1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 440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 does the man want to visit New Mexico? （ A） To study there. （ B） To take a vacation. （ C） To see his family. （ D） To learn skiing. 3 From the conversation, we learn that （ A） the man has been to New Mexic
4、o many times. （ B） the woman and her sister live in New Mexico. （ C） Albuquerque is far away from the mountains. （ D） near Albuquerque there are high mountains. 4 What does the woman warn the man about when he goes skiing in Albuquerque? （ A） Low humidity. （ B） High temperature. （ C） High altitude.
5、（ D） Possible accidents. 5 Dr. Olivia has a talk with Steve because Steve （ A） is late for classes too often. （ B） missed many classes. （ C） has last in the exam again. （ D） is a trouble-maker at school. 6 Dr. Olivia says that today （ A） students are going to take the final exam. （ B） is the last da
6、y Steve can drop the class with a full refund. （ C） students have to hand in their reports. （ D） is the final day Steve can apply for a loan. 7 What does the man decide to do at last? （ A） Make up the missed lessons. （ B） Stop taking part-time jobs. （ C） Drop the class. （ D） Transfer to another scho
7、ol. 8 The man wanted the woman to bring the following EXCEPT （ A） some chips. （ B） some ice cream. （ C） a piece of pizza. （ D） some honey. 9 What is the womans first suggestion to her husband? （ A） He should get a checkup first. （ B） He should see a doctor. （ C） He should eat less fatty foods. （ D）
8、He should visit a fitness trainer. 10 How long has it been since the man played basketball? （ A） Less than 25 years. （ B） Less than 5 years. （ C） More than 5 years. （ D） More than 25 years. 11 The woman advises the man to take up weight training because （ A） it helps strengthen his muscles. （ B） it
9、is good for a sound sleep. （ C） it helps develop mental toughness. （ D） it helps to lose weight. 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 The Internet appeals to shoppers in that （ A
10、） it offers many more attractive products. （ B） you can pay for the products with a credit card. （ C） it is convenient to buy and compare products. （ D） all of the above. 13 According to the passage, when shopping online you do NOT have to （ A） use the latest browser. （ B） read the privacy policy. （
11、 C） use only one credit card. （ D） delete transaction records. 14 After you have made purchases, you should （ A） send an email to merchants. （ B） look for more product information. （ C） check confirmation emails. （ D） change your credit card. 15 You can find in the first room the following EXCEPT （
12、A） dictionaries. （ B） bibliographies. （ C） telephone books. （ D） literature works. 16 The second room is called （ A） the reference room. （ B） the newspaper room. （ C） the periodicals room. （ D） the card catalogs room. 17 When you are looking for a book you should write the following on slips EXCEPT
13、（ A） the pages of the book. （ B） the call number of the book. （ C） the title of the book. （ D） the author of the book. 18 Yoga can be helpful to our health in many aspects EXCEPT （ A） increasing heartbeat. （ B） lowering blood pressure. （ C） reducing stress. （ D） improving fitness. 19 According to th
14、e speaker, which of the following are important in the process of doing Yoga? （ A） Concentration and breathing. （ B） Meditation and comfort. （ C） Breathing and moving smoothly. （ D） Flexibility and breathing. 20 What would a person typically do at the end of the exercises? （ A） Move gently. （ B） Res
15、t or meditation. （ C） Do slow exercises. （ D） Take deep breath. 21 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） The typical process of Yoga. （ B） The medical benefits of Yoga. （ C） The best way to do Yoga. （ D） The relationship between health and Yoga. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this sect
16、ion, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The news item is mainly about （ A） World Cup in South Africa. （ B） police uniform change. （ C） police battling obesity. （ D） police losing their jobs. 23 Vietnam signed an agreement with the
17、 United States to （ A） develop its agriculture. （ B） develop nuclear weapons. （ C） get investment from US companies. （ D） meet its energy demand. 24 Vietnam has already signed agreements with nations EXCEPT （ A） China. （ B） Russia. （ C） Pakistan. （ D） India. 25 What is the theme of the summit? （ A）
18、Economy of the United States. （ B） Government spending. （ C） Worlds financial future. （ D） Worlds political crisis. 26 Which of the following problems that the leaders have to deal with is NOT mentioned in the news? （ A） When to inject dollars to their economies. （ B） How to withdraw government supp
19、ort. （ C） When to withdraw government support. （ D） How to avoid another financial crisis. 27 The UK is the_biggest investor in renewable energy technologies. （ A） second （ B） third （ C） fouth （ D） fifth 28 _has the most spectacular growth. （ A） South Korea （ B） Spain （ C） China （ D） Brazil 29 Accor
20、ding to the news, investment in clean energy （ A） tripled in the last two years worldwide. （ B） slightly rose even in economic turmoil worldwide. （ C） can bring great benefits to the economy. （ D） can protect the environment. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followin
21、g passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 29 Most people hate rock music.【 C1】 _I am not an unreasonable or biased person【 C2】 _ nature, two vivid and striking【 C3】 _experiences of rock music during the past two weeks
22、have persuaded me that it has become a(n)【 C4】 _for those of us with enough common sense to see its 【 C5】 _dangers to point them out. My first experienceperhaps a minor one,【 C6】 _highly symptomaticwas the realization that if I spoke to my teenage son when he was listening to rock music 【 C7】 _headp
23、hones, he replied in an unnaturally loud voice,【 C8】 _there was something wrong with his hearing. The second occurred when I went with him to a “concert“ and witnessed for myself 【 C9】 _these affairs are like. Till I went to the concert, I had always【 C10】 _the “live and let live“ attitude that rock
24、 music was simply not my 【 C11】 _but that other people had【 C12】 _ right to enjoy it if it was theirs. But what I saw and heard【 C13】 _me that we are allowing something very powerful to take 【 C14】 _of the younger generation. In the first place, I noticed a collective madness,【 C15】 _ by the noise l
