1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 269（无答案）一、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. 0 Is there meaning in the length of a finger? Long fingers are a【1】of refinement. A s
2、hort stubby hand argues a lack of【2】Long fingers might also be a sign of a good basketball player or pianist.【3】maybe just a master at thumb wars. This 【4】is sure: studies in recent years have【5】toward a number of findings. One of the studies just【6 】finger length to success in financial trading.Ear
3、lier work found that male stock traders made more money on days【7】their level of the male hormone testosterone was higher. John Coateshimself a former traderwondered if,【8】, men with more testosterone 【9】more successful traders. A way to know how much is to【10】their ring finger to their index finger
4、. The index finger is the one【11】the thumb; the ring finger is third from the thumb. The longer the ring finger and the shorter the index finger, the【12】the testosterone exposure. The study involved forty-four traders and their【13】and losses over a twenty-month period【14】in two thousand seven. Those
5、 with the【15】experience and testosterone exposure earned about six times as much as those with the least.【16】, the research showed that traders with the most exposure【17】made the most money in wild markets 【18】quick action is required. Testosterone is known to make people more【19】themselves and more
6、 willing to take risks. It may also【20】a persons thinking ability.（A）mark（B） representative（C） sign（D）signal（A）sense（B） sensibility（C） sensation（D）sensory（A）And（B） So（C） Or（D）Then（A）anyway（B） generally（C） much（D）only（A）done（B） focused（C） found（D）pointed（A）adjusted（B） assigned（C） attached（D）tied（A）th
7、at（B） when（C） where（D）which（A）by contrast（B） frankly speaking（C） however（D）over all（A）had（B） made（C） recruited（D）were（A）adopt（B） compare（C） link（D）relate（A）next to（B） near by（C） close to（D）besides（A）greater（B） less（C） more（D）more dangerous（A）advantages（B） incomes（C） profits（D）success（A）ending（B） las
8、ting（C） involving（D）/（A）better（B） more（C） most（D）rich（A）Also（B） Hence（C） However（D）While（A）considerably（B） generally（C） harmoniously（D）tremendously（A）that（B） what（C） when（D）where（A）capable of（B） conscious of（C） sure of（D）typical of（A）develop（B） enforce（C） enable（D）improve二、PART IV GRAMMAR I never im
9、agined that she could walk _far.（A）as（B） such（C） that（D）very35 Humble_it may be, theres no place like home,_he may go.（A）like, when（B） as, wherever（C） although, where（D）which, wherever36 When questioned by the interviewer,my mind went _, and I could hardly remember my own date of birth.（A）Blank（B） d
10、im（C） faint（D）vain37 The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in _again next spring.（A）assembly（B） convention（C） conference（D）session38 As electric lines were destroyed by the storm,they were forced to _ light for several days.（A）go over（B） go in fo
11、r（C） go without（D）go out39 In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to_dreams were likely to be highly respected.（A）impart（B） inherit（C） interpret（D）intervene40 _his poor record in school,the board thinks that he should study hard.（A）In spite of（B） In charge of（C） In view of（D）In
12、 case of41 Women are often said to be more_than men.（A）liable（B） identical（C） emotional（D）immense42 This ticket_you to a free meal in our new restaurant.（A）grants（B） entitles（C） credits（D）permits43 He is too weak to_his business.（A）do with（B） do without（C） do away with（D）do up44 He did me a_turn by
13、lending me ten pounds.（A）good（B） nice（C） fine（D）pretty45 Once our hens started laying eggs, we had such a _of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.（A）output（B） surplus（C） production（D）plenty46 Before the plane_, the pilot bailed out.（A）clashed（B） crashed（C） smashed（D）struck47 All too_
14、it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.（A）quick（B） soon（C） fast（D）speedy48 It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that_into hard currency.（A）translates（B） transfers（C） transplants（D）transmits49 In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics_
15、 or may give you a choice of topics to write about.（A）in advance（B） ahead of（C） above all（D）right away50 We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all_.（A）reserved for（B） engaged in（C） used up（D）taken up50 The sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peaceful village like a be
16、nediction. Breakfast over, Aunt Polly had family worship: It began with a prayer built from the ground up of solid courses of Scriptural quotations, welded together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the Mosaic Laiv, as from Sinai.Then Tom
17、girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses. “ Sid had learned his lesson days before. Tom bent all his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of tJie Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter. At the end of half an hour To
