1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 371（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 minute1 Keep HealthySECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear severa
3、l conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 If you want to preorder books, you dont have to（A）fill out a form and sign it.（B） know the course names of next semester.（C） get all the numbers of classrooms.（D）make a checkmark in the boxes.3 When d
4、o students pay for the books?（A）As soon as they fill out the form.（B） The week before classes begin.（C） The week after they fill out the form.（D）The week after the classes begin.4 If you bring the books back in two weeks after classes begin, you can（A）exchange them for other books.（B） exchange them
5、with other students.（C） get all your money back.（D）get all your deposit back.5 What is the main subject of this conversation?（A）San Francisco.（B） Forest fires.（C） Redwood trees.（D）Survival skills.6 Where can the tallest trees be found?（A）In Muir Woods.（B） Near Los Angeles.（C） In San Francisco.（D）Alo
6、ng the Northern California coast.7 Why do many tourists visit Muirwoods, rather than other redwood forests?（A）It has no admission fee.（B） It is near San Francisco.（C） It has a good view of the coast.（D）It can be seen in one hour.8 The tallest trees can be found _（A）in Muir Woods（B） Near Los Angeles（
7、C） in San Francisco（D）Along the northern California coast9 Many tourists visit Muir woods rather than other redwood forests _（A）because it has no admission fee（B） because it is near San Francisco（C） because it has a good view of the coast（D）because it can be seen in one hour10 The oldest documented
8、age for a redwood tree is approximately _（A）350 years（B） 400 years（C） 800 years（D）2,000 years11 _has contributed most to the redwoods survival.（A）Absence of natural enemies（B） Resistant bark and damp climate（C） Coastal isolation（D）Cool weather and daily fogSECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this secti
9、on, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What milk is used to make cheese now?（A）Goats milk.（B） Cows milk.（C） Traditional milk.（D）Imported milk.13 Which of the following words best describes the interest in cheese making in En
10、gland today?（A）Decreased.（B） Limited.（C） Renewed.（D）Intensified.14 How much was the U.S. trade deficit in June?（A）6.1 billion dollars.（B） 58.8 billion .dollars.（C） 165.7 billion dollars.（D）66.86 billion dollars.15 From which college did Jefferson graduate?（A）Washington College.（B） College of William
11、 and Mary.（C） The university of Virginia.（D）Shadwell College.16 Where did Jefferson live with his wife?（A）At Monticello.（B） In France.（C） In Louisiana.（D）In Washington.17 Jefferson was vice president under which president?（A）President Washington.（B） President Adams.（C） President Hamilton.（D）Presiden
12、t Monroe.18 According to the passage, intense noise pollution may NOT cause _.（A）hearing loss（B） high blood pressure（C） lost productivity（D）poor appetite19 Which element determines the harm brought by the noise pollution?（A）Frequency and intensity of the sound.（B） The time the pollution lasts.（C） Th
13、e density of the population.（D）The quality of the sound.20 Generally speaking, a rock concert takes place at about _.（A）40 decibels（B） 90 decibels（C） 110 decibels（D）160 decibels21 All of the following are solutions employed to prevent noise pollution EXCEPT _.（A）utilizing insulation and sound proofi
14、ng devices（B） reducing the sources of noises（C） wearing ear protection（D）planting more trees to absorb the noiseSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 In which part of Iran did the
15、earthquake happen?（A）South.（B） East.（C） North.（D）West.23 How many people were killed and how many were injured in the earthquake?（A）33, 100.（B） 55, 500.（C） 66, 1000.（D）77, 1500.24 According to Tehran, whats the purpose of its nuclear program?（A）For its international reputation.（B） For its national d
16、efence.（C） For its national peace.（D）For its military development.25 Which statement is INCORRECT?（A）Iran got the US assistance after the earthquake.（B） The two quakes made thousands of people homeless.（C） The world rejected Irans desire to have a nuclear weapon.（D）The earthquake happened on Thursda
17、y.26 What is the news item mainly about?（A）Travel in Rome.（B） A carnival.（C） The release of criminals.（D）The return of hostages.27 When did the fight begin?（A）On Monday.（B） On Thursday.（C） On Friday.（D）On Saturday.28 What did the protestors use to fight against the riot police?（A）Batons.（B） Stones.（
