专业英语四级听力模拟题

1、Test Four Part DICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first reading, which will he 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, o

2、r phrase by pirate, 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 LISTENING COMPREHENSION

3、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 CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and

4、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 is the basic purpose of IQ tests? A. They are designed to measure children'

5、s intelligence. B. They are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills. C. They are designed to test why some children perform better at school. D. They are intended to find out why some children are not appreciated.2. According to Kellerman, why are there so many unhappy adults in the world?

6、A. Becanse they are not brighter than others. B. Becaase they don't have good education. C. Because they are not doing the things they are best at. D. Because they are not duly encouraged in life.3. According to Brigid, why can't some children do well in school examinations A. They don't

7、 have proper education. B. They don't have enough encouragement. C. Their parents are not responsible. D. They are not good with words and numbers. 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

8、listen to tire conversation.4. Why was the man in the Student Union Office? A. To find professor Steinfield. B. To look for past test papers. C. To look for the woman. D. To look for an aspirin for his headache.5. What suggestion does the woman give to the man? A. Work harder. B. Study the exam pape

9、rs. C. Learn from her since she took the class. D. Concentrate on the section on prostaglandin.6. Why does the man have a headache? A. Because of the over-production of prostaglandin. B. Because he has no aspirin. C. Because he is tired. D. Because of the Biology course.7. What do the speakers agree

10、 upon at the end. A. They agree to meet in the alley to study. B. They agree to tutor each other for upcoming tests. C. They agree to study poetry together. D. They agree to study Biology together. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be

11、 given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. What is the woman's obstacle according to the conversation? A. She needs to work hard to advance her career. B. She happens to have a high profile job. C. She needs to spend much of her time away from her family. D. She

12、 has a quite extended family.9. According to the woman, what make her special? A. She has a great husband. B. She has a good career. C. She has a great family. D. She is undaunted to whatever may come in the way.10. Why does the woman like her acting career most? A. She feels that her career is spec

13、ial in the way that people can relate to her. B. She thinks acting is a good career. C. She can make enough for her and her family. D. She thinks acting is her childhood dream.SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the que

14、stions that follow. Questions 11 to 14 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.11. In which year was the first English dictionary published? A. 1604. B. 1700. C. 1750. D. 1775.12. How many words we

15、re contained in the first dictionary? A. A few thousand. B. All important words. C. About 3000. D. 20 volumes.13. Who produced the first modern dictionary? A. Robert Cawdrey. B. Dr. Samuel Johnson. C. John Kersey. D. The author was unknown. 14. What's the specific feature of the Oxford English D

16、ictionary? A. It defines easy words as well as hard ones. B. It gives good meanings for each word. C. It has twenty volumes. D. It traces the history of each word. Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

17、Now listen to the passage.15. What is the important discovery about seismic waves mentioned by the instructor? A. They occur at regular intervals. B. They can withstand great heat. C. They travel through the Earth's interior. D. They can record the Earth's internal temperature.16. What did t

18、he study of seismic vibrations help geologists learn more about? A. When the Earth was formed. B. The composition of the Earth's interior. C. Why lava is hot. D. How often a volcano is likely to erupt.17. What did P and S waves help scientists discover about the layers of the earth? A. How deep

19、they are. B. Where earthquakes form. C. How hot they are. D. What purpose they serve. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, yon will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. What does the speaker talk about? A. Why wolves

20、attack human? B. Why wolves are so feared? C. The history of wolves in Europe. D. The normal hunting habits of wolves.19. According to the speaker, why did wolves attack humans? A. They had no other food. B. They had lost their homes. C. They naturally hunted all creatures. D. To protect their young

21、.20. What does the speaker imply in the end? A. It is human beings that cause wolves to starve first. B. Bad guys caused wolves to starve. C. Wolves are bad guys. D. Wolves are the image of bad guys.SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news i

22、tem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21. _ MasterCard users are NOT affected by the recent security breach. A. Chinese B. Chinese mainland C. The Senior D. Internet22. The stolen information on MasterCard incldes A. password of the card. B. card number an

23、d expiration dates. C. personal identity. D. personal birthday information. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.23. What were seized in the helicopter by the troop together with

24、 Sonia? A. Documents in a laptop computer. B. Documents that can be used as the evidence against Sonia in court. C. A laptop computer. D. Both B and C.24. Who captured Sonia? A. Colombian police. B. American police. C. Elite American troops. D. Elite Colombian troops. Questions 25 and 26 are based o

25、n the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.25. What's the US military's investigation on? A. The crime evidence of Saddam Hussein. B. The death of two New York State National Guard officers at a base in Iraq

26、. C. The mason of the explosion at a US base in Iraq. D. The real identities of the two offices died in an explosion. 26. Which statement is NOT correct? A. The two officers were killed by enemy fire. B. The death of the two officers might be caused by negligence or sabotage. C. Captain Philip was a

