1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 661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 Welcome Speech 1. Room allocation -Room
4、 number The beginning letter refers to the three 【 T1】 _ of the college The number following the letter: the floor number The last number: the 【 T2】 _ room number -The orientation pack Two keys in the orientation pack: One is to your room The other is to the 【 T3】 _ door: Closed and locked at 8 pm O
5、pened at 【 T4】 _ Enter and leave the college through the front door Fire doors: locked from 【 T5】 _ 2. Fees for laundry Cleaning of bed linen and towels: 【 T6】 _ in the laundry fee Other laundry: A small extra fee needs to be paid 3. Rules The most important one: 【 T7】 _ after 9 pm. No smoking in th
6、e rooms or anywhere inside the college Smoking only permitted on the 【 T8】 _ 4. Meal serving Meals served in the 【 T9】 _ Meal times listed in the 【 T10】 _ No meals served after meal time. 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In th
7、is 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 pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices o
8、f 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 was vacationing. （ C） She was robbed on her way home. （ D） She was attacked by two kids on
9、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） She just went home. （ C） She reported the crime. （ D） She phoned her best friend. （ A） They
10、 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. （ C） How to make both ends meet in married life. （ D） How to save money after getting married.
11、 （ 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 honestly. （ C） Either the man or his wife thinks their marriage is not very romantic. （ D） A person
12、 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） They think it is a serious breach of the contract. （ B） They find a good reason to rewrite
13、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 there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or
14、 statement that best completes the sentence. 22 Mary, when you have finished your home work, dont forget to turn 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
15、 the following underlined parts indicates an appositive (同位的 ) relation? （ A） Sally hit back the urge to tell a lie. （ 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 qua
16、rrels. （ C） This task. （ D） Another two boys. 26 Which of the following underlined words indicates prediction? （ 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
17、 _ attends a concert. （ A） you （ B） she （ C） he （ D） we 28 There _ nothing else to do, they left. （ A） to be （ B） 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 a
18、ction? （ A） Karl is continually finding fault with his classmates. （ B） We are leaving Seattle next week. （ C） The 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 m
19、agnificent variety plants. （ C） Acoustics is the Science of sound. （ D） The Netherlands has a population of 16 million. 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 tha
20、t they have _. They seemed to be a happy couple. （ A） split up （ B） broken down （ C） fallen through （ D） knocked out 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 co
21、ncentrating too heavily on cost reduction, often at the _ of the quality of their products. （ A） expansion （ B） exposure （ 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 （
22、B） drastic （ C） trivial （ D） toxic 37 Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very clever. I dont think she is _ 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
23、Advance in science more often than not encounters powerful opposition, _ Darvins Theory of Evolution. （ A） as was the 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 （
24、 B） ability （ C） capability （ D） power 41 The high school my daughter studies in is _ our university. （ A） linked by （ 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 correspond
25、ing blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 41 A. inappropriate B. attend C. slips D. track E. finance F. unchangeable G. organize H. participate I. formal J. as much as K. slides L. schedules M. calls for N. trail O. punctuality Americans believe time is a limited resource; they try to conserve an
26、d manage it. People in the U.S. often 【 C1】 _ seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to 【 C2】 _ their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners some in electronic form to keep 【 C3】 _ of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life
27、out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: “Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.“ To Americans, 【 C4】 _ is a way of showing respect for other peoples time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usuall
28、y 【 C5】 _ an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less 【 C6】 _ the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive 【 C7】_ 30 minutes past
29、the appointed time. But they usually dont try that at work. To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures value relationships more than【 C8】 _. In these societies, people dont try to control time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cyc
30、le. The rhythm of nature from the passing of the seasons to the monthly cycle of the moonshapes their view of events. People learn to respond to their environment. As a result, they find it easier to “go with the flow“ than Americans, who like plans to be fixed and 【 C9】 _. Even Americans would admi
