1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 191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 Why was the man in town? （ A） He wanted to have a massage. （ B） He was investigating a workplace accident. （ C） He had an appointment with a beautician. （ D） He was going to have an interview. 3 How did the m
4、an react to the haircut? （ A） Amusingly. （ B） Surprisingly. （ C） Strongly. （ D） Indifferently. 4 Which of the following statements about the man is NOT true? （ A） He was once an actor. （ B） He was once a stage technician. （ C） He was once a teacher. （ D） He was once a film director. 5 Why is the man
5、 made to show his drivers license? （ A） Because he didnt register his car. （ B） Because he was speeding in a school zone. （ C） Because he lost his mind. （ D） Because he didnt stop when he was asked to. 6 What did the man have to do? （ A） He had to ask his wifes cousins husband for help. （ B） He had
6、to go to the court with the police officer. （ C） He had to pay the fine. （ D） He had to repair his odometer. 7 What is this passage about? （ A） An Indian festival. （ B） An Indian ceremony. （ C） An Indian wedding. （ D） An Indian goddess. 8 How many bike messengers are there who send packages in New Y
7、ork? （ A） About 3000. （ B） About 2000. （ C） About 1500. （ D） About 5000. 9 Which statement is NOT true about the bike messengers in New York? （ A） Many of them could have been in jail before. （ B） They dont have to register. （ C） Their social security numbers must be checked in order to be employed.
8、 （ D） Their personal records are seldom checked. 10 What is the attitude of the man towards his job? （ A） He enjoys it. （ B） He takes it for money. （ C） He considers it as temporary. （ D） He is worded about it. 11 What did the concert tour in Europe bring the man? （ A） Reputation. （ B） Disgrace. （ C
9、） Wealth. （ D） Pleasure. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Who first created the networks that later developed into the Internet? （ A） Some scientists and university students.
10、 （ B） Big businesses. （ C） The U.S. Department of Defense. （ D） The U.S. government together with several European governments. 13 If there were 100 million people logging on to the Internet in 1997, how many people logged on the Internet in 1995? （ A） 10 million. （ B） 25 million. （ C） 50 million. （
11、 D） 75 million. 14 Which kind of information is NOT mentioned as might be stored on the Internet? （ A） Weather reports. （ B） Public records. （ C） Video clips. （ D） Stock listings. 15 Why do many visitors come to Cambridge? （ A） To see Cambridge University. （ B） To study in the colleges in Cambridge.
12、 （ C） To use the libraries of the university. （ D） To visit the professors there. 16 Around what time did the university begin to appear? （ A） Around the 9th century. （ B） Around the 13th century. （ C） Around the 15th century. （ D） Around the 16th century. 17 After which year did the town really beg
13、in to develop? （ A） After 875. （ B） After 1400. （ C） After 1845. （ D） After 1951. 18 What has happened since the and of the Ice Age? （ A） Many species have moved further north. （ B） Many new species have come into existence. （ C） Many species have developed a habit of migration. （ D） Many species ha
14、ve become less sensitive to climate. 19 What will be the possible threat to plants in the future? （ A） Storms and floods. （ B） Disease and fire. （ C） Less space for their growth. （ D） Rapid increase of the animal population. 20 According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered sp
15、ecies? （ A） They will gradually die out. （ B） They will be able to survive in the preserves. （ C） They will have to migrate to find new homes. （ D） They will face extinction without artificial reproduction. 21 What do good negotiators and average negotiators have in common? （ A） Experience in negoti
16、ating. （ B） A high level of intelligence. （ C） The time they spend on preparation. （ D） The amount of pay they receive. 22 Who has taken steps to resolve the conflict? （ A） U, N, Secretary Council Envoys, （ B） President Joseph Kabila, （ C） Jean-David Levitte. （ D） President Jose Eduardo Dos Santo. 2
17、3 When did Mr. Kabila become the head of the state? （ A） In January. （ B） 3 yeah ago. （ C） In December, （ D） On thin Thursday, 24 What have the Sierra rebels and pro-government militiamen done under an agreement to end the recent fighting? （ A） They have killed thousands of civilians. （ B） They have
