1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 398（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 Lilly has to get up early and arrive in good time because_.（A）she has to study all the poses（B） it takes time for her to get prepared（C） the photographers insist on punctuality（D）no one can do anything until she ar
4、rives3 From what Lilly says, it seems that a model must be_.（A）physically fit（B） an early riser（C） good at acting（D）well-known4 The main disadvantage of modeling as a career is that_.（A）its hard work（B） its a life-long career（C） its a short-lived career（D）a model must also be an actress5 A particula
5、r way to deal with aggressive children is to _.（A）give them severe punishments（B） tell them to behave themselves（C） organize them to fight（D）send some of them to prison6 The boxing competition was to_.（A）train them to be professional boxers（B） teach tem to follow rules（C） give them some physical exe
6、rcise（D）cultivate their sense of competition7 What did one of the problem boy mentioned firstly do?（A）He killed his cat.（B） He cut off his dog s ears.（C） He hurt another boy.（D）He blinded his cat.8 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a difference between the one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartm
7、ents?（A）The one-bedroom apartments are available whereas the two- bedroom ones are not.（B） The two-bedroom apartments are equipped with dishwashers.（C） The two-bedroom apartments are far larger than the one- room ones.（D）The one-bedroom apartments rent 35 dollars less than the two-bedroom ones.9 If
8、the man decides to rent an apartment from the woman, what will his deposit be?（A）150 dollars.（B） 35 dollars.（C） 185 dollars.（D）100 dollars.10 How long will the man have to wait for a one-bedroom apartment?（A）6 months.（B） It is readily available.（C） 3 weeks.（D）2 days,11 Why cant the man see the apart
9、ment before 5 pm this afternoon?（A）He hasnt signed the lease yet.（B） He has two appointments this afternoon.（C） The superintendent will not be available until then.（D）His wife has to work.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully
10、and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?（A）High divorce rate has made modern families smaller.（B） There is always a generation gap in modern families.（C） Families will die out in the future.（D）Science and industry have brought great
11、 changes to family life.13 What kinds of families are described in the passage?（A）Families of the past and of the future.（B） Families of the present and of the future.（C） Families of the past.（D）Both B and C.14 According to the passage, what is one of the reasons why families are getting smaller in
12、American?（A）The needs for workers who are able to move at any time have been increasing.（B） Both old and young people prefer to live separately.（C） Children tend to leave their parents when they grow up.（D）People cease to care for having children.15 Whats the talk mainly about?（A）The advantages of a
13、n economy based on farming.（B） Reasons farmers continued using river transportation.（C） The role of cotton in the United States economy.（D）Improved methods of transporting farm crops.16 According to the professor, what cause the growth of the US economy about 200 years ago?（A）The new technology used
14、 to build roads.（B） The ability to transport goods over land.（C） The trade in grain and cotton.（D）The linking of smaller local roads into one long road.17 According to the professor, what did private companies do after they built new roads?（A）Reduced charges for transporting farm products.（B） Requir
15、ed payment from vehicles that used their roads.（C） Made repairs to older roads.（D）Installed streetlights on roads connecting major cities.18 What is the topic of the passage?（A）The history of radio broadcast.（B） The development of radio technology.（C） People who shaped the sounds of radio.（D）America
16、ns in the development of radio.19 What was Marconi known for?（A）Inventing the first radio communication device.（B） Developing the technology used in early radio.（C） Discovering the ways of sending radio signals.（D）Sending the first radio communication signals.20 What was De Forests most famous devic
17、e?（A）Telephones.（B） Electron tube.（C） Long wave radio broadcasts.（D）Shortwave radio broadcasts.21 What was Edwin Armstrongs greatest contribution?（A）Developing technology to improve radio reception.（B） Discovering innovative ways to limit radio signals.（C） Using radio to produce sounds clearly.（D）Pi
18、oneering in communications industries.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 What can be inferred from the news?（A）American college presidents often meet to talk about politics.（B）
