1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 550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 Whats the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Mother and son. （ B） Doctor and patient. （ C） Waiter and Customer. （ D） Husband and wife. 3 Whats the man doing? （ A） Reading a newspaper. （ B） Having din
4、ner. （ C） Cleaning the house. （ D） Watching TV. 4 What does the woman think of the man? （ A） The man nags too much. （ B） The man is a lazy bone. （ C） The man is responsible and caring. （ D） The man spends too much money. 5 What was the womans problem? （ A） She felt embarrassed in class. （ B） Her pre
5、sentation received a poor grade. （ C） She had not completed her assignment. （ D） She was unable to attend her psychology class. 6 What does the man say about children? （ A） They blush more readily than women do. （ B） Theyre uncomfortable performing in front of adults. （ C） They dont respond to stres
6、s well. （ D） They blush less frequently than adults do. 7 Why does the man mention his friend Brian? （ A） To introduce the woman to someone who has researched blushing. （ B） To illustrate the benefits of a public-speaking class. （ C） To give an example of someone who blushes easily. （ D） To explain
7、a way to overcome blushing. 8 Where does Mark work? （ A） At a newspaper. （ B） At an advertising agency. （ C） At a furniture store. （ D） At a real estate office. 9 Which of the following is Celia trying to find? （ A） A two-bedroom apartment. （ B） A sofa. （ C） A chair. （ D） A roommate. 10 Which of the
8、 following does Celia initially forget to tell Mark? （ A） Her phone number. （ B） The location of the apartment. （ C） The best time to call her. （ D） Her first name. 11 What is the total amount that the two advertisements will cost for one week? （ A） $5. （ B） $15. （ C） $30. （ D） $250. SECTION B PASSA
9、GES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Meeting rooms of various sizes are needed for （ A） informal talks. （ B） different purposes. （ C） relaxation and enjoyment. （ D） contacts with headquarters.
10、13 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of hotel facilities for guests? （ A） Bars. （ B） Cinemas. （ C） Restaurants. （ D） Swimming pools. 14 A hotel for an international conference should have the following EXCEPT （ A） competent office secretaries. （ B） convenient transport services. （ C） s
11、uitable and comfortable rooms. （ D） good sports and restaurant facilities. 15 What is the main purpose of Browns remarks? （ A） Giving a lecture on music. （ B） Welcoming the audience. （ C） Addressing on culture events. （ D） Introducing the lecturer. 16 When did the pianist begin to play his own compo
12、sition? （ A） At the age of 5. （ B） At the age of 10. （ C） At the age of 15. （ D） At age the of 25. 17 What will the pianist mainly do next? （ A） Giving a talk. （ B） Playing piano. （ C） Touring the world. （ D） Holding a concert. 18 Whats the topic of the talk? （ A） Sensible dieting. （ B） Brain surger
13、y. （ C） Exercise. （ D） Sleeping difficulties. 19 What happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable? （ A） Your heart rate is lowered. （ B） It becomes harder to relax. （ C） You become too tired to sleep. （ D） Sleep rhythms are disrupted. 20 Why do people sometimes have trouble sleeping? （ A） Bec
14、ause they fail to rest during the day. （ B） Because theydo not sleep on weekends. （ C） Because they do vigorous exercise in the evening. （ D） Because they eat cheese before going to bed. 21 Where is the talk most probably being given? （ A） At a radio station. （ B） In a lecture hall. （ C） In a biolog
15、y lab. （ D） At the doctors office. 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 legislation does NOT aim at _. （ A） funding military operations in Afghanistan （ B） advocating withdra
16、wal of U. S. troops from Iraq （ C） disarming militias in Iraq （ D） completing a withdrawal of troops by April 1stof next year 23 The US auto-makers decided to stop their action because_. （ A） Japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the US. （ B） the Government promised to solve the US-J
17、apan trade imbalance. （ C） three US companies have ended the US-Japan trade imbalance. （ D） Japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the US. 24 Whats missing for Albanian army barracks in 1997? （ A） Half a million gum. （ B） More than 800 million rounds of ammunition. （ C） 115 million ro
