1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 663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 Health it is costly and time-consuming
4、for career-switchers, who must wait a year or more before they can enter a classroom; it is so rigid that private-school teachers 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
5、creates better teachers. For all that, it is strongly backed by schools of education, which have a monopoly of teacher-training, and 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 Colum
6、bia offer an “alternative route“ to a teachers license, up from only a handful in the 1980s. Alternative certification (AC) generally allows individuals with a university degree to begin teaching immediately after passing an entrance examination. These recruits, watched over by a mentor teach the su
7、bject they studied at university, and take education courses at a sponsoring university while drawing their salaries. (3)The traditional sort of American teacher is likely to be young, white and female. Alternative certification attracts more men and more non-whites. In Texas, for instance, roughly
8、90% of public-school teachers are white, but 40% of those who have joined through alternative certification are non-whites. The AC route also draws teachers willing to go where they are most needed. A survey of Troops to Teachers, a program that turns ex-soldiers into public-school teachers (“Proud
9、to serve again“), found that 39% of those taking part are willing to teach in inner-city schools, and 68% in rural areas. (4)Are they good teachers? Officialdom is reluctant to release the details which might answer that question for certain. But anecdotal evidence suggests they do well. In New Jers
10、ey, which has been running this sort of program since 1984, rich districts, which can afford to be choosy, consistently hire more AC teachers than poor districts do. In Houston, Texas, where the Teach of America program (TFA) puts recent university graduates into poor communities as teachers, the mo
11、st effective teachers are generally the TFA ones. “School principals are our biggest fans,“ Wendy Kopp, TFAs president, says proudly. (5)So why not scrap the cumbersome teacher-licensing laws? Frederick Hess, a professor at the University of Virginia, has written a paper for the Progressive Policy I
12、nstitute arguing that teacher-licensing ought to be stripped to the bare essentials. Prospective teachers should be required only to hold a college degree, pass a test of essential skills, and be checked to make sure they do not have a criminal background. Other training is important, argues Mr. Hes
13、s, but the market, not state legislators, should decide what that training looks like. This notion of “competitive certification“ has drawn favorable attention from the administration. 60 Which of the following is TRUE of alternative certification (AC)? （ A） Many states have offered it since the 198
14、0s. （ B） Schools of education and teachers unions opposed it. （ C） AC offers a flexible training program for new teachers. （ D） New recruits will require a university degree in education. 61 By calling for “competitive certification“ (Line 6, Para. 5), the author seems to suggest that_. （ A） teacher
15、-licensing be simplified （ B） education be operated like a market （ C） unified education standard be scrapped （ D） entry for prospective teachers be made easy SECTION B In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with No more than TE
16、N words in the space provided. 61 PASSAGE ONE 62 What band held a dominant position in the UKs pop music before the success of Westlife? 62 PASSAGE TWO 63 Why is the description of the past natural environment important? 64 Why is man distinguished from other animals? 64 PASSAGE THREE 65 What does t
17、he word “havoc“ in the third paragraph mean? 66 What is the passage mainly about? 四、 PART VI WRITING 67 Is promotion the most powerful drive to work? This has been an intensely discussed question for years. The following are the supporters and opponents opinions. Read carefully the opinions from bot
18、h sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may
19、 result in a loss of marks. YES Getting promoted is the most powerful drive to work To be honest, the main purpose of doing jobs is to earn money for life. For most people, getting promoted means a pay raise, which enables them to live a better life. When you are promoted to a high level in the comp
20、any, you will have more power in making decisions in your job. Getting a promotion also means that you will gain more respect and attention from the whole society. NO As a young man, finding a sense of fulfillment in his career life is the most important thing. Everyone wants to make his life meanin
21、gful. Work becomes an effective way for ordinary people to achieve their goals, which could put a sense of fulfillment into their life. The biggest drive for people to work hard is that his effort can be valued and respected by other people. Without recognition, one will feel his work is nothing imp
22、ortant and then lose his enthusiasm for working hard. In this sense, to realize ones personal value is the most important. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE. 专业英语四级模拟试卷 663答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four t
23、imes. 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 read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and d
24、uring this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Stock Exchange Another key financial institution in the money market is the stock exchange. / The stock exchange makes a market through stockbrokers. / In the United States the market is made by specialists / who are wholesalers of stocks and shar
25、es. / They hold a “float“ of shares at any time, / and daily prices are set as they mark prices down / and as they balance shares offered with shares demanded. / Stock exchange transactions occur within a complex network of law, / government regulations, / and the internal rules of the individual go
26、verning bodies. / SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER 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
27、may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 Health well in addition to swimming laps or just relaxing we also offer aqua aerobic classes, which are 45 minutes classes that use the therapeutic effects of water. 4 This provides a very safe
28、 and effective exercise and is suitable for all fitness levels, as well as being a lot of fun. Many people who havent been exercising for a while start in the aqua classes, as do people who need to take care after hospital surgery for example. These classes are very popular and are scheduled every w
29、eekday, Monday to Friday and on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Another very popular activity in the pool area is learning to swim, 5 and these swimming classes are held at 4 pm on every weekday and in the morning at the weekend. By the way theyre open to both adults and children of any age.
