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1、专业英语四级-42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)As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 1 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 2 forward. At that moment, the airhostes

2、s 3 She looked very pale, but was quite 4 . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 5 everyone that the pilot had 6 and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machinesor at 7 how to drive a car. After a moments 8 , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilots cabin. Moving

3、 the pilot 9 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 10 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport 11 . The plane was now dangerously close 12 the ground, but to everyones 13 , it soon began to climb. The man had to 14 the airport several times in order to become 15 wi

4、th the controls of the plane. 16 the danger had not yet passed. The terrible 17 came when he had to land. Following 18 , the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently 19 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 20 the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.（分数：40.00）A.a

5、lthoughB.whileC.thereforeD.thenA.shiftedB.thrownC.putD.movedA.showedB.presentedC.exposedD.appearedA.wellB.stillC.calmD.quietA.inquiredB.insuredC.informedD.instructedA.fallenB.failedC.fadedD.faintedA.bestB.leastC.lengthD.firstA.hesitationB.surpriseC.doubtD.delayA.backB.asideC.aboutD.offA.patientB.anx

6、iousC.urgentD.nervousA.beneathB.underC.downD.belowA.toB.byC.nearD.onA.horrorB.trustC.pleasureD.reliefA.surroundB.circleC.observeD.viewA.intimateB.familiarC.understoodD.closeA.ThenB.ThereforeC.ButD.MoreoverA.momentB.movementC.ideaD.affairA.impressionB.informationC.inspectionsD.instructionsA.asB.unles

7、sC.whileD.soA.aroundB.overC.alongD.aboveOne of the most interesting of all studies is the study of words and word origins. Each language is 21 of several earlier languages and the words of a language can sometimes be traced 22 through two or three different languages to their 23 . Again a word from

8、one language may pass into other languages and 24 a new meaning. The word etiquette, which is 25 French origin and originally meant a label, 26 a sign, passed into Spanish and kept its original meaning. So in Spanish the word etiquette today is used to 27 the small tags which a store 28 to a suit, a

9、 dress or a bottle. The word etiquette in French, 29 , gradually developed a different meaning. It 30 became the custom to write directions on small cards, or etiquette, as to how visitors should dress themselves and 31 during an important ceremony at the royal court. 32 the word etiquette began to

10、indicate a system of correct manners for people to follow. 33 this meaning, the word passed into English. Consider the word breakfast. To fast is to go for some period of time without 34 . Thus in the morning after many hours 35 the night without food, one 36 ones fast. Consider the everyday English

11、 37 Good-bye. Many many years ago, people would say to each 38 on parting God be with you. As this was 39 over and over millions of times, it gradually became 40 to Good-bye.（分数：40.00）A.collectedB.madeC.composedD.containedA.toB.onC.inD.backA.endsB.backgroundsC.basesD.originsA.pickB.developC.changeD.

12、chooseA.ofB.withC.onD.byA.withB.andC.orD.forA.showB.designC.holdD.indicateA.laysB.attachesC.bindsD.givesA.howeverB.moreoverC.thereforeD.furthermoreA.lateB.latelyC.laterD.latestA.respondB.prepareC.actD.followA.ThusB.AlsoC.YetD.NeverthelessA.AfterB.WithC.OfD.ForA.sleepingB.workingC.eatingD.talkingA.fo

13、rB.duringC.atD.onA.breaksB.continuesC.remembersD.forgetsA.statementB.expressionC.proverbD.conversationA.otherB.personC.oneD.memberA.reproducedB.revisedC.reviewedD.repeatedA.combinedB.acceptedC.reformedD.shortenedDid you ever have someones name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to rec

14、all it? 41 this happens again, do not 42 to recall it. Do something 43 for a couple of minutes 44 the name may come into your head. The name is there, since you have met 45 person and learned his name. It 46 has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall 47 the mind for operation, but it is the sub

15、conscious 48 that go to work to dig up a 49 memory. Forcing yourself to recall 50 never helps because it doesnt 51 your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful 52 examinations. They read over the questions 53 trying to answer any of them. 54 they answer first the on

