[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷302及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 302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 children did Susan and Michael interview? （ A） 150. （ B） 151. （ C） 152 （ D） 153 12 Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments? （ A） Because they find it not challenging enough to play them. （ B） Because they consider it important to be different from girls. （ C）

5、 Because they find them too hard to play. （ D） Because they think it silly to play them. 13 Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments? （ A） Children with private music tutors. （ B） Children who are between 5 and 7. （ C） Children who are well-educated. （ D） Children who ar

6、e 8 or older. 14 The patient, according to the analyst s report, is （ A） physically ill. （ B） mentally ill. （ C） fit. （ D） nervous. 15 How often does the woman smoke? （ A） Quite often. （ B） Once in a while. （ C） Rarely. （ D） Never. 16 When does the lady usually go to bed? （ A） 1: 00 a. m. （ B） 2: 00

7、 a. m. （ C） l1: 00p. m. （ D） 12: 00 p. m. 17 What is the occasion for the mans speech? （ A） Graduation. （ B） A class reunion. （ C） The dedication of a new building. （ D） The groundbreaking ceremony for a pedestrian walkway on campus. 18 In what aspect does State University remain the same? （ A） The

8、main campus. （ B） The student population. （ C） The age-old ideals. （ D） The programs of the Division of Continuing Education. 19 Why was University Tower torn down? （ A） Because a bell tower was to the built on the site. （ B） Because it was found unsafe. （ C） Because a parking lot was to be construc

9、ted there. （ D） Because no one wanted to preserve it. 20 What is the main idea of the mans speech? （ A） Everything at State University has changed in the past ten years. （ B） Although the campus looks the same, some things have changed at State University. （ C） In spite of the changes on the campus,

10、 the commitments of the State University remain the same. （ D） Everything has stayed the same at State University during the past ten years. 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 SHE

11、ET 1. 20 Besides climate change, developing countries like China need to deal with energy【 C1】 _and environmental issues: the development of sources of clean energy needs to be【 C2】 _line with their interests. Clean energy has been given greater prominence than ever before; it is seen as a new indus

12、trial【 C3】 _and【 C4】_of economic growth for the new century. The time for clean energy has come. In China, clean energy is moving ahead at full speed. Take wind power as an example: China had【 C5】 _wind power generating capacity of 12.21 GW, making China the largest wind power generator in Asia and

13、fourth in the world. But according to the research, one-third of wind power capacity is running【 C6】 _due to an inability to get the power to the national【 C7】 _. India-like Chinarelies【 C8】 _on coal for its energy needs. This will only change if the funds and technology to develop clean energy, suc

14、h as wind and nuclear power, are【 C9】 _. India will not choose clean energy【 C10】 _. Nuclear power is currently the most【 C11】 _of clean energy sources.【 C12】 _, if it is to be【 C13】 _on a large scale by developing nations, technological advances will be needed to make it competitive with coal. Comp

15、ared【 C14】 _developed countries, developing countries have more【 C15】 _choices when it comes to energy structure. Promoting economic growth requires【 C16】 _energyand coal, the cheapest and most【 C17】 _source of energy for many countriesis the【 C18】 _choice. Cheap coal means cheap electricity and a c

16、ompetitive economy. Rising electricity prices would cause public【 C19】 _and impact on standards of【 C20】 _. 21 【 C1】 （ A） scarce （ B） scare （ C） scarcity （ D） scary 22 【 C2】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） with （ D） along 23 【 C3】 （ A） revolution （ B） evolution （ C） advance （ D） development 24 【 C4】 （ A） resou

17、rce （ B） reason （ C） root （ D） source 25 【 C5】 （ A） inspected （ B） inspired （ C） instigated （ D） installed 26 【 C6】 （ A） effectively （ B） regularly （ C） slowly （ D） idle 27 【 C7】 （ A） net （ B） network （ C） grid （ D） mesh 28 【 C8】 （ A） mainly （ B） significantly （ C） majorly （ D） vitally 29 【 C9】 （ A）

18、 provident （ B） providential （ C） providing （ D） provided 30 【 C10】 （ A） by itself （ B） on its own （ C） voluntarily （ D） automatically 31 【 C11】 （ A） cheapest （ B） expensive （ C） competitive （ D） advanced 32 【 C12】 （ A） Therefore （ B） However （ C） Furthermore （ D） Otherwise 33 【 C13】 （ A） adopted （

19、B） adapted （ C） adaptable （ D） admitted 34 【 C14】 （ A） to （ B） with （ C） in （ D） upon 35 【 C15】 （ A） limited （ B） limitless （ C） maximal （ D） minimal 36 【 C16】 （ A） expensive （ B） much （ C） competitive （ D） cheap 37 【 C17】 （ A） absurd （ B） abundance （ C） absent （ D） abundant 38 【 C18】 （ A） good （ B）

20、 best （ C） first （ D） last 39 【 C19】 （ A） discord （ B） content （ C） discontent （ D） discomfort 40 【 C20】 （ A） life （ B） living （ C） live （ D） lives 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. 4

21、0 Parents now have a popular belief that schools are 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

22、general language development and writing ability. The 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 wi

23、ll be likely to “play safe“. He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to a-void 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

24、of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience : “ 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 h

25、ad omitted to read the essay, which included some beautiful 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

26、more motivation(动力 )to seek improvement. 41 Teachers are different in their opinions about_. （ 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 42 The expressio

27、n“play safe“probably means_. （ A） to write carefully （ B） to do as teachers say （ C） to use dictionaries frequently （ D） to avoid using words one is not sure of 43 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that_. （ A） students will be able to express their ideas more freely （ B） students will ha

28、ve more confidence in writing （ C） teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes （ D） students will learn to be independent of teachers 44 The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is_. （ A） unfair （ B） reasonable （ C） foolish （ D） careless 45

29、The major point discussed in the passage is_. （ A） the importance 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 45 In the 1960s the West Coast became an important cen

30、ter for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California 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

31、California. San Francisco was a center for young people 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. D

32、rugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo-pling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi 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

33、 like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians 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 wer

34、e about love and friendship, good and bad times. In the 1960s 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 musica

35、l event of the 1960s. After World War II a great number of black 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. Lif

36、e was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier. Popular 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

37、 or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown. 46 Where in the United States did pop music first emerge? （ A） The West. （ B） New York. （ C） The South. （ D） San Francisco

38、. 47 What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up pop music? （ A） The Korean War. （ B） The Word War II. （ C） The Vietnam War. （ D） The Gulf War. 48 The term “Hippies“ refers to_. （ A） three young rock stars （ B） four Liverpool boys （ C） the rock group of

39、 the Rolling Stones （ D） the lost generation 49 American rock music of the 1960s was greatly influenced by_. （ A） American country music （ B） British rock music （ C） Hollywood film music （ D） the Hippies 50 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s? （ A） Terrible. （ B） Humiliati

40、ng. （ C） Enjoyable. （ D） Holy. 50 No company likes to be told it is 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 thre

41、aten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching 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 freedo

42、m and the corporate bottom line. At the core of this debate is chairman 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 billio

43、n after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the 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 199

44、2, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-Ts violent rap song 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 express

45、ion but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible 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

46、 his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock 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 t

47、alked as well about the “balanced struggle“between creative freedom and social 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 Lev

48、in and his corporate strategy. But insiders say some of them have shown their 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 c

49、ompany have only recently come to realize this. 51 An American senator criticized Time Warner for_. （ 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 52 The word “flap“(Para. 3)here means “_“. （ A） controversy （ B） fear （ C） disaster （ D） solution 53 In 1992, Time Warner caused public outrage because it_.