1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 280 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 1 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you f
3、our 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 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
4、and 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 Steve wa
5、nts to travel to London by train instead of bus because （ A） the bus is more expensive. （ B） the train is more comfortable. （ C） he can get cheap train tickets. （ D） he hates to travel by bus. 3 Where are the photos much cheaper? （ A） In a photographers studio. （ B） In the library. （ C） In the post
6、office. （ D） Not mentioned. 4 What must Jane take with her to apply for a travel card? （ A） Two photos and a letter from her college. （ B） Two photos and her passport. （ C） Four photos and her student card. （ D） Four photos and a letter from her roommate. 5 What did space satellites capture recently
7、? （ A） The formation of ocean water. （ B） Comets colliding with the earths atmosphere. （ C） Comets collisions and cosmic dust. （ D） Comets falling into the ocean water. 6 The geologists research indicates that （ A） comets contain no water. （ B） comets contain little water. （ C） comets water cant for
8、m rain. （ D） comets water cant form enough rain. 7 Geologists believe that ocean water came from （ A） comets. （ B） raindrops. （ C） volcanoes. （ D） other planets. 8 Christina Hudson is going to _ in London. （ A） do some business （ B） know something about the McDonald clan （ C） visit the castle and do
9、 some shopping （ D） study the history of the city 9 Castle Rock is situated in （ A） Scotland. （ B） England. （ C） Ireland. （ D） Wales. 10 Rory McDonald recommends Christina Hudson to buy （ A） a kilt. （ B） sweaters and whiskey. （ C） souvenirs. （ D） a kilt and local whiskey. 11 Which of the following i
10、s INCORRECT about Rory McDonald? （ A） He has always lived in Edinburgh. （ B） He wears a kilt. （ C） He is head of the McDonald clan. （ D） He is proud of his homeland Scotland. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then ans
11、wer the questions that follow. 12 One of the hobbies the cavemen had was （ A） hunting. （ B） fighting. （ C） drawing. （ D） riding. 13 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as Gorge Washingtons hobby? （ A） Making telescopes. （ B） Mathematics. （ C） Agriculture. （ D） Designing furniture. 14 Why are hob
12、bies today more important than ever? （ A） We need something to relax. （ B） We have more free time. （ C） We realize their importance. （ D） We can get pleasure from hobbies. 15 The travel information is intended for （ A） all passengers on board the plane. （ B） passengers who want to visit the center o
13、f Sydney. （ C） passengers who visit Sydney for the first time. （ D） all crew on board the plane. 16 The following transportations are available from the airport to the city EXCEPT （ A） taxis. （ B） subways. （ C） buses. （ D） coach services. 17 The announcer finally reminded the passengers of （ A） the
14、prices the major hotels charge. （ B） the places where passengers can hail a taxi. （ C） the Departure Tax passengers have to pay. （ D） the price of the next flight leaving Sydney. 18 Yoga can be helpful to our health in many aspects EXCEPT （ A） increasing heartbeat. （ B） lowering blood pressure. （ C）
15、 reducing stress. （ D） improving fitness. 19 According to the speaker, which of the following are important in the process of doing Yoga? （ A） Concentration and breathing. （ B） Meditation and comfort. （ C） Breathing and moving smoothly. （ D） Flexibility and breathing. 20 What would a person typicall
16、y do at the end of the exercises? （ A） Move gently. （ B） Rest or meditation. （ C） Do slow exercises. （ D） Take deep breath. 21 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） The typical process of Yoga. （ B） The medical benefits of Yoga. （ C） The best way to do Yoga. （ D） The relationship between health
17、 and Yoga. 22 What is the subject of the competition? （ A） Writing a composition. （ B） Producing a cell phone film. （ C） Sending text messages. （ D） Telling a story by cell phone. 23 Which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） The film must be shot entirely with cell phones. （ B） The competiti
18、on being open to young people is held by a U.S. college （ C） Young people use their cell phones to connect with web sites. （ D） The best film will be very different from an award-winning movie. 24 The next generation of retirees will be the following EXCEPT （ A） the most affluent. （ B） the best educ
