1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 252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 does Mary think is so incredible and wonderful? （ A） The speed of light. （ B） The speed of telecommunication. （ C） Astronauts landing on the moon. （ D） The United States. 3 What does Mary think is awful?
4、 （ A） Telecommunication. （ B） War. （ C） Soccer. （ D） Watching television. 4 What does Bob think about Mary? （ A） Mary is troubled. （ B） Mary bases her opinions on facts. （ C） Mary looks at the facts. （ D） Mary only sees what she wants to see. 5 What did Helen recently pass? （ A） A test in a composit
5、ion class. （ B） A road test. （ C） The written test for her drivers license. （ D） A driving test. 6 What problem did the man have when he took his road test several years ago? （ A） He drove too fast. （ B） He couldnt park well. （ C） He made an improper turn. （ D） He was too nervous. 7 What does the ma
6、n offer to do for Helen? （ A） Drive her to the test site. （ B） Help her get ready for the road test. （ C） Sell her a car. （ D） Drive her car into her garage. 8 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） A jewelry store robbery. （ B） Buying a birthday present. （ C） Writing a story. （ D） Doing resear
7、ch for a class assignment. 9 What was the womans problem? （ A） Her professor did not like her story. （ B） She had trouble finishing her assignment. （ C） She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. （ D） She was taking too many courses. 10 What did the professor tell the woman to do? （ A）
8、 To take some extra time. （ B） To do writing exercise. （ C） To do some work for another course. （ D） To write the story ending first. 11 Why is the woman going out? （ A） To go shopping. （ B） To do research for her story. （ C） To meet with her professor. （ D） To take a break from her work. SECTION B
9、PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 According to the passage we know in Portugal （ A） Portuguese preferred to get partners through friends introductions. （ B） Portuguese are more likely t
10、o hunt partners online. （ C） Portuguese said they had lied about their marital status. （ D） both men and women put a sense of humor at the top of their list. 13 In France, what is the common thing in finding a partner for both sexes? （ A） They place more emphasis on appearance. （ B） They both seek t
11、he romance rather than real life. （ C） Theyd like to attend parties, bars and clubs to meet someone. （ D） They pay more attention to financial status. 14 For the first encounter, the Australian men pay the least attention to the girls （ A） intelligence. （ B） physical attraction. （ C） personality. （
12、D） humor. 15 When did Mrs. Weston go to see her doctor? （ A） As soon as she realized that something was wrong. （ B） When John asked what was wrong with her. （ C） Only when her husband and son advised her to go. （ D） A long time after the trouble began. 16 What did Mrs. Westons own doctor decide to d
13、o? （ A） To comfort her and treat her himself. （ B） To send her to hospital. （ C） To get an expert to examine her. （ D） To advise her to stay more with her family. 17 What did John react to his mothers bad temper? （ A） He tried to imagine himself in her place. （ B） He became more and more quiet. （ C）
14、 He tried not to notice it. （ D） He pretended he had toothache. 18 What is the nationality of the researchers? （ A） French. （ B） Spanish. （ C） German. （ D） Russian. 19 How much of the time did the gold medal winners smile during the medal ceremonies? （ A） 10%. （ B） 20%. （ C） 70%. （ D） 30%. 20 When d
15、id the athletes smile quite a lot? （ A） When the chairman announced the name of the gold medal winners. （ B） When the gold medal winners got the news that they had been the winners. （ C） When they actually came to the awarding ceremony. （ D） When the gold medal was actually put around the neck of th
16、e winners. 21 How did the gold medal winners feel during the ceremony? （ A） Quite nervous. （ B） Greatly enjoyed. （ C） Slightly shy. （ D） Intensely horrified. 22 What is the difficulty for the rescue teams? （ A） The shortage of hands. （ B） So many people are injured. （ C） The roads are now blocked by
17、 debris. （ D） The bad weather after the storm. 23 Which one is NOT true to this storm? （ A） This storm took place earlier than before. （ B） Nearly hundreds of people died in the storm. （ C） The powerful wind could uproot trees. （ D） About three thousand homes were destroyed. 24 Which is NOT the Russ
18、ian governments action after the rescue? （ A） It expressed gratitude to the British efforts. （ B） Causes of the accidents were ordered to be investigated. （ C） Probe the reasons for Russian Navys failure to rescue. （ D） Conciliations are offered to the sufferers by the government. 25 What did the se
