1、专业英语四级-50及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、完形填空(总题数：3，分数：100.00)Many women feel additional stress when they must decide what they feel is best for their families or what is best for their career. Lawyer Lisa Kay Bennett is 1 searching for a job. Ms. Bennett has fourteen years of experience as a Federal j
2、udge clerk. 2 , after sending fifty resumes to various firms and companies, she has received only two 3 for low-paying positions. The problem is the fact that this highly 4 lawyer took seven years off to 5 her children. According to Sylvia Hewlett, president of the Center for Work-Life Policy, 6 a w
3、oman takes time off to care for children or an older parent, 7 tend to see these people as less than fully 8 . Its as though their identity is 9 . This circumstance only increases the work-life balance 10 experienced by many women employees. Research 11 by the Kenexa Research Institute (KRI), a divi
4、sion of Kenexa, 12 how male and female workers perceive work-life balance and found that women are more 13 than men in how they perceive 14 their companies make to help them balance work and life responsibilities. The report is 15 on the analysis of data drawn from a 16 sample of 10,000 U.S. workers
5、 who were the 17 of WorkTrends, KRIs annual survey of worker 18 . The results indicated a shift 19 womens perceptions about work-fife balance. In the past, women often found it more difficult to 20 balance due to the fierce competition at work and demands at home.（分数：40.00）A.presentlyB.patientlyC.po
6、tentiallyD.privatelyA.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.LikewiseA.reviewsB.reactionsC.receptionsD.responsesA.objectedB.motivatedC.qualifiedD.restrictedA.produceB.createC.raiseD.boostA.althoughB.ifC.whetherD.despiteA.colleaguesB.acquaintancesC.competitorsD.employersA.committedB.attachedC.connectedD.assoc
7、iatedA.transformedB.transmittedC.transferredD.transportedA.emphasisB.urgencyC.stressD.forceA.concealedB.conductedC.confrontedD.contributedA.anticipatedB.evaluatedC.calculatedD.appreciatedA.cautiousB.negativeC.positiveD.indifferentA.impactsB.influencesC.effectsD.effortsA.dependedB.foundC.gotD.basedA.
8、representativeB.cooperativeC.sensitiveD.conservativeA.subjectsB.objectsC.projectsD.rejectsA.welfaresB.qualitiesC.opinionsD.conditionsA.fromB.byC.toD.inA.remainB.maintainC.surviveD.reserveYoung people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them, said Margaret Thatcher many years ago. She was right:
9、 there are few worse things 21 society can do to its young 22 to leave them in uncertainty. Those who start their 23 on the unemployment pension are more likely to have lower wages and more spells of joblessness 24 in life, 25 they lose out on the chance to 26 skills and serf-confidence in their for
10、mative years. 27 more young people are idle than ever. 28 how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America. Two factors 29 a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced 30 for labour, and it is easier to 31 hiring young peo
11、ple than it is to fire older workers. Second, in emerging economies population growth is fastest in countries with dysfunctional (失调的) labour markets, 32 India and Egypt. The most obvious way to 33 this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world plagued by debt, and is a
