[外语类试卷]专业英语四级模拟试卷4（无答案）.doc

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1、专业英语四级模拟试卷 4（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 The man is looking for_（A）a bookstore（B） the telephone company（C） a map of the town（D）a shoe repair shop3 From the way she speaks to the man, the woman seems_（A）to be in a hurry to leave（B） to be curious about him（C）

4、 to be happy to assist him（D）to be unfamiliar with the town4 What can best be said about the instructions given here?（A）They had to be repeated.（B） They were easy for the man to remember.（C） The woman made a mistake.（D）The woman took them from a book.5 This conversation is mainly about _（A）United St

5、ates-agreement（B） Unlimited growth in population（C） Pollution in the Great Lakes（D）The limited supply of phosphates6 _ has been the major problem in the Great Lakes in recent years.（A）Too many algae（B） Excessive recreational use（C） Lack of adequate rainfall（D）Too much evaporation7 The United States

6、and Canada have agreed _ in regard to the Great Lakes.（A）to eliminate swimming entirely（B） to limit boating and（C） to limit phosphates and detergents（D）to kill all algae8 The mans effort to find a position does not include_.（A）putting up ads on newspapers（B） calling various employers（C） going throug

7、h interviews（D）reading thousands of want ads9 Which of the following best describes the man at the beginning of the conversation?（A）Frustrated.（B） Despairing.（C） Optimistic.（D）Nostalgic.10 What does the job requirement say?（A）The applicant should speak two languages.（B） The applicant will work as to

8、ur guides in Eastern China.（C） Relevant experience is a must.（D）The working schedule is tight.11 The man promises that he will_.（A）call Explore Tours immediately（B） go for the wonderful evening dinner（C） treat the woman to a fine dinner（D）not give up easily until he finds a jobSECTION B PASSAGESDire

9、ctions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What happens to trees each year?（A）Their tings get thinner and thinner.（B） They add a ring of wood.（C） Their rings get darker in color.（D）They become more valuable.

10、13 What causes differences in size and color of annual rings?（A）The climate.（B） The exposure to light.（C） The length of time.（D）The fertility of the soil.14 When did dendrochronology begin to interest archaeologists?（A）It began 2000 years ago.（B） It began in the eighteenth century.（C） It began in th

11、e early twentieth century.（D）It began in this decade.15 Why did children not need formal schools for a long while?（A）The teachers came to the children s homes.（B） The children acquired the information they needed by direct experience.（C） Children were taught in small, personalized groups at home.（D）

12、Parents would teach children the three R s themselves.16 What did children need to do in the earliest time mentioned by the speaker?（A）They needed to count and calculate money.（B） They needed to read and write.（C） They needed to alert moving objects.（D）They needed to hunt and farm.17 What changed ch

13、ildren s need for formal schooling?（A）There was a new dependence on communication with people far away and the use of money.（B） The alphabet and numerical system was introduced.（C） The old methods of farming now required the use of complex machines.（D）The global economy made mass electronic communic

14、ation very common.18 What is the main concern of talk?（A）How the tone of a piano is affected by its shape.（B） How to measure a pianos resonance.（C） How to improve your performance by choosing the right piano.（D）How size makes a piano more expensive.19 Why are upright pianos popular?（A）Jazz and popul

15、ar music sound better on them.（B） They sound as good as grand pianos.（C） They are easy to move around.（D）They occupy space.20 What is the speaker getting ready to do?（A）Have members of the audience try each piano themselves.（B） Urge members of the audience to by upright pianos.（C） Play each piano so

16、 the audience can listen to the difference.（D）Open each piano and let the audience see how they are strung.21 What is the audience expected to do?（A）Try to restore old square pianos.（B） Begin to practice on uprights and grands.（C） Buy uprights.（D）Listen attentively to the performance.SECTION C NEWS

17、BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 The meeting of international donor community is held for_ days.（A）2（B） 3（C） 4（D）523 The meeting in Japan is aimed at_.（A）calling for more nations to contribu

18、te money（B） collecting more money（C） making a plan for East Timor s reconstruction（D）sharing the required money among donor countries24 The World Bank is seeking_ million dollars for the reconstruction of East Timor.（A）100（B） 200（C） 300（D）35025 Japans aid will be donated through a fund set up by_.（A

19、）the WTO（B） the World Bank（C） the UN（D）the World Bank and the UN26 The president asked for nearly_ dollars over_ years for debt-relief（A）1 billion, 3（B） 1 billion, 4（C） 2 billions, 3（D）2 billions, 427 The 70-billion-dollar debt owed by the worlds poorest countries was borrowed from_.（A）leading indus

20、trialized countries（B） the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund（C） the United States（D）the United States, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund28 How many people were killed in the bombing altogether?（A）22（B） 23（C） 24（D）2529 Mrs. Kumaratuxiga came to London_.（A）for a holiday.（

21、B） for further medical treatment（C） for refuge.（D）for political support.30 Student demonstrators demanded_.（A）the president s resignation（B） early elections（C） free elections（D）severe punishment for corrupted officials31 Belgrade police_.（A）clashed with demonstrators of opposition parties（B） stopped

