1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 44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 What does the woman mean by say that her mother was like the pope? （ A） Her mother was condescending to him. （ B） Her mother was a great authority to him. （ C） Her mothers influence was overwhelming to him. （
4、D） Her mother cared so much about his father. 3 What can we learn about the womans father from the conversation? （ A） Her father left home when she was young. （ B） Her father died when she was young. （ C） Her father was a family man. （ D） Her father loved her very much. 4 Why does the woman say abou
5、t the death of her mother? （ A） It is a great loss for her. （ B） She can never get over her death. （ C） She believes that her mother would want her to be happy in life. （ D） She believes that her mother has guided her all the way. 5 What election are the speakers discussing? （ A） The election for se
6、nator. （ B） The election for treasurer. （ C） The election for secretary. （ D） The election for president. 6 What will the man do tonight? （ A） Make posters. （ B） Write a speech. （ C） Answer questions. （ D） Study chemistry. 7 What will the speakers do after chemistry class? （ A） Compare their lecture
7、 notes. （ B） Review the mans talk. （ C） Prepare questions to ask candidates. （ D） Vote in the school election. 8 Where was Sberrill going when Fill met her? （ A） To the supermarket. （ B） To school. （ C） To her home. （ D） To work outdoors. 9 What does Sherrill do at her supermarket job? （ A） She work
8、s at the meat counter. （ B） She puts groceries out on the shelves. （ C） She carries groceries out to the store for customers. （ D） She cheeks the quality of milk products. 10 What does Fill not like about his job? （ A） He doesnt earn very much money. （ B） He has to work too many hours. （ C） He doesn
9、t have time for lunch. （ D） He sometimes has to work in bad weather. 11 What is Fill going to do next? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant trees. （ D） Buy groceries. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and
10、then answer the questions that follow. 12 Which of the following is TRUE about Eclipse? （ A） It is a new kind of cigarette. （ B） It wont cause lung diseases. （ C） It is the new brand name of a cigarette. （ D） It wont cause cancer. 13 What is the percentage of the substances that causes cancer in Ecl
11、ipse according to the company? （ A） None. （ B） 10%. （ C） 20%. （ D） 30%. 14 What is public health experts attitude toward Eclipse? （ A） They welcome the new product. （ B） They think it needs improving. （ C） They are doubtful about the claim. （ D） They say it is unbelievable. 15 When did Michael decid
12、e to become childless? （ A） When he was a college student. （ B） After he graduated from university. （ C） Before he got married. （ D） After he got married. 16 What is Pamelas job? （ A） She is a clerk in travel agency. （ B） She is a publisher. （ C） She is a kindergarten teacher. （ D） She is an editor.
13、 17 Why doesnt Pamela want to have a child? （ A） She doesnt like children. （ B） She is concerned about her career. （ C） She is not rich enough to raise a child. （ D） She is not healthy enough to have a child. 18 Whats the speakers attitude towards John Smith? （ A） He makes fun of John Smith. （ B） He
14、 looks down upon John Smith. （ C） He likes John Smith. （ D） He dislikes John Smith. 19 What is the passage? （ A） An opening speech of a lecture. （ B） The text of the economists speech. （ C） A discussion on inflation and investment. （ D） The interpretation of the phrase “economic depression“. 20 Who
15、will not be most seriously affected by inflation? （ A） The persons with fixed incomes. （ B） The persons with slow-rising incomes. （ C） The elderly who depend upon pensions. （ D） The employee with a salary agreed on in a short-term contract. 21 Who do you think will probably benefit most from inflati
16、on? （ A） The white-collar workers. （ B） The blue-collar workers. （ C） Both the economists and stockholders. （ D） The persons with business interests and investments. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the q
17、uestions that follow. 22 Which one of the following is TRUE? （ A） The prosecutors will continue their investigation against Kohl. （ B） Mr. Kohl paid a $ 300,000 fine Friday. （ C） Mr. Kohl denied accepting illegal campaign donation. （ D） Mr. Kohl had promised not to name the donors. 23 President Pros
18、per Avril has been arrested on charge of _. （ A） economic plunder （ B） murder （ C） bribery （ D） plotting against the state 24 When did Mr. Avril come into power? （ A） In2001. （ B） In 2000. （ C） In 1998. （ D） In 1997. 25 In the past week, how many politicians were arrested? （ A） 1. （ B） 2. （ C） 3. （
19、D） 4. 26 What is the purpose of the meeting in Luxembourg? （ A） To control patrol boats on the River Danube. （ B） To end economic sanctions against Serbia. （ C） To step up economic sanctions against Serbia. （ D） To send police officers to search the river. 27 International efforts against Serbia hav
20、e been ineffective because _. （ A） ships carrying illegal supplies still sail along the river （ B） more illegal goods have been carried over land （ C） local authorities didnt attempt to stop illegal goods （ D） there has been disagreement over economic sanctions 28 Which country did the illegal traff
21、ic of goods come from? （ A） Greece. （ B） Former Yugoslavia. （ C） Macedonia. （ D） Greece and the former Yagoslavia Republic of Macedonia. 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 ins
22、erted in the corresponding blanks. 28 During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high as 90 percent. Some countries did not【 C1】 _ enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not【 C2】 _ . Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the dev
23、eloped nations【 C4】 _ solutions. 【 C3】 _ , problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized nations. Industry in the developed nations is highly automated and very 【 C5】 _ . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly【 C6】 _ workers are needed to 【 C7】