18、C） Sticks.（D）Windows.29 How long has the man been missing?（A）Less than a year.（B） A little more than a year.（C） Almost two years.（D）Almost five years.30 How did the family release the video publicly?（A）They gave the video to the TV station.（B） They contacted the government officials.（C） They put the
19、 video on a special website.（D）They showed it to a diplomatic official.31 What does the news item mainly report?（A）The latest trend in fashion,（B） Outer space exploration.（C） Invention of new spacecraft.（D）Outer space traveling. 32 Travelers in the low-Earth orbit can do the following activities EXC
20、EPT（A）meeting NASA astronaut Nell Armstrong.（B） seeing the sun rise many times a day.（C） experiencing the curve of planet Earth.（D）checking in to an orbiting hotel. 33 What is likely to happen as the result of the expansion?（A）Economic slowdown.（B） Economic growth.（C） Development of automotive indus
21、try.（D）Development of housing industry.34 The reading in May indicates that the service industry is _.（A）depressing（B） contracting（C） blooming（D）recessing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
22、 passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 34 These days urban lifestyles seem to change very fast. It is【C1】_just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; its a(n)【C2】_way of living. One year people【C3 】_ sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and
23、 boots; they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants; they jog several miles a day.【C4】_, the next year everything has changed. Women wear long skirts; people drink expensive water from France and eat pasta at Italian restaurants; everyone seems to be【C5】_at health clubs.Almost nothin
24、g in modern life【C6 】_the influence of fashion; food, music, exercise, book, movies, furniture, even names go【C7】_of fashion. Its almost impossible to write about【 C8】_ fads because these interests that people【C9 】 _follow can change very quickly.In the United States, even people can be “in“ or “out
25、“. Like people in any country, Americans enjoy following the lives of【C10】_ : movie stars, sports heroes, famous artists, politicians, and the【C11】_. But Americans also pay attention to people who have【C12】_ special ability. In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV commercial【
26、C13 】_ she looked at a very small hamburger and【C14】_ loudly, “Wheres the beef?“ These three words made her famous. Suddenly she appeared【C15】_ magazines and newspapers and on TV shows. She was 【C16】_ popular. In 1987, a businessman in Dallas decided that he would be very happy【C17】_ he could find m
27、ore customers for his small business. He put a(n)【C18 】_ advertisement in a Dallas newspaper. He 【C19 】_to pay $1,000 to the person who could find the biggest cockroach. This strange offer made him suddenly famous. There were stories about him nationwidefrom New York to California. However, this kin
28、d of【C20】_does not last long.35 【C1 】（A）rather than（B） more than（C） less than（D）other than36 【C2 】（A）unique（B） queer（C） whole（D）odd37 【C3 】（A）carry（B） bring（C） wear（D）put38 【C4 】（A）But（B） Even so（C） Nevertheless（D）However39 【C5 】（A）jogging（B） exercising（C） dancing（D）playing40 【C6 】（A）escapes（B） free
29、（C） catch（D）miss41 【C7 】（A）back and forth（B） in and out（C） to and fro（D）here and there42 【C8 】（A）special（B） detailed（C） specific（D）precise43 【C9 】（A）hysterically（B） enthusiastically（C） enviously（D）hideously44 【C10 】（A）champions（B） cement（C） celebrities（D）chiefs45 【C11 】（A）same（B） like（C） so on（D）the
30、n46 【C12 】（A）lots of（B） any（C） some（D）no47 【C13 】（A）which（B） as（C） where（D）that48 【C14 】（A）complained（B） explained（C） claimed（D）erupted49 【C15 】（A）on（B） in（C） at（D）through50 【C16 】（A）impossibly（B） immediately（C） increasingly（D）initially51 【C17 】（A）because（B） since（C） or（D）if52 【C18 】（A）unusual（B） fu
31、nny（C） concrete（D）amusing53 【C19 】（A）provided（B） attempted（C） agreed（D）offered54 【C20 】（A）advertisement（B） fame（C） news（D）fashion三、PART IV GRAMMAR as（B） as; that（C） that; which（D）as; which57 Ill stay here_everyone else comes back.（A）even if（B） as though（C） because（D）until58 Never in my wildest dream
32、s _ these people are living in such poor conditions.（A）I could imagine（B） could I imagine（C） I couldnt imagine（D）couldnt I imagine59 The thought_he might fail in the exam worried him.（A）when（B） which（C） what（D）that60 He came to know that the knowledge from books can be useful only _ it is linked wit
33、h practice.（A）as（B） when（C） while（D）for61 If I hadn t pulled you aside when the car raced by, you _ now.（A）wouldnt be smiling（B） couldnt have smiled（C） wont smile（D）didnt smile62 “She takes _ her father closely, said the surprised neighbor who has not seen her for 10 years and recognized her at once
