英语专业四级模拟试题(综合版).doc

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS -GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 135 MINPART I DICTATION (15 MIN.)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 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 MIN.)In section 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 CONVERSATIONSIn this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.1. What was Frank doing at the beginning of the conversation?A. Planning a sightseeing tour.B. Writing to his uncle.C. Arranging his class schedule.D. Looking through a language textbook.2. What does the woman suggest that Frank do?A. Get the universitys approval in advance.B. Follow Susans advice about travelling abroad.C. Take more French courses to improve his skills.D. Make inquiries about the requirements for teaching chemistry.3. What does Frank say about his academic status?A. Hes fulfilled his graduation requirements.B. He wants to change his field of study.C. He needs to get better grades.D. He needs to earn a graduate degree.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.4. What problem does the man have?A. He doesnt want to pay the late fee.B. He was given incorrect information.C. He cant afford to pay her tuition.D. He didnt pass his mathematics class last semester.5. Why does the man have to go to the office two times?A. The director couldnt give him an appointment right away.B. The office was closed the first time he went.C. The computer were out of service the first time he was there.D. He did not have acceptable identification with him on his first visit.6. According to the woman, what does the man need to show the evidence of?A. His prior schooling.B. His residence.C. His age.D. His driving record.7. What does the woman imply when she tells the man “not to give his hopes up”?A. The director probably isnt able to make an exception.B. The director probably wont see him.C. The director usually isnt very helpful.D. Part-time students arent the directors responsibility.Questions 8 to10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.8. Why is the woman interested in working with Professor Smith?A. She wants to quit her job in the chemistry lab.B. She wants to get practical experience.C. Shes interested in becoming a psychology major.D. She wants to earn extra money.9. What will the college students do for the high school students?A. Employ them as lab assistants.B. Teach classes at their high school.C. Help them with their studies.D. Pay them for participating in the study.10. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Write their lab reports.B. Find out Professor Smiths schedule.C. Interview some high school students.D. Finish their chemistry experiment.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.11. What happened on January 27th, 1967?A. Three men were injured during a fire.B. One man died during the fire accident.C. A fire started inside a spaceship.D. A spaceship was launched.12. What happened in 1981?A. The space programme was suspended.B. Five men were injured during an accident.C. The accident occurred before the rehearsal.D. No accident happened that year?13. What does the passage say about accidents?A. Accidents are unavoidable.B. Accidents can be avoided.C. Human beings are always careless.D. There should be more precautions.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.14. BBCs weather forecast is a _ programme.A. seldom watchedB. little knownC. newD. popular15. Weather observations come from all the sources EXCEPT _.A. computersB. satellitesC. the groundD. radar16. What does the passage say about BBCs forecasts?A. They read from a script.B. They are professionals.C. They use a map for presentation.D. They care about their clothes.17. What does the passage say about British television viewers?A. They remember what they saw on weather forecasts.B. They like talking about weather instead of watching.C. They pay more attention to the style of the presenters.D. They watch and remember what is necessary.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.18. Which is NOT showing an increase this year?A. Number of tourists.B. Holiday travellers.C. Shopping.D. Dining and entertainment.19. What does the passage say about this years business travellers.A. They are fewer business travellers.B. There are more business travellers.C. The number remains the same as last years.D. It is not mentioned in the passage.20. Which is the largest single visitor expenditure?A. Hotel accommodation.B. Meals.C. Shopping.D. Entertainment.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.21. What are soldiers and police doing in Honduras?A. They are guarding a jail.B. They are having a military training in a mountainous area.C. They are searching for prisoners who escaped from a jail.D. They are reporting the story.22. What happened in the riot after the breakout?A. Two prison guards were killed.B. Three people were injured.C. One correspondent was dying.D. Both A and B.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.23. How long has the protest lasted according to the news?A. One month.B. Two months.C. Three months.D. Four months.24. Whats the purpose of the fund endorsed by the Thai cabinet?A. To construct a dam.B. To compensate villagers who are made landless by dam construction.C. To make the farmers and villages give up the protest.D. To return land to the farmers and villagers.25. What were the farmers and villagers attitude toward the measures passed by the government?A. They accepted them because what they demanded had been met.B. They partially accepted them.C. They added some more demands to the measures.D. They were not satisfied with them because the measures didnt solve some very important problems.Question 26 is based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.26. What has recently happened according to the news?A. The UN Security Council has warned Libya not to send Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.B. A Libyan spy aircraft invaded one of the North African countries.C. Libya has again violated the UN sanctions by flying an aircraft from Tripoli to Saudi Arabia.D. Libyan jet carrying Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia has crashed in Tripoli, which is totally unexpected.Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.27. Whats a central theme of the conference held in London?A. Passing laws to deal with unemployment.B. Letting the government take the lead in helping workers.C. Encouraging business to hire more workers.D. Creating more jobs opportunities.28. Which of the following did the conference also call for?A. Maintaining labor laws and welfare systems.B. Helping workers gain the skills that employers need.C. Allowing workers the freedom to choose jobs.D. Reforming labor laws and welfare systems.Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.29. What is said about the law passed in California?A. The law has provoked nationwide controversy.B. The law has been declared to be against the constitution.C. The law has been approved by a federal court in terms of the constitution.D. The law has been enforced by the federal court.30. Which of the following is likely to be found in the law passed in California?A. All immigrants have the right to education, health and welfare benefits.B. Undocumented immigrants should be denied education, health and welfare benefits.C. Education, health and welfare benefits should be given with discrimination.D. Education, health and welfare benefits should be guaranteed by the constitution.PART III CLOZE 15 MIN Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the eorresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. Have you ever wondered what our future is like? Practically all people (31)_ a desire to predict their future (32)_.Most people seem inclined to (33)_ this task using causal reasoning. First we (34)_ recognize that future circumstances are (35)_ caused or conditioned by present ones. We learn that getting an education will (36)_ how much money we earn later and that swimming beyond the reef may bring an unhappy (37)_ with a shark.Second, people also learn that such (38)_ of cause and effect are probabilistic(可能的) in nature. That is, the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are (39)_, but not always. Thus, students learn that studying hard (40)_ good grades in most instances, but not every time. Science makes these concepts of causality and probability more (41)_ and provides techniques for dealing (42)_ then more accurately than does causal human inquiry. In looking at ordinary human inquiry, we need to (43)_ between prediction and understanding. Often, even if we dont understand why, we are willing to act (44)_ the basis of a demonstrated predictive ability.Whatever the primitive drives (45)_ motivate human beings, satisfying them depends heavily on the ability to (46)_ future circumstances. The attempt to predict is often played in a (47)_ of knowledge and understanding. If you can understand why certain regular patterns (48)_, you can predict better than if you simply observe those patterns. Thus, human inquiry aims (49)_ answering both what and why question and we pursue these (50)_ by observing and figuring out.(31) A. exhibit B. exaggerate C. examine D. exceed(32) A. contexts B. circumstances C. inspections D. intuitions(33)A. underestimate B. undermine C. undertake D. undergo(34) A. specially B. particularly C. always D. generally(35) A. somehow B. somebody C. someone D. something(36) A. enact B. affect C. reflect D. inflect(37) A. meeting B. occurrence C. encounters D. contact(38) A. patterns B. designs C. arrangements D. pictures(39) A. disappointed B. absent C. inadequate D. absolute(40) A. creates B. produces C. loses D. protects(41) A. obscure B. indistinct C. explicit D. explosive(42) A. for B. at C. in D. with(43) A. distinguish B. distinct C. distort D. distract(44) A. at B. on C. to D. under(45) A. why B. how C. that D. where(46) A. predict B. produce C. pretend D. precede(47) A. content B. contact C. contest D. context(48) A. happen B. occur C. occupy D. incur(49) A. at B. on C. to D. beyond(50) A. purposes B. ambitions C. drives D. goalsPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 15 MIN There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrase marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word orphrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 51. The brilliance of his satires was _ make even his victims laugh.A. so as to B. such as toC. so that D. such that52. Until he took off his glasses _.A. I didnt recognize him B. I hadnt recognized him C. didnt I recognize him. D. hadnt I recognized him.53. The old man strolled to the beach, _.A. his dog followed him B. his dog was followed C. following by his dog D. his dog following him54. The heart is _ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.A. not so B. not much C. much more D. no more55. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _ all practical value by the time they were finished.A. could lose B. would have lost C. might lose D. ought to have lost56. Having no money but _ to know, Tom simply said he would go without dinner.A. not to want anyone B. not wanting anyone C. wanted no one D. to want no one57. _ down from the top of the cliff, the boy felt giddy. A. He looked B. Having looked C. Looking D. When look58. Leonardo da Vinci _ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.A. was said to buy B. is said to buyC. has said to buy D. is said to have bought59. Vegetables should be eaten while they are young and tender; they taste better, and many of them have more protective food value then than they _ when they get too mature.A. does B. do C. is D. are60. Human beings can eat many different kinds of food, although some eat _ plant foods and seeds.A. anything but B. nothing but C. everything except D. something except61. _ employees feel about work, their primary motivation to work is to earn a living.A. Whatever B. What C. However D. How62. By the year 2050, this area will hold twice as _ today.A. much people as it doesB. much people as it isC. many people as it doesD. many people as it is63. If you are not using your smile, youre _ a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook. A. just B. as C. like D. exactly64. It is advisable to remedy this deficiency problem _ it really becomes a problem.A. until B. unless C. after D. before65. If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for _.A. our own B. our owns C. that of us D. those of ours66. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost _of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library. A. traceB. trail C. trackD. touch67. In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be _. A. restless B. skilled C. strong D. versatile 68. Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to _ them.A. get on with B. get away withC. get up from D. get in on69. After he _ power, he was no longer satisfied to be a president. He wanted to be a king.A. gripped B. grabbed C. seized D. grasped70. You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world. A. relevant B. simultaneous C. consistent D. practical71. The car was in good working _ when I bought it a few months ago. A. order B. form C. state D. circumstance 72.His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in _ to his income. A. comparisonB. proportion C. associationD. calculation73. As a senior professor she should know better _ to get involved in such a scandal.A. and not B. than C. but not D. than not74. She often says her greatest happiness _serving the handicapped children. A. consists in B. relies on C. composes of D. comprises in75. This kind of material can _ heat and moisture. A. propel B. repel C. compel D. constrain76. Sometimes the tension produced by fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. At such times we need to the tension by laughing or crying. A. discard B. disperse C. disguise D. discharge 77. The tourist is forbidden to enter a country if he does not have a(n) _ passport. A. operative B. effective C. valid D. efficient78. I can _ you that if f