1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 253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 happened after the man built his first computer? （ A） He turned to become an enthusiastic reader. （ B） He went on to build a machine for his Junior High School. （ C） He became obsessed with computer engi
4、neering. （ D） He was brushed by a hook. 3 What does the man see the future of the computers? （ A） We will always have traditional PCs. （ B） We will see PowerMac getting popular with people. （ C） Computers will be friendlier. （ D） There will be an era of distributed devices. 4 What does the man say a
5、bout the criticism of technology? （ A） He should ignore the criticism. （ B） We need to consider what technology may bring us. （ C） He feels bad about the criticism. （ D） He thinks the criticism is far-fetched. 5 In this conversation, what is Betsy? （ A） A grandmother. （ B） A pet. （ C） A car. （ D） A
6、friend. 6 What happened to Carlas old car? （ A） She sold it. （ B） It was stolen. （ C） It stopped working. （ D） It died in an accident. 7 What is CORRECT about American car names? （ A） They often have no meaning. （ B） They always come from Italian. （ C） They usually start with the letter “c“. （ D） Th
7、ey are often named after fast animals. 8 What is the main topic of the conversation? （ A） How to have fun in summer. （ B） How to make money during summer break. （ C） How to keep the family business during summer break. （ D） Tentative plans for summer break. 9 What is the womans main dilemma? （ A） Go
8、ing to Italy or helping her mother. （ B） Going to Nepal or joining the Air Force. （ C） Having fun or making money. （ D） Doing the family duty or improving her engineering skills. 10 How much percent will be raised for engineering fees? （ A） 5%. （ B） 10%. （ C） 15%. （ D） 20%. 11 Which of the following
9、 is CORRECT? （ A） The girls friend owns a restaurant in Italy. （ B） The girls father is sick seriously and still stays in hospital. （ C） The boy could go to Nepal as a volunteer to instruct local residents. （ D） Students cannot borrow money from financial aid for tuition. SECTION B PASSAGES Directio
10、ns: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Why did the couple recognize Rods voice on the radio immediately? （ A） Because Rod was the most naughty student they had ever had. （ B） Because Rod now is a famous poli
11、tician who always makes speech on radio program. （ C） Because Rod now is a famous scientist in area of AIDS. （ D） Because Rod always spoke with an unusual slow voice since he was a student. 13 During his senior year, no graduate school would accept Rod because of （ A） the unfinished questions in his
12、 exams. （ B） his slowness in answering questions. （ C） his slowness and his low marks. （ D） his stupidity. 14 Why was Rod finally enrolled in the department of biology of a large university? （ A） Because he had talent in basic research. （ B） Because he had got the Masters degree. （ C） Because he had
13、 got the PhD （ D） Because he promised that he had talent in basic research. 15 Two hundred years ago, people used to （ A） work on the farm and stay in a beautiful place. （ B） work on the farm and stay in the same place for most of time. （ C） work on the farm and just stay in the same place for a ver
14、y short period of time. （ D） work on the farm and often change the place where they lived. 16 A hundred years later, people learned to use some kind of technology at a factory, but （ A） these training and technology would last only a while. （ B） these training and technology would last all ones life
15、. （ C） these training and technology would last all ones career. （ D） these training and technology were much more developed than before. 17 Nowadays, the situation has changed, （ A） there are more opportunities and possibilities available. （ B） preparing for the future is quite an easy task. （ C） y
16、ou dont have to stay on the road while you are driving. （ D） people have less choices in terms of their career-choosing. 18 Where was the first telephone service in, America established? （ A） New York. （ B） Washington D.C （ C） Philadelphia. （ D） Chicago. 19 Before the Bell Company became a publicly
17、held corporation, how were the calls passed to their destination? （ A） Through manual switchboards. （ B） Through reading manuals. （ C） Through electronic switchboards. （ D） Through voice switches. 20 What caused the prices of the telephone system to lower in America? （ A） The material became cheaper
