1、专业英语四级-54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)On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with old and dusty sauceboats, jugs, dishes and plates, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded
2、 ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago. Martha Crale was the name written on that yellow page. The yellow, wrinkled old dame who moved slowly and muttered about the kitchen, looking like a dead autumn leaf which the winter winds still pushed here and there, had once been Martha Crale; for se
3、venty old years she had been Martha Mountjoy. For longer than anyone could remember she had paced to and fro between oven and wash-house and dairy, and out to chicken-run and garden, grumbling and muttering and scolding, but working unceasingly. Emma Ladbruk, of whose coming she took as little notic
4、e as she would of a bee wandering in at a window on a summers day, used at first to watch her with a kind of frightened curiosity. She was so old and so much a part of the place, it was difficult to think of her exactly as a living thing. Old Shep, the white-nosed, stiff-limbed shepherd dog, waiting
5、 for his time to die, seemed almost more human than the withered, dried-up old woman. He had been a noisy, excited puppy, mad with the joy of life, when she was already a weak and tottering dame; now he was just a blind, breathing animal body, nothing more, and she still worked with frail energy, st
6、ill swept and baked and washed, fetched and carried. If there were something in these wise old dogs that did not perish utterly with death, Emma used to think to herself, what generations of ghost-dogs there must be out on those hills, that Martha had reared and fed and tended and spoken a last good
7、bye word to in that old kitchen. And what memories she must have of human generations that had passed away in her time. It was difficult for anyone, let alone a stranger like Emma, to get her to talk of the days that had been; her shrill, quivering speech was of doors that had been left unfastened,
8、pails that had got mislaid, calves whose feeding-time was overdue, and the various little faults that change a farmhouse routine. Now and again, when election time came round, she would unstore her recollections of the old names round which the fight had waged in the days gone by. There had been a P
9、almerston, that had been a name down Tiverton way; Tiverton was not a far journey as the crow flies, but to Martha it was almost a foreign country. Later there had been Northcotes and Aclands, and many other newer names that she had forgotten; the names changed, but it was always Libruls and Tootles
10、, Yellows and Blues. And they always quarrelled and shouted as to who was right and who was wrong. The one they quarrelled about most was a fine old gentleman with an angry faceshe had seen his picture on the walls. She had seen it on the floor too, with a rotten apple squashed over it, for the farm
11、 had changed its politics from time to time. Martha had never been on one side or the other, none of they had ever done the farm a stroke of good. Such was her sweeping verdict, given with all a peasants distrust of the outside world.（分数：20.00）(1).It is true about Martha Crale EXCEPT that _.（分数：4.00
12、）A.she was born more than ninety years agoB.she was married in her early twentiesC.she was called Martha Mountjoy before marriageD.she was always busy with her housework(2).When Emma Ladbruk came to visit, Martha Crale welcomed her with _.（分数：4.00）A.curiosityB.indifferenceC.criticismD.distaste(3).Th
13、e description of Old Shep and the wise old dogs was intended to illustrate _.（分数：4.00）A.Emmas frightened curiosity about Martha CraleB.the mysterious life of Martha CraleC.Martha Crales frail but tough physical conditionD.Martha Crales closer relation with dog than with human(4).When Martha Crale be
14、gan to talk, _.（分数：4.00）A.she liked to find fault with farmhouse routineB.people were annoyed by her voiceC.it would be quite impossible to interrupt herD.she could always attract strangers(5).The old gentleman with an angry face was most probably _.（分数：4.00）A.a farm hand as common as MarthaB.a deba
15、ter from a nearby villageC.an advocate of farm reformD.a candidate of an election三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)He is fearless, altruistic, steel-willed, hospitable, unbelievably hardy, unpretentious and warmand he has lost none of these qualities since becoming Russias president. It is a scrupulously u
16、nbiased snapshot of Vladimir Putin if you believe the author of the first volume of a Kremlin-backed trilogy on Putins life, written in the unmistakable style the Soviets once reserved for Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. I do not think it is a eulogy, I simply conveyed what people (who met Putin) s
