1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 233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 Which of the following is NOT correct? （ A） This is a program for distance learning. （ B） This course is only open to psychology majors by now. （ C） There are not so many students interested in this program.
4、（ D） This is a new program started from this semester. 3 How many times do the students meet their professor in this course? （ A） 0. （ B） 1. （ C） 2. （ D） 3. 4 Why did they come up with this program? （ A） For making more money. （ B） For solving the problem with traffic. （ C） For helping the employed
5、students with their schedules. （ D） For improving the quality of the class. 5 How much is a six-month travel card? （ A） 60 pounds. （ B） 16 pounds. （ C） 10 pounds. （ D） 6 pounds. 6 How many photos will Jane need to get a travel card? （ A） 1. （ B） 2. （ C） 3. （ D） 4. 7 Besides the photos, what must Jan
6、e take with her for the travel card? （ A） Passport. （ B） Driving license. （ C） ID card. （ D） A letter from college. 8 Which one of the following was NOT among the conditions of the man several years ago? （ A） He was a plane pilot. （ B） The man enjoyed a comfortable life. （ C） He was soon crazy about
7、 poker machines. （ D） Everything went well and he felt very happy. 9 What is the possible relationship between the man and woman? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Pupil and tutor. （ C） Interviewee and interviewer. （ D） Classmates. 10 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversa
8、tion? （ A） The man now is in a poor condition. （ B） He has a weak willpower to stop gambling. （ C） His wife broke up relationship with him. （ D） The conditions last seven years till now. 11 What is the womans suggestion for the man? （ A） To give up gambling right now. （ B） To work hard and win the h
9、eart of the boss. （ C） To have a good time and get relaxed. （ D） To study hard and read more. 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 is the authors main purpose in the passage
10、? （ A） To prove that football is the worlds most important sport. （ B） To show that Argentina is better than others. （ C） To compare Scotland with Argentina. （ D） To explain the role of sport. 13 Why is Argentina world-famous according to the passage? （ A） Because of its large number of sports fans
11、and supporters. （ B） Because of its successes in the football World Cup. （ C） Because of its obvious position on the map. （ D） Because of its excellence at most important sports. 14 If a sportsman only thinks about winning, what will he be? （ A） He will fail to succeed. （ B） He will be successful. （
12、 C） He will lose enjoyment. （ D） He will be irrational. 15 Car account for _ the greenhouse gases in the US. （ A） 50% （ B） 40% （ C） 25% （ D） 14% 16 Policymakers and industry have four options, not including _. （ A） reducing the emissions of vehicles （ B） reducing, the use of vehicles （ C） improving
13、the price of the oil （ D） finding less polluting driving systems 17 According to the speaker, the only applicable and practical method is _. （ A） reducing the emissions of vehicles （ B） reducing the use of vehicles （ C） using electricity-powered vehicles （ D） limiting the production of vehicles 18 T
14、elstar Tina is made of ? （ A） Titanium. （ B） Asteroid material. （ C） Steel. （ D） Uranium. 19 According to the news, what is the worst damage that object falling in the sky could have caused? （ A） The destruction of a house. （ B） The destruction of cities. （ C） The destruction of species of animals.
