1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 214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 is the main topic of the conversation? （ A） Running and its danger. （ B） Pregnancy and weight. （ C） Marathon for charity. （ D） How to collect money. 3 What is the main reason for the woman to have gained
4、 a lot of weight? （ A） She had a baby. （ B） She was diagnosed with cancer. （ C） She ate a lot without doing any exercise. （ D） She could not go to a gym due to lack of money. 4 Which of the following statements is NOT correct? （ A） Its impossible for the man to run like six months ago. （ B） The woma
5、n gained 80 pounds because she has a triplet. （ C） The mother of the mans running buddy was diagnosed with cancer. （ D） Both of them will take part in Sundays run. 5 When should the man check with Student Services to ensure the change of registration date? （ A） When all of the senior students regist
6、er in courses. （ B） Twenty-four hours before the registration date. （ C） Seven days before the designated registration date. （ D） Twenty-four days before the registration date. 6 When should the man pay the fees? （ A） Within 24 hours of registering. （ B） One week before the designated registration d
7、ate. （ C） 24 hours before the registration date. （ D） After he gets a letter from university financial officer. 7 What will happen if the man does not receive his financial aid? （ A） It will be impossible for him to register. （ B） It may still be possible to register if he gets a letter from the uni
8、versity financial officer. （ C） He will make arrangements with the registrar after registration. （ D） He can still register but he will have to wait until the registration of senior students is over. 8 What does the man want from the woman? （ A） To tell him about the final exam. （ B） To tell him abo
9、ut a missed class. （ C） To tell him about her friends. （ D） To tell him about how to preserve forests. 9 According to the conversation, which of the following is TRUE? （ A） The man was also assigned to a group. （ B） The woman did not take notes from the class. （ C） The womans group did not choose a
10、topic in the previous class. （ D） From the next Wednesday, the class will start covering the chapter called Sustainable Development. 10 How will Rachel share the class notes with Alan? （ A） She will borrow her notebook to Alan. （ B） Alan can go to Rachels place and they study together. （ C） Rachel w
11、ill send the notes to him by e-mail. （ D） She will print them and give them to Alan. 11 Which of the following parts in the class they did NOT do? （ A） They had a lecture on sustainable development in forests. （ B） The professor pointed out some of the advantages and disadvantages of clear-cut loggi
12、ng. （ C） They covered the whole part of Chapter 6. （ D） They divided into groups of three for a project. 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 What does the passage mainly discuss
13、? （ A） How canals are constructed. （ B） Common types of canal boats and barges. （ C） The worlds largest canals. （ D） How canals are used and classified. 13 What is the purpose of a canal lock? （ A） To keep out boats that are too large for the canal. （ B） To measure the tonnage of canal boats. （ C） T
14、o load and unload the cargo. （ D） To change the depth of the water. 14 The Suez Canal is mentioned as an example of a _. （ A） modern canal （ B） water level canal （ C） lock canal （ D） irrigation canal 15 The term “mummy“ was used to describe _. （ A） kings of ancient Egypt （ B） the place where Egyptia
15、n kings were buried （ C） the preserved body of a dead person （ D） one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world 16 The pyramids were built _. （ A） before the Egyptians developed a sophisticated technology （ B） after the Egyptians developed a sophisticated technology （ C） to house the tombs of all an
16、cient Egyptian kings and nobles （ D） to keep mummies safe forever 17 Which of the following practices is most closely associated with ancient Egyptian belief in an afterlife? （ A） Placing the dead in tombs carved out of solid rock. （ B） Building pyramids to house the bodies of dead kings. （ C） Prese
17、rving dead bodies with oils and spices. （ D） Constructing tombs without the use of wheels or heavy equipment. 18 Where was the first telephone service in America established? （ A） New York. （ B） Washington D.C. （ C） Philadelphia. （ D） Chicago. 19 What causes the prices of the telephone system to low
18、er in America? （ A） The material became cheaper. （ B） There was more competition. （ C） More people used the phones. （ D） The phones were connected across the sea. 20 Before the Bell Company became a publicly held corporation, how were the calls passed to their destination? （ A） Manual switchboards.
