1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 81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 What did her neighbors do that irritated Jane? （ A） They walked on the roof of the building. （ B） They played loud music. （ C） They had a violent argument. （ D） They got drunk and started singing. 3 Why did he
4、r neighbors go up on the roof? （ A） To watch the night scenes. （ B） To look up at the stars. （ C） To clean up the roof. （ D） To show their visitor the view. 4 What happened in the end? （ A） She started an argument with her neighbors. （ B） Her neighbors came down quietly, but she stayed awake for qui
5、te a long time. （ C） Her neighbors refused to listen, so the police were called in. （ D） She couldnt fall asleep again for the rest of the night. 5 Where are the two people, most probably? （ A） At an electric appliances store. （ B） At a repair shop. （ C） At a restaurant. （ D） At a garage. 6 How many
6、 parts of the player is the man complaining about? （ A） Three. （ B） Four. （ C） Five. （ D） Six. 7 What will be done with the player, according to the woman? （ A） She will exchange it for a new one. （ B） The man will get a refund. （ C） The player will be repaired. （ D） The player will be put under gua
7、rantee. 8 Why is the man not really surprised that his parents are moving? （ A） His parents are retiring very soon. （ B） His parents dont like living in this city. （ C） His parents have implicitly indicated their future plans several times. （ D） His parents have been trying to sell their houses for
8、some time. 9 Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons given by the man to explain why his parents are moving? （ A） His parents have always wanted to live abroad. （ B） His parents hope to return to their hometown. （ C） His father wants to live in a smaller town. （ D） His mother is tired of th
9、e fast pace of city life. 10 Where are his parents planning to move? （ A） Northwest New Mexico. （ B） Mexico City. （ C） A little town in Mexico. （ D） A tiny mountain village. 11 According to the conversation, which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） The mans parents cannot speak Spanish. （
10、 B） The mans father has been living in Mexico for quite a period of time. （ C） The place they are moving to has no new buildings. （ D） The place has a special attraction for the mans mother. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefu
11、lly and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What two holidays are mentioned in the passage? （ A） Christmas and New Years. （ B） New Years and Thanksgiving. （ C） Thanksgiving and Christmas. （ D） Weddings and anniversaries. 13 Who makes roasted camel? （ A） Americans. （ B） Bedouins. （ C） Festival
12、organizers. （ D） Europeans. 14 How many different creatures are used when preparing roasted camel? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. 15 What is the speaker? （ A） A teacher of literature course. （ B） A lecturer of writing course. （ C） A course enrolment officer. （ D） A warden of school disci
13、pline. 16 What will the students do in class on Friday? （ A） They will take one of the six major tests. （ B） They will be given a pop test. （ C） They will be required to read a short story in class. （ D） They will have to write a composition. 17 When is this lecture given? （ A） On Monday. （ B） On We
14、dnesday. （ C） On Thursday. （ D） On Friday. 18 The pen name Mark Twain came from_ （ A） his fathers experience as a boatman （ B） his friends on the bank of the Mississippi River （ C） the call of the boatmen on the Mississippi River （ D） the boat on the Mississippi River 19 Mark Twain began his career
15、as a writer_ （ A） when he was on the Mississippi River （ B） when he was in his hometown （ C） when he met his wife （ D） when he was working as a newspaperman 20 Which of the following books marks Mark Twains new career in Writing? （ A） The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. （ B） The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
16、 Calaveras County. （ C） The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. （ D） Life on the Mississippi. 21 Mark Twain became well known by_ （ A） delivering speeches around the country （ B） giving lectures around the world （ C） writing on a variety of subjects （ D） advertising his books SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Di
17、rections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What is the news about? （ A） Making comparisons of industrial growth rates. （ B） Analyzing causes of drop in industrial growth rate. （ C） Suggesting solutions to econom
