公共英语四级-105及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语四级-105 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)I You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer-A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds t

2、o answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).How does the man feel about his exam? A. He is disappointed. B. He is happy. C. He feels so-so. D. He does not care.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.

3、Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient. D. Teacher and doctor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the booking office. B. At the airport. C. In the restaurant. D. In the reception office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Where does this convers

4、ation take place? A. At home. B. At a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. In a hospital.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What contributes to the womans high score? A. Doing lots of homework. B. Attending every lecture. C. Using test-taking strategies. D. Reading very extensively.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1).Where ar

5、e the man and the woman probably talking? A. Outside an art museum. B. Inside a bookstore. C. In the restaurant. D. Outside a sports center.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the man now? A. A student. B. A teacher. C. An engineer. D. An official.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What were the two speakers going to do?

6、A. Go bicycle-riding. B. Go sailing. C. Swimming. D. Playing tennis.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What will the woman tell the man? A. Her new address. B. Her company s name. C. Her email. D. Her phone number.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Student and teacher. B. P

7、atient and nurse. C. Wife and husband. D. Lawyer and client.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)I You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choos

8、ing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE./IQuestions 11-13 are based on a conversation between a man anda woman （分数：3.00）(1).What are the two speakers talking about? A. Taking part in the match B. Watching f

9、ootball games C. Watching TV D. Buying the fickes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the woman prefer to watch the game on TV？ A. She cantgetthe ticket B. She finds it hard to go to the stadium C. She wants to see the players more clearly and easily D. She wants to be able to follow the game more easily a

10、nd closely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the advantage of watching games in the stadium? A. Tickets are easy to get B. You can enjoy the atmosphere C. You always follow the action easily D. Explanation helps you understand the game（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.IQuestions 14 17 are based on the following dialogue a

11、bout a part-time job./I （分数：4.00）(1).What is the womans major? A. American literature. B. English literature. C. Teaching method. D. Mathematics.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the woman feel about her new job? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Inspiring. D. Challenging.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How often will

12、 the woman correct the students assignment? A. Once a week. B. Once two weeks. C. Once a month. D. Once three weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How much will the man pay for the woman per month? A. 1,500. B. 1,350. C. 1,250. D. 2,250.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).what is the conversation mainly about? A. H

13、ow to care for precious metals. B. A standard unit for measuring weight. C. The value of precious metals. D. Using the metric system.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How was the weight used? A. To check the accuracy of scales. B. To calculate the density of other metals. C. To observe changes in the atmosphere.

14、 D. To measure amounts of rainfall.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight? A. Someone spilled water on it. B. Someone lost it. C. It was made of low-quality metal. D. The standard for measuring had changed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does Dr Thomas probably think

15、about the cost of the new weight? A. It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal. B. It is difficult to judge the value of such an object. C. It is reasonable for an object with such an important function. D. It is too high for such a light weight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.IQuestions 22-25 are bas

16、ed on the following dialogue./I （分数：4.00）(1).How many kinds of shoplifters are mentioned in the dialogue? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the character of the first kind of the shoplifters? A. Impulsive. B. Poor. C. Skillful at stealing. D. Highly organized.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why d

17、o the “little thieves” steal? A. They want some excitement. B. They want the things they cant afford. C. They want to earn money in this way. D. They do it for a living.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Among the three types of shoplifters, who can be found out most difficultly? A. The first kind. B. The second

18、kind. C. The third kind. D. None of them can be found out easily.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections:/BI Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1./IIt has always been a problem to decide whether

19、popular music“ is music which represents the people or is simply music that the people like. The same problem ofU U 1 /U /Uexists with jazz. So many differentU U 2 /U /Uof music have been called jazz at one time or another that it is hard to say whatU U 3 /U /Uit is. Jazz has always been considered

20、 tobe black musicU U 4 /U /Uwhen I firstU U 5 /U /Uan interest in it twenty years ago, I used to hear whiteU U 6 /U /Uplaying music that was like Louis Armstrongs in the 1920s. I found out afterwards that they learnt to do this by playing Armstrongs records over and over again until their style was

21、close enough to hisU U 7 /U /Ufor them to imitate him.Since then white singers like Bob Dylan have rediscoveredU U 8 /U /Uown folk tradition, instead ofU U 9 /U /Ufrom black roots. But the mainU U 10 /U /Usince 1960 have been social and technical. One is that young people have moreU U 11 /U /Uto spe

22、nd on records at an earlier age than they used to, so Tin Pan Alley, the pop music industry, aims at the teenage audience. U U 12 /U /Uis that electronic equipment has developed to such anU U 13 /U /Uthat technicians are now capable of mixing sound toU U 14 /U /Urecordings that are quite different f

