

Theteachers’union_________alawsuitagainstthedistrictcallingforrepairing“deplorable”

schoolconditions.

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正确答案：B

5.

Theschoolisgoingthe________miletocreatethenextgenerationofsportingstarsthankstoits

uniquedevelopmentprogram.

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mentary

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正确答案：D

6.

Whatactually__________agoodangle—oragoodlfieoverall—isrootedinwhatwe

considerbeautiful.

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tutes

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ucts

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正确答案：B

7.

Thecelebritysaysincourtpapersshe“hasno__________ofgivinganyauthorizationtoanyone

toproceedwithadivorce.”

endation

ing

ection

ition

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正确答案：C

8.

Priceshaverecentlyrininorderto__________theincreadcostofrawmaterials.

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正确答案：D

9.

_________,themostcontroversialcandidateintheelectioncampaign,hehasbeenstrongly

criticizedforhiscrudecommentsaboutwomen.

onably

ly

tiously

bly

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正确答案：B

10.

WhenthepoliceofficerswhotookpartintheKingbeatingwerefirstbroughtto

___________,theirlawyersudthevideotapeavidenceagainsttheprocution.

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ony

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正确答案：C

11.

Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthoinneedandshewouldhavebeenimmenlyproudof

licizedpartinthentenceexpress

_______.

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stion

adiction

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正确答案：A

12.

WhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsDOESNOTcarrythemetaphoricalmeaning?

rwhat’sbehindthischangeofplan.

nedtospeaktothepersonstandingbehindhim.

rkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.I’mgettingterriblybehind.

I’mluckybecaumyparentswerebehindmealltheway.

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正确答案：B

13.

Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlytolearnthatGabrielhadremovedhernamefromthe

initiveverbphra“onlytolearn”isud____.

essanintendedpurpo

cateahighdegreeofpossibility

alanundesirableconquence

atizeastatedfact

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正确答案：C

14.

At______,photographyisachemicalprocess,duringwhichalight-nsitivematerialisaltered

whenexpodtolight.

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正确答案：A

15.

Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,askillingandmaiming___.

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正确答案：D

16.

Ilongtoalleviate__________,butIcannot.

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正确答案：A

17.

Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewof

_______mountainsbehindtheappleorchard.

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ueVirginia

iahazyblue

iabluehazy

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正确答案：B

18.

Hewasluredintoacrimehewouldnot____________havecommitted.

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ntally

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正确答案：C

19.

____________eaverypopularresourcefor

studentslookingtoapplytouniversitycampus.

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taining

ined

nmaintaining

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正确答案：D

20.

TheBentPyramidoutsideCairo__________ancientEgypt’sfirstattempttobuilda

smooth-sidedpyramid.

nbelievedtohavebeen

ievedtobe

evedtohavebeen

evedtobe

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正确答案：C

二、问答题（共2题，共20分）

21.

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

PASSAGEONE

(1)TheearliestttlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcoloniesthatwere

ntedtoescapethecontrols

placedontheirlivesbykingsandgovernments,priestsandchurches,noblemenandaristocrats.

Thehistoricdecisionsmadebythofirstttlershavehadaprofoundeffectontheshapingof

theAmerican

tingthepowerofthegovernmentandthechurchesandeliminatingaformal

aristocracy,theycreatedaclimateoffreedomwheretheemphasiswasontheindividual.

dom,Americans

meanthedesireandtheabilityofallindividualstocontroltheirowndestinywithoutoutside

interferencefromthegovernment,arulingnobleclass,thechurch,oranyotherorganized

authority.

(2)Thereis,however,apricetobepaidforthisindividualfreedom:sthat

Americansbelievetheyshouldstandontheirownfeet,achievingbothfinancialandemotional

independencefromtheirparentsaarlyaspossible,usuallybyage18or21.

(3)AcondimportantreasonwhyimmigrantshavetraditionallybeendrawntotheUnited

Statesisthebeliefthateveryonehasaequalchancetoenteraraceandsucceedinthegame.

BecautitlesofnobilitywereforbiddenintheConstitution,noformalclasssystemdevelopedin

theU.S.

(4)Thereis,however,apricetobepaidforthiqualityofopportunity:of

lifeisenasrace,thenapersonmustruntheraceinordertosucceed;apersonmustcompete

ssuresofcompetitioninthelifeofanAmericanbegininchildhoodand

,anygroupofpeoplewhodoesnotcompete

successfullydoesnotfit

intothemainstreamofAmericanlifeaswellasthowhodo.

(5)AthirdreasonwhyimmigrantshavetraditionallycometotheUnitedStatesistohaveabetter

eofitsabundantnaturalresources,theUnitedStatesappearedtobea“landof

a“goingfromragstoriches”

al

wealthbecameavaluetotheAmericanpeople,anditalsobecameanacceptedmeasureof

socialstatus.

