1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 581（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 When is the man going out with Jennifer?（A）Friday.（B） Saturday.（C） Sunday.（D）Monday.3 Where is the movie theater located?（A）Its on Pine Street.（B） Its on the 2nd Street.（C） Its in front of the river.（D）Its next to
4、the parking lot.4 What time does the restaurant close on Sundays?（A）10:30 pm.（B） 11:00 pm.（C） 11:30 pm.（D）12:00 pm.5 What is the man doing?（A）Making a gift for the woman.（B） Working on a class assignment.（C） Discussing his career.（D）Preparing to teach an art class.6 How did the woman learn about pai
5、nting?（A）By listening to her father.（B） By working for an artist.（C） By talking to the studio art instructor.（D）By taking several art courses.7 What does the woman plan to do next?（A）Take a history exam.（B） Go to an art exhibit.（C） Meet some classmates.（D）Help the man with his painting.8 What is Sus
6、an going to do in such a burry?（A）To have a business meeting.（B） To attend a cocktail party.（C） To visit her friend in hospital.（D）To buy some fresh flowers for her friend.9 How long docs the party last?（A）Only an hour.（B） Two hours.（C） No fixed time limit.（D）The whole night.10 The party is held to
7、_.（A）celebrate the New Year（B） congratulate Susans colleagues（C） see one of his colleagues off（D）show their individuality and characteristics11 What will they possibly do after the party?（A）Some of them will go the pub.（B） They will drink some coffee somewhere.（C） Stay with their families.（D）Go to t
8、he cinema together.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 were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?（A）The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.（B） The
9、 exhaustion of energy resources.（C） The destruction of oil wells.（D）The spread of-the black powder from the fires.13 What was the good news for scientists?（A）The underground oil resources have not been affected.（B） Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.（C） The oil lakes soon
10、dried up and stopped evaporating.（D）The underground water resources have not been polluted.14 What are the officials trying to do at the moment?（A）To restore the normal production of the oil wells.（B） To estimate the losses caused by the fires.（C） To remove the oil left in the desert.（D）To use the o
11、il left in the oil lakes.15 What do people do on the second day of the celebration?（A）Invite brothers to visit sisters.（B） Burst crackers.（C） Celebrate the defeat of the demon.（D）Pray to the goddess of prosperity to fulfil their wishes.16 Why are the city streets illuminated with fairy lights?（A）To
12、welcome lord Krishna and his wife.（B） To offer prayers to the goddess of prosperity Lakshmi.（C） To commemorate the return of Rama to his homeland.（D）To give best wishes to their family members.17 What is the passage mainly about?（A）The exhaust system of a car.（B） Waste gas.（C） The car engine.（D）Air
13、pollution.18 Whats the purpose of the talk?（A）To interest students in a career in counseling.（B） To recruit counselors to work in the placement office.（C） To inform students of a university program.（D）To convince local merchants to hire college students.19 What should students bring with them to the
14、 office?（A）A job listing.（B） A resume.（C） A permission slip.（D）Their salary requirements.20 What will the counselors at the office help students do?（A）Refine their interviewing techniques.（B） Arrange their work schedules.（C） Select appropriate courses.（D）Write cover letters.21 What do the jobs have
15、in common?（A）They pay the same wage.（B） They involve working outdoors.（C） They can be substituted for college students.（D）Theyre part-time.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
16、t is the news mainly about?（A）The earthquake in Pakistan.（B） The reconstruction after the disaster.（C） The destruction in the disaster.（D）The compensation from the government.23 The US auto-makers decided to stop their action because _.（A）Japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the US（
17、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 US24 What is the purpose of the research on Dead Sea?（A）To uncover layers of ecological history.（B） To help find
18、more resources under the sea.（C） To determine where the lowest point of the earth is.（D）To settle the problem of global climate change.25 According to the news item, which of the following is INCORRECT?（A）An international team of scientists will take part in the project.（B） The project will last for
19、ty days and scientists will draw a conclusion then.（C） The glass pipe can show various layers of different periods.（D）The project will insert several pipes into the earth below the sea.26 According to the doctor, what is their primary work at present?（A）Establishing a medical system for those displa
20、ced people.（B） Helping the displaced people rebuilding their homes.（C） Fighting against the diseases brought by the hurricane.（D）Calling for help from International Red Cross.27 According to Dr. Cerise, patients with psychological problems should _.（A）wait for the others（B） cure by themselves（C） be
21、taken care of immediately（D）seek comfort from their family and friends28 What is Ayad Allawis next step after his visit to Britain?（A）To talk with President Bush in New York on Friday.（B） To talk with President Bush in New York on Tuesday.（C） To deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly on Friday.