23、rom a liveU U 15 /U /U.But the realU U 16 /U /Uwith pop musis is that Tin Pan Alley has always worked against its being aU U 17 /U /Umusic of the people. It takes everything original and natural out of it andU U 18 /U /Uit with cheap commercial imitations.U U 19 /U /Uthe American folk singer, Woody

24、Guthrie, said: “Theyve alwaysU U 20 /U /Uthe second-rate songs. Theyve never wanted to play the good ones.“（分数：20.00）(1). A. definition B. classification C. imitation D. discussion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. types B. forms C. ways D. branches（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. principally B. concisely C. commonly

25、 D. exactly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. for B. and C. but D. so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. found B. took C. got D. brought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. singers B. conductors C. bands D. composers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. skill B. spirit C. pace D. model（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. his B. their C. its D. our（分数：1.00）

26、A.B.C.D.(9). A. borrowing B. starting C. copying D. growing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. demands B. tides C. changes D. issues（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. energy B. money C. time D. effort（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. Another B. One other C. Other D. Other one（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. extension B. expansion C.

27、 effect D. extent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. order B. invent C. produce D. appreciate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. display B. demonstration C. operation D. performance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. issue B. question C. task D. problem（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. commercial B. traditional C. genuine D. lively（分数：1

28、00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. replaces B. substitutes C. exchanges D. reforms（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. What B. As C. Since D. So（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. preferred B. disliked C. wanted D. improved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BText 1/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The automob

29、ile has many advantages. Above all, it offers people freedom to go wherever and whenever they want to go. The basic purpose of a motor vehicle is to get from point A to point B as cheaply, quickly, and safely as possible. However, to most people, cars are also personal fantasy machines that serve as

30、 symbols of power, success, speed, excitement, and adventure.In addition, much of the worlds economy is built on producing motor vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs for those vehicles. Half of the worlds paychecks are auto related. In the United States, one of every six dollars spent

31、 and one of every six non-farm jobs are connected to the automobile or related industries, such as oil, steel, rubber, plastics, automobile services, and highway construction.In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land, and wildlife r

32、esources. The automobile may be the most destructive machine ever invented. Though we tend to deny it, riding in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.Since 1885, when Karl Benz built the first automobile, almost 18 million people have been killed by motor vehicles. Every

33、 year, cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250 000 people as many as were killed in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and injure or permanently disable 10 million more. Half of the worlds people will be involved in an auto accident at some time during their lives.Since the a

34、utomobile was introduced, almost three million Americans have been killed on the highways about twice the number of Americans killed on the battlefield in all US wars. In addition to the tragic loss of life, these accidents cost American society about $ 60 billion annually in lost income and in insu

35、rance, administrative, and legal expenses.Streets that used to be for people are now for cars. Pedestrians and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise, pollution, stress, and danger.Motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the worlds

36、cities. In the United States, they produce at least 500% of the countrys air pollution.（分数：10.00）(1).Most people think that cars represent peoples _. A. occupation B. wealth C. life style D. fame（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the average number of people killed annually in traffic ac

37、cidents around the world is _. A. 18 million B. 250 000 C. 10 million D. 60 billion（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A serious environmental problem resulting from automobiles is _. A. tragic loss of life B. traffic jams C. air pollution D. mental stress（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from this passage t

38、hat automobiles _. A. are an important part of the worlds economy B. are becoming less dangerous C. will produce less air pollution in the future D. are killing more people in recent years than in the past（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The title that suits the passage best is _. A. Automobile and Economy B. A

39、utomobile and the Environment C. The Problems with the Automobile D. Advantages and Disadvantages of the Automobile（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A break through in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decad

40、es, if a modest increase could be provided in the EECs research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EECs scientific laboratories at Lspra, near Milan.The senior West German scientist in charge of the Communitys solar energy programme

41、 Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the Communitys energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums devoted by the

42、EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EECs needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each yea

43、r. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Communitys future energy needs.At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Lspra, one of the EECs official joint r

44、esearch centres, and another $3 million a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.（分数：10.00）(1).The phrase “be brought forward“ in Para. 1 most probably means _. A. be expected B. be completed C. be advanced D. be introduced（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Some scientists believ

45、e that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on _. A. sufficient funding B. further experiments C. advanced technology D. well equipped laboratories（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide _. A. a little more than 3% of t

46、he EECs needs after the year 2000 B. 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000 C. less than 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000 D. only 3% of the EECs needs even after the year 2000（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy. B. At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the prevision of energy from the sun. C. The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increase