18、ic recession. （ D） Speculating on future industrial growth rate. 23 What is badly needed in Russia according to the news? （ A） Military aid. （ B） Social security. （ C） Economic recovery. （ D） Democratic system. 24 The peace talks between rebels and the Zairian government_. （ A） have been cancelled （
19、 B） are put to a later time （ C） took place according to schedule （ D） took place ahead of schedule 25 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） The talks are to take place in South Africa. （ B） The President has denied meeting with the rebel leader. （ C） The rebel leader didnt turn up for saf
20、ety concerns. （ D） The government is still in control of most parts of Zaire. 26 The Russian officials visit to China aims at_. （ A） strengthening security cooperation （ B） expanding into Central and Eastern Europe （ C） discussing border issues （ D） reaching a bilateral agreement in economy 27 Russi
21、a expects to establish closer relationships with all of the following EXCEPT_. （ A） China （ B） Iran （ C） NATO （ D） India 28 Afghanistans first match will be against_. （ A） Mongolia （ B） South Korea （ C） Iran （ D） Qatar 29 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） The announcement was made
22、by AFA （ B） Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC （ C） Afghanistan had been in chaos for long. （ D） The football players were under 23. 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 passage if i
23、nserted in the corresponding blanks. 29 It is not often realized that women【 C1】 _ a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the【 C2】 _ of a dowery or decimum (十分之一财产法 ). Admittedly, the purpose of this was to【 C3】 _ her against
24、 the【 C4】 _of desertion, but in reality its 【 C5】 _ in the social and financial life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wifes 【 C6】 _ to receive a tenth of all her husbands property. The wife had the fight to withhold【 C7】 _ in all the【 C8】 _ her husband would make. And more th
25、an just a fight: the documents show that she enjoyed a real【 C9】 _ of decision, equal to 【 C10】 _ of her husband. The wife shared in the 【 C11】 _ of her husbands personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance【 C12】 _ husbands
26、who tried to【 C13】 _ their rights, and【 C14】 _ they showed a fine fighting spirit. A【 C15】 _ in point is that of Maria Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona.【 C16】 _ with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, she insisted【 C17】 _ compensation.【 C18】 _ being offered, she succeeded in drag
27、ging her husband to the scribe(写法律文书的人 ) to have a contract duly drawn up【 C19】 _ her a piece of land from Miros personal inheritance. Either through the dowery or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economical【 C20】 _ .
28、30 【 C1】 （ A） took （ B） made （ C） held （ D） got 31 【 C2】 （ A） setting in （ B） setting up （ C） setting down （ D） setting out 32 【 C3】 （ A） preserve （ B） proceed （ C） prevent （ D） protect 33 【 C4】 （ A） threat （ B） peril （ C） menace （ D） risk 34 【 C5】 （ A） usage （ B） function （ C） use （ D） utility 35 【
29、 C6】 （ A） status （ B） power （ C） right （ D） position 36 【 C7】 （ A） prohibition （ B） permission （ C） admission （ D） consent 37 【 C8】 （ A） transmissions （ B） transactions （ C） transformations （ D） transportations 38 【 C9】 （ A） capability （ B） capacity （ C） power （ D） potential 39 【 C10】 （ A） that （ B）
30、 it （ C） which （ D） one 40 【 C11】 （ A） operation （ B） running （ C） management （ D） administration 41 【 C12】 （ A） against （ B） with （ C） for （ D） at 42 【 C13】 （ A） exceed （ B） surpass （ C） overpower （ D） overtake 43 【 C14】 （ A） on occasion （ B） in time （ C） at a time （ D） in the end 44 【 C15】 （ A） ex
31、ample （ B） instance （ C） case （ D） topic 45 【 C16】 （ A） Being agreed （ B） Having agreed （ C） Agreed （ D） Have agreed 46 【 C17】 （ A） on （ B） with （ C） in （ D） to 47 【 C18】 （ A） No （ B） Not （ C） None （ D） Nothing 48 【 C19】 （ A） assigned （ B） assigning （ C） assign （ D） being assigned 49 【 C20】 （ A） pos
32、ition （ B） rank （ C） prestige （ D） place 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR unlike the autobahn, its virtually barren. Every 45 minutes or so, a roadhouse appears mirage-like on the horizon, offering gas, beer, motel-style lodging, and a little “Where ya from, mate?“ Aside from that, the land presents itself the wa
33、y God made it. Hour by hour, sandy red earth gives way to spindly trees, brown escarpments, termite mounds as tall as kindergartners, and not much else. No cell phone coverage, no radio stations. Theres nowhere else on earth to be so isolated while on good roads in your aver-age rental car. The plea
34、sure of a Stuart drive is partly in stumbling across artifacts from mans attempts to make use of the bush. Beside the gas station in Barrow Creek ( kilometer 294), a wooden telegraph repeater station from the early 1870s stands abandoned but perfectly preserved by the dry desert air. Theres another
