1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 578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 In order to be qualified, the applicant should_. （ A） be able to speak several languages （ B） be able to work on night shifts （ C） be at least 21 years old （ D） work full-time 3 Whats the girls problem? （ A）
4、She cant work on regular hours. （ B） She has no favorable references. （ C） She doesnt know anything about r6sum6-writing. （ D） She cannot show up at the interview. 4 Which of the following doesnt need to appear on the r6sum6? （ A） Her educational background. （ B） Her presonal information. （ C） The n
5、ames of 4 references. （ D） Her previous working experience. 5 At the university Mr. Robinson specialized in _. （ A） maths （ B） physics （ C） water management （ D） geography 6 Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because of _. （ A） university links （ B） government agreements （ C） company proj
6、ects （ D） degree requirements 7 After Mr. Robinson returned from India, he _. （ A） changed jobs several times （ B） went to live in Manchester （ C） did similar work as in India （ D） became head of a research team 8 What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） Doctor and patie
7、nt. （ B） Husband and wife. （ C） Father and daughter. （ D） Teacher and student. 9 What does the man want to do? （ A） Gain weight so as to join in a basketball team. （ B） Play basketball with friends from work. （ C） Try out for the company baseball team. （ D） Get in shape and compete in a cycling race
8、. 10 What is the womans main concern? （ A） She is worded her husband will spend too much time away from home. （ B） She is afraid her husband will become a fitness freak. （ C） She is concerned about her husbands health. （ D） She is not confident of her husbands age for playing games. 11 What does the
9、 woman advise about the mans diet? （ A） He should eat more fruits and vegetables. （ B） He should consume less salt. （ C） He should not eat fatty foods at all. （ D） He should add more protein products to his diet. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen
10、to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Which of the following is NOT true of “jeans“? （ A） Jeans appeal to young people all over the world. （ B） Jeans can be regarded as the“ uniform“ of youth. （ C） Jeans have been popular for two hundred years. （ D） Jeans were first
11、 made in Italy. 13 Who didnt like Levis jeans in the 19th century? （ A） Gold miners. （ B） Farmers. （ C） Cowboys. （ D） Young people. 14 Which of the following didnt help make jeans popular in the 1950s and 1960s? （ A） TV programs. （ B） Rock and roll music. （ C） Rock stars. （ D） Movie stars. 15 What i
12、s the main topic of the passage? （ A） The mechanics of rain. （ B） The climate of North America. （ C） How gravity affects air current. （ D） Types of clouds. 16 Why dont all ice crystals in clouds immediately fall to Earth? （ A） They are balanced by the pressure of rain droplets. （ B） The effect of gr
13、avity at high altitude is random. （ C） They are kept in the sky by air current. （ D） They are moving about with fixed direction. 17 In this passage, what does the term “coalescence“ refer to? （ A） The gathering. of small clouds to form large, clouds. （ B） The growth of droplets from small to big. （
14、C） The fall of raindrops and other precipitation （ D） The movement of dust particles in the sunlight. 18 Who is the speaker? （ A） A doctor. （ B） A nurse. （ C） A professor. （ D） A student. 19 What is the main topic of the talk? （ A） What to do in case of illness. （ B） Suggestions for improving the in
15、firmary. （ C） How to make medical appointments. （ D） What constitutes a healthy life. 20 What does the speaker suggest for students who have had colds? （ A） Take plenty of medicine. （ B） Call up the doctor. （ C） Come to the clinic. （ D） Get proper exercise. 21 What does the speaker say that people s
16、hould do to protect their health? （ A） Join a sports organization. （ B） Try a new routine occasionally. （ C） Keep regular hours to avoid fatigue. （ D） Cut down on activities when sick. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully an
17、d then answer the questions that follow. 22 According to the news, what was the first real challenge for Mr. Baradei? （ A） Leading the IAEA at a time of transition. （ B） Inspecting Iran for nuclear weapons. （ C） IAEAs inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. （ D） Inspecting North Korea f
18、or nuclear weapons. 23 Where was the summit held? （ A） Washington. （ B） South America. （ C） Venezuela. （ D） Madrid. 24 What is the news mainly about? （ A） South Koreas proposal to hold talks with DPRK. （ B） DPRKs proposal to hold talks with South Korea. （ C） The river flood prevention problem in Sou
19、th Korea. （ D） The separated family reunions in South Korea. 25 When will the talks on preventing flooding take place? （ A） On Friday. （ B） On Tuesday. （ C） On Wednesday. （ D） On Thursday. 26 What is Zoellicks new job? （ A） Head of the World Bank. （ B） UN secretary general. （ C） Vice-chairman of a W
