2023年英语专四真题及参考答案.pdf

非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。——诸葛亮 2023 英语专业四级考试真题及参照答案 PART III LANGUAGE USAGE 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. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to university campus. A. maintains B. is maintaining C. maintained 谋事在人，成事在天！——《增广贤文》 以家为家，以乡为乡，以国为国，以天下为天下。——《管子·牧民》 D. has been maintaining 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 cannot. A. the evil 人人好公，则天下太平；人人营私，则天下大乱。——刘鹗 非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。——诸葛亮 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 非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。——诸葛亮 其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。——《论语》 D. the basic 18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase “only to learn” is used __________. A. to express an intended purpose B. to indicate a high degree of possibility C. t