1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 400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 When did the man call the woman last time? （ A） Yesterday morning. （ B） Yesterday noon. （ C） Yesterday afternoon. （ D） Yesterday evening. 3 What is true about the man? （ A） He doesnt have good qualifications.
4、 （ B） His resume hasn t outlined his past in a proper way. （ C） He is not nervous when taking an interview. （ D） He always thinks that the interviewer like an enemy. 4 What does Miss White suggest him about his resume? （ A） He should outline his past better. （ B） He should send his resume directly t
5、o the manager. （ C） He should create a new area in his resume called “value offered“. （ D） He neednt write different resume to different employers. 5 What may be the relationship between the two people? （ A） Classmates. （ B） Boyfriend and girlfriend. （ C） Colleagues. （ D） Brother and sister. 6 What
6、does the boy usually do when he is on line? （ A） Chatting. （ B） Exploring catalogues of faraway libraries. （ C） Playing orders for goods. （ D） Writing application letters. 7 According to the girl, how many companies called her to have an interview within two weeks? （ A） 11. （ B） 17. （ C） 21. （ D） 27
7、. 8 What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） interviewer and interviewee （ B） manager and staff （ C） employer and employee （ D） tutor and pupil 9 All of the following are reasons for the womans leaving EXCEPT that _. （ A） the salary is unacceptable and the work is too bo
8、ring （ B） the boss is hard to please （ C） there is slim hope for promotion （ D） the woman wants to try something new 10 What is NOT the womans qualification for the new position? （ A） She has once been a tour guide. （ B） She has five years working experience in travel agency. （ C） She is sociable an
9、d can cope with new situations well. （ D） She is very loyal, obedient and good-tempered. 11 What can we learn from the mans agency? （ A） Opportunities for promotion depend mainly on age or seniority. （ B） The salary is average and modest. （ C） Loyalty and hard work are required by the agency. （ D） O
10、vertime working is highly needed. 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 main topic of the passage? （ A） The effect of advertising on world markets. （ B） Modem advertis
11、ing techniques. （ C） Forms of communication in the American colonies. （ D） The early history of advertising. 13 What does the speaker say is the important precondition for advertising? （ A） An educated population. （ B） A large supply of goods and services. （ C） A large number of publications （ D） An
12、 industrialized society. 14 According to the speaker, what was the first advertisement? （ A） Samples of products. （ B） Signs on shops. （ C） Pictures of products painted on walls. （ D） Free paper pamphlets. 15 Which of the following is NOT true about Liverpool? （ A） It is located on the river Mersey.
13、 （ B） It is the birthplace of lots of musicians and intellectuals. （ C） It is one of Britains largest ports. （ D） It is the birthplace of the new pop culture. 16 All of the following are the themes of the songs of The Beatles EXCEPT _ （ A） love （ B） death and poverty （ C） old age and daily life （ D）
14、 conflict and struggle 17 What can we know about the Beatles? （ A） They did not really lead to a revolution in the history of pop song. （ B） They played in small clubs in the back streets of the city. （ C） They had others written songs for them. （ D） They did more than just entertain but also to sho
15、ck. 18 The passage is mainly about _ （ A） a special expedition into the woods （ B） fife of adults in a special work shop （ C） different ideas of adults and teenagers （ D） how adults and teenagers live together in a special work group 19 The special program is offered _ （ A） every summer in New York
16、City （ B） every winter in New York City （ C） every summer in New York State （ D） every winter in New York State 20 When someone breaks a rude, people will _ （ A） criticize him or her （ B） have a group discussion about it （ C） make more rules （ D） ask him or her to work more in the woods 21 _is NOT a
17、 propose of the program according to the passage? （ A） To keep the people there happy （ B） To help the people there undid the meaning of work （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap （ D） To help people find enjoyment in work SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear
18、several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 Which of the following statements is true? （ 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 fo
19、r 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 workers of Delta Airlines, have bought a new plane for the company. 23 Who won the parliamentary elections in Burundi? （ A） A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic ma
20、jority. （ B） A former rebel group from the Hutu ethnic majority. （ C） A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic minority. （ D） A former rebel group from the Hum ethnic minority. 24 _ major hurricanes were predicted by the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. （ A） 3 to 5 （ B
21、） 7 to 9 （ C） 9 to 15 （ D） 12 to 15 25 The hurricane season lasts for _months. （ A） 4 （ B） 5 （ C） 6 （ D） 7 26 What crime is William Sampson charged with? （ A） Bombing. （ B） Arson. （ C） Rape. （ D） Burglary. 27 According to the Canadian government, Mr. Sampson was wounded _. （ A） as the result of a su
22、icide attempt （ B） as the result of a car accident （ C） as the result of a murder （ D） as the result of torture 28 When did the Vice President begin to suffer his heart attack? （ A） Last year. （ B） 1978. （ C） This week. （ D） Not mentioned in this report. 29 When does the Vice President expect to ret
23、urn home? （ A） Monday morning. （ B） Monday afternoon. （ C） Saturday morning. （ D） Saturday afternoon. 30 How long will the cooling off period be according to the agreement between Israel and the Palestinians? （ A） Seven days. （ B） Seven weeks. （ C） Six weeks. （ D） Six days. 31 Which of the following
24、 is in fight order according to the agreement? （ A） Cooling off period-violence-free period-peace talks. （ B） Violence-free period -cooling off period-peace talks. （ C） Peace talks-cooling off period-violence-free period （ D） Cooling off period-peace talks -violence-free period 二、 PART III CLOZE (15
25、 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 Today, most countries in the world have canals. Some canals, such as the Suez or the Panama, 【 C1】 _ ships weeks of time
