1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 667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】 _ b) Start a conversation with some personal but 【 T2】 _ questions c) Be able to spot signals for further talk 2. Skill to 【 T3】 _ for answers a) Dont shift from subject to subject Stick to the same su
5、bject: signs of 【 T4】 _ in conversation b) Listen to 【 T5】 _ of voice If people sound unenthusiastic, then change subject; c) Use 【 T6】 _ 3. Skill to laugh a) Ease peoples 【 T7】 _ b) Help start 【 T8】 _ 4. Skill to 【 T9】 _ a) Leave a deep impression on others b) Open up possibilities for a second 【 T
6、10】 _ 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 said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken
7、 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 questions. （ A） A construction firm. （ B） A private company. （
8、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） Studying a pure science first. （ B） Getting good exam results.
9、 （ 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 important in an architects drawings. （ A） It is more theo
10、retical 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. （ D） Herbal medicine in Algeria. （ A） The pollution leve
11、l 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 part. （ A） Count on the family. （ B） Rely on herbal medicine
12、. （ 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、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in
13、 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 Which of the following is a dynamic verb (动态动词 )? （ A） Believe. （ B） Feel. （ C） Consider. （ D） Move. 23 Which of the follow
14、ing is INCORRECT? （ A） The number of bread. （ B） A bit of water. （ C） Such men. （ D） Other coal. 24 If one wants to see the Forbidden City, he must find _ own guide. （ A） your （ B） her （ C） his （ D） our 25 The floor _ wet and slippery, we stayed outside. （ A） to be （ B） been （ C） being （ D） be 26 It
15、 is desirable that you _ some familiarity with computers. （ A） should have （ B） had （ C） are having （ D） could have 27 Which of the following sentences is CORRECT? （ A） Arthritis is a disease causing pain. （ B） Darts are essentially an easy game. （ C） There are a book and several pens on the desk. （
16、 D） Linguistics are a required course for English majors. 28 Which of the following sentences indicates POSSIBILITY? （ A） I can speak German fluently. （ B） You cannot eat in class. （ C） If you wont keep quiet, you can get out. （ D） Lightening can be dangerous. 29 Mrs. Robson invited us to dinner aft
17、er _. （ A） churches （ B） church （ C） the church （ D） the churches 30 Which of the following underlined parts indicates a predicate-object relationship? （ A） Mr. Browns suitcase went missing. （ B） The Prime Ministers arrival has been reported. （ C） I was impressed by the girls story. （ D） The crimina
18、ls punishment will be ten years in prison. 31 Which of the following tag questions is INCORRECT? （ A） Go home with me, will you? （ B） Nobody goes out, does he? （ C） Few people know this place, dont they? （ D） Everything is done, isnt it? 32 It is believed that the authorities are thinking of _ new t
19、axes to raise extra revenue. （ A） impairing （ B） imposing （ C） invading （ D） integrating 33 When I got out of the car and walked about among them, _ one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer. （ A） see that （ B） except that （ C） provided that （ D） except for 34 The crippl
20、ed boy proudly walked with a _ to the platform to join the actors. （ A） jump （ B） limp （ C） hop （ D） jog 35 I am sorry I have no time at present to _ more detail or give you an account of other cities of interest. （ A） bring into （ B） take into （ C） come into （ D） go into 36 The old gentleman was a
21、very _ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles. （ A） respectful （ B） realistic （ C） respective （ D） respectable 37 Bacteria are sometimes _ too small to be seen without a microscope. （ A） far （ B） rather （ C） quite （ D） very 38 Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but th
22、e _ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living. （ A） maximum （ B） minority （ C） majority （ D） minimum 39 Grain production in the world is _, but still millions go hungry. （ A） staggering （ B） shrinking （ C） soaring （ D） suspending 40 Several experts have been called
23、 in to plan _ for boating, tennis, refreshments and childrens games in the projected town park. （ A） equipment （ B） instruments （ C） implement （ D） facilities 41 By cutting down trees we _ the natural home of birds and animals. （ A） harm （ B） hurt （ C） injure （ D） damage 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide whic
24、h 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. role B. enormous C. Instead of D. muttering E. striking F. mediated G. originally H. perpetual I. In spite of J. emerging K. gesture L. mistreatment M
25、. abolish N. parade O. practically Many countries have a holiday to celebrate workers rights on or around May 1, but Labour Day in Canada is celebrated on the first Monday of September. Canadas Labour Day was 【 C1】 _ celebrated in the spring but it was moved to the fall after 1894. The origins of La
26、bour Day can be traced back to April 15, 1872, when the Toronto Trades Assembly organized Canadas first significant 【 C2】 _ for workers rights. The aim was to release the 24 leaders of the Toronto Typographical Union who were imprisoned for 【 C3】 _ to campaign for a nine-hour working day. At this ti
27、me, trade unions were still illegal and what they did was seen as a criminal conspiracy to disrupt trade. 【 C4】 _ this, the Toronto Trades Assembly was already a significant organization and encouraged workers to form trade unions, 【 C5】_ in disputes between employers and employees and signaled the
28、【 C6】 _ of workers. There was 【 C7】 _ public support for the demonstration and the authorities could no longer deny the important 【 C8】 _ that the trade unions had to play in the 【 C9】 _ Canadian democratic society. A few months later, a similar demonstration was organized in Ottawa and passed the h
