1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 303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 The man gets tips for local restaurants through （ A） checking the online guide. （ B） checking local newspapers. （ C） researching the menu. （ D） consulting local people. 3 What does the woman consider first ra
4、ther than the price of meals? （ A） Types of restaurants. （ B） Walking distance. （ C） Menu selection. （ D） Restaurant reviews. 4 A restaurants atmosphere which adds to the dining experience includes all the following EXCEPT （ A） background music. （ B） cleanness and maintenance. （ C） decorations and w
5、all hangings. （ D） seats and tables. 5 Which of the following details is CORRECT about the woman? （ A） She had to pay $ 55 a day, including tax. （ B） She had to pay $ 55 a day, not including tax. （ C） She had to pay $55 a week, including tax. （ D） She had to pay $ 55 a week, not including tax. 6 The
6、 woman didnt purchase additional insurance because （ A） she was confident of driving cars without accidents. （ B） the price of the additional insurance was too high. （ C） she disliked the way the manager treated her. （ D） her own insurance included rental cars. 7 According to the man, what should th
7、e woman do when renting cars? （ A） Inspect whether there are any scratches on the car. （ B） Notice the time limit of the car rental. （ C） Return the car a little early. （ D） Fill the car with enough petrol before travelling. 8 What is the woman doing? （ A） She is helping the man write a letter. （ B）
8、 She is reading Sues letter. （ C） She is asking Sue to write a letter. （ D） She is writing back to Sue. 9 What happened to the man? （ A） He quitted his job. （ B） He was praised. （ C） He got promoted. （ D） He received a cash award. 10 What are they going to do after finishing the letter? （ A） They wi
9、ll go to the post office together. （ B） They will drink to celebrate. （ C） They will go to see a movie. （ D） They will buy a present for Sue. 11 What do they thank Sue for? （ A） Sending a gift to them. （ B） Looking after their child. （ C） Visiting them in June. （ D） Helping them learn English. SECTI
10、ON B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a help in interviews? （ A） Dress appropriately. （ B） Smile confidently. （ C） Shake hands firmly. （ D） S
11、how smartness. 13 According to the passage, the researchers carry out their study by （ A） interviewing potential employers. （ B） organizing mock interviews. （ C） questioning undergraduates. （ D） studying previous data. 14 What did researchers find out? （ A） Women with firm handshakes get better impr
12、ession than their male counterparts. （ B） Women usually do not perform as good as their male counterparts in interviews. （ C） Women shake hands less frequently in interviews than their male counterparts. （ D） Women possessing traditional virtues are more hirable than their male counterparts. 15 Whic
13、h of the following statements about Tiger Woods Effect is CORRECT? （ A） A brilliant employee is an inspiration to his team members. （ B） People often perform worse when there is competition. （ C） Those with excellent performance may inhibit their coworkers. （ D） Golf course has lots of similarities
14、to work place. 16 What did Woods get due to the Tiger Woods Effect? （ A） More support from the fans of this sport. （ B） More bonus money than he would have got. （ C） Longer period of his peak performance. （ D） More opportunities to participate in contests. 17 When are people more likely to stop tryi
15、ng to work hard? （ A） When they have won the “employee of the month“. （ B） When there is no competition in the team. （ C） When the bonuses for the winners are not good. （ D） When they feel they have no chance to win. 18 In this survey we can get all the following information EXCEPT （ A） different dr
16、essing styles of Europeans on holidays. （ B） different preference for food when Europeans travel abroad. （ C） different choices of languages when Europeans travel abroad. （ D） different ways of working when Europeans travel abroad. 19 We know from the result of the survey that （ A） German are the wo
17、rst-dressed holidaymakers in Europe; Italian are the smartest. （ B） British are the worst-dressed holidaymakers in Europe; Italian are the smartest. （ C） Italian are the worst-dressed holidaymakers in Europe; French are the smartest. （ D） French are the worst-dressed holidaymakers in Europe; British
18、 are the smartest. 20 What is the percentage of the British who will check work emails on vacation? （ A） 36%. （ B） 87%. （ C） 93%. （ D） 25%. 21 We can learn from the survey that when they travel abroad, （ A） most of the British prefer to speak their native language. （ B） about 20% of French try to sp
19、eak the local language. （ C） over 90% of the British attempt to speak the local language. （ D） about a quarter of French seek to speak foreign language. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that
20、 follow. 22 Russian Presidents visit will focus on （ A） political matters. （ B） education problems. （ C） environment problems. （ D） economic issues. 23 Stocks in the United States_on Wednesday. （ A） went up （ B） went down （ C） remained stable （ D） fluctuated 24 Kenyas foreign minister says he is lea
21、ving his post because of （ A） his health condition. （ B） the retirement request. （ C） the investigation. （ D） his career plan. 25 The scandal in Kenya is about （ A） sex abuse. （ B） questionable property deals. （ C） conflicts with foreign countries. （ D） incompetent government. 26 The government will
22、 give the victims whose houses are damaged_to rebuild their homes. （ A） $1,000 （ B） $3,000 （ C） 4000 （ D） 6000 27 What caused the fierce bushfires? （ A） Thunders hitting the dry grass. （ B） Careless use of a machine. （ C） Tourists leaving burning cigarettes behind. （ D） Farmers burning useless hay.
