1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 152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 not true about the patient mentioned in the beginning? （ A） He came in for a routine physical checkup. （ B） He is going on vacation with his family. （ C） He feels in perfect health. （ D） He is only 36
4、 years old! 3 What is not mentioned when the doctor is describing what would happen if the patient were told about the truth of his conditions? （ A） They recover more slowly. （ B） They deteriorate faster. （ C） Perhaps they even commit suicide. （ D） They will hardly recover. 4 What does the woman mea
5、n when she talks about decisions about the end of life? （ A） Whether or not they should enter a hospital or have surgery. （ B） Where and with whom they should spend their remaining time. （ C） How they should bring their affairs to a close and take leave. （ D） All of the above. 5 How many Chinese Ame
6、ricans are there in the U.S. today? （ A） Less than 500,000. （ B） More than 500,000. （ C） Less than 5,000,000. （ D） More than 5,000,000, 6 Where is not the gathering place of Chinese Americans mentioned in the conversation? （ A） California. （ B） Washington. （ C） New York. （ D） Hawaii. 7 Which Chinato
7、wn might be the busiest and the most thriving one according to the conversation? （ A） San Francisco. （ B） Washington. （ C） Los Angles. （ D） Boston. 8 Why does Johnny look unhappy? （ A） He doesnt like Jenny. （ B） He doesnt know what is body language. （ C） The customers prefer Jenny to him. （ D） The c
8、ustomers often go to him instead of Jenny. 9 Who is woman in the dialogue? （ A） Johnnys colleague. （ B） Jennys colleague. （ C） Johnnys friend. （ D） All of the above. 10 What is body language? （ A） The way you stand and sit and walk. （ B） Your gestures. （ C） The expression on your face and in your ey
9、es. （ D） All of the above. 11 What is true about Johnny? （ A） He holds his head up. （ B） He looks at a customer s eyes. （ C） He smiles. （ D） He doesnt turn his head or body towards the customers. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages c
10、arefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What do the bees round dance and tail-wagging dance indicate? （ A） The smell of the food. （ B） The quality of the food. （ C） The distance of the food. （ D） The amount of the food. 13 What does the speed of the tail-wagging dance tell other bees?
11、 （ A） The direction to fly in. （ B） The distance to fly. （ C） The height to fly. （ D） The kind of food to find. 14 How can the bees in the passage be described? （ A） Diligent. （ B） Interesting. （ C） Creative. （ D） Cooperative. 15 The expression “to end up with the upper hand“ means _. （ A） to begin
12、a job （ B） to be in control （ C） to be out of control （ D） to take over the business 16 Which of the following expressions about “hand“ is true? （ A） To lend a hand means to give up ones hand. （ B） To do it hands down means the job is quite easy. （ C） To wash ones hands means the hands are dirty. （
13、D） To hand it to someone means to give him help. 17 The expression “to bite the hand that feeds us“ is most equivalent in meaning to“_“. （ A） to be forgetful （ B） to be ungrateful （ C） to be grateful （ D） to be hungry 18 Whats the change in American family in the 21 century? （ A） The American family
14、 is falling apart. （ B） The size and shape of American family have changed. （ C） The American family is dying. （ D） The American family remains the same. 19 There were mainly _ types of family in the United States in the late 18OOs and early 1900s. （ A） one （ B） two （ C） three （ D） many 20 Whats the
15、 nuclear family? （ A） A family where grandparents, parents and children live under the same roof. （ B） A family only with parents and children. （ C） A family including two couples without children. （ D） A family where the children live alone, not together with their parents. 21 What is a blended fam
16、ily? （ A） Both parents work outside the home. （ B） A mother or father living with children. （ C） Adults take care of children that are not biologically theirs. （ D） Men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into new families. SECTION C NEWS BR
17、OADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 Specifically equipped planes have been used _. （ A） to spread chemicals over the forest near Moscow airport （ B） to spread chemicals over the planes to dear t
18、he fog around them （ C） to spread chemicals over the fog lo help create “windows“ in the fog for planes to land and take off （ D） to spread chemicals over the runway at Moscow airport 23 According to the news, France was strongly criticized for _. （ A） conducting five nuclear tests on Wednesday （ B）
