1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 382 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 passag
2、e 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 conve
3、rsations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is the womans obstacle according to the conversation? （ A） She needs to work hard to advance her career. （ B） She happens to have a high profile job. （ C） She needs to spend much of her time away from h
4、er family. （ D） She has a quite extended family. 3 According to the woman, what make her special? （ A） She has a great husband. （ B） She has a good career. （ C） She has a great family. （ D） She is undaunted to whatever may come in the way. 4 Why does the woman like her acting career most? （ A） She f
5、eels that her career is special in the way that people can relate to her. （ B） She thinks acting is a good career. （ C） She can make enough for her and her family. （ D） She thinks acting is her childhood dream. 5 When was the term “the Generation X“ made up? （ A） In 1971. （ B） In 196,5. （ C） In 1991
6、. （ D） After 1965. 6 Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of the Generation X? （ A） They are well educated. （ B） They all have a good job. （ C） They take a pessimistic attitude towards life. （ D） They are not satisfied with their jobs. 7 Where did the term “Mc Job come from? （ A） From Mc
7、Donalds. （ B） From low paying jobs. （ C） From the Internet. （ D） From a book by Coupland. 8 About the scratch on the product, the shop assistant thinks that_. （ A） the customer made it himself （ B） there was definitely not one then （ C） the customer should have checked （ D） the customer was making t
8、rouble 9 The customer was_when told he might not have worn the headphones properly. （ A） annoyed （ B） surprised （ C） indifferent （ D） worried 10 How many complaints did the customer make about the product altogether? （ A） Five. （ B） Four. （ C） Three. （ D） Two. 11 The shop could exchange the product
9、if the customer_. （ A） makes no more complaints （ B） can produce the receipt （ C） is still unhappy with it （ D） brings it back within a week 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
10、Which is not mentioned in the passage as an aspect that farming activities are damaging7 （ A） Soil. （ B） Human population. （ C） Forest. （ D） Water. 13 How can the group carry out their studies? （ A） By using satellite images, maps, etc. （ B） By studying specific farming methods. （ C） By studying the
11、 variation of human population. （ D） By analyzing the quality of crops. 14 According to this passage, why the farming activities can affect the animals? （ A） By forcing them farming. （ B） By affecting the quality of soils. （ C） By adding chemicals and pollute the waterways. （ D） By affecting the env
12、ironments they live in. 15 What is inflation according to the passage? （ A） Peoples incomes keep going up. （ B） Prices are not rising. （ C） Money becomes less valuable. （ D） Money becomes more stable. 16 One of the speakers complained that what can be bought 20years ago for now costs well over _. （
13、A） $1 $2 （ B） $2 $1 （ C） $2 $3 （ D） $1 $3 17 When money is losing value, it _. （ A） doesnt lack one of the qualities of a good money-stability of value. （ B） is acceptable as a store of value （ C） wastes peoples asset. （ D） stimulates saving. 18 What does New Amsterdam refer to? （ A） A city in the N
14、etherlands. （ B） A state in America. （ C） The old name of New York City. （ D） The Dutch remains in America. 19 What was the distinctive feature of New Amsterdam? （ A） It had a large population. （ B） It had a variety of products. （ C） It had many language schools. （ D） It had a mix of inhabitants. 20
15、 Which statement is true about the Castello Plan? （ A） It is a map of New Amsterdam. （ B） It was made in 1616. （ C） It gives a description of the history of New Amsterdam. （ D） It is a map of New York. 21 What features shaped America according to this passage? （ A） Materialism and practicalism. （ B）
16、 Individualism and heroism. （ C） Collectivism and Buddhism. （ D） Pluralism and the very free spirit. 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 Which of the following statements is tru
17、e? （ A） Half of the American workers have promised to buy a new plane for the Delta Airlines. （ B） The workers of Delta Airlines have promised to help buy a new plane for their company. （ C） Half of the workers of Delta Airlines have promised to pay half the money for a new plane. （ D） Half of the w
18、orkers of Delta Airlines have bought a new plane for the company. 23 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） International Monetary Fund. （ B） UNCTAD organization. （ C） Identification of economic growth. （ D） UNCTAD s concern for the global economy. 24 How many people were shot in the military base
19、 in Texas? （ A） 13. （ B） 31. （ C） 44 （ D） 57 25 Why was a civilian policewoman praised by the officials? （ A） Because she was an army psychiatrist. （ B） Because she helped end the shooting. （ C） Because she was very brave before the attacker. （ D） Because she helped send the victims to the hospital.
