英语专业四级考试真题及参照答案PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGETherearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefouroptionsmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceoranswersthequestion.MarkhouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.11.TheBentPyramidoutsideCairoancientEgypt’sfirstattempttobuildasmooth-sidedpyramid.A.hasbeenbelievedtohavebeenB.wasbelievedtobeC.isbelievedtohavebeenD.isbelievedtobe12.U.S.Newsrankingsofcollegessince1983.Theyareaverypopularresourceforstudentslookingtoapplytouniversitycampus.A.maintainsB.ismaintainingC.maintainedD.hasbeenmaintaining13.Hewasluredintoacrimehewouldnothavecommitted.A.actuallyB.accidentallyC.otherwiseD.seldom14.Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewofmountainsbehindtheappleorchard.A.bluehazyVirginiaB.hazyblueVirginiaC.VirginiahazyblueD.Virginiabluehazy15.Ilongtoalleviate,butIcannot.A.theevilB.evilC.evilsD.anevil16.Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,askillingandmaiming.A.warB.arewarC.ofwarD.areofwar17.At,photographyisachemicalprocess,duringwhichalight-sensitivematerialisalteredwhenexposedtolight.A.itsmostbasicB.itsbasicC.themostbasicD.thebasic18.Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlytolearnthatGabrielhadremovedhernamefromthedeed.Theinfinitiveverbphrase“onlytolearn”isused.A.toexpressanintendedpurposeB.toindicateahighdegreeofpossibilityC.torevealanundesirableconsequenceD.todramatizeastatedfact19.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsDOESNOTcarrythemetaphoricalmeaning?A.Iwonderwhat’sbehindthischangeofplan.B.Jimturnedtospeaktothepersonstandingbehindhim.C.Thisworkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.I’mgettingterriblybehind.D.IsupposeI’mluckybecausemyparentswerebehindmealltheway.20.Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneedandshewouldhavebeenimmenselyproudofwhathasbeenachievedtheselast20years.Theitalicizedpartinthesentenceexpresses.A.ahypothesisB.asuggestionC.acontradictionD.asurprise21.WhenthepoliceofficerswhotookpartintheKingbeatingwerefirstbroughtto,theirlawyersusedthevideotapeasevidenceagainsttheprosecution.A.justiceB.testimonyC.trialD.verdict22.,themostcontroversialcandidateintheelectioncampaign,hehasbeenstronglycriticizedforhiscrudecommentsaboutwomen.A.QuestionablyB.ArguablyC.ContentiouslyD.Debatably23.Priceshaverecentlyriseninordertotheincreasedcostofrawmaterials.A.cutB.buoyC.offerD.offset24.Thecelebritysaysincourtpapersshe“hasnoofgivinganyauthorizationtoanyonetoproceedwithadivorce.”A.recommendationB.recordingC.recollectionD.recognition25.Whatactuallyagoodangle—oragoodselfieoverall—isrootedinwhatweconsiderbeautiful.A.consistsB.constitutesC.composesD.constructs26.Theschoolisgoingthemiletocreatethenextgenerationofsportingstarsthankstoitsuniquedevelopmentprogram.A.finalB.furtherC.supplementaryD.extra27.Theteachers’unionalawsuitagainstthedistrictcallingforrepairing“deplorable”schoolconditions.A.firedB.filedC.finedD.filled28.LastMarchtheofa19thcenturycargoshipwasfoundbyanunderwaterarchaeologicalteam.A.debrisB.ruinsC.remainsD.wreck29.She’swornhisdesignsonoccasionsfromredcarpetstomoviepremieres.A.countlessB.countableC.numericalD.numeral30.Aleadingintelligenceandoperationscompanyhasreleaseditsanalysisofworldwidereportedincidentsofpiracyandcrimeagainstmariners.A.oceangoingB.oceanicC.marineD.maritimePARTIVCLOZEDecidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorr...
