1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 291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 Where is the man going on vacation? （ A） Italy. （ B） France. （ C） Germany. （ D） Japan. 3 How did Pete get to know Claudia? （ A） At a music store. （ B） At the post office. （ C） On the Internet. （ D） At a compu
4、ter store. 4 What advice does Eric give Pete about meeting Claudias parents? （ A） Be on time. （ B） Take a small gift. （ C） Smile and be friendly. （ D） Kiss them. 5 What do we know about Farnon? （ A） He was an adopted child. （ B） He was brought up by a single mother. （ C） He has four half brothers an
5、d sisters. （ D） His father died when he was a baby. 6 What was Farnons family life like when he was a child? （ A） Very miserable. （ B） Very happy. （ C） Not happy at all. （ D） Well-off. 7 How long had he not spoken to other family members? （ A） A whole year. （ B） Six years. （ C） Ten years. （ D） Sixte
6、en years. 8 Why did the woman go to Hong Kong (SAR)? （ A） On business. （ B） On holiday. （ C） Visiting friends. （ D） Taking pictures. 9 Who did the woman go to Hong Kong with? （ A） Her boss. （ B） Her brother. （ C） Her boyfriend. （ D） Nobody. 10 What is not mentioned when Maggie is talking about her e
7、xperience in Ocean Park? （ A） Shark. （ B） Dolphins. （ C） Tropical fishes. （ D） Crocodiles. 11 How did Maggie go to the Peak? （ A） By Peak Tram. （ B） By cable. （ C） On foot. （ D） Not mentioned. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages care
8、fully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What change has been announced? （ A） The flight number. （ B） The gate number. （ C） The arrival time. （ D） The airplane. 13 What is the current weather condition probably like outside? （ A） Its drizzling. （ B） Its cloudy. （ C） Its hailing. （ D） Its
9、stormy. 14 What time will the plane probably depart? （ A） 6:15. （ B） 5:45. （ C） 6:00. （ D） 6:05. 15 Why is the weight loss plan called the Scarsdale diet? （ A） Because Dr. Scarsdale designed the diet. （ B） Because the doctor who designed the diet was from Scarsdale, New York. （ C） Because the book t
10、hat outlined the diet was published by Scarsdale. （ D） Because the diet leaves scars. 16 How much weight can one lose in two weeks on the Scarsdale diet? （ A） Five pounds. （ B） Ten pounds. （ C） Twenty pounds. （ D） Forty pounds. 17 What is Scarsdale diet developed? （ A） It is a limited-intake diet. .
11、 （ B） It is a new high-energy diet. （ C） It is a restricted-menu diet. （ D） It is a two-thousand-calorie diet. 18 What does the speaker emphasize as the reason for maintaining sea resources? （ A） Land animals and birds live on them. （ B） Fishes are fewer than Indian Tigers. （ C） The great fisheries
12、are to be exhausted. （ D） It is important food resources. 19 How widely spread could the effects of the decline in fish supply be? （ A） Asia and America. （ B） America. （ C） The whole world. （ D） Europe and Asia. 20 The passage mentions the African Elephant, the Indian Tiger, and the American Eagle a
13、s example of which? （ A） Endangered species. （ B） Sea resources. （ C） Land animals. （ D） Food supplies. 21 Which of the following best describe the sea resources? （ A） They are threats to animals and birds. （ B） They are unlimited. （ C） They can be exhausted of over-harvested. （ D） They will be exha
14、usted in the North Atlantic. 22 Why does the report say that cigarettes are big business? （ A） Because of high investment. （ B） Because it is a business run by the government. （ C） Because it can earn much with little investment. （ D） Because it is a business with great consumers. 23 How many people
15、 become smokers everyday according to health advocates? （ A） 30,000. （ B） 3,000. （ C） 300. （ D） 30. 24 President Bush pledged to provide the poorest nations about_per year. （ A） 5 billion （ B） 5 million （ C） 25 billion （ D） . 1 billion 25 Which one was not happening in 2002? （ A） US was fighting war
16、 in Afghanistan. （ B） Bush made a grand gesture in the war against poverty. （ C） A United Nations-organized summit was held in Mexico. （ D） Bush was criticized by many critics for the grant gesture. 26 Who have made the new plan to change the sanctions program against Iraq? （ A） The United States. （
17、 B） Britain. （ C） China. （ D） Russia. 27 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Iraq is satisfied with the “oil-for food“ program. （ B） The United Nations Security Council has ordered an audit of the “oil-for food“ program. （ C） Britain has claimed that the new plan will help the Iraq peopl
18、e. （ D） Iraq have to accept the new plan. 28 Which place did the Australian team come to in 1992 Barcelona Olympics? （ A） The first. （ B） The second. （ C） The fourth. （ D） The fifth. 29 Which team will NOT take part in the womens hockey semi-finals. （ A） Germany. （ B） Argentina. （ C） Australia. （ D）
