1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 477 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 is the womans attitude toward the mans joining the school football team? （ A） The man should give up. （ B） The man should join by all means. （ C） The man should make sure he is healthy enough before joi
4、ning. （ D） It cant be determined from the conversation. 3 The woman suggested that the man do all of the following EXCEPT （ A） having a physical checkup. （ B） eating healthily. （ C） strengthening his heart. （ D） watching TV until midnight. 4 The man and the woman are most probably （ A） husband and w
5、ife. （ B） colleagues. （ C） patient and doctor. （ D） former schoolmates. 5 Which of the following is NOT an evidence of some peoples carelessness in daily communication? （ A） Their intonation is poor sometimes. （ B） Their choice of words is poor. （ C） Their speech is full of grammatical mistakes. （ D
6、） They fail to pronounce some words properly. 6 What does the man mean to illustrate through the example? （ A） Badly-educated people are careless in their speech. （ B） The English language is being degraded. （ C） Well-educated people are more likely to err. （ D） Well-educated people are going to the
7、 dogs. 7 Whats the womans attitude toward the situation which the English language is in? （ A） Concerned. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Condescending. （ D） Agitated. 8 Why is Laura at the bicycle shop? （ A） Shes waiting for her father. （ B） Shes having her bicycle repaired. （ C） She wants to surprise John.
8、 （ D） She works there. 9 Why does John want to buy a bicycle? （ A） To replace his stolen bicycle. （ B） To begin bicycling to work. （ C） To join a bicycle club. （ D） To train for a bicycle race. 10 What does Laura suggest John do? （ A） Buy a racing bicycle. （ B） Buy a used bicycle. （ C） Replace the t
9、ires on his bicycle. （ D） Sell his old bicycle to the shop. 11 What does Laura say is most important about a bike? （ A） It must be the right height. （ B） It must have several gears. （ C） It must have good tires. （ D） It must be the right weight. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you wi
10、ll hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 According to the speaker, what do people often think about astronomers? （ A） They spend most of their time looking through telescopes. （ B） They are constantly analyzing data. （ C） They often liv
11、e near observatories. （ D） They devote a lot of time to theoretical problems. 13 Why do astronomers often use photographic plates? （ A） To decrease the time it takes to photograph objects. （ B） To avoid using a telescope. （ C） To sharpen the color of what they observe. （ D） To obtain images of dista
12、nt objects. 14 What is one reason 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 astronomical objects without using a telescope. 15 What does the speaker mean when he say
13、s “I dont think I need to tell you why the Winchester family is famous“? （ A） It is not something important. （ B） The students should already know it. （ C） It will be explained later in the lecture. （ D） The students need lo answer his question. 16 Which of the following statements best describes ho
14、w the speaker feels about the Winchester House? （ A） It was a fairly normal house for its time. （ B） It appears to have been carefully planned. （ C） It represents a common style of architecture. （ D） It is notable for its haphazard design. 17 How did Sarah seem to feel about the ghosts? （ A） The hou
15、se was haunted because of the way the family had achieved its wealth. （ B） The house was not really haunted, but stories about ghosts helped the house to become famous. （ C） The house may have been haunted, but she did not understand why. （ D） She made up stories about the house being haunted to get
16、 sympathy. 18 Which of the following statements best describes the speakers view of ghosts? （ A） He believes in them even more than Sarah did. （ B） The fact that the house is haunted by ghosts makes it special. （ C） He does not believe in them, but the fact that Sarah did is important. （ D） He does
17、not believe in them, and he thinks that Sarah did not either. 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. 19 What is the news about? （ A） Making comparisons of industrial growth rates. （ B
18、） Analyzing causes of drop in industrial growth rate. （ C） Suggesting solutions to economic recession. （ D） Speculating on future industrial growth rate. 20 Stocks in the United States _on Wednesday. （ A） went up （ B） went down （ C） remained stable （ D） Fluctuated 21 Which of the following are NOT t
