1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 549（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 What problem at the office are Cathy and Stan discussing?（A）There arent enough cabinets.（B） There is too much noise.（C） Office supplies are taking up space.（D）Some teaching assistants dont have desks.3 Why do Jacks
4、 students come to see him?（A）To chat with Jack socially.（B） To get help in the course.（C） To hand in their assignments.（D）To practice giving interviews.4 What does Cathy say about Stans suggestion?（A）Theyd have to get permission.（B） Jack wouldnt like it.（C） She thinks it might work.（D）The other assi
5、stants should be consulted.5 What does the conversation say about the car the woman rented?（A）It is a red 2002 Toyota.（B） It is a green 4-wheel-drive.（C） It is a red 2003 TM.（D）It is Buick-branded.6 How much will the woman pay if she drives 1,000 miles in 2 days?（A）140 dollars.（B） 90 dollars.（C） 180
6、 dollars.（D）225 dollars.7 How long will the woman rent the car?（A）2 days.（B） 1 day.（C） 3 days.（D）Not given.8 The basic purpose of IQ tests is to_.（A）measure childrens intelligence（B） test linguistic and numerical skills（C） test why some children perform better at school（D）find out why some children
7、are not appreciated9 According to Kellerman, the unhappy adults in the world_.（A）are not brighter than others（B） dont have good education（C） are not doing the things they are best at（D）are not duly encouraged in life10 According to Brigid, some children cant do well in school examinations because_.（
8、A）they dont have proper education（B） they dont have enough encouragement（C） their parents are not responsible（D）they are not good with words and numbers11 Which of the following statements is TURE according to the interview?（A）A child with an average IQ may not be successful when he grows up.（B） Som
9、e childrens abilities can not be easily measured.（C） A child should be judged on his IQ level.（D）Being happy in life is being good at everything.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
10、12 What was salt used to do in Egypt thousands of years ago?（A）To punish people who had broken the law.（B） To keep dead bodies from decay.（C） To make chemicals.（D）To make fish soup.13 How would a man be punished if he took more than his share of salt in the 16m century?（A）Lose all his salt.（B） Be th
11、rown into prison.（C） Lose an ear.（D）Lose an eye.14 What is the passages main idea?（A）Thousands of people were punished because of salt（B） The uses and importance of salt in history.（C） Salt was important in history.（D）Nobody knows when salt began to be used.15 The travel information is intended for（
12、A）all passengers on board the plane.（B） passengers who want to visit the center of Sydney.（C） passengers who visit Sydney for the first time.（D）all crew on board the plane. 16 The following transportations are available from the airport to the city EXCEPT（A）taxis.（B） subways.（C） buses.（D）coach servi
13、ces. 17 The announcer finally reminded the passengers of（A）the prices the major hotels charge.（B） the places where passengers can hail a taxi.（C） the Departure Tax passengers have to pay.（D）the price of the next flight leaving Sydney. 18 What is the first thing that people ought to do in face of pol
14、lution, according to the author?（A）To see the sky outside in the morning.（B） To walk outside to see the colored sun.（C） To take care of, and prevent air pollution now.（D）To analyse the different layers of air pollution.19 Which of the following is NOT among the types of the pollutants the author men
15、tions in the passage?（A）Sulfur oxides.（B） Toxic materials.（C） Particulate matter.（D）Carbon monoxide.20 Air pollution refers to the presence of all the following EXCEPT_.（A）harmful solids（B） harmful gases（C） harmful liquids（D）harmful chemicals21 Which of the following can best served as the title of
16、the passage?（A）The Cause of Air Pollution.（B） The Issue of Air Pollution.（C） The Types of Air Pollution.（D）The Prevention of Air Pollution.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 Wha
17、t can be inferred from the news?（A）American college presidents often meet to talk about politics.（B） 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 Who would be p
18、ardoned according to the news?（A）Those having no connection with recent bombings.（B） Those who give up their weapons voluntarily.（C） Those who cooperate with the government.（D）Those who killed the American hostage.24 Jacob Zuma is going to be charged for（A）being sacked.（B） corruption.（C） taking part
19、 in an illegal arm deal.（D）making a scandal against other candidates.25 What attitude do the Zulus hold towards Jacob Zuma?（A）They decide to bring criminal charges against him.（B） They support him and think he is innocent.（C） They hope president to sack him.（D）They believe he is responsible for this
20、 arm scandal.26 Which of the following statements is CORRECT?（A）The new Egyptian Cabinet will swear in.（B） Protesters will be more serious about reforms.（C） A caretaker government will be set up.（D）People planned to have parliamentary elections.27 How many posts were there in Egyptian Cabinet?（A）14.
