1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 323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 1 What Can Money Bring us SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section yo
3、u will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is the woman going to do? （ A） Going home. （ B） Going on holidays. （ C） Asking the man about the flight time. （ D） Asking the man to take her to the airport. 3 How does the man
4、go to the airport when he flies? （ A） By car. （ B） By bus. （ C） By taxi. （ D） By train. 4 How much did it cost the man to take the Fast Pass? （ A） $13 one-way. （ B） $13 round-trip. （ C） $30 one-way. （ D） $30 round-trip. 5 What sitcom does the man like best? （ A） Friends. （ B） Family Ties. （ C） Cheer
5、s. （ D） All in the Family. 6 What is the disadvantage of the old sitcoms? （ A） They are out of date. （ B） They are only shown on Sunday. （ C） They are on very late at night. （ D） They have too many ads, 7 If the woman wants to see movies, what station should she watch? （ A） NBC （ B） Super-Station. （
6、 C） Nick-at-Nite. （ D） Threes Company. 8 The speakers are discussing _ （ A） when to move （ B） where to live the following year （ C） how much time to spend at home （ D） whose house to visit 9 The speakers are _ （ A） a student and the director of the housing office （ B） a student and a professor （ C）
7、two students （ D） two housing office staff members 10 The woman objects to living on campus _ （ A） because it costs too much （ B） because there are too many freshmen （ C） because the rooms are too small （ D） because it s too noisy 11 The conversation is taking place in _ （ A） March （ B） April （ C） M
8、ay （ D） September 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 talk mainly about? （ A） Advantages of the North in the Civil War. （ B） Civilian opposition to the Civil War. （
9、C） Reasons to justify fighting the Civil War. （ D） Military strategy used in the Civil War. 13 What does the speaker imply was the purpose of Lincolns speech? （ A） To suggest changes to government structure. （ B） To criticize the practice of slavery. （ C） To convince the South to surrender. （ D） To
10、inspire Northerners to support the war. 14 Who were the discontented individuals to whom Lincoln referred in his speech? （ A） Leaders of the Southern rebellion. （ B） Slaves in the Southern states. （ C） Northern opponents of the war. （ D） Southern soldiers. 15 Why are divorces so common at present? （
11、 A） Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage. （ B） Because people like watching TV programs. （ C） Because people prefer freedom to self-discipline. （ D） Because our society is permissive towards divorces. 16 Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage? （ A） The freedom to have ot
12、her sexual relations. （ B） The desire to follow every of ones impulse. （ C） The will to keep his or her own income. （ D） The wish to be his or her true self. 17 How to maintain a good marriage? （ A） A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively. （ B） A good marriage takes s
13、ome level of compromise between the husband and the wife. （ C） A mall and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul. （ D） A man and a woman should stop growing or changing. 18 The main structure of a nuclear family consists of （ A） one father, one mother and children （ B
14、） grandparents, parents and children （ C） wives, husbands and their relatives （ D） sisters, grandparents and aunts 19 What advantage does the nuclear family offer women? （ A） All the power of the family. （ B） An equal right to make decisions. （ C） All the decisions about family life. （ D） All the fr
15、eedom needed. 20 Which of the following is the disadvantage mentioned in the passage? （ A） Less care. （ B） More loneliness. （ C） Less freedom. （ D） Less happiness. 21 What is NOT available to married women in nuclear families? （ A） Power to make decisions. （ B） Freedom from their relatives. （ C） Mor
16、e free time from housework. （ D） More full-time jobs. 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 When were the shuttle and telescope moved into a higher orbit? （ A） Before the telescop
17、e was repaired. （ B） After the rocket was exploded. （ C） When the rocket was to be within less than a kilometer from the spacecraft. （ D） When the experts could look deeper into space than ever before. 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Pope John Paul II has met with Spains King
18、Juan Carlos. （ B） Gonzalez will be the new prime minister of Spain. （ C） Pope John Paul led an out door mass in Madrid. （ D） Pope John Paul II appeals to make abortions legal when childbirth threatens the mothers health. 24 Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts? （ A） P
