1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 234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 How many people are there in Africa infected with HIV? （ A） 40 million. （ B） About 28 million. （ C） 12 million. （ D） Less than 28 million. 3 If without major rescue, how many people would die of AIDS in the n
4、ext 20 years? （ A） 20 million. （ B） 30 million. （ C） 40 million. （ D） 60 million. 4 Whats the aim of the 14th International AIDS Conference? （ A） To offer aids to the poor countries stricken by AIDS. （ B） To ensure the operation of separating. （ C） To popularize the mandatory testing. （ D） To enhanc
5、e peoples awareness of the threat of AIDS to the society. 5 What kind of topics do you think Donna does NOT like? （ A） Movies. （ B） Books. （ C） Politics. （ D） Music. 6 Which kind of man is NOT to Donnas liking? （ A） Emotional. （ B） Stubborn. （ C） Self-controlled. （ D） Muscular. 7 What is the essenti
6、al for the young people to keep a good relationship? （ A） Privacy. （ B） Mutual understanding. （ C） Success （ D） Common topic. 8 What is the womans purpose to visit the man? （ A） She wants a babysitter. （ B） She hopes to apply for a job. （ C） She intends to help the man to find a girlfriend. （ D） She
7、 needs some help from the man. 9 Which one is NOT the qualification of the Tai girl? （ A） She is a Safe driver. （ B） She has a good proficiency in English. （ C） She is young and skillful in game playing. （ D） She has a good personality. 10 What can we know from the passage about the Tai girl? （ A） W
8、hen she was 17 years old she got a driving license. （ B） She cannot cope with the new situations very well. （ C） She lived in a tragic and cold family. （ D） She has three years experience in daycare. 11 Which one is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） The woman is a professional woman. （ B） The
9、Tai girl cannot cook. （ C） The man gets quite a few applicants on hands. （ D） The girl is to the liking of the woman. 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 How will the club membe
10、rs work to clean up the area? （ A） They will work alone. （ B） They will work in pairs. （ C） They will work in two 10-person teams. （ D） They will work in two 15-person teams. 13 What will the club members do with the litter? （ A） They will place it in boxes. （ B） They will place it in aluminium cans
11、. （ C） They will place it into trash bags. （ D） They will place it into garbage cans. 14 What will they do with the aluminium cans? （ A） They will place around the picnic areas. （ B） They will throw them away. （ C） They will have them recycled. （ D） They will leave them where they found them. 15 Who
12、 may introduce a bill? （ A） Leaders in the community. （ B） Clerks. （ C） Members of Congress. （ D） Members of special interest groups. 16 What does “draft a bill“ mean? （ A） It means to put a bill on the Senators agenda. （ B） It means to write a bill. （ C） It means to vote on a bill. （ D） It means to
13、 send the bill to the executive branch. 17 What is a hopper? （ A） It is a clerk. （ B） It is a bill. （ C） It is a box. （ D） It is a vote. 18 We know about the. novels of Dick that _. （ A） His writing was influenced by black music （ B） He described the Southern United States （ C） His writings were abo
14、ut war （ D） He wrote stream-of-consciousness style 19 Which of his novels was made into a movie? （ A） Killing Time. （ B） The High Tower. （ C） Bladerunner. （ D） Jane Bobb. 20 What do we find out about Dicks personality? （ A） His writing talent was natural. （ B） He was a compulsive drinker. （ C） His w
15、ork improved as he matured. （ D） He could not adjust to a changing world. 21 When was the movie, The High Tower, released? （ A） 1899. （ B） 1922. （ C） 1925. （ D） After Dick died. 22 What is in the mind of the Taliban? （ A） To have a good rest. （ B） To burn fire to keep themselves warm. （ C） To get ri
16、d of the plane and all its human cargo as soon as possible. （ D） To end the hijack. 23 What are the paramedics doing there? （ A） They are there ready to handle injuries. （ B） They are there to do maneuver. （ C） They are there to attack the hijackers. （ D） They are there to help negotiation. 24 Libby
17、 resigned because he was indicted on five counts, not including _. （ A） committing perjury （ B） leaking the identity of a CIA operatives husband （ C） making false statements （ D） obstruction of justice 25 According to the news, Rove _. （ A） was Cheneys top adviser （ B） didnt get away with the invest
18、igation （ C） was indicted too （ D） had an influential role in the federal grand jury 26 These people were arrested for _. （ A） getting involved in an assassination attempt （ B） fleeing on a motorbike （ C） opposing to reforms （ D） fighting on the road 27 According to doctors, Mr. Hajjarians condition
19、 is _. （ A） serious （ B） critical （ C） improving （ D） unknown 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. 27 The United States is well-known for i
20、ts 【 C1】 _ of major higher highways designed to help a 【 C2】 _ get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 【 C3】 _ these wide modern roads are generally 【 C4】 _ and well maintained, with much sharp curves and many straight 【 C5】 _ , a direct route is not always the most 【 C6】 _ one.
