[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷145及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 145及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twi

2、ce. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 The probable relationship between the two speakers is doctor and _. 2 The best thing you can do about flu is to stay _. 3 It will help if the person who is suffering from flu drinks lots of _. 4 4. It will be easier for the person who is sufferi

3、ng from flu to rest if he doesnt eat _. 5 The medicine which can be used to remove aches or pains is _. PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the

4、questions below. 6 For Questions 6 10, you will hear a talk about the British economy. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences below. PART C Direction

5、s: You will hear three 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 choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You

6、 will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Where were Gerry and. Sue married? （ A） In Scotland. （ B） In England. （ C） In Hong Kong. （ D） In London. 12 Why does Sue want to meet earlier? （ A） She had another appointment later. （ B） She had to cook dinner. （ C） She wanted to have longer time staying with her

7、 friend. （ D） She has to come back earlier. 13 What type of accommodation does Sue live in? （ A） A big private house. （ B） A flat in a house. （ C） A flat in a building. （ D） A small private house. 14 What does the speaker warn the students against doing? （ A） Stealing another persons ideas. （ B） Han

8、ding in assignments late. （ C） Sharing notes with someone else. （ D） Gathering non-relevant materials. 15 According to the speaker, how should most of the notes be taken? （ A） In shorthand. （ B） In short phrases. （ C） In the students own words. （ D） In direct quotation. 16 How does the speaker say t

9、he direct quotation should be used? （ A） It should be enclosed in quotation marks. （ B） It should be assimilated thoroughly. （ C） It should be authorized by the source. （ D） It should be paraphrased by the author. 17 What is true about the service offered by the hotel? （ A） The majority of the staff

10、 couldnt speak or understand Ehglish. （ B） Most of the staff are natives, but they have no training. （ C） Hotel is comfortable, though the food is not so good. （ D） Hotel is located with a magnificent view of the sea. 18 When was the city of Perth founded? （ A） In 1892. （ B） In the 1980s. （ C） In th

11、e 1890s. （ D） In 1829. 19 Why did Perth develop very slowly at the beginning according to the introduction? （ A） It was occupied by Britain. （ B） It was a wetland. （ C） It scarcely contacted the other cities. （ D） It had no rich natural resources. 20 Which of the following statements is correct abou

12、t the location of the booming city? （ A） To the Indian Ocean in the west. （ B） By the left side of the Darling Ranges. （ C） Next to the city of Frementle in the north. （ D） Next to the town of Yanchep in the south. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose

13、 the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Mr. Smith, a passenger on the transcontinental train, appeared before the judge. A police officer claimed he had attempted to 【 21】 _ paying his fare. The defendant refused to consult a lawyer 【 22】 _ suggested that t

14、he officer 【 23】_ aware 【 24】 _ all the circumstances. He appealed 【 25】 _ the judge, when interpreting the evidence, to 【 26】 _ into account the absence of any 【 27】 _ criminal record in his 【 28】 _ His ticket, he said, was stolen shortly before the train crossed the international 【 29】 _ . At that

15、 time and in that territory he was unwilling to 【 30】 _ the incident to the local railway authorities or cancel the 【 31】 _ of his journey, in 【 32】 _ of the severe maltreatment to which he might be 【 33】 _ He emphasized his readiness to 【 34】 _ any 【 35】 _ punishment the judge imposed. In his summa

16、ry the 【 36】 _ indicated he was convinced that Smiths 【 37】_ was partly justified. Technically, 【 38】 _ , he had committed an offence. Crime must not be encouraged or the processes of the law interfered 【 39】_ . He found Smith 【 40】 _ and fined him one dollar. 21 【 21】 （ A） avoid （ B） reject （ C） re

17、fuse （ D） neglect 22 【 22】 （ A） who （ B） while （ C） and （ D） because 23 【 23】 （ A） should not be （ B） would not be （ C） was not （ D） were not 24 【 24】 （ A） about （ B） would not be （ C） with （ D） of 25 【 25】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） against （ D） towards 26 【 26】 （ A） take （ B） get （ C） make （ D） keep 27

