1、专业英语四级模拟考试九2016年及答案解析 (总分：80.00，做题时间：130分钟)一、PART I DICTATION 10(总题数：1，分数：10.00)_二、PART II LISTENING CO(总题数：1，分数：0.00)三、SECTION B CONVERSATI(总题数：1，分数：0.00)四、PART III LANGUAGE KN(总题数：20，分数：20.00)2.The bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad daylight yesterday.（分数：1.00）A.to be robbedB.robbe
2、dC.to have been robbedD.having been robbed3._ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.（分数：1.00）A.Though having never actedB.As he had never actedC.Despite he had never actedD.In spite of his never having acted4.By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority o
3、f the worlds population _ in cities rather than in the country.（分数：1.00）A.are livingB.will be livingC.have livedD.will have lived5.Mr. Milton prefers to resign _ part in such dishonest business deals. （分数：1.00）A.than takeB.than to takeC.rather than takeD.rather than to take6.No one would have time t
4、o read or listen to an account of everything _ going on in the world. （分数：1.00）A.it isB.as isC.there isD.what is7.There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _ a sudden loud noise.（分数：1.00）A.being thereB.should there beC.there wasD.there have been8.Bit by bit, a child makes t
5、he necessary changes to make his language _.（分数：1.00）A.as other peopleB.as other peoplesC.like other peopleD.like other peoples9.Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over _ made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk.（分数：1.00）A.oneB.the oneC.thatD.what10.The treasury issued a
6、n order stating that _ land purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver.（分数：1.00）A.henceforthB.moreoverC.wherebyD.however11.The students expected there _ more reviewing classes before the final exams.（分数：1.00）A.isB.beingC.have beenD.to be12.It was during summer breaks that we
7、 first taste the satisfaction work that _ into hard currency. （分数：1.00）A.translatesB.transfersC.transplantsD.transmits13.In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics _or may give you a choice of topics to write about. （分数：1.00）A.in advanceB.ahead ofC.above allD.right away14.It was the driv
8、ers _ that caused him to step on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.（分数：1.00）A.fraudB.alarmC.terrorD.panic15.Danny left this _ message on my answering machine: “I must see you. Meet me at twelve oclock.” Did he mean noon or midnight?（分数：1.00）A.ambiguousB.responsibleC.impli
9、citD.thoughtful16.We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all _（分数：1.00）A.reserved forB.engaged inC.used upD.taken up17.She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she cant _ this loud noise any longer.（分数：1.00）A.come up withB.catch up withC.keep up withD.put up with18.Tom _ his new j
10、ob with confidence.（分数：1.00）A.set outB.set offC.set upD.set about19.The truck driver was fined for exceeding the speed _.（分数：1.00）A.rangeB.limitC.ruleD.regulation20.The crippled Jack proudly walked with a _ to the platform to join the children. （分数：1.00）A.jumpB.limpC.hopD.jog21.He cannot _ a car, fo
11、r he does not earn much money.（分数：1.00）A.obtainB.affordC.donateD.consume五、PART IV CLOZE 10 MI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)AremoteBtechniquesCconsistingDrestEwillingFclimateGskillHappetiteImeltingJvanishingKerodingLtemperatureMcuriosityNchangesOskillful Theres no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The rea
12、l questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2 for fossil fuels? Global warming can seem too 3 to worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 4 that often cant get next weeks weather right. On a r
13、aw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldnt be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 5 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles. Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately,
14、however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 6 is up 1F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results arent pretty. Ice is 7 , rivers are r
15、unning dry, and coasts are 8 , threatening communities. The 9 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldnt be out of mind, because they are omens of whats in store for the 10 of the planet.（分数：10.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.