19、 carrying out a series of nuclear tests in the Pacific （ C） getting disappointing results in the nuclear program （ D） refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear rests 24 Who ordered that all communication with the Palestinian Authority be cut? （ A） Palestinian Prime Minister. （ B） Palestinian
20、President. （ C） Israeli Prime Minister. （ D） Israeli President. 25 Communication with the Palestinian Authority would stop until _. （ A） the new Palestinian President was sworn-in （ B） hours before the new President was sworn in （ C） Israeli Prime Minister makes new orders （ D） the new Palestinian P
21、resident controls militants and halts attacks 26 Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts? （ A） Poverty elimination. （ B） Good government. （ C） Fight against corruption. （ D） Poor living standard. 27 By canceling the debt owned to her, Britain intends to _ a similar schem
22、e proposed by the International Monetary Fund. （ A） reject （ B） restart （ C） follow （ D） review 28 Officials say water levels along the Brahmaputra River still are at dangerous levels although _. （ A） they are not rising （ B） they are falling （ C） the rain has stopped （ D） its clearing up 29 In Bhut
23、an, about 200 people _. （ A） have been killed in floods （ B） have been killed in landslides （ C） have drowned in the river （ D） have been killed by diseases caused by floods 30 In Bangladesh, officials say the Ganges Rive may flood _. （ A） eastern part of the country （ B） western part of the country
24、 （ C） central part of the country （ D） several parts of the country 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. 30 More teenagers smoke today than
25、 at any【 C1】 _ since the 1970s, a federal study shows. Overall, 35% of children in grades 912 smoke cigarettes, a greater 【 C2】 _ than 25% of adults who smoke. 【 C3】 _ it is illegal to buy cigarettes until age 18, more than 75% of kids who 【 C4】_ them in stores are not asked for proof of 【 C5】 _ , a
26、nd they get cigarettes just as adults do: they walk in and buy them, 【 C6】 _ no one checks their age. At a high school 【 C7】 _ inaugurated a smoke-free campus this year, students who smoke cigarettes between classes 【 C8】 _ that stricter laws will cut 【 C9】 _ . Sixth and seventh-graders【 C10】 _ at a
27、 middle school say they have little trouble【 C11】 _ stores to sell them cigarettes, 【 C12】 _ unsupervised vending machines or getting 【 C13】 _ students to buy cigarettes for them. They say they have 【 C14】 _ the most successful store-buying line early: “My 【 C15】 _ is waiting in the car.“ 【 C16】 _ s
28、moking becomes less popular in adults, smoking becomes a form of rebellion. Too often the rebellion leads to the tragic consequences of a 【 C17】 _ smoking habit. Health experts warn that【 C18】 _ teen smokers quit soon, advances made in reducing lung and heart disease in the past 20 years will be 【 C
29、19】 _ . This will have a dramatic effect on the nations 【 C20】 _ . 31 【 C1】 （ A） time （ B） minute （ C） age （ D） stage 32 【 C2】 （ A） section （ B） part （ C） percentage （ D） share 33 【 C3】 （ A） Since （ B） Because （ C） When （ D） While 34 【 C4】 （ A） buy （ B） bring （ C） order （ D） smoke 35 【 C5】 （ A） citi
30、zenship （ B） permission （ C） age （ D） identity 36 【 C6】 （ A） thus （ B） so （ C） and （ D） or 37 【 C7】 （ A） whose （ B） which （ C） what （ D） who 38 【 C8】 （ A） question （ B） hesitate （ C） suspect （ D） doubt 39 【 C9】 （ A） availability （ B） tax （ C） wastes （ D） unavailability 40 【 C10】 （ A） interviews （ B）
31、 interview （ C） interviewed （ D） interviewing 41 【 C11】 （ A） spending （ B） taking （ C） getting （ D） forbidding 42 【 C12】 （ A） find （ B） finding （ C） to find （ D） to be found 43 【 C13】 （ A） outside （ B） willing （ C） younger （ D） older 44 【 C14】 （ A） learned （ B） seen （ C） felt （ D） told 45 【 C15】 （ A
32、） child （ B） dog （ C） father （ D） sister 46 【 C16】 （ A） So （ B） As （ C） After （ D） Before 47 【 C17】 （ A） near （ B） useless （ C） normal （ D） lifelong 48 【 C18】 （ A） unless （ B） lest （ C） if （ D） though 49 【 C19】 （ A） accelerated （ B） forbidden （ C） lost （ D） marked 50 【 C20】 （ A） wealth （ B） health （
33、 C） confidence （ D） belief 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR rather they became supplements or feeders. Each new “end-of-track“ became a center for animal-drawn or waterborne transportation. The major effect of the railroad was o shorten the distance that had to be covered by the older, slower, and more costly mea
34、ns. Wagon freighters continued operating throughout the 1870s and 1880s and into the 1890s. Although over constantly shrinking routes, and coaches and wagons continued to crisscross the West wherever the rails had not yet been laid. The beginning of a major change was foreshadowed in the later 1860s
