1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 408 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 Why is Paula unhappy? （ A） The apartment is too far from the campus. （ B） The apartment needs a lot of repair work. （ C） Shes having trouble with the owner of the apartment. （ D） Her roommate wont share expe
4、nses. 3 Paula and her roommate are planning to （ A） find another apartment. （ B） talk to Ms. Connors. （ C） ask Sam to repair the dishwasher. （ D） buy a new dishwasher for the owner. 4 Paula thinks Sam can help her because （ A） he has some knowledge of the law. （ B） he had the same problem. （ C） he k
5、nows the owner. （ D） he can bring a lawsuit against the owner. 5 Martin thinks that housewives take less responsibility because _. （ A） they do housework. （ B） they look after the children at home. （ C） they are less efficient than their husbands. （ D） they dont have the burden of a working man 6 Wh
6、y did Ruth say that she could not dispute womens “Having“ children? （ A） Only women can give birth to a baby. （ B） Having children is a task assigned by their husbands. （ C） Women have to do it to support the families. （ D） Women love children 7 What does Ruth think of men working outside? （ A） It i
7、s their choice. （ B） They dont carry the responsibility of supporting the family. （ C） They are not tied to the kitchen sink. （ D） They are not free to choose what they really want to do. 8 What will probably happen next? （ A） The woman will input his materials into the computer to register him. （ B
8、） The woman will call to assign him an advisor. （ C） The man will ask the woman for a copy of provisional admission. （ D） The man will take a copy of temporary admission to transfer students office. 9 Why cant Don call the professor himself? （ A） Because he is in the hospital. （ B） Because he has a
9、bad cough. （ C） Because he has a busy line. （ D） Because he lost his voice. 10 What does the professors assistant want him to do? （ A） To cancel the class. （ B） To give the midterm exams. （ C） To let someone pass back the exam papers. （ D） To find someone to teach the class. 11 How can the professor
10、 unlock the offices door? （ A） Using the key from the departments master. （ B） Using the key from the superintendent. （ C） Using the key from the woman. （ D） Using the key from his assistant. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages caref
11、ully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the speaker? （ A） A nurse. （ B） A doctor. （ C） A professor. （ D） A student. 13 What does the speaker suggest that students who have bad colds do? （ A） Take plenty of medicine. （ B） Call up the doctor. （ C） Come to the clinic. （ D） Get proper
12、 exercise. 14 What does the speaker say that people should do to protect their health? （ A） Join a sports organization. （ B） Try a new routine occasionally. （ C） Keep regular working hours to avoid fatigue. （ D） Cut down on activities when sick. 15 What is this passage mainly about? （ A） Unhealthy f
13、ood supply in high schools. （ B） Childhood obesity. （ C） Nutritious food recipes. （ D） Vending machines in high schools. 16 What percentage of high schools offer fruit juice? （ A） 94%. （ B） 72%. （ C） 67%. （ D） 60%. 17 Which of the following foods is considered nutritious? （ A） Candy. （ B） Pretzels.
14、（ C） Potato chips. （ D） Popcorn. 18 What is this passage mainly about? （ A） Call on people to protect sharks. （ B） Point out the living environment of sharks. （ C） Explain why the sharks are dangerous. （ D） An introduction to sharks. 19 How can sharks find their quarries? （ A） By good sense of water
15、 waves made by quarries. （ B） By good sense of smell and electrical magnetic power. （ C） By good sense of light. （ D） By good sense of blood. 20 In which point some sharks are similar with humans? （ A） Bone structure. （ B） Smell ability. （ C） Birth mode. （ D） Recover ability against disease. 21 Why
16、sharks are useful for humans.* （ A） Their tasty meat. （ B） The principle of their defense system against disease. （ C） Their solid skin. （ D） The principle of their birth modes. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then
17、answer the questions that follow. 22 The French police arrested a man because （ A） he was instructed over the phone to plant a bomb in Lille. （ B） he has planted a bomb in Lille. （ C） he is going to plant a bomb in Lille. （ D） he instructed others to plant a bomb in Lille. 23 What is the news item m
18、ainly about? （ A） International Monetary Fund. （ B） UNCTAD organization. （ C） Identification of economic growth. （ D） UNCTAD s concern for the global economy. 24 Nepals government deployed air patrols and police officers to guard against （ A） the demonstration of the opposition party. （ B） the armed
