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2015年專業(yè)英語四級考試真題試卷

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

1.WhyisthetriptoMarsaone-waytrip?

A.Thereturntripistooexpensive.

B.Thereisnotechnologytogetpeopleback.

C.Peopledon'twanttoreturn.

D.Thereturntripistoorisky.

2.Accordingtotheman,whatismoreimportantforthoserecruits?

A.Intelligence.B.Health.C.Skills.D.Calmness.

3.Whatisthelastpartoftheconversationabout?

A.Thekindofpeoplesuitablsforthetrip.

B.Interestsandhobbiesofthespeakers.

C.Recruitmentofpeopleforthetrip.

D.PreparationforthetriptoMars.

4.Whatisshowrooming?

A.Goingtothehighstreet.B.Visitingeverydayshops.

C.Buyingthingslikeelectricalgoods.I).Visitingshopsandbuyingonline.

5.Accordingtotheconversation,themanhadboughtallthefollowingthingsonline

EXCEPT

A.shoesB.CDsC.cameraD.food

6.Accordingtotheconversation,thepercentageofpeoplewhoshowroomedwhile

Christmasshoppingwas

A.3%B.33%C.42%D.24%

7.Onereasonforpeopletoshowroomisthatthey

A.wanttoknowmoreaboutpricingB.canreturntheproductlater

C.wanttoseetherealthingfirstD.canbargainforalowershopprice

8.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Howtoavoidclashesofexams.B.Howtoscheduleexams.

C.Howtousethefacultylounge.D.Howtochoosethecourses.

9.Whatdocsthestudenthavetodofirstinordertotaketheexams?

A.Tochooseadateonthedraftschedule.

B.Tofindtheinformationonthebulletinboard.

C.Todrawupthefinalschedule.

D.Toarrangeaninvigilator.

10.Accordingtotheconversation,theDoanwill

A.signthesheetinthefacultylounge

B.takecareofthebulletinooard

C.consultthestudents

D.finalizetheexamschedule

SECTIONBPASSAGES

11.WhichofthefollowingcitieshastheoldestChinatowninNorthAmerica?

A.NewYork.B.SanFrancisco.C.Boston.D.SanDiego.

12.TheChinatowninSanFranciscoattractstouristsayear.

A.20,000B.100,000C.7millionD.17million

13.Wherecantouristsseethsfishmarkets?

A.InStocktonStreet.B.InGrantAvenue.

C.InPortsmouthSquare.D.InBushStreet.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Obesitycandamageone'shealth.

B.Obesityisagrowingproblemallovertheworld.

C.Obesityisdirectlyrelatedtoone'shabit,

D.Obesityhasaffectedbothnoysandgirls.

15.Thepurposeofthethree-yearstudyisto.

A.findoutwhysomechildrenfinditdifficulttogotosleep

B.learnmoreaboutthelinkbetweensleepandweight

C.identifythewaysparentsreducetheirkids'weight

D.seeifthereisdifferenceinsleeppatternsovertheperiod

16.Accordingtothestudy,thedailyhealthysleeptimeforthe3rdto6thgraders

shouldbearound___hours.

A.8D.9C.10D.11

17.Accordingtothepassage,obesityismostlikelyrelatedto_.

A.sleeptimeB.genderC.raceD.parents

18.Accordingtoanumberofstudents,____isthemainfactorforearly-agesmoking.

A.genderB.personalityC.environmentD.money

19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Veryfewcontinuesmokingthroughouttheirteenageyears.

B.Mostearly-agesmokerssoonstopexperimenting.

C.Someearly-agesmokersnevergobeyondexperimenting.

D.Childrenquicklybecomeregularsmokersbycarryingcigarettes.

20.AllthefollowingarefeaturesofsmokersEXCEPT__.

A.strongpeerinfluenceB.lowsenseofachievement

C.highsenseofrebellionD.closefamilyrelationship

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

21.Whyweresomechildrenofferedonlyfruitandmilkforlunch?

A.Theschoolstoppedprovidingschoollunch.

B.Theirparentsfailedtopayforschoollunch.

C.Someparentspreferredfruitandmilkforlunch.