23、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 Shoals of fish are able to move and turn in seamless formation by following simple rules that are l
24、ike those used by car drivers, researchers say. Some of the most【 C1】 _sights in nature happen when animals form【 C2】_ groups and move together as if【 C3】 _. Earlier work has shown that fish in large groups make better decisions than【 C4】 _or small groups. Many theories have been【 C5】 _ about how an
25、imals might communicate in order to【 C6】 _this. But now it appears really simple. The researchers【 C7】_groups of two, four or eight mosquito fish in a square arena for five minutes【 C8】 _studied the movements of individuals in each group. The【 C9】 _of the swimming fish were fed into software which a
26、cts like many pairs of eyes to keep【 C10】 _ on the direction and speed of each fish in the school and【 C11】_it responds to other fish around it. As schools of fish rarely suffer from crashes or【 C12】 _, the rules they use could also【 C13】 _be applied to robotic systems to solve traffic problems. If
27、a system could be【 C14】 _ where each car knew where each car was and they could respond to each other and communicate with each other, traffic problems【 C15】 _ be avoid. The researchers used a technique called artificial neural networks to look for【 C16】_ in the data. And it turns out the【 C17】 _ we
28、ll-organized swimming that fish in shoals【 C18】 _is actually caused by each fish using very simple rules to respond to its neighbors. These rules include “ accelerate towards a neighbor that is far away from you“ and “ decelerate when a neighbor is【 C19】 _ in front of you“. It is also found that a f
29、ish only responds to a single nearest neighbor at any one time. Those【 C20】 _ to be the rules people use when they are driving. 28 【 C1】 （ A） misleading （ B） incredible （ C） universal （ D） dreadful 29 【 C2】 （ A） with （ B） among （ C） into （ D） as 30 【 C3】 （ A） arranged （ B） enchanted （ C） assembled （
30、 D） startled 31 【 C4】 （ A） processions （ B） individuals （ C） teams （ D） parades 32 【 C5】 （ A） put through （ B） put before （ C） put together （ D） put forward 33 【 C6】 （ A） achieve （ B） design （ C） perform （ D） display 34 【 C7】 （ A） filmed （ B） recognized （ C） trained （ D） maintained 35 【 C8】 （ A） or
31、（ B） as （ C） but （ D） and 36 【 C9】 （ A） schools （ B） activities （ C） forms （ D） images 37 【 C10】 （ A） eye （ B） record （ C） track （ D） count 38 【 C11】 （ A） when （ B） how （ C） where （ D） why 39 【 C12】 （ A） congestion （ B） accidents （ C） restraints （ D） breakdown 40 【 C13】 （ A） theoretically （ B） poten
32、tially （ C） occasionally （ D） definitely 41 【 C14】 （ A） structured （ B） operated （ C） engineered （ D） improved 42 【 C15】 （ A） shall （ B） may （ C） could （ D） would 43 【 C16】 （ A） faults （ B） frames （ C） patterns （ D） clues 44 【 C17】 （ A） complexly （ B） amazingly （ C） perfectly （ D） consistently 45 【
33、C18】 （ A） follow （ B） practice （ C） exhibit （ D） reveal 46 【 C19】 （ A） quite （ B） also （ C） yet （ D） right 47 【 C20】 （ A） happen （ B） appear （ C） start （ D） prove 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR divided, we fall. （ D） This done, we went home. 53 He_have passed the exam, but he was too careless. （ A） can （ B） may
34、 （ C） must （ D） could 54 In this book the word is used in its original sense_otherwise stated. （ A） since （ B） when （ C） while （ D） unless 55 They talked for about an hour of things and persons_they remembered in the school. （ A） who （ B） that （ C） which （ D） whom 56 One day they crossed the_bridge
35、behind the palace. （ A） old Chinese stone （ B） Chinese old stone （ C） old stone Chinese （ D） Chinese stone old 57 The strength of the new material is_it can stand heavy loads at high temperature. （ A） that （ B） such that （ C） what （ D） so that 58 His insides had come back again. It felt as if they_w
36、ith lead in their absence. （ A） had been filled （ B） were filled （ C） be filled （ D） have been filled 59 In the sentence “It is the cake burning“ , the italicized word is_. （ A） an attribute （ B） an adverbial （ C） an object complement （ D） a subject complement 60 An average of 3 ,000 letters a month
