1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 179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 What is this news mainly about? （ A） The February 1 space shuttle “Columbia“ m
3、ishap. （ B） Some pointed questions from some Republican representatives. （ C） The independence of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. （ D） The establishment of the NASA Accident Investigation Board. 3 Who is going to be the chairman of the Accident Investigation Board? （ A） Sherwood Boehlert.
4、 （ B） Harold Gordon. （ C） NASA Administrator. （ D） House Science Committee Chairman. 4 British Prime Minister Tony Blair seems （ A） to push for a military action against Iraq. （ B） to demand Iraq disarm itself immediately. （ C） to make a convincing case for tough action. （ D） to threat to plan a tou
5、gh action against Iraq. 5 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan would like to see （ A） a plan to force Saddam to work with U.N. inspectors. （ B） an early completion of U.N. weapons inspection. （ C） the American military buildup in the Persian Gulf. （ D） the United Nations credibility respectfully stress
6、ed. 6 Infront Sports is （ A） a soccer team. （ B） a marketing company. （ C） a football association. （ D） a television broadcaster. 7 How much did Infront Sports pay for the television rights to soccers 2006 World Cup? （ A） $300 millions. （ B） $30,025 millions. （ C） $1.08 billions. （ D） $1.08 millions
7、. 8 Katharine Hamnett is （ A） a veteran soldier. （ B） a fashion designer. （ C） a weapon designer. （ D） a democratic advocate. 9 When did the Britains largest ever street protest against war take place? （ A） On Tuesday. （ B） On Monday. （ C） On Saturday. （ D） On Friday. 10 What is the speaker going to
8、 do? （ A） Promising to write again. （ B） Translating something twice. （ C） Comparing two translations. （ D） Informing someone of what is going on. 11 What do you learn about Mr. Holbrooke? （ A） He is waiting for a few days. （ B） He will be back on Saturday. （ C） He will not be back on Saturday. （ D）
9、 He is going to Europe on his tour. 12 What does the speaker mean? （ A） Americans are worried about only two things. （ B） Americans are worried more about death than about taxes. （ C） Americans are as worried about death as about taxes. （ D） Americans are as sure of taxes as of death. 13 What is the
10、 profession of the speaker? （ A） A principal. （ B） A shopkeeper. （ C） A policeman. （ D） An official. 14 What does the speaker imply? （ A） Trying something new may be advisable. （ B） Working abroad may be very profitable. （ C） The reason for something new is interesting. （ D） Looking for a job abroad
11、 may be difficult. 15 What does the speaker imply? （ A） It is still inexpensive. （ B） It is very expensive now. （ C） It is something to be bargained for. （ D） It is incredibly doubled. 16 What can we infer from the statement? （ A） The task is twice difficult to finish. （ B） He spends more time than
12、his son finishing the task. （ C） He spends less time than his son finishing the task. （ D） He and his son spend the same amount of time finishing it. 17 What is the exact number? （ A） 81. （ B） 48. （ C） 104. （ D） 72. 18 The woman is supposed to be a （ A） dentist. （ B） job applicant. （ C） receptionist
13、. （ D） patient. 19 The man is going to the library tomorrow because （ A） the woman is going to help him with his paper. （ B） tomorrow is the only day he is able to go there. （ C） he wants to finish his paper during Christmas holidays. （ D） the library will remain closed during Christmas holidays. 20
14、 What does the man mean? （ A） Purchase more houses. （ B） Talk less and do more. （ C） Lift some restrictions. （ D） Wish for the best houses. 21 What is meant by the womans response? （ A） She does not agree. （ B） She tries to tell the truth. （ C） She makes a judgment. （ D） She prefers watching TV. 22
15、What does the man mean? （ A） The womans son has been a sailor. （ B） The womans son has been swimming. （ C） The womans son has been idling away. （ D） The womans son has been changing his jobs. 23 What is the response of the woman? （ A） She doesnt believe Poseys crime. （ B） She doesnt think it long en
16、ough. （ C） She assumes it can be shorter. （ D） She believes a two-year imprisonment is enough. 24 The conversation most probably takes place between （ A） two workers. （ B） two witnesses. （ C） two firemen. （ D） two watchmen. 25 What is the woman doing? （ A） She is removing the stones of the fruit. （
17、B） She is refusing to eat the fruit. （ C） She is eating the fruit without the stones. （ D） She is picking stones before eating the fruit. 26 When was the woman supposed to hand in the report? （ A） Next Wednesday. （ B） Next Friday. （ C） Next Saturday. （ D） Next Tuesday. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Dir
