1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 274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 1 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you fo
3、ur times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again a
4、nd during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 With term
5、 insurance policy, the customer will （ A） get paid in a particular period of time. （ B） enjoy protection for the lifetime. （ C） have to pay a higher premium. （ D） receive a certain sum of money at an agreed date. 3 What kind of policy does the man want to buy? （ A） A term policy. （ B） An endowment p
6、olicy. （ C） A whole-life policy. （ D） None of the above. 4 When buying an insurance policy, what is NOT necessary? （ A） To give information about personal particulars. （ B） To tell the insurance company ones state of health. （ C） To arrange a medical examination. （ D） To fill in a proposal form for
7、the insurance company. 5 Whose birthday is it tomorrow? （ A） Lindas. （ B） James. （ C） Lindas friends. （ D） James roommates. 6 According to the conversation, what upsets the man? （ A） He doesnt know what color to choose. （ B） He has a broken rucksack. （ C） The gift he wants is out of stock. （ D） He d
8、oesnt know what gift will be useful. 7 According to Linda, a gift （ A） should be decorative. （ B） should be impressive. （ C） should never be used. （ D） should have useful functions. 8 What are the speakers mainly discussing? （ A） A class presentation theyre preparing. （ B） A television program the m
9、an is watching. （ C） Visiting a close friend of theirs. （ D） Studying for a test. 9 Why is the man watching television? （ A） Hes taking a break from studying. （ B） He has already finished studying. （ C） He was assigned to watch a program by his professor. （ D） Hes finding out some information for a
10、friend. 10 Why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study linear algebra with him? （ A） He didnt know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course. （ B） He thought she preferred to study alone. （ C） He thought she had made arrangements to study with. （ D） He had told her that he had done
11、 poorly on a recent test. 11 The man doesnt want to call Jennie because （ A） he and Jennie argued recently. （ B） he heard Jennie did poorly on the last test. （ C） he doesnt want to bother Jennie so late in the evening. （ D） hed rather study in his own dormitory. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In thi
12、s section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Doctors evaluate the following about kids EXCEPT （ A） how much TV they watch and what they see. （ B） what video and computer games they play. （ C） which websites they visit on th
13、e Interact. （ D） how is their performance at school. 13 The academy suggests that children under age two （ A） get a little entertainment. （ B） have more activities. （ C） receive early education. （ D） have regular checkups. 14 According to the passage, childrens bedrooms should （ A） be no place for p
14、lay. （ B） be near a common area. （ C） have no TV sets. （ D） have a computer for study. 15 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） A typhoon is a kind of storm. （ B） Typhoons mostly happen in summer. （ C） The strongest typhoons occur around the Pacific Ocean. （ D） The strong
15、est typhoons occur in December. 16 _ is the driving force of the formation of a typhoon. （ A） Water （ B） Heat （ C） Air （ D） Wind 17 The eye of a typhoon is the place where （ A） it is relatively calm. （ B） the strongest winds are. （ C） the strongest rains are. （ D） the wind does not move. 18 Greeks m
16、ust _ to keep the dead resting in everlasting peace. （ A） rent a grave （ B） burn the body （ C） bury the dead near a church （ D） buy a piece of land for a grave 19 Most dead bodies in Athens are dug up after three years to （ A） solve the problem of lack of land. （ B） see whether they have decayed. （
17、C） follow the Greek religious practice. （ D） move them to a multi-storey graveyard. 20 What suggestions does the church give about the burying of dead bodies? （ A） They should be buried lying down. （ B） They should be buried standing up. （ C） They should be buried after being washed. （ D） They shoul
18、d be buried when partially decayed. 21 The Greek church objects to （ A） burning dead bodies to ashes. （ B） storing dead bodies in a remote place. （ C） placing dead bodies in a bone room. （ D） digging up dead bodies after three years. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hea
19、r several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The “cloak“ scientists have invented （ A） can keep an object invisible in three dimensions. （ B） can hide an object from detection only in one direction. （ C） is a true invisibility cloak. （ D） is just a min
20、or achievement. 23 The following countries are the rising stars in the aerospace industry EXCEPT （ A） Russia. （ B） India. （ C） France. （ D） China. 24 What does the news item mainly report about U.S.? （ A） A competition is held to draw talented students to aerospace career. （ B） It has the leading po
21、sition in the space field. （ C） A global rocket launch program is held by engineering students. （ D） It is losing its competitive edge in the aerospace industry. 25 What is the plan of the Smithsonian Institution? （ A） To build an International Museum of African American History and Culture. （ B） To
22、 build a National Mall of African American History and Culture. （ C） To build a National Monument of African American History and Culture. （ D） To build a National Museum of African American History and Culture. 26 Before the museum is actually built, all of the following have to be done EXCEPT （ A）
23、 soliciting half the museums price tag from private donors. （ B） choosing an architect. （ C） choosing a director of the new museum. （ D） assembling the collection. 27 What is the new cause of the evangelicals? （ A） Fighting against abortion. （ B） Warning about the global warming. （ C） Fighting again
24、st gay marriage. （ D） Warning about air pollution. 28 What do the recent studies show according to the news? （ A） Human activities make the Earth warmer. （ B） Glaciers are melting faster. （ C） Stronger hurricanes are rising. （ D） Climate changes dramatically. 29 How many people were reportedly injur
