专四模拟题8答案

英语专四模拟试题及答案一、听力理解（Part I Listening Comprehension）Section A: Talk1. A) The speaker will discuss the importance of effective communication.B) The speaker will talk about the challenges of adapting to a new culture.C) The speaker will share personal experiences of studying abroad.D) The speaker will explain the benefits of learning a second language.2. A) To improve their language skills.B) To experience a different educational system.C) To explore new cultures and societies.D) To make new friends and expand their social network.Section B: Conversation3. What is the main topic of the conversation?A) Planning a trip to a foreign country.B) Discussing the difficulties of language learning.C) Talking about the advantages of working abroad.D) Sharing experiences of cultural exchange.4. Why does the woman suggest taking a language course?A) To prepare for a job interview.B) To enhance her travel experience.C) To meet new people.D) To improve her language proficiency.Section C: News Broadcast5. What is the news report mainly about?A) A recent scientific discovery.B) A new policy implemented by the government.C) A significant event in the sports world.D) A cultural festival celebrated around the world.6. What is the purpose of the policy mentioned in the news?A) To promote international trade.B) To encourage environmental protection.C) To improve public health.D) To support education and research.二、语言知识运用（Part II Language Knowledge Use）7-14. 完形填空：阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

专四完形填空新题型模拟题（1）Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any (36) you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain (37). In a chain store ask to see the manager.Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38) , write a letter. Be sure to（39）to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not (40) with the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sureto keep copies of your own letters and any you receive.If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offerto (41) or repair the faulty article. You may find this an (42) solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back , but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be able to get some money back as well. And if you have suffered some (43) loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would rather have money, say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for (44) from your Citizens' Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note.In some cases the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back--if, for example, he changes an article simplybecause you don't like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these (45).A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. receiptG. contaminateH. replaceI. special J. stick K.vigorously L. adviceM. circumstances N. directly O. petitions专四完形填空新题型模拟题（2）Culture is the sum total of all the traditions, customs, beliefs, and ways of life of a given group of human beings. In this (36), every group has a culture, however savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to us.To the professional anthropologist (人类学家), there is no intrinsic(37)of one culture over another, just as to the professional linguist there is no intrinsic hierarchy(等级制度) among languages.People once thought of the languages of backward groups as (38) and undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact established by the study of "backward" languages that no spoken tongue answers that description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely complex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the (39) of ideas. They fall behind our Western languages not in their sound patterns or (40 ) structures, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which（41）the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, however, two thingsare to be noted: 1. All languages seem to (42) the machineryfor vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. 2. The objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in "backward" languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly (43) and complicated.This study of language, in turn, (44) a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all cultures are to be viewed(45), and without ideas of rank or hierarchy.A. savageB. superiorityC. conceiveD. transferE. identificationF. grammaticalG. reflectH. revealsI. numerous J . independentlyK. exclusive L. casts M. sense N. confidentially O. possess专四完形填空新题型模拟题（3）In the second half of the twentieth century, many countries of the South began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. They (36) needed supplies of highly trained personnel to (37) a concept of development based on modernization. But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished their training.In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special "return" programs to encourage their professionals to come back home. These programs received support from international bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974enabled over 1,600（38）scientists and technicians to return to Latin America.In the 1980s and 1990s, "temporary return" programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel (39) strategic positions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Program's Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in their own countries for short periods. But the brain drain from these countries maywell increase in (40) to the new laws of the international market in knowledge.Recent studies (41) that the most developed countries are going to need more and more highly qualified professionals around twice as many as their educational systems will be ableto produce, or so it is thought. As a (42) there is an urgent need for developing countries which send students abroad to give (43) to fields where they need competent people to give muscle to their own institutions, instead of encouraging the training of people who may not come back because there are no professional outlets for them. And the countries of the South must not be content with institutional structures that simply take back professionals sent abroad; they must introduce (44) administrative procedures to encourage them to return. If they do not do this, the brain drain is (45) to continue.A. forecastB. flexibleC. neutrallyD. preferenceE. detachF. boundG. implementH. consequenceI. qualifiedJ. dismissingK. result L.occupying M. urgently N . skepticalO . response专四完形填空新题型模拟题（4）Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any (36) you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain (37). In a chain store ask to see the manager.Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38), write a letter. Be sure to（39）to the facts and keep a copy of whatyou write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not (40) with the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. Be sure to keep copies of your own letters and any you receive.If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offer to (41) or repair the faulty article. You may find this an (42) solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back, but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be able to get some money back as well. And if you have suffered some (43) loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would rather have money, say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for (44) from your Citizens' Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some cases the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back--if, for example, he changes an article simply because you don't like it or it does not fit. He does not hive to take back the goods in these (45).A. intimateB. attractiveC. personD. attachmentE. satisfiedF. receiptG. contaminateH. replaceI. special J. stick K.vigorously L. adviceM. circumstances N. directly O. petitions专四完形填空新题型模拟题（5）For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hitlist of our main fears: natural resources are（1）out the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat species are becoming （2）in vast numbers, and the planet's air and water are becoming ever more polluted.But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more（3） not less so, since the book 'The Limits to Growth' was published in 1972 by a group of scientists. Second, more foodis now produced per 4 of the world's population than at any time in history. Fewer people are （5） . Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not 25~50%, as has so often been（6）. And finally, most forms of environmental pollution either appear to have been （7） , or are transient - associated with the early stages of industrialization and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by（8）it. One form of pollution - therelease of greenhouse gases that causes global warming - does appear to be a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to（9） a devastating (令人心神不安的) problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it.Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental standards are declining and some factors seem to cause this disjunction between （10） and reality.A) pose B) exaggerated C) acceleratingD) extinct E) exist F) perceptionG) wealthy H) magnified I) starvingJ) head K) running L) predictedM) abundantN) conceptionO) reducing专四完形填空新题型模拟题（6）During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, migrations have taken place within (11) countries; the cities with their industries have attracted people away from the country. The possibility of earning a fixed (12) in a factory or office wasmore attractive than the possibility of staying on the farm and having one's work (13) by frost, storms, or droughts. Furthermore, thedevelopment of agricultural machinery made it possible for fewer people to do the same (14) of work.Thus, at the same time when the industrial revolution made it possible to produce goods more (15) and more quickly in factories, agricultural revolution also took place. Instead of leaving fields empty every third year, farmers began to plant clover or some other crop that would (16) the soil. Instead of using only animal fertilizer, farmers began to use chemical fertilizers to keep the soil rich. These methods have enabled French farmers, for example, to get five times as much wheat as was (17) from the same land two centuries ago.In many countries farmers find it more (18) to raise only one crop or one kind of animal. They choose the kind that gives the best results. Then they sell all that they produce, instead of trying to grow a little of everything and consume what they grow. This is a more feasible type of (19) because modern methods and machinery are adapted to specific animals and specific crops. Therefore, it would be too expensive to do allthe work by hand, or to buy the (20) needed for several different kinds of farming.A. salary E. deserted I. equivalent M. destroyedB. freely F. operation J. enrich N. certainC. profitable G.amount K. fruitful O. cheaplyD. obtained H. payment L. equipment专四完形填空新题型模拟题（7）Like most parents, geologist Brain Atwater worries about his daughter's safety. But these days, he has an unusual concern; The public school she (11) in Seattle has unreinforced brick walls, a (12) being easy to collapse during earthquakes. The same (13) of walls crushed hundreds of thousands of people during the 1976 Tangshan quake in China.A decade ago, Atwater would have paid little notice to schoolroom walls. But over the last several years, he and other scientists have found (14) signs that the Pacific Northwest hasexperienced giant quakes in the distant past and that the area may be headed for a destructive shock in the near future.At a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December, researchers discussed the (15) uncovered evidence of quake potential in the Pacific Northwest. While some remain unconvinced that huge earthquakes—with magnitudes of 8 or higher—do indeed (16) this region, a growing number consider such shocks a serious possibility.What's worrisome, they say, is that northwestern cities such as Portland, Seattle and Vancouver have not prepared for earthquakes of this magnitude, which could shake the region's (17) centers with enough force to make the recent San Francisco area damage seem (18) in comparison."I think it's quite true to say that nothing has really been designed with one of these earthquakes in mind," says seismologist Paul Somerville of Woodward. At the meeting, Somerville and his colleagues (19) estimates of the degree of shaking. Portland and Seattle would suffer during such a (20) earthquake.A. massiveB.recentlyC.constructionD.displayedE. relativelyF.attendsG.typeH.strikeI. structure J.participates K.excessive dM. disturbing N.population 0.presented专四完形填空新题型模拟题（8）Growth of trade will depend greatly on availability of energy sources. There may still be a trillion barrels of recoverable oil in the Middle East. But the oil crisis of 1974 has (11) to renewed interest in coal and to a search for （12） sources of energy. Solar, geothermal, and nuclear energy will play a large role in the years to come.Solar energy is available in （13） forms. Buildings can be heated and cooled by direct use of solar radiation, crops and trees, which are the most efficient converters of sunlight into energy, can be grown for their energy potential, wastes can be burned as （14） , sunlight can be converted into DC (direct current) electricity, electric power can be （15） from thesun-warmed surface waters of the ocean, and lastly, solar radiation can be converted into heat that will drive electric power generators. Serious problems still remain as to （16）and storage of solar energy.Geothermal energy is the energy contained within the earth. Heat is abundantly available deep in the earth's core and is constantly being produced. However, this heat is usually located at too deep a level for （17） exploitation. In short, very little is known on the use of geothermal energy, and it has （18） been exploited.Nuclear energy is produced in nuclear power plants. At these plants atoms of uranium are split, thus （19） masses of energy. Another source of energyunder development is the nuclear fusion of certain atoms of hydrogen. This could eventually （20） natural gas as a source of energy.A. rarelyB.transformationC.fuelD.replaceE. ledF.alternativeG mercial H.briefly I. derivedJ.various K.relieving L.releasingM. transportation N.financial O.described专四完形填空新题型模拟题（9）The economy of the United States after 1952 was the economy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despite （11）alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a （12） of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, atypical year of the 1950's, may be typical as （13） the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was （14）at 10 percent above that of 1954(1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufactures was about 40 percent more than it had （15） in the years immediately following World War I . The country's business spent about 30 billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income （16） for spending was almost a third greater than it had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day, or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the （17） . Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than twomillion wanted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture （ 18 ）that it was not sharing in the boom. To some observers this was a sad reflection of the mid-1920's. As farmers' share of their products （19） , marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to fearthat the boom could not last long and would（20） lead to the opposite—depression.A. eventuallyB.averagedC.graduallyD.stateE. valuedF.formG.declinedH.occasionalI. casual J.argued K.descended L plainedM. clock N.available O.illustrating专四完形填空新题型模拟题（10）Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now （11） . Just a few years ago, it was （12） impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a （13） of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country Or doesn't it （14） What about table manners Should you use bothhands when you are eating Should you leave one in your lap, or on the tableThe Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also （15） a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. (16) is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives (17 ) to that time or calls up to explain his (18)The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable— (19) if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the (20) calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.A. especiallyB.attainableC.closeD.delayE. consideredF.hostG.deliveryH.PreparationI. share J.fool K.specifically L.acceptableM. matter N.Promptness 0.care答案与解析模拟题（1）36.F语法判断：分析句子结构可知，any后应接一个名词，且本句缺少一个名词作takin9的宾语。

英语专四考试模拟练习题附答案英语专四考试模拟练习题附答案时间对每个人是公平的.我们应抓紧时间,努力把握住每一个今天,在今天尽量多做实事,使今天的工作效率大大提高. 以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的'英语专四考试模拟练习题附答案，希望能给大家带来帮助!About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it. By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find themeverywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can makea story much more interesting.1. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because______.A. the hunters wanted to see the picturesB. the painters were animal loversC. the painters wanted to show imaginationD. the pictures were thought to be helpful2. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that______.A. the former was easy to writeB. there were fewer signs in the formerC. the former was easy to pronounceD. each sign stood for only one sound3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.B. The Egyptians liked to write comic strip stories.C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.4. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ______.A. should be made comprehensibleB. should be made interestingC. are of much use in our lifeD. have disappeared from our life答案解析1. D) 根据文章第一段第五行“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知古代人以为在墙上画画会对他们有所帮助，故选项D为正确答案。

英语专业四级模拟试题及答案英语专业四级模拟试题及答案__1__Which of the following philosophers ever said “I think, therefore I am”?A Francis BaconB DeseartesC Pierre GassendiD John Locke__2__American Presidents are elected __.A every two yearsB every four yearsC every five yearsD every six years__3__Which branch of American government has the power to interpret the Constitution?A The Supreme CourtB The PresidentC The HouseD The Senate__4__The American Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world. It was drawn up in__.A 1778B 1783C 1774D 1787__5__ Which country was the richest and the most powerful country in the Europe in the middle of the 17th century?A FlanderB EnglandC FranceD the Netherlands__6__ Whose doctrines of the separation of powers became one of the most important principles of the U.S. Constitution?A John LockeB MontesquieauC RousseauD Voltaire__7__The “basies” taught in American elementary schools are __.A social studies, reading, arithmeticB science, reading, writing, arithmeticC reading, writing, arithmeticD physical education, reading, writing__8__ The Gettysburg victory was the turning point of __.A the Civil WarB the war of IndependenceC the Indian WarD the Trenton War__9__ The functions of institutions of highest education in the U.S. are__.A research and teachingB teaching and degree awardingC professional training, teaching and public serviceD teaching, research and pubic service__10__ The largest religious group in America is __.A Roman CatholicsB ProtestantsC OrthodoxD Presbyterians参考答案：1. 选B。

