1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 57（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 Where are they planning to go to the next morning?（A）Park.（B） Art museum.（C） Shopping center.（D）Cinema.3 What kind of restaurant do they want to visit for lunch?（A）Italian.（B） Indonesian.（C） Indian.（D）Chinese.4 Why
4、does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon?（A）The zoo will be closed the rest of the, week.（B） The zoo is free to visitors that day only.（C） There are unusual animals on display.（D）The zoo is very famous.5 Old Fred does something stupid because（A）He has some mental problems.（B） He is too ol
5、d to know what he is dong.（C） He Wants to have a good Christmas.（D）He has got into the habit of stealing.6 British police are not armed. The average policeman（A）Doesnt really think about it.（B） Dislike it very much.（C） Worries about it greatly.（D）Wants a reform.7 The interviewee feels that the Engli
6、sh people love（A）Violence.（B） Compromise.（C） Firearms.（D）Police.8 Why was Jenny unhappy at the beginning of the conversation?（A）She lost some money.（B） She lost her temper and felt regretted.（C） The old man felt impatient with her.（D）She didnt have enough to do something.9 What was the old man s rea
7、ction towards Jenny s complaint?（A）He felt ashamed to himself.（B） He lost his temper.（C） He was indifferent.（D）He apologized to Jenny.10 According to the girl, what will one s impatience lead to ?（A）Everyone will look down upon you.（B） Everyone will laugh at you.（C） Everyone will be cruel to you.（D）
8、Everyone doesnt want to cooperate with you.11 What does a “we should allow for a marginal error“ mean?（A）You should plan for delays.（B） You should cut everything closely.（C） You shouldnt make any mistakes when going for and appointment.（D）You should always be punctual:SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: I
9、n this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What change has been announced?（A）The flight number.（B） The gate number.（C） The arrival time.（D）The airplane.13 What is the current weather condition probably like outside?（
10、A）Its drizzling.（B） Its cloudy.（C） Its hailing.（D）Its stormy.14 what time will the plane probably depart?（A）6:15（B） 5:45（C） 6:00（D）6:0515 why is the weight loss plan called the Scarsdale diet?（A）Because Dr. Scarsdale designed the diet.（B） Because the doctor who designed the diet was from Scarsdale,
11、New York.（C） Because the book that Outlined the diet was published by Scarsdale.（D）Because the diet leaves scars16 How much weight can one lose in two weeks on the Scarsdale diet?（A）Five pounds.（B） Ten pounds.（C） Twenty pounds.（D）Forty pounds.17 what is Scarsdale diet developed?（A）It is a limited-in
12、take diet.（B） It is a new high-energy diet.（C） It is a restricted-menu diet.（D）It is a two-thousand-calorie diet.18 Which of the following word describes the relationship between the Indians and the early settlers?（A）Friendly.（B） Estranged.（C） Hostile.（D）Indifferent.19 Which of the following is not
13、mentioned in the text.（A）Peanuts.（B） Com.（C） Sweet potatoes.（D）Grain.20 Which of the following does not describe the land the Indians were left with?（A）Too cold.（B） Too hot.（C） Too dry.（D）Too rich.21 Which of the following does not explain why the whites took land from the reservation?（A）It had impo
14、rtant minerals in it.（B） They wanted to make national parks them.（C） They needed more land for new immigrants.（D）They wanted the wood.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 sh
15、ould observers be deployed?（A）With the prior consent of all parties 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-day25 when
16、the spacecraft was going to land_（A）it produced 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 it26 Which of the following statements is true about the amount of cash that moves in Wall Street?（A）The amount of cash has become
17、 less.（B） There is a larger amount 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
18、 discuss whether or 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 Hartma
19、n Black and Lonestar30 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 famous studio album.（D）It ma
20、rked 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. 31 Shopping habits in the United
21、States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century.【C1】_ in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 【C2】_ on both sides with many【C3】_ businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sort
22、s of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries.【C4】_ , some shops offered【C5 】_ . These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.【C6】_ in the 1950s, a change began to【C7】_ Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street【 C8】_ too few
23、parking places were【C9】_ shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 【C10 】_ the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got【C11】_ the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, o
24、r rather malls,【C12】_ as a collection of small new stores 【C13 】 _ crowded city centres.【C14】_ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 【C15】_ areas to outlying malls. And the growing【C16 】_ of shopping centres led 【C17】_ to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.【
25、C18】 _ the late 1970s, many shop ping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 【C19 】_ of one stop shop ping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks,【C20 】_ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.32 【C1 】（A）As early as（B） Early（C） Early as（D）
26、Earlier33 【C2 】（A）built（B） designed（C） intended（D）lined34 【C3 】（A）varied（B） various（C） sorted（D）mixed up35 【C4 】（A）Apart from（B） However（C） In addition（D）As well36 【C5 】（A）medical care（B） food（C） cosmetics（D）services37 【C6 】（A）suddenly（B） Abruptly（C） Contrarily（D）But38 【C7 】（A）be taking place（B） tak
27、e place（C） be taken place（D）have taken place39 【C8 】（A）while（B） yet（C） though（D）and then40 【C9 】（A）available for（B） available to（C） used by（D）ready for41 【C10 】（A）over（B） from（C） out of（D）outside42 【C11 】（A）when（B） while（C） since（D）then43 【C12 】（A）started（B） founded（C） set up（D）organized44 【C13 】（A）
28、out of（B） away from（C） next to（D）near45 【C14 】（A）Attracted（B） Surprised（C） Delighted（D）Enjoyed46 【C15 】（A）inner（B） central（C） shopping（D）downtown47 【C16 】（A）distinction（B） fame（C） popularity（D）liking48 【C17 】（A）on（B） in turn（C） by turns（D）further49 【C18 】（A）By（B） During（C） In（D）Towards50 【C19 】（A）ch
