1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 474 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 passag
2、e 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 conve
3、rsations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What may be the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Colleagues. （ B） Classmates. （ C） Relatives. （ D） Student and teacher. 3 Which of the following is NOT the place in Washington D.C.mentioned by the wom
4、an? （ A） The White House. （ B） The National Mall. （ C） The Capital Hill. （ D） The Liberty Bell. 4 Why does the man want to go to Philadelphia next year? （ A） Because it is near Washington D.C. （ B） Because he plans to study there. （ C） Because he plans to visit one of his friends there. （ D） Because
5、 he plans to visit one of his relatives there. 5 What are the two speakers doing? （ A） They are having a friendly chat. （ B） One is interviewing the other. （ C） They are talking about each others family. （ D） One is asking about the others family background. 6 Why was his father disappointed at firs
6、t? （ A） He had done his first job badly. （ B） He had given up his job as an accountant. （ C） He spent too much time on art. （ D） He didnt do well in the Art College. 7 What was Mr. Plants place in the family? （ A） He was the bread earner in the family. （ B） He was the oldest son in the family. （ C）
7、He was the youngest son in the family. （ D） He was his fathers favorite son. 8 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） A jewelry store robbery. （ B） Buying a birthday present. （ C） Writing a story. （ D） Doing research for a class assignment. 9 What was the womans problem? （ A） Her professor did
8、not like her story. （ B） She had trouble finishing her assignment. （ C） She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. （ D） She was taking too many courses. 10 What did the professor tell the woman to do? （ A） To take some extra time. （ B） To do writing exercise. （ C） To do some work for a
9、nother course. （ D） To write the story ending first. 11 Why is the woman going out? （ A） To go shopping. （ B） To do research for her story. （ C） To meet with her professor. （ D） To take a break from her work. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to t
10、he passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is this news mainly about? （ A） The change in the policy of insurance. （ B） The independent insurance agency market. （ C） The development of an insurance company. （ D） The worries of an insurance customer. 13 What does IA stand
11、 for? （ A） Independent agent. （ B） Insurance agency. （ C） Insurance agent. （ D） Independent agency. 14 What is the authors attitude toward the single agent service? （ A） Critical. （ B） Doubtful. （ C） Positive. （ D） Indifferent. 15 People in Latin America wear something_to express their hopes for wea
12、lth in the New Year. （ A） yellow （ B） white （ C） red （ D） new 16 Which of the following New Years traditions signals friendship? （ A） Eating round fruits. （ B） Wearing something red. （ C） Wearing something white. （ D） Throwing old dishes. 17 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as ones own New Ye
13、ars tradition? （ A） Watching TV at home. （ B） Visiting friends. （ C） Going to bed early. （ D） Running and shouting outside. 18 Dr. Sheeler was surprised at Mr. Nelsons call because （ A） the new patient should not have known his phone number. （ B） he seldom called at night. （ C） the Nelsons had been
14、very healthy. （ D） the Nelsons had not called him for a long time. 19 Dr. Sheeler was a little _ when Mr. Nelson insisted that he come. （ A） fussy （ B） angry （ C） anxious （ D） crazy 20 Why had there been no calls from the Nelsons for quite some time? （ A） Mrs. Nelsons appendix had been taken out two
15、 years before. （ B） Mr. Nelson had divorced his wife and had married another woman. （ C） Mr. Nelson had decided not to bother the doctor any more. （ D） Mr. Nelsons former wife had been very well recently. 21 It can be concluded that Mr. Nelsons former wife （ A） was often ill. （ B） seldom got ill. （
16、C） had married another man. （ D） had undergone an operation two years before. 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 topic of the news? （ A） Strike of American auto wor