专四模拟考试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What is the woman going to do this evening?A. Go to the cinemaB. Attend a lectureC. Visit her auntD. Prepare for an exam答案：D2. How much did the man pay for the tickets?A. $15B. $30C. $45D. $60答案：B3. What does the woman mean by saying "It's a bit out of my way"?A. She doesn't know the way.B. She's not interested in going.C. It's not on her usual route.D. She's too busy to go.答案：C...20. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a benefit of using solar energy?A. RenewableB. CleanC. ExpensiveD. Abundant答案：C二、阅读理解（共20分）Passage 121. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of sleep.B. The effects of lack of sleep.C. The benefits of taking naps.D. The relationship between sleep and health.答案：B22. Which of the following is a suggestion given by the author to improve sleep?A. Avoid caffeine before bedtime.B. Exercise regularly.C. Limit screen time before sleep.D. All of the above.答案：D...Passage 331. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The company is expanding its business.B. The company is facing financial difficulties.C. The company is reducing its workforce.D. The company is relocating to another city.答案：A三、词汇与语法（共20分）32. The new law will come into _______ on the first day of next month.A. effectB. affectC. serviceD. use答案：A33. She is one of the most _______ students in her class.A. intelligentB. more intelligentC. most intelligentD. intelligenter答案：A...40. If it hadn't been for your help, we _______ in such a difficult situation.A. wouldn't have beenB. wouldn't beC. hadn't beenD. aren't答案：A四、完形填空（共20分）41. The word "prospective" in the context most nearly means _______.A. expectedB. futureC. potentialD. likely答案：C42. The author's tone in this passage can be best described as _______.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. neutralD. sarcastic答案：C...50. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the company's new policy?A. It is well-received by employees.B. It has caused some controversy.C. It is aimed at increasing productivity.D. It is primarily for the benefit of management.答案：B五、作文（共20分）51. Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic: "The Role of Technology in Education".提示：你可以讨论技术在教育中的作用，它如何改变学习方式，以及它可能带来的挑战和机遇。

英语专业四级模拟试题8Part I Dictation ( 15 minutes )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 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. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Now listen to the passage.Part II Listening Comprehension ( 19 minutes )Section AIn this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Conversation OneQuestions 2 to 5 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.2. Kelly ran like crazy to board the flight because _______.A) she was lateB) the connecting flight arrived lateC) there were mechanical problemsD) she missed the connecting flight3. Why was Diana worried?A) She didn't see Kelly at dinner.B) Kelly didn't make it.C) Kelly was late for the research.D) Kelly was tired from the flight.4. Who was Diana going to meet?A) Her friend.B) A friend of both Kelly and herself.C) The person who stays next door to them.D) The person who is doing the same research as they are.5. Will Kelly join them in the bar?A) Yes, she will after she checked in.B) No, because she is tired from the flight.C) No, because she'd like to do a little exercise to help her get to sleep.D) Yes, but she'd like to get a little exercise first.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 8 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.6. What do we know about the man?A) He was admitted to the Foreign Languages Department.B) He is a second-year graduate student.C) He is from the government.D) He works in the university laboratory.7. The man thinks the graduate education is not so fascinating as they thought because of thefollowing facts EXCEPT _______.A) there are too many basic classesB) they spent too much time writing essaysC) the facilities in the laboratory are outdatedD) they have too many experiments to do8. According to the man, it is not the case in some other departments because _______.A) they are well foundedB) they are well facilitatedC) they are well financedD) they are well encouragedConversation ThreeQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.9. How much is first-class mail more expensive than parcelpost?A) $8.20.B) $4.90.C) $3.30.D) $30.00.10. The man's bill covers the following EXCEPT _______.A) the insuranceB) the parcelC) a pair of glass earringsD) the stamps11. What do we know about the man's bill?A) It's $18.20.B) It's more than $30.00.C) It's $8.20.D) It's $18.12.Section BIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Passage OneQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.12. Hydroponics is _______.A) a new process of growing plants in waterB) a conventional way of growing plantsC) the cultivation of plants in waterD) the cultivation of plants in the nutritious and moist soil13. Hydroponics first appeared in the research laboratory _______.A) in late 17th centuryB) in early 19th centuryC) in 1936D) 50 years ago14. When did hydroponics move out of the research laboratory into commercial use?A) In 1936.B) In the 1930's.C) During World War II.D) About a century ago.15. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Hydroculture Incorporated ofGlendale?A) It is in Arizona.B) It operates about 248 greenhouses.C) Crop production there is excellent.D) It produces 2.7 million kilograms of vegetables and fruit each year.Passage TwoQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.16. We learn from the passage that _______.A) solar cookers have been used for hundreds of years since it was first made in the 17th centuryB) people use solar cookers only to cook foodC) a parabolic cooker is the best of the three kinds of solar cookersD) the first solar oven was made by a Swiss scientist17. Which of the three kinds of solar cookers is effective for slow cooking of large amounts offood?A) A box cooker.B) A panel cooker.C) A parabolic cooker.D) Not mentioned.18. Compared with a parabolic cooker, a panel cooker _______.A) costs moreB) needs more suppliesC) is easy to makeD) can cause eye injuriesPassage ThreeQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.19. When was the 1st Air Quality Conference held?A) 16 years ago.B) 20 years ago.C) 30 years ago.D) 32 years ago.20. When will the first set of workshop session begin?A) 10 a.m.B) 12 a.m.C) 1 p.m.D) 1:15 p.m.21. There is no smoking in the following EXCEPT_______.A) the workshop roomB) the hallsC) the Oak RoomD) the plenary sessionSection CIn this section you will hear several news items. Listen to the news items carefully and then answer the questions that follow.News Broadcast OneQuestions 22 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.22. According to the news item, the president approved_______.A) restart of some oil and gas operationsB) a release of oil from emergency suppliesC) the closure of processing centersD) a report of the full amount of the damage23. What have American drivers been urged to do?A) Not to use fuel.B) Use more natural gas.C) Use less fuel.D) Make oil into fuel.24. Many people are angry at _______.A) oil production cutB) gasoline shortage at some fuel stationsC) high prices of oil and gasolineD) attempts to profit from KatrinaNews Broadcast TwoQuestions 25 to 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.25. Which of the following is correct about the number of students studying outside their nativecountry?A) It rose by 8 percent in 2008.B) It has increased four-fold in the past 20 years.C) It has a 60 percent increase since 2000.D) It jumped by 21 percent in 2008.26. By 2025, the number of students being educated outside their home countries is expected to top_______.A) 17 billionB) 3 millionC) 8 millionD) 17 million27. We learn from the news item that _______.A) the number of international university students is on the riseB) most international students support themselves only with family fundsC) most international students are from ChinaD) most international students are doing coursework in the U.S.News Broadcast ThreeQuestions 28 to 29 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.28. According to the news, Katrina caused death and destruction in the following EXCEPT _______.A) New OrleansB) MississippiC) AlabamaD) Mexico29. According to the federal officials' report, how many homes and businesses remained withoutelectric power?A) More than 1,500,000.B) More than 15,000,000.C) More than 150,000.D) More than 5,000,000.News Broadcast FourQuestions 30 to 31 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.30. How many astronauts were aboard the shuttleAtlantis?A) Seven.B) Three.C) Twenty-four.D) Five.31. When did the astronauts talk to reporters?A) Over the last few days.B) On November 24.C) On Wednesday.D) On Friday.Part III Cloze ( 15 minutes )Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Pub-talk, the most popular activity in all pubs, is a native dialect with its own (32)________ grammar. There are very few restrictions (33)________ what you can talk about in pubs: pub etiquette is concerned mainly with the form of your conversation, not the (34)________ . When a regular enters the pub, you will often hear a (35)________ of friendly greetings from other regulars, the publican and bar staff. The regular responds to each greeting, usually (36)________ the greeter by name or nickname. No one is conscious of obeying a rule or following a formula, (37)________ you will hear the same greetingritual in every pub in the country. Pub etiquette does not (38)________ the actual words to be used in this (39)________ and you may hear some inventive and idiosyncratic (40)________ . The words may not even be particularly polite. When you first enter a pub, don't just order a drink ¨C start by saying "Good evening" or "Good morning", with a friendly nod and a smile, to the bar staff and the regulars at the bar (41)________ . For most natives, this will (42)________ an automatic, reflex greeting-response, even if it is only a nod. Don't worry if the initial response is (43)________ reserved. By greeting before (44)________ , you have communicated friendly intentions. (45)________ this does not make you an "instant regular", it will be noticed, and your subsequent (46)________ to initiate contact will be received more (47)________ . You may well hear a lot of arguments in pubs ¨C arguing is the most popular (48)________ of regular pub-goers ¨C and some may seem to be quite heated. But pub-arguments are not like arguments in the real world. They are conducted in (49)________ with a strict (50)________ of etiquette which is based on the First Commandment of pub law: "Thou shalt not take things too (51)________ ."32. A) distinct B) distinctive C) individual D) diverse33. A) to B) of C) on D) with34. A) idea B) opinion C) fact D) content35. A) chorus B) chord C) chaos D) choke36. A) address B) addressing C) salute D) saluting37. A) and B) so C) yet D) thus38. A) declare B) echo C) define D) dictate39. A) argument B) exchange C) conversation D) interchange40. A) variants B) variables C) varieties D) variations41. A) counter B) stand C) table D) stool42. A) arouse B) trigger C) cause D) instigate43. A) pretty B) rather C) somewhat D) somehow44. A) drinking B) ordering C) talking D) sitting45. A) Although B) However C) Yet D) What's more46. A) intentions B) tempt C) attempts D) efforts47. A) acceptably B) favorably C) suitably D) desirably48. A) pursuit B) activity C) pastime D) hobby49. A) accord B) according C) accordance D) agreement50. A) code B) precept C) restriction D) regulation51. A) reasonably B) fairly C) sensibly D) seriouslyPart IV Vocabulary and Grammar ( 15 minutes )There are some sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.52. I am not used _______ like that.A) to being ordered aboutB) being ordered aboutC) to ordering aboutD) to order about53. In Professor Hubert's lessons, students do more than _______ attentively.A) listeningB) listenC) to listenD) listened54. _______ she needed some comfort, she decided not to wake him up at this hour of the day.A) Much thoughB) Much asC) As muchD) though much55. Do your work every day; _______, it will pile up.A) moreoverB) consequentlyC) thereforeD) otherwise56. It is one of the most successful books that _______ been published _______ 1950.A) has; sinceB) has; afterC) have; afterD) have; since57. He felt bored and decided to leave the party, _______ a miserable old man showed up andattracted his attention.A) whenB) whileC) untilD) since58. If it _______ too much trouble, I'd love some root beer.A) weren'tB) isn'tC) hasn't beenD) being59. It _______ 12 years since my daughter got her post-doctoral certificate.A) isB) beingC) hasD) should be60. This _______ girl is Joseph's cousin.A) pretty little SwedishB) Swedish little prettyC) Swedish pretty littleD) little pretty Swedish61. It wasn't _______ much his appearance I liked as his personality.A) thisB) thatC) veryD) so62. The man at the door is _______ his future father-in-law.A) not other thanB) other thanC) none other thanD) no one than63. The horse will be a first rate sprinter if its trainer breaks it _______ properly.A) upB) downC) throughD) in64. Ruth _______ received my letter; otherwise she would