1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 286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 does the woman have to do on Saturday morning? （ A） Walk the dog. （ B） Clean the house. （ C） Visit a scientist. （ D） Do some sewing. 3 Where does the woman have to go at 12:30? （ A） To school. （ B） To th
4、e dentist. （ C） To the science museum. （ D） To the playground. 4 What time is the woman meeting with Julie? （ A） 12:00 p.m. （ B） 1:00 p.m. （ C） 2:00 p.m. （ D） 4:00 p.m. 5 Who are the speakers? （ A） Salesmen. （ B） Editors. （ C） Cooks. （ D） Advertising agents. 6 What product are they talking about? （
5、A） Kitchen. （ B） Deep-freezer. （ C） Mobility units. （ D） Cake mixer. 7 What is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Employer and employee. （ B） Salesman and customer. （ C） Advertiser and customer. （ D） Colleagues. 8 What is the usage of the standard weight? （ A） It is used to help industr
6、ies buy and sell products. （ B） It is used to check the scales all over the country. （ C） It is used to measure a product. （ D） It is used to improve the poor quality. 9 If it keeps raining, the old standard weight will weigh_. （ A） less （ B） more （ C） almost the same （ D） the same 10 How much did t
7、he standard weight cost? （ A） Forty thousand and five hundred. （ B） Forty-five hundred. （ C） Four thousand and five hundred. （ D） Forty-five thousand. 11 Why is the new standard weight worth so much? （ A） Because without it the quality of products can not be guaranteed. （ B） Because the industries n
8、eed it to monitor the accuracy of scales. （ C） Because it is more expensive than gold. （ D） Because it can promise a better future for the department. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that f
9、ollow. 12 What helped Betty most in learning Spanish? （ A） The language laboratory. （ B） Travel. （ C） Studying in high school. （ D） Going to movie and watching TV. 13 What does Betty say about making friends in a new place? （ A） It is easy because the people are friendly. （ B） It is difficult becaus
10、e the people are not friendly. （ C） It is difficult in spite of friendly people. （ D） It is easy even when the people are not friendly. 14 What does the passage suggest to people when they are not living in a country where the language is spoken? （ A） They go to movies, watch TV, and read newspaper
11、and magazines. （ B） They make friends who speak the language. （ C） They make to class. （ D） They study grammar and vocabulary. 15 From which college did Jefferson graduate? （ A） Washington College. （ B） College of William and Mary. （ C） The university of Virginia. （ D） Shadwell College. 16 Where did
12、 Jefferson live with his wife? （ A） At Monticello. （ B） In France. （ C） In Louisiana. （ D） In Washington. 17 Jefferson was vice president under which president? （ A） President Washington. （ B） President Adams. （ C） President Hamilton. （ D） President Monroe. 18 What will the class do on Thursday? （ A
13、） There will be a test on Thursday. （ B） There will be a quiz on Thursday. （ C） The class will read the story on Thursday. （ D） The class will write a composition. 19 How many themes will the class write? （ A） Four. （ B） Twelve. （ C） Six. （ D） Eight. 20 When is the professor in the office? （ A） Satu
14、rday. （ B） Thursday. （ C） Wednesday. （ D） Friday. 21 What is the reading assignment for Thursday? （ A） A journal tailcoat. （ B） Ann essay. （ C） Poetry. （ D） A short story. 22 What will Japan do? （ A） Reducing 15 percent tariffs on US steel. （ B） Trying to reduce the import of US steel. （ C） Imposing
15、 15 percent tariffs on US steel. （ D） Stopping import 15 US steel products. 23 Which statement is not true? （ A） Japan is expected to get more than 50 million dollars. （ B） This law is against Byrd Amendment passed in 2000. （ C） Byrd Amendment is an anti-import regulation. （ D） Japan regards its law
16、 as a counter-strike. 24 The space shuttle Discovery completed a_mission upon its return to Kennedy Space Centre. （ A） 11-day （ B） 94-day （ C） 10-day （ D） 49-day 25 When the spacecraft was going to land_. （ A） it produced a lot of noise （ B） there were scattered showers （ C） people could see it high
17、 in the sky （ D） people could neither see nor hear it 26 What is Zoellicks new job? （ A） Head of the World Bank. （ B） UN secretary general. （ C） Vice-chairman of a Wall Street investment firm. （ D） US trade representative. 27 Which is not included in Zoellicks African talk? （ A） Economic growth. （ B
18、） Promoting peace and security. （ C） Governance and corruption. （ D） Terrorist attack. 28 How many artists are on the recording? （ A） 9. （ B） 8. （ C） 10. （ D） 7. 29 Which of the following pairs are husband and wife? （ A） Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black. （ B） Toby Keith and Amy Grant. （ C） Lonesta
