1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 357（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 has the man suffered from the symptoms he described?（A）About one weeks.（B） About two weeks.（C） About three weeks.（D）About four weeks.3 Why didnt he go to see the doctor immediately?（A）Because he is too bus
4、y with his work.（B） Because he feels unsure about his symptoms.（C） Because he ignores the severity of the symptoms.（D）Because he hates to see the doctor.4 What happened during the past four months?（A）The patient has visited several doctors.（B） The patient s company has undergone an integration.（C） T
5、he patient s company has dismissed several employees.（D）The patient s company has moved into a new building.5 where is the man going?（A）Dullas.（B） Norfolk.（C） London.（D）Washington .6 The ticket the man books is NOT _.（A）for the next Friday（B） for round-trip（C） economy class（D）of weekend price7 How d
6、oes the man pay?（A）He doesnt have to pay right now.（B） He pays with his card（C） He pays in cash.（D）He has his company pay it.8 What are the man and woman doing?（A）The man is proposing a marriage to the woman.（B） The man is planning the wedding for the woman.（C） The woman is expressing her love to th
7、e man.（D）The woman is telling the wedding plan to the man.9 Whats true about the man?（A）The man has spent a lot of time planning the wedding.（B） The man has great expectation for their wedding.（C） The man hasnt set a date for their wedding yet.（D）The man has prepared a big surprise for the woman.10
8、In the womans plan, who will take photos for the wedding?（A）Her cousin.（B） Her parent.（C） Her uncle.（D）Her friend.11 According to the woman, who will make the wedding cake?（A）The mans friends.（B） The wife of the mans uncle.（C） Ladies at the church（D）The mans uncleSECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In thi
9、s section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What happened on January 27th, 1967?（A）Three men were injured during a fire.（B） One man died during the fire accident.（C） A fire started inside a spaceship.（D）A spaceship was lau
10、nched.13 What happened in 1981?（A）The space program was suspended.（B） Five men were injured during an accident.（C） The accident occurred before the rehearsal.（D）No accident happened that year,14 What does the passage say about accidents?（A）Accidents are unavoidable.（B） Accidents can be avoided.（C） H
11、uman beings are always careless.（D）There should be more precautions.15 If nuclear bombs are dropped on an area the survivors will（A）die gradually.（B） store more food.（C） be very sick.（D）grow more crops.16 Radiation（A）is good for crops.（B） can poison food and water.（C） is harmful to man.（D）is useful
12、to man.17 Sickness and starvation will be results of（A）a nuclear war.（B） nuclear weapons.（C） a deficiency of food.（D）a shortage of medicine.18 What makes it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations?（A）Computers.（B） Credit cards.（C） Local branch banks.（D）Restaurants and stores.19
13、Which of the following does NOT give the sellers conveniences or advantages?（A）Electronic cash registers.（B） Electronic recorders.（C） Credit cards.（D）Computers.20 Through the use of computers, all of the following can be done EXCEPT _（A）making personnel and staffing assignments（B） relying on the man
14、ufacturers for this reason（C） keeping trace of the sold goods and stored goods（D）launching promotional campaigns to identified customers21 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage you have just heard?（A）The author asserts that bank-issued credit cards can be automatically used.（B
15、） The author asserts that the United States of America is already a cashless society.（C） The author believes that nowadays many available banking services ar conveniences.（D）The author assumes that manufacturers, processors and suppliers all rely on computer.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In th
16、is section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 For how long have the heavy rains been falling?（A）Four days.（B） For days.（C） Four weeks.（D）For weeks.23 Which statement is NOT true about Australias largest investment bank?（A）It is p
17、lanning a purchase for the London Stock Exchange.（B） It is competing with two European rivals.（C） Its proposal has been revealed by a Sydney newspaper.（D）It is called Macquarie Bank.24 Which of the following is proper description for members of Congress ?attitude towards Bush administration?plans?（A
18、）Not satisfied.（B） Very satisfied.（C） Still doubtful.（D）Opposed.25 Who is Henry Shelton?（A）The Defense Minister.（B） The Secretary of State,（C） Chairman of the Congress.（D）Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.26 The issue concerning who controls the Internet will be discussed（A）by dividing planners.