have replied by now.A) must haveB) should haveC) couldn't haveD) ought to have65. All the machines in question _______ by the end of this month.A) will be repairedB) will have been repairedC) will repairD) have been repaired66. _______ considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have realized that the secondchoice was even better.A) Had theyB) Have theyC) Had they beenD) If they have67. His suggestion is rational _______ the whole.A) inB) onC) fromD) as68. How could you _______ his mischievous behavior for all these years?A) tolerantB) toleranceC) tolerableD) tolerate69. Sometimes the _______ for an activity is simply not recognized and, in fact, may be disguised orrepressed.A) causeB) purposeC) aimD) motive70. We've already _______ a letter to the headquarters. The result will come out soon.A) dispatchedB) attachedC) detachedD) assigned71. He _______ his view that the interest rate should be lowered.A) got toB) saw toC) followed toD) held to72. Mariah is _______ getting the assignment finished on time.A) keen onB) interested inC) cautious aboutD) intent on73. Over the past 25 years, America has moved from a country that once shared its resources with theworld to one deeply in debt _______ foreign banks and countries.A) withB) inC) toD) of74. It is a great honor to _______ you on my first official visit to the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea.A) addressB) talkC) converseD) speak75. He resumed the story at the point where the previous author had _______.A) left behindB) left offC) left outD) left up76. Her kind offer of help was met with a flat _______.A) declineB) approvalC) disapprovalD) refusal77. My grandfather on my mother's side has already passed away ¨C the one you saw the other day ismy _______ grandpa.A) paternalB) parentalC) maternalD) fraternal78. Iranian Foreign Minister urged the members of the IAEA board of governors to _______ theirapproach toward Iran's "peaceful" nuclear program.A) verifyB) simplifyC) rectifyD) purify79. In the _______ interview, US Secretary of State talks about the turbulent times ahead and thestrategy to steer her country safely through.A) inclusiveB) exclusiveC) excessiveD) excluding80. It wasn't until his dad was put into an ambulance that the _______ of the night's events caught upwith Jason.A) magnitudeB) scopeC) sizeD) dimension81. A well-stocked spice rack can be one of the quickest ways to add _______ flavor to everydaydishes.A) distinguishedB) distinctiveC) specializedD) instinctivePart V Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )In this section there are several passages followed by some questions or unfinished staments, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Markyour answers on your answer sheet.Text AMy mother's parents came from Hungary, but my grandfather was educated in Germany. Even though Hungarian was his native language, he preferred German to all the other languages he spoke. It seems he was able to hold a conversation in nine languages, but was most comfortable in German. Every morning, before going to his office, he read the German language newspaper, which was American owned and published in New York.My grandfather was the only one in his family to come to the United States. He still had relatives living in Europe. When the first World War broke out, he lamented the fact that if my uncle, his only son had to go, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. In the early days of the war, my grandmother implored him to stop taking the German newspaper and to take an English language paper instead. He scoffed at the idea, explaining that the fact that it was in German did not make it a German newspaper, but only an American newspaper, printed in German. But my grandmother insisted. So, under duress, he finally gave up the German newspaper.One day, the inevitable happened and my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My Grandparents were very upset, but my mother, his little sister was ecstatic. Now she could brag about her soldier brother going off to war. She was ten years old and my uncle, realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, went out and bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted. When the day came for him to leave, the whole regiment, in their uniforms, left together from the same train station. There was a band playing and my mother and her friends came to see him off. Each one wore her service pin and waved a small American flag, cheering the boys, as they left.The moment came and the soldiers, none of whom had had any training, but who had nevertheless all been issued uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I'm sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son, going off to war. The train groaned as if it knew the destiny to which it was taking its passengers, but soon it began to move. The crowd still cheering and waving their flags, the band still playing, the train slowly departed the station. It had gone about a thousand yards when it suddenly ground to a halt. The band stopped playing, the crowd stopped cheering. Everyone gazed in wonder as the train slowly backed up and returned to the station. It seemed an eternity until the doors opened and the men started to file out. Someone shouted, "It's the armistice. The war is over." For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up and formed into two lines, walked down the steps and, with the band in tow, playing a Sousa march, paraded down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home by the assembled throng. As soon as the parade ended they were, immediately, mustered out of the army. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn't last a tiny bitlonger. The next day my uncle returned to his job, and my grandfather resumed reading the German newspaper, which he read until the day he died.82. How did grandfather feel about the war?A) He hated the war because German language newspaper was no longer sold.B) He felt sad because his son would fight against his cousin in the war.C) He would not like his son to fight in the war.D) He was lucky to be in the U.S. when the war broke out.83. Which of the following is true about the newspaper grandfather read every morning before goingto his office?A) It was about all the latest news from Germany.B) It was American owned, but printed in Germany.C) Grandmother urged him to stop reading it because she thought an English language paper wasbetter.D) Grandfather gave up the German newspaper against his will.84. We can infer from the passage that "draft notice" (Paragraph 3) is probably _______.A) an order to join the armyB) a piece of writing that gives informationC) a warning to people about something that is going to happenD) a written order for money to be paid by a bank85. What were the family members' attitudes toward the draft notice?A) All the family members felt depressed.B) The author's mother was agitated because her brother was going off to war.C) The author's mother was too young to understand the meaning of war.D) The author's uncle was very proud of it.86. Service pins (Paragraph 3) are most likely to be used for _______.A) indicating that one's relatives or friends are in military serviceB) showing one's loveC) decorationD) fastening together pieces of cloth87. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) The train returned to the station because some soldiers had to get off the train.B) As soon as the train returned to the station, the soldiers were dismissed to go back home.C) The crowd didn't expect that the war had ended so fast.D) The author's mother was disappointed because her brother was mustered out of the army. Text BThe best advice I ever had came from one of the greatest souls the world has ever known ¨C Mahatma Gandhi ¨C on a sunny afternoon a decade ago. Most people pass through a period of anguish when their belief in humanity is at a low ebb. I was in such a period. My husband had recently died. My deep sorrow over his loss was followed by the humiliating realization that in the eyes of Indian Law I had no individual existence.Now as a widow without a son, I was not entitled to any share of the family property, nor were my two daughters. I resented this annoying position. I was bitter towards those members of my family who supported this antiquated law. At this time I went to pay my respects to Gandhi and say good-bye before leaving for America to take part in a conference. After our talk he asked "Have you made your peace with your relatives?"I was amazed that he would take sides against me. "I have not quarreled with anyone", I replied, "but I refuse to have anything to do with those who take advantage of an outworn law to create a difficult and humiliating situation for me."Gandhi looked out of the window for a moment. Then he turned to me and smiled and said, "You will go and say good-bye because courtesy and decency demand this. In India, we still attach importance to these things.""No," I declared, "not even to please you will I go to those who wish to harm me.""No one can harm you except yourself," he said, still smiling. "I see enough bitterness in your heart to cause you injury unless you check it." I remained silent, and he continued, "You are going to a new country because you are unhappy and want to escape. Can you escape from yourself? Will you find happiness outside when there is bitterness in your heart? Think it over. Be a little humble. You have lost a loved one ¨C that is sorrow enough. Must you inflict further injury on yourself because you lack courage to cleanse your own heart?"His words would not leave me. They gave me no peace. After some days of severe struggle with myself, I finally telephoned my brother-in-law. I would like to see him and the family, I said, before leaving. I told them of my plans and asked for their good wishes before starting on this new stage of my life. The effect on me was miraculous. I felt as if a great burden had been lifted and was free to be myself. This small gesture was the beginning of a significant change in me.Recently something happened to me. My guests of honour, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Lady Eden, could hardly have been more important to me. I had planned everything meticulously, from the menu to the colour scheme of the flowers and the candles. When the guests had arrived and drinks had been passed twice, I signaled the butler to announce dinner. But still we waited. When for the third time drinks came round I excused myself and ran downstairs to the kitchen.It presented a shocking sight. In one corner stood a frightened little kitchen maid, in another the housekeeper. At the table sat my cook, waving a ladle and singing, beating time with his foot. His eyeswere glazed. The table was littered with pieces of chicken.My knees felt too weak to support me, but I asked in as normal a voice as I could command, "Why isn't the dinner ready?""But it is ready, Madame," my cook chanted. "All ready. Everybody sit down, sit down ¡-"I was furious. It was on the tip of my tongue to say "Get out. You're dismissed!" when I thought of the counsel that had calmed me so many times. If I lost control, I would only hurt myself. I pulled myself together. "Let's get something on the table," I said. Everyone pitched in. the food served wasn't quite what the menu described, but when I told my guests what had happened there was chorus of surprise. "If this is what your cook gives you when he's drunk," someone exclaimed, "what must he provide when sober!" The relief in my laughter must have sounded a little hysterical. My perspective restored, I realized that a dinner party, however important, is not the pivot of existence. To retain a sense of proportion is as important as being able to keep one's heart free from hatred. For all of us, no matter what our work, the advice Gandhi gave me is meaningful, "No one can harm you but yourself."88. Why was the author in anguish?A) Because she didn't believe in humanity any more.B) Because she missed her husband very much.C) Because she had lost her husband and she and her two daughters had no right to share thefamily property according to the Indian Law.D) Because she had broken the inheritance law and had an ill relationship with the other familymembers.89. Why did Mahatma Gandhi advise the author to go and say good-bye to her relatives?A) Because he was on the side of her relatives.B) Because he thought people should obey the law and conventions of the society.C) Because he thought bitterness in the heart could hurt her once more.D) Because people in India attached great importance to courtesy and decency.90. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) The author made up her mind to call her brother-in-law immediately after her visit to MahatmaGandhi.B) The author felt a sense of relief after contacting her brother-in-law.C) Mahatma Gandhi's advice gave the author great courage to make the phone call for which shehad long planned.D) The author was haunted by the words of Mahatma Gandhi and she decided to obey the law ofIndia.91. What went wrong with the dinner she hosted for the Prime Minister of Great Britain and LadyEden?A) Her cook was drunk. Her housekeeper and the kitchen maid were too frightened to help.B) The kitchen maid and the housekeeper were beaten by her cook.。