18、 【 27】 （ A） primitive （ B） precious （ C） previous （ D） precise 28 【 28】 （ A） situation （ B） accident （ C） condition （ D） case 29 【 29】 （ A） borders （ B） edges （ C） sides （ D） ranges 30 【 30】 （ A） propose （ B） mention （ C） suggest （ D） complain 31 【 31】 （ A） last （ B） rest （ C） most （ D） latest 32 【

19、32】 （ A） view （ B） spite （ C） case （ D） relation 33 【 33】 （ A） objected （ B） accused （ C） charged （ D） exposed 34 【 34】 （ A） receive （ B） accept （ C） admit （ D） acquire 35 【 35】 （ A） regular （ B） respective （ C） reasonable （ D） relative 36 【 36】 （ A） passenger （ B） judge （ C） officer （ D） author 37

20、【 37】 （ A） suggestion （ B） cause （ C） reason （ D） excuse 38 【 38】 （ A） therefore （ B） moreover （ C） otherwise （ D） however 39 【 39】 （ A） in （ B） with （ C） of （ D） for 40 【 40】 （ A） guilty （ B） sorry （ C） crazy （ D） rude Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below eac

21、h text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 It was the single, strangely spiraled tusk that first alerted scientists. Sticking out of the ice covered by Siberian soil, like an ivory tombstone, it revealed the. presence of a true scientific wonder: underneath lay the fro

22、zen body of a mammoth. The discovery has presented researchers with an unprecedented challenge-to move to laboratory, a mammoths entire, undisturbed body where it can be analyzed at leisure and its biological secrets revealed. Last week, scientists completed the first stage of this remarkable transf

23、er, using a helicopter to lift a twenty-three-ton block of ice and mammoth to a new site where defrosting can be started. As one of the team, Dutch paleontologist Dick Mol put it, “Its very exciting. Ive been working on mammoths for more than 25 years, and this is a dream for me to find the soft par

24、ts and touch them and even smell them.“ In particular, the discovery and recovery of the 23,000-year-old body has raised speculation that it may be possible to clone a mammoth from one of its cells. Could the same process used to clone Dolly the sheep be attempted with a mammoth, using an elephant a

25、s a surrogate mother? It is certainly an enticing prospect. Herds of woolly mammoths grazing the pastures of the worlds many natural parks would be a mighty attraction, and a massive triumph for modem science, showing it could even resurrect eradicated species. Extinction would no longer be forever.

26、 Mammoths once roamed the worlds northern hemisphere until they abruptly disappeared. Some. scientists argue that as the last Ice Age ended, the world went through major ecological changes, and these large woolly mammals found life awkward, sweaty and unaccommodating. No longer able to compete for r

27、esources, they became extinct. 41 According to the first paragraph, what scientific wonder was discovered? （ A） A mammoth had a strangely spiraled long nose. （ B） A mammoth was like an ivory tombstone. （ C） A mammoth stuck out of the Siberian soil. （ D） There was a frozen mammoth under the Siberian

28、soil. 42 The word “defrosting“ in the third paragraph most probably means （ A） becoming unfrozen （ B） analyzing （ C） researching （ D） discovering 43 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Scientists managed to move the mammoth to another place several days ago. （ B） Dick Mol had been working on ma

29、mmoth for over two dozen years. （ C） Scientists are thinking about cloning a mammoth using an elephant. （ D） There are herds of woolly mammoths in natural parks. 44 Which of the following best reflects the authors attitude toward the future of cloning a mammoth? （ A） Disappointed and surprised. （ B）

30、 Optimistic and longing for. （ C） Pessimistic and deeply worded. （ D） Doubtful and unhappy. 45 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Mammoths can talk with scientists nowadays. （ B） Scientists completed mammoth clone last week. （ C） Scientists made speculation of cloning mammoths. （ D） We shoul

31、d protect mammoths for they will extinct soon. 45 Landslides happen when large amounts of rock, mud and other loose materials are suddenly uprooted and sent sliding down a slope. This might be caused by an earthquake or it might happen after a heavy rain or when soil becomes waterlogged after a fall

32、 of snow. As the material loses its grip and begins to move down the slope it gathers speed and sweeps up more material with devastating results. Nepal suffers from frequent landslides because the hillsides have been stripped of trees. When it rains the water soaks into the soil and this slides down

33、 the mountainside. The worst landslide in Wales history came about with the collapse of an artificial mountain on 21 October 1966. A 250-metre high mountain of waste material from the local coal mine had been piled up outside the village of Aberfan. Two million tons of rock, coal and mud began to mo

