1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 133（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 Where does this conversation most likely take place?（A）In a classroom.（B） Over the telephone.（C） At the information desk of a university.（D）At the registrars office of a university.3 Which of the following statemen
4、ts about the woman is true?（A）Her number is 908-7436.（B） She works far from Building .（C） She will take the evening course.（D）She wants to study Mandarin and Spanish.4 What does the conversation say about the course?（A）The course is for beginners.（B） The daytime lessons are more popular.（C） The cour
5、se wont begin until August 11.（D）The course is available at 10:00 am, 4:00 pm and 6:00 am.5 What is the man doing?（A）Complaining to the manager.（B） Having a fight with the manager.（C） Buying another pair of jeans.（D）Trying to get his money back.6 What made the man so angry?（A）The girl refused to ref
6、und the jeans.（B） He was given the wrong size.（C） The girl deliberately put the jeans in a box.（D）The girl didnt handle his complaint well.7 Which word best describes the man?（A）Apologetic.（B） Reasonable.（C） Pathetic.（D）Fault-finding.8 The mans effort to find a position does not include _.（A）putting
7、 up ads on newspapers（B） calling various employers（C） going through interviews（D）reading thousands of want ads9 Which of the following best describes the man at the beginning of the conversation?（A）Frustrated.（B） Despairing.（C） Optimistic.（D）Nostalgic.10 What does the job requirement say?（A）The appl
8、icant should speak two languages.（B） The applicant will work as tour guides in Eastern China.（C） Relevant experience is a must.（D）The working schedule is tight.11 The man promises that he will _.（A）call Explore Tours immediately（B） go for the wonderful evening dinner（C） treat the woman to a fine din
9、ner（D）not give up easily until he finds a jobSECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What kind of weather will it be when distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very
10、 clear and near?（A）The weather will be clear and fine.（B） Rain will probably come.（C） There Will be a fog.（D）Fine weather will continue.13 When do some people have pains in their bones?（A）When there is a heavy rain.（B） When fine weather continues.（C） When there is a fog.（D）When wet weather is coming
11、.14 What is a sign of a rainbow in the morning?（A）The following day will be fine.（B） Fine weather will continue.（C） Rainy weather will probably come（D）The rain will stop.15 What percentage of the worlds known petroleum reserves does Kuwait have?（A）13%.（B） 16%.（C） 14%.（D）15%.16 According to the passa
12、ge, the welfare system of Kuwait provides all of the following except _.（A）Free primary and secondary education（B） Free health care（C） Free social services（D）Free tour to foreign countries17 When was the University of Kuwait opened?（A）In 1966.（B） In 1967.（C） In 1938.（D）In 1939.18 The speaker compare
13、s the Earth to a spaceship because _.（A）both have a limited supply of resources（B） the Earth moves around the sun like a spaceship（C） we can travel to outer space（D）the Earth never stops moving19 The Earth is in trouble because of all the following EXCEPT _.（A）dirty roadside（B） sick plants and anima
14、ls（C） unhealthy water（D）poisonous air20 The speaker advises us to use the Earths resources wisely because _.（A）the Earth is heavily polluted（B） nature cannot recycle its resources（C） there are more and more people on the Earth（D）no more new resources can be added21 What can we infer from the passage
15、?（A）Nature has changed our environment.（B） We have wasted resources and polluted our environment.（C） Our resources are nearly used up.（D）We have cooperated with nature well.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer
16、 the questions that follow. 22 At least _ people were killed in the townships of Johannesburg.（A）three（B） thirteen（C） forty-six（D）sixty-four23 About _ people were killed in the countrys townships by the week- end.（A）three（B） thirteen（C） forty-six（D）sixty-four24 About _ blacks have been killed in the
17、 past three years.（A）80（B） 800（C） 8,000（D）80,00025 _ have been fighting for three years.（A）Blacks and whites（B） The ANC and Inkatha（C） Police and the ANC（D）Supporters of the ANC and Inkatha26 How many boat people were released last month in Hong Kong?（A）16.（B） more than 100.（C） 24,000.（D）not known.2
18、7 What are the attitudes of the local residents?（A）They protested against detaining boat people.（B） They protested against letting them stay forever.（C） They urged Vietnam to accept the boat people.（D）They urged Britain to accept the boat people.28 In addition to the world bank loan, how much more m
19、oney does the pro ject require?（A）$ 250 million.（B） $ 450 million.（C） $ 407 million.（D）$ 650 million.29 What peculiar problem is the telecommunications industry currently fa cing?（A）Applications outnumber availability.（B） Insufficient trained personnel.（C） Uncertainty of the future market.（D）Lack of
20、 government support.30 During his Saturday weekly radio address, he urged Congress _ even if he vetos their budget proposal.（A）to have a loose talk（B） to raise the debt ceiling（C） to face deficit in November（D）to balance the Federal budget deficit31 The President should _ before rejecting a budget.（
21、A）bring long overdue change（B） think twice（C） stop playing political games（D）listen to the Voice of America32 What has been agreed upon between the two auto companies?（A）That Volvo will take over Renault.（B） To move their base to Sweden.（C） To work together.（D）To sell more cars to Japan.33 When is t
22、he deal going to be announced?（A）Today.（B） Tomorrow.（C） In two days time.（D）Next week.34 Why are the two car companies taking such an action?（A）To compete with Japanese auto makers.（B） To reduce the number of their employees.（C） To become the largest auto company in Europe.（D）To become the worlds le