37、_received by the newspapers office. （ A） are （ B） is （ C） was （ D） be 61 _more about the experiment, it wouldnt have turned out to be a failure. （ A） Had you cared （ B） If you cared （ C） Should you cared （ D） Were you cared 62 Here is our breakfast menu_, as you have advised, is full of nutritious f
38、ood. （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） in which 63 All individuals are required to_by the laws made by their governments. （ A） conform （ B） adhere （ C） comply （ D） abide 64 He made a_decision to save money for his old age. （ A） radical （ B） judicial （ C） ridiculous （ D） judicious 65 He responded t
39、o the donation in an impressively expansive_. （ A） attitude （ B） manner （ C） air （ D） conduct 66 Shes not a baby in arms any longer. Shes_do whatever she wants to. （ A） about to （ B） entitled to （ C） subject to （ D） accustomed to 67 _all the problems, it was a valuable experience. （ A） At （ B） For （
40、 C） In （ D） Except 68 This machine has been_adapted for using underwater. （ A） specifically （ B） particularly （ C） specially （ D） especially 69 The project,_which the board finally assented, turned out to be a complete failure. （ A） with （ B） at （ C） in （ D） to 70 She is far and away one of the best
41、 actresses in the country. The underlined part means_. （ A） doubtfully （ B） gradually （ C） definitely （ D） abroad 71 This event reflects a universal _of the international community for the prevention of such an arms race. （ A） inspiration （ B） respiration （ C） aspiration （ D） perspiration 72 Is ther
42、e anything like management_for temporary renting the office? （ A） fee （ B） fare （ C） cost （ D） payment 73 The_in teeth is mostly caused by eating too much sugar, which causes decay. （ A） cave （ B） vacancy （ C） cavity （ D） cavern 74 She was always friendly to his_officers. （ A） secondary （ B） minor （
43、 C） subordinate （ D） inferior 75 Chinese national folk music is an important part of human intangible cultural heritage. The underlined word means_. （ A） hypothetical （ B） valuable （ C） nonmaterial （ D） unchangeable 76 To succeed as an artist one must_talent and discipline. （ A） associate （ B） combi
44、ne （ C） merge （ D） ally 77 He is the only person who can _ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously. （ A） prove （ B） certify （ C） rectify （ D） testify 77 Most people would describe a dollar millionaire as rich, yet many millionaires would disagree. They do not compare thems
45、elves with teachers or shop assistants but with the other parents at their childrens private schools. To count the number of rich people in the world, however, an arbitrary cut-off point is needed, and $lm is as good as any. Capgemini, a consultancy, defines anyone with investable assets of $lm or m
46、ore (excluding their home) as a high-net-worth individual“ , consultant-speak for rich. By this conservative measure the planet has about 10m millionaires, according to Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, a bank. Credit Suisse, another bank, uses a less stringent (and more obvious) definition: a millionair
47、e is anyone whose net assets exceed $lm. That includes everything: a home, an art collection, even the value of an as-yet-inaccessible pension scheme. The Credit Suisse “Global Wealth Report“ estimates that there were 24. 2m such people in mid-2010, about 0. 5% of the worlds adult population. By thi
48、s measure, there are more millionaires than there are Australians. They control $69. 2 trillion in assets, more than a third of the global total. How did these people grow rich? Mostly through their own efforts. Only 16% of high-net-worth individuals inherited their stash, according to Capgemini. Th
49、e most common way to get rich is to start a business: nearly half (47%) of the worlds wealthy people are entrepreneurs. You do not have to be a genius to build a million-dollar business, but it helps if you are intelligent and extremely hard-working. In their book The Millionaire Next Door, Thomas Stanley and William Danko observed that a ty
