1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 287（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 How long is the registration period for the orientation meeting?（A）15 minutes.（B） 30 minutes.（C） 45 minutes.（D）60 minutes.3 Why does the finishing time of the meeting need to be changed?（A）There isnt a room availab
4、le at that time.（B） A speaker is coming to address the students.（C） Language testing will take longer than expected.（D）Lunch will no be ready until much later.4 What time will the campus tour end?（A）12:45p.m.（B） 1:30p.m.（C） 2:00p.m.（D）2:15 p.m.5 Where does the conversation take place?（A）In a worksho
5、p.（B） In a meeting room.（C） In a friends house.（D）In a pub.6 Which of the following isnot true about the man?（A）He is a driver.（B） He has two kids.（C） He is now unemployed.（D）His wife is a secretary.7 How much does the lady get a week?（A）100 pounds.（B） 66.5 pounds.（C） 44 pounds.（D）140 pounds.8 When
6、did the worlds population reach six billion?（A）October 10,1999.（B） October 11, 1999.（C） November 10, 1999.（D）November 11,1999.9 What was the worlds population in 1500?（A）300 million.（B） 310 million.（C） 500 million.（D）510 million.10 How long did it take for the worlds population to increase from 2 bi
7、llion to 3 billion?（A）304 years.（B） 123 years.（C） 33 years.（D）14 years.11 When will the worlds population hit 10 billion?（A）2010.（B） 2002.（C） 2036.（D）2054.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions tha
8、t follow. 12 Which of the statements do you think could not cause a driver to have an accident?（A）Talking to another person while driving.（B） Holding a telephone in one hand while driving.（C） Not keeping both hands on the steering wheel.（D）Driving without any shoes on.13 How many cellular phones wer
9、e in use in 1985?（A）75, 000.（B） 50, 000.（C） 25, 000.（D）100, 000.14 Why shouldnt drivers use hand-held telephones when the car is moving?（A）They may be in an embarrassing situation.（B） They might have accidents.（C） They do not look at the road ahead.（D）They might be prosecuted.15 Why does the writer
10、suggest that you should do the work yourself?（A）You could save money.（B） There are many books, magazines and manuals on the subject.（C） It is easy to find the right tools and materials nowadays.（D）All the reasons mentioned above.16 What do the letters D.I.Y. stand for?（A）Do it yourself.（B） Do-it-you
11、rself.（C） Decorate it yourself.（D）Decorate-it-yourself.17 Why do more people do their own jobs these days?（A）They have much more leisure time and less money available.（B） There fewer tradesmen make a living from private homes.（C） There is paint, glue, oil and wire for all purposes.（D）There are tiles
12、, shelves, carpets and pipes of all shapes and sizes.18 What does not happen in the brain in the active sleep?（A）The brain becomes very active.（B） The brain becomes very inactive.（C） The brain temperature rises.（D）The brain blood rises.19 The passage tells us that when a person is dreaming what will
13、 happen?（A）His body is moving.（B） His temperature is rising.（C） His eyes are moving.（D）His blood is increasing.20 Which of the following statement is true when a person is in the passive sleep?（A）His body hardly moves.（B） His body moves a lot.（C） His eyes move a lot. .（D）His brain becomes active.21
14、What is the best title for the passage?（A）Dream Period.（B） Active Sleep.（C） Passive Sleep.（D）Sleep Cycle.22 How many new wonders are selected?（A）6.（B） 7.（C） 8.（D）9.23 Which wonder is in Europe?（A）The Great Wall.（B） The Colosseum.（C） The Taj Mahal.（D）The Machu Picchu.24 Which statement is not true?（A
15、）Thousands of people were killed in New Orleans.（B） At least hundreds of people died in the hurricane.（C） The government had began to investigate the exact number of the death.（D）Some people died in their attics.25 What did Cowan think of Nagins estimate?（A）He thought it was not true at all.（B） He t
16、hought it was possible.（C） He thought it was not reasonable.（D）He thought it was exaggerated.26 What is the force behind recent attacks on London?（A）The Irish Republican Army.（B） Muslim suicide bombers.（C） Civilians.（D）Unknown forces.27 Who pointed out the recent attacks were linked to al-Qaida?（A）T
17、ony Blair.（B） George Brown.（C） George Bush.（D）Thatcher.28 The emergency relief would be provided for_.（A）American farmers（B） farmers in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast（C） farmers who are suffering from extremes of weather（D）farmers in the North Dakota29 According to Senator Conrad, the enormous agr
18、icultural losses are caused by several factors except（A）hurricane（B） flood（C） drought（D）social disorder30 When did the Vice President begin to suffer his heart attack?（A）Last year.（B） 1978.（C） This week.（D）Not mentioned in this report.31 When does the Vice President expect to return home?（A）Monday m
19、orning.（B） Monday afternoon.（C） Saturday morning.（D）Saturday afternoon. 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. 31 Clothes, decorations, physiqu
20、e, hair and facial 【C1】_give a great deal of information about us. For instance, we wear clothes to keep us warm, 【C2】 _unlike animals.we do not have a protective【C3】_of hair. But of the purpose of communication, we dress 【C4 】_clothes of different colors, style and material; we wear jewelry and oth
