1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 268 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 passag
2、e 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 conve
3、rsations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is not true about the patient mentioned in the beginning? （ A） He came in for a routine physical checkup. （ B） He is going on vacation with his family. （ C） He feels in perfect health. （ D） He is only 3
4、6 years old. 3 What is not mentioned when the doctor is describing what would happen if the patient were told about the truth of his conditions? （ A） They recover more slowly. （ B） They deteriorate faster. （ C） Perhaps they even commit suicide. （ D） They will hardly recover. 4 What does the woman me
5、an when she talks about decisions about the end of life? （ A） Whether or not they should enter a hospital or have surgery. （ B） Where and with whom they should spend their remaining time. （ C） How they should bring their affairs to a close and take leave. （ D） All of the above. 5 How many Chinese Am
6、ericans are there in the U.S. today? （ A） Less than 500,000. （ B） More than 500,000. （ C） Less than 5,000,000. （ D） More than 5,000,000. 6 Where is not the gathering place of Chinese Americans mentioned in the conversation? （ A） California. （ B） Washington. （ C） New York. （ D） Hawaii. 7 Which Chinat
7、own might be the busiest and the most thriving one according to the conversation? （ A） San Francisco. （ B） Washington. （ C） Los Angles. （ D） Boston. 8 Why does Johnny look unhappy? （ A） He doesnt like Jenny. （ B） He doesnt know what is body language. （ C） The customers prefer Jenny to him. （ D） The
8、customers often go to him instead of Jenny. 9 Who is the woman in the dialogue? （ A） Johnnys colleague. （ B） Jennys colleague. （ C） Johnnys friend. （ D） All of the above. 10 What is body language? （ A） The way you stand and sit and walk. （ B） Your gestures. （ C） The expression on your face and in yo
9、ur eyes. （ D） All of the above. 11 What is true about Johnny? （ A） He holds his head up. （ B） He looks at a customers eyes. （ C） He smiles. （ D） He doesnt turn his head or body towards the customers. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passag
10、es carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 The purpose of the meeting is to _. （ A） determine who will be in the play （ B） determine the details of the volunteers （ C） choose the director of the play （ D） start planning for the play 13 What are the people supposed to write on the pap
11、er? （ A） Their names, telephone numbers and special skills. （ B） The names and addresses of friends who can help. （ C） The names of the plays they have been in before. （ D） Their names and addresses and job history. 14 Who should participate? （ A） People who have time. （ B） All of the people. （ C） O
12、nly those who have access to a phone. （ D） Those with special experience. 15 What did people in Egypt search for years? （ A） Tools used by the ancient Egyptians. （ B） Tombs of the Egyptian Kings. （ C） Gold mines. （ D） Gold ornaments. 16 Whose tomb was discovered in 1922? （ A） An eighteen-year-old ki
13、ngs tomb. （ B） Eighteen pharaohs tombs. （ C） The first pharaohs tomb. （ D） An eight-year-old, kings tomb. 17 What did people find was covering the dead body when the coffin was opened? （ A） A shield made of gold. （ B） A glittering gold crown. （ C） A sword made of glittering gold. （ D） A mask made of
14、 gold. 18 Why was the speed limit first reduced to 55 miles-per-hour? （ A） The older people wanted it. （ B） The voters decided on it. （ C） It was decided that speeds above that were not safe. （ D） The US had a fuel crisis. 19 lWho is most likely to want a higher speed limit? （ A） Drivers with turbo-
15、charged vehicles. （ B） Professional truck drivers. （ C） Older people. （ D） People from the Southern US. 20 According to the survey, how many people felt the law was out of date? （ A） More than half the people felt the law was out of date. （ B） Less than half the people thought the law was out of dat
16、e. （ C） The average amount of people felt the law was out of date. （ D） Some of the people felt the law was out of date. 21 What evidence do people from the west give to show that a higher speed limit is safe? （ A） The long roads between the cities. （ B） The modern turbo-charged engine. （ C） The eco
17、nomic advantage. （ D） The current policies of Germany and Australia. 22 The reduction of _ UN peace-keeping troops within 4 months from Rwanda is authorized. （ A） 5,000 （ B） 2,300 （ C） 3,200 （ D） 1,800 23 It is agreed that the UN force will do the following EXCEPT （ A） making sure of the safe return
18、 of Rwandan refugees. （ B） helping with the delivery of humanitarian aid. （ C） reducing its peace-keeping force. （ D） helping with Rwandas police force training. 24 Tangled fighting between the three races broke out （ A） before Serbs voted on a peace plan. （ B） after Serbs voted on a peace plan. （ C
19、） when Serbs voted on a peace plan. （ D） as soon as Serbs voted on a peace plan. 25 Why did the United States President dismiss the Bosnian Serb referendum? （ A） To delay the military action. （ B） To reject the Vance Owen plan. （ C） To destroy its elaborate ethnic quiet. （ D） To press reluctant Euro
20、peans for military action. 26 The percentage of the annual decrease in infant mortality rate since 1990 is （ A） 6.5. （ B） 5.85. （ C） 5. （ D） 19. 27 _ progress has been made in cutting down the mortality rate in China. （ A） Rapid （ B） Slow （ C） Little （ D） Negative 28 Aid workers in Mozambique say th
21、ey are confident that _. （ A） they are coming to terms with the humanitarian crisis （ B） they can get more help from the outside world （ C） they can get supplies through to the areas of need （ D） they can help themselves 29 The WHO has warned that _. （ A） the skies over Mozambique have been too busy
22、 （ B） malaria has risen sharply （ C） medical services have not been available （ D） medical staff is not enough 30 The fleet operate on an average of _ flights per day. （ A） 50 （ B） 100 （ C） 150 （ D） 200 31 The mourning period starts from _. （ A） Wednesday （ B） Thursday （ C） Friday （ D） Sunday 32 Acc
23、ording to the news, the gunmen _. （ A） surrendered （ B） were released （ C） got a fair trial （ D） killed some of the hostages 33 How many persons were killed in the hostage crisis? （ A） 5. （ B） 6. （ C） 7. （ D） 8. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Dec
