1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 125及答案与解析 一、 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 0 (1)The Battle of Normandy was fought during World
2、War II in the summer of 1944, between the Allied nations and German forces occupying Western Europe. More than 60 years later, the Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, remains the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving nearly three million troops crossing the English Channel from England to Normand
3、y in occupied France. (2)Operation Overlord was the codename for the Allied invasion of northwest Europe. The assault phase, or the establishment of a secure foothold, was known as Operation Neptune. Operation Neptune began on D-Day(June 1, 1944)and ended on June 30, when the Allies had established
4、a firm foothold in Normandy. Operation Overlord also began on D-Day, and continued until Allied forces crossed the River Seine on August 19. (3)The battle began months before the invasion, when Allied bombers began to pound the Normandy coast and farther south, to destroy transportation links, and d
5、isrupt the German armys build-up of their military strength. More than 300 planes dropped 13,000 bombs over Normandy in advance of the invasion. Six parachute regiments, with more than 13,000 men, also went ahead to cut railroad lines, blow up bridges, and seize landing fields. Gliders also brought
6、in men, light artillery, jeeps, and small tanks. (4)With the invasion of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower faced a task of magnitude and hazards never before attempted. He would have to move his forces 100 miles across the English Channel and storm a heavily fortified coastline. His enemy was t
7、he weapon-and-tank-superior German army commanded by Erwin Rommel, one of the most brilliant generals of the war. Less than 15 percent of the Allied forces coming aboard the ships had ever seen combat. (5)An invading army had not crossed the unpredictable and dangerous English Channel since 1688. On
8、ce the massive Allied force set out, there was no turning back. The Allies boasted a 5,000-vessel armada that stretched as far as the eye could see, transporting both men and vehicles across the channel to the French beaches. In addition, the Allies had 4,000 smaller landing craft and more than 11,0
9、00 aircraft. (6)By nightfall on June 6, more than 9,000 Allied soldiers were dead or wounded, but more than 100,000 had made it ashore and secured French coastal villages. Within weeks, supplies were being unloaded at Utah and Omaha beachheads at the rate of more than 20,000 tons per day. By June 11
10、, more than 326,000 troops, 55,000 vehicles, and 105,000 tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches. By June 30, the Allies had established a firm foothold in Normandy. Allied forces crossed the River Seine on August 19. (7)Military intelligence was an important part of the Normandy invasion. B
11、ritish and American cryptographers working in London deciphered coded messages that the German believed to be unbreakable. Messages could quite often be delivered to Eisenhower within two and a half hours of the time the Germans had sent it. In addition, reconnaissance teams took infrared pictures o
12、f Omaha Beach while avoiding German patrols. (8)There is no official casualty figure for D-Day. It is estimated that more than 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded, or went missing during the battle. That figure includes more than 209,000 Allied casualties. In addition to roughly 20
13、0,000 German troops killed or wounded, the Allies also captured 200,000 soldiers. Captured Germans were sent to American prisoner-of-war camps at the rate of 30,000 per month, from D-Day until Christmas 1944. Between 15,000 and 20,000 French civilians were killed during the battle. (9)In the end, th
14、e invasion of Normandy succeeded in its objective by sheer force of numbers. By July 1944, some one million Allied troops, mostly American, British, and Canadian, were entrenched in Normandy. During the great invasion, the Allies assembled nearly three million men and stored 16 million tons of arms,
15、 munitions, and supplies in Britain. (10)The occupation of Normandy was crucial for the Western Allies to bring the war to the western border of Germany. If the Normandy invasion had not occurred, there could conceivably have been a complete possession of northern and western Europe by Soviet forces
16、. 1 “Eisenhower faced a task of magnitude and hazards“ because _. （ A） Germany had a more fortified coastline （ B） the Allied had less powerful weapon （ C） the Allied had much fewer troops （ D） Germany had more brilliant generals 2 The massive Allied force included 5000 _. （ A） tanks （ B） bombers （
17、C） warships （ D） vehicles 3 The cryptographers contributed to the Normandy invasion by _. （ A） decoding messages sent by the German troops （ B） providing military intelligence through spying （ C） encoding messages the German couldnt break （ D） taking infrared pictures of the German patrols 3 (1)Abou
