1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 579（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 Why does the woman know so much about Albuquerque?（A）Her sister lives there.（B） She attended college there.（C） She lives thirty minutes from there.（D）She visited there last year.3 What can be inferred about the man
4、?（A）He has been to New Mexico many times.（B） He has just graduated from college.（C） He enjoys sports.（D）He has relatives in Albuquerque.4 According to the woman, what may cause the most problems in the Albuquerque?（A）The low humidity.（B） The changes in climate.（C） The high altitude.（D）The extreme te
5、mperatures.5 Which word may best describe the two speakers positions on intermarriage?（A）Comparison.（B） Causality.（C） Bias.（D）Contrast.6 The cultural differences arise _.（A）at the wedding（B） before intermarriage（C） after people get married（D）until recently7 What negative effects may the intermarriag
6、e most probably cause?（A）A quick divorce.（B） Much suffering in childrens minds.（C） A big gap between parents and children.（D）Cultural shock.8 What are the speakers talking about?（A）Cyril and his marriage.（B） Ibsen and Butlers marriage.（C） Aunt Celia and her marriage.（D）Katharines mother and the marr
7、iage.9 What is the attitude of the man towards the marriage?（A）He is greatly affected.（B） He regards it as nonsense.（C） He doesnt care a bit about it.（D）He is much upset at the news.10 Which of the following is most probably NOT what the woman is going to do?（A）She thinks it better for her to go to
8、see Cyril.（B） She is going to say “yes“ to Cyrils marriage.（C） She is going to do something about the marriage.（D）She is determined to tell her mother about the marriage.11 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the conversation?（A）Aunt Celia has confirmed the news about the marriage.（B） A
9、unt Celia has written them the letter about the marriage.（C） Aunt Celia will come to see them to talk about the marriage.（D）Aunt Celia has concealed the news of the marriage from them.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and
10、then answer the questions that follow. 12 According to the passage, how many people in the world can NOT get enough food to be healthy?（A）More than six million.（B） More than one million.（C） More than a billion.（D）More than twenty million.13 All of the following are the causes of food crisis EXCEPT（A
11、）the imbalance between developed and developing nations.（B） the troubled world economy.（C） the unpredictable climate change.（D）the growing world population.14 Which of the following statements is NOT made by the countries in the Summit?（A）They promised to lower the food prices.（B） They promised to m
12、ake efforts to relieve the hunger issue.（C） They promised to help developing countries get more independent.（D）They promised to increase aid for agriculture.15 The speaker wants us to know that a child（A）learns to do business at an early stage.（B） matures through play.（C） employs toys as companions.
13、（D）has to be taught complicated tables.16 Evidence confirms that the potential development of a child is largely determined（A）from 5 to 7 years.（B） from 3 to 5 years.（C） at the moment of birth.（D）in the first three years.17 When children are about four years old, they are the most（A）original.（B） vig
14、orous.（C） curious.（D）ambitious.18 In one of the exercises, the professor asked his student to（A）find out the meaning of life.（B） record their day-to-day life.（C） spend more money.（D）keep track of every penny they spend. 19 When money is involved, our relationship with others（A）will become stronger.（
15、B） will be weakened.（C） will be clearly defined.（D）will remain the same. 20 In the book, the author tries to explain that（A）money is useless to us.（B） money is the aim of life.（C） money should be an instrument.（D）money is everything. 21 Which of the following does the author NOT agree with?（A）One sh
16、ouldnt lend money to friends.（B） The meaning of life doesnt completely lie in money.（C） Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.（D）Money is important in modern society. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then
17、answer the questions that follow. 22 The World Trade organization holds its summit on_.（A）Nov. 30（B） Nov. 13（C） Dec. 30（D）Dec. 1323 The demonstrators threatening to disrupt the meeting are from_. groups.（A）Labor, environmental and agriculture（B） Labor, agriculture and consumer（C） Labor, environmenta
18、l and consumer（D）Agriculture, environmental and consumer24 According to the opponents, what does free-trade lead to?（A）Lower wages.（B） Degradation of the environment.（C） Degradation of labor standards.（D）All of the above.25 The US governments propaganda is in favor of_.（A）isolation of WTO（B） free tr
