1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 58及答案与解析 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
2、will 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 minute SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several convers
3、ations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is the name of the girl being interviewed? （ A） Alice. （ B） Ellen. （ C） Alex. （ D） Emma. 3 She says we should save water when _. （ A） washing cars （ B） cleaning clothes （ C） taking a bath （ D） washing fru
4、its and vegetables 4 The girls second suggestion is about_. （ A） separating different types of garbage （ B） disposing of trash properly （ C） having a family clean-up party （ D） disposing of batteries properly 5 A particular way to deal with aggressive children is to _. （ A） give them severe punishme
5、nts （ B） tell them to behave themselves （ C） organize them to fight （ D） send some of them to prison 6 The boxing competition was to_. （ A） train them to be professional boxers （ B） teach tem to follow rules （ C） give them some physical exercise （ D） cultivate their sense of competition 7 What did o
6、ne of the problem boy mentioned firstly do? （ A） He killed his cat. （ B） He cut off his dog s ears. （ C） He hurt another boy. （ D） He blinded his cat. 8 When did the worlds population reach six billion? （ A） October 10, 1999. （ B） October 11, 1999. （ C） November 10, 1999. （ D） November 11, 1999. 9 W
7、hat was the worlds population in 1500? （ A） 300 million. （ B） 310 million. （ C） 500 million. （ D） 510 million. 10 How long did it take for the worlds population to increase from 2 billion to 3 billion? （ A） 304 years. （ B） 123 years. （ C） 33 years. （ D） 14 years. 11 When will the worlds population h
8、it 10 billion? （ A） 2010. （ B） 2002. （ C） 2036. （ D） 2054. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? （ A） On the fourth of November. （ B） On the t
9、wenty-fifth of November. （ C） On the first Tuesday of November. （ D） On the fourth Thursday of November. 13 Where was the first Thanksgiving Day held? （ A） In Pennsylvania. （ B） In Massachusetts. （ C） In Missouri. （ D） In Indiana. 14 What is not customary to do on Thanksgiving Day today? （ A） Inviti
10、ng friends to share the meal. （ B） Having family reunion. （ C） Decorating Christmas tree. （ D） Have football games. 15 Where does the money for public schools come from? （ A） From the federal government. （ B） For the state legislatures. （ C） From taxes. （ D） From the parents of the school children.
11、16 What is the educational system in the United States based on? （ A） The fedral government. （ B） Individual school. （ C） Respective state. （ D） Local communities. 17 What percentage of the population should pay their tuition? （ A） 50. （ B） 2. （ C） 4. （ D） 6. 18 What does not happen in the brain in
12、the active sleep? （ A） The brain becomes very active. （ B） The brain becomes very inactive. （ C） The brain temperature rises. （ D） The brain blood rises. 19 The passage tells us that when a person is dreaming what will happen? （ A） His body is moving. （ B） His temperature is rising. （ C） His eyes ar
13、e moving. （ D） His blood is increasing. 20 Which of the following statement is true when a person is in the passive sleep? （ A） His body hardly moves. （ B） His body moves a lot. （ C） His eyes move a lot. （ D） His brain becomes active. 21 What is the best title for the passage? （ A） Dream Period. （ B
14、） Active Sleep. （ C） Passive Sleep. （ D） Sleep Cycle. 22 Who calls for international monitors? （ A） Secretary of State Colin Powell. （ B） Palestine. （ C） Israel. （ D） Ari Fleischer. 23 According to the White House spokesman, how should observers be deployed? （ A） With the prior consent of all partie
15、s involved. （ B） Whenever it is necessary. （ C） Decided by White House. （ D） It will never be deployed. 24 the space shuttle Discovery completed a_ mission upon its return to Kennedy Space Centre. （ A） 11-day （ B） 94-day （ C） 10-day （ D） 49-day 25 when the spacecraft was going to land_ （ A） it produ
16、ced a lot of noise （ B） there were scattered showers （ C） people could see it high in the sky （ D） people could neither see nor hear it 26 Which of the following statements is true about the amount of cash that moves in Wall Street? （ A） The amount of cash has become less. （ B） There is a larger amo
17、unt of cash that moves in. （ C） There isnt any change of the amount of cash. （ D） The amount of cash that moves in is decided by The Dow Jones Industrial Average. 27 What will happen to Microsoft? （ A） It will be broken up. （ B） It will not be broken up. （ C） The appeals court will discuss whether o