19、 China. 30 Why were the couple detained? （ A） Because of gem theft. （ B） Because of robbery. （ C） Because they are spy. （ D） Because of money cheating. 31 Where was Mrs. Danese arrested? （ A） In a hotel. （ B） Of course on a ship. （ C） Maybe in the border between Thailand and Laos. （ D） Possibly in A
20、ustralia. 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 the corresponding blanks. 31 The difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious 【 C1】 _the conditions of temperature
21、 and pressure 【 C2】 _found at the surface of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and 【 C3】 _ it to the level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but 【 C4】 _to diffuse throughout the space available; it must 【 C5】 _be kept in a closed container, as 【 C6】 _a planets atmosph
22、ere. The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories 【 C7】 _the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory 【 C8】 _that a liquid could be “dissolved“ in a vapor without losing its 【 C9】 _, and another theory held that the two phases are 【 C10】 _different kinds of m
23、olecules (分子 ). The theories now prevailing 【 C11】 _a quite different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in common. They are both forms of matter that have no 【 C12】_structure, and they both flow easily. They are fluids. The 【 C13】 _similarity of liquids and gases becomes clearly ap
24、parent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat. 【 C14】 _a closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated. The liquid expands, or 【 C15】 _, becomes less dense; some of it evaporates. 【 C16】 _, the vapor above the liquid surface becomes denser 【 C17】 _the evaporated molecules
25、are added to it. The combination of temperature and pressure 【 C18】 _the densities become equal is 【 C19】 _the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be 【 C20】 _; there is a single, undifferentiated fluid phase of uniform density. 32 【 C1】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C）
26、under （ D） beyond 33 【 C2】 （ A） commonly （ B） always （ C） generally （ D） normally 34 【 C3】 （ A） fills （ B） be filled （ C） filling （ D） to fill 35 【 C4】 （ A） intends （ B） tends （ C） inclines （ D） contends 36 【 C5】 （ A） however （ B） nevertheless （ C） so （ D） therefore 37 【 C6】 （ A） in the event of （ B
27、） in the case of （ C） with a view to （ D） with reference to 38 【 C7】 （ A） having described （ B） described （ C） describing （ D） to have described 39 【 C8】 （ A） maintained （ B） confirmed （ C） approved （ D） implied 40 【 C9】 （ A） nature （ B） identity （ C） position （ D） form 41 【 C10】 （ A） made up of （ B
28、） consisted of （ C） constituted of （ D） made from 42 【 C11】 （ A） apply （ B） adapt （ C） take （ D） conduct 43 【 C12】 （ A） forever （ B） permanent （ C） long-term （ D） immortal 44 【 C13】 （ A） elementary （ B） crucial （ C） rudimentary （ D） fundamental 45 【 C14】 （ A） Suppose （ B） To suppose （ C） Being suppo
29、sed （ D） Supposed 46 【 C15】 （ A） in a word （ B） in the meantime （ C） in other words （ D） in that case 47 【 C16】 （ A） Similarly （ B） In contrast （ C） Furthermore （ D） Instead 48 【 C17】 （ A） as （ B） even if （ C） with （ D） so that 49 【 C18】 （ A） on that （ B） on which （ C） at that （ D） at which 50 【 C19
30、】 （ A） known （ B） defined （ C） called （ D） referred to 51 【 C20】 （ A） classified （ B） recognized （ C） categorized （ D） distinguished 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR if the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they would have to be obtained in the marketplace. The traditional ways of taking car
31、e of these needs in the home, such as in nursing the sick, became socially unacceptable (and, in most serious cases, probably less successful). Just as the appearance of the automobile made the use of the horse-drawn carriage illegal and then impractical, and the appearance of television changed the
32、 radio from a source of entertainment to a source of background music, so most of the fruits of economic growth did not increase the options available to the home economy to either produce the goods or services or purchase them in the market. Growth brought with it increased variety in consumer good
33、s, but not increased flexibility for the home economy in obtaining these goods and services, Instead, economic growth brought with it increased consumer reliance on the marketplace. In order to consume these new goods and services, the family had to enter the marketplace as wage earners and consumer
34、s. The neoclassical model that views the family as deciding whether to produce goods and services directly or to purchase them in the marketplace is basically a model of the first stage. It cannot accurately be applied to the second (and current) stage. 87 The reason why many production processes we