16、es 55 which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking 56 ; work is being done on the 57 difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers 58 the more difficult ones will usually begin to 59 into consciousness. It is ofte

17、n 60 a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.（分数：20.00）A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.WhetherA.tryB.wantC.hesitateD.waitA.simpleB.apartC.elseD.similarA.unlessB.andC.orD.untilA.someB.certainC.aD.thisA.thenB.reallyC.onlyD.indeedA.leadsB.beginsC.helpsD.preparesA.deedsB.activitiesC.movementsD.procedu

18、resA.lightB.freshC.dimD.darkA.merelyB.almostC.barelyD.hardlyA.loosenB.weakenC.decreaseD.reduceA.intoB.inC.aboutD.byA.afterB.besidesC.beforeD.againstA.ThusB.ButC.ThereforeD.ThenA.ofB.withC.forD.onA.placeB.shapeC.chargeD.actionA.tooB.lessC.notD.moreA.toB.ofC.aboutD.forA.appearB.growC.extendD.comeA.nea

19、rlyB.likelyC.justD.even专业英语四级-42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)As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 1 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 2 forward. At that

20、 moment, the airhostess 3 She looked very pale, but was quite 4 . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 5 everyone that the pilot had 6 and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machinesor at 7 how to drive a car. After a moments 8 , a man got up and followed the hostess into th

21、e pilots cabin. Moving the pilot 9 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 10 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport 11 . The plane was now dangerously close 12 the ground, but to everyones 13 , it soon began to climb. The man had to 14 the airport several times in

22、 order to become 15 with the controls of the plane. 16 the danger had not yet passed. The terrible 17 came when he had to land. Following 18 , the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently 19 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 20 the runway and after a long run it stoppe

23、d safely.（分数：40.00）A.althoughB.whileC.thereforeD.then解析：解析 空格处的连词反映从句跟主句的逻辑关系，从句意为“乘客已经系了安全带”，主句意为“乘客突然被向前”。从句有转折让步的含义，故选although。A.shiftedB.thrownC.putD.moved解析：解析 由句中moving unsteadily(颠簸地飞行)推知乘客在座位上有被往前抛(thrown)的感觉，故选B。move“移动”动作体现不出suddenly，可排除。A.showedB.presentedC.exposedD.appeared解析：解析 上文未提及空姐，

24、空格后却说空姐看起来面色苍白，故推断空格处应填入“出现”含义的词，appeared“出现”符合上下文语义。present作动词用没有“出现”的含义；表达“出现”不能用show，应用show up。A.wellB.stillC.calmD.quiet解析：解析 空格前提及“她看起来脸色苍白”，but提示下文应跟上文在语义上存在转折，即她很镇定(calm)，故选C。A.inquiredB.insuredC.informedD.instructed解析：解析 空格后的that从句意为“飞行员已经”，这是告知飞行员的情况，故用informed“通知”。inquire“询问”；insure“确保”；in

25、struct“指导”。A.fallenB.failedC.fadedD.fainted解析：解析 下文提到“空姐询问是否有人懂得机械”，由此推断飞行员可能出了什么事，对比四个选项，说飞行员昏迷(fainted)符合逻辑。A.bestB.leastC.lengthD.first解析：解析 “如何开车”是“懂机械”的最低要求，因此空格处应填入least，at least表示“至少”，符合句意。A.hesitationB.surpriseC.doubtD.delay解析：解析 从上下文得知该男子从没开过飞机，要去替代飞行员开飞机，心里自然会犹豫，故选A。A.backB.asideC.aboutD.o

26、ff解析：解析 由空格后的the man took his seat，推断原飞行员在驾驶位置，故该男子需要将飞行员移开，move aside表示“移到一边”。move back“后退，退缩”；move about“走来走去，到处活动”；move-off“离开，出发”。A.patientB.anxiousC.urgentD.nervous解析：解析 飞行员昏迷后，地面机场发过来的指令自然是“紧急的”(urgent)，故选C。A.beneathB.underC.downD.below解析：解析 below是指低于某个水平面以下；under是指“位于某物的正下方”；down是指“朝下”；beneat

