1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 530（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 What kind of haircut did the man want?SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this se
3、ction you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 Which is NOT true of the man?（A）He is new in the Department.（B） He gets along with others well（C） He is in charge of a project.（D）He is from Scotland.3 What is the temperatur
4、e in Cambridge?（A）22.（B） 23.（C） 25.（D）34.4 What is the best choice for the woman?（A）To live on campus.（B） To live with an English family.（C） To live in the University Society.（D）Not mentioned.5 Why did the woman go to Hong Kong?（A）On business.（B） On holiday.（C） Visiting friends.（D）Taking pictures.6
5、What is NOT mentioned when Maggie is talking about her experience in Ocean Park?（A）Sharks.（B） Dolphins.（C） Tropical fishes.（D）Crocodiles.7 How did Maggie get to the Peak?（A）By Peak Tram.（B） By cable.（C） On foot.（D）Not mentioned.8 What does the man work on with Anne?（A）Targeting younger customers.（B）
6、 Improving quality.（C） Improving new image.（D）Expanding promotion.9 What does the man think the company needs to concentrate on?（A）Changing merchandise.（B） Expanding market share.（C） Checking accounts.（D）Recruiting new employees.10 What has the company been unsuccessful in doing?（A）Branding efforts.
7、（B） Applying new technology.（C） Opening outlet.（D）Making teamwork.11 Why cant the woman meet with the man at four?（A）She will be on a business trip.（B） She has an appointment.（C） She has this afternoon off.（D）She has to inform Anne first.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear s
8、everal passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 TechnoServe is a non-profit group that（A）registered in Connecticut.（B） aims to develop technology.（C） hopes to solve the rural poverty.（D）wishes to bring social changes.13 One way that TechnoServe picks u
9、p promising entrepreneurs is through（A）a competitive program.（B） experts recommendations.（C） business training programs.（D）high-tech softwares analysis.14 TechnoServe provides people with the following EXCEPT（A）technical help.（B） expert suggestion.（C） an amount of money.（D）TV promotion.15 According
10、to the narrator, which kind of dogs is thought to have a sense of humor?（A）St Bernards.（B） Great Danes.（C） Dachshunds.（D）Shepherd dogs.16 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）A dog needs to be small to be fond of joke.（B） It is better to let a dog know that he is funny.（C） Some dogs have
11、 a sense of humor while others havent.（D）The merits of dogs outweigh their faults.17 Dachshunds are funny in their _.（A）shape（B） head（C） habit（D）mischief18 What is the talk mainly about?（A）How artists gained fame.（B） A schedule of art exhibits.（C） One form of folk art.（D）The preservation of old pain
12、tings.19 According to the speaker, why is it difficult to find calendar pictures that are in good condition?（A）Very few were produced.（B） Most were kept only a short time.（C） Most were printed on delicate paper.（D）Many have been acquired by collectors.20 What was the theme of many early wildlife cal
13、endars?（A）The excitement of hunting.（B） The beauty of nature.（C） The relaxation of fishing.（D）The protection of endangered species.21 According to the speaker, why did artists want to produce work for calendars?（A）To let many people see their works.（B） To earn money from the sale of calendars.（C） To
14、 portray the cruelty of hunting.（D）To create gifts for people who bought their paintings.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 is the news item mainly about?（A）The work of the
15、 two Nobel laureates sheds light on the tiny building blocks of life-cells.（B） The work of the three Nobel laureates sheds light on the huge building blocks of life-cells.（C） The work of the three Nobel laureates sheds light on the tiny building blocks of life-cells.（D）The work of the three doctors
16、sheds light on the tiny building blocks of life-cells.23 What did Lebanese protestors demand?（A）A mass demonstration.（B） A national unity government.（C） Three fourths of the seats in Congress.（D）Cooperation of the government.24 Fighting broke out on train to Manchester _.（A）between football fans sup
17、porting rival teams（B） between football players of rival teams（C） between football supporters and the police（D）between football players and the police25 _ people are to appear in court in Manchester today.（A）15（B） 50（C） 5（D）826 The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control o
