1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 658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 Can Teaching Grammar Really Be Fun? 【 T
4、1】 _ among average teachers【 T1】 _ Teaching grammar is boring Grammar can be taught as a【 T2】 _【 T2】 _ Get students【 T3】 _ rules【 T3】 _ Betty Azars view of grammar The starting point and【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ Enables students to experience better【 T5】 _【 T5】 _ Advice for teachers To know the different【 T6】
5、_ of each student【 T6】 _ To realize students【 T7】 _【 T7】 _ Reasons for some teachers【 T8】 _ of teaching grammar【 T8】 _ Some teachers dont know grammar and may fail to【 T9】 _【 T9】 _ TIRFs research Teach grammar with communication is【 T10】 _【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【
6、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 question there will be a ten-second
7、 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） It has nothing to do with the mans presentation. （ B） It focuses on young men and mobile phones. （ C） It
8、shows how important mobile phones are to the old. （ D） It shows 70% of teenagers use their phones once a day. （ A） Making phone calls to their friends. （ B） Sending text messages. （ C） The graph they would design. （ D） Losing part of their identity. （ A） He is not sure about it. （ B） He thinks its 7
9、:30pm or 8:00pm. （ C） He thinks its between 10:30pm and 11:00pm. （ D） He thinks its between 7:30pm and 11:00pm. （ A） On the belt. （ B） In the pocket. （ C） In the handbag. （ D） In the schoolbag. （ A） Because she thinks voicemail is a better topic. （ B） Because she thinks video is out of date. （ C） Be
10、cause she thinks there are not enough video users. （ D） Because many phones doesnt have the function yet. （ A） How students care about the information on the leaflet. （ B） What kind of food the woman eats. （ C） To what extent people care about diet and nutrition. （ D） Whether the woman has developed
11、 a good eating habit or not. （ A） She likes burgers best. （ B） She never eats spaghetti. （ C） She likes to eat cauliflower. （ D） She eats what is thought healthy. （ A） She is too busy to have breakfast. （ B） She prefers a bar of chocolate to breakfast. （ C） She gets up too late. （ D） The smell of br
12、eakfast puts her off. （ A） It contains too many eggs. （ B） It is too fatty. （ C） It is OK on a regular basis. （ D） It is nutritious. （ A） Once in a while. （ B） Once in a moon. （ C） Seldom. （ D） Once a day. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each senten
13、ce 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 was found the right man for the job. The italicized part functions as a(n)_ in the sentence. （ A） subject complement （ B） object （ C） adverbial （ D） objec
14、t complement 23 Which of the following is a compound word(复合词 )? （ A） Competitor. （ B） Dislike. （ C） Non-stop. （ D） Startup. 24 Which of the following sentences is an imperative one? （ A） Where is the bookshelf? （ B） You go and fetch some water for me. （ C） What a remarkable coincidence! （ D） Lucy w
15、as pretending to be ill, when her mother came in. 25 The following determiners(限定词 )can be used with both uncountable and plural nouns EXCEPT_. （ A） some （ B） sufficient （ C） less （ D） such 26 Which of the following sentences expresses SPECULATION? （ A） We must finish our homework before 10:00. （ B）
16、 You mustnt smoke here. （ C） Tom must be in, for the lights are on. （ D） We must get someone to fix that wheel. 27 Which of the italicized parts serves as an object? （ A） I have no intention of retiring just yet. （ B） He offered what he had to the charitable organization. （ C） She must have received
17、 the parcel that I sent yesterday. （ D） It is strongly advised that you go home now. 28 Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT? （ A） Ten dollars is not a large sum of money. （ B） Statistics are a branch of mathematics. （ C） All the sheep were grazing on the hillside. （ D） Measle
18、s is an infectious disease. 29 Which of the following is a disjunctive question? （ A） What colour is the new carpet? （ B） Will we go out to the cinema or stay at home? （ C） He seldom pays more attention to his pronunciation, does he? （ D） Will Jo use her winnings as spending money on her holiday? 30
19、 Which of the following sentences expresses a possibility? （ A） Any police officer can insist on seeing a drivers license. （ B） You cant expect the world to change overnight. （ C） I am confident that a solution can be found. （ D） Gabriella can speak French fluently. 31 Which of the following can be
20、used as a stative verb(静态动词 )? （ A） Build （ B） Knock. （ C） Stay. （ D） Resist. 32 When she faced her enemy, her face _ a fierce expression. （ A） took off （ B） took away （ C） took on （ D） took out 33 He was kept in appalling conditions in prison. The underlined part means _. （ A） awesome （ B） awful （
21、C） startling （ D） stunning 34 Farmers have _the government for help. （ A） appealed with （ B） appealed to （ C） appealed for （ D） appealed against 35 Leaving the court, the families all tried to put on a brave face. The underlined part means _. （ A） be supportive （ B） show their faces （ C） be brave （
22、D） not show their sadness or worry 36 The movie _ her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar. （ A） transferred （ B） transformed （ C） transmitted （ D） transplanted 37 Women with a finance background are at a distinct advantage over men when applying for board roles. The underline
23、d part means _. （ A） small （ B） bright （ C） unquestionable （ D） little 38 I didnt want to make mischief between them. The underlined part means _. （ A） make jokes of them （ B） cause quarrels between them （ C） make them sad （ D） do harm to them 39 An _ is like a circle, but wider in one direction tha
24、n the other. （ A） square （ B） oval （ C） triangle （ D） oblong 40 It is important to maintain a constant temperature inside the greenhouse. The underlined part means _. （ A） prevent （ B） regain （ C） retain （ D） repel 41 These sweaters look alike, but their colors are subtly different. The underlined p
25、art means _. （ A） sensitively （ B） sophisticatedly （ C） complicatedly （ D） slightly 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 loss B. steep C. by contrast D. undergo
26、 E. yet F. analogous G. likelihood H. do I. suffer J. acute K. decline L. already M. conquer N. overcome O. vulnerable At the age of twelve, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has【 C1】 _ to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence: but at this age the【 C2】
