1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 472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 is the topic of the conversation? （ A） A hotel. （ B） A holiday. （ C） A meeting. （ D） A trip. 3 How long does it take from Birmingham Station to the Rose Hotel? （ A） Within 20 minutes. （ B） About 30 minut
4、es. （ C） Over 40 minutes. （ D） Nearly one hour. 4 Why will the man be out of contact before next Thursday? （ A） He is on a business trip. （ B） He is on holiday. （ C） He is visiting his mother. （ D） He is going for a meeting. 5 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） A school course. （ B） A movie
5、. （ C） An interview. （ D） A large project. 6 What does the woman say about the subject of ethnography? （ A） Its so dull that she wants to give it up. （ B） Its not so difficult as she had thought before. （ C） She finds it frightening as it has technical terms. （ D） She thinks it of little use for her
6、 future research. 7 Who is the first person the woman will interview? （ A） Professor Gray. （ B） One of her former classmates. （ C） Her former employer. （ D） Mr. Robert Marshal. 8 Where are the tourists from? （ A） Hong Kong. （ B） London. （ C） The United States. （ D） Australia. 9 How many days will th
7、e tour guide stay in the hotel? （ A） Two days. （ B） No more than 3 days. （ C） At least three days. （ D） Less than one week. 10 What will Roger possibly do after the reservation? （ A） Have a talk with the manager for a discount. （ B） Organize the tourists. （ C） Collect data for the travel agency. （ D
8、） Have a dinner with the manager of the Holiday Inn Hotel 11 What can we learn from the conversation? （ A） There is no special rate for a group reservation. （ B） The travel agency has to pay 5% of the total cost as a deposit. （ C） The group includes 28 tourists and two leaders. （ D） 14 standard room
9、s are reserved in total. 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 Daniel Defoe began to write Robinson Crusoe when he was （ A） in his sixties. （ B） in his fifties. （ C） over sixty. （
10、 D） sixty. 13 What was the first part of Robinson Crusoe talking about? （ A） His lonely life. （ B） His characters. （ C） His journeys by sea. （ D） His fame and wealth. 14 What was Defoes contribution to the English literature? （ A） He wrote a very interesting story. （ B） He made people happy while re
11、ading his story. （ C） He set a milestone of the modern English novel. （ D） He was active in politics and was against capitalism. 15 What does this passage want to tell us? （ A） Warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience. （ B） Advise young people to give up their id
12、ea of becoming a professional writer. （ C） Show young people it s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame. （ D） Encourage young people to pursue a writing career. 16 Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? （ A） He wasnt able to produce a singl
13、e book. （ B） He hadnt seen a change for the better. （ C） He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year. （ D） He found his dream would never come true. 17 What is the “shadowland of hope“ in the writers point of view? （ A） The wonderful one often dreams about. （ B） The bright future that one is looki
14、ng forward to. （ C） The state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reached. （ D） A world that exists only in ones imagination. 18 Whats the talk mainly about? （ A） Factors that affect the ability to remember. （ B） The influence of childhood memories on adulthood. （ C） A proposal for future psych
15、ological research. （ D） Benefits of a busy lifestyle. 19 What does the speaker illustrate with the example of muscle? （ A） The need to exercise the memory. （ B） How the brain differs from other body tissues. （ C） The unconscious learning of a physical activity. （ D） How nerves control body movement.
