1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 297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 will the man bring back for his niece? （ A） Beijing Opera masks. （ B） Chinese movie DVDs. （ C） Chinese-style kites. （ D） Chinese toys. 3 Which of the following details about the mans sister is INCORRECT?
4、 （ A） She hasnt seen the man for a long time. （ B） It is difficult for the man to choose a gift for her. （ C） She will receive a qipao from the man. （ D） She is pessimistic about current fashions. 4 According to the conversation, who is studying Chinese in the mans family? （ A） His brother. （ B） His
5、 sister. （ C） His niece. （ D） His parent. 5 The woman wants to know from the man that （ A） how he prepared a presentation. （ B） how he held a conversation. （ C） how he lived in Spanish countries. （ D） how he became skilled at languages. 6 According to the man, subtitles of movies should be turned of
6、f mainly for （ A） practicing listening skills. （ B） picking up the rhythms of speech. （ C） learning details of movies. （ D） practicing oral skills. 7 Whats the mans suggestion for the womans last inquiry? （ A） Learning new words with context. （ B） Memorizing more sentences. （ C） Watching more movies
7、. （ D） Memorizing vocabulary list. 8 How did the man spend his vacation? （ A） He visited his friends in Paris. （ B） He took a trip to Paris. （ C） He attended a meeting in Paris. （ D） He went to Paris on business. 9 What did the man do firstly when he arrived in Paris? （ A） He visited a famous founta
8、in. （ B） He visited some art galleries. （ C） He visited the Eiffel Tower. （ D） He visited a flea market. 10 Why didnt the man look very happy in his picture? （ A） Because he went into trouble. （ B） Because he was so busy all day. （ C） Because he was worried about his work. （ D） Because he was tired
9、of sightseeing. 11 What is the woman eager to see in the future? （ A） The Eiffel Tower. （ B） The famous fountain. （ C） The Mona Lisa. （ D） The famous cathedral. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questi
10、ons that follow. 12 What do the researchers find about messy desks? （ A） Messy desks make the boss annoyed. （ B） Messy desks lead to clearer thinking. （ C） Messy desks have no influence on productivity. （ D） Messy desks damage the companys image. 13 What is the conventional idea about messy desks? （
11、 A） Employees with messy desks may still be organized. （ B） Government employees often have messier desks. （ C） Messy desks are always linked with messy minds. （ D） Employees with messy desks have higher productivity. 14 What is the customers response in a messy shopping environment? （ A） They tend
12、to pay more for products with simpler pictures. （ B） They spend more time seeking varieties in their choices. （ C） They mostly are involved in bad-matter behaviors. （ D） They often complain that they have fewer choices. 15 According to the survey, how many people do NOT have breakfast? （ A） 22%. （ B
13、） 33%. （ C） 50%. （ D） 59%. 16 Which of the following is NOT a reason for people spending little time on breakfast? （ A） They want to stay in bed longer. （ B） They have to go to work early. （ C） They are busy watching TV. （ D） They must get appropriately dressed. 17 What is the encouraging finding of
14、 the survey? （ A） People are getting efficient at eating breakfast. （ B） Peoples eating habit is changing gradually. （ C） People know the importance of breakfast. （ D） People can get nice meals on the bus or train. 18 The report issued by the Kaiser Family Foundation mainly shows that （ A） American
15、kids have easy access to junk food. （ B） American kids are exposed to an attack of food ads. （ C） American kids do not take enough exercises. （ D） American kids fatness is likely due to watching too much TV. 19 How many TV commercials does a typical child see per year? （ A） About 14 thousand. （ B） A
16、bout 40 thousand. （ C） About 4 thousand. （ D） About 44 thousand. 20 According to the study, most ads targeting at kids aim to peddle the following food EXCEPT （ A） candy food. （ B） soda food. （ C） puffed food. （ D） fast food. 21 What is NOT suggested as a measure to restrain fatness in this passage?