20、all Street investment firm. （ D） US trade representative. 27 Which is not included in Zoellicks African talk? （ A） Economic growth. （ B） Promoting peace and security. （ C） Governance and corruption. （ D） Terrorist attack. 28 Libby resigned because he was indicted on five counts, not including _. （ A
21、） committing perjury （ B） leaking the identity of a CIA operatives husband （ C） making false statements （ D） obstruction of justice 29 According to the news, Rove _. （ A） was Cheneys top adviser （ B） didnt get away with the investigation （ C） was indicted too （ D） had an influential role in the fede
22、ral grand jury 30 The Dow Jones industrials closed Monday at its_. （ A） first high in the session （ B） second high in the session （ C） third high in the session （ D） fourth high in the session 31 Up till Monday, the stock prices have been down for about_. （ A） 1 year （ B） 70 days （ C） 4 months （ D）
23、8 weeks 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 blanks. 31 Britain was wealthy country, a hundred and fifty years【 C1】 _ There were a【 C2】 _ very rich
24、 people【 C3】 _ received money from land or investments, and did not need to work. They used to have large【 C4】 _ of servants to look 【 C5】 _ them. There were also many middle class people, who worked as businessmen or as doctors or lawyers. They usually had several servants to【 C6】 _ their houses an
25、d cook their meals. But there were also many poor people, and there was a big【 C7】 _ between the rich and the poor. The poor had very difficulty lives. Many worked as servants. They used to be【 C8】 _ little, and they had to work long hours. But at least they lived in a warm house and were well【 C9】
26、_ . 【 C10】 _ who worked in factories were often less【 C11】 _ . They used to work many hours a day, in dangerous and unhealthy conditions. But, even so, they did not use to【 C12】 _ enough to feed their families. They often lived in slums which were built cheaply by the factory owners. The【 C13】 _ pai
27、d people were those who worked 【 C14】 _ the farms. At certain times of the year, they did not use to earn【 C15】 _ because there was no work【 C16】 _ them to do. Life for the poor was not always bad. There were kind farmers and factory owners who helped their workers. And many people were【 C17】 _ abou
28、t the poor. One of them was Charles Dickens, the famous British writer. When he was young, his family was always short 【 C18】 _ money. His father was a clerk, who used to【 C19】 _ more than he earned. When Dickens Was eleven, his father was【 C20】 _ to prison; and Dickens had to work in a factory. At
29、this time, very young children used to work in factories and mines, and clean chimneys. 32 【 C1】 （ A） ago （ B） early （ C） before （ D） soon 33 【 C2】 （ A） little （ B） much （ C） few （ D） many 34 【 C3】 （ A） which （ B） what （ C） who （ D） whose 35 【 C4】 （ A） amounts （ B） numbers （ C） deals （ D） plenties 3
30、6 【 C5】 （ A） after （ B） for （ C） at （ D） like 37 【 C6】 （ A） clear （ B） clean （ C） sweeten （ D） declare 38 【 C7】 （ A） space （ B） room （ C） gap （ D） distance 39 【 C8】 （ A） got （ B） received （ C） accepted （ D） paid 40 【 C9】 （ A） kept （ B） fed （ C） felt （ D） lived 41 【 C10】 （ A） These （ B） Those （ C） Th
31、is （ D） That 42 【 C11】 （ A） fortunate （ B） favourable （ C） favorite （ D） financial 43 【 C12】 （ A） engage （ B） eliminate （ C） earn （ D） learn 44 【 C13】 （ A） bad （ B） worst （ C） good （ D） fewest 45 【 C14】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） at （ D） above 46 【 C15】 （ A） something （ B） everything （ C） nothing （ D） any
32、thing 47 【 C16】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） as （ D） to 48 【 C17】 （ A） considered （ B） concerned （ C） convinced （ D） contributed 49 【 C18】 （ A） of （ B） to （ C） in （ D） at 50 【 C19】 （ A） cost （ B） spend （ C） waste （ D） lend 51 【 C20】 （ A） sent （ B） brought （ C） pulled （ D） entered 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR ice-col
33、d water, 4,938; granite, 12,960; hardwood, 12,620; brick, 11,960, glass, 16,410 to 19,690; silver, 8,658; gold, 5,717. 86 According to this passage, “Mach“ refers to （ A） the ratio of the air speed of an aircraft to the speed of sound. （ B） a machine. （ C） a Czech-born Australian physicist. （ D） the
34、 pilot of the plane. 87 Sound is produced by （ A） vibrations of an object passing through the air. （ B） spreading of waves after a rock being tossed into a pond. （ C） thunders. （ D） a flying plane. 88 At which frequency is the sound audible to human beings? （ A） Fewer than about 20 vibrations per se
35、cond. （ B） More than about 20,000 vibrations per second. （ C） About in a range of 20 and 20,000 vibrations per second. （ D） 120 vibrations per second. 89 Which of the following about decibel is correct? （ A） Its a unit for measuring the intensity of sound. （ B） Its the pressure of radiating waves. （
36、 C） Its the frequency of radiating waves. （ D） Its the speed of sound. 90 Which of the following is true? （ A） Sound travels fastest through the hardest things. （ B） Sound travels at different speed in different temperatures and in different media. （ C） Sound travels fastest in hottest temperature.