26、 by making their voyage a thousand miles shorter. Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not located on the coast. 【 C2】 _ other canals drain lands where there is too much water, help or 【 C3】_ fields where there is not enough water. The 【 C4】 _ of a canal depends on the kind of boats go
27、ing through it. The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the 【 C5】 _ boats using it to 【 C6】_ each other easily. It must be deep enough to leave about two feet of water 【 C7】 _ the keel of the largest boat using the canal. Some canals have sloping sides, while others have sides that are nearly
28、 【 C8】 _ . Canals that are cut through rock can have nearly vertical sides. 【 C9】 _ , canals with earth banks may 【 C10】 _ if the angle of their sides is too steep. Some canals are lined with brick, stone, or concrete to keep the water 【 C11】 _ soaking into the mud. This also permits ships to go at
29、【 C12】 _ speeds, since they cannot make the banks fall in by 【 C13】 _ up the water. In small canals with mud banks, ships and barges (大平底船 ) must 【 C14】 _ their speed. When the canal goes 【 C15】 _ different levels of water, the ships must be 【 C16】 _ or lowered from one level to the other. This is g
30、enerally done by 【 C17】 _ of locks. If a ship wants to go up to higher water, the lower end of the lock opens to let the boat in. Then this gate closes, and the water is let into the lock chamber from the upper level. This raised the level of the water in the lock 【 C18】_ it is the same as the upper
31、 level of water. Now the upper gates can be opened to 【 C19】 _ the ship into the higher water. Sometimes a canal contains a series of locks when the 【 C20】 _ in levels is very great. 32 【 C1】 （ A） take （ B） save （ C） cost （ D） waste 33 【 C2】 （ A） Some （ B） Many （ C） Even （ D） Still 34 【 C3】 （ A） dis
32、perse （ B） drain （ C） irrigate （ D） flood 35 【 C4】 （ A） width （ B） depth （ C） length （ D） size 36 【 C5】 （ A） largest （ B） longest （ C） heaviest （ D） tallest 37 【 C6】 （ A） pass （ B） encounter （ C） overtake （ D） confront 38 【 C7】 （ A） down （ B） beneath （ C） above （ D） below 39 【 C8】 （ A） flat （ B） str
33、aight （ C） vertical （ D） horizontal 40 【 C9】 （ A） Meanwhile （ B） Hence （ C） Therefore （ D） However 41 【 C10】 （ A） collide （ B） corrupt （ C） crumble （ D） deteriorate 42 【 C11】 （ A） away （ B） from （ C） down （ D） off 43 【 C12】 （ A） slower （ B） faster （ C） lower （ D） greater 44 【 C13】 （ A） revolving （ B
34、） stirring （ C） mixing （ D） rotating 45 【 C14】 （ A） limit （ B） confine （ C） decrease （ D） increase 46 【 C15】 （ A） across （ B） along （ C） down （ D） through 47 【 C16】 （ A） raised （ B） promoted （ C） hoisted （ D） alleviated 48 【 C17】 （ A） ways （ B） methods （ C） means （ D） approaches 49 【 C18】 （ A） alter
35、 （ B） until （ C） by （ D） during 50 【 C19】 （ A） free （ B） retrieve （ C） release （ D） expose 51 【 C20】 （ A） distance （ B） variance （ C） contrast （ D） difference 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR they are not told what to do, they find out. David Tebbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches workin
36、g side by side. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people a bout computers, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people really want to know. In some Computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of qu
37、estions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. People are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people-literate“. 82 According to David Tebbutt, the-purpose of Comput
38、ertown UK is to （ A） train people to understand how computers work （ B） make more computers available to people （ C） enable more people to fix computers themselves （ D） help people find out more about computers 83 We learn from the passage that Computertown USA was a _. （ A） town （ B） project （ C） l
39、ibrary （ D） school 84 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） Computertowns in the UK have become popular. （ B） Computertowns and clubs cater for different people. （ C） Computertowns are more successful than clubs. （ D） Its better that Computertowns and clubs work together. 85 Which of
40、the following is NOT an advantage of Computertowns? （ A） Experts give lectures and talks on computers. （ B） Experts are on hand to answer peoples questions. （ C） People are left to discover computers on their own. （ D） There arc computers around for people to practice on. 85 Most episodes of absent-
41、mindedness forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “Youre supposed to remember something, but you havent encoded it deeply.“ Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event tha
42、t has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation, youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now han
43、ging in your wardrobe. “Your memory itself isnt failing you,“ says Schacter, “Rather, you didnt give your memory system the information it needed.“ Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,“ says Zelinski, “may not remember to dro
44、p a letter in the mailbox.“ Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that. Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,“ he cautions. If you wa
45、nt to remember to take a medication with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table dont leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket. Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why youre there. Most likely, you were thin
46、king about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,“ says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and youll likely remember. 86 Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important? （ A） It helps us understand our memory sys
47、tem better. （ B） It enables us to recall something from our memory. （ C） It expands our memory capacity considerably. （ D） It slows down the process of losing our memory. 87 One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that _. （ A） they have a wider range of interests （ B） they are
48、 more reliant on the environment （ C） they have an unusual power of focusing their attention （ D） they are more interested in wharfs happening around them 88 A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because _. （ A） it will easily get lost （ B） its not clear enough for you to read （ C） its
49、 out of your sight （ D） it might get mixed up with other things 89 What do we learn from the last paragraph? （ A） If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another. （ B） Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment. （ C） Repetition helps improve our memory. （ D） If we keep forgetting things, wed better return to where we were. 90 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The pro
