1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 125（无答案）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 wil
2、l 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 minuteSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversation
3、s. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 Why did Den buy an older car?（A）Because it was cheap.（B） Because it is in such good condition.（C） Because it is a collectors item.（D）Because he can resell it at a high price.3 When was Dens car made?（A）In the 1930s
4、.（B） In the 1940s.（C） In the 1950s.（D）In the 1960s.4 What does Den plan to do with the car he bought?（A）Replace its engine.（B） Enter it in some shows.（C） Take it on a long drive.（D）Resell it for more money.5 What do you know about the woman speaker?（A）She works in a company.（B） She lives near a comp
5、any.（C） She enjoys watching TV.（D）She needs someone to talk with.6 Who is Mary?（A）The woman speaker.（B） Stans wife.（C） Stans granddaughter.（D）Stans daughter-in-law.7 Which statement is true?（A）Joan likes cooking.（B） Joan lives with grandchildren.（C） Stan has a son.（D）Stan is elder than Joan.8 Where
6、is the town of San Juan Capistrano?（A）North of Los Angeles.（B） Between Los Angeles and San Diego.（C） East of San Diego.（D）Los Angeles.9 What can be inferred about the swallows mentioned in the conversation?（A）They are a type of insect.（B） They are a kind of fish.（C） They are a type of bird.（D）They a
7、re a type of pig.10 When do the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano?（A）In March.（B） In early summer.（C） In October.（D）In April.11 How far do the swallows migrate?（A）About 200 miles.（B） About 1,000 miles.（C） About 7,000 miles.（D）About 5,000 miles.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you
8、will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the talk mainly about?（A）Competition in business.（B） Government grants.（C） A type of economic policy.（D）International transportation practices.13 Who first used the motto laisser faire?
9、（A）American industrialists.（B） French economists.（C） International leaders.（D）Civil War veterans.14 What is the principle idea of the laisser faire policy?（A）The rights of private business owners should be protected.（B） The government shouldnt interfere in private business.（C） Politicians should sup
10、port industrial growth.（D）Competition among companies should be restricted.15 What did most European scholars believe before 17th century about-the size of the universe?（A）That it cant be measured.（B） That it doesnt change.（C） That its getting smaller.（D）That its rapidly increasing.16 What did some
11、scientists try to explain by suggesting that stars repel each other?（A）Why stars move so quickly.（B） Why few stars have planets.（C） Why stars arent moving toward one another.（D）Why stars havent moved farther apart.17 What will the students read about for homework?（A）Newtons life and times.（B） The in
12、fluence of earlier scientists on Newtons ideas.（C） How gravity repels objects very close to each other.（D）How the current theory resolved contradictions in earlier ones.18 Whats the purpose of the talk?（A）To interest students in a career in counseling.（B） To recruit counselors to work in the placeme
13、nt office.（C） To inform students of a university program.（D）To convince local merchants to hire college students.19 What should students bring with them to the office?（A）A job listing.（B） A resume.（C） A permission slip.（D）Their salary requirements.20 What will the counselors at the office help stude
14、nts do?（A）Refine their interviewing techniques.（B） Arrange their work schedules.（C） Select appropriate courses.（D）Write cover letters.21 What do the jobs have in common?（A）They pay the same wage.（B） They involve working outdoors.（C） They can be substituted for college students.（D）They have part-time
15、.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 How many refineries have been closed during the hurricanes time?（A）66（B） 12（C） 100（D）2023 According to the news, whether the bird flu will ca
16、use a great casualty depends on _.（A）the season（B） the weather（C） the type and location of an outbreak（D）the kind of birds24 According to the doctor, current ways of controlling bird flu do not include _.（A）cooperating with the farming communities（B） controlling the markets where birds are sold（C） k
17、eeping a close watch on the migration of wild birds（D）stopping eating chicken25 According to the news, the worlds highest railway climbs to more than _ above sea level.（A）2,500 meters（B） 5 kilometers（C） 1,500 meters（D）500 meters26 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the report
