1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 476 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 The two speakers are mainly talking about _. （ A） their purchase in a supermarket （ B） their part-time jobs （ C） the yard work （ D） drawbacks of having .a part time job 3 Which of the following does NOT the
4、woman do? （ A） Trimming fresh fruit. （ B） Wrapping fresh vegetables. （ C） Stocking shelves. （ D） Weighing products. 4 What do both of them agree? （ A） It is always nice to work outdoors. （ B） It is easy to make a balance between part-time job and study. （ C） Holding a part-time job has more merits t
5、han drawbacks. （ D） Holding a part-time job is to pay tuition. 5 Parcel Express needs the following details abort the sender EXCEPT _ （ A） name （ B） address （ C） receipt （ D） phone number 6 Parcels must be left open mainly for _ （ A） customs check （ B） serenity check （ C） convenience s sake （ D） the
6、 company s sake 7 The womans last inquiry is mainly concerned with_ （ A） the lime needed for sending the parcel （ B） the flight time to New York （ C） the parcel destination （ D） parcel collection 8 How did the English Channel come into being? （ A） Because of a flood 10,000 years ago. （ B） Because of
7、 an earthquake 10,000 years ago. （ C） Because of a flood 100,000 years ago. （ D） Because of an earthquake 100,000 years ago. 9 What is not true about the building of the Channel? （ A） A British team started to drill southeast from Dover. （ B） A French team started to drill northwest from Sangatte. （
8、 C） The two teams started drilling in 1988. （ D） The two teams met under the channel in December 1990. 10 How long is the shaft? （ A） 21 miles. （ B） 23 miles. （ C） 31miles. （ D） 33 miles. 11 When was the Tunnel opened to the public? （ A） 1990. （ B） 1991. （ C） 1992. （ D） 1993. SECTION B PASSAGES Dire
9、ctions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 According to the speaker, what is Stowes best writing about? （ A） Life of American natives. （ B） Plantation life in the south. （ C） Village life in New England. （ D
10、） Village life in England. 13 According to the passage, Stowes works should belong to （ A） realism. （ B） romanticism. （ C） naturalism. （ D） modernism. 14 Which description of Stowe is INCORRECT? （ A） Stowe was an independent woman. （ B） Stowe tended to describe settings in detail. （ C） Stowe wrote a
11、bout New England life. （ D） Stowe was the only one who used local dialect in writing. 15 In most peoples ideas, people lose the ability to learn language well （ A） in their teens. （ B） in their twenties. （ C） at an old age. （ D） in their thirties. 16 What did the two reports show? （ A） Teenagers are
12、 more efficient in learning. （ B） Children learn languages more easily than adults. （ C） The older you get, the harder you learn a language. （ D） Adults may learn languages more easily than Children. 17 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Adults have more self-control man children. （ B） Adults
13、 can use logical thinking to think. （ C） Adults have more knowledge than children. （ D） Adults accept new things more easily than children. 18 What is the main topic of this passage? （ A） Sir William Johnsons role in colonial America. （ B） The trade patterns of the Iroquois nation. （ C） Sir William
14、Johnson and the American Revolution. （ D） The British-French conflicts in the 1700s. 19 Where was Johnson born? （ A） New York. （ B） France. （ C） India. （ D） England. 20 What was the treaty with the Iroquois about? （ A） Travel to England and France. （ B） Rewards for Iroquois help. （ C） The setting of
15、 boundary. （ D） The trading of fur. 21 When did Johnson die? （ A） During the American Revolution. （ B） Just before the American Revolution. （ C） In 1756. （ D） In the 1800s. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answe
16、r the questions that follow. 22 Those convicted of racism will be （ A） detained without charge. （ B） heavily fined. （ C） banned from matches for 5 years. （ D） both B and C 23 Tattoos and body piercing might result in all the following diseases EXCEPT _. （ A） skin diseases. （ B） pneumonia. （ C） hepat
17、itis. （ D） HIV. 24 According to the news, the fast broadband Internet service could be available （ A） a few days later. （ B） several weeks later. （ C） three months later. （ D） a year later. 25 The success of the program in Kenyan would be mainly decided by （ A） the governments support. （ B） the spee
18、d of the network. （ C） the companys financial aid. （ D） the introduction of the service. 26 Which is NOT true about the ICC? （ A） It is in the Hague. （ B） It is a permanent international court. （ C） It has been established for two years. （ D） It deals with cases occurred in recent years. 27 What cha
19、rge has it brought up against Congo? （ A） War crimes. （ B） Torture. （ C） Genocide. （ D） Child slavery. 28 What can be learnt on U. S. -Vietnamese relations? （ A） Rapid progress had been made towards a trade agreement. （ B） The U. S. has decided to establish full diplomatic relations with Vietnam in
20、July. （ C） Vietnams Foreign Ministers has agreed to pay his first official visit to Washington. （ D） Mr. Clinton is confident that the trade agreement will come quickly. 29 Which is correct of the planned visit to Vietnam by a team of U. S. senior officials? （ A） The visit is fixed for next month. （
21、 B） The visit wont come quickly or easily, （ C） The visit is focused on Vietnams reform. （ D） The visit is focused on a comprehensive treaty. 30 Where was the marble statue found （ A） Out in the sea. （ B） Inside a bath house. （ C） On a cliff along the coast. （ D） On the coast outside Jerusalem. 二、 P
22、ART 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. 30 Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the correspondin
23、g blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened【 31】 . As was discussed before, it was not【 32】 the 19th century th
24、at the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic【 33】 , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the【 34】 of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution【 35】 up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading【 36】 through the telegraph, the
