1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 405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 Why cant the man tell the woman what the present is? （ A） Because the woman may think the presents too cheap. （ B） Because Ava doesnt want him to tell anyone. （ C） Because he wants to keep it unknown until th
4、e party. （ D） Because he wants to give the woman a surprise. 3 Where do the speakers stop their car? （ A） At a restaurant. （ B） At a zoo. （ C） At a department store. （ D） At a pet store. 4 What does the woman ask the man to do to help keep the present? （ A） To call her sweet little honey. （ B） To wa
5、lk the dog every day. （ C） To buy a present for her. （ D） To supply the dog food. 5 What does the conversation say about the car the woman rented? （ A） It is a red 2002 Toyota. （ B） It is a green 4-wheel-drive. （ C） It is a red 2003 TM. （ D） It is Buick-branded. 6 How much will the woman pay if she
6、drives 1,000 miles in 2 days? （ A） 140 dollars. （ B） 90 dollars. （ C） 180 dollars. （ D） 225 dollars. 7 How long will the woman rent the car? （ A） 2 days. （ B） 1 day. （ C） 3 days. （ D） Not given. 8 Why does the woman go to see her professor? （ A） To get materials for a class she missed. （ B） To discu
7、ss an assignment she is working on. （ C） To ask a question about a video her class recently watched. （ D） To inform the professor of changes in her schedule. 9 Why does the professor change his mind about when to lend the woman the video? （ A） He remembers that he does not have the video in his offi
8、ce. （ B） He realizes that the woman does not have a VCR. （ C） He is worried that he will not have the video back in time for his class. （ D） He realizes that he will not need the video until the following week. 10 Why will the woman stop by the professors office on Friday morning? （ A） To return the
9、 video to the professor. （ B） To get the video from the professor. （ C） To hand in an assignment to the professor. （ D） To discuss the handouts with the professor. 11 What can be inferred about the professor? （ A） He is not planning to talk about the handouts now. （ B） He expects the woman to respon
10、d to questions in the handouts. （ C） He is concerned that the handouts may be difficult to understand. （ D） He is not sure if he has the handouts the woman needs. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the ques
11、tions that follow. 12 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） A typhoon is a kind of storm. （ B） Typhoons mostly happen in summer. （ C） The strongest typhoons occur around the Pacific Ocean. （ D） The strongest typhoons occur in December. 13 _ is the driving force of the for
12、mation of a typhoon. （ A） Water （ B） Heat （ C） Air （ D） Wind 14 The eye of a typhoon is the place where （ A） it is relatively calm. （ B） the strongest winds are. （ C） the strongest rains are. （ D） the wind does not move. 15 Robert Spring spent 15 yearn _. （ A） running a bookstore in Philadelphia （ B
13、） corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson （ C） as a forger （ D） as a respectable dealer 16 After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for _. （ A） southern money （ B） signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin （ C） southern manuscripts and letters （ D） Civil War plans 17 Who was Mis
14、s Fanny Jackson? （ A） The only daughter of General “Stonewall“ Jackson. （ B） A little-known girl who sold her fathers papers to Robert Spring. （ C） Robert Springs daughter. （ D） An imaginary person created by Spring. 18 What is the Message Group defending? （ A） The theory of evolution. （ B） The new
15、classroom approaches. （ C） The Christian right. （ D） The government. 19 Who supported teaching alternatives to evolution in schools? （ A） Followers of Darwinism. （ B） Most scientists. （ C） The Kansas Board of Education. （ D） The Message Group. 20 Why did the Message Group select evolution as their m
16、ission? （ A） They are from the middle-class. （ B） Other issues are not important at this moment. （ C） This topic is manageable to them. （ D） They can win the debate. 21 When was the Message Group founded? （ A） Several days ago. （ B） Several weeks ago. （ C） Several months ago. （ D） Several years ago.
