1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 195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 Where did Cathy lose her wallet? （ A） In the aquarium. （ B） In the shop. （ C） In the cinema. （ D） In the airport. 3 Whats NOT in her wallet? （ A） Bills. （ B） Identity cards. （ C） Photos. （ D） Visa. 4 Which is
4、 NOT the mans suggestion? （ A） To mm to the police for help. （ B） To put an ad in the newspaper. （ C） To ask his grandmother to the cinema for an inquiry. （ D） To search the cinema thoroughly for the wallet. 5 Where did the man want to work? （ A） In a medicine company. （ B） In a cosmetics company. （
5、 C） In an insurance company. （ D） In a food company. 6 Which statement is INCORRECT about the man? （ A） He was a university student at that time. （ B） He took lots of courses, including Commercial and Legal Studies. （ C） He had worked at a supermarket in the Christmas holidays. （ D） He passed the ph
6、one interview. 7 When would the man have the second interview? （ A） At 10:30AM on Thursday. （ B） At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. （ C） At 10:30A m. on Friday. （ D） At 2:30 p.m. on Friday. 8 Whats the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Customer and agent. （ B） Driver and passenger. （ C） Boyfriend a
7、nd girlfriend. （ D） Newly-found friends. 9 They would go to see _. （ A） The Merchant of Venice. （ B） The Cats. （ C） The Sound of Music. （ D） The Phantom of the Opera. 10 Why do they have to postpone the appointment? （ A） Because the woman would work overtime. （ B） Because the woman could not get the
8、 ticket. （ C） Because the woman would go shopping with her mother. （ D） Because the woman would go abroad for a trip. 11 How would the woman go to the theatre? （ A） By taxi. （ B） By bus. （ C） By subway. （ D） By car. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. List
9、en to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 How long can the elephant live? （ A） Twenty to thirty years. （ B） Thirty to forty years. （ C） Forty to fifty years. （ D） Fifty sixty years. 13 According to the passage, which statement is CORRECT? （ A） The elephant is the big
10、gest animal In the world. （ B） Female and male elephants live together all life long. （ C） The elephant has a good memory. （ D） The male elephant often has lots of male friends. 14 What happens to the female elephant when it dies? （ A） The others take a bit of its dead body away. （ B） The others eat
11、 its dead body. （ C） The others bury it near their home. （ D） The others leave it soon. 15 During the Middle Ages, what happened to the umbrella? （ A） It appeared again in Italy. （ B） People hardly used it. （ C） It became a symbol of honor and authority again. （ D） It appeared in France and later on
12、 in England. 16 According to the passage, which statement is INCORRECT? （ A） The umbrella was first invented as protection against the sun. （ B） The first to use the umbrella were probably the Chinese in the 11th century 17 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The invention of the umbrella. （ B） T
13、he popularity of the umbrella. （ C） The history and use of the umbrella, （ D） The development of tile umbrella. 18 Why did the speaker want to open the window in the small restaurant? （ A） Because he felt too hot inside. （ B） Because he wanted to throw out something. （ C） Because the restaurant was
14、too smoky. （ D） Because he wanted to greet his friend. 19 The speaker worried more about _ pollution. （ A） light （ B） water （ C） sound （ D） air 20 Which solution is NOT mentioned to solve the pollution? （ A） To improve the public transport system. （ B） To encourage people not to use private cars fre
15、quently. （ C） To introduce emission controls on all cars. （ D） To persuade factories to use less fossil fuels. 21 Which operation is NOT earthmoving one mentioned in the passage? （ A） House building. （ B） Agriculture development. （ C） Road construction. （ D） Industrial development. SECTION C NEWS BR
16、OADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The Senate bill aims to _ within the next seven years. （ A） end the countrys huge public debts （ B） cut government spending on health （ C） end the large budge
17、t deficits （ D） cut some educational programs 23 To what extent will the rising crude prices affect the U. S. trade deficit? （ A） Scarcely. （ B） Greatly. （ C） Very little. （ D） Definitely. 24 Which statement is NOT true about Australias largest investment bank? （ A） It is planning a purchase for the
18、 London Stock Exchange. （ B） It is competing with two European rivals. （ C） Its proposal has been revealed by a Sydney newspaper. （ D） It is called Macquarie Bank. 25 What was the concern expressed by a publisher trade group? （ A） Google Inc. didnt stop scanning copyrighted books. （ B） Google Inc. d
