1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 131（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 do the speakers mainly discuss?（A）Admission standards at the University of Michigan.（B） The use of standardized tests for college admissions.（C） The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).（D）Evaluation
4、without standardized tests.3 What is Pauls opinion about the TOEFL and the Michigan Test?（A）He believes that the tests are good.（B） He believes that the required test scores are too low.（C） He believes that they are more important than academic preparation.（D）He believes that the tests should not be
5、 used correctly.4 What does Sally say about the admissions officers?（A）That they dont always use the TOEFL and the Michigan Test scores correctly.（B） That they look at transcripts instead of scores.（C） That they should insist on a rigid cut - off score.（D）That they are looking for an appropriate alt
6、ernative.5 What do the speakers mainly discuss?（A）Making friends in a foreign country.（B） Spanish and French.（C） Foreign TV, radio and other media.（D）Learning a foreign language.6 What helped Batty most in learning Spanish?（A）The language laboratory.（B） Travel.（C） Studying in high school.（D）Going to
7、 movies and watching TV.7 What is Professor Bakers opinion?（A）He believes that it is a good idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.（B） He agrees with Betty.（C） He believes that it is a bad idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.（D）He believes that it is ideal
8、to live in a country where the language is spoken.8 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a regular item on the womans fast-food diet?（A）French fries.（B） Bagels.（C） Sandwiches.（D）Burgers.9 The woman will probably not eat fast food _.（A）on an average working day（B） on Sundays（C） when she is on v
9、acation（D）when she works on the night shift10 What is said about the convenience fast food brings about?（A）Its convenient as snacks.（B） It explains why the woman likes fast food.（C） Its convenient as main meals.（D）The convenience outweighs its tastelessness.11 How does the woman think of the price o
10、f fast food?（A）It is expensive.（B） It is reasonably priced.（C） It is cheap.（D）It is easily affordable.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Which of the following is the best title
11、 for the passage?（A）How John Milton Wrote Paradise L6st.（B） How John Milton Became a Poet.（C） How John Milton Studied Latin.（D）How John Milton Became Famous.13 Which of the following is true of John Miltons pronunciation of Latin?（A）It had a strange accent.（B） It was difficult to understand.（C） It h
12、ad a strong Italian accent.（D）It was easy to understand.14 What kind of man would you say john Milton was?（A）He was well-known in the world.（B） He was very strange.（C） He was clever and hard working.（D）He was quick at Latin and poems.15 Why did movies do better than theater?（A）Films provided more me
13、lodrama.（B） Films provided longer programs.（C） Films provided emotional appeal.（D）Films provided greater spectacles.16 Up to the 1920s, what was one objection to the films?（A）They were silent.（B） They didnt tell a complete story.（C） They were too expensive.（D）They were too short.17 What made people
14、choose the movie over the theater?（A）The World War I.（B） The fact that films were less expensive.（C） The fact that films were silent.（D）The fact that films were shorter.18 How many refugees Came from Vietnam since the early 1970s?（A）About 35,000.（B） About 250,000.（C） About 350,000.（D）About 25,000.19
15、 Why did the lower-class white people in the United States treat Chinese immigrants with hostility?（A）Because they didnt understand their language.（B） Because they saw them as a source of threat to their jobs.（C） Because their culture was very different from theirs.（D）Because they had very different
16、 appearances.20 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）About five million of the population of the United States is of Asian origin.（B） Most of the Chinese were employed in heavy industries when they first came to the United States.（C） Chinese people retreated into Chinatowns out of their
17、own choice.（D）Chinese immigration was ended by law in 1882.21 Where did the first Japanese immigrants settle?（A）In California only.（B） In hastily established camps.（C） At Pearl Harbor.（D）In California and the other Pacific states.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear sev
18、eral news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 This news item is a brief account of _.（A）how Texaco sold its chemical business（B） how Exxon, Texaco and Shell reported their earnings（C） how improved chemical operation deprived them of sluggish profits（D）how so