D.Thesechildrenchosetohavesomethingdifferent.

22.Howdidparentsreacttotheschool,swayofhandlingthesituation?

A.TheywereupsetB.Theywerefurious.

C.Theyweresurprised.D.Theyweresad.

23.Accordingtothenews,whatisthemainadvantageofthedigitalkey?

A.Guestscanpaywithoutgoingtothefrontdesk.

B.Guestscangodirecttotheirrooms.

C.Guestscancheckoutanytime.

D.Guestscanmakeroomreservations.

24.Thehotelcompanyintendstohavethesystemin__ofitshotelsinthenext

threemonths.

A.2B.3C.100D.150

25.Accordingtorhecourtruling,ShrienDewani

U.K.illreturntotheU.K.formedicaltreatment

B.willremaininSouthAfricaformedicaltreatment

C.willstandtrialinSouthAfricaonceprovedfit

D.willbeextraditedevenifheisunfittostandtrial

26.WhatwasDewaniaccusedof?

U.K.avinghiswifekilled.B.KillinghiswifeintheU.K.

C.Beinginvolvedinataxiaccident.D.Hiringacrewofhitmen.

27.TheU.N.newvotewouldallowallthefollowingEXCEPT—.

A.theuseofforcebyEuropeanUniontroops

B.thesuspensionofanexistingarmsembargo

C.theextensionofU.N.peacekeepingmission

D.thebanontravelandfreezeofassets

28.Whatisthenewsmainlyaoout?

A.CausesofearlydeathinRussia.B.Behaviorofalcoholics.

C.Causesofalcoholpoisoning.D.Numberofdeathover10years.

29.Thetotalinvestmentinfilm-makinginBritainin2012was

A.￡945millionB.￡1.07billionC.￡500,000D.￡87,000

30.HollywoodstudiosprefertomakefilmsinBritainbecause__.

A.TheUKisagoodfilmlocation

B.ThecastusuallycomesfromBritain

C.Hollywoodemphasizesquality

D.Productioncostcanbereduced

PARTIIICLOZE

Electricityissuchapartofoureverydaylivesandsomuchtaken

forgrantednowadays31we

rarelythinktwicewhenwsswitchonthelightorturnontheTV

set.Atnight,roadsarebrightlylit,enablingpeopleand32tom

ovcfreely.Neonlightingusedinadvertisinghasbecomepartofthe

33Ofeverymoderncity.Inthehome,many34devicesar

epoweredbyelectricity.35

whenweturnoffthebedsidelampandare36asleep,electricit

yisworkingforus,37our

refrigerators,heatingourwater,orkeepingourroomsair-conditioned.

Everyday,trains,busesand

subwaystakeustoandfromwork.Werarely38toconsiderwhy

orhowtheyrun--39somethinggoeswrong.

Inthesummerof1959,something40gowrongwiththepower-p

lantthatprovidedNewYork

withelectricity.Foragreatmanyhours,lifecamealmosttoa41

_.Trainsrefusedto:noveandthepeopleinthensatintheda

rk,42__todoanything;liftsstoppedworking,sathat43y

ouwereluckyenoughnottobe44.betweentwofloors,youha

dtheunpleasanttaskoffindingyourwaydown45—ofstairs.

FamousstreetslikeBroadwayandFifthAvenueina(n)46became

gloomyanduninviting47themostremotebackstreets.Peoplewe

reafraidtoleavetheirhouses,

48althoughthepolicehadbeenorderedto43incaseo

femergency,theywerejustas

confusedand50anybodyelse.

