1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 318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 course is the man interested in? （ A） A two-month course. （ B） A course that lasts for the summer. （ C） A course of 23 weeks. （ D） A course of four and a half weeks. 3 What is a fee of $27 for? （ A） The
4、registration fee. （ B） The weekly cost for bed, breakfast and dinner. （ C） The fee of the first course. （ D） The cost of the tax for the course. 4 When does the second course begin? （ A） On July 3. （ B） On July 20. （ C） On July 24. （ D） On August 10. 5 Who are talking? （ A） A student and a professor
5、. （ B） A physicist and a biologist. （ C） Two students. （ D） Two professors. 6 Why is the woman glad that the saw the man? （ A） She wants to meet his professor. （ B） She wants to ask for his advice. （ C） She enjoys talking about scientific things. （ D） She wants to thank the man. 7 What is the name o
6、f the course the man and woman are discussing? （ A） Physical Chemistry. （ B） Life Experience. （ C） Introduction to Science. （ D） Invertebrate Biology. 8 What is the disadvantage of an excursion fare? （ A） More expensive than the usual price. （ B） Only one stopover allowed. （ C） Having only one Austr
7、alian stop. （ D） Many restrictions on it. 9 What happens if Adams stops at Perth? （ A） He cant meet his friends. （ B） The flight goes without him. （ C） He has to pay more than 795 pounds. （ D） He cant stop at Hong Kong then. 10 How much is the fare from Sydney to Perth? （ A） 400 pounds. （ B） 150 pou
8、nds. （ C） 420 pounds. （ D） 795 pounds. 11 What has the man decided to do? （ A） To buy a ticket now. （ B） To buy a ticket at Perth. （ C） To go to Perth first. （ D） To talk to his friends. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully
9、and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the passage going to tell us? （ A） The functions of colors. （ B） The great finding of the psychologists. （ C） The best way to make use of colors. （ D） The effects of colors on people. 13 How do we choose our favorite colors? （ A） Our favorite col
10、or is inborn. （ B） We choose our favorite color as we grow up. （ C） With the instruction of our parents we select them. （ D） We get them by chance. 14 What will happen to the workers if the machines are painted gray compared with orange? （ A） Workers may be more cheerful and energetic. （ B） More err
11、ors and accidents will occur. （ C） There is no difference at all. （ D） They will be more active and curious. 15 There are no black rats in Europe today because （ A） they got plague in the Middle Ages. （ B） they live in America, Asia and Africa now. （ C） men killed them all with diseases. （ D） brown
12、rats took their place. 16 Why are rats clever enough? （ A） Because they know when they should escape. （ B） Because they have good leaders who tell them what to do. （ C） Because they eat food that is dangerous. （ D） Because they bite men who try to kill them. 17 The proper title for this passage woul
13、d be （ A） Rat the Cleverest. （ B） The Largest Grain Eater. （ C） Our Most Dangerous Enemy-the Rat. （ D） The Dangerous Diseases Carrier. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 18 Accord
14、ing to the report, how many people are HIV-positive worldwide? （ A） 22 million. （ B） 36 million. （ C） 25 million. （ D） 58 million. 19 The meeting of international donor community is held for_ days. （ A） 2 （ B） 3 （ C） 4 （ D） 5 20 The meeting in Japan is aimed at_. （ A） calling for more nations to con
15、tribute money （ B） collecting more money （ C） making a plan for East Timor s reconstruction （ D） sharing the required money among donor countries 21 The World Bank is seeking_ million dollars for the reconstruction of East Timor. （ A） 100 （ B） 200 （ C） 300 （ D） 350 22 Japans aid will be donated thro
16、ugh a fund set up by_. （ A） the WTO （ B） the World Bank （ C） the UN （ D） the World Bank and the UN 23 How many people have been killed in the bombings? （ A） 24. （ B） 90. （ C） 120 （ D） 240 24 What led to the bombings? （ A） Several members of the extremist group were arrested. （ B） A 24-hour curfew wa
17、s in place in Kano. （ C） Police stations and government buildings were targeted. （ D） The leader of the extremist group was attacked. 25 How many people were killed in John Scotts home? （ A） Only one. （ B） Two. （ C） More than two. （ D） Not mentioned in the report. 26 Which of the following statement
18、 is not true? （ A） Two men have been charged as murderer. （ B） John Scott acted as a mediator in last years political hostage crisis. （ C） John Scott is the head of Fijis Red Cross Society. （ D） John Scott was at home when he was hacked to death. 27 The spokesman for the US delegation described the