15、（ D） The destruction of expensive satellites. 20 What will definitely happen upon Telstar Tinas reentry? （ A） It will distintegrate. （ B） There could be damage to houses. （ C） The satellite will no longer function. （ D） Many pieces will fall into the oceans. 21 What is the size of the piece of Telst
16、ar Tina expected to strike the earth? （ A） Several ounces. （ B） Large enough to kill the dinosaurs. （ C） Large as a house. （ D） More than one kilogram. 22 Joseph Connor was _. （ A） US Secretary （ B） US Deputy Secretary for Management （ C） UN Deputy Secretary-General for Management （ D） UN Deputy Sec
17、retary for Funding 23 The 452 million dollars was the total amount of money that _. （ A） the US owed to the UN （ B） the US was required to pay by December （ C） the US Congress approved for arrears payment （ D） the US paid to the UN as part of the arrears payment 24 Which one is not true according to
18、 the news? （ A） Asian regions have been attacked by the disease. （ B） European birds are infected by virus. （ C） Only a few people have been infected by the disease. （ D） All the victims appear to get the disease from contact with birds. 25 This virus can not （ A） sicken humans （ B） infected birds （
19、 C） develop into a global epidemic （ D） transmit easily from one human to another 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. 25 Geography is stud
20、y of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast 【 C1】 _ places on the earth. But they also 【 C2】 _ beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 【 C3】 _ . The word geography 【 C4】 _ from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth“ and graphic, 【 C5】
21、 _ means“ to write“. The English word 【 C6】 _ means“ to describe the earth“. Some geography books focus 【 C7】 _ a small area 【 C8】 _ a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 【 C9】 _ continent. Many geography books deal 【 C10】 _ the whole earth. Another 【 C11】 _ to divide t
22、he study of geography is to 【 C12】 _ between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; 【 C13】 _ starts with human beings and 【 C14】 _ how human beings and their environment act 【 C15】 _ each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 【 C16】
23、 _ branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the 【 C17】 _ between places. If places 【 C18】 _ alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, 【 C19】 _ no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 【 C20】 _ , is a poi
24、nt of view, a special way of looking at places. 26 【 C1】 （ A） similar （ B） various （ C） distant （ D） famous 27 【 C2】 （ A） pass （ B） reach （ C） go （ D） set 28 【 C3】 （ A） globe （ B） planet （ C） result （ D） whole 29 【 C4】 （ A） falls （ B） removes （ C） results （ D） comes 30 【 C5】 （ A） what （ B） that （ C）
25、 which （ D） it 31 【 C6】 （ A） ge （ B） graphy （ C） geography （ D） graphic 32 【 C7】 （ A） to （ B） up （ C） above （ D） on 33 【 C8】 （ A） outside （ B） except （ C） like （ D） as 34 【 C9】 （ A） extensive （ B） enormous （ C） overall （ D） entire 35 【 C10】 （ A） with （ B） in （ C） to （ D） of 36 【 C11】 （ A） way （ B） m
26、eans （ C） habits （ D） technique 37 【 C12】 （ A） split （ B） distinguish （ C） integrate （ D） tell 38 【 C13】 （ A） second （ B） latter （ C） next （ D） later 39 【 C14】 （ A） learns （ B） realizes （ C） studies （ D） understands 40 【 C15】 （ A） upon （ B） for （ C） as （ D） to 41 【 C16】 （ A） either （ B） neither （ C）
27、 one （ D） each 42 【 C17】 （ A） exceptions （ B） differences （ C） sameness （ D） divisions 43 【 C18】 （ A） being （ B） are （ C） were （ D） be 44 【 C19】 （ A） although （ B） whether （ C） since （ D） that 45 【 C20】 （ A） then （ B） nevertheless （ C） still （ D） moreover 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR all else is _. （ A） embel
28、lishment （ B） accommodation （ C） entertainment （ D） luxury 75 The Metropolitan Police will no longer describe black people as black, as part of a new attempt to counter charges of racism in the force. Both black and Asian people will in future be referred to as “visible minority ethnics“. The term,
29、which replaces the phrase “black and Asian minority ethnics“ is expected to be adopted officially in January. The decision was criticized yesterday as unnecessary and confusing by black police officers. Anna Scott, the general secretary of the National Black Police Association, said it amounted to a
30、 step too far by the “political correctness“ movement. “We have gone from saying black ethnic minority to black minority ethnic to visible minority ethnic in a matter of years,“ she said. “There has been so much emphasis on the issue of terminology, that the issue has become confusing for black poli
31、ce officers, let alone white ones. We are risking becoming too politically correct at the expense of being clearly understood by officers and the general public.“ A senior police official told The Telegraph that some white officers were using the phrase so that they would avoid saying the words “bla
32、ck“ or “Asian“, for fear of causing offence. The official claimed that the term would allow these communities to be distinguished for others such as the Irish and the Greeks whose members are, according to the new terminology, “invisible“ because they tend to be light-skinned. In the 1960s, the phra
