1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 314（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 can we know about the man from the conversation?（A）He was in a small school.（B） He doesnt like the courses.（C） The professors dont like him.（D）He cant accustom himself to the way of lecturing in a big universi
4、ty.3 What does the woman suggest the man do?（A）Change a school.（B） Join the mentor group.（C） Take a psychology course.（D）Study hard.4 Where can the man sign up for joining the mentor group?（A）In the lecture hall.（B） In Professor Greens office.（C） In the deans office.（D）In the library.5 What does the
5、 mans father want him to do?（A）Study something practical.（B） Find a way to pay his tuition.（C） Transfer to another school.（D）Apply for a scholarship.6 What can we infer from the conversation?（A）The woman thinks it is an easy problem to solve.（B） Many other students have the same problem.（C） The man
6、has discussed a similar problem with the woman before.（D）The woman had already guessed what the mans problem was.7 Which of the following statements is a disadvantage of doing a double major?（A）It will take longer to graduate.（B） It will give a negative influence on the mans mind.（C） It would allow
7、less time for the students main interest.（D）It will affect the students social life.8 What does the man need to do before taking the course in Poets of the 1960s?（A）To give up his cafeteria work.（B） To sign up for the class.（C） To pay tuition for the class.（D）To take an Introduction to Poetry.9 What
8、 problem does the man have with the introductory poetry class?（A）He has another class at the same time.（B） He has already been familiar with the material.（C） The class time is the same with his working time.（D）The class is too far away.10 Why doesnt the man want to change his work schedule?（A）He wan
9、ts to work the same schedule as his friends.（B） He likes to do his homework in the evening.（C） All the other work schedules conflict with his classes.（D）He doesnt want to ask his boss for another favor.11 Why does the man want to get the class at the community college?（A）The class size there is smal
10、ler.（B） It may offer the class he needs during the day.（C） Its courses cost less.（D）It has a pool.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 fostered the great ex
11、pansion of formal schooling?（A）Reformers suggestions.（B） The coming of a large population from Europe.（C） The expansion of industrial cities.（D）The requirement of specific populations.13 What did education reformers suggest in the early twentieth century?（A）Different groups needed different kinds of
12、 education.（B） Special programs should be set up to modernize students.（C） Women should stay at home.（D）More women should be involved in education and industry.14 What problem was Americans confronting in the earlier twentieth century?（A）More goods were produced than needed.（B） Fewer goods were prod
13、uced than needed.（C） Immigrant women didnt have right to receive education.（D）Immigrant women raised a lot of children.15 What does a training specification specify?（A）The performance required for a certain job.（B） The required behavior, knowledge and skills.（C） The training contents and methods to
14、be used.（D）The costs and the benefits of the program.16 What must we understand in order to be successful in our training programs?（A）The difference between a job description and a job specification.（B） The difference between what is taught, and how it is used.（C） The relation between the costs and
15、the quality of the program.（D）The difference between learning about the skills and training in using them.17 What does the success of a training program lie in according to the passage?（A）The training methods and the quality of the training staff.（B） The performance of the trainees in the program.（C
16、） The places where the training programs take place.（D）The way to evaluate the training program.18 By what means did Joe think he could become rich?（A）He thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.（B） He said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.（C） He said t
17、hat he could rob the rich of their money.（D）He might be rich if he worked harder.19 Why did the teller give Joe the money?（A）Because he had a letter of thanks.（B） Because he feared that he might be killed if he refused.（C） Because Joe gave him a demand note.（D）Because Joe showed a cheque payable at
18、sight.20 How were the police able to prove that Joe had robbed the bank?（A）The raid had been photographed by hidden cameras.（B） Some watchmen had seen the raid.（C） The bank teller proved that Joe was the robber.（D）Some monitors had been installed nearby.21 Which of the following adjectives can be us