17、 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 According to the news, what is the US manufacturers concern about the Chinese textile imports? （ A） Chinese products are better than America
18、ns. （ B） Chinese products are cheaper than Americans. （ C） China does not obey the spirit of free trade. （ D） Chinese products are more competitive than Americans. 23 What did Lebanese protestors demand? （ A） A mass demonstration. （ B） A national unity government. （ C） Three fourths of the seats in
19、Congress. （ D） Cooperation of the government. 24 Nahum Acosta was accused of _. （ A） launching a campaign against government （ B） giving away sensitive information to a drug cartel （ C） ruining Mr. Foxs travel plans （ D） planning an attack on the president 25 What is the current situation? （ A） Drug
20、 cartels gave up the attack. （ B） No evidence is provided to support the charge. （ C） Nahum Acosta is released now. （ D） The President canceled the travel plan. 26 _ people were killed in the Israel and Palestine clashes. （ A） Four （ B） One （ C） Five （ D） 200 27 Violence flared throughout the West B
21、ank and Gaza on _. （ A） Monday （ B） Friday （ C） Wednesday （ D） Tuesday 28 How many people died in riots on Tuesday? （ A） 13. （ B） Unknown. （ C） 36. （ D） 300. 29 Which statement is NOT true about the curfew? （ A） It was imposed in the capital of Sudan. （ B） It was first imposed on Monday. （ C） It mad
22、e people stay indoors from 6 p.m. to 6 a. m. （ D） It sparked the riots on Tuesday. 30 The man committed all the following crimes EXCEPT _. （ A） murder （ B） rape （ C） trafficking in children （ D） kidnapping 31 What CANNOT be inferred from the case? （ A） The victims are all girls. （ B） The mans ex-wif
23、e was involved in the crimes. （ C） The man had been chased for eight years. （ D） It caused great concerns in Belgium. 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. 31 People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are【 C1】_likely to fall chronically ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using【 C2】 _data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Instit
25、ute【 C3】 _Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was【 C4】 _life expectancy over the age of 50.【 C5】 _differences in what mothers ate during【 C6】 _, and infections【 C7】 _at different times of the year could both have an impact on the【 C8】 _of a new-born b
26、aby and could【 C9】 _its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last【 C10】_of her pregnancy in【 C11】 _,【 C12】 _she will eat less vitamins than in summer,“ said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who【 C13】_the research. “When she stops【 C14】 _and starts
27、 giving her baby normal food, its in the hot weeks of summer when babies are【 C15】 _to infections of the digestive【 C16】 _.“ In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn【 C1
28、7】 _those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumnthe European spring lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century,
29、using【 C18】 _certificates and census data. Although【 C19】 _at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern【 C20】 _, Doblhammer said. 32 【 C1】 （ A） less （ B） very （ C） seldom （ D） otherwise 33 【 C2】 （ A） scientific （ B） census （ C） research （ D） concise 34 【 C3】 （ A） as （ B） wi
30、th （ C） for （ D） about 35 【 C4】 （ A） related to （ B） concerned with （ C） charged with （ D） vulnerable to 36 【 C5】 （ A） genetic （ B） seasonal （ C） innate （ D） quarterly 37 【 C6】 （ A） day （ B） night （ C） pregnancy （ D） winter 38 【 C7】 （ A） having occurred （ B） occurred （ C） occurring （ D） to be occurr
31、ed 39 【 C8】 （ A） color （ B） complexion （ C） weight （ D） health 40 【 C9】 （ A） influence （ B） effect （ C） prolong （ D） exert 41 【 C10】 （ A） week （ B） time （ C） phase （ D） month 42 【 C11】 （ A） winter （ B） summer （ C） spring （ D） autumn 43 【 C12】 （ A） as （ B） where （ C） when （ D） because 44 【 C13】 （ A）
32、carried out （ B） made out （ C） carried about （ D） talked about 45 【 C14】 （ A） smoking （ B） milking （ C） eating （ D） breast-feeding 46 【 C15】 （ A） prone （ B） likely （ C） accessible （ D） dedicated 47 【 C16】 （ A） system （ B） diseases （ C） nerves （ D） cells 48 【 C17】 （ A） beat （ B） outlived （ C） survivi
33、ng （ D） winning 49 【 C18】 （ A） driving （ B） death （ C） graduate （ D） birth 50 【 C19】 （ A） nutrition （ B） life （ C） food （ D） housing 51 【 C20】 （ A） insists （ B） persists （ C） resists （ D） consists 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR 000 AIDS patients (there are now more than 16,000) were about $1.4 billion. The tota
34、l economic cost to the nation of this group of cases is estimated to come to $ 6 billion in health care, disability, and lost productivity. Private insurers were unprepared for the crisis since the invariably fatal disease hits primarily young people. Ninety percent of the victims are between 20 and
35、 49 years old. it is becoming increasingly difficult for those in high-risk groups to get health and life assurance, and in the absence of private coverage, public funds must be used. In addition, many of the victims are, for all practical purposes, homeless, rejected by disapproving or frightened f
36、riends and family, without employment, and in need of emotional and psychological support. It must be given. More important, there is bad news on the medical front. In spite of a stepped-up research program there is no sign of an imminent breakthrough to a cure. More than 8,000 American victims have
37、 already died; no one has recoveied. The public has also learned that earlier assurances that only 5 to 10 percent of those who have been exposed to the virus will contract the disease were far too optimistic. Researchers have now raised that figure to at least a third. Estimates of expected future
38、cases have, accordingly, been adjusted upward. A Bellevue doctor reflected the despair of those who deal with AIDS patients every day: “The cost is staggering, the grief is overwhelming, and there is no end insight.“ Yet these physicians and others continue to work and to hope. Others not directly involved can help by giving support to public funding for research, hospital and hospice care, and support services. A public resolve to provide care now and an eventual cure for those who suffer is the best response.