17、aid, Oleg Blotsky told a news conference on Monday as he posed for photos with his Vladimir Putin. The book, complete with a genealogical tree back to the beginning of the 18th century and a chapter dedicated to Putins ancestors, spans from his birth to the start of his career as a KGB spy. Putin co
18、ntributed to the work with extensive interviews to Blotsky. The result is a selection of memories by Putins friends and acquaintances who hold nothing but the warmest recollections of him. The only person in the book who does not heap praise on the president is Putin himself, who is characteristical
19、ly humble. Praise bestowed on the Kremlin leader ranges from young judoist Putin fighting like a snow leopard to many years later his being visibly moved when decorated war veterans in the Kremlin stood up in salute as he entered the hall. It opens with the Kremlin generously answering an old womans
20、 pleaaddressed in a letter to V. V. Putin, the Kremlin, Moscowto help erect a decent tombstone on the grave of Putins first teacher. One account portrays Putin as a man who would stop at nothing to win a fight. He would scratch, bite, snatch tufts of hair, do anything to avoid being humiliated in an
21、y way, an old friend said. But young Putin is also an ordinary boy, frightened by a looming visit to the dentist. The book is written in simple easy-to-read Russian. Blotsky said neither Putin nor any other Kremlin official ever sought to censor his work or steer it in a specific direction. Putin on
22、ly read the book when it hit shop shelves last week, he said. The books first run of 15,000 copies was selling well in Moscow shops and China, Bulgaria and Slovenia have shown an interest in issuing a translation, the publisher said. Blotsky, who said he was a converted Putinist after his audiences
23、with the president, said he was already working on the second volume of his series Vladimir Putin: Rise to Power.（分数：20.00）(1).What do we know about Lenins biography according to the second paragraph?（分数：4.00）A.It was the first perfect biography without mistakes in Soviet history.B.It was written in
24、 the form of a scrupulously unbiased snapshot.C.It was written by the same author of Putins biography.D.It was a voluminous Kremlin-backed biography.(2).Oleg Blotsky doesnt want others to regard the biography as _.（分数：4.00）A.a praise of PutinB.public opinionsC.his personal understanding of PutinD.an
25、 imitation of Lenins biography(3).Putin was deeply touched by the war veterans when _.（分数：4.00）A.they sang high praise of himB.he recalled their heroic deedsC.they saluted him with respectD.he decorated them in the Kremlin(4).How did Putin react to the plea of erecting a decent tombstone on the grav
26、e of his first teacher?（分数：4.00）A.He delegated the task to one of his subordinates.B.He helped erect the tombstone accordingly and willingly.C.He not only erected the tombstone but also rebuilt the grave.D.He went to visit the grave before promising to erect the tombstone.(5).How was Blotsky influen
27、ced by Putin?（分数：4.00）A.He decided to write the biography because he was a Putinist.B.He was sure that the readers would be converted to Putinists.C.His interviews with Putin made him adore Putin very much.D.His interviews with Putin eliminated his doubts about Putin.四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Coket
28、own was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and the ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever a
29、nd ever. It had a black canal in it, and a fiver that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vast piles of buildings full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up and down like the head of an elephant in a stat
30、e of madness. The town contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another. A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing sometimes, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketow
31、n lay covered in a haze of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such blotch upon the view without a town. The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even shone through the haze over Coketown, and could not be lo
32、oked at steadily. Workers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on posts and steps, wiping their faces and contemplating coals. The whole town seemed to be frying in oil. There was a stifling smell of hot oil everywhere. The atmosphere of those places was like the breath
33、of hell, and their inhabitants wasting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert. But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry, fair weather and foul. The measured motion of t