16、B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.六、PART V READING COMPR(总题数：2，分数：10.00)passage one The case for college has been accepted wit
17、hout question formore than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go,says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, becausecollege will help them earn more money, become betterpeople, and learn to be more responsible citizens than thosewho dont go. But college has never been able to wo
18、rk its magic for everyone.And now that close to half our high school graduates areattending, those who dont fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious.College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each othersexperiments and write false lette
19、rs of recommendation in the intense competition for admission tograduate school. Other find no stimulation in their studies, and drop outoften encouraged bycollege administrators. Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselvesthey are spoiled and they areexpecting too much. But tha
20、t is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesnt explainall campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We havebeen told that young people have to go to college because our economy cant absorb an army ofuntrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed
21、graduates are learning that it can no longerabsorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either. Some adventuresome educators and watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may notbe the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of highschool. We may hav
22、e been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, andthrough the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesnt makepeople intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn thingsmay it is just the other wayaround, and intelligent, ambitio
23、us, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones whohave been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduateswould have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of uswho have been brought up to believe t
24、hat if a little schooling is good, more has to be muchbetter. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the author, _.（分数：1.00）A.people used to question the value of college education.B.people used to have full confidence in higher education.C.all high school graduates
25、 went to college.D.very few high school graduates chose to go to college.(2).In the 2nd paragraph, those who dont fit the pattern refer to_.（分数：1.00）A.high school graduates who arent suitable for college education.B.college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis.C.college students who are
26、nt any better for their higher education.D.high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college.(3).The dropout rate of college students seems to go up because_.（分数：1.00）A.young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college.B.many people are required to join the army
27、.C.young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education.D.young people dont like the intense competition for admission to graduate school.(4).According to the passage, the problems of college education partly originate in the fact that_.（分数：1.00）A.society cannot provide enough jobs for
28、 properly trained graduates.B.High school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education.C.Too many students have to earn their own living.D.College administrators encourage students to drop out.(5).In this passage the author argues that_.（分数：1.00）A.more and more evidence shows college educat
29、ion may not be the best thing for high schoolgraduates.B.College education is not enough if one wants to be successful.C.College education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people.D.Intelligent people may learn quicker if they dont go to college.passage two What we know of
30、 prenatal development makes all this attemptmade by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child bystudying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seemutterly impossible. How could such extremely complexinfluences pass from the mother to the child? There is noconnection between their ner
31、vous systems. Even the bloodvessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotionalshock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes theactivity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Anychemical change in the mothers blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we
32、can not seehow a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similarliking or genius in the child. In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inheritmust be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very
33、definite kind of behavior. Itis certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that childreninherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligentchildren become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a suc
34、cess of thatstudy. As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiarstructure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make itcomparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigo
35、rousemotions. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. Thesame factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. Therich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skillin surger
36、y. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but acertain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill.Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decidedentirely by forces in
37、 the environment in which a child grows up.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following statements is not true?（分数：1.00）A.Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects duringtheir pregnancy.B.It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development
38、.C.The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D.There are no connection between mothers nervous systems and her unborn childs.(2).A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that _.（分数：1.00）A.she is emotionally shockedB.she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC.she takes par
39、t in all kind of activitiesD.she sticks to studying(3).According to the passage, a child may inherit_.（分数：1.00）A.everything from his motherB.a knowledge of mathematicsC.a rather general ability that we call intelligenceD.her mothers musical ability(4).If a child inherits something from his mother, s
40、uch as an especially sensitive ear, a peculiarstructure of the hands or of the vocal organs, he will _.（分数：1.00）A.surely become musicianB.mostly become a poetC.possibly become a teacherD.become a musician on the condition that all these factors are organized around music(5).Which of the following is
41、 the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Role of Inheritance.B.An Unborn Child.C.Function of instincts.D.Inherited Talents七、SECTION B SHORT ANSW(总题数：1，分数：10.00)What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted. First, the teacher s personality sh
42、ould be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated. Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to
43、have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesse
44、s and immaturity of human nature which induce people, and again especially children, to make mistakes. Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about
45、and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act to enliven a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life. A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us b
