公共英语四级-45 (1)及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语四级-45 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BPart A/B BDirections:/B I For Questions 1-5, you will hear a recording of a conversation between a student and a clerk in the registration office. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the questions. Use not more t

2、han 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences below. /I（分数：5.00）(1).The student cannot register because _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The student had thought he could register any time during _of classes.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The woman who g

3、ave the wrong information probably was（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What does the registration officer need to know when a student is to register?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Who is the student going to talk to?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).The tour guide is introducing the exhibit of_ pottery.（分数：1.00

4、填空项 1:_(2).The Hohokam people used to live in what is now _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).All of the pottery was made from _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The pottery was made by the Hohokam people for purposes of either_ or_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What is the typical color of the decoration of the pottery?（分数：1.00）填空项 1

5、三、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)I Questions 11-13 are based on the following monologue introducing the library. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13./I（分数：3.00）(1).What is the topic of this passage?（分数：1.00）A.The largest library in the United States.B.A special system for numbering books.C.F

6、inding books in a library.D.Finding a needle in a haystack.(2).Which is the largest public library in the United States?（分数：1.00）A.The Library of Congress.B.The Harvard University Library.C.The Chicago Public Library.D.The New York Public Library.(3).How do librarians keep b6oks in order?（分数：1.00）A.

7、They arrange the books in alphabetical order.B.They put the books into a card catalogue.C.They give a number to each book.D.They put the books on the shelves.I Questions 14-17 are based on a lecture in a college class. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 14-17./I（分数：4.00）(1).What are the stude

8、nts going to do during this class period?（分数：1.00）A.Watch a slide show about trees.B.Learn how to prevent Dutch elm disease.C.Study the history of the campus buildings and grounds.D.Look at examples of trees on campus.(2).In what class is this lecture probably being given?（分数：1.00）A.History.B.Physic

9、al education.C.Botany.D.Architecture.(3).What is remarkable about the black walnut tree outside Brett Hall?（分数：1.00）A.Its leaves are yellow.B.Its leaves are lopsided.C.It is very tall.D.It is not an angiosperm.(4).What is the problem with the elm tree near Jackson Hall?（分数：1.00）A.It has grown too ta

10、ll for its designated space.B.It may be diseased.C.Its branches are being broken off.D.It no longer hears from.I Questions 18-20 are based on the following monologue introducing the consequences of the Gulf War. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 18-20./I（分数：3.00）(1).The consequence of the Gu

11、lf War that has called the concerns of the scientists is _.（分数：1.00）A.The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B.The exhaustion of energy resources.C.The destruction of oil wells.D.The spread of the black powder from the rims.(2).What was the good news for scientists?（分数：1.00）A.The undergro

12、und oil resources have not been affected.B.Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C.The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D.The underground water resources have not been polluted.(3).What are the officials puzzled at now?（分数：1.00）A.How to restore the normal produ

13、ction of the oil wells.B.How to estimate the losses caused by the fires.C.How to remove the oil left in the desert.D.How to use the oil left in the oil lakes.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Daydreaming again, barb? Youll neverU (21) /Uanything if you spend you time that way! Cant you find something

14、 useful to do?“Many youngsters have heard wordsU (22) /Ufrom their parents. And until recently this hostile attitude towards daydreaming was the most common one. Daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it was considered an unhealthy escape from real life andU (23) /Uduties. But now some people

15、 are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very healthy thing to do.Attitudes towards daydreaming are changingU (24) /Uattitudes towards night dreaming have changed. Once it was thought that nighttime dreamsU (25) /UourU (26) /Urest. But then researchers triedU (27) /Uthe dreams

16、 of sleepers. They learned that sleepers who are allowed to dream lose the benefits of rest. They have trouble concentrating. Their mental health isU (28) /Udamaged.U (29) /Uagain, they must be allowed to dream.Now researchers are finding that daydreaming may also be important to mental health. Dayd

17、reaming, they tell us, is a good means of relaxation. But its benefits goU (30) /UA number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some surprising conclusions.Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreamingU (31) /Uintellectual growth. It also improves concentration, attenti

18、on span, and theU (32) /Uto get along with others, she says. In an experimentU (33) /Uschoolchildren, this same researcher found that daydreaming led the children to pay more attention to detail. They hadU (34) /Ufeelings. They worked together better. Another researcher reported that daydreaming see

19、med to produce improved self-control and creative abilities.But thats only part of the story. The most remarkable thing about daydreaming may be itsU (35) /Uin shaping our future lives as we wantU (36) /U. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success wasU (37) /Uthe positive use o

20、f daydreaming. HeU (38) /Uthat “you can imagine your future.“ Florence dreamed of becoming a nurse.U (39) /Upictured himself as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came true.Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick believed that the way we picture ourselves is often the way we

21、 turn out. He offered this advice, “. Picture yourself vividly as defeated,U (40) /Ualone will make victory impossible .“（分数：20.00）A.reachB.amount toC.arriveD.gainA.A like this B.B like those C.C as this ID as thoseA.theB.theirC.itsD.thoseA.in much the same way thatB.in much the same wayC.the same w

22、ay thatD.in much the same way in whichA.interfered inB.interfered withC.interfering inD.interfering withA.neededB.needingC.needsD.needA.interruptingB.to interruptC.interruptD.interruptedA.contemporarilyB.temperamentC.contemptiblyD.temporarilyA.Feeling goodB.To feel goodC.Feeling wellD.To feel wellA.