27、h强调“在某物的底下，两物体的面有接触”。综上分析，below最符合上下文语义。A.toB.byC.nearD.on解析：解析 考查固定搭配。be close to表示“靠近某物”，故选A。A.horrorB.trustC.pleasureD.relief解析：解析 前面用dangerously描述情况凶险，but提示下文转折，飞机开始攀升，relief表示“宽慰”，符合语境。A.surroundB.circleC.observeD.view解析：解析 这个男子view“看”或者observe“观察”机场，是不合常理的，故答案只有在A、B中选择，此处是指在上空盘旋，故用circle“盘旋”；s

28、urround意为“围绕”，可排除。A.intimateB.familiarC.understoodD.close解析：解析 由上文得知，这是该男子第一次开飞机，故他需要“熟悉”(familiar)控制飞机，故选B。A.ThenB.ThereforeC.ButD.Moreover解析：解析 上文说“飞机开始攀升”，说明没有那么危险了，空格后又提到“危险没有过去”，语义存在转折，故选C。A.momentB.movementC.ideaD.affair解析：解析 此处的句意为“当他必须着陆时，可怕的_来临了”。四个选项中，moment“时刻”代入空格，句意通顺。A.impressionB.info

29、rmationC.inspectionsD.instructions解析：解析 上文说男子认真听地面发来的指令，没开过飞机的他得遵照“指令”让飞机着陆，instructions“指令”符合语境。impression“印象”；information“信息”；inspection“检查”。A.asB.unlessC.whileD.so解析：解析 空格前意为“它(飞机)激烈抖动”，空格后“飞机着陆”，两者应是同时发生，故需要一个时间状语引导词，故选A。A.aroundB.overC.alongD.above解析：解析 表示“沿着跑道滑行”要用介词along，因此选C。One of the most

30、interesting of all studies is the study of words and word origins. Each language is 21 of several earlier languages and the words of a language can sometimes be traced 22 through two or three different languages to their 23 . Again a word from one language may pass into other languages and 24 a new

31、meaning. The word etiquette, which is 25 French origin and originally meant a label, 26 a sign, passed into Spanish and kept its original meaning. So in Spanish the word etiquette today is used to 27 the small tags which a store 28 to a suit, a dress or a bottle. The word etiquette in French, 29 , g

32、radually developed a different meaning. It 30 became the custom to write directions on small cards, or etiquette, as to how visitors should dress themselves and 31 during an important ceremony at the royal court. 32 the word etiquette began to indicate a system of correct manners for people to follo

33、w. 33 this meaning, the word passed into English. Consider the word breakfast. To fast is to go for some period of time without 34 . Thus in the morning after many hours 35 the night without food, one 36 ones fast. Consider the everyday English 37 Good-bye. Many many years ago, people would say to e

34、ach 38 on parting God be with you. As this was 39 over and over millions of times, it gradually became 40 to Good-bye.（分数：40.00）A.collectedB.madeC.composedD.contained解析：解析 四个选项中，能填入“is _ of”结构，且语义通顺的只有composed，此处指“每一种语言都是由早期的几种语言组成”。A.toB.onC.inD.back解析：解析 be traced back为固定搭配，意为“追溯回”。A.endsB.backgro

35、undsC.basesD.origins解析：解析 文章首句点出“词汇以及词汇起源的研究是最有意思的研究之一”，故推此处应填入origins，表示追溯词汇的起源。end“末尾”；background“背景”；base“基础”。A.pickB.developC.changeD.choose解析：解析 此处的意思为“一种语言的词汇也可能逐渐汇入到其他语言中并_新的意义”，develop“产生”代入空格，句意通顺。A.ofB.withC.onD.by解析：解析 be of French origin表示“起源于法国”，为固定搭配，故选A。A.withB.andC.orD.for解析：解析 a lab

