1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 5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 w
2、ill 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 conversa
3、tions. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What does the conversation say about registration? （ A） Each conferee is given a conference tag. （ B） The man has already got registered. （ C） Students are required to register today. （ D） Teachers cant registe
4、r for the conference today. 3 What do we infer about the man at the registration? （ A） He is not eligible for the discount. （ B） He will not attend the conference from beginning to end. （ C） He is working on a postgraduate program. （ D） He is on the faculty of the Education Department. 4 What sort o
5、f accommodation does the man prefer? （ A） Double room without independent bathroom. （ B） Single room with independent bathroom. （ C） Suite with independent bathroom. （ D） Single room without independent bathroom. 5 Whats the purpose of the fair? （ A） To commemorate a famous athlete. （ B） To raise fu
6、nds for a hospital. （ C） To help those who are in need. （ D） To collect money for the Riverdale University. 6 The man volunteers to help out in the food tent because_. （ A） everybody loves to eat （ B） he is a gourmet （ C） it is a great chance to socialize （ D） his friends also offer to help out ther
7、e 7 When is the auction scheduled to take place? （ A） The evening before the fair. （ B） On Saturday. （ C） On Sunday afternoon. （ D） The evening following the fair. 8 The tallest trees can be found _ （ A） in Muir Woods （ B） Near Los Angeles （ C） in San Francisco （ D） Along the northern California coa
8、st 9 Many tourists visit Muir woods rather than other redwood forests _ （ A） because it has no admission fee （ B） because it is near San Francisco （ C） because it has a good view of the coast （ D） because it can be seen in one hour 10 The oldest documented age for a redwood tree is approximately _ （
9、 A） 350 years （ B） 400 years （ C） 800 years （ D） 2,000 years 11 _has contributed most to the redwoods survival. （ A） Absence of natural enemies （ B） Resistant bark and damp climate （ C） Coastal isolation （ D） Cool weather and daily fog SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear se
10、veral passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is discussed as a new part of the medical facilities? （ A） Physical therapy equipment. （ B） Nuclear medicine room. （ C） A new operation room. （ D） A restaurant. 13 When will doctors be flown in from o
11、ther hospitals? （ A） If the facilities are adequate. （ B） If the facilities are inadequate. （ C） If the local doctors are incompetent. （ D） If there are not enough local doctors. 14 What is mentioned about the employees that will be hired? （ A） They will all be doctors. （ B） They will all be educate
12、d. （ C） The employees will benefit the local economy. （ D） The employees will be the best in the industry. 15 How many cars are towed from the streets each year? （ A） Hundreds of thousands of cars. （ B） Thirty million old cars. （ C） One million junked cars. （ D） Five million cars altogether. 16 What
13、 is Street Horizons? （ A） A government agency. （ B） A car removal center in Los Angeles. （ C） A place where old cars are fixed. （ D） An agency that tries to clear the streets. 17 What is the problem with abandoned cares? （ A） They encourage homelessness. （ B） They are a safety hazard. （ C） They take
14、 up parking spaces. （ D） They can be stolen. 18 _ were reported by the weather station in Chicago. （ A） Sunny skies （ B） Cloudiness, but no rain （ C） Light showers （ D） Thunderstorms 19 The temperature at Ann Arbor Airport was _ degrees Fahrenheit. （ A） 79 （ B） 75 （ C） 74 （ D） 73 20 According to the
15、 weather report, the pollution index was_ （ A） very good （ B） good （ C） fair （ D） poor 21 The forecast indicated that the weather for the weekend would be_ （ A） rainy and mild （ B） rainy and cold （ C） sunny and mild （ D） cloudy and cold SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will
16、hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The UN commission of inquiry on East Timor has found evidence that_. （ A） UN forces killed and buried civilians （ B） many people were forced to join the militia groups （ C） military groups were involved i
17、n the violence （ D） more than 150 people were murdered in Dili 23 The commission of inquiry consists of_ experts. （ A） 5 （ B） 6 （ C） 7 （ D） 8 24 The UN commission thinks_. （ A） a war crimes tribunal should be established （ B） there is no need to establish a war crimes tribunal （ C） the atrocities wo
18、uld continue if the criminals were not punished （ D） the inquiry should continue 25 The report made by the commission of inquiry will be submitted to_ by the end of the year. （ A） UN human rights official （ B） UN Secretary-General （ C） the Security Council （ D） UN Congress 26 The spokesman for the U
19、S delegation described the first day of talks as_. （ A） Instructive. （ B） Constructive. （ C） Productive. （ D） Permissive 27 The talks_. （ A） would last for a week （ B） will have to give China a chance to speak （ C） is a pre-meeting before this months summit （ D） have reached a disagreement 28 Accord
20、ing to the police, who were involved in the bombing last week? （ A） satisfied businessmen, opposition figures （ B） satisfied businessmen and military officers as well as the Tamil separatist rebels （ C） wealthy businessmen （ D） dissatisfied businessmen, opposition figures and military officers as we
21、ll as the Tamil separatist rebels 29 What had wealthy businessmen been doing? （ A） They had been financing the United National Party. （ B） They had been fighting the Tamil Tiger rebels and the United National Party. （ C） They had been financing the Tamil Tiger rebels and the opposition United Nation
22、al Party. （ D） They had been financing a military regime. 30 A Cuban diplomat was deported from the United States last weekend for_. （ A） alleged espionage （ B） greeting Fidel Castro （ C） boarding a plane to Havana （ D） bombing the embassy 31 The dispute over the spying case has for the moment been
23、diffused because_ （ A） a reasonable and satisfactory solution had been found （ B） Mr. Imperatori had ended his hunger strike （ C） Mr. Imperatori was allowed to return to the US to defend himself （ D） Economy interests demanded 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followi
