1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 114及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage
2、 will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conver
3、sations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） Memories of a recent storm. （ B） How strong winds develop into a hurricane. （ C） Weather patterns that can affect Florida. （ D） Planning a summer vacation. 3 How is
4、 one tropical weather system distinguished from the other? （ A） Wind speed. （ B） Rainfall. （ C） Water temperature. （ D） Direction of approach. 4 How do weather forecasters identify hurricanes? （ A） By name. （ B） By number. （ C） By location. （ D） By month. 5 What is the man doing? （ A） Making a gift
5、for the woman. （ B） Working on a class assignment. （ C） Discussing his career. （ D） Preparing to teach an art class. 6 How did the woman learn about painting? （ A） By listening to her father. （ B） By working for an artist. （ C） By talking to the studio art instructor. （ D） By taking several art cour
6、ses. 7 What does the woman plan to do next? （ A） Take a history exam. （ B） Go to an art exhibit. （ C） Meet some classmates. （ D） Help the man with his painting. 8 What is the main topic of the conversation? （ A） The difficulty of raising animals on farms in colonial America. （ B） Traffic problems in
7、 colonial American cities. （ C） Population growth in colonial American cities. （ D） Economic conditions in colonial America. 9 According to the conversation, how did colonists try to make traveling in cities easier? （ A） By widening the streets. （ B） By using coaches to provide free public transport
8、ation. （ C） By preventing carts from entering town. （ D） By making laws to keep farm animals off the street. 10 Why were cars considered the problem in colonial towns? （ A） Carts scared the pigs away. （ B） Carts injured a large number of people. （ C） Carts often moved too slowly. （ D） Carts broke do
9、wn too easily. 11 According to the conversation, what did colonial towns people do to clean their streets? （ A） They used carts for collecting garbage. （ B） They used pigs to get rid of garbage. （ C） They burnt the garbage. （ D） They set up trash cans. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section,
10、 you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Which of the following has nothing to do with Screen blast? （ A） Sony Pictures. （ B） Sony Animation. （ C） Sony Electronics. （ D） Sony Pictures Digital. 13 What exactly is the service they
11、try to provide? （ A） An interactive creative service. （ B） Musical packaged programming. （ C） The next generation broadband service. （ D） A two way medium and a strategic vision. 14 Which of the following does NOT specifically fall into the service scope of Sceen blast? （ A） Enabling users to partic
12、ipate. （ B） Enabling users to experience. （ C） Enabling users to be a creator. （ D） Enabling users to call to action. 15 When did Albert Einstein learn to speak, according to the passage you have just heard? （ A） In 1879. （ B） In 1880. （ C） In 1881. （ D） In 1882. 16 Which of the following did Albert
13、 Einstein learn by himself when he was only twelve? （ A） Difficult mathematical concepts. （ B） Catholic elementary theory. （ C） Regimental developments. （ D） Euclidian Geometry. 17 According to the passage, which of the following is true of Albert Einstein? （ A） Albert Einstein was studying at a Cat
14、holic school, though he was Jewish. （ B） Albert Einstein found himself a medical excuse to stay away from school. （ C） Albert Einstein was expelled from the gymnasium where he was studying. （ D） Albert Einstein was really a disruptive influence at the school where he was. 18 What makes it possible t
15、o withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations? （ A） Computers. （ B） Credit cards. （ C） Local branch banks. （ D） Restaurants and stores. 19 Which of the following does NOT give the sellers conveniences or advantages? （ A） Electronic cash registers. （ B） Electronic recorders. （ C） Credit cards. （
16、 D） Computers. 20 Through the use of computers, all of the following can be done EXCEPT _ （ A） making personnel and staffing assignments （ B） relying on the manufacturers for this reason （ C） keeping trace of the sold goods and stored goods （ D） launching promotional campaigns to identified customer
17、s 21 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage you have just heard? （ A） The author asserts that bank-issued credit cards can be automatically used. （ B） The author asserts that the United States of America is already a cashless society. （ C） The author believes that nowadays many
18、 available banking services ar conveniences. （ D） The author assumes that manufacturers, processors and suppliers all rely on computer. 22 Iraqi television showed scenes of _. （ A） Iraqi A1 Samoud ballistic missiles （ B） Iraqi Mi-24 helicopter air-to-air missiles （ C） Iraqi Mi-24 helicopter air-to-g