19、idnt give publishers enough time to decide which titles can not be copied. （ C） Google Inc. violated copyrights. （ D） Google Inc. failed to accomplish its program. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best
20、complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 25 A new direction, resulting from changing values and life styles, is the increase in part-time or job-shared work. 【 C1】 _ numbers of people are reducing their 【 C2】 _ and job responsibilities in order to 【 C3】 _ time for other pursuits
21、-sharing child-caring responsibilities or developing fuller lives for themselves. They may want to learn new skills, 【 C4】 _ or conduct research, take part in sports, 【 C5】 _ simply live with less pressure. Some aim to avoid entry into higher tax brackets. Many 【 C6】 _ are old enough to retire prefe
22、r 【 C7】 _ in the mainstream of life by working a few hours a day or 【 C8】 _ a week. Twenty-one percent of the 【 C9】 _ force is now working on a pan-time 【 C10】 _ , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many jobs have been 【 C11】 _ -or totally restructured-so that two people can work 【 C1
23、2】 _ what was formerly one full-time job. In other 【 C13】 _ , people create a new way of working together, 【 C14】 _ different aspects of the responsibility. Sometimes 【 C15】 _ work fulltime during peak periods but then merely cover for each other in less busy times. 26 【 C1】 （ A） grow （ B） grown （ C
24、） growing （ D） increased 27 【 C2】 （ A） income （ B） outcome （ C） price （ D） value 28 【 C3】 （ A） attain （ B） gain （ C） maintain （ D） retain 29 【 C4】 （ A） study （ B） studying （ C） to study （ D） studies 30 【 C5】 （ A） or （ B） and （ C） as well as （ D） in addition 31 【 C6】 （ A） people （ B） who （ C） workers
25、 （ D） whom 32 【 C7】 （ A） to remain （ B） to remaining （ C） remaining （ D） that they remained 33 【 C8】 （ A） a few days （ B） few days （ C） a few hours （ D） a few minutes 34 【 C9】 （ A） worker （ B） military （ C） labor （ D） land 35 【 C10】 （ A） work （ B） basis （ C） base （ D） career 36 【 C11】 （ A） classifie
26、d （ B） shifted （ C） divided （ D） united 37 【 C12】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） of （ D） for 38 【 C13】 （ A） situations （ B） conditions （ C） environments （ D） surrounding 39 【 C14】 （ A） dividing （ B） separating （ C） sharing （ D） having 40 【 C15】 （ A） all （ B） both （ C） either （ D） none 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR howev
27、er, the back door was locked. （ A） werent supposed （ B） wouldnt be supposed （ C） were supposed （ D） would be supposed 49 There Was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _ me that evening. （ A） had interrupted （ B） would have interrupted （ C） to have interrupted （ D） to interrupt 50 Our
28、 modem civilization must not be thought of as _ in a short period of time. （ A） being created （ B） to have been created （ C） having been created （ D） to be created 51 When Jane fell off the bike, the other children _. （ A） were not able to help laughter （ B） could not help but laughing （ C） could no
29、t help laughing （ D） could not help to laugh 52 By the year 2010, scientists probably _ a cure for cancer. （ A） will be discovering （ B） are discovering （ C） will have discovered （ D） have discovered 53 All flights _ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train. （ A） were canceled （ B） had
30、 been canceled （ C） having canceled （ D） having been canceled 54 There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _ a sudden loud noise. （ A） being there （ B） should there be （ C） there was （ D） there having been 55 In the past men generally preferred that their wives _ in the hom
31、e. （ A） worked （ B） would work （ C） work （ D） were working 56 The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents_. （ A） command （ B） conviction （ C） consent （ D） compromise 57 In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _. （ A） a
32、dmitted （ B） acknowledged （ C） absorbed （ D） considered 58 According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _ of maturity. （ A） fulfillment （ B） achievement （ C） establishment （ D） accomplishment 59 The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway. （ A） vanished （
33、 B） abandoned （ C） scattered （ D） rejected 60 Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious_without scientific basic. （ A） process （ B） practice （ C） procedure （ D） program 61 Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and _ by the same fede
34、ral laws. （ A） stand （ B） conform （ C） abide （ D） sustain 62 The most important _ of his speech was that we should all work wholeheartedly for the people. （ A） element （ B） spot （ C） sense （ D） point 63 With prices _ so much, its hard for the company to plan a budget. （ A） fluctuating （ B） waving （
