1、专业英语四级-53及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、READING COMPREHENSIO(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real fife, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him. After the war,
2、 Fleming set down his schedule. The first week of January saw him leave England and travel to Jamaica. The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley Newspapers without compromisethis portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment
3、. For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jamaica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writers journey which would change his life and popular culture foreve
4、r. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Annes divorce to become final, he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale . Flemings career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arro
5、gance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony Eden
6、, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham. Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism. Even in stories which had little action or pay off, such as his short non-fiction book, The Diamond Smugglers , the Fleming-flair ensured exciting reading. He wrote the Atticus column for T
7、he Sunday Times , proving a wonderful conduit for inside intelligence information, and clever rebukes. Regardless of book sales or family obligations, Fleming managed to live the life he wanted. As the years passed, his passion for golfing increased so he took more time with it. Flemings long-term f
8、ascination with America grew, so he traveled there more often. Ian Flemings full life caught up with him through his heart. It may be that years of drinking and smoking took their toll, or that the butter-rich cooking Fleming loved was the culprit. Or maybe it was just genetics. Whatever the cause,
9、Flemings health declined in the late 1950s. This plus anxieties in the marriage increased Flemings depression. With the success of Bond, the world came knocking at Flemings door, and he had a harder time shutting those out that he did not want in his fife. Nonetheless, Fleming fought the loosing bat
10、tle of his weakening heart by throwing more fuel on the fire. He continued to drink and smoke, making some excuses but not many. He wrote books he wanted to read, and traveled the world with style and authority. By this time, Fleming had already earned his own fortune, created his own identity, and
11、ruled his own literary empire.（分数：20.00）(1).According to the second paragraph, Fleming accepted the job offered by Kemsley Newspapers _.（分数：4.00）A.and had to give up his yearly holiday plan to JamaicaB.because he was offered to work in Jamaica every winterC.so that he wouldnt have to look for employ
12、ment elsewhereD.on condition that he took two months off to Jamaica every year(2).When he began writing, Fleming never expected that _.（分数：4.00）A.he would change popular cultureB.he could get over the pressureC.Anne would have a divorceD.Anne would keep his child(3).Flemings thrillers reflected his
13、_.（分数：4.00）A.sense for popular cultureB.relationship with AnneC.own personalitiesD.life at Jamaica(4).The fact that Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism shows that _.（分数：4.00）A.Fleming took up journalism when he finished Bonds adventuresB.Fleming put Bond through m
14、any thrilling adventuresC.Fleming described Bond as an adventurous journalistD.Fleming experienced Bonds adventures when he was a journalist(5).According to the passage, Fleming probably died of _.（分数：4.00）A.an unidentified reasonB.a disease of the heartC.an unknown family diseaseD.over drinking and
15、 smoking三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Well, there was a man here once by the name of Jim Smiley, in the winter of 1849or may be it was the spring of 1850. Anyway, he was the strangest man. He was always making money on anything that turned up if he could get anybody to try to make money on the other si
16、de. And if he could not do that, he would change sides. And he was lucky, uncommon lucky. He most always was a winner. If there was a dog-fight, he would try to win money on it. If there was a cat-fight, he would take the risk. If there was a chicken-fight, he would try to win money on it. Why, if t
17、here were two birds setting on a fence, he would want you to decide which one would fly first so he could win money. Lots of the boys here have seen that Smiley and can tell you about him. Why, it did not matter to him. He would try to make money on anything. He was the most unusual man. Parson Walk
18、ers wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her. But one morning he come in, and Smiley asked him how was his wife, and he said she was better, thank God. And Smiley, before he thought, says, Well, Ill risk my money she will not get well. And Smiley
19、had a little small dog. To look at the dog, you would think he was not worth anything but to sit around and look mean and look for a chance to steal something. But as soon as there was money, he was a different dog. Another dog might attack and throw him around two or three times. Then all of a sudd
20、en Smileys dog would grab that other dog by his back leg and hang on till the men said it was over. Smiley always came out the winner on that dog, at least until he found a dog once that did not have any back legs. The dogs legs had been cut off in a machine. Well, the fighting continued long enough
21、, and the money was gone. Then when Smileys dog came to make a grab the other dogs back legs, he saw in a minute how there was a problem. The other dog was going to win and Smileys dog looked surprised and did not try to win the fight anymore. He gave Smiley a look that said he was sorry for fightin
22、g a dog that did not have any back legs for him to hold, which he needed to win a fight. Then Smileys dog walked away, laid down and died. He was a good dog, and would have made a name for himself if he had lived, for he had intelligence. It always makes me feel sorry when I think of that last fight
23、 of his and the way it turned out.（分数：20.00）(1).Smiley was most probably _.（分数：4.00）A.a speculatorB.a gamblerC.an adventurerD.an investor(2).Saying it did not matter to him, (Para. 3) the author thinks that Smiley didnt mind _.（分数：4.00）A.how other people looked at himB.whether he could win money or
24、notC.putting money on minor thingsD.making money on unfortunate occasions(3).What happened to Parson Walkers wife is mentioned to show that Smiley was _.（分数：4.00）A.thoughtlessB.greedyC.uniqueD.funny(4).What did Smiley do with his dog?（分数：4.00）A.He changed it to be a fighting dog.B.He taught it how t
25、o beat the other dogs.C.He put money on it whenever it fought.D.He trained it to recognize money.(5).Smileys dog died because _.（分数：4.00）A.it was ashamed for losing the fightB.it was not as intelligent as expectedC.it was sorry for the opponentD.it was exhausted in the fight四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：20.0
26、0)Mother Rigby could do anything. She was a witch, a woman with strange powers. She could make water run uphill, or change a beautiful woman into a white horse. Many nights when the moon was full and bright, she could be seen flying over the tops of the houses in the village, sitting on a long woode
27、n stick. It is a broomstick, and it helped her to do all sorts of strange tricks. Mother Rigby ate a quick breakfast and then started to work on her broomstick. She was planning to make something that would look like a man. It would fill the birds with fear, and scare them from eating her corn, the
28、way most farmers protect themselves from those black, pesky birds. Mother Rigby worked quickly. She held her magic broomstick straight, and then tied another piece of wood across it. And already, it began to look like a man with arms. Then she made the head. She put a pumpkin, a vegetable the size o
29、f a football, on top of the broomstick. She made two small holes in the pumpkin for eyes, and made another cut lower down that looked just like a mouth. At last, there he was. He seemed ready to go to work for Mother Rigby and stop those old birds from eating her corn. But, Mother Rigby was not happ
30、y with what she made. She wanted to make her scarecrow look better and better, for she was a good worker. She made a purple coat and put it around her scarecrow, and dressed it in white silk stockings. She covered him with false hair and an old hat. And in that hat, she stuck the feather of a bird.