16、 20 What does the speaker suggest students do to learn new information more effectively? （ A） Repeat it aloud. （ B） Write it down. （ C） Make a mental picture of it. （ D） practice recalling it. 21 What will the speaker probably do next? （ A） Ask questions about the assigned reading. （ B） Give an exam
17、ple of active learning. （ C） Explain recent research on recalling childhood memories. （ D） Make an assignment for the next class session. 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 The
18、 “cloak“ scientists have invented （ A） can keep an object invisible in three dimensions. （ B） can hide an object from detection only in one direction. （ C） is a true invisibility cloak. （ D） is just a minor achievement. 23 According to the news, whats going to happen next week in Cuba? （ A） A news c
19、onference. （ B） An international summit. （ C） A baseball match. （ D） A massive anti-government protest 24 According to Mr. Castro, how many people have been arrested? （ A） 3. （ B） At least 20. （ C） 2. （ D） 5. 25 Which of the following is not in the dissidents plans? （ A） To issue declarations. （ B）
20、To hold news conferences. （ C） To meet foreign visitors. （ D） To organize a protest parade. 26 Cuba accuses _ government of supporting the dissidents. （ A） the US （ B） Canadian （ C） British （ D） Russian 27 What is the net income of Microsoft for the year? （ A） $69.94bn. （ B） $23. 15bn. （ C） $17.37bn
21、. （ D） $5.87bn. 28 Which division of Microsoft increased sales the most? （ A） Business division. （ B） Online services. （ C） Windows product. （ D） Office firewalls. 29 How many people lost their lives in the epidemic? （ A） 200. （ B） 101. （ C） 400. （ D） 53. 30 What did the pig breeders call for in the
22、ir protest? （ A） Killing pigs. （ B） Compensation. （ C） A nationwide strike. （ D） An end to the epidemic. 31 What were the official interest rates before the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a cut? （ A） Around 7. 0 percent. （ B） Around 7.5 percent. （ C） Around 6.5 percent. （ D） Around 0. 5 percent
23、. 32 What would the bank do if wages grew too fast? （ A） It would increase interest rates again. （ B） It would cut interest rates again. （ C） It would cut wages again. （ D） It would increase wages by 2 to 3 percent. 33 The winners of the reported elections are_. （ A） the left-wing Conservatives. （ B
24、） the left-wing Socialists. （ C） the centre-right Conservatives. （ D） the centre-right Socialists. 34 If the left secures the parliamentary majority,_. （ A） Chirac will share his presidential power with Jospin. （ B） Jospin will share his prime ministerial power with Chirac. （ C） Jospin will become p
25、rime minister, and Chirac will remain. （ D） Jospin will become prime minister, and Chirac will resign. 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.
26、 35 A persons home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “【 B1】 home“. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical
27、 【 B2】 of cash and location on achieving that idea. Cash 【 B3】 , in fact, often means that the only way of 【 B4】 when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things 【 B5】 financially. There are obvious 【 B6】 of living at home - personal laundry is usually 【 B7】 done along with the fami
28、ly wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to 【 B8】 .And there is 【 B9】 the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, 【 B10】 depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family - 【 B11】 do you like
29、 them? Are you prepared to be 【 B12】 when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) 【 B13】 , and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you 【 B14】 finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in y
30、our home area, the possibilities are 【 B15】 well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always 【 B16】 .If you are going to work in a 【 B17】 area, again there are the papers - and the accommodation agencies, 【 B18】 these should be approached with 【 B19】 .Agencies are allowed to charge
31、a fee, usually the 【 B20】 of the first weeks rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you. 35 【 B1】 （ A） ideal （ B） perfect （ C） imaginary （ D） satisfactory 36 【 B2】 （ A） deficiencies （ B） weaknesses （ C） insufficiencies （ D） limitations 37 【 B3】 （ A） cut （ B） shortage （ C） lack （ D） drai
32、n 38 【 B4】 （ A） getting over （ B） getting in （ C） getting back （ D） getting along 39 【 B5】 （ A） improve （ B） enhance （ C） develop （ D） proceed 40 【 B6】 （ A） concerns （ B） issues （ C） advantages （ D） problems 41 【 B7】 （ A） still （ B） always （ C） habitually （ D） consequently 42 【 B8】 （ A） call in （ B）
33、 call over （ C） call upon （ D） call out 43 【 B9】 （ A） always （ B） rarely （ C） little （ D） sometimes 44 【 B10】 （ A） little （ B） enough （ C） many （ D） much 45 【 B11】 （ A） and （ B） but （ C） still （ D） or 46 【 B12】 （ A） tolerant （ B） hostile （ C） indifferent （ D） good-tempered 47 【 B13】 （ A） agreement （
