1、专业英语四级模拟考试八2016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.My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Ar
2、e you feeling all right?”（分数：1.00）A.must beB.must have beenC.had beenD.had to be3.It is only when you nearly lose someone _ fully conscious of how much you value him.（分数：1.00）A.do you becomeB.then you becomeC.that you becomeD.have you become4.Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ the atmosphere
3、. （分数：1.00）A.as it isB.so isC.the same asD.and so is5.While driving along the treacherous road, _.（分数：1.00）A.my right rear tyre blew outB.my right rear tyre had a blowoutC.I had a blownout on my right rear tyreD.I had my right rear tyre blowout6.Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study o
4、f Afro American poetry is his insistence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.（分数：1.00）A.is to be analysedB.has been analysedC.be analysedD.should have been analysed7._ there is little we can do to modify the weather; we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.（分
5、数：1.00）A.SinceB.WhenC.WhileD.Unless8.This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community _any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.（分数：1.00）A.rather thanB.ratherC.thanD.other than9.But the Swiss discovered long yea
6、rs ago that constant warfare brought them _ suffering and poverty. （分数：1.00）A.anything butB.nothing butC.none other thanD.no more than10.After _ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctors office.（分数：1.00）A.itB.thatC.whatD.which11.The board deemed its urgent that these files _ r
7、ight away. （分数：1.00）A.had to be printedB.should have been printedC.must be printedD.should be printed12.His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _ of it at all. （分数：1.00）A.explanationB.meaningC.senseD.interpretation13.You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _of your sp
8、ectacles need changing. （分数：1.00）A.lensesB.glassesC.sightsD.crystals14.The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be _ with the students and their parents.（分数：1.00）A.recognizedB.popularC.favorableD.fascinated15.By cutting down trees we _ the natural home of birds and animals.（分数：1.00
9、）A.harmB.hurtC.injureD.damage16.Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a _ if approached with enthusiasm.（分数：1.00）A.prizeB.rewardC.refundD.bonus17.The trade unions in this industry are _ any reduction in wages.（分数：1.00）A.objecting againstB.opposed toC.reacted toD.resisting a
10、gainst18.She was teaching me _ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.（分数：1.00）A.the wayB.in the wayC.a wayD.to the way19.The Brownings have not _ yet and I doubt whether they will come.（分数：1.00）A.turned inB.turned outC.turned upD.turned to20.We went on a(n) _ to the mountain yesterda
11、y.（分数：1.00）A.excursionB.tripC.tourD.travel21.When Sarah and I _ on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together.（分数：1.00）A.compiledB.gatheredC.collaboratedD.collected五、PART IV CLOZE 10 MI(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. recei
12、ptG. contaminateH. replaceI. specialJ. stickK.vigorouslyL. adviceM. circumstancesN. directlyO. petitions Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any 1 you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the
13、assistant may also be the owner so you can complain 2 . In a chain store ask to see the manager. Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in 3 ,write a letter. Be sure to 4 to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you sh
14、ould give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not 5 with the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sure to keep copies of your own lette
15、rs and any you receive. If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offer to 6 or repair the faulty article. You may find this an 7 solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back,but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have
16、 acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be able to get some money back as well. And if you have suffered some 8 loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy g
17、oods in the same shops but you would rather have money, say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for 9 from your Citizens Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some cases the shopk
18、eeper does not have to give you your money back-if, for example, he changes an article simply because you dont like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these 10 .（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.B.C.D.