18、m had a vague general idea of his lesson, but no more, for his mind was traversing the whole field of human thought, and his hands were busy with distracting recreations. Mary took his book to hear him recite, and he tried to find his way through the fog: “Blessed are theaa“Poor“Yespoor; blessed are
19、 the pooraa“In spirit-“In spirit; blessed are the poor in spirit, for theythey“THEIRS“ x“For THEIRS. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn, for theythey“Sh“For theya“S, H, A“For they S, HOh, I dont know what it is!“SHALL!“Oh, SHALL! for they
20、 shallfor they shallaashall mournaablessed are they that shallthey thatathey that shall mourn, for they shallashall WHAT? Why dont you tell me, Mary?what do you want to be so mean for?“Oh, Tom, you poor thick-headed thing, Im not teasing you. I wouldnt do that. You must go and learn it again. Dont y
21、ou be discouraged, Tom, youll manage itand if you do, Ill give you something ever so nice. There, now, thats a good boy. “All right! What is it, Mary, tell me what it is. “Never you mind, Tom. You know if I say its nice, it is nice. “You bet you thats so, Mary. All right, Ill tackle it again. “And h
22、e did “tackle it again“and under the double pressure of curiosity and prospective gain he did it with such spirit that he accomplished a shining success. Mary gave him a brand-new “Barlow“ knife worth twelve and a half cents; and the convulsion of delight that swept his system shook him to his found
23、ations. True, the knife would not cut anything, but it was a “sure-enough“ Barlow, and there was inconceivable grandeur in thatthough where the Western boys ever got the idea that such a weapon could possibly be counterfeited to its injury is an imposing mystery and will always remain so, perhaps. T
24、om contrived to scarify the cupboard with it, and was arranging to begin on the bureau, when he was called off to dress for Sunday-school.51 In the first paragraph, the word “grim“ (. . . a grim chapter. ) means_.（A）sacred（B） omniponent（C） cheerful（D）gloomy52 When Tom was reciting the verses, _.（A）M
25、ary discouraged him constantly（B） it was foggy outside（C） he couldnt focus his attention all the time（D）he tried very hard to please the grownups53 Tom finally did a good job in reciting the Bible because of_.（A）a better understanding of the verses（B） a good example set by Aunt Polly（C） fear of bein
26、g punished by Mary（D）an envisioned reward54 Which of the following is TRUE about a Barlow knife?（A）Its handy enough to cut things.（B） It is likely to be faked.（C） Its a common reward for good deeds.（D）It may work as a charm.55 According to the passage, Tom is probably a boy with_.（A）a craving for kn
27、owledge（B） great self control（C） intense curiosity（D）some potentials55 Today is a major milestone for Microsoft as our first Developers Conference here in China. The key partnerships we build with software developers around the world are central not only to the success of Windows but also to realize
28、 the great possibilities that PC technology provides. Its through applications of every variety that businesses will be using the personal computer as the tool of the Information Age.Microsoft has a vision for where the PC is going. And that vision says that PCs will become a central element of how
29、companies share information inside the company. The name of that vision is, the so called Digital Nervous System (DNS) , allowing companies to reduce paper work and make better decisions. The Digital Nervous System means that not only do you have the PCs that are connected together, and not only do
30、you have standard elements like electronic mail but also youve really thought carefully about what information is important, and so all of the processes-order taking, sales planning, personnel management, project managementall of those have been set up to take full advantage of the capabilities of t
31、he computer.Now, another major vision that Microsoft has is that writing the programs, writing the applications for these machines needs to get very easy and we need to be able to do it, so we can write programs that run across the entire Internet which is millions of machines. So this is a new appr
32、oach to programming that draws on what was done previously. DNS says that developers should be able to focus on their particular task and not have to learn a lot about management of the machine resources.Great chips and systems developed by our partners who are here with us sponsoring this event, ma
33、ke this all possible. And theres an incredible opportunity for developers. The applications that are written today will sell to an even larger base of machines out in the market. There is a lot that were doing to increase the work of developersmake sure they understand where the PC is going and how
