[外语类试卷]专业英语四级模拟试卷145及答案与解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 145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 conver

3、sations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 Whom are the speakers most likely talking about? （ A） A girl John knows but Becky not. （ B） A girl Becky knows but John not. （ C） A girl both John and Becky know. （ D） A girl neither John nor Becky knows. 3 T

4、he woman does not put_. （ A） lots of make-up on her face （ B） anything on her face for beauty （ C） any greenish things on her face （ D） some little cucumbers on her face 4 Which of the following is true, according to the conversation? （ A） The woman is very jealous. （ B） The man is not aggressive. （

5、 C） They dont like watching TV. （ D） They are tired of commercials. 5 Which of the following is most likely the place the man visits? （ A） A furniture store. （ B） A confectionary. （ C） A greengrocery. （ D） A barbers shop. 6 What is the man doing? （ A） He is just browsing. （ B） He is looking for a ma

6、ttress. （ C） He is just trying to kill time. （ D） He is interested in buying something. 7 If the man intended to purchase the mattress, all of the following would be offered EXCEPT_. （ A） a very good financing plan （ B） some promotion benefits （ C） a ten percent discount （ D） a life-time warranty 8

7、What is most probably the woman doing at the beginning of the conversation? （ A） She is sweating all over. （ B） She is sitting and talking. （ C） She is singing a Salome song. （ D） She is showing a book on dance. 9 Which of the following is NOT what the woman does here all day? （ A） She is trying to

8、“cure“ herself on raw vegetables. （ B） She is taking nothing but vegetables and nuts. （ C） She is spending all day walking about here. （ D） She eats some raw and fresh provided food. 10 It seems that the man is most likely a_man. （ A） thin （ B） fleshy （ C） slender （ D） delicate 11 What does Julia ex

9、actly expect of her advice to Larry at the end of the conversation? （ A） He would follow suit. （ B） He would be sure of himself. （ C） He could make prompt decision. （ D） He would be ashamed of himself. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the pass

10、ages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Who are really supposed to be underdogs, according to the passage you have heard? （ A） The losers. （ B） The bosses. （ C） The officials. （ D） The millionaires. 13 Of all American people, Jewish millionaires are _ （ A） 1% （ B） 2% （ C） 5% （ D

11、） 50% 14 What do you think is the cause of corruption that the author would like to agree to? （ A） Underdogs. （ B） Money. （ C） Power. （ D） Political system. 15 Which of the following is those who suffer because of commercial vices? （ A） The governmental officials, （ B） The drug dealers. （ C） The cri

12、minals who sell drugs. （ D） The drug addicts. 16 The Mafia went out of the liquor business, because _ （ A） the quality of regulated liquor became assured and taxed （ B） the bootlegging became a source of public revenue （ C） they settled trade disputes with gunfire but without profit （ D） there was n

13、o more revenue worth risking their lives 17 Which do you think is true of the authors attitude of the passage? （ A） The government ought to do more than making and saving money. （ B） The government should take measures to make enforceable laws. （ C） The government should legally turn the vices into

14、order and profits. （ D） The government is effective in stopping the commercial vices. 18 When many people discuss schools “good or bad“, what are they talking about? （ A） Financial costs. （ B） Locations of schools. （ C） Their personal belief systems. （ D） Information gathered through research. 19 Wh

15、o was the recent survey carried out by? （ A） A few public-school kids. （ B） A few private-school kids. （ C） A few public-school teachers. （ D） A married couple. 20 What did a recent research show? （ A） Private-school kids slightly outperformed public-school kids. （ B） Public-school kids slightly out

16、performed private-school kids. （ C） Private-school kids slightly outnumbered public-school kids. （ D） Public-school kids slightly outnumbered private-school kids. 21 Why was the survey based on the scores of a math exam? （ A） Because math was the most difficult course. （ B） Because it was a federal

17、exam and is fair. （ C） Because math could reflect the teaching quality in a better way. （ D） Because all students took the math exam. 22 What is Chad worried about? （ A） More refugees would flee to Chad. （ B） Arab militias would cross into Chad. （ C） Arab militias would attack Chad. （ D） Tensions wo

