1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 201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 are the speakers talking about? （ A） Apollo 11. （ B） NASA （ C） Spaceship. （ D） The paper. 3 What does the woman want to write about now? （ A） Apollo 11. （ B） NASA （ C） An astronaut. （ D） Spaceship. 4 Whi
4、ch of the following is NOT true? （ A） The astronaut is her friends uncle. （ B） The teacher gave her some suggestions. （ C） She needs to do some reference to American space program. （ D） The teacher is dissatisfied with her change of topic. 5 Which of the following is NOT true about the book? （ A） It
5、s on the syllabus. （ B） Its in the reading room. （ C） Its in the library. （ D） Its on reserve. 6 Books on reserve_. （ A） are not available to all students （ B） can be taken away from the library （ C） can be read only in the reserve room （ D） cannot be found in the library 7 Which of the following is
6、 NOT true about the man? （ A） The next thing he would do is to go to the reserve room. （ B） He came to the library to borrow a book on physiology. （ C） He could only read the book in the reserve room. （ D） At first, he didnt know the meaning of “on reserve“. 8 The speakers are in a_. （ A） bookshop （
7、 B） newsstand （ C） laboratory （ D） library 9 Whats the man doing here? （ A） Writing a paper. （ B） Searching for books. （ C） Looking for magazines （ D） Shooting a movie. 10 The woman suggests the man_. （ A） change the topic （ B） find more books （ C） narrow down the topic （ D） change the specific year
8、s 11 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） The man is doing research on 19th century movies. （ B） The man doesnt know how to make the best of “Online Catalogue“. （ C） The woman suggests him to find materials in some magazines. （ D） Thirty books are more than what the man needs. SECTION B PASSAGES
9、 Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Why did John Hailor and William Liburdy, doctors in Boston, study 1,100 children? （ A） To examine whether these children were healthy. （ B） To find out whether
10、 their mothers had smoked. （ C） To find out why these children suffered breathing problems and lung disease. （ D） To look into the effect that mothers smoking had on their children. 13 Suppose Jack s father is a heavy smoker, so was Marys mother. According to the speaker, what will happen? （ A） Jack
11、 is more likely to develop lung cancer. （ B） Mary is more likely to develop lung cancer. （ C） Jack and Mary have the same chance to develop lung cancer. （ D） Neither Jack nor Mary has the chance to develop lung cancer. 14 What is the purpose of the speaker? （ A） To warn us of the danger of smoking b
12、efore children. （ B） To warn people with breathing problems not to smoke. （ C） To warn that mothers who smoke may affect their children. （ D） To warn that fathers who smoke may affect their children as mothers. 15 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） Forthcoming improvements on the Internet. （ B）
13、Chinese characters on the Internet. （ C） Delivery of emails on the Internet. （ D） Different languages on the Internet. 16 What efforts are needed here? （ A） To train more sharp-eyed workers. （ B） To provide more languages. （ C） To clean up differences between languages. （ D） To create more domain na
14、mes. 17 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） One needs accurate information to have an e-mail delivered. （ B） The variety of eastern languages adds up to the difficulty in providing the right data to a computer. （ C） Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, and Thai all have its share in th
15、e problem. （ D） The purpose of the discussion is to cancel English on the Internet. 18 Which of the following did NOT happen to the opera house? （ A） It caught on*fire in January 1996. （ B） Two. electricians Were sent to prison because of the accident. （ C） The theatre was reconstructed. （ D） The th
16、eater hasnt been put into use yet. 19 It is mentioned that the theatre is equipped with the following EXCEPT _. （ A） Modem sound effect devices （ B） Fire protection devices （ C） Art classics of the state （ D） A reservoir 20 Which of the following is worth nearly 700 pounds in the theatre? （ A） Acous
17、tics. （ B） A chair in the stall. （ C） A chair in the elaborate boxes. （ D） A ticket. 21 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Its taken a decade to rebuild Venices opera house. （ B） Many famous people attended the first opera performance there. （ C） The theatre was rebuilt in a modem style
18、. （ D） The theatre is in the US. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What has the Pakistani government done before a projected demonstration? （ A） It has sent a governor to orga
19、nize the protest. （ B） It has captured several leaders of the demonstration. （ C） It has imposed the ban on protest. （ D） It has conducted several negotiations with the leaders. 23 Why did Muslims hold the demonstration? （ A） Because they were paid less than others. （ B） Because they were suffering
20、from the unemployment. （ C） Because they were deprived of their political fights. （ D） Because they felt offended with the cartoons 24 Which statement is INCORRECT about the demonstration in London? （ A） It was held on Trafalgar Square. （ B） There were at most 10,000 demonstrators. （ C） It was a pea
21、ceful demonstration. （ D） Abdull Fared participated in the demonstration. 25 What was the bad result of the protest in Libya? （ A） It caused the burning of the Italian consulate in Benghazi. （ B） It caused the death of at least 21 people in Libya. （ C） It led to the collapse of the transportation in
22、 Benghazi. （ D） It resulted in the loss of at least 11,000,000, in Libya. 26 What does the news item mainly report? （ A） The actions of US military. （ B） The release of the Iraqi detainees. （ C） The fighting between US and Iraq. （ D） The negotiation between US and Iraq. 27 The fighting took place in
23、_. （ A） cinderblock buildings （ B） Ein el-Hilweh camp in South Lebanon （ C） a refugee camp in northern Lebanon （ D） a refugee camp in Palestine 28 Ein el-Hilweh camp is _. （ A） an Israeli refugee camp （ B） a place with good social order （ C） a community of criminals （ D） in southern Lebanon 29 What
24、is likely to happen as the result of the expansion? （ A） Economic slowdown. （ B） Economic growth. （ C） Development of automotive industry. （ D） Development of housing industry. 30 The reading in May indicates that the service industry is _. （ A） depressing （ B） contracting （ C） blooming （ D） recessi