18、. （ B） There was more competition. （ C） More people used the phones. （ D） The phones were connected across the sea. 21 What eventually happened to the phone company? （ A） It became a huge company. （ B） It allowed smaller companies to offer service. （ C） It was taken over by the government. （ D） It w
19、as profitable. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 How long will the twins remain on life support machines? （ A） At least one week. （ B） Seven months. （ C） One month. （ D） At le
20、ast three weeks. 23 An attack by a swarm of the reddish-brown insects （ A） is fatal. （ B） wont be serious. （ C） can cause allergic reactions. （ D） will be an extremely rare case. 24 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Hong Kong is waiting for a new visitor. （ B） The red fire ants are native to
21、 South America. （ C） The supply of tangerine may be affected by the infestation of red fire ants. （ D） Chinese customs officers will take measures to control the spread of the insects. 25 Russias oil industry has done the following EXCEPT （ A） having settled the countrys finance problem. （ B） having
22、 increased the countrys revenues. （ C） having paid more tax. （ D） having taken the place of other industries. 26 According to economists, too much dependence on oil will （ A） discourage investment at home. （ B） increase oil prices. （ C） attract more foreign investment. （ D） change the countrys finan
23、ce situation. 27 The bomb attacks happened in London with a casualty of （ A） 50 more. （ B） 70 more. （ C） 120 more. （ D） 750 more. 28 Which of the following statements best describes the situation of the second bomb? （ A） The bomb attacked a subway with over twenty people killed. （ B） Broken pieces o
24、f a tunnel wall were thrown. （ C） The roof of a bus was blown down. （ D） The bomb attacked a train in the financial district. 29 The Japanese bullet trains （ A） can run faster than 300 kilometers an hour. （ B） run more smoothly. （ C） are more costly. （ D） are much more beautiful. 30 The newly design
25、ed trains by JR East （ A） can run at a speed of 360 kilometers an hour. （ B） shine with a dazzling silver color. （ C） look very different from the streamlined models. （ D） have their brakes like dogs ears. 31 The unusual feature of JR East new train is to （ A） remedy the shortness of the bullet trai
26、ns. （ B） react to the earthquake. （ C） beautify the new train. （ D） attract peoples attention. 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. 31 Many
27、 people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know 【 C1】 _ personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was 【 C2】 _ hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of 【
28、 C3】 _ my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams 【 C4】 _ to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I 【 C5】 _ , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 per cent 【 C6】 _ a one year period. On the 【 C7】 _ day, it pl
29、unged by more than $ 15 a share. There was a rumor that the company was 【 C8】 _ sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street 【 C9】 _ companies that, in one way or another, misrepresent the 【 C10】 _ . In a 【 C11】 _ , I sold all my stocks in the company, 【 C12】 _ margin debt with cas
30、h advances from my 【 C13】 _ card. Because I owned so many shares, I 【 C14】 _ a small fortune, half of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a 【 C15】 _ the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grand-
31、father 【 C16】 _ him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicagos earliest brokerage firms. ) But like so many things in life, we dont learn anything until we 【 C17】 _ it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner 【 C18】 _ of the stock market is to invest your own hardeamed money. When all y
32、our stocks are doing 【 C19】 _ and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. Its when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock picking 【 C20】 _ that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market. 32 【 C1】 （ A） at （ B） in （ C） from （ D） by 33 【 C2】 （ A） making （ B） s
33、pending （ C） selling （ D） buying 34 【 C3】 （ A） forsaking （ B） retiring （ C） retreating （ D） quitting 35 【 C4】 （ A） turned （ B） came （ C） went （ D） seemed 36 【 C5】 （ A） owned （ B） owed （ C） cherished （ D） embraced 37 【 C6】 （ A） over （ B） by （ C） from （ D） with 38 【 C7】 （ A） tragic （ B） frustrated （ C
34、） bad （ D） dreamy 39 【 C8】 （ A） cheating （ B） exaggerating （ C） announcing （ D） boasting 40 【 C9】 （ A） punishes （ B） defeats （ C） fines （ D） collapses 41 【 C10】 （ A） trade （ B） truth （ C） substance （ D） coverage 42 【 C11】 （ A） despair （ B） worry （ C） panic （ D） impulse 43 【 C12】 （ A） giving away （ B
