1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 270及答案与解析 一、 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. 0 A new study of the brain is helping scientists better understand how humans pro
2、cess language. One of the patients is a woman with epilepsy(羊癫风 ). Doctors are【 1】Denise Harris to see if she is a good【 2】 for an operation that could stop her seizures. They are monitoring her through wire electrodes【 3】 in her brain. But【 4】 she is in the hospital, she is also helping scientists
3、understand【 5】 the brain works with language. The study【 6】 a part of the frontal lobe called Brocas area. The electrode implants have shown that the area very quickly【 7】 three different language functions. Eric Halgren, one of the main investigators, says they found different【 8】doing, at differen
4、t times, different processes all【 9】 a centimeter. The first function deals with【 10】 a word. The second deals with understanding the words meaning within a sentence.【 11】 the third lets us speak the word. Ned Sahin, a researcher, says scientists【 12】 for some time that traditional explanations for
5、how parts of the brain work need to be【 13】 . One such belief is that there is a【 14】 of language tasks between two very different parts of the brain. One is Brocas area【 15】 the front. The other is Wernickes area【 16】 back in the brain. The belief is that Brocas area is【 17】 speaking and that Werni
6、ckes area is responsible for comprehending.【 18】 the new study shows that Brocas area is【 19】 both speaking and comprehension. He says this shows how parts of the brain【 20】 more than one task. （ A） detaching （ B） dictating （ C） modeling （ D） monitoring （ A） candidate （ B） opponent （ C） person （ D）
7、representative （ A） embodied （ B） enriched （ C） implanted （ D） included （ A） as soon as （ B） then （ C） whereas （ D） while （ A） / （ B） and （ C） how （ D） when （ A） centers on （ B） deals with （ C） searches for （ D） stems from （ A） processes （ B） provides （ C） proclaims （ D） probes （ A） districts （ B） n
8、eighborhoods （ C） places （ D） regions （ A） about （ B） on （ C） underneath （ D） within （ A） recognizing （ B） marking （ C） acknowledging （ D） discriminating （ A） And （ B） By contrast （ C） However （ D） Then （ A） have known （ B） knew （ C） know （ D） will know （ A） changed （ B） challenged （ C） revised （ D）
9、 rewritten （ A） difference （ B） postpone （ C） separation （ D） temptation （ A） at （ B） in （ C） on （ D） within （ A） far （ B） further （ C） more （ D） much （ A） capable of （ B） composed of （ C） inclined to （ D） responsible for （ A） After all （ B） But （ C） On the other hand （ D） Therefore （ A） carrying ou
10、t （ B） confronted with （ C） good at （ D） involved in （ A） fail （ B） find （ C） perform （ D） provide 二、 PART IV GRAMMAR she could not picture the daily routine of those other human beings who carried on their lives undiscommoded by orphans. Je-ru-sha Ab-bott You are wan-ted In the of-fice, And I think
11、 youd Better hurry up! Tommy Dillon, who had joined the choir, came singing up the stairs and down the corridor, his chant growing louder as he approached room F. Jerusha wrenched herself from the window and refaced the troubles of life. “Who wants me?“ she cut into Tommys chant with a note of sharp
12、 anxiety. Mrs. Lippett in the office, And I think shes mad. Ah-a-men! Tommy piously intoned, but his accent was not entirely malicious. Even the most hardened little orphan felt sympathy for an erring sister who was summoned to the office to face an annoyed matron; and Tommy liked Jerusha even if sh
13、e did sometimes jerk him by the arm and nearly scrub his nose off. Jerusha went without comment, but with two parallel lines on her brow. What could have gone wrong, she wondered. Were the sandwiches not thin enough? Were there shells in the nut cakes? Had a lady visitor seen the hole in Susie Hawth
14、orns stocking? Had O horrors! one of the cherubic little babes in her own room F “sauced“ a Trustee? The long lower hall had not been lighted, and as she came downstairs, a last Trustee stood, on the point of departure, in the open door that led to the porte-cochere. Jerusha caught only a fleeting i
15、mpression of the man and the impression consisted entirely of tallness. He was waving his arm towards an automobile waiting in the curved drive. As it sprang into motion and approached, head on for an instant, the glaring headlights threw his shadow sharply against the wall inside. The shadow pictur
16、ed grotesquely elongated legs and arms that ran along the floor and up the wall of the corridor. It looked, for all the world, like a huge, wavering daddy-long-legs. Jerushas anxious frown gave place to quick laughter. She was by nature a sunny soul, and had always snatched the tiniest excuse to be
17、amused. If one could derive any sort of entertainment out of the oppressive fact of a Trustee, it was something unexpected to the good She advanced to the office quite cheered by the tiny episode, and presented a smiling face to Mrs. Lippett. To her surprise the matron was also, if not exactly smili
