1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 146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 possible relationship between the speakers? （ A） Two passengers. （ B） Two neighbours. （ C） Two farmers. （ D） A couple. 3 The people in the conversation are really _about the drought. （ A） concerne
4、d （ B） panicked （ C） afraid （ D） particular 4 What has happened to the soil? （ A） It has become hard to break. （ B） It has become soft for the plow. （ C） It is going to be baked though hard. （ D） It is going to be an ongoing thing to get worse. 5 Who is the man they are talking about? （ A） Marys fri
5、end. （ B） EDs girlfriend. （ C） Marys boyfriend. （ D） Jacks girlfriend. 6 Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the conversation? （ A） ED is bothering her. （ B） ED is well-behaved. （ C） ED is very considerate. （ D） ED is respectful of her. 7 It seems that the woman is all of the
6、 following EXCEPT_. （ A） upset （ B） jealous （ C） sensitive （ D） considerate 8 Which of the following can Mr. Butler NOT be normally regarded as? （ A） An expert on printing. （ B） A hardworking person. （ C） An expert on economics. （ D） A worker in a printing house. 9 Mr. Butler is most likely to live_
7、. （ A） on three dollars a week （ B） on the food be can digest （ C） on the food he can afford to buy （ D） on three thousand dollars a week 10 Mr. Butler is NOT_. （ A） indolent （ B） sparing （ C） aspiring （ D） diligent 11 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the conversation? （ A） Mr. Butle
8、r was not in an advantageous position. （ B） Mr. Butler had sacrificed his youth for his future. （ C） Mr. Butler had denied himself his childhood pleasure. （ D） Mr. Butler had indulged in the economic achievements. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen
9、 to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What kind of child is vulnerable to cancer? （ A） Those who live near a factory. （ B） Those who live near a bus station. （ C） Those who live in Birmingham. （ D） Those who live in the UK. 13 How many new cases of childhood diagno
10、sed in the UK each year? （ A） 12. （ B） 300. （ C） 22,500. （ D） 1,500. 14 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Development of cancer research. （ B） Childhood cancer and pollution. （ C） Engine exhausts. （ D） Pre-natal care. 15 What does this passage mainly talk about? （ A） How to establish a c
11、ompany. （ B） How to strengthen a marketing program. （ C） How to analyze product sales. （ D） How to keep self-esteem. 16 According to the author, which statement is NOT true? （ A） One should know the jobs and living places of his customers. （ B） One can face the same challenges as his colleagues. （ C
12、） One can identify the publications his customers read. （ D） One can evaluate himself. 17 Which of the internal skills is NOT mentioned in this passage? （ A） Networking. （ B） Public speaking. （ C） Writing. （ D） Cross-culture travelling. 18 Muhammad Ali started to learn boxing because_. （ A） he was v
13、ery much interested in the sport （ B） he intended to revenge on the bike thief （ C） he found a policeman as his best trainer （ D） he had got boxing lessons from the police 19 When did Muhammad Ali win his first Olympic gold medal? （ A） 1962. （ B） 1960. （ C） 1954. （ D） 1964. 20 Which of the following
14、 is true, according to the passage? （ A） Muhammad Ali had been in prison for four years. （ B） Muhammad Ali restarted his boxing career in 1972. （ C） Muhammad Ali ended his career because of illness. （ D） Muhammad Ali knocked out Archie More in the 5th round. 21 Muhammad Ali was put into prison and h
15、ad to pay a fine of_. （ A） 1,000 dollars （ B） 5,000 dollars （ C） 10,000 dollars （ D） 11,000 dollars SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What does the inter-parliamentary confere
16、nce focus on? （ A） Revising anti-terrorist laws. （ B） Enhancing anti-terrorist coordination. （ C） Freezing assets of terrorist organizations. （ D） Cutting off financial aid to terrorist activities. 23 What were the official interest rates before the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a cut? （ A） Ar
17、ound 7.0 percent. （ B） Around 7.5 percent. （ C） Around 6.5 percent, （ D） Around 0. 5 percent. 24 What would the bank do if wages grew too fast? （ A） It would increase interest rates again. （ B） It would cut interest rates again. （ C） It would cut wages again. （ D） It would increase wages by 2 to 3 p