35、） paying off （ C） handing over （ D） making up 44 【 C13】 （ A） credit （ B） identity （ C） identification （ D） loan 45 【 C14】 （ A） won （ B） lost （ C） gained （ D） suffered 46 【 C15】 （ A） winner （ B） champion （ C） successor （ D） supervisor 47 【 C16】 （ A） after （ B） before （ C） for （ D） and 48 【 C17】 （ A）
36、undergo （ B） keep （ C） taste （ D） experience 49 【 C18】 （ A） workings （ B） conventions （ C） facilities （ D） structures 50 【 C19】 （ A） ferociously （ B） radically （ C） much （ D） up 51 【 C20】 （ A） stance （ B） faculty （ C） ability （ D） power 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
37、 （ A） rectifies （ B） prolongs （ C） minimizes （ D） furnishes 75 You cant help but hear commercials; every few minutes the program is interrupted to give you one advertising _. （ A） so on and so forth （ B） more or less （ C） something or other （ D） sooner or later 76 The _ talks between China and the U
38、nited States were the base of the later agreement. （ A） original （ B） primary （ C） initial （ D） primitive 77 We work to make money, but its a _ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money. （ A） dilemma （ B） conflict （ C） prejudice （ D） paradox 78 If you want to know the train
39、 schedule, please _ at the booking office. （ A） acquire （ B） inquire （ C） request （ D） require 79 Astronauts are _ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft. （ A） inclined to （ B） subjected to （ C） prone to （ D） bound to 80 Retirement is obviously a very complex _ period; a
40、nd the earlier you start planning for it, the better. （ A） transition （ B） transaction （ C） transmission （ D） transformation 81 His body temperature has been _ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade. （ A） uncommon （ B） disordered （ C） abnormal （ D） extraordinary 81 For the 199
41、2 Winter Games, French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps. Environmentalists screamed “Disaster!“ Thus warned, the Norwegians have adopted “green“ advice and avoided great blots on the landscape. The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overtu
42、rned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary. Dug into a mountainside, the hockey arena is well concealed and energy efficient. The bobsled run is built out of wood, not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the International Olympic Committee has called these the f
43、irst “Green Games.“ Lillehammers opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation. During construction, builders were threatened with $7,500 fines for felling trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillsides. Food is being serv
44、ed on potato-based plates that will be fed, in turn, to pigs. Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in, with enforcement by polite requests. Environmentalists have declared partial victory: though Coca-Colas plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many
45、billboards for strict green tastes. Perhaps, but after the Games, athlete housing will be converted into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for student dormitories. Bullets will be plucked from biathlon targets and recycled to keep the lead from poisoning ground water. And these tricks wont
46、 be forgotten. Embarrassed by environmental protests, the I. O. C. claims that green awareness is now entrenchedalong with sport and cultureas a permanent dimension of the Olympic Charter. Indeed, Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its endorse
47、ment from Greenpeace. Aspiring host cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City, bidding for the 2002 Games, may opt to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the 88 Games. After that, who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement? 82 Which of the following countries has not paid enoug
48、h attention to the “green“ issues? （ A） Norway. （ B） France. （ C） America. （ D） Australia. 83 In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer? （ A） Energy. （ B） Smoking. （ C） Housing. （ D） Advertising. 84 Which of the following describes the I. O.C s attitude towards the environmentalist
49、s protests? （ A） Trying to commit themselves. （ B） Showing indifference and contempt. （ C） Arguing for practical difficulties. （ D） Negotiating for gradual changes. 85 The 2002 Games might be held in （ A） Oslo. （ B） Calgary. （ C） Sydney. （ D） Salt Lake City. 85 Just as Roman gladiators drank the blood of foes to gain strength, modem Olympians have infused the blood of their own to gain endurance. Blood doping, which