25、ng 31 What did NOT happen after the intrusion of the two men? （ A） The peace breakers ran away. （ B） Police searched the building. （ C） Precaution measures were taken. （ D） Classes were canceled. 32 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） A high school was intruded in the suburbs of Philadelphia. （
26、 B） Several students were wounded in the accident. （ C） At least one of the two men once studied at the high school. （ D） Teaching order was disrupted by the accident. 33 What is the intention of this conference? （ A） To shift the rich nations, （ B） To call for an end to subsidies on cultural export
27、s. （ C） To accelerate import from the markets of developed countries. （ D） To promote the talks on freer and fairer trade. 34 Who call(s) for an end to subsidies on agricultural exports? （ A） The United Nations. （ B） Agricultural countries. （ C） Developing countries. （ D） Developed countries. 35 Wha
28、t is the plan mainly about? （ A） Measures to put illegal immigrants without ID cards in jail. （ B） Measures to protect the citys illegal immigrants. （ C） Measures to punish robbers. （ D） Measures to offer illegal immigrants jobs. 36 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） This plan enjoys nationwid
29、e popularity. （ B） The nation trains police to enforce immigration laws. （ C） The nation forbids job opportunities for illegal immigrants. （ D） The nation forbids renting houses to illegal immigrants. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which o
30、f the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 36 Painting has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities 【 C1】 _ ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic (such as music or da
31、nce), painting was one of the earliest ways in which man 【 C2】 _ to express his own personality and his 【 C3】 _ understanding of an existence. 【 C4】 _ music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiqu
32、arian satisfaction 【 C5】 _ the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux-some examples 【 C6】 _ to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that 【 C7】 _ for viewers of all nations and civilizations. The major 【 C8】 _ exa
33、mples of early painting anywhere are found in Western Europe. But long ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed 【 C9】 _ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. 【 C10】 _ , Western shared a European cultural tradition. Western painting is generally distinguished by i
34、ts concentration 【 C11】 _ the representation of the human 【 C12】 _ , whether in the context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian. The Renaissance 【 C13】 _ this tradition through a 【 C14】 _ examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance in the visible world,
35、linking painting 【 C15】 _ the developing sciences of anatomy. The First real 【 C16】 _ from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting. The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in an atmosphere that was increasingly 【 C17】 _ “painterly“ qualities of the 【 C18】_ o
36、f light and color. In the 20th century these Interests 【 C19】 _ to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, abstract painting, which sought to 【 C20】 _ and express the true nature of paint and painting through action and form. 37 【 C1】 （ A） may have been （ B） that may have （ C
37、） may have （ D） that may have been 38 【 C2】 （ A） seek （ B） sought （ C） seek for （ D） sought for 39 【 C3】 （ A） emerging （ B） emergency （ C） merging （ D） merger 40 【 C4】 （ A） As （ B） Unlike （ C） Like （ D） Since 41 【 C5】 （ A） from （ B） to （ C） into （ D） for 42 【 C6】 （ A） ratify （ B） testify （ C） certif
38、y （ D） gratify 43 【 C7】 （ A） make easy （ B） make it easy （ C） make hard （ D） make it hard 44 【 C8】 （ A） extinct （ B） extent （ C） extant （ D） exterior 45 【 C9】 （ A） had shifted （ B） have shifted （ C） shifting （ D） shifted 46 【 C10】 （ A） Nevertheless （ B） Moreover （ C） However （ D） Therefore 47 【 C11】
39、 （ A） to （ B） An （ C） on （ D） for 48 【 C12】 （ A） figure （ B） shape （ C） shadow （ D） form 49 【 C13】 （ A） extracted （ B） extended （ C） extorted （ D） extruded 50 【 C14】 （ A） closing （ B） close （ C） closed （ D） closure 51 【 C15】 （ A） on （ B） for （ C） in （ D） to 52 【 C16】 （ A） break （ B） breakage （ C） br
40、eakdown （ D） breaking 53 【 C17】 （ A） concerned with （ B） concerning （ C） concerning with （ D） concerned for 54 【 C18】 （ A） reaction （ B） action （ C） interaction （ D） relation 55 【 C19】 （ A） distributed （ B） attributed （ C） contributed （ D） construed 56 【 C20】 （ A） cover （ B） uncover （ C） recover （ D
41、） covet 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn; they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society w
42、ould soon disappear; people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist; in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Societys economic underpinnings wou
43、ld be destroyed; since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them. In such a world, the chances that the human species would surv
44、ive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an objects physical asp
45、ects are less important than what it has done or can do to us hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreem
46、ent that certain things and actions are good and others are bad, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life - from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and at
47、titudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and us
48、es the legal penal system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts. 91 Why might people unable to stay alive in a world without emotion? （ A） They would not be able to categorize objects in the real world, （ B） They would not live with happiness, but only with anguish and terror. （ C） They
49、 would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful. （ D） They would repeat acts that hurt each other. 92 According to the passage, peoples learning activities possibly depend on _. （ A） love and happiness （ B） benefits and experience （ C） help and support （ D） rewards and punishments 93 What is the economic foundation of a society? （ A） The relationship among humans. （ B） The capacity to enjoy incentives. （ C） The inc
