1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 139（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 The man didnt put his luggage outside the door on time because _.（A）he had a hard time packing the suitcases（B） he had gone to bed late the night before（C） he forgot the time to put his luggage out（D）his suitcases
4、were stolen3 Which of the following statements about the mans suitcases is true?（A）They were down in the lobby.（B） They are made of blue pig-skin.（C） They were put outside Room 369 at 8.（D）The bellboy didnt see the suitcases.4 What did the woman say about the loss of the bags?（A）She would check with
5、 the bellboy again.（B） She had dealt with similar cases before.（C） The case must be reported to the guards.（D）She would see to the matter personally.5 Where did this conversation most likely take place?（A）At the dentists.（B） In a drug store.（C） In a hospital.（D）At a school clinic.6 The woman called
6、Dr. Williams to _.（A）obtain permission to give the man some aspirin（B） check about his clinics opening time（C） ask him for a prescription（D）help the man get an earlier appointment7 Which word best describes the woman?（A）Helpful.（B） Unsympathetic.（C） Unrelenting.（D）Professional.8 Why couldnt the woma
7、n find a desirable 3-bedroom apartment?（A）No such apartments are available.（B） She hasnt been looking for it long enough.（C） She has children.（D）The bedrooms were not spacious.9 What should the woman do if anything in the apartment gets broken?（A）Leave a note to the owner.（B） Inform the superintende
8、nt about it.（C） Call the superintendent for help.（D）Call mechanics.10 What does the conversation say about the man?（A）He is a real estate agent.（B） He lives on the first floor.（C） He manages the building for himself.（D）He is the owner.11 What does the man suggest the woman do?（A）Find a more spacious
9、 3-bedroom apartment.（B） Make do with a small 3-bedroom apartment.（C） Sign the lease now.（D）Leave the master bedroom to the children.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is t
10、he latest problem facing people who drive to school?（A）Pollution in the air.（B） A lack of parking.（C） Accidents with bicycles.（D）A lack of bridges.13 Which of the following is true?（A）Bicycles have special lanes everywhere.（B） Bicycles and cars are having more accidents.（C） Bike paths are convenient
11、 for bicyclists.（D）Bicyclists are fined $ 25 for every violation.14 The money from the fines will be used to help _.（A）build better roads（B） build more bridges（C） build bike paths（D）buy more bikes15 When Americans need advice, they usually _.（A）ask the people they know for advice（B） ask their family
12、 members for advice（C） write to newspapers for advice（D）write to their friends for advice16 According to the passage, the two very famous writers of advice are _.（A）doctors with much experience（B） educators with special training（C） experienced housewives with no special training（D）women with much ex
13、perience but no special training17 What can you conclude from the passage?（A）Women are more willing to give help than men.（B） Dear Angel is popular among the young people.（C） Experience is more important for giving advice.（D）Americans trust their family members less than their friends.18 Another ter
14、m for identical twins is _.（A）fraternal twins（B） mirror twins（C） single-egg twins（D）separate-egg twins19 We can learn from the passage that the identical twins _.（A）are all mirror images of each other（B） all have their own private language（C） like to live together（D）have similarities even if raised
15、separately20 Which of the following statements is true of fraternal twins?（A）They have the same blood type.（B） They can be of different sexes.（C） They have the same genes.（D）They occur at random in the population.21 The passage seems to concentrate on _.（A）how twins are born（B） how twins grow up（C）
16、characteristics of identical twins（D）ways to distinguish twins22 What has NOT been decided in Afghanistan?（A）Whether to hold the elections.（B） When to hold the elections.（C） How to nominate candidates.（D）Who to monitor the voting.23 What comments did the election officials make on the report?（A）It i
17、s true.（B） It is groundless.（C） It is ridiculous.（D）They made no comments at all.24 What is the journalist accused of?（A）Working for the British newspaper.（B） Objecting to the new media laws.（C） Violating the Zimbabwean laws.（D）Publishing an untrue story.25 Which of the following is NOT true about t
