英语专四真题

2018 PART III LANGUAGE USAGEPART 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. . 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 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 cannot. 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. The 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’sbehind this change of plan. B. Jim turned to speak to the person standingbehind him. C. This work should have been finished yesterday. I’m getting terriblybehind. D. I suppose I’m lucky because my parents werebehindme all the way. 20. My mother was determined to help those in need and shewould have beenimmensely proud of what has been achieved these last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence expresses _______. A. a hypothesis B. a suggestion C. a contradiction D. a surprise 21. When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to ___________, their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution. A. justice B. testimony C. trial D. verdict , the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly criticized for his crude comments about women. A. Questionably B. Arguably C. Contentiously D. Debatably 23. Prices have recently risen in order to __________ the increased cost of raw materials. A. cut B. buoy C. offer D. offset 24. The celebrity says in court papers she “has no __________ of giving any authorization