34、ve with a thunderous roar towardsthe local school, uprooting trees and crushing houses. It was the start of the school day and almost every child in the village was there. The building collapsed under the weight of the avalanche, and crushed children and their teachers beneath it. One hundred and fo

35、rty five people, among them 116 children, lost their lives. 46 Which of the following cannot explain how landslides happen? （ A） When large amounts of rock, mud and other loose materials are suddenly uprooted and sent sliding down a slope. （ B） This might be caused by an earthquake or it might happe

36、n after a heavy rain or when soil becomes waterlogged after a fall of snow. （ C） This might be caused by forest fire. （ D） The hillsides have been stripped of trees which are rooted on them. 47 The word “devastating“ in Paragraph 2 could be explained as _. （ A） desperate （ B） misfortunate （ C） destr

37、uctive （ D） catastrophic 48 Nepal suffers from landslides frequently because of （ A） backward protection of plants （ B） over-felling of trees （ C） the frequent flood （ D） the avalanche of alps 49 The Wales artificial mountain collapsed because （ A） the mountain is artificial （ B） the waste materials

38、 are piled up too much on the top of the mountain （ C） the flood rushed over the waste materials （ D） the mountain received an overwhelming amount of snow 50 Most of the dead villagers were children because （ A） it was early morning of the school day （ B） the others except schoolchildren could leave

39、 the village （ C） children were asked to keep there for the sake of security （ D） children escaped more slowly than the others 50 Diogenes was the founder of the creed called Cynicism (the word means “doggishness“); he spent much of his life in the rich, lazy, corrupt Greek city of Corinth, mocking

40、and satirizing its people, and occasionally converting one of them. He was not crazy. He was a philosopher who wrote plays and poems and essays expounding his doctrine; he talked to those who cared to listen; he had pupils who admired him. But he taught chiefly by example. All should live naturally,

41、 he said, for what is natural is normal and cannot possibly be evil or shameful. Live without conventions, which are artificial and false; escape complexities and superfluities and extravagance; only so can you live a free life. The rich man believes he possesses his big house with its many rooms an

42、d its elaborate furniture, his pictures and his expensive clothes, his horses and his servants and his bank accounts. He does not. He depends on them, he worries about them, he spends most of his lifes energy looking after them; the thought of losing them makes him sick with anxiety. They possess hi

43、m. He is their slave. In order to procure a quantity of false, perishable goods he has sold the only true, lasting good, his own independence. Diogenes thought most people were only half-alive, most men only half-men. At bright noonday he walked through the market place carrying a lighted lamp and i

44、nspecting the face of everyone he met. They asked him why. Diogenes answered, “I am trying to find a man.“ To a gentleman whose servant was putting on his shoes for him, Diogenes said, “You wont be really happy until he wipes your nose for you; that will come after you lose the use of your hands.“ A

45、nd so he lived like a dog, some said, because he cared nothing for privacy and other human conventions, and because he showed his teeth and barked at those whom he disliked. Now he was lying in the sunlight, as contented as a dog on the warm ground, happier than the Shah of Persia. Although he knew

46、he was going to have an important visitor, he would not move. 51 According to the passage which one of the following is in accord with Diogeness philosophy? （ A） We should lead a lazy and idle life. （ B） People should live a natural and simple life. （ C） Wed better enjoy a luxurious life. （ D） We sh

47、ould make an easy living just like a dog. 52 According to the passage, Diogenes _. （ A） led a miserable life in Corinth （ B） gave his students lessons in certain places. （ C） was a capable playwright and poet （ D） enjoyed making a living like a dog 53 What does the last sentence in the first paragra

48、ph imply? （ A） The rich men lost their free life in order to own their possession for ever. （ B） The rich men has sold their perishable goods in order to buy some other goods. （ C） The rich man lost their freedom because they had become slaves. （ D） It is false to sell some possession in order to bu

49、y some other things. 54 According to the passage, what does convention mean to Diogenes? （ A） It means habits and customs. （ B） It means death and poverty. （ C） It means superfluities and complexities. （ D） It means real and meaningful life. 55 What did Diogenes really want to express in the third paragraph? （ A） The man will be happy if his servants can wipe nose for him. （ B） The man will not be happy until h