17、kers. （ B） Buyout programs in auto industry. （ C） Prospect of American auto industry. （ D） Bankruptcy of American auto industry. 23 The “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
18、 invisibility cloak. （ D） is just a minor achievement. 24 How many new wonders are selected? （ A） 6. （ B） 7. （ C） 8. （ D） 9. 25 Which wonder is in Europe? （ A） The Great Wall. （ B） The Colosseum. （ C） The Taj Mahal. （ D） The Machu Picchu. 26 How much funds would be released from Macau bank in the ef
19、fort to settle nuclear problem in North Korea? （ A） $250,000 （ B） $2,500,000 （ C） $25,000,000 （ D） $250,000,000 27 What will North Korea do if the financial trouble is resolved? （ A） Transfer the money to a Korea bank. （ B） Invest more funds in nuclear program. （ C） Negotiate with UN about dismantli
20、ng nuclear program. （ D） Allow UN inspectors into North Korea. 28 Which of the following stock indexes got the highest rising percentage, more than 1%? （ A） The Dow Jones industrials: （ B） The Standard I think Ive got flu. （ A） climate （ B） weather （ C） temperature （ D） atmosphere 58 Looking around
21、the small village, he felt as though he _ from an evil dream. （ A） woke （ B） wakes （ C） would wake （ D） had woken 59 John made _ keys for the house: one for his wife and one for himself. （ A） deviate （ B） duplicate （ C） delicate （ D） diligent 60 _ comes back first is supposed to win the prize. （ A）
22、Those who （ B） Anyone （ C） Whoever （ D） The one who 61 Who would you rather_with you, George or me? （ A） going （ B） to go （ C） have gone （ D） went 62 I _ until he told me to. （ A） left （ B） didnt leave （ C） hadnt left （ D） would leave 63 The man was rewarded with a total sum of twenty thousand dolla
23、rs for his great contribution and _ to the company. （ A） royalty （ B） loyalty （ C） facility （ D） festivity 64 Could you just give me a hand? Lets _the car into motion; it got a flameout just now. （ A） shove （ B） nudge （ C） prompt （ D） poke 65 The two statements are not consistent _ each other. One o
24、f them must be false. （ A） in （ B） for （ C） with （ D） to 66 _ any film before, his first attempt was a great success. （ A） Though having never directed （ B） Despite he had never directed （ C） As he had never directed （ D） In spite of his never having directed 67 His nationality isnt _ to whether he
25、is a good lawyer. （ A） concerning （ B） dependent （ C） connecting （ D） relevant 68 Children of poor health are very _ to colds in winter and should be taken care of particularly. （ A） willing （ B） ready （ C） reluctant （ D） prone 69 You should know better than _ the risk of gambling. （ A） to run （ B）
26、running （ C） to have run （ D） ran 70 It is absurd that women _ be paid less than men for doing the same work. （ A） are to （ B） ought （ C） would （ D） should 71 It has been proposed that we _ our decision until the next meeting. （ A） delayed （ B） delay （ C） can delay （ D） are to delay 72 Mary _ that t
27、he purchase had been a mistake. However, she didnt. （ A） ought to acknowledged （ B） ought to have acknowledged （ C） should acknowledge （ D） should be acknowledging 73 _ everything taking into consideration, the solution offered by the Dean is relatively feasible. （ A） Since （ B） For （ C） As （ D） Wit
28、h 74 It is believed that the beauty of the valley is beyond _. （ A） compare （ B） comparing （ C） contrast （ D） resemblance 75 Little Johnnie really _ his father; they both have blue eyes, brown hair and a broad forehead. （ A） looks after （ B） takes after （ C） seeks after （ D） runs after 76 If you wan
29、t this pain killer, youll have to ask the doctor for a _ . （ A） receipt （ B） recipe （ C） subscription （ D） prescription 77 The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, _by the police each time. （ A） had been captured （ B） being always captured （ C） only to
30、 be captured （ D） unfortunately captured 78 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ 2008年考试真题） （ A） All his lectures were boring. （ B） Half his money was gone. （ C） Her few friends are all fond of dancing. （ D） He invited many his friends to the party. 79 When youre driving on a motorway, you must ob
31、ey the signs telling you to get into the right_. （ 2000年考试真题） （ A） way （ B） track （ C） road （ D） lane 80 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? （ A） They each have two tickets. （ B） They cost twenty Yuan each. （ C） Each they have bought the same book. （ D） They were given two magazines each.