18、ercent. 25 Many deaths during childbirth could be prevented by the following methods EXCEPT _. （ A） by passing virus to the babies （ B） by using medicines （ C） by improving health condition （ D） by vaccine inoculation 26 By the year 2015, the number of women dying in childbirth is hoped to be reduce
19、d by _. （ A） 2/3 （ B） 3/4 （ C） 1/2 （ D） 1/3 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 26 The ability of falling cats to right themselves in mida
20、ir and land on their feet has been a source of wonder for ages. Biologists long regarded it as an example of 【 C1】 _ by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous. Newtons laws of motion 【 C2】_ that the total amount of spin of a body cannot change 【 C3】 _ an external torque
21、speeds it up or slows it down. If a cat has no spin when it is released and experiences no external torque, it ought not to be able to 【 C4】 _ as it falls. In the speed of its execution, the 【 C5】 _ of a tumbling cat resembles a magicians trick. The gyrations of the cat in midair are 【 C6】 _ fast fo
22、r the human eye to follow, so the process is obscured.【 C7】 _ the eye must be speeded up, or the cats fall slowed down for the phenomenon to be observed. A century ago the former was accomplished 【 C8】 _ high-speed photography using equipment now 【 C9】 _ in any pharmacy. But in the nineteenth centur
23、y the 【 C10】 _ on film of a falling cat constituted a scientific experiment. The experiment was described in a paper presented to the Paris Academy in 1894. Two sequences of twenty photographs【 C11】 _ one from the side and one from behind, 【 C12】_ a white cat in the act of righting itself. Grainy an
24、d quaint 【 C13】 _ they are, the photos show that the cat was dropped upside down, with no initial spin, and still landed on its feet. Careful analysis of the photos reveals the secret. As the Cat rotates the front of its body 【 C14】 _ , the rear and tail twist counterclockwise, 【 C15】 _ the total sp
25、in remains zero, 【 C16】 _ Newtons laws. Halfway down, the cat pulls in its legs before reversing its twist and then extends them again, 【 C17】 _ the desired end result. The explanation was that while no body can acquire spin without torque, a flexible one can readily change its 【 C18】_ . Cats know t
26、his instinctively, but scientists could not be sure how it happened 【 C19】_ they increased the speed of their 【 C20】 _ a thousandfold. 27 【 C1】 （ A） adeptness （ B） adaptation （ C） adoption （ D） adaptability 28 【 C2】 （ A） fancy （ B） imagine （ C） conceive （ D） assume 29 【 C3】 （ A） unless （ B） until: （
27、 C） when （ D） after 30 【 C4】 （ A） tumble down （ B） twist around （ C） topple down （ D） stumble over 31 【 C5】 （ A） falling （ B） spinning （ C） righting （ D） twisting 32 【 C6】 （ A） so （ B） much （ C） rather （ D） too 33 【 C7】 （ A） Neither （ B） Never （ C） Either （ D） Whether 34 【 C8】 （ A） by means of （ B）
28、by way of （ C） in the way of （ D） not by 35 【 C9】 （ A） believable （ B） useable （ C） practical （ D） available 36 【 C10】 （ A） observation （ B） capture （ C） phenomenon （ D） process 37 【 C11】 （ A） respectively （ B） each （ C） all （ D） more 38 【 C12】 （ A） showed （ B） shows （ C） show （ D） had shown 39 【 C1
29、3】 （ A） though （ B） as （ C） than （ D） and 40 【 C14】 （ A） counterclockwise （ B） upside down （ C） clockwise （ D） anticlockwise 41 【 C15】 （ A） in order that （ B） so that （ C） as long as （ D） because 42 【 C16】 （ A） in accord with （ B） in accord to （ C） by accord with （ D） by accord to 43 【 C17】 （ A） to
30、（ B） as （ C） for （ D） with 44 【 C18】 （ A） movement （ B） orientation （ C） behavior （ D） adjustment 45 【 C19】 （ A） unless （ B） when （ C） until （ D） after 46 【 C20】 （ A） perception （ B） experience （ C） reception （ D） experiment 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR so you need to get certified, too. （ B） Certification is
31、 needed in a wide variety of fields, so may be in yours. （ C） Certification is varied because of more emerging careers and areas. （ D） Certification is becoming more and more important for every one. 90 According to Paragraph 5, which of the following is most likely to be the best explanation of “co
32、ntinuing education“? （ A） Continuing education means more than just certification. （ B） Continuing education orientates you to a better career. （ C） Continuing education helps in more than just one way. （ D） Continuing education motivates you to a higher position. 91 The word “obsolescence“ in parag
