1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 424（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 Whats the relationship between the two speakers?（A）Mother and son.（B） Doctor and patient.（C） Waiter and Customer.（D）Husband and wife.3 Whats the man doing?（A）Reading a newspaper.（B） Having dinner.（C） Cleaning the h
4、ouse.（D）Watching TV.4 What does the woman think of the man?（A）The man nags too much.（B） The man is a lazy bone.（C） The man is responsible and caring.（D）The man spends too much money.5 Which of the following about the dinner party is NOT true?（A）It is scheduled for February 2nd.（B） The hotel has abou
5、t a month to prepare for it.（C） Chinese food will be served.（D）It will probably start at 7:30 pm.6 How did the woman get to know the Peony Suite?（A）She was a regular customer and knew it well.（B） She learned about it from a TV commercial.（C） The receptionist recommended it to her.（D）She read about i
6、t from a brochure.7 What did they finally agree upon table arrangement?（A）A big table for all.（B） Intimately arranged small tables.（C） 4 small tables for all.（D）Small tables for 6.8 What are the students mainly discussing?（A）Places the man has visited.（B） A paper the woman is writing for a class.（C）
7、 School activities they enjoy.（D）The womans plans for the summer.9 What does the man find surprising about the woman?（A）She has never been to Gettysburg.（B） She took a political science course.（C） Her family still goes on vacation together.（D）Shes interested in the United States Civil War.10 What is
8、 the woman unable to remember?（A）Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg.（B） Why her familys vacation plans changed ten years ago.（C） Where her family went for a vacation ten years ago.（D）When her family went on their last vacation.11 What does the woman imply about Gettysburg?（A）Its far from whe
9、re she lives.（B） Her family went there without her.（C） She doesnt know a lot about it.（D）Shes excited about going there.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 The best title for thi
10、s selection is _.（A）Food from Coal and Gas（B） Non-Spoiling and New Foods（C） Spacecraft Food（D）The Shortage of Food13 Freeze-dried foods _.（A）always contain meat（B） need refrigeration（C） are dried and then frozen（D）last for a long time unspoiled14 One solution to the worlds food shortage problem coul
11、d be found in _.（A）foods from non-food materials（B） foods in plastic tubes（C） freeze-dried foods（D）eatable food packages15 Why American scientists are developing these maps7（A）To estimate the extreme weather.（B） To develop the satellite technology.（C） To improve agricultural output.（D）To learn how t
12、o 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 analyzing information provided by gro
13、und 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 those from ground.18 The first E
14、nglish dictionary was published _（A）1604（B） around 1700（C） 1750（D）175519 _ produced the first modem English dictionary.（A）Robert Cawdrey（B） John Kersey（C） Samuel Johnson（D）Daniel Webster20 _ was the most interesting feature of the Oxford English Dictionary.（A）A complete list of difficult words（B） Co
15、ntaining sentences that showed how each word was actually used（C） A 20-voltume work（D）Showing word histories21 What best describes the first English dictionary?.（A）It defined easy words as well as hard ones.（B） It was nothing more than a list of difficult words.（C） It presented good sentences to sho
16、w how each word was actually used in speech and in writing.（D）It was the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries.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 When did the atta
17、ck take place?（A）Several days before the swearing-in ceremony.（B） Several days after the swearing-in ceremony.（C） Two days before the swearing-in ceremony.（D）Two days after the swearing-in ceremony.23 How long will the twins remain on life support machines?（A）At least one week.（B） Seven months.（C） O
18、ne month.（D）At least three weeks.24 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. 25 Travelers in the low-Earth orbit can do the following activities EXCEPT（A）meeting NASA astronaut Nell Arms
19、trong.（B） seeing the sun rise many times a day.（C） experiencing the curve of planet Earth.（D）checking in to an orbiting hotel. 26 What can we infer from the news?（A）Vice-President Dick Cheney has visited a hospital in Washington.（B） Vice-President Dick Cheney came to see a friend in hospital.（C） Doc
