[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷239及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 239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 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 he

3、ar 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 eac

4、h piece ONLY ONCE. 11 How many chickens become the KFC chains fried meals every year?_ （ A） 500 million. （ B） 600 million. （ C） 700 million. （ D） 800 million. 12 Which of the following suggestions has NOT been raised by the Ethical Treatment of Animals? _ （ A） To improve the diets of hens. （ B） To m

5、ove chickens into large farms. （ C） To make chickens sleep before they are killed. （ D） To improve chickens lives. 13 What is Ian Duncans attitude towards the Ethical Treatment of Animals now? _ （ A） Positive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） No specific idea. 14 Why Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wa

6、nted to celebrate Fathers day? （ A） Because she thought man and woman should be equal. （ B） Because the president Washington asked her to do so. （ C） Because she wanted to show respect to her father who brought up six children. （ D） Because she could not celebrate Mothers day. 15 What day did Sonora

7、 choose as Fathers Day? （ A） June 19th （ B） the third Sunday in June （ C） the second Sunday in June （ D） June 13th 16 Which president in the United States establish Fathers Day as a permanent national observance? （ A） George Washington （ B） Calvin Coolidge （ C） Richard Nixon （ D） Lybdon Johnson 17 A

8、ccording to the passage, what did nature represent to Isadora Duncan? （ A） Something to conquer （ B） A model for movement （ C） A place to find peace （ D） A symbol of disorder 18 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an area of dance that Isadora Duncan worked to change? （ A） The

9、music （ B） The stage sets （ C） Costumes （ D） Movements 19 Compared to those of the ballet, Isadora Duncans costumes were less_. （ A） costly （ B） colorful （ C） graceful （ D） restrictive 20 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The evolution of dance in the twentieth century. （ B） Artists of the last

10、 century. （ C） Natural movement in dance. （ D） A pioneer in modern dance. 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 The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspape

11、rs seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases 21 the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant 22 of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a 23 bill that will propose making payments to witnesses 24 and will strictly control the amount of 25 that ca

12、n be given to a case 26 a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he 27 with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not 28 sufficient control. 29 of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine cau

13、sed a 30 of media protest when he said the 31 of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges 32 to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which 33 the European Convention on Human Rights legally 34 in Britain, laid down that everybo

14、dy was 35 to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands 36 our British judges,“ he said. Witness payments became an 37 after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were 38 to have rece

15、ived payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised 39 witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to 40 guilty verdicts. （ A） as to （ B） for instance （ C） in particular （ D） such as （ A） tightening （ B） intensifying （ C） focusing （ D） fastening （ A） sk

16、etch （ B） rough （ C） preliminary （ D） draft （ A） illogical （ B） illegal （ C） improbable （ D） improper （ A） publicity （ B） penalty （ C） popularity （ D） peculiarity （ A） since （ B） if （ C） before （ D） as （ A） sided （ B） shared （ C） complied （ D） agreed （ A） present （ B） offer （ C） manifest （ D） indica

17、te （ A） Release （ B） Publication （ C） Printing （ D） Exposure （ A） storm （ B） rage （ C） flare （ D） flash （ A） translation （ B） interpretation （ C） exhibition （ D） demonstration （ A） better than （ B） other than （ C） rather than （ D） sooner than （ A） changes （ B） makes （ C） sets （ D） turns （ A） binding

18、 （ B） convincing （ C） restraining （ D） sustaining （ A） authorized （ B） credited （ C） entitled （ D） qualified （ A） with （ B） to （ C） from （ D） by （ A） impact （ B） incident （ C） inference （ D） issue （ A） stated （ B） remarked （ C） said （ D） told （ A） what （ B） when （ C） which （ D） that （ A） assure （ B）

19、 confide （ C） ensure （ D） guarantee Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 The history of English is conventionally, if perhaps too neatly, divided into three periods usually called Old

20、 (or Anglo-Saxon)English, Middle English, and Modern English. The earliest period begins with the migration of certain Germanic tribes from the continent to Britain in the fifth century A. D, though no records of their language survive from before the seventh century, and it continues until the end

