1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 444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 do we know from the conversation about the man? （ A） The man cant concentrate in the library. （ B） The man wants to live near to the library. （ C） The man dislikes talking and playing cards. （ D） The man
4、 wants to find a quiet residence. 3 Why does the man want to move out of me students dorm? （ A） The apartment is cheaper than the dorm. （ B） Smoking is forbidden in the dorm. （ C） The dorm is too noisy for him to write his essays. （ D） He cant get along with his roommates. 4 What is the mans final d
5、ecision? （ A） To give up moving out of the dorm. （ B） To consult the accommodation office. （ C） To buy a small apartment of his own. （ D） To share one room with the woman. 5 Why is the woman driven crazy? （ A） Because she doesnt recognize the man. （ B） Because she hardly knows the man. （ C） Because
6、she never forgets a face. （ D） Because she often forgets people. 6 How did the man know Judy? （ A） They were in the same math class. （ B） They were in the same high school. （ C） He sat in front of Judy in math class. （ D） He met her in a party. 7 What will the man and the woman do tonight? （ A） To m
7、eet some old friends. （ B） To have dinner with Judy. （ C） To go to the cinema. （ D） To go to the womans restaurant. 8 All the following people will attend the party EXCEPT （ A） Rose. （ B） Mary. （ C） Barbara. （ D） Peter. 9 Why does NOT the man invite more guests to the party? （ A） He doesnt like too
8、many people. （ B） He doesnt have much money. （ C） He thinks it will be too noisy. （ D） He thinks it will be too crowded. 10 How many people will be invited? （ A） No more than twelve. （ B） No less than twelve. （ C） As many as twelve. （ D） Not mentioned. 11 According to the woman, friends will be_to p
9、ick presents. （ A） glad （ B） hesitate （ C） uneasy （ D） bothered 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 University of Southern California has the largest number of international
10、 students since （ A） 2002. （ B） 2006. （ C） 2007 （ D） 2009 13 International students go to the University of Southern California to （ A） enjoy the colorful sports programs. （ B） enroll in its strong academic programs. （ C） find out the source of Star Wars. （ D） strengthen their ties with Asia. 14 Hav
11、ing many international students brings_to the University of Southern California. （ A） worldwide reputation in the academic area （ B） better relationships with other universities （ C） profitable income from students tuition （ D） financial aid from the federal government 15 What does a training specif
12、ication specify? （ A） The performance required for a certain job. （ B） The required behavior, knowledge and skills. （ C） The training contents and methods to be used. （ D） The costs and the benefits of the program. 16 What must we understand in order to be successful in our training programs? （ A） T
13、he difference between a job description and a job specification. （ B） The difference between what is taught, and how it is used. （ C） The relation between the costs and the quality of the program. （ D） The difference between learning about the skills and training in using them. 17 What does the succ
14、ess of a training program lie in according to the passage? （ A） The training methods and the quality of the training staff. （ B） The performance of the trainees in the program. （ C） The places where the training programs take place. （ D） The way to evaluate the training program. 18 What is the talk
15、mainly about? （ A） The relationship between painting and sculpture. （ B） The ideas behind an artists work. （ C） The practical value of a work of art. （ D） The way the eye perceives shape in sculpture. 19 According to Henry Moore, why is sculpture more difficult to appreciate than other forms of art?