18、n_（A）terrorism activities（B） terrorists networks（C） weapons for terrorists（D）funding for terrorism27 What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do?（A）To establish a financial network.（B） To revise their banking laws.（C） To increase their police force.（D）To curb regional terror activi
19、ties.28 Which of the following did Gregory Scott Johnson NOT do in a 1985 criminal case?（A）Murdering an old woman.（B） Robbing an old woman.（C） Beating and stomping on an old woman.（D）Breaking into the house of an old woman.29 Gregory Scott Johnson requested the Indiana Parole Board to have pity on h
20、im _（A）because he wanted to donate his liver to his ailing sister（B） because he wanted to wait on her sister when she had the operation（C） because he wanted to do something to compensate the old victim（D）because he wanted to begin a new life and do something useful for the society30 Between whom did
21、 the battle break out?（A）Kosovans and English tourists.（B） A gunman and English campers.（C） Kosovan traffickers.（D）Kosovan refugees.31 Where did the battle break out?（A）At a port.（B） In a van.（C） On a ferry.（D）At a refugee camp.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followin
22、g passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: the damage and death【C1】_could have been much worse. More than 60
23、 people died in this earthquake.【C2】_an earthquake of similar【C3】_that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively【C4】_in Los Angeles because the quake【C5】_at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highways.【C6】_changes made to the construct
24、ion【C7】_in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have【C8 】_the citys buildings and highways, making them more resistant【C9】_quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers arent【C10】_their success.【C11】_to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs shoul
25、d offer【C12】_greater【C13】_to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quakeproof meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood,【C14】_bend without breaking.【C15】_people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and【C16】_rubber and steel between the build
26、ing and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground【C17】_Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquakes vibration. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the【C18】_direction.The new smart struct
27、ures【C19】_very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less【C20】_to be damaged during earthquakes.32 【C1 】（A）price（B） toll（C） loss（D）cost33 【C2 】（A）By comparison（B） On the contrary（C） As a result（D）Likewise34 【C3 】（A）degree（B） influence（C） affection（D）intensity35 【C4 】（A
28、）less（B） more（C） light（D）heavy36 【C5 】（A）was occurred（B） was occured（C） occurred（D）occured37 【C6 】（A）Nevertheless（B） In addition（C） Undoubtedly（D）In contrast38 【C7 】（A）sites（B） codes（C） beliefs（D）workers39 【C8 】（A）strengthened（B） increased（C） accumulated（D）powered40 【C9 】（A）against（B） by（C） to（D）wit
29、h41 【C10 】（A）conforming with（B） hoping for（C） objecting to（D）resting on42 【C11 】（A）Pinning（B） Pinned（C） To pin（D）Pin43 【C12 】（A）even（B） never（C） many（D）lot44 【C13 】（A）insurance（B） safe（C） safety（D）security45 【C14 】（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）where46 【C15 】（A）Again（B） Later（C） Frequently（D）Now47 【C16
30、】（A）insert（B） infuse（C） exert（D）execute48 【C17 】（A）variations（B） vacancies（C） vibrations（D）ventilations49 【C18 】（A）backward（B） opposite（C） other（D）round50 【C19 】（A）could be（B） must be（C） should be（D）would be51 【C20 】（A）able（B） seem（C） managed（D）likely三、PART IV GRAMMAR she_have studied very hard.（A）m
31、ay（B） should（C） must（D）ought to53 Professor Wang is always willing to accept _ corrections on his essays.（A）all other（B） other all（C） other these（D）other any54 6._she had forgotten to take her notebook.（A）That occurred to her（B） She occurred that（C） To her that occurred（D）It occurred to her that55 T
32、he explorer lost his way, so he climbed to the top of the hill to_ himself.（A）spot（B） place（C） locate（D）situate56 Hearing we will _ candies, the children suddenly gather around us.（A）assign（B） distribute（C） scatter（D）allocate57 He works incredibly hard and yet needs very little sleephe must have a s
