1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 41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 convers
3、ations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 When does this conversation take place? （ A） In the middle of the semester. （ B） At the beginning of exams. （ C） At the end of the school year. （ D） In the middle of summer vacation. 3 Where do Bob and Helen w
4、ant to go? （ A） To a rock and mineral show. （ B） To an opera at the concert hall. （ C） To a movie at the student center. （ D） To a popular music concert. 4 Why is Helen buying the tickets? （ A） She gets a student discount. （ B） Bob doesnt have very much money. （ C） She lost a bet and owes Bob money.
5、 （ D） Bob left his wallet at home. 5 Who are talking? （ A） A student and a professor. （ B） A physicist and a biologist. （ C） Two students. （ D） Two professors. 6 Why is the woman glad that the saw the man? （ A） She wants to meet his professor. （ B） She wants to ask for his advice. （ C） She enjoys ta
6、lking about scientific things. （ D） She wants to thank the man. 7 What is the name of the course the man and woman are discussing? （ A） Physical Chemistry. （ B） Life Experience. （ C） Introduction to Science. （ D） Invertebrate Biology. 8 What is the basic purpose of IQ tests? （ A） They are designed t
7、o measure childrens intelligence. （ B） They are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills. （ C） They are designed to test why some children perform better at school. （ D） They are intended to find out why some children are not appreciated. 9 According to Kellerman, why are there so many unhap
8、py adults in the world? （ A） Because they are not brighter than others. （ B） Because they dont have good education. （ C） Because they are not doing the things they are best at. （ D） Because they are not duly encouraged in life. 10 According to Brigid, why cant some children do well in school examina
9、tions? （ A） They dont have proper education. （ B） They dont have enough encouragement. （ C） Their parents are not responsible. （ D） They are not good with words and numbers. 11 Which of the following statements is TURE according to the interview? （ A） A child with an average IQ may not be successful
10、 when he grows up. （ B） Some childrens ability can not be easily measured. （ C） A child should be judged on his IQ level. （ D） Being happy in life is being good at everything. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then an
11、swer the questions that follow. 12 How was cola originally sold? （ A） As a soft drink. （ B） As a medicine. （ C） As flavored hard candy. （ D） As a cooking oil. 13 Who is John Pemberton? （ A） He sold cola to doctors. （ B） He was a drugstore clerk. （ C） He developed the cola syrup. （ D） He suffered fro
12、m severe headaches. 14 How was cola syrup made into a soft drink? （ A） By mixing it with special oils. （ B） By heating it. （ C） By combining it with different flavors. （ D） By adding soda water. 15 How much of the earths water can man really use? （ A） He can use nearly 75% of it. （ B） He can use abo
13、ut 97% of it. （ C） He can use exactly 3% of it. （ D） He can use less than 3% of it. 16 How can we avoid a worldwide water shortage in the future? （ A） We can invent ways of increasing rainfall. （ B） We can develop ways of reusing water. （ C） We may use less water. （ D） We may build fewer steel plant
14、s. 17 Which of the following is true? （ A） Water can be used only once. （ B） Used water can be recycled. （ C） Recycled water is unfit for drinking. （ D） Only rain water is drinkable. 18 What percentage of the world population is illiterate? （ A） More than 1/3. （ B） More than 1/5. （ C） More than 1/4.