25、telephone, radio, and motion pictures【 37】 the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in【 38】 . It is important to do so. It is generally recognized,【 39】 , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century,【 40】 by the invention of the int
26、egrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process,【 41】 its impact on the media was not immediately【 42】 . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal“ too, as well as【 43】 , with display becoming sharper and storage【 44】 increasing. They were
27、 thought of, like people,【 45】 generations, with the distance between generations much【 46】 . It was within the computer age that the term “information society“ began to be widely used to describe the【 47】 within which we now live. The communications revolution has【 48】 both work and leisure and how
28、 we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been【 49】 views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits“ have been weighed【 50】 “harmful“ outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. （ A） between （ B） before （ C） since （ D） later （ A） after （ B
29、） by （ C） during （ D） until （ A） means （ B） method （ C） medium （ D） measure （ A） process （ B） company （ C） light （ D） form （ A） gathered （ B） speeded （ C） worked （ D） picked （ A） on （ B） out （ C） over （ D） off （ A） of （ B） for （ C） beyond （ D） into （ A） concept （ B） dimension （ C） effect （ D） perspe
30、ctive （ A） indeed （ B） hence （ C） however （ D） therefore （ A） brought （ B） followed （ C） stimulated （ D） characterized （ A） unless （ B） since （ C） lest （ D） although （ A） apparent （ B） desirable （ C） negative （ D） plausible （ A） institutional （ B） universal （ C） fundamental （ D） instrumental （ A） ab
31、ility （ B） capability （ C） capacity （ D） faculty （ A） by means of （ B） in terms of （ C） with regard to （ D） in line with （ A） deeper （ B） fewer （ C） nearer （ D） smaller （ A） context （ B） range （ C） scope （ D） territory （ A） regarded （ B） impressed （ C） influenced （ D） effected （ A） competitive （ B）
32、controversial （ C） distracting （ D） irrational （ A） above （ B） upon （ C） against （ D） with 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR the second in 1840. （ D） The second part was more optimistic than the first. 90 What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physic
33、s, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science? We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machin
34、es, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science improves the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his environment. The second aspect is the application by all members of society of the special methods
35、of thought and action that scientists use in their work. What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards problems which he noti
36、ces have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlining relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves. He is a good observer, accur
37、ate, patient and objective and applies logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a s
38、pectrum. He is skeptical he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively to verify them. Furthermore, he is not onl
39、y critical of the works of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tends to disturb objective investigation. Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not o
40、nly complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of how processed work and how events take place. These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts. 90 Many people believe that science helps s
41、ociety to progress through _. （ A） applied knowledge. （ B） more than one aspects. （ C） technology only. （ D） the use of machines. 91 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about curiosity? （ A） It gives the scientist confidence and pleasure in work. （ B） It gives rise to interest in problems
42、 that are unexplained. （ C） It leads to efforts to investigate potential connections. （ D） It encourages the scientist to look for new ways of acting. 92 According to the passage, a successful scientist would not _. （ A） easily believe in unchecked statements, （ B） easily criticize others research w
43、ork. （ C） always use his imagination in work. （ D） always use evidence from observation. 93 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） Application of technology. （ B） Process in modern society. （ C） Scientists ways of thinking and acting. （ D） How to become a successful scientist, 94 What is the aut
44、hors attitude towards the topic? （ A） Critical. （ B） Objective. （ C） Biased. （ D） Unclear. 94 I was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot Country, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their a
45、ge as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or falltime. A lack of informati
46、on concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages, I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it. He considered all such inquiries on the part
47、of a slave improper and impertinent. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty- seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old. My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the daughter of Issac
48、 and Betsey Bailey, both coloured, and quite dark. My mother was of a darker complexion than either my grandmother or grandfather. My father was a white man. He was admitted to be such by all I ever heard speak of my parentage. The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father; but of the
49、correctness of this opinion, I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me. My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant before I knew her as my mother. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it, and hired out on some farm a considerable distance off, and the child is placed under the care of an older woman, too old for field labou
