1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 74 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 conver
3、sations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What does the man probably do? （ A） He is a record seller. （ B） He is a record breaker. （ C） He is a record collector. （ D） He is a record holder. 3 Which of the following statements is false? （ A） The ring i
4、s damaged. （ B） The handle of the mans CD player is cracked. （ C） The jacket is dirty. （ D） The records are scratched. 4 How much money did the man save by bargaining for the record? （ A） $20. （ B） $25. （ C） $22. （ D） $30. 5 What institution does the woman most probably work in? （ A） A school that t
5、eaches computer science. （ B） A school that teaches English. （ C） A school that teaches business management. （ D） A school that teaches communication technology. 6 What is an I-20? （ A） A course certificate. （ B） A program schedule. （ C） A form to apply for a visa. （ D） A form to apply for a scholar
6、ship. 7 What is the tuition fee for a part-time student? （ A） $2000. （ B） $2300. （ C） $2030. （ D） Not mentioned. 8 Why does the man want to give her daughter a history book? （ A） Because she doesnt know much about history. （ B） Because he himself likes history very much. （ C） Because she needs the b
7、ook for a course she is taking. （ D） Because history is her favourite subject in college. 9 What kind of book does the man NOT want to buy? （ A） One about a special period of American history. （ B） One giving a broad survey of American history. （ C） One about early settlements in America. （ D） One a
8、bout New England. 10 What does the book seller say about the books on Civil War? （ A） They are very popular. （ B） They tend to be dull. （ C） They are usually biographical. （ D） They are highly specialized. 11 How long does the book seller say itll take to obtain the book which the man wants? （ A） No
9、 longer than a day. （ B） Until the next mail comes in. （ C） Around two weeks. （ D） Around two months. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What does the word poppy in this passag
10、e refer to? （ A） The First World War. （ B） The name of a flower. （ C） The name of a soldier. （ D） The name of a city. 13 What does the poppy symbolize? （ A） Remembrance. （ B） Love. （ C） Wealth. （ D） Cruelty. 14 Where did the tradition of wearing a poppy come from? （ A） Two pictures. （ B） Two poems.
11、（ C） Two movies. （ D） Two books. 15 What does VOIP refer to? （ A） An Internet forum. （ B） A technology of telephone service. （ C） Communication via e-mail. （ D） An Internet conference. 16 Which statement is NOT true about VOIP? （ A） It is the cheapest way of world-wide communication. （ B） It is a go
12、od way to build strong relations. （ C） It has the same quality as the traditional telephone service. （ D） It uses a single network to transfer voice and data. 17 Why does VOIP cost less? （ A） Because it uses separate service providers. （ B） Because it needs less working stuff to offer service. （ C）
13、Because service is provided through e-mail. （ D） Because service is charged monthly. 18 What is the caravan? （ A） A kind of business. （ B） A group of people who travel together. （ C） A means of transportation. （ D） A marketplace. 19 Which statement does NOT describe the caravan trade? （ A） Caravan t
14、rade started in the Middle East. （ B） Caravan trade was well developed before sea trade. （ C） Caravans were well organized. （ D） Caravans were protected by local governments. 20 What did the Arabian Empire control? （ A） The routes of the caravans. （ B） The management of the caravans. （ C） The expens
15、es of the caravans. （ D） The modes of transportation. 21 Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “merchant caravans“? （ A） Vendors. （ B） Travellers. （ C） Visitors. （ D） Drivers. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them caref
16、ully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What does the resumption of the work refer to? （ A） The resumed nuclear work of Iran. （ B） The resumed international sanctions against Iran. （ C） The resumed supervision of International Atomic Energy Agency. （ D） The resumed investigation by the UN
17、 Security Council. 23 What is this news mainly about? （ A） The safety of air ambulances. （ B） The safety of rescue workers. （ C） Air ambulance accidents since 1978. （ D） Helicopter crashes since 2000. 24 What did the newspapers investigation reveal? （ A） The airline companies needed more funding. （
18、B） The number of crashes doubled during the previous 5 years. （ C） The government did not adopt safety measures. （ D） The government did not inspect the industry adequately and in an organized way. 25 Which statement is NOT true about Irene? （ A） It is the name of a storm. （ B） It was expected to be
