1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 348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 the womans company specialize in? （ A） Mobile phone. （ B） Camera. （ C） Coffee. （ D） Telephone. 3 Why does the woman visit the man? （ A） Invite the man to have the morning coffee together. （ B） Incre
4、ase the demand for phone cameras. （ C） Order the eight megapixel cameras for the new product. （ D） Promote the new Mephone. 4 What will they most probably do next? （ A） Talk with the vendor. （ B） Negotiate a better deal. （ C） Put an end to their talk. （ D） Search for the provider. 5 What is the conv
5、ersation mainly about? （ A） The writing skills of Ernest Hemingway. （ B） The life and profession of Hemmingway. （ C） The hardship suffered by Hemingway. （ D） Hemingways theme and writing style. 6 What is NOT the feature of Hemingways heroes? （ A） Pay no attention to others feelings. （ B） In face of
6、defeat they continue to fight with the despairing courage. （ C） They cannot find the meaning of life. （ D） They often have stoic endurance and fight in vain. 7 We learn from the conversation all EXCEPT that _. （ A） The man and the woman are close friends. （ B） . Hemingway is a coward because he comm
7、itted suicide. （ C） Hemingways works have great influence on people. （ D） The world created by Hemingway is full of tragedy and hopelessness. 8 What is true about the English character? （ A） Receptive. （ B） Just. （ C） Impulsive. （ D） Trustful. 9 Where does Johnny come from? （ A） France. （ B） Italy.
8、（ C） Germany. （ D） Spain 10 Where is Mr. McCourts home? （ A） Liverpool. （ B） London. （ C） Manchester. （ D） New Castlee. 11 What did McCourt teach the girl? （ A） Reading. （ B） Writing. （ C） Speaking. （ D） Listening. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Liste
9、n to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 The subject you are good at in school may （ A） have no influence on your future career. （ B） limit your choice of jobs. （ C） show your strength in your work. （ D） decide your future career. 13 If you are good at history, （ A）
10、typing or technical drawing would be your advantage. （ B） remembering facts and details would be easier for you. （ C） you will be good at office work. （ D） you would be a good leader. 14 You may at least learn the following things from part-time jobs EXCEPT （ A） how to be punctual. （ B） how to get a
11、 good mark in school subjects. （ C） how to follow instructions. （ D） how to get along with colleagues. 15 What did most European scholars believe before 17th century about-the size of the universe? （ A） That it cant be measured. （ B） That it doesnt change. （ C） That its getting smaller. （ D） That it
12、s rapidly increasing. 16 What did some scientists try to explain by suggesting that stars repel each other? （ A） Why stars move so quickly. （ B） Why few stars have planets. （ C） Why stars arent moving toward one another. （ D） Why stars havent moved farther apart. 17 What will the students read about
13、 for homework? （ A） Newtons life and times. （ B） The influence of earlier scientists on Newtons ideas. （ C） How gravity repels objects very close to each other. （ D） How the current theory resolved contradictions in earlier ones. 18 The report issued by the Kaiser Family Foundation mainly shows that
14、 （ A） American kids have easy access to junk food. （ B） American kids are exposed to an attack of food ads. （ C） American kids do not take enough exercises. （ D） American kids fatness is likely due to watching too much TV. 19 How many TV commercials does a typical child see per year? （ A） About 14 t
15、housand. （ B） About 40 thousand. （ C） About 4 thousand. （ D） About 44 thousand. 20 According to the study, most ads targeting at kids aim to peddle the following food EXCEPT （ A） candy food. （ B） soda food. （ C） puffed food. （ D） fast food. 21 What is NOT suggested as a measure to restrain fatness i
16、n this passage? （ A） To make overweight kids eat less and do more exercises. （ B） To provide information about healthy food into TV programs. （ C） To encourage parents to curb their kids television habits. （ D） To reduce commercial ads of junk food targeting at children. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Dir
17、ections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 How long will the twins remain on life support machines? （ A） At least one week. （ B） Seven months. （ C） One month. （ D） At least three weeks. 23 Which of the following
18、statements is Not true? （ A） Most workers in Bangladesh went out on strike. （ B） There will be elections under a neutral interim government. （ C） The government was demanded to step down. （ D） The whole country has been unable to operate morally. 24 A new mobile phone launched by German technology c