32、 81 The crowd went_as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage. （ A） wild （ B） emotional （ C） uncontrolled （ D） unrestricted 81 Online Price Wars E-commerce customers feel that over 80 percent of their decision to purchase or not reside in issues beyond their online experience according to a resear
33、ch based on interviews with 976 active customers of various top performing e-commerce companies (excluding travel) including Amazon. com, AOL-Time Warner, and Yahoo. Whats really important to customers is brand performance. Current, former and potential customers were asked to describe their ideal e
34、-commerce company vis- a-vis a subset of the top e-commerce companies. Of the five functional attributes customers use to evaluate e-commerce companies, the Clicks Interaction driver makes up only 15 percent of decision-making. The Clicks driver incorporates all aspects of the customers online exper
35、ience, including pricing, customer support, the quality of offerings, and mistake rectification. Brand Performance topped the list (35 percent), followed by Financial Longevity (18 percent), Strategic Direction (17 percent) and Clicks Interaction (15 percent). These five attributes, or drivers, make
36、 up 100% of a customers decision to purchase from a site or not. Customers recognize the value of a well-performing brand and todays top e-commerce companies are clearly meeting their expectations a key to their success. According to the study, Amazon. com is the premier e-commerce company, having t
37、ranslated its Brand Performance into value on the Clicks Interaction. The research shows Amazons value here is essentially the equivalent of a retail storefront, something that customers dont see in the other e-commerce companies. Customers wholeheartedly agree that e-commerce companies need to bett
38、er demonstrate their financial security. Whats more interesting is that customers do not necessarily equate financial resources such as revenue, net profits and market value with financial stability. Instead, customers see a companys aggressiveness and ability to seize new markets as increasing thei
39、r financial longevity. After analyzing 27 bricks how we control all the electronic devices connected to the Internet: trillions of PCs, laptops, palmpilots, cell phones and other gadgets. In Cambridge, were already working on millimeter-square computing and sensing devices that can be linked to the
40、Internet through the radio net work. This sort of connectivity will expand dramatically as microscopic communications devices become dirt-cheap and multiply. Just imagine what the paint on the wall could do if it had this sort of communications dust in it; change color, play music, show movies or ev
41、en speak to you. Falling costs raise other possibilities too. Because launching space vehicles is about to become very much cheaper, the number of satellites is likely to go up exponentially. Theres lots of space up there so we could have millions of them. And if you have millions of low-orbit satel
42、lites you can establish a global communications network that completely does away with towers and masts. If the satellites worked on the cellular principle so you got spatial reuse of frequencies, system capacity would be amazing. Speech is so flexible that I expect voice communication to become alm
43、ost free eventually: youll pay just a monthly fixed charge and be able to make as many calls as you want. By then people will also have fixed links with business contacts, friends and relatives. One day I anticipate being able to keep in touch with my family in Poland on a fibreoptic audio-video lin
44、k; well be able to have a little ceremony at supper-time, open the curtains and sit down “together“ to eat. Cars are an interesting IT-platform because they have big batteries and lots of so far unconnected digital devices. Soon each one will be an entity on the Internet so your children can play in
45、teractive games while youre traveling and your partner can deal with their email. And every lamppost could be on the Internet tooeach one with sensors to monitor light, pollution, air quality and traffic flow. 84 Whats the central topic of the passage? （ A） IT-platform. （ B） Visual log. （ C） Voice c
46、ommunication. （ D） Telecoms. 85 Which of the following is NOT among the functions of the communication dust according to the passage? （ A） To monitor light. （ B） To change color. （ C） To show movies. （ D） To play music. 86 The future global communications network will be completely free of_. （ A） an
47、y breakdown （ B） costs （ C） towers and masts （ D） manual operation 87 Whats “cell phone “which is in American English in British English? （ A） Cellular phone. （ B） Mobile phone. （ C） Radiophone. （ D） Telephone. 88 Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage? （ A） Voice communication
48、 becomes almost free eventually. （ B） Your children can play interactive games in the car. （ C） Spatial reuse of frequencies will be in trouble. （ D） Lamppost could monitor pollution and air flow. 88 Designing a lens can be compared to playing chess. In chess a player tries to trap his opponents kin
49、g in a series of moves. On creating a lens, lens designers attempts to “trap“ light by forcing all the rays arising from a single point in the subject to converge on a single point in the image, as a consequence of their passing through a series of transparent elements with precisely curved surfaces. Since in both cases the ultimate goal and the means by which it can be attained are known,
