1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 20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 convers
3、ations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is the cars registration number? （ A） 432-DCW. （ B） 624AF765GH5. （ C） 1996 BMW M3. （ D） 624AE365GH4. 3 Where and when did the woman park her car? （ A） In a garage; 2:30 am. （ B） On north side of 42nd Stre
4、et; 2:30 am. （ C） On north side of 42nd Street; 2:30 pm. （ D） Near the subway on 42nd Street; 2:30 pm. 4 What happened to the womans car? （ A） It was towed away by the police. （ B） It was stolen although it was properly parked. （ C） It was stolen because it was parked in the open. （ D） It was towed
5、away for repair. 5 Which of the following is NOT an evidence of some peoples carelessness in daily commu nication? （ A） Their intonation is poor sometimes. （ B） Their choice of words is poor. （ C） Their speech is full of grammatical mistakes. （ D） They fail to pronounce some words properly. 6 What d
6、oes the man mean to illustrate through the example? （ A） Badly-educated people are careless in their speech. （ B） The English language is being degraded. （ C） Well-educated people are more likely to err. （ D） Well-educated people are going to the dogs. 7 Whats the womans attitude toward the situatio
7、n which the English language is in? （ A） Concerned. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Condescending. （ D） Agitated. 8 Before returning to his office, Joe has to （ A） cash a $100 check （ B） withdraw $100 from his deposit account （ C） withdraw $100 from his current account （ D） get change for his $100 bank note
8、9 Which of the following is NOT among the reasons against Joes carrying around a lot of cash? （ A） It is dangerous to carry all that money. （ B） Cash cant be used to pay utility hills. （ C） It is inconvenient to have a lot of cash on oneself. （ D） ATMs are all around town. 10 Why doesnt Joe have a c
9、hecking account? （ A） He hates the idea of standing in line just to open an account. （ B） He doesnt have enough money. （ C） He regards checking accounts with distrust. （ D） He regards checking account as a hassle. 11 What do we infer from the conversation? （ A） Joe will never get used to using check
10、s. （ B） Joe will pay his telephone bill by money order. （ C） Joe will not have a lot of cash on himself. （ D） Joe will open a deposit account. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1
11、2 What is true of American education? （ A） It included everyone from the beginning. （ B） High schools are not free to all the children. （ C） All children have rights to receive education. （ D） There are no entrance exams for all levels of education. 13 Why is universal education considered important
12、? （ A） The educated can make good decisions in voting. （ B） There are class distinctions in the U. S. （ C） Only educated people can become rich. （ D） People are created with equal opportunities. 14 What was universal education primarily for at first? （ A） All the children. （ B） Disabled children. （
13、C） Black children. （ D） White children. 15 The passage tells us that cats_. （ A） sleep longer than humans （ B） have similar sleeping habits as humans （ C） have no regular sleep （ D） take naps besides their regular sleep 16 Some experts believe that_. （ A） cats have a natural clock inside them （ B） p
14、eople can live better by taking naps （ C） people should learn from cats （ D） famous people are all known for their energy 17 This passage is aimed to_. （ A） describe the habit of cats （ B） tell people the benefit of naps （ C） advise people to take naps （ D） show the similarity between cats and human
15、s 18 The first permanent picture was made by using_ （ A） special paper （ B） silver salt （ C） common salt （ D） a special metal 19 What does the speaker regard as the official date of the beginning of photography? （ A） 1727. （ B） 1826. （ C） 1839. （ D） 1860. 20 According to the passage, Mathew Brady is
16、 remembered today because_. （ A） he was a famous soldier （ B） he took war photographs （ C） he painted portraits （ D） he designed a portable camera 21 What did Dr. Edwin Land invent? （ A） A quick process of developing film. （ B） A new kind of film. （ C） An automatic printer. （ D） A kind of camera tha
17、t develops its own film. 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 Specifically equipped planes have been used _. （ A） to spread chemicals over the forest near Moscow airport （ B） to
18、spread chemicals over the planes to clear the fog around them （ C） to spread chemicals over the fog to help create “windows“ in the fog for planes to land and take off （ D） to spread chemicals over the runway at Moscow airport 23 According to the news, France was strongly criticized for _. （ A） cond