19、round missiles （ D） Iraqi Mi-24 helicopter ground-to-air missiles 23 Iraqi television report also showed that Saddam held a meeting with _. （ A） some American reporters （ B） some British reporters （ C） some Russian reporters （ D） his cabinet members 24 Koehler said in an interview with a German news
20、paper that he didnt believe _. （ A） the world economy will fail to get rid of a recession （ B） the war on Iraq will bring the world economy to a recession （ C） the world economy has got enough resistance to a recession （ D） the world economy is still not flexible enough to resist to a recession 25 A
21、ccording to the news, Koehler is most likely expecting the possible swift war on Iraq _. （ A） could bring an end to the world financial crises （ B） could offer some opportunities for financial markets （ C） could offer more lessons to many countries worldwide （ D） could shock the world economy to gai
22、n more profits 26 North Korea did not release its denouncement against the joint U. S. -South Korea maneuvers _. （ A） on Monday （ B） on Tuesday （ C） till Tuesday （ D） by Monday 27 The U. S. -South Korea maneuvers will be conducted _. （ A） this week （ B） next Monday （ C） next week （ D） next month 28
23、The Flower Auction is located on the outskirts of _. （ A） Amsterdam （ B） New York （ C） Moscow （ D） Paris 29 It can be inferred from the news that the flowers will have been sent to their destinations _. （ A） late in the afternoon （ B） by morning （ C） by afternoon （ D） by evening 30 What is the exact
24、 meaning of BTK as mentioned in the news? （ A） Bad, Taunt, Cruel. （ B） Bang, Troll, Keep. （ C） Bind, Torture, Kill. （ D） Bun, Tomb, Key. 31 How many months are there between his arrest and his sentencing? （ A） Four. （ B） Six. （ C） Seven. （ D） Eight. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 2
25、0 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 Barbecuing has become an【 C1】 _ part of American life, as barbecue grills are found in the majority of American homes. Part of it is that barbecuing
26、is【 C2】 _ and relaxing because outdoor cooking is always informal. It is also delicious. It is【 C3】 _ the effort to learn a bit more about it so you can progress beyond the old standbys of hamburgers and hot dogs. There is no 【 C4】 _ to limit barbecuing to the summer months,【 C5】 _ it can be done ou
27、t of doors all year round. We have often used our gas barbecue kettle as an【 C6】 _ oven for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. In the heat of the summer【 C7】 _ turn on the oven, we use the barbecue to cook almost everything, including pizza ( high heat and indirect on a bread stone). Think of your
28、barbecue grill as another cooking【 C8】 _ . Low heat and indirect is usually【 C9】 _ as the cooking method. The【 C10】_ is hamburgers and steaks which are at high heat and indirect. Chicken or ribs【 C11】 _ a snap to barbecue at low heat and indirect. Simply baste with your favorite sauce in the last 15
29、 minutes of cooking.【 C12】 _ any barbecuing, always use a tongs rather than a fork to turn the meat to avoid the【 C13】 _ of juice. Fish is a real treat on the grill. If you have not tried fish on the gill, you【 C14】_ . Fish should be coated with a mixture of even parts olive oil and lemon. This is j
30、ust to keep the fish from【 C15】 _ to the grill. I do not marinate fish before grilling【 C16】 _ as I like the taste of fish, and I serve it with lemon for【 C17】 _ . Marinating is what separates the serious barbecue fan from the【 C18】 _ one. You marinate foods to add flavor or tenderize the food, or【
31、C19】 _ . With tender foods like chicken you are adding【 C20】 _ , so the chicken will be marinated the relatively short time of two hours. 32 【 C1】 （ A） announced （ B） eminent （ C） established （ D） indispensable 33 【 C2】 （ A） funny （ B） fun （ C） fancy （ D） fanciful 34 【 C3】 （ A） much （ B） worth （ C）
32、worthy （ D） worthwhile 35 【 C4】 （ A） reason （ B） doubt （ C） way （ D） problem 36 【 C5】 （ A） when （ B） as （ C） if （ D） while 37 【 C6】 （ A） addictive （ B） additive （ C） additional （ D） adding 38 【 C7】 （ A） better than （ B） other than （ C） more than （ D） rather than 39 【 C8】 （ A） method （ B） device （ C）
33、 equipment （ D） appliance 40 【 C9】 （ A） received （ B） classified （ C） indicated （ D） used 41 【 C10】 （ A） opposition （ B） direction （ C） example （ D） exception 42 【 C11】 （ A） will be （ B） is （ C） are （ D） must be 43 【 C12】 （ A） With （ B） As with （ C） As if （ D） By 44 【 C13】 （ A） loss （ B） mix （ C） tu
34、rn （ D） change 45 【 C14】 （ A） would （ B） could （ C） should （ D） might 46 【 C15】 （ A） remaining （ B） holding （ C） getting （ D） sticking 47 【 C16】 （ A） them （ B） fish （ C） that （ D） it 48 【 C17】 （ A） colouring （ B） mixing （ C） grilling （ D） seasoning 49 【 C18】 （ A） casual （ B） careless （ C） relaxed （