专四模拟试题附参考答案（2020年整理）.doc专四模拟试题附参考答案（1）Part III Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.The “standard of living” of any country means the average pe rson's share of the goods and services the country produces. A country's standard of living, ____31_______, depends first and 32 on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money 33 on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services”such as transport and “__34 __ ” .A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of 35 have an effect on one another. Wealth depends 36 a great extent upon a country's natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a 37 climate; other regions possess none of them.Next to natural resources 38 the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well 39 as the USA in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civiland 40 wars, and 41 this and other reasons was 42 to develop herresources. 43 and stable political conditions,and 44 _____ from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equallywell 45 by nature but less well ordered.A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed 46 it own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through internationaltrade. 47 Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend onlyon 48 _ grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would 49 be lacking. A country’s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturingcapacity, 50 that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.31. A. however B. therefore C. nevertheless D. furthermore32. A. primary B. principal C. foremost D. uniquely33. A. or B. nor C. but D. except34. A. recreation B. enlightenment C. refreshment D. entertainment35. A. if B. them C.which D. that36. A. with B. for C.to D. on37. A. neutral B. favorable C.virtuous D. marine38. A. comes B. come C.coming D. came39. A. off B. known C.done D. furnished40. A. military B. external C.contemporary D. domestic41. A. for B. because C. because of D. due to42. A. Impossible B. Incapable C. unable D. proficient43. A. Strong B. Sturdy C. Sound D. Robust44. A. liberty B. freedom C.prevention D. liberation45. A .assisted B. avenged C.rescued D. served46. A. with B. within C. near D.without47. A. In short B. For example C. firstly D.On one hand48. A. those B. what C. that D. it49. A. likely B. likewise C. certainly D.otherwise50. A. provided B. depended C. given D.supposedPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence thereare four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.51. We often advise him not to drink more wine __________is good for his health.A. asB. thanC.that D. but52. It is necessary that an efficient worker __________his work on time.A. accomplishesB. can accomplishC. accomplishD. has accomplished53. My father will be here tomorrow, but at first I thought that he__________ today.A. was comingB. is comingC. will comeD. come54. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to havefactual knowledge __________ our thinking.A which to be based on B. which to be base uponC. upon which to baseD. to which to be based55. I didn't call to make my airline reservation, but I __________.A. should haveB. may haveC. must haveD. shall have56. It’s the first time that she has been to the United States,__________?A. isn't sheB. hasn't sheC. isn't itD. hasn't it57. I think that the labor bill will pass; it's ____________that it will.A. almost surelyB. very likelyC. near positiveD. quite certainly58. An increase in a nation's money supply, without an accompanying increase in economic activity, __________result in higher prices.A. tendsB. tends theC. tending toD. will tend to59. X-rays are able to pass through objects and thus make__________details that are otherwise impossible to observe.A. it visibleB. visiblyD. they are visible60. Prices for bikes at that store run__________250 dollars.A. as high asB. as high toC. so high toD. so high as61. He will not be __________ to vote in this year's election.A. enough oldB. as old enoughC. old enoughD. enough old as62. Thomas Jefferson's achievements as an architect rival his contributions __________a politician.A. suchB. moreC. asD. than63. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree__________.A. my education will be employed by the universityB. employment will be given to me by the universityC. the university will employ meD. I will be employed by the university64. If Bob's wife won't agree to sign the papers, ____________.A. neither he willB. neither will heC. neither won't heD. he won't neither65. _____ is generally accepted, economic growth is determined by the smooth development of production.A. WhatB. ThatC. ItD. As66. A violent revolution having broken out, all the ports of that country were laid under a(n) ______.A. boycottB. embargoD. ban67. Since_________ can't work in the United States without a permit, so it is of great importance for them to present their credentials to the government.A. emigrantsB. expatriatesC.migrants D. immigrants68. Most investors are taught at the very beginning that there is no place for __________in investment markets.A. feelingB. emotionC. passionD. sentiment69. I__________ my ordinary income by doing some part-time work.A. complimentB. ComplementC. supplementD. implement70. Before the statue could be __________to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.A. transformedB.transportedC. transferredD. transmitted71. The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage__________upon the world by the war,A. imposedB. impressedC.compelled D. compressed72. Roger, who __________in courage, is highly respected by all his peers in the villages.A. boundsB. possessesC.declares D. abounds73. The tourists are told that the remotest village in this area is only_________ by a river.B. availableC.obtainable D. achievable74. He__________ interrupted me by asking irrelevant questions.A. continuallyB. continuouslyC.consistently D. constantly75. Being a man of _________ and public spirit. Mr. Russell labored zealously to advance the interest of the community and was much interested in bringing new manufacturing interests to Waterloo.A. firmB. enterpriseC. companyD. corporation76. When people do things wrong we should try hard to forgive them, as the idiom goes, “To ______ is human.”A. referB. conferC. deferD. err77. Although gaining a job as a real __________agent or broker may be relatively easy, beginning agents and brokers may face competition from well-established, more experienced ones.A. propertyB. estateC. houseD. assets78. The constitution of the State required that property should be__________for taxation at its market value.A. estimatedB. appraisedC.evaluated D. valued79. On June 15, 1909, after Scott finished his rushed plans for his________ to the South Pole, he departed from England.A. tourB. voyageC. expedition80. The government authority had to __________oil and other products so that it would not run out during war.A. shareB. fareC.provide D. rationPART V READINGCOMPREHENSION[25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AAll Sir William Jones wanted to do was to learn Sanskrit. While he was studying, however, he made a surprising discovery. This ancient language of India was amazingly similar to Latin and Greek. The Sanskrit word for "mother"—matar—was almost identical to the Latin word, mater. “Father” was pitar in Sanskrit, pater in Latin and Greek. The more he studied, the more similarities he found.How could this be? Thousands of miles and many natural barriers separated India and Europe. Still, Jones concluded, the similarities were too strong to be accidental. In 1786, he announced “No one could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source.”Since then, scholars have traced many languages to this “common source.” Today, these languages are called the Indo-European family. But where did this source originate? Language and geography provide the clues. European languages have similar words for the animals and trees of northern Europe, such as oak, willow, bear, and wolf. There are no common words for the animals and trees of southern Europe.To scholars, this suggests that the Indo-European languages began in north central Europe. In time, some northern Europeans set out toward the east, settling in Iran, India, and Pakistan. Others migrated westward toward southern and western Europe. The root language developed into dozens of different languages, but the family resemblances remain. The word for “three” is drei in German, tres in Spanish, tre in Albanian, and tri in Russian.Almost every language in Europe is part of the Indo-European family, but there are exceptions. Hungarian and Finnish cling to other language families. High in the Pyrenees, the Basque people speak a language that has no known relatives. Perhaps the Basques were the original inhabitants of the region. Isolated by mountains, they may have been bypassed by the spread of Indo-European culture.81. What did Sir William Jones discover when he was learning Sanskrit?A. Sanskrit was very similar to some European languages.B. Sanskrit was an ancient language.C. The Sanskrit word for mother is the same as that in Latin.D. Latin and Greek were very similar.82. Which of the following statements is true about "the common source"?A. Jones found out the common source.B. All languages sprang from the common source.C. Only three languages sprang from the common source.D. Since 1786, scholars have traced many languages to the common source.83. Where did the common source originate?A. In southernEurope.B. In north-central Europe.C. InIndia.D. in Pakistan.84. What can be concluded from the passage?A. Jones first discovered the root language.B. The languages with the common source are called the Indo-European family.C. The root language developed into different languages as people migrated.D. Every language in Europe is part of the Indo-European family. TEXT BYour first culture shock came after you left your home country and you needed to adjust to the United States, It is now important to learn cultural information about your company, so that you will fit in and perform successfully. The people who make up this environment have their own customs, habits and expectations of each new employee. Gathering information that is formal (policy) and informal (traditions) will help you learn the professional norms and become fully accepted. Policies are corporate documents describing procedures, rules, and standards that guide decision making and conduct. They are similar to official laws that govern a country. Some sources of such written company information include the annual report, product or service brochures, technical and procedural manual, employee directory and the company newsletter. Organizational traditions are usually unwritten hut common practices that have evolved over time. They set the tone and philosophy of the particular corporation, just as the customs of a country do. The best way to learn such information is to observe and talk with others such as your supervisor and co-workers.You can supplement ideas from formal introductory materials given you earlier. Explore with fellow employees those behaviors that may be tolerated but frowned upon. Ask your supervisor for feedback to avoidtypical traps that could cause your co-workers to reject you as a professional. Keep this guide nearby, and refer to it often in private. Reviewing formal company procedures, handouts, written notes, ideas, comments from bosses and colleagues, together with materials in this handbook, will help you make a more healthy cultural adjustment.85. What is the purpose to learn cultural information?A. To know the U. S. A. better.B. To work better in the new environment.C. To make more money.D. To improve one's English.86. According to the passage, ___________ is not the policy's function.A. describing procedures, rules and standardsB. governing a countryC. helping to guide decision making and conductD. writing down the company's information87. ____________ is the best way to learn the organizational traditions.A. To read the policiesB. To study the philosophyC. To study a country's customsD. To observe and communicate with the colleagues and boss.88. How to make a more healthy cultural adjustment?A. Read this passage often.B. Discuss the organizational culture with your colleagues.C. Gather and review the formal and informal information in the corporation.D. Ask your boss for help.89. The passage is written to ___________.A. help readers to understand the organization's cultureB. explain the culture shockC. analyze the policies and traditionsD. help readers to work better with their supervisor and co-workersTEXT C“White hostility toward African Americans, and the resulting discrimination, have been fueled by a sense of threat. During slavery, many working-class whites, encouraged by slaveholders, feared the release of large numbers of blacks into the labor market and society in general. When northern industries used African Americans as strikebreakers in the first decades of this century, white workers feared the loss of their jobs. Today, many white Americans fear “black violence”. Moreover, specific fears about the “costs” of welfare as well as the "taking" of jobs through affirmative action have added to the fear of black violence.These fears have translated into negative stereotypes of African Americans as a people who are prone to crime and violence, unwilling to work, and a drain on the white taxpayer through their welfare dependency. In turn, these stereotypes have been used to justify informal discrimination, to prevent the help to the urban poor, to be negligent in enforcing laws or policies prohibiting discriminatory practices against black workers, and most important, to hesitate in making a serious effort at job creation for African Americans. The result is that African Americans’ share of valued resources has not increased much over the last two decades, even as formal discrimination has been greatly lessened. This fact is used to further the negative belief that African Americans have "not taken advantage of their equal opportunities."90. According to the passage, how did the northern industries make use of African Americans in 1900s?A. Sent them to ask the strikers to go back to work.B. Made them work very hard.C. Employed them to threaten the white strikers.D. Released them into the labor market.91. What is the ill influence of these negative stereotypes?A. Giving help to the poor black.B. Justifying informal discrimination.C. Enforcing laws prohibiting discriminatory practices against black workers.D. Creating opportunities of employment for the black.92. What can be inferred from "a drain on the white taxpayer" about the African Americans?A. They are unwilling to work.B. They never pay tax.C. They lack security.D. Their welfare depends on the white's tax.93. The author wrote the passage to tell us__________.A. African Americans pose a threat to the whites in employmentB. African Americans are dependent on the tax paid by the whitesC. African Americans are discriminated against because they are often on strikeD. the sense of threat intensifies the white's hospitality and discrimination against the African AmericansTEXT D“People thought of themselves as having rights from companies,” said Hoshua Freeman, a labor historian at Columbia University. That sense of entitlement grew even stronger in the early decades after World War II and collective bargaining became the arena for arguing out wages, pensions, health insurance, vacations, hours and job security.That system is disappearing today. Career-long attachments to one employer, a notion born in the 1920's, are no longer the .norm. The newclass-consciousness makes less distinction between workers and managers. Rights are relative, at best. An increasingly conservative electorate has reduced government's role in regulating the economy. Unions have lost influence and membership.What people do is try to cope, by themselves, said Ms. Skelly, of DYG. Self-employment is one solution, DYG's polls show, and that is a rising trend. "They try, on the job, to hide any weakness in their performance," she said. “They work longer hours and take work home, without letting the boss know, to give the impression that they can do difficult tasks quickly. There is nothing like, ‘we are all in this together.’ There is too much competition. People talk of their weakness to friends and spouses, but not to coworkers.”And many Americans feel in their hearts that the unemployment might be justified. “There is a sense among people that we are inefficient and bloated,” Ms. Skelly said. “And until they feel that is no longer true, they are reluctant to criticize the forces that are cutting out the fat and the inefficiencies.”94. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ___________.A. people do not enjoy their rights nowadaysB. people are more likely to change their jobs than they were in the 1920'sC. workers and managers share the same rights todayD. nowadays, people refuse to take part in the Union95. According to Ms Skelly, which of the following is true?A. People like to work overtime.B. People want to work at home.C. People want to impress the boss with their capability and efficiency.D. People need help from their families, for they cannot cope with difficult problems themselves.96. People hide their weakness from___________.A. their parentsB. their wives or husbandsC. their friendsD. their colleagues97. The main idea of the passage is___________.A. people thought of themselves as having rights from companiesB. people's sense of entitlement is not as strong as it used to beC. people work at homeD. people regard unemployment as usualTEXT EYou may not have thought of it just this way, but the letter you write is part of you, and expression of your personality. Therefore to write letters that are mere patterns of form is to present a colorless personality.Letters, by their very nature, are too individual to be standardized. A letter may be absolutely perfect according to the standards of good taste and good form; but unless it also expresses something of the writer's personality, it is not a good letter.In other words, don't be satisfied to write letters that are just correct and nothing more. Try to write letters that are correct for you... letters that are warm and alive with reflections of your own personality.And if this sounds like a platitude (陈词滥调), stop for a moment and think back over your recent correspondence. What was the most interesting letter you received? Was it a letter anyone could have written? Or was it a letter that instantly “came alive” as you read it—that brought the personality of the sender right into the room with you. as though you were face to face, listening instead of reading?The fault with too many letters, today as in the past—the reason so many letters are dull and lifeless, and often fail to accomplish the purpose for which they are written is simply this: They sound exactly like the letters everyone else writes. They are neither exciting to receive nor stimulating to read.98. What does the author mean by saying “the letter you write is part of you”?A. Writing letters plays an important part in your life.B. When you write letters, you should be careful about what to write.C. People can see your personality from the letters you write.D. You should write good letters.99. What does the author want to explain in the fourth paragraph?A. A good letter presents one's personality.B. His opinion is a platitude.C. Letter-writing is interesting.D. Talking face to face is a better way to communicate than writing letters.100. The best title for the passage is___________.A. Letter WritingB. Personality in Letter WritingC. To Write Interesting LettersD. To Write Correct Letters PARTVI WRITING[45 MIN]SECTIONA COMPOSITION[35 MIN]We all know that men and women play different roles in modern society, and that they differ in many ways, such as how to perceive the world, how to tackle problems and how to approach people. Think about the issue and discuss the differentways in which men and women behave in terms of interpersonal relationships, expressing affection, friendship and views on beauty.Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:The Different Approaches or Perceptions of Men and WomenYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state your view on this issue.In the second part, support your view with details or examples.In the last part, bring what, you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be rewarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTIONB NOTE-WRITING[10 MIN]Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:You are William or Aileen. You are invited this weekend to a farewell party hosted by your friend, Sandy, who is going abroad for his PhD. Study. However, you are unable to see him off. Write him a note politely declining his invitation and expressing your good wishes to him.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.参考答案Part III31-35BCCDC 36-40CBAAB 41-45ACCBD 46-50BBADAPart IV51-55BCACA 56-60CBDCA 61-65CCDBD 66-70BDDCB 71-75ADAAB 76-80DBBCDPart V81-84ADBC 85-89BBDCB 90-93CBDD 94-97BCDB 98-100CAB。

