1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 91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 course is the student interested in? （ A） A two-month course. （ B） A course that lasts for the summer. （ C） A course of 23 weeks. （ D） A course of four and a half weeks. 3 What is a fee of $ 27 for? （ A）
4、The registration fee. （ B） The weekly cost for bed, breakfast and dinner. （ C） The fee of the first course. （ D） The cost of the tax for the course. 4 When does the second course begin? （ A） On July 3. （ B） On July 20. （ C） On July 24. （ D） On August 10. 5 Who will select the Best Actress nominees f
5、or Academy Awards? （ A） A group of learned film producers, （ B） A group of established directors. （ C） A group of enthusiastic audience. （ D） A group of well-known actors. 6 Who was George Stanley? （ A） An American sculptor who created the human figure for the award. （ B） A famous actor who won Osca
6、r more than once in the history of Oscar. （ C） The man who first presented Academy Award. （ D） An American motion picture art director who sketched the image of the world. 7 How does the woman know so much about Oscar Awards? （ A） Her friend told her. （ B） She once attended the award ceremony. （ C）
7、She got the knowledge from the course she attended. （ D） She works in a film industry. 8 Why did Tom go to live in the country? （ A） Because he liked working with children. （ B） Because he lost his job. （ C） Because he hated the city. （ D） Because he wanted to be a farmer. 9 What is true of Tom? （ A
8、） He moved to another country. （ B） He did not buy a small holding. （ C） He studied for a social diploma for two years. （ D） He did not have formal education. 10 Having decided to move to the country, Toms first problem was _. （ A） finding a place to live （ B） buying a house （ C） finding means to li
9、ve on （ D） buying a farm 11 From the interview, we learn that Tom was _. （ A） very ambitious and calculating （ B） quite experienced in dealing with kids （ C） anxious to start up his career in a small cottage （ D） able to do some gardening SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear
10、 several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 According to the passage, China is a leading buyer of _. （ A） personal computers （ B） semiconductor-manufacturing equipment （ C） radio （ D） television sets 13 What does the report say about research ins
11、titutions in China? （ A） They are turning out many intelligent software developers. （ B） They offer many well -paid positions for Chinese youth. （ C） They lack funding. （ D） They are in need of efficient workers. 14 In 1993 Chinas semiconductor market is $1.5 billion, while in 1997, it will be _ acc
12、ording to a forecast. （ A） $ 2.5 billion （ B） $ 5.5 billion （ C） $ 4.5 billion （ D） $ 6.5 billion 15 The passage reports that science requires _. （ A） skill （ B） money （ C） knowledge （ D） hard work 16 According to the passage, skill is _. （ A） ones ability to write and read （ B） ones ability to inve
13、stigate （ C） ones ability to work well with a part of his body （ D） ones ability to copy what occurs in nature to learn from it. 17 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Sciences is different from arts. （ B） Arts require knowledge while sciences require skill.
14、（ C） Arts have got a new meaning today. （ D） Ceramic work is an art. 18 Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage? （ A） To look for a different lifestyle: （ B） To enjoy themselves. （ C） For adventure. （ D） For education. 19 What do we learn from the passage about Paris? （ A） There
15、are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. （ B） It has a dense population. （ C） There are many museums and palaces. （ D） It has many towering buildings. 20 What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong? （ A） It is a city of contrasts. （ B） It possesses many historical sites. （ C） It is an im
16、portant industrial center. （ D） It has many big and beautiful parks. 21 What does the passage tell us about traveling? （ A） It helps develop our personalities. （ B） It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge. （ C） It makes our life more interesting. （ D） It brings about changes in our lifestyle.
17、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 inserted in the corresponding blanks. 21 An overwhelming【 C1】 _ to drink alcohol,【 C2】 _ it is causing harm, is a disease called alcoholism.
