英语专业四级考试全真模拟试卷一(1)

PART Ⅰ WRITING ［45 MIN.］

SECTION A COMPOSITION

Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of 150 words on the following topic:

Having a Company before GraduationYou are to write in three paragraphs.In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint on the advantages and disadvantages of students running companies before their graduation.In the second paragraph, support your viewpoint with details or examples.In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING

Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:

You are a secretary of a company. You need a photograph of Mr. Charles to fulfill a file. Write a note to him.Marks will be awarded for content,organization,grammar and appropriacy.

PARTⅡDICTATION［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 perhaps 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 TWO.

PART Ⅲ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your ANSWER SHEET.

SECTION ASTATEMENT

In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

1. Which city has Samuel been to?

A. Dallas.

B. New York.

C. Chicago.

D. Philadelphia.

2. What do we know about the event?

A. The dam was built to catch rain.

B. The dam was designed for preventing floods. 

C. The rain filled the dam.

D. The rain destroyed the dam.

3. The speaker claims____. 

A. a lecture will be given if Professor Casey approves of it

B. Professor Casey has agreed to give a lecture to the students

C. the students won’t be pleased unless there is a lecture

D. there won’t be a lecture since Professor Casey does not approve of it

4. Alice wishes____.

A. to change her job in Los Angeles

B. to find one job in Europe

C. to work in Berlin

D. to work in Los Angeles

5. We can infer that____.

A. John still can’t write well

B. John can write good English

C. John finds it easy to write now

D. John can write better now

6. We can infer that____. 

A. Mr. Jones has been sick because of the weather

B. Mr. Jones has been sick

C. the bad weather has lasted for quite a few days

D. Mr. Jones has been enjoying the weather

7. How much money was expected to be raised?

A. $250,000.

B. $500,000.

C. $150,000.

D. $125,000.

8. What does the speaker mean?

A. People use too many light bulbs.

B. Many of the light bulbs people use are brighter than necessary.

C. People should use brighter light bulbs than they usually do.

D. The need for light bulbs is increasing.

SECTION BCONVERSATION

In this section, you will hear eight conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

9. What will the woman probably do?

A. Lock the computer lab later.

B. Leave with the man.

C. Buy a new lock for the computer lab.

D. Show the man where the lab is.

10. When will Mr. Davis most probably meet Mrs. Jones? 

A．Before 9 o’clock.

B. At 10 o’clock.

C. At about 9:15.

D. After 9:50.

11. What is true according to the conversation?

A. The woman bought some bookcases on sale.

B. The man and the woman looked all over the town.

C. The woman went to many stores.

D. The man would buy a bookcase for the woman.

12. What does the woman mean?

A. She will not lend him the money.

B. She will lend him the money.

C. She might lend him the money.

D. She doesn’t have the money.

13. What is the woman feeling?

A. Bold and courageous.

B. Nervous and tense.

C. Stern and unbending.

D. Calm and serene.

14. What is the man?

A. He is an army officer.

B. He is a police officer.

C. He is a postman.

D. He is a taxi driver.

15. Why was the woman kept waiting so long?

A. Because the man failed to find a parking lot.

B. Because the man waited 20 good minutes at a parking lot.

C. Because the man had to park his car two blocks away.

D. Because the man had to drive two more blocks.

16. How does the woman feel?

A. The woman is helpful.

B. The woman is thankful.

C. The woman is offended.

D. The woman is sorry.

Questions 17 to 18 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.Now listen to the news.

17. Who has visited Sudan last week?

A. Sadeqal-Mahdi.

B. Colin Powell.

C. Omar Hassan AL-Bashir.

D. President Bush.

18. Where will Sunday’s meeting be held?

A. Sudan.

B. U.S.A.

C. Kenyan.

D. Uganda.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news.

19. According to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, how much will Zimbabwe’s cereal production drop from last year?

A. 25%.

B. 15%.

C. 50%.

D. 20%.

20. How many tons of cereal is the Zimbabwe government able to buy?

A. 500,000.

B. 100,000.

C. 250,000.

D. 50,000.

21. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The Zimbabwe government lacks hard currency.

B. White owners occupy about 1/3 of the country’s productive land.

C. The urban poor and low-income residents of southern and eastern Zimbabwe suffered most from the food shortage.

D. The government wants to exchange the white-owned land with money.

Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.

22. How many unions of the airline accept the financial rescue package offered by Spain?

A. 1.

B. 7.

C. 6.

D. 5.

23. How much will the airline lose yearly?

A. $350 million.

B. $900 million.

C. $20-$30 million.

D. $240-$360 million.

Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.

24. To whom did Ms. Tonaka tell about her idea?

A. Chinese Foreign Minister.

B. U.S. State Secretary.

C. Italy Foreign Minister.

D. Japanese Foreign Minister.

25. Japan’s official position shows that it____Washington’s plan to develop the NMD project.

A. rejects

B. is cautious to

C. concerns

D. understands

CLOZE［15 MIN.］

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.

