1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 97（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 will
2、 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 conversations
3、. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 Which is NOT true of the man?（A）He is new in the Department.（B） He gets along with others well（C） He is in charge of a project.（D）He is from Scotland.3 What is the temperature in Cambridge?（A）22.（B） 23.（C） 25.（D）34.
4、4 What is the best choice for the woman?（A）To live on campus.（B） To live with an English family.（C） To live in the University Society.（D）Not mentioned.5 What are the two speakers talking about?（A）Family relationship（B） Meeting the sister at the airport.（C） The things they can do with the Internet.（D
5、）The busy day of the man.6 Whose message is about the mothers birthday?（A）Fathers.（B） Sisters.（C） Brothers.（D）Electronic card reminders.7 What thing DIDNT the man do?（A）He checked the flight schedule.（B） He reserved a ticket.（C） He told his sister about his visiting.（D）He flew to San Francisco.8 Whe
6、re is the town of San Juan Capistrano?（A）North of Los Angeles.（B） Between Los Angeles and San Diego.（C） East of San Diego.（D）Los Angeles9 What can be inferred about the swallows mentioned in the conversation?（A）They are a type of insect.（B） They are a kind of fish.（C） They are a type of bird.（D）They
7、 are a type of pig.10 When do the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano?（A）In March.（B） In early summer.（C） In October.（D）In April.11 How far do the swallows migrate?（A）About 200 miles.（B） About 1,000 miles.（C） About 7,000 miles.（D）About 5,000 miles.SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, yo
8、u will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 If nuclear bombs are dropped on an area the survivors will _.（A）hide in their houses（B） store more food（C） be very sick（D）grow more crops13 Radiation _.（A）is good for crops（B） can poison food
9、 and water（C） is not harmful to man（D）is useful to man14 Sickness and starvation will be results of _.（A）a nuclear war（B） nuclear weapons（C） a deficiency of food（D）a shortage of medicine15 This article is mainly about _.（A）the weight of a whales brain（B） the brains of geniuses（C） the size of a perso
10、ns brain and his intelligence（D）the intelligence of the elephant16 Just like the author stated here, _.（A）the brain of an elephant accounts for 1/50 of his total weight（B） many kinds of animals have brains larger than men have（C） mans brain seldom weighs much over three pounds（D）in proportion to his
11、 total weight, mans brain is the largest of animal brains17 What is mans intelligence decided by?（A）A large brain.（B） A small brain.（C） The environment.（D）Not precisely mentioned here18 Country music is about _.（A）different countries（B） human feelings and events（C） World War （D）the Appalachian Mount
12、ains19 Country music comes from _.（A）the South and Northeast（B） the Northeast and Midwest（C） factories and army camps（D）the Appalachian Mountains and the Southwest20 At first country music was popular mainly in the _.（A）South（B） Northeast and West（C） factories in Midwest（D）South and Northeast21 Why
13、did many southerners go to the Northeast and the Midwest during World, War ?（A）They wanted to learn to like country music.（B） They wanted to take music with them.（C） Country music was popular all over the country.（D）They wanted to work in the factories there.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In th
14、is section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What peculiar problem is the telecommunications industry currently facing?（A）Applications outnumber availability.（B） Insufficient trained personnel.（C） Uncertainty of the future marke
15、t.（D）Lack of government support.23 Under the agreement, the nuclear warheads will be _.（A）controlled by Russia（B） controlled by the Black Sea Fleet（C） disassembled in Ukraine（D）disassembled in Russia24 What does the Australian government plan to do?（A）To cut down its defense spending.（B） To destroy
16、its old defense equipment.（C） To increase its military capabilities.（D）To double its military capabilities.25 How will Australian government carry out its plan?（A）By replacing or upgrading its military equipment（B） By using foreign investment.（C） By using some new defense, strategies.（D）Not mentione
17、d in the news.26 Mr. Warren Christopher _.（A）believes there is hope for peace（B） will report to the UN on Thursday（C） will hold more talks before leaving the region（D）is not sure whether the peace process will succeed27 With whom did Christopher NOT meet?（A）The Syrian President.（B） The PLO leader.（C
18、） The Jordanian President.（D）The Israeli Prime Minister.28 The percentage of the annual decrease in infant mortality rate since 1990 is _.（A）6.5（B） 5.85（C） 5（D）1929 _ progress has been made in cutting down the mortality rate in China.（A）Rapid（B） Slow（C） Little（D）Negative30 According to the news, ice
19、 from Greenland gives information about _.（A）oxygen（B） ancient weather（C） carbon dioxide（D）temperature31 Why are there two teams to study the same ice?（A）They belong to different countries.（B） They compete against each other.（C） They want to confirm their findings.（D）There are too many ices for only
20、 one team.32 It can be inferred from the measurements that 20,000 years ago, _.（A）The weather must have been warmer.（B） The weather must have been colder.（C） The weather had remained almost the same.（D）The weather had changed a lot.二、PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the foll
21、owing passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 32 Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matter
22、s【C1 】 _ natural beauty, the sub-lime, and representation - a trend【C2 】_ the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature.【C3】_ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become more【C4 】_ than ever and has begun to【C5】 _ the philosophy of nature. Various issues【C6】_ to the philos
23、ophy of art have had a marked impac【C7 】 _ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics.【C8】_ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as from and to the【C9】_ between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two op- posing theore
24、tical positions【C10】_ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good,【C11】_ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics.
