1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 319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 is the possible relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） They are close friends. （ B） They are husband and wife. （ C） They are boss and secretary. （ D） They are manager and typist. 3 What trouble
4、d the man so much? （ A） His workmates are all sick. （ B） The work is piling up. （ C） He could not find a typist. （ D） He will be blamed for all this. 4 What suggestion did the woman make to the man? （ A） Hiring a typist. （ B） Having a good meal. （ C） Taking a long break. （ D） She will help the man w
5、ith his work. 5 The two speakers are mainly talking about _. （ A） their purchase in a supermarket （ B） their part-time jobs （ C） the yard work （ D） drawbacks of having .a part time job 6 Which of the following does NOT the woman do? （ A） Trimming fresh fruit. （ B） Wrapping fresh vegetables. （ C） Sto
6、cking shelves. （ D） Weighing products. 7 What do both of them agree? （ A） It is always nice to work outdoors. （ B） It is easy to make a balance between part-time job and study. （ C） Holding a part-time job has more merits than drawbacks. （ D） Holding a part-time job is to pay tuition. 8 What is the
7、possible relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） interviewer and interviewee （ B） manager and staff （ C） employer and employee （ D） tutor and pupil 9 All of the following are reasons for the womans leaving EXCEPT that _. （ A） the salary is unacceptable and the work is too boring （ B） the bo
8、ss is hard to please （ C） there is slim hope for promotion （ D） the woman wants to try something new 10 What is NOT the womans qualification for the new position? （ A） She has once been a tour guide. （ B） She has five years working experience in travel agency. （ C） She is sociable and can cope with
9、new situations well. （ D） She is very loyal, obedient and good-tempered. 11 What can we learn from the mans agency? （ A） Opportunities for promotion depend mainly on age or seniority. （ B） The salary is average and modest. （ C） Loyalty and hard work are required by the agency. （ D） Overtime working
10、is highly needed. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the speakers mainly discussing? （ A） The importance of anthropology to modem society. （ B） A good source of informa
11、tion about a society. （ C） Attitudes toward culture in the 1940s. （ D） The relationship between anthropology and the military. 13 Why does the speaker mention what is printed on certain T-shirts? （ A） To show how politics have changed over the years. （ B） To point out that T-shirts often provide per
12、sonal information. （ C） To illustrate how the printing on clothing has improved. （ D） To support that T-shirts are a form of art. 14 What does the speaker ask the students to write down next? （ A） Places where T-shirts are not acceptable. （ B） Images that are currently printed On T-shirts. （ C） Name
13、s of people who have made T-shirts popular. （ D） Ways that T-shirts represent American culture. 15 What are the ways animals communicate? （ A） Words. （ B） Gesture and posture. （ C） Facial expressions. （ D） Special signals. 16 Which of the following is NOT one of gestures? （ A） Raising the eyebrows.
14、（ B） Shrugging the shoulders. （ C） Nodding and shaking the head. （ D） The way we dress and the colors we wear. 17 How do dogs challenge? （ A） Baring their teeth. （ B） Wagging their tails. （ C） Standing firm with hair erect. （ D） Rubbing their nose. 18 Why was the speed limit first reduced to 55 mile
15、s-per-hour? （ A） The older people wanted it. （ B） The voters decided on it. （ C） It was decided that speeds above that were not safe. （ D） The US had a fuel crisis. 19 Who is most likely to want a higher speed limit? （ A） Drivers with turbo-charged vehicles. （ B） Professional truck drivers. （ C） Old
16、er people. （ D） People from the Southern US. 20 According to the survey, how many people felt the law was out of date? （ A） More than half the people felt the law was out of date. （ B） Less than half the people thought the law was out of date. （ C） The average amount of people felt the law was out o
17、f date. （ D） Some of the people felt the law was out of date. 21 What evidence do people from the west give to show that a higher speed limit is safe? （ A） The long roads between the cities. （ B） The modem turbo-charged engine. （ C） The economic advantage. （ D） The current policies of Germany and Au
18、stralia. 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. 22 Who would be pardoned according to the news? （ A） Those having no connection with recent bombings. （ B） Those who give up their weap