20、tors have operated on Vice-President Dick Cheney.（D）Something is wrong with Vice-President Dick Cheneys stomach.27 When will Vice-President Dick Cheney be back at work?（A）Monday morning.（B） As soon as possible.（C） Today.（D）We dont know yet.28 Nearly all the illegal drug heroin in the United States c
21、ome through _.（A）Nigeria and Iran.（B） Burma and Syria.（C） Iran and Syria.（D）Burma and Nigeria.29 Which of the following statement is true?（A）The State Department regards Iran, Syria, Nigeria and Burma as the countries which sell and produce illegal drugs.（B） In its yearly report, the State Departmen
22、t failed to mention international illegal control.（C） The United States possesses the largest amount of heroin in the world.（D）Nigeria is the biggest country involved in illegal drug sales around the world.30 What is the suspected killer?（A）A 23-year-old former police officer.（B） The Serb paramilita
23、ry leader.（C） Arkan s accomplices.（D）A policeman.31 Who is “Arkan“?（A）He is a 23-year-old former police officer.（B） He is the Serb paramilitary leader.（C） He is an accomplice of Serb paramilitary leader.（D）He is a policeman at the spot.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the
24、following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 Believe it or not, no one can afford to deny or ignore the tiny sparkle of an idea, especially in a/an 【C1 】_ of knowledge explosion. Like any other aspects of the c
25、omputer age, Yahoo began as an idea, 【C2】_ into a hobby and lately has turned into a full-time passion. The two developers of Yahoo, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph. D candidates 【 C3】_ Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in the United States, started their 【C4】_ in April 1994 as a way to ke
26、ep 【C5】_ of their personal interest on the Internet. Before long they found that their homebrewed lists were becoming too long and 【C6】_ . And gradually they began to spend more and more time on Yahoo.During the year of 1994, they 【C7】_ Yahoo into a customized database designed to 【 C8】_ the needs o
27、f the thousands of users that began to use the service through the closely 【C9】_ Internet community. They developed customized software to help them 【C10】_ locate, identify and edit material 【C11 】_ on the Internet. The name Yahoo is 【C12】_ to stand for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle“, b
28、ut David Filo and Jerry Yang insist that they select the 【C13】_ because they considered themselves yahoos. Yahoo itself first 【C14 】_ on Yangs workstation, “akebono“, while the search engine was 【C15 】_ on Filos computer, “Konishiki“.In early 1995 Marc Andersen, one of the 【C16 】_ of Netscape Commun
29、ication in Mountain View, California, invited Filo and Yang to move their files 【C17 】_ to larger computers 【C18 】_ at Netscape. As a result Stanfords computer network returned to 【C19】_ and both parties benefited from this issue. Today, Yahoo 【C20】_ organized information on tens of thousands of com
30、puters linked to the web.32 【C1 】（A）time（B） era（C） phase（D）epoch33 【C2 】（A）diverted（B） folded（C） detracted（D）evolved34 【C3 】（A）in（B） on（C） about（D）within35 【C4 】（A）steer（B） guide（C） plot（D）debut36 【C5 】（A）touch（B） contact（C） track（D）record37 【C6 】（A）unwieldy（B） tough（C） paradoxical（D）uneven38 【C7 】（
31、A）exchanged（B） shrank（C） distorted（D）converted39 【C8 】（A）explain（B） serve（C） discover（D）evaluate40 【C9 】（A）relative（B） interactive（C） bound（D）contacted41 【C10 】（A）passionately（B） efficiently（C） fluently（D）harmoniously42 【C11 】（A）transmitted（B） purchased（C） trusted（D）stored43 【C12 】（A）doomed（B） bound
32、（C） designated（D）supposed44 【C13 】（A）fable（B） title（C） name（D）brand45 【C14 】（A）supported（B） resided（C） lived（D）launched46 【C15 】（A）connected（B） lodged（C） introduced（D）linked47 【C16 】（A）founders（B） supporters（C） consumers（D）mediators48 【C17 】（A）apart（B） away（C） inside（D）over49 【C18 】（A）housed（B） pose
33、d（C） deployed（D）hidden50 【C19 】（A）average（B） unaffected（C） normal（D）commonplace51 【C20 】（A）attains（B） detains（C） maintains（D）contains三、PART IV GRAMMAR the meat _.（A）is cooked（B） has been cooked（C） is being cooked（D）is cooking54 _, he is appointed as general manager of the company.（A）Be a man ever so
34、 young（B） So young as a man ever is（C） No matter he is young（D）A man ever so young55 The population of Pennsylvania increased from 50,000 in 1730 to more than 200,000 in 1763,_ to the thousands of Scotch Irish.（A）in effect（B） in consequence（C） in large part（D）at large56 Worrying about what is right