34、tools can help them and were even helping them now, with more and more marketing type of activities making sure they get in with the customers.And this is something that we are just going to increase year after year, after year. And so the overall DNS message is one about helping developers seize th
35、at opportunity by bringing together the different architectures, making things automatic and allowing this to be done in a great evolutionary fashion.56 The so called DNS means all the following EXCEPT_.（A）efficient working mode（B） sound decisions to be made（C） smooth ways to be connected to other P
36、CS（D）removal of all the downsides of PCS57 Once writing programs gets easy, developers will_.（A）learn how to perfect their writing skills（B） learn more about management of the machine resources（C） feel free to express their ideas on the Internet（D）concentrate on the work at hand58 To realize the vis
37、ions outlined by the author, Microsoft needs_.（A）technical support from its partners（B） an incredible opportunity for developers（C） a large base of machines out in the market（D）to improve application writing59 In Paragraph 4, the phrase “get in with“ (making sure they get in with the customers) mean
38、s（A）to win（B） to be friendly with（C） to contact（D）to introduce60 The purpose of the overall vision is to_.（A）collect as much information as possible（B） gather all the developers（C） automate our life in a innovational way（D）improve the operation of Microsoft60 They do not throw lavish parties. Their
39、editors are not immortalised in films. But the magazines put out by Britains supermarkets have a growing presence where it counts: in handbags and on coffee tables. In 2005 the Audit Bureau of Circulations top ten magazines contained two supermarket publications, with a combined distribution of 3.8m
40、. Now there are five, reaching 7. 7m people.Publications such as Tesco Magazine and Your M they also increase loyalty to the brand.It may be tempting to believe that most people throw these freebies away. But the large National Readership Survey finds that Tesco Magazine reaches 6. 4m Britons, sugge
41、sting each copy is read by three people. And with such huge circulations, the magazines have lots of affluent readers. Asdas publication is read by 7. 3% of all people belonging to social class Ahandily beating upscale titles such as Country Living and Vogue.By suggesting there is still value in dea
42、d trees, supermarket publications encourage their paid-for equivalents. But they also provide growing competition for advertising and readers. Their content has gradually converged with that of womens magazines. Both are heavy on consumer advice, of the “wear this top with that skirt“ type. Thanks t
43、o data from loyalty-cards, some supermarket rags know much more about their customers than do rival magazines. As they go online, they will be able to target readers with ruthless precision.Britains four big supermarketsAsda, Morrisons, Sainsburys and Tescoare vital outlets for all kinds of media. M
44、any magazine and book publishers depend on them. They already account for almost a quarter of all spending on music, more than double the share of Apples iTunes. Their magazines extend their dominance. Media retailers are on their way to becoming media conglomerates.61 Why does the writer mention “l
45、avish parties“ and “immortalized in films“ at the beginning of the passage?（A）To show a contrast between the Britains supermarkets magazines and other media.（B） To outstand the magazines from Britains supermarkets in marketing.（C） To arouse readers interest in the topic.（D）To interestingly introduce
46、 and differentiate the topic of magazines from supermarkets62 What does the word “them“ (in Paragraph . . how readers might use them) refer to?（A）Shampoo.（B） Artichokes.（C） Publications.（D）Readers.63 What do Keith Graingers words ( in Paragraph 2) mean?（A）Supermarket magazines feed in a lot of infor
47、mation.（B） Supermarket magazines reasonably combine the need of customers and the promotion of brands.（C） They did a good job.（D）Their magazines have an unrivalled advantage.64 Which of the following is INCORRECT about the supermarket magazines?（A）They bring out more outside agencies in magazine pub
48、lication.（B） They collect more accurate data on customers and promote marketing for supermarkets.（C） They are not worth much in publication.（D）They have a promising future in the industry.65 What is the best title of the passage?（A）The Rise of the Supermarket Rag（B） Importance of the Supermarket Mag
49、azines（C） The Growing Value of the Supermarket Rag（D）Presence of the Supermarket Magazines65 One of the many pleasures of watching “Mad Men“, a television drama about the advertising industry in the early 1960s, is examining the ways in which office life has changed over the years. One obvious change makes people feel good about themselves: they no longer treat women