19、come stronger. （ C） It could develop into a hurricane. （ D） It had top sustained winds about 39 mph. 26 When did the Atlantic hurricane season begin? （ A） July 1. （ B） January 1. （ C） June 1. （ D） Nov. 30. 27 How many people died in riots on Tuesday? （ A） 13. （ B） Unknown. （ C） 36. （ D） 300. 28 Whic
20、h statement is NOT true about the curfew? （ A） It was imposed in the capital of Sudan. （ B） It was first imposed on Monday. （ C） It made people stay indoors from 6 p.m. to 6 a. m. （ D） It sparked the riots on Tuesday. 29 What happened to the passengers at Heathrow Airport on Sunday? （ A） They were a
21、rrested by police. （ B） They could not take their flights as planned. （ C） They were delayed because of desperate weather. （ D） They were forced to go home. 30 What happened before the strike broke out? （ A） British Airways dismissed many workers. （ B） Thousands of passengers left stranded at Heathr
22、ow Airport. （ C） British Airways cancelled 80% of its flights. （ D） British Airways cut down the wages of the workers. 31 How many workers were fired? （ A） About 670. （ B） About 1000. （ C） About 10. （ D） About 80. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. D
23、ecide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man【 C1】 _ is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided 【 C2】 _ He knows what
24、 he wants, and his【 C3】 _ is to find it and buy it; the price is a【 C4】 _ consideration. All men walk simply into a shop and ask the 【 C5】 _ for what they want. If the shop has it【 C6】 _ stock, the salesman【 C7】 _ produces it, and the business of trying it on 【 C8】 _ at once. All 【 C9】 _ well, the d
25、eal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with 【 C10】 _ any chat and to everyones satisfaction. Now how does a woman 【 C11】 _ buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the 【 C12】 _ way. Her shopping list is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind
26、 what she wants. She is always 【 C13】 _ to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her,【 C14】 _ by what companions tell her. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks 【 C15】 _ her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excell
27、ent 【 C16】 _ of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the【 C1C7】 _ for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour 【 C18】 _ from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before 【 C19】 _ the dresses she wants to try on. It is
28、a laborious process, but apparently an【 C20】 _ one. 32 【 C1】 （ A） that （ B） as （ C） what （ D） which 33 【 C2】 （ A） on advance （ B） on the advance （ C） in advance （ D） in the advance 34 【 C3】 （ A） aim （ B） goal （ C） objective （ D） end 35 【 C4】 （ A） first （ B） secondary （ C） necessary （ D） major 36 【 C
29、5】 （ A） agent （ B） seller （ C） assistant （ D） clerk 37 【 C6】 （ A） at （ B） on （ C） by （ D） in 38 【 C7】 （ A） readily （ B） quickly （ C） promptly （ D） hastily 39 【 C8】 （ A） proceeds （ B） precedes （ C） processes （ D） progresses 40 【 C9】 （ A） is （ B） are （ C） being （ D） be 41 【 C10】 （ A） almost （ B） hardl
30、y （ C） not （ D） no 42 【 C11】 （ A） go by （ B） goon （ C） go with （ D） go about 43 【 C12】 （ A） same （ B） similar （ C） opposite （ D） analogous 44 【 C13】 （ A） subject （ B） open （ C） exposed （ D） submissive 45 【 C14】 （ A） more （ B） even （ C） simply （ D） just 46 【 C15】 （ A） suits （ B） agrees （ C） adapts （
31、D） corresponds 47 【 C16】 （ A） sense （ B） gift （ C） talent （ D） impulse 48 【 C17】 （ A） alert （ B） watch （ C） guard （ D） lookout 49 【 C18】 （ A） to go （ B） go （ C） going （ D） gone 50 【 C19】 （ A） taking （ B） changing （ C） electing （ D） selecting 51 【 C20】 （ A） enjoying （ B） enjoy （ C） enjoyable （ D） enj
32、oyed 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR the Indian was born friendly. Disgust developed between the Indians and the settlers, whose encroachment on Indian lands provoked an era of turbulence. As early as 1745, Indian tribes joined together to drive the French off their land. The French and Indian War did not end un
33、til 1763. The Indians had succeeded in destroying many of the Western settlements. The British, superficially submissive to the Indians, promised that further migrations west would not extend beyond a specified boundary. Evicted from their lands or, worse still, frankly ceding their property to the
34、whites for a few baubles, Indians were ruthlessly pushed west. The battle in 1876 at Little Big Horn River in Montana, in which Sitting Bull and the Sioux tribes massacred General Custers cavalry, caused the whites to intensify their campaign against the redmen. The battle at Wounded Knee, South Dak
