公共英语四级-309及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语四级-309 及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、In which city does M(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、In the past few year(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 111

2、3 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Visa.B.Passport.C.Foreign currency.D.Food.A.Youll have to pay extra if your luggage is overweight.B.Liquid such as aerosol sprays are not allowed to be put in your case.C.Sharp objects like scissors are not allowed to be packed in your luggage.D.Its advisable to take with you

3、an all-purpose adaptor and light traveling iron.A.Dont eat much through the day.B.Dont sleep during the flight.C.Dont drink water during the flight.D.Dont walk around the cabin.八、Questions 1416 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Because it takes too long to process all the applications.B.Because it is a library f

4、or special purpose.C.Because its resources are limited.D.Because there is a shortage of staff.A.Discard his application form.B.Forbid him to borrow any items.C.Ask him to apply again.D.Cancel his video card.A.One week.B.One month.C.Two weeks.D.Two months.九、Questions 1720 are (总题数：1，分数：4.00)A.A build

5、er.B.An architect.C.An art critic.D.An archaeologist.A.To the age of 90.B.To the age of 80.C.To the age of 70.D.To the age of 60.A.By taking a special course at a college.B.By working in an architects office.C.His father taught him how to do so.D.His brother taught him how to do so.A.How to paint pi

6、ctures.B.How to appreciate art.C.How to design square buildings.D.How to design buildings to match the surroundings.十、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、The horse and carria(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.（分数：1.00）A.datingB.appointmentC.engagementD.matching2.（分数：1.00）A.involvingB.linkingC.connectingD.correlatin

7、g3.（分数：1.00）A.referingB.showingC.takingD.working4.（分数：1.00）A.certainB.embarrassedC.hesitatedD.free5.（分数：1.00）A.similarB.identicalC.diverseD.differential6.（分数：1.00）A.inB.atC.onD.for7.（分数：1.00）A.probableB.likelyC.reluctantD.readily8.（分数：1.00）A.forB.likelyC.dueD.because9.（分数：1.00）A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.T

8、hereforeD.Furthermore10.（分数：1.00）A.sourceB.originC.resourceD.base11.（分数：1.00）A.scarceB.rareC.scaredD.relieved12.（分数：1.00）A.workB.serveC.stayD.remain13.（分数：1.00）A.lessB.ratherC.manyD.fewer14.（分数：1.00）A.moreB.lessC.otherD.rather15.（分数：1.00）A.positionB.associationC.contractD.contacts16.（分数：1.00）A.giveB

9、influenceC.makeD.offer17.（分数：1.00）A.raiseB.obtainC.growD.unite18.（分数：1.00）A.personalB.emotionalC.mutualD.magnetic19.（分数：1.00）A.mobilityB.motiveC.moralD.mission20.（分数：1.00）A.butB.otherwiseC.orD.likewise十二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、Text 1(总题数：5，分数：5.00)21.The heavies

10、t pain and suffering caused by accidents and illness are_.（分数：1.00）A.colds and influenzaB.loss of timeC.financial lossesD.invalidism22.What is the passage mainly concerned about?（分数：1.00）A.Everyone will have some sort of illness or accident.B.Accident and health insurance is available to everyone.C.

11、Insurance is a good protection against accidents and illness.D.Cancelable insurance policies are better than non-cancelable one.23.Every year in the united States there are_.（分数：1.00）A.more people injured in accidents than those who are constantly illB.more people die in accidents than of illnessC.m

12、ore people who are ill than those injured in accidentsD.more outdoor accidents than indoor accidents24.The main difference between cancelable insurance policies and non-cancelable policies is_.（分数：1.00）A.the costB.limitationsC.valid termD.policyholders age25.Accident and health insurance will protec

13、t people by_.（分数：1.00）A.paying their wagesB.covering their medical expenditureC.restoring their earning powerD.providing policyholders with the money they need to survive十五、Text 2(总题数：5，分数：5.00)26.What do we learn from the sentence “it is too powerful a weapon to be allowed to flourish in totalitari

