[外语类试卷]专业英语四级模拟试卷621及答案与解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 621及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: 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 second and third readings, the passage will be

2、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. SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at A

3、NSWER 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 blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 How to Build Your Vocabulary Effectivel

4、y Vocabulary is the foundation of learning a language. Without it, none of the skills could be learned well. Here are some methods to build your vocabulary effectively: I. Be aware of【 T1】【 T1】 _ guess a words meaning from its【 T2】【 T2】 _ look up the word【 T3】【 T3】 _ II. Gain vocabulary through read

5、ing A. Reason: 【 T4】 what to learn【 T4】 _ check on what you have learned B. What to read: what attracts you what are【 T5】 for you【 T5】 _ III. Use dictionary as a(n)【 T6】【 T6】 _ check up the various meanings of one word get a(n)【 T7】 of the way the word has developed from the【 T7】 _ words history IV.

6、 Review the words regularly set aside a specific amount of【 T8】【 T8】 _ set a goal for the【 T9】 of words and by what date【 T9】 _ V. The internal factor 【 T10】 being the most vital factor【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS

7、 In this 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 cho

8、ices of A, 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） Changing your working place. （ B） Changing your own reaction. （ C） Trying to change them. （ D） Trying to tolerate them. （ A） Cooling yourself down plus good co

9、mmunication. （ B） Deep breathing plus sending e-mail. （ C） Physical exercise plus documentation. （ D） Accusation plus taking action. （ A） Your temper. （ B） The way of communication. （ C） The road that you take. （ D） The tactics that you take. （ A） Try to find out what he said about you. （ B） Treat o

10、ther co-workers well. （ C） Give a good impression on others. （ D） Catch him on the spot. （ A） How bad the co-workers are. （ B） How much you can bear annoying people. （ C） How many annoying workers there are. （ D） How much you can change yourself. （ A） Senior manager. （ B） Assistant manager. （ C） Sen

11、ior engineer. （ D） Assistant engineer. （ A） He should be an excellent team player. （ B） He should cooperate with assistant engineers as a team. （ C） He should treat male and female employees equally. （ D） He should be easygoing. （ A） Qmbitio. （ B） Consideration. （ C） Generosity. （ D） Sensitivity. （

12、A） Adviser. （ B） Accountant. （ C） Supervisor. （ D） Investor. （ A） He will probably try to explain to his boss the truth. （ B） He will probably move and live with Tracys brother. （ C） He will probably spend his savings on living. （ D） He will probably quickly get another job. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNO

13、WLEDGE There are twenty sentences in this 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. 22 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? （ A） This pair of trousers costs fifty d

14、ollars. （ B） Either my grandsons or their father is coming. （ C） The British police has only very limited powers. （ D） A committee of twelve men is to discuss the matter. 23 In the sentence “Coal is sometimes called stored-up sunlight.“, the italicized part is a(n)_. （ A） object complement （ B） subj

15、ective complement （ C） object （ D） appositive 24 That those who had learned from us now surpass us was a great challenge. The italicized part functions as a(n)_in the sentence. （ A） subject （ B） attributive （ C） adverbial （ D） adjective 25 Which of the following sentences is NOT an elliptical senten

16、ce(省略句 )? （ A） Our teacher came in, book in hand. （ B） These are Toms books and those are Lilys. （ C） You shouldnt come here unless invited. （ D） The way that you answered this question was admirable. 26 Which of the following words is different from others? （ A） Brunch. （ B） Smog. （ C） Hotel. （ D）

17、Motel. 27 Which of the following determiners(限定词 )can only be used with both plural and countable nouns? （ A） A great many. （ B） Much. （ C） A great deal of. （ D） A large quantity of. 28 How fluently she speaks Chinese! The italicized part is_. （ A） the subject （ B） the object （ C） the complement （ D

18、） the adverbial 29 Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an adverbial clause? （ A） I will come with you if you can drive me there. （ B） I disagree with you in some points while I admit what you say. （ C） It is our duty to serve the people. （ D） The materials are good for use because the