19、first day of talks as_. （ A） Instructive. （ B） Constructive. （ C） Productive. （ D） Permissive 28 The talks_. （ A） would last for a week （ B） will have to give China a chance to speak （ C） is a pre-meeting before this months summit （ D） have reached a disagreement 29 What comment did the Sudanese pre
20、sident make on the crisis in his country? （ A） He will stick to Islamic law. （ B） He will remove religious confrontations. （ C） He will dissolve ethnic misunderstandings. （ D） He will seek international aid. 30 What pressure is Sudan facing from the international community? （ A） To put down the Arab
21、 rebellion. （ B） To disarm pro-government militias. （ C） To stop expelling black Sudanese. （ D） To grant self-rule to black Sudanese. 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 insert
22、ed in the corresponding blanks. 30 Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. 【 C1】 _ much had happened between. As was discussed before, the newspaper did not become the 【 C2】 _ pre-electronic medium
23、 until the 19th century, 【 C3】 _ in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 【 C4】 _ of the periodical. It was during the same time 【 C5】 _ the communications revolution speeded up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion
24、pictures 【 C6】 _ the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in 【 C7】 _ It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, 【 C8】 _ , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the 【 C9】 _ of the integrated circuit dur
25、ing the 1960s, radically changed the process, 【 C10】 _ its impact on the media was not immediately 【 C11】 _ . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal“ too, as well as 【 C12】 _ with display becoming sharper and storage 【 C13】 _ increasing. They were thou
26、ght of, like people, 【 C14】 _ generations, with the distance between generations much 【 C15】 _ . It was within the computer age that the 【 C16】 _ “information society“ began to be widely used to describe the 【 C17】 _ within which we now live. The communications revolution has 【 C18】 _ both work and
27、leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been 【 C19】 _ view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits“ have been 【 C20】_ against “harmful“ outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. 31 【 C1】 （ A） Yet （ B） And （ C） Then （ D
28、） So 32 【 C2】 （ A） prominent （ B） prevalent （ C） domestic （ D） dominant 33 【 C3】 （ A） follow （ B） followed （ C） following （ D） being followed 34 【 C4】 （ A） form （ B） company （ C） light （ D） process 35 【 C5】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） when （ D） in which 36 【 C6】 （ A） of （ B） for （ C） beyond （ D） into
29、37 【 C7】 （ A） perspective （ B） effect （ C） dimension （ D） concept 38 【 C8】 （ A） hence （ B） therefore （ C） however （ D） indeed 39 【 C9】 （ A） creation （ B） invention （ C） discovery （ D） finding 40 【 C10】 （ A） unless （ B） since （ C） lest （ D） although 41 【 C11】 （ A） apparent （ B） transparent （ C） plaus
30、ible （ D） distinguishable 42 【 C12】 （ A） institutional （ B） intellectual （ C） fundamental （ D） instrumental 43 【 C13】 （ A） ability （ B） capability （ C） capacity （ D） faculty 44 【 C14】 （ A） in view of （ B） in terms of （ C） with regard to （ D） by means of 45 【 C15】 （ A） deeper （ B） closer （ C） narrowe
31、r （ D） smaller 46 【 C16】 （ A） clich （ B） label （ C） term （ D） title 47 【 C17】 （ A） context （ B） condition （ C） scope （ D） territory 48 【 C18】 （ A） modified （ B） impressed （ C） influenced （ D） effected 49 【 C19】 （ A） distracting （ B） controversial （ C） irrational （ D） competitive 50 【 C20】 （ A） count
32、ed （ B） evaluated （ C） weighed （ D） numbered 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR Whats wrong with this person?“ says Holzer. Some jobs lost in the recession and the associated skills wont return. Theories abound as to whats gone wrong. For skilled blue-collar jobs, high schools have de-emphasized vocational training
33、, community colleges often arent well-connected to local job markets and union apprenticeship programs have withered, says Anthony Carnevale, director of Georgetowns Center on Education and the Workforce. Another theory is that Americans are less willing to move to take jobs. The McKinsey study repo
34、rts that, in the 1950s, one in five Americans moved every year; now its one in 10. “ Work is more mobile than workers,“ says Camden. Companies traditionally provided much training, but that may also have changed. Loyalties have weakened. Companies are more willing to fire; workers are more willing t