专四模拟试题及答案解析一、听力理解（共20分）1. A) 5:00 pm B) 6:00 pm C) 7:00 pm D) 8:00 pm答案：C解析：对话中提到了“我们7点在图书馆门口见”，因此正确答案是C。

2. A) 会议 B) 讲座 C) 电影 D) 音乐会答案：A解析：在听力材料中，提到了“我们下周一有个会议要开”，所以正确答案是A。

3. A) 30分钟 B) 1小时 C) 2小时 D) 3小时答案：B解析：根据对话中的信息“我需要1小时来完成这个报告”，可以得出正确答案是B。

二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 根据文章内容，以下哪项是作者的主要观点？A) 教育是社会发展的关键。

B) 环境问题需要全球合作解决。

C) 科技发展对人类生活产生了巨大影响。

D) 经济发展应该以环境保护为前提。

答案：A解析：文章中多次强调教育的重要性，并指出教育是推动社会发展的核心力量。

2. 文章中提到的“绿色革命”指的是什么？A) 农业技术的进步B) 环境保护运动C) 能源的可持续性D) 工业生产的绿色化答案：A解析：在文章的第二段中提到了“绿色革命”是指农业技术的进步，旨在提高农作物产量并减少对环境的破坏。

3. 作者对于未来的看法是什么？A) 乐观的B) 悲观的C) 现实的D) 怀疑的答案：C解析：作者在文章结尾部分提到了对未来的展望，认为虽然面临挑战，但通过努力和合作，可以解决这些问题，显示出一种现实的态度。

三、完形填空（共20分）1. A) However B) Therefore C) Moreover D) Furthermore答案：B解析：根据上下文的逻辑关系，此处应使用表示因果关系的连词，因此正确答案是B。

2. A) increase B) decrease C) remain D) fluctuate答案：A解析：根据前文提到的“随着经济的发展”，可以推断出人口数量会“增加”，所以正确答案是A。

3. A) despite B) because C) if D) unless答案：A解析：此处表示的是让步关系，即使面临困难，也要继续努力，因此正确答案是A。

PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.Normative (规范的，标准的)ethics is concerned with criteria of what is morally right and wrong. It includes the (26) __________ of moral rules that have direct implications for whal human actions, (27) _____ , and ways of life should be like. The central question of normative ethics is determining how basic moral standards are arrived at and (28) ______ ・ The answers to this question (29) ______ t wo broad categories - deontological (义务论的) and teleological (冃的论的)・The principal difference between them is that deontological theories do not appeal to value considerations in establishing ethical standards, (30) _____________________ teleological theories do. Deontological theories use the concept of their inherent rightness in establishing such standards, while teleological theories consider the goodness or value (31) ______ by actions as the principal criterion of their ethical value・ In other words, a deontological approach (32) _________ doing certain things on principle or because they are (33) ____ right, whereas a teleological approach (34) ______ that certain kinds of actions are right because of the goodness of their consequences・Deontological theories thus stress the concepts of obligation, ought, duty, and right and wrong, while teleological theories (35) ______________ the good, the valuable, and the desirable. Deontological theories (36) ________ formal or relational criteria such as equality or (37)_____ ; teleological theories, (38) _____ , provide material or substantive criteria, as, for example, happiness or pleasure・The application of normative theories and standards (39) ______ practical moral problems is the concern of (40) ____ ethics. This subdiscipline of ethics deals with many major issues of the contemporary scene, including human rights, social equality, and the moral implications of scientific research, particularly in the area of genetic engineering・26.A・ form B. formality C・ formula D. formulation27.A. constitutions B. institutions C. consultations D. insfructions28.A. justified B. justifying C. justifiable D. justificatory29.A. fall out B. fall upon C. fall into D. fall for30.A. as B. when C. while D. since31 ・ A. brought into being B. being brought into being C・ bring into being D. having brought into being32.A. calls on B. calls for C. calls at D. calls up33.A. coherently B・ coherent C. inherently D. inherent34.A. praises B・ favors C. agrees D. advocates35.A. lay stress on B. lay down to C. lay claim to D. lay eyes on36.A. set forth B. set apart C. set at D. set down37.A. immensity B. immunity C. immortality D. impartiality3& A. in comparison B・ by far C・ in exchange D. by contrast39.A. for B. to C. with D. on40.A. applicable B・ applicative C. applied D. applicantPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases phrase marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word or that best completes the sentence・Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.41.1cant give you that for nothing・ What do you take me ____ ?A.upB.forC.toD.after42.When Tom insulted the referee, he ___ by ordering him off the field.A.repliedB.retortedC.resolvedD.responded43.Helen Reliefs ____ over deafness, blindness, and muteness was a miracle.A・ improvementB.successC・ advanceD. triumph44.1nternational ____ should be reduced when this agreement is signed・A.pressureB.nervousnessC・ tensionD. strain45.1n spite of the heavy snow and hard rain, the buses still ran on ____ .A.listB.planC・ arrangementD. schedule46.Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the case・A.approachB.admissionC.accessD.acquaintance47.Let me ____ the broken glass before someone walks on it.A.cover upB.clear upC・ wash upD. spring up48.It is _____ o f him to put everything in disorder in the room. He is so peculiar. A・ unconsciousB.awareC.typicalD.unkind49.________________ John was young, , he was equal to this important task・A・ thereforeB.moreoverC・ neverthelessD. hence50.Air is composed of ____ gases including hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide.A.variedB.variantC・ variableD・ various51.You can't let the situation get worse. You must take _____ ・A.decisionsB.sidesC・ directionsD. steps52.1t*s difficult to____ with the knowledge that he is a failure・A.feedB.liveC.stayD.get onlions of workers were on the streets in the greatest ___ of working class solidarity this country has ever seen.A.demonstrationB.explanationC・ presentationD. communication54.My sistefs professor had her_____ h er paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.A.rewrittenB.to rewriteC・ rewriteD・ rewriting55.Scarcely had her husband arrived home ____ his wife started complaining.A.whenB.thatC.thanD.and56.Only ______ y ou have obtained sufficient data can you come to a sound conclusion.A・ whenB.thatC.thanD.and57.1told him how to get there, but perhaps I ____ him a map・A.should have givenB.ought to giveC.had to giveD.must have given58.A body weighs ____ f rom the surface of the Earth.A.less the farther it getsB.the farther it gets, the lessC・ 1 ess than it gets fartherD. I ess than it, the farther it gets59.You never told us why you were late for the last meeting, ___ ?A.weren^ youB.didn't youC・ had youD・ did you60. ___ it is you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.A. ThatB・ BecauseC.WhateverD.However61 ・ __ for you help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties・A.Had it not beenB.If it were notC.Had it notD.if we had not been62. ___ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.A.Accused ofB.Accusing ofC.That he was accused ofD.To be accused of63.The prisoner stood there ____ ・A. with his hands cuffedB・ with his hands cuffingC.with his cuffed handsD.with his cuffing hands64.The leaders insisted on their ____ as ordinary people・A.treatingB.be treatedC.being treatedD.having treated65. ___ , I must do another experiment.A.Be it ever so lateB.It is ever so lateC.It be ever so lateD.So late it be everPART V READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.TEXT ASteve Courtney wrote historical novels. Not, he was quick to explain, over colorful love stories of the kind that made so much money for so many women writer, but novels set, and correctly set, in historical periods. Whatever difference he saw in his own books, his readers did not seem to notice it, and his readers were nearly all women. He had studied at university, but he had not been a particularly good student, and he had never afterwards let any academic knowledge he had gained interfere with his writing.Helen, his wife, who did not have a very high opinion of her husband's ability as a novelist, had been careful to say when she married him that she was not historically minded・Above all, Helen was doubtful whether her relationship with Steve would work at all in the village of Stretton, to which they had just moved・ It was Steve who had wanted to move to the country, and she had been glad of the change, in principle, whatever doubts she was now having about Stretton as a choice・ But she wondered whether Steve would not, before very long, want to live in London again, and what she would do if he did. The Stretton house was not a weekend cottage・ They had moved into it and given up the London flat altogether, partly at least, she suspected, because that she Sieve's idea of what a successful author ought to do. However, she thought he was not going to feel like a successful author half as much in Stretton as he had in London. On the other had, she supposed he might just start dashing up to London for the day to see his agent or have lunch with his publisher, leaving her behind in Stretton, and she thought on the whole she would like that.66.Which of the following is true about Steve's attitude towards women who wrote love stories?A.He had a low opinion of the kind of books they wrote.B・ He was afraid of being compared unfavorably with them.C・ He would have liked to earn as much money as they did.D・ He did not think he could write about the same subjects.67.Helen thought Steve might not be content in Stretton because ___ .A・ his relationship with Helen was changingB.he would not feel so important in StrettonC・ he would not be able to write so well thereD. he would not be lonely without all his friends6&We learn from the passage that Steve's novels were ____ .A. popular but unimportantB・ serious works of literatureC.admired for their historical truthD.written with women readers in mindTEXTBWhen Franklin D・ Roosevelt was elected Preside nt of the United States in 1932, not only the United States but also the rest of the world was in the throes of an economic depression. Following the termination of World War I,Britain and the United States at first experienced a boom in industry. Called the Roaring Twenties, the 1920s ushered in a number of things 一prosperity, greater equality for women in the work world, rising consumption, and easy credit. The outlook for American business was rosy.October 1929 was a month that had catastrophic economic reverberations worldwide. The American stock market witnessed the ''Great Crash/1 as it is called, and the temporary boom in the American economy came to a standstill. Stock prices sank, and panic spread・ The ensuing unemployment figure soared to 12 million by 1932. Germany in the postwar years suffered from burdensome compensation it was obliged to pay to the Allies. The country's industrial capacity had been greatly diminished by the war. Inflation, political instability, and high unemployment were factors helpful to the growth of the initial Nazi party. Germans had lost confidence in their old leaders and heralded the arrival of a messiah-like figure who would lead them out of their economic wilderness. Hitler promised jobs and, once elected, kept his promise by providing employment in the party, in the newly expanded army, and in munitions factories.Roosevelt was elected because he promised a "New Deal” to lift the United States out of the doldrums of the depression. Following the principles advocated by Keynes, a British economist, Roosevelt collected the spending capacities of the federal government to provide welfare, work, and agricultural aid to the millions of down-and-out Americans. Elected President for four terms because of his innovative policies, Roosevelt succeeded in dragging the nation out of the depression before the outbreak of World War II.69.Which of the following was NOT true at the time Roosevelt was elected?A・ Stock prices were recovering slowly・B.The nation was in a deep depression.C.There were 12 million unemployed workers.D・ The nation needed help from the federal government.70.The "'Great Crash n in the passage refers to ____ .A.the end of World War IB.the Great DepressionC・ high unemployment figuresD.a slump in the stock market71.We can infer that the author of this passage ____ ・A. disapproves of Roosevelt's "New Deal HB・ thinks the Depression could have been avoidedC・ blames the Depression on the "Great Crash0D. feels there was some similarity between Roosevelt and Hitler72.The best title for the passage is ___ ・A.The TwentiesB.The Great CrashC・ The DepressionD. The End of World War ITPYT rThe thr ee biggest lies in America are: (1) "The check is in the mail.” (2) "Of course Fll respect you in the morning.11 (3) H It was a computer error/1Of these three little white lies, the worst of the lot by far is the third・ It's the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of '900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say: H It was a computer error.n Nonsense・ The computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it. The most irritatingcase of all is when the computerized cash register in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and offer the familiar explanation: n It was a computer eiror「It wasnt of course・ That high-tech cash register is really nothing more than an electric eye. The eye reads the Universal Product Code — that ribbon of black and white lines in a comer of the package 一and then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, youll be charged accuratel y.Grocery stores update the price list each day — that is, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices. If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow n a computer error11 is supposed to excuse everything.One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modern computers are "electric brains1' with H artificial intelligence/1 At some point there might be a machine with intelligence, but none exists today. The smartest computer on earth right now is no more "intelligent than your average screwdriver. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can do is what a human has instructed it to do.73.We are told that a high-tech cash register is really just ___ ・A. an electric instrument of sightB・ a simple adding machineC・ a way to keep employees honestD・ an expensive piece of window dressing74.Grocery store price lists are updated by ____ .A.a seannerB.a telephone hookupC・ an adding machineD. an employee75.Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?A. Computers are stupid and inefficient.B・ Computer errors are basically human errors・puters can help department stores update the price list.D.Supermarket price errors are often made through dishonesty.TEXTDAll R&D executives have two major responsibilities: (1) they must ensure that the company is supplied with technically successful projects, and (2) they must select the most promising schemes and ideas for the expenditure of R&D resources. This work is complicated by numerous uncertainties, inasmuch as commercial research and development must be based on market forecasts.If R&D management can provide a regular flow of new and updated products, the company will benefit in a number of ways・ First of all, it will be able to make full use of expensive departmental resources, development engineering and available marketing capacity・ In addition to that, a flow of new market winners will provide the business with steady growth income and profits. This can also be important psychologically, for it is often on this basis that those outside the company assess the quality of its management.The R&D departments job is made more difficult because of the length of time required to complete its research・In the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, for example, it may take five to ten years before a product is a technical success and a further six to eight years before it reaches full commercial potential.To achieve results, R&D must define both the areas that should be investigated and the objectives that should be achieved in each area. For this reason, the R&D department must take an interest in all aspects of design,application, efficiency, and use of appropriate materials. There is a difference, however, between the development of new consumer products and the development of new industrial ones・ In specific need, and development is tailored to meet it. In many industrial markets, product development is the result of work down in the research laboratory. This work is often aimed at a general need, such as a new kind of medicine or higher operating speeds for machines. When the new industrial project has been developed, its performance can be analyzed in terms of customer needs.76.How long does it take in some industries before a product achieves full commercial potential?A.From five to ten years.B.From six to eight years・C.From seven to eleven years.D.From eleven to eighteen years.77.From the passage, we are told that consumer products are developed to ____ ・A.make use of appropriate materialsB.assess the management of a companyC.meet a specific needD.meet a general needPART VI WRITING (45 MIN)SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN.]Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:MY VIEW ON COLLEGE STUDENTS* PAYING THE TUITION FEEYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.In the second part, give one or two reasons to support your point of view・In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusiori・Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN.]Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:Its Sunday afternoon. Your hostess is out. And you decide to go to a nearby town. You will miss your evening meal・ Write a note to the hostess explaining this and anything else which is important.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.。