18、 Alcohol is a drag. In the United States alcoholism is the most widespread form of【 C3】 _ abuse,【 C4】 _ at least 5 million persons. 【 C5】 _ one third of high-school students in the United States are【 C6】_ to be problem drinkers. Many already may be alcoholics. Drunk drivers【 C7】_ one half of all fat
19、al automobile【 C8】 _ each year in the United States. Drinking is a【 C9】 _ cause of loss of income and of social and personal problems. Alcoholism also creates many severe【 C10】 _ problems. More than three drinks a day over even a few weeks causes【 C11】 _ changes in the liver. (One ounce 30 millilite
20、rs of hard liquor, 4 ounces 118 milliliters of wine, or 12 ounces 355 milliliters of beer are 【 C12】 _ considered one drink. ) About 15 percent of heavy drinkers【 C13】 _ cirrhosis, which can be 【 C14】 _ Changes in the brain and nervous system【 C15】 _ hostile behavior, loss of mental 【 C16】_ , and po
21、or judgment. One third of the babies born to mothers who drink 【 C17】 _ , especially during the first trimester, have birth【 C18】 _ or retardation. This condition is called fetal alcohol syndrome. Some drugs, such as tranquilizers, when【 C19】 _ with alcohol can result in death. Sexual potency and sp
22、erm count are greatly【 C20】 _ in alcoholic men, and alcoholic women often produce no fertile eggs. 22 【 C1】 （ A） wish （ B） hope （ C） expectation （ D） desire 23 【 C2】 （ A） as （ B） if （ C） despite （ D） even though 24 【 C3】 （ A） medicine （ B） medical （ C） drug （ D） alcoholic 25 【 C4】 （ A） inclining （ B
23、） effecting （ C） affecting （ D） influencing 26 【 C5】 （ A） While （ B） With （ C） Approximately （ D） Though 27 【 C6】 （ A） considering （ B） expected （ C） about （ D） thought 28 【 C7】 （ A） add to （ B） account for （ C） amount （ D） sum up 29 【 C8】 （ A） mishaps （ B） accidents （ C） incidents （ D） affairs 30 【
24、 C9】 （ A） leading （ B） preliminary （ C） powerful （ D） important 31 【 C10】 （ A） physical （ B） mental （ C） medical （ D） medicine 32 【 C11】 （ A） destructed （ B） destructive （ C） destructible （ D） destructing 33 【 C12】 （ A） every （ B） each （ C） all （ D） separately 34 【 C13】 （ A） prescribe （ B） diagnose
25、（ C） develop （ D） appeal to 35 【 C14】 （ A） fatal （ B） lethal （ C） mortal （ D） morale 36 【 C15】 （ A） result in （ B） end up （ C） result from （ D） bring out 37 【 C16】 （ A） alert （ B） villain （ C） sharpness （ D） attention 38 【 C17】 （ A） largely （ B） enormously （ C） massively （ D） heavily 39 【 C18】 （ A）
26、faults （ B） errors （ C） defects （ D） deficits 40 【 C19】 （ A） mixing （ B） taking （ C） mixed （ D） taken 41 【 C20】 （ A） reduced （ B） redeemed （ C） reclined （ D） recoiled 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR its also a marvelous spot to relax. （ A） rather than （ B） more than （ C） else than （ D） other than 53 Margies bedr
27、oom was in a _, with books and papers covering every possible surface. （ A） litter （ B） disorder （ C） rubbish （ D） mess 54 The composers soon began to write musical dramas about Bible stories _ in church. （ A） to perform （ B） performing （ C） to be performed （ D） be performed 55 She possessed a quick
28、 mind, a sharp tongue and _ a strong will. （ A） above all （ B） first of all （ C） most of all （ D） moreover 56 Prices reach equilibrium at the level at which quantity demanded _ quantity supplied. （ A） is equal to （ B） equal （ C） equals to （ D） is equal 57 It is hard to imagine a large city without p
29、olicemen, but such was the _ in London in the early 18th century. （ A） condition （ B） affair （ C） environment （ D） situation 58 The reason Beethoven went away to the country is _. （ A） that he was gradually going deaf （ B） because he was gradually going deaf （ C） on account of the fact that he was g
30、radually going deaf （ D） since he was gradually going deaf 59 There is much more _ equality between parents and children than in other countries. （ A） sociable （ B） social （ C） socialist （ D） socialistic 60 The job candidates main _ was that held more held a job for more than eight months. （ A） illu
31、sion （ B） indignation （ C） endurance （ D） liability 61 More than a year later he arrived back in America _. （ A） ill, tired and unhappy （ B） with ill, tired and unhappy （ C） felt ill, tired and unhappy （ D） be felt ill, tired and unhappy 62 You want to tell me, and I have no objection _ it. （ A） to
32、hear （ B） to hearing （ C） hearing （ D） having heard 63 Because some teachers believe that memorization and learning are _, they may tell you that you shouldnt memorize material; rather, you should understand it. （ A） relevant （ B） compatible （ C） incompatible （ D） incomplete 64 I am lucky _ the thin
