1、公共英语四级-109 及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：3，分数：120.00)Although many governments try to convince their respective subjects that atomic energy is an acceptable alternative 1 the burning of fossil fuels, no government has taken the least trouble to explain the dangers. Maybe they
2、 are 2 them. 3 the reason, the public must learn by experience, even though this 4 may be catastrophic. While it is true that nuclear reactors do not produce visible smoke, it is certainly not 5 that they do not pollute. And the pollution they produce is much more insidious precisely because it is 6
3、 . 7 inconvenient it may be for governments to publish all the facts, they have no moral excuse for not doing so, 8 they think they are acting in our best interest. At least some of the facts are known, even though they are not widely reported. Nuclear reactors produce radioactive water and gases in
4、 vast 9 .What 10 all this waste? It is 11 concrete tanks and stored on tank farms. It is 12 in disused salt mines. It is run into fractured rock. It is buried. It is 13 about in special trains. But even when dumped, it has to be kept 14 by sprinklers to stop it from boiling. And the contents of the
5、tanks are, of course, extremely corrosive. The efforts of a fracture in the tank or a failure of the cooling system would be 15 . While every effort is made to 16 that radioactive wastes do not excape into the sea or 17 supplies of drinking water, such a leakage would be too horrible 18 contemplate.
6、 But even then , governments would presumably continue to belittle the hazards. It seems that 19 governments can get away with not telling the truth, they will continue to keep silent. Nevertheless the people 20 to know the full facts. Do you know what happens to the radioactive waste in your countr
7、y? No? Wellfind out!（分数：40.00）A.forB.withC.toD.instead ofA.unaware ofB.aware ofC.unaware fromD.aware fromA.howeverB.whateverC.wheneverD.whereverA.experimentB.governmentC.dangerD.experienceA.visibleB.invisibleC.disvisibleD.unvisibleA.untureB.unrealC.trueD.distrueA.howeverB.whateverC.wheneverD.whereve
8、rA.evenB.if evenC.ifD.even ifA.numbersB.qualityC.quantitiesD.degreeA.happens toB.happen toC.happened toD.happening toA.put downB.put intoC.put upD.puto ontoA.storedB.storingC.being storedD.to be storedA.transportingB.transportC.being transportedD.transportedA.hotB.cooledC.coolD.to coolA.disasterB.da
9、ngerC.a disasterD.disastrousA.reassureB.ensureC.convinceD.assureA.in front ofB.behindC.forwardD.intoA.againstB.thatC.toD.tooA.as long asB.as well asC.as good asD.as smart asA.has a rightB.with a rightC.having a rightD.have a rightEnglish belongs, in a rather complicated way, to the Indo-European fam
10、ily 21 includes most of the European languages and a few Asiatic ones. We don“t know 22 the orginal speakers of the parent Indo-European language lived. Guessed about their homeland 23 all the way from northwestern Europe 24 central Asia. According to all the early 25 ,they were a tall, blond, and w
11、arlike people, with a good 26 of energy and intelligence. In their native land they had developed 27 writing nor cities, so there is not much 28 about how they lived when they were at home. But when they 29 home and went out in 30 of new lands, the Indo-European seem to have been generally successfu
12、l in 31 the countries they came to. When a wave of them 32 a territory already crowded, they 33 the original population. 34 they lost their distinctive appearance by intermarrying with the earlier inhabitants, and sometimes they also 35 most of the features of their language. When a 36 went to a mor
13、e thinly-settled territory, they naturally 37 their physical characteristics comparatively unchanged for a much longer time; and they were likely to preserve the 38 features of their language also, though the two things did not always go together. The Slavic and Celltic languages, 39 Indian, Persian
14、 ,and some others, are of Indo-European origin, but the three branchs with 40 English is most concerned are the Greek, Latin, and Germanic, particularly the last.（分数：40.00）A.whichB.whoseC.thatD.whomA.thatB.whichC.whereD.whoseA.is rangingB.rangeC.have rangedD.have been rangedA.intoB.towardsC.fromD.to
15、A.recordsB.recordingC.tapesD.notesA.numberB.greatC.amountD.dealA.eitherB.neitherC.otherD.bothA.evidenceB.pointsC.understandingD.knowingA.leaveB.would leaveC.leftD.were leavingA.searchB.wantingC.lookingD.demandingA.conquerB.conqueringC.defeatD.defeatingA.settled inB.settledC.settled downD.settled toA
16、.mix withB.mixed togetherC.mixed withD.mix togetherA.on timeB.from timeC.by timeD.in timeA.give inB.gave inC.gave upD.give upA.branchB.waveC.groupD.kindA.preserveB.reserveC.preservedD.reservedA.specialB.particularC.distinguishedD.distinctiveA.as well asB.as good asC.as wellD.as goodA.themB.whichC.th