18、t forty years ago, I was an instructor in the military academy at Woolwich, when young Scoresby was given his first examination. I felt extremely sorry for him. Everybody answered the questions well, intelligently, while he why, dear me he did not know anything, so to speak. He was a nice, pleasant
19、young man. It was painful to see him stand there and give answers that were miracles of stupidity. (2)I knew of course that when examined again he would fail and be thrown out. So, I said to myself, it would be a simple, harmless act to help him as much as I could. (3)I took him aside and found he k
20、new a little about Julius Ceasars history. But, he did not know anything else. So, I went to work and tested him and worked him like a slave. I made him work, over and over again, on a few questions about Ceasar, which I knew he would be asked. (4)If you will believe me, he came through very well on
21、 the day of the examination. He got high praise too, while others who knew a thousand times more than he were sharply criticized. By some strange, lucky accident, he was asked no questions but those I made him study. Such an accident does not happen more than once in a hundred years. (5)Well, all th
22、rough his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child. And he always saved himself by some miracle. (6)I thought that what in the end would destroy him would be the mathematics examination. I decided to make his end as painless as possible. So, I pushed facts into his
23、 stupid head for hours. Finally, I let him go to the examination to experience what I was sure would be his dismissal from school. Well, sir, try to imagine the result. I was shocked out of my mind. He took first prize! And he got the highest praise. (7)I felt guilty day and night what I was doing w
24、as not right. But I only wanted to make his dismissal a little less painful for him. I never dreamed it would lead to such strange, laughable results. (8)I thought that sooner or later one thing was sure to happen: The first real test once he was through school would ruin him. (9)Then, the Crimean W
25、ar broke out. I felt that sad for him that there had to be a war. Peace would have given this donkey a chance to escape from ever being found out as being so stupid. Nervously, I waited for the worst to happen. It did. He was appointed an officer. A captain, of all things! Who could have dreamed tha
26、t they would place such a responsibility on such weak shoulders as his. (10)The battle grew hotter. The English and their allies were steadily retreating all over the field. Our regiment occupied a position that was extremely important. One mistake now would bring total disaster. And what did Scores
27、by do this time he just mistook his left hand for his right hand. that was all. An order came for him to fall back and support our right. Instead, he moved forward and went over the hill to the left. We were over the hill before this insane movement could be discovered and stopped. And what did we f
28、ind? A large and unsuspected Russian army waiting! And what happened were we all killed? That is exactly what would have happened in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. But no those surprised Russians thought that no one regiment by itself would come around there at such a time. (11)It must be the w
29、hole British army, they thought. They turned tail, away they went over the hill and down into the field in wild disorder, and we after them. In no time, there was the greatest turn around you ever saw. The allies turned defeat into a sweeping and shining victory. (12)The allied commander looked on,
30、his head spinning with wonder, surprise and joy. He sent right off for Scoresby, and put his arms around him and hugged him on the field in front of all the armies. Scoresby became famous that day as a great military leaderhonored throughout the world. That honor will never disappear while history b
31、ooks last. 4 According to the narrator, Scoresby passed the exams because of_. （ A） the narrators help （ B） Scoresbys good luck （ C） Scoresbys hard work （ D） the teachers kindness 5 The narrator decided to help Scoresby_. （ A） so that Scoresby would not lose all his confidence （ B） so that Scoresby
32、could stay at school as long as possible （ C） because the narrator regarded Scoresby as his own child （ D） because the narrator didnt want to see the students lag behind 6 What did the narrator think about Scoresby? （ A） Scoresby would never get over his stupidity. （ B） Scoresby would have a promisi
33、ng future. （ C） Scoresbys stupidity would be compensated by hard work. （ D） Scoresbys failure should be attributed to his laziness. 7 The “first real test“ for Scoresby would be _. （ A） his first talk with his supervisor （ B） his first service to the community （ C） his first job interview （ D） his f
