1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 649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 Saving for the Future Purpose of saving
4、 1. Women save a. for their childrens【 T1】 _ 【 T1】 _ b. for a【 T2】 _【 T2】 _ 2. Men save a. for a【 T3】 _【 T3】 _ b. for their【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ The necessity for women to save money for their old age Needing money to support themselves after their husband【 T5】 _【 T5】 _ Needing money to look after their ch
5、ildren if they get【 T6】 _【 T6】 _ What can be done 1. Women need to look and【 T7】 _ahead【 T7】 _ Even women in their early twenties need to think about【 T8】 _【 T8】 _ The【 T9】 _of working women shows they are looking ahead【 T9】 _ 2. Getting women themselves properly【 T10】 _【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【
6、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 que
7、stion 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） Her purse was stolen on the metro. （ B） Her home was broken into when she
8、 was vacationing. （ C） She was robbed on her way home. （ D） She was attacked by two kids on the street. （ A） Last week. （ B） On a summer day. （ C） Towards evening. （ D） Late at night. （ A） Four dollars. （ B） Thirty dollars. （ C） Forty dollars. （ D） Three hundred dollars. （ A） She hailed a taxi. （ B）
9、 She just went home. （ C） She reported the crime. （ D） She phoned her best friend. （ A） They need prosecuting. （ B） They have to be punished. （ C） They should get supervision. （ D） They must be held responsible. （ A） The advantages of a marriage agreement. （ B） The expenses required by a wedding. （
10、C） How to make both ends meet in married life, （ D） How to save money after getting married. （ A） Twice. （ B） Three times. （ C） Four times. （ D） Once. （ A） One of both sides has no experience about what goes wrong in a marriage. （ B） Both man and wife want to talk about everything openly and honestl
11、y. （ C） Either the man or his wife thinks their marriage is not very romantic. （ D） A person has different expectations from his or her spouse. （ A） It might bother some people. （ B） It is very useful and romantic. （ C） It doesnt take much work to write. （ D） It has to be certified by a lawyer. （ A）
12、 They think it is a serious breach of the contract. （ B） They find a good reason to rewrite the rule. （ C） They talk about it and reach a compromise. （ D） They have to ask if this marriage really works. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence
13、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 Everybody knows what he has to do, _? （ A） wont you （ B） dont they （ C） doesnt he （ D） wont he 23 Dont expect too much from me. Im _ than you. （ A） no so rich （
14、 B） no richer （ C） not less rich （ D） no less rich 24 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The United States is a country with varied origins. （ B） My mathematics are rather shaky. （ C） The Straits of Gibraltar have not lost the strategic importance. （ D） One pair of scissors arent e
15、nough. 25 Which of the underlined parts expresses a future tense? （ A） Susan is always making mistakes. （ B） The bus is coming in five minutes. （ C） Jane is cooking now. （ D） Im hoping youll give me some advice. 26 Wed like to know the reason _ she didnt accept the job. （ A） why （ B） that （ C） wheth
16、er （ D） when 27 Alex would never have found out the truth if you _ him. （ A） didnt tell （ B） told （ C） hadnt told （ D） had told 28 Which of the following is a dynamic verb (动态动词 )? （ A） Remain. （ B） Keep. （ C） Cost. （ D） Play. 29 Which of the following underlined parts indicates a predicate-object r
17、elation? （ A） Have you got the key to unlock the door. （ B） There are many fruits to choose. （ C） Have you got permission to stay here? （ D） This will be my last attempt to make noodles. 30 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） The last men. （ B） Lots of food. （ C） A number of essays. （ D） Both
18、milk. 31 Which of the following underlined words does NOT indicate willingness? （ A） He will do anything for knowledge. （ B） Will you open the door for me? （ C） Will you lend me your pen? （ D） He will catch the early bus. 32 Good travelers dont leave _ on trains or airplanes. （ A） rubbish （ B） litte
19、r （ C） garbage （ D） pollutant 33 The first sentence in this paragraph is _; it can be interpreted in many ways. （ A） intricate （ B） ambiguous （ C） duplicated （ D） confused 34 If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may_ a gas. （ A） give into （ B） give over （ C） give off （ D） give away 35
20、In recent years much more emphasis has been put _ developing the students productive skills. （ A） onto （ B） in （ C） over （ D） on 36 In no country _ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. （ A） other than （ B） more than （ C） better than （ D） rather th
21、an 37 That summer I drove west with a friend, and we _ a little money doing odd jobs and as much as possible visited his relatives. （ A） picked up （ B） stepped up （ C） put aside （ D） set aside 38 Only ten to twenty percent of cold viruses are transmitted by carriers, who, sneezing and coughing, _ th
22、e viruses into the air. （ A） spray （ B） sprinkle （ C） spread （ D） sprout 39 Reading _ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. （ A） rectifies （ B） prolongs （ C） minimizes （ D） furnishes 40 You cant help but hear commercials; every few minutes the progra
23、m is interrupted to give you one advertising _. （ A） so on and so forth （ B） more or less （ C） something or other （ D） sooner or later 41 The _ talks between China and the United States were the base of the later agreement. （ A） original （ B） primary （ C） initial （ D） primitive 三、 PART IV CLOZE Deci
24、de 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 A. height B. compensate C. whereas D. imbibe E. reflect F. degree G. strategy H. replenish I. further J. under K. stronger L. session M. devour N.