12、nyway only a 34 answer. The countries where the problem is worst suffered from high youth unemployment 35 their economies were growing. 36 the recession companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This 37 the importance of two other 38 : reforming l
13、abour markets and improving education. These are 39 prescriptions, but ones that need to be 40 with both a new vigour and a new twist.（分数：40.00）A.whatB.thatC.whenD.howA.thanB.whichC.asD.thatA.positionsB.careersC.missionsD.professionsA.lateB.latelyC.laterD.latestA.whereasB.thoughC.ifD.becauseA.acquir
14、eB.practiceC.adaptD.proceedA.As a resultB.StillC.YetD.AlsoA.Focusing onB.Counting onC.Operating onD.Depending onA.fillB.playC.becomeD.manageA.demandB.provisionC.affectionD.responsibilityA.put offB.put asideC.put downD.put awayA.as forB.in case ofC.such asD.in view ofA.encounterB.confrontC.dealD.tack
15、leA.slightB.partialC.subjectiveD.beneficialA.as ifB.ifC.even whenD.untilA.ThroughB.All the wayC.At the beginningD.ThroughoutA.underlinesB.upgradesC.recoversD.cultivatesA.resultsB.responsesC.compromisesD.solutionsA.creativeB.familiarC.identicalD.humbleA.conveyedB.transferredC.releasedD.deliveredA you
16、ng consultants life is tiring. A 41 week starts before dawn on Monday, with a rush to the airport and a flight to 42 the client is based. He can 43 to stay in hotels at least three nights a week, gorging on minibar peanuts and gloomily texting a(n) 44 lover. Its quite 45 to spend a year living out o
17、f a suitcase, sighs one London-based consultant. So the job 46 insecure overachievers a phrase 47 used in the industrywho are always worried that they havent done enough work, jokes a consultant. Some 60-65% of consultants are recent college-leavers. Most 48 within a few years and take more settled
18、jobs elsewhere in the business world, 49 their experience and 50 allow them to slot in several levels 51 their less-travelled counterparts. The elite consultancies have offices in big cities, which is where 52 young people want to live. The best-paid jobs are in places 53 London and New York. Such c
19、ities are also where the culture and dating 54 are richest. Such attitudes are frustrating for firms in Portsmouth or Peoria. 55 consultancies benefit from it. They 56 bright young things in the metropolis and then hire out their brains to firms in the sticks. This is one 57 why consultants have to
20、travel so much. The system 58 , more or less, for everyone. Firms in the provinces get to borrow talent they could not 59 hire. And young consultants get to experience life in the real world before returning to the capital to party with their friends at the weekend. They have it all, 60 enough sleep
21、.（分数：20.00）A.generalB.typicalC.particularD.uniqueA.wheneverB.whicheverC.whateverD.whereverA.intendB.promiseC.expectD.urgeA.distantB.newC.immediateD.temporaryA.irregularB.moderateC.extremeD.normalA.refers toB.responses toC.turns toD.appeals toA.widelyB.speedilyC.quicklyD.broadlyA.drop offB.drop backC
22、.drop outD.drop inA.whetherB.whereC.whenD.howA.mannersB.contactsC.adaptabilityD.vitalityA.aboveB.beyondC.behindD.apartA.frustratedB.curiousC.ambitiousD.joblessA.forB.alikeC.asD.likeA.possibilitiesB.occasionsC.opportunitiesD.eventsA.AndB.ButC.SimilarlyD.ThereforeA.recruitB.attainC.shareD.rejectA.sour
23、ceB.problemC.purposeD.reasonA.fitsB.caresC.worksD.mattersA.casuallyB.easilyC.hastilyD.harshlyA.exceptB.amongC.despiteD.like专业英语四级-50答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、完形填空(总题数：3，分数：100.00)Many women feel additional stress when they must decide what they feel is best for their families or what is best for t