19、American college students are not very interested in politics.（C） American college students care much about politics.（D）American college teachers are not very interested in politics.23 What happened to the Dutch airline last week?（A）The flight was canceled.（B） The airline was forced to return to Ams
20、terdam halfway to the US.（C） An explosion occurred in the plane.（D）An air crash with the American airplane.24 The following countries have reached an agreement on climate change EXCEPT（A）The US.（B） The UK.（C） China.（D）India.25 President Obamas attitude to the agreement was（A）optimistic.（B） pessimist
21、ic.（C） neutral.（D）negative.26 How many hotels had explosions last night?（A）4（B） 3（C） 2（D）527 A number of _ tourists were injured in the explosions.（A）American（B） British（C） Canadian（D）Swiss28 Which of the following statements is true about the amount of cash that moves in Wall Street?（A）The amount o
22、f cash has become less.（B） There is a larger amount of cash that moves in.（C） There isnt any change of the amount of cash.（D）The amount of cash that moves in is decided by The Dow Jones Industrial Average.29 What will happen to Microsoft?（A）It will be broken up.（B） It will not be broken up.（C） The a
23、ppeals court will discuss whether or not break it up later.（D）It will become much gianter.30 How many children were there in the school?（A）114.（B） About 200.（C） 900.（D）More than 1,000.31 What did the teachers do at the time of the fire?（A）They tried to put out the fire.（B） They ran into the school k
24、itchen.（C） They helped the children out of the building.（D）They ran away from the building.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 Literature
25、 is a form of art that can be enjoyed without formal【C1】_ ; however , people with【C2】_ knowledge of literature may miss a lot【C3 】_ reading a novel, short story, poem, play, or essay. These readers are【 C4】_ to the 【C5】_ at a football game who watch the game and enjoy it without really understanding
26、 the complex movements【C6】_ on the field. Although they may enjoy the【C7】_ , many spectators watch only the ball【C8】_ , missing entirely the【C9 】_ of other members of the offences【C10】_ the total play as well as the 【 C11】_ occurring with in the defense. A person who understands football- 【C12】_ bet
27、ter yet, has played the game - is more capable of judging when a team is playing well or【C13】_ and is als0 likely to enjoy a“ good“ game more. The【C14 】_ is true of reading literature.Most people have read numerous【C15】_ works, but many do not understand or【C16】_ the authors skill in communicating.
28、This book【C17 】_ intended to help you learn to concentrate【C18】_ attention not only on what happens, but on【C19 】_ it happens and how the author has presented it to analyze and【C20 】_ literary works So that you can fully experience and appreciate them.32 【C1 】（A）instruction（B） tradition（C） demonstra
29、tion（D）aspiration33 【C2 】（A）abundant（B） limited（C） necessary（D）required34 【C3 】（A）if（B） upon（C） as（D）when35 【C4 】（A）comparable（B） comparative（C） companionable（D）considerable36 【C5 】（A）players（B） audience（C） coaches（D）spectators37 【C6 】（A）happened（B） occurring（C） going（D）taken place38 【C7 】（A）game（B）
30、 art（C） work（D）scene39 【C8 】（A）and（B） carrier（C） while（D）within40 【C9 】（A）contribution（B） substitution（C） conviction（D）contradiction41 【C10 】（A）of（B） about（C） to（D）within42 【C11 】（A）complex（B） intricacies（C） intrigue（D）complexion43 【C12 】（A）but（B） even（C） and（D）or44 【C13 】（A）successfully（B） skillful
31、ly（C） wonderfully（D）poorly45 【C14 】（A）same（B） reason（C） other（D）sport46 【C15 】（A）athletic（B） literary（C） football（D）literature47 【C16 】（A）recognize（B） appreciate （C） realize（D）like48 【C17 】（A）therefore（B） then（C） is（D）however49 【C18 】（A）the（B） ones（C） our（D）your50 【C19 】（A）why（B） how（C） when（D）where
32、51 【C20 】（A）recommend（B） evaluate（C） criticize（D）acquire三、PART IV GRAMMAR rather, one accomplished Black poet was ready to welcome another. whatever his or her style, for what mattered was racial pride.However, in the 1920s Black poets did debate with specifically racial subjects. They asked whether
33、 they should only write about Black experience for a Black audience or whether such demands were restrictive. It may be said, though, that virtually all those poets wrote their best poems when they spoke out of racial feeling, race being, as James Johnson rightly put it “inevitably the thing the Neg
34、ro poet knows best“.At the turn of the 20th century, by contrast, most Black poets generally wrote in the conventional manner of the age and expressed noble, if vague, emotions in their poetry. These poets were not unusually gifted, though Roscoe Jamision and G. M. McClellen may be mentioned as exce