19、ated. （ C） the most optimistic. （ D） the healthiest. 25 When did pensions reach the height of their popularity? （ A） In the late 1970s. （ B） In the early 1970s. （ C） During World War . （ D） In the late 1960s. 26 All of the following details are true EXCEPT （ A） whether the Muslim Brotherhood is comm
20、itted to democracy is doubted. （ B） Brotherhood candidates wont yield direct power in the presidential election. （ C） Brotherhood have become the biggest opposition group in parliament. （ D） candidates were officially allowed to stand as Brotherhood candidates. 27 What is commentators prediction abo
21、ut the future of Egypt? （ A） A more democratic future. （ B） A more religious future. （ C） A more conservative future. （ D） A more radical future. 28 What will NOT be discussed by politicians during the G8 Summit? （ A） Helping some of the worlds poorest. （ B） Reducing the debt burden of Africa. （ C）
22、Giving more aid to Africa. （ D） Building democracies and fighting corruption. 29 According to Mark Doyle, Africa is so poor （ A） because of the systematic exploitation of Africans. （ B） because of the unfavorable climate. （ C） because the donation in the past didnt work. （ D） because of the war. 30
23、Which was the last place many Africans saw before being shipped off to a lifetime of slavery? （ A） The Slave House on the island of Senegal. （ B） The Slave House on the island of Goree. （ C） The plantation on the island of Goree. （ D） The plantation on the island of Senegal. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MI
24、N) 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. 30 The process by means of which human beings can arbitrarily make certain things stand for other things may be called the sym
25、bolic process.【 31】 we turn, we see the symbolic process【 32】 work. For example, stripes on the sleeve can be made to stand for military rank; crossed sticks can stand for a【 33】 of religious beliefs. There are【 34】 things that have not a symbolic value. Almost all fashionable clothes are【 35】 symbo
26、lic. And we select our furniture to【 36】 as visible symbols of our taste, wealth, and social position. We often choose our houses on the【 37】 of a feeling that it “looks well“ to have a “good address“. We trade in perfectly good cars for【 38】 models not always to get better transportation,【 39】 to g
27、ive evidence to the community that we can【 40】 it. I once had an eight-year-old car in good running condition. A repairman, who knew the condition of the car, kept【 41】 me to trade it【 42】 a new model. “But why?“ I asked, “The old cars in【 43】 still.“ The repairman answered scornfully, “Yeah, but al
28、l youve got is transportation.“ Such complicated and apparently【 44】 behavior leads philosophers to【 48】 over “Why cant human beings live simply and naturally?“【 46】 the complexity of human life makes us look enviously at the relative simplicity of such lives as dogs and cats lead. Simply, the fact
29、that symbolic process makes complexity possible is no【 47】 for wanting to【 48】 to a cat existence. A better【 49】 is to understand the symbolic process【 50】 instead of being its victims we become, to some degree at least, its masters. （ A） Whichever （ B） Whatever （ C） Everywhere （ D） However （ A） in
30、（ B） at （ C） by （ D） on （ A） serial （ B） cluster （ C） suite （ D） set （ A） many （ B） few （ C） enough （ D） little （ A） highly （ B） merely （ C） rarely （ D） accidentally （ A） work （ B） regard （ C） serve （ D） signify （ A） chance （ B） purpose （ C） opportunity （ D） basis （ A） later （ B） former （ C） latter
31、（ D） earlier （ A） yet （ B） but （ C） and （ D） so （ A） afford （ B） offer （ C） supply （ D） grant （ A） advocating （ B） alerting （ C） urging （ D） pressing （ A） with （ B） in （ C） out （ D） for （ A） advance （ B） shape （ C） demand （ D） vogue （ A） unnecessary （ B） useless （ C） random （ D） impolite （ A） concer
32、n （ B） worry （ C） ponder （ D） determine （ A） Often （ B） Seldom （ C） Always （ D） Still （ A） doubt （ B） meaning （ C） reason （ D） time （ A） return （ B） devote （ C） lead （ D） proceed （ A） result （ B） solution （ C） distinction （ D） resolution （ A） while （ B） as （ C） since that （ D） so that 三、 PART IV GRA
33、MMAR how to conduct friendships and when to walk away from them. Sisters teach brothers about the mysteries of girls; brothers teach sisters about the puzzle of boys. Our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us. Our siblings may be the only people well ever kn
34、ow who truly qualify as partners for life. “Siblings,“ says family sociologist Katherine Conger, “are with us for the whole journey.“ Within the scientific community, siblings have not been wholly ignored, but research has been limited mostly to discussions of birth order. Older sibs were said to be
