1、专业英语四级-试卷659及答案解析 (总分：160.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、DICTATION(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the secon
2、d and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.（分数：2.00）_二、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：6，分数：40.00)3.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIO
3、N_4.SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the bla
4、nk sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task._The Fairness of College Entrance ExamsI. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants【T1】 1【T1】 2II. Tendency to drop admission requirements More than【T2】 3universities require no SAT or ACT test score【T2】 4 More and
5、 more universities become test-optional Others: care more about an applicants life experience,【T3】 5, community services and talents.【T3】 6III. GPA: another way to judge applicants【T4】 7【T4】 8International applicants: convert to GPA【T5】 9【T5】 10It is a better【T6】 11 of academic strength【T6】 12IV. Vi
6、ews about the fairness of SAT Cheryl OBrien believes:a)【T7】 13 students have a advantage on tests【T7】 14b)Self study: no【T8】 15【T8】 16 A 2010 study: SAT was【T9】 17 certain minority group【T9】 18 Ryan Lessing, a student at Brown University:It is a benchmark【T10】 19 among applicants,not the cause of ed
7、ucational inequality【T10】 20（分数：20.00）(1).【T1】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(2).【T2】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(3).【T3】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(4).【T4】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(5).【T5】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(6).【T6】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(7).【T7】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(8).【T8】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(9).【T9】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(10).【T10】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_5.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn th
8、is section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices o
9、f A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the questions._A.Its about old peoples beliefs.B.Its about peoples various feelings towards old age.C.Its about old peoples unattractiveness.D.Its about peoples reluctance to look after
10、the old.A.To look into the mental health of old people.B.To explain why people have negative views on old age.C.To help correct some false beliefs about old age.D.To identify the various problems of old age.A.People change in old age a lot more than at the age of 21.B.There are more sick people in o
11、ld age than in middle age.C.We should not expect more physical illness among old people.D.We should expect to find old people unattractive as a group.A.Family feeling is gradually disappearing.B.It is hard to comment on family feeling.C.More children are indifferent to their parents.D.Family feeling
12、 remains as strong as ever.A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Ambiguous.D.Neutral.A.Examples of different types children.B.How to run parenting workshops.C.The way to communicate with children.D.The way to control children.A.An author running parenting workshops.B.An engineer dealing with electric sockets.C.A
13、psychologist who runs a parenting workshop.D.An author who likes to punish her children.A.On no occasion.B.On rare, important occasions.C.On every occasion.D.On not-so-important occasions.A.I am the parent, and I am comfortable being in charge.B.Please dont annoy me, or I will punish you.C.I am the
14、parent, and Ill let you decide.D.I would like you to play with something else.A.They see it as encouragementB.They see it as a challenge.C.They see it as a danger.D.They see it as a risk.三、LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE(总题数：21，分数：42.00)6.PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section. Ben
15、eath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.（分数：2.00）_7.The following determiners(限定词)can be used with only singular countable nouns EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.eachB.everyC.a couple ofD.many a8.Wh
16、ich of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?（分数：2.00）A.No teacher and no student is in the classroom.B.Each of us has a very expensive radio.C.More than one person is going to lose his job.D.The teacher and composer are having lunch now.9.Which of in the following phrases indicates ori
17、gin?（分数：2.00）A.a year of famineB.people of your religionC.customs of the SouthD.the cancellation of the meeting10.Which of the following sentences has an appositive?（分数：2.00）A.Now they were driving by the houses that Andy had described.B.She bought herself a pair of new shoes.C.I blame myself for wh
18、at has happened.D.Only one problem you need to focus onthe safety of workers.11.The rest of the crew of the ship _ back home.（分数：2.00）A.is not comingB.are not comingC.has not beenD.had not been12._that the voters approve the funds, well have a new park in our town.（分数：2.00）A.GivenB.To giveC.GivingD.
19、Being given13.Such people as _ by him were professors of the university.（分数：2.00）A.they were recommendedB.that were recommendedC.were recommendedD.recommended14.Which of the following sentences expresses ought not to?（分数：2.00）A.If you see anything unusual you should call the police.B.It should be fa
20、irly easy to get her to agree.C.With all his money, he should worry about a little thing like 5!D.Should you be interested, I have a book on the subject you might like to see.15.We lost the football match, but we_well have won if one of our players hadnt been hurt.（分数：2.00）A.mustB.wouldC.shouldD.mig
21、ht16._ left before the deadline, it doesnt seem likely that John will accomplish the job.（分数：2.00）A.Because such a short timeB.Since such a short timeC.Although such a short timeD.With such a short time17.It will_us_in so many respects that Im not sure how long it will take for us to catch up.（分数：2.