19、（B） at the first U. N. summit on information technology.（C） during Dec. 10-12.（D）by leaders of governments.27 Who will NOT be discussing the controversial issues?（A）More than 50 heads of states.（B） Government representatives.（C） Representatives of business.（D）Representatives of citizens.28 Why the a
20、viation fuel is more harmful to the environment than others?（A）Because of the poisonous quality.（B） It has to do with the position of the pollution.（C） The aviation fuel is special.（D）There is too much dirt in its resulting smoke.29 The British government calls for _.（A）international cooperation（B）
21、reducing the use of aviation fuel（C） levying high tax on the aviation fuel（D）alternatives for the aviation fuel30 What were the prisoner and his wife accused of?（A）Killing a prison guard.（B） Killing a judge.（C） Killing a prison nurse.（D）Killing a man outside of the courthouse.31 Where could the coup
22、le most probably go?（A）To the police station in Hendersonville.（B） To the hospital in Hendersonville.（C） To the town that the man used to live in.（D）To the town that the woman used to live in.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choic
23、es given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 According to Ian Pearson, a futurologist, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium, when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of l
24、ife.Pearson has【C1】_together the work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a【C2】_millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key【C3】_and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an【C4】_l
25、ife expectancy and dozens of artificial organs【C5】_into use between now and 2040.Pearson also【C6】_a breakthrough in computer-human links. “By linking【C7 】_to our nervous system, computers could pick up【C8】_we feel and, hopefully, simulate【C9 】_too so that we can start to【C10】_full sensory environmen
26、ts, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holodeck,“ he says.But that, Pearson points【C11】_, is only the start of man-machine【C12】_: “It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will【C13 】_lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century.“【
27、C14】_his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroughs that can be predicted. However, there are still no【C15】_for when faster-than-light travel will be【C16】_, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible.But he does【C17】_social problems as a re
28、sult of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example,【C18】_problems in 2010, while the arrival of synthetic【C19】_robots will mean people may not be able to【C20】_between their human friends and the droids. And home appliances will also become so smart that con
29、trolling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychological disorder-kitchen rage.32 【C1 】（A）taken（B） pieced（C） kept（D）made33 【C2 】（A）complicated（B） delicate（C） subtle（D）unique34 【C3 】（A）breakthroughs（B） findings（C） events（D）incidents35 【C4 】（A）expanded（B） extended（C） enlarged（D）e
30、nriched36 【C5 】（A）being（B） becoming（C） carrying（D）coming37 【C6 】（A）schedules（B） plans（C） predicts（D）designs38 【C7 】（A）directly（B） instantly（C） precisely（D）automatically39 【C8 】（A）that（B） how（C） what（D）all40 【C9 】（A）thinking（B） hearing（C） sight（D）feeling41 【C10 】（A）form（B） develop（C） find（D）undertake
31、42 【C11 】（A）out（B） at（C） to（D）toward43 【C12 】（A）program（B） production（C） experiment（D）integration44 【C13 】（A）finally（B） ultimately（C） utterly（D）absolutely45 【C14 】（A）Through（B） Though（C） During（D）By46 【C15 】（A）forecasts（B） articles（C） stories（D）meetings47 【C16 】（A）advisable（B） affordable（C） availabl
32、e（D）valuable48 【C17 】（A）solve（B） arose（C） exercise（D）expect49 【C18 】（A）confront（B） cause（C） witness（D）collect50 【C19 】（A）lovely（B） likely（C） lifelike（D）lively51 【C20 】（A）distinguish（B） differ（C） diagnose（D）deviate三、PART IV GRAMMAR a daily pill could cut that to 11 days. Kids might go from 28 days of
33、 runny noses to 24 per year. The researchers conclude that minor reductions like these dont justify the expense and bother of year-round pill-popping (taking C only after symptoms crop up doesnt help).Some people would think that vitamin pills might not help you, but they cant hurt either. However,
34、a series of large-scale studies has turned this thinking on its head. Studies have raised concerns that taking high doses of folic acid could raise the risk of colon cancer. Still others suggest a connection between high doses of some vitamins and heart disease.Some expert says vitamins are safe whe
