1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 422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 According to the man, why do modern books decay? （ A） They are often handled improperly by readers. （ B） The paper is destroyed by chemicals. （ C） The ink used in printing damages the paper. （ D） The glue use
4、d in the binding loses its strength. 3 What does the man say is a drawback to the process of restoring books? （ A） Its very expensive. （ B） It hasnt proven to be totally effective. （ C） It can be damaging to some books. （ D） It cant be used on books published before 1850. 4 What will the women proba
5、bly do next? （ A） Get some books for the man to look at. （ B） Ask the man to look over her notes. （ C） Continue her research in the library. （ D） Find more information on how books are preserved. 5 Whats the patients symptom ? （ A） A sore throat. （ B） Abnormal temperature. （ C） A bellyache. （ D） A h
6、eadache. 6 She did NOT_. （ A） eat ice cream or popcorn （ B） take a ride on the merry-go-round （ C） have a birthday party （ D） cry to complain her pain 7 What should Ella do? （ A） Take medicine for a week. （ B） Eat whatever she wants to keep a good mood. （ C） Control her diet for a week. （ D） Come to
7、 the doctor again .three days later. 8 What is the main topic of the conversation? （ A） The difficulty of raising animals on farms in colonial America. （ B） Traffic problems in colonial American cities. （ C） Population growth in colonial American cities. （ D） Economic conditions in colonial America.
8、 9 According to the conversation, how did colonists try to make traveling in cities easier? （ A） By widening the streets. （ B） By using coaches to provide free public transportation. （ C） By preventing carts from entering town. （ D） By making laws to keep farm animals off the street. 10 Why were car
9、s considered the problem in colonial towns? （ A） Carts scared the pigs away. （ B） Carts injured a large number of people. （ C） Carts often moved too slowly. （ D） Carts broke down too easily. 11 According to the conversation, what did colonial towns people do to clean their streets? （ A） They used ca
10、rts for collecting garbage. （ B） They used pigs to get rid of garbage. （ C） They burnt the garbage. （ D） They set up trash cans. 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 Why the amou
11、nt of rubbish needs to be reduced? （ A） Because rubbish can be recycled. （ B） Because there is not enough space to dump rubbish. （ C） Because rubbish can only be collected from our doorstop. （ D） Because rubbish needs to be placed at a bottle bank. 13 Which of the following is NOT environmentally fr
12、iendly? （ A） Reusable products. （ B） Washable nappies. （ C） Strong shopping bags （ D） Disposable chopsticks. 14 Which of the following can not reduce the amount of carbon ? （ A） Catching a bus. （ B） Cycling. （ C） Driving electric car. （ D） Flying to go on holiday. 15 If an object weighed one pound o
13、n the surface of the earth, how much would it weigh 4,000 miles above the earth? （ A） 3/4 pounds. （ B） 4 pounds. （ C） 1/9 pound. （ D） 1/4 pounds. 16 We feel an object is heavy （ A） because weight is a fixed quality in an object. （ B） because they are far away from the centre of the earth. （ C） becau
14、se of the earths strong attraction for them. （ D） because they are not taken away from the surface of the earth. 17 According to the passage, how many miles is the earths diameter? （ A） 2,000. （ B） 4, 000. （ C） 8,000. （ D） 16,000. 18 Ballroom dancing used to be associated with_. （ A） TV shows （ B） o
15、ld people （ C） celebrities （ D） professional dancers 19 According to the passage, recent popularity of ballroom dancing is the result of_. （ A） the participation of celebrities （ B） the designing of colourful costumes （ C） the benefits it brings （ D） a TV programme 20 Which of the following is NOT m
16、entioned about the TV show? （ A） Performers have to be formally dressed on the show. （ B） Each professional dancer dances with a celebrity. （ C） People on the show perform a different dance every week. （ D） The show runs for about four months. 21 According to the passage, the TV show has the greates
17、t impact on_. （ A） old people （ B） middle-aged people （ C） kids and young people （ D） all of the above 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 When did the explosion happen? （ A） Wh