19、onglomerate Siemens is_. （ A） equipped with a camera （ B） linked with a computer （ C） introduced with a fashion （ D） shown as a new brand 25 German technology conglomerate Siemens showed its new mobile phones_. （ A） at a news conference （ B） at a mobile trade show （ C） at a mobile handset unit （ D）
20、at a mass market 26 The rebellion has lasted _ . （ A） since Thursday （ B） seven days （ C） a month （ D） since yesterday 27 The rebels have done all the following EXCEPT _ . （ A） destroying two electricity towers （ B） contacting a Mexico City newspaper （ C） threatening to take action in the capital （
21、D） strengthening security at the airport 28 According to the news, what did NOT happen to US economy? （ A） Retail increase. （ B） Retail slump. （ C） Rises in prices. （ D） Economic recession. 29 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Customers are unwilling to spend money. （ B） The former estimate
22、was accurate. （ C） There was a rise in retail sales in May. （ D） The drop was the biggest decline since 2005. 30 What can we know about the elephants in zoos? （ A） They generally breed well. （ B） They may not suffer health problems. （ C） They may die relatively young. （ D） They are cleverer than the
23、 wild elephants. 31 Why does the Australia government allow the importation of the elephants? （ A） As a part of conservation program. （ B） To safeguard the nearing extinct species. （ C） To attract more tourists. （ D） Under the pressure of the public. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are
24、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 The fact that blind people can “see“ things using other parts of their bodies 【 C1】 _ their eyes may help us to understand our feeling about color.
25、If they can 【 C2】 _ color differences then perhaps we, too, are affected by color unconsciously. By trial and 【 C3】 _ , manufacturers have discovered that sugar 【 C4】_ badly in green wrappings, that blue foods, are considered 【 C5】 _ and that cosmetics should never be packaged 【 C6】 _ brown. These d
26、iscoveries have grown into a whole 【 C7】 _ of color psychology that now 【 C8】 _ application in every thing from fashion to interior decoration. Some of our 【 C9】_ are clearly psychological. 【 C10】 _ blue is the color of the night sky and therefore 【 C11】 _ passivity and calmness, while yellow is a d
27、ay color with associations of energy and incentive. For primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he saw red as the color of blood and rage and the heat that came with 【 C12】 _ . And green is relevant to passive defense and self-preservation. 【 C13】 _ have shown that
28、colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People 【 C14】_ to bright red show a(n) 【 C15】 _ in heartbeat, and blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar access to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a 【 C16】_ color. Because of its e
29、xciting of connotations, red was chosen as the 【 C17】_ for danger, but closer 【 C18】 _ Shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alertness and alarm, so fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now 【 C19】 _ around in bright yellow colors that 【 C20】 _ the traffi
30、c dead. 32 【 C1】 （ A） besides （ B） other than （ C） without （ D） rather than 33 【 C2】 （ A） discern （ B） perceive （ C） sense （ D） feel 34 【 C3】 （ A） verification （ B） checkout （ C） test （ D） error 35 【 C4】 （ A） sold （ B） is sold （ C） sells （ D） sells to be 36 【 C5】 （ A） displeased （ B） unpleasant （ C）
31、 gloomy （ D） melancholy 37 【 C6】 （ A） in （ B） by （ C） with （ D） under 38 【 C7】 （ A） coarse （ B） focus （ C） discipline （ D） theme 39 【 C8】 （ A） involve （ B） find （ C） fuse （ D） imply 40 【 C9】 （ A） alternatives （ B） options （ C） favorites （ D） preferences 41 【 C10】 （ A） Inanimate （ B） Black （ C） Dark
32、（ D） Deep 42 【 C11】 （ A） associated with （ B） adhered to （ C） consistent with （ D） relative to 43 【 C12】 （ A） energy （ B） spirit （ C） endeavor （ D） contribution 44 【 C13】 （ A） Ordeal （ B） Assessment （ C） Practice （ D） Experiments 45 【 C14】 （ A） sacrificed （ B） revealed （ C） exposed （ D） discovered 4
33、6 【 C15】 （ A） promotion （ B） increase （ C） disorder （ D） improvement 47 【 C16】 （ A） peaceable （ B） detached （ C） moderate （ D） calming 48 【 C17】 （ A） signal （ B） sign （ C） symbol （ D） label 49 【 C18】 （ A） investigation （ B） analysis （ C） negotiation （ D） sample 50 【 C19】 （ A） rushing （ B） pushing （
34、C） dashing （ D） crashing 51 【 C20】 （ A） give rise to （ B） hold back （ C） attribute to （ D） cut down 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR people might think youre impolite. （ B） You should never start a conversation yourself. （ C） You can start a conversation with any American in the U. S. （ D） Americans do not always