20、 26 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） Europe has already imposed tariffs on America. （ B） America and Europe have fought with each other because of the trade dispute. （ C） The WTO is inactive toward the dispute. （ D） The Congress and the Senate will not change the law. 27 An extra _ tax will be p
21、ut on American exports. （ A） 3 percent （ B） 4 percent （ C） 5 percent （ D） 6 percent 28 What can be learnt on U. S. -Vietnamese relations? （ A） Rapid progress had been made towards a trade agreement. （ B） The U. S. has decided to establish full diplomatic relations with Vietnam in July. （ C） Vietnams
22、 Foreign Ministers has agreed to pay his first official visit to Washington. （ D） Mr. Clinton is confident that the trade agreement will come quickly. 29 Which is correct of the planned visit to Vietnam by a team of U. S. senior officials? （ A） The visit is fixed for next month. （ B） The visit wont
23、come quickly or easily, （ C） The visit is focused on Vietnams reform. （ D） The visit is focused on a comprehensive treaty. 30 What is the news mainly about? （ A） English Prime Minister met David Beckham. （ B） David Beckham was to transfer to Real Madrid. （ C） David Beckham still has two years remain
24、ing on his contract with United. （ D） Manchester United and Real Madrid announced to have a football match. 31 Where did Manchester United announce the information? （ A） In its club. （ B） In Real Madrids club. （ C） Within the boards of United. （ D） On its Official website. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)
25、 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 For more than two decades,【 C1】 _the cost of college has climbed at twice the rate of inflation, critics have【 C2】 _that bloa
26、ted bureaucracies, overpaid faculty, and【 C3】 _amenities are【 C4】 _tuition. Yet in a new book Why Does College Cost So Much? economists Robert Archibald and David Feldman argue that college isnt actually【 C5】 _ The reason:【 C6】 _the total cost of attending an in-state, four-year public university ha
27、s nearly doubled to $16,140【 C7】 _2000, the benefits that come【 C8】 _it have increased【 C9】 _too. Indeed, over the same time【 C10】_, the difference in wages between those who attend college and those who dont has climbed【 C11】 _20 percent. Yet in the aftermath of the recession, a more【 C12】 _questio
28、n is whos losing【 C13】 _in the process? Even though aid packages have risen by more than 50 percent since 2000, one recent study found that college enrollment could fall by 3.6 percent【 C14】 _the housing bust,【 C15】 _has made it harder for families to finance their childrens education. “The prices a
29、re rising【 C16】 _at the time【 C17】 _minorities and lower-income families are having the most trouble meeting costs,“ says Rucker Johnson, a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley.【 C18】_college may still be a good deal, but its price is【 C19】 _at a time when【 C20】 _peop
30、le can afford it. 32 【 C1】 （ A） with （ B） at （ C） as （ D） on 33 【 C2】 （ A） argued （ B） complained （ C） testified （ D） agreed 34 【 C3】 （ A） crucial （ B） various （ C） enormous （ D） unnecessary 35 【 C4】 （ A） inflating （ B） rising （ C） accelerating （ D） fabricating 36 【 C5】 （ A） overestimated （ B） overp
31、riced （ C） overstated （ D） overseen 37 【 C6】 （ A） as （ B） because （ C） although （ D） whether 38 【 C7】 （ A） until （ B） since （ C） by （ D） before 39 【 C8】 （ A） to （ B） with （ C） after （ D） toward 40 【 C9】 （ A） mildly （ B） properly （ C） considerably （ D） rationally 41 【 C10】 （ A） section （ B） interval
32、（ C） session （ D） period 42 【 C11】 （ A） at （ B） by （ C） to （ D） about 43 【 C12】 （ A） important （ B） interesting （ C） amazing （ D） fatal 44 【 C13】 （ A） off （ B） over （ C） out （ D） away 45 【 C14】 （ A） due to （ B） despite （ C） in spite of （ D） since 46 【 C15】 （ A） it （ B） as （ C） that （ D） which 47 【 C
33、16】 （ A） specifically （ B） precisely （ C） normally （ D） largely 48 【 C17】 （ A） that （ B） when （ C） which （ D） in which 49 【 C18】 （ A） Besides （ B） In addition （ C） In other words （ D） In general 50 【 C19】 （ A） raising （ B） arising （ C） risen （ D） rising 51 【 C20】 （ A） more （ B） fewer （ C） most （ D）
34、some 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR in other places I would wade through a foot or more of snow. Often I paused, thinking to clear the snow away in some place and there lay my offering. But no, my faith must be in nature, and I must trust to it to lay bare the earth. It was a hard struggle for so small a child.