29、ouse of Canadas first prime minister, Sir John Macdonald. Later in the day, he appeared before the gathering and promised to 【 C10】 _ all Canadian laws against trade unions. This happened in the same year and eventually led to the founding of the Canadian Labour Congress in 1883. A similar holiday,
30、Labor Day is held on the same day in the United States of America. Canadian trade unions are proud that this holiday was inspired by their efforts to improve workers rights. 42 【 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
31、 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)Life moves on even in Tucson. The flowers and candles are being dismantled. The fresh golf courses are filled
32、 with winter visitors. The funerals that marked life here for two weeks are over. (2)But it will be a long time before this desert community puts behind it, if it ever does, what happened in an instant on a sunny Saturday morning in front of a supermarket. (3)On that day, at La Toscana Village strip
33、 mall, I peered past the police tape at the blood-smeared sidewalk and the covered bodies of the victims. I knew I had to focus and ask questions. I had to file a story. But I also had to stop for a minute to process my breaking heart. (4)Nineteen people, including a 9-year-old girl, a federal judge
34、 and a member of Congress, had just been gunned down in my home town. (5)In the past more than 25 years, I have seen the unspeakable many times. I wrote about the slaughter of 32 students inside their Virginia Tech classrooms. I reported on the random shootings of 13 people in the Washington area by
35、 two snipers (狙击手 ). I have covered countless murders of youths on the streets of the District. (6)But I never expected to see this kind of tragedy here in my safe haven. Tucson was where I hiked with my husband on the trails of Sabino Canyon, the desert oasis in Coronado National Forest, and where
36、I rode horses with my daughter near Saguaro National Monument, amid the cholla and ocotillo cactus. Here I breathed the clean desert air, especially intoxicating after a rain, filled with the fragrance of creosote and sage. Here I drove 15 minutes out of town to Gates Pass to watch the spectacular s
37、unsets and then marvel at the big, starry Arizona sky. This was my city, a blend of Native American and Mexican culture, where the sun shines more days a year than anywhere else in the country. (7)The world is filled with cities that are touched with senseless violence. And after the streets are swe
38、pt clean, life goes on. People go back to work and to play. On the surface, it appears as if nothing really changed. (8)But something has. Extreme acts of violence affect the psychological and social fabric of a community in subtle but important ways. The place where residents have felt safe doesnt
39、feel quite so safe anymore. Insecurity creeps in. Anxieties rise. (9)I was here on the morning of the shootings visiting my mother, who moved to Tucson with my father in the 1950s. A childhood friend called to tell us shed heard that Giffords had just been shot. I called The Post and then, on instin
40、ct, as if I were still on the D.C. crime beat, raced to the scene just two miles away. (10)In the days that followed, my home town was transformed into a national media spectacle, complete with a camera-ready headline: “Tragedy in Tucson.“ Famous television anchors flew in and set up with my beloved
41、 Santa Catalina Mountains as their backdrop. Reporting the story was strange. It felt uncomfortable calling old friends for help and reaching out to Giffordss rabbi, whom Id known since she was a teenager, to urge her to share her experience at the lawmakers bedside. (11)Growth and development had l
42、ong ago changed Tucson. At the end of roads where there was once only desert, there are expensive sprawling homes, luxury resorts and strip malls, like the one where Jared Loughner pulled out his Glock 19. Making my way around Tucson, a flood of childhood memories came back, but now superimposed on
43、them were images from the bloodbath. (12)So, too, it is with those who live here. Their lives go on, but in ways big and small the city they call home is not quite the same as it was before. 52 What did the author least expect? （ A） The large number of people killed. （ B） The death of the nine-year-
44、old girl. （ C） The fact that such shooting tragedies keep happening. （ D） The fact that the tragedy happened in his hometown. 53 By saying that “something has“ (Para, 8), the author means that _. （ A） his hometown has become dangerous （ B） peoples sense of security has declined subtly （ C） some chan
45、ges are apparent enough to observe （ D） the changes are too subtle to specify 54 What do we know about the Glock 19? （ A） It was the gun with which the killer shot 19 people. （ B） It was the strip mall where the killing took place. （ C） It was a park that the author often visited as a child. （ D） It
46、 was a brand-name product sold at strip malls. 54 (1)If youre like most people, youre way too smart for advertising. You flip right past newspaper ads, never click on ads online and leave the room during TV commercials. (2)That, at least, is what we tell ourselves. But what we tell ourselves is nons
47、ense. Advertising works, which is why, even in hard economic times, Madison Avenue is a $34 billion-a-year business. And if Martin Lindstrom author of the best seller Buyology and a marketing consultant for Fortune 500 companies, including PepsiCo and Disney is correct, trying to tune this stuff out
48、 is about to get a whole lot harder. (3)Lindstrom is a practitioner of neuromarketing research, in which consumers are exposed to ads while hooked up to machines that monitor brain activity, sweat responses and movement in facial muscles, all of which are markers of emotion. According to his studies
49、, 83% of all forms of advertising principally engage only one of our senses: sight Hearing, however, can be just as powerful, though advertisers have taken only limited advantage of it. Historically, ads have relied on jingles and slogans to catch our ear, largely ignoring everyday sounds a steak sizzling (咝咝声 ), a baby laughing and