34、.（A）aback（B） apart（C） down（D）after63 A _ of small glittering fish swam by.（A）pack（B） swarm（C） flock（D）school64 She is only_satisfied to copy notes of others without the pain of thought for herself.（A）very（B） much（C） so（D）too65 At each end of the tube _ , one which gathers light and one which magnifi
35、es the image.（A）are two lenses there（B） two lenses are（C） are two lenses（D）two lenses are there66 Jones and Edwards are_the producer and director of the movie.（A）responsibly（B） respectfully（C） respectively（D）respectably67 Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving th
36、eir body, , some part of their body.（A）or rather（B） in other words（C） so to speak（D）for example68 Some people enjoy training; for others it is only a _ to an end.（A）way（B） tool（C） method（D）means69 Because of the _ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.（A）originality（
37、B） subjectivity（C） generality（D）ambiguity70 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?（A）Catholicism is the religion they worship.（B） Most of the citizens there profess Christianity.（C） Children are not inspired to worship stars.（D）Both of the guys profess their undying love to her.71 Frank almo
38、st never received any education, _ ?（A）would he（B） did he（C） didnt he（D）wouldnt he72 The National Geographic Society headquarters, _ in Washington D.C, is well-known for its magazine.（A）situated（B） placed（C） stood（D）positioned73 _ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a su
39、ccess.（A）Though having never acted（B） As he had never acted（C） Despite he had never acted（D）In spite of his never having acted74 He said that under more favorable conditions, he _in China to find a good job and settle down at that time.（A）would have stayed（B） would stay（C） had stayed（D）stay75 _, Ill
40、 marry him all the same.（A）Was he rich or poor（B） Whether rich or poor（C） Were he rich or poor（D）Be he rich or poor76 It is only when you nearly lose someone _ fully conscious of how much you value him.（A）do you become（B） then you become（C） that you become（D）have you become77 Everything _ into consi
41、deration, I propose that the first prize should be given to Liu Qiang.（A）to take（B） taking（C） taken（D）took78 His homework _, Bob decided to go and see the film.（A）done（B） was done（C） had been done（D）did79 “I have to go to see my doctor this afternoon.“Would you like me to _ you?“（A）send（B） escort（C）
42、 accompany（D）campaign80 Daniel didnt want to play second, _ to his elder brother.（A）piece（B） instrument（C） music（D）string81 She drew the small bridge on the painting with only a few _.（A）lines（B） movements（C） strokes（D）brushes82 All of a sudden, we saw the aircraft _ and burst into flames.（A）crash（B
43、） fall（C） drop（D）break83 David would certainly have attended the important conference, if he _.（A）was invited（B） had been invited（C） is to be invited（D）has been invited84 The questions that the speaker raised were well _ the average adult.（A）past（B） on（C） beyond（D）through84 That Louise Johannes is b
44、elieved by many critics to be the greatest twentieth-century sculptor is all the more remark- able because the greatest resistance to women artists has been, until recently, in the field of sculpture. Since Neolithic times, sculpture has been considered the prerogative of men, partly, perhaps, for p
45、urely physical reasons it was erroneously assumed that women were not suited for the hard manual labor required in sculpting stone, carving wood, or working in metal. It has been only during the twentieth century that women sculptors have been recognized as major artists, and it has been in the Unit
46、ed States, especially since the decades of the fifties and sixties, that women sculptors have shown the greatest originality and creative power. Their rise to prominence parallels the development of sculpture itself in the United States: while there had been a few talented sculptors in the United St
47、ates before the 1940s,it was only after 1945 -when New York was rapidly becoming the art capital of the world -that major sculpture was produced in the United States. Some of the best was the work of women.By far the most outstanding of these women is Louise Johannes, who in the eyes of many critics
48、 is the most original female artist alive today. One famous and influential critic Hilton Kramer, said of her work, “For myself, I think Ms Johannes succeeds where the painters often fail.“Her works have been compared to the Cubist constructions of Picasso, the Surrealistic objects of Miro and the Merzbau of Schwitters. Johannes would be the first to admit that she has been influenced by all of these, as well as by African sculpture, and by Native American and pre-Columbian art, but she has absorbed all these influences and still created a distinctive art that expresses the urban landsc
