1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 653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 Conversational Skills 1. Skill to ask q
4、uestions a) Be aware of the human nature: readiness to answer others questions regardless of【 T1】 _【 T1】 _ b) Start a conversation with some personal but【 T2】 _questions【 T2】 _ c) Be able to spot signals for further talk 2. Skill to【 T3】 _for answers【 T3】 _ a) Dont shift from subject to subject Stic
5、k to the same subject: signs of【 T4】 _in conversation【 T4】 _ b) Listen to【 T5】 _of voice【 T5】 _ If people sound unenthusiastic, then change subject; c) Use【 T6】 _【 T6】 _ 3. Skill to laugh a) Ease peoples【 T7】 _【 T7】 _ b) Help start【 T8】 _【 T8】 _ 4. Skill to【 T9】 _【 T9】 _ a) Leave a deep impression o
6、n others b) Open up possibilities for a second【 T10】 _【 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 about what was sai
7、d. 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 preview the questi
8、ons. （ A） A construction firm. （ B） A private company. （ C） A newspaper. （ D） The government. （ A） Because his wife likes him to work for a firm. （ B） Because he prefers working for the government. （ C） Because he planned to do self-employed work. （ D） Because he faced financial pressure. （ A） Study
9、ing a pure science first. （ B） Getting good exam results. （ C） Being interested in arts. （ D） Being good at drawing. （ A） The work of an architect involves much drawing. （ B） Drawing is not necessary to become an architect. （ C） Drawing in architecture is similar to drawing in art. （ D） Accuracy is
10、important in an architects drawings. （ A） It is more theoretical than practical. （ B） It is more practical than theoretical. （ C） It combines practice and theory. （ D） It is attractive and interesting. （ A） Illnesses in the UK and in Algeria. （ B） Psychiatrists in Algeria. （ C） Environment pollution
11、. （ D） Herbal medicine in Algeria. （ A） The pollution level is higher in Britain. （ B） The food in Britain is less healthy. （ C） People in Britain seldom see a doctor. （ D） People in Britain work longer hours. （ A） The Eastern part. （ B） The Northern part. （ C） The Southern part. （ D） The Western pa
12、rt. （ A） Count on the family. （ B） Rely on herbal medicine. （ C） Ignore their illness. （ D） Resort to a psychiatrist. （ A） He would be sent to a normal hospital. （ B） He would be given special treatment. （ C） He would be treated in a psychological way. （ D） He would be treated with animals blood. 二、
13、 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 Mary, when you have finished your home work, dont forget to turn
14、off the light, _? （ A） will you （ B） do you （ C） dont you （ D） wont you 23 Which of the following is a stative verb (静态动词 )? （ A） Increase. （ B） Exercise. （ C） Grow. （ D） Own. 24 Which of the following underlined parts indicates an appositive (同位的 ) relation? （ A） Sally hit back the urge to tell a l
15、ie. （ B） He got lots of tasks to do. （ C） This is the best hotel to stay. （ D） There are many topics to discuss. 25 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） A bit of cups. （ B） A few quarrels. （ C） This task. （ D） Another two boys. 26 Which of the following underlined words indicates prediction? （
16、A） I will never speak to that man again. （ B） Will you wait here for me? （ C） The one coming in will be Mary. （ D） I will write as soon as I can. 27 One must remember to remain quiet when_ attends a concert. （ A） you （ B） she （ C） he （ D） we 28 There _ nothing else to do, they left. （ A） to be （ B）
17、to have been （ C） being （ D） be 29 It is necessary that he_ a quick decision. （ A） is making （ B） will make （ C） makes （ D） make 30 Which of the following sentences expresses a future action? （ A） Karl is continually finding fault with his classmates. （ B） We are leaving Seattle next week. （ C） The
18、boy is now trying on a new shirt. （ D） Im hoping that youll come back soon. 31 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? （ A） Measles occurs in children. （ B） The Himalayas has a magnificent variety plants. （ C） Acoustics is the Science of sound. （ D） The Netherlands has a population of 16 mill
19、ion. 32 Whether an operation should be performed in this case _ very much on the patients general condition. （ A） relies （ B） counts （ C） centers （ D） depends 33 Nancy was surprised that they have _. They seemed to be a happy couple. （ A） split up （ B） broken down （ C） fallen through （ D） knocked ou
20、t 34 Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _ sicknesses. （ A） normal （ B） regular （ C） average （ D） ordinary 35 Many manufacturers were accused of concentrating too heavily on cost reduction, often at the _ of the quality of their products. （ A） expansion （ B） exp
21、osure （ C） expense （ D） expectation 36 If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the _ effects of climatic changes worldwide. （ A） dubious （ B） drastic （ C） trivial （ D） toxic 37 Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very clever. I dont think she is
22、_ it. （ A） up to （ B） for （ C） within （ D） towards 38 In order to make myself_ in English, I am studying hard. （ A） understand （ B） understanding （ C） to understand （ D） understood 39 Advance in science more often than not encounters powerful opposition, _ Darvins Theory of Evolution. （ A） as was th
23、e case with （ B） such as the case of （ C） as it did with （ D） as in the case of 40 The loss of his _ of hearing didnt stop him from being a useful member of the society. （ A） faculty （ B） ability （ C） capability （ D） power 41 The high school my daughter studies in is _ our university. （ A） linked by
24、 （ B） relevant to （ C） mingled with （ D） affiliated with 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 A. interaction B. experienced C. reflect D. response E. undertaken F
25、. affect G. although H. frustration I. subject J. sufficiently K. cooperation L. centering M. reference N. disadvantaged O. immune Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing inf
26、luence. Theories 【 C1】 _ on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior because they were not【 C2】 _ penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through【 C3】 _ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crim
27、es in【 C4】_ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, or as a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from【 C5】 _ families, ignoring the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes fo
