1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 332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 does Mary think is so incredible and wonderful? （ A） The speed of light. （ B） The speed of telecommunication. （ C） Astronauts landing on the moon. （ D） The United States. 3 What does Mary think is awful?
4、 （ A） Telecommunication. （ B） War. （ C） Soccer. （ D） Watching television. 4 What does Bob think about Mary? （ A） Mary is troubled. （ B） Mary bases her opinions on facts. （ C） Mary looks at the facts. （ D） Mary only sees what she wants to see. 5 What is the womans most probable job? （ A） A police off
5、icer. （ B） A hotel receptionist. （ C） A manager of a zoo. （ D） A tourist guide. 6 What did the man think he had seen? （ A） A strange car behind a hill. （ B） A man in a bizarre party. （ C） A UFO. （ D） A robber. 7 What is the womans attitude toward the mans report? （ A） Critical. （ B） Scornful. （ C） S
6、atirical. （ D） Dubious. 8 Which of the following details is CORRECT? （ A） Mark knows the exact number of airport buses. （ B） Mark knows the exact number of delegates spouse. （ C） Mark doesnt know the exact number of delegates yet. （ D） Mark doesnt know the number of guest speakers. 9 What does Linda
7、 want to know? （ A） The arrival time of guest speakers. （ B） The departure time of guest speakers. （ C） The type of transport for guest speakers. （ D） The number of guest speakers. 10 How many performances have been planned for the conference? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Not mentioned. 11 W
8、ho will pay for the piano performance? （ A） Pan-Pacific Tours. （ B） Johnson they can help【 C18】 _house owners from rising power costs.【 C19】 _a nationwide effort to improve existing buildings could【 C20】 _hundreds of thousands of green jobs. 32 【 C1】 （ A） make （ B） become （ C） do （ D） present 33 【 C
9、2】 （ A） fantastically （ B） incredibly （ C） intriguingly （ D） unreliably 34 【 C3】 （ A） off （ B） away （ C） apart （ D） down 35 【 C4】 （ A） creation （ B） construction （ C） rebuilding （ D） destruction 36 【 C5】 （ A） use （ B） spend （ C） take （ D） make 37 【 C6】 （ A） at （ B） with （ C） in （ D） for 38 【 C7】 （ A
10、） way （ B） meaning （ C） idea （ D） sense 39 【 C8】 （ A） built （ B） designed （ C） destroyed （ D） improved 40 【 C9】 （ A） electrifying （ B） powering （ C） equipping （ D） generating 41 【 C10】 （ A） and （ B） or （ C） without （ D） unless 42 【 C11】 （ A） expectations （ B） modifications （ C） history （ D） exceptio
11、ns 43 【 C12】 （ A） much （ B） that （ C） those （ D） as 44 【 C13】 （ A） with regard to （ B） in case （ C） due to （ D） as to 45 【 C14】 （ A） with （ B） over （ C） through （ D） during 46 【 C15】 （ A） Immediately （ B） Unexpectedly （ C） Fortunately （ D） Fundamentally 47 【 C16】 （ A） from （ B） including （ C） with （
12、 D） for 48 【 C17】 （ A） changes （ B） innovations （ C） upgrades （ D） boosts 49 【 C18】 （ A） ensure （ B） protect （ C） prevent （ D） strengthen 50 【 C19】 （ A） However （ B） Nonetheless （ C） More or less （ D） Moreover 51 【 C20】 （ A） produce （ B） create （ C） invent （ D） induce 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR in fact, it
13、was so _ that it could not be moved. （ A） extravagant （ B） plentiful （ C） massive （ D） excessive 62 While admitting that this forecast was _ uncertain, the scientists reminded people to take precautions. （ A） anyhow （ B） somehow （ C） somewhat （ D） anyway 63 To the Portuguese, the dry salted cod is _
14、 pasta is to the Italians. （ A） that （ B） as （ C） is （ D） what 64 We often advise him not to drink more wine than _ for his health. （ A） it is good （ B） which is good （ C） good （ D） is good 65 Its high time that you _ working. （ A） stopped （ B） had to stop （ C） shall stop （ D） stop 66 The actors hav
15、e to _ before they appear in front of the strong lights on television. （ A） make up （ B） paint up （ C） cover up （ D） do up 67 Because Bob had stopped reading his technical journals he was _ of new development in his field. （ A） intellectual （ B） subtle （ C） ignorant （ D） tedious 68 Contrary _public
16、opinion, this area has long been a heaven for all forms of insect life. （ A） with （ B） to （ C） at （ D） for 69 Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. （ A） is to be analysed （ B） b
17、as been analysed （ C） be analysed （ D） should have been analysed 70 A friend of my _ happened to overhear the scheme and told him all about it. （ A） uncles （ B） uncles （ C） uncles （ D） uncle 71 Although the national government has introduced some new laws on this subject, it is _the state government
18、s which are responsible for pollution control. （ A） precisely （ B） primarily （ C） progressively （ D） preliminarily 72 The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if _ something pleasant in the past. （ A） to remember （ B） remembered （ C） having been remembered （ D） remembering 73 _ the two, Mary