33、se “colored“ was officially used by some police forces. By the 1970s, this had changed to “black“ to describe people whose ancestors originated from the Caribbean and Africa and “Asian“ for those who originated from the Indian subcontinent. The phrase “ethnic minority“ was also widely used as a coll
34、ective term for both groups, but this was dropped in favor of “minority ethnic“ five years ago, promising criticism that it was an improper use of English. Bernard Lamb, the chairman of the London branch of the Queens English Society, said that the new description was grammatically incorrect and ove
35、r-sensitive. “I do not like this new term at all. The word ethnic is an adjective and you cannot pluralize an adjective,“ he said. “They seem to have used a euphemism for black and Asian when I imagine most black and Asian people do not mind the empty words themselves at all.“ The change will cost a
36、 significant sum of public money in retraining officers and rewriting manuals and a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said that some senior officers were already using the term. The spokesman said that the new term was not a redefinition but was meant to standardize the phraseology used by the p
37、olice. “Concerns have been raised about the nature and range of terms used in papers presented to the authority when discussing ethnicity.“ “To ensure that there is a uniform approach and understanding of terminology used in future, and that offence is avoided, the January meeting of the authoritys
38、equal opportunities and diversity board will make decisions about the terminology we expect to use,“ he said. 76 The word “promising“ in Line 2, Para. 8 can be replaced by _. （ A） giving rise to （ B） indicating （ C） guaranteeing （ D） ignoring 77 For Bernard Lamb, the shift from “ethnic minority“ to
39、“minority ethnic“ _. （ A） is condemned by all the classes （ B） has no essential improvement at all （ C） is no more than a trend of degradation or back up （ D） reflects the conflict between the authority and the minorities 78 Why in Lambs eyes most black and Asian people de not mind the words at all?
40、 （ A） They have been fed up with such word play and tricks. （ B） They know that there is no substantial change at all. （ C） What they care is the association of the words, not the words themselves. （ D） They arc apathetic to such political issues, for they are so far from them. 79 The author takes a
41、(an) _ stance to the shift of names. （ A） critical （ B） objective （ C） indifferent （ D） sarcastic 80 The article is most possibly taken from _. （ A） an encyclopedia. （ B） a report in a newspaper. （ C） a periodical on terminology standardization. （ D） a policemen guide. 80 Whenever two or more unusua
42、l traits or situations are found in the same place, it is tempting to look for more than a coincidental relationship between them. The high Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau certainly have extraordinary physical characteristics and the cultures that are found there are also unusual, though not uniqu
43、e. However there is no intention of adopting Montesquieus view of climate and soil as cultural determents. The ecology of a region merely poses some of the problems faced by the inhabitants of the region, and while the problems facing a culture are important to its development, they do not determine
44、 it. The appearance of the Himalayas during the late Tertiary Period and the accompanying further raising of the previously established rages had a marked effect on the climate of the region. Primarily, of course, it blocked the Indian monsoon from reaching Central Asia at all. Secondly, air and moi
45、sture from other directions were also reduced. Prior to the raising of the Himalayas, the land now forming the Tibetan uplands had a dry, continental climate with vegetation and animals life similar to that of much of the rest of the region on the same parallel, but somewhat different from that of t
46、he areas farther north, which were already drier. With the coming of the Himalayas and the relatively sudden drying out of the region, there was a severe thinning out of the animal and plant population. The ensuing incomplete Pleistocene glaciations had a further thinning effect, but significantly d
47、id not wipe out life in the area. Thus after the end of the glaciations there were only n few varieties of life extant from the original continental species. Isolated by the Kunlun range from the Tarim basin and Turfan depression, species that had already adapted to the dry steppe climate, and would
48、 otherwise have been expected to flourish in Tibetan, the remaining native fauna and flora multiplied. Armand described the Tibetan fauna as not having great variety, but being “striking“ in the abundance of the particular species that are present. The plant life is similarly limited in variety, wit
49、h some observers finding no more than seventy varieties of plants in even the relatively fertile Eastern Tibetan valleys, with fewer than ten food crops. Tibetan “tea“ is a major staple, perhaps replying the unavailable vegetables. The difficulties of living in an environment at once dry and cold, and populated with species more usually found in more hospitable climates, are great. These difficulties may well have i