28、r lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are【 C6】 _ to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly【 C7】 _ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that lead to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment in general mak
29、e gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in turn lead more youths into criminal behavior. Families have also【 C8】 _ changes these years. More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents consequently, children are likely to have less sup
30、ervision at home than was common in the traditional family structure. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other identifiable causes of offensive acts include【 C9】 _ or failure in school, the increased availability of drugs and alcohol, and the gro
31、wing incidence of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, 【 C10】 _ a direct causal relationship has not yet been established. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【 C5】 47 【 C6】 48 【 C7】 49 【 C8】 50 【 C9】 51 【 C10】
32、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)The earliest controversies about the relationship between photography and
33、art centered on whether photographs fidelity to appearances and dependence on a machine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, the defence of photography was identical with the struggle to establish it as a fine art. Against the charge
34、 that photography was a soulless, mechanical copying of reality, photographers asserted that it was instead a privileged way of seeing, a revolt against commonplace vision, and no less worthy an art than painting. (2)Ironically, now that photography is securely established as a fine art, many photog
35、raphers find it pretentious or irrelevant to label it as such. Serious photographers variously claim to be finding, recording, impartially observing, witnessing events, exploring themselves anything but making works of art. They are no longer willing to debate whether photography is or is not a fine
36、 art, except to proclaim that their own work is not involved with art It shows the extent to which they simply take for granted the concept of art imposed by the triumph of Modernism: the better the art, the more subversive it is of the traditional aims of art. (3)Photographers disclaimers of any in
37、terest in making art tell us more about the harried status of the contemporary notion of art than about whether photography is or is not art. For example, those photographers who suppose that, by taking pictures, they are getting away from the pretensions of art as exemplified by painting remind us
38、of those Abstract Expressionist painters who imagined they were getting away from the intellectual austerity of classical Modernist painting by concentrating on the physical act of painting. Much of photographys prestige today derives from the convergence of its aims with those of recent art, partic
39、ularly with the dismissal of abstract art implicit in the phenomenon of Pop painting during the 1960s. Appreciating photographs is a relief to sensibilities tired of the mental exertions demanded by abstract art. Classical Modernist painting that is, abstract art as developed in different ways by Pi
40、casso, Kandinsky, and Matisse presupposes highly developed skills of looking and a familiarity with other paintings and the history of art. Photography, like Pop painting, reassures viewers that art is not hard; photography seems to be more about its subjects than about art. (4)Photography, however,
41、 has developed all the anxieties and self-consciousness of a classic Modernist art. Many professionals privately have begun to worry that the promotion of photography as an activity subversive of the traditional pretensions of art has gone so far that the public will forget that photography is a dis
42、tinctive and exalted activity in short, an art. 52 At present, many serious photographers _. （ A） are struggling to establish photography as a fine art （ B） claim to be making works of art by witnessing events （ C） proclaim that their works have nothing to do with art （ D） agree that photography is
43、as worthy an art as painting 53 Which of the following is TRUE about Pop painting? （ A） It rejects the idea of abstract art. （ B） It requires mental exertions to understand. （ C） It concentrates on the physical act of painting. （ D） It is represented by Picasso, Kandinsky and Matisse. 54 It is impli
44、ed in the last paragraph that many professional photographers _. （ A） think photography has lost its distinctive status as an art （ B） think photography should not be put against traditional art （ C） have forgotten that photography is an art （ D） have neglected the miseries of the modern society 54
45、(1) “IT is an evil influence on the youth of our country.“ A politician condemning video gaming? Actually, a clergyman denouncing rock and roll 50 years ago. But the sentiment could just as easily have been voiced by Hillary Clinton in the past few weeks as in saying video games is “a silent epidemi
46、c of media desensitization and stealing the innocence of our children“. (2)The opposition to gaming springs largely from the neophobia that has pitted the old against the entertainments of the young for centuries. Novels were once considered too low-brow; Waltz music and dancing were condemned in th
47、e 19th century; rock and roll was thought to encourage violence. But what of the specific complaints that games foster addiction and encourage violence? (3)Theres no good evidence for either. On addiction, if the worry is about a generally excessive use of screen-based entertainment, critics should
48、surely concern themselves about television rather than games. As to the minority who seriously overdo it research suggests that they display addictive behavior in other ways too. The problem, in other words, is with them, not with the games. (4)Most of the research on whether video games encourage v
49、iolence is unsatisfactory, focusing primarily on short-term effects. In the best study so far, frequent playing of a violent game sustained over a month had no effect on participants level of aggression. And, during the period in which gaming has become widespread in America, violent crime has fallen by half. Perhaps, as