25、evel. But secondly, and【 C16】 _ dangerously, I observed that after a time everyone was carried【 C17】 _by the noise, and gave up his/her individuality. By the end I was in the middle of a faceless crowd who clapped and【 C18】 _and jumped around like monkeys. It was the most degrading human【 C19】 _I ha
26、ve ever had the misfortune to witness, and I seriously believe that in time to come our present younger generation would thank us if we managed to【 C20】 _a stop to it now. 30 【 C1】 （ A） When （ B） While （ C） If （ D） As 31 【 C2】 （ A） in （ B） of （ C） with （ D） by 32 【 C3】 （ A） private （ B） personal （ C
27、） individual （ D） own 33 【 C4】 （ A） job （ B） obligation （ C） duty （ D） virtue 34 【 C5】 （ A） potential （ B） obvious （ C） temporary （ D） apparent 35 【 C6】 （ A） but （ B） and （ C） even （ D） so 36 【 C7】 （ A） by （ B） over （ C） behind （ D） through 37 【 C8】 （ A） since （ B） for （ C） as if （ D） in case 38 【 C
28、9】 （ A） / （ B） what （ C） how （ D） which 39 【 C10】 （ A） adapted （ B） adopted （ C） taken （ D） accepted 40 【 C11】 （ A） enjoyment （ B） preference （ C） option （ D） taste 41 【 C12】 （ A） every （ B） all （ C） no （ D） some 42 【 C13】 （ A） concerned （ B） persuaded （ C） convinced （ D） ignited 43 【 C14】 （ A） care
29、 （ B） attention （ C） charge （ D） possession 44 【 C15】 （ A） bringing about （ B） brought about （ C） bringing forward （ D） brought forward 45 【 C16】 （ A） far more （ B） much too （ C） as much as （ D） too much 46 【 C17】 （ A） over （ B） off （ C） along （ D） out 47 【 C18】 （ A） sat （ B） stood （ C） paced （ D） s
30、tamped 48 【 C19】 （ A） situation （ B） spectacle （ C） scene （ D） stage 49 【 C20】 （ A） put （ B） let （ C） form （ D） make 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressi
31、ve loss of our vigor and resistance which, though imperceptible at first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us. This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is on
32、e of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually “die of old age“, and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying
33、between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longeron into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are. Normal people tend to forget this proce
34、ss unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigor with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out
35、 of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things “wear out“. Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems li
36、ke a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics(热力学 )(whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old
37、 watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itselfit does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repair ourselveswell enough, at least, to overcome all but the mo
38、st instantly fatal illnesses and accidents. Between twelve and eighty years we gradually lose this power; an illness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty can knock us out, and into our grave. If we could stay as vigorous as we are at twelve, it would take about 700 years for half of us to
39、die, and another 700 for the survivors to be reduced by half again. 90 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development. （ B） People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing. （ C） Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties
40、 and nineties. （ D） People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old. 91 The word “it“ in the last sentence of Paragraph Two refers to （ A） remaining alive until 65. （ B） remaining alive after 80. （ C） dying before 65 or after 80. （ D） dying between 65 and 80. 92 What is ageing? （ A） It is
41、usually a phenomenon of dying at an old age. （ B） It is a fact that people cannot live any longer. （ C） It is a gradual loss of vigor and resistance. （ D） It is a phase when people are easily attacked by illness. 93 What do the examples of watch show? （ A） Normally people are quite familiar with the
42、 ageing process. （ B） All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process. （ C） The law of thermodynamics functions in the ageing process. （ D） Humans ageing process is different from that of mechanisms. 94 Which of the following best fits the style of this passage? （ A） Argumentation. （ B） E
43、xposition. （ C） Narration. （ D） Description. 94 This year, like lots of other people, Im going to try to make my own Christmas presents. Its not the first time that Ive promised myself this. Being a milliner, and an all-round crafty type, Ive often thought I should put my money where my mouth is. Bu
44、t this year Im really going to stick to it. Its partly that Im short of cash, but also that Ive recently returned from an inspiring trip around Britain, looking into “make do and mend“ for BBC2s Newsnight. I dreamed up the trip a few months ago. The thought of traveling the countrymaking things as I
45、 went, meeting artists and craftspeoplesounded like the perfect way to spend the summer. Id pack a tent and a sewing machine and off Id go. But by the time I finalized my plans and hit the road, leaves were already crunching under foot. It seemed crazy to camp with winter on the way; instead, Newsni
46、ght viewers offered me board and lodging in return for help with a craft task. There was an overwhelming response. My tasks ranged from darning(缝补 )a moth-eaten monks jumper to making trousers for a stilt walker. Textile students in Harpenden offered to pay for my petrol in return for a talk about h
47、ats. In Derby, Amy needed help to transform an old pair of curtains. I was really struck by peoples growing enthusiasm for making things. I asked a WI group in Sheffield how many could sew, and only a few put up their hands. But when I asked who wanted to learn, nearly everyone responded positively.
48、 At the Textile Workshop in Nottingham, the number of classes on offer has doubled in a year, and a knitting club in Leeds is growing by the week. Craft is definitely fashionable at the moment. But over and above fashion, were learning to appreciate effort and quality again. Perhaps once people redi
49、scover the pleasure to be gained from making something unique, it may stick. Sue Prichard is curator(管理者 )of quilts at the V&A, where next spring shell be putting on the museums first major quilting exhibition. Sue believes the return to crafting is wrapped up in how we are redefining ourselves. “Theres certainly a movement. towards a new domesticity. People, especially women, are starting to think about the way they live their lives. Its 40 yea