19、me major oil companies made money23 What was the most probable cause of the air crash?（A）Mechanical Failure（B） Marijuana burning（C） Destroyed by gunfire.（D）Heavy fog24 Which of the following might be true according to what you hear?（A）The plane belonged to the Mexican government（B） The plane belonge
20、d to a US businessman（C） The owner of the plane was a drug smuggler.（D）It was a plane of the US police.25 What were the men doing according to the police?（A）They were treating industrial waste.（B） They were tanking industrial waste.（C） They were tanking chemicals.（D）They were using a tank to mix che
21、micals.26 What happened to the workers when they tried to save their colleague in the tank?（A）They lost their balance.（B） They still kept their balance.（C） They lost consciousness.（D）They died immediately.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which
22、 of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 26 Flight simulator (飞行模拟器) refers to any electronic or mechanical system for training airplane and spacecraft pilots and crew member by simulating flight conditions. The purpose of simulation is not
23、 to completely substitute【C1】_ actual flight training but to thoroughly familiarize students with the Vehicle【C2】_ before they【C3】_ extensive and possibly dangerous actual flight training. Simulations also is useful for review and for familiarizing pilots with new【C4】_ to existing craft.Two early fl
24、ight simulators appeared in England within a decade after the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright. They were designed to enable pilots to simulate simple aircraft【C5】_ in three dimensions: nose up or down; left wing high and right low, or vice versa; and【C6】_ to left or right. It took until 19
25、29, however, for a truly effective simulator, the Link Trainer, to appear, devised by Edwin A. Link, a self-educated aviator and inventor from Binghamton, New York.【C7】_ , airplane instrumentation had been developed sufficiently to permit “blind“ flying on instruments alone, but training pilots to d
26、o so involved【C8】_ risk. Link built a model of an airplane cockpit equipped【C9】_ instrument panel and controls that could realistically simulate all the movements of an airplane. Pilots could use the device for instrument training, manipulating the controls【C10】_ instrument readings so as to maintai
27、n straight and level flight or【C11 】_ climb or descent with no visual reference【C12】_ any horizon except for the artificial one on the instrument panel. The trainer was modified 【C13】 _ aircraft technology advanced. Commercial airlines began to use the lank Trainer for pilot training, and the US gov
28、ernment began purchasing them in 1934,【C14】_ thousands more as World War II approached. Technological advances during the war, particularly in electronics, helped to make the flight Simulator increasingly【C15】_ . The use of efficient analog computers in the early 1950s led to further improvements. A
29、irplane cockpits, controls, and instrument displays had by then become so individualized that it was no longer feasible to use a generalized trainer to prepare pilots to fly anything【C16】_ the simplest light planes. By the 1950s, the US Air Force was using simulators that precisely【C17】_ the cockpit
30、s of its planes. During the early 1960s【C18】_ digital and hybrid computers were adopted, and their speed and flexibility revolutionized simulation systems. Further advances in computer and【C19】_ technology, notably the development of virtual-reality simulation, have made it possible to【C20】_ highly
31、complex real-life conditions.27 【C1 】（A）for（B） to（C） with（D）on28 【C2 】（A）concerning（B） concern（C） being concerned（D）concerned29 【C3 】（A）undertake（B） undergo（C） underplay（D）underuse30 【C4 】（A）models（B） modifications（C） modifiers（D）modica31 【C5 】（A）manifestations（B） manipulations（C） manifestoes（D）mane
32、uvers32 【C6 】（A）yawling（B） yawning（C） yawing（D）yawping,33 【C7 】（A）From then on（B） From now on（C） By now（D）By then34 【C8 】（A）considerable（B） considerate（C） considering（D）considered35 【C9 】（A）for（B） in（C） with（D）on36 【C10 】（A）on the part of（B） on the basis of（C） on the track of（D）on the verge of37 【C1
33、1 】（A）control（B） controllable（C） controlled（D）controller38 【C12 】（A）to（B） for（C） on（D）in39 【C13 】（A）as for（B） as to（C） as（D）for40 【C14 】（A）acquiring（B） requiring（C） sustaining（D）retaining41 【C15 】（A）actual（B） realistic（C） realizing（D）true42 【C16 】（A）except（B） except for（C） apart from（D）but43 【C17 】（
