专业英语四级-209 (总分100,考试时间90分钟)
PART Ⅰ CLOZE
Decide which of the words given in the box below would **plete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY.
A. access B. accidentally C. average D. bacterial E. dismissed F. ensuring G. guarantee H. host I. innovators J. miracle K. occasionally L. spread M. targets N. transmit O. triggers
At age 17, as a senior in high school, Kavita Shukla filed for her second patent: a piece of paper that would transform how food is stored and kept fresh. Ten years later, her product is being used in 35 countries, has been called \"the 1 paper\" and was recently launched in Whole Foods. Fresh Paper is infused with organic spices that inhibit 2 and fungal growth; when stored with produce, it can keep food fresh two to four times longer than normal—like refrigeration without electricity. The spice **es from an old family recipe passed along by Shukla\"s grandmother, who once gave it to her after she 3 drank tap water on a visit to India. \"Drink this and you won\"t get sick,\" she was told.
On Friday, Shukla was joined onstage at the Women in the World Summit in New York by Rula Jebreal, a 4 and foreign-policy expert at MSNBC (微软全国有线广播电视公司). Jebreal lamented the fact that while the world\"s farmers actually produce enough food to feed the world\"s hungry, 13 billion tons of food are lost annually to spoilage. What\"s more, some 1.6 billion people currently living without 5 to refrigeration struggle to keep their diets healthy. Shukla\"s company, Fenugreen, which she started in 2010, 6 these people, along with food banks and small-scale farmers. \"For so many people, this was about so much more than a piece of paper,\" she said. \"It was about empowerment.\"
Jebreal praised a low-tech solution in an era when many 7 are relying on high-tech innovation. \"What if I had 8 it as too simple?\" Shukla asked. \"Simple ideas are the ones that have the power to change things, and they have the power to 9 .\" For Fresh Paper, simplicity meant accessibility, which was key to 10 the product reached anyone who could benefit from it. As the discussion drew to a close, Shukla reminded inventors everywhere **plicated isn\"t always better: \"Don\"t ever discount your own simple idea.\" 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART Ⅱ LANGUAGE USAGE
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that **pletes the sentence.
1. Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone ______ them. A. discovered B. will discover C. would have discovered D. discovers
2. ______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption. A. Because B. For C. Since D. While
3. Although a teenager, Fred could resist ______ what to do and what not to do. A. being told B. telling C. to he told D. to tell
4. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ______ in New York. A. to stay B. stayed C. staying D. having stayed
5. Who would you rather ______ with you, George or me? A. going B. to go C. have gone D. went
6. The owner and editor of the newspaper ______ the conference. A. were attending B. were to attend C. is to attend D. are to attend
7. These people once had fame and fortune; now ______ is left to them is utter poverty. A. all that B. all what C. all which D. that all
8. The residents, ______ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross. A. all of their homes B. all their homes C. whose all homes D. all of whose homes
9. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash. A. should have died B. must be dying C. must have died D. ought to die
10. If I ______ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now. A. worked B. were to work C. had worked D. were working
11. The energy ______ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat. A. transferred B. released C. delivered D. conveyed
12. He is always here; it\"s ______ you\"ve never met him. A. unique B. strange C. rare D. peculiar
13. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum. A. proficient B. efficient C. potential D. sufficient
14. Britain has the highest ______ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A. popularity B. density C. intensity D. prosperity
15. He didn\"t have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it. A. skimmed B. observed C. overlooked D. glanced
16. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example. A. promoted B. reinforced C. sparked D. inspired
17. I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn\"t been so desperate. A. sought for B. accounted for C. turned up D. resorted to
18. In my opinion, he\"s ______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets. A. in all B. at best C. for all D. by far
19. To our ______, Geoffrey\"s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A. anxiety B. relief C. view D. judgment
20. Their products are frequently overpriced and ______ in quality. A. influential B. inferior C. superior D. subordinate
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