27、 _ of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more【 C3】 _: later, we shall【 C4】 _ a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first, will finally become so【 C5】 _ that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves
28、, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us. This【 C6】 _ in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing. Most animals we commonly observe in fact age as we【 C7】 _, if given the chance to live long enough: and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, will run out of ener
29、gy someday. But these are not【 C8】 _to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch,【 C9】_, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itself it does not consist of living parts, only of met
30、al, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repair ourselves well enough, at least, to【 C10】 _ all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents. Between twelve and eighty we gradually lose this power: an illness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty can knock us out. 42
31、 【 C1】 43 【 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
32、 answer. 51 (1)From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the Pilgrims Progress, my first collection was of John Bunyans works, in separate little volumes. I afterwards sold them to enable me to buy R. Burtons Histori
33、cal Collection: they were small chapmens books and cheap, 40 or 50 in all. My fathers little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge, more proper books had not fallen in my way
34、, since it was now resolved I should not be a clergyman. Plutarchs Lives there was, in which I read abundantly, and I still think that time spent to great advantage. There was also a book of Defoes, called An Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mathers called Essays to Do Good which perhaps gave m
35、e a turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. (2)This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already one son(James)of that profession. In 1717 my brother James returned from England with a press and lette
36、rs to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still have a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended effect of such an inclination, my father was impatient to have me bound to my brother. I stood out some time but at last was persuaded, and signed th
37、e indentures, when I was yet but 12 years old. I was to serve as an apprentice till I was 21 years of age, only I was to be allowed journeymans wages during the last year. In a little time I made great proficiency in the business, and became a useful hand to my brother. I now had access to better bo
38、oks. An acquaintance with the apprentice of booksellers, enabled me sometimes to borrow a small one, which I was careful to return soon and clean. Often I sat up in my room reading the greatest part of the night, when the book was borrowed in the evening and to be returned early in the morning, lest
39、 it should be missed or wanted. And after some time an ingenious tradesman Mr. Matthew Adams who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing house took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I choose to read. 52 Which of the following doe
40、s NOT contribute to the authors change of thought? （ A） Pilgrims Progress. （ B） Plutarchs Lives. （ C） An Essay on Projects. （ D） Essays to Do Good. 53 In Para. 2, “stood out“ means _. （ A） confessed （ B） agreed （ C） refused （ D） thought out 53 (1)In 1967, in response to widespread public concern aro
41、used by medical reports of asbestos related death, the National Medical Research Council(NMRC)organized a committee of enquiry to investigate the health threats associated with the use of asbestos in the building industry. After examining evidences provided by medical researchers and building worker
42、s and management, the Council published a report which included advices for dealing with asbestos. The report confirmed the findings of similar research in the United States and Canada Exposure to relatively small quantities of asbestos fibers, they concluded, was directly responsible for the develo
43、pment of cancers, asbestosis(石棉沉着病 )and related diseases. Taking into account evidence provided by economists and building industry management, however, the report assumed that despite the availability of other materials, asbestos would continue to play a major role in the British building industry
44、for many years to come because of its availability and low cost. (2)As a result, the Council gave a series of recommendations which were intended to reduce the risks to those who might be exposed to asbestos in working environments. They suggested that, where possible, asbestos-free materials should
45、 be employed. In cases where asbestos was employed, it was recommended that it should be used in such a way that loose fibers were less likely to enter the air. The report advised that special care should be taken during work in environments which contain asbestos. Workers should wear protective equ
46、ipment and take special care to remove dust from the environment and clothing with the use of vacuum cleaner. (3)The report identified five factors which determine the level of risk involved. The state and type of asbestos is critical to determining the risk factors. In addition, dust formation was
47、found to be limited where asbestos was used when wet rather than dry. (4)The choice of tools was also found to affect the quantities of asbestos particles that enter the air. Machine tools produce greater quantities of dust than hand tools and, where possible, the use of the latter was preferred. (5
48、)A critical factor which takes place in risk reduction is the adequate ventilation of the working environment. When work takes place in an enclosed space, more asbestos particles circulate and so natural or machine ventilation should be used. By closely following these advices, it was claimed that e
49、xposure can be reduced to a reasonably practical minimum. 54 According to the passage, exposure to asbestos fibers can cause cancer _. （ A） only when asbestos is used in building industry （ B） only when it is used in large quantities （ C） even if it is used in small quantities （ D） if they are used when