19、ucting five nuclear tests on Wednesday （ B） carrying out a series of nuclear tests in the Pacific （ C） getting disappointing results in the nuclear program （ D） refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear tests 24 What has NOT been decided in Afghanistan? （ A） Whether to hold the elections. （ B
20、） When to hold the elections. （ C） How to nominate candidates. （ D） Who to monitor the voting. 25 What comments did the election officials make on the report? （ A） It is true. （ B） It is groundless. （ C） It is ridiculous. （ D） They made no comments at all. 26 What is the journalist accused of? （ A）
21、Working for the British newspaper. （ B） Objecting to the new media laws. （ C） Violating the Zimbabwean laws. （ D） Publishing an untrue story. 27 Which of the following is NOT true about the journalist? （ A） He is an American-born journalist. （ B） He works for the Guardian. （ C） He finished the story
22、 with other journalists. （ D） His story was not published in Zimbabwe. 28 What was the original record? （ A） About 25.86 seconds. （ B） About 30.86 seconds. （ C） About 32.86 seconds. （ D） About 35.86 seconds. 29 The old man owed his success to_. （ A） intensive exercises （ B） physical health （ C） bala
23、nced diet （ D） good luck 30 Key players in the Congo Kinshasa war are holding talks about _ following the rebel take-over Monday of a strategic city of Kindu. （ A） the next steps to take （ B） the next agreement to reach （ C） the next announcement to make （ D） the next cease-fire to arrange 31 Zimbab
24、wes President Mugabe accused Rwanda and Uganda of _. （ A） continuing to support the rebels in eastern Congo （ B） the continuing intervention in eastern Congo （ C） the continuing aggression in the eastern Congo （ D） the continuing infiltration in eastern Congo 32 Who did not attend the talks? （ A） Th
25、e Ugandan President. （ B） The Ugandan Defense Minister. （ C） The Rwandan Vice President. （ D） The high military officials. 33 Burmese oppositions leader Aung San Suu Kyi has vowed to continue seeking freedom of movement after _. （ A） police forced her to end a sit-in （ B） police forced her to sit in
26、 the room （ C） police forced her to sit on the rural highway （ D） police forced her to end a meeting near Rangoon 34 The sit-in began Friday when authorities blocked her car on a bridge outside the capital as _. （ A） a group of supporters tried to talk with her （ B） a group of people tried to suppor
27、t her （ C） she tried to visit a group of supporters （ D） she tried to visit the capital 35 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Authorities told her to return home. （ B） She refused to move. （ C） Wednesday night, police forced her to drive back to Rangoon. （ D） Police drove her back t
28、o Rangoon. 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. 35 More teenagers smoke today than at any【 C1】 _ since the 1970s, a federal study shows. Ov
29、erall. 35% of children in grades 9-12 smoke cigarettes, a greater【 C2】_ than 25% of adults who smoke.【 C3】 _ it is illegal to buy cigarettes until age 18. more than 75% of kids who【 C4】 _ them in stores are not asked for proof of【 C5】 _ , and they get cigarettes just as adults do: they walk in and b
30、uy them,【 C6】 _ no one checks their age. At a high school【 C7】 _ inaugurated a smoke-free campus this year, students who smoke cigarettes between classes【 C8】_ that stricter laws will cut【 C9】 _ . Sixth and seventh-graders 【 C10】 _ at a middle school say they have little trouble【 C11】 _ stores to se
31、ll them cigarettes,【 C12】 _ unsupervised vending machines or getting【 C13】 _ students to buy cigarettes for them. They say they have【 C14】 _ the most successful store-buying line early: “My【 C15】 _ is waiting in the car.“ 【 C16】 _ smoking becomes less popular in adults, smoking becomes a form of reb
32、ellion. Too often the rebellion leads to the tragic consequences of a【 C17】 _ smoking habit. Health experts warn that【 C18】 _ teen smokers quit soon, advances made in reducing lung and heart disease in the past 20 years will be【 C19】_ . This will have a dramatic effect on the nations【 C20】 _ . 36 【
33、C1】 （ A） time （ B） minute （ C） age （ D） stage 37 【 C2】 （ A） section （ B） part （ C） percentage （ D） share 38 【 C3】 （ A） Since （ B） Because （ C） When （ D） While 39 【 C4】 （ A） buy （ B） bring （ C） order （ D） smoke 40 【 C5】 （ A） citizenship （ B） permission （ C） age （ D） identity 41 【 C6】 （ A） thus （ B） s
34、o （ C） and （ D） or 42 【 C7】 （ A） whose （ B） which （ C） what （ D） who 43 【 C8】 （ A） question （ B） hesitate （ C） suspect （ D） doubt 44 【 C9】 （ A） availability （ B） tax （ C） wastes （ D） unavailability 45 【 C10】 （ A） interviews （ B） interview （ C） interviewed （ D） interviewing 46 【 C11】 （ A） spending （