30、Now it would take too much of your time to tell you in detail about all our programs, and Ill just outline some of them. Our super-circuit classes are extremely popular and you get a good aerobic workout while toning your muscles. 6 Theyre easy to learn, as you combine using hydraulic equipment with
31、 exercises guaranteed to give you a good cardio workout. Oh, I havent mentioned our range of aerobic and step classes of different types which suit all levels. Our specially designed aerobics room holds over 55 people, and our highly qualified and trained staff can advise you as to which class might
32、 suit you. By the way there is also a large and very well equipped gym, 7 where we offer free fitness assessments and you can have an individual program designed just for you. Also the cardiovascular room has the latest range of machines which help you burn fat, increase your fitness or just warm up
33、. Theyre very popular as you can forget all about the calorie burning by 8 watching your favourite music videos on TV while you exercise! Right now we have a very special new member joining fee offer, which allows two memberships for the price of one, a real bargain! So if you can, bring along a fri
34、end whod like to get fit as well, in time for summer. Come along and try us out. You can meet the staff, 9 try out some of the classes for a week, absolutely free, 10 and then if you like us sign up for only $10 each for six months. Thanks for taking the time to learn about the centre and I hope wel
35、l see you there soon. 2 【正确答案】 corner 【试题解析】 本题与健身中心的位置有关。录音提到，该健身 中心位于 Marion街和 Giles街的转角处，空格后为 of Marion Street and Giles Street，因此空格应填入表示 “转角 ”的 corner。 3 【正确答案】 6am 【试题解析】 本题与周一至周五的开业时间有关。周一至周五即为录音中的工作日 (weekdays)，录音提到，工作日的开业时间为早上 6点，因此答案为 6am。 4 【正确答案】 2pm 【试题解析】 本题与周日停止营业的时间有关，录音提到，周日停止营业的时间为下
36、午 2点，因此答案为 2pm。 5 【正确答 案】 suitable 【试题解析】 本题与水下有氧运动适合群体有关。录音提到，水下有氧运动课程为 45分钟课程，提供了安全有效的锻炼，适合 (suitable for)各个水平的人群，因此空格只需要填入 suitable即可。 6 【正确答案】 swimming 【试题解析】 本题与在工作日下午和周末早上进行的某课程相关。录音提到，游泳课是在工作日下午 4点和周末早上进行。因此应填入 swimming。 7 【正确答案】 learn 【试题解析】 本题与 Super circuit classes有关。录音提到， Super circuit cl
37、asses很容易学会，因此答案为 learn。 8 【正确答案】 program 【试题解析】 本题与设施完备的健身房有关。录音提及，在这些设施完备的健身房中，提供了健身的自我评估，以及适合你个人的项目。上面已经有自我评估，而空格前的 personal对应录音的 individual，因此空格应填入 program。 9 【正确答案】 music videos 【试题解析】 本题与心血管健身房相关。录音提到，在心血管健身房中，你在锻炼的时候， 可以在电视上看喜爱的音乐视频。因此空格填入 music videos。 10 【正确答案】 A week 【试题解析】 本题与体验课程有关。录音提到，你
38、可以尝试一周课程，完全免费。空格后已经有 class trial offer，因此空格填入 A week 11 【正确答案】 half a year 6 months 【试题解析】 本题与每人 10美元能锻炼多久有关。录音提到，每个人只需要 10美元，就可以锻炼 6个月，因此可把 6个月同义表达为 half a year或照搬录音的 6 months。 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions
39、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 answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thir
40、ty seconds to preview the questions. 12 【听力原文】 W: Our high-tech society offers new high-tech addictions like online games, social networks, etc. But is Internet addiction a relatively new thing, Dr. James? M: Well, some people have been involved with the Internet for years and may have been addicted
