1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 1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 passa
2、ge 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 0 Few people expect luxury while flying, but these days, even the basics seem
3、to be in bad shape. Its not uncommon to find your tray table broken, the in-flight entertainment system not working and your seat【 D1】 _ worn all of which can make you think, how old is this plane anyway? The reality for many U.S. air travelers is that most of their journeys take place on planes tha
4、t have been in service for a【 D2】 _ or more. The average age of the fleet of the seven large U.S. passenger airlines is about 14 years old, according to The Airline Monitor. It found American and Delta/Northwest had the oldest fleets, at about 16 years on average. As of the end of 2008, a small perc
5、entage of the【 D3】 _ Delta/Northwests planes dated back to the late 1960s. U.S. fleets are among the oldest in the world, said Richard Aboulafia, an【 D4】 _ analyst. “Im not really sure that people should read that much into that,“ Aboulafia said. “From a safety standpoint, a lot of the older planes
6、were built tougher and with【 D5】 _【 D6】 _, theres no reason why a plane cant stay safe for 25 to 30 years.“ Its also important to remember that a plane may be 20 years old, but its engines and other major systems could have been recently【 D7】 _ or upgraded, said Aboulafia. Theres less pressure on th
7、e airlines to 【 D8】 _ the【 D9】 _, unless its a safety【 D10】 _ or a redesign that will save money. 1 【 D1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】 8 【 D8】 9 【 D9】 10 【 D10】 10 For shopaholics, the post-【 D1】 _ period means only one thing: sales. Across the country, prices are slash on clothin
8、g,【 D2】 _, home furnishings and more. But London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly【 D3】 _ some amazing bargains. The sales start on Boxing Day: 26 December and continue to the month of January. But the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In O
9、xford Street, queues formed outside shops【 D4】 _predawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30 a.m. for the next clothing store sale which began at 4 a.m Some people even【 D5】 _ outside the shops to be the first in the line.
10、 Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales: a 【 D6】 _ but unromantic way of【 D7】 _you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience,【 D8】 _ retailers are also【 D9】 _ the act with January sales o
11、f their own. The most【 D10】 _ of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the January sales. 11 【 D1】 12 【 D2】 13 【 D3】 14 【 D4】 15 【 D5】 16 【 D6】 17 【 D7】 18 【 D8】 19 【 D9】 20 【 D10】 20 Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, is a medium-sized univers
12、ity. It has eleven thousand students. Twelve percent of them were international students, mostly【 D1】 _ students. The university has schools for law,【 D2】 _ and social work. It also has a business school, a school of design and visual arts and a school of【 D3】 _ and applied science. But more than si
13、xty percent of courses are taught through the Arts and Sciences program. The new school year that begins this fall will cost about fifty thousand dollars for undergraduates. That includes twelve months of living expenses【 D4】 _ at twenty thousand dollars. Graduate tuition differs by program. Tuition
14、 for the Master of Social Work program, for example, will cost twenty-seven thousand dollars in the coming year. The Master of Business【 D5】 _ program will cost about 38,000 dollars. The university offers financial assistance to international students, including first-year students, but says its【 D6
15、】 _ are limited. 【 D7】 _ are available. The university also offers a monthly payment plan to spread out the cost of 【 D8】 _. It offers loan programs. International students in the United States generally cannot receive【 D9】 _ student loans. But they may be able to take out private loans, as many Ame
16、rican students do. Washington University in Saint Louis was named Eliot Seminary when it opened in 1853. Later the name was changed to honor me first American【 D10】 _, George Washington. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 30 Good morning, every