17、e three branchesD.thatIn addition to their academic work, children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours. They are designed to help 41 their skills, ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and 42 responsibilities;
18、43 school courses; and to provide additional outlets and stimuli. There is often a 44 of activities from which to choose, such as nature clubs, musical organizations, science clubs, art and drama groups, or language clubs. A 45 selection of sport activities is always available. 46 every school has a
19、 student-run newspaper; often a photographic darkroom is also 47 ,some of these activities take place during the school day, but 48 are held after classes are over. 49 they“re optional they 50 a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those pro
20、gram that 51 suit their own special talents and interests. Much is learned during these off-duty hours, especially in 52 of human “give-and-take“. Americans believe this 53 human relationships, social skills and a well-trained body, 54 intellectual development .Both 55 and college admission officers
21、 in the United States carefully consider the extra curricular activities 56 students have participated, both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays. These indicate to them 57 of a young person“s lead ship potential enthusiasm, creativity, 58 of interest, vitality and p
22、ersonality. They weigh these qualities, together with the academic record, in order to 59 a student“s intelligence, perseverance and ability to use what he knows, 60 merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.（分数：40.00）A.broadenB.extendC.stretchD.concentrateA.resumeB.assumeC.adoptD.presumeA.to
23、 supplementB.supplemeningC.to supportD.supportingA.scaleB.specimenC.ringD.rangeA.deepB.longC.wideD.highA.LastlyB.VirtuallyC.FinallyD.ConsequentlyA.possibleB.availableC.peobableD.capableA.manyB.fewC.otherD.someA.Even thoughB.in caseC.despiteD.howeverA.considerB.consideredC.are consideringD.are consid
24、eredA.mostB.bestC.leastD.worstA.conditionsB.termsC.conditionD.termA.includedB.includesC.to includeD.includingA.after allB.except forC.as wellD.as well asA.employersB.employeesC.parentsD.relativesA.whichB.thatC.in thatD.in whichA.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothingA.breadB.butterC.breadthD.broad
25、A.assessB.assumeC.assistD.assignA.no more thanB.rather thanC.better thanD.less than公共英语四级-109 答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：3，分数：120.00)Although many governments try to convince their respective subjects that atomic energy is an acceptable alternative 1 the burning of fossil f
26、uels, no government has taken the least trouble to explain the dangers. Maybe they are 2 them. 3 the reason, the public must learn by experience, even though this 4 may be catastrophic. While it is true that nuclear reactors do not produce visible smoke, it is certainly not 5 that they do not pollut
27、e. And the pollution they produce is much more insidious precisely because it is 6 . 7 inconvenient it may be for governments to publish all the facts, they have no moral excuse for not doing so, 8 they think they are acting in our best interest. At least some of the facts are known, even though the
28、y are not widely reported. Nuclear reactors produce radioactive water and gases in vast 9 .What 10 all this waste? It is 11 concrete tanks and stored on tank farms. It is 12 in disused salt mines. It is run into fractured rock. It is buried. It is 13 about in special trains. But even when dumped, it
29、 has to be kept 14 by sprinklers to stop it from boiling. And the contents of the tanks are, of course, extremely corrosive. The efforts of a fracture in the tank or a failure of the cooling system would be 15 . While every effort is made to 16 that radioactive wastes do not excape into the sea or 1
30、7 supplies of drinking water, such a leakage would be too horrible 18 contemplate. But even then , governments would presumably continue to belittle the hazards. It seems that 19 governments can get away with not telling the truth, they will continue to keep silent. Nevertheless the people 20 to kno
31、w the full facts. Do you know what happens to the radioactive waste in your country? No? Wellfind out!（分数：40.00）A.forB.withC.to D.instead of解析：A.unaware of B.aware ofC.unaware fromD.aware from解析：A.howeverB.whatever C.wheneverD.wherever解析：A.experimentB.governmentC.dangerD.experience 解析：A.visibleB.inv
32、isibleC.disvisible D.unvisible解析：A.untureB.unreal C.trueD.distrue解析：A.however B.whateverC.wheneverD.wherever解析：A.evenB.if evenC.ifD.even if 解析：A.numbersB.qualityC.quantities D.degree解析：A.happens to B.happen toC.happened toD.happening to解析：A.put downB.put into C.put upD.puto onto解析：A.stored B.storing
33、C.being storedD.to be stored解析：A.transportingB.transportC.being transportedD.transported 解析：A.hotB.cooledC.cool D.to cool解析：A.disasterB.dangerC.a disasterD.disastrous 解析：A.reassureB.ensure C.convinceD.assure解析：A.in front ofB.behindC.forwardD.into 解析：A.againstB.thatC.to D.too解析：A.as long as B.as well