19、is _ dancer. （ A） Of, the more gifted （ B） Of, more gifted （ C） In, the more gifted （ D） In, more gifted 74 _ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist. （ A） That was from Stephen （ B） It was from Stephen that （ C） It was Stephen whom （ D） It was Stephen that 75 The teacher notified us
20、that the examination would be held in _. （ A） two weeks time （ B） two weeks time （ C） two weeks time （ D） two week time 76 John is a large-framed man of more than _ height. （ A） average （ B） usual （ C） normal （ D） common 77 After discussing the matter with the bank manager, Peter _received his loan.
21、 （ A） instantly （ B） instinctively （ C） casually （ D） unexpectedly 78 No government, any more than an individual, will long be _, without being truly _. （ A） respectful, respected （ B） respectable, respectful （ C） respective, respectable （ D） respected, respectable 79 In winter drivers have trouble
22、stopping their cars from_on icy roads.（ 2000 年考试真题） （ A） skating （ B） skidding （ C） sliding （ D） slipping 80 She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, _ ? （ A） hadnt she （ B） hasnt she （ C） wouldnt she （ D） didnt she 81 It is necessary that he_ the assignment without delay.
23、 （ A） hand in （ B） hands in （ C） must hand in （ D） has to hand in 81 The Empire State Building Ever since it was built, the Empire State Building has captured the attention of young and old alike: every year, millions of tourists flock to the Empire State Building to get a glimpse from its 86th and
24、102nd floor observatories; the image of the Empire State Building has appeared in hundreds of ads and movies, not to mention the countless toys, models, postcards, ashtrays, thimbles, etc. that bear the image. Yet, why does the Empire State Building appeal to so many? When the Empire State Building
25、opened on May 1, 1931, it was the tallest building in the worldstanding at 1,250 feet tall. This building not only became an icon of New York City, it became a symbol of twentieth century mans attempts to achieve the impossible. When the Eiffel Tower (984 feet) was built in 1889 in Paris it, in a wa
26、y, taunted American architects to build something taller. By the early twentieth century, a skyscraper race was on. By 1909 the Metropolitan Life Tower rose 700 feet (50 stories), quickly followed by the Woolworth Building in 1913 at 792 feet (57 stories), and soon surpassed by the Bank of Manhattan
27、 Building in 1929 at 927 feet (71 stories). When John Jacob Raskob (previously a vice president of General Motors) decided to join in the skyscraper race, Walter Chrysler (founder of the Chrysler Corporation) was constructing a monumental building, the height of which he was keeping secret until the
28、 buildings completion. Not knowing exactly what height he had to beat, Raskob started construction on his own building. In 1929, Raskob and his partners bought a parcel of property at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue for their new skyscraper. Raskob was able to purchase the site for approximately $16 mi
29、llion. After deciding on and obtaining a site for the skyscraper, Raskob needed a plan. Raskob hired Shreve, Lamb over 100 nations currently compete. The taint of politics and racial controversy, however, has impinged upon the Olympic Games in our epoch. In 1936 Hitler, whose country hosted the Game
30、s, affronted Jesse Owens, a black American runner, by refusing to congratulate Owens for the feat of having won four gold medals. In the 1972 Munich Games, the world was appalled by the deplorable murder of eleven Israeli athletes by Arab terrorists, The next Olympic Games in Montreal were boycotted
31、 by African nations; in addition, Taiwan Province withdrew. In 1980, following the former Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, sixty-two nations caused great dismay to their athletes by refusing to participate in the Games. The consensus among those nations was that their refusal would admonish the Sovie
32、ts. 86 According to the passage, the first Olympic games were held_. （ A） as a religious festival （ B） for political reasons （ C） as an international competition （ D） as a professional athletes competition 87 The first morden Olympic Games was_. （ A） to celebrate a religious festival （ B） held in 19
33、36 （ C） initiated by an Athenian （ D） to promote international understanding through athletics 88 From the passage, we can infer that Hitler s refusal to congratulate Jesse Owens was an indication of_. （ A） jealousy （ B） national pride （ C） racial discrimination （ D） political prejudice 89 According