35、D） informal 50 【 C19】 （ A） either （ B） both （ C） each （ D） neither 51 【 C20】 （ A） flavor （ B） food （ C） lemon （ D） fish 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR by that ideology the absolute power of God the supreme patriarch was seen to be imaged in the absolute monarch of the state and in the husband and father of a fa
36、mily. Accordingly, a womans subjection, first to her father and then to her husband, imaged the subjection of English people to their monarch, and of all Christians to God. Also, the period saw an outpouring of repressive or overtly misogynist sermons, tracts, and plays, detailing womens physical an
37、d mental defects, spiritual evils, rebelliousness, shrewish ness, and natural inferiority to men. Yet some social and cultural conditions served to empower women. During the Elizabethan era (1558 1603) the culture was dominated by a powerful Queen, who provided an impressive female example though sh
38、e left scant cultural space for other women. Elizabethan women writers began to produce original texts but were occupied chiefly with translation. In the 17th century, however, various circumstances enabled women to write original texts in some numbers. For one thing, some counterweight to patriarch
39、y was provided by female communities-mothers and daughters, extended kinship networks, close female friends, the separate court of Queen Anne (King James consort) and her often oppositional masques and political activities. For another, most of these women had a reasonably good education (modern lan
40、guages, history, literature, religion, music, occasionally Latin) and some apparently found in romances and histories more expansive terms for imagining womens lives. Also, representation of vigorous and rebellious female characters in literature and especially on the stage no doubt helped to underm
41、ine any monolithic social construct of womens mature and role. Most important, perhaps, was the radical potential inherent in the Protestant insistence on every Christians immediate relationship with God and primary responsibility to follow his or her individual conscience. There is plenty of suppor
42、t in St Pauls epistles and elsewhere in the Bible for patriarchy and a wifes subjection to her husband, but some texts (notably Galatians 3:28) inscribe a very different politics, promoting womens spiritual equality: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither m
43、ale nor female: for ye are all one in Jesus Christ.“ Such texts encouraged some women to claim the support of God the supreme patriarch against the various earthly patriarchs who claimed to stand toward them in his stead. There is also the gap or slippage between ideology and common experience. Engl
44、ish women throughout the 17th century exercised a good deal of accrual power: as managers of estates in their husbands absences at court or on military and diplomatic missions; as members of guilds; as wives and mothers who apex during the English Civil War and Interregnum (1640 1660) as the executi
45、on of the King and the attendant disruption of social hierarchies led many women to seize new roles as preachers, as prophetesses, as deputies for exiled royalist husbands, as writers of religious and political tracts. 86 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Womens Position in the 17th Cent
46、ury. （ B） Womens Subjection to Patriarchy. （ C） Social Circumstances in the 17th Century. （ D） Womens objection in the 17th Century. 87 What did the Queen Elizabeth do for the women in culture? （ A） She set an impressive female example to follow. （ B） She dominated the culture. （ C） She did little.
47、（ D） She allowed women to translate something. 88 Which of the following is Not mention as a reason to enable women to original texts? （ A） Female communities provided some counterweight to patriarchy. （ B） Queen Annes political activities. （ C） Most women had a good education. （ D） Queen Elizabeths
48、 political activities. 89 What did the religion so for the women? （ A） It did nothing. （ B） It too asked women to be obedient except some texts. （ C） It supported women. （ D） It appealed to the God. 89 Greece, economically, is in the black. With very little to export other than such farm products as
49、 tobacco, cotton and fruit, the country earns enough from. invisible earnings to pay for its needed, growing imports. From the sending out of things the Greeks, earn only $ 285 million; from tourism, shipping and the remittances of Greeks abroad, the country takes in an additional $ 375 million and this washes out the almost $ 400 million by which imports exceed exports. It has a balanced budget. Although more than one
