1、专业英语四级-209及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：30.00)A. access B. accidentally C. average D. bacterial E. dismissed F. ensuring G. guarantee H. host I. innovators J. miracle K. occasionally L. spread M. targets N. transmit O. triggers At age 17, as a senior in high school, Kavita Shukla
2、filed for her second patent: a piece of paper that would transform how food is stored and kept fresh. Ten years later, her product is being used in 35 countries, has been called the 1 paper and was recently launched in Whole Foods. Fresh Paper is infused with organic spices that inhibit 2 and fungal
3、 growth; when stored with produce, it can keep food fresh two to four times longer than normallike refrigeration without electricity. The spice mixture comes from an old family recipe passed along by Shuklas grandmother, who once gave it to her after she 3 drank tap water on a visit to India. Drink
4、this and you wont get sick, she was told. On Friday, Shukla was joined onstage at the Women in the World Summit in New York by Rula Jebreal, a 4 and foreign-policy expert at MSNBC (微软全国有线广播电视公司). Jebreal lamented the fact that while the worlds farmers actually produce enough food to feed the worlds
5、hungry, 13 billion tons of food are lost annually to spoilage. Whats more, some 1.6 billion people currently living without 5 to refrigeration struggle to keep their diets healthy. Shuklas company, Fenugreen, which she started in 2010, 6 these people, along with food banks and small-scale farmers. F
6、or so many people, this was about so much more than a piece of paper, she said. It was about empowerment. Jebreal praised a low-tech solution in an era when many 7 are relying on high-tech innovation. What if I had 8 it as too simple? Shukla asked. Simple ideas are the ones that have the power to ch
7、ange things, and they have the power to 9 . For Fresh Paper, simplicity meant accessibility, which was key to 10 the product reached anyone who could benefit from it. As the discussion drew to a close, Shukla reminded inventors everywhere that complicated isnt always better: Dont ever discount your
8、own simple idea.（分数：30.00）二、PART LANGUAGE USAG(总题数：20，分数：70.00)1.Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone _ them.（分数：3.50）A.discoveredB.will discoverC.would have discoveredD.discovers2._ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its
9、 different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.（分数：3.50）A.BecauseB.ForC.SinceD.While3.Although a teenager, Fred could resist _ what to do and what not to do.（分数：3.50）A.being toldB.tellingC.to he toldD.to tell4.In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _ in New York.（
10、分数：3.50）A.to stayB.stayedC.stayingD.having stayed5.Who would you rather _ with you, George or me?（分数：3.50）A.goingB.to goC.have goneD.went6.The owner and editor of the newspaper _ the conference.（分数：3.50）A.were attendingB.were to attendC.is to attendD.are to attend7.These people once had fame and for
11、tune; now _ is left to them is utter poverty.（分数：3.50）A.all thatB.all whatC.all whichD.that all8.The residents, _ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.（分数：3.50）A.all of their homesB.all their homesC.whose all homesD.all of whose homes9.Investigators agreed that passengers o
