公共英语四级-335及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语四级-335 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Marathon Race Interview Distance of a Marathon race in kilometers 1.Number of runners this year 2.Jims finishing position this year 3.Jims position last year 4.The number of Jims hours in the race 5.（分数：5

2、00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).The speaker makes an announcement about the afternoon（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The first show will begin in the marine arena at（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).If visitors provide food for the animals, this may upset the animals（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).A tou

3、r to the giant bird cage will be guided by（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).If people have any inquiries, they can go to the information desk at（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.（分数：3.00）(1).What kind of pro

4、of did the man probably have when he bought the radio?（分数：1.00）A.A receipt and the cheque stub.B.The guarantee and the receipt.C.The radio and the box.D.The credit card and a receipt.(2).When did the man buy the radio?（分数：1.00）A.Last week.B.The day before yesterday.C.Yesterday.D.This morning.(3).Wha

5、t is wrong with the radio?（分数：1.00）A.It has no instructions.B.It has run out of battery.C.The switch is in broken.D.The switch is the wrong position.Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.（分数：3.00）(1).Why are “How To“ books in great demand

6、 in the United States?（分数：1.00）A.Because the rich do not always satisfy.B.Because many people read books only for pleasure.C.Because these books help Americans out of trouble.D.Because the books meet the needs of different readers.(2).What is one of the most popular types of books?（分数：1.00）A.The boo

7、k that help people with their personal problems.B.The book that tell you how to earn more money.C.The book that tell you how to choose a job.D.The book that tell you how to make progress.(3).Which title best gives the ideas of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Americans Like Reading.B.“How To“ Book, a True Fri

8、end.C.“How To“ Book Is Popular.D.Americans Like Books.Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.（分数：4.00）(1).Why are we far from satisfied with our basic needs?（分数：1.00）A.Because we should save extra money for future expenditure.B.Because we

9、have other wants in addition to our basic needs.C.Because we all enjoy reading books.D.Because man is never satisfied even if he has everything he wants.(2).What can be inferred from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.We should be satisfied with our life.B.We should develop good habits.C.A reliable income makes

10、 the satisfactory standard of living possible.D.To provide for future expenditure is wise.(3).“Shelter“ refers to（分数：1.00）A.safe.B.shell.C.house.D.income.(4).“Expenditure“ means（分数：1.00）A.exercise.B.expense.C.style.D.cost.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In the past, the Park Service focused on m

11、aking the big scenic parks more (21) and comfortable for tourists. Roads were paved to allow “windshield visitors“ to experience the grandeur of nature without leaving their cars, and a (22) number of hotels and grocery stores were permitted to open (23) the park boundaries.Now this trend is changin

12、g. Plans have been made to (24) the parks to their natural condition as much as possible. The objective of such a move would be to secure the preservation of the parks for future generations, (25) allowing present-day visitors to experience pure wilderness, (26) from any obvious signs of civilizatio

13、n - an opportunity which is quickly disappearing in the twentieth century. (27) plans call only (28) a reduction in the number of cars (29) into the parks each day, but (30) , tourists may have to leave their cars at the gates and then either visit the park on foot (31) use park (32) (33) , stores a

14、nd hotels may no longer be allowed within park boundaries and even the number of campgrounds may be restricted.Denali National Park in Alaska serves as an excellent (34) for this new type of park, one which has been changed only slightly from its (35) state. There is only one road, unpaved in (36) ,

15、 which cross (37) Denali. As car traffic is strictly limited, many visitors experience the magnificent (38) and wildlife from a park bus. There are no hotels or stores and only seven campgrounds within Denalis 3,000 square miles. This (39) isolation offers backpackers, canoeists, and other sport ent

16、husiasts a (40) physical and psychological challenge.（分数：20.00）A.possibleB.accessibleC.approachableD.reachableA.largeB.amazingC.minimumD.limitedA.withinB.insideC.onD.atA.recoverB.turnC.rebuildD.restoreA.thusB.andC.whileD.butA.releasedB.devoidC.freeD.resultedA.DetailedB.InitialC.OverallD.Long-termA.a

17、tB.onC.forD.aboutA.allowedB.parkedC.movedD.headedA.thenB.finallyC.consequentlyD.eventuallyA.orB.andC.butD.mayA.transportationB.trafficC.facilitiesD.lotA.ExceptionallyB.AdditionallyC.IncreasinglyD.ExtraordinarilyA.prototypeB.exampleC.modelD.patternA.originalB.naturalC.primitiveD.rudeA.segmentsB.porti

