1、公共英语四级-10 及答案解析(总分：89.00，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：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Three developments in the United States higher education started more than a century ago following the _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The first was the rapid growth of the technological and professional
2、education to meet the urgent demands of a complex industrial and _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The second of the developments in the United States higher education was the provision for _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Third was the increased provision for the _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).In all the new state universities fo
3、r womens education, there was the adoption of _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).At college, John is going to _.（分数：1.00）_(2).Thomas would probably go to America with _.（分数：1.00）_(3).Steven would like to be _.（分数：1.00）_(4).According to Simon, the kind of job that has more pleas
4、ant future is _.（分数：1.00）_(5).Peter thinks that job-hunting _.（分数：1.00）_四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What has cloning bypassed? A. The nuclear transfer B. The process taking DNA C. The normal reproductive process D. The creation of cells（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the big breakthrough with
5、 Dolly, the first cloned animal? A. It makes a clone from an ordinary, adult cell. B. It makes the first normal and healthy cloned animal. C. It paves the way to the cloning of human beings. D. It makes a cloned animal with only mother.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which country first passed the law banning
6、human cloning? A. The United States B. The United Kingdom C. Switzerland D. Russia（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).How do people see premarital contracting in general? A. It is unfeasible and unnecessary. B. It has no effect on true love. C. It is only effective for someone rich and famous. D. It sugge
7、sts distrust between the two partners.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman think of premarital contracting? A. It helps a couple know more about each other. B. It makes a couples relationship more stable. C. It helps to develop genuine love in a couple. D. It makes a couple feel more comfortable
8、 with each other.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer? A. 50%. B. 30%. C. 20%. D. 10%.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is essential in premarital contracting, according to the woman? A. Financial status. B. Legal documents. C. Attitude to marriage. D. Communication.（分
9、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).Comets are like planets in that they _ . A. have moons of their own B. can be seen at regular intervals C. blaze across the sky D. orbit the sun（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Romans believed that comets were _ . A. stars shining brightly in the sky B. planes turning round and r
10、ound the suns C. evil spirits with long beards D. signs predicting some cheerful events（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the Middle Ages an astronomer described the comet of 1531 as _ . A. of red color B. something sent by God to punish man C. an evil spirit that would bring illness to people D. riding on the
11、 back of a bloody colored horse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)What do you do when you want to learn the meaning of a U U 1 /U /Uword? If youre U U 2 /U /Umost people, you do one of two things. You ask someone to tell you the words meaning, or you look U U 3 /U /Uthe word in a dicti
12、onary.The fact that you can look up words in a dictionary can be U U 4 /U /Uto a man named Noah Webster. He produced the first dictionary of American English.Noah Webster was a person who U U 5 /U /Uwords. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758. Webster studied at Yale and later became a
13、teacher and a writer.In 1782 Webster was teaching at an elementary school in Goshen, New York. He saw that the schoolbooks he was using left U U 6 /U /Usomething he felt was important. The books Webster U U 7 /U /Uto use in his teaching came from England. These books were just U U 8 /U /Ufor teachin
14、g English children. But they paid no U U 9 /U /Uto American culture. Remember, the United States had only just U U 10 /U /Uits independence from England. Americans still educated their children the same way the British U U 11 /U /U. Noah Webster wanted to give his students an education that was stro
15、ngly U U 12 /U /U.In writing his first dictionary, Webster was preparing for something grander. He had become familiar U U 13 /U /Umany different languages. He felt it was helpful and important to know where words came from their U U 14 /U /U. He traveled in England and France U U 15 /U /Uresearch o
16、n the histories of English words.In 1807 he began to work on An American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster was seventy years old when he published the first U U 16 /U /Uof this important work in 1828.Webster wrote the dictionary completely U U 17 /U /Uhand. In those days people didnt have
17、ballpoint pens, much U U 18 /U /Utypewriters. He had to use a quill pen, which was a feather with its thickest end U U 19 /U /Uinto a point. This point was dipped in a bottle of ink in order to write. A writer using a quill pen had to dip the pen constantly to U U 20 /U /Uthe ink.（分数：20.00）(1). A. s
18、ure B. such C. certain D. some（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. like B. alike C. likely D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. on B. up C. at D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. traced B. back C. returned D. gone（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. respected B. liked C. loved D. absorbed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. out B. off C. over D.