19、r and Keith Urban. （ D） Lisa Hartman Black and Lonestar. 30 Who was the Beatles original drummer? （ A） Mercury. （ B） Ringo Starr. （ C） Mark Rivera. （ D） Pete Best. 31 Which is true about “Time Takes Time“? （ A） It is Ringo Starrs first studio album. （ B） It is Ringo Starrs latest studio album. （ C）
20、It is Ringo Starrs most famous studio album. （ D） It marked Ringo Starrs first collection of new songs in more than 10 years. 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 th
21、e corresponding blanks. 31 Of all things in the world, I most dislike filling up forms; in fact, I have a 【 C1】_horror of it. Applying for a driving license, 【 C2】 _for an evening course, booking a holiday abroad everything nowadays seems to involve 【 C3】_information about ones personal life and hab
22、its that has little or nothing to do with the matter 【 C4】 _hand. When applying for a job, it may be 【 C5】 _ some obscure interest to a 【 C6】 _employer to learn that I collect stamps or had measles as a child, but why 【 C7】 _he conceivably want to know that my father was a tobacconist who died in 19
23、88? The authorities who 【 C8】 _one to fill up forms, frequently demand answers to questions that one would hesitate to put 【 C9】 _ones intimate friends. The worst of it is that, when 【 C10】 _with such questions, my mind goes bland. Have I ever suffered from a serious illness? My mother always 【 C11】
24、 _me I was “delicate“. Do I suffer from any personal defects? Well, I wear 【 C12】 _lenses and my upper teeth and not my own, but perhaps the word “defects“ 【 C13】 _to my character. Am I supposed to 【 C14】 _that I like gambling, and find it difficult to get up in the morning? 【 C15】 _of them are true
25、. Of all, I think job applications are the 【 C16】 _. “Education“ previous experience post held give 【 C17】 _. Terrified by the awful warning about give false 【 C18】 _which appears at the bottom of the forms, I struggle to remember what exams I passed and how long I worked for what firms. 【 C19】_hard
26、 I try, there always seems to be a year or two for which I cannot satisfactorily account and which I am certain, if left 【 C20】 _, will give the impression that I was in prison or engaged in some occupation too dubious to mention. 32 【 C1】 （ A） positive （ B） negative （ C） mild （ D） slight 33 【 C2】 （
27、 A） attending （ B） registering （ C） inviting （ D） working 34 【 C3】 （ A） given （ B） to give （ C） giving （ D） having given 35 【 C4】 （ A） by （ B） in （ C） at （ D） to 36 【 C5】 （ A） by （ B） with （ C） about （ D） of 37 【 C6】 （ A） prospective （ B） perspective （ C） existing （ D） on-going 38 【 C7】 （ A） need （
28、B） may （ C） should （ D） did 39 【 C8】 （ A） bid （ B） invite （ C） request （ D） require 40 【 C9】 （ A） to （ B） for （ C） up with （ D） with 41 【 C10】 （ A） to confront （ B） confronted （ C） confronting （ D） being confronted 42 【 C11】 （ A） ensured （ B） insured （ C） assured （ D） reassured 43 【 C12】 （ A） contac
29、t （ B） sightless （ C） contacting （ D） nearsighted 44 【 C13】 （ A） agrees （ B） connects （ C） relates （ D） applies 45 【 C14】 （ A） decline （ B） deny （ C） admit （ D） reject 46 【 C15】 （ A） Neither （ B） Both （ C） None （ D） Either 47 【 C16】 （ A） best （ B） earliest （ C） poorest （ D） worst 48 【 C17】 （ A） days
30、 （ B） dates （ C） offers （ D） suggestions 49 【 C18】 （ A） declaration （ B） witnesses （ C） publications （ D） announcements 50 【 C19】 （ A） But （ B） Therefore （ C） Though （ D） However 51 【 C20】 （ A） vacant （ B） empty （ C） blank （ D） unwritten 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR or （ B） That; and （ C） As; and （ D） That; o
31、r 64 This book deals with questions_Chinas Agrarian Revolutionary War. （ A） concerned （ B） concerned over （ C） concerning with （ D） concerning 65 The stuff members resented_them of the meeting. （ A） the presidents not informing （ B） the president not inform （ C） the president not to inform （ D） the
32、president that he didnt inform 66 He is not one of those_members of the staff who read “The.Times“ and take an interest in art and philosophy. （ A） proficient （ B） submissive （ C） intellectual （ D） structural 67 Science is the systematic_of knowledge using nature itself or laboratory models and expe
33、riments. （ A） acquisition （ B） exploration （ C） survey （ D） pursuit 68 John Smith Community College is an open-door educational institution_to providing higher education to all who can benefit. （ A） contributed （ B） committed （ C） subjected （ D） assigned 69 Now there are sophisticated tests which ca
