[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷216及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 216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 speaker makes an announcement about the afternoon_ 2 The first show will begin in the marine arena at_ 3 If visitors provide food for the animals, this may upset the animals_ 4 A tour to the giant bird cage will be guided by_ 5 If people hav

3、e any inquiries, they can go to the information desk at_ 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 questions below. 6 PART C Directions: You will

4、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 will hear e

5、ach piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What major did Ms. Kophal got when she graduated from the University of Rostock last year? （ A） Medical science （ B） Political science （ C） Biology （ D） Production management 12 What is the national average percent of unemployment? （ A） 9 percent （ B） 12 percent （ C） 16 perce

6、nt （ D） 18 percent 13 What are the two classic jobs that people will take in Rostock, besides working at McDonalds? （ A） Becoming a physicist （ B） Becoming a school teacher （ C） Becoming a taxi driver （ D） Becoming a magazine production manager 14 What unusual question may doctors ask when giving ki

7、ds a checkup next time? （ A） How much exercise they get every day. （ B） What they are most worried about. （ C） How long their parents accompany them daily. （ D） What entertainment they are interested in. 15 The academy suggests that children under age two_. （ A） get enough entertainment （ B） have mo

8、re activities （ C） receive early education （ D） have regular checkups 16 According to the report, childrens bedrooms should_. （ A） be no place for play （ B） be near a common area （ C） have no TV sets （ D） have a computer for study 17 What is Canon Digital PowerShot s230 cameras size? （ A） Similar to

9、 a credit card （ B） Similar to a necklace （ C） Similar to a cigarette box （ D） Similar to a dressing case 18 What are the target consumers of Digital PowerShot s230 camera? （ A） Young white-collar men （ B） Middle-aged white-collar men （ C） Young white-collar women （ D） Middle-aged white-collar women

10、 19 There is an ad that shows a photo of a fashionable blonde sheathed in a clingy black dress, an ATM-card-size camera suspended like a necklace. Which Company takes this ad? （ A） Canon （ B） Sony （ C） Nokia （ D） Casio 20 According to the report, which of the following sentences is NOT true? （ A） No

11、w manufacturers are seeking a combination of high-tech features and “cool“ design （ B） Those young white-collar women have not been the primary buyers of digital cameras （ C） Digital technology is still a novelty nowadays. （ D） The Canon Digital PowerShot s230 camera is introduced in September, 2002

12、. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary unio

13、n among the non-CFA franc countries of the re-gion by January 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries 21 themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits 22 10 percent of the previous years government 23 ; reduci

14、ng budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help 24 macroeconomic policies; and 25 up a common central bank. Their declaration 26 that, “Member States 27 the need 28 strong political commitment and 29 to 30 all such national policies 31 would facili

15、tate the regional monetary integration process. “ The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to 32 broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and 33 institutions. In the colon

16、ial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. 34 independence, 35 , these currency boards were 36 , with the 37 of the CFA franc zone, which included the francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation,

17、 political problems and other economic priorities in several of the regions countries have to 38 inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional 39 in Nigeria, the

18、 largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed project can be 40 . （ A） committed （ B） devoted （ C） adjusted （ D） attributed （ A） to （ B） by （ C） with （ D） until （ A） finance （ B） profit （ C） income （ D） revenue （ A） coordinate （ B） draft （ C） ordinate （ D） compromise （ A） build

19、ing （ B） setting （ C） founding （ D） erecting （ A） says （ B） writes （ C） reads （ D） states （ A） accept （ B） understand （ C） recognize （ D） realize （ A） for （ B） of （ C） with （ D） without （ A） commence （ B） undertake （ C） initiate （ D） try （ A） pursue （ B） seek （ C） quest （ D） explore （ A） which （ B）

20、that （ C） as （ D） what （ A） accompany （ B） enforce （ C） execute （ D） compel （ A） common （ B） separate （ C） several （ D） public （ A） Towards （ B） From （ C） By （ D） On （ A） therefore （ B） moreover （ C） however （ D） thus （ A） dissolved （ B） discharged （ C） dismissed （ D） dispelled （ A） consideration （

21、B） intention （ C） exception （ D） regard （ A） date （ B） deter （ C） hinder （ D） delay （ A） development （ B） prosperity （ C） integration （ D） cooperation （ A） revived （ B） renew （ C） restore （ D） refreshed Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosin

22、g A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 British cancer researchers have found that childhood leukaemia is caused by an infection and clusters of cases around industrial sites are the result of population mixing that increases exposure. The research published in the British Journal o

23、f Cancer backs up a 1988 theory that some as yet unidentified infection caused leukaemianot the environmental factors widely blamed for the disease. “Childhood leukaemia appears to be an unusual result of a common infection,“ said Sir Richard Doll, an internationally-known cancer expert who first li

24、nked tobacco with lung cancer in 1950. “A virus is the most likely explanation. You would get an increased risk of it if you suddenly put a lot of people from large towns in a rural area, where you might have people who had not been exposed to the infection. “ Doll was commenting on the new findings