34、 B） consensus （ C） compromise （ D） deal 48 【 B14】 （ A） go about （ B） go over （ C） go in for （ D） go through 49 【 B15】 （ A） seldom （ B） less （ C） probably （ D） certainly 50 【 B16】 （ A） dependent （ B） a good source of information （ C） of great value （ D） reliable 51 【 B17】 （ A） familiar （ B） cold （ C）
35、 humid （ D） new 52 【 B18】 （ A） though （ B） while （ C） since （ D） as 53 【 B19】 （ A） enthusiasm （ B） hesitation （ C） caution （ D） concern 54 【 B20】 （ A） same （ B） equivalent （ C） equal （ D） similarity 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR “that wath like 10 thecondth,“ she explained. Of course, it is possible that she h
36、ad been moving at relativistic speeds, in which case both she and her parents could have been correct. After I turned this column in to Scientific American editor in chief Mariette DiChristina, she told a story about her then five-year-old daughter Mallorys ability to calculate rapidly. Mallory wond
37、ered aloud how old Mariette would be when Mallory reached her moms age, 42 at the time. “Lets see.,“ Mariette began. Then Mallory answered her own question, laughing at her mothers silliness for even bothering to try to do the math, “ Oh, Mom, youll be dead !“ The young people discussed so far are o
38、bviously charming and insightful. And yet for truly scary little-kid brain activity, its hard to beat the very young Carl Friedrich Gauss. As legend has it, the budding mathematician was in grade school when his instructor assigned him the mundane task of adding up all the numbers from 1 to 100. The
39、 teacher might have been hoping to catch some zzzs in the corner while Gauss would be busy adding 1 to 2 to get 3, then 3 to that sum to get 6, then 4 to that sum to get 10. But just a moment passed perhaps merely 10 thecondth- before Gauss announced that the answer was 5 ,050. Which it sure is. If
40、you dont know how he did it, just search the Web using the terms “Gauss“ and “series. “ Or give the problem to a little one. If you get a correct answer almost instantly, he or she might be one of the smartest kids in the multiverse. 89 It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that （ A） chil
41、dren usually prefer to use big words. （ B） children are curious about the universe. （ C） children have natural ability to imitate and learn. （ D） children often display some unexpected behaviours. 90 The “five more minutes“ story in Paragraph Three indicates （ A） childrens unique way of sense. （ B）
42、childrens interest in science. （ C） childrens love of leisure time. （ D） childrens understanding of relativism. 91 The young Gausss legend is cited as an example to testify childrens （ A） quickness. （ B） charm. （ C） scariness. （ D） potential. 92 The author talked about those young children with a to
43、ne of （ A） objective introduction. （ B） worship and dread. （ C） amazement and praise. （ D） tentative explanation. 93 Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? （ A） More than a Family Fable. （ B） Small Children, Big Ideas. （ C） Discovering Little “Gauss“. （ D） Innocent or Pro
44、found? 93 Its supposed to be the biggest, busiest day of the year for online shopping and as the amount we spend online grows each year, then Christmas should bring a new record. Im spending the day in Play, corns giant warehouse where theyre madly packaging up DVDs, books, games consoles and other
45、presents which will then be dispatched across the UK. In past years Ive visited similar giant sheds run by Amazon and Argos, and have come away with the impression that online shopping has become the way most people now deal with Christmas. But that turns out to be wrong whats surprising is not how
46、much online shopping there is but how little. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that just 3.9% of retail sales now take place online. Theres no doubt that online shopping is growing though there was a bit of a hiccup last year and is particularly popular at Christmas. So
47、 last December its share of retail sales was 3.7% compared with just 2. 8% in the summer. But its still very much a minority sport. Take Play, com, which says it is the UKs second biggest online retailer. Its annual turnover is 450m, which makes it a respectable business but when you look at Tescos
48、UK turnover for 2008 of 35 bn they are still just a minnow. A decade ago, as online retailing began to take off there were all sorts of outlandish predictions of how rapidly it would grow if you believed some pundits, the high streets would be left deserted as we all retreated to our computers to do
49、 our shopping. Some early experiments showed that it was not going to be that easy remember Boo. com or Americas Webvan? But others learned from those disasters and continued to grow, though even Amazons profits look puny when compared with those churned out by Tesco. What weve found is that while the Internet is now the natural place for shoppers to look for books, DVDs, or gadgets, the high street remains the popular choice for a lot of other goods. Some households may choose to get their groceries online or l