18、ections: 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 Drunken driving has become a national 【 C1】 _ . Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken dr
19、ivers, adding 【 C2】 _ to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade. A drunken driver is defined as one with 0. 10 blood alcohol 【 C3】 _ or through three beers, glasses of wine or 【 C4】 _ of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy dinking used to be a (an) 【 C5】 _ part of the American macho image and j
20、udges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken 【 C6】 _ Zhas recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young children, 【 C7】 _ public opinion is no longer tolerant. Twenty states have raised the 【 C8】 _ drinking age to 21. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the numbe
21、r of people killed by 18-to-20-year-old drivers more than 【 C9】 _ , so the state recently upped it back to 21. Reformers fear 【 C10】 _ the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational 【 C11】 _ to help young people to resist 【 C12】 _ pressure to drink. Tough new laws have le
22、d to incredible arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked 【 C13】 _ in fatalities. Some are also penalizing bars for 【 C14】 _ customers too many drinks. A tavern in Massachusetts was 【 C15】 _ for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “ 【 C16】 _ intoxicated“ and lat
23、er drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy. 【 C17】 _ the fatalities continue to occur in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national 【 C18】 _ of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the “noble 【 C19】 _ “. They forget that legal
24、 prohibition didnt stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy 【 C20】 _ . 27 【 C1】 （ A） epidemic （ B） disease （ C） infection （ D） casualty 28 【 C2】 （ A） about （ B） up （ C） nearly （ D） almost 29 【 C3】 （ A） amount （
25、 B） quantity （ C） limit （ D） content 30 【 C4】 （ A） shots （ B） gulps （ C） laps （ D） cups 31 【 C5】 （ A） necessary （ B） acceptable （ C） important （ D） vital 32 【 C6】 （ A） murder （ B） butchery （ C） slaughter （ D） massacre 33 【 C7】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） so that 34 【 C8】 （ A） lawful （ B） leg
26、al （ C） legitimate （ D） lawless 35 【 C9】 （ A） doubled （ B） reduced （ C） redoubled （ D） increased 36 【 C10】 （ A） advancing （ B） lifting （ C） raising （ D） enhancing 37 【 C11】 （ A） programs （ B） syllabuses （ C） systems （ D） objectives 38 【 C12】 （ A） friend （ B） peer （ C） fellow （ D） chap 39 【 C13】 （ A）
27、 descent （ B） induction （ C） reduction （ D） decline 40 【 C14】 （ A） serving （ B） offering （ C） treating （ D） giving 41 【 C15】 （ A） suspended （ B） fined （ C） made up （ D） arrested 42 【 C16】 （ A） largely （ B） greatly （ C） obviously （ D） apparently 43 【 C17】 （ A） If （ B） When （ C） Before （ D） As 44 【 C1
28、8】 （ A） sale （ B） prohibition （ C） licentiousness （ D） indulgence 45 【 C19】 （ A） experiment （ B） test （ C） examination （ D） inspection 46 【 C20】 （ A） answer （ B） method （ C） solution （ D） approach 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR skills, rather than being means, have become ends. Students are offered a variety of
29、 options and allowed to pick their way to a degree. In short, driven by careerism, “the national colleges and universities are more successful in providing credentials than in providing a quality education for their students.“ The report concludes that the special challenge confronting the undergrad
30、uate college is one of shaping an “integrated core“ of common learning. Such a core would introduce students “to essential knowledge, to connections across the disciplines, and in the end, to application of knowledge to life beyond the campus“. Although the key to a good college is a high-quality fa
31、culty, the Carnegie study found that most colleges do very little to encourage good teaching. In fact, they do much to undermine it. As one professor observed: “Teaching is important, we are told, and yet faculty know that research and publication matter most.“ Not surprisingly, over the last twenty
32、 years colleges and universities have failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates. Faculty members who dedicate themselves to teaching soon discover that they will not be granted tenure, promotion, or substantial salary increases. Yet 70 percent of all faculty say their interests li
33、e among more in teaching than in research. Additionally, a frequent complaint among young scholars is that “There is pressure to publish, although there is virtually no interest among administrators or colleagues in the content of the publications.“ 77 When a college tries to be “all things to all p