What is apartheid? It is the policy of keeping Africans ___26___, and separate from Europeans.They are to be kept separate by not being ___27___ to live as citizens with rights in European towns. They ___28___ go to European towns to work, but they may not have their families ___29___; they must live in `Bantustans’, the native areas. They are not to ___30___ with Europeans by sitting in the same cafes, waiting rooms, compartments of trains, seats in parks, etc.Twelve percent of the ___31___ is left for the Africans to live and ___32___ on, and this is mostly dry, poor, mountainous land. ___33___ the Africans are three-quarters of the people. They are forced to go and work for the Europeans, not only because their lands do not grow enough food to ___34___ them, but also because they must earn money to pay their taxes. Each adult African man has to pay 1 pound a year poll tax, and ten shillings a year tax ___35___ his hut. When they go into European areas to work, they are not allowed to do ___36___work; they are hewers of wood and drawers of water, and their wage is about one-seventh of ___37___ a European would earn for the same kind of work.___38___a European employs an African to do skilled work of the kind ___39___ for Europeans, such as carpentry, both the European and his African employee may be fined 100 pounds. ___40___ African who takes part in a strike may be fined 500 pounds, and/or sent to prison for three years.

26. A. superior　B. inferior　C. equal　D. ordinary

27. A. obliged　B. encouraged　C. allowed　D. forced

28. A. cannot　B. should　C. must　D. may

29. A. working　B. there　C. at home　D. together

30. A. play　B. talk　C. mix　D. live 

31. A. country　B. land　C. field　D. area

32. A. stand　B. play　C. farm　D. inhabit

33. A. Yet　B. When　C. While　D. However

34. A. give　B. feed　C. raise　D. keep

35. A. to　B. for　C. with　D. in

36. A. skilled　B. skillful　C. technological　D. techniq

ue37. A. which　B. that　C. what　D. how

38. A. Whether　B. When　C. Where　D. If 

39. A. conserved　B. preserved　C. reserved　D. deserved

40. A. Some　B. The　C. An　 D. Any

PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY［15 MIN.］

There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

41. The reporters exposed the corruption of several senior officers in the government; consequently, these officers____to resign from office.

A. have asked

B. were asked

C. had asked

D. had been asked 

42. The train____ at the present speed until it reaches the next city at about seven o’clock this evening.

A. will be going

B. went

C. would go

D. went

43. Such____the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.

A. was

B. is

C. is being

D. being

44. I beg____ your nephew’s wedding.

A. to be excused

B. to be excused from

C. to excuse from

D. to be excused to

45. The only candidate____ can hope to defeat him is quit now.

A. who

B. which

C. that

D. when

46. Humble____ it may be, there’s no place like home, ____he may go.

A. like, when

B. as, wherever

C. although, where

D. which, wherever

47. He ought to attend the meeting,____?

A. should he

B. ought he

C. shouldn’t he

D. oughtn’t he

48. Mary is 18 years old this year； she ____19 next year.

A. will be

B. is to be

C. is going to be

D. should be

49.Though it was late in the night,____ he continued to workvigorously.

A. but

B. yet

C. and

D. that

50. The doctor advised him to stay in bed, saying he was much____.

A. ill enough

B. too ill

C. so ill

D. very ill

51. I was ____ study French yesterday, but I changed my mind.

A. to be starting

B. to start

C. to have started

D. to have been starting 

52. You’d rather go to theater with him this evening, ____? 

A. are you

B. hadn’t you

C. isn’t it

D. wouldn’t you

53. ____that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud.

A. It is believed

B. Believing

C. Being believed

D. To believe

54. One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably his____to any kind of natural environment.

A. tendency

B. adoptability

C. adaptability

D. availability

55. I’m in no____now to go to concert with you.

A. mood

B. intention

C. emotion

D. sense

56. The judger doesn’t know whether the witness is telling the truth, but he will ____it.

A. identify

B. enforce

C. distinguish

D. verify

57. Before the plane ____, the pilot bailed out. 

A. clashed

B. crashed

C. smashed

D. struck

58. Doctors often make higher ____ for their works than they should.

A. charges

B. bills

C. costs

D. payments

59. Most of the earliest____into America came from Europe.

A. migrants

B. emigrants

C. immigrants

D. inhabitants

60. His name was on the____of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember.

A. edge

B. rim

C. border

D. tip

61. I caught a____ of the name of the book before she put it into the drawer.

A. glimpse

B. glance

C. sight

D. stare

62. Once you become a soldier, you will be given a monthly____by the army.

A. income

B. allowance

C. wage

D. salary

63. I called at his house but was refused____.

A. admission

B. access

C. reception

D. admittance

64. All too____it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.

A. quick

B. soon

C. fast

D. speedy

65. He handled the company in____with his brother.

A. combination

B. mixture

C. collaboration

D. association