25、In recent years there has also been an increasing 【C12】_ with art as the prime object of critical judgment.【C13】_ to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, critics have followed【C14 】_ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art.【C15
26、】_ , it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to 【C16】_ a particular way of perceiving it. Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such【C17】_ problems as the nature of style an
27、d its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to cultures the 【C18 】_ of a history of art; the【C19】_ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticisms and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical【C20】_ in the conduct of everyday affairs.33 【C1 】（A）for
28、（B） as（C） to（D）with34 【C2 】（A）reflecting（B） responding（C） relating（D）reacting35 【C3 】（A）Since（B） For（C） At（D）In36 【C4 】（A）promotional（B） promissory（C） promiscuous（D）prominent37 【C5 】（A）plant（B） supplant（C） transplant（D）replant38 【C6 】（A）central（B） concentrating（C） focusing（D）centering39 【C7 】（A）on（B
29、） for（C） in（D）to40 【C8 】（A）Forebodying（B） Foremost（C） Forethoughtful（D）Foregone41 【C9 】（A）instinct（B） diction（C） distinction（D）extinction42 【C10 】（A）have brought（B） have been brought（C） have taken（D）have been taken43 【C11 】（A）whereas（B） wherein（C） whereon（D）wherefore44 【C12 】（A）preoperation（B） preoc
30、cupation（C） premonition（D）preoption45 【C13 】（A）Cooperating（B） Coordinating（C） Corresponding（D）Cohering46 【C14 】（A）all（B） either（C） neither（D）none47 【C15 】（A）In the other manna（B） In the other way（C） In another（D）In the other48 【C16 】（A）justify（B） justified（C） justifying（D）having justified49 【C17 】（A
31、）diverse（B） divided（C） divine（D）dividual50 【C18 】（A）vicinity（B） viability（C） villainy（D）visibility51 【C19 】（A）reliance（B） reliability（C） relief（D）relevancy52 【C20 】（A）reason（B） reasonableness（C） reasoning（D）reasonability三、PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are thirty sentences in
32、 this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.53 If we had been more careful, we _ much better results now.（A）would be getting（B） would have got（C） got（D）had got54 It is of the utmost importance t
33、hat you _ here on time.（A）be（B） shall be（C） are to be（D）must be55 It is time the nations of the world _ a halt to the manufacture of nuclear weapons.（A）would call（B） call（C） called（D）will call56 I need that book badly. If you go to the bookshop this afternoon, please remember _ a copy for me.（A）buyi
34、ng（B） to buy（C） to have bought（D）being bought57 The speaker, _ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.（A）having known（B） being known（C） knowing（D）known58 _ with John, George is a much superior engineer.（A）Compared（B） Comparing（C） Having compared（D）To compare59 No matter how f
35、requently _, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.（A）performed（B） performing（C） to be performed（D）being performed60 There is no mother _ loves her children.（A）which（B） who（C） that（D）but61 Scientists say it may be five or ten years _ it is possible to test this medicine on human pati
36、ents.（A）since（B） when（C） after（D）before62 You are just the same as you were the day _ I first met you.（A）that（B） which（C） when（D）how63 _ we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once.（A）Since that（B） Since now（C） By now（D）Now that64 Just as the builder is skilled in the handl
37、ing of his bricks, _ the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words.（A）as（B） thus（C） so（D）like65 _ born in Chicago, the author is most famous for his stories about New York City.（A）Although（B） Since（C） As（D）When66 During the eighteenth century, Little Turtle was the chief of the Miam
38、i tribe whose territory became _ is now Indiana and Ohio.（A）there（B） where（C） that（D）what67 Liquids are like solids _ they have a definite volume.（A）with that（B） for that（C） in that（D）at that68 The managing director took the _ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.（A）guilt（B） blame（
39、C） charge（D）accusation69 Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to _ her laughter.（A）hold back（B） hold on（C） hold out（D）hold up70 Before he started the work, I asked the builder to give me an _ of the cost of repairing the roof.（A）assessment（B） estimate（C）
40、 announcement（D）evaluation71 The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _ them that I managed to get them on.（A）spreading（B） extending（C） squeezing（D）stretching72 The _ of the clock showed that it was time for lunch.（A）fingers（B） arms（C） hands（D）figures73 The service operates 36 libraries
41、throughout the country, while six _ libraries specially serve the countryside.（A）mobile（B） drifting（C） shifting（D）rotating74 In order to strengthen his arguments, Toffler _ respectable social scientists who agree with him.（A）recites（B） confirms（C） quotes（D）convinces75 Old Americans are extremely rel
42、uctant to buy on _ and likely to save as much money as possible.（A）debt（B） credit（C） deposit（D）sale76 The new washing machines are _ at the rate of fifty a day.（A）turned up（B） turned down（C） turned out（D）turned in77 I didnt say anything like that at all. You are purposely _ my idea to prove your poi
43、nt.（A）revising（B） contradicting（C） distorting（D）distracting78 All the rooms on the second floor have nicely _ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.（A）adapted（B） equipped（C） suited（D）fitted79 He plays tennis to the _ of all other sports.（A）eradication（B） exclusion（C） extension（D）incl
44、usion80 She answered with an _ “No“ to the request that she attend the public hearing.（A）eloquent（B） effective（C） emotional（D）emphatic81 Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _ with life.（A）vibrant（B） violent（C） energetic（D）full82 We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago.
45、_ weve had no further communication.（A）Thereof（B） Thereby（C） Thereafter（D）Thereabouts82 While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many statesat least in getting people off welfare. Its estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls sinc
46、e 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 per cent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than 6 an hour. The result: the Athens County poverty rate still remains at mote than 30 percent-twice the national average.For a
47、dvocates for the poor, thats an indication of much more needs to be done.“More people are getting jobs, but its not making their lives any better,“ says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that
48、 between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed household were earning money on-their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin that was poisoning the family,“ says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. Its beginning to r