18、?（A）Workers made tunnels through ice.（B） Construction workers often use oxygen bottles to breathe.（C） The new railway will use ordinary trains.（D）The new line is to start operation in 2006.27 According to the report, people from which country work in the longest hours a week?（A）South Korea（B） New Ze
19、aland（C） India（D）The United States28 The tendency of declining working hours will bring Asians the following benefits EXEPT _.（A）offer a better chance for them to enjoy their life outside their jobs（B） make their jobs more productive（C） promote their working conditions（D）increase their wages29 The C
20、hinese space program aims at _.（A）going around the earth（B） landing on the moon（C） landing on the Mars（D）exploring the outer space30 How many days will this flight last?（A）Three days（B） Four days（C） Five days（D）One week31 Which of the following countries still cannot send a human in space orbit, acc
21、ording to the text?（A）Japan（B） United States（C） Russia（D）China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. 31 Smoking, which may be a pleasure for so
22、me people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows.【C1】_ , medical authorities express their【 C2】_ about the effect of smoking【C3】_ the health not only【C4 】_ those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, non smokers who must【C5】_ inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may【C6 】
23、_ more than the smokers themselves.As you are doubtlessly【 C7】_ , a considerable number of our students have 【C8】 _ in an effort to 【C9】_ the university to ban smoking in the classrooms. I believe they are 【C10】_ tight in their aim. 【C11】_ , I would hope that it is【C12】_ to achieve this by【C13】_ the
24、 smokers to use good judgment and show concern 【C14】_ others rather than by regulations.Smoking is【C15】_ by City laws in theaters and in hails used for【C16 】_ films as well as in laboratories where【C17】_ be a fire hazard. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense. Im【C18】_ asking you to maintain 【C19】_
25、 in the auditoriums, classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the non-smokers health and well-being【C20】_ , which is very important.32 【C1 】（A）Still（B） More（C） Again（D）Further33 【C2 】（A）concern（B） trouble（C） interest（D）displeasure34 【C3 】（A）on（B） in（C） with（D）to35 【C4 】（A）to（B） ab
26、out（C） with（D）of36 【C5 】（A）involuntarily（B） instinctively（C） reluctantly（D）spontaneously37 【C6 】（A）endure（B） suffer（C） undergo（D）put up with38 【C7 】（A）alert（B） awake（C） aware（D）informed39 【C8 】（A）linked（B） connected（C） associated（D）joined40 【C9 】（A）make（B） persuade（C） cause（D）tell41 【C10 】（A）entirel
27、y（B） partly（C） just（D）mainly42 【C11 】（A）But then（B） However（C） Further（D）Moreover43 【C12 】（A）unlikely（B） proper（C） capable（D）possible44 【C13 】（A）pleading（B） begging（C） insisting（D）calling on45 【C14 】（A）with（B） for（C） to（D）in46 【C15 】（A）prohibited（B） stopped（C） suppressed（D）prevented47 【C16 】（A）playi
28、ng（B） demonstrating（C） showing（D）exhibiting48 【C17 】（A）will（B） should（C） may（D）must49 【C18 】（A）thereafter（B） therefore（C） subsequently（D）so50 【C19 】（A）No Smoking（B） Non-Smokers（C） No Smoke（D）Non-Smoke51 【C20 】（A）on mind（B） in heart（C） in mind（D）on your mind三、PART IV GRAMMAR he is such a_ man.（A）toug
29、h（B） strict（C） stubborn（D）stern78 After three full hours of laboring over the market report, he stood up, went outside and _ his back.（A）extended（B） strained（C） pulled（D）stretched79 You have no one but yourself to _ for the fault.（A）accuse（B） blame（C） charge（D）criticize80 During his stay in France,
30、he picked _ quite a bit of French.（A）on（B） up（C） at（D）over81 Hes always ready to take _ heavy responsibilities.（A）on（B） to（C） in（D）after81 For many countries there are two legal means for obtaining technology. to permit multinational companies to conduct business within their borders and the use of
31、licensing agreements. Japan rank high among the nations that have. gone to some lengths to keep foreign -owned companies out of industries connected with national defense, and the case of Japan is commonly cited for the idea that such a policy is feasible. In this case, multinational ownership is no
32、t important fox-the efficient transfer of technological information between nations; the use of licensing agreements is just as efficient.For over a hundred years Japan has consistently spent large sums of money and considerable human resources in an effort to obtain technology. Her ability to negot
33、iate has been strengthened by the fact that most of the technology she wanted was not very secret. Japans position has also been strengthened by the fact that her internal market was large, so that access to this market could be offered to multinational companies as an incentive for them to grant li
