1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 145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)Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidde
2、n from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman instead (2)In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially
3、since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children wacky names. In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you likethe only restrictions on parents relate to offensive words such as swear words. (3)Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. For example, there hav
4、e been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films. Equally, names related to sport are fairly commonsince 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team. (4)Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique ve
5、rsion, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy(the two grandmothers). She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added to make the name “more exotic“. (5)Other countries have
6、 much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose. In China, there are some rules about what you may call a childno foreign letters or symbols are allowed. As a result
7、a couple were recently banned from calling their baby . (6)In Britain, some names which were previously thought of as old-fashioned have become more popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl, or Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are not the wacky ones. The top names are fair
8、ly traditionalJack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls. 1 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） Various ways of naming children. （ B） Unusual ways of naming children. （ C） Rules of naming in various countries. （ D） Popular names in different countries. 2 Jordan invent
9、ed the name Tiaamii for her daughter in order to _. （ A） make the name different from any others （ B） commemorate her daughters two grandmothers （ C） demonstrate a special way of naming （ D） make a foreign name 2 (1)One night whilst on patrol, I noticed a strange flickering light coming from a windo
10、w of a ground floor flat. Close inspection revealed a yellow glow and hot window. It was obviously a fire. (2)I ran around to the communal entrance door and having already alerted the fire brigade I checked with neighbour and realised that an elderly lady lived in the flat. Still no sign of the fire
11、 service so in a time-honored fashion I took an almighty kick at the front door of the flat. Several seconds passed before my hip slipped slowly back into its socket; the door hadnt moved an inch. I continued kicking at the door finding strength that is only available at times of high adrenalin and
12、finally kicked in the door and frame quickly followed by a considerable quantity of bricks and plaster. The door had in fact stayed locked shut with numerous locks and it was the frame that had failed. Edging along the hallway I was able to shut the door to the living room where the fire had taken c
13、omplete hold. Flames were seeping out of the living room door and along the hall ceiling and it was obvious that there would have been no hope for anyone who was still remaining in that room. On investigating the rest of the flat I opened a bedroom door to find the most surreal image I have ever see
14、n. Sat up in bed, teeth in a glass at her side with smoke swirling around her, was an old lady reading a copy of the Times newspaper. Realising that I was there and obviously not recognising me as a police officer(the hat had been discarded long ago)she screamed at me to get out. If I forced her out
15、 Id probably give her a heart attack so I dashed back out of the flat and donned my hat before re-entering the flat and leading her out. (3)The story made the local press, but what was never reported was that I was recommended for a commendation. A few weeks later I was seen by a very sheepish looki
16、ng Chief Inspector from the Complaints and Discipline Department and served with a set of papers(police jargon for the papers served which outline a complaint). The owner of the flat, not the old lady, had made a complaint regarding the damage to the door. Having signed for the receipt of the papers
17、 they were quickly consigned to the nearest cabinet. I never did receive any recognition for my actions that night nor was I subjected to any disciplinary action. It had been one of the most frightening but satisfying things I was ever to do as a Police Officer. 3 What can we tell from the “flickeri
18、ng light“? （ A） It was the flashlight made for rescue by the people inside. （ B） It signaled that there was a big fire out of control. （ C） It signaled that the fire inside the house was small. （ D） There was an explosion near the window that made the light. 4 Finally, when the narrator was able to
19、enter the flat, _. （ A） he had to use bricks and plaster as tools to break the frame （ B） the locks were so firm that he had to go through the windows （ C） the whole door frame was damaged （ D） the door was shredded into pieces 5 What happened to the narrator after the fire rescue? （ A） His prize ha
20、d to be used for compensating the flat owner. （ B） He was criticized by his superiors for his thoughtlessness. （ C） He was indignant about having been treated unfairly. （ D） The flat owners complaint was soon kept on record. 5 (1)The direct rays of the sun touch the equator and strike northward towa
21、rd the Tropic of Cancer. In the Southern hemisphere winter has begun, and it is summer north of the equator. The sea and air grow warmer; the polar air of winter begins its gradual retreat. (2)The northward shift of the sun also brings the season of tropical cyclones to the northern hemisphere, a se
22、ason that is ending for the Pacific and India Oceans south of the equator. Along our coasts and those of Asia, it is time to look seaward, to guard against the seasons storms. Over the Pacific, the tropical cyclone season is never quite over, but varies in intensity. Every year, conditions east of t
23、he Philippines send a score of violent storms howling toward Asia, but it is worst from June through October. Southwest of Mexico, a few Pacific hurricanes will grow during spring and summer, but most will die at sea or perish over the desert or the lower California coast as squalls. (3)Along our At
24、lantic and Gulf coasts, the hurricane season is from June to November. In an average year, there are fewer than ten tropical cyclones and six of them will develop into hurricanes. These will kill 50 to 100 persons between Texas and Maine and cause property damage of more man $100 million. If the yea