34、heir shadows on the walls, was the substitute Coketown had to show for the shadows of rustling woods; while for the summer hum of insects, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of Saturday, the whirr of shafts and wheels.（分数：20.00）(1).Which of the following adjectiv
35、es is NOT appropriate to describe Coketown?（分数：5.00）A.Dull.B.Dirty.C.Noisy.D.Savage.(2).From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n) _ town.（分数：5.00）A.industrialB.agriculturalC.residentialD.commercial(3).Only _ were not affected by weather.（分数：5.00）A.the workmenB.the inhabitantsC.the steam
36、-enginesD.the rustling woods(4).Which is the authors opinion of Coketown?（分数：5.00）A.Coketown should be replaced by woods.B.The town was seriously polluted.C.The town had too much oil in it.D.The towns atmosphere was traditional.五、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The train clattered over points and passed th
37、rough a station. Then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped; presently it began to move forward again. Another up-train passed them, though with less vehemence than the first one. The train gathered speed again. At that m
38、oment another train, also on a down-line, swerved inwards towards them, for a moment with almost alarming effect. For a time the two trains ran parallel, now one gaining a little, now the other. Mrs. McGillicuddy looked from her window through the windows of the parallel carriages. Most of the blind
39、s were down, but occasionally the occupants of the carriages were visible. The other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages. At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary, a blind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap. Mrs. McGillicuddy looked int
40、o the lighted first-class carriage that was only a few feet away. Then she drew her breath in with a gasp and half-rose to her feet. Standing with his back to the window and to her was a man. His hands were round the throat of a woman who faced him, and he was slowly, remorselessly, strangling her.
41、Her eyes were starting from their sockets, her face was purple. As Mrs. McGillicuddy watched, fascinated, the end came; the body went limp and crumpled in the mans hands. At the same moment, Mrs. McGillicuddys train slowed down again and the other began to gain speed. It passed forward and a moment
42、or two later it had vanished from sight. Almost automatically Mrs. McGillicuddys hand went up to the communication cord, then paused, irresolute. After all, what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she was travelling? The horror of what she had seen at such close quarters, and the
43、 unusual circumstances, made her feel paralysed. Some immediate action was necessarybut what? The door of her compartment was drawn back and a ticket collector said, Ticket, please.（分数：20.00）(1).When Mrs. McGillicuddys train passed through a station, it _.（分数：5.00）A.gained speed suddenlyB.kept its u
44、sual speedC.changed its speedD.stopped immediately(2).Mrs. McGillicuddy seems to be a(n) _ person.（分数：5.00）A.observantB.interestedC.nosyD.nervous(3).What she saw in the parallel train made her feel _.（分数：5.00）A.excitedB.anxiousC.worriedD.horrified(4).She didnt ring the communication cord immediately
45、 because _.（分数：5.00）A.she was very much afraidB.there was no point of doing soC.she was too shocked to moveD.the ticket collector came in六、Passage 5(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In a few weeks researchers will begin scouring the Florida seafloor for a 177-year-old shipwreckand the resting place of dozens of slave
46、s who drowned in chains. Despite its drama, the story of the Guerrero remains little-known. Around 7 pm on the evening of December 19th, 1827, keeper John Whalton was tending to his lightship, a sort of mobile lighthouse. He was anchored a few miles off Key Largo when, he said later, I saw the flash
47、 and heard the report of seven or eight guns. Whalton was about to witness the tragic ending of a desperate chase in the waters off what was then the US Territory of Florida. The Guerrero , with hundreds of Africans enchained in its hold and crewed by 90 Spaniards who were little more than pirates,
48、was fleeing the Nimble, a British warship that was enforcing the international ban on slave trade. British officials had gotten a tip that the Guerrero was bound for Cuba, where bribed officials would look the other way while the Guerreros human cargo was exchanged for goods worth a fortune in Europe. The Nimble and the Guerrero were swapping cannon fire as they skirted much too close to the shore. As Whalton watched, both ships piled onto Carysfort Ree