24、heir career. Lawyer Lisa Kay Bennett is 1 searching for a job. Ms. Bennett has fourteen years of experience as a Federal judge clerk. 2 , after sending fifty resumes to various firms and companies, she has received only two 3 for low-paying positions. The problem is the fact that this highly 4 lawye
25、r took seven years off to 5 her children. According to Sylvia Hewlett, president of the Center for Work-Life Policy, 6 a woman takes time off to care for children or an older parent, 7 tend to see these people as less than fully 8 . Its as though their identity is 9 . This circumstance only increase
26、s the work-life balance 10 experienced by many women employees. Research 11 by the Kenexa Research Institute (KRI), a division of Kenexa, 12 how male and female workers perceive work-life balance and found that women are more 13 than men in how they perceive 14 their companies make to help them bala
27、nce work and life responsibilities. The report is 15 on the analysis of data drawn from a 16 sample of 10,000 U.S. workers who were the 17 of WorkTrends, KRIs annual survey of worker 18 . The results indicated a shift 19 womens perceptions about work-fife balance. In the past, women often found it m
28、ore difficult to 20 balance due to the fierce competition at work and demands at home.（分数：40.00）A.presentlyB.patientlyC.potentiallyD.privately解析：解析 本句用现在进行时(is.searching)，与之搭配的时间状语是presently“目前，现在”，强调Lisa正在找工作，故选A。patiently“有耐性地”，potentially“潜在地”，privately“私下地”。A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Likewi
29、se解析：解析 上文提到Ms. Bennett已经有14年的工作经验，下文说她投出50份简历后只收到两个回复，转折关系，故选However。A.reviewsB.reactionsC.receptionsD.responses解析：解析 空格处的名词作received的宾语，上文提到“她投出50份简历”，因此推断此处是指“收到工作回复”，responses指对问题、请求等的“回答；回音”，故选D。renews“回顾”；reactions一般指对某种做法所采取的“反应；回应”；receptions“接待”。A.objectedB.motivatedC.qualifiedD.restricted解
30、析：解析 根据前文的“14年工作经验”，说明她是“有资格的，胜任的”，即qualified。objected“反对的”，motivated“有动机的”，restricted“受约束的”。A.produceB.createC.raiseD.boost解析：解析 下文第2段中的care for children提示了此处意思与care for相近，属语义复现，raise表“抚养”，符合语义，故选C。produce“生产”，create“创造”，boost“提高；促进”。A.althoughB.ifC.whetherD.despite解析：解析 此空后的内容为Sylvia提到的关于职业女性的一种情况
31、。if表假设，通常用于引出带条件的某种情况，符合此处语义需求，故选B。A.colleaguesB.acquaintancesC.competitorsD.employers解析：解析 文章的主题是女性就业问题，雇主的看法是影响她们的就业的关键，故选employers。colleagues“同事”，acquaintances“熟人”，competitors“竞争者”。A.committedB.attachedC.connectedD.associated解析：解析 上文提到女性抽出时间去照顾小孩和老人，据此可知她们在雇主眼里就不能在工作上全力以赴，committed意为“效忠的，投入的”，符合语
32、义。attached“爱慕的，关心的”，connected“连接的，有关系的”，associated“关联的”。A.transformedB.transmittedC.transferredD.transported解析：解析 根据前文提到的雇主对她们的看法的改变，此处选动词transformed“改变”。transmitted“传播；发射”，transferred“转移；迁移”，transported“运送”。A.emphasisB.urgencyC.stressD.force解析：解析 This circumstance指的是上一段所说的情况。该情况所引发的问题与全文讨论的问题一致，即职业
33、女性兼顾工作和家庭的压力。原文首段的additional stress提示了此处应为stress，故C正确。emphasis“强调，重点”，urgency“紧迫；紧要”。A.concealedB.conductedC.confrontedD.contributed解析：解析 此处为过去分词作定语修饰research，故选conducted。conduct research表示“进行研究”。conceal“隐瞒”；confront“遭遇”；contribute“捐助”。A.anticipatedB.evaluatedC.calculatedD.appreciated解析：解析 此空与后面的并列动
34、词found有逻辑上的动作先后顺序，四个选项evaluated“评价，估计”最符合语义。anticipated“期望”，calculated“计算”，appreciated“感激；意识到”。A.cautiousB.negativeC.positiveD.indifferent解析：解析 根据文章尾句，可以推断现在女性觉得情况比以前好了，应该选positive“肯定的”。cautions“谨慎的”；negative“否定的”；indifferent“冷淡的；中立的”。A.impactsB.influencesC.effectsD.efforts解析：解析 分析此空所在句子可知their comp