24、ide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 33 The homeless make up a growing percentage of Americas population. 【 C1】_ homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments cant possibly 【 C2】 _ . To help homeless people 【
25、 C3】 _ independence, the federal government must support job training programs 【 C4】 _ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. 【 C5】 _ everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 【 C6】 _ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 【 C7】 _ the figure may vary, analysts do
26、 agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 【 C8】 _ . One of the federal governments studies 【 C9】 _ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to 【 C10】 _ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. 【
27、 C11】 _ when homeless individuals manage to find a 【 C12】 _ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 【 C13】 _ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drags. And a significant nu
28、mber of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others 【 C14】 _ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 【 C15】 _ skills needed to mm their lives 【 C16】 _ Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 【 C17】 _ programs that address
29、 the many needs of the homeless. 【 C18】 _ Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 【 C19】 _ it, “Them has to be 【 C20】 _ of programs. Whats needed is a package deal.“ 34 【 C1】 （ A） Indeed （ B） Likewise （ C） Therefore （ D） Furthermore 35 【 C2】 （ A） stand （
30、 B） cope （ C） approve （ D） retain 36 【 C3】 （ A） in （ B） for （ C） with （ D） toward 37 【 C4】 （ A） raise （ B） add （ C） take （ D） keep 38 【 C5】 （ A） Generally （ B） Almost （ C） Hardly （ D） Not 39 【 C6】 （ A） cover （ B） change （ C） range （ D） differ 40 【 C7】 （ A） Now that （ B） Although （ C） Provided （ D） E
31、xcept that 41 【 C8】 （ A） inflating （ B） expanding （ C） increasing （ D） extending 42 【 C9】 （ A） predicts （ B） displays （ C） proves （ D） discovers 43 【 C10】 （ A） assist （ B） track （ C） sustain （ D） dismiss 44 【 C11】 （ A） Hence （ B） But （ C） Even （ D） Only 45 【 C12】 （ A） lodging （ B） shelter （ C） dwell
32、ing （ D） house 46 【 C13】 （ A） searching （ B） strolling （ C） crowding （ D） wandering 47 【 C14】 （ A） when （ B） once （ C） while （ D） whereas 48 【 C15】 （ A） life （ B） existence （ C） survival （ D） maintenance 49 【 C16】 （ A） around （ B） over （ C） on （ D） up 50 【 C17】 （ A） complex （ B） comprehensive （ C） c
33、omplementary （ D） compensating 51 【 C18】 （ A） So （ B） Since （ C） As （ D） Thus 52 【 C19】 （ A） puts （ B） interprets （ C） assumes （ D） makes 53 【 C20】 （ A） supervision （ B） manipulation （ C） regulation （ D） coordination 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR it does not arrive automatically at twenty-one or twenty five. S
34、ome achieve it surprisingly early, while others never do, even in three-score years and ten. Many students are marrying as an escape, not only from an unsatisfying home life, but also from their own personal problems of isolation and loneliness. And it can almost be put down as a dictum that any mar
35、riage entered into as an escape cannot prove entirely successful. The sad fact is that marriage seldom solves ones problems; more often, it merely accentuates them. Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the home as an institution is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it; on
36、e might say in theological terms, that they are forsaking one idol only to worship another. Young people correctly understand that their parents are wrong in believing that“ success“ is the ultimate good, but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true center of lifes meaning.
37、Their expectations of marriage are essentially utopian and therefore incapable of fulfillment. They want too much, and tragic disillusionment is often bound to follow. Shall we, then join, the chorus of“ Miseries“ over early marriages? One cannot generalize: all early marriages are not bad any more
38、that all later ones are good. Satisfactory marriages are determined not by chronology, but by the emotional maturity of the partners. Therefore, each case must be judged on its own merits. If the early marriage is not an escape, if it is entered into with relatively few illusions or false expectatio
39、ns, and if it is economically feasible, why not? Good marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty, and so can bad ones. 84 According to this passage, the trend toward early marriages _. （ A） can be clearly seen （ B） is the result of the Great Depression of the 30s （ C） cant be easily determined （ D）
40、 is an outgrowth of the moral looseness brought about by World War 85 The writer suggests that many of todays early marriages result from _. （ A） the lack of formal education （ B） idol shift （ C） escapism （ D） chronology 86 More often than not, early marriage will often _. （ A） ease ones problems （
41、B） intensify ones problems （ C） not affect ones problems （ D） solve ones problems 87 Which of the following statement is not true? （ A） An early marriage should be economically feasible. （ B） Not all early marriages are bad. （ C） Bad marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty. （ D） Satisfactory mar
42、riages are bad. 88 Younger peoples expectations of marriage can be described as _. （ A） utopian （ B） realistic （ C） materialistic （ D） tragic 89 Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is cer
43、tainly much work that is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest
44、 delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the workers. Most of the work that most people have to do is net in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages. To begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shal
45、l do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decide on, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill le
46、isure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orde
47、rs are not too much unpleasant. Most of idle rich men suffer unutterable boredom as the price of their freedom from toil. At times, they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but number of such sensation is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly t
48、he more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of whose earthshaking importance they are firmly persuaded. Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the bor
49、edom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more precious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor, he is likely to find far more zest in
