1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 629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 Some Advice to College Graduates I . Ad
4、vice on your dreams Dont worry about making your dreams【 T1】 _【 T1】 _ 1)what college graduates are often told sets young people up to fail 2)the truth most of us will not get a job that is both our lifelong【 T2】 _and a【 T2】_ world-changer 3)what to do just find a job you like and use the job to have
5、 a【 T3】 _life【 T3】 _ II. Advice on making friends 1)the benefits of friendship good friends make you healthy and keep your【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ feel more capable of facing challenges be【 T5】 _likely to feel depressed or commit suicide【 T5】 _ be happier in old age 2)suggestion make friends III. Advice on yo
6、ur family and house 1)dont take ideas about marriage too【 T6】 _【 T6】 _ keep going with the【 T7】 _【 T7】 _ -be【 T8】 _【 T8】 _ 2)think hard about whether to buy a house most people insist that buying a house is an【 T9】 _and the best【 T9】 _ way to secure retirement think about the mortgage as well as the
7、 taxes and insurance consider your finances,【 T10】 _and future goals【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 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 abou
8、t what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each 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 prev
9、iew the questions. （ A） He has got several offers. （ B） He is worried about interviews. （ C） He has been doing internship lately. （ D） He has already graduated. （ A） It is better paid. （ B） It is more secure. （ C） It never breaks laws. （ D） It has good work environment. （ A） It is more exciting. （ B
10、） It offers pensions and insurance. （ C） Human relationship is simple. （ D） People are treated well. （ A） The boss is nice to employees. （ B） The boss gives the employees recognition. （ C） The boss offers a much higher salary. （ D） The boss is more capable and enthusiastic. （ A） The pay is not good
11、enough. （ B） There will be too much workload. （ C） Something unfair may happen. （ D） There is hardly any promotion. （ A） Too much media attention. （ B） Too many sponsors. （ C） Too much corruption. （ D） Too much unfairness. （ A） They do better than years ago. （ B） They become famous after the games.
12、（ C） They show the Olympic spirit. （ D） They spread happiness. （ A） Make it more frequent than before. （ B） Lower the cost of holding it. （ C） Make poor countries become the host country. （ D） Reduce the influence of sponsorship. （ A） Move some summer sports to the winter sports. （ B） Introduce some
13、 new sports to the games. （ C） Reduce some indoor summer sports. （ D） Get all the countries involved in the games. （ A） He will pay close attention to his country. （ B） He will spend more than four hours a week. （ C） He will focus on the skiing and the ice hockey. （ D） He will make a good schedule o
14、f what to watch. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence. 22 Which of the following determiners can be plac
15、ed before both singular countable nouns and plural countable nouns? （ A） Another. （ B） A few. （ C） Any. （ D） Either. 23 Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词 )is used as an appositive(同位语 )? （ A） She cares only for herself. （ B） She credited herself with the discovery. （ C） She woke to find
16、 herself in the hospital. （ D） The actress herself will sing the theme song. 24 By no means_like that. （ A） we should speak （ B） as we speak （ C） should we speak （ D） have we spoken 25 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? （ A） The iron and steel industry are very important to our life. （ B
17、） Either you or she is to go. （ C） He as well as I wants to go boating. （ D） Each of us has a tape-recorder. 26 Which of the following italicized parts serves as an appositive? （ A） I have, to be honest, never returned to my hometown since I left there. （ B） The fact, generally speaking, is what I h
18、ave told you. （ C） My teacher, a nice old man, often taught me something that I could not find on my textbooks. （ D） Business, he reflected, appeared as brisk as ever. 27 Jackson insisted on working while he was sick at that time. The italicized part functions as an_ in the sentence. （ A） appositive
19、 （ B） attributive （ C） adverbial （ D） adversative 28 Which of the following sentences is NOT an adverbial clause of concession? （ A） While I understand your point of view, I do not share it. （ B） No matter who you are, you have to obey the orders and there is no exception. （ C） When I was young, I p
20、layed baseball with my classmates in my spare time. （ D） Much as I respect him, I cannot agree with him. 29 Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT? （ A） It is true that practice makes perfect. （ B） The factories can now keep up a steady production flow. （ C） The workers are work
21、ing on this new project in spite that the expenses have risen. （ D） As it is known to all, home is where the heart is. 30 The rays of the morning sun begin to shine through_windows, casting a glow of gold over the landscape. （ A） carved antique wooden （ B） wooden antique carved （ C） antique carved w
22、ooden （ D） antique wooden carved 31 An ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be_the loudest jet. （ A） twice as loud as （ B） as loud as twice （ C） as twice louder as （ D） as louder as twice 32 Which of the following sentences has an object complement? （ A） Our teacher told us a story. （
23、 B） The sun gives us light and warmth. （ C） We found the house empty. （ D） We sent him a telegram. 33 As you touch people, surfaces and objects throughout the day, you_germs on your hands. （ A） amass （ B） accumulate （ C） heap （ D） collect 34 Their withdrawal from the world economy is virtually impos
24、sible. The underlined part means_. （ A） conversely （ B） practically （ C） eventually （ D） exceedingly 35 Analysts said the results were largely in line with expectations. The underlined part means_. （ A） in favour with （ B） in comparison with （ C） in contradiction with （ D） in accordance with 36 Her
25、colleagues admonished her that she should work hard as the deadline was just around the corner. The underlined part means_. （ A） threatened （ B） suggested （ C） warned （ D） abolished 37 It is generally not_for expectant mothers to travel by air after the 28th week of pregnancy. （ A） applicable （ B） c
26、onsiderable （ C） advisable （ D） indispensable 38 When the tree falls, the monkeys_. （ A） disperse （ B） scatter （ C） diffuse （ D） spread 39 The facilities required for convention are extensive. The underlined part means_. （ A） assembly （ B） conscience （ C） contract （ D） protocol 40 The_handcraft work
