1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 630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 Make Your Holidays More Meaningful I .
4、What to do before the holiday season 1)【 T1】 _a weekly calendar【 T1】 _ 2)start eliminating 【 T2】 _and delete as much as you can【 T2】 _ youll free up more time for real connecting II. What to do during your holidays 1)it is better to give than to receive visit a retirement home, the childrens cancer
5、ward or a homeless shelter 2)【 T3】 _the savings on【 T3】 _ donate some of your food【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ 3)give kids a sense of continuity and【 T5】 _【 T5】 _ 4)teach kids to【 T6】 _【 T6】 _ 5)refuse to partake in holiday【 T7】 _【 T7】 _ 6)make gifts more meaningful III. What to do with yourself 1)【 T8】 _time for
6、 yourself【 T8】 _ do something all by yourself 2)rethink your personal【 T9】 _【 T9】 _ list them now and let the magic of the holidays【 T10】 _you【 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 conversa
7、tions. 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 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 an
8、swer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. （ A） Money. （ B） Toys. （ C） Seeds. （ D） Medals. （ A） It was quite a lot. （ B） It was not too enough to buy toys. （ C） It was less than he had expected. （ D） It did not match his hard work. （ A） Nothing was p
9、leasant. （ B） She earned too little. （ C） She felt tired and sick. （ D） She could get free food. （ A） She was always absent from work. （ B） She ate too many hamburgers. （ C） She lied about her age. （ D） She made some mistakes at work. （ A） They have to get up early. （ B） They keep working in bad wea
10、ther. （ C） They are sometimes chased by dogs. （ D） They seldom get respect from people. （ A） Simple. （ B） Delicious. （ C） Light. （ D） Healthy. （ A） It is hard to get the ingredients. （ B） Her parents are too busy. （ C） She wants to enjoy the local food. （ D） She doesnt know how to cook. （ A） The tas
11、te is far from authentic. （ B） The food ingredients are not qualified. （ C） The price is much higher than that in Japan. （ D） The dish doesnt look like a Japanese dish. （ A） She enjoys American TV shows and radio programs more. （ B） She wants to make some new friends at school. （ C） She is too busy
12、to watch TV or listen to music. （ D） She wants to adapt to American culture sooner. （ A） It is easier than Japanese high school. （ B） Students dont have to go to school. （ C） There is a difficult entrance exam. （ D） It requires hard work every day. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sen
13、tences 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 He ought to dismiss the unqualified employees under his supervision, _? （ A） should he （ B） ought he （ C） shouldnt
14、 he （ D） oughtnt he 23 Leukemia is_disease that the very mention of it strikes terror into our heart. （ A） a so dreadful （ B） so dreadful a （ C） such dreadful （ D） a such dreadful 24 Sid spends as much time working as he_. （ A） travels （ B） does travelling （ C） is travelling （ D） has been travelling
15、 25 Which of the following italicized parts does NOT serve as an infinitive? （ A） Charles is generally considered to have invented the first elevator. （ B） Its ten to eight by my watch. （ C） We did not expect there to be so many cars there. （ D） Its so nice to hear from you. 26 Which of the followin
16、g does NOT contain an adverbial clause? （ A） I climbed high in order that I may have a bird-view of the whole city. （ B） Strike the iron when it is hot. （ C） Small as it is, Vatican owns the power of Christianity. （ D） In a nutshell, we will make it in the end. 27 Frank almost never received any edu
17、cation, _ ? （ A） would he （ B） didnt he （ C） wouldnt he （ D） did he 28 Which of the following italicized parts indicates CONCESSION? （ A） As I didnt know how to do it, I turned to the teacher. （ B） I will wear the necklace how I like it. （ C） While I admit that his method is not the best, I do choos
18、e to adopt it. （ D） What has he done that you should be so angry with him? 29 You_him in his office last night: he has been on business travel for a week. （ A） neednt have seen （ B） shouldnt have seen （ C） cant have seen （ D） must not have seen 30 Which of the following italicized parts is NOT used
19、as an object complement? （ A） You cant depend on him to come punctually. （ B） She wished that money to be given to the poor. （ C） She is the last one to leave the classroom. （ D） They compelled the workers to work day and night. 31 In “He found it a waste of time talking to her. “ the italicized phr
20、ase is_. （ A） the subject （ B） the object （ C） an adverbial （ D） the subject complement 32 My deskmate is a reserved person who seldom speak to me. The underlined part means_. （ A） talkative （ B） considerate （ C） quiet （ D） outgoing 33 Because this area has a high rate of crime, there are many peopl
21、e moving out. The underlined part means_. （ A） incentive （ B） incidence （ C） inert （ D） injured 34 Her mother has failed her so many times that she doesnt place any _ on what her mother promises any longer. （ A） credit （ B） reliance （ C） belief （ D） faith 35 Some English words have no exact_in Chine
22、se. （ A） equivalents （ B） equities （ C） equals （ D） equalities 36 When Columbus embarked_his historic voyage, he never imagined that the world history would enter into a new era. （ A） upon （ B） in （ C） at （ D） to 37 The salesman says that the sweater will not_when washed. （ A） contract （ B） compress
23、 （ C） condense （ D） shrink 38 It is_stealing to take a thing away without permission of its owner. （ A） nothing better than （ B） nothing less than （ C） no less than （ D） anything but 39 The scheme fell_owning to lack of funds. （ A） through （ B） over （ C） off （ D） down 40 I cant make it to dinner wit
24、h you tonight. Can I take a rain check? The underlined part means_. （ A） leave a message （ B） make an excuse for that （ C） ask for forgiveness （ D） make it another time 41 She was pulling my leg when she said I should propose to her. The underlined part means_. （ A） kidding me （ B） frightening me （
25、C） forcing me （ D） hinting 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 41 Aappears Bcase Cdistinguishes Ddramatically Eengaged Fexperience Glazy Hnoisy Iproficiency Jrole K
26、roughly Lset Mshort Nstruggle Osuffers For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, thats no longer the【 C1】_ . A new study by the OECD, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys still score somewhat better at maths, and in science the
27、genders are【 C2】 _ equal. But when it comes to the students who really【 C3】 _ , the difference is obvious: boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall【 C4】 _ of basic standards in all three areas. Why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates? First, girls read more than boys.