19、（ B） Reading manuals. （ C） Electronic switchboards. （ D） Voice switches. 21 What eventually happened to the phone company? （ A） It became a huge company. （ B） It was broken into smaller companies. （ C） It was taken over by the government. （ D） It was profitable. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions:
20、In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What has Minister Giuliano Amato criticized Roman Catholic bishops for? （ A） They plot to undermine the government. （ B） They are against civil right policy in the country. （ C）
21、They refuse to accept the proposal calling for the rights for same-sex couples. （ D） They deny the legal rights for unmarried couples cohabitation. 23 What will the workers do to protest reduced wages? （ A） Go on strike. （ B） Have a public demonstration. （ C） Fight against governmental forces. （ D）
22、Hold anti-government rally. 24 What is NOT described as the economic trouble that traps Zimbabwe? （ A） Inflation. （ B） Food shortages. （ C） Falling consumption. （ D） High unemployment. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices gi
23、ven below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 24 Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories 【 C1】 _ on the individual suggest that children engage in crimi
24、nal behavior 【 C2】 _ they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through 【 C3】 _ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society that children commit crimes in 【 C4】 _ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status 【 C5】 _ a
25、s a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, ignoring the fact that children from 【 C6】 _ homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes 【 C7】 _ lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are
26、tentative and are 【 C8】 _ to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly 【 C9】 _ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that lead to fewer job opportunities for youth and 【 C10】_ unemployment 【 C11】 _ general make gainful employment increasingly difficult to 【 C12】 _
27、 . The resulting discontent may in turn lead more youths into criminal behavior. Families have also 【 C13】 _ changes these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; 【 C14】 _ , children are likely to have less supervision at home 【 C15】 _ was common in the traditio
28、nal family 【 C16】 _ . This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other 【 C17】 _ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased 【 C18】 _ of drugs and alcohol, and the growing 【 C19】 _ of child abuse and child neglect. All
29、 these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, 【 C20】 _ a direct causal relationship has not yet been established. 25 【 C1】 （ A） centering （ B） deciding （ C） depending （ D） experimenting 26 【 C2】 （ A） if （ B） when （ C） because （ D） before 27 【 C3】 （ A） assim
30、ilation （ B） association （ C） communication （ D） interaction 28 【 C4】 （ A） reply （ B） regard （ C） response （ D） resistant 29 【 C5】 （ A） and （ B） but （ C） or （ D） so 30 【 C6】 （ A） poor （ B） wealthy （ C） advanced （ D） harmonious 31 【 C7】 （ A） as （ B） by . （ C） for （ D） with 32 【 C8】 （ A） subject （ B）
31、subjective （ C） sensible （ D） sensitive 33 【 C9】 （ A） increase （ B） reduce （ C） cause （ D） affect 34 【 C10】 （ A） rising （ B） falling （ C） coming （ D） lying 35 【 C11】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） at （ D） by 36 【 C12】 （ A） acquire （ B） achieve （ C） obtain （ D） win 37 【 C13】 （ A） encountered （ B） experienced （
32、 C） realized （ D） suffered 38 【 C14】 （ A） comparatively （ B） contradictorily （ C） consequently （ D） conclusively 39 【 C15】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） than （ D） what 40 【 C16】 （ A） culture （ B） concept （ C） system （ D） structure 41 【 C17】 （ A） acceptable （ B） imaginable （ C） identifiable （ D） reasonab
33、le 42 【 C18】 （ A） appreciation （ B） availability （ C） consumption （ D） restriction 43 【 C19】 （ A） incidence （ B） accident （ C） inclination （ D） application 44 【 C20】 （ A） because （ B） although （ C） assuming （ D） given 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR nobody can doubt it. （ A） in question （ B） out of the question
34、（ C） beside the question （ D） without question 71 With an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very _ for the nineteenth-century factory workers. （ A） hostile （ B） anxious （ C） tedious （ D） obscure 72 On New Years Eve, there will be a firework _ at Peoples Square. （ A） performa
