1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 128（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 What prompted the conversation?（A）The man wants to place a classified ad in the newspaper.（B） The woman wants to find an apartment.（C） The man wants to pay for a newspaper subscription.（D）The woman wants to fill ou
4、t an application for employment.3 What does the man want to sell?（A）Furniture.（B） Books.（C） Garden supplies.（D）An apartment.4 How will the man pay?（A）He will pay by check.（B） He will have the amount billed to his home address.（C） He will give the woman cash.（D）He will come back to pay when he is bil
5、led.5 What is the purpose of the conversation?（A）To help the woman make a purchase.（B） To request the womans identification.（C） To show the woman for a course at City College.（D）To register the woman how to make out a check.6 What is meant by the term cash?（A）Money.（B） Money or credit cards.（C） Cred
6、it cards or checks（D）Checks or money.7 What did the woman use as identification?（A）She used her student ID card and a charge card.（B） She used her credit card.（C） She used her drivers license and her student ID card.（D）She used her telephone number and her student ID card.8 What do the speakers main
7、ly discuss?（A）A sick friend.（B） A math class.（C） School policy.（D）The mans test.9 Why cant the woman give Terry Youngs test to the man?（A）Because it is against the law.（B） Because the man is not a member of Terrys family.（C） Because the woman cannot find the test.（D）Because Terry was too sick to tak
8、e the test.10 What is the mans last name?（A）Young.（B） Purcell.（C） Raleigh.（D）Kelly.11 What will the man most probably do?（A）Call his friend.（B） Go to the office to get his test.（C） Send the woman a letter.（D）Take the test later.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several pas
9、sages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Why are divorces so common at present?（A）Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.（B） Because people like watching TV programs.（C） Because people prefer freedom to self - discipline.（D）Because our society is
10、permissive towards divorces.13 Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?（A）The freedom to have other sexual relations.（B） The desire to follow every of ones impulse.（C） The will to keep his or her own income.（D）The wish to be his or her true self.14 How to maintain a good marriage?（
11、A）A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively.（B） A good marriage takes some level of compromise between the husband and the wife.（C） A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful serf-sacrifice of the soul.（D）A man and a woman should stop growing or changing.15 W
12、hich of the following is the best title of the passage?（A）Types of Loneliness.（B） Causes of Loneliness.（C） Solutions to Loneliness.（D）Loneliness.16 Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?（A）Severe loneliness.（B） Situational loneliness.（C） Chronic loneliness.（D）Temporary loneliness.
13、17 Why is a persons social contacts one important factor in loneliness?（A）We need our friends to share similar interests and activities.（B） We need our teachers to guide us.（C） We need co-workers to help us.（D）A lonely persons popularity may be increased with more social contacts.18 hat is the perce
14、ntage of the sugar used as food?（A）19%.（B） 90%.（C） 10%.（D）30%.19 When was sugar used widely?（A）3,000 years ago.（B） In modem times.（C） Quite recently.（D）300 years ago.20 How many common forms of sugar are exemplified in this passage?.（A）One.（B） Two.（C） One hundred.（D）Several hundreds.21 Why should we
15、 increase the production of sugar?（A）It tastes sweet.（B） We can save plenty of land.（C） We can get more energy.（D）It is one of the most highly concentrated of energy food.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer t
16、he questions that follow. 22 According the report, the rising oil prices indicate _.（A）the world is short of oil reserves（B） the global economy is booming（C） the demand for oil has surpassed the supply（D）the oil quality is going down23 Police arrested a man in _.（A）Algeria（B） Lille（C） Pads（D）London2
17、4 The French police arrested a man because _.（A）he was instructed over the phone to plant a bomb in Lille（B） he has planted a bomb in Lille（C） he is going to plant a bomb in Lille（D）he instructed others to plant a bomb in Lille25 According to the news item the volcano had been dormant for about _.（A
