专业英语四级分类模拟358及答案解析.doc

1、专业英语四级分类模拟358及答案解析 (总分：38.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART LANGUAGE KNOW(总题数：12，分数：23.00)1.Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will _ to bring out the trapped miners.（分数：2.50）A.effectB.affectC.conceiveD.endeavor2.Rejecting the urging of his physician father to study medicine, Hawking chose to _

2、 on math and theoretical physics.（分数：2.50）A.imposeB.centerC.overworkD.concentrate3.Her younger brother is _ the run from the police.（分数：2.50）A.inB.offC.onD.after4.Through her persistent study and practice, Jennifer has made _ improvement in both Italian and French.（分数：1.00）A.contagiousB.considerateC

3、.competitiveD.considerable5.Mans never-ceasing _ for knowledge continues to broaden our understanding of the earths atmosphere.（分数：2.50）A.requestB.questC.investigationD.research6.The patterns of spoken language are _ from those of writing.（分数：2.00）A.distinctB.distinctiveC.distinguishedD.distinguishi

4、ng7._ to school life was less difficult than the pupil had expected.（分数：2.00）A.AdheringB.AdoptingC.AdjustingD.Acquainting8.If youre _ of public speaking, try to take deep breaths before stepping onto the stage.（分数：1.00）A.horrifiedB.horribleC.terrifiedD.testified9.Although she wrote a lot of short st

5、ories and poems when she was very young, _ she was twenty five.（分数：2.50）A.her first real success did not come untilB.her real first success came until notC.since her first real success did not come untilD.not until her first real success10.You can go on if you like, but in my opinion its not worth y

6、our industriousness. This underlined part means _.（分数：1.00）A.effortB.attentionC.practiceD.experiment11.He delivered _ orders for a Chinese restaurant for the whole summer vacation so as to earn enough money for his tuition.（分数：2.50）A.take-offB.take-overC.take-upD.take-out12.Which of the following se

7、ntences contains an adverbial clause of concession?（分数：1.00）A.I unwrapped the parcel while he stood behind me.B.They would choose a sunny day so that the wood for the fire would not be wet.C.Seeing that its raining, wed better stay in the hotel.D.Young as he was, he knew what was the right thing to

8、do.二、PART READING COMPR(总题数：1，分数：15.00)SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are four passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and

9、 mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. (PASSAGE ONE) To live in the United States today is to gain an appreciation for Dahrendorfs assertion that social change exists everywhere. Technology, the application of knowledge for practical ends, is a major source of social change. Yet we would do well to

10、 remind ourselves that technology is human creation; it does not exist naturally. A spear or a robot is as much a cultural as a physical object. Until humans use a spear to hunt game or a robot to produce machine parts, neither is much more than a solid mass of matter. For a bird looking for an obje

11、ct on which to rest, a spear or robot serves the purpose equally well. The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle and the Russian nuclear accident at Chernobyl drive home the human quality of technology ; they provide cases in which well-planned systems suddenly went haywire and there was no read

12、y hand to set them right. Since technology is a human creation, we are responsible for what is done with it. Pessimists worry that we will use our technology eventually to blow our world and ourselves to pieces. But they have been saying this for decades, and so far we have managed to survive and ev

13、en flourish. Whether we will continue to do so in the years ahead remains uncertain. Clearly, the impact of technology on our lives deserves a closer examination. Few technological developments have had a greater impact on our lives than the computer revolution. Scientists and engineers have designe

14、d specialized machines that can do the tasks that once only people could do. There are those who assert that the switch to an information-based economy is in the same camp as other great historical milestones, particularly the Industrial Revolution. Yet when we ask why the Industrial Revolution was

15、a revolution, we find that it was not the machines. The primary reason why it was revolutionary is that it led to great social change. It gave rise to mass production and, through mass production, to a society in which wealth was not confined to the few. In somewhat similar fashion, computers promis

16、e to revolutionize the structure of American life particularly as they free the human mind and open new possibilities in knowledge and communication. The Industrial Revolution supplemented and replaced the muscles of humans and animals by mechanical methods. The computer extends this development to

17、supplement and replace some aspects of the mind of human beings by electronic methods. It is the capacity of the computer for solving problems and making decisions that represents its greatest potential and that poses the greatest difficulties in predicting the impact on society. (PASSAGE TWO) One o

18、f the components of The Southside Poverty Alleviation Project which was implemented in 2012 was the improvement on the East and West Collet Canal Streets. Everyone can remember the un-pleasant state of these streets and the canal which ran in the center. At the completion of the project there was no

19、 denying the practical and aesthetical improvement in these areas. It was like day and night; the difference was obvious. The section most transformed was the area that spans the length of the West Collet Canal from Cemetery Road to Dean Street. This section was used by taxi drivers in front of the

20、Novelos bus terminal and by produce vendors in front of the Michael Finnegan Market. The project allowed for taxi and private motor vehicle parking and in an innovative move the construction of business booths over the canal which has been lined with concrete. This truly is an inspiring venture as i

21、t promotes and encourages entrepreneurship. This is something that we dont have enough of. While this is surely encouraged, it has been observed that one such business has placed barricades(路障) on the street in front of its entrance. This defeats the entire purpose of the rehabilitation of the Canal

22、 Streets which was to provide much needed parking space. Placing these barriers on the street itself deprives motorists of parking and in effect creates traffic problems in the area. If history is our guide it is then accurate to assume that the next step which will be taken by this business is a wa