19、ven Russian submariners suffer from? （ A） A lack of oxygen and low temperature. （ B） Heavy fever. （ C） Faint and headache. （ D） Hunger and cold. 26 Why was the young woman held up in the federal imprisonment center? （ A） Because she killed the passengers on board. （ B） Because she has murdered her b
20、oyfriend. （ C） She was accused of threatening to slaughter others on the ship. （ D） She has stolen two notebooks of the crew members. 27 How was the suspect arrested? （ A） She turned herself in. （ B） She was caught after a 5-hour chase. （ C） The crew members chased her. （ D） Her boyfriend turned her
21、 in. 28 The announcement of the ceasefire has been delayed because （ A） Hamas has not agreed to stop attack against Israel. （ B） Israeli troops have not withdrawn from parts of the Gaza Strip and Bethlehem. （ C） the Islamic Jihad has not agreed to join the agreement. （ D） there has been some disagre
22、ement over the wording of the ceasefire. 29 Israeli troops may withdraw from parts of the Gaza Strip and Bethlehem （ A） on Sunday. （ B） on Monday. （ C） as soon as possible. （ D） today. 30 President Bushs National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice is going to meet with _ on the road map plan for Midd
23、le East peace. （ A） Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas （ B） Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon （ C） Uamas leaders （ D） Islamic leaders 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 insert
24、ed in the corresponding blanks. 30 More and more residences, businesses, and even government agencies are using telephone answering machines to take messages or give in formation or instructions. Sometimes these machines give 【 C1】 _ instructions, or play messages that are difficult to understand. I
25、f you 【 C2】 _ telephone calls, you need to be ready to respond when you get a 【 C3】 _ The most common machine is the 【 C4】_ used in residence. If you call a home 【 C5】 _ there is a telephone answering machine 【 C6】 _ you will hear several rings and then a recorded message that 【 C7】 _ says something
26、 like this: “Hello. We cant come to the 【 C8】 _ right now. If you want us to call you back, please leave your name and number after the beep.“ Then you will hear a “beep,“ 【 C9】 _ is a brief, high-pitched 【 C10】 _ . After the beep, you can say who you are, whom you want to speak to, and what number
27、the person should call to 【 C11】 _ you, or you can leave a 【 C12】 _ . Some telephone answering machines record for only 20 or 30 seconds after the beep, 【 C13】 _ you must respond quickly. Some large businesses and government agencies are using telephone answering machines to provide information on 【
28、 C14】 _ about which they receive a large volume of 【 C15】_ Generally speaking, using these systems 【 C16】 _ you to have a touch-tone phone. The voice on the machine will tell you to 【 C17】 _ a certain button on your telephone if you want information on Topic A, another button for Topic Band and so o
29、n. You listen 【 C18】 _ you hear the topic you want to learn about, and then you push the 【 C19】 _ button. Immediately after making your 【 C20】 _ , you will hear a recorded message on the topic. 31 【 C1】 （ A） disturbing （ B） annoying （ C） confusing （ D） surprising 32 【 C2】 （ A） take （ B） make （ C） an
30、swer （ D） receive 33 【 C3】 （ A） repairing （ B） recovering （ C） retelling （ D） recording 34 【 C4】 （ A） type （ B） kind （ C） sort （ D） character 35 【 C5】 （ A） which （ B） where （ C） that （ D） when 36 【 C6】 （ A） in hand （ B） in detail （ C） in operation （ D） in dispute 37 【 C7】 （ A） impossibly （ B） hardly
31、 （ C） always （ D） usually 38 【 C8】 （ A） place （ B） phone （ C） home （ D） room 39 【 C9】 （ A） that （ B） who （ C） what （ D） which 40 【 C10】 （ A） tune （ B） noise （ C） voice （ D） tone 41 【 C11】 （ A） catch （ B） tell （ C） reach （ D） meet 42 【 C12】 （ A） note （ B） record （ C） message （ D） speech 43 【 C13】 （ A
32、） so （ B） therefore （ C） although （ D） thus 44 【 C14】 （ A） topics （ B） things （ C） arguments （ D） concerns 45 【 C15】 （ A） questions （ B） inquiries （ C） problems （ D） complaints 46 【 C16】 （ A） commands （ B） requires （ C） asks （ D） requests 47 【 C17】 （ A） push （ B） pull （ C） drag （ D） throw 48 【 C18】
33、（ A） when （ B） after （ C） until （ D） before 49 【 C19】 （ A） correct （ B） wrong （ C） random （ D） appropriate 50 【 C20】 （ A） selection （ B） solution （ C） experiment （ D） decision 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR the meat _. （ A） is cooked （ B） has been cooked （ C） is being cooked （ D） is cooking 64 Under more favora