12、n the airliner _ at the very moment of the crash.（分数：3.50）A.should have diedB.must be dyingC.must have diedD.ought to die10.If I _ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.（分数：3.50）A.workedB.were to workC.had workedD.were working11.The energy _ by the chain reaction is transf
13、ormed into heat.（分数：3.50）A.transferredB.releasedC.deliveredD.conveyed12.He is always here; its _ youve never met him.（分数：3.50）A.uniqueB.strangeC.rareD.peculiar13.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have _ supplies of petroleum.（分数：3.50）A.proficientB.efficientC.potentia
14、lD.sufficient14.Britain has the highest _ of road traffic in the worldover 60 cars for every mile of road.（分数：3.50）A.popularityB.densityC.intensityD.prosperity15.He didnt have time to read the report word for word: he just _ it.（分数：3.50）A.skimmedB.observedC.overlookedD.glanced16.The leader of the ex
15、pedition _ everyone to follow his example.（分数：3.50）A.promotedB.reinforcedC.sparkedD.inspired17.I would never have _ a court of law if I hadnt been so desperate.（分数：3.50）A.sought forB.accounted forC.turned upD.resorted to18.In my opinion, hes _ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.（分数：3
16、.50）A.in allB.at bestC.for allD.by far19.To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.（分数：3.50）A.anxietyB.reliefC.viewD.judgment20.Their products are frequently overpriced and _ in quality.（分数：3.50）A.influentialB.inferiorC.superiorD.subordinate专业英语四级-209答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题
17、时间：90分钟)一、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：30.00)A. access B. accidentally C. average D. bacterial E. dismissed F. ensuring G. guarantee H. host I. innovators J. miracle K. occasionally L. spread M. targets N. transmit O. triggers At age 17, as a senior in high school, Kavita Shukla filed for her second patent:
18、a piece of paper that would transform how food is stored and kept fresh. Ten years later, her product is being used in 35 countries, has been called the 1 paper and was recently launched in Whole Foods. Fresh Paper is infused with organic spices that inhibit 2 and fungal growth; when stored with pro
19、duce, it can keep food fresh two to four times longer than normallike refrigeration without electricity. The spice mixture comes from an old family recipe passed along by Shuklas grandmother, who once gave it to her after she 3 drank tap water on a visit to India. Drink this and you wont get sick, s
20、he was told. On Friday, Shukla was joined onstage at the Women in the World Summit in New York by Rula Jebreal, a 4 and foreign-policy expert at MSNBC (微软全国有线广播电视公司). Jebreal lamented the fact that while the worlds farmers actually produce enough food to feed the worlds hungry, 13 billion tons of fo
21、od are lost annually to spoilage. Whats more, some 1.6 billion people currently living without 5 to refrigeration struggle to keep their diets healthy. Shuklas company, Fenugreen, which she started in 2010, 6 these people, along with food banks and small-scale farmers. For so many people, this was a