34、A）replenished（B） replaced（C） replicated（D）reposed44 【C18 】（A）electronic（B） electric（C） electricity（D）electron45 【C19 】（A）program（B） programmable（C） programmed（D）programming46 【C20 】（A）resurrect（B） reproduce（C） resuscitate（D）resume三、PART IV GRAMMAR after all, they are only little children.（A）strict（B
35、） strong（C） hard（D）heavy70 She said that she would be here at seven oclock. But she didnt _ until eight thirty.（A）turn on（B） turn up（C） turn out（D）turn down71 The Countess was _ enough to show us around her home.（A）gracious（B） graceful（C） grateful（D）generous72 She drew the small bridge on the painti
36、ng with only a few _.（A）lines（B） movements（C） strokes（D）brushes73 He would have to live under their _ for the next ten years.（A）shade（B） shadow（C） darkness（D）profile74 I threatened to _ his plan to the police.（A）reveal（B） expose（C） disclose（D）betray75 Although the main characters in the novel are so
37、 true to life, they are certainly _.（A）imaginative（B） imaginable（C） imaginary（D）imagining76 He was _ by the police with having murdered his wife.（A）arrested（B） accused（C） sentenced（D）charged76 College costs vary quite a bit, depending upon the type of school attended. For example, at many of the mor
38、e expensive private schools, annual costs (including tuition, room, board, books, travel to and from home, and other expenses) may exceed $ 20,000. of course, public universities are much cheaper. At these schools, tuition is significantly higher for out-of-state students than it is for those whose
39、permanent residence is within that state. Tuition at community colleges averages about half the in-state cost of public, four-year colleges and universities.For those that cannot afford the cost of a college education, financial aid is the answer. Students in the U.S.A. receive about $ 20 billion pe
40、r year in financial aid. In recent years, nearly 75% of students in postsecondary programs have been receiving some form of financial aid. There are three main types of financial aid: (a) scholarships (grants), which are gifts that students do not repay; (b) loans to students and/or their parents; a
41、nd (c) student employment (work/study), a part-time job which the school gives the student for the academic year. Most financial aid is need-based; that is, only students who need the money receive it. Financial assistance to outstanding students who do not need the money (commonly called merit-base
42、d aid) is limited.The funds for all of this aid come from three main sources-the federal government, state governments, and private contributions. Every American college and university has a financial aid office to help students find out what kind of aid they might be qualified to get and to assist
43、them in completing the complicated application forms. Aliens who are permanent residents in the U.S.A. are qualified to receive government assistance, but foreign students (1-20 visa students) are not.77 A student may pay the least tuition if he studies _（A）at a community college within his own stat
44、e（B） at a public university（C） within his own state（D）at a four-year college78 Financial aid is largely given to those who _（A）study well.（B） need money.（C） cannot repay.（D）lose their jobs.79 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（A）Foreign students if they are permanent resid
45、ents in the U. S. can receive government assistance.（B） Foreign students with 1-20 visa cannot receive government assistance.（C） More students can receive scholarships than other types of financial aid.（D）Students in financial difficulty can receive assistance.80 The main theme of the passage is _.（
46、A）the high college costs in the U. S.（B） how to get financial aid in a college（C） American higher education（D）college costs and financial aid80 In the early days of the United States, postal charges were paid by the recipients, and charges varied with the distance carried. In 1825, the United States
47、 Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery, but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.In 1847 the United States Post Office Department adopted th
48、e idea of a postage stamp, which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay. Besides, the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address. In Philadelphia,for example, with a populat
49、ion 150,000, people still had to go to the post office to get their mail. The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage use of the mail. It is no wonder that, during the years of these cumbersome arrangements, private letter-carrying and express businesses developed. Although their activities were only semilegal, they thrived, and actually adver