19、he first people to receive the swine flu vaccinations? （ A） Babies. （ B） Old men. （ C） Young men. （ D） Doctors. 22 Why pregnant women enjoy the top priority to get vaccine? （ A） Because their babies are particularly vulnerable. （ B） Because the swine flu vaccines are too difficult to reach. （ C） Bec
20、ause the swine flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them. （ D） Because this is the decision made by the committee. 23 According to the report, all the glamour of Hollywood is （ A） to win the Oscars. （ B） to be nominated. （ C） to be popular. （ D） on parade on the red carpet. 24 We can infer from the ne
21、ws item that （ A） George Clooney will win the Oscars. （ B） Edward R. Murrow is a film director. （ C） the competition for the Oscars is rather hot. （ D） gamblers place their bets for the Oscars. 25 Several Indians are being tested for _. （ A） the SARS （ B） the AIDS （ C） the bird flu （ D） the TB 26 Pe
22、ople in _ were infected by the deadly disease. （ A） India （ B） Paris （ C） Italy （ D） Tokyo 27 _ was not hit by riots last year according to the news. （ A） Las Vegas （ B） San Francisco （ C） Washington （ D） Seattle 28 A spokeswoman for the police department said Atlantas force was pre- pared to respon
23、d _. （ A） as they always did （ B） as quickly as they could （ C） as they sometimes did （ D） as they Often did 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 b
24、lanks. 28 Drunken driving has become a national 【 C1】 _ . Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding 【 C2】 _ to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade. A drunken driver is defined as one with 0.10 blood alcohol 【 C3】 _ or through three beers, g
25、lasses of wine or 【 C4】 _ of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy dinking used to be a (an) 【 C5】 _ part of the American macho image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken 【 C6】 _ Zhas recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young children, 【 C7】 _ pu
26、blic opinion is no longer tolerant. Twenty states have raised the 【 C8】 _ drinking age to 21. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-to-20-year-old drivers more than 【 C9】 _ , so the state recently upped it back to 21. Reformers fear 【 C10】 _ the drinking age will have
27、little effect unless accompanied by educational 【 C11】 _ to help young people to resist 【 C12】_ pressure to drink. Tough new laws have led to incredible arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked 【 C13】 _ in fatalities. Some are also penalizing bars for 【 C14】_ customers too many drin
28、ks. A tavern in Massachusetts was 【 C15】 _ for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “ 【 C16】 _ intoxicated“ and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy. 【 C17】 _ the fatalities continue to occur in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the
29、 13 years of national 【 C18】 _ of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the “noble 【 C19】 _ “. They forget that legal prohibition didnt stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy 【 C20】_ . 29 【
30、 C1】 （ A） epidemic （ B） disease （ C） infection （ D） casualty 30 【 C2】 （ A） about （ B） up （ C） nearly （ D） almost 31 【 C3】 （ A） amount （ B） quantity （ C） limit （ D） content 32 【 C4】 （ A） shots （ B） gulps （ C） laps （ D） cups 33 【 C5】 （ A） necessary （ B） acceptable （ C） important （ D） vital 34 【 C6】 （
31、A） murder （ B） butchery （ C） slaughter （ D） massacre 35 【 C7】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） so that 36 【 C8】 （ A） lawful （ B） legal （ C） legitimate （ D） lawless 37 【 C9】 （ A） doubled （ B） reduced （ C） redoubled （ D） increased 38 【 C10】 （ A） advancing （ B） lifting （ C） raising （ D） enhancing 39
32、 【 C11】 （ A） programs （ B） syllabuses （ C） systems （ D） objectives 40 【 C12】 （ A） friend （ B） peer （ C） fellow （ D） chap 41 【 C13】 （ A） descent （ B） induction （ C） reduction （ D） decline 42 【 C14】 （ A） serving （ B） offering （ C） treating （ D） giving 43 【 C15】 （ A） suspended （ B） fined （ C） made up （
33、 D） arrested 44 【 C16】 （ A） largely （ B） greatly （ C） obviously （ D） apparently 45 【 C17】 （ A） If （ B） When （ C） Before （ D） As 46 【 C18】 （ A） sale （ B） prohibition （ C） licentiousness （ D） indulgence 47 【 C19】 （ A） experiment （ B） test （ C） examination （ D） inspection 48 【 C20】 （ A） answer （ B） met
34、hod （ C） solution （ D） approach 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR if she does not so much as know what they are, she has no ground for preferring either opinion. The rational position for her would be suspension of judgment, and unless she contents herself with that, she is either led by authority, or adopts, like
