1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 619及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be
2、read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at A
3、NSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 British Educational System I. Primary a
4、nd secondary education in Britain 1)Children go to primary school at the age of【 T1】 .【 T1】 _ 2)Students attend secondary school until age sixteen. 3)Students enter【 T2】 at the age of eighteen.【 T2】 _ II. Higher education in Britain 1)In England and Wales: Application for universities: through the U
5、CCA 【 T3】 structured with a fixed program of classes【 T3】 _ Classes: a. Classes offered in the UK are on a(n)【 T4】 basis increasingly:【 T4】 _ b. More emphasis is placed on【 T5】 study:【 T5】 _ c. Classes often take the following forms:【 T6】 , tutorials, seminars.【 T6】 _ 2)In Scotland: A variety of ter
6、tiary level options are【 T7】 :【 T7】 _ a. The colleges of further education provide vocational and【 T8】【 T8】 _ education: b. Central institutions dont directly validate degrees, but many have close ties to【 T9】 :【 T9】 _ c. The standard university degree is a four-year【 T10】 .【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】
7、4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each
8、 question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. （ A） He has some mental problems. （ B） He is too old to know what he is do
9、ing. （ C） He wants to have a good Christmas. （ D） He has got into the habit of stealing. （ A） They dont really think about it. （ B） They dislike it very much. （ C） They worry about it greatly. （ D） They want a reform. （ A） Violence. （ B） Compromise. （ C） Firearms. （ D） Police. （ A） He threatened the
10、 police. （ B） He took some hostages. （ C） He robbed a bank. （ D） He locked himself in a house. （ A） Power. （ B） Skills. （ C） Patience. （ D） Weapons. （ A） It will help fix dangerous intersections of roads. （ B） It will contribute to raising more federal fund. （ C） It will enhance the committees work
11、efficiency. （ D） It will ensure the most efficient use of the federal fund. （ A） By filling in some online forms about local crash history. （ B） By identifying some black spots of the local committees. （ C） By recognizing accident-prone roads and reporting them. （ D） By donating money to the funding
12、 program on the Internet. （ A） It attracts funding to the local economic development. （ B） It ensures the best value of the freight exported overseas. （ C） It enhances the productive capacity of the economic infrastructure. （ D） It makes significant profit in the local infrastructure projects. （ A）
13、A $1.5 billion investment to upgrade bridges. （ B） Plans of transporting the staff easily to the airports. （ C） Projects of decreasing the freight capacity of ports. （ D） The private investment besides the federal funding. （ A） Business sector provides investment through pricing. （ B） Private sector
14、s are given incentives to fund infrastructure. （ C） Businesses are set up in certain areas to help fund roads. （ D） Private investment is needed to deal with Labors debt. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or
15、 statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence. 22 In the sentence “He saw his face reflected in the water“, the italicized phrase is_. （ A） the object （ B） an adverbial （ C） a complement （ D） the subject 23 Which of the following italicized p
16、hrases indicates PURPOSE? （ A） He wanted all the running of the business for himself. （ B） I knew he worked for a security firm. （ C） I thanked him for his help. （ D） The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink. 24 Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause? （ A） I have ma
17、de it a rule that I keep diaries. （ B） He will have it that our plan is really practical. （ C） We take it that you will agree with us. （ D） It is common knowledge that the whale is not a fish. 25 It is stability_destroys peoples ambition and barricades peoples steps. （ A） which （ B） what （ C） that （
18、 D） / 26 You have to water the vegetables every day,_? （ A） dont you （ B） have you （ C） havent you （ D） do you 27 Which of the following italicized parts indicates CONTRAST? （ A） He is doing his homework while his dog is playing outside. （ B） They used to live in the same building when they were you
19、ng. （ C） While the party won the election, they had lost many votes from lower class. （ D） Work hard and you will benefit from it. 28 Whether we help him or not, he will succeed. The italicized part functions as a(n)_in the sentence. （ A） adverbial clause of condition （ B） adverbial clause of time （
20、 C） adverbial clause of concession （ D） adverbial clause of cause 29 The pair of words “lend“ and “borrow“ are_. （ A） antonyms （ B） hyponyms （ C） homonyms （ D） synonyms 30 Which of the following determiners(限定词 )can be placed before both singular countable nouns and plural countable nouns? （ A） A gr
21、eat deal of. （ B） A few. （ C） Little. （ D） Enough. 31 Which of the following sentences expresses UNWILLINGNESS? （ A） Hard as my work is, I will try to meet the deadline. （ B） I shall never do that again. （ C） My sister will help figure it out. （ D） This is what I have left for you. 32 Which of the f
22、ollowing sentences does NOT express a fact? （ A） Mary and her son must be home by now. （ B） Attenion should be paid to what you are doing now. （ C） Its a sunny day, isnt it? （ D） Its time now, and I must go. 33 Which of the following sentences can NOT delete the word “should“? （ A） I request that co
23、mpany should pay more to those who work hard. （ B） He insists that money should be saved in banks. （ C） I should have told you earlier so that you can make full preparation. （ D） She demands that her husband should take care of their baby today. 34 Which of the following sentences does NOT include a
24、n appositive(clause)? （ A） We ourselves wanted to see such a result. （ B） All people, old and young, strong and weak, have rooted their hope in American dream. （ C） The fact that religion has played a very important part in the development of science is often forgotten. （ D） We are going to hold a m
25、eeting in Nanjing tomorrow night. 35 _she started complaining. （ A） Hardly had he arrived when （ B） He hardly had arrived when （ C） He hardly arrived that （ D） Hardly had he arrived that 36 The size of the newly broadened square is four times_of the previous one. （ A） as （ B） what （ C） that （ D） / 3
26、7 Chinese people are usually described as hospitable, generous and amiable. The underlined part means_. （ A） humble （ B） modest （ C） admirable （ D） pleasant and friendly 38 The defendant is now at the mercy of judges for his misbehavior. The underlined part means_. （ A） at hand （ B） under the contro