18、unds of ammunition. （ D） Both A and . 25 Where might NOT the missing guns and ammunition be? （ A） Militants in Kosovo. （ B） Militants in Macedonia. （ C） In the capital of Albania. （ D） In Albanian private hands. 26 How many mobile phone subscribers rose in the first five months? （ A） 45 million. （ B
19、） 20 million. （ C） 24 million. （ D） 25 million. 27 Whats the total number of fixed-tine subscribers in China? （ A） 360 million. （ B） 692 million. （ C） 333 million. （ D） 363 million. 28 Iraqi political leaders are bargaining to reach an agreement on _ . （ A） the countrys new constitution （ B） the fat
20、e of Saddam Hussein （ C） American withdrawal from Iraq （ D） the countrys new capital 29 What has been the biggest sticking point throughout the negotiations? （ A） The issue of oil （ B） The issue of federalism （ C） The issue of trade （ D） The issue of army 30 The Nikkei Average fell by about _ points
21、. （ A） 100 （ B） 101 （ C） 110 （ D） 111 31 What will midweek U. S. petroleum inventory report possibly show? （ A） Rising cool stocks. （ B） Rising crude oil. （ C） Rising gasoline. （ D） Rising distillate supplies. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decid
22、e which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 Many people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know 【 C1】 _ personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was 【 C2
23、】 _ hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of 【 C3】 _ my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams 【 C4】 _ to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I 【 C5】 _ ,
24、 Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 per cent 【 C6】 _ a one year period. On the 【 C7】 _ day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was 【 C8】 _ sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street 【 C9】 _ companies that, in one way or another, m
25、isrepresent the 【 C10】 _ . In a 【 C11】 _ , I sold all my stocks in the company, 【 C12】 _ margin debt with cash advances from my 【 C13】 _ card. Because I owned so many shares, I 【 C14】 _ a small fortune, haft of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a 【 C15】 _ , the nex
26、t, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather 【 C16】 _ him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicagos earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we dont learn anything until we 【 C17】 _ it for ourselves. The only way t
27、o really understand the inner 【 C18】 _ of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing 【 C19】 _ and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. Its when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock picking 【 C20】 _ . that you find out if you ha
28、ve what it takes to invest in the market. 32 【 C1】 （ A） at （ B） in （ C） from （ D） by 33 【 C2】 （ A） making （ B） spending （ C） selling （ D） baying 34 【 C3】 （ A） forsaking （ B） retiring （ C） retreating （ D） quitting 35 【 C4】 （ A） turned （ B） came （ C） went （ D） seemed 36 【 C5】 （ A） owned （ B） owed （ C）
29、 cherished （ D） embraced 37 【 C6】 （ A） over （ B） by （ C） from （ D） with 38 【 C7】 （ A） tragic （ B） frustrated （ C） bad （ D） dreamy 39 【 C8】 （ A） cheating （ B） exaggerating （ C） announcing （ D） boasting 40 【 C9】 （ A） punishes （ B） defeats （ C） fines （ D） collapses 41 【 C10】 （ A） trade （ B） truth （ C）
30、substance （ D） coverage 42 【 C11】 （ A） despair （ B） worry （ C） panic （ D） impulse 43 【 C12】 （ A） giving away （ B） paying off （ C） handing over （ D） making up 44 【 C13】 （ A） credit （ B） identity （ C） identification （ D） loan 45 【 C14】 （ A） won （ B） lost （ C） gained （ D） suffered 46 【 C15】 （ A） winner
31、 （ B） champion （ C） successor （ D） supervisor 47 【 C16】 （ A） after （ B） before （ C） for （ D） and 48 【 C17】 （ A） undergo （ B） keep （ C） taste （ D） experience 49 【 C18】 （ A） workings （ B） conventions （ C） facilities （ D） structures 50 【 C19】 （ A） ferociously （ B） radically （ C） much （ D） up 51 【 C20】
32、（ A） stance （ B） faculty （ C） ability （ D） power 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR he_ the notice on the blackboard since we saw it on our way to the dining hall. （ A） must not have missed （ B） could not miss （ C） could not have missed （ D） wouldnt have missed 74 Chemists, physicists and mathematicians are _ known
33、 as scientists. （ A） alternatively （ B） cognitively （ C） exclusively （ D） collectively 75 In this factory the machines are not regulated _ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system. （ A） irrespectively （ B） independently （ C） irregularly （ D） individually 76 They _ the house from cella