21、er valuables; we use cosmetics and perfume; we 【C5】 _ beards and sideburns; and we smoke pipes and carry walking sticks.Strict rules govern the clothes we wear. We do not, wear football boots with a dinner-jacket, 【C6】_a boiler suit to work in an insurance office. A clerk on Wall Street will wear mo
22、re formal dress than someone in a 【C7 】_job in a country town. Fashionable and smart 【C8】_are associated with good qualities, and well-dressed people have been 【C9】_to get more help and cooperation from【C10】_strangers. For example, a woman is often given more 【C11 】_of help with her broken-down car
23、when she is dressed attractively than when she is dressed less 【 C12】_.Rebels consider themselves to be different from other people in society, and often 【C13 】_their physical appearance to show this. In the last two decades in Britain there have been a number of【C14】_movements with distinct uniform
24、s. Hippies did not just wear simple clothes but dressed in a particular style that made them instantly 【C15 】_.But in our modern society some people 【C16】_choose particular clothes to project their personalities. 【C17 】_types wear brighter colors than more reserved people. Some people wear odd【C18】_
25、of clothes to express their individuality. For example, someone 【C19】_give an impression of high social status 【C20 】_origin and bad temper by wearing an expensive suit.32 【C1 】（A）features（B） appearances（C） aspects（D）looks33 【C2 】（A）when（B） because（C） so（D）but34 【C3 】（A）covering（B） look（C） color（D）c
26、over35 【C4 】（A）with（B） in（C） by（D）of36 【C5 】（A）grow（B） favor（C） keep（D）prefer37 【C6 】（A）never（B） neither（C） and（D）or38 【C7 】（A）dissimilar（B） different（C） similar（D）same39 【C8 】（A）clothes（B） clothing（C） wearing（D）appearances40 【C9 】（A）found out（B） identified（C） discovered（D）known41 【C10 】（A）different
27、（B） full（C） mere（D）complete42 【C11 】（A）ways（B） offers（C） willingness（D）pieces43 【C12 】（A）annoyingly（B） naively（C） appealingly（D）appallingly44 【C13 】（A）convert（B） transform（C） alter（D）vary45 【C14 】（A）labor（B） teenagers（C） youngsters（D）youth46 【C15 】（A）cognizant（B） recognizable（C） memorable（D）identica
28、l47 【C16 】（A）never（B） also（C） once（D）seldom48 【C17 】（A）Sociable（B） Social（C） Sober（D）Solemn49 【C18 】（A）blending（B） associations（C） combinations（D）mixtures50 【C19 】（A）had to（B） should（C） might（D）must51 【C20 】（A）Scot（B） Scotsman（C） Scotland（D）Scottish三、PART IV GRAMMAR children even more than adults re
29、quire and enjoy physical exercise and games of all kinds.（A）work off（B） let off（C） play off（D）put off73 Tests have proved that caffeine affects the body by increasing the heart rate and rhythm, which_ affects the circulatory system.（A）in the long run（B） in turn（C） in return（D）as a result74 Both men
30、and women, nine times out often, are firmly_of the superior excellence of their own performance.（A）asserted（B） ensured（C） convinced（D）conceived75 Children between the age of 2 and 11 cannot comprehend the difference between commercials and television, so they cannot defend themselves against the_tec
31、hniques of commercial television advertising.（A）persuasive（B） advisable（C） irresistible（D）appealing76 During the 1990s world oil production will approach geological estimates of maximum production _, even with rapidly increasing petroleum prices.（A）capability（B） quota（C） potentiality（D）capacity77 It
32、 would be very difficult for a library to be without dictionaries and encyclopedia; such reference books are_.（A）unavoidable（B） inevitable（C） indispensable（D）fundamental78 To remain competitive in the international market place, U.S. industries have recognized that they must attract the brightest, m
33、ost_young people available.（A）committed（B） dedicated（C） determined（D）contributed79 Mr. Jones, I am really pleased_you. And I hope we will be able to see each other in not long time,（A）to meet（B） to have met（C） at meeting（D）having met80 Mildred never dared to question or_her husbands judgement.（A）dis
34、pute（B） disperse（C） debate（D）decline81 To acquire education is principal way of gaining status in a culture that generally stresses achievement, skillfulness, and upward_.（A）mobility（B） motivation（C） ambition（D）promotion81 He was the silent of the storm that erupted after the violent death of Diana,
35、 Princess of Wales. The only survivor of the horrific crash in Paris, Trevor Rees-Jones would surely answer all the puzzling questions about that night in 1997. But apart from one tabloid interview that he instantly regretted, the 31-year-old bodyguard remained as enigmatic as the last fateful secon
36、ds locked irretrievably inside his head.The former paratrooper had suffered serious chest and head injuries, his face so badly disfigured that it was sewn back together after more than 20 metal splinters were removed. What hurt more, it seems, were the accusations about his role and the wild conspir
37、acy theories made by his former employer, Mohamed al-Fayed, father of the deceased Dodi.Rees-Jones has now decided to break his silence by writing a book, The bodyguards Story, which gives his unalloyed account of the events leading up to the final “shambles“. It describes the bizarre Fayed menage.
