1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 68及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage
2、will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several convers
3、ations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 When is the guided tour of the campus given? （ A） Only during the first week of classes. （ B） Whenever students ask for them. （ C） Only in the afternoon. （ D） In the afternoon. 3 What did the man have difficul
4、ty locating the week before? （ A） A tour guide. （ B） A classroom. （ C） A map. （ D） Maps 4 Where does the self-guided tour start? （ A） In the Science Building. （ B） In the Student Center Building. （ C） In the University Recreation Center. （ D） In the University. 5 What did Helen recently pass? （ A） A
5、 test in a composition class. （ B） A road test. （ C） The written test for her drivers license. （ D） A road. 6 What problem did the man have when he took his road test several years before? （ A） He drove too last. （ B） He couldnt park well. （ C） He made an improper turn. （ D） He could park well. 7 Wh
6、at does the man offer to do for Helen? （ A） Drive her to the test site. （ B） Help her get ready for the road test. （ C） Sell her a car. （ D） Sell her cars. 8 What is the main purpose of the conversation? （ A） The man wants to obtain an international drivers license that he can use both in the U.S. a
7、nd in his country. （ B） The man wants to take a drivers test to get an Arizona drivers license. （ C） The man wants to know whether he can use his international drivers license in Arizona. （ D） The man wants to fill out an application for an Arizona drivers license. 9 What does the man have to do in
8、order to drive legally? （ A） Show his student ID and pay ten dollars. （ B） Use his international drivers license. （ C） Take a drivers test and apply for a limited license. （ D） Show proof of temporary residence. 10 For how long is a limited license valid? （ A） Less than one year. （ B） Four years. （
9、C） Five years. （ D） Ten years. 11 What will the man most probably do next? （ A） Fill out an application. （ B） Go back to the university to get his I （ C） Go to see his friend. （ D） Take a written exam and an eye exam. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Li
10、sten to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 The speaker states that the Stone Age was so named because _. （ A） it was very durable （ B） the tools and weapons were made of stone （ C） there was little vegetation （ D） the people lived in caves 13 Which of the following
11、developments is NOT related to the condition of the Ice Age? （ A） Farming. （ B） Clothing. （ C） Living indoors. （ D） Using fire. 14 Which of the following periods saw people develop a more communal form of living? （ A） Paleolithic. （ B） Ice Age. （ C） Mesolithic. （ D） Neolithic. 15 Which of the follow
12、ing was NOT an election year? （ A） 1960. （ B） 1824. （ C） 1888. （ D） 1930. 16 Which of the following is true? （ A） All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office. （ B） Only presidents from Ohio have died in office. （ C） Franklin Roosevelt completed four terms as president. （ D） Fo
13、ur American presidents have been assassinated. 17 In this passage, what does “inauguration“ mean? （ A） Swearing-in ceremonies. （ B） Election. （ C） Campaign. （ D） Acceptance speech. 18 Where was the first telephone service in America established? （ A） New York. （ B） Washington （ C） Philadelphia. （ D）
14、 Chicago. 19 What cause the prices of the telephone system to lower in America? （ A） The materials became cheaper. （ B） There was more competition. （ C） More people used the phones. （ D） The phones were connected across the sea. 20 Before the Bell Company became a publicly held corporation, how were
15、 the calls passed to their destination? （ A） Manual switchboards. （ B） Reading manuals. （ C） Electronic switchboards. （ D） Voice switches. 21 What eventually happened to the phone company? （ A） It became a huge company. （ B） It was broken into smaller companies. （ C） It was taken over by the governm
16、ent. （ D） It was profitable. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The Iraqi factory must be dismantled because it can produce_. （ A） animal feed capable of being used as biologic
17、al weapons （ B） materials for weapons of mass destruction （ C） massive weapons for germ warfare （ D） biological weapons 23 When will the Copa America in Columbia kick-off? （ A） 11 days later. （ B） 7 days later. （ C） Not decided yet. （ D） A year later. 24 According to the original decision, which day
18、 of the week will the tournament kick-off? （ A） Monday. （ B） Saturday. （ C） Wednesday. （ D） Friday. 25 Altogether how many people were injured during the violence? （ A） 1. （ B） 2. （ C） 13. （ D） 14. 26 How long has the violence lasted? （ A） For one day. （ B） For two days. （ C） For the whole summer. （