18、uld increase in the border area. 23 What is the attitude of Arab militias towards black Sudanese? （ A） Friendly. （ B） Sympathetic. （ C） Unfriendly. （ D） Cruel. 24 Who have launched a campaign to defend the right of wearing hi jab? （ A） European women. （ B） Muslim women. （ C） Muslim activists in Euro

19、pe. （ D） Muslim activists from the world. 25 What do Europeans think of the custom of wearing hijab? （ A） They respect it. （ B） They dislike it. （ C） They are going to ban it. （ D） They have different opinions about it. 26 According to the internationally agreed measures, poor countries can _ cheap

20、copies of anti-AIDS drugs. （ A） make （ B） import （ C） export （ D） trade in 27 What is President Chiracs attitude toward bilateral trade deals? （ A） Supportive. （ B） Critical. （ C） Concerned. （ D） Indifferent. 28 Until what time will the tornado watch be in effect? （ A） 10 oclock tonight. （ B） 2 oclo

21、ck in the morning. （ C） 2 oclock in the afternoon. （ D） 10 oclock in the morning. 29 Which county was NOT mentioned as having been included in the tornado watch? （ A） Johnson. （ B） Miami. （ C） Jefferson. （ D） Franklin. 30 What is the definition of a tornado warning? （ A） The formation of a funnel cl

22、oud. （ B） The sighting of a funnel cloud. （ C） The bulletin issued by the National Weather Service. （ D） The convergence of favorable conditions for a funnel cloud to form. 31 Japans demand for imports last month _. （ A） continued to increase （ B） continued to decrease （ C） unchanged （ D） jumped 32

23、Japans January trade surplus _. （ A） has jumped more than 40% since last year （ B） has jumped about 40% since last January （ C） was 5.3 billion dollars （ D） was 25 million dollars 33 Japans trading partners attitude towards its growing trade surplus can be described as _. （ A） angry （ B） indifferent

24、 （ C） overjoyed （ D） worried 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. 33 The West has begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth 【 C1】 _

25、of an enormous 【 C2】 _ reassessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, 【 C3】 _ was published twenty years ago, 【 C4】_ the tone of the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which 【 C5】 _ western historians had

26、 claimed for Europe, were made 【 C6】 _ in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received 【 C7】 _ protest by some reputable historians. 【 C8】 _ , the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were 【 C9】 _

27、at first. Chinas invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder 【 C10】 _ disputed, but this, new history has added 【 C11】 _ bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddleboats and many 【 C12】 _ inventions to the list. In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to expla

28、in 【 C13】 _ China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern【 C14】 _ . It is probable that the answer【 C15】 _ in the social and economic history of China, where a static society 【 C16】 _ a relatively benevolent regime of scholar-gentry contrasts 【 C17】 _ the potentially revolu

29、tionary and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years; the Chinese government has been making every effort to【 C18】 _ the West again, and there is【 C19】 _ doubt that the gap is being【 C20】 _ year by year. But will China avoid the Wests mistake? 34 【 C1】 （ A） version

30、（ B） volume （ C） selection （ D） collection 35 【 C2】 （ A） work （ B） works （ C） working （ D） worked 36 【 C3】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） of which 37 【 C4】 （ A） decide （ B） make （ C） set （ D） set up 38 【 C5】 （ A） before then （ B） after then （ C） by then （ D） until then 39 【 C6】 （ A） first （ B）

31、later （ C） repeatedly （ D） often 40 【 C7】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） without （ D） with 41 【 C8】 （ A） Therefore （ B） Thereupon （ C） However （ D） Otherwise 42 【 C9】 （ A） skeptical （ B） cynical （ C） irrational （ D） hesitant 43 【 C10】 （ A） was never （ B） were never （ C） have never been （ D） has never been 44

32、 【 C11】 （ A） advance （ B） in advance （ C） advanced （ D） advancing 45 【 C12】 （ A） other （ B） important （ C） famous （ D） ingenious 46 【 C13】 （ A） how （ B） that （ C） what （ D） why 47 【 C14】 （ A） age （ B） ages （ C） time （ D） times 48 【 C15】 （ A） is found （ B） is to be found （ C） be found （ D） has been f

