1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 520（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 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four ti
3、mes. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and du
4、ring this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What may be the
5、 relationship between the speakers?（A）Colleagues.（B） Classmates.（C） Relatives.（D）Student and teacher.3 Which of the following is NOT the place in Washington D.C.mentioned by the woman?（A）The White House.（B） The National Mall.（C） The Capital Hill.（D）The Liberty Bell.4 Why does the man want to go to P
6、hiladelphia next year?（A）Because it is near Washington D.C.（B） Because he plans to study there.（C） Because he plans to visit one of his friends there.（D）Because he plans to visit one of his relatives there.5 How can the tenancy be ended?（A）The tenant must write a notice.（B） The landlord must write a
7、 notice.（C） There must be a written notice to either side.（D）There must be a written notice to both sides.6 Which of following is false? To end the tenancy, the notice must:（A）Include the address.（B） Include the signature.（C） Include the date on which you intend to move out.（D）Must be given personal
8、ly only.7 What do fair wear and tear mean?（A）Deliberate destruction of the property.（B） The deterioration that is due to natural disaster.（C） The deterioration that occurs over time with reasonable use.（D）The destruction of the property by outlaws.8 What was the woman doing at 7: 00 p.m. ?（A）She was
9、 on the way to the theatre.（B） She was in the office.（C） She was waiting at the door of the theatre.（D）She was phoning her boyfriend.9 How long did the woman wait to see the opera?（A）A day.（B） A week.（C） A month.（D）A year.10 Why was the man late for the opera?（A）Because he was knocked down by the ca
10、r and was seriously injured.（B） Because he was too busy to remember the exact time of the opera.（C） Because he had to comfort his sister whose boyfriend was badly injured.（D）Because he was struck in the traffic jam and could hardly move forward.11 Whats the relationship between the two speakers?（A）T
11、eacher and student.（B） Doctor and patient.（C） Customer and agent.（D）Boyfriend and girlfriend.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the main idea of this passage?（A）In every
12、 school there is a “top“ crowd that sets the pace.（B） It is a mistake to follow the “top“ crowd blindly.（C） At one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong.（D）People who follow the “top“ crowd are endangering their very lives.13 The speaker disapproves of wearing red sweaters
13、if（A）the crowd is wearing them.（B） you cant afford them.（C） you dont look good in red.（D）it is against school regulations.14 The speaker urges the listeners to（A）follow the crowd.（B） take the advice of the elders.（C） be independent.（D）do whatever they wants.15 According to the passage, it is not eas
14、y to get seal _.（A）in water（B） on the ice（C） in the polar region（D）on the pinnacle16 Why did Oolak take a gun when he went off alone?（A）He was afraid of wild animals.（B） He decided to look for Bob.（C） He went out hunting.（D）He went for an outing.17 Bob climbed an ice pinnacle _.（A）to look for his co
15、mpanion（B） to look for seal（C） to look for a polar bear（D）to see the beautiful scene18 What Is the base of film today?（A）Salt.（B） Silver Salt.（C） Metal.（D）Plastic.19 The first permanent picture was made by _.（A）a French scientist（B） a German physicist（C） an American painter（D）an American journalist2
16、0 The official date of the beginning of photography is _.（A）1727（B） 1826（C） 1839（D）186021 Which of the following statements about Matthew Brady is correct?（A）He took pictures of American Independence War.（B） He invented self-developing film.（C） He was a very famous American scientist.（D）He made port
17、rait poses very popular.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 The US auto-makers decided to stop their action because _.（A）Japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the
18、 US（B） the Government promised to solve the US-Japan trade imbalance（C） three US companies have ended the US-Japan trade imbalance（D）Japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the US23 According to the news, what was the first real challenge for Mr. Baradei?（A）Leading the IAEA at a time o
19、f transition.（B） Inspecting Iran for nuclear weapons.（C） IAEAs inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.（D）Inspecting North Korea for nuclear weapons.24 What are the employers afraid of?（A）Continual recession of economy.（B） Inadequate graduates and skilled workers.（C） Increasing training