18、en many pilgrims made their way to holy city on foot. （ B） When many pilgrims made their way home on foot. （ C） When many pilgrims commemorated the 40th day of the slaying of Imam. （ D） When many pilgrims made their way to holy city on motorcycle. 23 What peculiar problem is the telecommunications i
19、ndustry currently facing? （ A） Applications outnumber availability. （ B） Insufficient trained personnel. （ C） Uncertainty of the future market. （ D） Lack of government support. 24 When did the riot happen? （ A） On Friday. （ B） On Wednesday. （ C） On Saturday. （ D） On Sunday. 25 According to the news,
20、 who started the riot first? （ A） The visiting team. （ B） The home team. （ C） The supporter of the visiting team. （ D） The supporter of the home team. 26 Who played a secret but helpful role? （ A） Sharon. （ B） Shalom. （ C） Kasuri. （ D） Erdogan. 27 Why did Sharon speak so highly of the relationship b
21、etween Israel and Turkey? （ A） It helps diffuse Middle East tensions. （ B） It helps deter Iran. （ C） It shows Israel can live mutually and peacefully with Muslim neighbors. （ D） It benefits the whole region. 28 Why was the young woman held up in the federal imprisonment center? （ A） Because she kill
22、ed the passengers on board. （ B） Because she has murdered her boyfriend. （ C） She was accused of threatening to slaughter others on the ship. （ D） She has stolen two notebooks of the crew members. 29 How was the suspect arrested? （ A） She turned herself in. （ B） She was caught after a 5-hour chase.
23、（ C） The crew members chased her. （ D） Her boyfriend turned her in. 30 Which of the following items may not be injured by diabetes? （ A） Kidneys （ B） Nerves. （ C） Ears. （ D） Eyes. 31 How many people around the world have diabetes? （ A） 135,000,000. （ B） 13,500,000. （ C） 1,350,000,000. （ D） 1,350,000
24、 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 Most of us think we know the kind of kid who becomes a killer, and most of the time were right. Bo
25、ys 【 C1】 _ about 85% of all youth murderers, and in those cases about 90% fall within a pattern 【 C2】 _ the line from bad parenting and bad 【 C3】 _ to murder is usually clear. Their lives start with abuse, neglect and 【 C4】 _ deprivation at home. Add the effects of poverty and drug, and it is not 【
26、C5】 _ that in a violent society like ours, 【 C6】 _ children become deadly teens. 【 C7】 _ what about the other 10% of kids who kill: the boys who have 【 C8】_ parents and are not poor? Are their parents to blame when these kids become 【 C9】_ ? Most children do fine while young enough to be 【 C10】 _ by
27、 loving parents, but change as adolescents subjected to peer competition and rejection, 【 C11】 _ in big high schools. Today it becomes hard for parents to 【 C12】 _ between what in a teenagers talk, dress and taste in music and video games indicates 【 C13】 _ trouble and what is simply a 【 C14】 _ of t
28、he times. Most kids who have multiple body piercing, or play the video games are normal kids caught in a toxic【 C15】 _ Intelligent kids with good social skills can be quite skillful at hiding who they really are from their parents. They may do this to 【 C16】_ punishment or to protect the parents the
29、y love from being 【 C17】 _ or worried. Anyway, how many parents are 【 C18】 _ of thinking the worst of their son 【 C19】_ , that he harbors murders fantasies, or that he could 【 C20】 _ so far as acting them out. 32 【 C1】 （ A） complete （ B） commit （ C） submit （ D） perform 33 【 C2】 （ A） that （ B） where
30、（ C） which （ D） what 34 【 C3】 （ A） situation （ B） environment （ C） condition （ D） state 35 【 C4】 （ A） logical （ B） sensational （ C） emotional （ D） rational 36 【 C5】 （ A） confusing （ B） astonishing （ C） bewildering （ D） surprising 37 【 C6】 （ A） restricted （ B） damaged （ C） beloved （ D） spoiled 38 【 C
31、7】 （ A） However （ B） But （ C） Although （ D） Otherwise 39 【 C8】 （ A） loving （ B） strict （ C） irresponsible （ D） careless 40 【 C9】 （ A） offenders （ B） defenders （ C） killers （ D） criminals 41 【 C10】 （ A） aroused （ B） raised （ C） flourished （ D） whipped 42 【 C11】 （ A） particularly （ B） uniquely （ C） su
32、bsequently （ D） naturally 43 【 C12】 （ A） recognize （ B） detect （ C） discover （ D） distinguish 44 【 C13】 （ A） psychological （ B） physical （ C） spiritual （ D） bodily 45 【 C14】 （ A） symptom （ B） sign （ C） mark （ D） token 46 【 C15】 （ A） country （ B） family （ C） culture （ D） school 47 【 C16】 （ A） avoid （