33、ound 49 【 C16】 （ A） with （ B） within （ C） through （ D） under 50 【 C17】 （ A） with （ B） in （ C） against （ D） to 51 【 C18】 （ A） patch up with （ B） catch up with （ C） make up with （ D） close up 52 【 C19】 （ A） little （ B） a little （ C） few （ D） a few 53 【 C20】 （ A） widened （ B） overlooked （ C） neglected

34、（ D） reduced 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR the results of any experiment that cannot be replicated are not allowed to stand. This means that miracles, which are by definition singular events, cant be caught; scientists cannot ask God to replicate the miracle for the sake of a controlled experiment. Or, to take

35、 another example, the scientific method requires that evidence for knowledge claims be grounded in sense experience - the kinds of experience that instruments can measure. But this rules out religious experience as a source of knowledge about the world. First I will place Nords premises in the conte

36、xt of how two approaches to human understanding - sciences “replicable events“ approach to knowledge, and religions “miracles and religious experience“ approach - have interacted over the centuries. Maybe later, I will take up the educational ramifications of implementing his premises in public educ

37、ation. 88 Who is supposed to be the first to use the parable of Nords Net, according to this passage? （ A） Professor Warren . Nord. （ B） The astronomer Arthur Eddington. （ C） Some ancient saga. （ D） The author of this passage. 89 The purpose of this passage is_. （ A） to talk about employment problem

38、s in the science classroom （ B） to examine the appropriateness of the wide use of metaphor （ C） to see if it is wise to summarize the parable of Nords Net （ D） to familiarize you with its wide application in discussions 90 The author of this passage correlates the fishermans use of the net to_. （ A）

39、 a scientific method （ B） a conceptual notion （ C） a controlled experiment （ D） a replicable event 91 When the author says “scientists cannot ask God to replicate the miracle for the sake of a controlled experiment“, he implies that_. （ A） scientists can do something that God may not be able to do （

40、 B） scientists cannot work miracles, because it is only God that does wonders （ C） scientific experiments should not be controlled if we intend to work miracles （ D） scientific experiments may not solve all the problems for the sake of experiment 92 The author seems to believe that the parable of th

41、e fishing net is_. （ A） hard to consent to （ B） incomplete in itself （ C） sound in its analogy （ D） universally applicable 92 Intense Concentration As with any subject, people learn faster when concentration is high and were actively interested in learning. Being interested and relaxed helps too. In

42、 intensely verbal courses the teachers are most effective when they act as a facilitator. Their prime task is to grab attention, help make sure that the activities are interesting and provide background information, which helps students to actively participate in the lesson and plan and implement ef

43、fective, complimentary home study programs. The student is responsible for keeping himself or herself “Under Pressure“ in the ways mentioned above. Of course this requires that students understand the types of pressure they should take upon themselves and when to back off. Imposed pressure is differ

44、ent in quality to self-imposed pressure, and it is the latter which is appropriate for adult learners, and children too, I suspect. In the typical actively verbal language class, understanding of the processes needed for effective language acquisition is necessarily inferred by the students. Communi

45、cating clearly with everyone in the class is difficult enough, so talking about why an activity is useful is quite likely to confuse and bemuse rather than enlighten students in a language course. For this reason transparent, open-ended activities with clear task goals form the foundation of any int

46、ensely verbal course. In other words, short demonstrations are followed by pair and group work doing the demonstrated activity and it is up to the students to make sure they involve themselves while the teacher is trying to target the activities so they are appropriae, allowing the students to disco

47、ver for themselves ways in which the activity helps achieve their language target. Making activities appropriate is the key, meaning that students should be able to quickly realize that they can vary and extend what they are doing - that the example is a starting point, not a prescriptive pattern bu

48、t a working start point which points them in a direction for exploration. 93 What do you think the author has most probably talked about previously, according to the passage? （ A） How to learn faster than others. （ B） How to deal with pressure. （ C） What to do with interesting subject. （ D） How to r

49、elax oneself while studying. 94 When teachers are mentioned to act as a facilitator, they should be acting _. （ A） easily （ B） familiarly （ C） fast （ D） helpfully 95 Which of the following statements do you think that the writer will agree to? （ A） We should not exert pressure upon ourselves, if possible. （ B） Imposed pressure and self-imposed pressure are appropriate. （ C） Imp