19、cost of core part is not high. 30 Which of the following sentences contains an appositive clause? （ A） It is no use crying over spilt milk. （ B） It happened that we were all at home that day. （ C） Where did you get the idea that I could not come? （ D） Germany is, to be honest, the key to the integra

20、tion of the EU. 31 “Im surely silly,_?“ （ A） isnt I （ B） arent I （ C） am I （ D） am not I 32 _, nor is he interested in the subject. （ A） He neither work hard （ B） Neither hard does he work （ C） Neither does he work hard （ D） He work hard neither 33 The spokesman made it evident_no compromise was yet

21、 in sight. （ A） which （ B） that （ C） where （ D） / 34 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? （ A） We none of us said anything. （ B） You may come at any time that is convenient to you. （ C） Youd better stay in bed for another two weeks. （ D） He is always ready to help the other. 35 Which of th

22、e following infinitives(不定式 )expresses REASON? （ A） He searched the room only to find nothing. （ B） I come here only to say good-bye to you. （ C） Im glad to see you. （ D） He ran so fast as to catch the first bus. 36 Holland has two-thirds the inhabitants of the state of New York,_Holland. （ A） that

23、size is four times of （ B） that is four times the size of （ C） which size is four times of （ D） which is four times the size of 37 We mustnt rely on sheer enthusiasm and substitute our personal feelings for policy. The underlined part means_. （ A） replace （ B） shelter （ C） resign （ D） reinforce 38 _

24、lines are, by definition, lines on the same plane that never join. （ A） Lateral （ B） Intersecting （ C） Vertical （ D） Parallel 39 More and more Chinese people want to make connections with the whole world since the Reform and Opening up. The underlined part means_. （ A） diplomacy （ B） contacts （ C） b

25、usiness （ D） passage 40 A complex brain makes man superior to animals. The underlined part means_. （ A） outnumber （ B） surpass （ C） compete with （ D） make contacts with 41 I came across these things which were proved to be antiques. The underlined part means_. （ A） came over （ B） came from （ C） enco

26、untered all of a sudden （ D） encountered as usual 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide 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. 41 AaccidentallyBaggressionCambitiousDcommutersEconflict FenhancedGestimatesHf

27、acilitiesInuisancesJowners KpromotingLpropellingMregularlyNstrengthenedOsuspicious Theres a battle raging in the streets of America. Anyone who【 C1】 _ rides a bicycle knows all about this. Some motorists have declared war on bikes as annoying【 C2】 _ that lead to slow traffic. They honk(鸣笛 ), shout o

28、r curse at two-wheeled travelers. A few will do even worse. The New York Times reports that incidents of【 C3】 _ toward bicycle riders appear to be growing, as bike riders take to the streets in order to save gas and money and fight global warming. In Denver, nearly 11,000 first-time bike【 C4】 _turne

29、d out for Bike to Work Day. The bicycle group, Transportation Alternatives【 C5】 _ that the number of New Yorkers who cycle daily has risen 77 percent since 2000. Even though virtually every state grants bicyclists the same rights(and responsibilities)as motorists to use the streets, many drivers sti

30、ll refuse to accept this. They view themselves as Kings of the Road an impression that has been strongly【 C6】 _ by the transportation planning profession, which has designed our cities and suburbs as if people did not exist outside of their cars. But a big new idea to settle this【 C7】 _and improve l

31、ife in the streets for everyone is now taking root among community activists, urban planners and traffic engineers. “Too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams. Theyre unsafe for people on foot or bike and unpleasant for everybody.“ “Now, in communit

32、ies across the country, a movement is growing to complete the streets. States, cities and towns are asking their planners, engineers and designers to build road networks that welcome all citizens,“ declares the website of a new organization【 C8】 _ this idea. Complete the Streets an【 C9】 _program of

