1、专业英语四级-试卷646及答案解析 (总分：160.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、DICTATION(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.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 secon
2、d and third readings, the passage will be read 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.（分数：2.00）_二、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：6，分数：40.00)3.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIO
3、N_4.SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER 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 bla
4、nk sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task._Social History of the East End of London1. lst-4th centuriesProduce from the area was used to【T1】 1 the people of London. 【T1】 22. 5th-10th centuriesNew technology allowed the production of goods made of【T2】 3and leath
5、er. 【T2】 43. 11th centuryLack of【T3】 5in the East End encouraged the growth of businesses.【T3】 64. 16th centuryConstruction of facilities for the building of【T4】 7stimulated international trade. 【T4】 8Agricultural workers came from other parts of【T5】 9to look for work. 【T5】 105. 17th centuryMarshes
6、were drained to provide land that could be【T6】 11on. 【T6】 126. 19th centuryInhabitants lived in conditions of great【T7】 13with very poor sanitation. 【T7】 147. Early 20th centuryLiving conditions for most workers were【T8】 15: 【T8】 16Houses were【T9】 17closely together【T9】 18【T10】 19of the housing was
7、the major concern【T10】 20（分数：20.00）(1).【T1】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(2).【T2】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(3).【T3】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(4).【T4】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(5).【T5】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(6).【T6】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(7).【T7】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(8).【T8】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(9).【T9】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_(10).【T10】（分数：2.00）填空项1:_5.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this
8、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 choices of A
9、, 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.A talk show.B.A case investigation.C.A soap opera.D.A reality show.A.It shocks the audience of the program.B.It is a realistic situation drama.C.It is the first program abo
10、ut the Cockney way of life. D). It deals with problems other programs skimmed on.A.The anchorwoman of a program.B.The star actress in the soap opera.C.The landlady of a local pub.D.The producer of the program.A.Michelles brother ran away from home.B.Michelles mother had another baby.C.Michelle marri
11、ed the landlord of a local pub.D.Michelle got pregnant and no one knew who the father was.A.Because Michelle decided to have the baby.B.Because Michelle married a local lad.C.Because Michelle revealed who her childs father was.D.Because Michelle got the strength to keep the secret for life.A.Exposin
12、g oneself to the target culture.B.Attending regularly a good language program.C.Coming up with a study plan.D.Developing good note-taking skills.A.Very funny.B.A little Unrealistic.C.A little simplistic.D.Too tedious.A.English.B.French.C.Russian.D.Spanish.A.He learns through practical experiences.B.
13、He learns through seeing models.C.He learns through hearing instructions.D.He learns through reading books.A.Reading his book.B.Consulting her tutor.C.Searching on the Internet.D.Watching TV programs.三、LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE(总题数：21，分数：42.00)6.PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this
14、 section. 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.（分数：2.00）_7.Carry the luggage for me, _?（分数：2.00）A.will youB.do youC.wont youD.dont you8.Lucy is _ hardworking than her brother, but
15、 she earns much less than him.（分数：2.00）A.no soB.no moreC.not lessD.no less9.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（分数：2.00）A.Fifteen miles are not a short walk to a 5-year-old kid.B.Ten dollars was paid for the dress.C.Neither my parents nor my brother is coming.D.Only one out of six were a
16、bsent at the meeting.10.Which of the underlined parts expresses a future tense?（分数：2.00）A.Tommy works in a small factory.B.Ill call you when I arrive in Los Angeles.C.What is wrong with you?D.Japan lies to the east of China11.It wasnt so much his appearance I liked _ his personality.（分数：2.00）A.butB.
17、norC.likeD.as12.We are delighted at the news_ our daughter is expecting a baby.（分数：2.00）A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.when13.The Monkey King _ one of the most popular books for those who study in high schools.（分数：2.00）A.remainB.remainedC.remainsD.is remaining14.Everything _very different if your father were
18、 still alive.（分数：2.00）A.will beB.would beC.wasD.were15.Which of the following is a stative verb (静态动词)?（分数：2.00）A.Matter.B.Beat.C.Walk.D.Eat.16.Which of the following underlined parts indicates a subject-verb relation?（分数：2.00）A.The girl was the first guest to arrive .B.This is the best book to read
19、 .C.I have no wish to quarrel with you.D.This is really nothing to fear .17.The _ of the flood, which caused thousands of people to lose their houses, was 3 weeks of torrential rain.（分数：2.00）A.sourceB.originC.rootD.resource18.Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that _ one y
20、ear of college.（分数：2.00）A.improvesB.subsidizesC.obligesD.inflicts19._ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.（分数：2.00）A.DeliberateB.ConsistentC.PrimitiveD.Abnormal20.The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be_with th
21、e students and their parents.（分数：2.00）A.recognizedB.popularC.favorableD.fascinated21.It is due to the invention of the computer that man has been able to work so many wonders in the past few years. A case _ is the successful launching of space shuttle.（分数：2.00）A.in pointB.in questionC.in a wayD.in b
22、rief22.He plays squash to the _ of all other sports.（分数：2.00）A.eradicationB.exclusionC.extensionD.inclusion23.Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very_.（分数：2.00）A.intriguingB.indefiniteC.obscureD.dubious24.They have decided to _ physical punis
23、hment in all local schools.（分数：2.00）A.put awayB.break away fromC.do away withD.pass away25.Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a _ place in English literature.（分数：2.00）A.most uniqueB.least uniqueC.very uniqueD.unique26.Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the
24、beautiful _ through the window.（分数：2.00）A.visionB.lookC.pictureD.view四、CLOZE(总题数：2，分数：40.00)27.PART IV CLOZEDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY.（分数：20.00）_A. risk B. plausible C. ong
25、oing D. sum E. stronglyF. outset G. as H. meaningful I. causing J. processK. contribute to L. prescribed M. easily N. make O. truly We all know that emotions originate in the brain. But we usually talk about our emotions coming from our hearts. If someone you know doesnt give up 1 , you might say, H
26、es got a lot of heart. Then what about bad emotions? When you feel so sad that your heart aches, could it actually be true? A new study shows what goes on in your mind can, literally, break your heart. In the study, just published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers loo
27、king at more than 63,000 women who were participants in the 2Nurses Health Study, found that, those who reported basic symptoms of depression had a higher-than-normal 3of heart attack. And women who were clinically depressed were more than twice as likely 4other women to suffer sudden heart attack.