19、overty elimination. （ B） Good government. （ C） Fight against corruption. （ D） Poor living standard. 25 By canceling the debt owned to her, Britain intends to _ a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund. （ A） reject （ B） restart （ C） follow （ D） review 26 According to the UNICEF re
20、port, great progress has been made in the protection of worlds children from_. （ A） some childhood diseases （ B） AIDS （ C） wars （ D） forced labor 27 In the last decade, _million children died as the result of armed conflicts. （ A） 2 （ B） 6 （ C） 8 （ D） 14 28 Who was Sandra Bayley ? （ A） The man s nei
21、ghbor. （ B） The man s own mother. （ C） The mans ex-wife. （ D） The mans ex-mother-in-law. 29 What did the man not do after he had crept into the house of Sandra Bayley? （ A） Brushing his teeth （ B） Stealing a toothbrush （ C） Taking a cup of tea （ D） Taking a hot bath 30 At least_ people were killed d
22、uring the crash. （ A） 34 （ B） 60 （ C） 26 （ D） 2 31 According to the news, the collision took place between_. （ A） a passenger train and a freight truck. （ B） a passenger bus and a freight train. （ C） a passenger train and a freight train. （ D） a passenger train and a police car. 二、 PART III CLOZE (1
23、5 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 In the United States the first day nursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the 【
24、 C1】 _ half of the 19th century; most of 【 C2】 _ were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U. S. , the day-nursery movement received great 【 C3】 _ during the First World War, when 【 C4】_ of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women. In some European countries nurse
25、ries were established even in munitions plants, under direct government 【 C5】 _ . Although the number of nurseries in the U. S. also rose 【 C6】 _ , this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, 【 C7】 _ , Federal, State, and local gover
26、nments gradually began to 【 C8】 _ a measure of control in the day nurseries, chiefly by 【 C9】 _ them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries. The 【 C10】 _ of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day nurseries in almost all countries,
27、as women were again 【 C11】_ to replace men in the factories. On this 【 C12】 _ the U.S. government immediately came to the support of the nursery schools, 【 C13】 _ $ 6,000,000 in July, 1942, for a nursery-school program for the children of working mothers. Many states and local communities 【 C14】 _ t
28、his Federal aid. By the end of the War, in August, 1945, more than 100, 000 children were being cared 【 C15】 _ in daycare centers receiving Federal 【 C16】 _ . Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically 【 C17】 _ its expenditures for this purpose and later 【 C18】 _ them, causing a sharp drop i
29、n the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the expectation 【 C19】 _ most employed mothers would leave their jobs at the end of the War was only partly 【 C20】 _ . 32 【 C1】 （ A） latter （ B） late （ C） later （ D） last 33 【 C2】 （ A） which （ B） them （ C） those （ D） whom 34 【 C3】 （ A） impetus （
30、 B） motivation （ C） imitation （ D） initiative 35 【 C4】 （ A） decrease （ B） sources （ C） shortage （ D） reduction 36 【 C5】 （ A） control （ B） command （ C） guidance （ D） sponsorship 37 【 C6】 （ A） unanimously （ B） sharply （ C） predominantly （ D） militantly 38 【 C7】 （ A） therefore （ B） consequently （ C） ho
31、wever （ D） moreover 39 【 C8】 （ A） impose （ B） exercise （ C） implement （ D） enforce 40 【 C9】 （ A） patenting （ B） formulating （ C） labeling （ D） licensing 41 【 C10】 （ A） outburst （ B） outbreak （ C） breakthrough （ D） breakdown 42 【 C11】 （ A） called up （ B） called down （ C） called for （ D） called after
32、43 【 C12】 （ A） circumstances （ B） occasion （ C） case （ D） situation 44 【 C13】 （ A） transferring （ B） summoning （ C） allocating （ D） regulating 45 【 C14】 （ A） reinforced （ B） strengthened （ C） supplemented （ D） compensated 46 【 C15】 （ A） after （ B） of （ C） by （ D） for 47 【 C16】 （ A） revenues （ B） sub
33、sidies （ C） budgets （ D） pensions 48 【 C17】 （ A） cut down （ B） cut off （ C） cut out （ D） cut short 49 【 C18】 （ A） abolished （ B） excluded （ C） diminished （ D） jeopardized 50 【 C19】 （ A） what （ B） which （ C） that （ D） as 51 【 C20】 （ A） completed （ B） finished （ C） accomplished （ D） fulfilled 三、 PART
34、IV GRAMMAR we proved in the end that we werent very different_. （ A） for all （ B） as usual （ C） after all （ D） in particular 80 In his plays Shakespeare _ his characters live through their language. （ A） would make （ B） had made （ C） made （ D） makes 81 The boys in the dorm a coin to decide who would