31.AthatB.thusC.D.so

32.AcarB.truckC.trafficD.pedestrians

33.AappearanceB.characterC.distinctionD.surface

34.Amoney-savingB.time-savingC.energy-savingD.labor-saving

35.AOnlyB.RarelyC.EvenD.Frequently

36.AfastB.quiteC.closelyD.quickly

37.AmovingB.startingC.repairingD.driving

38.AtroubleD.botherC.hesitateD.remember

39.AwhenB.ifC.untilI),after

40.AdidB.wouldC.couldD.Should

41.ApauseB.terminalC.breakdownD.standstill

42.AincompetentB.powerlessC.hesitantD.helpless

43.AalthoughB.whenC.D.evenif

44.AtrappedB.placedC.positionedD.locked

45.AstepsB.levelsC.flightsD.floors

46.AtimeB.instantC.pointD.minute

47.AlikeB.thanC.D.as

48.AforB.andC.butI),or

49.AstandasideB.standdownC.standbyD.standin

50.AaimlessB.helplessC.unfocusedD.undecided

PARTIVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

51.Whenyouhavefinishedwiththatbook,don'tforgettoputitbackontheshelf,

9

A.don'tyouB.doyouC.willyouD.won'tyou

52.Maryis_hardworkingthanhersister,butshefailedintheexam.

A.nolessB.nomoreC.notlessD.notso

53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Onlyoneoutofsixwerepresentatthemeeting.

B.Tendollarswasstolenfromthecashregister.

C.Eithermysisterormybrotheriswrong.

D.Fivemilesseemlikealongwalktome.

54.Whichoftheitalicizedpartsexpressesafuturetense?

A.Myfriendteacheschemistryinaschool.

B.I'11giveittoyouafterIreturn.

C.Whatisthematterwithyou?

D.LondonstandsontheRiverThames.

55.Itisnotsomuchthelanguagetheculturalbackgroundthatmakesthefilm

difficulttounderstand.

A.butB.norC.likeI),as

56.Thereisnodoubtthecommitteehasmadetherightdecisiononthehousing

project.

A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.when

57.AllthePresident*sMen___oneoftheimportantbooksforscholarswhostudy

theWatergateScandal.

A.remainsB.remainedC.remainD.isremaining

58.Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyourlawyer,he_____abletoadviseyoumuch

betterthanIcan.

A.willbeB.wasC.wouldbeD.were

59.Whichofthefollowingisastativeverb(靜態(tài)動詞)？

A.DrinkB.CloseC.RainD.Belong

60.Whichofthefollowingitalicizedpartsindicatesasubject-verbrelation?

A.Themanhasalargefamilytosupport.

B.Shehadnowishtoquarrelwithherbrother.

C.HewasthelastguesttoIsave.

D.Maryneedsafriendtotalkto.

61.Thefollowingareallcorrectresponsesto“Whotoldthenewstotheteacher?w

EXCEPT______?

A.BobdiditB.BobdidsoC.BobdidthatD.Bobdid.

62.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A.AnothertwogirlsB.FewwordsC.ThisworkD.Abitofflowers

63.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsdoesNOTindicatewillingness?

A.Whatwillyoudowhenyougraduate?

B.Theywillbehomebynow.

C.Whowillgowithme?

D.Whywillyougotherealone?

64.Whenonehasgoodhealth,__shouldfeelfortunate

A.youB.sheC.heD.we

65.There___nothingmorefordiscussion,themeetingcametoanendhalfanhour

earlier.

A.tobeB.tohavebeenC.beD.being

66.Twoofherbrotherswere___duringtheSecondWorldWar.

A.calledupB.calledonC.calledforD.calledout

67.Bottlesfromthisregionsellatabout$50acase.

A.entirelyB.totallyC.wholesaleD.together

68.Theproductcontainsno___colours,flavours,orpreservatives.

A.fakeB.artificialC.falseI),wrong

69.Davisacceptedthedefeatinthesemi-finalwithgoodgrace.Theunderlinedpart

isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.cheerfullyB.wholeheartedlyC.politelyD.quietly

70._______andbusinessleadersweredelightedatthedecisiontoholdthenational

motorfairinthecity.

A.CivilB.CivilizedC.CivilianD.Civic

71.Thecitycouncilisplanningahugeroad-buildingprogrammetoeasecongestion.

Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.calmB.relieveC.comfortD.still

72.Hisunfortunateappearancewasoffsetbyanattractivepersonality.The

underlinedpartmeansallthefollowingEXCEPT____.

A.improvedB.madeupforC.balancedD.compensatedfor

73.Thedoctorsaidthatthegashinhischeckrequiredstitches.Theunderlined

partmeans____.

