1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 468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 does the man want? （ A） To ask the woman for some money. （ B） To exchange foreign currency for RMB. （ C） To deposit pounds and US dollars. （ D） To exchange RMB for US dollars and pounds. 3 How much money
4、 does the man want to deposit? （ A） 500 yuan. （ B） 4000 yuan. （ C） 600 yuan. （ D） 6000 yuan. 4 Why does the man choose to open the daily interest account? （ A） Because the interest is higher than other accounts. （ B） Because it doesnt have currency exchange fee. （ C） Because he needs to withdraw mon
5、ey at any time. （ D） Because he needs to deposit money at any moment. 5 Which one is Teds favorite girl? （ A） Jane. （ B） Jerry. （ C） Janet. （ D） Jenny. 6 Which of the following statements is true, according to the conversation? （ A） Ted is asking his favorite girl out. （ B） Ted is encouraged to ask
6、the girl out. （ C） Ted is asking if he can invite the girl. （ D） Ted is advised to keep everything to himself. 7 Ted seems to be anything of the following EXCEPT _. （ A） intrepid （ B） chicken （ C） sheepish （ D） timorous 8 Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the woman? （ A） Coughing. （ B） Vo
7、miting after sleep. （ C） Running nose. （ D） Not sleeping well. 9 The doctor is not sure about the womans illness before seeing her_. （ A） temperature report （ B） virus infection report （ C） bloodTEST report （ D） side effect report 10 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） The woman is infected wi
8、th the flu. （ B） The womans symptom will be relieved with the medicine. （ C） The woman should take one white tablet when her temperature is above 38 . （ D） The woman should have two white tablets three times a day. 11 What prescription does the doctor give to the woman? （ A） Taking two white tablets
9、 three times a day. （ B） Taking brown tablets once every four hours. （ C） White tablets for the fever and brown tablets for the cough. （ D） Brown tablets for the fever and white tablets for the cough. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passa
10、ges carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Henning studied how _ students remember vocabulary while learning English as a second language. （ A） kindergarten （ B） primary school （ C） middle school （ D） university 13 Why would Henning put “weather, whether, wither, and wetter“ togethe
11、r in the test? （ A） Because the four words have the same initial “w“. （ B） Because the four words have the same ending “er“. （ C） Because the four words have the similar pronunciation. （ D） Because the four words have the similar number of the letters. 14 Whats being mainly discussed in the passage?
12、 （ A） The study of the short-term memory. （ B） The study of the long-term memory. （ C） Differences between the short-term memory and the long-terra memory. （ D） Similarities between the short-term memory and the long-term memory. 15 The speakers friend was_ （ A） a friend of the ruler （ B） a tax coll
13、ector （ C） a government official （ D） once a school teacher in India 16 The real purpose of the rulers invitation was_ （ A） to declare new ways of collecting tax （ B） to entertain those contributing much to the government （ C） to collect money from the persons invited （ D） to reward outstanding tax
14、collectors 17 Tax collectors_ （ A） tried to collect more money than the ruler asked for （ B） were given some silver and gold coins by the ruler （ C） were excused from paying income tax （ D） enjoyed being invited to dinner at the ruler s palace 18 According to the speaker what do people often think a
15、bout astronomers （ A） They spend most of their time looking through telescopes. （ B） They are constantly analyzing data. （ C） They often live near observatories. （ D） They devote a lot of time to theoretical problems. 19 Why do astronomers often use photographic plate （ A） To decrease the time it ta
16、kes to photograph objects. （ B） To avoid using a telescope. （ C） To sharpen the color of what they observe. （ D） To obtain images of distant objects. 20 What is one advantage of photographing the skies? （ A） The cost of equipment needed is reduced. （ B） Fewer data need to be analyzed. （ C） The image
17、s can be studied by different astronomers. （ D） The natural colors of astronomical objects can be captured. 21 Why do astronomers make long time exposures? （ A） To spend less time at their telescopes. （ B） To overcome the problem of weak light. （ C） To take more photographs. （ D） To photograph astro
18、nomical objects without using a telescope. 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 What is the purpose of the project? （ A） To protect areas with high biodiversity. （ B） To help con
19、trol environmental pollution. （ C） To rescue endangered living species. （ D） To avoid global warming. 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Pope John Paul II has met with Spains King Juan Carlos. （ B） Gonzalez will be the new prime minister of Spain. （ C） Pope John Paul led an out d
20、oor mass in Madrid. （ D） Pope John Paul II appeals to make abortions legal when childbirth threatens the mothers health. 24 How many people were killed in John Scotts home? （ A） Only one. （ B） Two. （ C） More than two. （ D） Not mentioned in the report. 25 Which of the following statement is not true?