15、 （ D） A little Jess than 1/4. 19 Which year was designated by the United Nations as the International Illiteracy Year? （ A） 1991. （ B） 1990. （ C） I992. （ D） 1993. 20 Why is the campaign against illiteracy more important to Third World countries? （ A） Because 98 per cent of illiterates live in Third
16、World countries. （ B） Because illiterates in Third World countries dont know how important is the ability to read and write. （ C） Because high rate of illiteracy is setting back the national development programs （ D） Because many adults in Third World countries are too ashamed to admit they cant rea
17、d and write. 21 What is the key factor in the success of the International Literacy Year? （ A） Large funds pat into educational programs. （ B） Cultural communications. （ C） Popularization of advanced education for eligible citizens. （ D） Political will of governments to provide equal opportunities i
18、n education, 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 pay half the money for a new plane. （ C） Half of the workers of Delta Airlines have promised to he
19、lp buy a new plane for their company. （ D） Half of the workers of Delta Airlines have bought a new plane for the company. 23 The workers are offering to give _ of the money they earn in one year to buy the huge plane. （ A） 3.5% （ B） 5.3% （ C） 5.2% （ D） 2.5% 24 German court has sentenced a suspected
20、former terrorist to nine years in prison for her part in the failed 1988 bombing a _ disco. （ A） Spanish （ B） German （ C） American （ D） Swedish 25 Andrea Klump admitted _. （ A） she was a member of the ultra-left Red Army （ B） the now defunct group was behind the attack （ C） she was accompanied by Re
21、d Army Faction member Horst Ludwig Meyer （ D） her involvement in the bombing 26 How many candidates were authorized by the interior ministry? （ A） 10. （ B） 8. （ C） 6. （ D） 2. 27 How many eligible voter are there in Iran? （ A） 42 million. （ B） 32 million. （ C） 22 million. （ D） 52 million. 28 Accordin
22、g to the state media who will win the election? （ A） A conservative candidate. （ B） President Mohammad Khatami. （ C） Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. （ D） Not mentioned. 29 The cannabis originated in _. （ A） the Soviet Union （ B） Britain （ C） Leningrad （ D） Afghanistan 30 How did the British customs official
23、s come to know about the cannabis? （ A） The Soviet customs officials informed British customs officials of the cannabis. （ B） The Soviet police informed British customs officials of the cannabis. （ C） A surveillance team in the Soviet Union informed the British customs officials of the cannabis. （ D
24、） Leningrad police informed the British police of the cannabis. 31 How many people were arrested after the cargo was unloaded? （ A） Four. （ B） Five. （ C） Six. （ D） Nine. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would
25、 best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 The athletic program is expected to bring publicity to the school, attract students, foster student unity, and encourage alumni giving. “The traditional American affinity for sports and【 C1】 _ for education combined to form an un
26、beatable attraction. Every Saturday, educated sports heroes performed for an【 C2】 _ audience. Fanfare, combat, and hope of victory assured public identification and loyalty.“ The most conspicuous function of athletic competition is to【 C3】 _ the image of the institution. We may want to question the
27、appropriateness of this public relations function. Publicity is not 【 C4】 _ a good thing. If this publicity is scandalous (or even negative), the school has not benefited. There is a university on the banks of the river that sponsors a “Mississippi River Festival“ every summer. The“ festival,“ for t
28、he most part, consists of rock concerts. Unfortunately, 【 C5】 _ these festivals have been plagued with violence, rape, dmnkenness, drug dealing and usage, and automobile accidents, the publicity has to been counter to the kind the festival was designed to produce.【 C6】 _ athletics, the public is fin
29、ding out more about the universities than they would wish. Does athletic fame attract students? Perhaps it does,【 C7】 _ it would be a stupid engineering student who chose Georgia Tech over M. I.T.【 C8】 _ its athletic prowess. Some serious students are “turned off“ by a schools athletic record. Notre
30、 Dame,【 C9】 _ has an excellent academic program, is unjustly viewed by many as simply a sports mill. Does athletic success foster student unity? Here again, the【 C10】 _ is not dear. Often students enthusiasm is tepid in【 C11】 _ with that of alumni and townspeople【 C12】 _ when they have difficulty in
31、【 C13】 _ tickets, have to pay a handsome price, or are relegated to seats in the end zone. Does athletic success 【 C14】 _ public support? Do legislators tend to reward【 C15】_ schools with more generous appropriations? They may have done so in the past, but today, with the closer scrutiny of tax doll
32、ars, there are signs that funds will be more【 C16】 _ for activities closer to the heart of the academic mission. What about alumni giving? Certainly alumni will contribute money for athletic purposes in the case of a few successful universities, but the overall record for alumni giving exhibits no s
