1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 31（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 will
2、 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 conversations
3、. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What do the speakers mainly discuss?（A）Admission standards at the University of Michigan.（B） The use of standardized tests for college admissions.（C） The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).（D）Evaluation w
4、ithout standardized tests.3 What is Pauls opinion about the TOEFL and the Michigan Test?（A）He believes that the tests are good.（B） He believes that the required test scores are too low.（C） He believes that they are more important than academic preparation.（D）He believes that the tests should not be
5、used correctly.4 What does Sally say about the admissions officers?（A）That they dont always use the TOEFL and the Michigan Test scores correctly.（B） That they look at transcripts instead of scores.（C） That they should insist on a rigid cut-off score.（D）That they are looking for an appropriate altern
6、ative.5 What do the speakers mainly discuss?（A）Making friends in a foreign country.（B） Spanish and French.（C） Foreign TV, radio and other media.（D）Learning a foreign language.6 What helped Batty most in learning Spanish?（A）The language laboratory.（B） Travel.（C） Studying in high school.（D）Going to mo
7、vies and watching TV.7 What is Professor Bakers opinion?（A）He believes that it is a good idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.（B） He agrees with Betty.（C） He believes that it is a bad idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.（D）He believes that it is ideal to
8、live in a country where the language is spoken.8 What do the speakers mainly discuss?（A）A sick friend.（B） A math class.（C） School policy.（D）The mans test.9 Why cant the woman give Terry Youngs test to the man?（A）Because it is against the law.（B） Because the man is not a member of Terrys family.（C） B
9、ecause the woman cannot find the test.（D）Because Terry was too sick to take the test.10 What is the mans last name?（A）Young.（B） Purcell.（C） Raleigh.（D）Kelly.11 What will the man most probably do?（A）Call his friend.（B） Go to the office to get his test.（C） Send the woman a letter.（D）Take the test late
10、r.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 is not mentioned in the passage as an aspect that farming activities are damaging7（A）Soil.（B） Human population.（C） Forest.（D）Water.13
11、How can the group carry out their studies?（A）By using satellite images, maps, etc.（B） By studying specific farming methods.（C） By studying the variation of human population.（D）By analyzing the quality of crops.14 According to this passage, why the farming activities can affect the animals?（A）By forc
12、ing them farming.（B） By affecting the quality of soils.（C） By adding chemicals and pollute the waterways.（D）By affecting the environments they live in.15 Why American scientists are developing these maps7（A）To estimate the extreme weather.（B） To develop the satellite technology.（C） To improve agricu
13、ltural output.（D）To learn how to change information to maps more efficiently.16 How can the satellites catch the information about the soil?（A）By turning the intensity of sunshine into maps.（B） By analyzing the recent weather report.（C） By capturing the microwave radiation from the soil.（D）By analyz
14、ing information provided by ground observation centers.17 What is the future work planned to do?（A）Acquire information from satellites more efficiently.（B） To realize full coverage of area the satellite passes over.（C） Building more ground observation centers.（D）Compare satellites information with t
15、hose from ground.18 How many refugees came from Vietnam since the early 1970s?（A）About 35,000.（B） About 250,000.（C） About 350,000.（D）About 25,000.19 Why did the lower-class white people in the United States treat Chinese immigrants with hostility?（A）Because they didnt understand their language.（B） B
16、ecause they saw them as a source of threat to their jobs.（C） Because their culture was very different from theirs.（D）Because they had very different appearances.20 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）About five million of the population of the United States is of Asian origin.（B） Most o
17、f the Chinese were employed in heavy industries when they first came to the United States.（C） Chinese people retreated into Chinatowns out of their own choice.（D）Chinese immigration was ended by law in 1882.21 Where did the first Japanese immigrants settle?（A）In California only.（B） In hastily establ