41、 for a while, 1 its certainly growing on college campuses. W: How does it present itself? M: Well, 2 some of them have issues like relationship problems, or problems maintaining their grades because they are spending so much time on the Net. W: But I think the computer is a very positive thing. 3 I
42、myself have a strong urge to go surfing on the Net whenever I have time. How do I know when my impulse to go online will turn me into an Internet addict? M: Uh. 4 Im not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, but I think if it begins to affect other areas of your life, such as your work
43、or school performance or your relationships with other people, then thats a warning signal. One of the problems with the Internet, is that people start developing relationships over the Net and they are very different from relationships that you have on a face-to-face basis, and you start losing som
44、e of the skills that make relationships successful. And I think a real important thing is to examine whats going on with you when you are not on the Net. If you are beginning to feel anxious or depressed or empty or lonely and you know you really look forward to those times when you can be online to
45、 be connected with other people in that way, then, I think, a serious issue is starting to happen. W: What if you start giving up other things, like going out for a walk. is that a symptom? M: Well, people have to make choices every day about the different activities that theyre going to do. 5 I thi
46、nk its helpful to have some sort of balance in your life. If you can, spend some time on the Internet and then take a walk at a different time of the day. In fact, one of the things that we suggest in the group is to somehow break the pattern. Go out and take a walk, and then come back before you ge
47、t back online. W: So thats how we can avoid Internet addiction. Thank you very much, Dr. James. M: Thank you. 1. Where is Internet addiction growing fast according to Dr. James? 2. What are the harmful effects of Internet addiction? 3. What urge does the woman have when she has time? 4. What is a wa
48、rning signal of turning into an Internet addict? 5. How can one avoid Internet addiction? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是介词短语，问题应与地点场所有关。 James博士提到，很多人沉迷于网络，这种现象在大学校园增长很快 (growing)。因此 A项 On college campuses是网瘾增长很快的地方。 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据选项共有的 problem可知本题问某事物的负面影响。 男士提到，有些大学生由于上网时间太多 ,产生了很多问题，比如关系问题 (relat
49、ionship problems)或者继续学业的问题 (problems maintaining their grades)， C项几乎与原文一致，为答案。 14 【正确 答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说她只要有时问，就强烈渴望上网 (have a strong urge to go surfing on the Net)。 A项与之一致，为答案。女士没有提到上网具体干什么，B“上网购物 ”和 C“玩网络游戏 ”无法得知。 D“在图书馆读小说 ”与对话不符。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士问男士如何知道自己是有网瘾的人，男士回答说不确定具体的时间，但是如果开始影响到生活的其他方面了，比如工作或学业成绩，或者与他人的关系，那就是一个警告信号。 A项将原文的主动语态用 同义的被动语态表达，故正确。 B“开始感到孤独和空虚时 ”和 D“开始整天沮丧时 ”是网瘾严重的表现。 C“开始在线约会时 ”也与问题不符。 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是动词短语，因此问题与行为动作相关。 对话最后男士提到，他觉得生活中取得某种平衡是有益的。 A是原文是同义替换，是避免网瘾的办法。 B“与朋友看电影 ”、 C“与家
