【正文】 st two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____. A. latter B. latest C. later D. last 56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays. A. acknowledging B. affording C. allowing for D. accounting for 57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day. A. answer to B. answer for C. answer back D. answer about 58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now. A. rare B. unusual C. extraordinary D. unique 59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work. A. favoured B. favourable C. favourite D. favouring 60. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel. A. empty B. blank C. deserted D. vacant 61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the ShanghaiNanjing Expressway. A. sign B. mark C. signal D. board 62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese. A. shows up B. shows around C. shows off D. shows out 63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc. A. sheets B. scraps C. papers D. slices 64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn. A. turned B. changed C. floated D. fluctuated 65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English. A. intermediate B. middle C. medium D. mid Part Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［ 30 MIN.］ SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［ 25 MIN.］ In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished 2020 年英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)真題 +解析 +聽(tīng)力原文 恒星英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng) statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. TEXT A The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical records document a grouporiented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a sommunal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a mon pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates。 if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period. Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three 2020 年英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)真題 +解析 +聽(tīng)力原文 恒星英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng) cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The illomen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck。 the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections. But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at “l(fā)anguage subjects” and boys better at maths and physics. If 〖 WTHZ〗 these differences〖 WTBZ〗 correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, here is an unalterable distinction between the sexes. We shan’t know for a while, partly because we don’t know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing. 71. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A. Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up. B. Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other. C. Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief. D. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known. 72. According to the passage it is monly believed that brain differences are caused by ____ factors. A. biological B. psychological 2020 年英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)真題 +解析 +聽(tīng)力原文 恒星英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng) C. physical D. social 73. “these differences” n paragraph 5 refer to those in ____. A. skills of men and women B. school subject C. the brain structure of men and women D. activities carried out by the brain 74. At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ____. A. the brain structure as a whole B. the functioning of part of the brain C. the distinction between the sexes D. the effects of the corpus callosum 75. What is the main purpose of the passage A. To outline the research findings on the brain structure. B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure. C. To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences. D. To suggest new areas in brain research. TEXT D Information is the primary modity in more and more industries today. By 2020, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind. By 2020, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose “flextime, flexplace” arrangements, which allow them to work at home, m