35、 I went on and on; the reeds were waving in the wind. I stopped and looked at them. A reed, whirling in the wind, had formed a space round its stem, making a loose socket. I stood looking into the opening. The reed must be rooted in the ground, and the hole must follow the stem to the earth. If I po
36、ured my offerings into the hole, surely they must reach the ground; so I said the prayer that l had been taught, and dropped my tobacco and red feathers into the opening that nature itself had created. No sooner was the sacrifice accomplished than a feeling of doubt and fear thrilled me. What if my
37、offering should never reach the earth? Would my little sister die? Not till I turned homeward did I realize how cold I was. When at last I reached the house they took me in and warmed me, but did not question me, and I said nothing. Everyone was sad, for the little one had grown worse. The next day
38、the medicine-woman said my little sister was beyond hope; she could not live. Then bitter remorse was mine, for I thought I had been unfaithful, and therefore my little sister was to be called to the spirit land. I was a silent child, and did not utter my feelings; my remorse was intense. 86 The phr
39、ase “white monotony“ (Paragraph 2) refers to the fact that （ A） white people find farm life dull. （ B） snow covers the landscape. （ C） the narrator is blind. （ D） nothing special happens in the story. 87 When the narrator says “It was a hard struggle for so small a child“ (Para. 5), she means that （
40、 A） saving her sick sister was too big a task for her as a child. （ B） a child could sometimes do things beyond her imagination. （ C） a child could not distinguish the reality and her fantasy. （ D） her little sisters condition had become too bad to do anything about. 88 The narrators remorse is due
41、to her （ A） uncaring attitude toward her sister. （ B） mixed feelings toward her own religion. （ C） perceived failure at following instructions. （ D） mistrust of the medicine-woman. 89 If her sister died, you would expect the narrator to feel （ A） relieved. （ B） surprised. （ C） confused. （ D） guilty.
42、 90 What feeling does the narrator have toward the child? （ A） Shame. （ B） Bewilderment. （ C） Forgiveness. （ D） Anxiety. 90 We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7 8 hours sleep alternating with some 16 17 hours wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normall
43、y coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified. The question is no mere academic one. The ease, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in i
44、ndustry where automation calls for round-the-clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness, Sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are cha
45、nged every week: a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. one week, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. the next, and 4 p. m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleep
46、ing very efficiently. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a number of permanent night workers. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night-shift workers was carried out by Brown in 1957, She found a high incidence of disturbed sleep and other disord
47、ers among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these phenomena among those on permanent night work. This latter system then appears to be the best long-term policy, but meanwhile something may be done to relieve the strains of alternate day and night work by selec
48、ting those people who can adapt most quickly to the changes of routine. One way of knowing when a person has adapted is by measuring his body temperature. People engaged in normal day-time work will have a high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one at night; when they change to n
49、ight work the pattern will only adjust gradually back to match the new routine and the speed with which it does so parallels, broadly speaking, the adaptation of the body as a whole, particularly in terms of performance. Therefore, by taking body temperature at intervals of two hours throughout the period of wakefulness it can be seen how quickly a person can adapt to a reversed routine, and this could be used as a basis for