35、C） swinging （ D） vibrating 64 Jim isnt _, but he did badly in the final exams last semester. （ A） gloomy （ B） dull （ C） awkward （ D） tedious 65 In a typhoon, winds _ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour. （ A） assume （ B） accomplish （ C） attain （ D） assemble 66 This watch is _ to all the othe
36、r watches on the market. （ A） superior （ B） advantageous （ C） super （ D） beneficial 67 The policemen went into action_when they heard the alarm. （ A） promptly （ B） presently （ C） quickly （ D） directly 68 Bob was completely _ by the robber s disguise. （ A） taken away （ B） taken down （ C） taken to （ D
37、） taken in 69 There is not much time left, so Ill tell you about it _. （ A） in detail （ B） in brief （ C） in short （ D） in all 70 Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able to change brain chemistry. （ A） powerful （ B） influential （ C） monstrous （ D） vigorous 70 Government activit
38、ies may have damaged environmental impacts. A whole range of policies, from farm- price support to protection for coal-mining, do environmental damage and often make no economic sense. For example, more intensive farming tends to worsen soil erosion, which threatens the productivity of land in both
39、rich and poor countries. The United States, where the most careful measurements have been done, discovered in 1982 that about one-fifth of its farmland was losing topsoil at a rate likely .to diminish the soil s productivity. Government policies have frequently added to the environmental damage that
40、 farming can cause. In the rich countries, subsidies for growing crops and price supports for farm output drive up the price of land. To in- crease the output of crops per acre, a farmers easiest option is to use more of the most readily available in- puts: fertilizers and pesticides. Fertilizer use
41、 doubled in Denmark in the periond 1960-1985 and increased in the Netherlands by 150 percent. In the late 1980s and early 1990s some efforts were made to reduce farm subsidies. The most dramatic ex- ample was that of New Zealand, which scrapped most farm support in 1984. The end of fertilizer subsid
42、ies had been followed by a fall in fertilizer use, and it also stopped land-clearing and over-stocking, which in the past had been the principal causes of erosion. Farms began to diversify. The one kind of subsidy whose removal appeared to have been bad for the environment was the subsidy to manage
43、soil erosion. In less enlightened countries, and in the European Union, the trend has been to reduce rather than eliminate subsidies, and to introduce new. payments to encourage farmers to treat their land in environmentally friendlier ways. It may sound strange but such payments need to be higher t
44、han the existing incentives for farmers to grow food crops. Farmers, however, dislike being paid to do nothing. In several countries, they have become interested in the possibility of using fuel produced from crop residues either as a replacement for petrol or as fuel for power stations. Such fuels
45、produce far less carbon dioxide than coal or oil, and absorb carbon dioxide as they grow. They are therefore less likely to contribute to the greenhouse effect. But they are rarely competitive with fossil fuels unless subsidized and growing them does no environmental harm than other crops. 71 Govern
46、mental interference often has an effect that is_. （ A） beneficial to the economy though detrimental to the environment （ B） of no good either to the environment or to the economy （ C） harmful only to the economy （ D） not known until decades later 72 Research completed in 1982 found that in the Unite
47、d States soil erosion _. （ A） reduced the productivity of farmland by 20 percent （ B） was almost as severe as in India and China （ C） was causing significant damage to 20 percent of farmland （ D） could be reduced by converting cultivated land to meadow or forest 73 By the mid-1980s, farmers in Denma
48、rk _. （ A） used 50 percent less fertiliser than Dutch farmers （ B） used twice as much fertiliser as they had in 1960 （ C） applied fertiliser much more frequently than in 1960 （ D） more than doubled the amount of pesticide they used in just 3 years 74 Which of the following increased in New Zealand a
49、fter 1984? （ A） Farm incomes. （ B） Use of fertiliser. （ C） Over-stocking. （ D） Farm diversification. 75 The writer refers to some rich countries as being “less enlightened“ than New Zealand because _. （ A） they disapprove of paying farmers for not cultivating the land （ B） their new fuel crops are as harmful as the ones they have replaced （ C）
