1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 225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 do the speakers mainly discuss? （ A） A notice on the bulletin board. （ B） A book for a class the man is taking. （ C） A chemistry class that is being taught. （ D） The library reserve desk. 3 Why is the ma
4、n worried about the course? （ A） He is starting the course late. （ B） The subject is difficult for him. （ C） The professor is very reserved. （ D） The book is difficult to read. 4 What will the man do before he leaves? （ A） Check out a chemistry book. （ B） Make copies of all the pages in the book. （
5、C） Put a notice on the bulletin board. （ D） Look for a copy of the book on the reserve shell. 5 What do the speakers mainly discuss? （ A） The man wants to get authorization for a room change. （ B） The man is worried about his friendship with his roommate, （ C） Then man needs a scholarship to continu
6、e living in the dormitory, （ D） The man wants the head resident to talk to David for him. 6 Why is the man worried about the course? （ A） That David is not a serious student. （ B） That David doesnt need to worry because he has a scholarship. （ C） That David wont speak with him. （ D） That David wants
7、 to move back to his home town. 7 What is the mans problem? （ A） His roommate is noisy. （ B） He isnt speaking to his roommate. （ C） He does not like his roommate. （ D） He doesnt know his roommate very well. 8 What are the speakers? （ A） Student-Student. （ B） Advisor-Student. （ C） Professor-Student.
8、（ D） Librarian-Professor. 9 Where are the speakers? （ A） Lecture Hall. （ B） Registration Office. （ C） Library. （ D） Professors Office. 10 When did this conversation take place? （ A） Morning. （ B） Afternoon. （ C） Evening. （ D） Lunch time. 11 Why did the man want to see the woman? （ A） Confirm his cla
9、ss schedule. （ B） Discuss his thesis. （ C） Ask about reference material. （ D） Inquire about his grades. 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 Beethoven established himself as the
10、greatest composer （ A） with his powerful middle-period works. （ B） when his first three piano concertos were finished. （ C） around 1802. （ D） around 1795. 13 The years after 1812 were relatively unproductive because （ A） he felt good in his romantic relationships. （ B） he realized that his heating w
11、as compromised. （ C） he felt inadequate to create more musical pieces. （ D） he was very low in spirits. 14 What did the act of composition mean to Beethoven? （ A） Enjoyment. （ B） Play. （ C） Straggle. （ D） Routine. 15 Nowadays, most colleges and universities encourage students to （ A） criticize other
12、s. （ B） share professors beliefs. （ C） give their own ideas. （ D） change their own beliefs. 16 To help students develop their critical thinking, professors mainly teach them （ A） choice of their premises. （ B） the way to think independently. （ C） skills of drawing conclusions. （ D） different kinds o
13、f argument. 17 According to the writer, the right way to argue is to （ A） argue mainly for the sake of arguing. （ B） prove it with a good conclusion. （ C） support your idea with sound reasoning. （ D） examine others ideas critically. 18 What is the easiest way to show the complex hierarchy of a newsp
14、aper? （ A） In the form of a chart. （ B） In the form of a diagram. （ C） In the form of a table. （ D） In the form of a tree. 19 Who is NOT at the top of the complex hierarchy of a newspaper? （ A） The Executive Editor. （ B） The Assistant Editor. （ C） The Managing Editor. （ D） The Editor and his deputy.
15、 20 Who looks after the paper, especially the front page, in the afternoon and evening, preparing for the next morning? （ A） The Assistant Editor. （ B） The head of the department. （ C） The Night Editor. （ D） The Deputy Editor. 21 What is the responsibility of the subeditors in the newspaper office?