23、beyond thatB.over thatC.beyond thisD.over thisA.contribute toB.attribute toC.contributes toD.attributes toA.abilityB.capabilityC.capacityD.aptitudeA.withB.inC.amongD.ofA.happierB.more happyC.much happyD.much happierA.useB.usefulnessC.usageD.usingA.them to beB.themC.it to beD.itA.owe toB.thanks forC.

24、due toD.becauseA.maintainedB.retainedC.containedD.obtainedA.The young Thomas EdisonB.Young Thomas EdisonC.A young Thomas EdisonD.Some Thomas EdisonA.and thatB.then thatC.while thatD.that五、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：20.00)BPassage 1/BThe physicians in a hospital form the core of the medical staff. But t

25、hey couldnt provide effective medical care to their patients without the help of numerous other medical employees. Form the viewpoint of the patients, the nursing staff is particularly important. Nurses are usually in close contact with patients as long as they are in the hospital.A nurse does not s

26、tudy for as many years as a doctor. However, each must be equally dedicated. Caring for sick persons requires a great deal of patience and concern. Most nurses work long days, and they often must work at odd hours or during the night.Under the supervision of the head nurse, the nursing staff must pr

27、ovide nursing services on a 24-hour basis and attend to patients needs. This responsibility continues around the clock, and so nurses must work in shifts. A shift is a period of duty, usually eight in length. The nurses on the ward rotate their shifts. All of them work out of a central area on the w

28、ard called the nurses station.A nurse must always be alert. She can never afford to be careless. This is true in all nursing situation, but it is especially true in the intensive care unit. Patients under intensive care arecritically ill, and they must be monitored at all times. The nurses who do in

29、tensive care duty have one of the most demanding jobs in the hospital.Serving as a nurse can be a very rewarding job. But it is not an easy one. Not every person is suited to become a nurse. Only very dedicated people have chosen nursing as a profession.（分数：5.00）(1).The nursing staff_.（分数：1.00）A.are

30、 central to the medical staffB.played an important role in caring for patientsC.can work effectively without physiciansD.are always in close contact with the patients(2).Why dont nurses study for as many years as doctors?（分数：1.00）A.Most nurses work long days.B.They dont treat patients for illness an

31、d injury.C.Caring for sick patients requires patience and concern.D.They are not dedicated.(3).Why must nurses work in shifts?（分数：1.00）A.They are careless.B.Nursing services must be provided continuously.C.They work at night form time to time.D.A shift is usually eight hours long.(4).What kind of pe

32、rson is suited to become a nurse?（分数：1.00）A.A very careful person.B.An able person.C.A very dedicated person.D.A specially trained person.(5).Which of the following is not mentioned by the author?（分数：1.00）A.Nurses are specially trained to offer bedside care to sick persons.B.Patients cannot do witho

33、ut nurses.C.Nurses cannot practice medicine.D.Nurses often work during the night.BPassage 2/BIt is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult a

34、nd visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navys formerly top-secret syst

35、em of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track

36、the ships of potential enemies,Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean curren

37、ts and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second, slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds focusing them in the same way a stethoscop

38、e does when it carries faint noises from a patients chest to a doctors ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles.（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is chiefly about _.（分数：1.00）A.an effort to protect an

39、endangered marine speciesB.the civilian use of a military detection systemC.the exposure of a Navy top-secret weaponD.a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales(2).The underwater listening system was originally designed _.（分数：1.00）A.to trace and locate enemy vesselsB.to monitor deep-sea volc

40、anic eruptionsC.to study the movement of ocean currentsD.to replace the global radio communications network(3).The deep-sea listening system makes use of_. A the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under water B the capability of sound to travel at high speed C the unique property of layers

41、of ocean water in transmitting sound D| low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB.blue whales are no longer endangered with th

42、e use of the new listening systemC.opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technologyD.military technology. has great potential in civilian use(5).Which of the following is true about the Navy underwater listening network?（分数：1.00）A.It is now partly access

43、ible to civilian scientists.B.It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C.It became useless to the military after the cold war.D.It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.BPassage 3/BIt was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It

44、 was Sunday, and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States,Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by native-born Americancitizens, mostly very

45、large and very strong, many of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weigh and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other, Football draws the biggest crowds, but the teams play only once

46、 a week, because they get so battered.The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the Baseball World Series. Baseball was once Americas favorite game, but has lost that claim to basketball.Baseball is a game that requires strength, but not hugeness. Agility, quickness, perfect vision and qui

47、ck reaction are more important than pure strength. Baseball was once a purely American game, but has spread around much of the New World. In that Sundays final, the final hit of the extra inning game was delivered by a native of Columbia. The Most Valuable Player in the game was a native of Columbia

48、 The rosters of both teams were awash with Hispanic names, as is Miami, which now claims the World Championship is a game that may be losing popularity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the world. Baseball in America has taken on a strong Hispanic flavor, with a dash of Japanese added for seasoning.Soccer, which many countries just call football, i