18、r not break it up later. （ D） It will become much gianter. 28 How many artists are on the recording? （ A） 9. （ B） 8. （ C） 10. （ D） 7. 29 Which of the following pairs are husband and wife? （ A） Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black. （ B） Toby Keith and Amy Grant. （ C） Lonestar and Keith Urban. （ D） Lisa
19、 Hartman Black and Lonestar 30 Who was the Beatles original drummer? （ A） Mercury. （ B） Ringo Starr. （ C） Mark Rivera. （ D） Pete Best. 31 Which is true about “Time Takes Time“? （ A） It is Ringo Starr s first studio album. （ B） It is Ringo Starr s latest studio album. （ C） It is Ringo Starr s most fa
20、mous studio album. （ D） It marked Ringo Start s first collection of new songs in more than 10 years. 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 corresponding blanks. 3
21、1 Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【 C1】_ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent【 C2】_ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【 C3】 _ or by whom. But it began to be【 C4】 _ in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to【 C5
22、】 _ music. In contrast to classical music, which【 C6】 _ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy,【 C7】_ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz【 C8】_ like America, and【 C9】 _ it does today. The【 C10】 _ of this music are as inte
23、resting as the music【 C11】 _ American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz【 C12】 _ . They were brought to Southern States【 C13】 _ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【 C14】 _ When a Negro died his friend and relatives【 C15】 _ a procession to carr
24、y the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【 C16】 _ on the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.【 C17】 _ on the way home the mood changed, Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their【 C18】 _ , but the living were glad to be ali
25、ve. The band played 【 C19】 V music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes【 C20】 _ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early farm of jazz. 32 【 C1】 （ A） By （ B） At （ C） In （ D） On 33 【 C2】 （ A） music （ B） song （ C） melody （ D） style 34 【 C3】 （ A） di
26、scovered （ B） acted （ C） invented （ D） designed 35 【 C4】 （ A） noticed （ B） found （ C） listened （ D） heard 36 【 C5】 （ A） classical （ B） sacred （ C） popular （ D） light 37 【 C6】 （ A） forms （ B） follows （ C） approaches （ D） introduces 38 【 C7】 （ A） expressing （ B） explaining （ C） exposing （ D） illustrat
27、ing 39 【 C8】 （ A） appeared （ B） felt （ C） seemed （ D） sounded 40 【 C9】 （ A） as （ B） so （ C） either （ D） neither 41 【 C10】 （ A） origins （ B） originals （ C） discoveries （ D） recources 42 【 C11】 （ A） concerned （ B） itself （ C） available （ D） oneself 43 【 C12】 （ A） players （ B） followers （ C） fans （ D）
28、pioneers 44 【 C13】 （ A） for （ B） as （ C） with （ D） by 45 【 C14】 （ A） months （ B） weeks （ C） hours （ D） times 46 【 C15】 （ A） demonstrated （ B） composed （ C） hosted （ D） formed 47 【 C16】 （ A） demonstration （ B） procession （ C） body （ D） march 48 【 C17】 （ A） Even （ B） Therefore （ C） Furthermore （ D） Bu
29、t 49 【 C18】 （ A） number （ B） members （ C） body （ D） relations 50 【 C19】 （ A） sad （ B） solemm （ C） happy （ D） funeral 51 【 C20】 （ A） whistled （ B） sung （ C） presented （ D） showed 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to
30、those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them. Court decisions always went against railroad workers. A Mr. Farwell, an engineer, lost his right hand when a switchmans negligence ran his engine off the track. The court reasoned that since Farwell had taken the job of an engineer voluntarily at goo
31、d pay, he had accepted the risk. Therefore the accident, though avoidable had the switchman acted carefully, was a “pure accident“. In effect a railroad could never be held responsible for injury to one employee caused by the mistake of another. In one case where a Pennsylvania Railroad worker had s
32、tarted a fire at a warehouse and the fire had spread several blocks, causing widespread damage, a jury found the company responsible for all the damage. But the court overturned the jurys decision because it argued that the railroads negligence was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest b
33、uildings. Beyond them the connection was too remote to consider. As the century wore on, public sentiment began to turn against the railroads against their economic and political power and high fares as well as against their callousness toward individuals. 86 Which of the following is NOT true in Fa
34、rwells case? （ A） Farwell was injured because he negligently ran his engine off the track. （ B） Farwell would not have been injured if the switchman had been more careful. （ C） The court argued that the victim had accepted the risk since he had willingly taken his job. （ D） The court decided that th