34、eople“ (Para. 1), it aims to _. （ A） satisfy the needs of all kinds of students simultaneously （ B） focus on training students in various skills （ C） encourage students to take as many courses as possible （ D） make learning serve academic rather than productive ends 78 By saying that “in too many ac
35、ademic fields, the work has no context“ (Para. l) the author means that the teaching in these areas _. （ A） ignores the actual situation （ B） is not based on the right perspective （ C） only focuses on an integrated core of common learning （ D） gives priority to the cultivation of a global vision amo
36、ng students 79 One of the reasons for the current crisis in American colleges and universities is that _. （ A） a narrow-minded vocationalism has come to dominate many colleges （ B） students dont have enough freedom in choosing what they want to learn （ C） skills are being taught as a means to an end
37、 （ D） students are only interested in obtaining credentials 80 American colleges and universities failed to graduate half of their four year degree candidates because _. （ A） most of them lack high-quality faculties （ B） the interests of most faculty members lie in research （ C） there are not enough
38、 incentives for students to study hard （ D） they attach greater importance to research and publication than to teaching 81 It can be inferred from the passage that high-quality college education calls for _. （ A） putting academic work in the proper context （ B） a commitment to students and effective
39、 teaching （ C） the practice of putting learning to productive ends （ D） dedication to research in frontier areas of knowledge 81 The competition among producers of personal computers is essentially a race to get the best, most innovative products to the marketplace. Marketers in this environment fre
40、quently have to make a judgment as to their competitors role when making marketing strategy decisions. If major competitors are changing their products, then a marketer may want to follow suit to remain competitive. Apple Computer, Inc, has introduced two new, faster personal computers, the Mackinto
41、sh and Mackintosh SE, in anticipation of the introduction of a new PC by IBM, one of Apples major competitors. Apples new computers are much faster and more powerful than its earlier models. The improved Mackintosh is able to run programs that previously were impossible to run on an Apple PC, includ
42、ing IBM-compatible programs. This compatibility feature illustrates computer manufactures new attitude of giving customers the features they want. Making Apple computers capable of running IBM software is Apples effort at making Mackintosh compatible with IBM computers and thus more popular in the o
43、ffice, where Apple hopes to increase sales. Users of the new Apple can also add accessories to make their machines specialize in specific uses, such as engineering and writing. The new computers represent a big improvement over past models but they also cost much more. Company officials do not think
44、 the higher price will slow down buyers who want to step up to a more powerful computer. Apple wants to stay in the high price end of the personal computer market to finance research for even faster, more sophisticated computers; Even though Apple and IBM are major competitors, both companies realiz
45、e that their competitors computers have certain features that their own models do not. The Apple line has always been popular for its sophisticated color graphics, whereas the IBM machines have always been favored in offices. In the future, there will probably be more compatibility between the two c
46、ompanies products, which no doubt will require that both Apple and IBM change marketing strategies. 82 According to the passage, Apple computer, Inc, has introduced the Mackintosh and the Mackintosh SE because _. （ A） IBM is changing its computer models continuously （ B） it wants to make its machine
47、s specialize in specific users （ C） it wants to stay ahead of IBM in the competitive computer market （ D） it expects its major competitor IBM to follow it examples 83 Apple hopes to increase Mackintosh sales chiefly by _. （ A） making its new models capable of running IBM software （ B） improving the
48、color graphics of its new models （ C） copying the marketing strategies of IBM （ D） giving the customers what they want 84 Apple sells its new computer models at a high price because _. （ A） they have new features and functions （ B） they are more sophisticated than other models （ C） they have new acc
49、essories attached （ D） it wants to accumulate funds for future research 85 It can be inferred from the passage that both Apple and IBM try to gain a competitive advantage by _. （ A） copying each others technology （ B） incorporating features that make their products distinctive （ C） making their computers more expensive （ D） making their computers run much faster 86 The best title for the passage would be _. （ A）