18、）45 years（B） 60 years（C） 30 years（D）200 years26 As one of the worlds most active volcanic zones, Kamchatka is close to _.（A）the Arctic Ocean（B） the Pacific Ocean（C） the Atlantic Ocean（D）the Black Sea27 The news item reported a(n) _.（A）ferry accident（B） air crash（C） traffic accident（D）lorry crash28 I
19、t was reported to have occurred _.（A）in Malaysia（B） in Singapore（C） inside Manilas port（D）near the Manila Bay29 There were, _ people on board.（A）30（B） 110（C） 120（D）40030 The Russian Military says it will _.（A）kill 18 government soldiers（B） leave the southern area of diviner（C） derail the shaky peace
20、 process（D）retaliate for a Chechen rebel ambush31 The incident began when Russian armored car collided with _.（A）Russian service men（B） Russian soldiers（C） a civilian vehicle（D）a Chechen rebel ambush32 The number of government soldiers killed, wounded and captured in the ambush is _.（A）18（B） 23（C） 3
21、0（D）25二、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. 32 The library of congress in Washington, D.C., which【C1】_ the largest collection of books in the
22、world, is fighting a battle against paper deterioration. The【C2】_ of the old books, often yellowed and torn,【C3】_ crumble when they are touched. The main culprit in the battle is the acidic paper that has【C4】_ making books since the nineteenth century.Air pollution and moisture【C5 】_ the problem.【C6
23、】_ , the books that are most【C7】_ destruction are not the oldest books. The paper in books produced【C8】_ the last century was made 【 C9】_ cotton and linen rags,【C10 】_ are naturally low in acid. And the Gutenberg bible,【C11】_ five centuries ago, was made of thin calfskin, and is in【C12】_ good shape.
24、 But in the nineteenth century, with widespread literacy bringing a demand for a cheaper and more plentiful【C13】_ of paper, the industry began using 【C14】_ treated wood pulp for making paper.【C15 】_ the chemical in these paper that is causing todays problem. This problem of paper deterioration is on
25、e of【C16】_ concern. France, Canada, and Austria are all doing research into the new methods of deacidification. A new technology has been【C17】_ recently, in fact, that allows for mass deacidification of【C18】_ books at the same time. It costs less than microfilming and 【C19】 _ preserves books in thei
26、r original form.【C20】_ there will soon be treatment facilities all over the world to preserve and deacidify library book collections.33 【C1 】（A）consists of（B） belongs to（C） houses（D）composes34 【C2 】（A）illustrations（B） pages（C） pictures（D）margins35 【C3 】（A）at a time（B） sometime（C） sometime（D）sometime
27、s36 【C4 】（A）been used to（B） used to（C） been used for（D）used for37 【C5 】（A）have added to（B） has added（C） added to（D）adding to38 【C6 】（A）Spontaneously（B） Uniquely（C） Kindly（D）Strangely39 【C7 】（A）close to（B） possible of（C） in danger of（D）likely to40 【C8 】（A）since（B） after（C） from（D）before41 【C9 】（A）fro
28、m（B） by（C） in（D）with42 【C10 】（A）which（B） that（C） those（D）they43 【C11 】（A）which printed（B） printing（C） was printed（D）printed44 【C12 】（A）remarkably（B） certainly（C） hardly（D）fairly45 【C13 】（A）supply（B） offer（C） provide（D）support46 【C14 】（A）naturally（B） carefully（C） chemically（D）physically47 【C15 】（A）It
29、 is（B） Because of（C） Due to（D）Given48 【C16 】（A）earth（B） popular（C） global（D）planetary49 【C17 】（A）produced（B） developed（C） carried out（D）experimented50 【C18 】（A）several（B） a great deal of（C） few（D）thousands of51 【C19 】（A）still（B） yet（C） ever（D）else52 【C20 】（A）It is wondered（B） It is realized（C） It is
30、 hoped（D）It is wished三、PART IV GRAMMAR more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising; living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller famil
31、ies that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.Although the growth in Canadas population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the 1960s was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would b
32、e composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.87 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）Educational changes in Canadian society.（B） Canada during the Second World War.（C） Standards of living in Canada.（D）Population trends in postwar Canada.88 Accord
33、ing to the passage, Canadas baby boom began _.（A）after 1945（B） in the decade after 1911（C） during the depression of the 1930s（D）in 196689 The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950s _.（A）the urban population decreased rapidly（B） the birth rate was very high（C） economic conditions were poor（D
34、）fewer people married90 The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT _.（A）people getting married earlier（B） people being better educated（C） better standards of living（D）couples buying houses90 Britain has always been fortunate in having plenti