22、bout so much more than a piece of paper, she said. It was about empowerment. Jebreal praised a low-tech solution in an era when many 7 are relying on high-tech innovation. What if I had 8 it as too simple? Shukla asked. Simple ideas are the ones that have the power to change things, and they have th
23、e power to 9 . For Fresh Paper, simplicity meant accessibility, which was key to 10 the product reached anyone who could benefit from it. As the discussion drew to a close, Shukla reminded inventors everywhere that complicated isnt always better: Dont ever discount your own simple idea.（分数：30.00）解析：
24、J。解析 空格位于定冠词the和名词paper之间，此处应填入形容词。由上文可知Kavita Shukla在17岁时发明了保鲜纸，10年间，这一产品已被35个国家采用。因而此处应填入一个表示积极意义的形容词来修饰这种纸，故填入Jmiracle“神奇的”。备选形容词中，average“平均的”和bacterial“细菌的”均不符合句意，需排除，故答案为J。解析：D。解析 空格处单词与and后的fungal“真菌的”为并列关系，共同修饰growth，因此此处应填入与fungal意义相近的形容词，Dbacterial“细菌的”符合句意；故答案为D。解析：B。解析 空格所在的从句主谓宾完整，因此应填入
25、副词。语境为：有一次她去印度参观时饮用了自来水，之后，祖母给了她这个方子。由此可知，斯库拉饮用自来水是偶然的行为，因此accidentally“偶然地”符合句意。故答案为B。解析：H。解析 空格中单词与后文中的foreign-policy expert构成并列成分，故此处应填入名词。空格所在句为同位语，解释说明Rula Jebreal，故应填入表示职业的单数名词，选项中意思上与expert相近的host“主持人”符合题意。故答案为H。解析：A。解析 空格位于介词without和to之间，应填入可以与to相搭配的名词。备选名词中只有access可以与to搭配，并且access“途径”符合题意。故
26、答案为A。解析：M。解析 空格所在句缺少谓语，主语是Siuklas company，因此应填入第三人称单数形式的动词。备选动词中targets“把作为目标”和triggers“引发”都是第三人称单数。将这两个选项分别代入语境，targets更符合，表示“以为目标(人群)”的意思。故答案为M。解析：I。解析 由many+空格单词+谓语动词are结构可知，此处应填入复数形式的可数名词做主语。备选词中，只有innovators为复数形式的可数名词，因此innovators“改革者”为正确答案。解析：E。解析 由助动词had可知，空格所在句缺少谓语动词，故应填入动词过去分词。备选动词中只有dismis
27、sed“摒弃”是过去分词形式，故答案为E。解析：L。解析 由动词不定式to可知，应填入动词原形。前文提到这种低科技含量的创新受到赞扬，并用虚拟语气表明不应因想法简单而放弃，语境为：简单的主意具有 -|_|-的力量。备选单词为：guarantee“保证”、spread“传播”和transmit“传递”，结合语境，符合的是spread。故答案为L。解析：F。解析 动词短语was key to中的to是介词，故应填入动名词。备选动词中只有ensuring“确保”是动名词，故答案为F。二、PART LANGUAGE USAG(总题数：20，分数：70.00)1.Such crimes may be s
28、o complex that months or years go by before anyone _ them.（分数：3.50）A.discoveredB.will discoverC.would have discoveredD.discovers解析：解析 本题考查时态。本句结构比较复杂，在that引导的结果状语从句中又套了个before引导的时间状语从句。全句用的是一般现在时，表示对一般情况的叙述，before引导的时间状语从句主句和从句谓语时态要一致，也应用一般现在时，故答案为D。2._ much is known about what occurs during sleep,
29、the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.（分数：3.50）A.BecauseB.ForC.SinceD.While解析：解析 本题考查让步状语从句。从题干提供的两个分句来看，前后分句之间有转折让步关系。while可引导让步状语从句，其他三项均表示原因。in the realm of assumption表示“未知领域”。故答案为D。3.Although a teenager, Fred could resist _ what to do a
30、nd what not to do.（分数：3.50）A.being toldB.tellingC.to he toldD.to tell解析：解析 本题考查动名词做宾语。resist sth/doing sth为固定搭配，表示“抵制某事物或抵制做某事”。故答案为A。4.In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _ in New York.（分数：3.50）A.to stayB.stayedC.stayingD.having stayed解析：解析 本题考查would rather do than do结构。在wo
31、uld rather.than的结构里，than前后词项在词性和结构上一致。Would rather have done表示“宁愿过去做了某事，而实际上并没有做成”，此题中than后省略了have。故答案为B。5.Who would you rather _ with you, George or me?（分数：3.50）A.goingB.to goC.have goneD.went解析：解析 本题考查虚拟语气。would rather引导的从句中谓语动词使用过去时，在虚拟语气中表示与现在事实相反的情况，也可以表示探询式的礼貌。本句属于第二种情况。故答案为D。6.The owner and e
32、ditor of the newspaper _ the conference.（分数：3.50）A.were attendingB.were to attendC.is to attendD.are to attend解析：解析 本题考查主谓一致。the owner and editor指代一个人(老板兼总裁)，谓语用单数。此外“be to+动词原形”表示“将来”、“计划”。故答案为C。7.These people once had fame and fortune; now _ is left to them is utter poverty.（分数：3.50）A.all thatB.al