专四模拟测试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确的答案。

A. 去图书馆B. 去电影院C. 去超市D. 去公园[答案] A2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题：Q: 短文中提到了哪些活动？A. 参加聚会B. 看电影C. 做运动D. 以上都是[答案] D二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，判断下列句子是否正确。

A. 文章主要讨论了环境保护的重要性。

B. 作者认为个人的努力对环境保护至关重要。

C. 政府在环境保护中没有作用。

D. 保护环境是每个人的责任。

[答案] A. 错误 B. 正确 C. 错误 D. 正确2. 阅读以下短文，选择最佳标题。

A. 科技与未来B. 人工智能的发展C. 机器人在日常生活中的应用D. 科技改变生活[答案] B三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个最佳选项填入空白处。

In recent years, the use of smartphones has become widespread. Many people are now using their smartphones to do various tasks, such as checking emails, browsing the internet, and making phone calls. However, there are also some concerns about the overuse of smartphones.61. The first blank should be filled with a word that means "extremely common."A. RareB. UnusualC. CommonD. Scarce[答案] C62. The second blank requires a word that means "to look through."A. GlanceB. ScrutinizeC. ExamineD. Browse[答案] D四、翻译（共15分）将以下句子从中文翻译成英文。

Model Test 8PART ⅠWRITING SECTION A COMPOSITIONThe World Is Getting Smaller and SmallerThe world is getting smaller and smaller. Most of us may have such experiences:when you go to some place far away from the city where you live and think you know nobody there,you are surprised to find that you run into one of your old classmates on the street. Perhaps both of you would cry out,“What a small world!” Why is the world getting smaller and smaller?For one thing,faster and safer means of transport have greatly reduced distance.In the past it took people eight weeks to cross the Pacific Ocean,but now an air journey from Shanghai to New York only takes eight hours.For another,the quickening pace of modern society creates more opportunities for people to visit each other.For example,business activities and cultural exchange have brought peoples into constant contact with the world. So we may safely draw the conclusion that the more advanced a society and techno logy is,the smaller the world will be.SECTION B NOTE-WRITINGDear Alice,It’s a pity that you were out when I came to see you.The final examination is coming,I think we should study much harder.So I’d like to ask you to go to the library with me at weeke nds. What do you think of it?Please let me know before this Saturday.Yours,TomPART ⅣCLOZE26. 答案D 【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。

PART II CLOZE [15 MIN.]Direction: Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank in your answer sheet.The worldwide consumption of bakery products is increasing. Many populations that formerly relied 26)______ on rice or coarser grains as their main source of carbohydrates show a 27)______ for compounded bakery products as new industry and increased incomes make them more widely 28)______ Japan is an outstanding example of countries following this 29)______. The United States has shown a steady downward trend in 30)______ consumption of cereal-based foods for many years, and the consumption of sweet bakery foods, 31)______ cakes or pastry, has been increasingly displacing bread consumption.Probably 95% of the white bread sold in the United States is 32)______ with thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, and iron, and about 30 of the 50 states have laws 33)______ white bread enrichment. Formerly, calcium and vitamin D were frequently added to enrich bread, but lack of consumer demand and 34)______ nutritional benefit led to gradual phrasing out of these enrichments. India has 35)______ to encourage consumption of protein-enriched bread, 36)______ some success. Except for research projects, little has been done in other countries, 37)______. In areas where bakery products comprise a large 38)______ of the diet, they could provide ideal vehicle for nutritional supplementation. The need for better quality protein in the daily diet occurs 39)______ in the developing countries, where carbohydrate foods -- usually cereals -- are the basic 40)______ of the diet and therefore the logical protein carries.26. A. partly B. partially C. solely D. somewhat27. A. preference B. tendency C. interest D. likeness28. A. used B. acknowledged C. accessible D. possessable29. A. increase B. trend C. change D. example30. A. per head B. per capita C. each person D. percentage31. A. either B. neither C. such as D. for example32. A. rich B. enriched C. plentiful D. full33. A. requesting B. requiring C. to require D. to request34. A. doubtful B. uncertain C. questionable D. unsteady35. A. intended B. wanted C. supposed D. attempted36. A. reaching B. making C. made D. with37. A. however B. still C. yet D. by now38. A. amount B. number C. scale D. proportion39. A. often B. always C. mostly D. most40. A. components B. composition C. compounds D. ingredientPART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. A good harvest was obtained ______ the worse drought in sixty years.A. thoughB. despiteC. because ofD. even42. They told me that Professor Liu ______ here for twenty years by this winter.A. had taughtB. had been teachingC. would be teachingD. would have been teaching43. The Chinese are ______ great people.A. aB. theC. someD. /44. His wife and secretary ______ also ______.A. has.. invitedB. have.. invitedC. is... invitedD. are.. invited45. Their income increased ______ 21% over that of the previous year.A. atB. withC. byD. to46. We've produced ______ this year ______ we did ten years ago.A. twice more cotton.., thanB. twice as much cotton.., thanC. twice the cotton.., asD. twice as much cotton.., as47. They exchanged views on the question ______.A. of whom selectedB. to select whomC. of whom to selectD. of whom being selected48. The man was questioned by the police because he was seen ______ around the bank.A. wanderB. to wanderC. wanderingD. wandered49. John was ______ to be found. I looked ______ for him, but in vain.A. anywhere.., nowhereB. somewhere.., nowhereC. nowhere.., anywhereD. nowhere.., everywhere50. He phrased the matter in ______ that there would be no understanding of it.A. this wayB. that wayC. such a wayD. such way51. She was all alone in the world ______ an old aunt.A. exceptB. except forC. butD. only52. The mechanical engineer has resigned, making the task ______.A. all the more difficultB. all more difficultC. very more difficultD. the more difficult53. You are planning everything on the ______ that he is coming with us.A. consumptionB. resumptionC. assumptionD. observation54. The trial is to be ______ while new evidence is being considered.A. suspendedB. continuedC. resumedD. ended55. The child has a bad habit of chewing his nails ______.A. consciouslyB. unconsciouslyC. disconsciouslyD. conscientiously56. In order to study for a degree in America, he had to become ______ in English.A. proficientB. prominentC. familiarD. experienced57. French wines no longer ______ the wine trade of the USA. American wines have taken their places.A. commandB. dominateC. holdD. occupy58. The sun soon ______ the mist.A. scatteredB. dischargedC. discardedD. dispelled59. Your reasons for not wanting to meet Smith may be many and ______, but you must still meet him.A. variableB. variousC. variedD. variant60. He was so ______ in his work that he completely forgot the time.A. engrossedB. attractedC. intentD. concentrated61. He was not ______ as a great writer until after his death.B. supposedC. recognizedD. acknowledged62. We want to ______ our thinking and work to the new circumstances.A. adoptB. adaptC. renovateD. innovate63. A lot of poisonous ______ from the chemical works goes into the river.A. wasteB. exhaustC. exhaustionD. pollution64. He has put a little money ______ and intends to take a holiday.A. awayB. forwardC. downD. aside65. Marsha got so ______ when arguing with her husband that she killed him.B. carried onC. carried overD. carried awayPART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AThe Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North sea to the north and west. The landscape is extremely flat. There are a few hills in the southeast corner of the country. Water is everywhere -- lakes, rivers, and canals, of many types, ranging from the large transport arteries for barge traffic to the narrow drainage ditches that crisscross the fields where Holland's five million cows graze, making fences unnecessary.Land is very precious in the Netherlands. The special relationship between the Dutch and their lands, which they have so painstakingly reclaimed from the sea or converted from swamp, has shaped their character. The history has been a constant struggle to tame the natural forces of water, and they love the saying that "God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland themselves." Hardly any patch of ground is wasted in the Netherlands. The extreme care in land use can be frustrating to people who would like to build their own house, but it is also the reason why the second most crowded country in the world (after Bangladesh) can be a net exporter of food. In fact only the Americans export more foodthan the Dutch. Each of the Netherlands' three largest cities is a capital in its own way and each has its own special flavour. Amsterdam is the social and cultural centre, and its theatres, concert halls, museums and cafes are famous. It is full of visitors from many other countries. Rotterdam, with its huge international port, is the industrial centre and the country's commercial capital. Bombs flattened much of Rotterdam in the Second World War, so that its modern buildings contrast sharply with the 17-century centre of Amsterdam. The Hague is the seat of government and diplomacy and the residence of the Queen.66. ______ make fences unnecessary in keeping the cows.A. lakes and riversB. the large transport arteries for barge trafficC. the narrow drainage ditches that crisscross the fieldsD. all of the above67. Holland can be a net exporter of food, mainly because ______A. the soil in the Netherlands is very rich and productive.B. the Dutch are very good at planting grains.C. the Dutch have most advanced machines that help planting.D. the Dutch value every inch of the ground and make full use of it.68. If a president of a certain country wants to meet the leader of Holland, he should go to ______A. Amsterdam.B. Rotterdam.C. Hague.D. Utrecht.69. Holland is a(n) ______A. a republic.B. an empire.C. a monarchy.D. not mentioned.TEXT BThe American cigarette companies are worried that the antismoking campaign is catching fire and the U.S. government may issue stronger regulations concerning the use of tobacco.Many government and private buildings have "No Smoking" regulations, as do airplanes, trains and massage parlors. Golf courses are thinking of banning smokers, as are schools, shopping malls and even football buddies.So where do people go to fill their lungs with nicotine? The government is working on it. One suggestion making the rounds is that the government set aside a piece of land somewhere in the United States where smokers could go when they want a cigarette. Yellow Stone Park has been mentioned, but conservationists have opposed the idea because they fear that second-hand smoking would make all the grizzly bears sick. The Mojave Desert in California is also being studied, as are Las Vegas Casinos.The smokers are not too thrilled about the government idea. They say they are not going to Nebraska just to light up. They have a right to smoke at home. To make life morepleasant for those who would be going to the smoking "reservation", the government is seriously thinking of getting the Army Corps of Engineers to build gambling casinos.The officials in the government say they realize that they are inconveniencing people by making them go so far away to blow smoke rings. But it had to come to this or ban smoking in the entire country. Once everyone gets used to the idea, all will be better off.The tobacco companies are fighting the idea like mad. They say nobody has proved conclusively that cigarettes are bad for you. They say as a matter of fact, the doctors have proved that a cigarette inhaled after someone has been shot can save that person's life. Other sites still being considered are the Tundra in Alaska, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado and the Whitewater River in Arkansas.70. Before the anti-smoking campaign is catching fire, there were ______ concerning the use of tobacco in the U. S. A.A. no regulationsB. some regulations but not severe onesC. severe regulationsD. not mentioned in the passage71. A smoker can't smoke absolutely in ______A. all the government buildings.B. trains.C. golf courses.D. shopping malls.72. Which place is least likely to be reservations for smokers?A. The Mojave Desert.B. The Tundra.C. Yellow Stone Park.D. The Whitewater River.73. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Antismoking campaign puts pressure on government in restricting tobacco.B. Smokers have to go to Nebraska only if they want to blow smoke rings.C. Casinos are built by the Army Corps of Engineers.D. The officials realize they are inconveniencing smokers, so they will stop banning smoking.TEXT CNowadays more and more foreign enterprises and companies are no longer relying on interviews for recruitment. Years of studying interviewing has made clear that it is not a very objective process. Personnel officers often hire the person they like best, or even the one they think most physically attractive. Looking good is no guarantee of doing the job well, however. Uglies or those who are aesthetically challenged, take heart.To get a more objective view, many companies are also using psychological tests to hire both for relatively routine jobs and for positions at senior levels of management. It is impossible to say how many employers use tests, but estimates of test sales in the UK for 1993 were over 1 million.The basic reason employers use tests is clear: tests claim to be scientific and objective. A large body of research has shown that interviews by themselves are not very reliable as a method of selection. People's judgment are often very subjective: whether they like the look of someone counts for more than almost anything else. But reliable and valid tests can offer rapid and more objective information about would-be employees. If a candidate talks well in an interview but his test results suggest that he is a careless person who can not concentrate, an employer is likely to think twice about hiring him.Taking a serious test for a job is rather different from taking a game-like test. You can spend just a little time in answering questions of that kind of test, and you deny the answers and say they are not accurate. But you can not go to a serious test without enough preparation since you can not afford to be denied and eliminated again and again.74. In the past, who would be sure to be recruited after an interview?A. The person who was good-looking.B. The person who had great abilities.C. The person who is physically attractive.D. The person who is appreciated by personnel officer in a certain aspect.75. Many companies use psychological tests ______A. to take the place of interviews.B. just to select common clerks.C. to make the recruitment more difficult for candidates.D. to get really reliable and fair information about candidates.76. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A. For a certain time, psychological tests and interviews will exist together.B. Psychological tests have been recognized valuable more and more.C. The employer will never hire a person who does well in the interview but poorly in the psychological tests.D. People seldom attend a test without enough preparation unless they are confident in it. TEXT DIn 1990 over 50 percent of children under the age of five were attending school; in 1966 the figure was only 15 percent. However, thanks to a falling birth rate, school enrolls continue to fall. In 1979/80,43 percent of schools had over 1,000 pupils; a decade later only 22 percent exceeded this figure.Independent schools attracted 7 percent of all pupils in Great Britain in 1990 -- a 2 percent increase since 1976.The National Curriculum for 5-16 year-olds was introduced to state schools in autumn 1989. Of the ten foundation subjects it recommends, English, maths and science are core subjects. Formal assessments of individual abilities are made at the age of 7, 11,14,and 16. The first assessments took place in 1991. Seven-year-olds were tested in English, science and maths and the results made available to parents only. The first tests for 14-year-olds take place in 1992 and the results, unlike those for the first Key Stage, were published in aggregate form.The Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) is a program designed to help 14-18-year-olds develop the skills and knowledge required in the labour force. The course offers the opportunity of practical work experience with a Record of Achievement and Careers guidance at the end of it.The Compact inner-city initiative, launched in 1988, is another scheme designed to bring pupils, schools, employers and training organizations together. By 1991 there were 500 schools and 92,000 young people involved with their local compact. City Technology Colleges (CTCs) are non-fee-paying schools in urban areas. Their broad-based curriculum emphasized science and technology. By the end of 1991, there were 12 CTCs around Britain.Higher education. Since 1970 there have consistently been more females than males involved in full-time higher education. Between 1980 and 1990 there was an overall increase of 30 percent in the number of students, mostly at polytechnics and colleges rather than universities. During the same period the number of mature students (those aged 21 and over when starting an undergraduate course and 25 and over when starting a postgraduate course) increased by 55 percent.77. In 1990, ______ had more than one thousand pupils.A. 15% of all the schools in UKB. 22% of all the schools in UKC. 43% of all the schools in UKD. 50% of all the schools in UK78. Which is the true statement about the first assessments?A. They took place two years before the National Curriculum was put to use.B. Seven-year-olds were tested only in core subjects.C. Seven-year-olds were uninformed of the results.D. Seven-year-olds should take science test.79. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. In 1990 over 50 percent of children were attending school.B. In 1976 public school attracted 95~ of all pupils in UK.C. In TVE1 students only study theories without testifying them in practice.D. Before 1970,there should have been more males than females involved in full-time higher education.80. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. The average age of students attending the first period of education has been changed from 7 to 6.B. There are more and more mature students now at colleges.C. The general condition of the educational system in UK.D. The best way for a child to attend school in order to achieve much more success. PART VI WRITING [45 MIN.]SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN.]Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:MY VIEW ON COLLEGE STUDENTS' PAYING THE TUITION FEEYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.In the second part, give one or two reasons to support your point of view.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN.]Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:It's Sunday afternoon. Your hostess is out. And you decide to go to a nearby town. You will miss your evening meal. Write a note to the hostess explaining this and anything else which is important.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.。

