1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 406（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 How to Survive an EarthquakeSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you
3、will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 Why does the woman want to see the man?（A）To type up a biography about her uncle.（B） To find an interesting job at NASA.（C） To introduce him to a recently retired astronaut.（D）To write
4、 about a man who was in the U. S. space program.3 What does the man recommend the woman to do?（A）Mention other space programs.（B） Incorporate pictures into the paper.（C） Keep working on the original subject.（D）Search for information on the Internet.4 Which is NOT mentioned in the conversation?（A）The
5、 Russian space program.（B） The Chinese space program.（C） The European space program.（D）The American space program.5 The two speakers are mainly talking about _.（A）their purchase in a supermarket（B） their part-time jobs（C） the yard work（D）drawbacks of having .a part time job6 Which of the following d
6、oes NOT the woman do?（A）Trimming fresh fruit.（B） Wrapping fresh vegetables.（C） Stocking shelves.（D）Weighing products.7 What do both of them agree?（A）It is always nice to work outdoors.（B） It is easy to make a balance between part-time job and study.（C） Holding a part-time job has more merits than dr
7、awbacks.（D）Holding a part-time job is to pay tuition.8 When did many more Chinese arrive in California?（A）in the early 1850s.（B） in the late 1850s（C） in the early1860s.（D）in the late 1860s.9 Why were these Chinese sorely needed at this time?（A）The work was strenuous.（B） The work was dangerous.（C） Th
8、e railroad company couldnt find other laborers for the job.（D）All of the above.10 What is wrong about the difficulty these Chinese encountered?（A）They were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men.（B） Anti-Chinese riots broke out everywhere.（C） Chinese were barred from
9、using the courts.（D）They were barred from becoming American citizens.11 When was the immigration of Chinese laborers stopped?（A）1882.（B） 1883.（C） 1884.（D）1885.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions
10、 that follow. 12 This passage is most probably intended for _.（A）textile technicians（B） common housewives（C） average audience（D）space travelers13 Why are fabrics good for public buildings?（A）They prevent buildings from noise.（B） They make buildings strong.（C） They make buildings beautiful.（D）They ma
11、ke buildings special.14 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the uses of textile fibers?（A）In the creation of home furnishings.（B） In building blocks.（C） In building trades.（D）In transportation.15 Who first created the networks that later developed into the Internet?（A）Some scientists and univ
12、ersity students.（B） Big businesses.（C） The U.S. Department of Defense.（D）The U.S. government together with several European governments.16 If there were 100 million people logging on to the Internet in 1997, how many people logged on the Internet in 1995?（A）10 million.（B） 25 million.（C） 50 million.（
13、D）75 million.17 Which kind of information is NOT mentioned as might be stored on the Internet?（A）Weather reports.（B） Public records.（C） Video clips.（D）Stock listings.18 How many people died in the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994?（A）More than 60 people.（B） At least 25,000 people（C）
14、Almost 60 people.（D）Almost 25 ,000 people.19 Injuries were relatively less in Los Angeles for the following reasons EXCEPT that（A）the quake occurred at 4: 31 am on a holiday.（B） traffic was light on the citys highway.（C） changes in construction method made buildings more resistant to quakes.（D）most
15、people were in the open air.20 The new design of building would install _, which is a big progress in quake-proof.（A）rubber（B） steel（C） computers（D）radio21 Which of the following descriptions is INCORRECT?（A）Smart buildings would be very expensive.（B） Smart buildings could save lives.（C） Smart build
16、ings would be more resistant to earthquakes.（D）Smart building would be useless.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 how many seriously w
17、ounded?（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 The news item is mainly about_.（A）efforts to salvage Sun Vista.（B） negotiation with the ships owner.（C） threats Sun Vista poses to passi