17、 （ A） To make overweight kids eat less and do more exercises. （ B） To provide information about healthy food into TV programs. （ C） To encourage parents to curb their kids television habits. （ D） To reduce commercial ads of junk food targeting at children. 22 Which of the following statements about
18、Salvador Allende is CORRECT? （ A） It is believed that he killed himself in 1973. （ B） As a president, he issued many leftist accounts. （ C） He gave Fidel Castro a gift before his death. （ D） His supporters had some doubt about his political account. 23 What is Allendes familys reaction towards the f
19、inding? （ A） They all believed the official accounts of the death. （ B） There are different opinions among the family members. （ C） They still have some doubts on the cause of death. （ D） They dont want to reveal their true feelings. 24 The jury decided Anthony Sowell to be guilty on （ A） Tuesday. （
20、 B） Wednesday. （ C） Thursday. （ D） Friday. 25 Which of the following was not among the charges of Anthony Sowell? （ A） Kidnapping. （ B） Children abuse. （ C） Murder. （ D） Rape. 26 Why did people go to the streets to protest? （ A） Because soldiers fired on civilians. （ B） Because they are suffering fr
21、om hunger. （ C） Because they are short of medicine. （ D） Because they want multi-party rule. 27 Mrs. Clinton said that the U. S. and its allies （ A） were responsible for the 2,000 deaths. （ B） had sent soldiers and tanks to Syria. （ C） should provide food and medicine to Syria. （ D） were trying to p
22、ut more pressure on Syria. 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. 27 The steady hum of school heating systems and air-conditioners can mean l
23、ower test scores for many young students, found a new study. The finding adds to growing evidence that classroom noises【 C1】 _ with learning. Plenty of studies have demonstrated the distracting【 C2】 _of noise in the classroom. In louder rooms, kids have more trouble hearing the teacher and become ea
24、sily distracted,【 C3】 _when they are reading to themselves. Schools【 C4】_ airports also report lower test scores than schools that are not affected by airplane noise. In one study, German students started scoring better on reading and vocabulary tests after a nearby airport【 C5】 _. Researchers were
25、also interested in less【 C6】 _ sounds like the general buzz of basic mechanical systems. It was【 C7】 _that kids who spent all day in classrooms with such noises【 C8】 _ to score lower on standard reading comprehension tests. But math scores didnt【 C9】 _ with noise levels, possibly because teachers us
26、e more【 C10】 _ when theyre teaching math than when theyre teaching words. 【 C11】 _, lots of background noise sets kids up for problems. Studies have shown that kids make more noise in louder rooms.【 C12】 _by the scraping of chairs, the hum of the heating system,【 C13】 _the voices of other kids compe
27、ting to be heard, some students【 C14】 _have a particularly hard time hearing【 C15】_ the teacher is saying. And its not that theyre lazy or using noise as an【 C16】_. Young brains have a much harder time【 C17】 _a signal from the background than mature, adult brains do. Along with【 C18】 _work, the new
28、findings suggest the【 C19】 _ for enforcement of ANSIs standards. Despite an endless list of budgetary【 C20】 _, schools might have to put quiet at the top of their to-do lists. 28 【 C1】 （ A） vibrate （ B） interfere （ C） increase （ D） vanish 29 【 C2】 （ A） attention （ B） result （ C） power （ D） trend 30
29、【 C3】 （ A） seldom （ B） also （ C） yet （ D） even 31 【 C4】 （ A） among （ B） outside （ C） beside （ D） near 32 【 C5】 （ A） shut down （ B） shut away （ C） shut off （ D） shut out 33 【 C6】 （ A） obvious （ B） startling （ C） agreeable （ D） constant 34 【 C7】 （ A） expected （ B） considered （ C） suggested （ D） reveal
30、ed 35 【 C8】 （ A） destined （ B） tended （ C） appeared （ D） meant 36 【 C9】 （ A） rise （ B） range （ C） vary （ D） keep 37 【 C10】 （ A） visuals （ B） signals （ C） numbers （ D） gestures 38 【 C11】 （ A） In principle （ B） In addition （ C） In particular （ D） In summary 39 【 C12】 （ A） Surrounded （ B） Interrupted （
31、 C） Handicapped （ D） Irritated 40 【 C13】 （ A） while （ B） but （ C） and （ D） nor 41 【 C14】 （ A） shall （ B） must （ C） may （ D） would 42 【 C15】 （ A） when （ B） who （ C） that （ D） what 43 【 C16】 （ A） escape （ B） accusation （ C） excuse （ D） opportunity 44 【 C17】 （ A） identifying （ B） filtering （ C） remembe
32、ring （ D） seeking 45 【 C18】 （ A） previous （ B） devoted （ C） latest （ D） efficient 46 【 C19】 （ A） plan （ B） need （ C） urge （ D） fact 47 【 C20】 （ A） funds （ B） obstacles （ C） matters （ D） pressures 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR “that wath like 10 thecondth,“ she explained. Of course, it is possible that she had
33、been moving at relativistic speeds, in which case both she and her parents could have been correct. After I turned this column in to Scientific American editor in chief Mariette DiChristina, she told a story about her then five-year-old daughter Mallorys ability to calculate rapidly. Mallory wondere
