1、专业英语四级-93及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)In 2004, the Auburn Housing Authority became the first authority in Maine and one of the first in the country to ban smoking in public housing, and it has served as a 1 . On Jan. 1, Maine will become the first state in the country in 2 all of its public housing au
2、thorities are smoke free, 3 about 12,000 4 . 5 policies are being 6 with increasing frequency 7 the country as cities move 8 to restrict smoking in more public places, from bars and restaurants 9 parks, beaches and vehicles. Come September, Boston will become the biggest city to ban smoking in its p
3、ublic housing, which serves about 25,000 tenants. Detroit, San Antonio and Portland, Ore., already have similar restrictions 10 The bans are largely a 10 to the risks 11 to nonsmokers by secondhand smoke. 12 , property managers say smokeless apartments are 13 to clean, especially if there is carpeti
4、ng, and 14 the risk of fire. Depending on who is asked, banning smoking in public housing is 15 an effective way to promote healthier living, as many officials and nonsmokers contend, or a 16 of individual liberties, as some tenants argue. But after several years of such bans, the 17 have gained no
5、legal traction. Smokers are not 18 as a protected class, and civil liberties groups and legal aid societies say they tend not to defend such cases. Susan Morin, 59, a 19 smoker who lives in Franklin Towers, said she appreciated the ban. Cigarettes will kill you, she said.（分数：40.00）A.modeB.modelC.mod
6、emD.moldA.whereB.thatC.whichD.asA.effectingB.affectingC.impactingD.infectingA.customersB.passengersC.clientsD.tenantsA.SameB.SimilarC.AlikeD.IdenticalA.adoptedB.adaptedC.adeptedD.adjustedA.throughB.withinC.acrossD.overA.ambitiouslyB.aggressivelyC.bravelyD.proudlyA.andB.orC.toD.withA.in placeB.in pla
7、cesC.in the placeD.in the placesA.replyB.answerC.retortD.responseA.disposedB.posedC.imposedD.proposedA.HoweverB.ConsequentlyC.In additionD.ThereforeA.harderB.cheaperC.easierD.lowerA.diminishB.decreaseC.shrinkD.reduceA.neitherB.eitherC.as well asD.not onlyA.crimeB.offenceC.violationD.guiltA.approvals
8、B.disapprovalsC.applausesD.objectionsA.perceivedB.notedC.discernedD.servedA.previousB.foregoingC.priorD.formerTechnology developed years ago, back in the 1990s-is simply being 21 in 2012, in a sort of 22 modesay experts; with people simply using different means to view and read information, while no
9、 new 23 are happening. The problem with technology today, state expertswho want 24 innovators to do more than just 25 the Net-is we are now at an extrapolative and incremental state 26 the 27 focus is just about expanding 28 and finding new applications 29 technology developed years ago, explains in
10、novation guru George Friedman; while also 30 how this is a position 31 to the plateau reading by personal computers at the end of the dot-com bubble. 32 . Friedman says theres no 33 Gee-Wiz factor with the iPad or iPad2, or iPad3 or 34 new model of this screen to view information because the iPad is
11、 35 just rearranging the furniture, 36 building a new structure. Friedman, founder and CEO of STRATFOR, the worlds leading publisher of global geopolitical 37 , also notes how apps are about as gee-wiz as 38 bread these days because theyre just new devices that do the same old thing of trying to mak