19、ade（C） a free trade critics（D）environment and consumer groups26 Which of the following statements is TRUE?（A）Heavy rains and storms caused rivers to overflow.（B） Flooding forced evacuation in seven counties.（C） Flooding damaged homes and cut off electricity.（D）Heavy rains and flooding kept banks clo
20、sed.27 What is the new item mainly about?（A）The shortage of oil along Louisiana Shore.（B） The oil leak around the Gulf of Mexico.（C） The sinking of oil rig in the Gulf.（D）Authorities are in a race against time.28 What impact would it bring if the current situation is not controlled?（A）There would be
21、 a big explosion.（B） There would be climate change.（C） There would be an ecological damage.（D）There would be natural disaster.29 Why did the Pentagon decide to dose 33 military bases?（A）That is what the local people have expected.（B） Thats what the President has recommended.（C） To ensure a better li
22、velihood of the local people.（D）To save the money and modernize the military.30 Which of the following can we infer is more likely to oppose the decision?（A）Army men.（B） Base employees.（C） Government officials.（D）Military officers.31 What is wrong with Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille ONeal?（A）A so
23、re right knee.（B） A sore left knee.（C） A sore left leg.（D）A sore right leg.32 Los Angeles Lakers has won NBA championship（A）once only.（B） twice.（C） three times.（D）four times.33 How many refugees have returned home earlier this year?（A）200.（B） 41.（C） No one.（D）We can not say exactly.34 In the followi
24、ng statements, which one is true?（A）Those Afghan refugees have lived in Pakistan for 20 years.（B） The group of Afghan refugees includes 200 people.（C） The Afghan refugees are bound to Pishin District.（D）Kandahar region lies in west southern Afghanistan.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are
25、20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 34 Although most people return from package holidays reasonably satisfied, this is not always the 【C1】_ Take for Instance, the nightmare experience of
26、a Frenchman who went on a 【C2】_ to Columbia, The hotel in the small Caribbean port was overbooked, The holiday maker was 【C3】_ round the streets, looking for A 【C4 】_ and breakfast place, when he was arrested for vacancy, He was 【C5】 _ ,whore ho told the magistrate that it was the hotels 【C6 】_ , Th
27、e magistrate was the hotel-owners brother, and he charged the tourist 【C7】_ making false accusations and sent him to prison for eight day, By the time of his 【C8】 _ , his return flight had lets, Ho had insufficient funds to buy a return ticket, 【C9】 _ he went to the Pat Office to send a telegram to
28、hi, home in Montpellier, asking for money, He was 【C10】_ before he could, end it, This time he was charged with illegal 【C11】_ , It was explained that, having missed his return 【C12 】_ , he could no longer be classified as a tourist, Ho now needed a work 【C13 】_ ,be didnt have one, He was fined $ 50
29、0 for this 【C14】_ , and a further $ 500 when he again blamed the hotel for overbooking His 【C15】_ was confiscated because he couldnt pay the tines, He hitch-hiked to Bogota 【C16 】_ the consulate tingly arranged to send him home.All things 【C17 】_ , I would prefer to plan my holiday independently, 【C
30、18 】_ my view, its order to “do it yourself!“, And the advantages of planning your holiday yourself are 【 C19】_ . If it is well-planned, an in dependent holiday san usually be good 【C20】_ for money.35 【C1 】（A）occurrence（B） situation（C） state（D）case36 【C2 】（A）package（B） holiday（C） festival（D）celebrat
31、ion37 【C3 】（A）strolling（B） sauntering（C） wandering（D）patrolling38 【C4 】（A）accommodation（B） hotel（C） bed（D）lodging39 【C5 】（A）taken to court（B） brought to the police station（C） taken to the reform school（D）sent to prison40 【C6 】（A）fault（B） blame（C） duty（D）responsibility41 【C7 】（A）of（B） with（C） for（D）t
32、o42 【C8 】（A）freedom（B） discharge（C） release（D）liberty43 【C9 】（A）and（B） though（C） but（D）so44 【C10 】（A）fined（B） re-arrested（C） arrested（D）punished45 【C11 】（A）citizenship（B） naturalization（C） migration（D）immigration46 【C12 】（A）trip（B） ticket（C） flight（D）journey47 【C13 】（A）license（B） allowance（C） permis
33、sion（D）permit48 【C14 】（A）crime（B） offence（C） fault（D）error49 【C15 】（A）luggage（B） belonging（C） thing（D）luggages50 【C16 】（A）when（B） after（C） where（D）while51 【C17 】（A）considered（B） being considered（C） were considered（D）considering52 【C18 】（A）To（B） In（C） By（D）With53 【C19 】（A）considerable（B） thinkable（C）
34、 considerate（D）imaginable54 【C20 】（A）bargain（B） buy（C） sale（D）value三、PART IV GRAMMAR _, it should rank high on any list of science fiction.（A）consistently（B） consequently（C） invariably（D）fortunately84 Adam Waldens best friend is his cello-and thats just fine with him. Like all children with autism a