35、e railroad should not be held responsible. 87 What must have happened after the fire case was settled in court? （ A） The railroad compensated for the damage to the immediate buildings. （ B） The railroad compensated for all the damage by the fire. （ C） The railroad paid nothing for the damaged buildi
36、ngs. （ D） The railroad worker paid for the property damage himself. 88 The following things about the railroads aroused public resentment EXCEPT _ . （ A） their political power （ B） high fares （ C） the economic loss （ D） their indifference toward individuals 89 What does the passage mainly discuss? （
37、 A） Railroad oppressing individuals in the U. S. （ B） History of the U.S. railroads. （ C） Railroad workers working rights. （ D） Law cases concerning the railroads. 89 Local government in Britain is the responsibility of elected local authorities, which provide local services under specific powers co
38、nferred by Parliament. Government on a local basis can be traced back at least 1,000 years, but this concept of a comprehensive system of councils locally elected to manage various services provided for the benefit of the community was first cooperated into law in the late nineteenth century. The lo
39、cal authorities major responsibilities nowadays include education, housing, the police, environmental health, personal social services, traffic administration, town and country planning, fire services, libraries and many minor functions. There are 6 metropolitan local authorities, and Greater London
40、 and the remaining 47 “non-metropolitan“ authorities, or counties. Each separate authority has power to levy a “rate“ (a form of local property tax) to pay for the work for which it has responsibility. Rates are a local tax paid by the occupiers of non-agricultural land and building in a local autho
41、rity area as contributions to the cost of local services. The amount paid by the individual depends on the value of the property in relation to the total sum needed by the authority. Total expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales exceeds 9,000 million a year. A clear distinction is made
42、 between capital expenditure and current expenditure. Capital expenditure (about a quarter of the total) is normally financed by borrowing. Current expenditure is financed from three main sources: local rates, government grants, in the form of a “rate support“ grant, and grants towards the cost of s
43、pecific serviees; other income, including rents from local authority-owned properties. Housing and education are the two major areas for which local authorities are responsible. Each local authority area is divided into two districts 36 in metropolitan counties, 296 in nonmetropolitan counties. The
44、heavily-populated metropolitan districts (e. g. Birmingham, population 1.1 million) have the resources to undertake provision of services such as education and personal social services which the majority of non-metropolitan districts could not undertake. County and district councils consist of direc
45、tly-elected councilors. Broadly speaking, county councils have 60-100 members, metropolitan district councils 50-80 members, non-metropolitan district councils 30-60 members. The councilors elect annually one of their members as chairman. On certain district councils with historical status the chair
46、man is called “mayor“ or “Lord Mayor“. This has ceremonial significance, but makes no difference to the administrative functions of the area. Councillors are voluntary and unpaid, though they claim an attendance allowance of up to 10 a day. All county councils are elected at four-yearly intervals. T
47、he pattern of election to district councils varies. All local elections due in any one year are held on the same day, normally the first Thursday in May. The people entitled to vote at local government elections are those who are residents in the local authority area on the qualifying date, are 18 o
48、r over on election day, are British subjects or citizens of the Irish Republic (this will therefore include Commonwealth citizens, e.g. Australians). Candidates for councilors must have British nationality and be over 21, and must either have lived or worked in the area for a year. Most candidates s
49、tand as representatives of one of the national political parties (Labour, SDP, Conservatives or Liberal for the most part), a few as members of associations representing some local interests or as independents. 90 How does the government work out the amount of the “rate“ paid by the individuals? （ A） It depends on how many properties the individual owns and the amount the authority needs. （ B） It is calculated by the value of the pr