18、ng, at least appreciably affable; she wore an expression almost as pleasant as the one she donned for visitors. “Sit down, Jerusha, I have something to say to you. “ Jerusha dropped into the nearest chair and waited with a touch of breathlessness. 51 At the beginning of the story Jerusha seemed to b
19、e all EXCEPT_. （ A） peaceful （ B） imaginative （ C） contented （ D） sensitive 52 In Paragraph 5, the word “wrenched“ (. . .Jerusha wrenched herself from the window. ) means_. （ A） leaned （ B） leaved （ C） clutched （ D） pulled 53 We can infer from “Even the most hardened little orphan felt sympathy for
20、an erring sister who was summoned to the office to face an annoyed matron“ (in Paragraph 8) that_. （ A） Tommy was always malicious （ B） children in the asylum were mostly hard （ C） girls made more mistakes than boys （ D） the matron might be quite hard on kids 54 Jerushas impression of the last Trust
21、ee is mainly about_. （ A） his manners （ B） his figure （ C） his automobile （ D） his remarks 55 At the end of the passage, the matron sounded_. （ A） approachable （ B） cold （ C） annoyed （ D） puzzled 55 With flaking paint and rusty doors, many factories in the province of Biella in north-west Italy stan
22、d idle. Production of the woollen fabrics and clothing that made the regions name has drifted away to cheaper countries. Supply from Asia crushed the local textile industry. Yet in Trivero, a town in the Alpine foothills, the looms of one mill are still busy. This is where, 100 years ago, Ermenegild
23、o Zegna began his fashion house. The firm is now one of the worlds top makers of costly male kit. Whether Zegna stays on top depends on demand from Asia. Zegna has not been left unscathed by globalisation, an economic downturn and the capriciousness of fashion: sales fell by 8. 4% to 797m ( $ 1. 1 b
24、illion) last year and net profits slumped to 17.3m from 62m in 2008. “Protecting cash became our primary objective, turnover and profits secondary,“ says Gildo Zegna, the chief executive and a grandson of the founder. This year things look brighter: the firm hopes to achieve double-digit sales growt
25、h. Mr. Zegna and his cousin Paolo, the companys chairman, have been building on their fathers decision to expand beyond weaving cloth. A generation ago bespoke tailoring declined as men increasingly bought off-the-peg rather than being measured for suits in the small tailors shops that Zegna supplie
26、d. So in the 1960s the company moved into ready-to-wear suits. Later in the 1960s it added sportswear and accessories. In the 1980s Zegna began selling its own clothes and now it has 300 shops and 250 or so franchised stores. About 90% of sales come from abroad. On the way, the payroll has grown to
27、over 7,000, although in Trivero it has fallen from some 1,400 in 1970 to 500 now. Turning to the glitter of the male catwalk has helped Zegna survive when many of its peers perished. Off-the-peg its suits cost between 1,500 and 3,000, and made-to-measure ones an extra 20% or so. This attracts glitzy
28、 customers: George Clooney wears a Zegna suit in “The American“, a new film about an assassin hiding in Italy. One of Zegnas priorities will be to keep extending its distribution network, which has absorbed more than half of its average annual investment of around 50m over the past decade. Next year
29、 the firm will celebrate 20 years of selling in China, where its 91 shops now have sales exceeding those of the 14 it has in America; Italian sales rank third. India is the next frontier. Zegna recently entered into a deal with part of Indias Reliance Group to distribute clothes through a network of
30、 shops which their joint venture will set up. The first opened in Hyderabad in October; it will be followed by at least another nine by 2015. Success as a global luxury brand depends on various factors. Mr. Zegna points to creativity a team of around 50 young designers dreams up the styles and to a
31、meritocracy among employees. From sheep to shops, quality control is essential. Each stage of production involves careful checks: at the wool mill, at the factory in Switzerland where suits have been made for decades, at, other plants in Italy, including a knitwear factory at Verrone, and at a coupl
32、e of locations elsewhere in Europe. Stockrooms at Verrone are tightly controlled for temperature, humidity and light. Before being dispatched, each of the 130,000 items that leave Verrone each year is checked for faults on brightly illuminated plastic mannequins. Zegna also has a niche upmarket wome
33、ns brand called Agnona which it acquired in 1999, but has no big plans to expand it. The firm will remain private, family-owned and devoted to menswear. Mr. Zegna says the firm has enough money to expand, so there is no reason to go public. “Were working towards generational change, but Im 55, my co