22、00）A.bring, backB.set, backC.turn, downD.bring, down18.I want to talk about all these points in_ order of importance. Lets first come to the most important one.（分数：2.00）A.ascendingB.condescendingC.descendingD.transcending19.Your report last week was unfair. It was based upon wholly unfounded and tot
23、ally_ allegations.（分数：2.00）A.unjustB.unjustifiedC.unmentionableD.unacceptable20.Despite her rise to stardom she has kept both feet firmly on the _.（分数：2.00）A.floorB.groundC.earthD.dirt21.He has been given until noon today to _to the police.（分数：2.00）A.turn himself upB.turn himself onC.turn himself in
24、D.turn himself22.The airline says this route is no longer_, so theyre going to discontinue it.（分数：2.00）A.economicalB.economicC.beneficentD.beneficial23.You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose _ of time.（分数：2.00）A.traceB.trailC.trackD.touch24._ his better nature we persuaded him to
25、 change his mind.（分数：2.00）A.Appealing toB.Looking intoC.Giving rise toD.Going in for25.Dont worry: weve still got three days _ before the work is done.（分数：2.00）A.at handB.by handC.in handD.on hand26.There is no doubt _ that this woman was a totally devoted and caring mother.（分数：2.00）A.eventuallyB.so
26、mehowC.reallyD.whatsoever四、CLOZE(总题数：2，分数：40.00)27.PART IV CLOZEDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY.（分数：20.00）_A flexibly B. options C. appeal to D. nevertheless E. hastyF. peculiar
27、G. easily H. switch I. intentions J. includeK. implement L. consist M. solution N. therefore O. particular It can be tempting to make 1 decisions when a killer opportunity comes along or the thought of spending another day on the job seems painful: 2, career coach Piotrowski recommends taking baby s
28、teps to execute a new career strategy. Plan a timeline of one to two years to 3 your career change. Gather information for four to six months, and then get moving on activities that will bridge into your new specialty over the next few months. Remember, you can make the 4 over time. You dont need to
29、 do it all at once. Spend time looking through industry categories and a variety of jobs to get ideas about new career areas that may 5you This can open your eyes to a multitude of 6you hadnt considered before. Informational interviewsthe best-kept career-change secret, according to Piotrowskiwill a
30、lso help career changers come to a 7. The key is to seek people already lost in a 8 career and pick their brain with questions such as, What training do I need to do well in this job, whats a day on the job really like? Finally, people should try a few career experiments to test their abilities and
31、build experience to help them move into a new career more 9. Career experiments 10 shadowing a specialist, volunteering, taking field trips, and designing projects to enhance your knowledge and skills.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_五、READING COMPREHENSIO(总题数：11
32、，分数：30.00)29.PART V READING COMPREHENSION_30.SECTION AIn this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer._(1)Once upon a time, innovation at P
33、rocter & Gamble flowed one way: from the United States outward. While the large Cincinnati-based Corporation was no stranger to foreign markets, it usually sold them products that were already familiar to most Americans. Many Japanese families, for instance, swaddle their babies in Pampers diapers,
34、and lots of Venezuelans brush their teeth with Crest. And of course(company executives assumed)Americans at home wanted these same familiar, red-white-and-blue brands. We might buy foreign-made cars, or chocolates, or cameras-but not household cleaners and detergents. (2)Recently, however, P&G broke
35、 with this long-standing tradition. Ariel, a P&G laundry detergent, was bom overseas, and is a familiar sight on store shelves in Europe and Latin America Now bilingual packages of Ariel Ultra, a super concentrated cleaner, are appearing on supermarket shelves in Los Angeles. (3)Ariers appearance in
36、 the United States reflects demographic changes making Hispanics the nations fastest growing ethnic group. Ariel is a hit with this population. In fact, many Mexican immigrants living in Southern California have been importing Ariel from Tijuana, Mexico. Hispanics knew this product and wanted it, sa
37、ys P&G spokeswoman Marie Salvado. We realized that we couldnt convince them to buy our other laundry detergents. P&G hopes that non-Hispanic consumers will give Ariel a try too. (4)Ariels already strong presence in Europe may provide a springboard for the company to expand into other markets as well
38、. Recently, P&G bought Rakona, Czechs top detergent maker. Ariel, currently a top seller in Germany, is likely to be one of the first new brands to appear in Czech supermarkets. And Ariel is not the only foreign idea that the company hopes to transplant back to its home territory. Cinch, an all-purp
39、ose spray cleaner similar to popular European products, is currently being test-marketed in California and Arizona. Traditionally Americans have used separate cleaners for different types of surfaces, but market research shows that American preferences are becoming more like those in other countries
40、. (5)Insiders note that this new reverse flow of innovation reflects more sweeping changes at Procter & Gamble. The firm has hired many new Japanese, German, and Mexican managers who view P&Gs business not as a one-way flow of American ideas, but a two-way exchange with other markets. Say Bonita Aus
41、tin of the investment firm Wertheim Schroeder, When you met with P&Gs top managers years ago, you wouldnt have seen a single foreign face. Today, they could even be in the majority. (6)As Procter & Gamble has found, the United States is no longer an isolated market. Americans are more open than ever
42、 before to buying foreign-made products and to selling U.S.-made products overseas.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, Ariel_.（分数：2.00）A.has been the best seller in CzechB.is an all-purpose spray cleanerC.has not enjoyed popularity in the USD.is a home-made product in the US(2).Changes are mentio
43、ned in the following aspects EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.nationality constitution in P&G managementB.the number of Mexican immigrantsC.American preference toward merchandizeD.the scope of Procter & Gamble(1)I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and there are some homeless people in the downtown, especially the University area. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But as time passed, I fell into a victim to many of the circumstances of a homeless person. After I was divorced from my husband, I became a single mom