14、an regimes?“（分数：1.00）A.It can reveal the truth of political events with satire.B.It can arouse people to riot.C.It shows that tragedy and comedy are related.D.It can make people laugh.27.The most important of all human qualities is_.（分数：1.00）A.a sense of humorB.a sense of satireC.a sense of laughter

15、D.a sense of history28.One of the chief functions of irony and satire is_.（分数：1.00）A.to show absurdity of actionsB.to redress balanceC.to take the wind out of politiciansD.to show too much grimness in the world29.Who is Swift?（分数：1.00）A.A novelist.B.A poet.C.A dramatist.D.An essayist.30.The author m

16、entions about Charlie Chaplins early films because_.（分数：1.00）A.they can amuse peopleB.human beings are different from animalsC.they show that certain comic stereotypes have a universal appealD.they show that people have the same ability to laugh十六、Text 3(总题数：5，分数：5.00)31.Why is there a slow pace of

17、technological change in American firms?（分数：1.00）A.New equipment in America is more expensive.B.American firms dont pay enough attention to on-the-job training of their work.C.The decision-making process in American firms makes them less responsive to techno logical changes.D.The professional staff o

18、f American firms are less paid and so less creative.32.Which of the following applies to the human resource management of American companies?（分数：1.00）A.They hire people with the least possible money regardless of their skills.B.They see skill gaining as their employees own business.C.They prefer to

19、hire self-trained workers.D.They only hire skilled workers because of keen employment competition.33.What is the position of the executive of human resource management in an American firm?（分数：1.00）A.He is one of the most important executives of the firm.B.His post is likely to disappear when new tec

20、hnologies have been introduced.C.He has no say in making important decisions of the firm.D.He is directly under the chief financial executive.34.The money most American firms put in work force training mainly goes on_.（分数：1.00）A.technological and managerial staffB.workers who will run new equipmentC

21、workers who lack basic background skillsD.top executives35.What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.American firms human resource management strategies affect their competitive capacity.B.Human resource management is a key factor in a firms survival.C.The cost of work training in America is

22、higher than that in Japan and Germany.D.American firms are different from Japanese and German firms in human resource management.十七、Text 4(总题数：5，分数：5.00)36.Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.Two contrasting views are presented.B.An arg

23、ument is examined and possible solutions given.C.Research results concerning the quality of urban life are presented in order of time.D.A detailed description of the difference between urban and small-town life is given.37.What is the passage mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.Similarities in the interpersonal

24、 relationships between urbanites and small-town dwellers.B.Advantages of living in big cities as compared with living in small towns.C.The positive role that urbanism plays in modern life.D.The strong feeling of alienation of city inhabitants.38.It can be inferred from the passage that the bigger a

25、community is_.（分数：1.00）A.the better its quality of lifeB.the more similar its interestsC.the more tolerant and open-minded it isD.the likelier it is to display psychological symptoms of stress39.One of the consequences of urban life is that impersonal relationships among neighbors_.（分数：1.00）A.disrup

26、t peoples natural relationsB.make them worry about crimeC.cause them not to show concern for one anotherD.cause them to be suspicious of each other40.According to the passage, it was once a common belief that urban residents_.（分数：1.00）A.did not have the same interests as their neighborsB.could not d

27、evelop long-standing relationshipC.tended to be associated with bad behaviorD.usually had more friends十八、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、61 )The method of sc(总题数：5，分数：15.00)41.（分数：3.00）_42.（分数：3.00）_43.（分数：3.00）_44.（分数：3.00）_45.（分数：3.00）_二十、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)46. Many people are paying more atte

28、ntion to the green food for some reasons. You are asked to write 160-200 words under the title of Green Food in China. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1) 绿色食品在中国越来越普及。2) 绿色食品对人们生活质量的提高起到重要作用。3) 如何为城市提供更多的绿色食品。（分数：20.00）_公共英语四级-309 答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Sec

29、tion Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、In which city does M(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：London）解析：听力原文1-5Interviewer: So, Mr. Hood, you work in the American Embassy in London, is that correct?Dell J. Hood: Thats correct, yes.Interviewer: What do you do there?Dell J. Hood: Im an Assis

30、tant Cultural Officer there, and my specific responsibilities are bringing a small number of American speakers over to the U. K, to talk to various audiences here, er, I also work with the people who teach American Studies in the British educational system at secondary level and universities.Intervi