18、ished camps.（C） At Pearl Harbor.（D）In California and the other Pacific states.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 How many Israeli civilians were killed and bow many seriously wo
19、unded?（A）6 were killed and 5 others wounded.（B） 5 were killed and 6 others wounded.（C） 3 were killed and 6 others wounded.（D）6 were killed and 3 others wounded.23 Police killed _.（A）opposition activists（B） at least one protester（C） the regional grouping（D）ECOWAS24 Eight foreign aid workers were arre
20、sted in Afghanistan because of their _ activities.（A）political（B） espionage（C） religious（D）relief25 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?（A）A fine.（B） Expulsion.（C） A jail term.（D）Death sentence.26 Fighting broke out on train to Manchester _.（A）between football fans suppor
21、ting rival teams（B） between football players of rival teams（C） between football supporters and the police（D）between football players and the police27 _ people are to appear in court in Manchester today.（A）15（B） 50（C） 5（D）828 According to the news, what are Defense Department officials expected to do
22、 on Friday?（A）To announce the plans to detect drug smugglers.（B） To stop the flow of drugs northward from Latin America.（C） To expand the use of military personnel.（D）To throw more ships, planes and personnel into the anti-drug movement.29 What was rejected by Columbia in January?（A）The use of recon
23、naissance satellites in Columbia.（B） The training of counter-narcotics personnel.（C） The proposal of stationing warships off the Columbian coast.（D）The expanded use of military weapons.30 Who has visited Sudan last week?（A）Sadeqal-Mahdi.（B） Colin Powell.（C） Omar Hassan AL-Bashir.（D）President Bush.31
24、 How many people were killed in the Sudanese War?（A）About 2 million.（B） About 3 million.（C） About 7 thousand.（D）About 9 thousand.32 Where will Sundays meeting be held?（A）Sudan.（B） U.S.A（C） Kenyan.（D）Uganda.33 According to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, how much will Zimbabwes cereal pr
25、oduction drop from last year?（A）25%.（B） 15%.（C） 50%.（D）20%.34 How many tons of cereal is the Zimbabwe government able to buy?（A）500,000.（B） 100,000.（C） 250,000.（D）50,000.35 Which of the following is NOT true?（A）The Zimbabwe government lacks hard currency.（B） White owners occupy about 1/3 of the coun
26、trys productive land.（C） The urban poor and low-income residents of southern and eastern Zimbabwe suffered most from the food shortage.（D）The government wants to exchange the white-owned land with money.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which o
27、f the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 35 I recently read the Oxford【C1】_ of the Tolstoys War and Peace, translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude.【C2】_ my shame, I had never read it before, so I was【C3】_ to find myself reading a novel that see
28、med somehow familiar,【C4】_ with echoes of Jane Austen. This was an unexpected discovery, for generally Jane Austen is【C5】_ to Tolstoy as someone who writes only about limited domestic milieux rather than【C6】_ historical panorama 【C7】_ , what struck me about the Tolstoy I was reading were Austenesque
29、 details of【C8】_ relationships couched in Austenesque language. The question【C9】_ is whether this stylistic feature is 【C10】_ in Tolstoy in Russian, or whether it has been introduced through the【C11】_ . A second question,【C12】_ I shall probably never find an answer is how could I ever discover what
30、was or was not added during the translation【C13】_ . We have to【C14 】_ translators. They undertake to transpose texts written in a【C15】_ that we do not know and bring them into a language that we can read easily. We all like to talk【 C16】_ we had direct access to other literatures, so that when I say
31、 I have just read War and Peace, everyone【 C17】_ me to be saying I have read Tolstoy. But of course I have not read【C18】_ , because I have no Russian. I have read a translation. I have read the Tolstoy【C19】_ by a translator, and the echoes of Jane Austen I【C20】_ in my English Tolstoy were put there,
32、 consciously or unconsciously, by that translator.36 【C1 】（A）print（B） publication（C） issue（D）edition37 【C2 】（A）For（B） To（C） From（D）At38 【C3 】（A）pleased（B） shocked（C） surprised（D）happy39 【C4 】（A）resonant（B） recalling（C） reminding（D）charged40 【C5 】（A）unfavorably（B） favorably（C） fairly（D）unfairly41 【C6
33、 】（A）important（B） less important（C） broad（D）trivial42 【C7 】（A）Nevertheless（B） So（C） Therefore（D）For example43 【C8 】（A）personal（B） historical（C） public（D）domestic44 【C9 】（A）of course（B） therefore（C） indeed（D）as such45 【C10 】（A）present（B） missing（C） lacking（D）translated46 【C11 】（A）translator（B） author