19、 attacks aimed at the government. （ C） violence that might happen at the coming elections. （ D） the attacks of Maoist rebels. 25 The civil war in Nepal probably lasted for （ A） more than 20 years. （ B） 12 years. （ C） 20 years. （ D） .0 years. 26 The project s main contractor was from_. （ A） US （ B） J
20、apan （ C） E.U. （ D） South Korea 27 Under the 1994 agreement. North Korea would _. （ A） stop its nuclear weapons program （ B） buy 2 nuclear reactors from the US （ C） accept the help from South Korea （ D） allow weapons inspections team enter North Korea 28 The FBI sounded a warning against a possible
21、attack in the United States because （ A） they dont know how the plot will be carried out. （ B） they dont know what target the plot aims at. （ C） they have got information from some material. （ D） they have sifted through material for information. 29 The FBI gave the warning of a planned terror attac
22、k （ A） early Monday. （ B） late Monday. （ C） early Tuesday. （ D） late Tuesday. 30 Why had the national Congress of Trade Unions called for a strike? （ A） To protest against a 70-percent hike in the fuel price in Zimbabwe. （ B） To protest against the policy carried out by Labor Minister July Moyo. （ C
23、） To take “ulterior motives“. （ D） To demand a salary raise. 31 What did Labor Minister July Moyo say? （ A） The movement s general council was determined that the strike should go ahead. （ B） With immediate effect, the labor movement has now put the issue of national protest on its agenda. （ C） The
24、union should not have informed the government first. （ D） The strike is illegal. 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 corresponding blanks. 31 Knowing is discipl
25、ine-specific; it defines all those things we come to learn when we pursue the craft of our particular training.【 C1】 _, knowing includes the practicality of the【 C2】 _ what our students have to know in order to move 【 C3】 _ into the corporatized world that is America in the 21st century. We do “know
26、ing“ amazingly well. The【 C4】 _ of knowledge is truly the crowning glory of the universities of the late 20th and early 21st century. We peer out beyond our world to 【 C5】 _ objects that lie at the very 【 C6】_of the universe, stars teetering on the beginning of time. We peer inward to our own gene,【
27、 C7】 _ solving the puzzle of what tiny bit of chemical code 【 C8】_itself as appearance, tendency, advantage and liability in the marvelous human creature. We can now【 C9】 _ the collected texts of humanity. I doubt a single poet, philosopher, artist or author can【 C10】 _ the inquiring eyes of Google,
28、 Amazon, or Yahoo. The various【 C11】 _ of reality, and assertion of knowing now【 C12】 _ around the globe in a potential conversation about which Socrates and Plato could only 【 C13】 _. Yet, in the face of all this knowledge I am【 C14】 _ by the image of two undergraduates who have somehow become memb
29、ers of the first【 C15】 _flight to Mars. One is an engineering major, the other a philosophy major. They step out onto the surface of the red planet and gaze at the【 C16】 _ landscape and up to the awesome heaven【 C17】 _. The philosopher looks around and asks in a hushed【 C18】 _, “ How did we get here
30、?“ The engineer responds, “Oh, I know we got here, I just【 C19】 _ why we came. “ They are the products of my world so full of knowledge, so【 C20】 _lacking in understanding. 32 【 C1】 （ A） Furthermore （ B） However （ C） Therefore （ D） Consequently 33 【 C2】 （ A） accessory （ B） accomplishment （ C） accomm
31、odation （ D） academy 34 【 C3】 （ A） sneakily （ B） snobbishly （ C） smoothly （ D） specially 35 【 C4】 （ A） accompaniment （ B） advancement （ C） acknowledgement （ D） adjustment 36 【 C5】 （ A） glide （ B） glimpse （ C） glitter （ D） glorify 37 【 C6】 （ A） beginning （ B） corner （ C） edge （ D） urge 38 【 C7】 （ A）
32、softly （ B） swiftly （ C） subtly （ D） squarely 39 【 C8】 （ A） manipulates （ B） manifests （ C） maltreats （ D） manufactures 40 【 C9】 （ A） assess （ B） accent （ C） access （ D） asset 41 【 C10】 （ A） escape （ B） erupt （ C） erase （ D） erect 42 【 C11】 （ A） listening （ B） speaking （ C） writing （ D） reading 43 【
33、 C12】 （ A） spread （ B） turn （ C） drive （ D） look 44 【 C13】 （ A） talk （ B） dream （ C） realize （ D） record 45 【 C14】 （ A） surprised （ B） confused （ C） haunted （ D） satisfied 46 【 C15】 （ A） man （ B） manual （ C） manly （ D） manned 47 【 C16】 （ A） familiar （ B） alien （ C） nearby （ D） cold 48 【 C17】 （ A） ah