36、el和a sign意思一样，因此用连词or，选C。A.showB.designC.holdD.indicate解析：解析 根据上文的kept its original meaning(保留了原有意思)，the small tags跟label意思相近，因此空格处应填入跟meant意思相近的词，indicate“表示”符合语境。A.laysB.attachesC.bindsD.gives解析：解析 分析空格处的定语从句，which指代tags在从句中作宾语，意为“商店将小标签_到西装上”，attaches“系”代入空格，符合句意。lay“摆放”；bind“捆绑”。A.howeverB.moreo

37、verC.thereforeD.furthermore解析：解析 上文讲的是“有些词保留了原有意思”，下文则讲“有的词已经有了不同的含义”，前后在语义上存在转折，故用表转折的however。A.lateB.latelyC.laterD.latest解析：解析 空格处意为“_在小卡片上写一些指示语成了一种习惯”，later“后来”填入空格，符合上下文语义。late“迟的，晚的”；lately“近来”；latest“最新的，最近的”。A.respondB.prepareC.actD.follow解析：解析 根据下一句的“etiquette开始表示正确的礼仪系统”，空格处的词应跟礼仪相关，因此填入a

38、ct“举止”。A.ThusB.AlsoC.YetD.Nevertheless解析：解析 上文讲到“etiquette在法国表示在小卡片上写指示语的习惯”，这是单词etiquette开始表示“礼仪系统”的由来，故填入Thus“这样”。A.AfterB.WithC.OfD.For解析：解析 this meaning指代前面提到的etiquette，表示“礼仪系统”，因此空格处应填入with，表示“带着这种意思”。A.sleepingB.workingC.eatingD.talking解析：解析 根据下文的without food(没有食物)，推断此处应填入跟food相关的词，eating符合语境。

39、A.forB.duringC.atD.on解析：解析 介词during表示“在期间”，空格处表示在夜间，故选B。A.breaksB.continuesC.remembersD.forgets解析：解析 fast指的是“禁食”，结合上文breakfast(早餐)，自然是打破“禁食这种状态”，因此选break“打破”。A.statementB.expressionC.proverbD.conversation解析：解析 Good-bye是一个英语习语，故用expression“习语”。statement“陈述”；proverb“谚语”；conversation“会话”。A.otherB.perso

40、nC.oneD.member解析：解析 告别的时候应该是两个人互相道别，故选other，each other表示“互相”。A.reproducedB.revisedC.reviewedD.repeated解析：解析 根据下一句的gradually became(逐渐变为)说明是一个长期慢慢演化的过程，repeat over and over表示“一遍遍重复”，符合上下文语境。reproduce“繁殖”；revise“修订”；review“复习”。A.combinedB.acceptedC.reformedD.shortened解析：解析 God be with you变为Good-bye显然是

41、变得“缩略”(shortened)了，故选D。combine“结合”；accept“接受”；reform“改革”。Did you ever have someones name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? 41 this happens again, do not 42 to recall it. Do something 43 for a couple of minutes 44 the name may come into your head. The name is there, sinc

42、e you have met 45 person and learned his name. It 46 has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall 47 the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious 48 that go to work to dig up a 49 memory. Forcing yourself to recall 50 never helps because it doesnt 51 your memory; it only tightens it. Studen

43、ts find the preparatory method helpful 52 examinations. They read over the questions 53 trying to answer any of them. 54 they answer first the ones 55 which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking 56 ; work is being done on the 57 difficult qu

44、estion. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers 58 the more difficult ones will usually begin to 59 into consciousness. It is often 60 a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.（分数：20.00）A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.Whether解析：解析 空格处的意思为“_这个再次发生，别再”，When表示“当时”，引导时间状语从句，符合语义。while引导的从句，其谓语动词一般为持续性动词，故排除。A.tryB.wantC.hesitateD.wait解析：解析 根据下文的Forcing.never helps(强迫自己回忆没有多大作用)，推断此处是说不要强迫自己去回忆，故选try“努力”。A.simpleB.apartC.elseD.similar解析：解析 根据上一句的do n