17、one and welcome to the English for Academic Purposes Center. Id like to begin by briefly【 D1】 _ the services we offer here at our center. First of all, we have a wide【 D2】 _ of language courses. In the first【 D3】_ we run an eight-week conversation class for students of non-English-speaking backgroun
18、ds, who wish to improve their fluency, grammar and pronunciation in English. The course is held on Tuesdays between 12:30 and 1:30. So thats one hour once a week. Please enroll with the secretary before Friday this week. For those of you who【 D4】 _ developing your writing skills, we have a six-week
19、course which runs for two hours between 4 and 6 on Wednesday afternoons beginning in week one. It 【 D5】 _ the writing skills needed for assignments in the Departments of Economics and Social Sciences. Students must【 D6】 _ either of these departments. Youre probably not【 D7】 _ taking examinations yet
20、, but【 D8】 _ towards the end of the term, you might like to enroll in our Examination Skills class. The course runs for five weeks, and two hours in a week. The course【 D9】 _ the skills you need in both written tests and oral examinations. It is not necessary to enroll before the course starts. Just
21、【 D10】 _ for the first class. 31 【 D1】 32 【 D2】 33 【 D3】 34 【 D4】 35 【 D5】 36 【 D6】 37 【 D7】 38 【 D8】 39 【 D9】 40 【 D10】 40 UNICEF is joining with a nonprofit group to bring AIDS【 D1】 _ programs to more women and children in five countries. UNICEF, United Nations Childrens Fund, will work with Famil
22、y Health International. The new partnership will be【 D2】 _ at first in Guyana, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia. One of the goals is to improve care for babies【 D3】 _ with H.I.V., the【 D4】_ that【 D5】 _ AIDS. Another is to prevent the spread of H.I.V. from mother to child. Activities will depend on
23、the needs of each country. In some cases, anti-AIDS drugs will be【 D6】 _ to infected parents of children. Women and children living in rural communities will receive most of the services. Both UNICEF and Family Health International will expand their partnership into more countries in the future. Fam
24、ily Health International has been working on public health issues since 1971. The organization is based in North Carolina and has programs in seventy countries. It does research on【 D7】 _【 D8】 _ and reproductive health, and also provides services. Experts say an important part of fighting AIDS is po
25、litical will. One example they point to is Cambodia. That country has been getting attention for its【 D9】 _ in reducing some of the highest【 D10】 _ rates in Asia. Experts praise the government for supporting public education efforts and programs. 41 【 D1】 42 【 D2】 43 【 D3】 44 【 D4】 45 【 D5】 46 【 D6】
26、 47 【 D7】 48 【 D8】 49 【 D9】 50 【 D10】 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 1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
27、 second and third readings, the passage 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 【知识模块】 听写 1 【正确答案】 cushion 【知识模块】 听写 2 【正
28、确答案】 decade 【知识模块】 听写 3 【正确答案】 merged 【知识模块】 听写 4 【正确答案】 aviation 【知识模块】 听写 5 【正确答案】 proper 【知识模块】 听写 6 【正确答案】 maintenance 【知识模块】 听写 7 【正确答案】 manufactured 【知识模块】 听写 8 【正确答案】 upgrade 【知识模块】 听写 9 【正确答案】 interior 【知识模块】 听写 10 【正确答案】 issue 【知识模 块】 听写 【知识模块】 听写 11 【正确答案】 Christmas 【知识模块】 听写 12 【正确答案】 ele
29、ctronics 【知识模块】 听写 13 【正确答案】 pick up 【知识模块】 听写 14 【正确答案】 ahead of 【知识模块】 听写 15 【正确答案】 camped 【知识模块】 听写 16 【正确答案】 practical 【知识模块】 听写 17 【正确答案】 making sure 【知识模 块】 听写 18 【正确答案】 online 【知识模块】 听写 19 【正确答案】 getting in on 【知识模块】 听写 20 【正确答案】 organized 【知识模块】 听写 【知识模块】 听写 21 【正确答案】 graduate 【知识模块】 听写 22 【
30、正确答案】 medicine 【知识模块】 听写 23 【正确答案】 engineering 【知识模块】 听写 24 【正确答案】 estimated 【 知识模块】 听写 25 【正确答案】 Administration 【知识模块】 听写 26 【正确答案】 resources 【知识模块】 听写 27 【正确答案】 Scholarships 【知识模块】 听写 28 【正确答案】 tuition 【知识模块】 听写 29 【正确答案】 federal 【知识模块】 听写 30 【正确答案】 president 【知识模块】 听写 【知识模块】 听写 31 【正确答案】 introduc
31、ing 【知识模块】 听写 32 【正确答案】 range 【知识模块】 听写 33 【正确答案】 semester 【知识模块】 听写 34 【正确答案】 are interested in 【知识模块】 听写 35 【正确答案】 concentrates on 【知识模块】 听写 36 【正确答案】 be enrolled in 【知识模块】 听写 37 【正确答案】 thinking about 【知识模块】 听写 38 【正确答案 】 later on 【知识模块】 听写 39 【正确答案】 deals with 【知识模块】 听写 40 【正确答案】 turn up 【知识模块】 听
32、写 【知识模块】 听写 41 【正确答案】 prevention 【知识模块】 听写 42 【正确答案】 established 【知识模块】 听写 43 【正确答案】 infected 【知识模块】 听写 44 【正确答案】 virus 【知识模块】 听写 45 【正确答案】 causes 【知识模块】 听写 46 【正确答案】 provided 【知识模块】 听写 47 【正确答案】 infectious 【知识模块】 听写 48 【正确答案】 diseases 【知识模块】 听写 49 【正确答案】 progress 【知识模块】 听写 50 【正确答案】 infection 【知识模块】 听写