35、nd related disorders, the 8-year-old boy from Los Angeles has trouble interacting with others and forming relationships. Learning to speak has been an enormous challenge for him and, at an age when many kids are being scolded for chatting in class, Adam sometimes has problems even recognizing the hu
36、man voice.Once regarded with suspicion by his classmates, Adam rarely got invited to birthday parties and during those few occasions that he was asked, he was often found hiding under beds or running away down the street. But life took a positive turn for Adam once he was introduced to the cello. Re
37、cently admitted to the Colburn School of Performing Arts, Adam has learned to communicate with others through his music and performs regularly in recitals, where he hams it up and loves to be on stage.After more than four years of intensive therapy and treatments, Adam has reached the point where mo
38、st people who meet him would at first just think hes a little eccentric or different. But, as many experts point out, autism is not simply “quirkiness“ or an unusual personality trait, but a serious disorder capable of destroying families and childrens futures. Like others with the condition, Adams
39、progress has been bard-won.His struggles are increasingly shared by many across the United States as rates of autism continue to skyrocket. Some experts estimate that as many as 1 in 166 children born today will be diagnosed with an autistic disorder. Autism is now the second most commonly diagnosed
40、 developmental disability in children after mental retardation.While the causes for the dramatic rise in cases over the past decade are the subject of much debate, one thing is certain: early diagnosis is crucial. By being aware of key symptoms to watch for, parents can help spot the disorder and, i
41、f necessary, ensure their child begins treatment.“One of the factors in a good autism prognosis is early intervention,“ says Dr. Sally Ozonoff, associate professor of psychiatry at the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis. “Its been shown pretty clearly that starting an intervention
42、 at age 3 is better than 5, or starting intervention at 2 or potentially even earlier than that is better.“But while most experts agree that beginning treatment for autism at an early age is important, the process of diagnosing children can be fraught with difficulty and makes the goal of early trea
43、tment sometimes easier said than done.85 According to the passage, children suffering from autism are unable to _.（A）play musical instrument.（B） interact with other people.（C） recognize their parents.（D）be invited to birthday parties.86 The phrase “ham it up“ in the second paragraph, last sentence,
44、probably means _.（A）act with exaggeration.（B） perform regularly.（C） perform alone.（D）overwhelmed.87 Which of the following about autism is NOT true?（A）In the United States, rates of autism continue to skyrocket.（B） As many as 1 in 166 children born today is diagnosed with an autistic disorder.（C） Au
45、tism is the third most commonly diagnosed developmental disability in children.（D）The early diagnosis of autism is very important.88 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?（A）After five years of intensive treatment, Adam has completely recovered.（B） Mental retardation can result in
46、autism.（C） Parents should know some key symptoms of autism so that they can spot the disorder.（D）Diagnosing autism in children is not difficult.88 As state and federal authorities announced the details of their $26 billion mortgage settlement with big banks on Thursday, millions of American homeowne
47、rs were hoping that this time they would finally get relief.The bulk of the settlement, about $20 billion, would go to one million American homeowners who would have their mortgage debts reduced or their loans refinanced at a lower interest rate. It also includes $1.5 billion for roughly 750,000 peo
48、ple who lost their homes to foreclosure between 2008 and 2011, with each receiving between $1,500 and $2,000.Economists do not expect a big boost for the economy, in part because the banks have three years to distribute the aid. Some experts questioned whether the accord would do much to stabilize t
49、he housing market and its glut of millions of foreclosed homes.Critics also pointed to the fact that millions of mortgages owned by the governments housing finance agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would not be covered under the deal, excluding about half the nations mortgages.“The effect of this settlement will be catalytic,“ Shaun Donovan, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said in an interview.