18、ng ships.（D）a newspapers comment on Sun Vista.24 According to the news item, the bomber was disguised as（A）a member of UN officials.（B） a member of the security forces.（C） a member of Pakistan officials.（D）a civilian.25 Which of the following was blamed by Mr. Malik?（A）The UN.（B） The US.（C） The Tali
19、ban.（D）Isreal.26 _ people were killed in the Israel and Palestine clashes.（A）Four（B） One（C） Five（D）20027 Violence flared throughout the West Bank and Gaza on _.（A）Monday（B） Friday（C） Wednesday（D）Tuesday28 The demonstration is to（A）ask for the withdraw of America troops from Iraq（B） appeal to kill th
20、e former leader（C） call for more human rights（D）ask for working conditions improvement29 Which one is NOT the protesters requirement?（A）End of the occupation of Iraq.（B） Release of all the Iraqi prisoners.（C） The trial of Saddam.（D）New leaders must be elected by themselves.30 Who was the Beatles ori
21、ginal drummer?（A）Mercury.（B） Ringo Starr.（C） Mark Rivera.（D）Pete Best.31 Which is true about “Time Takes Time“?（A）It is Ringo Starr s first studio album.（B） It is Ringo Starr s latest studio album.（C） It is Ringo Starr s most famous studio album.（D）It marked Ringo Start s first collection of new son
22、gs in more than 10 years.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 A common assumption about the private sector of education is that it caters
23、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 private education s
24、ector meeting the 【C5】_ of the poor in distinct ways. 【C6】_ India is not unique in this respectsimilar 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 Education in India
25、 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 not- ed that the 【 C11】_ of teaching standards has nothing to do
26、【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? Sorely no one else can do better than government 【C16 】_ the resources available
27、? As it happens, 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 account- able to the manager who can fire
28、them, and, 【C18】_ 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.“ 32 【C1 】（A）In addition（B） On the contrary（C） In effect（D）In general33 【C2 】（A）d
29、isadvantaged（B） disabled（C） discriminated（D）privileged34 【C3 】（A）encouragement（B） intercourse（C） investment（D）involvement35 【C4 】（A）ongoing（B） outgoing（C） preceding（D）underway36 【C5 】（A）difficulties（B） objections（C） needs（D）requests37 【C6 】（A）And（B） Therefore（C） But（D）Thus38 【C7 】（A）desolate（B） blea
30、k（C） ingenious（D）delicate39 【C8 】（A）disorganization（B） breakdown（C） malfunctioning（D）disorder40 【C9 】（A）called（B） decided（C） took（D）looked41 【C10 】（A）Amusingly（B） Misleadingly（C） Confusingly（D）Alarmingly42 【C11 】（A）deprivation（B） deformation（C） deficiency（D）deterioration43 【C12 】（A）without（B） about（
31、C） for（D）with44 【C13 】（A）attributed to（B） resulted from（C） followed by（D）accounted for45 【C14 】（A）keep（B） keeping（C） kept（D）to keep46 【C15 】（A）alternative（B） option（C） substitute（D）preference47 【C16 】（A）thinking（B） supposing（C） suppose（D）given48 【C17 】（A）acquainted（B） admitted（C） allowed（D）permitted
32、49 【C18 】（A）to（B） by（C） with（D）through50 【C19 】（A）manager（B） students（C） parents（D）researchers51 【C20 】（A）conceived（B） maintained（C） retained（D）perceived三、PART IV GRAMMAR that（B） that; when（C） when; when（D）which; which53 Ill certainly work all next week except when it_.（A）will be raining（B） would ra
33、in（C） will rain（D）is raining54 The back garden of our house contains a lawn, _ very pleasant to sit on in summer.（A）which is（B） which it is（C） it is（D）where it is55 The old man was found_at the back porch of the house.（A）to lie dead（B） lying dead（C） lie dead（D）lying die56 To her surprise, the compan
34、y needs much more energy than _.（A）being put into（B） have been put into（C） has been put into（D）to be put into57 America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it_before the West was settled.（A）has（B） did（C） was（D）would58 You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _
35、 of your spectacles need changing.（A）lenses（B） glasses（C） sights（D）crystals59 In addition, there are specialized public schools for the _, and for those with other special needs, as well as accelerated and enriched courses for gifted students.（A）indulged（B） handicapped（C） kidnapped（D）invalid60 What