(6)Americanspayaprice,however,fortheirmaterialwealth:rkhasbeen

ways,

materialposssionsareenavidenceofpeople’oldwater,acandidatefor

thepresidencyin1964,

Americanswouldfind

thisaharshstatement,butmanymightthinktherewassometruthinit.

(7),theyshould

bethoughtofasthemes,aswecontinuetoexploremorefacetsoftheAmericancharacterand

howitaffectslifeintheUnitedStates.

.4emstosuggestthat__________.

ansarebornwithanofcompetition

ssureofcompetitionbeginswhenonestartswork

sfulcompetitionisntialinAmericansociety

itionresultsinequalityofopportunities

fthefollowingmethodsdoestheauthormainlyuinexplainingAmericanvalues?

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ndeffect

tion

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正确答案：1.C2.D

22.

PASSAGETWO

(1)TheNobelsaretheoriginals,Nobel,themanwhoinventeddeadly

explosives,decidedtotryanddosomethinggoodwithallthemoneyheearned,andgaveprizes

topeoplewhomadeprogressinliterature,science,economicsand—perhapsmostimportantly

—peace.

(2)oughmostcountrieshaveasystem

ofrecognizing,honoringandrewardingpeoplewhohavedonesomethinggoodintheircountries,

therearenowhundredsofawardsandawardceremoniesforallkindsofthings.

(3)TheOscarsareprobablythemostfamous,atimeforthe(mostly)Americanfilmindustrytotell

itlfhowgooditisandanannualopportunityforlotsofbigstarstogiveeachotherawardsand

asthattherearealsotheGoldenGlobes,evidentlyforthesame

thing.

(4)Butit’snotonlyfilms---therearealsoGrammies,Brits,theMercuryPrizeandtheMTVfor

ain,awriterwhowinstheBookerPrizecanexpecttoetheirdifficult,literary

novenerPrize

isanawardforBritishcontemporaryartists—eachyearitcauscontroversybyapparently

givinglotsofmoneytoartistswhodothingslikedisplayingtheirbeds,puttinganimalsinglass

casor—thisyear—buildingagardenshed.

(5)Awardsdon’renowawardsforSportsPersonalityoftheYear,

emsverystrange—

sometimesawardscanbegoodtogiverecognitiontopeoplewhoderveit,ortohelppeople

whodon’tmakealotofmoneycarryontheirworkwithoutworryingaboutfinances,but

professionalsoccerplayersthedayscertainlyaren’tshortofcash!

(6)Manysmalltownsandcommunitiesallovertheworldalsohavetheirownawardceremonies,

forlocalwritersorartists,orjustforpeoplewhohavegraduatedfromhighschoolor,gota

eBritishCouncilhasitsownawardsfor“InnovationinEnglish

LanguageTeaching”.

(7)Whyhavealltheawardsandceremoniesappearedrecently?Shakespeareneverwona

prize,nordidLeonardoDaVinciorAdamSmithorCharlesDickens.

(8)Itwouldbepossibletosay,however,thatinthepast,scientistsandartistscouldwin

“patronageformrichpeople”—akingoralordwouldgivetheartistsorscientistsmoneyto

echange

insocialsystemsacrosstheworld,scientificrearchisnow

eitherfundedbythestateorbyprivatecompanies.

(9)Perhapsawardceremoniesarejustthemostrecentphaofthisprocess.

(10)However,ilmwinsanOscar,manymorepeoplewillgo

andeit,riterwinstheNobelPrize,manymorepeoplebuytheir

roupwinstheMTVawards,theceremonyisenbyhundredsofthousandsof

ult?Thegroupllslotsmorerecords.(11)Mostaward

ansthatitisnotonly

awards,for

example,aregreatforpublicizingnotonlymusic,butalsoMTVitlf!

(12)Onthesurface,itemstobea“Win-win”situation,witheveryonebeinghappy,butlet

measkyouaquestion—howfardoyouthinkthatpublicityandmarketingarewinninghere,and

howmuchgenuinerecognitionofachievementistakingplace?

theauthor’stonewhenhementionsawardssuchastheOscars,theGoldenGlobes

and

Grammies(Paras.3&4)

.

iative.

tic.

s.

ingtoPara.4,whatwouldhappentoawardwinningwriters?

uldenjoyamuchlargerreadership.

uldturntopopularnovelwriting.

uldcontinuenon-fictionwriting.

uldtrycontroversialformsofart.

fthefollowingstatementsbestsumsupPara.6?

ceremoniesareheldforlocalpeople.

ceremoniesareheldonimportantoccasions.

ceremoniesareheldincertainprofessions.

ceremoniesareheldforallsortsofreasons.

ingtoPara.8,onedifferencebetweenscientistsandartistsinthepastandthoat

prent

liesin_____________.

ofwork

alcontact

offunding

status

econcludedfromPara.12thattheauthorthinksawards________.

emarketratherthanachievements

tobothmarketandpopularity

owhoarereallytalented

ectiveinmakingpeoplepopular

正确答案：

1.C2.A3.D4.C5.A