16、 （ A） It is often displayed outdoors. （ B） It does not always represent an object. （ C） It is three-dimensional. （ D） It is done by relatively few artists. 20 Why does the professor mention bones and shells? （ A） To give an example of natural shapes. （ B） To describe early sculpture. （ C） To illustr
17、ate their use as tools. （ D） To demonstrate their role as decorative objects. 21 What is one well-known feature of Henry Moores sculptures? （ A） They are always made of stone. （ B） They are painted in bright colors. （ C） They contain moving parts. （ D） They make use of holes. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAS
18、T Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The international conference of aid donors to East Timor is scheduled on _. （ A） Wednesday （ B） Tuesday （ C） Friday （ D） Saturday 23 The most important issue of the
19、 meeting is _ for East Timor. （ A） the political system （ B） humanitarian aid （ C） economic development （ D） democratic election 24 According to the World Bank, the Cost of reconstruction in East Timor will be between _ and million dollars over the next 3 years. （ A） 260; 300 （ B） 300; 260 （ C） 200;
20、 360 （ D） 360; 200 25 Donor countries .include the following EXCEPT _. （ A） Japan （ B） China （ C） Australia （ D） the U.S. 26 Which statement about Madonna is NOT true? （ A） She broke one leg. （ B） She shattered one hand. （ C） She broke her collarbone. （ D） She cracked three ribs. 27 How much money h
21、as been provided to Afghanistan citizens? （ A） $50,000,000,000. （ B） $1,500,000,000. （ C） $5,000,000,000 （ D） $150,000,000,000 28 Which was NOT criticized by EU foreign ministers? （ A） The political reform. （ B） The governing methods. （ C） The state building. （ D） The financial reform. 29 Where is t
22、he news most likely to be reported? （ A） In Germany. （ B） In Ukraine. （ C） In Russia. （ D） In England. 30 What was the Ukrainian football fans reaction to the Russian team? （ A） They were indifferent when Russia lost the chance of winning the World Cup. （ B） They were happy when Russia lost the chan
23、ce of winning the World Cup. （ C） They felt sad when Russia lost the chance of winning the World Cup. （ D） They felt little sympathetic when Russia lost the chance of winning the World Cup. 31 It seems that _ （ A） the American troops are faced with violent fighting in Iraq （ B） Americans are confide
24、nt in a positive outcome to the war （ C） radio listeners all agree to Bushs strategy for military success （ D） radio listeners agree to Bushs warning of a tough war in Iraq 32 Which of the following statements is true, according to the news? （ A） Bush agrees to withdraw the American troops from Iraq
25、 soon. （ B） Bush requests the Congress to set a deadline for the withdrawal. （ C） Bush refuses to set a deadline for the withdrawal as requested. （ D） Bush agrees to train Iraqi security forces after withdrawing troops. 33 Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter on Sunday condemned a unilateral U. S. att
26、ack on Iraq （ A） at Nobel Prize awarding ceremony. （ B） in The New York Times. （ C） in The Washington Post. （ D） at the Capitol Hall. 34 Jimmy Carter was the president of the United States in （ A） 1979. （ B） 1967. （ C） 1982. （ D） 1951. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in th
27、e following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 34 There was a time in my life when people asked【 C1】 _for stories about what its like to work in a field【 C2】 _by men. I was never very good at telling those stories
28、 because【 C3】 _I never found them interesting.【 C4】 _I do find interesting is the origin of the universe and the nature of black holes. At 19,【 C5】 _I began studying astrophysics, it did not【 C6】 _me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while【 C7】 _my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a po
29、st-doctor doing space research, the【 C8】 _started to trouble me. My every achievement jobs, research papers,【 C9】 _ was viewed through the lens of gender politics.【 C10】 _were my failures. Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth【 C11】 _a sentence that would eventually become my reply【 C12】 _an
30、y and all of these: I dont talk about that anymore. It 【 C13】 _me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didnt want to【 C14】 _with gender issues. Today I research and teach at Barnard, a womens college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many【 C15】 _the 45
31、 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45.I know some of my students worry how they will【 C16】 _their scientific research and a desire【 C17】 _children. And I dont dismiss those concerns. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physi
32、cs professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And【 C18】 _they have given me the image of 45 women【 C19】 _by a love of science. And thats a sight【 C20】 _talking about. 35 【 C1】 （ A） continually （ B） continuously （ C） constantly （ D） unceasingly 36 【 C2】 （ A） dominated （ B） commanded （ C） d
