1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 151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 does Mary think is so incredible and wonderful? （ A） The speed of light. （ B） The speed of telecommunication. （ C） Astronauts landing on the moon. （ D） The United States. 3 What does Mary think is awful?
4、 （ A） Telecommunication. （ B） War. （ C） Soccer. （ D） Watching television. 4 What does Bob think about Mary? （ A） Mary is troubled. （ B） Mary bases her opinions on facts. （ C） Mary looks at the facts. （ D） Mary only sees what she wants to see. 5 What did Helen recently pass? （ A） A test in a composit
5、ion class. （ B） A road test. （ C） The written test for her drivers license. （ D） A road. 6 What problem did the man have when he took his road test several years before? （ A） He drove too fast. （ B） He couldnt park well. （ C） He made an improper turn. （ D） He could park well. 7 What does the man off
6、er to do for Helen? （ A） Drive her to the test site. （ B） Help her get ready for the road test. （ C） Sell her a car. （ D） Drive her car into her garage. 8 How many provinces and territories does Canada have? （ A） Two provinces and ten territories. （ B） Six territories and six provinces. （ C） Ten pro
7、vinces and two territories. （ D） Eight provinces and two territories. 9 What organization does Canada belong to? （ A） The Commonwealth of Nations. （ B） The Common Health Nations. （ C） The Commonhealth of Nations. （ D） Common Wealth Nations. 10 When was the Official Languages Act passed? （ A） 1949 （
8、B） 1959 （ C） 1969 （ D） 1979 11 How many colleges and students are there in Canada? （ A） 350;600,000 （ B） 360;6,000,000 （ C） 370;600,000 （ D） 380;6,000,000 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions th
9、at follow. 12 Which of the following is NOT true for each of the five winners? （ A） Won a trip to a fair held in Portland. Oregon. （ B） Received more than three-thousand dollars. （ C） Will be able to request up to ten-thousand dollars for their program. （ D） Could he a member of Intel Company. 13 Th
10、e teachers mainly teach _ in universities. （ A） Biology and Mathematics （ B） Biology and Physics （ C） Mathematics and Physics （ D） Physics and Chemistry 14 How many high school students are presenting science projects in Portland this week? （ A） One hundred. （ B） Several hundred. （ C） One thousand.
11、（ D） Several thousand. 15 Who did NOT attend the conference on educational games? （ A） Game designers. （ B） Publishers. （ C） Government officials. （ D） Teachers. 16 What is the average age of a game player? （ A） 20. （ B） 29. （ C） 19. （ D） 39. 17 What is the percentage of Americans aging six and olde
12、r who play computer and video games? （ A） 15. （ B） 50. （ C） 8. （ D） 39. 18 The three worlds richest industrial countries are _. （ A） Kuwait, UAE, Qatar （ B） Kuwait, UAE, Turkey （ C） Sweden, USA, Germany （ D） USA, Japan, Sweden 19 Which was the worlds poorest country mentioned in this passage? （ A） I
13、ndia. （ B） China. （ C） Bhutan. （ D） Bangladesh. 20 Which country has an income of 7,380 per person? （ A） The United States. （ B） Germany. （ C） Sweden. （ D） Japan. 21 Which of the following countries in NOT mentioned as an oil-producing country? （ A） Kuwait. （ B） UAE. （ C） Japan. （ D） Qatar. 22 What
14、kind of a plane was it that crashed? （ A） A war plane. （ B） A freight plane. （ C） An ordinary plane. （ D） A float plane. 23 What was the plane equipped with? （ A） Life boats. （ B） Ropes. （ C） Pontoons or floats. （ D） Wooden boards. 24 Key players in the Congo Kinshasa war are holding talks about _ f
15、ollowing the rebel takeover Monday of a strategic city of Kindu. （ A） the next steps to take （ B） the next agreement to reach （ C） the next announcement to make （ D） the next cease-fire to arrange 25 Zimbabwes President Mugabe accused Rwanda and Uganda of _. （ A） continuing to support the rebels in
16、eastern Congo （ B） the continuing intervention in eastern Congo （ C） the continuing aggression in the eastern Congo （ D） the continuing infiltration in eastern Congo 26 Who did not attend the talks? （ A） The Ugandan President. （ B） The Ugandan Defense Minister. （ C） The Rwandan Vice President. （ D）
17、The high military officials. 27 Burmese oppositions leader Aung San Suu Kyi has vowed to continue seeking freedom of movement after _. （ A） police forced her to end a sit-in （ B） police forced her to sit in the room （ C） police forced her to sit on the rural highway （ D） police forced her to end a m