33、l whatC.all whichD.that all解析：解析 本题考查定语从句。此处all that=what在主语从句中充当主语，that引导定语从句，修饰all。主句的谓语是后一个is。故答案为A。8.The residents, _ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.（分数：3.50）A.all of their homesB.all their homesC.whose all homesD.all of whose homes解析：解析 本题考查定语从句。本句主句的主语是the resid
34、ents，主句的谓语是were given.，中间用逗号隔开，插入一个非限制性定语从句修饰the residents，home与residents之间是所属关系，用whose关系代词。故答案为D。9.Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner _ at the very moment of the crash.（分数：3.50）A.should have diedB.must be dyingC.must have diedD.ought to die解析：解析 本题考查情态动词表推测的用法。must have done表示对过去发
35、生的事情的肯定推测。强干扰项ought to die也表肯定推测，但不能体现对过去已发生的事情的猜测。故答案为C。10.If I _ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.（分数：3.50）A.workedB.were to workC.had workedD.were working解析：解析 本题考查虚拟语气。此句是混合虚拟式。if引导的条件状语从句表示与过去事实相反，用had+过去分词；而主句表示与现在(now)事实相反，用would+动词原形。故答案为C。11.The energy _ by t
36、he chain reaction is transformed into heat.（分数：3.50）A.transferredB.releasedC.deliveredD.conveyed解析：解析 本题考查近义异形词辨析。release the energy“释放能量”和transformed into heat“转化为热能”形成词义顺承的语境关系。transferred(转移)、delivered(投递)、conveyed(传达)均不符合语义要求。故答案为B。12.He is always here; its _ youve never met him.（分数：3.50）A.uniqu
37、eB.strangeC.rareD.peculiar解析：解析 本题考查近义异形词辨析。分号对句子的逻辑结构起重要提示作用，很明显分号后面的事情让说话者感到很“奇怪”，故答案为B。peculiar为强干扰项，有“奇怪”之意，但侧重强调衣着、行为、在饮食习惯等方面的怪癖。13.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have _ supplies of petroleum.（分数：3.50）A.proficientB.efficientC.potentialD.sufficient解析：解析 本题考查异
38、义近形词辨析。由主句的关键词worried(担忧)推出此处是说石油not sufficient(不足)。proficient(熟练的)、efficient(效率高的)、potential(潜在的)均不符合此处语境。故答案为D。14.Britain has the highest _ of road traffic in the worldover 60 cars for every mile of road.（分数：3.50）A.popularityB.densityC.intensityD.prosperity解析：解析 本题考查异义近形词辨析。句中破折号起进一步解释说明的作用，破折号前后同
39、义，每英里路上有60多辆车明显是在说交通“密度”大，故应用density(密度)。popularity(流行)、intensity(强度)、Dprosperity(繁荣)均不符合此处语境。故答案为B。15.He didnt have time to read the report word for word: he just _ it.（分数：3.50）A.skimmedB.observedC.overlookedD.glanced解析：解析 本题考查近义异形词辨析。分号对句子逻辑结构起重要提示作用，分号前后的两个分句意义相近，后句对前句起进一步解释作用，没有逐字看，应该就是“浏览”了一下，故
40、应用skimmed(浏览)。强干扰项glance强调“快速扫一眼”，和题意不符。observed(观察)、overlooked(忽略)很容易排除。故答案为A。16.The leader of the expedition _ everyone to follow his example.（分数：3.50）A.promotedB.reinforcedC.sparkedD.inspired解析：解析 本题考查近义异形词辨析。从不定式后的短语follow his example(仿效他)可从语境上推知所填词的意思为“鼓励，激励”，故答案为inspired(激励)。强干扰项promote后接人时一般指
41、“提拔某人”。故答案为D。17.I would never have _ a court of law if I hadnt been so desperate.（分数：3.50）A.sought forB.accounted forC.turned upD.resorted to解析：解析 本题考查固定短语。由原因if I.so desperate(绝望)推出结果resort to a court of law(诉诸法院)。sought for(寻求)、accounted for(说明原因)、turned up(出现)均不符合语义要求。故答案为D。18.In my opinion, hes
42、_ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.（分数：3.50）A.in allB.at bestC.for allD.by far解析：解析 本题考查固定短语。从语境和语法结构上来讲，选项中只有by far能修饰最高级。故答案为D。19.To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.（分数：3.50）A.anxietyB.reliefC.viewD.judgment解析：解析 本题考查固定短语。to ones relief为固定搭配，
43、意为“令人宽慰的是”，强干扰项anxiety结构上符合，但语境上不符合not.serious.故答案为B。20.Their products are frequently overpriced and _ in quality.（分数：3.50）A.influentialB.inferiorC.superiorD.subordinate解析：解析 本题考查近义近形词辨析。连词and前后词项词性和结构一致；overpriced表示“索价过高”，含贬义，故所填词也应是贬义词，故答案为inferior(劣等的)。强干扰项subordinate(级别低的)不和quality(质量)搭配。influential(有影响力的)、superior(优等的)语义明显不符。故答案为B。