31、She examined him closely, and decided she liked him much better now, dressed up in a beautiful coat, with a fine feather on top of his hat. And, she named him Feathertop. She looked at Feathertop and laughed with happiness. He is a beauty, she thought. Now what? she thought, feeling troubled again.
32、She felt that Feathertop looked too good to be a scarecrow. He can do something better, she thought, than just stand near the corn all summer and scare the crows. And she decided on another plan for Feathertop. She took the pipe of tobacco she was smoking and put it into the mouth of Feathertop. Puf
33、f, darling, puff, she said to Feathertop. Puff away, my fine fellow. It is your life. Smoke started to rise from Feather-tops mouth. At first, it was just a little smoke, but Feathertop worked hard, blowing and puffing. And, more and more smoke came out of him. Puff away, my pet, Mother Rigby said,
34、with happiness. Puff away, my pretty one. Puff for your life, I tell you. Mother Rigby then ordered Feathertop to walk. Go forward, she said. You have a world before you. Feathertop put one hand out in front of him, trying to find something for support. At the same time he pushed one foot forward wi
35、th great difficulty. But Mother Rigby shouted and ordered him on, and soon he began to go forward. Then she said, you look like a man, and you walk like a man. Now I order you to talk like a man. Feathertop gasped, struggled, and at last said in a small whisper, Mother, I want to speak, but I have n
36、o brain. What can I say? Ah, you can speak, Mother Rigby answered. What shall you say? Have no fear. When you go out into the world, you will say a thousand things, and say them a thousand times., and saying them a thousand times again and again, you still will be saying nothing. So just talk, babbl
37、e like a bird. Certainly you have enough of a brain for that.（分数：20.00）(1).After breakfast, Mother Rigby decided to make _.（分数：4.00）A.the birds fearB.her broomstick aliveC.a scarecrowD.a manlike companion(2).Considering herself a good worker, Mother Rigby was confident in _.（分数：4.00）A.her strange po
38、wersB.her talents for handicraftC.anything she madeD.her selection of materials(3).Mother Rigby gave Feathertop her pipe so that _.（分数：4.00）A.Feathertop would keep aliveB.Feathertop would be manlierC.Feathertop would live the same life as sheD.Feathertop would be related to her forever(4).By calling
39、 Feathertop her pet, Mother Rigby wanted to show _.（分数：4.00）A.her superiority over himB.her possession of himC.her love for himD.her interest in him(5).According to Mother Rigby, Feathertop still will be saying nothing because _.（分数：4.00）A.he was not clever enough to learn anythingB.he was only made
40、 to have birds intelligenceC.he did not have a brain to remember anythingD.he could learn nothing worthwhile in the world五、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College. Here I am! I travelled yesterday for four hours in a train. Its a funny sensation, isnt it? I never rode
41、 in one before. College is the biggest, most bewildering placeI get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write you a description later when Im feeling less muddled; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes dont begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But I wanted to write a le
42、tter first just to get acquainted. It seems queer to be writing letters to somebody you dont know. It seems queer for me to be writing letters at allIve never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind. Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippe
43、tt and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be Very Respectful. But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why cou
44、ldnt you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Hitching-Post or Dear Clothes-Prop. I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of fam
45、ily. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and its a very comfortable sensation. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: . You are tall. . You are rich. . You hate girls. I suppose I might call y
46、ou Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only thats rather insulting to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but thats insulting to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you wont stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get smashed up in
47、 Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So Ive decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you wont mind. Its just a private pet name we wont tell Mrs. Lippett. The ten oclock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells. We eat and sleep
48、and study by bells. Its very enlivening; I feel like a fire horse all of the time. There it goes! Lights out. Good night. Observe with what precision I obey rulesdue to my training in the John Grier Home. Yours most respectfully,Jerusha AbbottTo Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith（分数：20.00）(1).Jerusha felt muddled because _.（分数：4.00）A.she had never written to the trustee beforeB.she was not familiar with the college yetC.