33、g I enjoy doing most is _ Ive ended up doing. （ A） when. that （ B） if.what （ C） that. what （ D） that. that 65 The church is _ on the hillside, about a mile from the town. （ A） situated （ B） lied （ C） stationed （ D） placed 66 “You know so much about literature. Its a pity you failed your degree,“ Har
34、ry said, “You _ a good teacher.“ （ A） would have been （ B） can have been （ C） must be （ D） should have been 67 Our life has but a short _. （ A） duration （ B） span （ C） episode （ D） range 68 I hope you dont mind me _ you sir, but is there much money involved in the will? （ A） asking （ B） to ask （ C）
35、ask （ D） that I ask 69 A(n) _ job is one that is long and boring. （ A） dull （ B） tedious （ C） uninteresting （ D） monotonous 70 “I _ poetry as the food of the love,“ said Darcy. （ A） have been used to considering （ B） have used to consider （ C） use to consider （ D） used to considering 71 Since 1970,
36、millions of enthusiasts _ a substance which they believe can remedy the common cold Vitamin C. （ A） have taken （ B） have been taking （ C） have been taken （ D） have being taken 71 Is language, like food, a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged?
37、 Judging from the drastic experiment of Frederick II in the thirteenth century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent. All the infants died before the first year. But clearly there was more than lack of languag
38、e here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected. Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by Frederick. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason f
39、or this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant, whose brain is programmed to learn language rapidly. If these sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again. A bird learns to sing and to fly rapidly
40、at the right time, but the process is slow and hard once the critical stage has passed. Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be of high IQ. At twelve weeks a
41、baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds; at twelve months he can speak simple words and understand simple commands; at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to fifty words. At three he knows about 1, 000 words which he can put into sentences, and at four his language differs from that of his
42、parents in style rather than grammar. Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak. What is special about mans brain, compared with that of the monkey, is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of, say, a toy-bear with the sound pattern “
43、toy-bear“. And even more incredible is the young brains ability to pick out an order in language from the mixture of sound around him, to analyze, to combine and recombine the parts of a language in new ways. But speech has to be induced, and this depends on interaction between the mother and the ch
44、ild, where the mother recognizes the signals in the childs babbling, grasping and smiling, and responds to them. Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity to the childs non-verbal signals
45、is essential to the growth and development of language. 72 The purpose of Frederick IIs experiment was _. （ A） to prove that children are born with the ability to speak （ B） to discover what language a child would speak without hearing any human speech （ C） to find out what role careful nursing woul
46、d play in teaching a child to speak （ D） to prove that a child could be damaged without learning a language 73 The reason some children are backward in speaking is most probably that _. （ A） they are incapable of learning language rapidly （ B） they are exposed to too much language at once （ C） their
47、 mothers respond inadequately to their attempts to speak （ D） their mothers arc not intelligent enough to help them 74 What is exceptionally remarkable about a child is that _. （ A） he is born with the capacity to speak （ B） he has a brain more complex than an animals （ C） he can produce his own sen
48、tences （ D） he owes his speech ability to good nursing 75 Which of tile following is not TRUE according to the passage? （ A） The faculty of speech is inborn in man. （ B） Encouragement is anything but essential to a child in language learning. （ C） The childs brain is highly selective. （ D） Most chil
49、dren learn their language in definite stages. 75 Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The summers most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly recreates the Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War . But that isnt the films