27、 company commander. D. Lieutenant Louis was operations manager for Captain E's company. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the fallowing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.27. According to the news, ice from Greenland giv

28、es information about A. oxygen. B. ancient weather. C. carbon dioxide. D. temperature.28. Why are there two teams to study the same ice? A. They belong to different countries. B. They compete against each other. C. They want to confirm their findings. D. There are too many ices for only one team. Qu

29、estions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.29. What's a central theme of the conference held in London? A. Passing laws to deal with unemployment. B. Letting the governments take the

30、 lead in helping workers to gain skills. C. Encouraging businesses to hire, more workers. D. Creating more job opportunities.30. 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

31、 workers the freedom to choose jobs. D. Reforming labor laws and welfare systems.Test FourPart DICTATION Laws Before laws were written, /there was no sure way of knowing what was permitted and what was forbidden. /One judge might apply one set of rules to a case while another judge might apply compl

32、etely different set of rules to a similar case. /It all depended on the personal judgment of one person. /Today we follow the custom of recording our laws. /Rules passed by our lawmakers are printed and available for everyone to use. /Unless laws are publicly available, /we do not regard them as bin

33、ding./ Each of us is subject to many different sets of laws. /Some laws say what is permitted, /such as how fast you may drive. /Other laws say what is required, /such as paying a federal income tax. /Still other laws say what is prohibited, /such as smoking in elevatons. /In the United States, fede

34、ral laws apply to everyone and state laws apply only to activities within each state. / 解析 这篇听写材料的难点在动词的使用上。注意被动语态及动词的分词和过去式的形式，后半部分的排比形式中的动词permitted，required, 和prohibited可能会对一些学生造成困扰。另外，由于这篇材料的动词应用形式比较复杂，在听第四遍的时候一定要注意检查核对。 Part LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation 1W: Why is

35、it that some children perform much better than others at school?M: Obviously, certain children are brighter than others, but it's not as simple as that. A lot of emphasis is placed on intelligence measured by tests.W: The so-called IQ test?M: Yes. Basically they are intended to test linguistic a

36、nd numerical skills, so some children are bound to suffer. This is very unfortunate. A child with an average IQ may turn out to be successful when he grows up.W: What you're saying is that some children have abilities that are not easy to measure, that aren't appreciated.M: Precisely. And if

37、 these skills are not spotted sufficiently early, they cannot be developed, That's why, in my view, there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at.W: I see.M: But at school, only those children who are good with words and numbers will probably do w

38、ell in school examinations.W: Right. Is there anything a parent can do to help in this case?M: Yes. In my opinion, a child should be judged on his individual talents. After all, being happy in life is putting skills to good use, no matter what they are.1B本题考查意图。根据原文“Basically they are intended to te

39、st linguistic and numerical skills.”可以得知智力测验是为了测验人的语言和计算能力而设计的。选项B为正确答案。2C本题考查原因。根据原文“That's why，in my view，there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at.”可知因为成年人没有做他们最适合的事情是造成不快乐的原因。选项C为正确答案。3D本题考查意图。从原文中“But at school，only those children who are

40、 good with words and numbers will probably do well in school examinations.”可以推测出他认为考试为了测验人的语言和计算能力而设计的，因而那些不擅长这两方面的孩子成绩就不好。选项D为正确答案。 Conversation 2W: Hi Stan, where have you been?M: Oh, just at the Student Union office trying to see if I can catch you there. I also tried to find out if professor Ste

41、infield has any old exams from years ago.W: Why don't you just ask me? I took that class last semester and aced it.M: Yeah. you ace all your subjects. But the exams change from year to year, don't they?W: True, but the style is pretty much the same from year to year.M: So tell me all about t

42、he process of prostaglandin. I can barely even pronounce it, let alone explain it.W: Hey, I am no expert but what she'll be mainly looking for is that you know how it affects the digestion, reproduction, and immune systems.M: What kinds of questions might she ask?W: Well, for example, you'll

43、 probably have to say how prostaglandin, if over-produced can give you headaches and fevers and stuff.M: Speaking of headaches. I think I'm getting one now. Can you give me an aspirin?W: Well, it's probably because you have too much prostaglandin, Aspirin blocks prostaglandin production.M: W

44、ell, I'm sure it's this Biology class that's doing it.W: Hey, I've heard you're no slouch at poetry. You get me through my course in 19th century poetry and I'll make you an expert in Biology.M: It's a deal. Where shall we begin? Poetry is up my alley. 4C本题考查原因。从文中开头原文“.