25、 fatal O. repel Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to【 C1】_ rather than absorb the suns rays. Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a c
26、onstant body temperature. Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever【 C2】_, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been
27、 measured in gazelles (瞪羚羊 ). Another【 C3】 _of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be【 C4】 _for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself, 【 C5】 _human beings die after losing only 12 to 13
28、 percent of their body weight. An equally important adaptation is the ability to【 C6】 _this water loss at one drink. Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to 【 C7】 _over 100 liters in a few minutes. A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot
29、 drink enough water to rehydrate at one【 C8】 _, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication. The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near a water
30、 hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-adapted mammals have the【 C9】_ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated; it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even【 C10】 _conditions of moderate thirst. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【
31、 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 (l)People in the United St
32、ates in the nineteenth century were haunted by the prospect that unprecedented change in the nations economy would bring social chaos. In the years following 1820, after several decades of relative stability, the economy entered a period of sustained and extremely rapid growth that continued to the
33、end of the nineteenth century. Accompanying that growth was a structural change that featured increasing economic diversification and a gradual shift in the nations labor force from agriculture to manufacturing and other nonagricultural pursuits. (2)Although the birth rate continued to decline from
34、its high level of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the population roughly doubled every generation during the rest of the nineteenth century. As the population grew, its makeup also changed. Massive waves of immigration brought new ethnic groups into the country. Geographic and social
35、mobility downward as well as upward touched almost everyone. Local studies indicate that nearly three-quarters of the population in the North and South, in the emerging cities in the Northeast and in the restless rural counties of the West changed their residence each decade. As a consequence, histo
36、rian David Donald has written, “Social atomization affected every segment of society, and it seemed to many people that all the recognized values of orderly civilization were gradually being eroded.“ (3)Rapid industrialization and increased geographic mobility in the nineteenth century had special i
37、mplications for women because these changes tended to magnify social distinctions. As the roles of men and women played in society became more rigidly defined, so did the roles they played in the home. In the context of extreme competitiveness and dizzying social change, the household lost many of i
38、ts earlier functions and the home came to serve as a haven of tranquility and order. As the size of families decreased, the roles of husband and wife became more clearly differentiated than ever before. In the middle class especially, men participated in the productive economy while women ruled the
39、home and served as the custodians of civility and culture. The intimacy of marriage that was common in earlier periods was rent, and a gulf that at times seemed unbridgeable was created between husbands and wives. 52 According to the passage, as the nineteenth century progressed, the people of the U
40、nited States _ （ A） emigrated to other countries （ B） often settled in the West （ C） tended to change the place in which they lived （ D） had a higher rate of birth than ever before 53 The author would be most likely to agree that_. （ A） womens lives significantly improved as the United States econom
41、y expanded （ B） women had more opportunities for employment in the western United States than in other regions （ C） the home after 1820 was a superior social entity to that of the eighteenth century （ D） increased social fragmentation negatively affected middle class family 54 All the following can
42、be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that_. （ A） more and more people were leaving the farm to take up nonagricultural jobs （ B） there was a significant change of meaning in the word “family“ （ C） people no longer wanted to get married （ D） the rapid economic growth lasted for more than half a centur
43、y 54 (l)Joan of Arc would be proud. Edith Cresson, Frances first woman Prime Minister, has taken office with a vow to lead the country into a battle whose outcome will be as fateful as any fought by the Maid of Orleans. “Theres a world economic war going on, and France is not waging it,“ Cresson war
44、ned last year. Now the combative Prime Minister is preparing an offensive to create jobs at home, win markets abroad and keep France in the economic fight. “We are confronted,“ she says, “with the need to build a balanced Europe, where France is as strong as Germany.“ Turning to Japan, she warns, “I
45、 dont want hundreds of thousands of jobs to disappear, and to lose our technology and means of wealth.“ (2)Fighting words at a time when the French, more than ever before, are obsessed with their ability to compete in the global marketplace. Despite illustrations of daring technological progress, su
46、ch as the TGV and, earlier, the Concorde, “the French really have an industrial inferiority complex,“ says Paul Goldschmidt, head of Bain it is costly and time-consuming for career-switchers, who must wait a year or more before they can enter a classroom; it is so rigid that private-school teachers
47、or university professors with years of experience have to jump through hoops before they can start teaching in a state school. And there is virtually no evidence that it creates better teachers. For all that, it is strongly backed by schools of education, which have a monopoly of teacher-training, a
48、nd by teachers unions, whose members make more money when it is artificially hard for others to get into the profession. (2)Now, some 45 states and the Districts of Columbia offer an “alternative route“ to a teachers license, up from only a handful in the 1980s. Alternative certification (AC) genera
49、lly allows individuals with a university degree to begin teaching immediately after passing an entrance examination. These recruits, watched over by a mentor teach the subject they studied at university, and take education courses at a sponsoring university while drawing their salaries. (3)The traditional so