24、_ and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained,【 C8】 _ many nations do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the【 C9】 _ of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to【 C10】 _ vocational and professional training.【 C11】_ , just to begin training, the st
25、udents must【 C12】 _ learn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, and【 C13】 _ do not return home. All nations agree that science and technology 【 C14】 _ be shared. The point is: countries【 C15】 _ the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look
26、carefully【 C16】 _ the costs, because many of these costs are【 C17】 _ . Students from these nations should 【 C18】 _ the problems of the industrialized countries closely.【 C19】 _ care, they will take home not the problems of science and technology,【 C20】 _ the benefits. 29 【 C1】 （ A） generate （ B） rai
27、se （ C） produce （ D） manufacture 30 【 C2】 （ A） answered （ B） met （ C） calculated （ D） remembered 31 【 C3】 （ A） for （ B） without （ C） as （ D） about 32 【 C4】 （ A） Moreover （ B） Therefore （ C） Anyway （ D） However 33 【 C5】 （ A） expensive （ B） mechanical （ C） flourishing （ D） complicated 34 【 C6】 （ A） gi
28、fted （ B） skilled （ C） trained （ D） versatile 35 【 C7】 （ A） keep （ B） maintain （ C） retain （ D） protect 36 【 C8】 （ A） since （ B） so （ C） and （ D） yet 37 【 C9】 （ A） charge （ B） price （ C） cost （ D） value 38 【 C10】 （ A） accept （ B） gain （ C） receive （ D） absorb 39 【 C11】 （ A） Frequently （ B） Incidenta
29、lly （ C） Deliberately （ D） Eventually 40 【 C12】 （ A） soon （ B） quickly （ C） immediately （ D） first 41 【 C13】 （ A） some （ B） others （ C） several （ D） few 42 【 C14】 （ A） might （ B） should （ C） would （ D） will 43 【 C15】 （ A） adopting （ B） conducting （ C） receiving （ D） adjusting 44 【 C16】 （ A） to （ B）
30、at （ C） on （ D） about 45 【 C17】 （ A） opaque （ B） secret （ C） sealed （ D） hidden 46 【 C18】 （ A） tackle （ B） learn （ C） study （ D） manipulate 47 【 C19】 （ A） In （ B） Through （ C） With （ D） Under 48 【 C20】 （ A） except （ B） nor （ C） or （ D） but 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR they are“ air recreation vehicles“. Modem
31、 ultralight planes use snowmobile(雪 地机动车 )engines that let them cruise at about 50 miles per hour, climb at about 500 feet per minute, and carry combined payloads of pilot and fuel up to about 200 pounds, which is about equal to an ultralight planes weight when empty. More than ten thousand ultralig
32、ht planes were sold last year at prices ranging from $ 2,800 to $ 7,000. But the main reason for the increasing popularity of these aircraft is not that they are inexpensive, but that they are fun to fly. The modern ultralight plane would look very familiar to the earliest pioneers of aviation. Otto
33、 Lilienthal made more than 2000 flights in Germany in the 1890s in what were actually hang gliders. Octave Chanute designed and built many early hang gliders. Augustus Herring, Chanutes assistam, used these gliders as models for a glider that he built for him self. On this glider, Herring installed
34、a compressed-air motor and flew 267 feet in 1898. The Wright brothers Flyer was the grandfather of todays ultralight plane. The pilot sat right out in the open, just as in modem ultralights, and used con trois that were much the same as those used in todays machines. Though most ultralight planes ar
35、e used for pleasure flying, some are also used for crop dusting, aerial photography, and even military observation service. The likelihood is that further uses will be found for ultralight planes, but their greatest use will continue to be as air recreational vehicles. 91 The author seems to feel th
36、at ultralight airplanes are _. （ A） a toy for the rich （ B） nothing but hang gliders （ C） a new development that meets the needs of aviation enthusiasts （ D） the most important development in aviation since the Wright brothers Flyer 92 According to the passage, todays ultralight airplanes _. （ A） ar
37、e inexpensive but difficult to fly （ B） are more like go-karts than like hang gliders （ C） cannot climb as fast or as high as hang gliders （ D） are not too different from the earlier aircraft 93 Which of the following statements is an opinion? （ A） Ultralight planes use snowmobile engines that let t
38、hem cruise at about 500 miles per hour. （ B） John Moody used a 12-horsepower engine to power his Icarus II hang glider. （ C） The use of ultralight planes will increase in such areas as crop dusting and aerial photography. （ D） Otto Lilienthal made more than 2000 flights in Germany in the 1890s in wh
39、at were actually hang gliders. 94 The author finds great similarity between _. （ A） the weight of the hang glider and that of the ultralight airplane （ B） ultralight airplanes and military aircraft （ C） the inventiveness of John Moody and that of Dctave Chanute （ D） the controls used in the Wright b
40、rothers Flyer and those used in todays ultralight airplanes 95 The best title for this passage is _. （ A） The Flying Snowmobile （ B） The History of Recent Aviation （ C） How the Ultralight Plane Flies （ D） The Ultralight Plane, a Recent Development SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN) 96 Write on your ANSW
41、ER SHEET ONE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic Rain is an important resource of the underground water, and it also does good to the grain. But every year many areas suffer from the disastrous flood because of the heavy rain. Write an article entitled “advantages and disadvantag
42、es of rain . In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for co
43、ntent, organization, grammar and appropriacy. SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN) 97 Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Write to Alice, asking her to go to the library with you at weekends. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.