25、ed according to the news? （ A） 38. （ B） 60. （ C） 98. （ D） More than 60. 30 According to the news, the attacks happened （ A） in the afternoon. （ B） in the morning rush hour. （ C） in a park in Kultury. （ D） in North Caucasus region. 31 Which of the following details about the bomb attacks is INCORRECT
26、? （ A） No group has yet claimed responsibility. （ B） Both of the attacks happened in the morning. （ C） One of the attacks struck at the back of the train. （ D） Both stations were slightly disrupted. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of
27、the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals,【 31】 this is largely because,【 32】 animals, we stand upright. This means that our noses
28、 are【 33】 to perceiving those smells which float through the air,【 34】 the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact,【 35】 , we are extremely sensitive to smells,【 36】 we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of【 37】 human smells even when these are【 38】 to far below one part
29、in one million. Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another,【 39】 others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate【 40】 smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells whi
30、ch sense smells and send【 41】 to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell【 42】 can suddenly become sensitive to it when【 43】 to it often enough. The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that the brain finds it【 44】 to keep all smell receptor
31、s working all the time but can【 45】 new receptors if necessary. This may【 46】 explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells we simply do not need to be. We are not【 47】 of the usual smell of our own house, but we【 48】new smells when we visit someone elses. The brain finds it best to kee
32、p smell receptors【 49】 for unfamiliar and emergency signals【 50】 the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire. （ A） although （ B） as （ C） but （ D） while （ A） above （ B） unlike （ C） excluding （ D） besides （ A） limited （ B） committed （ C） dedicated （ D） confined （ A） catching （ B） ignor
33、ing （ C） missing （ D） tracking （ A） anyway （ B） though （ C） instead （ D） therefore （ A） even if （ B） if only （ C） only if （ D） as if （ A） distinguishing （ B） discovering （ C） determining （ D） detecting （ A） diluted （ B） dissolved （ C） dispersed （ D） diffused （ A） when （ B） since （ C） for （ D） wherea
34、s （ A） unusual （ B） particular （ C） unique （ D） typical （ A） signs （ B） stimuli （ C） messages （ D） impulses （ A） at first （ B） at all （ C） at large （ D） at times （ A） subjected （ B） left （ C） drawn （ D） exposed （ A） ineffective （ B） incompetent （ C） inefficient （ D） insufficient （ A） introduce （ B）
35、summon （ C） trigger （ D） create （ A） still （ B） also （ C） otherwise （ D） nevertheless （ A） sure （ B） sick （ C） aware （ D） tired （ A） tolerate （ B） repel （ C） neglect （ D） notice （ A） available （ B） reliable （ C） identifiable （ D） suitable （ A） similar to （ B） such as （ C） along with （ D） aside from
36、三、 PART IV GRAMMAR but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance which, though imperceptible at first, will finally become so steep that we can li
37、ve no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us. This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, acci
38、dents and disease we shall eventually “die of old age“, and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer on into a ninth or tent
39、h decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are. Normal people tend to forget this process unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for ye
40、ars assumed that the process of losing vigor with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even th
41、e universe itself, must in the nature of things “wear out“. Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (热力学
42、) (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could nev
43、er repair itself it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repair ourselves well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents. Between twelve and eighty years we gradually lose this power; an ill
44、ness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty can knock us out, and into our grave. If we could stay as vigorous as we are at twelve, it would take about 700 years for half of us to die, and another 700 for the survivors to be reduced by half again. 92 Which of the following statements is INCO
45、RRECT? （ A） Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development. （ B） People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing. （ C） Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties and nineties. （ D） People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old. 93 The word “it“ in the last sent
46、ence of Paragraph Two refers to （ A） remaining alive until 65. （ B） remaining alive after 80. （ C） dying before 65 or after 80. （ D） dying between 65 and 80. 94 What is ageing? （ A） It is usually a phenomenon of dying at an old age. （ B） It is a fact that people cannot live any longer. （ C） It is a
47、gradual loss of vigor and resistance. （ D） It is a phase when people are easily attacked by illness. 95 What do the examples of watch show? （ A） Normally people are quite familiar with the ageing process. （ B） All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process. （ C） The law of thermodynamics
48、 functions in the ageing process. （ D） Humans ageing process is different from that of mechanisms. 96 Which of the following best fits the style of this passage? （ A） Argumentation. （ B） Exposition. （ C） Narration. （ D） Description. 96 This year, like lots of other people, Im going to try to make my
49、 own Christmas presents. Its not the first time that Ive promised myself this. Being a milliner, and an all-round crafty type, Ive often thought I should put my money where my mouth is. But this year Im really going to stick to it. Its partly that Im short of cash, but also that Ive recently returned from an inspiring trip around Britain, looking into “make do and mend“ for BBC2s Newsnight. I dreamed up the trip a few months ago. The thought Of traveling the country-making things as I went, meeting artists and craftspeople sounded like t
