1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 655（无答案）一、PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read
2、 sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER
3、 SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.1 Corporate CrimeOver decades of years, corporat
4、e crime has been【T1】_ increased【T1】_Corporate crime has been ignored by:a)the【 T2】_ e.g. news broadcasts, crime serials【T2】_b)【T3】_ 【T3】_Reasons for being ignored:a)often more complex, and needing【T4】_【T4】_b)less【 T5】 _ than conventional crime【T5】_c)victims often【T6】_【T6】_Effects:a)Economic costs ma
5、y appear unimportant to【T7】_【T7】_ can make large【T8】_ for company【T8】 _ cause more【T9】_ to individuals than conventional crimes【T9】_b)Social costs make people lose trust in business world affect【T10】_ most 【T10】_2 【T1】3 【T2】4 【T3】5 【T4】6 【T5】7 【T6】8 【T7】9 【T8】10 【T9】11 【T10】SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn
6、 this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choice
7、s of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the questions.（A）It is beneficial for the rural kids.（B） It is unproductive.（C） It makes no kid left behind.（D）It biases for the public schools.（A）Because they cant afford their child
8、rens education in public schools.（B） Because public schools are far away from inner cities.（C） Because public schools fail to satisfy their childrens needs.（D）Because public schools sell wonderful CDs to their children.（A）They are against letting students go to private schools.（B） They are sly polit
9、icians and go all out to serve their own interests.（C） They interfere with the operation of the federal system.（D）They would support the parents in having wide options.（A）Advising critics to respect the Presidents religious belief.（B） Protesting against the Presidents religious belief.（C） Asking the
10、 Democrats to stop complaining.（D）Joining the critics to criticize the President. （A）Making people know every child has the right to education.（B） Transfer the poor kids from public schools to the private ones.（C） Ensuring an opportunity for higher education for every child.（D）Solving all educationa
11、l problems in the United States.（A）Living in the UK（B） Tuition fees in the UK（C） Climate in the UK（D）Food in the UK（A）University courses range from 4,000 pounds to 8,000 pounds.（B） Books can cost about 500 pounds per term.（C） Tuition fees are one of the major expenses.（D）Different types of courses c
12、ost the same.（A）Accommodation in the north of England is rather expensive.（B） A room off campus would cost you about 80 pounds per week.（C） A private house off campus is cheaper than a room on campus.（D）Lots of people would like to live on campus.（A）It is usually sunny and warm.（B） It rains often an
13、d is quite warm.（C） It often rains and is cold.（D）It rains often and the summer lasts long.（A）The food is rather rich.（B） The food is not spicy.（C） Home-cooked food is not served anywhere.（D）It is cheap to eat in school canteens.二、PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section
14、. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.22 The President has made it clear that he is not going to change his mind. The italicized part functions as a(n)_ in the sentence.（A）subjec
15、t（B） object（C） adverbial（D）complement23 Which of the following is a compound word(复合词 )?（A）Homesick.（B） SOHO.（C） Disagree.（D）Carelessness.24 Which of the following CANNOT be used as a nominal substitute(名词替代词)?（A）the same.（B） ones.（C） both.（D）quarter.25 Which “of in the following phrases indicates a
16、 subject-predicate relationship?（A）supporters of the project（B） the windows of the house（C） the ringing of the phone（D）the plays of Shakespeare26 Which of the following is NOT a compound sentence?（A）Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.（B） Its an old car, but its very reliable.（C） You should go hom
17、e now, or your father will beat you.（D）Well stay at home if it rains.27 Which of the following reflexive pronouns is used as an appositive?（A）In despair, the young boy had hanged himself.（B） His name is James but he calls himself Jim.（C） Hes lived by himself since his wife died.（D）It was the Preside
18、nt himself who opened the door.28 Which of the following is INCORRECT?（A）The cattle is in the shed.（B） The police have caught the burglar.（C） News of victories keeps pouring in.（D）Where are my spectacles?29 You have to go to Germany to meet the surgeon, _?（A）havent you（B） mustnt you（C） dont you（D）do
19、 you30 I _ the plumber as I learnt later that John had already phoned him.（A）neednt phone（B） neednt have phoned（C） shouldnt phone（D）shouldnt have phoned31 _ that bad weather was on the way, the climbers decided to postpone their attempt until the following week.（A）Telling（B） Having told（C） Having be
20、en told（D）To tell32 When I spoke to him about the expedition, he didnt make any _ to your coming with us.（A）mention（B） recall（C） reference（D）note33 Today, many people prefer to _ the primetime news altogether. Instead, they wait until 11 pm to switch on their TVs, when they can catch the Daily Show
21、with John Stewart.（A）jump（B） miss（C） omit（D）skip34 Thinking only about short-term interests is killing a _ that lay golden eggs.（A）hen（B） duck（C） goose（D）turkey35 Ive learned from my past mistakes in promoting my project and Im sure I can _ this time.（A）pull it off（B） pull it through（C） pull it down
22、（D）pull it up36 Space scientists believe that the black hole is _, and would draw everything, even light things, toward its center.（A）blank（B） empty（C） hollow（D）vacant37 Her_ as an economist has been reinforced by her successful fight against inflation.（A）competence（B） performance（C） possession（D）qu
23、alification38 A dentist may decide to _ the tooth to prevent the recurrent trouble.（A）eradicate（B） extract（C） exceed（D）extricate39 His meanness has become something of a_joke among his friends and colleagues.（A）steady（B） standing（C） settled（D）stable40 They should adopt a more _ approach and investig
24、ate alternative uses for their property.（A）imaginary（B） imagery（C） imaginative（D）imaginable41 Would you just _ an eye over this letter before I put it in the post?（A）cast（B） fling（C） jerk（D）toss三、PART IV CLOZEDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserte
25、d in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. 41 A. endurable B. protection C. exposed D. if E. untilF. extremely G. acts as H. decrease I. curable J. disasterK. attributed L. danger M. effective N. before O. essentialSpace is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星)but a
