1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 577（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 Which of the following is CORRECT?（A）Lisa works full time in the travel agency.（B） Lisa will be travelling with Zach.（C） Zach pays a visit to Lisa.（D）Zach wants to book a plane ticket. 3 According to the conversati
4、on, Zach（A）takes too much time off from school.（B） spends a lot of money on traveling.（C） works very hard at school.（D）doesnt have much money to spend. 4 What does the woman say about the Phoenix Air Flight?（A）The plane is too small.（B） It may not be available.（C） It is too expensive.（D）The plane is
5、 unsafe. 5 A particular way to deal with aggressive children is to _.（A）give them severe punishments（B） tell them to behave themselves（C） organize them to fight（D）send some of them to prison6 The boxing competition was to_.（A）train them to be professional boxers（B） teach tem to follow rules（C） give
6、them some physical exercise（D）cultivate their sense of competition7 What did one of the problem boy mentioned firstly do?（A）He killed his cat.（B） He cut off his dog s ears.（C） He hurt another boy.（D）He blinded his cat.8 What is the main topic of the conversation?（A）The development of the automobile.
7、（B） Declining air quality.（C） The structure of nitrous oxides.（D）Air quality management.9 What steps could be taken to improve the air?（A）Reduce the amount of nitrogen.（B） Increase the release of oxygen.（C） Reduce nitrous oxide emissions.（D）Stop industrial activities.10 According to the woman, what
8、causes most of the damage to the air?（A）Industrial sources.（B） Automobiles.（C） Nitrogen sources.（D）Natural activities.11 What is the most dangerous thing about nitrous oxides?（A）Stagnant air.（B） Damage to concrete.（C） Unfounded fears.（D）Potential carcinogenic effectsSECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In
9、this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the important discovery about seismic waves mentioned by the instructor?（A）They occur at regular intervals.（B） They can withstand great heat.（C） They travel through th
10、e Earths interior.（D）They can record the Earths internal temperature.13 What did the study of seismic vibrations help geologists learn more about?（A）When the Earth was formed.（B） The composition of the Earths interior.（C） Why lava is hot.（D）How often a volcano is likely to erupt.14 What did P and S
11、waves help scientists discover about the layers of the earth?（A）How deep they are.（B） Where earthquakes form.（C） How hot they are.（D）What purpose they serve.15 Sound waves reflected from a hill can be used to calculate the_.（A）Speed of sound（B） time between a sound and ifs echo（C） height of the hill
12、（D）distance of the hill16 The British used radio waves because they_.（A）were more exact than sound waves（B） could not be discovered（C） could pass through fog and clouds（D）were easier to use than sound waves17 The practical use of radio waves brought about_.（A）new machines for planes（B） a radio direc
13、ting and ranging device（C） new radio sets for RAF bombers（D）a discovering device18 What is the percentage of the sugar used as food?（A）19%.（B） 90%.（C） 10%.（D）30%.19 When was sugar used widely?（A）3,000 years ago.（B） In modem times.（C） Quite recently.（D）300 years ago.20 How many common forms of sugar
14、are exemplified in this passage?（A）One.（B） Two.（C） One hundred.（D）Several hundreds.21 Why should we increase the production of sugar?（A）It tastes sweet.（B） We can save plenty of land.（C） We can get more energy.（D）It is one of the most highly concentrated of energy food.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirect
15、ions: 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）Cubas criticized Americas rudeness.（B） The peace dialogue between Cuba and America.（C） The establishment of a joint business committee
16、.（D）U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba.23 Why were the 1,500 legal experts fired?（A）Because the advice they had provided is conflicting.（B） Because Saddam Hussein didnt trust them.（C） Because they didnt want to defend for Saddam Hussein.（D）Because they were backed by the US government.24 What did
17、US urge Russia to do?（A）Raising the price of oil.（B） Increasing export of oil and gas.（C） Promoting foreign investment in energy sectors.（D）Increasing export of energy to Eurasia.25 Which statement is true?（A）US may not become the primary, direct consumer of the energy from Eurasia.（B） Bring back th
18、e Eurasia energy to the world market is important for US.（C） Russia is the worlds second largest oil and gas producer.（D）The United States is the biggest source of gas reserves.26 The car is expected to travel at a speed of_per hour.（A）1,000 miles（B） 1,610 miles（C） 760 miles（D）1,223 miles27 What mak
19、es the car look like an airplane?（A）Its wings.（B） Its frame.（C） Its speed.（D）Its drivers.28 Belinda Stronach used to be a member of _（A）The New Democratic Party（B） the Liberal Party（C） the Conservative Party（D）the separatist Bloc Quebecois29 There are _ seals in Canadian Parliament.（A）303（B） 304（C）
20、305（D）30630 The joint committee will promote co-operation between Egypt and Spain in all the following areas EXCEPT _ .（A）education（B） industry（C） investment（D）technology31 What is this news item mainly about?（A）The establishment of a joint committee.（B） The trade relations between Egypt and Spain.（
21、C） The future trade volume between Egypt and Spain.（D）The establishment of a joint business council.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 W
22、hen we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get a good score on a certain kind of test, or even the ability to do well in school. These are at 【C1】_ only indicators of something far less important. By intelligence we mean a style of life, a way of behaving in 【C2】_ situations. The
23、true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do,【C3 】_ how we behave when we dont know what to do.The intelligent person, meeting a new situation or problem,【C4】_ himself up to it. He tries to take【C5】_with mind and senses everything he can about it. He thinks about it,【C6】_ of himself.