18、eeting near Rangoon 28 The sit-in began Friday when authorities blocked her car on a bridge outside the capital as _. （ A） a group of supporters tried to talk with her （ B） a group of people tried to support her （ C） she tried to visit a group of supporters （ D） she tried to visit the capital 29 Whi
19、ch of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Authorities told her to return home. （ B） She refused to move. （ C） Wednesday night, police forced her to drive back to Rangoon. （ D） Police drove her back to Rangoon. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage
20、. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 29 Man is the only animal that laughs. Why is this true? What makes us respond as we【 C1】 _ to pleasurable experiences? What is the history of this “happy convulsion“, as someone once【
21、C2】 _ it, and just what is its function? We are not short【 C3】 _ theories to explain the mystery; for centuries, biologists, psychologists, and medical men have【 C4】 _ a definitive explanation of laughter. One writer theoried that its function is to intimidate others or to gain stature【 C5】 _ them b
22、y humiliating them. Another took the opposite view that we laugh in order not to cry. A psychologist offered the explanation that laughter functions as a remedy【 C6】 _ painful experiences, and that it serves to defend a person【 C7】_ what the psychologist termed “the many minor pains【 C8】 _ which man
23、 is exposed“. In the seventeenth century, a writer set【 C9】 _ the theory that we laugh when we compare ourselves with others and find ourselves superior; in effect, we laugh at the infirmities of others.【 C10】 _ every theory bas been concerned with either the structure or the function of laughter,【
24、C11】 _ relatively few have been devoted 【 C12】 _ the question of its origin. I propose to offer a theory which, so far as I am 【 C13】 _ , has not previously been set forth: that only those animals capable of speech are capable of laughter; and that therefore man, being the only animal that【 C14】 _ ,
25、 is the only animal that laughs. Those of us who have observed chimpanzees closely feel quite confident that the chimpanzee occasionally【 C15】 _ behavior that looks very much like a primitive precursor of human laughter. This behavior, however, has been observed only in a human【 C16】 _ ; whether or
26、not it occurs under natural【 C17】 _ is dubious; but the 【 C18】 _ fact that under any condition an ape is capable of such behavior is【 C19】 _ more than passing【 C20】 _ for does it not indicate that early man had the rudiments of laughter? 30 【 C1】 （ A） arc （ B） did （ C） do （ D） would 31 【 C2】 （ A） ca
27、lls （ B） termed （ C） spoke （ D） names 32 【 C3】 （ A） of （ B） in （ C） about （ D） with 33 【 C4】 （ A） worked （ B） made （ C） done （ D） sought 34 【 C5】 （ A） above （ B） over （ C） on （ D） below 35 【 C6】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） with （ D） in 36 【 C7】 （ A） with （ B） on （ C） against （ D） towards 37 【 C8】 （ A） by
28、（ B） on （ C） within （ D） to 38 【 C9】 （ A） forth （ B） about （ C） off （ D） to 39 【 C10】 （ A） No （ B） Not （ C） Virtually （ D） Whether 40 【 C11】 （ A） therefore （ B） whereas （ C） so （ D） to 41 【 C12】 （ A） on （ B） against （ C） with （ D） to 42 【 C13】 （ A） aware （ B） concerned （ C） know （ D） said 43 【 C14】
29、（ A） talks （ B） does （ C） speaks （ D） says 44 【 C15】 （ A） exhibits （ B） shows （ C） reveals （ D） talks 45 【 C16】 （ A） way （ B） context （ C） situations （ D） surroundings 46 【 C17】 （ A） condition （ B） states （ C） conditions （ D） time 47 【 C18】 （ A） only （ B） open （ C） above （ D） very 48 【 C19】 （ A） of
30、（ B） much （ C） hardly （ D） within 49 【 C20】 （ A） thought （ B） importances （ C） interest （ D） interests 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN) Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phras
31、e that best completes the sentence. 50 The teachers whispered _ they should disturb the students. （ A） in order that （ B） provided that （ C） in case （ D） with the result that 51 It was unusual for there _ so few students in the classroom. （ A） to be （ B） be （ C） being （ D） are 52 Though the hotel ha
32、s been open for a few days, it is already _ booked. （ A） heavily （ B） expectantly （ C） immediately （ D） quickly 53 Such euphemisms may be stylistically “permissible“ if they are kept within _. （ A） boundaries （ B） ranges （ C） borders （ D） limits 54 Adams hadnt a _ what the speaker was talking about
33、most of the time because the class was in chaos. （ A） guess （ B） thought （ C） concept （ D） clue 55 Linda asked to be to you. （ A） reminded （ B） remembered （ C） regarded （ D） recalled 56 The National Geographic Society headquarters,_ in Washington,D.C., is well-known for its magazine. （ A） situated （