34、 asC.as good asD.as smart as解析：A.has a rightB.with a rightC.having a rightD.have a right 解析：English belongs, in a rather complicated way, to the Indo-European family 21 includes most of the European languages and a few Asiatic ones. We don“t know 22 the orginal speakers of the parent Indo-European l
35、anguage lived. Guessed about their homeland 23 all the way from northwestern Europe 24 central Asia. According to all the early 25 ,they were a tall, blond, and warlike people, with a good 26 of energy and intelligence. In their native land they had developed 27 writing nor cities, so there is not m
36、uch 28 about how they lived when they were at home. But when they 29 home and went out in 30 of new lands, the Indo-European seem to have been generally successful in 31 the countries they came to. When a wave of them 32 a territory already crowded, they 33 the original population. 34 they lost thei
37、r distinctive appearance by intermarrying with the earlier inhabitants, and sometimes they also 35 most of the features of their language. When a 36 went to a more thinly-settled territory, they naturally 37 their physical characteristics comparatively unchanged for a much longer time; and they were
38、 likely to preserve the 38 features of their language also, though the two things did not always go together. The Slavic and Celltic languages, 39 Indian, Persian ,and some others, are of Indo-European origin, but the three branchs with 40 English is most concerned are the Greek, Latin, and Germanic
39、, particularly the last.（分数：40.00）A.which B.whoseC.thatD.whom解析：A.thatB.whichC.where D.whose解析：A.is rangingB.range C.have rangedD.have been ranged解析：A.intoB.towardsC.fromD.to 解析：A.records B.recordingC.tapesD.notes解析：A.numberB.greatC.amountD.deal 解析：A.eitherB.neither C.otherD.both解析：A.evidence B.poin
40、tsC.understandingD.knowing解析：A.leaveB.would leaveC.left D.were leaving解析：A.search B.wantingC.lookingD.demanding解析：A.conquerB.conquering C.defeatD.defeating解析：A.settled in B.settledC.settled downD.settled to解析：A.mix withB.mixed togetherC.mixed with D.mix together解析：A.on timeB.from timeC.by timeD.in t
41、ime 解析：A.give inB.gave inC.gave up D.give up解析：A.branchB.wave C.groupD.kind解析：A.preserveB.reserveC.preserved D.reserved解析：A.specialB.particularC.distinguishedD.distinctive 解析：A.as well as B.as good asC.as wellD.as good解析：A.themB.which C.the three branchesD.that解析：In addition to their academic work,
42、children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours. They are designed to help 41 their skills, ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and 42 responsibilities; 43 school courses; and to provide additional outlets and s
43、timuli. There is often a 44 of activities from which to choose, such as nature clubs, musical organizations, science clubs, art and drama groups, or language clubs. A 45 selection of sport activities is always available. 46 every school has a student-run newspaper; often a photographic darkroom is a
44、lso 47 ,some of these activities take place during the school day, but 48 are held after classes are over. 49 they“re optional they 50 a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those program that 51 suit their own special talents and interests.
45、 Much is learned during these off-duty hours, especially in 52 of human “give-and-take“. Americans believe this 53 human relationships, social skills and a well-trained body, 54 intellectual development .Both 55 and college admission officers in the United States carefully consider the extra curricu
46、lar activities 56 students have participated, both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays. These indicate to them 57 of a young person“s lead ship potential enthusiasm, creativity, 58 of interest, vitality and personality. They weigh these qualities, together with the
47、academic record, in order to 59 a student“s intelligence, perseverance and ability to use what he knows, 60 merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.（分数：40.00）A.broaden B.extendC.stretchD.concentrate解析：A.resumeB.assume C.adoptD.presume解析：A.to supplement B.supplemeningC.to supportD.supporting
48、解析：A.scaleB.specimenC.ringD.range 解析：A.deepB.longC.wide D.high解析：A.LastlyB.Virtually C.FinallyD.Consequently解析：A.possibleB.available C.peobableD.capable解析：A.many B.fewC.otherD.some解析：A.Even though B.in caseC.despiteD.however解析：A.considerB.consideredC.are consideringD.are considered 解析：A.mostB.best C
49、.leastD.worst解析：A.conditionsB.terms C.conditionD.term解析：A.includedB.includes C.to includeD.including解析：A.after allB.except forC.as wellD.as well as 解析：A.employers B.employeesC.parentsD.relatives解析：A.whichB.thatC.in thatD.in which 解析：A.anythingB.something C.everythingD.nothing解析：A.breadB.butterC.breadth D.broad解析：A.assess B.assumeC.assistD.assign解析：A.no more thanB.rather than C.better thanD.less than解析：