34、（C） translators（D）editor47 【C12 】（A）for which（B） to which（C） from which（D）in which48 【C13 】（A）process（B） edition（C） style（D）method49 【C14 】（A）ask（B） question（C） tell（D）trust50 【C15 】（A）form（B） style（C） manner（D）language51 【C16 】（A）when（B） if（C） as if（D）as52 【C17 】（A）is sure（B） understands（C） thinks（
35、D）assures53 【C18 】（A）the Tolstoy（B） a Tolstoy（C） Tolstoy（D）this Tolstoy54 【C19 】（A）created（B） made（C） composed（D）written55 【C20 】（A）concerned（B） discerned（C） did not concern（D）did not discern三、PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each s
36、entence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.56 Most environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them _ taken in the past.（A）was not（B） were not（C） were not being（D）being not57 During the summer vac
37、ation, Mary worked on a (an) _ basis as a salesman, taking 8 percent of everything she sells.（A）salary（B） income（C） commission（D）pension58 She listened carefully _ she might discover exactly what he wanted.（A）so as that（B） in case（C） providing（D）in order that59 Michelle found it difficult to get his
38、 British jokes _ to Australian audiences.（A）across（B） deal（C） over（D）down60 The news item about the traffic accident is followed by a detailed report made _.（A）on the spot（B） on the location（C） on the ground（D）on the site61 The government _ to approve the use of wide -spead surveillance when the Jus
39、tice Department took objections.（A）is going（B） had been（C） was about（D）is coming62 It is reported that fewer and fewer of todays workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field,_the same company.（A）much worse（B） less likely（C） all else（D）let alone63 Mr. and Mrs. Smith are so excited to
40、day, for they bought _ yesterday.（A）many furnitures（B） so much furniture（C） many piece of furniture（D）a lot of furniture64 Despite their good service provided, most inns are less expensive than hotels of _ standards.（A）equivalent（B） likely（C） alike（D）uniform65 Because there was little heat in the be
41、d room, Evan was cold _.（A）much through the night（B） most of the night（C） many parts of the night（D）the majority part of the night66 You must have the experience that you find your voice _ on the telephone.（A）distorted（B） irregular（C） twisted（D）deformed67 President Jimmy gave a brief _ of the histor
42、y of the university before the opening of the conference.（A）comment（B） reference（C） account（D）statement68 “Do you like those kinds of cigarette?“_ cigarette agrees with me.“（A）Hardly no（B） Nearly no（C） Barely no（D）Almost none69 When they had finished reading, the children were told to _ all the pict
43、ure books they had taken out.（A）put up（B） put off（C） put away（D）put out70 The harder the shrub is to grow, _.（A）the higher price it is（B） the higher price it would have（C） the higher the price is（D）the higher is the price71 Peters father asked him to spend his time on something _ researching into in
44、stead of playing all the time.（A）worthy（B） valuable（C） worth（D）previous72 It is often more difficult than to get financial support for scientific research.（A）obtaining trained men（B） to find trained men（C） in getting men trained（D）recruiting experienced men73 The new governments tax raise policy act
45、ually led to the result that the incomes from taxation actually _.（A）shrink（B） delay（C） disperse（D）sink74 “The critics thought the acting was generally poor.“I didnt find _ .“（A）it（B） it so（C） it to be too（D）it was too75 The behavior of an animal depends mainly on _ , whereas human behavior is mostl
46、y a product of learning.（A）instinct（B） impulse（C） consciousness（D）response76 The patients believe that Dr. Smith knows exactly how to put them _.（A）right（B） correct（C） well（D）straight77 “Do you regret paying fifty dollars for the dog?“No, I would gladly pay _ for him.“（A）as much twice（B） twice so mu
47、ch（C） much twice（D）twice as much78 We were suddenly _ when I was speaking to John on the phone.（A）hung（B） cut down（C） cut off（D）hung back79 “Did Amys parents leave her any money?“No, she has to support _ now.“（A）by herself（B） herself（C） all alone（D）on her own80 The meeting was so prolonged and exhau
48、sting that _ the speakers stopped for refreshments.（A）at large（B） at ease（C） at intervals（D）at random81 Mr. Morgan gradually_ a knowledge of the subject.（A）attained（B） required（C） acquired（D）enquired82 Though steam engines have now passed the _ of their usefulness, their heritage remains.（A）prime（B） era（C） epoch（D）date83 What he said just now had little to do with the question _ discussion.（A）with（B） under（C） by（D）over84 Molten iron is poured into the mixer in the same way _ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.（A）as（B