12、e technology from decades ago more efficient; 39 technology leaders such as Facebook are doing 40 more innovation wise than selling advertising and making a profit on the Internet.（分数：30.00）A.regainedB.rearrangedC.reenactedD.repackagedA.converseB.reverseC.inverseD.obverseA.innovationsB.inventionsC.i
13、ntentionsD.introductionsA.experiencedB.elderlyC.youthfulD.prolificA.mendB.surfC.castD.spreadA.at whichB.for whichC.in whichD.under whichA.primaryB.initialC.basicD.elementaryA.capabilityB.capacityC.extentD.contentA.withB.onC.forD.inA.notesB.notedC.noteD.notingA.sameB.similarC.uniformD.equivalentA.In
14、turnB.At turnC.On turnD.By turnA.authenticB.genuineC.realD.trueA.whicheverB.whateverC.howeverD.wheneverA.accordinglyB.ultimatelyC.generallyD.practicallyA.other thanB.nothing butC.instead ofD.rather thanA.intelligenceB.intellectualC.intellectD.intellectionA.bakedB.friedC.slicedD.butteredA.whenB.in th
15、atC.unlessD.whileA.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everythingTheres been a lot of talk 41 about who should go to college and who should not. And the 42 that have guided this talk have mainly been 43 . Is college a good investment? Does it 44 a guy who is probably going to become a car 45 to spend $20,
16、000 to $30,000 going to a junior college for a 46 years? Hes probably going to leave with a pile of 47 that will take him years to 48 . Whats more, the current thinking goes, he didnt need that 49 degree to end up 50 his job in the garage. Something similar is true for the young person who is going
17、to become a flight attendant or a limo driver. Its not a good investment. The 51 here is that paying for college is like putting money into a set of stocks or a 52 fund. Its an investment. If the money spent on college doesnt 53 an actual cash advantage, then youve made a mistake. If you end up not
18、54 a college degree to pursue your professional life 55 , then school was more than a strategic mistake: it was a complete waste. All of this may be true, but its true only for those students who 56 at college without the 57 Bruce Springsteen sings about: a 58 heart. For kids who arent curious, 59 a
19、nd hungry to learn, going to college and then moving on to a job they could have had anyway is no doubt ill advised. 60 thats not everyone. There are plenty of young people out there who will end up in jobs that dont demand college degrees: yet college is still right for them.（分数：30.00）A.lateB.latel
20、yC.lastD.lastlyA.languagesB.dictionsC.termsD.vocabulariesA.economicalB.economicC.econometricD.economicsA.pay upB.pay towardsC.pay downD.pay forA.mechanicB.mechinaryC.mechineD.mechicalA.a pair ofB.a number ofC.a couple ofD.an amount ofA.tuitionB.billsC.debtD.fareA.work outB.work againstC.work onD.wor
21、k offA.associateB.connectionC.linkD.relationA.asB.withC.forD.toA.enlightenmentB.informationC.involvementD.implicationA.memorialB.mutualC.socialD.financialA.result ofB.result withC.result fromD.result inA.needB.neededC.needsD.needingA.at allB.after allC.in allD.for allA.showed upB.showed offC.showed
22、aroundD.showed overA.featureB.qualityC.attributeD.characteristicA.strongB.healthyC.hungryD.curiousA.livingB.aliveC.liveD.livedA.AndB.ButC.ThusD.Then专业英语四级-93答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)In 2004, the Auburn Housing Authority became the first authority in Maine and one of the first in the country to ban
23、smoking in public housing, and it has served as a 1 . On Jan. 1, Maine will become the first state in the country in 2 all of its public housing authorities are smoke free, 3 about 12,000 4 . 5 policies are being 6 with increasing frequency 7 the country as cities move 8 to restrict smoking in more