21、 （ A） Two men have been charged as murderer. （ B） John Scott acted as a mediator in last years political hostage crisis. （ C） John Scott is the head of Fijis Red Cross Society. （ D） John Scott was at home when he was hacked to death. 26 Joseph Connor was _. （ A） US Secretary. （ B） US Deputy Secretar
22、y for Management. （ C） UN Deputy Secretary-General for Management （ D） UN Deputy Secretary for Funding 27 The 452 million dollars was the total amount of money that _. （ A） the US owed to the UN （ B） the US was required to pay by December （ C） the US Congress approved for arrears payment （ D） the US
23、 paid to the UN as part of the arrears payment 28 How much is the budget plan for 2005? （ A） 2.8 billion. （ B） 215 billion. （ C） 4 billion. （ D） 2.4 trillion. 29 The discretionary budget category covers all the following EXCEPT （ A） Government Spending. （ B） Human Services. （ C） Education. （ D） Heal
24、th. 30 What is this news mainly about? （ A） The shift in fashion. （ B） Back-to-school spending. （ C） Spending on apparel. （ D） Spending on computers. 31 How much did electronic goods consumption drop? （ A） $1 billion. （ B） $13. 4 billion. （ C） $14. 8 billion. （ D） $9 billion. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 M
25、IN) 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 Personality is to a large extent inherentA type parents usually bring about A type【 C1】 _. But the environment must also h
26、ave a【 C2】 _effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is【 C3】 _to become a major factor in the lives of their children. One place where children【 C4】 _ up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very【 C5】 _, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools 【 C6】 _ the win
27、at all costs moral standard and【 C7】 _ their success by sporting achievements. The current 【 C8】_ for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two【 C9】 _system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B type fellows. Being too【 C10】 _ t
28、o win can have dangerous consequences; remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped【 C11】 _ seconds after saying: “ Rejoice, we conquer!“ By far the worst form of competition in schools is the【 C12】 _ emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate o
29、n those things they do well. The【 C13】 _of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, by competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful. Obviously, it is neither 【 C14】 _ nor desirable that all A youngsters change into Bs. The world needs types, and schools have an
30、important duty to try to fit a childs personality【 C15】 _ his possible future employment. If the【 C16】 _ of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children 【 C17】 _values. Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by goo
31、d grades in chemistry and more by such 【 C18】 _as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors 【 C19】 _ from A type stock. Bs are important and should be【 C20】 _. 32 【 C1】 （ A） offset （ B） offshore （ C） offence （ D） offspring 33 【 C2】 （ A） meaningless （ B） subtle （ C） profo
32、und （ D） vicious 34 【 C3】 （ A） doubtful （ B） certain （ C） incredible （ D） likely 35 【 C4】 （ A） stand （ B） soak （ C） wind （ D） screw 36 【 C5】 （ A） nature （ B） chance （ C） comparison （ D） rights 37 【 C6】 （ A） abstract （ B） absorb （ C） adapt （ D） adopt 38 【 C7】 （ A） capture （ B） measure （ C） ensure （ D
33、） manufacture 39 【 C8】 （ A） accommodation （ B） collision （ C） diversion （ D） passion 40 【 C9】 （ A） hostile （ B） great （ C） layer （ D） possible 41 【 C10】 （ A） keen （ B） worry （ C） excited （ D） careful 42 【 C11】 （ A） die （ B） dead （ C） death （ D） died 43 【 C12】 （ A） disproportionate （ B） affectionate
34、（ C） obstinate （ D） subordinate 44 【 C13】 （ A） standards （ B） directions （ C） problems （ D） merits 45 【 C14】 （ A） technical （ B） radical （ C） practical （ D） cynical 46 【 C15】 （ A） up （ B） out （ C） in （ D） to 47 【 C16】 （ A） preoccupation （ B） compensation （ C） designation （ D） generalization 48 【 C17
35、】 （ A） esthetic （ B） obscure （ C） fantastic （ D） sure 49 【 C18】 （ A） acquisitions （ B） destinations （ C） considerations （ D） civilizations 50 【 C19】 （ A） extraordinarily （ B） exclusively （ C） extremely （ D） exceedingly 51 【 C20】 （ A） constrained （ B） ignored （ C） encouraged （ D） dominated 三、 PART IV