33、trong_.（A）constitution（B） expenditure（C） intervention（D）condemnation58 _ policy makers struggle to define and implement appropriate legislation, development of the most destructive kind has continued over vast areas.（A）As long as（B） As（C） Even（D）While59 _ the help of my English teacher, I would not
34、have succeeded in the speech contest.（A）But for（B） Despite（C） Regardless of（D）Besides60 _with the developed areas, peoples living standard of this province is not high at all.（A）Compare（B） While comparing（C） When compared（D）Comparing61 Which “which“ in the following sentences CANNOT be replaced by “
35、as“?（A）Jane decided to quit her job, which we all knew.（B） Our boss invited us to dinner, which was very kind of him.（C） He changed his mind so frequently, which made me quite angry.（D）He is a teacher which is clear from his manner.62 Its high time that you_working.（A）stopped（B） had to stop（C） shall
36、 stop（D）stop63 Several months has already passed, but she is still _ with her failure at the speech contest.（A）concentrated（B） obsessed（C） engrossed（D）penetrated64 Mary became _homesick and critical of the United States ,so the fled from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.（A）comp
37、letely（B） sincerely（C） absolutely（D）increasingly65 Larry took a train from New York to California_ he could see the country.（A）after（B） as（C） such that（D）so that66 In his _ to further his knowledge of the universe, man has now begun to explore space.（A）attempt（B） expedition（C） trial（D）chase67 Traffi
38、c accident is reported _ the number-one killer of men over the past few years in this littlie town.（A）being（B） having been（C） to be（D）to have been68 Have you anything to say _ the proposal?（A）with regard to（B） in contrast to（C） on behalf of（D）for the purpose of69 That old man was always under a (an)
39、 _ that the sky would someday collapsed.（A）illusion（B） delusion（C） imagination（D）fantasy70 The reason Beethoven went away to the country is _.（A）that he was gradually going deaf（B） because he was gradually going deaf（C） on account of the fact that he was gradually going deaf（D）since he was gradually
40、 going deaf71 John .D.Rockefeller,_, owned 90 percent of all American oil refineries.（A）as still a young man（B） while still a young man（C） a young man however（D）in spite of a young man72 To make this _ clear we shall have to look closely into biologys long history.（A）distinction（B） indication（C） rec
41、ognition（D）constitution73 Teachers should do all they can to _ on their students to do better rather than criticize them all the time.（A）inspire（B） stimulate（C） encourage（D）spur74 The madness exhibited during the Christmas was _ of the over commercialization of a sawed holiday.（A）positive（B） reveali
42、ng（C） evident（D）indicative75 A large bird was watching us intently from the top of a _ van.（A）stationing（B） stationed（C） stationery（D）stationary76 A well coherent discourse _ good choice of cohesive devices and semantic selection among other things.（A）calls for（B） calls on（C） calls up（D）calls forth7
43、7 As long as we alive, we are learning and, in fact, some of our most important learning takes place outside of school _in school.（A）better than（B） rather than（C） other than（D）more than78 In recent years much more emphasis has been put _ developing the students productive skills.（A）onto（B） in（C） ove
44、r（D）on79 During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few _ from the novel.20021（A）pieces（B） essays（C） fragments（D）extracts80 Jimmy earns his living by _ works of art in the museum.2004（A）recovering（B） restoring（C） renewing（D）reviving81 The young people has a(n)_qualityhe is total
45、ly honest.（A）respectable（B） admirable（C） decent（D）approachable81 Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a b
46、izarre animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsi
47、sted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud fiats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.Sea
48、cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown to sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures are cucumber-shaped - hence their name-and because they are typically rock inhabitants, this shape, combined with flexibility, enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are safe from predators and ocean currents.Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate-feeding sparingly or not at all for long periods, so