34、usin is 54 and I dont see succession as an immediate issue,“ he says. With 11 members of the fourth generation now in their 20s and teens, Ermenegildo Zegna looks like remaining a family affair. 56 Why does the writer describe the sagging situation of many factories in the northwest of Italy in the
35、beginning of the passage? （ A） To illustrate the recession of the economy. （ B） To introduce and outstand the success of Zegna. （ C） To describe the difficulty in developing such a factory. （ D） To impress readers with such a contrast between two different situations. 57 Why did the company of Zegna
36、 survive in the fierce competition and economical depression? （ A） The company had a clear map of its developing and expanding. （ B） The company made its decision on the demand of the market. （ C） The company took advantages of the celebrities. （ D） All of the above. 58 What does the word “absorbed“
37、 (in Paragraph 5, “. which has absorbed more than half of its average annual investment. “) mean? （ A） taken in （ B） consumed （ C） drawn the attention of （ D） interested in 59 It can be inferred from the passage that Zegna succeeded due to_. （ A） successful selling network （ B） designers creativity
38、（ C） good management （ D） a good running mode of the company 60 From the last sentence in the passage, whats the writers tone about the development of the company? （ A） Ironic. （ B） Objective. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） Optimistic. 60 “Its five miles; and as youre evidently bent on talking you might as
39、well talk to some purpose by telling me what you know about yourself. “ “Oh, what I know about myself isnt really worth telling,“ said Anne eagerly. “If youll only let me tell you what I imagine about myself youll think it ever so much more interesting. “ “No, I dont want any of your imaginings. Jus
40、t you stick to bald facts. Begin at the beginning. Where were you born and how old are you?“ “I was eleven last March,“ said Anne, resigning herself to bald facts with a little sigh. “And I was born in Bolingbroke. My fathers name was Walter Jerry, and he was a teacher in the Bolingbroke High School
41、. My mothers name was Bertha Jerry. Im so glad my parents had nice names. “ “I guess it doesnt matter what a persons name is as long as he behaves himself,“ said Marilla, feeling herself called upon to inculcate a good and useful moral. “Well, my mother was a teacher in the high school, too, but whe
42、n she married father she gave up teaching, of course. A husband was enough responsibility. Mrs. Thomas said that they were a pair of babies and as poor as church mice. They went to live in a weeny-teeny little yellow house in Bolingbroke. Ive never seen that house, but Ive imagined it thousands of t
43、imes. I think it must have had honeysuckle over the parlor window and lilacs in the front yard and lilies of the valley just inside the gate. Yes, and muslin curtains in all the windows. I was born in that house. Mrs. Thomas said I was the homeliest baby she ever saw, I was so scrawny and tiny and n
44、othing but eyes, but that mother thought I was perfectly beautiful. She died of fever when I was just three months old. I do wish shed lived long enough for me to remember calling her mother. I think it would be so sweet to say mother, dont you? And father died four days afterwards from fever too. T
45、hat left me an orphan and folks were at their wits end, so Mrs. Thomas said, what to do with me. You see, nobody wanted me even then. It seems to be my fate. Father and mother had both come from places far away and it was well known they hadnt any relatives living. Finally Mrs. Thomas said shed take
46、 me, though she was poor and had a drunken husband. She brought me up by hand. “ “Mr. and Mrs. Thomas moved away from Bolingbroke to Marysville, and I lived with them until I was eight years old. Then Mr. Thomas was killed falling under a train and his mother offered to take Mrs. Thomas and the chil
47、dren, but she didnt want me. Mrs. Thomas was at her wits end, so she said, what to do with me. Then Mrs. Hammond from up the river came down and said shed take me, seeing I was handy with children, and I went up the river to live with her in a little clearing among the stumps. I lived up river with
48、Mrs. Hammond over two years, and then Mr. Hammond died and Mrs. Hammond broke up housekeeping. She divided her children among her relatives and went to the States. I had to go to the asylum, because nobody would take me. They didnt want me at the asylum, either; they said they were over-crowded as i
49、t was. But they had to take me and I was there four months until Mrs. Spencer came. “ Anne finished up with another sigh, of relief this time. Evidently she did not like talking about her experiences in a world that had not wanted her. “Were those women Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Hammond good to you?“ asked Marilla, looking at Anne out of the corner of her eye. “O-b-o-h,“ faltered Anne. Her sensitive little face suddenly flushed scarlet and embarrassment sat on her brow. “Oh, they MEANT to be I know