34、irst task as a soldier 7 (1)As one of Europes leading cultural cities Berlin offers many museums, historic sites and other places for a memorable visit. (2)Many landmarks remind us of the long history of Berlin, the remains of the destruction during World War II and its history when it was divided b
35、etween east and west. Even though Berlin is a large metropolis orientating yourself in Berlin isnt hard at all. There are three prominent landmarks: the Church of Remembrance(the Gedachtniskirche), located in the West on the Kurfiirstendamm, the Brandenburger Tor in the city district of Mitte, and t
36、he Fernsehturm(TV-tower)at Alexanderplatz in the East. Round and about these three points of interest lie the inner districts of Berlin. (3)The 365-meter high TV Tower was built between 1965 and 1969 and is located in East Berlin. It reminds us of the time when Berlin was divided. Now its a symbol o
37、f a united city. And as one of the highest buildings in Europe it offers a marvellous view of the city both during the day and night. You can visit the observation platform located at a height of 203 meters or dine at the restaurant while enjoying the view. (4)The Brandenburg Gate, Berlins only rema
38、ining city gate, is the most known town landmark and also symbol of the division and reunion of the city. It was situated in the no mans land just behind the wall and reopened after the Fall of the Wall on December 22, 1989. The sandstone construction, built from 1788-1791 to plans by C.G. Langhans,
39、 has 12 Doric columns and is based on the propylaeum of the Acropolis in Athens. (5)In 1891-1895, in a new-Romanesque style, the original Gedachtniskirche was built to honour the memory of Kaiser Wilhelm I and represented a symbol of the era of the German Empire. During the Second World War, the chu
40、rch was heavily damaged but not completely destroyed. The remaining ruins reminded the local population about the bombings of the war and were transformed into a small museum and into a memorial. In 1961-1963, next to the church, the high six-sided bell tower and the flat eight-sided main building w
41、ere built. The old tower ruins serve today as a church museum and a remembrance hall for peace and reconciliation. (6)The Reichstag is a very important site in German history its colourful past reflects the turbulence of German history since the 19th century. The Reichstag was constructed from 1884-
42、1894 by Paul Wallot, since a representative building was needed to house the parliament of the newly-founded German state. On November 9, 1918, the politician Philipp Scheidemann announced the establishment of the Republic from one of its windows. After the war, the devastated building was rebuilt i
43、n a simplified form from 1961-1971, but it was not used for parliamentary functions. After reunification, the German Federal Government decided to use the building as a parliament once again. From 1994-1999 the Reichstag was reconstructed and extended by the Architect Sir Norman Forster. Since 1999
44、the Reichstag is home to the Bundestag(the lower Parliament). (7)The Berlin Wall was originally one hundred miles long and was constructed by the Communist government of the former east. All that is left today are a few sections of the wall near the Ostbahnhof and the Reichstag. These sections have
45、been preserved to remind Berliners of the 28-year division of their city. The remnants of the Berlin Wall now serve as an outdoor gallery of art from local and city artists. 8 Before the reunion of Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate _. （ A） was the only gateway to Berlin （ B） was the only city gate not de
46、stroyed by war （ C） became almost a ruin inaccessible to visitors （ D） signified the border of East Berlin and West Berlin 9 What is true about the Berlin Wall? （ A） It lasted from the end of WWII to 1976. （ B） It spanned from some time in 1961 to 1989. （ C） It symbolized the collapse of the Republi
47、c. （ D） It has been totally removed after the reunion. 10 The passage mainly describes Berlin from a _ viewpoint. （ A） cultural （ B） political （ C） historical （ D） geographical 二、 SECTION B In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions
48、 with No more than TEN words in the space provided. 10 PASSAGE ONE 11 Before the Battle of Normandy, by whom was Normandy occupied? 12 What is the most crucial cause of the success of the Normandy invasion? 13 PASSAGE TWO 13 When should Scoresby have been dismissed from school, according to the narr
49、ator? 13 PASSAGE THREE 14 What has Gedachtniskirche been remodeled to mark? 15 Why did the Reichstag have to be rebuilt? 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 125答案与解析 一、 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第 4段中的复合形容词 weapon-and-tank-superior表明德军的武器坦克装备比盟军强大，即盟军的武器装备比德军弱小，因此本题应选 B。 A中的coastline虽然在第 4段有提及，但原文没有对比德军和盟军谁的海岸线防