21、 Large 【 C7】 _ often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 【 C8】 _ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 【 C9】 _ traffic during rush hours, 【 C10】_ the “ fast, direct“ route becomes a very slow route. However, there is still
22、always another route to take 【 C11】 _ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 【 C12】_ new“ superhighways“, there are often older, 【 C13】 _ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. All of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads 【 C14】 _ through the country. These secon
23、dary routes may 【 C15】 _ steep slopes, along high 【 C16】 _ , or down frightening hillsides to towns 【 C17】 _ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 【 C18】 _ the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 【 C19】 _ to
24、 get a fresh, clean 【 C20】_ of the world. 28 【 C1】 （ A） network （ B） equipment （ C） facilities （ D） way 29 【 C2】 （ A） policeman （ B） passenger （ C） driver （ D） worker 30 【 C3】 （ A） Although （ B） Since （ C） Because （ D） Therefore 31 【 C4】 （ A） stable （ B） splendid （ C） smooth （ D） complicated 32 【 C5
25、】 （ A） selections （ B） separations （ C） series （ D） sections 33 【 C6】 （ A） terrible （ B） possible （ C） enjoyable （ D） profitable 34 【 C7】 （ A） roads （ B） streets （ C） highways （ D） path 35 【 C8】 （ A） lead （ B） connect （ C） collect （ D） communicate 36 【 C9】 （ A） large （ B） fast （ C） high （ D） heavy 3
26、7 【 C10】 （ A） when （ B） for （ C） but （ D） that 38 【 C11】 （ A） unless （ B） if （ C） as （ D） since 39 【 C12】 （ A） relatively （ B） regularly （ C） respectively （ D） reasonaby 40 【 C13】 （ A） and （ B） less （ C） more （ D） or 41 【 C14】 （ A） travel （ B） traveling （ C） is traveling （ D） traveled 42 【 C15】 （ A）
27、 go up （ B） go over （ C） go on （ D） go under 43 【 C16】 （ A） rocks （ B） cliffs （ C） rods （ D） paths 44 【 C17】 （ A） lying （ B） laying （ C） laid （ D） lied 45 【 C18】 （ A） there （ B） when （ C） which （ D） where 46 【 C19】 （ A） space （ B） period （ C） chance （ D） spot 47 【 C20】 （ A） view （ B） variety （ C） vi
28、sit （ D） virtue 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR if fish were to become curious about the world, it would never occur to them to begin by investigating water. For birds and fish would take the sky and sea for granted, unaware of their profound influence because they comprise the medium for every fact. Human being
29、s, in a similarly way, occupy a symbolic universe governed by codes that are unconsciously acquired and automatically employed. So much so that they rarely notice that the ways they interpret and talk about events are distinctively different from the ways people conduct their affairs in other cultur
30、es. As long as people remain blind to the sources of their meanings, they are imprisoned within them. These cultural frames of reference are no less confining simply because they cannot be seen or touched. Whether it is an individual neurosis that keeps an individual out of contact with his neighbor
31、s, or a collective neurosis that separates neighbors of different cultures, both are forms of blindness that limit what can be experienced and what can be learned from others. It would seem that everywhere people would desire to break out of the boundaries of their own experiential worlds. Their abi
32、lity to react sensitively to a wider spectrum of events and peoples requires an overcoming of such cultural parochialism. But, in fact, few attain this broader vision. Some, of course, have little opportunity for wider cultural experience, though this condition should change as the movement of peopl
33、e accelerates. Others do not try to widen their experience because they prefer the old and familiar, seek from their affairs only further confirmation of the correctness of their own values. Still others recoil from such experiences because they feel it dangerous to probe too deeply into the persona
34、l or cultural unconscious. Exposure may reveal how tenuous and arbitrary many cultural norms are; such exposure might force people to acquire new bases for interpreting events. And even for the many who do seek actively to enlarge the variety of human beings with whom they are capable of communicati
35、ng there are still difficulties. Cultural myopia persists not merely because of inertia and habit, but chiefly because it is so difficult to overcome. One acquires a personality and a culture in childhood, long before he is capable of comprehending either of them. To survive, each person masters the