31、t that no one can master time. Time, like money, 【 C10】_ all too easily through our fingers. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of lifes most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【 C5】 47 【 C6】 48 【 C7】
32、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 (1)College students are more stressed out than ev
33、er before at least according to the latest findings of a large, national survey that has been conducted annually for the last 25 years. The survey includes more than 200,000 students attending nearly 300 colleges and asks them to rate how their own mental health stacks up with their classmates for e
34、xample, is it “above average“ or in the “highest 10%“? (2)This somewhat unusual methodology typically results in the statistical Lake Woebegon effect in which most people tend to overestimate themselves in relation to others (it refers to the fictional Lake Woebegon, where “all the women are strong,
35、 all the men are good-looking and all the children are above average“). But the most recent results indicate that fewer and fewer freshmen feel like they are in top form in terms of coping with stress. (3)A quarter century ago, nearly 70% of freshmen put themselves in the top 10% of mentally stable
36、people in their class; today only 52% rate themselves that highly, down 3 points since last year. Students self-esteem, however, is still strong: a full 71% of freshmen put themselves in the top 10% in terms of academic abilities. Its hard to know what these numbers actually mean: obviously, its not
37、 mathematically possible for 52% or 71% of people to be in the top 10% of anything. And, as I explored earlier, peoples attempts to compare themselves with others are skewed (倾斜 ) in various ways. Nevertheless, the finding is in line with previous research, which found that almost half of all colleg
38、e students who seek counseling now have a major mental illness. Thats more than double the rate seen 10 years ago. (4)So whats going on? Obviously, the economy and high unemployment rate make for a scary time to be in college, potentially facing terrifying levels of debt that alone could account for
39、 the increase in stress. (5)Secondly, a much more rigorous large study recently found that empathy among college students had declined 40% since 2000 and since caring relationships are essential to mental and physical health, a decline in empathy could also produce a decline in mental health and cop
40、ing. (6)My final point brings us back to my earlier post on a Stanford study that looked at the psychological effects of comparing ourselves to others. It found that the way people tend to conceal their negative emotions while broadcasting their happy ones makes the rest of us feel somehow “less tha
41、n“ as though all our friends and neighbors have better lives than we do. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter seem to have made these comparisons even more harmful by providing the perfect venue through which people can continually present a perfect version of themselves. (7)This phenomenon,
42、 too, might tie into why the new survey, “The American Freshman: National Norms,“ found that students are feeling less confident about their level of emotional and mental stability. If all the students around you are desperately trying to put on a happy face and you perceive that face as a true refl
43、ection of their inner selves, even as you work to hide your own sadness well, its not surprising that so many students might be getting a bit stressed out. (8)Instead, if students were encouraged to feel safe expressing their honest emotions, even about their fears and failures, everyone might feel
44、more connected, happier and, yes, healthier. 52 What is true about the result of the survey? （ A） It didnt manifest the typical Lake Woebegon effect. （ B） The typical Lake Woebegon effect wasnt expected. （ C） The students underestimated themselves. （ D） The students overestimated themselves. 53 It w
45、as also found in previous research that _. （ A） almost half of all college students have to seek counseling （ B） almost half of all college students have some mental illness （ C） more and more students become mentally unstable （ D） more and more students develop strong self-esteem 54 According to th
46、e author, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter enable people to _. （ A） realize the harmful effects of comparison （ B） conceal their negative emotion efficiently （ C） feel somehow superior to others （ D） share the perfect lives of others 55 The author points out that, while the students are
47、trying to hide their own sadness, they tend to believe that other students _. （ A） are similarly stressed out （ B） are happy with their lives （ C） seldom reveal their negative feelings （ D） often refuse to face their inner selves 55 (1)How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up?
48、Before bed? A dozen times in between? If youre like many of us, the red blinking light of a BlackBerry is the first thing you see each morning youve got mail! and the last glimpse of color to fade out before bedtime. Its constant and nagging yet most of us say we cant live without it. Add Twitter, F
49、acebook, and the rest of our social-media obsessions to the mix, and the technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the ultimate time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friends. (2)The advantage to all