34、ble conditions, he _ a great general but he only ended up as captain. （ A） could have become （ B） became （ C） could become （ D） had become 65 -Must I turn the paper in at the end of this week? -No, you （ A） mustnt （ B） neednt （ C） dont （ D） shouldnt 66 This _ of public money has cast doubts on the a
35、ctions of the whole top management of the corporation. （ A） abuse （ B） misuse （ C） mistreatment （ D） disoperation 67 By turns I _ and flush with heat, and Theodora is greatly disturbed about me. （ A） shiver （ B） quaver （ C） tremble （ D） quiver 68 Being in a tight corner, Jimmy sold for 1,000 dollars
36、 the of his mothers first work that won her fame. （ A） duplicate （ B） manuscript （ C） heritage （ D） remains 69 Gazing up into the professors eyes, she seemed to all he said. （ A） take in （ B） take over （ C） take on （ D） take to 70 Have you ever received _ of what has happened to her? （ A） the word （
37、 B） words （ C） word （ D） the words 71 The Grasshopper refused to _ , and chirped louder and louder the more the Owl pleaded. （ A） resist （ B） desist （ C） insist （ D） persist 72 The investigators _ for lunch. （ A） process （ B） excess （ C） recess （ D） access 73 Then it was Jerrys duty to cautiously _
38、the arrow had it missed the mark. （ A） recover （ B） regain （ C） refund （ D） retrieve 74 The birth control measures have helped to _ the citys population. （ A） hold up （ B） hold off （ C） hold on （ D） hold down 75 Some day those pictures will be _ more than all you have in your shop. （ A） worthy （ B）
39、worth （ C） worthwhile （ D） worthless 76 The only _ before him which he felt himself to be incapable of contemplating was the prospect of leaving Emily. （ A） outlook （ B） prospect （ C） attitude （ D） view 77 They are trying to _ the forest to its original pristine condition. （ A） revive （ B） restore （
40、 C） renew （ D） refresh 78 His maturity appears in the _ clear-sightedness with which he could observe his own character. （ A） indifferent （ B） unconcerned （ C） detached （ D） incurious 79 “I was always _ to speak by the leaders at a critical moment,“ Mr. Verloc declared, with obvious satisfaction. （
41、A） put up （ B） put down （ C） put out （ D） put away 80 I purposely _ from extending these observations to any length. （ A） abstain （ B） sustain （ C） retain （ D） detain 80 A century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that compa
42、ny. But perhaps this phenomenon was most striking in the case of the railroads. Nearly half of all negligence cases decided through 1896 involved railroads. And the railroads usually won. Most of the cases were decided in state courts, when the railroads had the climate of the times on their sides.
43、Government supported the railroad industry; the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them. Court decisions always went against railroad workers. Mr. Farrell, an engineer, lost his right hand whe
44、n a switchmans negligence ran his engine off the track. The court reasoned, that since Farrell had taken the job of an engineer voluntarily at good pay, he had accepted the risk. Therefore the accident, though avoidable had the switchmen acted carefully, was a “pure accident“. In effect a railroad c
45、ould never be held responsible for injury to one employee caused by the mistake of another. In one case where a Pennsylvania Railroad worker had started a fire at a warehouse and the fire had spread several blocks, causing widespread damage, a jury found the company responsible for all the damage. B
46、ut the court overturned the jurys decision because it argued that the railroads negligence was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest buildings. Beyond them the connection was too remote to consider. As the century wore on, public sentiment began to turn against the railroads against thei
47、r economic and political power and high fares as well as against their callousness toward individuals. 81 Which of the following is INCORRECT in Farrells case? （ A） Farrell was injured because he negligently ran his engine off the track. （ B） Farrell would not have been injured if the switchman had
48、been more careful. （ C） The court argued that the victim had accepted the risk since he had willingly taken his job. （ D） The court decided that the railroad should not be held responsible. 82 What must have happened after the fire case was settled in court? （ A） The railroad compensated for the dam
49、age to the immediate buildings. （ B） The railroad compensated for all the damage by the fire. （ C） The railroad paid nothing for the damaged building. （ D） The railroad worker paid for the property damage himself. 83 The following aroused public resentment EXCEPT （ A） political power. （ B） high fares. （ C） economic loss. （ D） indifference. 84 What does the passage mai