19、ed to describe Joe?（A）Funny.（B） Clever.（C） Brave.（D）Stupid.22 The Russian Military says it will（A）kill 18 government soldiers.（B） leave the southern area of Vidinor.（C） derail the shaky peace process.（D）exact revenge for a Chechen rebel ambush.23 The number of government soldiers killed, captured an
20、d wounded in the ambush is（A）18. .（B） 23.（C） 25（D）3024 According to the news, Leeson（A）bankrupted a vulnerable bank.（B） was a British investor in Singapore.（C） worked as a teller in Singapore.（D）took exactly 1 billion from the bank last winter.25 Which of the following is NOT correct?（A）Leeson faile
21、d when staking the companys money on Japanese derivatives.（B） Leeson was extradited to Singapore.（C） Leeson was arrested on his way back to London.（D）Leeson accepted the six-and-half-year sentence.26 Of the 349 forest and grassland fires,（A）290 have been extinguished.（B） 89 have been controlled.（C）
22、40 remained out of control.（D）7 are in the bordering provinces.27 The losses caused by the fires include（A）63 men dead.（B） 26 men injured.（C） 7,000 heads of livestock dead.（D）7 million hectares of forest destroyed.28 How many people were killed according to opposition sources before?（A）5.（B） More th
23、an 300.（C） At least 4.（D）929 Which of the following is a measure taken by security forces?（A）Holding massive protest.（B） Using tear gas and batons.（C） Dispersing the protestors.（D）Surrendering possession of some places.30 The protestors set fire to all the following EXCEPT（A）police motorcycles.（B） p
24、olice cars.（C） a police station.（D）the crowd.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 A common assumption about the private sector of educatio
25、n is that it caters only to the elite.【C1】_, recent research points in the opposite direction. If we want to help some of most【C2 】_group in society, then encouraging deeper private sector【C3】_is likely to be the best way forward.Several developments are【C4】_in India, all of which involve the privat
26、e education sector meeting the【C5】_of the poor in distinct ways.【 C6】_India is not unique in this respect similar phenomena are happening all over the developing world.As a point of departure, how do government schools serve the poor? Usefully, the government sponsored Public Report on Basic Educati
27、on in India from 1999 paints a very【C7 】_picture of the “【C8】_“ of the government schools for the poor. When researchers【C9 】_unannounced on their random sample of the schools, only 53% had any “teaching activity“ going on.【C10 】_, the team noted that the【C11】_of teaching standards has nothing to do
28、【C12 】_disempowered teachers, but instead could be【C13】_“plain negligence“. They noted “several cases of irresponsible teachers【C14】_a school closed for months at a time“.But is there any【C15】 _to these schools? Surely no one else can do better than government【C16】_the resources available? As it hap
29、pens, the Report pointed to private schools that were serving the poor and【C17】_that such problems were not found in these schools. Most parents believed that private schools were successful because they were more accountable:“ the teachers are accountable to the manager who can fire them, and,【C18】
30、 _him or her, to the【C19】_who can withdraw their children. “ Such accountability was not present in the government schools, and “this contrast is【C20】_with crystal clarity by vast majority of parents“.31 【C1 】（A）In addition（B） On the contrary（C） In effect（D）In general32 【C2 】（A）disadvantaged（B） disa
31、bled（C） discriminated（D）privileged33 【C3 】（A）encouragement（B） intercourse（C） investment（D）involvement34 【C4 】（A）ongoing（B） outgoing（C） preceding（D）underway35 【C5 】（A）difficulties（B） objections（C） needs（D）requests36 【C6 】（A）And（B） Therefore（C） But（D）Thus37 【C7 】（A）desolate（B） bleak（C） ingenious（D）del
32、icate38 【C8 】（A）disorganization（B） breakdown（C） malfunctioning（D）disorder39 【C9 】（A）called（B） decided（C） took（D）looked40 【C10 】（A）Amusingly（B） Misleadingly（C） Confusingly（D）Alarmingly41 【C11 】（A）deprivation（B） deformation（C） deficiency（D）deterioration42 【C12 】（A）without（B） about（C） for（D）with43 【C13
33、 】（A）attributed to（B） resulted from（C） followed by（D）accounted for44 【C14 】（A）keep（B） keeping（C） kept（D）to keep45 【C15 】（A）alternative（B） option（C） substitute（D）preference46 【C16 】（A）thinking（B） supposing（C） suppose（D）given47 【C17 】（A）acquainted（B） admitted（C） allowed（D）permitted48 【C18 】（A）to（B） by