21、（B） 27.（C） 41（D）1328 What is the subject of the competition?（A）Writing a composition.（B） Producing a cell phone film.（C） Sending text messages.（D）Telling a story by cell phone.29 Which of the following details is INCORRECT?（A）The film must be shot entirely with cell phones.（B） The competition being
22、open to young people is held by a U.S. college（C） Young people use their cell phones to connect with web sites.（D）The best film will be very different from an award-winning movie.30 Which of the following was NOT mentioned to be protected by the detention operation?（A）UK soldiers.（B） U. S. civilians
23、.（C） Afghan forces.（D）Afghan civilians.31 How many troops will Britain have in Afghanistan by the end of 2012?（A）9,500.（B） 9,000.（C） 5900（D）500二、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
24、 inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are 【C1】 _ likely .to fall chronically iii when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using 【C2】_ data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientist
25、s at the Max Planck Institute 【C3】_ Demographic Research in the northern German town of Restock found the month of birth was 【 C4】_ life expectancy over the age of 50. 【C5】_ differences differences in what mothers ate during 【C6】_ ,and infections 【C7】_ at different times of the year could both have
26、an impact on the 【C8】_ of a newborn baby and could 【C9 】_ its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last 【C10】_ of her pregnancy in 【C11】_ , 【C12 】_ she will eat less vitamins than in summer,“ said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who 【C13】_ the re
27、search. “When she stops 【C14 】_ and starts giving her baby normal food, its in the hot weeks of summer when babies are 【C15 】_ to infections of the digestive 【C16】_ .“ In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in
28、Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn 【C17 】_ those born in spring about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumnthe European spring-lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people bo
29、rn at the be- ginning of the 20th century, using 【C18】_ certificates and census data. Although 【C19】_ at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern 【C20】_ , Dobl-hammer said. 32 【C1 】（A）less（B） very（C） seldom（D）otherwise33 【C2 】（A）scientific（B） census（C） research（D）concise34
30、 【C3 】（A）es（B） with（C） for（D）about35 【C4 】（A）related to（B） concerned with（C） charged with（D）vulnerable to36 【C5 】（A）Genetic（B） Seasonal（C） Innate（D）Quarterly37 【C6 】（A）day（B） night（C） pregnancy（D）winter38 【C7 】（A）having occurred（B） occurred（C） occurring（D）to be occurred39 【C8 】（A）color（B） complexion
31、（C） weight（D）health40 【C9 】（A）influence（B） effect（C） prolong（D）exert41 【C10 】（A）week（B） time（C） phase（D）month42 【C11 】（A）winter（B） summer（C） spring（D）autumn43 【C12 】（A）as（B） where（C） when（D）because44 【C13 】（A）carried out（B） made out（C） carried about（D）talked about45 【C14 】（A）smoking（B） milking（C） ea
32、ting（D）breast-feeding46 【C15 】（A）prone（B） likely（C） accessible（D）dedicated47 【C16 】（A）system（B） diseases（C） nerves（D）cells48 【C17 】（A）beat（B） outlived（C） surviving（D）winning49 【C18 】（A）driving（B） death（C） graduate（D）birth50 【C19 】（A）nutrition（B） life（C） food（D）housing51 【C20 】（A）insists（B） persists（
33、C） resists（D）consists三、PART IV GRAMMAR hed have to fix it himself. The kids would all be screaming for something to eat, clean clothes and more bus fare money. Once he quieted the kids, hed have to clean the house, go shopping, make sure that kids got a bath, and fix lunches for the next day. Once t
34、he kids were down for the night, he might be able to crawl into an unmade bed and try to read the morning newspaper.No, I dont think many males are going to volunteer for the job. I know I dont want it. So, thanks, mom! Ill do what I can to create a national holiday for housewives. It could be appro
35、priately called Wonder Woman Day.82 The main idea of the passage is about_.（A）housewives, the wonder women（B） what would happen if housewives went on strike（C） the replacement of women by men as housewives（D）the setting up of a national holiday for housewives83 The authors attitude toward housewives