19、ons voluntarily. （ C） Those who cooperate with the government. （ D） Those who killed the American hostage. 23 According to the news, Japanese teenage women _ . （ A） are less violent than men （ B） are less violent than before （ C） are more violent than before （ D） are more violent than men 24 What ar
20、e the employers afraid of? （ A） Continual recession of economy. （ B） Inadequate graduates and skilled workers. （ C） Increasing training fees for the green hands. （ D） Frequent job-hopping of skilled workers. 25 What do some employers hope the government will do? （ A） Cancel the useless business poll
21、ing. （ B） Provide more training fees for the workers. （ C） Encourage universities to offer workforce training. （ D） Provide more helpful measures for the economic recovery. 26 The demonstration is to _. （ A） ask for the withdraw of America troops from Iraq （ B） appeal to kill the former leader （ C）
22、call for more human rights （ D） ask for working conditions improvement 27 Which one is NOT the protesters requirement? （ A） End of the occupation of Iraq. （ B） Release of all the Iraqi prisoners. （ C） The trial of Saddam. （ D） New leaders must be elected by themselves. 28 What were the prisoner and
23、his wife accused of? （ A） Killing a prison guard. （ B） Killing a judge. （ C） Killing a prison nurse. （ D） Killing a man outside of the courthouse. 29 Where could the couple most probably go? （ A） To the police station in Hendersonville. （ B） To the hospital in Hendersonville. （ C） To the town that t
24、he man used to live in. （ D） To the town that the woman used to live in. 30 What is the theme of the forum? （ A） Business leadership. （ B） Global business community. （ C） Economic prospects in China. （ D） Business and government in China. 31 According to the news, the first forum was held _. （ A） 10
25、 years ago （ B） 3 years ago （ C） in 1999 （ D） in 2001 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 Cells cannot remain alive outside certain lim
26、its of temperature, and much narrower limits mark the boundaries of effective functioning. Enzyme systems of mammals and birds are most efficient only within a narrow 【 C1】 _ around 37 ; a 【 C2】_ , of a few degrees from this value seriously impairs their functioning. Even though cells can survive wi
27、der 【 C3】 _ , the integrated actions of bodily systems are impaired. Other animals have a wider tolerance 【 C4】 _ changes of bodily temperature. For centuries 【 C5】 _ has been recognized that mammals and birds differ from other animals in the way they regulate body temperature. Ways of 【 C6】 _ the d
28、ifference have become more accurate and meaningful over time, but popular terminology still reflects the old division 【 C7】 _ “ warm blooded“ and “cold blood- ed “ species; warm blooded included mammals and birds, 【 C8】 _ all other creatures were considered cold blooded. 【 C9】 _ more species were st
29、udied, it became evident that this classification was 【 C10】 _ A fence lizard usually has a body temperature only a degree or two below 【 C11】 _ of humans and so is not cold. 【 C12】 _ the next distinction was made between animals that maintain a 【 C13】 _ body temperature and those whose body tempera
30、ture varies with their environment. But this classification also proved inadequate, 【 C14】 _ among mammals there are many that vary their body temperatures during hibernation. 【 C15】_ many invertebrates that live in the 【 C16】 _ of the ocean never experience a change in the chill of the deep water,
31、and their body temperatures remain constant. The current distinction is between animals whose body temperature is 【 C17】_ chiefly by internal metabolic processes and those whose temperature is regulated by the 【 C18】 _ . The latter do so mainly by moving to favorable sites or by changing their expos
32、ure to 【 C19】 _ sources of heat. Mammals and birds also regulate their temperature by choosing favorable environments, but primarily they regulate their temperature by making a variety of internal 【 C20】 _ . 32 【 C1】 （ A） scope （ B） range （ C） scale （ D） field 33 【 C2】 （ A） difference （ B） change （
33、C） gap （ D） departure 34 【 C3】 （ A） change （ B） gal5 （ C） fluctuation （ D） increase 35 【 C4】 （ A） between （ B） for （ C） with （ D） around 36 【 C5】 （ A） they （ B） it （ C） we （ D） what 37 【 C6】 （ A） measuring （ B） understanding （ C） characterizing （ D） charting 38 【 C7】 （ A） into （ B） of （ C） by （ D） w
34、ith 39 【 C8】 （ A） however （ B） whereas （ C） with （ D） though 40 【 C9】 （ A） With （ B） Like （ C） As （ D） Being 41 【 C10】 （ A） wrong （ B） false （ C） sufficient （ D） inadequate 42 【 C11】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） much 43 【 C12】 （ A） But （ B） However （ C） Therefore （ D） Meanwhile 44 【 C13】 （ A）