27、l of （ C） in name of （ D） beyond the mercy of 39 What politicians cherish most is the benefits of their parties. The underlined part means_. （ A） miss （ B） remember （ C） favor （ D） learn 40 The process of the development of modernization can be measured by the level of peoples living. The underlined
28、 part means_. （ A） estimated （ B） thought （ C） considered （ D） described 41 Scientists have known how to harness the limitless power of the sun. The underlined part means_. （ A） accomplish （ B） utilize （ C） balance （ D） circulate 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below woul
29、d best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 41 AadvocatesBapproachingCconstantlyDdecreaseEenlarge FfinancialGfundamentalHgraciousIignoredJintention KjustifiedLnegativeMproceedingNrigidlyOsuccessors There is much discussion today about whether
30、 economic growth is desirable. At an earlier period, our desire for material wealth may have been【 C1】 _. Now, however, this desire for more than we need is causing serious problems【 C2】 _. Even though we have good 【 C3】 _, we may be producing too much, too fast. Those who criticize economic growth
31、argue that we must slow down. They believe that society is【 C4】 _certain limits on growth. These include the fixed supply of natural resources, the possible【 C5】 _effects of industry on the natural environment, and the continuing increase in the worlds population. As society reaches these limits, ec
32、onomic growth can no longer continue, and the quality of life will【 C6】_. People who want more economic growth, on the other hand, argue that even at the present growth rate there are still many poor people in the world. These【 C7】 _ of economic growth believe that only more growth can create the ca
33、pital needed to improve the quality of life in the world. Furthermore, they argue that only continued growth can provide the【 C8】 _ resources required to protect our natural surroundings from industrialization. This debate over the desirability of continued economic growth is of【 C9】_importance to b
34、usiness and industry. If those who argue against economic growth are correct, the problems they mention cannot be【 C10】 _. To find a solution, economists and the business community must pay attention to these problems and continue discussing them with one another. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】
35、 46 【 C5】 47 【 C6】 48 【 C7】 49 【 C8】 50 【 C9】 51 【 C10】 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 51 Up to 600 stations fo
36、r monitoring air pollution across England could be shut down under new government plans to save money by cutting regulations. Ministers want to remove obligations on local authorities to assess air quality in their areas, resulting in less monitoring. But environmental campaigners are accusing them
37、of trying to hide one of the countrys biggest public health problems. Government advisers have estimated that one type of pollutant miniscule(微小的 )particles from diesel engines, fossil fuel power stations and other sources is killing 29,000 people a year in the UK, and costing health services about
38、16 billion. But European air pollution limits meant to protect health are being breached in urban areas across the country, with the highest levels in London. According to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs(Defra), the limits for the toxic exhaust gas, nitrogen dioxide, were excee
39、ded in 40 of the UKs 43 air quality zones in 2010. But now Defra has launched a six-week consultation, due to close on 30 August, proposing a radical overhaul of the local air quality management regime that has been in place since 1997. The proposals are aimed at helping meet ministers “red tape cha
40、llenge“ to roll back legislation in order to help businesses(choice). The favoured option is to drop existing requirements for councils to make detailed assessments of air pollution. Defras analysis shows that this could lead to the closure of 600 monitoring sites, all of which measure nitrogen diox
41、ide and a quarter of which also test for pollution from tiny particles. The closures could save councils nearly 50m over 10 years, Defra suggests. The proposals only apply to England, and have been rejected by the Scottish government on the grounds that they “would deliver no obvious benefit“. “The
42、UK government wants to hide air pollution and cares nothing for public health,“ said Simon Birkett, director of the campaign group, Clean Air in London. He points out that the consultation is taking place in the summer holidays and describes the financial saving as illusory. He added: “Worse, the ch
43、anges would mean the loss of key protections in the planning system and the very monitors and expertise needed now to improve air quality.“ Prof. Duncan Laxen, the managing director of Air Quality Consultants in Bristol, said that much of our understanding of air pollution has come from local author
44、ity monitoring: “It will be a retrograde step if the governments preferred option is to lose this local knowledge. “ Defra insisted that the aim is to “reinvigorate and refocus“ local air quality management. It said that the current regime was “diagnosis driven“ and that “the level of local reportin
45、g can distract resources from air quality improvement“. 52 According to Paragraph Five to Eight, which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The current local air quality management regime has existed for less than 15 years. （ B） A consultation has been launched by Defra to inspect the air
46、management regime thoroughly. （ C） Defras analysis shows that about 150 monitoring sites test for pollution from tiny particles. （ D） People hold diverse opinions about whether the closure proposals could save money or not. 53 It can be inferred that the closures have been refused by the Scottish go
47、vernment for the reason that_. （ A） little money could be saved for the government （ B） they would gain no conspicuous benefits （ C） they were rejected by the Scottish people （ D） they would distract resources from air quality improvement 53 I first met Antigone when I was nine. She just hung there
48、on the wall. Her task was to bury her dead brother: mine was to dust her off. As I polished the frame that held her, I fell in love with a world so different from mine, one of poetic words and lofty art. While helping my mom clean professors homes, I became conscious of socioeconomic stratification(
49、阶层 ), of looking within while being without. Like many minority women, my mom did this as a second job a burden we both carried just so that we could get by. I grew up watching minority and immigrant women having to hustle to make it. I marveled at how resourceful and entrepreneurial they had to be, and I also witnessed how