19、 D） For one year. 27 President Fidel Castro holds talks today with Canadian _. （ A） officials （ B） Foreign Minister （ C） Prime Minister （ D） President 28 Mr. Chretien is the _ Canadian leader to visit Cuba in more than 20 years. （ A） first （ B） second （ C） third （ D） fourth 29 The building was destr
20、oyed by _ ten days ago. （ A） rebels （ B） the earthquake （ C） car bombs （ D） missiles 30 What do rescue workers say? （ A） The survivors are a brother and sister. （ B） They have been trapped in a kitchen. （ C） They have had enough food and water to survive. （ D） Both B and 31 How many bodies have been
21、 removed from the wreckage in the western state of Gujarat? （ A） More than 6,000. （ B） More than 15,000. （ C） More than 16,000. （ D） More than 60,000. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the
22、passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 One of the most critical problems【 C1】 _ black and other minority Americans today is the difficulty of entering【 C2】 _ society without【 C3】_ their own racial and ethnic heritage. The process can be an agonizing one, and it sometimes【 C4】 _ disaster
23、. On June 12,1985,Edmund Perry was shot and killed【 C5】 _ attempting to rob a plainclothes police officer. Perry was【 C6】 _ and a resident of Harlem; he was【 C7】 _ a graduate of one of the nations finest high schools and was preparing to enter Stanford University【 C8】 _ a full scholarship. The Two W
24、orlds of Edmund Perry relates the details of this star students【 C9】 _ life and examines the unique pressure of【 C10】 _ between two radically different social realisms. This sense of doubleness experienced by many nonwhite Americans makes it difficult【 C11】 _ a stable personal【 C12】 _ From outside,
25、the author offers a solution【 C13】 _ the problem.【 C14】 _ in the rural South, she learned two languages-one to be used【 C15】 _ speaking to family and friends,【 C16】_ when speaking to whites. Years later, after enrolling in a writing course at a northern university, she attempted to negotiate a way【
26、C17】 _ her own language and the language of others: I could not-in the process of composing-use the language of the old time, yet I couldnt imagine myself in the language.【 C18】 _ however, she learned to shape her own experience in her own words. Writing, she suggests, provided a valuable tool【 C19】
27、 _ helping to【 C20】 _ a balance between her two worlds. 32 【 C1】 （ A） knowing （ B） facing （ C） knew （ D） faced 33 【 C2】 （ A） mainstream （ B） major （ C） minor （ D） main 34 【 C3】 （ A） admitting （ B） taking （ C） having （ D） denying 35 【 C4】 （ A） leads to （ B） leads with （ C） lead away （ D） lead up 36 【
28、 C5】 （ A） the moment （ B） while （ C） what （ D） worthwhile 37 【 C6】 （ A） yellow （ B） brown （ C） black （ D） white 38 【 C7】 （ A） also （ B） again （ C） still （ D） or so 39 【 C8】 （ A） of （ B） in （ C） at （ D） on 40 【 C9】 （ A） two （ B） internal （ C） external （ D） double 41 【 C10】 （ A） having caught （ B） hav
29、ing been caught （ C） being caught （ D） catching 42 【 C11】 （ A） establish （ B） establishing （ C） established （ D） to establish 43 【 C12】 （ A） character （ B） identity （ C） disposition （ D） personality 44 【 C13】 （ A） of （ B） by （ C） to （ D） with 45 【 C14】 （ A） raising （ B） raised （ C） rose （ D） rising
30、46 【 C15】 （ A） where （ B） who （ C） when （ D） to whom 47 【 C16】 （ A） another （ B） the other （ C） other （ D） others 48 【 C17】 （ A） among （ B） in （ C） by （ D） between 49 【 C18】 （ A） In time （ B） On time （ C） By time （ D） Of time 50 【 C19】 （ A） on （ B） with （ C） in （ D） to 51 【 C20】 （ A） establish （ B）
31、destroy （ C） found （ D） discover 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR it has said that divorce can be obtained where there are serious grounds; contracts must be performed in good faith; a person must repair the damage caused another by his fault; the penalty for a crime can be reduced if there are extenuating circum
32、stances; an act of a government official is invalid if in excess of his powers. The legislature, however, has not defined serious grounds or fault, nor explained what is required by good faith or what constitutes extenuating circum-stances. Of course, statutory law is being applied in all of these c
33、ases, but it is essential to recognize that the statute takes on real meaning only as the courts interpret it. The way in which the U. S. Supreme Court interprets the U.S. Constitution can give a common law lawyer an idea of how French courts interpret the legislation from which they work. 82 When F
34、rench lawyers and judges strictly apply a statute, it is usually because _. （ A） it provides a just solution to a problem （ B） statutes are laws, and must be obeyed （ C） the judges role is always simply to apply automatically the ready-made solutions provided by the legislature （ D） the role of the