26、lso because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again【C1】_ our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is【C2】_ for plants to make the food we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment【C3 】_. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quan
27、tities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are【C4】_ to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known【C5】_ to explorers in space. The unit
28、of radiation is called “rem (雷姆)“. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged. The trouble is that it is【C6】_ difficult to be sure about radiation damagea person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may
29、be damaged, and this will not be discovered【C7】_ the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren.We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the【C8】_ of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to【C9】_ the damage done by
30、radiation, but no really【C10】_ ones have been found so far.42 【C1 】43 【C2 】44 【C3 】45 【C4 】46 【C5 】47 【C6 】48 【C7 】49 【C8 】50 【C9 】51 【C10 】SECTION AIn this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B,
31、C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.51 (1)I believe listening is powerful Medicine.(2)Studies have shown it takes a physician about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after he begins talking.(3)It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I approached her room in a hurry and st
32、ood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to put socks on her swollen feet. I crossed the threshold, spoke quickly to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.(4)I leaned on the bedrail looking down at
33、 her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue that went something like this: “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but theyre better today. The nurse mentioned youre anxious to see your son whos visiting you today. Its nice to have fa
34、mily visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.“(5)She stopped me with a stern, authoritative voice. “Sit down, please. This is my story, not your story.“(6)I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived a
35、round the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this contributed greatly to her health problems.(7)After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted
36、 me to do was to listen.(8)Each story is different. Some are detailed: others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear conclusion. Some are true: others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard-w
37、ithout interruption, assumption or judgment.(9)Listening to someones story costs less than expensive diagnostic testing but is the key to healing and diagnosis.(10)I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I reminded myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And
38、, not long after, in an unexpected twist, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化)at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the timein a wheelchair.(11)For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I sti
39、ll teach my students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective of physician and patient.52 The older woman seemed_ after telling her story to the author.（A）satisfied（B） worried（C） happy（D）nervous53 Previously the author probably taught his students from the perspective of_.（A
40、）listening to their patients stories（B） imparting professional knowledge（C） getting along with other people（D）curing the sickness and saving people53 (1)More Americans are cohabitingliving together out of wedlockthan ever. Some experts applaud the practice, but others warn playing house doesnt alway
41、s lead to marital bliss. At one time in America, living together out of wedlock was scandalous. Unmarried couples who “shacked up“ were said to be “living in sin“. Indeed, cohabitation was illegal throughout the country until about 1970.(It remains illegal in 12 states, although the laws are rarely,
42、 if ever, enforced.)Today, statistics tell a different tale. The number of unwed couples living together has risen to a new highmore than 4.1 million as of March 1997, according to the Census Bureau. That figure was up from 3.96 million couples the previous year and represents a quantum leap from th
43、e 430,000 cohabiting couples counted in 1960.(2)The bureau found that cohabiting is most popular in the 24-to-35 age group, accounting for 1.6 million such couples. Cohabitants say they live together primarily to solidify their love and commitment to each other, studies report. Most intend to marry:
44、 only 13 percent of cohabitants dont expect to make their relationship legal. But the reality for many couples is different: Moving doesnt lead to “happily ever after“. Forty percent of cohabitants never make it to the altar. Of the 60 percent who do marry, more than half divorce within 10 years(com
45、pared with 30 percent of married couples who didnt live together first).(3)Cohabiting partners are more unfaithful and fight more often than married couples, according to research by the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society. Other studies have come to equally gloomy conclusions.(4)Still, e
46、xperts predict the number of cohabiting couples is likely to grow. As the children of the baby boomers come of age, they are likely to defer marriage, as did their parents. This will lead to more cohabitation and nontraditional families. Analyst Robert Knight of the Family Research Council agrees th
47、e trend will hold for the near future. Until people discover that living together has pitfalls, it wont wane in popularity, says Knight, author of Age of Consent: The Rise of Relativism and Corruption of Popular Culture. Cohabiting has been portrayed with “careful neutrality“ in the media, and Holly
48、wood celebrities who move in and out of each others homes set the standard.(5)But Warren Farrell, the San Diego-based author of Why Men Are the Way They Are, argues that living together is a good idea for a short period. “To make the jump from dating, when we put our best foot forward, to being married“without showing each other the “shadow side of ourselves“is to treat marriage frivolously, he says.54 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（A）In the past, American people didnt approve of cohabitation.（B） The divorce rate of cohabitants is higher within 10