20、fees for the green hands.（D）Frequent job-hopping of skilled workers.25 What do some employers hope the government will do?（A）Cancel the useless business polling.（B） Provide more training fees for the workers.（C） Encourage universities to offer workforce training.（D）Provide more helpful measures for
21、the economic recovery.26 The number of escaped prisoners is _.（A）6（B） 5（C） 1（D）727 Following the prison breakout, the government is to _.（A）restructure the prison service（B） discipline some prison officers（C） recruit more security staff（D）look into security conditions28 Which of the following statem
22、ents is true of FBI, according to this news?（A）It was alerted about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as early as 2000.（B） It captured some terrorists secretly in 2000.（C） It arrested Anthony Shaffer before Sept. 11, 2001.（D）It reported the threat on the Sept. 11,2001 terrorist attacks to the Whi
23、te House.29 What is this news about?（A）A medical risk.（B） U.S. media.（C） Computer systems.（D）A computer virus.30 Which description is NOT correct about the storm?（A）It is nasty.（B） It is a surprise.（C） It is predicted.（D）It is deadly.31 How long did the storm last?（A）One day.（B） Two days.（C） More th
24、an three days.（D）One week.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 simple computer program that teaches children to distinguish between soun
25、ds can dramatically(1)_ their listening skills. It can allow them to progress by the(2)_ of two years in just a few weeks, the games creator claims.The game, called Phonomena, was (3)_ by David Moore of the University of Oxford, UK, as a(n) (4)_ for children with language problems, but he says his l
26、atest (5)_ also show that it can help any child. Other experts,(6)_, are reserving judgement until independent tests are(7)_.Phonomena is designed to(8)_ childrens ability to distinguish between different phonemes, the basic sounds that form the building(9)_ of language. Up to a fifth of all childre
27、n (10)_ thought to have problems (11)_ the differences between some sounds, says Moore, who heads the UK Medical Research Councils Institute of Hearing Research.In the game, children have to distinguish between(12)_ of phonemes such as the “i“ sound from the word “bit“ and the “e“ from “bet“. They a
28、re played one phoneme(13)_ by two more examples, and asked which one(14)_ the first sound. (15)_ the game progresses the phonemes are gradually “morphed“ to make them more and more(16)_, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between them.(17)_ 44 phonemes in English, there are(18)_ more th
29、an 1,000 different pairs, but the game (19)_ on just 22 pairs of the (20)_ and most similar-sounding phonemes.32 (1)（A）boost（B） progress（C） produce（D）disturb33 (2)（A）same（B） similarity（C） equal（D）equivalent34 (3)（A）arranged（B） devised（C） managed（D）formatted35 (4)（A）aim（B） save（C） aid（D）rescue36 (5)（
30、A）trails（B） trials（C） traits（D）traces37 (6)（A）besides（B） however（C） therefore（D）undoubtedly38 (7)（A）carried away（B） carried out（C） put away（D）put out39 (8)（A）improve（B） proceed（C） speed（D）hasten40 (9)（A）blockades（B） concepts（C） blocks（D）contents41 (10)（A）is（B） are（C） had（D）/42 (11)（A）hear（B） hearing
31、（C） to hear（D）heard43 (12)（A）pairs（B） bands（C） lots（D）parts44 (13)（A）following（B） followed（C） follow（D）to follow45 (14)（A）compares（B） rivals（C） mates（D）matches46 (15)（A）Thus（B） Though（C） Even if（D）As47 (16)（A）familiar（B） similar（C） alive（D）alien48 (17)（A）As well as（B） With（C） Of（D）Such as49 (18)（A）h
32、abitually（B） seldom（C） potentially（D）accurately50 (19)（A）depends（B） relies（C） concentrates（D）bases51 (20)（A）easiest（B） hardest（C） commonest（D）clearest三、PART IV GRAMMAR some proponents of Gypsy rights go as high as 15m.Unlike Jews, Gypsies have had no known ancestral land to hark back to. Though thei
33、r language is related to Hindi, their territorial origins are misty. Romanian peasants held them to be born on the moon. Other Europeans (wrongly) thought them migrant Egyptians, hence the derivative Gypsy. Most probably they were itinerant metal workers and entertainers who drifted west from India
34、in the 7th century.However, since communism in Central Europe collapsed a decade ago, the notion of Romanestan as a landless nation founded on Gypsy culture has gained ground. The International Romany Union, which says it stands for 10m Gypsies in more than 30 countries, is fostering the idea of “se