34、censes. Besides, Japans work force was literate and disciplined, so it was capable of applying the information it acquired. Finally, American and European companies might take a large share of the world market if they were not limited by licensing agreements.Conditions of this sort, coming together
35、in one nation, may well be unique, and the case of Japan may therefore not actually demonstrate that licensing is just as efficient as multinational ownership for the transfer of technology. In fact, Japan may be finding this method of operation less effective than in the past, as her needs for outs
36、ide technology now require information which belongs to only a few companies and is more closely held. Further- more, her need to use the markets of other countries is beginning to weaken its negotiating power she once had because of her control of her access to her internal market.82 Which of the f
37、ollowing is NOT a reason for foreign companies to be will ing to license the use of their technology?（A）The technology required by Japan is not secret.（B） It might be easier for foreign companies which has transferred tech nology to Japan to enter the Japanese market.（C） Japan possesses high-quality
38、 workers.（D）Licensing help Japan in expanding into the world market.83 Japan is cited as an example of _.（A）how to keep the internal market to Japanese companies（B） how to obtain technology from abroad（C） the success of multinational ownership（D）using licensing agreement as an effective way for obta
39、ining technology84 What is as efficient as the use of licensing agreements for the transfer of technology?（A）Multinational ownership.（B） Negotiation.（C） Opening the market to foreign companies.（D）Keeping foreign -owned companies out of industries related to national defense.85 The last sentence of t
40、he passage indicates all but _.（A）in the past, Japan has the control of foreign companies contact with the Japanese market（B） now Japan needs to sell her goods and services to other countries（C） now Japan loses the control over its internal market（D）now Japans business expansion abroad is becoming m
41、ore important than the need to control the internal market85 The first coins to appear in the Western world were issued by the Indians and the Ionian Greeks in the eighth century B. C. These coins, which were made of electrum, a natural combination of gold and silver, were irregular in weight and qu
42、ality. The pure gold and silver coins with related values which appeared during the reign of Croesus (560 -546 B. C. ) provide the first un doubted evidence of standard coinage by state authority. The coins were not perfectly shaped, however, for they were struck with a hand wielded hammer. The tren
43、d toward complete mathematical symmetry did not, in fact, begin until the coining press, invented by Leonardo da Vinci in the sixteenth century, was generally used in the middle of the seventeenth century.One should not assume, however, that only machine made coins are prized for their workmanship.
44、The silver dekadrachm from Syracuse, struck about 413 B. C. , is considered one of the finest Greek coins and is worth more than a thousand dollars today. An artistic masterpiece of a much later period is the silver taler minted in Ratisbon, southern Germany, in 1754.The value of a coin is not prima
45、rily determined by its age, as many people seem to think. Many Greek and Roman coins that were issued in abundance can be purchased for a moderate price. On the other hand, a German coin made of shrapnel during the First World War is very rare and valuable. Among the especially rare United States co
46、ins are the 1804 silver dollar, the 1822 five-dollar gold piece, and the 1894 silver dime.86 The reason some old Roman coins are NOT costly is that they are _.（A）available in quantity（B） inferior in workmanship（C） irregular in shape and size（D）made out of inexpensive metal87 Which of the following s
47、tatements may NOT be made about the coins made during the reign of Croesus?（A）They were issued by the government.（B） They were given standard values.（C） They were all of equal purity.（D）They were all alike in shape.88 The author specifically mentions all of the following features of the Syracusan de
48、kadrachm EXCEPT its _.（A）appearance（B） scarcity（C） value（D）age89 Leonardo de Vinci is mentioned in the passage in connection with _.（A）the first government issue of coins（B） the artistic aspect of coin making（C） coins issued in the sixteenth century（D）the production of uniform coins90 The author mak
49、es it clear that the Syracusan dekadrachm and the German taler mentioned in the passage are _.（A）handmade Western coins（B） worth about a thousand dollars each today（C） made out of different metals（D）noted for their craftsmanship90 Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they