35、anies make为定语从句，修饰的先行同正是此空单词，四个选项中只有efforts与make搭配，make efforts表示“做出努力”，故选D。其他选项的意思均不与make形成动宾搭配。A.dependedB.foundC.gotD.based解析：解析 下文的数据提示了此处表达的是报告形成的依据。be based on为“基于”之义，符合语义，故选D。注意depend on意为“依赖”，如用在此处应用主动语态而非被动语态：found为find的过去分词，如B为：founded“建立”(found的过去分词)，也对。A.representativeB.cooperativeC.sens
36、itiveD.conservative解析：解析 句意为：研究报告是基于对一万名美国工作人员的抽样数据分析，应选representative“有代表性的”。cooperative“合作的”，sensitive“敏感的”，conservative“保守的”。A.subjectsB.objectsC.projectsD.rejects解析：解析 这些工作人员应该是该项研究的研究对象、调查对象，即subjects。objects“目标；物体”；projects“计划，课题”；rejects“被拒货品，不合格产品”。A.welfaresB.qualitiesC.opinionsD.conditions
37、解析：解析 本段首句提到“该项研究调查男性和女性员工是如何看待工作与生活的平衡”，意即调查对某个问题的看法，opinions符合要求。welfares“福利”，qualities“素质”，conditions“状况”。A.fromB.byC.toD.in解析：解析 表示“改变”的名词后面常跟in，表示在某方面的变化。A.remainB.maintainC.surviveD.reserve解析：解析 根据动宾搭配，选maintain“维持，保持”。remain“仍然是，依旧是”，后接表示状态的形容词或者表示身份地位的名词；survive“比活得长，幸存下来”；reserve“保留某物；具有或保持
38、(某种权利)”。Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them, said Margaret Thatcher many years ago. She was right: there are few worse things 21 society can do to its young 22 to leave them in uncertainty. Those who start their 23 on the unemployment pension are more likely to have lower wage
39、s and more spells of joblessness 24 in life, 25 they lose out on the chance to 26 skills and serf-confidence in their formative years. 27 more young people are idle than ever. 28 how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America. Two facto
40、rs 29 a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced 30 for labour, and it is easier to 31 hiring young people than it is to fire older workers. Second, in emerging economies population growth is fastest in countries with dysfunctional (失调的) labour markets, 32 India and Egypt. The most
41、 obvious way to 33 this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world plagued by debt, and is anyway only a 34 answer. The countries where the problem is worst suffered from high youth unemployment 35 their economies were growing. 36 the recession companies have continued t
42、o complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This 37 the importance of two other 38 : reforming labour markets and improving education. These are 39 prescriptions, but ones that need to be 40 with both a new vigour and a new twist.（分数：40.00）A.whatB.thatC.whenD.how解析：解析 空格后的so
43、ciety can do to its young是修饰things的定语从句，由先行词things以及引导词在从句中作宾语，可选出that。A.thanB.whichC.asD.that解析：解析 根据前面提到的worse，这里需要than表比较，故选A。A.positionsB.careersC.missionsD.professions解析：解析 此处讲的是年轻人的职场情况，start ones career意为“进入职场”，故选B。position“位置”；mission“任务”；profession“专业”。A.lateB.latelyC.laterD.latest解析：解析 该句的
44、have lower wages对应的是刚开始工作的情形，而more spells of joblessness(更多次失业)是“之后”的事情，late意为“迟的，晚的”，而later意为“之后的”，故选C。A.whereasB.thoughC.ifD.because解析：解析 空格后的“他们失去机会”是对年轻人会经历更多次失业的解释，用because。A.acquireB.practiceC.adaptD.proceed解析：解析 许多年轻人失业是因为他们缺乏技能和没有自信。“获取技能”一般用动词acquire，选A合适。practice“实践”；adapt“适应”；proceed“前进”。
45、A.As a resultB.StillC.YetD.Also解析：解析 第一段讲idle对年轻人的坏处，本段则说现在更多年轻人反而是idle than ever，可知这里含有转折的意味，用yet“然而”恰当。A.Focusing onB.Counting onC.Operating onD.Depending on解析：解析 focus on意为“聚焦于”；count on意为“依赖”；operate on意为“给做手术；产生作用”；depend on意为“取决于”。只有D代入句中符合逻辑，表示“取决于不同的计算标准”。A.fillB.playC.becomeD.manage解析：解析 play a.part是固定搭配，意为“扮角色，起作用”，选B。A.demandB.provisionC.affectionD.responsibility解析：解析 根据空格前的the long slowdown(长期的萧条)来判断，对劳动力的需求必定会减少，用demand“需求”合适。