英语专业四级考试真题及答案4TEXT BNowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I’m going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in any public space.Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can’t walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don’t d ial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade.For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:“Yes, I’m glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What’s that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right t here.”Be animated. Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eyecontact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce departmentpinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, you’d be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. “So I don’t need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news.”And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. “What is the matter with this thing?”I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.“Hello? Are you still there?”Oops.85. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Cellphone service is popular among people.B. Cellphone has much use in office.C. Fake foning is a new cellphone service.D. Fake foning is a new discovery.86. What is fake foning?A. A strategy to avoid people.B. A device newly produced.C. A service provided everywhere.D. A skill of communication.87. In the author’s opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has toA. talk about interesting matters.B. behave politely to people passing by.C. hold the phone while walking.D. appear absorbed in conversation.88. What does the last example show?A. One effective way is to fake fone one’s doctor.B. One has to be careful while fake foning.C. Fake foning may not deceive people.D. Fake foning is always quite successful.89. After his phone suddenly began ringing, the authorA. immediately started talking to the caller.B. immediately started talking to his colleague.C. put the phone away and stopped talking.D. continued with his fake conversation.90. What is the tone of the passage?A. Critical.B. Humorous.C. Serious.D. Unclear.。

专四模拟试题附参考答案 (2) 8Text C 短文大意炼油业是在内战后开始发展起来的，但是在数年后人们才开始使用石油以及其产品。

接着，作者又讲述了石油的发现经过。

第一位开采石油的人被人们嘲笑为傻子。

后来，人们又把石油精炼成各种各样的产品，并在人们的生活中起到了非常重要的作用。

90.【参考答案】A【参考译文】本篇文章的标题是什么？【试题分析】主旨归纳型，通过详细阅读文章，找出该文章的标题。

【详细解答】选项 A 的意思是“炼油业-历史的展望” ，与全文的内容完全一致；选项 B 的意思是“加利福尼亚的淘金热-迅速致富” ，这只是文章中一个非常小的细节；选项 C 的意思是“个人财产-入侵者将被起诉” ，这与本文的内容压根无关；选项 D 的意思是“煤油灯-隧道里的亮光” ，这只是文章第三段中的一个小细节。

故本文的标题是选项 A。

91.【参考答案】A【参考译文】我们可以从文章中得出结论与煤油相比，鲸油的缺点是什么。

【试题分析】细节推理型，通过对某一段话的理解，并进行总结和概括。

【详细解答】文章第二段第二句话 It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get.告诉我们鲸油很难得到，而且煤油是一个比较便宜的替代品。

故本题的正确答案是 A。

92.【参考答案】C【参考译文】根据文章内容，刚开始很多人认为 E. L. Drake 开始寻找石油是一个重大的错误。

【试题分析】细节推理型，通过对某一段话的理解，并进行总结和概括。

【详细解答】文章第三段话中的 The first oil well was drilled by E. L. Drake, a tired railroad conductor. In 1859 he began drilling in Titusville,Pennsylvania.The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that onlookers called it “Drake’s Folly”.告诉我们 E. L. Drake 开始寻找石油时，被人们认为是愚蠢的行为。

英语专四专八参考答案英语专业四级（TEM-4）和英语专业八级（TEM-8）是中国英语专业学生必须参加的两项专业考试，它们分别在大二和大四进行。

这些考试通常包括听力、阅读、写作、翻译和词汇语法等部分。

以下是一份模拟的参考答案，用于帮助学生准备这些考试。

听力部分参考答案：1. 根据所听材料，选择正确答案。

- A) The speaker is an expert in environmental issues.- B) The speaker is discussing the importance of recycling. - C) The speaker is promoting a new environmental policy.- D) The speaker is urging people to reduce their carbon footprint.正确答案：B2. 根据对话内容，回答以下问题：- What is the main topic of the conversation?- What is the man's opinion on the topic?参考答案：- 主题是关于城市绿化的重要性。

- 男士认为城市绿化对于提高生活质量至关重要。

阅读部分参考答案：1. 根据文章内容，判断以下陈述是否正确。

- T) True- F) False- NG) Not Given- The article mainly discusses the impact of technology on education.- The author believes that technology has a positive influence on learning.- The article mentions a specific example of how technology has improved education.参考答案：- T- T- NG2. 根据文章内容，选择最佳标题。

专四模拟题参考答案Dictation：American SportsAmericans are active people, enjoying a variety of games played in the world. For a long period of time, Americans have topped in most of international competitions. Whenever one opens newspapers or turns on television in the United States, one is likely to see extensive coverage of sports events held either in the United States or overseas. This is particularly true on weekends when professional and intercollegiate games are held nation-wide. A great number of people, male and female, old and young, throng into the stadium to watch these games, oftentimes in a group of family member or friends. Many more people stay at home, watching the game live broadcast on television. Indeed, to many an American, sports have already become part of their leisure life. And any weekend without some measure of participation, be it actual or emotional, would be hard to imagine.听力原文：Conversation 1.M: Hi, Sally, I was wondering if you‟re free tomorrow night.W: Well, I guess I am. Why do you ask?M: I have just gotton a pair of pre-sale “Star Wars” movie tickets from a friend and was thinking of inviting you along for the opening premiere. Are you interested?W: Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!M: No problem.W: The pre-sale tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of …em?M: A friend of mine works at the corporate headquarters of Pepsi, which is a major sponsor of the movie. He was able to get the tickets for free, and then he sold 2 to me for $50 apiece.W: You paid $50 for each ticket? That‟s a lot of money!M: Not really, considering the fact that pther people are paying as high as $200 each on the “black market”. Besides, I knew you were really looking forward to watching it.W: Wow, I‟m really honored you went through all this trouble just for my sake. So, what time are we going?M: Well, let‟s see. The movie starts at 10 pm. We should get there at least 1 hour earlier because there‟ll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at 8, if that‟s OK with you.W: 8 o‟clock? That‟s fine with me.M: Okay good. I‟ll see you tomorrow night, Sally.Conversation 2.M: Can I help you in any way?W: Well, I‟m trying to find two books for Chritmas presents; one for an elderly aunt and one for my nephew.M: Could you give me any idea of their tastes in books?W: One of the books could be a crime story, possibly something abpout … by Craig Bronx. Thereis a collection of short stories by Bronx that has just come out.M: We have not got that in stock at the moment, but we could order it for you. Do you know the name of the publisher?W: It‟s a thriller society special, a paperback. How long is it likely to take to come in?M: About a week.W: All right, now the other, crime wouldn‟t be approved of. Perhaps something on wildlife or antique furniture. A collection of 18th century essays or, let me see, have you got a copy of “Gold Bowl”? But that‟s probably been read before. “Memoirs of an Ambassador” Oh, no, I‟m sure this new edition of the Climber‟s manual will be most warmly welcome.M: But surely your aunt doesn‟t go climbing, Madam.W: No, of course not. The crime book is for her.Conversation 3.M: I know that you have already received our outline program, but I would just like to check the meal times to begin with?W: Well, breakfast will be served in the main dining room from 7 till 10 as usual. Do you have any special requirements there?M: We do have rather a lot of Americans and Englishmen attending the seminar, so I think it would be a good idea to lay on some bacon and eggs, in addition to the normal fare.W: Very good, sir. Lunch is at 12:30. do you want to have the buffet lunch on Monday and Tuesday?M: No, I don‟t think so. That would be boring. Can we have the normal waiter service on Tuesday?Something fairly light, fish or an omelet.W: And how about the afternoon coffee? Would you like that served in the lecture room?M: No, I feel we could have a change of scene for that. Is the Marine Suite free? It has that wonderful balcony and the view down to the lake.W: Yes, I‟m sure we can arrange that. By the way, do you have any special wishes as regards the food?M: Well, we do have four vegetarians, that I do know and there are two participants from the Middle East so of course pork and shrimps will be out for them.W: I‟ll make a note of that.Passage 1.A lack of knowledge on breast cancer is causing too much fear and worry among British women. Nearly half of women, who took part in a survey made by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), could not name any of the risk factors for the disease. According to the survey, one in 20 did not know which age group was most weak. Over half of all women in the UK have a poor knowledge on breast cancer. Knowing more about the disease may also reduce anxiety about breast cancer. More than 65 per cent of the 977 women questioned for the survey said they were worried about breast cancer, but 5 per cent of women knew that from 60 to 80 is the age when women are most likely to develop the disease. Women under 24 and those aged from 65 to 74 were the most poorly informed. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in developed countries. There are nearly 34,500 new cases in Britain every year and about 14,000 deaths. About one in 12 British women will get the disease sometime during their lifetime. Age, family history, late change of life, late childbearing, very fat and alcohol drinking have all beenlinked to breast cancer. Early diagnose before the cancer has spread beyond the breast improves the probability of continuing to live.Passage 2.In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Therefore the man made most of the decisions. He was the boss. In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. Her job at home was very important. In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities. There are two important differences in male and female roles now. one is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time, or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or she want to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage.Passage 3.People can be addicted to different things-e.g.,alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive; i.e., they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel that they must spend money. This compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. Their pleasure in spending a lot is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things they don‟t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their bugets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Psychologists often use a method called”behavior therapy”to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.News Item 1South African Trades Union‟s officials say that 800,000 civil servants joined a strike for higher wages in what they described as the largest industrial action in the country‟s history. The workers, including teachers, nurses, police officers and prison staff, took part in marches across the country to press their demands.News Item 2Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in China have left at least 140 dead and more than 50 others missing in the southwest of the country. Chinese officials say thousands of military personnel, police and other rescue workers are helping to distribute emergency said aid with more than 3,000 people left homeless. The authorities have put the massive Three Gorges hydroelectric dam system on alert as torrents of water from the Yangtze River pour through the dam‟s sluice gates. Serious flooding in China is an annual occurrence.News Item 3The United States military in Iraq says 3 marines have been killed in separate incidents in thewestern Al-Anbar province. The military said one marine was killed in action and 2 others died of wounds sustained while conducting security operations. More than 1,000 members of the US military have died in Iraq since they invaded the country in March last year.News Item 4Election officials in Florida have denied allegations by the formal American President Jimmy Carter that November‟s US presidential election may not be free and fair in the state. A spokeswoman for Florida‟s election commission accused Mr. Carter of spreading misinformation and added that she was extremely confident about the election procedures now in place. The former President, a Democrat, accused Florida‟s top election officials of bias towards Republicans.News Item 5The presidents of Brazil and France, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Jacques Chirac, have called on world leaders to make new efforts to fight poverty in the developing world. Addressing a meeting on New York, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, they suggested setting up a 50-billion-dollars fund to fight world poverty. Money could come from new charges or taxes on greenhouse gas emissions, arms sales, ships passing through key routes and on airline tickets and credit card purchases. More than one billion people around the world live in absolute poverty defined as less than a dollar a day.答案：1. C2. B3. A4. D5. C6. D7. B8. A9. B 10. A11. B 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B 20 D 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. APART ⅢCLOZE31.【参考答案】A【试题分析】本题是搭配题。