18、he journalist?（A）He is an American-born journalist.（B） He works for the Guardian.（C） He finished the story with other journalists.（D）His story was not published in Zimbabwe.26 What was the original record?（A）About 25.86 seconds.（B） About 30.86 seconds.（C） About 32.86 seconds.（D）About 35.86 seconds.2
19、7 The old man owed his success to _.（A）intensive exercises（B） physical health（C） balanced diet（D）good luck28 What did the Americans do with their resolution?（A）They insisted on it.（B） They reworded it.（C） They submitted it again.（D）They gave it up.29 The American resolution insisted that U.S. peacek
20、eepers should be _.（A）separately prosecuted in the ICC（B） free from prosecution in the ICC（C） protected in overseas operations（D）free from overseas operations30 The Americans put forward the resolution because of _.（A）anti-American bias in overseas operations（B） restrictions in overseas operations（C
21、） fear of political persecutions（D）fear of Mr. Annans intervention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. 30 People who become deaf or【C1】_ of h
22、earing in adult life have different problems【C2】_ people who are born deaf. They have to learn different ways of behaving and different ways of communicating-perhaps at a time【C3】_ hearing is not all that easy.A hearing aid is【C4 】 _ a complete solution to the problem. Sound【C5】_ through an aid seem
23、s to have a lot of background【C6】_ So while an aid is helpful in a quiet, carpeted room, it can be very 【C7】_ to use in the street in the rush hour, in a Station ticket office, a cinema or a concert hall.So【C8】_ with a hearing aid, deaf people have to lipread as well.Lipreading is difficult and need
24、s【C9】_ concentration. The lipreader must have a clear, direct【C10 】_ of the speakers face. you may notice a lipreader【C11】_ his position when you talk to him; this is【C12】_ he can get more light on your face. The【C13】_ cant do anything else at the same time【C14】_ lipread., he has to stop eating, sto
25、p reading, stop washing-up, stop everything in order to【C15】_ on what being said.You can help by understanding the problem. Think【C16】_ its like trying to communicate on a very 【C17】_ telephone line. Frustrating, isnt it? Deaf people have to【C18】_ that all the time. So if someone doesnt【C19】_ to und
26、erstand or listen to what you say, dont just【C20】_ its foolishness or rudeness: it might be deafness.31 【C1 】（A）deprived（B） hard（C） short（D）fearful32 【C2 】（A）to（B） with（C） from（D）for33 【C3 】（A）while（B） as（C） why（D）when34 【C4 】（A）not（B） entirely（C） utterly（D）perhaps35 【C5 】（A）heard（B） to be heard（C）
27、hearing（D）having head36 【C6 】（A）music（B） noise（C） sound（D）radiation37 【C7 】（A）convenient（B） fashionable（C） difficult（D）easy38 【C8 】（A）/（B） rarely（C） completely（D）even39 【C9 】（A）certain（B） some（C） little（D）great40 【C10 】（A）idea（B） sight（C） view（D）glimpse41 【C11 】（A）occupy（B） change（C） leave（D）take42
28、【C12 】（A）so（B） why（C） that（D）because43 【C13 】（A）deaf（B） lipreader（C） listener（D）speaker44 【C14 】（A）when（B） while（C） as（D）before45 【C15 】（A）presume（B） dwell（C） take（D）concentrate46 【C16 】（A）what（B） why（C） how（D）which47 【C17 】（A）bad（B） busy（C） convenient（D）ordinary48 【C18 】（A）escape（B） face（C） believe
29、（D）imagine49 【C19 】（A）want（B） ask（C） seem（D）have50 【C20 】（A）believe（B） think（C） imagine（D）assume三、PART IV GRAMMAR but in less than four years it has grown to have more than 1 million entries written in 100 languages from Albanian to Zulu. To its fans, it is a fantastic research resource-albeit one t
30、hat you should use with caution and an incredible example of what can be achieved by collaboration and cooperation over the Internet. To its critics-mostly those from the traditional world of encyclopedias and librarianship, it is barely worthy of the label “encyclopedia“.Wikipedia has so far been b
31、ankrolled by Wales, but the total cost so far is still around300,000. The current Encyclopedia Britannica has 44m words of text. Wikipedia already has more than 250m words in it. Britannicas most recent edition has 65,000 entries in print and 75,000 entries online. Wikipedias English site has some 3
32、60,000 entries and is growing every day.But numbers mean nothing if the quality is no good. And this is where the arguments start. “Theoretically, its a lovely idea,“ says librarian and Internet consultant Philip Bradley, “but practically, I wouldnt use it and Im not aware of a single librarian who