25、r is worse than average, we will suffer several hundred deaths, and property damage will run to billions of dollars. (4)Tornadoes, floods, and severe storms are in season elsewhere on the continent. Now, to these destructive forces must be added the hazard of the hurricane. From the National Hurrica
26、ne Center in Miami, a radar fence reaches westward to Texas and northward to New England. It provides a 200-mile look into offshore disturbances. In Maryland, the giant computers of the National Meteorological Center digest the myriad bits of dataatmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, surface
27、winds, and winds aloftreceived from weather stations and ships monitoring the atmospheric setting each hour, every day. Cloud photographs from spacecraft orbiting the earth are received in Maryland and are studied for the telltale spiral on the warming sea. The crew of United States aircraft over th
28、e Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Atlantic watch the sky and wait for the storm that will bear a persons name. The machinery of early warning vibrates with new urgency as the season of great storms begins. 6 The cyclone season of the Southern hemisphere_. （ A） is brought by the polar air of winter （
29、B） ends when winter comes to the Southern hemisphere （ C） virtually lasts throughout the year （ D） begins when the sun rays strike the Tropic of Cancer 7 The passage discusses most clearly about _. （ A） the factors that cause hurricanes （ B） the most risky areas that suffer hurricanes （ C） the early
30、 warning system against hurricanes （ D） the remedies for property damage by hurricanes 7 (1)That afternoon of March 10, 2010, complications had forced Diana, only 24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency cesarean to deliver the couples new daughter, Danae Lu Blessing. At 12 inches long and weighin
31、g only one pound and nine ounces, they already knew she was perilously premature. Still, the doctors soft words dropped like bombs. (2)“I dont think shes going to make it,“ he said, as kindly as he could. “Theres only a 10-percent chance she will live through the night, and even then, if by some sli
32、m chance she does make it, her future could be a very cruel one.“ (3)Numb with disbelief, David and Diana listened as the doctor described the devastating problems Danae would likely face if she survived. She would never walk. She would never talk. She would probably be blind. She would certainly be
33、 prone to other catastrophic conditions from cerebral palsy to complete mental retardation and on and on. (4)“No! No! “ was all Diana could say. She and David, with their 5-year-old son Dustin, had long dreamed of the day they would have a daughter to become a family of four. Now, within a matter of
34、 hours, that dream was slipping away. Through the dark hours of morning as Danae held onto life by the thinnest thread, Diana slipped in and out of drugged sleep, growing more and more determined that their tiny daughter would live and live to be a healthy, happy young girl. But David, fully awake a
35、nd listening to additional dire details of their daughters chances of ever leaving the hospital alive, much less healthy, knew he must confront his wife with the inevitable. (5)David walked in and said that we needed to talk about making funeral arrangements, Diana remembers “I felt so bad for him b
36、ecause he was doing everything, trying to include me in what was going on, but I just wouldnt listen I couldnt listen. I said, “No, that is not going to happen, no way! I dont care what the doctors say Danae is not going to die! One day she will be just fine, and she will be coming home with us! “ (
37、6)As if willed to live by Dianas determination, Danae clung to life hour after hour, with the help of every medical machine and marvel her miniature body could endure. But as those first days passed, a new agony set in for David and Diana. Because Danaes underdeveloped nervous system was essentially
38、 “raw,“ every lightest kiss or caress only intensified her discomfortso they couldnt even cradle their tiny baby girl against their chests to offer the strength of their love. All they could do, as Danae struggled alone beneath the ultra-violet light in the tangle of tubes and wires, was to pray tha
39、t God would stay close to their precious little girl. (7)There was never a moment when Danae suddenly grew stronger. But as weeks went by, she did slowly gain an ounce of weight here and an ounce of strength there. (8)At last, when Danae turned two months old, her parents were able to hold her in th
40、eir arms for the very first time. And two months laterthough doctors continued to gently but grimly warn that her chances of surviving, much less living any kind of normal life, were next to zeroDanae went home from the hospital, just as her mother had predicted. (9)Today, five years later, Danae is
41、 a petite but feisty young girl with glittering gray eyes and an unquenchable zest for life. She shows no signs, whatsoever, of any mental or physical impairments. Simply, she is everything a little girl can be and morebut that happy ending is far from the end of her story. 8 Before talking to the d
42、octor, David and Diana were already aware that Danae_. （ A） was too premature to be sound （ B） was unlikely to make it （ C） was going to be severely disabled （ D） was in great peril at birth 9 After the first few days, Danaes nervous system _. （ A） was still immature at all （ B） began to develop sur
43、ely （ C） seemed to refuse to develop （ D） became the greatest problem 10 By saying “but that happy ending is far from the end of her story“, the author is _ about Danaes health condition. （ A） affirmative （ B） idealistic （ C） worried （ D） reserved 二、 SECTION B In this section there are five short an
44、swer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with No more than TEN words in the space provided. 11 PASSAGE ONE 11 What does “wacky“ most probably mean in the Paragraph Two? 11 PASSAGE TWO 12 Which part of the flat suffered the worst damage in the fire? 13 What does “donned“ mean in the second paragraph? 14 PASSAGE THREE 14 In which season arent there tropical cyclones in the Pacific and India Oceans south of the equator? 15 PASSAGE FOUR 15 In which paragraph did David appear to feel hopeless about Danaes recovery? 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 145答案与解析