35、French judiciary is never really creative 83 The statute that says that contracts must be performed in good faith is an example of _. （ A） ready-made solutions provided by the legislature （ B） the legislatures deliberate attempt to speak in general terms （ C） a case where the judges role is far from
36、 creative （ D） a case where the statute applies a clear answer to the problem 84 French law says that the penalty for a crime _. （ A） is always rigidly set （ B） may be changed as society changes （ C） depends on the age of the person committing the crime （ D） can be reduced if there are extenuating c
37、ircumstances 85 Many statutes which are stated in very general terms _. （ A） are strictly applied （ B） make the job of the lawyer and the judge very simple （ C） carefully define every aspect of those terms （ D） take on real meaning only as the courts interpret them 85 Campfires twinkled on the beach
38、es and along the causeways near Cape Kennedy. Nearly a million people had come to watch the launch of Apollo 11. Many had sweated in bumper-to-bumper traffic from Cocoa Beach to Titusville the night before. Even at 3 a.m. on this muggy Wednesday morning, the headlights of almost 300,000 cars cut thr
39、ough the dark-ness, intensifying the excitement. In 6.5 hours, NASA would launch three astronauts in mankinds first attempt to land on the moon. It was an event no one wanted to miss. In Firing Room I of the launch-control center, the liftoff team was supervising the hazardous loading of 2200 tons o
40、f super-cold liquid-oxygen (LOX) and liquid-hydrogen(LH2) propellants into the massive white pillar of Saturn V. Even at rates of up to 10,000 gallons a minute, the operation would take four hours and was so dangerous that the pad, usually crowded with work trucks and men in coveralls, had been orde
41、red evacuated. Hundreds of engineers and technicians were hunched over computer consoles, monitoring the thousands of separate systems aboard the three-stage booster and the Apollo spacecraft itself. The composite vehicle was heavier than a World War II destroyer. It contained six million parts and
42、a total of 91 engines and motors, making it the most complex machine ever assembled. In theory all this machinery had to work perfectly if we were to succeed in our mission. At 4:15 a. m., Deke Slayton, director of flight-crew operations, came to wake Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins and me. In our wind
43、owless quarters, we couldnt tell if it was night or day, or if the weather had held for launch morning. But Deke had a sheath of flapping weather reports. “Its a beautiful morning,“ he said. “Youll go.“ Deke and astronaut Bill Anders ate breakfast with us. They were friendly and talkative, but also
44、somewhat distant. The three of us Neil, Mike and I were going. They were staying behind. 86 What type of writing is the written material? （ A） It is a story told by one of the flight crew of Apollo 11. （ B） It is a news report filed by a correspondent on the spot. （ C） It is a diary written by a mem
45、ber of the liftoff team. （ D） It is a written statement presented to NASA 87 Why had nearly a million people come to watch the launch of Apollo 11 ? （ A） They had come to intensify the excitement. （ B） They just wanted to show their support for the national project. （ C） It was mankinds first attemp
46、t to land on the moon and no one wanted to miss the historic event. （ D） They didnt believe the mission would succeed. 88 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） The Apollo spacecraft was the most complex machine ever assembled. （ B） The liftoff team had been eva
47、cuated from the spot several hours before the operation. （ C） Hundreds of engineers and technicians were involved in the operation. （ D） If all this machinery worked perfectly the operation would succeed definitely. 89 In the last paragraph why did the author use the word “distant“? （ A） Because the
48、y lived far from each other. （ B） Because they worked in different departments. （ C） Because they were indifferent to each other. （ D） Because only three of them would participate in the operation. 89 We have long ceased to live in a world where education was the prerogative of the few and the inter
49、change of knowledge and ideas was limited to handful of learned men. The demand for education as a right of mankind is accepted. In many countries the challenge implicit in this demand has to be met largely unaided: such countries have to use their own resources to build the schools and train the teachers they need. But throughout the world there are other countries which, by their association with the C