35、ful energy resources. At the end of the eighteenth century these were principally coal and, in places water power from swift-flowing streams and rivers. Coal-mining is one of the oldest and most basic of all industries. Deep mining began in Britain 300 years ago and has since been an integral part o
36、f the countrys industrial life. In coal-producing areas, other industries that could be serviced by coal grew rapidly. Factories came into being because it was more economical to manufacture goods under one large roof, where power could be concentrated rather than in the small rooms and backyards of
37、 thousands of individual workers. Industrial complexes developed where natural resources, like coal and iron, were readily available and cheap labor flowed in as a result of declining living standards in rural areas.At the time this rapid industrialization had many critics but for working people the
38、re was no real choice: working long hours in factories and coal-mines seemed to promise a chance of a better life than staying in country areas where jobs were scarce and poverty and hunger were common. In the early 1800s a group calling themselves Luddites smashed and destroyed new factory machiner
39、y in the Midlands and north. As craftsmen who traditionally worked at home, the Luddites were protesting that factory machines had robbed them of their livelihood.Industrialization, for all its negative social effects, did bring many economic advantages and made Britain an exceedingly rich and power
40、ful nation. It increased the population of urban areas and expanded industrial output; it encouraged technical invention and promoted competition to improve the quality of goods and services Offered; it also led to better communication systems. Yet the successes and achievements of industrialization
41、 were founded on the exploitation of working people who were to endure long working hours for low wages and to live in inadequate housing, crowded together.91 The British manufacturing industry developed because of _.（A）rich energy resources（B） water power（C） the declining rural economy（D）cheap labo
42、r92 As far as industrialization was concerned, the working people thought that _.（A）it brought them a better life（B） there was no alternative（C） it brought them bad luck（D）it was better to work at home93 According to the author, industrialization _.（A）produced bad social effects（B） brought prosperit
43、y to Britain（C） made people poor（D）achieved the hoped-for successes94 The successes of industrialization resulted from _.（A）rich natural resources（B） the exploitation of the working people（C） technical invention（D）competition among capitalists94 From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little
44、 money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the PILGRIMs PROGRESS, my first collection was of John Bunyans works, in separate little volumes. I afterwards sold them to enable me to buy R. Burtons Historical Collections they were small chapmens books and cheap, 40 or 50 in
45、 all. My fathers little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge; more proper books had not fallen in my way, since it was now resolvd I should not be a clergyman. Plutarchs Liv
46、es there was, in which I read abundantly, and I still think that time spent to great advantage. There was also a book of Defoes, called AN ESSAY ON PROJECTS, and another of Dr. Mathers called ESSAYS TO DO GOOD which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal fu
47、ture events of my life.This bookish inclination at length determind my father to make me a printer, tho he had already one son (James) of that profession. In 1717 my brother James returnd from England with a press and letters to set up his business in Boston. I likd it much better than that of my fa
48、ther, but still have a hankering for the sea. To prevent the apprehended effect of such an inclination, my father was impatient to have me bound to my brother. I stood out some time but at last was persuaded, and signed the indentures, when I was yet but 12 years old. I was to serve as an apprentice
49、 till I was 21 years of age, only I was to be allowd journeymans wages during the last year. In a little time I made great proficiency in the business, and became a useful hand to my brother. I now had access to better books. An acquaintance with the apprentices of booksellers, enabled me sometimes to borrow a small one, which I was careful to return soon