35、 strivers; younger ones rebels; middle kids the lost souls. The stereotypes were broad, if not entirely untrue, and there the discussion mostly ended. But all thats changing. At research centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere, investigators are launching a wealth of new studies into the s
36、ibling dynamic, looking at ways brothers and sisters steer one another into or away from risky behavior, how they form a protective buffer (减震器 ) against family upheaval; how they educate one another about the opposite sex; how all siblings compete for family recognition and come to terms or blows o
37、ver such impossibly charged issues as parental favoritism. From that research, scientists are gaining intriguing insights into the people we become as adults. Does the manager who runs a harmonious office call on the peacemaking skills learned in the family playroom? Does the student struggling with
38、 a professor who plays favorites summon up the coping skills acquired from dealing with a sister who was Daddys girl? Do husbands and wives benefit from the inter-gender negotiations they waged when their most important partners were their sisters and brothers? All that is under investigation. “Sibl
39、ings have just been off the radar screen until now,“ says Conger. But today serious work is revealing exactly how our brothers and sisters influence us. 81 The beginning of the passage indicates that （ A） researchers have found out what shapes us. （ B） our peer is the last factor influencing us. （ C
40、） what researchers found contributes in a limited way. （ D） what researchers found is good and trustworthy. 82 In the third paragraph, the author tries to demonstrate that our siblings （ A） offer us much useful information. （ B） have great influences on us. （ C） are the ones who love us completely.
41、（ D） accompany us throughout our life. 83 In scientific community, previous research on siblings （ A） mostly focused on the sibling order. （ B） studied the characteristics of the kids. （ C） studied the matter in a broad sense. （ D） wasnt believable and the discussion ended. 84 Which of the following
42、 is NOT sibling dynamic? （ A） A brother cautions his sister against getting into trouble. （ B） Sisters have quarrels with each other. （ C） Siblings compete for parental favoritism. （ D） Older kids in a family try hard to achieve. 85 From the last paragraph, we can conclude that （ A） managers learned
43、 management skills from the family playroom. （ B） spouses learned negotiation skills from their siblings. （ C） studies on siblings are under the way. （ D） studies on siblings need thorough investigation. 85 What comes to mind when you hear the word-diversity? Issues of race or gender may spring to m
44、ind. Equal rights? Or minority issues? I encourage people to look at a much wider definition of the word. I would tend to say diversity is “differentness“ in any form. A good example of this kind of diversity has been experienced by every person who ever left behind the comforts of home and moved in
45、to uncharted territory. Issues of diversity are informed not only by your cultural background and context, but also by your religion, age, field of work, family situation, personality, and countless other factors that make us unique. Diversity affects everyone. Its for this reason that diversity has
46、 become such a buzz word. The buzz happens because its all about how you handle it. Its very much like the job a composer has when creating a great musical composition. If the composer understands what each unique note and dynamic mark is capable of in combination with the other parts, the result ac
47、hieved is extraordinary. If, however, none of the parts is communicating with the others, were left with a cacophony (刺耳的声音 ). On a personal level, its this understanding and acceptance of “the other“ which rests at the core of diversity. Whether were talking about navigating through a multicultural
48、 urban environment or uprooting and moving to a new foreign social context, it is necessary to set aside rigid assumptions about “the other“ and put oneself in the others shoes. So how do we make this leap? Its often as simple as asking questions and being careful not to assume that what you see is
49、necessarily what the other side sees. Often in my workshops I give a magic lesson to the audience to illustrate this principle. I first present the magic and accomplish the “impossible“. The participants receive the same props but simply cant manage. We look more carefully at the situation and realize that the assumptions they made about it actually blocked them from achieving this feat; a feat they suddenly are empowered to do which, moments ago, was impossible. The goal in being sensitive to diversity is to cultivate a culture of respect fo