35、 start a conversation with other people. 84 For a conversation to go on smoothly, you should_. （ A） always ask questions first （ B） ask as well as answer questions （ C） change topics from time to time （ D） talk about Chinese culture 85 What can you do concerning topics in a conversation? （ A） You sh
36、ould always talk about the same topic. （ B） You can change topics any time you like. （ C） You should ask questions related to a topic. （ D） You should never change topics yourself. 85 Drought is a slow emergency. It does not swoop down out of the skies like a tornado or pull the earth apart like an
37、earthquake. A drought of the kind the Eastern seaboard in the United States is suffering now, the worst of this century in at least four states, is the product not of one summers failed rains but of chronic dryness over several seasons compounded by routine profligacy in our use of water. It is the
38、result of what we have all been taught to call good weather hot, it is true, but blue skies day after day, mild winters, and little snow. It is also the result of what we have come to call normal water use. The drought of 1999 has become severe enough to bring about a flurry of administrative action
39、s intended to mitigate its effects on farms, businesses and communities. On Friday, President Clinton ordered to organize timely drought relief. New Jerseys Governor, Christine Todd Whitman, and the Governors of Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia have all imposed mandatory restrictions on water us
40、e. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman has declared West Virginia and 33 counties in 5 surrounding states a disaster area. Meanwhile, the Senate approved $7.4 billion in aid to farmers, to which a drought disaster relief package will need to be added. This is all to the good, and it may also recon
41、centrate for a moment, our attention on this nations patterns of water usage. Drought is nothing new, and dealing with it does not require radically new ideas. Many organizations have been set up in recent years in order to monitor drought conditions and respond to them as the long-term events they
42、are. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center nearly every encounter with water scarcity leads to a set of recommendations essentially the ones invoked in a drought emergency meant to discourage consumption and encourage recycling. But once the rains begin again and controls are lifted, w
43、ater use tends to rebound to previous levels. Drought dramatizes an epistemological problem that has real, practical effects. There is something almost intangible about the causes of drought, something as abstract and as forceful as fate. It is hard to tie any single drought unequivocally to the sol
44、id evidence of global warming, but that too lurks in many peoples minds as the ultimate cause of this summers drought. Against such a grand array of forces, it can be hard to imagine how taking a shorter shower or watering the lawn less frequently makes a difference. But individual actionconserving
45、water is the basis for collective action, and collectively, the residents of drought-stricken states can make an enormous difference in their own welfare, both now, when stream levels are at record lows, and in the future, when rain returns. Farmers, of course, are forced to take the weather as it c
46、omes. Farms, like many other forms of industry, require water for economic survival, which is exactly what is at risk again this year. The reserves of water in reservoirs have been steadily diminishing. So have the economic reserves of American farmers, who find themselves bringing their products to
47、 market, if they survive this dry season at ail, at depressed prices. Neither of these problems, drought or farm income can be solved with a sudden flurry of attention. They require long-term commitment and the changing of habits that are so persistent we have come to call them normal. 86 By saying
48、that “drought is a slow emergency“, the author means that （ A） drought is not an easy problem to solve. （ B） drought is chronic dryness over seasons. （ C） drought is caused by using water without any control. （ D） drought is the result of mild winters with little snow. 87 Which is NOT among the meas
49、ures taken to combat the drought? （ A） Declaring some states disaster areas. （ B） Approving $7.4 billion in aid to farmers. （ C） Imposing restrictions on water use. （ D） Calling for new ideas to store water. 88 Many people considered that the ultimate cause of this summers drought was （ A） global warming. （ B） too abstract to understand. （ C） as forceful as fate. （ D） an epistemological problem. 89 The author most probably a
