1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 558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 Which is NOT true of the man? （ A） He is new in the Department. （ B） He gets along well with others. （ C） He is in charge of a project. （ D） He is from Scotland. 3 What is the temperature in Cambridge? （ A） 2
4、2. （ B） 23. （ C） 25 （ D） 34 4 What is the best choice for the woman? （ A） She should live on campus. （ B） She should live with an English family. （ C） She should live in the University Society. （ D） She should live with friends. 5 Which of the following places is most probably where the man works? （
5、 A） A farming company. （ B） A convenient motel. （ C） An apartment complex. （ D） A hospital for inpatients. 6 What should the woman pay for? （ A） Gas. （ B） Parking. （ C） Heating. （ D） Electricity. 7 How much does the woman have to pay for the first time when she decides to make the deal? （ A） $300. （
6、 B） $350. （ C） $650. （ D） $950. 8 What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） interviewer and interviewee （ B） manager and staff （ C） employer and employee （ D） tutor and pupil 9 All of the following are reasons for the womans leaving EXCEPT that _. （ A） the salary is unacc
7、eptable and the work is too boring （ B） the boss is hard to please （ C） there is slim hope for promotion （ D） the woman wants to try something new 10 What is NOT the womans qualification for the new position? （ A） She has once been a tour guide. （ B） She has five years working experience in travel a
8、gency. （ C） She is sociable and can cope with new situations well. （ D） She is very loyal, obedient and good-tempered. 11 What can we learn from the mans agency? （ A） Opportunities for promotion depend mainly on age or seniority. （ B） The salary is average and modest. （ C） Loyalty and hard work are
9、required by the agency. （ D） Overtime working is highly needed. 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 What is common to all the films produced in Hollywood? （ A） Love. （ B） Confli
10、ct. （ C） Violence. （ D） Mystery. 13 What usually happens to the main character in a good story? （ A） He remains the same. （ B） He dies in the end. （ C） He achieves his goal. （ D） He undergoes a change. 14 From good movies we can_. （ A） learn to become a better person （ B） learn to make an entertaini
11、ng film （ C） understand life a little better （ D） find better ways to gain our ends 15 According to New Zealands rules about naming children, which of the following names is NOT acceptable? （ A） Spiderman. （ B） Gandalf. （ C） 2win. （ D） Arsenal. 16 According to the passage, unusual names come from_.
12、（ A） popular culture （ B） parents invention （ C） sports （ D） all of the above 17 All of the following countries have strict rules about naming children EXCEPT_. （ A） Algeria （ B） Germany （ C） Japan （ D） Argentina 18 The American blacks emigrate from the South to the North from 1865 to 1915 in order
13、to _. （ A） rebuild the war-destructed North （ B） leave big industrial cities （ C） find jobs in the North （ D） live in better slums. 19 What is a ghetto according to the passage? （ A） It is a community in New York. （ B） It is an industrial center in Chicago. （ C） It is a place where poor blacks live.
