1、公共英语四级-107 及答案解析(总分：108.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)I You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer-A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds t
2、o answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).What does the man say about the exhibition? A. He found it fascinating. B. It took hours to see everything there. C. They should spend their lunch hour there. D. He only found it pretty.（分数：1.00）A.B
3、.C.D.(2).What do you learn about the woman? A. She is going over her accounts. B. She will be there for only a few days. C. She is excited about going there. D. She is counting the number of vacation days.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man mean? A. She can use the computer as she wishes. B. The
4、office computer should not be used that way. C. The question wasnt very clear. D. She should ask a different person.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man say about Susan? A. She wrote a paper a week ago. B. Her paper must be very short. C. She wrote her paper quickly. D. She will help him next week
5、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the man say about his classmates? A. Only a few of them didnt choose the course. B. Most of them had learned the course. C. It was too late to take the course. D. Most of them didnt take the course.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1).Why isnt Helen present? A. She decided n
6、ot to come. B. She forgot to come. C. She wasnt invited. D. She altered her decision.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How did the woman get her suit? A. She made it herself. B. She had a tailor make it. C. She bought it a long time ago. D. She had an old one re-made.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the man suggesti
7、ng? A. Coming back for a later show. B. Waiting in a queue. C. Coming back in five minutes. D. Not going to the movie today.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What are they talking about? A. The effects of the flood. B. The heroic fight against a flood. C. The cause of the flood. D. Floods of the past twenty year
8、s.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What happened to Mike? A. His car was hit by another car. B. He was hurt while playing volleyball. C. He fell down the stairs. D. While crossing the street, he was hit by a car.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：13.00)I You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before lis
9、tening 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 each piece ONLY ONCE./II Questions 11 14 are ba
10、sed on the following dialogue between two friends./I （分数：4.00）(1).What does Sally do in the supermarket? A. Working at the meat counter. B. Working in the produce section. C. Carrying groceries out of the store for customers. D. Checking the quality of the milk products.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does
11、 Tom do the yard work? A. To earn money for school. B. To keep his yard nice. C. To be able to work outdoors. D. To get exercise while working.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why doesnt Tom like his job? A. Because he doesnt earn very much money. B. Because he has to work for quite a long time. C. Because he d
12、oesnt have time for lunch. D. Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is Tom going to do in the afternoon? A. Finish his homework. B. Cut grass. C. Plant trees. D. Buy groceries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.IQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard./I
13、（分数：3.00）(1).What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War? A. The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. B. The exhaustion of energy resources. C. The destruction of oil wells. D. The spread of the black powder from the fires.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the good news for
14、scientists? A. The underground oil resources have not been affected. B. Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. C. The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. D. The underground water resources have not been polluted.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What are the officials trying
15、to do at the moment? A. To restore the normal production of the oil wells. B. To estimate the losses caused by the fires. C. To remove the oil left in the desert. D. To use the oil left in the oil lakes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 18-19 are based on the talk youve just heard./I （分数：2.00）(1).What is
16、 the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. mother-son. B. Flatmates. C. Teacher-Student. D. Brothers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is one of them complaining about? A. About some friends. B. About the mess in the flat. C. About some broken glasses in the room. D. About the smell in the flat
17、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.IQuestions 20 23 are based on the following monologue on psychological space./I （分数：4.00）(1).Which factor determines human beings psychological space needs? A. Economic factors. B. Pressure in life. C. Individual preference. D. Cultural preference.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where do the
18、babies live in America? A. In his/her own room. B. In a small bed near the parents bed. C. On their parents bed. D. In his/her brothers or sisters room.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the author think of the American way of training people? A. Its common. B. Its realistic. C. Its uncommon. D. Its inh
19、uman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why are the psychological space needs limited? A. Because of financial pressures. B. Because of individual liking. C. Because of local customs. D. Because of cultural difference.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections:/BI Read the following text. Choose
20、 the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1./IMany years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was less complicated, we had rented a cottageU U 1 /U /Ua river in the heart of the countryU U 2 /U /Uthe whole family was going to U U 3 /U /Ua three-we
21、ek holiday. There were four of us: me, Mum and Dad, and Mums sister, Auntie June. Oh, and I mustnt forget toU U 4 /U /USpot, our little dog. I wasU U 5 /U /Uto go off by myself all day,U U 6 /U /UI promised to be careful and took Spot with me forU U 7 /U /U.One day I was out fishing with Spot when w
22、e heard a lot of shouting in theU U 8 /U /Ufollowed by a scream and splash. I was a bitU U 9 /U /Uso I called Spot and we both hidU U 10 /U /Ua bush where we could see but not beU U 11 /U /U.After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket andU U 12
23、/U /Uoar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it wasU U 13 /U /Uupside down! A few seconds later my Dad and Auntie June came runningU U 14 /U /Uthe river bank, both wetU U 15 /U /U. Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said hello. My Dad got really angryU U 16 /U /Ume for not trying to
24、 catch the boat as it went past. Luckily,U U 17 /U /U, the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downstream, but not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let themU U 18 /U /Umy sandwiches. Dad and Auntie June both made meU U 19 /U /Unot to tell Mum what had
25、happenedU U 20 /U /Ushe would be worried.（分数：20.00）(1). A. on B. by C. in D. across（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. where B. that C. which D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. plan B. manage C. consume D. spend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. mention B. bring C. send D. lead（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. forced B. ordered C.