34、r to attic before deciding to purchase it. （ A） inspected （ B） searched （ C） examined （ D） surveyed 77 I couldnt be mistaken; I _ heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the flight to New York. （ A） distastefully （ B） distinctively （ C） distinctly （ D） disgustingly 78 The plane found the spot a
35、nd hovered close enough to _that it was a car. （ A） ensure （ B） examine （ C） verify （ D） testify 79 Tony has not the least _ of giving up his research work. （ A） intention （ B） interest （ C） wish （ D） desire 80 Keep this reference book; it may come in _ one day. （ A） handy （ B） useful （ C） convenien
36、t （ D） helpful 81 Winter is the_season at most hotels in this seaside town, because very few tourists come to stay. （ A） slow （ B） slack （ C） low （ D） quiet 81 The relationship between the home and market economies has gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began the process of tr
37、ansferring some production processes (e. g., cloth making, sewing and canning foods) from the home to the market place. Although the home economy could still produce these goods, the processes were laborious and the market economy was usually more efficient. Soon, the more important second stage was
38、 evident-the marketplace began producing goods and services that had never been produced by the home economy, and the home economy was unable to produce them (e, g., electricity and electrical appliances, the automobile, advanced education, sophisticated medical care). In the second stage, the quest
39、ion of whether the home economy was less efficient in producing these new goods and services was irrelevant; if the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they would have to be obtained in the marketplace. The traditional ways of taking care of these needs in the home, such as in nu
40、rsing the sick, became socially unacceptable (and, in most serious cases, probably less successful). Just as the appearance of the automobile made the use of the horse-drawn carriage illegal and then impractical, and the appearance of television changed the radio from a source of entertainment to a
41、source of background music, so most of the fruits of economic growth did not increase the options available to the home economy to either produce the goods or services or purchase them in the market. Growth brought with it increased variety in consumer goods, but not increased flexibility for the ho
42、me economy in obtaining these goods and services. Instead, economic growth brought with it increased consumer reliance on the marketplace. In order to consume these new goods and services, the family had to enter tile marketplace as wage earners and consumers. The neoclassical model that views the f
43、amily as deciding whether to produce goods and services directly or to purchase them in the marketplace is basically a model of the first stage. It cannot accurately be applied to the second stage. 82 The reason why many production processes were taken by the marketplace was that _. （ A） it was a ne
44、cessary step in the process of industrialization （ B） they depended on electricity available only to the market economy （ C） it was troublesome to produce such goods in the home （ D） the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these processes 83 It can be seen form time passage that in the se
45、cond stage （ A） some traditional goods and services were not successful when provided by the home economy （ B） the market economy provided new goods and services never produced by the home economy （ C） producing traditional goods at home became socially unacceptable （ D） whether new goods and servic
46、es were produced by the home economy became irrelevant 84 During the second stage if the family wanted to consume new goods and services, they had to enter the marketplace _. （ A） as wage earners （ B） both as wage manufacturers and consumers （ C） both as workers and purchasers （ D） as customers 85 E
47、conomic growth did not make it more flexible for the home economy to obtain the new goods and services because _. （ A） the family was not efficient in production （ B） it was illegal for the home economy to produce them （ C） it could not supply them by itself （ D） the market for these goods and servi
48、ces was limited 85 How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion. Most fashion magazines or
49、TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boys hair in the same way as he used to, a