35、 clean the floor. （ A） held （ B） tossed （ C） put （ D） collected 81 Spring is here: flowers are in bloom, birdsong fills the air, and the inboxes of employers are filled with desperate pleas for summer internships. College students and graduates are well aware of the impact a plummy placement could h
36、ave on their careers. With ever fewer entry-level jobs in many industries, internships have become a critical first step into employment. In America, three-quarters of students on a four-year university course will have toiled as an intern at least once before graduation. Up to half of these gimlet-
37、eyed workers will have given their services free. Some may even have had to pay for the privilege of coming to work. Unpaid internships seem to be an example of mutual utility: inexperienced youngsters learn something about a chosen field while employers get to farm out some menial work. The arrange
38、ment is consensual, and companies often use internships to test potential recruits. But the increasing popularity of these unpaid placements has caused some controversy lately. Nick Clegg, Britains deputy prime minister, recently launched a crusade to ban them, arguing that they favor the wealthy an
39、d privileged. Others complain that uncompensated internships insult labor standards, exploit inexperienced workers and surely depress wages for everyone else. In America, they tend to be illegal at for-profit companies, according to guidelines set out in 1947. But the Department of Labor barely enfo
40、rces such rules, in part because interns are often too afraid to file complaints. Organizations in America save $2 billion a year by not paying interns a minimum wage, writes Ross Perlin in “Intern Nation“ , a new book about the “highly competitive race to the bottom of the corporate ladder“. Perhap
41、s one-third of all internships at for-profit companies are unpaid, and interns now often fill roles once held by full-time employees. “Young people and their parents are subsidizing labor for Fortune 500 companies,“ Mr. Perlin comments. To avoid legal complications, companies often encourage student
42、s to work in exchange for academic credits from their college. But such credits can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Some colleges give up their fees or earn them by offering guidance and oversight. For many institutions, however, they are an easy source of revenue, more beneficial to the
43、mselves than their students. Calls for new labor laws that reflect the growing prominence of internships have got nowhere. Instead, interns will have to look out for each other, for example by rating their experiences on websites such as InternshipRatings and Internocracy. At any rate, students may
44、be buoyed by a rare bit of good news from the National Association of Colleges and Employers: employers intend to hire 19% more graduates this year than last. This should spare some from the drudgery of working without pay. 82 The word “plummy“ (Paragraph One) probably means （ A） passable. （ B） desi
45、rable. （ C） vacant. （ D） specific. 83 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） Unpaid internships affect employees wages negatively. （ B） Interns dare not claim their rights to avoid irritating the boss. （ C） Inexperienced youth may secure a job through internships. （ D） Nick Clegg was s
46、trongly against the unpaid internships. 84 Ross Perlins attitude towards unpaid internships is （ A） sophisticated. （ B） ambiguous. （ C） objectionable. （ D） apparent. 85 It can be inferred from the passage that （ A） unpaid internships will last for a long time. （ B） new labor laws expected to be enac
47、ted soon. （ C） unpaid 3tudents are used to make profits. （ D） students should learn to file complaints. 85 READERS DIGEST: What have been our biggest successes and failures? Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: We went from identifying the virus to producing t
48、he first vaccine in less than six months. Thats pretty unheard of! Weve been enormously successful at distributing the vaccine over 60 million people have been vaccinated so far. With childhood vaccinations, we have 40,000 sites for distribution. RD: Weve all heard about healthy people who come down
49、 with H1N1 and are dead within a few days. Are you satisfied with the medical response to this disease? KS: Well, the data is puzzling, and I think a bit troubling, in that we know that about a third of the kids who have been seriously ill or died do not have underlying health conditions. And its the same with 25-year-olds and up; we dont still quite understand why those over 65 seem to have a