45、just at the Student Union office trying to see if I can catch you there.”可以得知选项C为正确答案。5C本题考查事实。根据原文“Why don't you just ask me? I took that class last semester and aced it.”可以得知这个女生说自己去年选了Steinfield教授的课，建议男士向她咨询有关问题，因此选项C为正确答案。aced it意为“成绩为 A”。6D本题考查原因。由原文男士自己所给出的原因“I'm sure it's this Bio

46、logy class that's doing it.”可以得知选项D为正确答案，即头疼是因为生物学课程考试。根据文中“. it's probably because you have too much prostaglandin”(可能是因为你前列腺素过多)很容易误选A，但这只是女士的猜测，而非真正原因。7B本题考查行为。文中最后提到“I've heard you're no slouch at poetry. You get me through my course in 19th century poetry and I'll make you a

47、n expert in Biology.”其中slouch意为“不中用的人，懒惰或无能的人”，整句意即“我听说你诗歌方面不弱，你帮我通过19世界诗歌课程考试，我则帮你成为生物学专家”，据此应选B。文章最后一句用到一个习语up someone's alley意思是“为某人所熟悉或精通的；正合某人所长”。可知男生答应帮助女生复习19世纪文学。选项A曲解了该词组意思。 Conversation 3M: What inspired you to act?W: It must have been born in me. I've been doing it since I was 7 y

48、ears old. Maybe it was my family. Who knows? I just know when I saw a stage for the first time, I wanted to be on it.M: How do you balance your life between family and your career?W: How? I don't know how. I just know I do it. But it takes work. I have a great husband, a great set of parents and

49、 in-laws, and obviously I have help with a nanny. It's not easy but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high profile job as I do.M: Does it ever get difficult to balance?W: Yup. But what parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it all an obstacle. As I said,

50、I just do it.M: Has that always been your philosophy? To simply work through the" obstacles", no matter what? Just do it?W: Yes, but I also find "she works hard for the money" or "she's overcome so many obstacles" a bit overused. I know it allows me to stand out in

51、a crowd when the sea of faces can seem so similar, and I know it serves a purpose in inspiring others who might face the same obstacles I faced while growing up.M: You're a tough dame. 8C本题考查事实。题目问这个女士面对的困难是什么。根据原文可知这个女士是个演员，所以不得不经常在家庭和事业之间作平衡。因此选项C为正确答案。9D本题考查事实。文中她讲到了“I just never make the dif

52、ficulty of it all an obstacleAs I said，I just do it.”因此选项D为正确答案。10A本题考查原因。根据原文中提到的“I know it allows me to stand out in a crowd when the sea of faces can seem so similar，and I know it serves a purpose in inspiring others who might face the same obstacles I faced while growing up.”可以推断出她认为演员这个职业可以使她从众

53、人之中脱颖而出，而且这一的经历能够鼓舞有相同困难的人们。因此选项A为正确答案。 SECTION B PASSAGESPassage 1 The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary actually contained only about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one word definition. The author, Robert Cawdrey,

54、 made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey's lead and presented a few thousand hard words

55、. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750s all dictionaries were rather simple and not very valuable. A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modem dictionary. He includes in his dic

56、tionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. By the end of the 1700s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson's lead. The 1800s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary, a

57、 twenty-volume work. One of the most popular features of the Oxford English Dictionary is its word histories. It traces the history of each word from its earliest recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary. 11A情景事实题，短文的开篇中提到：“The first English dictionary，called an Alphabetical Tab

58、le of Hard Words，was published in 1604.”即最早的英语字典是 1604年出版的。短文的后面也提到了好几个年代(如其他选项)，但是对应的内容都是字典的不同发展时期。可知选项A为正确答案。 12C情景事实题。根据原文“The dictionary actually contained only about 3，000 difficult words，each followed by a one word definition.”可知第一本英语字典实际上只包含了大约3000个难词，每个词都有一个常用词定义它。选项C为正确答案。13B情景事实题。文中涉及了三个写字

59、典的作者名字：Robert Cawdrey是第一本英文字典的作者；John Kersey在字典中不仅定义了难词也定义了简单词；Dr. Samuel Johnson是第一本现代字典的作者；搞清出这些人的不同成就，可知选项B为正确答案。14D推理排除题。文中最后提到“One of the most popular features of the Oxford English Dictionary is its word historiesIt traces the history of each word from its earliest recorded use up to the time

60、of the printing of the dictionary. ”即牛津英语词典的一个显著特征就是它对辞源的探索。它标注了每一个词从其有记录开始到字典刊印时的历史。因此选项D为正确答案。 Passage 2 There were several important discoveries in the early part of last century that helped geologists develop a more accurate picture of the earth's interior. The first key discovery had to do

61、with seismic waves. Remember they are the vibrations caused by earthquakes. Well, scientists found that they travel thousands of miles through the earth's interior. This finding enabled geologists to study the inner parts of the earth. You see, the studies revealed that these vibrations were of

62、two types: compression, or P waves, and shear, or S waves. And researchers found that P waves travel through both liquids and solids, while S waves travel only through solid matter. In 1906, a British geologist discovered that P waves slowed down at a certain depth but kept traveling deeper. On the other hand, S waves either disappeared or were reflected back. So he concluded that the depth marked the boundary between a solid mantle and a liquid core. Three years later, another boundary was discovered that was between the mantle and the earth's crust. There is still