24、public places, from bars and restaurants 9 parks, beaches and vehicles. Come September, Boston will become the biggest city to ban smoking in its public housing, which serves about 25,000 tenants. Detroit, San Antonio and Portland, Ore., already have similar restrictions 10 The bans are largely a 10
25、 to the risks 11 to nonsmokers by secondhand smoke. 12 , property managers say smokeless apartments are 13 to clean, especially if there is carpeting, and 14 the risk of fire. Depending on who is asked, banning smoking in public housing is 15 an effective way to promote healthier living, as many off
26、icials and nonsmokers contend, or a 16 of individual liberties, as some tenants argue. But after several years of such bans, the 17 have gained no legal traction. Smokers are not 18 as a protected class, and civil liberties groups and legal aid societies say they tend not to defend such cases. Susan
27、 Morin, 59, a 19 smoker who lives in Franklin Towers, said she appreciated the ban. Cigarettes will kill you, she said.（分数：40.00）A.modeB.modelC.modemD.mold解析：解析 析题。model表示“榜样，模范”；mode表示“方式，做法”；modem“调制解调器”；mold表示“模子”。根据句意，缅因州的奥本房屋管理局是国内首家出台这项规定的政府权威机构，此举起到了模范作用。因此B为正确答案。A.whereB.thatC.whichD.as解析：解析
28、 语法辨析题。在此定语从句中，state是先行词，能用在介词in后面的关系代词只能是which。A.effectingB.affectingC.impactingD.infecting解析：解析 动词辨析题。effect表示“导致，引起”；affect为及物动词，表示“影响”；impact为不及物动词，表示“影响”；infect表示“感染”。此句意为“禁烟政策将对租客有影响”，此处需用及物动词，因此B为正确答案。A.customersB.passengersC.clientsD.tenants解析：解析 名词辨析题。customer。是“顾客”；passenger是“乘客”；client是“客
29、户”；tenant是“房客”。文章介绍的是禁烟政策将对公租房房客产生影响，因此D为正确答案。A.SameB.SimilarC.AlikeD.Identical解析：解析 形容词辨析题。same和identical意思相近，表示“一模一样”；similar和alike意思相近，表示“相似”，和名词搭配使用时，前者用作前置定语，后者用作后置定语。句中提及别的地方有类似的禁烟政策，且用在名词前，因此B为正确答案。A.adoptedB.adaptedC.adeptedD.adjusted解析：解析 动词辨析题。adopt意为“采纳，采用”；adapt和adjust词义相近，表示“使适应”。adept为
30、形容词表示“内行的，擅长的”。此处意为“禁烟政策是被各地政府采纳的”，因此A为正确答案。A.throughB.withinC.acrossD.over解析：解析 介词搭配题。across the country表示“在全国”，故C为正确答案。A.ambitiouslyB.aggressivelyC.bravelyD.proudly解析：解析 副词辨析题。ambitiously意为“雄心壮志地”；aggressively意为“咄咄逼人地”；bravely意为“勇敢无畏地”；proudly意为“骄傲自豪地”。此句句意为“虽然有反对声，政府部门还是勇敢无畏地推广禁烟政策”，故B为正确答案。A.and
31、B.orC.toD.with解析：解析 介词搭配题。和介词from搭配，表示范围“从到”，故C为正确答案。A.in placeB.in placesC.in the placeD.in the places解析：解析 介词词组辨析。in place作后置定语表示“在指定的地方”；in the places意为“在那些地方”，不能在句末使用；in the place常和介词of搭配表示“代替，取代”；in places“在某些地方”。此处句意为“那些城市指定的公共场合严禁吸烟”，因此A为正确答案。A.replyB.answerC.retortD.response解析：解析 名词辨析题。reply
32、意为“答复”；answer意为“回复”；retort意为“反驳”；response意为“(行动上的)反应”。此句提及，为了保护不吸烟的人免受二手烟的侵害，政府做出的反应是出台禁烟政策，因此D为正确答案。A.disposedB.posedC.imposedD.proposed解析：解析 动词辨析题。dispose意为“排列”；pose意为“导致(危险，困难等)”；impose意为“征(税)”；propose意为“提议”。此处句意为“吸烟会导致不吸烟的人面临抽二手烟的危险”。故B为正确答案。A.HoweverB.ConsequentlyC.In additionD.Therefore解析：解析 逻
33、辑关系题。根据上下文，本句提及禁烟的另外一个好处：清洁费会更便宜，为并列关系。C为正确答案。A.harderB.cheaperC.easierD.lower解析：解析 形容词搭配题。harder意为“更难的”；cheaper意为“更便宜的”；easier意为“更简单的”；lower意为“更低的”。本句中指无烟的公租房清洁费更加便宜，因此B为正确答案。A.diminishB.decreaseC.shrinkD.reduce解析：解析 动词辨析题。diminish意为“(程度)减少”；decrease意为“(数量)减少”；shrink意为“(衣物)缩水”；reduce意为“(作用)减少”。此句中指
34、“减少危险”，故D为正确答案。A.neitherB.eitherC.as well asD.not only解析：解析 连词搭配题。连词either和连词or搭配使用，表示“或者”；neither和nor搭配使用，表示“两者都不”；as well as单独使用，表示“与一样”；not only和but also搭配使用，表示“不但而且”。根据原文可知，B为正确答案。A.crimeB.offenceC.violationD.guilt解析：解析 名词辨析题。crime意为“罪行”；offence意为“得罪”；violation意为“违背”；guilt意为“犯罪”。根据句意，禁烟法令侵犯了个人的自