专四模拟试题附参考答案（3）8Text C 短文大意本文讲的是睡眠问题。

琼斯医生说，睡眠紊乱经常被诊断为其他毛病。

睡眠有规律是很重要的。

与睡前的活动也有关系。

晚饭不要吃得太晚，睡前避免过长时间的运动，洗个热水澡，都会使人睡得香一点。

90.【参考答案】C【参考译文】平均而言，美国人的睡眠时间比过去少。

【试题分析】事实细节题。

【详细解答】答本题应仔细阅读头上两段。

第2段说，美国人现在平均每天只睡7个半小时，比1910年平均睡9个小时要少得多。

而且，有将近三分之一的美国人在工作完后只剩6个小时还不到的睡眠时间。

对大多数人而言，这是不够的。

故只有C是正确选项。

91.【参考答案】A【参考译文】为了保证身体正常工作，我们应该至少有8个小时的睡眠时间。

【试题分析】事实细节题。

【详细解答】[JP+3]本题测试考生对第1段最后第2句话的理解。

该句说，大多数男人和女人每晚需要8到8个半小时的睡眠时间才能保证他们的正常工作。

因此A是正确答案。

92.【参考答案】C【参考译文】作者认为，睡眠紊乱是由于不合理的睡眠方式引起的。

【试题分析】事实细节题。

【详细解答】第3段第3句说，“许多睡眠问题是由晚睡晚起、经常作跨时区旅行及上夜班引起的”。

在这里只提到了“晚睡晚起”，即C所指的improper sleep patterns，而没有提到其他疾病、睡前锻炼和慢性疲劳综合症，因此惟有C是正确选项。

93.【参考答案】B【参考译文】睡眠之前洗个热水澡可以帮助你睡的香一些。

【试题分析】事实细节题。

【详细解答】本题问的是下面的措施中哪一个可以帮助你睡得香一些。

文章最后一句说，改变一下生活方式可以帮助你睡得香一些，句中列举的几项措施包括晚饭不要吃得太晚或洗个热水澡等。

故B “洗个热水澡”是正确选项。

94.【参考答案】C【参考译文】为了得到足够的睡眠，有必要牺牲其他事情。

【试题分析】词语理解题。

【详细解答】本题考对短语“sleep defensively”的意思理解，这要从上下文去理解。

专业英语四级模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART 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 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 听力原文：The unconscious was a revolutionary idea, inl9th-century psychology,/which commonly asserted that the individual was an entirely rational, self-conscious being./Freud suggested that because the unconscious was the source of human will, truly rational individual behavior was impossible unless the individual came to understand the unconscious wellsprings of behavior./ Freud developed psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious that relied on the analysis of dreams and other irrational phenomena, such as slips of the tongue./But because the unconscious was entirely hidden from individual conscious- ness,/the key to understanding it was the participation of another person or a trained analyst in the process of unconscious discovery./Freud’s theory was and remains controversial./It however had a tremendous influence on art, education, history, psychology, religion, and sociology./His subsequent work on human sexuality and the structure of the mind, along with the application of his work to social and political problems, made him one of the most important intellectual figures of the 20th century./1．正确答案：The unconscious was a revolutionary idea, inl9th-century psychology,/which commonly asserted that the individual was an entirely rational, self-conscious being./Freud suggested that because the unconscious was the source of human will, truly rational individual behavior was impossible unless the individual came to understand the unconscious wellsprings of behavior./ Freud developed psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious that relied on the analysis of dreams and other irrational phenomena, such as slips of the tongue./But because the unconscious was entirely hidden from individual conscious- ness,/the key to understanding it was the participation of another person or a trained analyst in the process of unconscious discovery./Freud’s theory was and remains controversial./It however had a tremendous influence on art, education, history, psychology, religion, and sociology./His subsequent work on human sexuality and the structure of the mind, along with the application of his work to social and political problems, made him one of the most important intellectual figures of the 20th century./PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文：W: Hey, did you see the article in today’s campus newspaper?M: No, I’ve been studying all morning. What’s so exciting?.W: Well, beginning this April, the university is going to have its own radio station.M: Oh, really?. I hope that means we’ll have more classical music in this town now.W: Actually, I don’t know if I would get so excited. The article stated that there would be features on all sorts of music as well as discussion and interview programs.M: Too bad. It sounds as though there won’ t be much time for good music.W: The station is going to be on around the dock. So I’m sure even your sophisticated taste will be satisfied.M: I certainly hope so. At least it’s better than nothing.2．The woman found out about the university station ______A．from a friendB．from the town newspaperC．from the bulletin boardD．from the school newspaper正确答案：D3．The university station’s programming policy will be ______A．to try to please all its listenersB．to appeal to only the sophisticated studentsC．to play only country and western musicD．to present mostly talk shows正确答案：A4．The station will broadcast ______A．only in the morningsB．twenty-four hours a dayC．at different times each dayD．only when school is in session正确答案：B听力原文：M: Come in, come in! What can I do for you?W: Professor Johnson,are you giving your Advanced Geology course again next semester?M: Yes, I’m planning on it. W: I wonder if I could enroll in it. I know it’s a graduate course and I’m only a junior, but...M: Aren’ t you a bit young? I’ve allowed qualified seniors to take the course and they usually have a hard time keeping up.W: ! know, but the geology of the American West is my major interest and I’ve done a lot of reading in the field. Last semester I took Professor Williams’ s course and I didn’ t find it nearly challenging enough.M: I see. You certainly aren’t one of those students who are out for easy grades.W: I should say not. I really want to learn something.M: Well, I’ll speak to Professor Williams about it, ff he thinks you’re ready, I’ll let you enroll.W: Oh, thanks. Professor Johnson, that’s really very nice of you.5．The woman talks to the professor______A．because she wants him to recommend booksB．because she wants to apply to graduate schoolsC．because she wants to take an advanced courseD．because she wants him to give her a good grade正确答案：C6．The woman is ______A．a juniorB．a seniorC．a graduate studentD．a teaching assistant正确答案：A7．In order to persuade the professor to help her, the woman says that ______ A．she is unusually well preparedB．she wants to take an easy courseC．she needs additional credits in the subjectD．she wants to read a book in this field正确答案：A听力原文：M: You should have been the in line at the housing office. It took me an hour to make my dormitory deposit for next year. Have you made yours yet?W: No, I’m not sure I’m going to.M: There’s not much time left. The deadline’ s May 1. That is just two weeks from now. Are you short of cash?W: No, I’m okay.M: You’ d better hurry up if you want a dorm room next September. There aren’t enough room for everyone, and first year students have priority.W: Well, I’ve been thinking about living off campus.M: Have you any idea how much that would cost? There is the rent, utilities and you’ d probably need a car to commute.W: ! know it would be more expensive. I think I could handle it, though, This dorm is just so noisy that I can’ t getanything done. Maybe my grades would be better if I had some peace and quiet in a place of my own. M: You should study in the library the way I do. Think of the money you’d save.W: I’ve got to think it over some more. There’s still two weeks left in April.8．The speakers are discussing ______A．when to moveB．where to live the following yearC．how much time to spend at homeD．whose house to visit正确答案：B9．The speakers are ______A．a student and the director of the housing officeB．a student and a professorC．two studentsD．two housing office staff members正确答案：C10．The woman objects to living on campus ______A．because it costs too muchB．because there are too many freshmenC．because the rooms are too smallD．because it’ s too noisy正确答案：D11．The conversation is taking place in ______A．MarchB．AprilC．MayD．September正确答案：BSECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文：There was once a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Katano. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say “Katano”, but he never succeeded. At first, he was very gentle withthe bird, but gradually he lost his temper, “You stupid bird! Why can’ t you learn to say that one word; Say Katano, or I’ Il kill you!” but the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, “say Katano, or I’ll kill you!”but the bird would never repeat the name. Finally the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house, “You are even more stupid than the chickens.”In the chicken house, there were four old chickens wailing to be killed for Sunday’s dinner. The next morning, when he went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door and he was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor laid three dead chickens. The parrot was screaming at the fourth, “say Katano, or I’ll kin you.”12．The man lose his temper _______A．because the bird couldn’ t repeat his master’s nameB．because the bird screamed all day longC．because the bird uttered the wrong wordD．because the bird failed to say the name of the town正确答案：D13．______ killed the three chickens. Now listen to the conversation.A．The cruel masterB．The man in the kitchenC．The pet birdD．The fourth chicken正确答案：C14．The man shocked at the scene the next morning ______A．because the bird had finally understood his threatB．because the bird managed to escape from the chicken houseC．because the bird had learned to scream back at himD．because the bird was living peacefully with the chickens正确答案：A听力原文：Good morning. I’ d like to welcome you to your first yoga class. Before we begin our exercises, it is important that we undid a few facts about yoga. First of all, it is not a religion. Yoga is a way of life and can serve only to improve your present way of life. Yoga is an exact science and a delicate art. Secondly, be as methodical and mechanical as possible. Never tug, swain, or pull strenuously. Forcing will cause your body to resist and will actually slow down or even prevent your progress. Go gently, stretch up to the point where it would start to hurt, and then stop immediately. The key is proper breathing through the nostrils with the mouth shut. Many times it is best to practice alone in a well-ventilated room, preferably wearing little or no clothing. Never practice on a full stomach because an empty one permitsgreater flexibility. Exercise will benefit your general health. Yoga cannot add or subtract pounds from your figure; only eating more or less food, that is, increasing or decreasing your caloric intake, can do that. Always member that diet affects weight, while exercise affects shape. Neither can do the job of the other. Now, Let’s begin with our first yoga exercise.15．According to the speaker, yoga should NOT be described as ______A．a delicate artB．a religionC．an exact scienceD．a way of life正确答案：B16．If a person practices yoga on a full stomach, ______A．his general health will benefit greatlyB．he will begin to breathe more regularlyC．his flexibility will decreaseD．he will lose weight readily正确答案：C17．When a person practicing a particular yoga exercise has stretched his body to the point where it begins to hurt, he should______A．begin breathing through the nostrilsB．slow down somewhat, but continue strainingC．stop the particular exercise at onceD．close his mouth immediately正确答案：C听力原文：Younger people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about life, work and play. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. 7he aim is not to keep busy but rather to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills. There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around talking or singing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time. When people live together, rules are always necessary. In this program the teenagers and file adults make the rules together, ff someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. The group discuss the problem. They ask “Whydid it happen ?”What should we do about it?”One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”18．The passage is mainly about ______A．a special expedition into the woodsB．fife of adults in a special work shopC．different ideas of adults and teenagersD．how adults and teenagers live together in a special work group正确答案：D19．The special program is offered ______A．every summer in New York CityB．every winter in New York CityC．every summer in New York StateD．every winter in New York State正确答案：C20．When someone breaks a rude, people will ______A．criticize him or herB．have a group discussion about itC．make more rulesD．ask him or her to work more in the woods正确答案：B21．______is NOT a propose of the program according to the passage?A．To keep the people there happyB．To help the people there undid the meaning of workC．To find a way to solve the generation gapD．To help people find enjoyment in work正确答案：CSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文：The United States and China have reached an agreement that lifts Chinese trade barriers and opens the way for Beijing to join the World Trade Organization. The agreement was announced in Beijing Monday after 6 days of hard bargaining. It offers US farmers and businesses access to the Chinese telecommunications, banking and insurance industries. But the US Congress will haveto grant Beijing normal trade status before US producers can enjoy the benefits of wider Chinese markets. The agreement is winning praise from government and business leaders worldwide. President Clinton applauded Chinese leaders for committing their country m open markets. Japan’s foreign minister said he hopes China’s trade talks with other countries will speed up now so that Beijing can speedily join the World Trade Organization. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called the accord a major step toward giving China its rightful place in the multi-lateral trading system.22．According to the passage, before the agreement was announced Monday, the two sides had been bargaining for ______days.A．4B．5C．6D．7正确答案：C解析：原文中有“The agreement was announced in Beijing Monday after 6 days of hard bargaining”一句。