33、adding bike lanes, pedestrian【 C10】 _and traffic calming measures is the best idea to hit our communities since pizza, or even the bicycle itself. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【 C5】 47 【 C6】 48 【 C7】 49 【 C8】 50 【 C9】 51 【 C10】 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed

34、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. 51 December is often the month that people spend, spend, spend. Now, with January underway, its time to pay those bills, tighten our purse str

35、ings and find ways to save. We turned to question-and-answer site Quora to dig up the best money saving hacks. Here are the financial tips respondents offered that have helped them maximize returns and reduce spending. With the holiday buzz over, Jenny Jervis suggests a good dose of sobriety(有节制 ,冷静

36、 )to make you smarter about your purchases. “When you are thinking of buying something, no matter what it is(it could be the DVD for the latest film, a new sofa, or a car)instead of looking at the price as a value, look at it as an amount of hours you have to work to achieve that amount of money,“ s

37、he wrote. “Lets say you want to buy a new phone that costs 100 and you earn 10 an hour, ask yourself if you would be happy with being given a phone after 10 hours work, or would you rather be given 100? Comparing your potential purchases with how much real-time work it would take to buy often makes

38、you take a second look at your purchases and may make you ask yourself if you really need it.“ Controlling your impulse to shop is key, according to Divya Bhargavi, a self-professed “cured“ shopaholic. Its easy to think you “absolutely positively need that thing for your life to function normally,“

39、she wrote. “The next thing you know, youre shopping online click, click or you are at the mall buying that and a few other useless things.“ The solution, she wrote: “Next time you want something so badly, write it down. Look at it after a week or 10 days. I am 100% sure that you will not have the sa

40、me feeling towards it. You will find out that you dont really need it so much.“ Pretending to earn less money than you actually do also has its benefits, according to Thais Freitas, another respondent. “Live a little under your possibilities(for example, buying cheaper clothes than the ones you coul

41、d actually afford),“ she wrote. “That way you will always save money by not spending all that you make.“ 52 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that_. （ A） people have more needs to satisfy at the end of the year （ B） Internet has the answers to all the questions people have （ C） most people

42、 nowadays tend to buy things on credit （ D） the money-saving solutions are offered by money experts 53 According to Jenny Jervis,_. （ A） the price of the product doesnt reflect its true value （ B） smart choice of products is the key to saving money （ C） paying by working hours may make the product l

43、ess attractive （ D） always having a second look at the purchase is a good idea 53 According to a study published this week in the journal Ecology Letters, the quantity of birds in Europe has declined by more than 20 percent in the past 30 years. While there were over 2.1 billion European birds in 19

44、80, there are now around 1.6 billion, says study co-author Rich Inger, an ecologist at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Most of the decline or 90 percent is accounted for by a shrinking population in the 36 most common species, Inger tells Newsweek. For example, throughout the contine

45、nt there are now 62 percent fewer house sparrows(a common species also found in North America)than there were when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister, a decline of about 150 million animals, he says. There were also drops in the numbers of such common species as skylarks(云雀 ), grey partridges(灰

46、色鹧鸪 )and starlings(椋鸟 ). The decline is likely due in part to habitat loss and pesticide use. The amount of land used for agriculture in Europe has greatly increased since 1980, and there are fewer places for birds to nest and find food, Inger says. At the same time, pesticide use has gone up, knock

47、ing down the number of “pests“ like insects that birds prey upon, he adds. “We dont manage the environment in a way thats good for birds,“ Inger says. The study looked at an immense amount of data collected by thousands of “citizen scientists“ over 30 years in most countries in Europe, in “an insigh

48、tful departure from conventional approaches to reviewing bird monitoring data,“ said Michael Wunder, an ornithologist(鸟类学家 )at the University of Colorado-Denver who wasnt involved in the study. Wunder says the study clearly shows that “population sizes are most strongly affected by land use patterns“ like farming. The measures used to protect rare species, like restrictions on hunting in certain areas, are not enough to prevent a decline in common birds, he adds. If we want to protect birds in general, we need to change farming practices to provide more non-crop-laden land for birds, Inger s