1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 391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 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you fo
3、ur times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again a
4、nd during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 Which of
5、the following is NOT the reason that Lisa thinks Rice is qualified for the position? （ A） She is well liked and has good qualifications. （ B） She gets well along with other people. （ C） She knows how to deal with and handle people. （ D） Women are more likely to be accepted by others. 3 What does the
6、 man think of Thatcher? （ A） She was just lucky. （ B） She was exceptional. （ C） She was strong-minded. （ D） She was a chauvinist. 4 The woman believes that Rice should be given more support because _. （ A） women have been in trouble for a long time （ B） women are not so strong as men （ C） she thinks
7、 Rice is qualified for the position （ D） Rice will find herself in a difficult position once selected 5 What do you know about the woman speaker? （ A） She works in a company. （ B） She lives near a company. （ C） She enjoys watching TV. （ D） She needs someone to talk with. 6 Who is Mary? （ A） The woma
8、n speaker. （ B） Stans wife. （ C） Stans granddaughter. （ D） Stans daughter-in-law. 7 Which statement is true? （ A） Joan likes cooking. （ B） Joan lives with grandchildren. （ C） Stan has a son. （ D） Stan is elder than Joan. 8 How did the English Channel come into being? （ A） Because of a flood 10,000 y
9、ears ago. （ B） Because of an earthquake 10,000 years ago. （ C） Because of a flood 100,000 years ago. （ D） Because of all earthquake 100,000 years ago. 9 What is NOT true about the building of the Channel? （ A） A British team started to drill southeast from Dover. （ B） A French team started to drill
10、northwest from Sangette. （ C） The two teams started drilling in 1988. （ D） The two teams met under the channel in December 1990. 10 How long is the shaft? （ A） 21 miles. （ B） 23 miles. （ C） 31 miles. （ D） 33 miles. 11 When was the Tunnel opened to the public? （ A） In 1990. （ B） In 1991. （ C） In 1992
11、. （ D） In 1993. 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 were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War? （ A） The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. （ B）
12、The exhaustion of energy resources. （ C） The destruction of oil wells. （ D） The spread of-the black powder from the fires. 13 What was the good news for scientists? （ A） The underground oil resources have not been affected. （ B） Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. （ C） The
13、 oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. （ D） The underground water resources have not been polluted. 14 What are the officials trying to do at the moment? （ A） To restore the normal production of the oil wells. （ B） To estimate the losses caused by the fires. （ C） To remove the oil left in
14、 the desert. （ D） To use the oil left in the oil lakes. 15 Most of the Olympics ceremonies are to _. （ A） emphasize the justice and peace （ B） promote the international friendship and peaceful cooperation （ C） promote the ideals of sportsmanship in competition （ D） insist on the mutual understanding
15、 and international aid 16 When the torch relay was introduced into the Olympic Games? （ A） In the year of 1920. （ B） In the year of 1936. （ C） In the year of 1956. （ D） In the year of 1965. 17 What can we know about the 1920 Olympic Games? （ A） It was held in Melbourne, Australia. （ B） The Olympic O
16、ath was not recited then. （ C） There was torch relay in the opening ceremony. （ D） The Olympic Flag was flown for the first time. 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. 18 What has NA
17、TOs top commander ordered troops to do? （ A） To take new training to prevent civilian deaths. （ B） To withdraw from Afghanistan. （ C） To attack militants. （ D） To patrol along the border of Afghanistan. 19 What is the news about? （ A） Making comparisons of industrial growth rates. （ B） Analyzing cau
18、ses of drop in industrial growth rate. （ C） Suggesting solutions to economic recession. （ D） Speculating on future industrial growth rate. 20 What can We infer from Mr. Hun Sens words? （ A） Cambodian will hold the trials by itself. （ B） Cambodian will hold the trials under the supervision of UN. （ C
19、） Cambodian will hold the trials together with UN. （ D） Cambodian will hold the trials together with UN if necessary. 21 Which of the following can properly describe the tune of the report? （ A） Critical. （ B） Favourable. （ C） Ironical. （ D） Neutral. 22 Who has visited Sudan last week? （ A） Sadeqal-