34、（C） with（D）through49 【C19 】（A）manager（B） students（C） parents（D）researchers50 【C20 】（A）conceived（B） maintained（C） retained（D）perceived三、PART IV GRAMMAR he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.（A）arbitrary（B） aggressive（C） ambitious（D）abundant73 Margies bedroom was in a_, w
35、ith books and papers covering every possible surface.（A）litter（B） disorder（C） rubbish（D）mess74 Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _ it.（A）maintain（B） persist（C） endure（D）sustain75 The weatherman broadcasts the_in temperature twice a day.（A）dive
36、rsion（B） variation（C） variety（D）modification76 Advanced computer technology has_an answer to accurate weather forecasting.（A）set up（B） come up with（C） filled in（D）faced up to77 The city has decided to_smoking.（A）do away with（B） take away（C） get away with（D）put away78 If each manager makes his usual
37、speech, the meeting will be_for forty-five minutes.（A）expanded（B） prolonged（C） delayed（D）exceeded79 The Car Club couldnt_to meet the demands of all its members.（A）assume（B） ensure（C） guarantee（D）confirm80 There was a big hole in the road which_the traffic.（A）set back（B） stood back（C） held up（D）kept
38、down80 The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional “ paid“ media such as television commercials and print advertisements still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a
39、 product may, for example, create “earned“ media by willingly promoting it to friends, and a company may leverage “owned“ media by sending e-mail alerts about products and sales to customers registered with its Web site. In fact, the way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decision
40、s means that marketings impact stems from a broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.Paid and owned media are controlled by marketers promoting their own products. For earned media, such marketers act as the initiator for users responses. But in some cases, one marketers owned media bec
41、ome another marketers paid media for instance, when an e-commerce retailer sells ad space on its Web site. We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment. This trend, which we believe is s
42、till in its infancy, effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further. Johnson the store owners effort is limited to uploading the original image for the mug, setting the cost, and writing a brief description of the item.It seems to be ca
43、tching on. “More and more companies come to us, who want to do some kind of merchandising, who want to offer a range of products to their users, but dont want the hassles associated with it,“ says Maheesh Jain, cafepress. corns co-founder and vice-president. “Thats where we come in were one of the f
44、ew companies that offer this kind of full-service solution. “But the most exciting aspect of cafepress. com is not its ability to help major corporations outsource and customize their merchandising efforts. Whats remarkable about the system is how simple it is to open a store. An average individual
45、with an idea that could sell 50 T-shirts or mugs cant justify a traditional merchandising effort, but with cafepress. com, users can easily bring ideas to fruition with very little time and no financial risk. Moreover, the quality of the merchandise is good; Ive ordered a mug and a shirt from cafepr
46、ess. com, and both were shipped relatively promptly, and arrived exactly as promised.Cafepress. com is an idea thats easy to get excited about. Its a small but tangible example of how the Internet can change the way we live.85 The expression “weathering the storm“ in the first sentence means（A）survi
47、ving a crisis.（B） coming into being.（C） struggling in the storm.（D）being dominated by a stormy high tech wave.86 The first kind of site differs from the second kind of site in that（A）the first kind sells commodities while the second offers service.（B） the first kind extends items sold beyond the tra
48、ditional categories.（C） the second kind is rising while the first kind is declining in the world of online commerce.（D）the second kind offers untraditional jobs to people experienced in auctioning.87 Which of the following about cafepress. com is NOT true?（A）Its customers are those who want to sell
49、things rather than buy things.（B） It, along with similar sites, has changed the traditional way of marketing.（C） It keeps its profit to a minimum in order to attract online customers.（D）Its users dont have to transact the items to be sold face-to-face with their customers.88 What kind of customers need most according to its vice-president?（A）Those who sell a great variety of items.（B） Thos