36、a pity! Considering his ability and experience, be _ better.（A）neednt have done（B） must have done（C） couldnt have done（D）couldnt have done61 If you are a member of a club, you must _ to the rules of that club.（A）conform（B） appeal（C） refer（D）access62 The captain of the plane_the passengers that there
37、 was no danger.（A）ensued（B） ensured（C） assured（D）insured63 I dont doubt _ he will come on time.（A）whether（B） which（C） what（D）that64 It would be very difficult for a library to be without dictionaries and encyclopedia; such reference books are_.（A）unavoidable（B） inevitable（C） indispensable（D）fundamen
38、tal65 Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that_disease resistance in neighboring plants.（A）contracts（B） activates（C） maintains（D）prescribes66 These surveys indicate that many crime go _ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.（A）unrecorded（B） to
39、be unrecorded（C） unrecording（D）to have been unrecorded67 If only the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.（A）approve（B） will approve（C） can approve（D）would approve68 Because of the severe international situation, the government has urged people to be _ with food a
40、nd water.（A）thrift（B） economic（C） economical（D）economy69 Your advice would be _valuable to him, who is now at a loss to what to do first.（A）exceedingly（B） excessively（C） extensively（D）exclusively70 There is much more _ equality between parents and children than in other countries.（A）sociable（B） soci
41、al（C） socialist（D）socialistic71 When they had finished playing, the children were made to _ all the toys they had taken out.（A）put off（B） put out（C） put up（D）put away72 His intelligence and experience will enable him to _the complicated situation.（A）cope with（B） settle down（C） intervene in（D）interfe
42、re with73 The tycoon is said in the newspaper _the day before yesterday on his way to the airport.（A）to be. kidnapped（B） kidnapped（C） to have been kidnapped（D）having been kidnapped74 _ any film before, his first attempt was a great success.（A）Though having never directed（B） Despite he had never dire
43、cted（C） As he had never directed（D）In spite of his never having directed75 I have no doubt _ he will overcome all his difficulties.（A）whether（B） when（C） that（D）if76 In a moment the little bird, set free after being encaged for weeks, _ would rise swiftly.（A）out of view（B） out of seeing（C） out of han
44、d（D）out of sight77 Computers can provide information which allows businessmen to_ their list of goods, by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.（A）keep track of（B） keep pace with（C） keep in touch with（D）keep company with78 She was sure that her Dad would hardly tolerate her
45、 bad behavior, _ ?（A）would he（B） was she（C） wasnt she（D）wouldnt he79 _ the examinations are over, we can all relax.（A）While（B） Even though（C） For（D）Now that80 For the success of the project, the company should_the most of the opportunities at hand.（A）obtain（B） grasp（C） catch（D）make81 “You_borrow my
46、notes provided you take care of them,“ I told my friend.（A）could（B） should（C） must（D）can81 A cute little female about six inches high, with wings and a pretty dress is the usual description people give if you ask them what a fairy looks like. This image of the fairy as a tiny, lovable, angel-like cr
47、eature dressed in white, goes back to about the seventeenth century. But before that time, fairies were very different. They were cruel and dangerous creatures which lived in the remote hills and forests of Britain.Farmers and hunters considered them to be as real and dangerous as the wolves and bea
48、rs that lived in the wilder parts of the countryside. They were feared so much that people rarely spoke out loud of “fairies“, preferring to use more respectful names such as “the little people“ or “the hidden people“.There were many different names for the hidden people: fairies, elves, pixies, leprechauns, brownies, and goblins, to name but a few. There were also a number of explanations of their origin. Some said they were spirits of wood and water. In Cornwall they were thought to be the restless ghosts of unbaptised babies. Still others believed them to be a separate creation