20、Mahdi. （ B） Colin Powell. （ C） Omar Hassan AL-Bashir. （ D） President Bush. 23 Where will Sundays meeting be held? （ A） Sudan. （ B） U.S.A （ C） Kenyan. （ D） Uganda. 24 The conference addresses the following issues EXCEPT _. （ A） poverty （ B） gender inequality （ C） environmental protection （ D） world p
21、eace 25 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） One fifth of world population dont have safe water supplies. （ B） Two fifths of world population dont have basic sanitation. （ C） A child dies every 40 seconds. （ D） The Middle East is facing severe water shortage. 26 What is this news main
22、ly about? （ A） The growth of tobacco industry. （ B） The lawsuit of the government against cigarette makers. （ C） The health risks of smoking. （ D） The past profits of tobacco industry. 27 What were cigarette makers accused of? （ A） Bribing government officials. （ B） Misleading the public about the h
23、ealth risks of smoking. （ C） Engaging in a conspiracy to overthrow the government. （ D） Defrauding the Supreme Court. 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 corres
24、ponding blanks. 27 A new study of the brain is helping scientists better understand how humans process language. One of the patients is a woman with epilepsy(羊癫风 ). Doctors are【 C1】 _Denise Harris to see if she is a good【 C2】 _for an operation that could stop her seizures. They are monitoring her th
25、rough wire electrodes【 C3】_in her brain. But【 C4】 _she is in the hospital, she is also helping scientists understand【 C5】 _the brain works with language. The study【 C6】 _a part of the frontal lobe called Brocas area. The electrode implants have shown that the area very quickly【 C7】 _three different
26、language functions. Eric Halgren, one of the main investigators, says they found different【 C8】 _doing, at different times, different processes all【 C9】 _a centimeter. The first function deals with【 C10】 _a word. The second deals with understanding the words meaning within a sentence.【 C11】 _the thi
27、rd lets us speak the word. Ned Sahin, a researcher, says scientists【 C12】 _for some time that traditional explanations for how parts of the brain work need to be【 C13】 _. One such belief is that there is a【 C14】 _of language tasks between two very different parts of the brain. One is Brocas area【 C1
28、5】 _the front. The other is Wernickes area【 C16】_back in the brain. The belief is that Brocas area is【 C17】 _speaking and that Wernickes area is responsible for comprehending.【 C18】 _the new study shows that Brocas area is【 C19】 _both speaking and comprehension. He says this shows how parts of the b
29、rain【 C20】 _more than one task. 28 【 C1】 （ A） detaching （ B） dictating （ C） modeling （ D） monitoring 29 【 C2】 （ A） candidate （ B） opponent （ C） person （ D） representative 30 【 C3】 （ A） embodied （ B） enriched （ C） implanted （ D） included 31 【 C4】 （ A） as soon as （ B） then （ C） whereas （ D） while 32 【
30、 C5】 （ A） / （ B） and （ C） how （ D） when 33 【 C6】 （ A） centers on （ B） deals with （ C） searches for （ D） stems from 34 【 C7】 （ A） processes （ B） provides （ C） proclaims （ D） probes 35 【 C8】 （ A） districts （ B） neighborhoods （ C） places （ D） regions 36 【 C9】 （ A） about （ B） on （ C） underneath （ D） wit
31、hin 37 【 C10】 （ A） recognizing （ B） marking （ C） acknowledging （ D） discriminating 38 【 C11】 （ A） And （ B） By contrast （ C） However （ D） Then 39 【 C12】 （ A） have known （ B） knew （ C） know （ D） will know 40 【 C13】 （ A） changed （ B） challenged （ C） revised （ D） rewritten 41 【 C14】 （ A） difference （ B）
32、 postpone （ C） separation （ D） temptation 42 【 C15】 （ A） at （ B） in （ C） on （ D） within 43 【 C16】 （ A） far （ B） further （ C） more （ D） much 44 【 C17】 （ A） capable of （ B） composed of （ C） inclined to （ D） responsible for 45 【 C18】 （ A） After all （ B） But （ C） On the other hand （ D） Therefore 46 【 C1
33、9】 （ A） carrying out （ B） confronted with （ C） good at （ D） involved in 47 【 C20】 （ A） fail （ B） find （ C） perform （ D） provide 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR _ is this more true than in Europe. （ A） hardly （ B） little （ C） seldom （ D） nowhere 66 The crippled Westley proudly walked with a _ to the platform to j
34、oin the children. （ A） jump （ B） limp （ C） hop （ D） jog 67 See to it that you _ the solutions to whatever problems you came across in your paper last time. （ A） found （ B） find （ C） will find （ D） you have found 68 It was said his mother _ forced him into joining the army. （ A） presumably （ B） pract