33、raph 4 means_ （ A） agedness （ B） obsoletism （ C） oblivion （ D） olivescence 91 Abortion Should Be Kept Out of the Criminal Code Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. When the expulsion from the womb occurs after the fetus becomes viable (capable of
34、independent life), usually at the end of six months of pregnancy, it is technically a premature birth. The practice of abortion was widespread in ancient times as a method of birth control. Later it was restricted or forbidden by most world religions, but it was not considered an offense in secular
35、law until the 19th century. During that century, first the English Parliament and then American state legislatures prohibited induced abortion to protect women from surgical procedures that were at the time unsafe, commonly stipulating a threat to the womans life as the sole therapeutic exception to
36、 the prohibition. Occasionally the exception was enlarged to include danger to the mothers health as well. Legislative action in the 20th century has been aimed at permitting the termination of unwanted pregnancies for medical, social, or private reasons. Abortions at the womans request were first a
37、llowed by the Soviet Union in 1920, followed by Japan and several East European nations after World War II. In the late 1960s liberalized abortion regulations became widespread. The impetus for the change was threefold: (1) infanticide and the high maternal death rate associated with illegal abortio
38、ns, (2) rapidly expanding world population, (3) the growing feminist movement. Countries with moderately restrictive laws of abortions permitted to protect a womans health, to end pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, to avoid genetic or congenital defects, or in response to social problems suc
39、h as unmarried status or inadequate income. Abortions at the womans request, usually with limits based on physical conditions such as duration of pregnancy, were allowed in countries with nearly 40 percent of the worlds population. Under the Criminal Code. R. S. C. 970, C-34, abortion constitutes a
40、criminal offense. Section 159 (2) (c) makes it an offense to offer or have for sale or disposal, to publish or advertise means, instructions or medicine intended or represented to cause abortion or miscarriage. Section 221 (1) makes the act of causing death to a child who has not become a human bein
41、g, in the act of birth, equivalent to murder. Abortion constitutes an indictable offense under section 251 of the Code whenever a person uses any means to carry out the intent to procure a miscarriage of female person, whether she is pregnant or not. Section 251 (2) makes any female attempting to pr
42、ocure a miscarriage by any means guilty of an indictable offense. Section 251 (4) allows permission for a therapeutic abortion to be obtained from a competent committee, fulfilling strict regulations, with the operation performed by a qualified physician. Until 1988, under the Canadian Criminal Code
43、, an attempt to induce an abortion by any means was a crime. The maximum penalty was life imprisonment, or two years if the woman herself was convicted. The law was liberalized in 1969 with an amendment to the Criminal Code allowing that abortions are legal if performed by a doctor in an accredited
44、hospital after a committee certified that the continuation of the pregnancy would likely endanger the mothers life or heath. In 1989, 70,779 abortions were reported in Canada, or 18 abortions per 100 live births. 92 Abortion _ （ A） is not allowed in most countries （ B） was left unnoticed in ancient
45、times （ C） was first prohibited in England （ D） is a method of birth control 93 In the nineteenth century, abortion was only allowed _ （ A） when the woman was not well with herself （ B） when surgical procedures were unsafe （ C） when the mother requested to have one （ D） while the family was in finan
46、cial straits 94 Under which of the following section of the Criminal Code, abortion is deemed as murder? （ A） 159(2)(c). （ B） 221(1). （ C） 251(2). （ D） 251(4). 95 This passage is mainly concerned about _ （ A） the legality of abortion as a social and legal issue （ B） the historical changes of legislature on abortion （ C） the different restrictions on abortion in various countries （ D） the various attitudes towards induced abortion 96 In 1989, there were about _ births all together in Canada. （ A） 180,000 （ B） 393,000 （ C） 710,000 （ D） 1,275,000