35、由，因此C为正确答案。A.approvalsB.disapprovalsC.applausesD.objections解析：解析 名词辨析题。approval表示“同意”；disapproval表示“不同意”；applause表示“鼓掌”；objection表示“反对”。句中提到禁烟令遭到了部分房客的反对，因此D为正确答案。A.perceivedB.notedC.discernedD.served解析：解析 动词辨析题。：perceive意为“把看作”；note意为“注意”；discern意为“了解”；serve意为“作为”。句中指烟民们没有被认作该受保护的人群。A为正确答案。A.previo
36、usB.foregoingC.priorD.former解析：解析 形容词辨析题。previous修饰事物表示“先前的”；foregoing修饰事物表示“前述的”；prior修饰事物表示“发生在之前”，常和to搭配；former修饰事物或者人表示“前任的，一度的”。本句指以前的烟民，因此D为正确答案。Technology developed years ago, back in the 1990s-is simply being 21 in 2012, in a sort of 22 modesay experts; with people simply using different mea
37、ns to view and read information, while no new 23 are happening. The problem with technology today, state expertswho want 24 innovators to do more than just 25 the Net-is we are now at an extrapolative and incremental state 26 the 27 focus is just about expanding 28 and finding new applications 29 te
38、chnology developed years ago, explains innovation guru George Friedman; while also 30 how this is a position 31 to the plateau reading by personal computers at the end of the dot-com bubble. 32 . Friedman says theres no 33 Gee-Wiz factor with the iPad or iPad2, or iPad3 or 34 new model of this scree
39、n to view information because the iPad is 35 just rearranging the furniture, 36 building a new structure. Friedman, founder and CEO of STRATFOR, the worlds leading publisher of global geopolitical 37 , also notes how apps are about as gee-wiz as 38 bread these days because theyre just new devices th
40、at do the same old thing of trying to make technology from decades ago more efficient; 39 technology leaders such as Facebook are doing 40 more innovation wise than selling advertising and making a profit on the Internet.（分数：30.00）A.regainedB.rearrangedC.reenactedD.repackaged解析：解析 动词辨析题。regain意为“重新获
41、得”；rearrange意为“重新安排”；reenact意为“重新演出”；repackage意为“重新包装”。根据文中介绍，目前的科技产品只是外观重新包装了一下，内部的核心技术没有创新，故D为正确答案。A.converseB.reverseC.inverseD.obverse解析：解析 形容词辨析题。converse，inverse和obverse都表示“相反的”，只有reverse表示“倒退的”。句中指出，目前的科技发展趋势是在倒退，不是前进，故B为正确答案。A.innovationsB.inventionsC.intentionsD.introductions解析：解析 名词辨析题。inn
42、ovation表示“创新”；invention表示“发明”；intention表示“意图”；introduction表示“介绍”。文中提及，信息科技方面没有任何创新。A.experiencedB.elderlyC.youthfulD.prolific解析：解析 语义衔接题。experienced意为“经验丰富的”；elderly意为“年老的”；youthful意为“年轻的”；prolific意为“多产的”。句中提及，专家寄希望于年轻的创新者，故C为正确答案。A.mendB.surfC.castD.spread解析：解析 动词搭配题。本句中的Net是指因特网，surf the Net是固定搭配，
43、指“上网冲浪”。A.at whichB.for whichC.in whichD.under which解析：解析 固定搭配题。定语从句的先行词是state，要和介词in搭配，故C为正确答案。A.primaryB.initialC.basicD.elementary解析：解析 形容词辨析题。primary意为“首要的”；initial意为“最初的”；basic意为“基本的”；elementary意为“初级的”。句中指“首要的关注点”，故A为正确答案。A.capabilityB.capacityC.extentD.content解析：解析 名词辨析题。capability表示“才能”；capac
44、ity表示“(处理问题的)能力”；extent表示“范围”；content表示“内容”。文中指“提高创新能力”，故B为正确答案。A.withB.onC.forD.in解析：解析 固定搭配题。与名词application搭配使用的介词是for。A.notesB.notedC.noteD.noting解析：解析 语法题。while所引导的分句中逻辑主语是乔治弗瑞德曼，作为note的施动者，因为省略主语，所以要使用主动态的非谓语动词noting，故D为正确答案。A.sameB.similarC.uniformD.equivalent解析：解析 形容词辨析和搭配题。same表示“一模一样”，和as搭配
45、；similar表示“近似的”，和to搭配；uniform表示“全都相同的”，和in搭配；equivalent表示“等值的”，和to搭配。此处指“相似的情形”，故B为正确答案。A.In turnB.At turnC.On turnD.By turn解析：解析 语义衔接题。in turn意为“反过来”；at turn在turn前常用every做修饰语，表示“每次，事事”；on turn在turn前常有定冠词the，表示“在转变中”；by turn“轮流地”。此句指“反过来，弗瑞德曼认为iPad系列产品没有特别令人惊喜之处，只是外观的调整，就像房间中的家具重新摆放位置”，故A为正确答案。A.authenticB.genuineC.realD.true解析：解析 形容词辨析题。authentic意为“可靠的，可信的”；genuine意为“天然的