35、ically （ C） precisely （ D） preferably 69 Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy-five miles an hour _ originate over tropical ocean waters. （ A） which （ B） who （ C） where （ D） how to 70 I instantly enlarged on the danger of delay, putting all the considerations before her in every _ f
36、orm. （ A） imagined （ B） imaginary （ C） imaginative （ D） imaginable 71 Although customers keep complaining about their Poor service, theyve made no _. to make any improvement. （ A） action （ B） trial （ C） attempt （ D） progress 72 So many students _ , the teacher threw the textbook in a fit of anger. （
37、 A） were absent-minded （ B） be absent-minded （ C） been absent-minded （ D） being absent-minded 73 _, both my father and mother died. （ A） At the age of four （ B） Being four years old （ C） I was four years old （ D） When I was four years old 74 We had to _ into the ground to find water. （ A） dig deeply
38、 （ B） dig deep （ C） deeply dig （ D） deep dig 75 At this time next week, we _ the matter with our friends. （ A） are going to discuss （ B） will be discussing （ C） are discussing （ D） are to discuss 76 The rising crime rate has become major concern of_ society. （ A） the, the （ B） a, / （ C） /, the （ D）
39、a, a 77 _ he arrived at the spot, he realized what had happened there. （ A） The moment when （ B） The moment （ C） Until （ D） At the moment 77 We might marvel at the progress made in every field of study, but the methods of testing a persons knowledge and ability remain as primitive as ever they were.
40、 It really is extraordinary that after all these years, educationists have still failed to device anything more efficient and reliable than examinations. For all the pious claim that examinations text what you know, it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact opposite. They may be a goo
41、d means of testing memory, or the knack of working rapidly under extreme pressure, but they can tell you nothing about a persons true ability and aptitude. As anxiety-makers, examinations are second to none. That is because so much depends on them. They are the mark of success of failure in our soci
42、ety. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. It doesnt matter that you werent feeling very well, or that your mother died. Little things like that dont count: the exam goes on. No one can give of his best when he is in mortal terror, or after a sleepless night, yet this is precisely wha
43、t the examination system expects him to do. The moment a child begins school, he enters a world of vicious competition where success and failure are clearly defined and measured. Can we wonder at the increasing number of “drop-outs“: young people who are written off as utter failures before they hav
44、e even embarked on a career? Can we be surprised at the suicide rate among students? A good education should, among other things, train you to think for yourself. The examination system does anything but that. What has to be learnt is rigidly laid down by a syllabus, so the student is encouraged to
45、memorize. Examinations do not motivate a student to read widely; but to restrict his reading; they do not enable him to seek more and more knowledge, but induce cramming. They lower the standards of teaching, for they deprive the teacher of all freedoms. Teachers themselves are often judged by exami
46、nation results and instead of teaching their subjects, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques which they despise. The most successful candidates are not always the best educated; they are the best trained in the technique of working under duress. The results on which so much
47、depends are often nothing more than a subjective assessment by some anonymous examiner. Examiners are only human. They get tired and hungry; they make mistakes. Yet they have to mark stacks of hastily scrawled scripts in a limited amount of time. They work under the same sort of pressure as the cand
48、idates. And their word carries weight. After a judges decision you have the right of appeal, but not after an examiners. There must surely be many simpler and more effective ways of assessing a persons true abilities. Is it cynical to suggest that examinations are merely a profitable business for th
49、e institutions that run them? This is what it boils down to in the last analysis. The best comment on the system is this illiterate message recently scrawled on a wall: I were a teenage drop-out and now I are a teenage millionaire. 78 The main idea of this passage is _. （ A） examinations exert a pernicious influence on education （ B） examinations are ineffective （ C） examin