28、 Reading【 C5】 _ is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys dont do well at reading, their performance in other school subjects【 C6】 _ too. Second, girls spend more time on homework. Researchers suggest that doing homework【 C7】 _ by teachers is linked to better performance in math
29、s, reading and science. Boys, it【 C8】 _ , spend more of their free time in the virtual world: they are 17% more likely to play online games than girls every day. They also use the Internet more. Third, peer pressure plays a【 C9】 _ . A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for schoo
30、l which means theyre more likely to be【 C10】 _ in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous(匿名的 )tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading drops by a third when teachers dont know the gender of the pupil they are marking. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【 C5】
31、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 As a 50th birthday present to h
32、erself, Belva Davis bought her first home, a brick house, in a friendly neighborhood ten miles east of downtown Detroit. The 72-block enclave, East English Village, was the kind of place where kids still pedaled bikes on the sidewalk and neighbors invited you over for parties. “It felt like a commun
33、ity, like when I was growing up,“ says Davis, who moved there from a rental apartment in inner-city Detroit. “I didnt hear gunshots. I didnt hear people cursing. It was peaceful. “ Two years after moving in, the 52-year-old lost her job as a nonprofit administrator and fell $ 18,000 behind on her mo
34、rtgage. Even after she had found a full-time job again, her mortgage lender refused to negotiate. “I told them, I have a job. I can make payments, “ says Davis. “But nobody was willing to work with me. “ In 2008, the foreclosure notice arrived in the mail. It wouldnt be the neighborhoods first forec
35、losure by a long shot. Detroits economic woes had hit East English Village hard: month in and month out, 5 to 10 percent of the homes there sat empty. Usually people were too ashamed to say theyd lost their home until the moving van pulled into their driveway. Not Davis. At the next neighborhood ass
36、ociation meeting, she grabbed the microphone. “I want to stay in my home, but the mortgage company isnt listening to me,“ she said. “Would you be willing to protest?“ For many longtime residents, it was what they had been waiting for. “ We were just so glad someone was willing to stand up to what wa
37、s happening to our neighborhood,“ says neighbor Nancy Brigham. She and a handful of other residents helped Davis organize a series of protests against her eviction. They distributed flyers in the area and convinced the local newspaper and television station to cover the events. In December 2008, loc
38、als waved signs in Daviss yard during a snowstorm: come summer, the protest turned into a backyard barbecue. City council and neighborhood association members gave speeches about Daviss plight. Another neighbor posted video footage of the protests and interviews with local residents on YouTube, attr
39、acting hundreds of views. But the bank didnt budge. Davis lived in fear. In fall 2009, she made a final push, asking neighbors to flood the bank president with e-mails and phone calls. On a sunny September Saturday, a few dozen of Daviss supporters marched in front of a local branch, chanting, “Let
40、Belva stay! Shes not going away!“ At last, Davis got a phone call. The bank would modify her mortgage loan. She would get to keep her home. “Im just glad I live in the type of neighborhood where people help each other,“ says Davis. “Not only in Detroit but all over the nation, neighborhoods are bein
41、g devastated. If more people would band together, people could stay in their homes. But one person cant do that by herself. It takes a community of people. “ 52 According to the passage, Belva Davis_. （ A） began to live with her kids after her 50th birthday （ B） invited many neighbors to her 50th bi
42、rthday party （ C） grew up in a community with friendly neighborhood （ D） lived on the rent of her apartment in inner-city Detroit 53 It can be inferred from the moving van that_. （ A） Belva Davis lost her home in East English Village （ B） people were too ashamed to live with Belva Davis （ C） Belva D
43、avis had to leave because of her new job （ D） East English Village was influenced by Detroit 54 All of the following helped Belva to protect her home EXCEPT_. （ A） many local residents （ B） hundreds of YouTube viewers （ C） members of the city council （ D） neighborhood association members 54 Happines
44、s is directly related to how much money we make. Weve known that for a while. So it shouldnt be surprising that our earnings also correlate with suicide rates. A new paper from the San Francisco Federal Reserve shows that, all else being equal, suicide risks are higher in wealthier neighborhoods, a
45、morbid demonstration of the folly of trying to “keep up with the Joneses“. Daniel Wilson, senior economist at the San Francisco Fed, and two co-authors found that for two individuals with the same income but living in two different counties, the one who lives in the county with a higher average inco
46、me is 4. 5% more likely to commit suicide. At first it might seem surprising, but it begins to make sense when you think about how we tend to compare ourselves to those around us. You might assume that suicide rates would be elevated in lower-income neighborhoods and counties, and the studys authors
47、 do point to findings that higher income generally lowers suicide risk. For example, an individual with family income less than $ 10,000 is 50% more likely to commit suicide than an individual with income above $60,000. The twist comes when you look at low-income individuals who live in high-income
48、areas. According to the study, they face greater suicide risk than those living in low-income areas. The studys authors call it a “behavioral response to unfavorable interpersonal income comparisons“. The studys co-authors analyzed two independent sets of data to come up with their findings: the National Longitudinal Morality Study and the National Center for Health Statistics Multiple Cause of Death Files combined with information from the 1990 census. Not surprisingly, being unemployed is also a f