18、onsC.divisionsD.sectionsA.inB.intoC.offD.throughA.sceneryB.sceneC.sightD.spectacleA.comparativeB.relativeC.strictD.geographicalA.strangeB.specificC.specialD.distinct六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Parents now have a popular belief that schools are

19、no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. Th

20、e problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe“. He will be prone to writ

21、e only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experi

22、ence: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible (难以辨认的). “It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which included some beautif

23、ul expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation (动力) to seek improvement.（分数：5.00）(1).Tea

24、chers are different in their opinions about（分数：1.00）A.the difficulties in teaching spelling.B.the role of spelling in general language development.C.the complexities of the basic writing skills.D.the necessity of teaching spelling.(2).The expression “play safe“ probably means（分数：1.00）A.to write care

25、fully.B.to do as teachers say.C.to use dictionaries frequently.D.to avoid using words one is not sure of.(3).Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that（分数：1.00）A.students will be able to express their ideas more freely.B.students will have more confidence in writing.C.teachers will have less

26、 trouble in correcting mistakes.D.students will learn to be independent of teachers.(4).The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is（分数：1.00）A.unfair.B.reasonable.C.foolish.D.careless.(5).The major point discussed in the passage is（分数：1.00）A.the importa

27、nce of developing writing skills.B.the complexities of spelling.C.the correct way of marking compositions.D.the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In the 1960s the West Coast became an important center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern Cal

28、ifornia are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like “Surfin U. S. A.“, “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good life in California.San Francisco was a center for young pe

29、ople and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music.Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The de

30、aths of three young rock stars, Janis Jopling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jim Hendrix were all related to drugs.Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A That was the time of the great British rock groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock mus

31、icians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America.Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were about love and friendship, good and bad times.In the 1960

32、s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical event of the 1960s.After World War a great number of black

33、 people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier.Po

34、pular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul.In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. M

35、ost of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown.（分数：5.00）(1).Where in the United States did pop music first emerge?（分数：1.00）A.The West.B.New York.C.The South.D.San Francisco.(2).What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many Americ

36、an young people love to take up pop music?（分数：1.00）A.The Korean War.B.The Word War .C.The Vietnam War.D.The Gulf War.(3).The term “Hippies“ refers to（分数：1.00）A.three young rock stars.B.four Liverpool boys.C.the rock group of the Rolling Stones.D.the lost generation.(4).American rock music of the 196

37、0s was greatly influenced by（分数：1.00）A.American country music.B.British rock music.C.Hollywood film music.D.the Hippies.(5).How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s?（分数：1.00）A.Terrible.B.Humiliating.C.Enjoyable.D.Holy.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)No company likes to be told it is

38、contributing to the moral decline of a nation. “Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions ar

39、e simply the latest manifestation of the soulsearching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at different times, involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and the corporate bottom line.At the core of this debate is chairman

40、Gerald Levin, 56, who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of t

41、he property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently.The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-Ts violent rap song

42、Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. “The test of any democratic society,“ he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest pos

43、sible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We wont retreat when we face any threats.“Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock

44、 singing verses at last months stockholders meeting, Levin asserted that “music is not the cause of societys ills“ and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But he talked as well about the “balanced struggle“ between creative freedom and soc

45、ial responsibility, and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders say some of them have shown thei

46、r concerns in this matter. “Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited,“ says Luce. “I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this./（分数：5.00）(1).An American sen

47、ator criticized Time Warner for（分数：1.00）A.its raising of the corporate stock price.B.its self-examination of the soul.C.its neglect of social responsibility.D.its emphasis on creative freedom.(2).The word “flap“ (Para. 3) here means（分数：1.00）A.controversy.B.fear.C.disaster.D.solution.(3).In 1992, Tim

48、e Warner caused public outrage because it（分数：1.00）A.sacked workers as a result of restructuring.B.issued a record promoting violence.C.advocated the culture of the street.D.challenged the freedom of expression in democratic society.(4).In the face of recent attacks on the company, Levin（分数：1.00）A.st

49、uck to a strong stand to defend freedom of expression.B.softened his tone and introduced a new initiative.C.yielded to objections and resigned from the company.D.requested unconditional support from the 15-member board.(5).We can infer from the last paragraph that（分数：1.00）A.profits and social responsibility can rarely go hand in hand in the company.B.few people are concerned about corporate