2023年英语专四真题.doc

英语专四真题 PART III LANGUAGE USAGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question. Mark hour answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 11. The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo __________ ancient Egypt ’ s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. A. has been believed to have been B. was believed to be C. is believed to have been D. is believed to be 12. U.S. News ____________ rankings of colleges since 1983. T hey are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to university campus. A. maintains B. is maintaining C. maintained D. has been maintaining 13. He was lured into a crime he would not ____________have committed. A. actually B. accidentally C. otherwise D. seldom 14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _____________ mountains behind the apple orchard. A. blue hazy Virginia B. hazy blue Virginia C. Virginia hazy blue D. Virginia blue hazy 15. I long to alleviate __________, but I can not. A. the evil B. evil C. evils D. an evil 16. Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming ______________. A. war B. are war C. of war D. are of war 17. At ____________, photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when exposed to light. A. its most basic B. its basic C. the most basic D. the basic 18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. T he infinitive verb phrase “ only to learn ” is used __________. A. to express an intended purpose B. to indicate a high degree of possibility C. to reveal an undesirable consequence D. to dramatize a stated fact 19. Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning? A. I wonder what ’ s behind this change of plan. B. Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him. C. Th