21、of the seventh century or a bit later. By that time, Latin, Old Norse (the language of the Viking invaders), and especially the Anglo-Norman French of the dominant class after the Norman Conquest in 1066 had begun to have a substantial impact on the vocabulary, and the well-developed inflectional (词

22、尾变化的 ) system that typifies the grammar of Old English had begun to break down. The period of Middle English extends roughly from the twelfth century through the fifteenth. The influence of French (and Latin, often by way of French) upon the vocabulary continued throughout the period, the loss of so

23、me inflections and the reduction of others accelerated, and many changes took place within the grammatical systems of the language. A bypical prose passage, specially one from the later part of the period, will not have such a foreign look to us as the prose of Old English, but it will not be mistak

24、en for contemporary writing either. The period of Modern English extends from the sixteenth century to our own day. The early part of this period saw the completion of a revolution in vowel distribution that had begun in late Middle English and that effectively brought the language to something rese

25、mbling its present pattern. Other important early developments include the stabilizing effect on spelling of the printing press and the beginning of the direct influence of Latin, and to a lesser extent, Greek on the vocabulary. Later, as English came into contact with other cultures around the worl

26、d and distinctive dialects of English developed in the many areas which Britain had colonized, numerous other languages made small but interesting contributions to our word-stock. 41 The earliest written record of English available to us started （ A） from the seventh century （ B） from the fifth cent

27、ury （ C） from the twelfth century （ D） from the ninth century 42 What is the main feature of the grammar of Old English? （ A） The influence of Latin. （ B） A revolution in vowel distribution. （ C） A well-developed inflectional system. （ D） Loss of some inflections. 43 what can be inferred from the pa

28、ssage? （ A） Even an educated person can not read old English without special training. （ B） A person who knows French well can understand old English. （ C） An educated person can understand old English but can not pronounce it. （ D） A person can pronounce old English words but cant understand them.

29、44 Which of the following is NOT mentioned? （ A） French. （ B） Latin. （ C） Greek. （ D） German. 45 What is the most remarkable characteristic of Modern English? （ A） Numerous additions to its vocabulary. （ B） Completion of a revolution in vowel distribution. （ C） Gradual changes in its grammatical sys

30、tem. （ D） The direct influence of Latin. 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 as the journalism credibility project. Sad t

31、o 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 deeper. Most journalists learn to see the wo

32、rld 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. There exists a social and cultural disconne

33、ct 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 metropolitan area. Then residents in these c

34、ommunities 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 church to do volunteer work, or put down roots i

35、n 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 but in the daily clash of world views between

36、 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 credibility project dedicated to wondering why cu

37、stomers 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 and gender,and look for reporters who differ b

38、roadly 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 journalism credibility project. 47 The results

39、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 attitude （ B） conventional lifestyle （ C） world out

40、look （ 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） prejudice in matters of race and gender 49

41、In one very long sentence, the introduction to the U. N. Charter expresses the ideals and the common aims of all the people whose governments joined together to form the U.N. . “We the people of the U.N. determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war which twice in our lifetime ha

42、s brought untold suffering to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations, large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treatie

43、s and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, and for these ends, to practise tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international pea

44、ce and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to combine our eff

45、orts to accomplish these aims. “ The name “United Nations“ is accredited to U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a declaration of common intent on New Years Day in 1942. Representatives of five powers worked together to draw up

46、 proposals, completed at Dumbarton Oaks in 1944. These proposals, modified after deliberation at the conference on International Organization in San Francisco which began in April 1945, were finally agreed on and signed as the U. N. Charter by 50 countries on 26 June 1945. Poland, not represented at

47、 the conference, signed the Charter later and was added to the list of original members. It was not until that autumn, however, after the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the U. S. S. R. , the U. K. and the U. S. and by a majority of the other participants that the U. N. officially came i

48、nto existence. The date was 24 October, now universally celebrated as United Nations Day. The essential functions of the U. N. are to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, to cooperate internationally in solving international economic, social, cultur

49、al and human problems, promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to be a center for co-ordinating the actions of nations on attaining these common ends. No country takes precedence over another in the U. N Each members rights and obligations are the same. All must contribute to the peaceful settlement of international dispute, and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or use of force against other states. 50 Under its Charter, the first stated aim of the U. N. was_. （ A） to promote social progress （ B） to