29、eapness（B） readiness（C） convenience（D）handiness51 【C20 】（A）because of（B） and（C） with（D）provided三、PART IV GRAMMAR I think he has _ motives for being so generous.（A）ultimate（B） ulterior（C） interior（D）hidden77 If you want this pain killer, youll have to ask the doctor for a _ .（A）receipt（B） recipe（C） s
30、ubscription（D）prescription78 The vast majority of people in any given culture will _ to established standards of that culture.（A）confine（B） conform（C） confront（D）confirm79 Although he was on a diet, the food _ him enormously.（A）inspired（B） tempted（C） overcame（D）encouraged80 Fewer and fewer of todays
31、 workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _ the same company.（A）all else（B） much worse（C） less likely（D）let alone81 When he finally emerged from the cave after 30 days, John was _ pale.（A）enormously（B） startlingly（C） uniquely（D）dramatically81 “During the whole of a dull, dark a
32、nd soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.“ Thu
33、s Edgar Allan Poe opened his story of “The Fall of the House of Usher“ in 1839. In this beautifully crafted sentence he captured so much that is essential to the horror story: darkness, ominous solitude, foreboding calm, apprehension and uncertainty, and a deep feeling of melancholy that could soon
34、turn to fear.Many kinds of fiction are self-explanatory: mysteries, Westerns, love stories, spy thrillers, and science fiction define themselves by the terms used to name them. The horror story is less easily defined, perhaps because other types of fiction so often use the trappings of terror to enh
35、ance their plots. Charles Dickens used the vehicle of an old-fashioned ghost story to tell “A Christmas Carol“, but that book is not a horror story. Nor does a Grimm brothers fairy tale such as “Hansel and Gretel,“ with its child devouring witch, belong to the genre.The nature of the horror story is
36、 best indicated by the title of the 1980s television series Tales from the Dark side. Human beings have always acknowledged that there is evil in the world and a dark side to human nature that cannot be explained except perhaps in religious terms. This evil may be imagined as having an almost unlimi
37、ted power to inspire anxiety, fear, dread, and terror in addition to doing actual physical and mental harm.In the tale of horror quite ordinary people are confronted by something unknown and fearful, which can be neither understood nor explained in reasonable terms. It is the emphasis on the unreaso
38、nable that lies at the heart of horror stories.This kind of literature arose in the 18th century at the start of a movement called Romanticism. The movement was a reaction against a rational, orderly world in which humanity was basically good and everything could be explained scientifically. The lit
39、erary type that inspired the horror story is Gothic fiction, tales of evil, often set in sinister medieval surroundings. This original kind of horror fiction has persisted to the present.82 Which one is not the characteristics of honor story?（A）darkness, ominous solitude and uncertainty, and they ar
40、e easy to understand（B） a deep feeling of melancholy（C） foreboding calm, apprehension（D）violence83 By saying that “many kinds of fiction are self-explanatory“(the first sentence of paragraph 2), the author means_.（A）they are easy to understand（B） they are meant for ordinary readers（C） they often use
41、 horror to develop their plots（D）their categories show what they are about84 What is considered to be the most important ingredient that makes a horror story?（A）Irrationality.（B） Melancholy.（C） Uncertainty.（D）Suspension.85 It is obvious that the assumption behind horror stories is that_.（A）human bei
42、ngs are basically good（B） mankind is evil in nature（C） mankind can be taught to be good（D）both A and C85 A question that health conscious consumers may ask when buying produce is whether they are free of pesticides. But currently, there is no federal standard for pesticide free “organically grown“ f
43、oods grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The result, says U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, is that consumers “too often see confusing and unsubstantiated claims such as organically grown and natural “.Currently, 22 states have some kind of certification progra
44、m or at least requirements for third party certification. Look for the words “certified organically grown“ or similar wording. In most cases, that means that no synthetic pesticides have been used in three years and that no synthetic fertilizers have been used in two or three years. Even if your Sta
45、te does not have its own program, you may have seen organically grown produce in the marketplace. If you want to know exactly what that means, ask the store s manager or the produce buyer about how the store s “organic“ produce was grown.Legislation to establish a natural standard for organically gr
46、own produce is making its way through Congress. The US. Department of Agriculture would be responsible for the certification program. The legislation also would establish standards for processed foods claiming organic ingredients. But in the meantime, if you want to be certain that the produce you e
47、at is pesticide free, you have two options. You can buy your fruits and vegetables from someone you know or you can grow your own.86 The passage implies that_.（A）there is really no organically grown produce yet（B） some foods are falsely labeled（C） some states are slow in making laws concerned（D）each
48、 state should stop certifying certain foods87 The author advises consumers to_.（A）look for foods with such words as “certified organically grown“（B） grow their own food without synthetic chemicals（C） buy foods from a seller they often deal with（D）make sure the foods are pesticide free before buying
49、them88 Legislation to set up a standard for organically grown produce_.（A）is being debated in the Congress（B） has come into effect（C） is in the charge of the US. Department of Agriculture（D）is delayed due to disagreement in Congress89 What is the main idea of the text?（A）organically grown foods are nutritious.（B） how to buy organically grown foods.（C） what does organically grown foods mea