A.lumpB.depressionC.swellingD.cut

74.Duringtheeconomiccrisis,theyhadtocutbackproductionand_______workers.

A.layoffB.layintoC.laydownD.layaside

75.Theuniversityconsistentlyreceivesahigh_forthequalityofits

teachingandresearch.

A.standardD.evaluationC.ratingD.comment

76.Tomarkitsonehundredthanniversary,theuniversityheldaseriesofactivities

includingconferences,filmshows,etc.Theunderlinedpartneans______.

A.signifyB.celebrateC.symbolizeD.suggest

77.Hisfertilemindkeepsturningoutnewideas.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.abundantB.unbelievableC.productiveD.generative

78.Thelocalnewspaperhasa_______of100,000copiesaday.

A.spreadB.circulationC.motionD.flow

79.Theseissueswerediscussedatlengthduringthemeeting.Theunderlinedpart

means.

A.eventuallyB.subsequentlyC.lastlyD.fully

80.Acoupleofyoungpeopleweregivingoutleafletsinfrontofthedepartment

store.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.distributingB.handlingC.dividingD.arranging

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

TextA

Inundatedbymoreinformationthanwecanpossiblyholdinourhead,we're

increasinglyhandingoffthejobofrememberingtosearchenginesandsmartphones.

Googleisevenreportedlyworkingoneyeglassesthatcouldonedayrecognizefaces

andsupplydetailsaboutwhoeveryou*relookingat.Butnewresearchshowsthat

outsourcingourmemory-andexpectingthatinformationwillbecontinuallyand

instantaneouslyavailable-ischangingourcognitivehabits.

ResearchconductedbyBetsyrrow,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyatColumbia

University,hasidentifiedthreenewrealitiesabouthowweprocessinformationin

theInternetage.First,herexperimentsshowedthatwhenwedon'tknowtheanswer

toaquestion,wenowthinkaboutwherewecanfindthenearestWebconnectioninstead

ofthesubjectofthequestionitself.Asecondrevelationisthatwhenweexpect

tobeabletofindinformationagainlateron,wedon，trememberitaswellaswhen

wethinkitmightbecomeunavailable.Andthenthereistheresearchers*final

observation:theexpectation:hatwe'llheabletolocateinforinationdownthe

lineleadsustoformamemorynotofthefactitselfbutofwherewe,IIbeable

tofindit.

Butthishandoffcomeswithadownside.Skillslikecriticalthinkingandanalysis

mustdevelopinthecontextoffacts:weneedsomethingtothinkandreasonabout,

afterall.AndthesefactscantbeGoogledaswego;theyneedtobestoredinthe

originalharddrive,ourlong-termmemory.Especiallyinthecaseofchildren,

“factualknowledgemustprecedeskill,“saysDanielWillingham,aprofessorof

psychology,attheUniversityofVirginia-meaningthatthedaysofdrillingthe

multiplicationtableandmemorizingthenamesofthePresidentsaren'toverquite

yet.Adults,too,needtorecruitasupplyofstoredknowledgeinordertosituate

andevaluatenewinformationtheyencounter.Youcan'tGooglecontext.

Last,there,sthepossibility,increasinglyterrifyingtocontemplate,thatour

machinesfai1us.Asrrowputsit,“TheexperienceoflosingourInternetconnection

becomesmoreandmorelikelosingafriend.*Ifyou'regoingtokeepyourmemory

onyoursmartphone,bettermakesureit'sfullycharged.

81.Google'seyeglassesaresupposedto____.

[A]improveourmemory[B]functionlikememory

[Clhelpusseefacesbetter[D]worklikesmartphones

82.Accordingtothepassage,ucognitivehabits”refersto____.

[A]howwedealwithinformation[B]functionsofhumanmemory

[C]theamountofinformation[D]theavailabilityofinf3rlnation

83.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutrrow'sresearchisCORRECT?

[A]Werememberpeopleandthingsasmuchasbefore.

[B]WeremembermoreInternetconnectionsthanbefore.

[C]Wepayequalattentiontolocationandcontentofinformation.

[D]Wetendtorememberlocationratherthanthecoreoffacts.

84.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“context”?