35、B） taking （ C） getting （ D） forbidding 47 【 C12】 （ A） find （ B） finding （ C） to find （ D） to be found 48 【 C13】 （ A） outside （ B） willing （ C） younger （ D） older 49 【 C14】 （ A） learned （ B） seen （ C） felt （ D） told 50 【 C15】 （ A） child （ B） dog （ C） father （ D） sister 51 【 C16】 （ A） So （ B） As （ C）
36、After （ D） Before 52 【 C17】 （ A） near （ B） useless （ C） normal （ D） lifelong 53 【 C18】 （ A） unless （ B） lest （ C） if （ D） though 54 【 C19】 （ A） accelerated （ B） forbidden （ C） lost （ D） marked 55 【 C20】 （ A） wealth （ B） health （ C） confidence （ D） belief 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR their popularity must ther
37、efore bear some of the responsibility for turning America into a nation of spectators. The violence of football makes necessary specialized conditioning and elaborate equipment if injury is to be avoided; even so there are crippling accidents and deaths each year. Baseball (hardball, that is) is so
38、difficult that few can participate; throwing a ball demands special talents and training, while hitting is also difficult that a game with unskillful players is hardly worth the bother. Soccer, on the other hand, is a game anyone can play and enjoy. Since soccers superiority in encouraging active pa
39、rticipation is so obvious, and since soccers ability to arouse intense feeling of identification among spectators is at least equal to footballs, why has it failed to become a major sport on the professional and college level? Soccers worldwide popularity may be just what is keeping it from becoming
40、 popular. Baseball is also an international sport, played in Canada, Latin America, Japan, Korea and, in a minor way, Europe. There are professional leagues in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Japan, but about all this the American public neither knows nor cares. Spectators here are int
41、erested only when American teams play other American teams. The major league baseball teams from Toronto and Montreal hardly destroy this generalization. 86 Relatively, the Americans are not interested in _ . （ A） baseball （ B） football （ C） soccer （ D） basketball 87 Many think soccer has important
42、advantages over football and baseball because _ . （ A） more people can participate （ B） it is an international sport （ C） it needs special training （ D） violence is involved in playing the game 88 What made America a nation of spectators? （ A） The excellent performance of the players. （ B） Mass part
43、icipation. （ C） Violence on the playground. （ D） Elaborate equipment. 89 Which of the following statements cannot be concluded from the passage? （ A） The Americans have a different idea of value in regard to the sports. （ B） Some games are more professionalized in the U.S. （ C） Football can arouse i
44、ntense feelings among spectators. （ D） Baseball teams from other countries do not play in the U.S. 89 The Frontier and the Family The impact (影响 ) of the frontier has been traditionally assumed by historians, who have studied its effects on mountain men and cowboys, political and social institutions
45、. Yet the impact of the frontier on the most common dimension of life upon the familyremains largely unexamined. Although family has been especially significant in the historical process, it is a relatively new area of historical research. In terms of westward migration, family played a special role
46、. For a people who mistrusted the church as much as the state, family was the only institution that could be entrusted with the enterprise of settling the continent. A Christian family was enough of the church; a Christian family was sufficient expression of political and social order. In 1862, Cong
47、ress provided for the distribution of lands to heads of households in a law, but that law merely recognized that settlement had been the business of families since the seventeenth century. Families took up the challenge of the western lands in a variety of ways. Some families moved west in loosely o
48、rganized groups made up of families in similar directions. They drew up constitutions and elected leaders and generally applied the democratic process to the journey west. The government, for its part, provided little help no maps or transportation, no tools or agricultural information, no medical s
49、ervices and little protection. Beyond the westward-running rivers there was no road until wagons left deep tracks on the ground so that one could see a trail or until enough wagons became lost and doubled back to warn others against their mistakes. Nonetheless, the attraction of “free land“ was irresistible. One day or another,