35、, when the Union Pacific Railroad at last began to build westward from the Centre Plains city of Omaha to meet the Central Pacific Railroad advancing eastward from California through the formidable barrier of the Sierra Nevada. Although President Abraham Lincoln signed the original Pacific Railroad
36、bill in 1862 and a revised, financially much more generous version in 1864, little construction was completed until 1865 on the Central Pacific and 1866 on the Union Pacific. The primary reason was skepticism that a Railroad built through so challenging and thinly settled a stretch of desert, mounta
37、in, and semiarid plain could pay a profit. In the words of an economist, this was a case of “premature enterprise“, where not only the cost of construction but also the very high risk deterred private investment. In discussing the Pacific Railroad bill, the chair of the congressional committee blunt
38、ly stated that without government subsidy no one would undertake so unpromising a venture; yet it was a national necessity to link East and West together. 81 The author refers to the impact of railroads before the late 1860s as “limited“ because _. （ A） the track did not take the direct route from o
39、ne city to the next （ B） passengers and freight had to transfer to other modes of transportation to reach western destinations （ C） passengers preferred stagecoaches （ D） railroad travel was quite expensive 82 What can be inferred about coaches and wagon freighters as the railroad expanded? （ A） The
40、y developed competing routes. （ B） Their drivers refused to work for the railroads. （ C） They began to specialize in private investment. （ D） There were insufficient numbers of trained people to operate them. 83 Why does the author mention the Sierra Nevada in line 10? （ A） To argue that a mom dires
41、t route to the West could have boon taken, （ B） To identify a historically significant mountain range in the Went, （ C） To point out the legation of n serious train accident, （ D） To give an example of an obstacle faced by the central pacific. 84 The word “subsidy“ in line 16 is closest in moaning t
42、o _. （ A） persuasion （ B） financing （ C） explanation （ D） penalty 84 In a very broad sense, legislation plays the same role in France as judicial decisions play in common law countries. Legislative rules provide the starting point from which lawyers and judges work toward their goal, the most just s
43、olution for the problem at hand. Usually the statute provides a clear answer to the problem. In those cases, the statute is strictly applied, more because it is just than because it is a statute. Because of this it often appears that legislation is the law and that the judges role is simply to apply
44、 automatically the ready-made solutions provided by the legislature. Nevertheless, there are a greatly many cases where the judges role is far from creative. The legislature sometimes deliberately speaks in very general terms; it has said that divorce can be obtained where there are serious grounds;
45、 contracts must be performed in good faith; a person must repair the damage caused another by his fault; the penalty for a crime can be reduced if there are extenuating circumstances; an act of a government official is invalid if in excess of his powers. The legislature, however, has not defined ser
46、ious grounds or fault, nor explained what is required by good faith or what constitutes extenuating circumstances. Of course, statutory law is being applied in all of these cases, but it is essential to recognize that the statute takes on real meaning only as the courts interpret it. The way in whic
47、h the U. S. Supreme Court interprets the U. S. Constitution can give a common law lawyer an idea of how French courts interpret the legislation from which they work. 85 When French lawyers and judges strictly apply a statute, it is usually because _. （ A） it provides a just solution to a problem （ B
48、） statutes are laws, and must be obeyed （ C） the judges role is always simply to apply automatically the ready-made solutions provided by the legislature （ D） the role of the French judiciary is never really creative 86 The statute that says that contracts must be performed in good faith is an examp
49、le of _. （ A） ready-made solutions provided by the legislature （ B） the legislatures deliberate attempt to speak in general terms （ C） a case where the judges role is far from creative （ D） a case where the statute applies a clear answer to the problem 87 French law says that the penalty for a crime _. （ A） is always rigidly set （ B） may be changed as society changes （ C） depends o