[A]Itreferstolong-termmemory.[B]Itreferstoanewsituation.

[C]Itreferstoastoreofknowledge.[D]Itreferstothesearchengine.

85.Whatistheimpliedmessageoftheauthor?

[A]Webconnectionsaidourmemory.

[B]Peopledifferinwhattoremember.

[C]Peoplekeepmemoryonsmartphones.

[D]Peopleneedtoexercisetheirmemory.

TextB

Iwasasecond-yearmedicalstudentattheuniversity,andwasonmyseconddayof

roundsatanearbyhospital.Myuniversity,sphilosophywastogetstudentsseeing

patientsearlyintheireducation.Niceidea,butitoverlookedone

detai1:second-yearstudentsknownexttonothingaboutmedicine.

Assignedtomyteamthatdaywasanattending-aseniorfacultymemberwhowasthere

mostlytomakepatientsfeeltheyweren*tinthehandsofamateurs.Manyattendings

wereresearcherswhodidn*thavemuchrecenthospitalexperience.Minewasactually

anarthritisspecialist.Alsoalongwasaresident（therealboss,withastaggering

masteryofmedicine,atleasttoarookielikemyself）.Inadditionthereweretwo

interns（住院實習醫(yī)生）.TheseguyswerejustasgreenasIwas,butinascarierway:

theyhadrecentlygraduatedfromthemedicalschool,sotheyweretechnicallyMDs.

Ibeganthedayat6:30am.AninternandIdidaquickcheckofoureightpatients;

later,weweretopresentourfindingstotheresidentandthentotheattending.

Ihadthreepatientsandtheinternhadtheotherfive-pieceofcake.

ButwhenIarrivedintheroomof71-year-oldMr.Adams,hewassittingupinbed,

sweatingheavilyandpanting（喘氣）.He'djusthadahipoperationandlooked

terrible.Ilistenedtohislungswithmystethoscope,buttheysoundedclear.Next

Icheckedthelog

ofhisvitalsignsandsawthathisrespirationandheartratehadbeenclimbing,

buthistemperaturewassteady.Itdidn*tseemlikeheartfailure,nordiditappear

tobepneumonia.So1askedMr.Adamswhathethoughtwasgoingon.

"It'sreallyhotinhere,Doc,“hereplied.

SoIattributedhisconditiontothestuffyroomandtoldhimtherestoftheteam

wouldreturninafewhours.Hesmiledandfeeblywavedgoodbye.

At8:40am.,duringourteammeeting,“CodeBlueRoom307!〃blaredfromthe

loudspeaker.Ifroze.

ThatwasMr.Adams'sroom.

Whenwearrived,hewasmotionless.

Theautopsy（尸體解剖）laterfoundMr.Adamshadsufferedamassivepulmonary

embolism（肺部栓塞）.Abloodclothadformedinhisleg,workeditswaytohislungs,

andcuthisbreathingcapacityinhalf.Hissymptomshadbeentextbook:heavy

perspirationandshortnessofbreathdespiteclearlungs.Theonlythingwas:I

hadn*treadthatchapterinthetextbookyet.AndIwastooscared,insecure,and

proudtoaskarealdoctorforhelp.

Thismistakehashauntedmefornearly30years,butwhat'sparticularlyfrustrating

isthatthesamemedicaleducationsystempersists.Whoknowshowmanypeoplehave

diedorsufferedharmatthehandsofstudentsasnaiveasI,andhowmanymorewill?

86.Whywastheauthordoingroundsinahospital?

[A]Hehimselfwantedtohavepractice.

[B]Studentsofallmajorshadtodoso.

[C]Itwaspartofhismedicaltraining.

[D]Hewasonaresearchteam.

87.Welearnthattheauthor*steammembershad_.

[A]muchpracticalexperience[B]adequateknowledge

[C]longbeenworkingthere[D]someprofessionaldeficiency

88.Whi1etheauthorwasexaminingMr.Adams,al1thefollowingsymptomscaughthis

attentionEXCEPT

[A]movingdifficulty[B]steadytemperature

[C]fasterheartrate[D]breathingproblem

89.“HissymptomshadbeentextbookMmeansthathissymptcmswere____.