24、ng passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 American cities are【 C1】 _ other dries around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 【 C2】 _ of the culture. Cities contain the very【 C3】 _ aspect of a society: op
25、portunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict, and poverty. American cities are changing, just【 C4】 _ American society. After World War II, the population of【 C5】 _ large American cities decreased; howeve
26、r ,the population in many Sun Belt cities【 C7】 _ . Los Angeles and Houston are cities 【 C6】 _ population increased. These population shifts to and from the city【 C8】 _ the changing values of American society. During this time, in the【 C9】 _ 1940s and early 1950s, city residents became wealthier, mor
27、e prosperous. They had more children. They needed more【 C10】 _ They moved out their apartments in the city 【 C11】 _ their own homes. They bought houses in the【 C12】 _ , areas near a city where people live. These are areas【 C13】 _ many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American“ dream“ was t
28、o have a house on the outskirts. Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now【 C14】 _ . They,【 C15】 _ their parents, want to live in the cities.【 C16】 _ continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are【 C17】 _ and the population is increasing in
29、such states as Texas, Florida, and California. Others are moving to more【 C18】 _ cities of the North- east and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives are moving back into the city. They prefer the city【 C19】 _ the suburbs because th
30、eir jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just【 C20】 _ the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities - a wealthier, more mobile class. 32 【 C1】 （ A） different from （ B） similar to （ C） better than （ D） worse than 33 【 C2】 （ A） v
31、alues （ B） worth （ C） importance （ D） expenses 34 【 C3】 （ A） well （ B） good （ C） better （ D） best 35 【 C4】 （ A） likely （ B） as （ C） while （ D） when 36 【 C5】 （ A） all （ B） most （ C） few （ D） much 37 【 C6】 （ A） increased （ B） changed （ C） decreased （ D） lowered 38 【 C7】 （ A） its （ B） which （ C） where
32、（ D） that 39 【 C8】 （ A） become （ B） reflect （ C） gain （ D） contain 40 【 C9】 （ A） late （ B） later （ C） lately （ D） latter 41 【 C10】 （ A） space （ B） spots （ C） time （ D） food 42 【 C11】 （ A） buying （ B） buy （ C） to buy （ D） bought 43 【 C12】 （ A） outskirts （ B） downtown （ C） districts （ D） suburbs 44 【
33、C13】 （ A） without （ B） with （ C） within （ D） from 45 【 C14】 （ A） managers （ B） adults （ C） parents （ D） doctors 46 【 C15】 （ A） likely （ B） like （ C） dislike （ D） unlike 47 【 C16】 （ A） Some （ B） All （ C） Several （ D） Lots of 48 【 C17】 （ A） stretching （ B） widening （ C） expanding （ D） prolonging 49 【
34、C18】 （ A） organized （ B） famous （ C） official （ D） established 50 【 C19】 （ A） than （ B） better than （ C） rather than （ D） to 51 【 C20】 （ A） win （ B） enjoy （ C） earn （ D） acquire 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR for I am keeping, as I told you before, a most _ journal. （ A） exhausted （ B） exhaustive （ C） exhaustin
35、g （ D） exhaustion 81 What can _ him to such a terrible lot, when his soul is dead and his body is alive? （ A） foredoom （ B） foretell （ C） forecast （ D） foretaste 81 Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will I
36、 can to live together, Others say that the opposite is true: the international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some troth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encour
37、ages international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also mined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests. One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey. There had
38、been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said “This wasnt hockey. Hockey and the Internat
39、ional Hockey Federation are finished.“ The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in suspension of the team for at least three years. The American basketball team announced that they would n t yield the first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. T
40、he game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It
41、 was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals. Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is
42、 played competitively rather than for file love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism. 82 According
43、to the author, recent Olympic Games have _ （ A） created goodwill between the nations （ B） bred only false national pride （ C） barely showed any international friendship （ D） led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred 83 What did the manager mean by saying “. Hockey and the International Hockey
44、 Federation are finished“? （ A） His team would no longer take part in international games. （ B） Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions. （ C） There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation. （ D） The Federation should be dissolved. 84 The basketball examp
45、le implies that _ （ A） too much patriotism was displayed in the incident （ B） the announcement to prolong the match was wrong （ C） the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision （ D） the American team was right in rejecting the silver medals 85 The author gives the two examples in Paragraph
46、s 2 and 3 to show _ （ A） how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games （ B） that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be （ C） that competitiveness in the games discourages the international friendship （ D） that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Game
47、s 86 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? （ A） The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved. （ B） Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games. （ C） Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. （ D） International contests are liable fo
48、r misunderstanding between nations. 86 The natural environment has, of course, always conditioned technology. For example, the nature of an environment (polar, desert, jungle) engenders the development of technologies appropriate to that environment to enable man to adapt successfully to it. Farther
49、, emerging scarcity of some technological resource may ignite a research for, and gradual transition to, a new technology using resources present in the environment in greater abundance, as, for example, in the case of the gradual change from wood-based to coal-based technology in England that began in Elizabeth times and stretched until the end of the eighteenth cent