35、nce （ B） display （ C） show （ D） exhibition 73 Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that _ one year of college. （ A） improves （ B） subsidizes （ C） obliges （ D） subscribes 74 Our hopes _ and fell in the same instant. （ A） arose （ B） raised （ C） rose （ D） aroused 74 As the grea
36、t low ebb of high tech sweeps through the world of online commerce, two kinds of sites are weathering the storm. The first group is often referred to as “clicks and mortar“-online extensions of stores like Walmart or Sears. They take an existing, traditional business and extend it into the online ar
37、ena. The second group provides a unique service made possible by the Internets special characteristics. Job sites and online auctioneer e-Bay are both good examples of the new breed of business that the Internet continues to foster. Cafepress. com is one of the latter group. Its a website that provi
38、des users with online stores where they can sell shirts, mugs, and mousepads customized with their own logos and/or slogans. By itself, this is a fairly useful service, and an example of how the Internet has changed the art of marketing and customer service. Cafepress. com, however, is rather remark
39、able for another reason. Customers dont need to print large lots of items. They dont need to worry about shipping the goods to their customers. And they dont need to talk to another human being to get their store “built“ in the first place. The site lets you upload an image and choose what sort of i
40、tem youd like it to appear on. You can then choose how much to mark the item up-the difference between the items base cost and your mark-up price is your profit. Base prices are high, but understandable when you consider what cafepress. com does for the initial investment. An 11-ounce mug starts at
41、10.99. For that, cafepress. com prints the mug on a piece-by-piece basis, provides the ordering software, handles the money, packs it, and ships it for you. The mugs purchaser pays shipping and handling costs; the store owners effort is limited to uploading the original image for the mug, setting th
42、e cost, and writing a brief description of the item. It seems to be catching on. “More and more companies come to us, who want to do some kind of merchandising, who want to offer a range of products to their users, but dont want the hassles associated with it,“ says Maheesh Jain, cafepress, corns co
43、-founder and vice-president. “Thats where we come in-were one of the few companies that offer this kind of full-service solution.“ But the most exciting aspect of cafepress, com is not its ability to help major corporations outsource and customize their merchandising efforts. Whats remarkable about
44、the system is how simple it is to open a store. An average individual with an idea that could sell 50 T-shirts or mugs cant justify a traditional merchandising effort, but with cafepress. com, users can easily bring ideas to fruition with very little time and no financial risk. Moreover, the quality
45、 of the merchandise is good; Ive ordered a mug and a shirt from cafepress. com, and both were shipped relatively promptly, and arrived exactly as promised. Cafepress. com is an idea thats easy to get excited about. Its a small-but tangible-example of how the Internet can change the way we live. 75 T
46、he expression “weathering the storm“ in the first sentence means （ A） surviving a crisis. （ B） coming into being. （ C） struggling in the storm. （ D） being dominated by a stormy high tech wave. 76 The first kind of site differs from the second kind of site in that （ A） the first kind sells commoditie
47、s while the second offers service. （ B） the first kind extends items sold beyond the traditional categories. （ C） the second kind is rising while the first kind is declining in the world of online commerce. （ D） the second kind offers untraditional jobs to people experienced ill auctioning. 77 Which
48、 of the following about Cafepress. com is NOT true? （ A） Its customers are those who want to sell things rather than buy things. （ B） It, along with similar sites, has changed the traditional way of marketing. （ C） It keeps its profit to a minimum in order to attract online customers. （ D） Its users
49、 dont have to transact the items to be sold face-to-face with their customers. 78 What kind of customers need Cafepress. com most according to its vice-president.? （ A） Those who sell a great variety of items. （ B） Those who sell unconventional commodities. （ C） Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients. （ D） Those who have problem keeping their commodities moving. 79 What is the most outstand