22、（D）To deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.29 Which is NOT mentioned as the purpose of Ayad Allawis visit to Britain?（A）To appeal the world to honour Iraqs pledges of economic aid.（B） To plead to cancel most of Iraqs foreign debt.（C） To deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly.（
23、D）To ask for help in training its fledgling security forces.30 Which is the main idea of the news?（A）Industrial relations in Germany.（B） The German energy industry.（C） Coalition in the government.（D）Closure of nuclear reactors.31 The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand fr
24、om_.（A）the Government.（B） the energy industry.（C） a party in the coalition.（D）a declining need for nuclear energy.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 correspondin
25、g blanks. 31 When Apple showed the world Siri, I believe they showed us the next major【 C1】_user 【C2 】_The idea of talking to computers is nothing new. It has, of course, been【C3】_in scifi novels, movies and TV shows for years now.【C4】_software itself has shown shades of voice input【C5】_the next use
26、r input for over 10 years. The challenge had always been bringing it to the【C6】_market. This is what Apple plans to do with Siri on the iPhone 4S.This technology has been in development for quite a while and is getting【C7】_better. 【C8】_bringing it to the mass market, another challenge has been makin
27、g it useful by【C9 】_simple dictation. One of the most【 C10】 _elements of Siri is not just the ability to do voice-to-text dictation, but its ability to turn natural-language【C11】_into action.What I mean by that is that I can use my voice to say, “【C12】_me to feed my goats when I get home.“ Because S
28、iri is trained to know where my house is and the iPhone 4S has GPS, the【C13】_I drive into my driveway, I get a reminder that tells me to feed the goats. I live on a farm and this is quite【C14】_for me.Its a valuable【C15】_to be able to use voice commands to create calendar items, search the web, get【C
29、16】_information like how many feet are in a mile, search local information, set alarms, 【C17】_the weather, and much more. This can be done【C18】_Siri is tied to some very powerful databases and, through its AI and voice comprehension technology, can【C19】_some amazingly accurate information that has a
30、lready proven helpful to me and many【C20】_have used this technology.32 【C1 】（A）man-to-man（B） man-to-machine（C） machine-to-machine（D）machine-to-man33 【C2 】（A）interference（B） interflow（C） interface（D）interfusion34 【C3 】（A）featured（B） focused（C） filmed（D）furthered35 【C4 】（A）Then（B） Thus（C） Even（D）Indee
31、d36 【C5 】（A）about（B） for（C） to（D）as37 【C6 】（A）indoor（B） outdoor（C） flea（D）mass38 【C7 】（A）markedly（B） progressively（C） substantially（D）slightly39 【C8 】（A）Beside（B） Besides（C） Aside（D）Asides40 【C9 】（A）going back（B） going before（C） going by（D）going beyond41 【C10 】（A）impressive（B） decisive（C） necessary（
32、D）fundamental42 【C11 】（A）directnesses（B） directors（C） directives（D）directions43 【C12 】（A）Recollect（B） Remember（C） Remind（D）Recall44 【C13 】（A）second（B） minute（C） hour（D）time45 【C14 】（A）handful（B） handy（C） handsome（D）handed46 【C15 】（A）preposition（B） presentation（C） proposition（D）proportion47 【C16 】（A）
33、precise（B） relevant（C） confidential（D）abstract48 【C17 】（A）examine（B） check（C） inspect（D）investigate49 【C18 】（A）though（B） except that（C） because（D）unless50 【C19 】（A）aquire（B） retrieve（C） supply（D）deliver 51 【C20 】（A）others（B） those（C） /（D）who三、PART IV GRAMMAR he has some remedies of his own.（A）standa
34、rd（B） regular（C） routine（D）conventional74 You have no one but yourself to _ for the fault.（A）accuse（B） blame（C） charge（D）criticize75 When the nurse took his temperature, it was three degrees above _.（A）average（B） regular（C） normal（D）ordinary76 The studies show that the driver who has consumed an amo
35、unt of alcohol within the limit is_ likely to have an automobile accident than the driver who does not take any alcohol.（A）not so（B） not much（C） no less（D）no more77 The Martian surface temperature is 100 degrees below zero at night, so that butter put outside will not _.（A）thaw（B） dissolve（C） melt（D