33、would. The main problem is the lack of authority. With printed publications, the publishers have to ensure that their data is reliable as their livelihood depends on it. But with something like this, all that goes out the window.“ Wales responds by acknowledging that Wikipedias model leaves it anyth
34、ing but error free, something they make clear on the site, but he also points to an article in a German technology magazine this month, which compares Wikipedia with two established traditional digital encyclopedias, Brockhaus and Microsofis Encarta. All three were tested on breadth, depth and compr
35、ehensibility of content, ease of searching, and quality of multimedia content. Wikipedia won hands down.81 Wikipedia is different from the traditional encyclopedias in that _.（A）it started with an insane idea（B） it has no full-time staff at all（C） it is a resource that one must use with caution（D）it
36、 has the largest number of entries82 The main idea of the second paragraph is _.（A）peoples attitude towards Wikipedia is controversial（B） Wikipedia is spread worldwide（C） Wikipedia is a symbol of collaboration and cooperation（D）it is not quite a reliable resource83 The comparison between the Encyclo
37、pedia Britannica and Wikipedia shows that _.（A）Wikipedia is a popular encyclopedia（B） Wikipedia is a reliable encyclopedia（C） Wikipedia has brought great fortune to its creator（D）Wikipedia has made great achievement in collecting entries84 According to Philip Bradley, Wikipedia is not authoritative
38、because _.（A）it is not printed and published（B） nobody has to rely on it for a livelihood（C） the data is not reliable as nobody has to ensure that（D）it all comes out of the window85 According to the comparison made by a German technology magazine, Wikipedia beats the two established encyclopedia _.（
39、A）with its hands down（B） by a hand（C） easily（D）quickly85 There are superstitions attached to numbers. Even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs
40、 of men.For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad. comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.Another belief involving the number three has it that it
41、 is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probab
42、ly earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, were permissible, but never just three.Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was g
43、overned by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil.Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three, it was much used by the Anglo-
44、Saxons in their charms for healing.Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a mans life. Consequently, the age of 63 (the product of nine times seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him. If he survived his 63rd year he might hope to live to a ripe old age.Thirt
45、een, as we well know, is regarded with great awe and fear.The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christs Last Supper. This being the eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians.In more
46、modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party, for example. Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th; the progression is from 12 to 14, and no room is given the number 13. Many home owners will use instead of 13 as their house number.Yet oddly enough, to be born on the 13th o
47、f the month is not regarded with any fear at all, which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs.86 According to the passage, which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck to people?（A）3 and 7.（B） 3 and 9.（C） 7 and 9.（D）3 and 13.87 The ill luck associat
48、ed with 13 is supposed to have its origin in _.（A）legend（B） religion（C） popular belief（D）certain customs88 What is the authors attitude towards peoples superstitious beliefs?（A）He is mildly critical.（B） He is strongly critical.（C） He is in favour of them.（D）His attitude is not clear.SECTION A COMPOS
49、ITION (35 MIN)89 Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:A Major Advantage or Disadvantage of TV CommercialsYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state just one Major advantage or disadvantage of TV commercials.In the second, give one or two reasons to support your view.In the last part, bring what you have wri
