1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 416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 What must the bride and groom do on a wedding ceremony? （ A） Holding the ceremony in a church. （ B） Composing their own vows. （ C） Saying vows （ D） Holding the ceremony outdoors. 3 What will happen to the gir
4、l who catches the bouquet of flowers according to traditions? （ A） She will be the next to marry. （ B） She will be rich. （ C） She can find happiness in her life. （ D） She will find a lover soon. 4 Who are allowed to catch the bride s bouquet of flowers? （ A） Girls who don t have lovers. （ B） Single
5、girls. （ C） The bride s best friends. （ D） The groom s best friends. 5 People are more likely to make a purchase _. （ A） when they have very little time in a drugstore （ B） when they have very little time in a department store （ C） when they have a lot of time in a drugstore （ D） when they have a lo
6、t of time in a department store 6 Which of the following statements about the woman is TRUE? （ A） She often goes in to a drug store just looking around. （ B） She prefers making purchase in a department store. （ C） She will buy something every time in a store. （ D） She sometimes talks herself out of
7、buying something in a store. 7 What does the man say about people who shop quickly? （ A） They may buy items of low quality. （ B） They may buy items at higher prices. （ C） They do not like shopping. （ D） They are making specific purchases. 8 How was the distance learning course different from traditi
8、onal course? （ A） Students are not required to attend regular class lecture. （ B） The professor videotapes class lecture for review. （ C） Classes are held out at various locations throughout the area. （ D） Students receive credit for work experience. 9 What do the speakers agree is the major advanta
9、ge of the distance learning course? （ A） It allows them to meet students from other universities. （ B） It promotes the concept of self-learning. （ C） It allows more flexibility in studentsschedule. （ D） It doesnt require any examinations. 10 Why did the woman decide to enroll in the distance course?
10、 （ A） Its a requirement for psychology majors. （ B） She wasnt able to get into the traditional course. （ C） She lives far from the universities. （ D） She has to work a lot of hours this semester. 11 What does the man think is a disadvantage of distance learning? （ A） It requires too much traveling.
11、（ B） It limits interaction among students. （ C） It will increase class size. （ D） It will encourage students to watch too much television. 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 Ho
12、w many companies are presenting products in the Consumer Electronics Show? （ A） More than twenty thousand. （ B） More than three thousand. （ C） More than two hundred. （ D） More than three hundred. 13 The experts predict that one strong sales area of the show will be （ A） netbook. （ B） mobile phone. （
13、 C） three-D TV. （ D） digital tablet. 14 According to the passage, which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） Google is launching the superphone product to compete with iPhone. （ B） Apple is going to introduce the digital tablet product. （ C） Sony is introducing new television sets for watc
14、hing three-D TV. （ D） Panasonic and the Discovery Channel plan to start their own three-D channels. 15 According to the passage we know in Portugal _ . （ A） Portuguese preferred to get partners through friends introductions （ B） Portuguese are more likely to hunt partner online （ C） Portuguese said
15、they had lied about their marital status （ D） both man and woman put a sense of humor at the top of their list 16 In France, what is the common thing in finding a partner for both sexes? （ A） They place more emphasis on appearance. （ B） They both seek the romance than real life. （ C） Theyd like to a
16、ttend parties, bars and clubs to meet someone. （ D） They pay more attention to financial status. 17 For the first encounter, the Australian men pay the least attention to the girls _ . （ A） intelligence （ B） physical attraction （ C） personality （ D） humor 18 The speaker mainly discusses _. （ A） the
17、growth of the printing industry （ B） the history of paper-making （ C） the use of paper in the 19th century （ D） the composition of wood fiber 19 Paper industry needed a new source of fiber in the early 1800s is because _. （ A） people wanted higher quality paper （ B） paper made from rags deteriorated
18、 too quickly （ C） wood pulp had become too expensive （ D） the supply of rags was insufficient 20 From the passage, we can infer that the first wood pulp mill in Canada _. （ A） turned out high-quality paper （ B） used wood imported from the United States （ C） caused a serious environmental problem （ D
19、） was a ready market for its product 21 According to the speaker, libraries are facing the problem of _. （ A） books are in poor condition （ B） having too many books from the early 1800s （ C） not having enough space to store government documents （ D） having to import most of the paper they use SECTIO
20、N 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 Whats the doctors attitude toward British couples planning to have millennium babies? （ A） Disapproving. （ B） Supportive. （ C） Surprised. （ D） Crit
21、ical. 23 Who is going to make a visit? （ A） The Iranian Foreign Minister. （ B） The Iraqi Foreign Minister. （ C） A senior Iraqi advisor. （ D） A senior Iranian advisor. 24 Who are in favor of raising off price? （ A） Finance ministers from the industrial countries （ B） Some Middle East countries （ C） M
22、otorists in Britain （ D） Americans 25 Which of the following is the outcome of increasing oil price? （ A） Wars in the Middle East. （ B） Economy recovery. （ C） Political and economical sufferings. （ D） Heavier taxes. 26 Why were two rail companies fined? （ A） Because they asked young students to work
23、 at night. （ B） Because their train was not safe. （ C） Because they hired college students illegally. （ D） Because their work practice system was unsafe. 27 The student could not have been dead if _. （ A） he had got enough training on the real tracks （ B） he had not worked the night shift （ C） he ha