33、 B） accept （ C） eliminate （ D） create 48 【 C17】 （ A） depressed （ B） encouraged （ C） disappointed （ D） amazed 49 【 C18】 （ A） capable （ B） competent （ C） able （ D） efficient 50 【 C19】 （ A） that is （ B） such as （ C） for example （ D） at last 51 【 C20】 （ A） run （ B） go （ C） come （ D） arrive 三、 PART IV GR
34、AMMAR lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? M
35、ore and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are be
36、tter with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicants lying, most colle
37、ges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them impostors; another refers to them as special cases. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by no such people. To avoid outright (彻底的 ) lies, som
38、e job-seekers claim that they attended or were associated with a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that attending means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that being associated with a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger bro
39、ther for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century thats when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you dont want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony diploma. O
40、ne company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of non-existent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from Smoot State University. The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the University of Purdue. As there
41、is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper. 86 The main idea of this passage is that_. （ A） employers are checking more closely on applicants now （ B） lying about college degrees has become a widespread probl
42、em （ C） college degrees can now be purchased easily （ D） employers are no longer interested in college degrees 87 According to the passage, special cases refer to cases where_. （ A） students attend a school only part-time （ B） students never attended a school they listed on their application （ C） st
43、udents purchase false degrees from commercial firms （ D） students attended a famous school 88 We can infer from the passage that_. （ A） performance is a better judge of ability that a college degree （ B） experience is the best teacher （ C） past work histories influence personnel officers more than d
44、egrees do （ D） a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job petition 89 This passage implies that_. （ A） buying a false degree is not moral （ B） personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools （ C） most people lie on applications because the
45、y were dismissed from school （ D） society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications 90 As used in the first line of the second paragraph, the word “utter“ means_. （ A） address （ B） Thorough （ C） Ultimate （ D） decisive 90 Science writer Tom Standage draws apt parallels between the teleg
46、raph and the gem of late 20th century technology, the Internet. Both systems grew out of the cutting edge science of their time. The telegraphs land lines, underwater cables, and clicking gadgets reflected the 19th centurys research in electromagnetism. The Internets computers and high-speed connect
47、ions reflect 20th century computer science, information theory, and materials technology. But, while inventions make a global network possible, it takes human cooperation to make it happen. Standages insight in this regard adds depth to his technological history. It under- scores the relevance to ou
48、r own time of the struggles of Samuel Morse in America, William Cooke in England, and other telegraph pioneers. They made the technology work efficiently, sold it to a skeptical public, and overcame national and international bureaucratic obstacles. The solutions they found smooth the Internets way
49、today. Consider a couple of technical parallels. Telegrams were sent from one station to the next, where they were received and retransmitted until they reached their destination. Stations along the way were owned by different entities, including national governments. Internet data is sent from one server computer to another that receives and retransmits it until it reaches its destination. Again the computers have