31、ewer: What do you think are the advantages and, and. disadvantages of living in the U. S. A?Dell J. Hood: I think one advantage is perhaps a certain casualness, and a more relaxed attitude in the U. Surn. things are not quite as formal as what Ive seen here in England.um.people are perhaps a little

32、more spontaneous, er, in .in just getting up and doing things, getting up and going someplace in the U. S.um.a disadvantage., um.I think our.our fascination with big ness and with newness leads us sometimes to be, er, wasteful of, er, re sources. Er, we build very big cars that use a lot of gasoline

33、 we build big roads and big parking lots to park them in, and, urn, I think we could be a little more conscious of, um, of the resources that were using when were doing that sort of thing.Interviewer: What do you think the biggest threat to world peace?Dell J. Hood: Well, I guess one would have to

34、say that the, um, the tremendous build-up of the weapon of war is a major threat to world peace.Interviewer: Do you think.do you think well have a world war at the end of the century? Is that a strong possibility?Dell J. Hood: I dont think so, no, urn, er I guess I could be called optimistic but I t

35、hink that, um, people throughout most parts of the world are just too much aware of what a world war would mean, and I think, um, our leaders are now um wise enough, they.they have, er, good enough adviser, and they get enough input from public opinion so that I think we could avoid whatever final s

36、teps would lead us to, er, a world war. So I dont think it will happen.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Casualness）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：resources）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：weapons）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Optimistic）解析：四、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、In the past few year(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：cheap enough）解析：听力原文6-10Have you seen any good

37、movies lately? Chances are that you saw it on a video cassette recorder, also known as a VCR. In the past few years VCRs have become cheap enough that many people can easily rent or even own one. These VCRs in the home have many uses; they give us much more freedom in watching our favorite movies an

38、d television programs. After being connected to any TV set, a VCR allows us to record a television program and watch it again - as many times as we like - in the future. Many video cassette recorders can record programs when we arent home or even while we are watching another program on the same tel

39、evision. Most of all, people use VCRs to watch their favorite movies already recorded on a video cassette. These video cassette movies are often called “videos“. Almost every movie you can think of has been made into a video; while these videos can be bought at a price between 30 mad 100 dollars, mo

40、st people prefer to rent them from “video stores“ often under a dollar a day. Available are videos that provide entertainment for the children; there is also a wide se lection of educational and “how-to“ videos making learning more enjoyable. Of course, there are hundreds of movies-old and new-that

41、have been reproduced onto video cassettes. Dont worry if you dont own a VCR; even these can be cheaply rented. VCRs have truly taken us out of the movie theater by bringing the movie to our homes.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：30 and 100）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：more enjoyable）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：a dollar）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：to o

42、ur homes）解析：六、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 1113 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Visa.B.Passport.C.Foreign currency.D.Food. 解析：听力原文11-13M: When youre preparing for a holiday, you should first and foremost make a list of all the documents youll need. Your list should include the following things: passport-ma

43、ke sure that this is current, visa-check the visa requirements for the countries youre visiting, tickets, travel insurance certificate, foreign currency and travelers cheques. Youll also need your driving licence if you plan to rent a car.Tip 1: Its vital to arrange travel insurance for your trip an

44、d your travel agent will probably offer it to you when you book. If you lose your baggage or your money, or if you need medical attention while youre away, your travel insurance will help to meet the costs. But be warned, if youre planning a skiing holiday youll have to pay an additional insurance p

45、remium.Tip 2: Its not a good idea to travel with large amounts of cash. Only carry the amount youll need for day-to-day expenses such as taxis, bus fares and food. Travelers cheques are a far safer way of carrying money round because you can get a refund if you lose them or if theyre stolen. Youll n

46、eed to order them from your bank in advance, and remember that banks abroad will charge a small commission when you cash them.Tip 3: If youre hoping to do some sightseeing, its best to buy a guidebook before you go, otherwise you may have to pay the earth for something which is badly translated and barely understandable. If you dont speak the language, take a phrasebook as well-it could be very useful if you get into difficulties and may help to break the ice with the locals.Tip 4: When youre packin