33、uch pattern. A careful study of “big-time“ schools from 1960 to 1976 yielded this【 C17】 _ : “Our statistical analysis has revealed that there is simply no relationship between success or【 C18】 _ in football and basketball and increases and decreases in alumni giving. “In the final analysis,【 C19】 _
34、, the lack of any relationship between success in athletics and increased alumni giving probably matters a great deal less than the fact【 C20】 _ so many people believe that such a relationship exists.“ 32 【 C1】 （ A） support （ B） consideration （ C） reverence （ D） hesitation 33 【 C2】 （ A） agreeable （
35、B） appreciative （ C） understanding （ D） understandable 34 【 C3】 （ A） enhance （ B） enlarge （ C） realize （ D） dim 35 【 C4】 （ A） especially （ B） necessarily （ C） exclusively （ D） definitely 36 【 C5】 （ A） as （ B） when （ C） so long as （ D） since 37 【 C6】 （ A） In view of （ B） Considering （ C） With respect
36、 to （ D） Judging 38 【 C7】 （ A） but （ B） yet （ C） so （ D） because 39 【 C8】 （ A） with regard to （ B） because of （ C） in spite of （ D） except for 40 【 C9】 （ A） who （ B） as （ C） which （ D） when 41 【 C10】 （ A） matter （ B） case （ C） problem （ D） question 42 【 C11】 （ A） compare （ B） comparable （ C） compars
37、on （ D） proportion 43 【 C12】 （ A） hardly （ B） especially （ C） perhaps （ D） outstandingly 44 【 C13】 （ A） giving （ B） getting （ C） buying （ D） bought 45 【 C14】 （ A） arouse （ B） arise （ C） rise （ D） heed 46 【 C15】 （ A） poor （ B） important （ C） prominent （ D） successful 47 【 C16】 （ A） valuable （ B） wort
38、hy （ C） available （ D） expensive 48 【 C17】 （ A） judgment （ B） conclusion （ C） comment （ D） assess 49 【 C18】 （ A） failure （ B） loss （ C） defeat （ D） neglect 50 【 C19】 （ A） however （ B） therefore （ C） moreover （ D） so 51 【 C20】 （ A） as （ B） that （ C） which （ D） why 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15
39、MIN) Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 52 Its not fair that you come home after a bad day at work and _ your wife and children. （ A） take it o
40、ut on （ B） take out it on （ C） take out on （ D） take on it with 53 _ he daydreamed, Peter saw figures in the sky. （ A） Until （ B） Since （ C） While （ D） During 54 Our civilization cannot be thought of as _ in a short period of time. （ A） to have been created （ B） to be created （ C） having been create
41、d （ D） being created 55 “Can you ride a horse? “ “No, I never had the chance _.“ （ A） for learning （ B） for learning how （ C） how to learn it （ D） to learn how 56 Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over _ made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk. （ A） one （ B） the one （
42、C） that （ D） what 57 It was requested that all of the equipment _ in the agreed time. （ A） erected （ B） would be erected （ C） be erected （ D） will be erected 58 Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always _ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen. （ A） being combined （ B） ha
43、ving combined （ C） to combine （ D） combined 59 You _ that letter to James. However, you didnt. （ A） ought to write （ B） ought to have written （ C） should write （ D） should be writing 60 I was _ study French yesterday, but I changed my mind. （ A） to be starting （ B） to start （ C） to have started （ D）
44、 to have been starting 61 America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _ before the West was settled. （ A） could （ B） did （ C） would （ D） was 62 _ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect. （ A） Since （ B） When （ C
45、） While （ D） Unless 63 Well _ you as soon as we have any further information. （ A） notify （ B） signify （ C） communicate （ D） impart 64 I am quite sure that I can _ Michael into letting us use his car tomorrow. （ A） speak （ B） talk （ C） tell （ D） say 65 According to official statistics, retail sales
46、in China rose 10% and 12.2% in the first and the second quarter _ this year. （ A） accordingly （ B） correspondingly （ C） respectively （ D） individually 66 The American professor came to realize that he had underestimated the _ of most of the Chinese students. （ A） magnitude （ B） gradient （ C） potenti
47、al （ D） firmness 67 To an especially sensitive child, a simple scolding can be a _ experience. （ A） hysterical （ B） grievous （ C） gracious （ D） sensible 68 People under stress have performed _ feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim. （ A） specific （ B） extraordinary （ C）
48、 abrupt （ D） abnormal 69 The introduction of fabrics made from rayon, nylon and other _ fibers has made many changes in our civilization. （ A） manufactured （ B） artificial （ C） synthetic （ D） manned 70 Once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a _ of eggs that we were giving many away to ou
49、r neighbors. （ A） output （ B） surplus （ C） production （ D） plenty 71 That fellow _ at long distance running. （ A） excels （ B） exceeds （ C） surpasses （ D） overtakes 72 As I regard it, you can widen the _ of these improvements through your active participation. （ A） volume （ B） dimension （ C） magnitude （ D） scope 73 Th