22、 student demonstrators with cordons（C） blocked demonstrators from approaching the president（D）kept all the demonstrators away from the Parliament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

23、if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 31 A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animal【C1 】 _ an area. The size of the area is【C2】_ to provide food for him, his【C3】_and their off- spring. Migrating birds, for example, divide up the best【C4】_ in the order of“ first

24、come, first【C5】_ “ The late arrivals may acquire【C6】_ territories, but less food is available, or they are too close to the【C7】_ of the enemies of the species.When there is【C8】_ over territory, animals will commonly use force, or a【C9】_ of force, to decide which will stay and which will go.It is int

25、eresting to note, however, that animals seem to use only the【C10】_ amount of force necessary to drive away the【C11】_ There is usually no killing. In the 【C12】_ of those animals which are capable of doing each other harm, there is a【C13】_ .for the losing animal to show the winning animal that he wish

26、es to submit. When he shows this, the【C14 】_ normally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict seem to have no【C15】_ against killing, and equally no mechanism for 【C16 】_ .The【C17 】_ bird simply flies away. However, if two doves are【 C18】_ in a cage, and they

27、 start fighting, they will continue to fight until one kills the other. We all think of the dove as a【C19】_ of peace and, in its natural habitat, it is peaceful. But the“ peace“ mechanism does not【C20 】_ in a cage.32 【C1 】（A）establishes（B） builds（C） founds（D）erects33 【C2 】（A）suitable（B） sufficient（C

28、） large（D）broad34 【C3 】（A）wife（B） mate（C） friend（D）neighbor35 【C4 】（A）territory（B） place（C） occupancy（D）food36 【C5 】（A）used（B） got（C） served（D）gained37 【C6 】（A）larger（B） better（C） smaller（D）worse38 【C7 】（A）place（B） nests（C） residences（D）habitats39 【C8 】（A）quarrel（B） conflict（C） fight（D）disagreement4

29、0 【C9 】（A）practice（B） proof（C） show（D）comparison41 【C10 】（A）minimum（B） great（C） little（D）much42 【C11 】（A）enemy（B） voccupant（C） intruder（D）outsider43 【C12 】（A）way（B） case（C） event（D）manner44 【C13 】（A）system（B） device（C） method（D）solution45 【C14 】（A）killer（B） loser（C） victor（D）successor46 【C15 】（A）pre

30、vention（B） obstacle（C） stop（D）way47 【C16 】（A）submission（B） fighting（C） stopping（D）winning48 【C17 】（A）lost（B） losing（C） losed（D）lose49 【C18 】（A）stationed（B） perched（C） placed（D）deposited50 【C19 】（A）sign（B） signal（C） symbol（D）mark51 【C20 】（A）appear（B） continue（C） apply（D）function三、PART IV GRAMMAR one

31、of them is talking on the intercom: “Miss Baxter,“ he says, “could you please send in someone who can distinguish fight from wrong?“From the long-term point of view, thats what education molly ought to be about.87 According to the authors observation, college students _（A）have never been so material

32、istic as today（B） have never been so interested in the arts（C） have never been so financially well off as today（D）have never attached so much importance to moral sense88 The students criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with ._（A）the influences of their instructors（B） the financial go

33、als they seek in life（C） their own interpretations of the courses（D）their understanding of the contributions of others89 By saying“ While its true that, be they scientific or artistic.“ (Para. 5), the author means that_（A）business management should be included in educational programs（B） human -wisdo

34、m has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speed（C） human intellectual development has reached new heights（D）the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked90 Studying the diverse wisdom of others can_（A）create varying artistic interests（B） help people see things in their right penspe

35、ctive（C） help improve connections among people（D）regulate the behavior of modem people91 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（A）Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded.（B） Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong.（C） People engaged in technic

36、al jobs lead a more rewarding life.（D）Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only.91 It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean s largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is d

37、ifficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy s formerly

38、top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans.Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the dec

39、ades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they plan similar studies.Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking

40、 ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.The speed of sound in water is mugfly one mile a second-slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a

41、 stethoscope does when it carries faint noise from a patients chest to a doctors ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles.92 The passage is chiefly about _（A）an effort to protect an endange

42、red marine species（B） the civilian use of a military detection system（C） the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon（D）a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales93 The underwater listening system was originally designed _（A）to trace and locate enemy vessels（B） to monitor deep-sea volcanic

43、eruptions（C） to study the movement of ocean currents（D）to replace the global radio communications network94 The deep-sea listening system makes use of _（A）the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under water（B） the capability of sound to travel at high speed（C） the unique property of layers o

44、f ocean water in transmitting sound（D）low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water95 It can be inferred from the passage that _（A）new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whales（B） blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening

45、 system（C） opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technology（D）military technology has great potential in d civilian use96 Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?.（A）It is now partly accessible to civilian scientis

46、ts.（B） It has been replaced by a more advanced system.（C） It became useless to the military after the cold war.（D）It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.96 People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several h

47、ouses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem. The hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosio

48、n of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious iii recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local p

49、eople, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the wa