34、d aloud how old Mariette would be when Mallory reached her moms age, 42 at the time. “Lets see.,“ Mariette began. Then Mallory answered her own question, laughing at her mothers silliness for even bothering to try to do the math, “ Oh, Mom, youll be dead !“ The young people discussed so far are obvi
35、ously charming and insightful. And yet for truly scary little-kid brain activity, its hard to beat the very young Carl Friedrich Gauss. As legend has it, the budding mathematician was in grade school when his instructor assigned him the mundane task of adding up all the numbers from 1 to 100. The te
36、acher might have been hoping to catch some zzzs in the corner while Gauss would be busy adding 1 to 2 to get 3, then 3 to that sum to get 6, then 4 to that sum to get 10. But just a moment passed perhaps merely 10 thecondth- before Gauss announced that the answer was 5 ,050. Which it sure is. If you
37、 dont know how he did it, just search the Web using the terms “Gauss“ and “series. “ Or give the problem to a little one. If you get a correct answer almost instantly, he or she might be one of the smartest kids in the multiverse. 82 It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that （ A） childre
38、n usually prefer to use big words. （ B） children are curious about the universe. （ C） children have natural ability to imitate and learn. （ D） children often display some unexpected behaviours. 83 The “five more minutes“ story in Paragraph Three indicates （ A） childrens unique way of sense. （ B） chi
39、ldrens interest in science. （ C） childrens love of leisure time. （ D） childrens understanding of relativism. 84 The young Gausss legend is cited as an example to testify childrens （ A） quickness. （ B） charm. （ C） scariness. （ D） potential. 85 The author talked about those young children with a tone
40、of （ A） objective introduction. （ B） worship and dread. （ C） amazement and praise. （ D） tentative explanation. 86 Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? （ A） More than a Family Fable. （ B） Small Children, Big Ideas. （ C） Discovering Little “Gauss“. （ D） Innocent or Profou
41、nd? 86 Calculus does not have to be made easy it is easy already. That banner used to grace the Los Angeles classroom of someone once called the best teacher in America. Jaime Escalante, the unconventional calculus teacher who was depicted by Edward James Olmos in the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, di
42、ed last year of cancer at the age of 79. Half a year after his death the Obama administration weighed in on the state of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in this country. The report, “ Prepare and Inspire,“ reviewed the sobering statistics about what our K-12 schools
43、 undergo by comparison to their counterparts in other developed nations. It called for recruiting and training 100,000 STEM teachers. But achieving these goals is not going to be easy. The report noted that 25,000 STEM teachers leave the workforce every year, mostly because of disgruntlement with th
44、eir jobs and lack of professional support. To attract and retain enough science and math teachers will require an elevation in their status and a thorough revamping of attitudes toward the entire profession. The onus to improve schools should be on federal, state and local educational strategists. T
45、he first step should be to tap the strengths of the existing teaching pool. We must identify todays Escalantes the top 5 percent of the nations STEM teachers and, as recommended in the administration report, induct them into a STEM master teachers corps that would receive salary supplements and fede
46、ral funding to support their activities. Second, we need to give all teachers the tools they need. We should form the equivalent of an Advanced Research Projects Agency to help develop educational technologies, including “deeply digital“ instructional materials that encourage active participation. F
47、inally, we should shift our emphasis from standards to implementation. Developing new standards does have a role, but it is the difficulty of putting them into practice, given the day-to-day pressures that teachers are under. To meet all the goals set by the White House report would require an extra
48、 $1 billion each year. Against the nearly $600 billion spent annually for public education, it is not a huge sum. Still, with local districts faced with declining tax revenues and unfunded mandates, some of the money will have to come from the federal government. That goes against the grain during a
49、 time when teachers salaries and benefits are being cut. Yet the costs of doing nothing are a matter of simple calculus. If we do not improve STEM education, the U. S. will continue a decades-long slide from the middle of the pack in student achievement toward the very bottom. 87 The example of Jaime Escalante is cited to show （ A） the lack of STEM teachers. （ B） the influence of good teachers. （ C） the difficulty to be a teacher. （ D） society