35、 warm （ B） constant （ C） stable （ D） cold 45 【 C14】 （ A） due to （ B） because （ C） because of （ D） and 46 【 C15】 （ A） However （ B） On the other hand （ C） Furthermore （ D） For example 47 【 C16】 （ A） bottoms （ B） lengths （ C） depths （ D） darkness 48 【 C17】 （ A） decided （ B） regulated （ C） controlled （
36、D） changed 49 【 C18】 （ A） body （ B） water （ C） environment （ D） skin 50 【 C19】 （ A） various （ B） external （ C） environmental （ D） exterior 51 【 C20】 （ A） adjustments （ B） compensations （ C） regulations （ D） arrangements 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR had （ B） Have; had （ C） Should; have （ D） In case; had 57 It
37、is time for me to see _ dinner. （ A） out （ B） through （ C） about （ D） off 58 Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly_. （ A） imaginative （ B） imaginable （ C） imaginary （ D） imagining 59 The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than_ （
38、A） is necessary （ B） being necessary （ C） to be necessary （ D） it is necessary 60 The Australian painter is contented with every exhibit on the show, with the indigenous _ with the exotic. （ A） as many as （ B） as far as （ C） as long as （ D） as much as 61 The prisoner has been _of many privileges tha
39、t average citizens enjoy. （ A） ensured （ B） informed （ C） deprived （ D） convinced 62 David was _ by his family because he worked hand in glove with a gang of criminals to rob the commercial bank of jewelry. （ A） deserted （ B） abandoned （ C） refuted （ D） repelled 63 The small shop owner often welcome
40、 nearby competition to _ business. （ A） specify （ B） stretch （ C） stimulate （ D） survive 64 We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped to _ mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries. （ A） propel （ B） promote （ C） strengthen （ D） depress 65 The _ in Janets cha
41、racter has hindered her from advancement in her career. （ A） error （ B） merit （ C） defect （ D） deficient 66 Betty broke the school rules and regulations repeatedly so the principal finally had no alternative but to _her. （ A） exile （ B） detain （ C） expel （ D） eject 67 At last Iris left her house and
42、 got to the railway station, only _ the train pulling out of the station. （ A） saw （ B） having seen （ C） to see （ D） to have seen 68 Advertising media like direct mail, radio, television and newspapers _ to increase the sales of industrial products. （ A） have been used （ B） will be used （ C） is bein
43、g used （ D） has been used 69 Under the present system, state enterprises must _ all profits to the government. （ A） turn down （ B） turn up （ C） turn out （ D） turn in 70 _ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city. （ A） Being the fourth biggest city （ B） It was once the fou
44、rth biggest city （ C） Once the fourth biggest city （ D） The fourth biggest city it was 71 We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always _his principles. （ A） lives on （ B） lives up to （ C） lives down （ D） lives with 72 We have been told that under no circumstances _ the telephone in the o
45、ffice for personal affairs. （ A） may we use （ B） we may use （ C） we could use （ D） did we use 73 Make sure you _your parents immediately after you arrive and so in this case they would not worry about you so much. （ A） would call （ B） called （ C） have called （ D） call 74 All the rooms on the second
46、floor have nicely _ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. （ A） adapted （ B） equipped （ C） suited （ D） fitted 75 Eying Huckberry _, Tom could hardly believe that his long lost friend was standing before him. （ A） from top to toe （ B） from head to feet （ C） from hair to nail （ D） from
47、 head to toe 76 During the debate my opponent kept cutting _. （ A） out （ B） back （ C） down （ D） in 77 The business of today, _ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly. （ A） it be （ B） it was （ C） be it （ D） was it 78 Because of the _ noise of traffic I couldnt get to sleep last night. （
48、A） progressive （ B） provocative （ C） perpetual （ D） prevalent 79 Yesterday, I arrived at the bus stop so late that I _ missed the last bus. （ A） only （ B） fairly （ C） solely （ D） narrowly 80 Jeff likes sports. He is _ of an athlete. （ A） any （ B） some （ C） anything （ D） something 81 The young employ
49、ee has a(n)_quality he is totally honest. （ A） respectable （ B） admirable （ C） decent （ D） approachable 81 The tourist trade is booming. With all this coming and going, youd expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! Superb systems of communication by air, sea and land ma