26、allowed D. encouraged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. even if B. provided C. lest D. as if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. instruction B. inspection C. protection D. supervision（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. place B. space C. sky D. distance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. scared B. amused C. excited D. disturbed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
27、.(10). A. beside B. before C. behind D. beneath（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. seen B. viewed C. watched D. observed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. the other B. each other C. another D. one another（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. rolling B. floating C. circling D. sinking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. down B. beside C. to
28、D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. within B. over C. under D. through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. at B. against C. with D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. moreover B. then C. therefore D. however（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. spare B. share C. borrow D. divide（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. agree B. decide C. guarantee D
29、. promise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. except that B. in case C. in order that D. on condition that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BText 1/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Fifteen years ago, I entered The Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hire
30、d. I had to fight my way into a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there-moving from all ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of
31、security if I stuck with it.Instead, I had made a decision to leave.I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk. “I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im resign
32、ing.“To another paper?“ he asked.I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything, not trusting myself just then.I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me in a thousand ways. That we were at a rare turn
33、ing point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish
34、you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here.“Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody-even though Id be risking all on all unfamiliar venture:
35、all the financial security I had carefully built up.Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of The Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property.“Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking angry or dismayed
36、either.After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.“（分数：10.00）(1).From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _. A. temple B. magazine C. newspaper D. church（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).If the writer stayed with the Globe, _. A. he would never have to worry about his future life B. h
37、e would let his long-cherished dreams fade away C. he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams D. he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The writer wanted to resign because _. A. he had serious trouble with his boss B. he got underpaid at his job for the Globe C.
38、he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry D. he had found a better paid job in a publishing house（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was faced with _. A. an unfavorable business situation B. a shortage of qualified reporters C. a trouble with its staff members D
39、. an uncontrollable business situation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).By “I wish I were in your shoes.“ ( in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that _. A. he would do the same if possible B. the writer was stupid C. the writer was to fail D. he would reject the writers request（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、BText 2/B(总
40、题数：1，分数：10.00)For the first time in the scientific community, there is total agreement that the activity of humans is at least partly responsible for the rise of global temperature specifically the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which is released by the burning of wood, coal and p
41、etroleum products. Reducing harmful emissions is just one area in which the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel is decidedly optimistic. For one thing, in the short term it might not prove that difficult. Efficiency improvements alone could cut energy needs by as much as 30 percent at virtually n
42、o extra cost and, in developed countries, emission reductions of up to 60 percent “are technically feasible“. In the longer term, harmful emissions will be reduced as the world changes over to cheaper, less environmentally damaging energy sources.So, if it is economically and technically feasible to
43、 reduce harmful emissions, why is almost nothing being done? There are two main reasons. The first stems from the uncertainty about how hot the planet is going to get. The current estimate is extremely broad between 0.8 and 3.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. If the former prediction is accurate, it may be
44、 that we can adapt to it without difficulty. If, on the other hand, the latter is closer to reality, a complete rethink of the worlds energy supplies is already long overdue.This leads directly to the second problem the time scale involved. It is difficult to get people to act when predictions may t
45、ake between 50 and 100 years to materialize. For politicians, who face elections every half decade or so. preventative action against a future threat the magnitude of which is still very uncertain carries heavy political risks.Even if politicians in the developed world were to be forced into action,
46、 what of the developing world. which is economically dependent on fossil fuels? Should it reduce emissions, and suffer the consequences, because of mistakes made by the developed world? One suggestion is that developing countries be given allowances above the current emission standards. This would e
47、nable them to meet their industrialized needs and ultimately help them to finance environmentally sound technologies. This would seem the only realistic way of getting agreement from developing countries a vital requirement because, if preventative action is going to work, you really do have to have everyone on boa