35、ota, in 1890 put an end to the last vestige of hope for amity between Indians and whites. Although the Bureau of Indian Affairs has operated since 1842, presumhbly for the purpose of guarding Indians interests, Indians on reservations lead notoriously deprived lives. In recent times Indians have tak
36、en a militant stand and have appealed to the courts and the American people to improve their substandard living conditions. 86 According to the passage, the early settlers in America_. （ A） had to fight Indians （ B） went hunting and fishing （ C） found the Indians very helpful （ D） thought the Indian
37、s were mean 87 The passage suggests that the French and Indian War_. （ A） lasted eighteen years （ B） was quickly terminated （ C） led to westward migration （ D） made the Indians leave their land 88 According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） There are approximately 250,0
38、00 Indians today. （ B） The French and Indian War did not end until 1763. （ C） In 1842, Indian tribes tried to drive the French off their land. （ D） In 1890, Indians succeeded in destroying many of the Western settlements. 89 From the passage, we can infer that the author_ （ A） sympathizes with the A
39、merican Indians （ B） works for the Bureau of Indian Affairs （ C） admires the settlers for their endurance （ D） thinks the Indians were ferocious savages 89 Thirty years ago the Today program was unpredictable to the point of chaos with presenter Jack da Manio improvising and thinking aloud, always e
40、ager for a joke or a prank. Through the studio trooped a procession of English eccentrics a man who ate light bulbs, another who ate spiders, a chap who was touring the country leapfrogging all the pillar boxes, a hard-headed individual who could play Rule Britannia by hitting himself on the head wi
41、th a nine-inch spanner and many others. Talking dogs and singing cats were almost commonplace. By the mid-70s, however, Today had got to the point where, for example, it had on one morning Libby Purves making the first “live“ radio broadcast from China, someone else in Dublin covering the popes visi
42、t, another presenter in Margate where the Liberals were conferring, and an anchorman in London. When you have reached this stage, there is no room for talking dogs, and humor and whims have to be confined to odd corners. Despite its more serious approach, however, Today has somehow retained its char
43、acter and its tone of voice. And being a live, high-risk program, it can still go horribly wrong. Only recently an eminent doctor launched into a lengthy on-air harangue against the production team and refused to listen to the questions he was supposed to be answering. Such things can always happen
44、and so can studio rows, sometimes even involving the presenters. There was a memorable spat not long ago when a rattled Nigel Lawson accused Redhead of being a well-known supporter of the Labor Party. But rows or no rows, Today is where the ministers and would-be ministers want to be heard. As Brian
45、 Redhead is fond of saying: “If you want to plant a word in the nations ear, come on Today.“ His other favorite remark is: “We set the agenda for the day.“ Both statements are true of a program with a steady weekly audience of 6 million easily the largest on Radio 4. 90 Before the 1970s, the Today p
46、rogram used to be quite a_. （ A） serious program （ B） humorous program （ C） religious program （ D） political program 91 According to the passage, the Today program is_. （ A） extremely influential （ B） becoming less popular （ C） fairly obscure （ D） politically biased 92 Which of the following example
47、s is given to show that the program sometimes does not go according to plan? （ A） Libby Purves had an argument with Nigel Lawson. （ B） Someone hit himself on the head with a spanner. （ C） Someone leapfrogged pillar boxes in the street. （ D） A doctor declined to answer the set questions. 93 According
48、 to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） Nigel Lawson accused Redhead of being a supporter of the Liberals. （ B） Forty years ago Today was unpredictable to the point of chaos. （ C） Today has somehow retained its character and its tone of voice. （ D） Today has a steady weekly
49、audience of 8 million. 93 The invention of the snow house by the Eskimo was one of the greatest triumphs over environment that man has ever accomplished. In the Arctic Circle, it is not that people lack ability or industry, but the surroundings restrict constructive effort to the barest necessities of existence. Agriculture is impossible all along the thousands of miles of the north shore. The only wood is such as drifts in. Other than this dr