[A]partofthetextbook[B]nolongerinthetextbook

[C]recentlyincludedinthetextbook[D]explainedinthetextbook

90.Attheendofthepassage,theauthorexpresses____aboutthemedicaleducation

system.

[A]optimism[B]hesitation[C]concern[D]support

TEXTC

Thewaronsmoking,nowfivedecadesoldandcounting,isoneofthenation*sgreatest

publichealthsuccessstories-butnotforeveryone.

Asawhole,thecountryhasmadeamazingprogress.In1964,fourintenadultsin

theUSsmoked;todayfewerthantwointendo.Butsomestates-Kentucky,South

DakotaandAlabamatonamejustafew-seemtohavemissedthemessagethatsmoking

isdeadly.

Theirfailureisthegreatestdisappointmentinanefforttosavelivesthatwas

startedonJan.11,1964,bythefirstSurgeonGeneraTsReportonSmokingandHealth.

Itsfindingthatsmokingisacauseoflungcancerandotherdiseaseswasmajornews

then.Thehazardsofsmokingwerejuststartingtoemerge.

Thereportledtocigarettewarninglabels,abanonTVadsandeventuallyan

anti-smokingmovementthatshiftedthenation'sattitudeonsmoking.Then,smokers

werecool.Today,manyareoutcasts,rejectedbyrestaurants,bars,publicbuildings

andeventheirownworkplaces.Millionsofliveshavebeensaved.

Theformulaforsuccessisnolongerguesswork:Adopttoughwarninglabels,air

publicserviceads,fundsmokingcessationprogramsandimposesmoke-freelaws.But

thesurestwaytopreventsmoking,particularlyamongprice-sensitiveteens,isto

raisetaxes.Ifyoucanstopthemfromsmoking,you'vewonthewar.Fewpeoplestart

smokingafterturning19.

Thereal-lifeevidenceoftaxingpowerispowerful.The10stateswiththelowest

adultsmokingratesslapanaveragetaxof$2.42oneverypack-threetimesthe

averagetaxinthestateswiththehighestsmokingrates.

NewYorkhasthehighestcigarettetaxinthecountry,at$4.35perpack,andjust

12percentofteenssmoke,farbelowthenationalaverageof18percent.Compare

thatwithKentucky,wheretaxesarelow(60cents),smokingrestrictionsareweak

andtheteensmokingrateisdoubleNewYork*s.Otherlow-taxspateshavesimilarly

dismalrecords.

Enemiesofhightobaccotaxesclingtothetiredargumentthattheyfall

disproportionatelyonthepoor.True,butsodothedeadlyeffectsofsmoking,far

worsethanatax.Theeffectofthetaxesisamplifiedfurtherwhentherevenueis

usedtofundinitiativesthathelpsmokersquitorpersuadeteensnottostart.

Anti-smokingforceshaveplentytocelebratethisweek,havinghelpedavoid8million

prematuredeathsinthepast50years.Butaslongas3,000acolescentsandteens

taketheirfirstpuffeachday,thewarisnotwon.

91.Whatdoes"counting“meaninthecontext?

[A]Continuing.[B]Including.[C]Calculating.[D]Relyingon.

92.Accordingtothecontext,“Theirfailure*refersto.

[A]thoseadultswhocontinuetosmoke

[B]thosestatesthatmissedthemessage

[C]findingsofthereport

[D]hazardsofsmoking

93.Thefollowingarealleffortsthatledtothechangeofattitudeonsmoking

EXCEPT.

[A]rejectingbythepublic[B]cigarettewarninglabels

[C]anti-smokingcampaigns[D]anti-smokinglegislation

94.Accordingtotheauthor,raisingtaxoncigarettes________.

[A]isunfairtothepoor[B]isaneffectivemeasure

[C]increasespublicrevenue[D]failstosolvetheproblem

95.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

[A]Howtostageanti-smokingcampaigns.

[B]Theeffectsofthereportonsmokingandhealth.

[C]Taxasthesurestpathtocutsmoking.

[D]Theeffortstocutdownonteenagesmoking.

TEXTD

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