23、ading car producer.35 This news item is about（A）the opening of peace talks（B） the cancellation of the peace talks（C） the postponement of peace talks（D）the selection of mediator36 When have the warring parties agreed to meet?（A）Thursday.（B） Friday.（C） Saturday.（D）Sunday.37 What made the peace talks p
24、ostponed?（A）The meeting held in Geneva.（B） The heaviest day of shelling in weeks.（C） The presidents request.（D）The warning from the mediators.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
25、inserted in the corresponding blanks. 37 Nowadays groups of scientific workers, often【 C1】_ by their governments, spend their time【C2】_ the occurrence of earthquakes. It is very likely that they will be able to【C3】_ earthquakes or influence the direction of their movements,【C4】_ determined by events
26、 far below the surface of the earth. But the facts they report and the theories【C5】_ by those facts may enable scientists to【C6】_ the centers of future earth quakes and even【C7】_ the time of their【 C8】_ . It is only when the【C9】_ of events that we call an earthquake can be seen as a pattern that【C10
27、】_ can be made. Part of its pattern is external and visible, or capable of being【C11 】_ by sensitive instruments above the earths surface.Scientists and engineers studied the shock waves of the San Francisco earthquake. The city was rebuilt and new features were【C12】 _ to strengthen buildings and【C1
28、3】_ a constant water supply【C14】_ the event of another earthquake. Large underground tanks were constructed to supply water if【C15】_ supplies could not be tapped. Special measures were【C16】_ to prevent fires, which often do more damage than earth quakes themselves. The San Francisco earthquake【C17】_
29、 scientists with valuable information. Since the effects of the break were【C18】_ at the surface, scientists could【C19】_ what actually happened, and reports of the incident were an important【C20 】_ to the worlds store of knowledge a bout earthquakes.38 【C1 】（A）provided（B） supplied（C） supplemented（D）s
30、upported39 【C2 】（A）to study（B） studying（C） studied（D）being studied40 【C3 】（A）prevent（B） protect（C） warn（D）cause41 【C4 】（A）which（B） that（C） they（D）what42 【C5 】（A）provided（B） offered（C） suggested（D）discovered43 【C6 】（A）locate（B） place（C） fix（D）look44 【C7 】（A）predict（B） to predict（C） tell（D）to tell45 【
31、C8 】（A）appearance（B） incident（C） occurrence（D）coming46 【C9 】（A）consequence（B） seriousness（C） sequence（D）result47 【C10 】（A）predictions（B） provisions（C） observations（D）preparations48 【C11 】（A）remembered（B） recorded（C） listed（D）watched49 【C12 】（A）entered（B） recommended（C） introduced（D）prepared50 【C13 】
32、（A）defend（B） maintain（C） keep on（D）safeguard51 【C14 】（A）at（B） on（C） with（D）in52 【C15 】（A）normal（B） ordinary（C） proper（D）appropriate53 【C16 】（A）affected（B） effected（C） taken（D）adapted54 【C17 】（A）told（B） provided（C） gave（D）offered55 【C18 】（A）apparent（B） virtual（C） visible（D）invisible56 【C19 】（A）inquir
33、e（B） amplify（C） sense（D）observe57 【C20 】（A）constitution（B） distribution（C） instruction（D）contribution三、PART IV GRAMMAR it is ultimately by and about people.John Quelch is a business school insider who detects the limitations of the traditional syllabus. According to Quelch, leadership is an area tha
34、t schools have not fully addressed. “The basic technical training managers need is more wide spread. But leadership skills are in short supply. This could become a major constraint on the speed with which multinational companies can expand“, he says. Leadership is notoriously hard to teach, but prog
35、rams do have the capacity to provide a grounding in non- business areas and personal growth. “You want to produce graduates who will be effective. To do this, they need to know their own skills. Our job is not only to cram finance down their throats, but help develop them as people,“ explains Leo Mu
36、rray, director of Cranfield School of Management in the U. K. Cranfield uses philosophy in its core, which since 1997 has offered an evening lecture series encompassing (包括) both Aristotelian and present day thinking. Self-awareness is crucial at the school, which will grant the theme even more spac
37、e. “These issues help people think,“ states Murray. The better you understand yourself, goes the logic, the better you can manage others. The Said Business School (SBS) at Oxford University champions a more Intergrated approach. John Kay, SBS director, is keen to leverage the intellectual might of t
38、he wider university. Access to faculty from other disciplines including philosophy, politics and economics, he believes, could give SBS an edge over other school. These are surely steps in the right direction. But there is more. In future, developing a gut instinct for business may be as important a
39、s understanding the figures. To create an MBA to meet the challenges of the 21st century business schools will have to try harder, and they know it.96 Which of the following is NOT true?（A）The traditional MBA has remained the same for nearly half a century.（B） Harvard style MBA courses emphasize cas
40、e study.（C） In the past MBA placed a high premium on teaching students how to analyze problems quickly and contrive concise solutions.（D）MBA is a very specialized course on business management.97 It can be inferred from the passage that _.（A）Traditional MBA programs have changed markedly（B） Technica
41、l training alone is far from adequate for todays business leaders（C） Leadership can never be taught in MBA programs（D）A gut instinct for business is unreliable in decision-making98 SBS offers access to faculty from other disciplines to _.（A）experiment with a more integrated approach to MBA education
42、（B） promote the candidates personal growth（C） train more versatile students（D）compete with other business schools99 Which of the following is NOT true of John Quelch?（A）He has some confidential information about the limitations of the traditional syllabus.（B） According to him todays business schools do not pay enough attention to the skills of leadership.（C） He is an expert on training students how to develop a gut instinct.（D）He points out a major constraint on the speed with which multinational companies can expand.