14、 （ D） It is a nickname for Chinatown. 20 Which of the following is NOT the problem the American blacks had to face according to the passage? （ A） Inadequate schools for children. （ B） Unstable families. （ C） High employment rate. （ D） Children taking drugs. 21 Why did television have an enormous inf
15、luence on the blacks? （ A） It made their life more frustrated. （ B） It opened an entirely new world to them. （ C） It showed them a much better life of the American whites. （ D） It taught their children many things useful. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several ne
16、ws items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 We can infer from the report that （ A） UNICEF is satisfied with the progress made in protecting children. （ B） the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Children is firmly observed worldwide. （ C） more than 2 billion chi
17、ldren worldwide are mired in poverty, war and the threat of AIDS. （ D） human rights abuses and failure in economic reforms are the main causes of the severe hardships of children. 23 Why Americans are not the only ones waiting for a settlement for the writers strike since November 5th? （ A） Because
18、the strikes happened not only in the United States, but also in other countries. （ B） Because the problems has to be solved with the help from the international world. （ C） Because the writers strike not only for the American writers. （ D） Because American entertainments have an international market
19、. 24 Where did the US and North Korean diplomats meet? （ A） In Washington. （ B） In the White House. （ C） In New York. （ D） In Pyongyang. 25 Which countries are the six-party talks on North Koreans nuclear weapons? （ A） China, North Korea, America, Russia, South Korea and Japan. （ B） China, North Kor
20、ea, America, Russia, British and Japan. （ C） China, North Korea, America, Russia, South Korea and German. （ D） China, North Korea, America, French, South Korea and Japan. 26 Who has Mr. Abbas been holding talks with? （ A） Representatives of Israel, Islamic Jihad and other groups. （ B） Representative
21、s of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other groups. （ C） Representatives of Palestine, Islamic Jihad and other groups. （ D） Representatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the United States. 27 Which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） Reports from the Israeli government said that a ceasefire deal had a
22、lready been reached. （ B） Palestinian militants have said they are prepared to announce a ceasefire under no circumstances. （ C） There has been no ceasefire announced but the atmosphere is increasingly positive. （ D） Mr. Abbas says he has made significant progress towards persuading militant groups
23、to agree to a ceasefire. 28 Seven people were arrested because （ A） they killed an Irish policeman. （ B） they held a demonstration over an alleged plot. （ C） they attempted to murder a Swedish cartoonist. （ D） they were thought to have stained the Prophet Muhammad. 29 Which of the following is CORRE
24、CT according to the news item? （ A） The crime group consists of four women and three men. （ B） Little information about the suspects has been identified. （ C） There are four teenagers in the crime group. （ D） New details about the investigation will be made public. 30 Eight foreign aid workers were
25、arrested in Afghanistan because of their _ activities. （ A） political （ B） espionage （ C） religious （ D） relief 31 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties? （ A） A fine. （ B） Expulsion. （ C） A jail tern. （ D） Death sentence. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20
26、blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 A new direction, resulting from changing values and life styles, is the increase in part-time or job-shared work. 【 C1】 _ numbers of people are reducin
27、g their 【 C2】 _ and job responsibilities in order to 【 C3】 _ time for other pursuits-sharing child-caring responsibilities or developing fuller lives for themselves. They may want to learn new skills, 【 C4】_ or conduct research, take part in sports, 【 C5】 _ simply live with less pressure. Some aim t
28、o avoid entry into higher tax brackets. Many 【 C6】 _ are old enough to retire prefer 【 C7】 _ in the mainstream of life by working a few hours a day or 【 C8】_ a week. Twenty-one percent of the 【 C9】 _ force is now working on a pan-time 【 C10】_ , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many
29、jobs have been 【 C11】 _ -or totally restructured-so that two people can work 【 C12】 _ what was formerly one full-time job. In other 【 C13】 _ , people create a new way of working together, 【 C14】_ different aspects of the responsibility. Sometimes 【 C15】 _ work fulltime during peak periods but then m
30、erely cover for each other in less busy times. 32 【 C1】 （ A） grow （ B） grown （ C） growing （ D） increased 33 【 C2】 （ A） income （ B） outcome （ C） price （ D） value 34 【 C3】 （ A） attain （ B） gain （ C） maintain （ D） retain 35 【 C4】 （ A） study （ B） studying （ C） to study （ D） studies 36 【 C5】 （ A） or （ B）
31、 and （ C） as well as （ D） in addition 37 【 C6】 （ A） people （ B） who （ C） workers （ D） whom 38 【 C7】 （ A） to remain （ B） to remaining （ C） remaining （ D） that they remained 39 【 C8】 （ A） a few days （ B） few days （ C） a few hours （ D） a few minutes 40 【 C9】 （ A） worker （ B） military （ C） labor （ D） la
32、nd 41 【 C10】 （ A） work （ B） basis （ C） base （ D） career 42 【 C11】 （ A） classified （ B） shifted （ C） divided （ D） united 43 【 C12】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） of （ D） for 44 【 C13】 （ A） situations （ B） conditions （ C） environments （ D） surrounding 45 【 C14】 （ A） dividing （ B） separating （ C） sharing （ D） ha
33、ving 46 【 C15】 （ A） all （ B） both （ C） either （ D） none 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR when noises are made with it which are signals, at what point do they become speech? Another famous definition is that man is a tool-maker, but observation has east doubt on our uniqueness in this respect, too, long after Dr.