24、He deals with it boldly, imaginatively, resourcefully, and【C7 】_ confidently, at least hopefully; if he 【C8】_to master it, he looks without fear or shame at his mistakes and ones self with【C9 】_ to life. Just as clearly, unintelligence is an entirely different style of behavior,【C10】_ out of entirel
25、y different set of attitudes.Years of watching and【 C11】_ bright children with the not bright have shown that they are very different kinds of people. The bright child is【C12】_ about life and reality, eager to get in 【C13】_ with it, embrace it, and unite himself【C14】_it. There is no wall, no barrier
26、, between himself and life.【C15】_, the dull child is far less curious, far less interested in what 【C16 】_ on and what is real, more inclined to live in a world of【C17】_. The bright child likes to experiment, to try things【C18】_. If he cant do something one way, hell try another. The dull child is u
27、sually afraid to try at all. It 【C19 】_a great deal of urging to get him to try even once; if that try fails, he is【C20】_.32 【C1 】（A）least（B） best（C） first（D）large33 【C2 】（A）variance（B） variation（C） variable（D）various34 【C3 】（A）nor（B） so（C） and（D）but35 【C4 】（A）picks（B） stays（C） opens（D）takes36 【C5 】
28、（A）in（B） after（C） on（D）over37 【C6 】（A）made（B） instead（C） out（D）kind38 【C7 】（A）if not（B） although（C） even（D）hence39 【C8 】（A）wants（B） tends（C） manages（D）fails40 【C9 】（A）longing（B） care（C） confidence（D）respect41 【C10 】（A）jumping（B） rousing（C） arising（D）going42 【C11 】（A）competing（B） comparing（C） combini
29、ng（D）commanding43 【C12 】（A）unconscious（B） neglect（C） worried（D）curious44 【C13 】（A）along（B） hold（C） control（D）touch45 【C14 】（A）of（B） by（C） with（D）against46 【C15 】（A）Therefore（B） Although（C） Consequently（D）On the other hand47 【C16 】（A）lingers（B） hangs（C） goes（D）puts48 【C17 】（A）fascination（B） fantasy（C
30、） fatalism（D）fatigue49 【C18 】（A）off（B） on（C） out（D）for50 【C19 】（A）takes（B） spends（C） consumes（D）expends51 【C20 】（A）on（B） across（C） cross（D）through三、PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marke
31、d A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.52 Since you intend to sell your house, how will you_of all the furniture?（A）disapprove（B） discard（C） dispose（D）disregard53 The sentence “Had he known her address, he would have written to her“ means that（A）he has known her
32、address.（B） he knew her address.（C） he didnt know her address.（D）he asked for her address.54 In Florida, officials are trying to _ on the boom in green technology.（A）act（B） embark（C） capitalize（D）drag55 How I wish that those orphans_good care of.（A）will be taken（B） would be taken（C） must be taken（D）
33、be taken56 It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that_into hard currency.（A）translates（B） transfers（C） transplants（D）transmits57 I wont see you off at the airport tomorrow, so I wish you_（A）have a good journey now（B） a good journey now（C） would have a good journey now
34、（D）to have a good journey now58 The heads of the two governments met to_the treaty.（A）rectify（B） ratify（C） certify（D）verify59 You should avoid_when you join them for the first rehearsal.（A）from being mocked at（B） being mocked at（C） to be mocked at（D）mocking at60 Isolated from the outside world, the
35、villager would often talk with his _ friends when night fell.（A）imaginary（B） imaginative（C） imagining（D）imaginable61 The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope, _ orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.（A）due to（B） owing to（C） going to（D）in light to62 If you have r
36、eally been studying English for so long, its about time you_ able to write letters in English.（A）should be（B） were（C） must be（D）are63 A servant or two or three_to accompany them.（A）is（B） are（C） being（D）were64 The company purchased several computers programmed to _ the specific tasks required.（A）tack
37、le（B） solve（C） assign（D）follow65 A couple of years ago, Steven bought the book at the corner, but not having any experience, he fell flat on his_.（A）neck（B） face（C） heel（D）back66 Mary was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _, of course, made the others jealous.（A）that（B） w
38、ho（C） what（D）which67 Much as_, I couldnt lend him the money because I simply didnt have that much Spare cash.（A）I would have liked to（B） I would like to have（C） I should have to like（D）I should have liked to68 The Russians also burned their farms and _ their dams and power plants.（A）blew up（B） blew
39、off（C） blew out（D）blew over69 _ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.（A）Concerning（B） Regarding（C） Ascertaining（D）Assuming70 Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol o
40、f _ love.（A）successive（B） consecutive（C） eternal（D）insistent71 The problem of _ to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.（A）what（B） which（C） whom（D）how72 The concerto was performed by a violinist of unquestioned _ but limited imagination.（A）capacity（B） faculty（C） competence（D）aptitude73 Je
41、an Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insist- ence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.（A）is to be analyzed（B） has been analyzed（C） be analyzed（D）should have been analyzed74 The little boys face was _ from his toothache.（A）bulg
42、ing（B） swollen（C） expanded（D）extended75 We object to the idea that it is military force that should be_ in settling international disputes.（A）applied to（B） resorted to（C） fallen back on（D）restrained from76 Some big companies have _ great benefits upon their employees.（A）submitted（B） conferred（C） flu
43、ng（D）granted77 You _ park here. Its an emergency exit for the fire brigade.（A）mustnt（B） neednt（C） wouldnt（D）oughtnt78 Quality is _ counts most.（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）where79 She did her work _ her manager had instructed.（A）as（B） until（C） when（D）though80 His_ brain has worked away on the idea of
44、a universal cure. （2006 年考试真题）（A）rich（B） quick（C） productive（D）fertile81 The child nodded, apparently content with his mothers promise. The underlined part means_.（A）as far as one has learnt（B） as far as one is concerned（C） as far as one can see（D）as far as one is told81 The Scholastic Aptitude Test
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