34、 to the passage, in which year the Montreal Games was held? （ A） 1973 （ B） 1974 （ C） 1976 （ D） 1978 90 The feelings of those athletes whose countries boycotted the 1980 Games could best be described as_. （ A） diffident （ B） angry （ C） very happy （ D） disappointed 90 The creation of a universal langu
35、age uniting all mankind is an idea that has interested scholars for several centuries. It is an exciting idea! Imagine a language which can break down the barriers that tend to separate the different peoples of the world. The idea has not been left to gather dust. Various attempts have been made to
36、invent such a language. The most widely known invented language, Esperanto, has about one million speakers, but very few speakers use it as their everyday language. Considering that the world population is already over four billion, this is not a truly popular universal language. In fact, no invente
37、d language has ever been widely accepted. The suggestion has been made that a true universal language exists already. Margaret Mead, among others, recently proposed that sign language is the universal language pat excellence. According to this claim, sign language is not only universal, but easy to
38、learn. It could, therefore, be used by anyone for world-wide communication. This proposal was made also by early writers on sign language, such as the Abbe de I Epee, the French priest who founded public education for the deaf late in the 18th century, and Remy Valade, who wrote the first grammar bo
39、ok on French Sign Language in 1854. These authors believed that sign language imitates objects and events and presents them as they occur in nature, just as an artist paints the scene in front of him. According to de. I Epee and Valade, there is one Sign Language, which is a natural language uniting
40、 deaf people everywhere in the world. They suggested that if hearing people learned to communicate in sign language, the world would have an excellent, ready-made universal language. However, even a brief look at the known sign languages of the world invalidates this contention. American Sign Langua
41、ge, British Sign Language, Japanese Sign Language, Danish Sign Language, and other sign languages differ from each other as much as spoken languages differ. Just like different spoken languages, different sign languages are mutually unintelligible. For instance, a deaf person from Britain, who knows
42、 only his own sign language, cannot understand two deaf Americans signing to each other in ASL. Today, linguists who study ASL believe that it is “natural“ in the same sense that English, French, and Russian are natural languages. Every natural language plays an important role in the day-to-day life
43、 of the people who use it, providing a group of people with a means for communicating with each other as well as a means for passing on knowledge from generation to generation. Constantly changing, natural languages adapt to meet the new conditions and particular needs of subgroups of the community.
44、 It is through change and adapration that natural languages show their life. On the other hand, a language such as Esperanto, invented to be a universal system, lacks the community roots so identifiable in natural languages. With the form of the language determined at the time of its invention, such
45、 a language remains changeless. Like a plastic flower, it has only the appearance of life. 91 A universal language is a language that _. （ A） has millions of speakers （ B） is easy to learn （ C） can present objects and events vividly （ D） is shared by all human beings 92 The author objects to the ide
46、a that any existing sign language can function as a universal language because_. （ A） it differs from country to country （ B） it is not a natural language （ C） it has strong community roots （ D） it remains unchanged 93 A language is not a natural and living language unless _. （ A） it is invented （ B
47、） it is changing （ C） it has a complex language system （ D） it can be used naturally 94 Which of the following is NOT given as a feature of Esperanto? （ A） It is the most widely known invented language . （ B） It is seldom used in daily life. （ C） It is an improvement of natural languages. （ D） It is
48、 meant to be a universal system. 95 The topic (theme) of the passage mainly concerns （ A） artificial language （ B） natural language （ C） universal language （ D） sign language 95 I was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot Country, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic
49、record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or fall-time. A lack of informati
