英语专业四级考试真题及答案(word版)

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1、2012年英语专业四级考试真题PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmem

2、ory．Itwasa(31)_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It(32)____coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople．Whydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)____(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillio

3、nsofyears．Thisisone(34)____ofearthquakes，whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicplate)(35)____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)____thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline．OnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled．(37)

4、____，earthquakesdonotalwayshappenonfaultlines，(38)____iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39)____．Wheredovolcanoeshappen?Volcanoeshappenwheretheearth's(40)____isthin：lava，dustandgases(41)____frombeneaththeearth．Theycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt，(42

5、)____theycanbesoviolent(43)____theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning．Thereare1511(44)'____'volcanoesintheworld．Thismeansthattheymay(45)____bedangerous．In1985theColombianvolcanoNevadodelRuizerupted．Thelavameltedaglacierandsenttonesofmud(46)____th

6、etownbelow．Twentythousandpeopledied．Naturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictable．Weregularlydonotknowwhenthey(47)____pen，or(48)____wheretheywillhappen．Inthefuture，scientistsmaybeabletowatchandpredict(49)____beforetheyhappen．Thiscould(50)____m

7、anylives．31．A．massiveB．significantC．greatD．grand32．A．changedB．convertedC．destroyedD．transformed33．A．frequentlyB．continuouslyC．regularlyD．periodically34．A．sourceB．reasonC．movementD．cause35．A．collideswithB．confrontswithC．meetswithD．faceswith36．A．howB．whyC．wh

8、enD．what第53页共53页37．A．GenerallyB．HoweverC．SimilarlyD．Anyway38．A．thatB．itC．thisD．which39．A．unpredictableB．unaccountableC．inevitableD．irresistible40．A．surfaceB．appearanceC．crustD．cover41．A．flowedoutB．burstoutC．1