34、n_poisons in the tiniest amount not even enough to kill a mouse. （ A） discern （ B） ascertain （ C） detect （ D） locate 70 I dont think Id like to share a flat with her. Id find it difficult to_her standards of order. （ A） live up to （ B） keep up to （ C） face up to （ D） make up to 71 He has_a very odd
35、set of people. I hope they wont have a bad influence on him. （ A） got mixed up with （ B） got involved in （ C） lined up with （ D） come up with 72 She had just_the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to peel it off. （ A） cracked （ B） snapped （ C） burst （ D） fractured 73 Since she inherited h
36、er fathers fortune, she is completely independent_her husband. （ A） from （ B） on （ C） of （ D） with 74 Money serves as a means of accumulating wealth and.as a universal _of exchange in the highly diversified commercial world. （ A） measure （ B） intermediate （ C） medium （ D） mechanism 75 It is true tha
37、t road travel in the old days was difficult,_ and uncomfortable, but it was comparatively safe. （ A） tedious （ B） irritable （ C） worrying （ D） disinteresting 76 Chinese diplomatic envoys were sent who should strengthen our international position and strive for world peace and friendly_among peoples.
38、 （ A） collaboration （ B） harmony （ C） coordination （ D） intercourse 77 The young soldier killed 25 enemies in a close battle, for which he was_the title of Combat Hero. （ A） awarded （ B） rewarded （ C） conferred （ D） honoured 78 Not a few excellent proposals by the countries of the third world have b
39、een_to the United Nations, acceptance of which will strengthen peace and lessen the danger of war. （ A） submitted （ B） suggested （ C） advanced （ D） released 79 For some rare cases, the doctor does not base his diagnosis on the patients _ only but also on the results of tests. （ A） complaints （ B） re
40、ports （ C） statements （ D） symptoms 80 The computer can be programmed to_a whole variety of tasks. （ A） assign （ B） tackle （ C） realize （ D） solve 81 As a painter, one must be very_. （ A） imaginary （ B） imaginative （ C） imagery （ D） imaginable 81 California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost
41、every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another. People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the coastal plain, the fertile San J
42、oaquin Valley, the arid Mojave Desert, and the high Sierra Nevada, all within a radius of about 100 miles. In other areas it is possible to go snow skiing in the morning and surfing in the evening of the same day, without having to travel long distance. Contrast abounds in California. The highest po
43、int in the United States (outside Alaska) is in California, and so is the lowest point (including Alaska. Mount Whitney, 14,494 feet above sea level), is separated from Death Valley, 282 feet below sea level, by a distance of only 100 miles. The two areas have a difference in altitude of almost thre
44、e miles. California has deep, clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe, the deepest in the country, but it also has shallow, salty desert lakes. It has Lake Tulainyo, 12,020 feet above sea level, and the lowest lake in the country, the Salton Sea, 236 feet below sea level. Some of its lakes, like Owens
45、Lake in Death Valley, are not lakes at all: they are dried-up lake beds. In addition to mountains, lakes, valleys, deserts, and plateaus, California has its Pacific coastline, stretching longer than the coastlines of Oregon and Washington combined. 82 Which of the following is the lowest point in th
46、e United States? （ A） Lake Tulainyo. （ B） Mojave desert. （ C） Death Valley. （ D） The Salton Sea. 83 Where is the highest point in the United States located? （ A） Lake Tahoe. （ B） Sierra Nevada. （ C） Mount Whitney. （ D） Alaska. 84 How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitney? （ A） About 3 miles. （
47、 B） Only 100 miles. （ C） 282 feet. （ D） 14,494 feet. 85 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being within a radius of about 100 miles of Bakersfield? （ A） The Pacific Ocean. （ B） San Joaquin Valley. （ C） Mojave Desert. （ D） Oregon and Washington. 86 Which statement best demonstr
48、ates that California is a land of variety and contrast? （ A） The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo. （ B） It is possible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without having to travel long distance. （ C） Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert and the Pacific Oc
49、ean all lie within a radius of about 100 miles. （ D） Owens Lake, in Death Valley, is not really a lake at all. 86 The subject of my study is women who are initiating social change in a small region in Texas. The women are Mexican Americans who are, or were, migrant agricultural workers. There is more than one kind of innovation at work in the region, of course, but I have chosen t