27、s will not bear rough handling. （ A） subtle （ B） crystal （ C） delicate （ D） flexible 41 His architectural drawing shows the_of all the rooms. （ A） plot （ B） formation （ C） layout （ D） blueprint 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inser
28、ted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 41 Aassociated Battached Cconclusion Dconduct Edistinguish Feffect Gnatural Hpartly Iquality Jquantity Krelative Lridiculous Msimply Nundertake Ovariety In fact, even without humans, the Earths climate changes. Some climate change is【
29、 C1】 _ . But, as greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere, human influence “emerges“ from natural variability. Droughts, one of the most intensely studied climate events, are a perfect example of a(n) 【 C2】 _ with both natural and human influences. Separating the【 C3】_ strengths of the influence
30、s is a challenge for scientists. However, with the large social and economic costs of droughts, it is a challenge the scientists must【 C4】 _ . In a very recent study published in the Journal of Climate, authors Richard Seager and Martin Hoerling cleverly used climate models forced by sea surface tem
31、peratures to【 C5】 _ how much of the past centurys North American droughts have been caused by ocean temperatures, natural variability and human influences. Droughts can be caused by a(n)【 C6】 _ of separate or interactional phenomena. At its root, drought results from the low【 C7】 _ of water falling
32、and sometimes higher temperatures(which increase evaporation rates). The beginning of drought can often be linked to variations in ocean temperatures. It is also found that the oceans can affect the atmosphere to create conditions that are【 C8】 _ responsible for drought. Whats more, temperature incr
33、eases【 C9】_ with human-driven global warming also play a role. This【 C10】 _ agrees with other researchers who have shown that, while human-emitted greenhouse gas warming may not cause a particular drought, it can make drought come on earlier, faster, and harder than it otherwise would. 42 【 C1】 43 【
34、 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 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
35、 When youve committed to a month of no spending, the scariest sound in the world goes something like this: glug, glug, glug, followed by my wife saying, “Oh, God. Honey? We need to call a plumber!“ Our experiment in money-free living had been getting on beautifully. We were happily eating our way th
36、rough the kitchen, borrowing instead of buying, and feeling the burn from our free seven-day trial gym membership. I was still a no-spending newbie, but already I was one with the Zen of money-free living. Take a deep breath. Theres always a way around opening your wallet. The idea to stop spending
37、had been percolating for a while, but it was a trip to Target one afternoon that finally broke me. With our four-year-old, Sebastian, in tow, Ruth and I loaded up on packs of underwear, bath mats, barbecue gear, Spider-Man toys, kitchen gadgets, and a plug-in thingy guaranteed to kill mosquitoes. As
38、 we approached the checkout aisle, I thought, we dont need any of this junk, and we abandoned the cart, saving a good $300. That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses: DVDs by mail, lunches out, car washes, “bargain“ toys, fancy coffee drinks, and just about everything Ive ever bought on
39、eBay and Amazon. Especially given the current economic climate, not to mention the state of our landfills, it all suddenly felt like excess. With a promise that wed stop if it was killing us, I convinced the family to take the giant leap into frugality. The rules were that we would buy nothing for 3
40、0 days except absolute essentials, like fresh milk and fruit: and even there, after one too many “essential“ trips to the market those first few days, I capped expenses at $ 100 for the rest of the month. A handful of key outlays like our mortgage, utilities, and Sebastians preschool tuition were ex
41、cused, but restaurants, parking, clothing, toiletries, Internet access, babysitting, and, yes, gasoline, were now in the no-buy zone. I realize many people live like this all the time, by necessity, not by choice, and I anticipate letters saying, “You had to give up your Frappuccino. “ But this wasn
42、t an exercise in “playing poor“. Our month of no spending was a financial wake-up call, a chance to recalibrate our relationship with money at a time when everyone I know has money on the brain. Do we really need all the things we buy? Does acquiring stuff have actual value in our lives? Cant we be
43、just as happyor perhaps even happierliving on much less? Our adventure kicked off with a rousing start. After that first day, I wrote in my journal: Feeling supercharged. We have so much. What could we possibly need to spend money on? 52 It can be inferred from the trip to Target that_. （ A） the aut
44、hor paid $ 300 for the cart broken by his child （ B） the family bought nothing but essentials for the child （ C） the family managed to leave without buying anything （ D） the wife had a clear idea of stopping spending long before 53 Which of the following statements about Paragraph Four is CORRECT? （
45、 A） Buying things on eBay and Amazon could save people a lot. （ B） There was no need of saving with current economic conditions. （ C） The author paid more attention to his childs expenses. （ D） The author succeeded in persuading his family to follow him. 54 What kind of feeling can be inferred from
46、the authors journal? （ A） Painful. （ B） Energetic. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） Disappointed. 54 Picking locks can presage a crimeor be a useful skill for those who lose their keys. Cracking the digital-rights management(DRM)that secures works that are distributed electronically, such as e-books and films
47、, is illegal in many countries. But it can be tempting when rules seem unfair or arbitrary. Calibre, a free software program, can be fitted with a third-party plugin to strip the DRM from proprietary e-book formats. It has over 11 million users. Other more furtive means are available too. David Pric
48、e, head of piracy intelligence at NetNames, a brand-protection firm, says no DRM system has yet remained uncracked. Stoking the trend is consumers growing realisation that they may not be(as they often think)buying their e-books, music downloads and other digital content outright. In many cases they are in effect just renting them, subject to tough rules buried in small print. Proprietary software can tie the e-book to a particular device. And the provider of the content can revoke the owners rights at whim. Last month Amazon blocked a Kindle acc