24、d been careful （ D） he had been working with someone else 28 An attack by a swarm of the reddish-brown insects （ A） is fatal. （ B） wont be serious. （ C） can cause allergic reactions. （ D） will be an extremely rare case. 29 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Hong Kong is waiting for a new visi
25、tor. （ B） The red fire ants are native to South America. （ C） The supply of tangerine may be affected by the infestation of red fire ants. （ D） Chinese customs officers will take measures to control the spread of the insects. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followin
26、g passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 29 A new direction, resulting from changing values and life styles, is the increase in part-time or job-shared work. 【 C1】 _ numbers of people are reducing their 【 C2】 _ and jo
27、b responsibilities in order to 【 C3】 _ time for other pursuits-sharing child-caring responsibilities or developing fuller lives for themselves. They may want to learn new skills, 【 C4】_ or conduct research, take part in sports, 【 C5】 _ simply live with less pressure. Some aim to avoid entry into hig
28、her tax brackets. Many 【 C6】 _ are old enough to retire prefer 【 C7】 _ in the mainstream of life by working a few hours a day or 【 C8】_ a week. Twenty-one percent of the 【 C9】 _ force is now working on a pan-time 【 C10】_ , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many jobs have been 【 C11】
29、_ -or totally restructured-so that two people can work 【 C12】 _ what was formerly one full-time job. In other 【 C13】 _ , people create a new way of working together, 【 C14】_ different aspects of the responsibility. Sometimes 【 C15】 _ work fulltime during peak periods but then merely cover for each o
30、ther in less busy times. 30 【 C1】 （ A） grow （ B） grown （ C） growing （ D） increased 31 【 C2】 （ A） income （ B） outcome （ C） price （ D） value 32 【 C3】 （ A） attain （ B） gain （ C） maintain （ D） retain 33 【 C4】 （ A） study （ B） studying （ C） to study （ D） studies 34 【 C5】 （ A） or （ B） and （ C） as well as （
31、 D） in addition 35 【 C6】 （ A） people （ B） who （ C） workers （ D） whom 36 【 C7】 （ A） to remain （ B） to remaining （ C） remaining （ D） that they remained 37 【 C8】 （ A） a few days （ B） few days （ C） a few hours （ D） a few minutes 38 【 C9】 （ A） worker （ B） military （ C） labor （ D） land 39 【 C10】 （ A） work
32、 （ B） basis （ C） base （ D） career 40 【 C11】 （ A） classified （ B） shifted （ C） divided （ D） united 41 【 C12】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） of （ D） for 42 【 C13】 （ A） situations （ B） conditions （ C） environments （ D） surrounding 43 【 C14】 （ A） dividing （ B） separating （ C） sharing （ D） having 44 【 C15】 （ A） al
33、l （ B） both （ C） either （ D） none 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR it is the reality I took with me into sleep. I try to think of something else. Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her. She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease a
34、nd loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into
35、our hair. I dont know the word for “ribbons“, so I put my hand to my own hair and, with three fingers against my head. I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.“ She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasnt sure if she understood me. (I dont speak Laotian very well. ) I looked back down at the
36、skiffs. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with
37、the sort of quiet peacefulness. She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreeme
38、nt over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldnt make enough money. I moved quickly and picked u
39、p two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy. The feeling stayed with
40、me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didnt, of course. I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it
41、, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy. I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Somethin
42、g fails to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, ail different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me! There is no defense against a generous spirit, an
43、d this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didnt cry. 89 According to the writer, the woman in the marketplace _. （ A） refused to speak to her （ B） was pleasant and attractive （ C） was selling skirts and ribbons （ D） recognized her immediately 90 Which of the f
44、ollowing is NOT correct? （ A） The writer was not used to bargaining. （ B） People in Asia always bargain when buying things. （ C） Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful. （ D） The writer was ready to bargain with the woman. 91 The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because
45、 woman _. （ A） thought that the last offer was reasonable （ B） thought she could still make much money （ C） was glad that the writer knew their way of bargaining （ D） was tired of bargaining with the writer any more 92 Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts? （ A） The skirts were cheap
46、 and pretty. （ B） She liked the patterns on the skirts. （ C） She wanted to do something as compensation. （ D） She was fed up with further bargaining with the woman. 93 When the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not because _. （ A） she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling （ B）
47、 she was afraid of crying in public （ C） she had learned to face difficulties bravely （ D） she had to show in public that she was strong 94 Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again? （ A） She suddenly felt very sad. （ B） She liked the ribbons so much. （ C） She was overcom
48、e by emotion. （ D） She felt sorry for the woman. SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN) 95 Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: The Generation Gap Can/Cant Be Bridged You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state clearly your viewpoint on the issue. In the second part, support, your viewpoint with details or examples.