36、 GRAMMAR he is such a_ man. （ A） tough （ B） strict （ C） stubborn （ D） stern 78 The city has decided to _ smoking. （ A） do away with （ B） take away （ C） get away with （ D） put away 79 It is true that there are still abundant reserves of metals which have not yet been_, but it is necessary to take ste
37、ps to ensure that alternative materials are substituted whenever possible. （ A） utilized （ B） mobilized （ C） acquired （ D） cultivated 80 It was strange that she would_such an absurd idea. （ 2009年考试真题） （ A） allow （ B） stick （ C） take （ D） entertain 81 Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词 )i
38、s used as an appositive(同位语 )? （ A） He promised himself rapid progress. （ B） The manager herself will interview Mary. （ C） I have nothing to say for myself. （ D） They quarreled themselves red in the face. 81 Coffee Coffee probably derives its name from the Arabic “gahwah“, although some etymologists
39、 connect it with the name Kaffa, a province in southwest Ethiopia reputed to be the birthplace of coffee. Coffee plants were taken to southern Arabia and placed under cultivation there about 500 years ago. The history of coffee, although vague and obscure, is rich in legend. One of the tales surroun
40、ding the discovery of coffee is that of Kaldi, a goat herder. Bewildered by the weird antics of his flock, Kaldi is supposed (about A. D. 850) to have eaten berries of the evergreen bush on which the goats were feeding and, overjoyed at the feeling of exhilaration that he expe.rienced, has been pict
41、ured as dashing off in excitement to proclaim his great find to the world. The stimulating effect of coffee was soon discovered and taken advantage of in connection with the long religious service of the Muslims; but the strictly orthodox or conservative section of the priesthood claimed that it was
42、 an intoxicating beverage prohibited by the Koran. Those who used: it were threatened with severe penalties. Nevertheless, coffee drinking spread rapidly among Arabian Muslims, and its growth and use became general in Arabia. The early record of coffee in Europe, where it was introduced into one cou
43、ntry after another during the 16th and 17th centuries, is filled with accounts of its use as a religious, political, and medical potion, its rises and falls in favor, and its prohibition or approval. Coffee gained its first real popularity as a beverage in the coffee houses of London. In the first k
44、nown coffee advertisement, a handbill produced in 1652 (original in the British museum), proclaimed that coffee “quickens the spirits, and makes the heart lightsome . is good against sore eyes“. Continental Europe became well implanted with the idea of coffee, and the coffeehouses flourished in most
45、 European countries later in the 17th century. In the major cities of North America, coffeehouses also became popular, starting about 1689. The first license to sell coffee in the Merchants coffeehouses, established in New York in 1737, is claimed by some authorities to have been the “birthplace of
46、the American Union“. Until the close of the 17th century, the worlds rather limited supply of coffee was obtained almost entirely from the province of Yemen in southern Arabia. But, with the increasing popularity of the beverage, the propagation of the plant spread rapidly from southern Arabia to ma
47、ny other places all over the world. By the 20th century, coffee has become responsible for much of the income of many countries lying between the Tropic Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. Although practically every country within this area produced some coffee, the greatest concentration of product
48、ion became centered in the western hemisphere. This began to change, however, toward the middle of the century as the growth of coffee in Africa began to assume major importance. 82 According to this author, the name of Coffee seems to come from （ A） the name of a province. （ B） the name of a plant.
49、 （ C） the name of the finder. （ D） the Arabic word “gahwah“. 83 Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? （ A） The discovery of coffee is closely related with the long religious service of the Muslims. （ B） The stimulating effect of coffee was not taken advantage of till very later by the Muslims. （ C） Kaldi, a goat herder, was severely punished for his