35、is always more important than_about who is right.（A）worry（B） worrying（C） to worry（D）worded57 John made _ keys for the house: one for his wife and one for himself.（A）deviate（B） duplicate（C） delicate（D）diligent58 Classification is a useful_to the organization of knowledge in any field.（A）means（B） appr
36、oach（C） mode（D）manner59 An _ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.（A）common（B） usual（C） average（D）general60 She was sure that her Dad would hardly tolerate her bad behavior,_?（A）would he（B） was she（C） wasnt she（D）wouldnt he61 Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th
37、 _ the birth of Jesus Christ.（A）in accordance with（B） in terms of（C） in favor of（D）in honor of62 AIDS is said_the No. 1 killer of human kind over the past few years.（A）being（B） to be（C） to have been（D）having been63 For some rare cases, the doctor does not base his diagnosis on the patients_only but
38、also on the results of tests.（A）complaints（B） reports（C） indication（D）symptoms64 The leader went his own way in _ of the public opinion, which aroused great anger among the people.（A）defiance（B） reflection（C） obedience（D）observation65 More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in C
39、alifornia,_ in San Francisco.（A）previously（B） predominantly（C） practically（D）permanently66 In large cities, many measures have been taken against_driving.（A）drinking（B） drunken（C） drunk（D）drink67 It is ironic that a man with such a decent dress and graceful manner _ be a gangster.（A）can（B） may（C） sh
40、ould（D）would68 After _ seemed an endless wait, the arrogant superstar appeared onto the press conference.（A）it（B） that（C） what（D）which69 She has always _ her neighbors for the past twenty years.（A）been fed up with（B） been on good terms with（C） got around to（D）gone along with70 It was unusual for the
41、re _ so few students in the classroom.（A）to be（B） be（C） being（D）are71 With his poor English, he even cannot get his ideas across, _ exert any essential effect on others.（A）let alone（B） thats to say（C） not to speak（D）not to say72 Come and see me whenever（A）you are convenient（B） you will be convenient
42、（C） it is convenient to you（D）it will be convenient to you73 He has been asked to account _ his absence.（A）for（B） on（C） of（D）about74 George was introduced to _ activities at a young age, when he was hired to act as a lookout for drugdealers.（A）illegal（B） lawful（C） faithful（D）peaceful75 Often enough
43、our _ beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.（A）faith（B） confidence（C） reliance（D）dependence76 _ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent.（A）So clever are the construction robots（B） So clever the con
44、struction robots are（C） Such construction robots are clever（D）Such clever construction robots are77 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）would78 As I spoke I observed a large dog lying on the sunny grass beneath_
45、 its ears as if about to bark.（A）raise（B） raised（C） to raise（D）raising79 Chinese diplomatic envoys were sent who should strengthen our international position and strive for world peace and friendly_ among peoples.（A）collaboration（B） harmony（C） coordination（D）intercourse80 A college student should no
46、t be held down to _ courses, but should be encouraged to broaden as well as deepen his knowledge.（A）required（B） inquired（C） requested（D）acquired81 When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be _ in deeper.（A）absorbed（B） pushed（C） heaved（D）sucked81 You might think that borrowing a m
47、atch upon the street is a simple thing. But any man who has ever tried it will assure you that it is not, and will be prepared to swear on oath to the truth of my experience of the other evening.I was standing on the corner of the street with a cigar that I wanted to light. I had no match. I waited
48、till a decent, ordinary man came along. Then I said:“Excuse me, sir, but could you oblige me with the loan of a match?“A match?“ he said, “why, certainly.“ Then he unbuttoned his overcoat and put his hand in the pocket of his waistcoat. “I know I have one,“ he went on, “and Id almost swear its in the bottom pocket or, hold on, though, I guess it may be in the top just wait till I put these parcels down on the sidewalk.“Oh, dont trouble,“ I said. “Its really of no consequence.“Oh, its no trouble, Ill have it in a minute; I know there must be one in here somewhere“h