28、None of the participants had heart problems at the studys 5, but nearly 8% had symptoms of depression. The researchers theorize that depression might have some direct physiological impact on the heart-like 6it to work harder in the face of stress. Or it may be that the antidepressants (抗抑郁药) 7 to tr
29、eat those with mood problems were associated with heart diseases; in the study, sudden heart attack was linked more 8with antidepressant use than with womens symptoms of depression. No one is sure exactly how depression hurts the heart, and one 9explanation is that a damaged heart and its consequent
30、 stress on the body might activate, somehow, genes or other physiological changes that 10depression.（分数：20.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_五、READING COMPREHENSIO(总题数：10，分数：30.00)29.PART V READING COMPREHENSION_30.SECTION AIn this section there are several passages foll
31、owed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer._(l)College students are more stressed out than ever beforeat least according to the latest findings of a large, national survey that has
32、been conducted annually for the last 25 years. The survey includes more than 200,000 students attending nearly 300 colleges and asks them to rate how their own mental health stacks up with their classmatesfor example, is it above average or in the highest 10%? (2)This somewhat unusual methodology ty
33、pically results in the statistical Lake Woebegon effect in which most people tend to overestimate themselves in relation to others (it refers to the fictional Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above average). But the most recent resu
34、lts indicate that fewer and fewer freshmen feel like they are in top form in terms of coping with stress. (3)A quarter century ago, nearly 70% of freshmen put themselves in the top 10% of mentally stable people in their class; today only 52% rate themselves that highly, down 3 points since last year
35、. Students self-esteem, however, is still strong: a full 71% of freshmen put themselves in the top 10% in terms of academic abilities. Its hard to know what these numbers actually mean: obviously, its not mathematically possible for 52% or 71% of people to be in the top 10% of anything. And, as I ex
36、plored earlier, peoples attempts to compare themselves with others are skewed (倾斜) in various ways. Nevertheless, the finding is in line with previous research, which found that almost half of all college students who seek counseling now have a major mental illness. Thats more than double the rate s
37、een 10 years ago. (4)So whats going on? Obviously, the economy and high unemployment rate make for a scary time to be in college, potentially facing terrifying levels of debtthat alone could account for the increase in stress. (5)Secondly, a much more rigorous large study recently found that empathy
38、 among college students had declined 40% since 2000and since caring relationships are essential to mental and physical health, a decline in empathy could also produce a decline in mental health and coping. (6)My final point brings us back to my earlier post on a Stanford study that looked at the psy
39、chological effects of comparing ourselves to others. It found that the way people tend to conceal their negative emotions while broadcasting their happy ones makes the rest of us feel somehow less thanas though all our friends and neighbors have better lives than we do. Social media sites like Faceb
40、ook and Twitter seem to have made these comparisons even more harmful by providing the perfect venue through which people can continually present a. perfect version of themselves. (7)This phenomenon, too, might tie into why the new survey, The American Freshman: National Norms, found that students a
41、re feeling less confident about their level of emotional and mental stability. If all the students around you are desperately trying to put on a happy faceand you perceive that face as a true reflection of their inner selves, even as you work to hide your own sadnesswell, its not surprising that so
42、many students might be getting a bit stressed out. (8)Instead, if students were encouraged to feel safe expressing their honest emotions, even about their fears and failures, everyone might feel more connected, happierand, yes, healthier.（分数：8.00）(1).What is true about the result of the survey?（分数：2
43、.00）A.It didnt manifest the typical lake Woebegon effect.B.The typical Lake Woebegon effect wasnt expected.C.The students underestimated themselves.D.The students overestimated themselves.(2).It was also found in previous research that _.（分数：2.00）A.almost half of all college students have to seek counselingB.almost half of all college students have some mental illnessC.more and more students become mentally unstableD.more and more students develop strong self-esteem(3).According to the author, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter enable people to _.（分数：2.00）A.