36、）fuse78 He was _ determined than you, but he turned out to be the first to back out.（A）no more（B） not more（C） no less（D）not less79 Several months has already passed, but she is still _ with her failure at the speech contest.（A）concentrated（B） obsessed（C） engrossed（D）penetrated80 The social security
37、system is designed to _ a basic standard of living for people in financial need.（A）secure（B） keep（C） preserve（D）maintain81 She answered with an _ “No“ to the request that she attend the public hearing.（A）eloquent（B） effective（C） emotional（D）emphatic81 Attention to details is something everyone can a
38、nd should do - especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. “Its amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves,“ he says.“Resumes arrive with stains. Some candidates dont bother to spell the comp
39、anys name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate,“ Crossley concludes.“ If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job?“Can we pay too much attention to details? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger
40、 they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the tree,“ says Charles Garfield, an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco,“ we must constantly ask ourselves how the details were working on fit into the larger picture. If they dont, we should drop them and move to
41、 something else.“Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA.“ The Apollo II moon launch was lightly off course 90 percent of the time,“ says Garfield.“ But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make
42、 adjustments as necessary.“ Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.Too often we believe what accounts for others success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things wit
43、hin our grasp well, large rewards follow.82 The underlined word“ perfectionists“ (Para.3) refers to those who _.（A）pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives（B） know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances（C） demand others to get everything absolutely righ
44、t（D）are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do83 Which of the following is the authors advice to the reader?（A）Careless applicants are not to be trusted.（B） Dont forget details when drawing pictures.（C） Be aware of the importance of a task before undertaking it.（D）Although too much
45、 attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked.84 The example of the Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that _.（A）minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives（B） keeping ones goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked（C） adjustments ar
46、e the key to the successful completion of any work（D）failure is the mother of success85 The best title for passage would be _.（A）Dont Be a Perfectionist（B） Details and Major Objectives（C） Importance of Adjustments（D）Hard Work Plus Good Luck85 November is Diabetes Eye Health Month, and thats just one
47、 of the reasons to take advantage of EyeCare Americas free program, designed for people over 65. Eligible patients will receive eye exams and up to one year of treatment.“We feel that seniors in our communities are at the greatest risk. The longer you have diabetes, the more susceptible you are to l
48、osing your vision, “ says Allison S. Neves, communications manager at EyeCare America, the public service foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.If youre among the 16 million people who have diabetes, youre 25 times more likely to lose your eyesight than people without it. African Ameri
49、cans and Hispanics are particularly susceptible. Lack of awareness is a big contributorhalf the people with the disease go undiagnosed. Studies have found that even for those who know they have it, more than one-third dont get the eye care they need.“There are a lot of barriers to seniors getting the quality eye care they deserve. First is rising health care costs. Second is