25、 by researchers at Newcastle University, which focused on a cluster of leukaemia cases around the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria in northern England. Scientists have been trying to establish why there was more leukaemia in children around the Sellafield area, but have failed to est

26、ablish a link with radiation or pollution. The Newcastle University research by Heather Dickinson and Louise Parker showed the cluster of cases could have been predicted because of the amount of population mixing going on in the area, as large numbers of construction workers and nuclear staff moved

27、into a rural setting. “Our study shows that population mixing can account for the (Sellafield) leukaemia cluster and that all children, whether their parents are incomers or locals, are at a higher risk if they are born in an area of high population mixing,“ Dickinson said in a statement issued by t

28、he Cancer Research Campaign, which publishes the British Journal of Cancer. Their paper adds crucial weight to the 1988 theory put forward by Leo Kinlen, a cancer epidemiologist at Oxford University, who said that exposure to a common unidentified infection through population mixing resulted in the

29、disease. 41 Who first hinted at the possible cause of childhood leukaemia by infection? _ （ A） Leo Kinlen. （ B） Richard Doll. （ C） Louise Parker. （ D） Heather Dickinson. 42 Which statement can be supported by Heather Dickinson and Louise Parkers new findings? _ （ A） Radiation has contributed to the

30、disease. （ B） Putting a lot of people from rural area in a large towns increases the risk of childhood leukaemia. （ C） Population mixing is the most important reason for leukaemia cluster. （ D） Childhood leukaemia is caused by an unusual infection. 43 According to the passage, which of the following

31、 is true? _ （ A） Most people believe childhood leukaemia is due to environmental factors. （ B） Population mixing best explains the cause of childhood leukaemia. （ C） Radiation has nothing to do with childhood leukaemia. （ D） Children born in a large town are at higher risk of leukaemia. 44 Cancer Re

32、search Campaign is most possibly a_. （ A） medical journal （ B） research institute （ C） private company （ D） governmental agency 45 This passage is mainly about_. （ A） the cluster of leukaemia cases around the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing part （ B） the kind of infection that causes childhood leuka

33、emia （ C） the causes of childhood leukaemia （ D） a new finding by British scientists 45 Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known

34、as the journalism credibility project. Sad to say,this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes,combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want. But the sources of distrust go way

35、deeper. Most journalists learn to see the world through a set of standard templates (patterns) into which they plug each days events. In other words, there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news.

36、 There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the “standard templates“ of the newsroom seem alien to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size, cities around the country, plus one large

37、metropolitan area. Then residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions. Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and theyre less likely to go to chur

38、ch to do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community. Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite, so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite. The astonishing distrust of the news media isnt rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills b

39、ut in the daily clash of world views between reporters and their readers. This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of symposiums and a credi

40、bility project dedicated to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class biases that so many former buyers are complaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program,now focused narrowly on race an

41、d gender,and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook,values,education,and class. 46 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） Needs of the readers all over the world. （ B） Causes of the public disappointment about newspapers. （ C） Origins of the declining newspaper industry. （ D） Aims of a jou

42、rnalism credibility project. 47 The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be_. （ A） quite trustworthy （ B） somewhat contradictory （ C） very illuminating （ D） rather superficial 48 The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their_. （ A） working attitud

43、e （ B） conventional lifestyle （ C） world outlook （ D） educational background 49 Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its （ A） failure to realize its real problems （ B） tendency to hire annoying reporters （ C） likeliness to do inaccurate reporting （ D）

44、 prejudice in matters of race and gender 49 Placing a human being behind the wheel of an automobile often has the same curios effect as cutting certain fibres in the brain. The result in either case is more primitive behaviour. Hostile feelings are apt to be expressed in an aggressive way. The same

45、man who will step aside for a stranger at a doorway will, when behind the wheel, risk an accident trying to beat another motorist through an intersection. The importance of emotional factors in automobile accidents is gaining recognition. Doctors and other scientists have concluded that the highway

46、death toll resembles a disease epidemic and should be investigated as such. Dr. Ross A. McFarland, an associate professor of industrial Hygiene at the Harvard U-niversity School of Public Health, aid that accidents “now constitute a greater threat to the safety of large segments of the population th

47、an diseases do. “ Accidents are the leading cause of death between the ages of 1 and 35. About one third of all accidental deaths and one seventh of all accidental injuries are caused by motor vehicles. Based on the present rate of vehicle registration, unless the accident rate is cut in half, one o

48、f every 10 persons in the country will be killed or injured in a traffic accident in the next 15 years. Research to find the underlying causes of accidents and to develop ways to detect drivers who are apt to cause them is being conducted at universities and medical centres. Here are some of their f

49、indings so far： A man drives as he lives. If he is often in trouble with collection agencies, the courts, and police, chances are he will have repeated automobile accidents. Accident repeaters usually are egocentric, exhibitionistic, resentful of authority, impulsive, and lacking in social responsibility. As a group, they can be classified as borderline psychopathic personalities, according to Dr. McFarland. The suspicion, however, that accident repeaters could be detected in advance by screening out