35、in the expanse north of Tennant Creek (541). Barely rusted bits of telegraph wire and antique bottles still litter the grounds of both. The eerie ruins at Gorrie Airfield (1,103) once housed 6,500 personnel in World War II. Today, there are ghostly scraps of gray bitumen leading to an old fighter ru
36、nway thats over a mile long. The walls inside most of the bush pubs along the highway are stapled over with bras, under-wear, foreign currency, and business cards-a few of mine included-left by visitors from around the world. Basic rooms cost about $ 35; given the volume of cold Victoria Bitter on t
37、ap, by bed-time most customers arent in a state to quibble over thread counts. Just about every pit stop is run by someone who could pass as the main character in a novel. 84 According to the passage, Darwin in the first paragraph is _. （ A） the name of a well-known scientist. （ B） the name of an is
38、land in Timor Sea. （ C） the name of a city standing at the end of the Smart Highway. （ D） the name of a pub in the center of Australian desert. 85 Roadhouses along the Smart Highway usually offer _. （ A） travel guides （ B） drinks （ C） star-level hotel service （ D） latest Hollywood movies. 86 In the
39、third paragraph, by saying “The pleasure of a Smart drive is partly in stumbling across artifacts from mans attempts to make use of the bush.“, the author is suggesting that _. （ A） man-made buildings are seen everywhere along the Stuart Highway. （ B） human being has lived in the bush for a long tim
40、e. （ C） sometime drivers are surprised to find wooden houses or ruins that once housed many people in the barren land along the Smart Highway. （ D） It is a pleasure to have a drink in one of the pubs along the Highway. 87 According to the passage, in the last paragraph, why most customers in the bus
41、h pubs arent in a state to quibble over thread counts by bedtime? （ A） They are exhausted by the long-distance driving. （ B） They drink too much cold Victoria Bitter on tap. （ C） They are too excited for they made new friends in the bush pubs. （ D） They dont know what to do next. 87 On the long list
42、 of worries that Mom and Dad have when a child goes to college-grades, home-sickness, partying theres a new issue gaining prominence: the apparent rise in mental illness on campus. More than 1,100 college students commit suicide each year, according to estimates by mental-health groups. And even whe
43、n students arent in acute distress, theyre suffering in surprisingly large numbers. In a 2003 survey by the American College Health Association, more than 40 percent of students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function“ at least once during the year. Thirty percent identified
44、 themselves as suffering from an anxiety disorder or depression. While there is debate over why the numbers seem to be rising, theres also concern that colleges arent dealing with the problem adequately. In January 2004 the Crimson, Harvards student newspaper, published a widely discussed five-part
45、series which concluded that “an overwhelming majority“ of Harvard undergraduates experience mental-health problems, and that the universitys shortcomings in helping them were creating “a pervasive mental-health crisis“ on the campus. Given that kind of assessment, its inevitable that mental-health i
46、ssues are starting to filter into admissions conversations. One counselor at an East Coast private high school says that during the 2003-04 admissions cycle, officials from two colleges confided they were particularly focused on admitting a class that was “rock solid“ emotionally-both to help preven
47、t suicides and to reduce the toll on overbooked school therapists. MIT Admissions Dean Marilee Jones says shes looking to enroll “emotionally resilient“ students. “If we think someone will crumble the first time they do poorly on a test, were not going to admit them,“ she says. “So many kids are com
48、ing in, feeling the need to be perfect, and so many kids are medicated now. If you need a lot of pharmaceutical support to get through the day, youre not a good match for a place like MIT.“ Since the admissions process requires students to appear flawless, many families avoid disclosing a childs his
49、tory of emotional problems, especially before they get an acceptance letter. How-ever, parents are starting to ask tough questions about just which kind of mental-health services they can expect from schools. Those inquiries become particularly acute at colleges that suffer high-pro-file student suicides. 88 The main idea of the passage is _. （ A） mental health problem and its impact on colle