35、 the generality of the world the side to which she feels the most inclination. Nor is it enough that she should heat the arguments of adversaries from her own teachers, presented as they state them, and accompanied hy what they offer as refutations, That is not the way to do justice to the arguments
36、, or bring them into real contact with her own mind. She must be able to hear them form persons who actually believe them; who defend them in earnest, and do their very utmost for them. She must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form; she must feel the whole force of the difficulty wh
37、ich the true view of the subject has to encounter and d! spose of; else she will never really possess herself of the portion of truth which meets and removes that difficulty, Ninety-nine in a hundred of what are called educated persons are in this condition; even of those who can argue fluently for
38、their opinions. Their conclusion may be true, but it might be false for anything they know; they have never thrown themselves into the mental position of those who think differently form them and considered what such persons may have to say; and consequently they do not, in any proper sense of the w
39、ord, know the doctrines which they themselves profess. 79 The best title for this passage is _. （ A） The Age of Reason （ B） The need for Independent Thinking （ C） The Value of Reason （ D） Stirring Peoples Minds 80 According to the author, it is always advisable to _. （ A） have opinions which cannot
40、be refuted （ B） adopt the point of view to which one feels the most inclination （ C） be acquainted with the arguments favoring the point of view with which one disagrees （ D） suspend heterodox speculation in favor of doctrinaire approaches 81 According to the author, in a great period such as the Re
41、naissance we may expect to find _. （ A） acceptance of truth （ B） controversy over principles （ C） inordinate enthusiasm （ D） a dread of heterodox speculation 82 According to the author, the person who holds orthodox beliefs without examination may be described in all of the following ways EXCEPT as
42、_. （ A） enslaved by tradition （ B） less than fully rational （ C） determined on controversy （ D） having a closed mind 82 Its tempting to call Adam Sandler a rebel. The comedian consistently flouts taste and decency in his movies, which can sometimes be a good thing. The only problem with this notion
43、is that rebels, at some point, usually break a sweat. Sandlers latest vehicle, “Thats My Boy“, is radical only in its extreme laziness. The actor plays Donny, a man trying to reconcile with his estranged son, Todd (Andy Sam-berg), whom he fathered with his middle-school teacher as a 13-year-old stud
44、ent. Sandler attempts to mine this disturbing event for comedy, but he also goes after some pretty low-hanging fruit: fat people, the elderly, immigrants, washed-up celebrities, and others. Its technique (to use the word in the loosest possible sense) is a blunt instrument. It wasnt, though writer D
45、avid Caspe gives no indication of the level of sparkling wit he is capable of (the crass sitcom “Happy Endings“, which he created). Donnys halting, seemingly improvised on-screen speech about love in which he describes the emotion in such a way that it sounds like the symptoms of a venereal disease
46、is one of many low points in the dialogue. For his part, Sandler seems out to top his performance in last years “Jack and Jill“, which garnered the comic not one but two Razzie Awards (for worst actor and worst actress). Sporting a mullet wig that looks left over from “The Wedding Singer“ and recycl
47、ing his trademark accent an annoying hybrid of brain-damaged redneck and dirty old man he packs enough painful screen presence for three people. Once again, Sandler shows himself to be a loyal friend, casting such pals as Nick Swardson and Peter Dante in tiny parts that drain all evidence of talent
48、from the performers. “Thats My Boy“ also features such has-beens as rapper Vanilla Ice, singer Tony Orlando, veejay Colin Quinn and actors Ian Ziering, Alan Thicke and Todd Bridges, along with fellow “SNL“, veterans Will Forte and Rachel Dratch, miscellaneous Sandler family relatives, vaguely famili
49、ar-looking former jocks and other assorted hangers-on from the comedians stand-up days. Sandlers Happy Madison production company is like a one-man employment agency for people who have no other reason to be on camera. Of that bunch, Vanilla Ice, playing a good-natured caricature of himself, turns in the funniest performance, although its far from professional. So is the movie itself funny? Some people including