35、re taken over by the marketplace was that_. （ A） it was a necessary step in the process of industrialization （ B） they depended on electricity available only to the market economy （ C） it was troublesome to produce such goods in the home （ D） the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these
36、processes 88 It can be seen from the passage that in the second stage_. （ A） some traditional goods and services were not successful when provided by the home economy （ B） the market economy provided new goods and services never produced by the home economy （ C） producing traditional goods at home b
37、ecame socially unacceptable （ D） whether new goods and services were produced by the home economy became irrelevant 89 During the second stage, if the family wanted to consume new goods and services, they had to enter the marketplace_. （ A） as wage earners （ B） both as manufacturers and consumers （
38、C） both as workers and purchasers （ D） as customers 90 Economic growth did not make it more flexible for the home economy to obtain the new goods and services because_. （ A） the family was not efficient in production （ B） it was illegal for the home economy to produce them （ C） it could not supply t
39、hem by itself （ D） the market for these goods and services was limited 91 The neoclassical model is basically a model of the first stage, because at this stage_. （ A） the family could rely either on the home economy or on the marketplace for the needed goods and services （ B） many production process
40、es were being transferred to the marketplace （ C） consumers relied more and more on the market economy （ D） the family could decide how to transfer production processes to the marketplace 91 All Eskimos live most of their lives close to salt or fresh water. They may follow game inland for several hu
41、ndred miles, but they always return to the shores of rivers, lakes, or seas. Eskimo land has a bare look. Large rocks, pebbles, and sand cover much of the surface. Plants called lichen (地衣 ) grow right on rock. And where there is enough soil, even grass, flowers, and small bushes manage to live. No
42、trees can grow on Eskimo land, go geographers sometimes call this country the Arctic plains. Some animals, such as rabbits and caribou (北美驯鹿 ), eat the plants. Others, like the white fox and grey wolf, eat the rabbits and caribou. The Eskimo is a meat-eater, too, and may even eat a wolf when food is
43、 scarce. The Eskimo year has two main parts: a long, cold winter and a short, cool summer. Spring and fall are almost too short to be noticed. Summer is the good time, when food is usually plentiful. But it is also the time when the Eskimos are very busy. Winter is never far away, and the men must b
44、ring home extra meat for the women to prepare and store. For seldom can enough animals be killed in winter to feed a family. The Far North is sometimes called the land of the midnight sun. This is true in the middle of summer, for between April 21st and August 21st the sun never sets in Northern Gre
45、enland. But in midwinter the Far North is a land with no sun shining at all. Around Oct. 21st the Eskimos of Northern Greenland see the sun setting straight south of them, and they dont see it again until February 22nd. All places on earth get about the same amount of daylight during a year. As a re
46、sult, if summer is lighter, winter has to be darker. Winter nights in the Far North are seldom pitch-black. As in the rest of the world, the stars and moon provide a little light. The northern lights also help the Eskimo to see. And with the ground covered with snow, even a little light is reflected
47、 back to the Eskimos eyes. 92 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Eskimos do not normally eat wolves. （ B） Eskimos like to chase one another. （ C） Eskimos depend heavily on water. （ D） Eskimos are meat-eaters. 93 From the passage, we can infer all except that_. （ A） Eskimos are more
48、likely to eat wolves in summer （ B） Eskimo women are responsible for housework （ C） Animal meat is Eskimos?main source of food （ D） Hunting is an important part of Eskimo life 94 In midwinter there is no sun shining in the Far North because_. （ A） the Far North is too far away from the sun （ B） the
49、sun is not seen again for six months （ C） the sun never sets in midsummer （ D） people see the sun setting straight south of them 95 Winter nights are seldom pitch-black in the Far North because of_. （ A） the moon and stars （ B） the northern lights （ C） snow on the ground （ D） all of the above mentioned factors 96 The best title for the passage is_. （ A） A Story of the Eskimo （ B） Eskimo Land and Climate （ C） The Bare Far North （ D） The