33、ictated （ D） prevailed 37 【 C3】 （ A） factually （ B） intentionally （ C） basically （ D） truthfully 38 【 C4】 （ A） But （ B） Whether （ C） What （ D） Though 39 【 C5】 （ A） as （ B） when （ C） since （ D） after 40 【 C6】 （ A） stress （ B） molest （ C） interfere （ D） bother 41 【 C7】 （ A） earning （ B） learning （ C）
34、studying （ D） rewarding 42 【 C8】 （ A） question （ B） subject （ C） issue （ D） dispute 43 【 C9】 （ A） rewards （ B） awards （ C） prizes （ D） cups 44 【 C10】 （ A） As （ B） Same （ C） Both （ D） So 45 【 C11】 （ A） went （ B） came （ C） said （ D） spoke 46 【 C12】 （ A） to （ B） for （ C） at （ D） in 47 【 C13】 （ A） spent
35、 （ B） took （ C） cost （ D） consumed 48 【 C14】 （ A） handle with （ B） deal with （ C） meet with （ D） settle with 49 【 C15】 （ A） in （ B） within （ C） among （ D） of 50 【 C16】 （ A） make （ B） handle （ C） ensure （ D） manage 51 【 C17】 （ A） for （ B） at （ C） to （ D） in 52 【 C18】 （ A） in contrast （ B） in comparis
36、on （ C） in turn （ D） in return 53 【 C19】 （ A） educated （ B） admired （ C） devoted （ D） driven 54 【 C20】 （ A） worth （ B） worthy （ C） worthwhile （ D） worthy of 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery
37、and tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vast piles of buildings full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine wor
38、ked monotonously up and down like the head of an elephant in a state of madness. The town contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another. A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing sometim
39、es, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay covered in a haze of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such blotch upon the view without a town. The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright tha
40、t it even shone through the haze over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadily. Workers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on posts and steps, wiping their faces and contemplating coals. The whole town seemed to be frying in oil. There was a stifling smell of hot
41、oil everywhere. The atmosphere of those places was like the breath of hell, and their inhabitants wasting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert. But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in cold, w
42、et weather and dry, fair weather and foul. The measured motion of their shadows on the walls, was the substitute Coketown had to show for the shadows of rustling woods; while for the summer hum of insects, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of Saturday, the whirr
43、 of shafts and wheels. 89 Which of the following adjectives is NOT appropriate to describe Coketown? （ A） Dull. （ B） Dirty. （ C） Noisy. （ D） Savage. 90 From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n)_ town. （ A） industrial （ B） agricultural （ C） residential （ D） commercial 91 Only_ were not a
44、ffected by weather. （ A） the workmen （ B） the inhabitants （ C） the steam-engines （ D） the rustling woods 92 Which is the authors opinion of Coketown? （ A） Coketown should be replaced by woods. （ B） The town was seriously polluted. （ C） The town had too much oil in it. （ D） The towns atmosphere was t
45、raditional. 92 The uniqueness of the Japanese character is the result of two seemingly contradictory forces: the strength of traditions and selective receptivity to foreign achievements and inventions. As early as the 1860s, there were counter movements to the traditional orientation. Yukichi Fukuza
46、wa, the most eloquent spokesman of Japans “Enlightenment,“ claimed “The Confucian civilization of the East seems to me to lack two things possessed by Western civilization: science in the material sphere and a sense of independence in the spiritual sphere.“ Fukuzawas great influence is found in the
47、free and individualistic philosophy of the Education Code of 1872, but he was not able,to prevent the government from turning back to the canons of Confucian thought in the Imperial Rescript of 1890. Another interlude of relative liberalism followed World War I, when the democratic idealism of Presi
48、dent Woodrow Wilson had an important impact on Japanese intellectuals and, especially, students: but more important was the Leninist ideology of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Again, in the early 1930s, nationalism and militarism became: dominant, largely ah a result of failing economic conditions.
49、Following the end of World War II, substantial changes were undertaken in Japan to liberate the individual from authoritarian restraints. The new democratic value system was accepted by many teachers, students intellectuals and old liberals, but it was not immediately embraced by the society as a whole: Japanese traditions were dominated by group values, and notions of personal freedom and individual rights were unf