19、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 Racket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to
20、call it,unwanted sound is Americas most widespread nuisance. Butnoise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real andpresent danger to peoples health. Day and night, at home, atwork, and at play, noise can produce serious physical andpsychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Tho
21、ughwe seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, nevercloses and the body still respondssometimes with extremetension, as to a strange sound in the night. The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of thestress building up inside us. Indeed, because
22、 irritability is so apparent, legislators have madepublic annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and moreserious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given muchless attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable
23、by noise, we should considerthese symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may bedamaging to our health. Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable byhealth professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. F
24、or many of us, there may be arisk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The moresusceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and otherdiseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may
25、 have seriousconsequences for these already ill in mind or body. Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unbornchild when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy andchildhood, youngsters exposed to high noise level
26、s may have trouble falling asleep and obtainingnecessary amounts of rest. Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link betweennoise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it isbecause we tend to dismiss annoy
27、ance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may alsobe because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.（分数：5.00）(1).In Paragraph 1, the phrase immune to are used to mean _.（分数：1.00）A.unaffected byB.hurt byC.unlikely to be seen byD.unknown by(2).The authors attitud
28、e toward noise would best be described as _.（分数：1.00）A.unrealisticB.traditionalC.concernedD.hysterical(3).Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance.B.Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major prob
29、lem.C.Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.D.Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done.(4).The author condemns noise essentially because it _.（分数：1.00）A.is against the lawB.can make some people irritableC.is a nuisanceD.in a ganger to peoples health(5).The
30、author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be _（分数：1.00）A.unimportantB.impossible.C.a waste of moneyD.essentialpassage two A controversy erupted in the scientific community in early 1998over the use of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) fingerprinting incriminal invest
31、igations. DNA fingerprinting was introduced in1987 as a method to identify individuals based on a patternseen in their DNA, the molecule of which genes are made. DNAis present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. DNAfingerprinting has been used successfully in various ways, suchas to de
32、termine paternity where it is not clear who the father ofa particular child is. However, it is in the area of criminalinvestigations that DNA fingerprinting has potentially powerful and controversial uses. DNA fingerprinting and other DNA analysis techniques have revolutionized criminal investigatio
33、nsby giving investigators powerful new tools in the attempt to trove guilt, not just establishinnocence. When used in criminal investigations, a DNA fingerprint pattern from a suspect iscompared with a DNA fingerprint pattern obtained from such material as hairs or blood found atthe scene of a crime
34、. A match between the two DNA samples can be used as evidence to convict asuspect. The controversy in 1998 stemmed form a report published in December 1991 by populationgeneticists Richard C. Lewontin of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and Daniel L. Hartlcalled into question the methods to c
35、alculate how likely it is that a match between two DNAfingerprints might occur by chance alone. In particular, they argued that the current methodcannot properly determine the likelihood that two DNA samples will match because they camefrom the same individual rather than simply from two different i
36、ndividuals who are members ofthe same ethnic group. Lewontin and Hartl called for better surveys of DNA patterns methods areadequate. In response to their criticisms, population geneticists Ranajit Chakraborty of the University ofTexas in Dallas and Kenneth K.Kidd of Yale University in New Haven, Co
37、nn., argued that enoughdata are already available to show that the methods currently being used are adequate. InJanuary 1998, however, the federal Bureau of Investigation and laboratories that conduct DNAtests announced that they would collect additional DNA samples form various ethnic groups in ana
38、ttempt to resolve some of these questions. And, in April, a National Academy of Sciences calledfor strict standards and system of accreditation for DNA testing laboratories.（分数：5.00）(1).Before DNA fingerprinting is used, suspects_.（分数：1.00）A.would have to leave their fingerprints for further investi
39、gationsB.would have to submit evidence for their innocenceC.could easily escape conviction of guiltD.cold be convicted of guilt as well(2).DNA fingerprinting can be unreliable when _.（分数：1.00）A.the methods used for blood- cell calculation are not accurateB.two different individuals of the same ethni
40、c group may have the same DNA fingerprintingpatternC.a match is by chance left with fingerprints that happen to belong to two different individualsD.two different individuals leave two DNA samples.(3).To geneticists like Lewontin and Hartl, the current method _.（分数：1.00）A.is not so convincing as to
41、exclude the likelihood that two DNA samples can never come from twoindividualsB.is arguable because two individuals of the same ethnic group are likely to have the same DNApattern.C.Is not based on adequate scientific theory of geneticsD.Is theoretically contradictory to what they have been studying
42、(4).The attitude of the Federal Bereau of Investigation shows that _.（分数：1.00）A.enough data are yet to be collected form various ethnic groups to confirm the unlikelihood oftwo DNA samples coming from two individual membersB.enough data of DNA samples should be collected to confirm that only DNA sam
43、ples form thesame person can matchC.enough data are yet to be collected from various ethnic groups to determine the likelihood oftwo different DNA samples coming form the same personD.additional samples from various ethnic groups should be collected to determine that two DNAsamples are unlikely to c
44、ome from the same person(5).National Academy of Sciences holds the stance that _.（分数：1.00）A.DNA testing should be systematizedB.Only authorized laboratories can conduct DNA testingC.The academy only is authorized to work out standards for testingD.The academy has the right to accredit laboratories f
45、or DNA testing七、SECTION B SHORT ANSW(总题数：1，分数：10.00)For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury: they must work to survive. Others face a hard decision. Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics. One husband said, Marge and I decided after careful
46、consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance we couldn t afford. With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters , transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less. Economic factors are usually