35、lf-rallying“. It is trying to promote a standard and written form of the language; it waves a Gypsy flag (green with a wheel) when it lobbies in such places as the united Bations; and in July it held a congress in Prague, The Czech capital. Where President Vaclav Havel said that Gypsies in his own c
36、ountry and elsewhere should have a better deal.At the congress a Slovak-born lawyer, Emil Scuka, was elected president of the International Tomany Union. Later this month a group of elected Gypsy politicians, including members of parliament, mayors and local councilors from all over Europe (OSCE), t
37、o discuss how to persuade more Gypsies to get involved in politics.The International Romany Union is probably the most representative of the outfits that speak for Gypsies, but that is not saying a lot. Of the several hundred delegates who gathered at its congress, few were democratically elected; o
38、ddly, none came from Hungary, whose Gypsies are perhaps the worlds best organized, with some 450 Gypsy bodies advising local councils there. The union did, however, announce its ambition to set up a parliament, but how it would actually be elected was left undecided.So far, the European Commission i
39、s wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation. The might, it is feared, open a Pandoras box already containing Basques, Corsicans and other awkward peoples. Besides, acknowledging Gypsies as a nation might backfire, just when several countries, particularly Hungary, Slovakia and th
40、e Czech Republic, are beginning to treat them better, in order to qualify for EU membership. “The EUs whole premise is to overcome differences, not to highlight them,“ says a nervous Eurocrat.But the idea that the Gypsies should win some kind of special recognition as Europes largest continent wide
41、minority, and one with a terrible history of persecution, is catching on. Gypsies have suffered many pogroms over the centuries. In Romania, the country that still has the largest number of them (more than lm), in the 19th century they were actually enslaved. Hitler tried to wipe them out, along wit
42、h the Jews.“Gypsies deserve some space within European structures,“ says Jan Marinus Wiersma, a Dutchman in the European Parliament who suggests that one of the current commissioners should be responsible for Gypsy affairs. Some prominent Gypsies say they should be more directly represented, perhaps
43、 with a quota in the European Parliament. That, they argue, might give them a boost. There are moves afoot to help them to get money for, among other things, a Gypsy university.One big snag is that Europes Gypsies are, in fact, extremely heterogeneous. They belong to many different, and often antago
44、nistic, clans and tribes, with no common language or religion, Their self-proclaimed leaders have often proved quarrelsome and corrupt. Still, says, Dimitrina Petrova, head of the European Roma Rights Center in Budapest, Gypsies shared experience of suffering entitles them to talk of one nation; the
45、ir potential unity, she says, stems from “being regarded as sub-human by most majorities in Europe.“And they have begun to be a bit more pragmatic. In Slovakia and Bulgaria, for instance, Gypsy political parties are trying to form electoral blocks that could win seats in parliament. In Macedonia, a
46、Gypsy party already has some-and even runs a municipality. Nicholas Gheorge, an expert on Gypsy affairs at the OSCE, reckons that, spread over Central Europe, there are now about 20 Gypsy MPS and mayors, 400-odd local councilors, and a growing number of businessmen and intellectuals.That is far from
47、 saying that they have the people or the cash to forge a nation, gut, with the Gypsy question on the EUs agenda in Central Europe, they are making ground.82 The Best Title of this passage is _.（A）Gypsies Want to Form a Nation（B） Are They a Nation（C） EU Is Afraid of Their Growth（D）They Are a Tribe83
48、where are the most probable Gypsy territory origins?（A）Most probably they drifted west from India in the 7th century.（B） They are scattered everywhere in the world.（C） Probably, they stemmed from Central Europe.（D）They probably came from the International Romany Union.84 What does the International
49、Romany lobby for?（A）It lobbies for a demand to be accepted by such international organizations as EU and UN.（B） It lobbies for a post in any international Romany Union.（C） It lobbies for the right as a nation.（D）It lobbies for a place in such international organizations as the EU or UN.85 Why is the Europe Commission wary of encouraging Gypsies to present themselves as a nation?（A）It may open a Pandoras Box.（B） Encouragement ma