36、 work is_.（A）critical（B） indifferent（C） ironical（D）appreciative84 If a housewife went on strike, which one of the following statements is NOT true?（A）Children would scream for something to eat.（B） No meals would appear on the table.（C） The scout troops would have a wonderful time.（D）The man of the h
37、ouse wouldnt be able to take over.85 In the authors opinion,_.（A）many males are going to volunteer for housewives work（B） housewives deserve a national holiday named Wonder Woman Day（C） the man of the house would be able to take over the housewives work（D）housewives are second-class citizens or some
38、thing similar85 For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us-or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, theyve had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last
39、but hold great sway. And all those ideas were good onesbut only as far as they went.Somewhere, there was a sort of temperamental dark matter exerting an invisible gravitational pull of its own. More and more, scientists are concluding that this unexplained force is our siblings.From the time we are
40、born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They are our scolds, protectors, goads, tormentors, playmates, counselors, sources of envy, objects of pride. They teach us how to resolve conflicts and how not to; how to conduct friendsh
41、ips and when to walk away from them. Sisters teach brothers about the mysteries of girls; brothers teach sisters about the puzzle of boys. Our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us. Our siblings may be the only people well ever know who truly qualify as part
42、ners for life. “Siblings,“ says family sociologist Katherine Conger, “are with us for the whole journey.“Within the scientific community, siblings have not been wholly ignored, but research has been limited mostly to discussions of birth order. Older sibs were said to be strivers; younger ones rebel
43、s; middle kids the lost souls. The stereotypes were broad, if not entirely untrue, and there the discussion mostly ended.But all thats changing. At research centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere, investigators are launching a wealth of new studies into the sibling dynamic, looking at way
44、s brothers and sisters steer one another intoor away fromrisky behavior, how they form a protective buffer (减震器) against family upheaval; how they educate one another about the opposite sex; how all siblings compete for family recognition and come to termsor blowsover such impossibly charged issues
45、as parental favoritism. From that research, scientists are gaining intriguing insights into the people we become as adults. Does the manager who runs a harmonious office call on the peacemaking skills learned in the family playroom? Does the student struggling with a professor who plays favorites su
46、mmon up the coping skills acquired from dealing with a sister who was Daddys girl? Do husbands and wives benefit from the inter-gender negotiations they waged when their most important partners were their sisters and brothers? All that is under investigation. “Siblings have just been off the radar s
47、creen until now,“ says Conger. But today serious work is revealing exactly how our brothers and sisters influence us.86 The beginning of the passage indicates that（A）researchers have found out what shapes us.（B） our peer is the last factor influencing us.（C） what researchers found contributes in a l
48、imited way.（D）what researchers found is good and trustworthy. 87 In the third paragraph, the author tries to demonstrate that our siblings（A）offer us much useful information.（B） have great influences on us.（C） are the ones who love us completely.（D）accompany us throughout our life. 88 In scientific
49、community, previous research on siblings（A）mostly focused on the sibling order.（B） studied the characteristics of the kids.（C） studied the matter in a broad sense.（D）wasnt believable and the discussion ended. 89 Which of the following is NOT sibling dynamic?（A）A brother cautions his sister against getting into trouble.（B） Sisters have quarrels with each other.（C） Siblings compete for paren