23、terproof canvas expansion. you guessed it, onto the street. This would mean that we would be back to square one . We will have the same problem we had in the beginning where vendors spread their produce on the street along the canal. It is therefore imperative that the relevant authorities take note

24、 and apply whatever corrective measure is needed to curb this immediately. Belize is transforming for the better. Lets keep it that way. (PASSAGE THREE) Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helps to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to s

25、un and wind. In this way the North American Indians produce pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes ), the Scandinavians make stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricot leather. All foods include watercabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes a

26、nd other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish, anything from 80% to 60%, depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked. Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in C

27、alifornia, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general, the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulfur before drying. Plums, for making prunes, and certain va

28、rieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so as to increase the rate of drying. Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically. The conventional method of such dehydration is to pu

29、t food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110 at entry to about 43 C at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated steel cyli

30、nder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as

31、a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these

32、reasons they are invaluable to the climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with house-wives because it takes so little time to cook them. Usually it is just a case of replacing the dried-out moisture with boiling water. (PASSAGE FOUR) The busi

33、ness suit has for a long time been the uniform for male office workers. But it is not very satisfactory. For a start, it means that all men look the same, give or take their ties. But that is not the only problem: at the height of summer the business suit is hot and stuffy, restricting movement, and

34、since the suit must always be worn with a tieit demands tightness at the neck that causes unnecessary discomfort and irritation. Women in offices are free to wear what they please, within certain limits. Some women wear business suits, too; but these are usually less formal and, most importantly, th

35、ey are designed to show off the feminine shape to advantage. The same cannot be said for the male suit. Most men look unattractive in them. They are shapeless, lumpy and dull in color and do nothing for the male physique. A male of-rice workers only way of expressing himself in this boring business

36、uniform is through his selection of ties. The tie becomes his outward sign of inner personality. Unfortunately, few men have any sense of style and fewer still stop to ponder what their personality is really like. For this reason, many male of-rice workers go to work in appallingly loud, garish ties

37、, in the mistaken belief that they look good. Add to all this is the problem of cleaning a mans suit. Do men actually clean them at all? A private ( and not very scientific) study of male office workers indicates that they do not. Unlike their female counterparts, who are always taking clothes to th

38、e dry-cleaners even when they have only been worn once in the past three weeks, men send their suits to the cleaners perhaps once a season. And yet most men wear the same suit several days a week, with just a change of shirt and tie for variety. Why do men not rebel and find some other way of dressi

39、ng at the office? Well, they have thought this problem through very carefully. They realize how many hours they can save from their morning routine by wearing the same clothes day in, day out. Whereas the average female office worker takes time to plan what she will wear in the morning before ironin

40、g her outfit and finding coordinating fashion accessories, all a man has to do is leap out of bed, fumble around in the closet for his underwear and the first available shirt that hasnt had tomato sauce dripped down its front, select a tie at random (only the most fastidious attempt a color match be

41、tween suit, shirt and tie) and step into the trousers that have been draped across the back of an armchair in the bedroom the previous night. Simple. Now, where did he leave his shoes and socks?（分数：15.00）(1).A spear or robot has the quality of technology only when it -|_|-. (PASSAGE ONE)（分数：1.00）A.c

42、an be of use to both man and animalB.is made use of by manC.serves different purposes equally wellD.is used both as a cultural and a physical object(2).According to the author, the introduction of computer is a revolution mainly in that -|_|-. (PASSAGE ONE)（分数：1.00）A.it enables people to live a bett

43、er lifeB.it develops in a similar pattern to Industrial RevolutionC.it has helped to switch to an information technologyD.it has the great potential to lead to social changes(3).The passage is based on the authors -|_|-. (PASSAGE ONE)（分数：1.00）A.cautious analysis of the replacement of the human mind

44、by machinesB.objective criticism of the role of Industrial RevolutionC.keen insights into the nature of technologyD.detailed description of the negative consequences of technology(4).The Southside Poverty Alleviation Project -|_|-. (PASSAGE TWO)（分数：1.00）A.aimed to improve the streets along the canal

45、B.was to improve the poor peoples sense of aestheticsC.achieved good results in making the area betterD.focused more on the practical side of the improvement(5).Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the area that spans the length of the West Collet Canal from Cemetery Road to Dean Stree

46、t? (PASSAGE TWO)（分数：1.00）A.It used to be the messiest and poorest area along the canal.B.It had the largest people flow of all the canal-side streets.C.It was changed to a very large extent, compared to its past.D.It was the most densely-populated area along the canal.(6).According to the author, wh

47、at is an unwise decision about the area that spans the length of the West Collet Canal from Cemetery Road to Dean Street? (PASSAGE TWO)（分数：1.00）A.Permission for private vehicles to park in the area.B.Covering up the surface of the canal with concrete.C.Blocking up the entrance of this special area.D

48、.Encouraging vendors to do business in the area.(7).Nowadays vegetables are most commonly dried -|_|-. (PASSAGE THREE)（分数：1.00）A.on horizontal cylindersB.in hot-air chambersC.in the sun and windD.by using the open tray method(8).Dried foods -|_|-. (PASSAGE THREE)（分数：1.00）A.are often packed in cans or frozenB.are used by soldiers and climbersC.need more storage space than availableD.are m