19、behind（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. must B. have C. was D. had（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. good B. well C. fairly D. fine（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. attentiveness B. attention C. note D. notice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. win B. beat C. won D. beaten（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. way B. does C. can D. did（分数：1.00）A.B.C
20、.D.(12). A. England B. American C. different D. independent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. to B. with C. at D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. story B. histories C. country D. resource（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. made B. carried C. doing D. studying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. work B. dictionary C. edition D. book（
21、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. in B. at C. by D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. same B. more C. similar D. less（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. sharpen B. sharpening C. sharpens D. sharpened（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. dip B. redip C. fill D. refill（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0
22、.00)八、BPassage 1/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of cou
23、rse, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull exis
24、tence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone tr
25、aveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of h
26、im, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller ci
27、ties and towns away from the busy tourist trails. “I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinneramazing.“ Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness o
28、f many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. A
29、nd, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “translate“ cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word “friend“, the cultural implications of the word ma
30、y be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet,
31、 being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.（分数：4.00）(1).In the eyes of visitors from the outside world A. rude taxi drivers rarely seen in the US. B. small-minded officials deserve a serious comment. C. Canadians are not so friendly as t
32、heir neighbors. D. most Americans are ready to offer help.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).It could be inferred from the last paragraph that A. culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship. B. courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated. C. various virtues manifest themselves e
33、xclusively among friends. D. social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers A. to improve their hard life. B. in view of their long-distance travel. C. to add some flavor to their own daily lif
34、e. D. out of a charitable impulse.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).The traditions pervasive of hospitality to strangers A. tends to be superficial and artificial. B. is generally well kept up in the united States. C. is always understood properly. D. has something to do with the busy tourist trails.（分数：0.80）A.B
35、.C.D.(5).Which of the following is the author most likely to agree to? A. Because of the small-minded officials, rude waiters, it is hard for us to think Americans are friendly. B. If some American families were not dull, they would not be friendly to the strangers. C. The citizens from the large ci
36、ties are not friendly to strangers. D. The cultural tradition fostered the hospitality of Americans.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Studies of the effect that makes many of us slumber or feel sleepy during the queens speech on Christmas Day have revealed that changes may be required in
37、 Britains drink drive legislation. Dr. James Home, director of the Sleep Research Laboratory at Loughborough University, is investigating pose-lunch sleepiness. We humans are designed to sleep twice a day, Once at night and a short nap after lunch, but in this part of the world we tend to repress th
38、at.It is a remnant of the same primeval programming that makes all animals in the bush rest in the hot afternoon sun to conserve energy.Hot environments make it worse and many cultures living near the equator, says Dr. Home, have conceded to be inevitable, where the afternoon siesta is the way of li
39、fe.In this studies Dr. Home has been investigating the role of alcohol. The theory is that if you are more sleepy after lunch then it figures that alcohol will be more potent after lunch. One would figure then that a pint of beer at lunch time has more effect than in the evening, when people are mor
40、e alert. Indeed, we find that it has about twice the effect.This has more sinister implications. If people take alcohol up to the legal driving limit, their performance is seriously impaired after lunch, said he.It seems that alcohol interacts with the circadian rhythm of sleep to cause afternoon sl
41、eepiness, so that one pint at lunch time is equivalent, in effect, to a quart in the evening.For this reason, most drivers ought not to drink at all at lunch time and the legal blood alcohol limit is no guide to “safe“ driving here, said Dr. Home.For those who wish to enjoy the queens speech, Dr. Ho
42、me recommends mild exercise, splash of cold air or cold water on the face, or a cup of coffee. Otherwise, take a cat nap. But this should be less than 15 minutes, otherwise, sleep really sets in and one can wake up feeling very groggy and far sleepier than to be in awake.（分数：5.00）(1).It is implied t
43、hat British people _. A. like to take a short nap after lunch B. dont take a short nap after lunch C. dont feel sleepy after lunch D. like to sleep twice a day （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2)._ take a rest in the hot afternoon sun. A. All animals in the bush B. The remnant of the same primeval programming C. T
44、he same primeval programming D. All animals in the world （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Most drivers ought not to drink at all at lunch time because _. A. alcohol will be less potent after lunch B. a pint of beer at lunch time is equivalent to a quart in the evening, it cause afternoon sleepiness C. people ar
45、e more alert at lunch time D. it is not legal to drink at lunch time （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, if you sleep more than 15 minutes after lunch, A. you will be refreshed B. you will be waken up C. you will feel far sleepier D. you will take a cat nap （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be inferred that _. A. people are not allowed to drive after they drink one quarter in the evening B. people are still allowed to drive after they drink one quarter in the evening C. people