18、 fought each other again. （ C） They have begun handing over their weapons to U. N. peacekeepers. （ D） They have found a diamond mine. 25 Where has the process begun? （ A） Kambia. （ B） Port Loko. （ C） The east of the country. （ D） Both A and 26 The rebels have become notorious for _. （ A） controlling
19、 the diamond-mining area （ B） killing thousands of civilians （ C） maiming thousands of civilians （ D） both B and C 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 correspon
20、ding blanks. 26 Trillions of incredibly tiny diamonds, possibly formed by a dying star before the solar system was born 4.5 billion years ago, have been found by researchers 【 C1】 _ four meteorites. The powder-like diamonds could be among the oldest things in the 【 C2】 _ , said Roy Lewis, senior res
21、earch associate at the University of Chicago. The diamonds may 【 C3】 _ clues about the chemistry of stars, and if scientists can determine how they formed, that could suggest better ways of manufacturing tiny diamonds for 【 C4】 _ purposes, he said. “Its quite possible that nature is doing it more 【
22、C5】 _ than weve been doing it,“ he said. “So maybe weve got something to learn.“ The new find is 【 C6】 _ , said John Wood, staff scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics. Although diamonds have been found before in meteorites, they were formed relatively recently 【 C7】 _ the shoc
23、k of impact, he said in a telephone interview. But Wood said the new report made him “quite sure“ the newly found diamonds are older than the sun. Lewis said researchers never expected to find diamonds when they started 【 C8】 _ a stone-like meteorite that had plunged into Mexican cornfield in 1969.
24、They were studying an unusual carbon dust in the meteorite, and to purify the sample they went though several steps to dissolve other materials. They expected the sample to remain black through the purification, but to their surprise in the final step it turned 【 C9】 _ . Lewis said they believed the
25、 final stage had dissolved the carbon they wanted to study. But tests showed that the white residue was in fact made of carbon. Other tests found that it contained an unusual combination of forms of the gas xenon, 【 C10】 _ that it came from outside the solar system. Still another battery of tests 【
26、C11】 _ the residue as diamond dust, so fine that a row of 20,000 grains would extend about the 【 C12】 _ of a human hair. The researchers also found diamonds in three other meteorites, Lewis said. Tests showed all four meteorites were as old as the solar system, and that the embedded diamonds did not
27、 form within the meteorite 【 C13】 _ of collisions. So the diamonds must have 【 C14】 _ somewhere else before the meteorites formed, making them as old or older than the solar system. The diamonds may have formed in the upper atmosphere of a star in the late “red giant“ stage, where the temperature an
28、d abundance of hydrogen could 【 C15】 _ diamonds to form as carbon gas condenses. 27 【 C1】 （ A） searching for （ B） observing （ C） studying （ D） discussing 28 【 C2】 （ A） universe （ B） globe （ C） world （ D） space 29 【 C3】 （ A） accept （ B） reveal （ C） convince （ D） yield 30 【 C4】 （ A） special （ B） indus
29、trial （ C） final （ D） business 31 【 C5】 （ A） desirably （ B） obviously （ C） efficiently （ D） simply 32 【 C6】 （ A） definite （ B） surprising （ C） classical （ D） elementary 33 【 C7】 （ A） at （ B） by （ C） against （ D） besides 34 【 C8】 （ A） engage in （ B） study （ C） inquiring （ D） investigating 35 【 C9】 （
30、A） the same （ B） dark （ C） white （ D） light 36 【 C10】 （ A） intending （ B） according （ C） indicating （ D） pointed out 37 【 C11】 （ A） concluding （ B） detected （ C） located （ D） identified 38 【 C12】 （ A） length （ B） depth （ C） secret （ D） width 39 【 C13】 （ A） ahead （ B） as a result （ C） instead （ D） ma
31、de up 40 【 C14】 （ A） risen （ B） disappeared （ C） arisen （ D） encountered 41 【 C15】 （ A） attribute （ B） insure （ C） oblige （ D） encourage 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR they want art they can participate in. （ A） conservative （ B） content （ C） confident （ D） generous 70 We must take part in physical labor in ord
32、er to _ ourselves more closely with the working people. （ A） identify （ B） incorporate （ C） involve （ D） combine 71 The boy cycling in the. street was knocked down by a minibus and received_ _injuries. （ A） fatal （ B） excessive （ C） disastrous （ D） exaggerated 71 Benjamin Franklin was the greatest e
33、arly American leader never to become president of the United States, but he served in many other crucial positions for the colonies and the American government. He was a great reader and did more to promote books and reading among the public of his time than any other person born within what became
