1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 178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 2 Researchers said Monday that having more children will run more risks of devel
3、oping （ A） fat babies with heart disease. （ B） blood deficiency. （ C） family or financial problems. （ D） high levels of fat in blood. 3 Mothers, with the additional birth of every new child, have the risk of heart disease increased （ A） by 30%. （ B） by 12%. （ C） by 18%. （ D） by 42%. 4 S. Korea Subwa
4、y Arson injured （ A） 135 people. （ B） 230 people. （ C） 255 people. （ D） 120 people. 5 Rescue workers did not stop searching for survivors until （ A） late at night. （ B） the evening. （ C） the morning. （ D） the afternoon. 6 What is wrong with Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille ONeal? （ A） A sore right
5、knee. （ B） A sore left knee. （ C） A sore left leg. （ D） A sore right leg. 7 Los Angeles Lakers has won NBA championship （ A） once only. （ B） twice. （ C） three times. （ D） four times. 8 Which of the following French President Jacque Chirac does NOT insist on （ A） having the right to disarm Iraq if ne
6、cessary. （ B） eliminating Iraqs weapons of mass destruction. （ C） implying to oppose U. S. possible military action. （ D） the U.N. Security Council authorizing war, 9 Why does British Prime Minister Tony Blair need a second U.N. resolution? （ A） He has to coordinate with French President Jacque Chir
7、ac. （ B） He needs to coordinate with U.S. military movements. （ C） He meets with strong domestic opposition to war. （ D） He has to coordinate with the United States and France. 10 What does the speaker think of John? （ A） He is lazy. （ B） He is lucky. （ C） He is happy. （ D） He is relaxing. 11 What i
8、s said about Jimmys uncle? （ A） He was not young. （ B） He was not ambitious. （ C） He was not happy with his job. （ D） He was not willing to be a janitor. 12 When was the concert planned to hold? （ A） In June. （ B） In July. （ C） In August. （ D） Unknown. 13 What does the speaker imply? （ A） Making a p
9、lan sometimes can save money. （ B） People have paid further more for air travel. （ C） Regular, full-priced plane tickets are cheaper. （ D） There are many air flights for people to choose from. 14 The speaker promises to （ A） collect the car. （ B） correct the car. （ C） arrange the car. （ D） telephone
10、 the owner. 15 What does the speaker mean? （ A） The speaker likes his sales program. （ B） The speaker is satisfied with his pay. （ C） The speaker feels bored and dull. （ D） The speaker has to pay for his products. 16 What can we infer from the statement? （ A） To stay with Jack is too difficult. （ B）
11、 To stay with his colleagues is difficult. （ C） To stay with his colleagues is not difficult. （ D） His colleagues are not on good terms with him. 17 What can be said about the field? （ A） The field is left unplanted. （ B） The field is lying waste. （ C） The field is left open to playing. （ D） The fie
12、ld is played with this year, 18 What does Bill advise the woman to do? （ A） Take care on her trip to Sri Lanka. （ B） Be as careful as possible. （ C） See as many differences as possible. （ D） See the country as very different. 19 Which of the following best describes the womans reaction? （ A） Curious
13、. （ B） Dubious. （ C） Suspicious. （ D） Credulous. 20 What does the man do? （ A） He is a doctor. （ B） He is a waiter. （ C） He is pharmacist. （ D） He is a policeman. 21 What conclusion can we draw from the conversation? （ A） The beach is usually very crowded now. （ B） The beach is crowded all the year
14、round, （ C） The beach is unusually crowded this time. （ D） The beach is less crowded now than before, 22 What does the womans response imply? （ A） She is friendly. （ B） She is different. （ C） She is confident. （ D） She is self-assumed. 23 What are they talking about and intending to do? （ A） Countin
15、g the workers who have arrived. （ B） Recording the arrival of workers. （ C） Punishing the workers who are late. （ D） Ensuring the timely arrival of all workers. 24 What can be inferred from the boys response? （ A） He is innocent. （ B） He is careless. （ C） He is cynical. （ D） He is permissive. 25 Wha
16、t can we infer from the conversation? （ A） The woman is not free to choose her career. （ B） The woman is not allowed to choose her career. （ C） Someone is talking about her future career. （ D） Someone has interfered in her choice of career before. 26 What are they talking about? （ A） The fresh air.