37、（ D） Sound travels fastest in coldest temperature. 90 Reebok executives do not like to hear their stylish athletic shoes called footwear for yuppies. They contend that Reebok shoes appeal to diverse market segments, especially now that the company offers basketball and children s shoes for the under
38、-18 set and walking shoes for older customers not interested in aerobics or running. The executives also point out that through recent acquisitions they have added hiking boots, dress and casual shoes, and high-performance athletic footwear to their product lines, all of which should attract new and
39、 varied groups of customers. Still, despite its emphasis on new markets, Reebok plans few changes in the up market retailing network that helped push sales to 1 billion annually, ahead of all other sports shoe marketers. Reebok shoes, which are priced from 27 to 85, will continue to be sold only in
40、better specialty, sporting goods, and department stores, in accordance with the companys view that consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of its distribution. In the past few years, the Massachusetts-based company has imposed limits on the number of its distributors (and the number
41、of shoes supplied to stores), partly out of necessity. At times the unexpected demand for Reebok S exceeded supply, and the company could barely keep up with orders from the dealers it already had. These fulfillment problems seem to be under control now, but the company is still selective about its
42、distributors. At present, Reebok shoes are available in about five thousand retail stores in the United States. Reebok has already anticipated that walking shoes will be the next fitness-related craze, replacing aerobics shoes the same way its brightly colored, soft leather exercise footwear replace
43、d conventional running shoes. Through product diversification and careful market research, Reebok hopes to avoid the distribution problems Nike came across several years ago, when Nike misjudged the strength of the aerobics shoe craze and was forced to unload huge inventories of running shoes throug
44、h discount stores. 91 One reason why Reebok s managerial personnel dont like their shoes to be called “footwear for yuppies“ is that_. （ A） they believe that their shoes are popular with people of different age groups （ B） new production lines have been added to produce inexpensive shoes （ C） yuppie
45、s usually evokes a negative image （ D） the term makes people think of prohibitive prices 92 Reeboks view that “consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of its distribution“ implies that_. （ A） the quality of a brand is measured by the service quality of the store selling it （ B） the q
46、uality of a product determines the quality of its distributors （ C） the popularity of a brand is determined by the stores that sell it （ D） consumers believe that first-rate products are only sold by high-quality stores. 93 Reebok once had to limit the number of its distributors because_. （ A） its s
47、upply of products fell short of demand （ B） too many distributors would cut into its profits （ C） the reduction of distributors could increase its service （ D） it wanted to enhance consumer confidence in its products 94 Although the Reebok Company has solved the problem of fulfilling its orders, it_
48、. （ A） does not want to further expand its retailing network （ B） still limits the number of shoes supplied to stores （ C） is still particular about who sells its products （ D） still carefully chooses the distributors of its products 95 What lesson has Reebok learned from Nike s distribution problem
49、s? （ A） A company should not sell its high quality shoes in discount stores. （ B） A company should not limit its distribution network. （ C） A company should do follow-up surveys of its products. （ D） A company should correctly evaluate the impact of a new craze on the market. 95 Less than a year ago, a new generation of diet pills seemed to offer the long-sought answer to our chronic