34、the United States. He founded a social library open to association members; he published his own works and books by others; he founded and published newspapers. Unlike many other colonial leaders, Franklin was egalitarian, tolerant, believed strongly in democracy, and was a rabid opponent of slavery
35、, long before such ideas were common or acceptable in most social circles. Franklin also had an almost religious belief in the value of the written word. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. After attending school for a brief period, he went to work full time. He hated his first
36、 job, making candles and soap. He then became a printers apprentice to his brother James. The brothers did not get along, however, and Ben, almost penniless, ran away to Philadelphia. Fortunately, he quickly got a job as a printer and did very well in that work. In 1727 he established the Junto, a c
37、lub for young men devoted to the discussion of natural philosophy, politics, and morals. He also published a newspaper called The Pennsylvania Gazette, and began Poor Richards Almanac, which contained common sense and witty sayings and quickly gained a large circulation. Franklin undertook important
38、 missions for the colonies. He made several trips to England on behalf of the colonies during which he tried to reconcile the differences between the British and the Americans. When it became evident that reconciliation was impossible, Franklin served as a member of the committee drafting the Declar
39、ation of Independence. He then traveled to France to negotiate a treaty with the French who assisted the colonies in their fight against the British. Fluent in French and very interested In French culture, he became immensely popular there. After the colonies won theft Independence in 1783, he serve
40、d as United States minister to France. During his years serving as an America, representative in England and France, Franklin socialized with a number of writers and scholars, some of whom he had admired and who had admired him. He met David Hume, James Boswell, La Rochefoucauld, and Voltaire. Frank
41、lin also achieved fame for his invention of many useful objects, including the Franklin Stove, bifocal glasses, the lightning rod, and a device for removing books from high shelves. He never received any profit from his inventions. Ben Franklin bas always been an inspiration and role model for gener
42、ations of Americans. From humble beginnings he became a great man. No matter how famous he became, however, he always retained his sense of humor and his love of mankind, and his love of philosophy, books, and reading. 72 Which of the following roles didnt Benjamin Franklin play? （ A） A politician （
43、 B） An inventor （ C） A writer （ D） A president 73 Benjamin Franklin was a good diplomat NOT because_. （ A） He represented the colonies to go to England for coordination. （ B） He persuaded France to assist the colonies in fighting against the British. （ C） He gained popularity during Ms stay in Franc
44、e. （ D） He organized the Junto. 74 Benjamin Franklin _. （ A） had done many experiments before he invented the lightning rod. （ B） invented many objects of good use in our daily life. （ C） made fortune out of his inventions. （ D） became famous first because of his inventions. 75 Benjamin Franklin, re
45、garded as the first American, set a good example for generations of Americans In that _. （ A） He was an expert in many fields. （ B） He educated himself and promoted reading among the public. （ C） He achieved great success solely with his own efforts from nothing. （ D） He was well-known at home and a
46、broad. 76 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Benjamin did his first job as a printer. （ B） Benjamin spoke good French. （ C） Benjamin was strongly opposed to slavery. （ D） Benjamins Poor Richards Almanac sold well in the market. 76 I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling
47、 off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a disaster can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not
48、 have come to love life as I do if I hadnt been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise. I dont mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left. Life, I believ
49、e, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I felt helpless and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me-a potential to live, you might call it-which I didnt see, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness. The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. Th