35、n you get them in food, but in pill form, they can act more like a drugwith the potential for unexpected and sometimes dangerous effects.86 At the beginning of the passage, the author indicates that（A）bankers could be depended on.（B） housing prices would always remain stable.（C） vitamins bring benef
36、its to people.（D）myth about vitamins is no longer believable. 87 According to the passage, vitamin-deficiency diseases were caused by（A）not taking vitamin pills.（B） not having various fruits and vegetables.（C） eating an average American diet.（D）shortage of vitamind. 88 The phrase “ward off in the fo
37、urth paragraph is closest in meaning to（A）cure.（B） keep away.（C） worsen.（D）relieve. 89 Whats experts opinion about taking vitamin pills?（A）It is safe for our health.（B） It does more good than harm.（C） It may bring us some side effects.（D）It will reduce the length of colds. 90 From the passage, we le
38、arn that the author（A）feels it necessary to take vitamin pills.（B） thinks pill-takers are healthier than those who dont.（C） suggests high doses of vitamins may result in heart disease.（D）finds out an unsatisfied conclusion about taking multivitamins. 90 Butterflies are among the most colorful insect
39、s, and their extraordinary diversity has been the focus of studies by amateur naturalists and professional entomologists for over two centuries. Butterflies have long been model organisms for basic biological research in the fields of behavior, population genetics, and sys-tematics. More recently, s
40、tudies of butterfly life cycles in tropical rain forests have resulted in a cottage industry: “farms“ or “ranches“ where live butterflies are reared under controlled conditions to provide a supply of pupae for exhibits of live insects. Live butterfly pupae are sold to museums and zoos for public edu
41、cation and enjoyment such as in the academys newest exhibit featuring tropical butterflies that opens October 12.How do butterfly ranches and farms operate? One pioneering project developed by the government of Papua New Guinea encouraged farmers to take part in commercial exploitation of a renewabl
42、e resource-insects. In the 1970s, government officials became aware that expatriates involved in the commercial collection of insects were enlisting the aid of local farmers who lived adjacent to rainforest habitats. The farmers were paid a small fraction of the market value of the specimens. The go
43、vernment was determined to change this state of affairs to ensure the locals received a larger share of the profit. So the expatriates were expelled from the country, and the Insect Fanning and Trading Agency was born. Most of the trade managed by the IFTA consists of wild-caught insects from rain f
44、orests.In the case of wild-caught butterflies, the majority captured by IFTA collectors are males due to behavioral differences between the sexes. (Males aggregate along river banks to imbibe sodium and are easier to capture.) Because males mate more than once, as long as the harvest of wild populat
45、ions has the expected skewed sex ratio, the impact of collecting is minimal relative to naturally occurring predation. Now the IFTA controls all trade in insect specimens and has fostered a program of butterfly ranching to encourage protection of remnant rainforest habitats in the vicinity of a farm
46、 or village.The basic principle behind butterfly ranching is diversification of crops in a small garden plot to include the host-plants on which caterpillars feed. Only a small fraction of these larval host-plants are known to science. The main “research and development“ activity of butterfly ranche
47、rs is discovering unknown host-plants through careful observation of egg-laying female butterflies. Once the host of a particular species is known, it can be cultivated in the garden near the edge of the rain forest to attract egg-laying females. If the natural concentration of a particular plant sp
48、ecies is one per square mile of rain forest, and a farmer plants several dozen of the species, the result is a dense concentration of caterpillars in a short time. Butterfly ranching thus involves artificial manipulation of the natural density of caterpillar host-plants.Additionally, flowering plant
49、s, such as Hibiscus and Lantana, attract female butterflies, which need the nectar to renew their energy reserves after a bout of egg-laying. After the caterpillars mature, they are harvested and removed to cages for pupation. The IFTA sends out advisors to instruct villagers in butterfly husbandry techniques. Many farmers have learned that they can sell butterflies to supplement their income if they protect the remnant patches of rain forest