35、o jump ship. Training may seem a poor investment because workers wont stay long enough to earn a return. In the McKinsey survey, companies denied cutting training budgets. But Carnevale and others think the training has altered. Before,firms provided more basic training in business or technology ski
36、lls; now, firms expect workers to come with these skills and focus training on firm-specific practices and systems. So its a Catch-22: You cant get hired unless you have experience; but you cant get experience unless youre hired. With technology changing rapidly, workers need to know more, even as t
37、heir skills-support systems weaken. There is no instant cure for todays job mismatch, but it might ease if Americas largest companies were a little bolder. Surely many of them enjoying strong profits could make a small gamble that, by providing more training for workers, they might actually do thems
38、elves and the country some good. 85 According to the passage, the prime reason for mass unemployment is （ A） idleness of workers. （ B） economic recession. （ C） industry structure. （ D） great job mismatch. 86 The following facts contribute to the job mismatch EXCEPT （ A） ever-changing requirements fo
39、r job skills. （ B） employers distrust towards job applicants. （ C） lack of practical curricula in high schools. （ D） job hunters unwillingness to move. 87 It can be inferred from the fifth paragraph that the employers （ A） seem to doubt whether the workers can stay long or not. （ B） tend to spend le
40、ss and less in training their employees. （ C） focus on training suitable only to their own companies. （ D） neglect the importance of basic training for business skills. 88 Which of the following is closest in meaning to “Catch-22“ (Last Paragraph) ? （ A） Dilemma. （ B） Mystery. （ C） Illusion. （ D） Ca
41、pture. 89 The author holds that large companies should be more _ to solve the problem of unemployment. （ A） responsible （ B） generous （ C） open-minded （ D） strategic 89 I know when the snow melts and the first robins (知更鸟 ) come to call, when the laughter of children returns to the parks and playgro
42、unds, something wonderful is about to happen. Spring cleaning. Ill admit spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp. Todays busy families hardly have time to load the dishwasher, much less clean the doormat. Asking the family to spend the weekend collecting winter dog piles f
43、rom the melting snow in the backyard is like announcing there will be no more Wi-Fi. It interrupts the natural order. “Honey, what say we spend the weekend beating the rugs, sorting through the boxes in the basement and painting our bedroom a nice lemony yellow?“ I say. “Can we at least wait until t
44、he NBA matches are over?“ my husband answers. But I tell my family, spring cleaning can t wait. The temperatures has risen just enough to melt snow but not enough for Little League practice to start. Some flowers are peeking out of the thawing ground, but there is no lawn to seed, nor garden to tend
45、. Newly wakened from our. winters hibernation (冬眠 ), yet still needing extra blankets at night, we open our windows to the first fresh air floating on the breeze and all of the natural world demanding “Awake and be clean!“. Biologists offer a theory about this primal impulse to clean out every drawe
46、r and closet in the house at springs first light, which has to do with melatonin, the sleepytime hormone (激素 ) our bodies produce when its dark. When springs light comes, the melatonin diminishes, and suddenly we are awakened to the dusty, virus-filled house weve been hibernating in for four months.
47、 I tell my family about the science and psychology of a good healthy cleaning at springs arrival. I speak to them about lifes greatest rewards waiting in the removal of soap scum from the bathtub, which hasnt been properly cleaned since the first snowfall. “Ill do it,“ says the eldest child, a 21-ye
48、ar-old college student who lives at home. “You will? Wow!“ I exclaim. Maybe after all these years, hes finally grasped the concept. Maybe hes expressing his rightful position as eldest child and role model. Or maybe hes going to Florida for a break in a couple of weeks and hes being nice to me who i
49、s the financial-aid officer. No matter. Seeing my adult son willingly cleaning that dirty bathtub gives me hope for the future of his 12-year-old brother who, instead of working, is found to be sleeping in the seat of the window he is supposed to be cleaning. “Awake and be clean!“ I say. 90 According to the passage, “. . . spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp“ means that spring
