2004英语专四真题及答案

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1、PartⅣCLOZE［15MIN.］Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.DuringMcDonald’searlyyearsFrenchfriesweremadefromscratcheveryday.RussetBurbankpotatoeswere(26)___

2、_,cutintoshoestrings,andfriedinitskitchens.(27)____thechainexpandednationwide,inthemid-1960s,itsoughttocutlabourcosts,reducethenumberofsuppliers,and(28)____thatitsfriestastedthesameateveryrestaurant.McDonald’sbegan(29)____tofrozenFrenchfriesin1966—andfewcus

3、tomersnoticedthedifference.(30)____,thechangehadaprofoundeffectonthenation’sagricultureanddiet.Afamiliarfoodhadbeentransformedintoahighlyprocessedindustrial(31)____.McDonald’sfriesnowcomefromhugemanufacturingplants(32)____canprocesstwomillionpoundsofpotatoe

4、saday.Theexpansion(33)____McDonald’sandthepopularityofitslow-cost,mass-producedfrieschangedthewayAmericanseat.?ThetasteofMcDonald’sFrenchfriesplayedacrucialroleinthechain’ssuccess—friesaremuchmoreprofitablethanhamburgers—andwas(34)____praisedbycustomers,com

5、petitors,andevenfoodcritics.Their(35)____tastedoesnotstemfromthekindofpotatoesthatMcDonald’s(36)____,thetechnologythatprocessesthem,ortherestaurantequipmentthatfriesthem:otherchainsuseRussetBurbank,buytheirFrenchfriesfromthe(37)____largeprocessingcompanies,

6、andhavesimilar(38)____intheirrestaurantkitchens.ThetasteofaFrenchfryis(39)____determinedbythecookingoil.FordecadesMcDonald’scookeditsFrenchfriesinamixtureofabout7percentcottonseedoiland93percentbeeffat.Themixturegavethefriestheirunique(40)____.26.A.scaledB.

7、strippedC.peeledD.sliced27.A.AsB.DuetoC.OwingtoD.With28.A.ensueB.ensureC.enrichD.enable29.A.switchingB.diverting?C.modifyingD.altering30.A.StillB.Anyway?C.BesidesD.Nevertheless31.A.brandB.stuffC.commodityD.produce32.A.thisB.thatC./D.what33.A.intoB.fromC.inD

8、.of34.A.longB.onlyC.firstD.lonely35.A.distinctiveB.distinct?C.distinguishedD.distinguishable36.A.possessesB.buysC.acquiresD.grows37.A.exactB.identicalC.sameD.alike38.A.woksB.potsC.boilersD.fryers39.A.a