16、（ A） Check and prepare the copy for the printer. （ B） See that everything runs smoothly. （ C） Make decisions about what goes into the newspaper. （ D） Have close contact with the House of Commons and the political content. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several ne
17、ws items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What is the major theme of Clintons 3-day trip? （ A） To carry out his campaign. （ B） To criticize his challengers. （ C） To fight against crimes. （ D） To improve his domestic agenda. 23 The casualties for the rival Musli
18、m militias were （ A） three. （ B） twenty. （ C） ninety-four. （ D） ninety-seven. 24 _ reported the rocket attacks. （ A） Two hospitals （ B） Local newspapers （ C） A news agency （ D） Leaders of the main factions 25 What does The Moment of Isaac Newton refer to in the news? （ A） A discussion about Newtons
19、theory. （ B） A conference held in the honor of Newton. （ C） A display of Newtons works in the library. （ D） An exhibition of documents and other items about Newton. 26 Who is Mordechai Feingold? （ A） The president of the University of Cambridge. （ B） The chairman of Science and the Making of Modern
20、Culture. （ C） A faithful follower of Newton. （ D） A professor at the California Institute of Technology. 27 Which games will be moved to China by NBA in 2004? （ A） Regular games. （ B） Pre-season games. （ C） Off-season games. （ D） All-star games. 28 What is the purpose of moving NBA games to China? （
21、 A） To boost the popularity of NBA in China. （ B） To support the development and growth of basketball in China. （ C） To earn a considerable sum in the market of China. （ D） To help the Chinese players to improve their level. 29 Yesterdays strike caused the most confusion for （ A） employers. （ B） com
22、muters. （ C） police. （ D） tourists. 30 Bus drivers staged the strike against （ A） inflation, （ B） major domestic policy. （ C） pay decrease. （ D） employers-cruel exploitation. 31 Railway workers joined in the strike because they （ A） attempted to halt the whole network for train travel. （ B） were dis
23、satisfied with proposed rise in unemployment. （ C） were unhappy with their working conditions. （ D） wanted to Support workers from other unions. 32 Who will be the ball girls at the Masters Series Madrid event? （ A） Some novel writers. （ B） Female models. （ C） Local coaches. （ D） Young girls from lo
24、cal clubs. 33 What is the disadvantage of these ball girls? （ A） They are too young for the big event. （ B） They often disrupt the rhythm of the game. （ C） They do not have much relevant knowledge. （ D） They cost too much money. 34 What sport is played at the Masters Series Madrid event? （ A） Footba
25、ll. （ B） Basketball. （ C） Tennis. （ D） Golf. 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. 34 People thinking about the origin of language for the f
26、irst time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed 【 C1】 _ as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and 【 C2】 _ a very simple affair in the beginning. 【 C3】 _ , when we observe the language behavior of 【 C4】 _ we regard as primitive cultures, we find it 【 C5】 _ complicated. It was believed
27、that an Eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words 【 C6】 _ to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of a (n) 【 C7】 _ businessman who speaks Eng-fish. 【 C8】 _ , these Eskimo words are far more highly inflected (词尾变化的 ) than 【 C9】 _ of any
28、 of the well-known European languages, for a 【 C10】 _ noun can be spoken or written in 【 C11】 _ hundred different forms, each 【 C12】 _ a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more 【 C13】 _ . The Eskimo language is, 【 C14】_ , one of the most difficult in th
29、e world to learn, 【 C15】 _ the result that almost no traders or explorers have 【 C16】 _ tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon 【 C17】 _ to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words.
30、 Most of them are 【 C18】 _ from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon 【 C19】_ is usually referred to by travelers 【 C20】 _ “the Eskimo language“. 35 【 C1】 （ A） unceasingly （ B） continuously （ C） gradually （ D） continually 36 【 C2】
31、（ A） must be （ B） must have been （ C） ought to be （ D） should be 37 【 C3】 （ A） However （ B） Consequently （ C） Probably （ D） Undoubtedly 38 【 C4】 （ A） whose （ B） this （ C） it （ D） what 39 【 C5】 （ A） conspicuously （ B） usually （ C） surprisingly （ D） sufficiently 40 【 C6】 （ A） so as （ B） so that （ C） a
32、s such （ D） as well as 41 【 C7】 （ A） amount （ B） average （ C） sum （ D） number 42 【 C8】 （ A） Otherwise （ B） Moreover （ C） Also （ D） Nevertheless 43 【 C9】 （ A） the others （ B） all others （ C） these （ D） those 44 【 C10】 （ A） single （ B） singular （ C） plural （ D） compound 45 【 C11】 （ A） some （ B） severa
33、l （ C） various （ D） varied 46 【 C12】 （ A） getting （ B） causing （ C） having （ D） owning 47 【 C13】 （ A） endless （ B） multiple （ C） uncountable （ D） numerous 48 【 C14】 （ A） therefore （ B） whereas （ C） because （ D） furthermore 49 【 C15】 （ A） with （ B） for （ C） owing to （ D） in 50 【 C16】 （ A） still （ B）