36、 perceptual orientations, cognitive biases, and communicative habits of his own culture. But once mastered, objective assessment of these same processes is awkward since the same mechanisms that are being evaluated must be used in making the evaluations. 83 The examples of birds and fish are used to
37、 _. （ A） show that they, too, have their respective cultures （ B） explain humans occupy a symbolic universe as birds and fish occupy the sky and the sea （ C） illustrate that human beings are unaware of the cultural codes governing them （ D） demonstrate the similarity between man, birds, and fish in
38、their ways of thinking 84 The term“ parochialism“ (Line 3, Para. 3) most possibly means _. （ A） open-mindedness （ B） provincialism （ C） superiority （ D） discrimination 85 It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that _. （ A） everyone would like to widen their cultural scope if they can （ B） t
39、he obstacles to overcoming cultural parochialism lie mainly in peoples habit of thinking （ C） provided ones brought up in a culture, he may be with bias in making cultural evaluations （ D） childhood is an important stage in comprehending culture 86 Which of the following statements is TRUE according
40、 to the passage? （ A） Individual and collective neurosis might prevent communications with others. （ B） People in different cultures may be governed by the same cultural norms. （ C） Peoples visions will be enlarged if only they knew that cultural differences exist. （ D） If cultural norms are somethi
41、ng tangible, they wont be so confining. 87 The passage might be entitled“ _ “. （ A） How to Overcome Cultural Myopia （ B） Behavioral Patterns and Cultural Background （ C） Harms of Cultural Myopia （ D） Cultural Myopia-A Deep-rooted Collective Neurosis 87 Some politicians are scurrying about with much
42、zest and anticipation. It is time, their polls inform them, to find the quick fix for what they have determined is a society plagued by the irregular heartbeat of deficient values. But there are contradictions that intrude on this denunciatory atmosphere. If there are moral omissions in the society,
43、 they cannot be sealed by instant, slenderly based attacks on entertainment. The plain fact is we are rearranging our priorities in the wrong way. We are today misplacing our energies and our funding by directing all sorts of incentives to high schools and colleges. That is too late. The moral scaff
44、olding has been built by then, for better or for worse. How then to begin this revision of life conduct7 We must introduce in pre-school, and keep alive through grade five, a new school course. The course could be titled, “What is right, and what is plainly wrong.“ For 30 minutes each day, the teach
45、er would illuminate for these very young children what William Faulkner labeled “the old verities“, the words that construct and implement the daily moral grind in every durable society must engage if it is to be judged a “just“ society. These are words like duty, honor, service, integrity, pity, pr
46、ide, compassion and sacrifice, plus the clear demonstration that violence is wrong. To the teaching of the meaning of those words must be added that cleansing rule of treating other people as you would want them to treat you. And most of all to make sure that these kids understand with growing clari
47、ty that home, school and church are the sanctuaries for their later life. There is a grand simplicity to this kind of school course. It enters a childs mind early, burrowing deep into those recesses of the human brain that even today advanced medical science has not been able to penetrate. If you as
48、k enough people, you will find that most of us remember our first or second grade teacher. I remember Miss Corbett and Miss Walker, who read to us before we really understood, but the words had weight and allure. We listened and, without really knowing it, we learned and saved what we learned. Perha
49、ps, it was because what we heard in those early school years was the first entry into our learning vessel. Absent this kind of early instruction, absent the building of this moral shield, no congressional law, no presidential executive order, no fiery rhetoric will salvage a childs conduct nor locate a missing moral core. 88 According to the author, some politicians attribute the societys deteriorated moral values to _