34、ead （ B） above （ C） across （ D） abroad 49 【 C18】 （ A） tune （ B） tongue （ C） tone （ D） tunnel 50 【 C19】 （ A） conclude （ B） infer （ C） forget （ D） wonder 51 【 C20】 （ A） utterly （ B） utter （ C） utterance （ D） utmost 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR he _by a passing car. （ A） may be knocked down （ B） should have been
35、 knocked off （ C） might have been knocked down （ D） will have been knocked down 53 Nancy hasnt begun working on her Ph.D._working on her masters. （ A） still because she is yet （ B） yet as a result she is still （ C） yet because she is still （ D） still while she is already 54 Not until a monkey is sev
36、eral years old_to exhibit signs of independence from its mother. （ A） it does begin （ B） when it begins （ C） does it begin （ D） before it begins 55 Experts propose that our attention_the cultivation of our ability to think critically. （ A） would be directed towards （ B） should be directed towards （
37、C） is directed towards （ D） directs towards 56 I beg_your nieces birthday party. （ A） to be excused （ B） to be excused to （ C） to excuse from （ D） to be excused from 57 At last she left her house and got to the airport, only _ the plane flying away. （ A） having seen （ B） to have seen （ C） saw （ D） t
38、o see 58 Alan has found that it is difficult to find a job in this small town, and that his chance of getting a job is _. （ A） slim （ B） narrow （ C） thin （ D） tiny 59 The disappearance of her paper has never been_. （ A） counted for （ B） looked up （ C） accounted for （ D） checked up 60 _, he realized
39、he made the right decision. （ A） Before long （ B） Long before （ C） After （ D） Before 61 They hoped_them. （ A） us to go and join （ B） that we would go and join （ C） for us to go and join （ D） our going and joining 62 Im sorry, but I didnt do it on_ （ A） intention （ B） design （ C） choice （ D） purpose
40、63 Most of us believe that John is going to be _ on Wednesday by Dr. Hayes of Haloon Hospital. （ A） operated （ B） handled （ C） examined （ D） inspected 64 He failed his driving test, but I know that he is _ stupid. （ A） something but （ B） anything but （ C） nothing but （ D） not but 65 This supermarket
41、 has an excellent _ for fair dealing. （ A） fame （ B） popularity （ C） reputation （ D） impression 66 As you worked late last night, you _ have come this morning. （ A） neednt （ B） shouldnt （ C） cant （ D） mustnt 67 This is the same book _ I read last week. （ A） which （ B） like （ C） what （ D） as 68 The f
42、eeling of loneliness which can _ you when you are in a crowd is very difficult to get rid of. （ A） overcome （ B） defeat （ C） beat up （ D） creep over 69 It is a(n) _ attitude to take towards life. （ A） absurd （ B） silly （ C） stupid （ D） authentic 70 The little girl, kind and sensitive, resented _ by
43、her intimate friends. （ A） befooling （ B） to be befooled （ C） being befooled （ D） having befooled 71 The old farmer was run down by a car. He was taken to the hospital and_ on by the chief surgeon right now. （ A） operated （ B） having been operated （ C） is operated （ D） is being operated 72 My father
44、 seemed to be in no _ to look at my school report. （ A） feeling （ B） attitude （ C） emotion （ D） mood 73 There are _ incurables; there are only things for which we have not found a cure. （ A） no such a thing as （ B） not such a thing as （ C） not such things as （ D） no such things as 74 “According to t
45、he most _ records, my dear children,“ said Grandfather, “the chair, about this time, had the misfortune to break its leg.“ （ A） authentic （ B） honest （ C） genuine （ D） sincere 75 The scenery of the Way-lee-way had charmed the travelers with its mingled _ and grandeur and filled them with admiration
46、and astonishment. （ A） amenity （ B） equipment （ C） convenience （ D） appliance 76 Dont touch that wire. Its _. （ A） living （ B） alive （ C） live （ D） lively 77 Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _ it. （ A） maintain （ B） persist （ C） endure （ D） s
47、ustain 78 “Id like to see _ Mr. Smith, please.“ “Do you mean _ Mr. Smith _ stage manager?“ （ A） the, the, the （ B） /, /, the （ C） /, /, / （ D） /, the, the 79 If only I_play the guitar as well as you! （ 2006年考试真题） （ A） would （ B） could （ C） should （ D） might 80 Your advice would be_valuable to him, w
48、ho is now at a loss as to what to do first. （ A） exceedingly （ B） excessively （ C） extensively （ D） exclusively 81 Which of the following sentences expresses “probability“? （ A） You must leave immediately. （ B） You must be feeling rather tired. （ C） You must be here by eight oclock. （ D） You must complete the reading assignment on time. 81 Auctions Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encourages buye