35、ptions. They chose not to write in dialect, which, as Sterling Brown has suggested, “meant a rejection of stereotypes of Nero life.“ and they refused to write only about racial subjects. This refusal had both a positive and a negative consequence. As Brown observes, “Valuably insisting that Negro po
36、ets should not be confined to issues of race, these poets committed (an) error they refused to look into their hearts and write.“ These are important insights, but one must stress that this refusal to look within was also typical of most White poets of the United States at the time. They, too, often
37、 turned from their own experience and consequently produced not very memorable poems about vague topics, such as the peace of nature.86 What is the authors attitude toward the classification as a technique in literary history?（A）Sarcastic.（B） Indifferent.（C） Cautious.（D）Critical.87 Why does the auth
38、or NOT think highly of the distinction of “conservative“ and “experimental“?（A）Because these poets wrote in very different styles.（B） Because these poets had a lot in common and there is no need to classify them.（C） Because these poets were fundamentally united by a sense of racial achievement despi
39、te differences in poetic styles.（D）Because such a method of classification would fail to take account of the influence of general poetic practice.88 According to the text. an issue facing Black poets in the 1920s was whether they should_. （A）seek a consensus on new techniques of poetry（B） write excl
40、usively about and for Blacks（C） withdraw their support from a repressive society（D）identify themselves with an international movement of Black writers89 Why does the author quote Sterling Brown in the last paragraph?（A）To present an interpretation of some Black poets that contradicts that of the aut
41、hor s.（B） To introduce a distinction between Black poets using dialect and White poets who did not.（C） To suggest the effects of some Black poets decision not to write only about racial subjects.（D）To prove that Black poets at the turn of the century wrote less conventionally than did their White co
42、unterparts.90 According to the text, most turn-of-the-century Black poets generally_.（A）wrote in ways that did not challenge accepted literary practice（B） aroused patriotic feelings by expressing devotion to the land（C） expressed complex feelings in the words of ordinary people（D）interpreted the fru
43、strations of Blacks to an audience of Whites90 In 1967, in response to widespread public concern aroused by medical reports of asbestos related deaths, the National Medical Research Council organized a committee of enquiry to investigate the health threats associated with the use of asbestos in the
44、building industry.After examining evidences provided by medical researchers and building workers and management, the Council published a report, which included advices for dealing with asbestos. The report confirmed the findings of similar re- search in the United States and Canada. Exposure to rela
45、tively small quantities of asbestos fibers, they concluded, was directly responsible for the development of cancers, asbestosis and related diseases. Taking into account evidence pro- vided by economists and building industry management, however, the report assumed that despite the availability of o
46、ther materials, asbestos would continue to play a major role in the British building industry for many years to come because of its availability and low cost.As a result, the council gave a series of recommendations, which were intended to reduce the risks to those who might be exposed to asbestos i
47、n working environments. They recommended that, where possible, asbestos free materials should be employed. In cases where asbestos was employed, it was recommended that it should be used in such a way that loose fibers were less likely to enter the air. The report recommended that special care shoul
48、d be taken during work in environments which contain asbestos. Workers should wear protective equipment and take special care to remove dust from the environment and clothing with the use of vacuum cleaner.The report identified five factors which determine the level of risk involved. The state and t
49、ype of asbestos is critical to determining the risk factors. In addition, dust formation was found to be limited where the asbestos was used when wet rather than dry.The choice of tools was also found to affect the quantities of asbestos particles that enter the air. Machine tools produce greater quantifies of dust than hand tools and, where possible, the use of the latter was recommended.A critical factor takes place in