38、Crates of bottled water were taken to the family villa in St Tropez the equivalent of coals to Newcastle. Fayeds private Gulfstream jet transported five sacks of sand to Finland to make a beach for the Fayed children, only to be swept away.Although adamant that he is not cashing in on Dianas death,
39、Rees-Jones is submitting to a media hoopla because he is hard up. Denied compensation in France, facing legal bills and without long-term provision after his acrimonious parting from Fayed, the money has provided him with a two-bedroom house in Oswestry in Shropshire and some security.It has bought
40、him no peace of mind. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, he confesses he is plagued by the thought that Diana, Dodi and driver Henri Paul died on my shift and that he would gladly have sacrificed his own life to save theirs. “If I could have died and those three survived, I could have done it
41、,“ he says.Rees-Jones was one of 40 security men 16-stone nannies hired to guard the Fayed family and pander to their whims. A former squaddie with the Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland, he was a useful rugby player whose tough looks and soft in frame belied a mild and stoical nature.82 Which s
42、tatement is not true about the bodyguard?（A）He was the only survivor in that tragedy.（B） He was the key to all questions about that tragedy.（C） He was only interviewed by a big and influential newspaper but felt regretted soon.（D）He used to serve in the army.83 What is the book mainly about?（A）The l
43、ife of Diana.（B） The uncovered storied of Fayed me nage.（C） How the tragedy happened in his eyes.（D）His personal career life.84 Why did Rees-Jones write this book?（A）He wanted to tell people the truth.（B） He was in debt and eager to make money.（C） He wanted to make a revenge.（D）It is hard to say.85
44、According to Rees-Jones, why didnt he get the peace of mind?（A）He led a hard life.（B） He was bothered by the dead people.（C） He was blamed by many people.（D）He thought he had some responsibility for the dead people.86 What is the passage mainly about?（A）The death of Diana will be revealed.（B） The in
45、sight into the life of Diana.（C） The bodyguards book and feeling about the tragedy.（D）The life of the bodyguard after that tragedy.86 Volcanic fire and glacial ice are natural enemies. Eruptions at glaciated volcanoes typically destroy ice fields, as they did in 1980 when 70 of Mount Saint Helens ic
46、e cover was demolished. During long dormant intervals, glaciers gain the upper hand cutting deeply into volcanic cones and eventually reducing them to rubble. Only rarely do these competing forces of heat and cold operate in perfect balance to create a phenomenon such as the steam caves at Mount Rai
47、nier National Park.Located inside Rainiers two ice filled summit craters, these caves form a labyrinth of tunnels and vaulted chambers about one and one half miles in total length. Their creation depends on an unusual combination of factors that nature almost never brings together in one place. The
48、cave making recipe calls for a steady emission of volcanic gas and heat, a heavy annual snowfall at an elevation high enough to keep it from melting during the summer, and a bowl shaped crater to hold the snow.Snow accumulating yearly in Rainiers summit craters is compacted and compressed into a den
49、se form of ice called firm, a substance midway between ordinary ice and the denser crystalline ice that makes up glaciers. Heat rising from numerous openings (called fumaroles) along the inner crater walls melts out chambers between the rocky walls and the overlying ice pack. Circulating currents of warm air then melt additional openings in the firm ice, eventually connecting the individual chambers and, in the larger of Rainiers the crat