34、indeed （ C） just （ D） even 51 【 C17】 （ A） alike （ B） similar （ C） related （ D） relevant 52 【 C18】 （ A） detaches （ B） differs （ C） descends （ D） derives 53 【 C19】 （ A） which （ B） why （ C） that （ D） how 54 【 C20】 （ A） as （ B） like （ C） so （ D） on 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR it is due only to_. （ A） preference
35、（ B） prejudice （ C） psychology （ D） propaganda 81 They neednt have made so much _ over a trifle like this. It was really much ado about nothing. （ A） gossip （ B） fuss （ C） argument （ D） rumor 82 In 1997 he was _ of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. （ A） charged （ B） sued （ C） convicted （ D）
36、 diagnosed 83 He _ at his friends unexpected good fortune. （ A） trifled （ B） skipped （ C） snapped （ D） rejoiced 84 He _ secretly into his wallet to see if he had enough money to pay the bill. （ A） peer （ B） gape （ C） gaze （ D） stare 84 Tomorrow evening about 20 million Americans will be shown, on th
37、eir television screens, how easy it is to steal plutonium and produce “the most terrifying blackmail weapon ever devised“-a home-made atomic bomb. They will be told that no commercial nuclear plant in the United States - and probably in the World-is adequately protected against a well planned armed
38、attack by terrorists, and that there is enough information on public record to guide a nuclear thief not only to the vaults of nuclear plants where plutonium is stored, but also to tell him how the doors of those vaults are designed. The hour-long television programme, “The Plutonium Connection“, ma
39、kes its point by showing how a 20-year-old student of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in five weeks designed an atomic bomb composed of plutonium and parts from a hardware store. The young man, whose identity is being kept secret for fear he may be kidnapped by terrorists; is quoted as say
40、ing: “I was pretty surprised about how easy it is to design a bomb. When I was working on my design, I kept thinking theres got to be more to it than this, but actually there isnt. It s simple.“ The student worked alone, using information he obtained from science libraries open to the public. The te
41、levision programmes, produced for non-commercial stations across the country by a Boston educational station, shows how quantities of other “secret“ information are available to anyone. The Atomic Energy Commissions public reading room in Washington is described by the narrator as “the first place a
42、 bomb-designer would visit when he was planning his plutonium theft. On file there and freely available are the plans of every civilian nuclear installation in the country.“ The programme seems certain to create enormous controversy - not only. over the lack of nuclear safeguards, but also over the
43、morality of commissioning the student to design a bomb and the wisdom of drawing attention to the ways that a nuclear thief can work. Even an Official of Public Broadcasting System, which is distributing the TV programmes, confessed to qualms: “Its a terribly important subject, and people should kno
44、w about the dangers, but I cant help wondering if the programme wont give someone ideas.“ “The Plutonium Connection“ explains, for example, that the security system of nuclear plants were all designed to prevent sabotage by perhaps one or two agents of some foreign Power. But now this appears less o
45、f a hazard than the possibilities of an attack by an armed band of terrorists with dedicated disregard for their own lives. The programme discusses two major plutonium reprocessing plants in the US one already operating in Oklahoma, one being completed in South Carolina - neither of which has more t
46、han a handful of armed guards to supplement the alarms, fences and gun-detectors that Government security requires. Both are in such remote areas that it would take at least 45 minutes for a sizable police force to be assembles, if there were an attack. An official of the South Carolina plant - a jo
47、int operation of Allied Chemical, Gulf Oil and Royal Dutch Shell - admits to television viewers that the “system weve designed would probably not prevent“ a band of about 12 armed terrorists from entering. Pilfering plutonium is even easier, the programme suggests. Despite constant inventories, ther
48、e are inevitably particles of plutonium unaccounted for about 1 1b. a month at the Oklahoma plant, owned by the Kerr-McGee oil company, which in a year adds up to enough to make an atomic bomb. It is suggested that pilfering would be even easier if instrument technicians were unscrupulous enough to
49、alter their measuring devices. The television film also shows radioactive fuel being transported to nuclear processing plants in commercial armoured cars. As a safety measure, US drivers of such cars are ordered to contact headquarters by radio telephone every two hours. But the equipment is “cumbersome and unreliable“, and in difficult terrain there are radio blackout areas. The programme ends with a warning from Dr. Theodore Ta