17、（ B） The opening of the door. （ C） The ventilation of the room. （ D） The blockade of the door. 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 Beli
18、eve it or not, no one can afford to deny or ignore the tiny sparkle of an idea, especially in a/an 【 C1】 _ of knowledge explosion. Like any other aspects of the computer age, Yahoo began as an idea, 【 C2】 _ into a hobby and lately has turned into a full-time passion. The two developers of Yahoo, Dav
19、id Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph. D candidates 【 C3】 _ Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in the United States, started their 【 C4】 _ in April 1994 as a way to keep 【 C5】 _ of their personal interest on the Internet. Before long they found that their homebrewed lists were becoming too long and
20、【 C6】 _ And gradually they began to spend more and more time on Yahoo. During the year of 1994, they 【 C7】 _ Yahoo into a customized database designed to 【 C8】 _ the needs of the thousands of users that began to use the service through the closely 【 C9】 _ Internet community. They developed customize
21、d software to help them 【 C10】 _ locate, identify and edit material 【 C11】 _ on the Internet. The name Yahoo is 【 C12】 _ to stand for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle“, but David Filo and Jerry Yang insist that they select the 【 C13】 _ because they considered themselves yahoos. Yahoo itsel
22、f first 【 C14】 _ on Yangs workstation, “akebono“, while the search engine was 【 C15】_ on Filos computer, “Konishiki“. In early 1995 Marc Andersen, one of the 【 C16】 _ of Netscape Communication in Mountain View, California, invited Filo and Yang to move their files 【 C17】 _ to larger computers 【 C18】
23、 _ at Netscape. As a result Stanfords computer network returned to 【 C19】 _ , and both parties benefited from this issue. Today, Yahoo 【 C20】 _ organized information on tens of thousands of computers linked to the web. 27 【 C1】 （ A） time （ B） era （ C） phase （ D） epoch 28 【 C2】 （ A） diverted （ B） fol
24、ded （ C） detracted （ D） evolved 29 【 C3】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） about （ D） within 30 【 C4】 （ A） steer （ B） guide （ C） plot （ D） debut 31 【 C5】 （ A） touch （ B） contact （ C） track （ D） record 32 【 C6】 （ A） unwieldy （ B） tough （ C） paradoxical （ D） uneven 33 【 C7】 （ A） exchanged （ B） shrank （ C） distorte
25、d （ D） converted 34 【 C8】 （ A） explain （ B） serve （ C） discover （ D） evaluate 35 【 C9】 （ A） relative （ B） interactive （ C） bound （ D） contacted 36 【 C10】 （ A） passionately （ B） efficiently （ C） fluently （ D） harmoniously 37 【 C11】 （ A） transmitted （ B） purchased （ C） trusted （ D） stored 38 【 C12】 （
26、A） doomed （ B） bound （ C） designated （ D） supposed 39 【 C13】 （ A） fable （ B） title （ C） name （ D） brand 40 【 C14】 （ A） supported （ B） resided （ C） lived （ D） launched 41 【 C15】 （ A） connected （ B） lodged （ C） introduced （ D） linked 42 【 C16】 （ A） founders （ B） supporters （ C） consumers （ D） mediator
27、s 43 【 C17】 （ A） apart （ B） away （ C） inside （ D） over 44 【 C18】 （ A） housed （ B） posed （ C） deployed （ D） hidden 45 【 C19】 （ A） average （ B） unaffected （ C） normal （ D） commonplace 46 【 C20】 （ A） attains （ B） detains （ C） maintains （ D） contains 三 、 PART IV GRAMMAR otherwise, she would have made it
28、. （ A） given （ B） to give （ C） to have given （ D） having given 51 He brought off the first prize in the speech contest. Without your help, he _. （ A） would succeed （ B） will succeed （ C） would not succeed （ D） would never have succeed 52 Lets _ this has never happened. （ A） make believe （ B） make to
29、 believe （ C） to make believe （ D） to make to believe 53 Caroline _ her speech when a stranger rushed in and interrupted her. （ A） was to finish （ B） finished （ C） had finished （ D） was to have finished 54 In the sweatshops in Britain during the Industrial Revolution, the laborers _ day and night. （
30、 A） made to work （ B） were made to work （ C） were made work （ D） were made working 55 He is a confirmed liar so excuses are not far _ as far as he is concerned. （ A） to seek （ B） seeking （ C） to be sought （ D） to be seeked 56 Betty would rather go home now than _ with the boring boy for one more min
31、ute. （ A） staying （ B） to stay （ C） stay （ D） to having stayed 57 Try _ the green button to see if the machine will start. （ A） press （ B） to press （ C） pressing （ D） to have pressed 58 The shower _ over, we went on with our journey. （ A） was （ B） being （ C） to be （ D） been 59 She was regarded as a
32、beauty when she was at college. After giving birth to a baby, she became _ beautiful. （ A） the most （ B） more （ C） most （ D） all the more 60 The father told the boy “You are not _ to drive a car yet.“ （ A） quite old （ B） old quite （ C） old enough （ D） enough old 61 The White House and other federal
33、buildings were _ as a plane enters the restricted airspace. （ A） vacated （ B） empty （ C） deserted （ D） evacuated 62 At 12 a.m. I will send Carol to _ you from your post. （ A） release （ B） relieve （ C） ease （ D） comfort 63 BIRD-X offers pest bird control products to _, control and get rid of birds. （
