1、英语专业四级考试真题及答案32012年英语专业四级考试真题及答案(3) PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natura
2、l disasters in living memory. It was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean. It (32) _ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people.Why do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today; it is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and ha
3、s done so for billions of years. This is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ another. Scientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line. On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people we
4、re killed.(37)_，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_.Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath the earth. They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_
5、they can be so violent(43)_ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning. There are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in the world. This means that they may(45)_ be dangerous. In 1985 the Colombian volcanoNevado del Ruiz erupted. The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)_ the town below. Tw
6、enty thousand people died. Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable. We regularly do not know when they(47)_ pen，or (48)_ where they will happen. In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)_ before they happen.This could(50)_ many lives.31.A.massive B.signi
7、ficant C.great D.grand32.A.changed B.converted C.destroyed D.transformed33.A.frequently B.continuously C.regularly D.periodically34.A.source B.reason C.movement D.cause35.A.collides with B.confronts with C.meets with D.faces with36.A.how B.why C.when D.what37.A.Generally B.However C.Similarly D.Anyw
8、ay38.A.that B.it C.this D.which39.A.unpredictable B.unaccountable C.inevitable D.irresistible40.A.surface B.appearance C.crust D.cover41.A.flowed out B.burst out C.1eaked out D.trickled out42.A.or B.and C.nor D.but43.A.like B.for C.as D.that44.A.living B.active C.alive D.live45.A.relatively B.hardly
9、 C.still D.gradually46.A.down B.on C.across D.beyond47.A.are to B.should C.must D.might48.A.else B.even C.though D.whether49.A.accidents B.incidents C.occasions D.events50.A.rescue B.save C.preserve D.shelter2012年英语专四完形填空答案31) massive32) destroyed33) continuously34) cause35) collides with36) when37) However38) which39) unpredictable40) crust41) burst out42) or43) that44) active45) still46) down47) might48) even49) events50) save