34、 B） placed （ C） stood （ D） positioned 57 Henry felt so hungry that he ordered a double,_ of fish. （ A） piece （ B） part （ C） portion （ D） section 58 When Ken studied at Stanford University, he lived _ the University. （ A） out of （ B） apart from （ C） distant from （ D） a long way from 59 The Sears Comp
35、any recently made _because of financial troubles. （ A） cuts （ B） demands （ C） omissions （ D） orders 60 _ snobbish people _you described are to be found everywhere. （ A） Such, like （ B） So, like （ C） Such, as （ D） So, as 61 His parents never intended _ together with him though they hoped to see him o
36、ften. （ A） live （ B） living （ C） to have lived （ D） to be living 62 Frank realized fully what he had dreamed about could not_ have happened in real life. （ A） likely （ B） certainly （ C） doubtfully （ D） possibly 63 We had to wait some time before the menu was brought to us and our orders _. （ A） take
37、n （ B） given （ C） done （ D） made 64 Accidents and exhaustion may force more than half the cyclists to drop out before reaching the _. （ A） dead line （ B） end line （ C） finish line （ D） finishing line 65 People were certain Thomas _his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in New York. （ A） put （
38、B） trod （ C） set （ D） placed 66 Shaka _ power and became the king of the Zulus upon the death of his father （ A） presumed （ B） resumed （ C） consumed （ D） assumed 67 Olivia obviously had no _ of doing any work that day, although it was only a week before the Proficiency Test. （ A） willingness （ B） in
39、tention （ C） ambition （ D） desire 68 _people are contemptuous of those who make obscene calls. （ A） Respectable （ B） Respectful （ C） Respective （ D） Respected 69 Students are not allowed to _ for the final exam if they have missed one third of the classes. （ A） make （ B） sit （ C） offer （ D） go 70 In
40、 the corner of the room _. （ A） was a small wooden round table （ B） was a small round wooden table （ C） was a wooden round small table （ D） was a wooden small round table 71 Up _into the air when the ten-second countdown was over. （ A） the rocket shot （ B） shot the rocket （ C） was the rocket shot （
41、D） the rocket was shot 72 _right now, she would get there on Sunday （ A） Would she leave （ B） If she leaves （ C） Were she to leave （ D） If she had left 73 With the curtain _, the room was dark. （ A） drew （ B） were drawn （ C） drawing （ D） drawn 74 _computer is more essential to a modern business than
42、 _ typewriter. （ A） The, the （ B） /, / （ C） A, the （ D） The, a 75 The National Gallery in London has more visitors than _ any other because of its free admission. （ A） practically （ B） really （ C） actually （ D） completely 76 Doctors efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far _
43、 with satisfaction. （ A） found （ B） shown （ C） given （ D） met 77 On that bitterly cold winter night, few people walked along the now _ narrow street. （ A） deserted （ B） lonely （ C） isolated （ D） neglected 78 A well-meaning lady gave Robert a wrong _ and he finished at the theatre instead of the scho
44、ol. （ A） advice （ B） information （ C） direction （ D） way 79 If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _. （ A） deceptive （ B） defective （ C） deficient （ D） ineffective 79 Americans this year will swallow 15,000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man.
45、The most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild and it is cheap. For millions of people suffering from arthritis, it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the second large
46、st suicide drug and is the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users. Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, under
47、stood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates, the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 1915, aspirin tablets were availab
48、le in the United States. A small quantity of aspirin ( two five-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation. It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the bodys reactions. Specifically, aspirin seems to slow down the formation of the acids involved in pain and the complex chemical reactions that cause fever. The chemistry of these acids is not fully understood, but the slowing effect of aspirin is well known. Aspirin is very irritating to the stomach lining and many aspirin takers complain about upset stomach. There is a right way and a wrong way to take aspirin.