34、 A） compel （ B） propel （ C） repel （ D） dispel 64 The election campaign is carried out _, with almost everyone involved in one way or another. （ A） in full blast （ B） in full fling （ C） in full view （ D） in full feather 65 His urgent letter finally brought me _ to give money to the school. （ A） aroun
35、d （ B） in （ C） about （ D） off 66 You have to be _ when you try to work out mathematical formulas. （ A） reasonable （ B） rational （ C） logical （ D） sound 67 At the turn of the Millennium, some people believed the Day of Judgment was close _. （ A） on hand （ B） at hand （ C） in hand （ D） by hand 68 Thoug
36、h Jane was offended by her sisters rude remarks, she only _ her lips and said nothing. （ A） compress （ B） condense （ C） contract （ D） constrict 69 I am glad you show my letters _ in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I cant write to every one. （ A） off （ B） round （ C） up （
37、D） out 70 Its no good _ him. He is always indifferent towards others matters. （ A） to turn to （ B） turning to （ C） turn to （ D） turned to 71 Facial tattooing is a standard _ among certain peoples. （ A） custom （ B） habit （ C） practice （ D） tradition 72 Not only was the paper money _ which Napoleon so
38、 graciously distributed to the unfortunate, but even silver lost its value in relation to gold. （ A） invaluable （ B） valueless （ C） priceless （ D） valuable 73 Historically the Ukrainians are an ancient _ which has persisted and survived through terrible calamity. （ A） country （ B） nation （ C） state
39、（ D） territory 74 That there really was something could not be doubted, and the _ were invited to put their finger on the wound of the Scotia. （ A） credulous （ B） credible （ C） incredulous （ D） incredible 75 The professor _ his habit of getting up early in the morning to do writing all his life. （ A
40、） projection （ B） retained （ C） retailed （ D） revitalized 76 It was the ordinary _ of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and the following words were written upon it in a faint delicate handwriting. （ A） writing （ B） handwriting （ C） stationary （ D） stationery 76 Some of todays most cutting-edge technology
41、is now being used to help students with special needs. No longer just the province of games for “video needs“, virtual reality has come into its own as a tool for special education teachers and therapists. As such, it is used for assessment, teaching, and practice, according to Skip Rizzo, research
42、assistant professor at the University of Southern California. For example, virtual reality has been used effectively to assess students depth perception, with the results being quite different from those obtained from traditional paper and pencil tests. It is also used to help students gain transiti
43、on skills. Students with autism or developmental delay can visit a virtual supermarket, take public transportation, cross the street, or organize his or her day. Students in wheelchairs can learn how to navigate buildings. And the beauty is, these students can make any number of mistakes without end
44、angering themselves. In fact, one of the biggest virtues of virtual reality is that it allows students to learn in a safe environment, and this holds true for students with behavior disorders. After a student has learned an appropriate behavior or way of controlling his or her anger, the student is
45、put in progressively more difficult virtual social situations where he or she can practice the new technique. And it is expected that future teachers will be exposed to virtual classes, complete with “difficult students“ to help them master behavior management techniques. Virtual reality even allows
46、 us to tailor the world to meet a childs needs. Lets say were teaching a child to cross the street by paying attention to traffic signs. Educators have found that it is often difficult for the child to locate the traffic sign in a busy environment. With virtual reality, we can blow up the “walk sign
47、“ so the student knows what it looks like. Then we gradually begin shrinking the sign and adding other environmental elements. Once the student has mastered this virtually, he or she transfers, the knowledge to the real world. In the end, this is the most important function of virtual reality progra
48、ms for special students. 77 In Line 2, Para. 1, the underlined word “province“ means _. （ A） technology （ B） domain （ C） basis （ D） region 78 Virtual reality can help future teachers learn _. （ A） how to assess students skill levels （ B） how to respond to individual students needs （ C） how to deal w
49、ith students who misbehave （ D） how to run an orderly classroom 79 This text mainly deals with _. （ A） the importance of using virtual reality in special education （ B） the applications of virtual reality for special students （ C） the advantages of virtual reality over conventional special education methods （ D） the potenti