34、 Johnson scoffed at Boswell for quoting it to him. What is surely and identifiably unique about the human species is not its possession of certain faculties or physical characteristics, but what it has done with them-its achievement, or history, in fact. Humanitys unique achievement is its remarkabl
35、y intense level of activity and creativity, its cumulative capacity to create change. All animals have ways of living, some complex enough to be called cultures. Human culture alone is progressive: it has been increasingly built by conscious choice and selection within it as well as by accident and
36、natural pressure, by the accumulation of a capital of experience and knowledge which man has exploited. Human history began when the inheritance of genetics and behavior which had until then provided the only way of dominating the environment was first broken through by conscious choice. Of course,
37、human beings have always only been able to make their history within limits. These limits are now very wide indeed, but they were once so narrow that it is impossible to identify the first step which took human evolution away from the determination of nature. We have for a long time only a blurred s
38、tory, obscure both because the evidence is poor and because we cannot be sure exactly what we are looking for. 86 According to the author, when should be regarded as the beginning of human history? （ A） The appearance of vertebrates. （ B） The point when human beings consciously chose to do something
39、. （ C） The coming into being of the photosynthetic cells. （ D） The origins of the universe. 87 The description of the past natural environment is important in that （ A） it is one part of human history. （ B） it should be included in the history of the universe. （ C） it can partly explain the way of l
40、ife of the people in the past. （ D） it decided the human history. 88 Man is distinguished from other animals in that （ A） language is unique to man. （ B） man is a tool-maker. （ C） man is characteristic of the possession of vocal equipment. （ D） man has remarkable level of activity and creativity. 89
41、 The passage is mainly about （ A） what history is. （ B） the difference between human beings and animals. （ C） what point should be the beginning of the human history. （ D） how the human beings make their history. 90 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） When we are sure about what we are looki
42、ng for, we will understand the whole human history. （ B） No other culture is advancing as the human culture. （ C） As long as the group forms a culture, they may have history. （ D） It will be impossible to find the beginning of the human history. 90 In recent years criticisms have been voiced concern
43、ing sexist bias in the English language . It has been argued that some of the vocabulary and grammar we use reflects and reinforces a traditional view of the world as one in which men are dominant and women play a secondary role. Take the word “chairman“ , for example. While this can in fact apply t
44、o people of both sexes, it appears to some people to be male-oriented as it ends in “man“. In the past people taking the role of chairman were exclusively male, and the word was obviously originally a compound of “chair“ and “man“. Many English speakers, however, have ceased to view this word as a c
45、ompound and no more feel it to be composed of two units, “chair“ and “man“, than they perceive “cupboard“ as composed of “cup“ and “board“. In addition the continued use of chairman might be defended on the grounds that the final syllable is pronounced /mn/ rather than /msn/, just like the final syl
46、lable of woman. Despite such considerations other speakers take a contrary view and are sensitive to the components of which it is made up. They clearly perceive it as a title which perpetuates traditional ideas about the place of women in society. For this reason they seek to replace it with neutra
47、l terms such as “chairperson“ or “chair“ , so that it is now possible to ask questions such as; “Who is chair of the committee?“ Other changes advocated include the replacement of words such as “postman“ , “fireman“ and “policeman“ with more clearly neutral terms such as “postal worker“, “firefighte
48、r“ and “police officer“. There is, however, continuing controversy about how far such language changes should go. Should changes also be considered to traditional idioms such as “man in the street“ and titles such as “Peking Man“? Wrhat about those words where the male meaning of “man“ is no longer
49、dominant, such as “manhandle“? To the extent that changes have taken place, they have done so more in the written language and formal pronouncements than in everyday speech. You would be quite likely to read in the paper that “Postal workers are to receive a pay increase“. But “Has the postman been?“ would be most likely to be heard in informal conversation. Here “postman“ remains firmly entrenched in popular usage. The lack of a sex-neutral third-person sing
