1、公共英语四级-110 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)Ludwig Van Beethoven, a major composer of the nineteenth century, overcame many 1 problems to achieve artistic greatness. Born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770,he first studied music 2 the court organist, Gilles Vander Eeden. His
2、father was excessively strict and given to 3 drinking. When his mother died, Beethoven, then a young man, was 4 guardian of his two younger brothers. Appointed deputy court organists to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782, Beethoven also 5 the harpsichord and the Viola. In 17
3、92 he was sent to Vienna 6 his patron. court Ferdinated Waldstein, to 7 music under Haydn. Beethoven 8 unmarried. Because 9 irregular payment from his publishers and erratic support 10 his patrons, he was troubled by financial worries throughout his 11 life. Continually plagued by 12 health, he deve
4、loped an ear infection which 13 to his tragic deafness in 1819. In 14 of this handicap, however, he continued to write music. He completed mature mastepieces of great musical depth; three piano sonatas, four string quarters, the Missa Solemins, and the 9th Symphony. He died in 1872.His life was mark
5、ed by a passionate dedication 15 independence. Nothing that Beethoven often 16 into fits of rage, Goethe once said 17 him,“ I am astonished by his talent, but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality.“ 18 Beethoven“s personality may have been 19 ,his music shows great discipline and con
6、trol ,and this is 20 we remember him best.（分数：40.00）A.personalB.himselfC.privateD.ownA.byB.withinC.withD.forA.smallB.heavyC.manyD.greatA.sentB.sendC.nameD.namedA.playedB.playC.playingD.to playA.byB.onC.inD.fromA.studyingB.have studiedC.studyD.be studiedA.remindedB.remarkedC.remandedD.remainedA.forB.
7、ofC.withD.onA.fromB.onC.underD.betweenA.olderB.youngerC.adultD.oldA.goodB.worseC.illnessD.illA.ledB.causedC.leadsD.causedA.despiteB.spiteC.althoughD.thoughA.ofB.onC.toD.withA.flewB.flyC.cameD.comeA.withB.forC.toD.ofA.in spite ofB.althoughC.howeverD.sinceA.intamedB.distamedC.untamedD.iltamedA.howB.wh
8、enC.whereD.whoWe know we have to read “between the lines“ to get the most out of anything. Making up is also a useful practice, 21 you shouldn“t mark up a book which isn“t yours. Librarian who 22 you books expect you to keep them clean, and you should .If you decide that I am right about the usefuln
9、ess of marking books, you will have to 23 them. There are two ways in 24 one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish by 25 it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But the act of purchase is only the prelude to 26 .Full ownership comes only when you have made it a 27 of y
10、ourself, and the best way 28 yourself a part of it is by writing in it. An illustration may make the point clear. You buy a beefsteak and transfer it 29 the butcher“s icebox to you own. But you don“t own the beefsteak in the most important sense until you comsume it and get it 30 your bloodstream. I
11、 am arguing that books, too, must be absored in tour bloodstream 31 you any good. There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and best sellersunread, 32 .The second has a 33 many books few of them read 34 ,most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny 35
12、the day they were bought. The third has a few books or manyevery one of them 36 and dilapidated. Why is 37 a book indispensable to reading? First, it keeps you awake. I mean wide 38 .In the second place, reading if it is active, is thinking, and thinking 39 express itself in words. Finally, writing
13、helps you remember the thought you had, at the thoughts the author 40 .（分数：40.00）A.butB.althoughC.andD.soA.borrowB.borrrowedC.lendD.lentA.buyingB.buyC.borrowD.exchangeA.whichB.thatC.whatD.thereA.pay forB.payC.payingD.paying forA.possessesB.possessC.possessionD.possessionsA.groupB.partC.seriesD.numbe
14、rA.to changeB.to makeC.makingD.changingA.fromB.intoC.toD.formA.away fromB.out ofC.intoD.underA.having doingB.doingC.doD.to doA.untouchingB.untouchedC.touchingD.touchedA.greatB.largeC.bigD.greaterA.onB.aloudC.throughD.aboutA.whenB.whichC.beforeD.asA.dogearingB.dogearedC.to be dogearedD.to dogearA.mar
15、king upB.mark upC.to mark upD.to markA.wakeB.wake upC.awakingD.awakeA.tend toB.tends toC.tending toD.tendingA.expressingB.to expressC.expressedD.to expressingAlthough many people speak English, they don“t pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way. The United States, in 41 ,has its own spe
16、cial way of pronouncing and spelling the English language. They speak American English, and they 42 a lot of its special character to one man: Noah Webster. Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758. He 43 during a period of great American patriotism. He gratuated from Yale University when he was
17、 20. The 44 of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States, but political 45 didn“t satisfy Webster. He wanted to 46 “the King“s English“ and replace it 47 a special American Language. In 1783,Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book. It was used by genera
18、tion after 48 of American school children .Because the book had a blue back, it become famous 49 “the blue-backed speller“. Webster also 50 a dictionary. It too, became very 51 and was updated and reprinted many times. 52 are, when you go to look up a word, you“ll 53 the word in a new edition of Noa
19、h Webster“s book. In his books, Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States. He suggested new ways to 54 and spell English words. He also added new American 55 to the language. Webster made many other changes, most of 56 American use today. However, Webster did not go 57 his f
20、riend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to. Franklin wanted to 58 all the silent letters from words; he also wanted to change the spelling of many words. Had Franklin written the dictionary 59 Webster, he would spell givegiv, and wrongrong. Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue-but we w
21、ould have 60 it tong!（分数：40.00）A.particularB.specialC.ordinaryD.extraordinaryA.owingB.ownC.owningD.oweA.grows upB.has been grown upC.grew upD.has grown upA.finalB.endC.finishD.terminalA.independenceB.dependenceC.independentD.dependentA.doing away withB.doing withC.do away withD.do withA.usingB.byC.u
22、nderD.withA.a generationB.generationC.many yearsD.generationsA.forB.byC.withD.asA.compiledB.has compiledC.was compilingD.compilesA.popularityB.populationC.popularD.pollutionA.opportunitiesB.chancesC.opportunityD.chanceA.look upB.look afterC.look forD.look toA.writeB.learnC.have pronouncedD.pronounce
23、A.sentencesB.wordsC.waysD.meansA.thatB.themC.whichD.theA.as far asB.as quick asC.as long asD.as good asA.do away withB.keepC.get rid ofD.dropA.instead ofB.insteadC.in the stead ofD.replaceA.been spellingB.readC.spelledD.been reading公共英语四级-110 答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：3，分数
24、：120.00)Ludwig Van Beethoven, a major composer of the nineteenth century, overcame many 1 problems to achieve artistic greatness. Born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770,he first studied music 2 the court organist, Gilles Vander Eeden. His father was excessively strict and given to 3 drinking. When his mothe
25、r died, Beethoven, then a young man, was 4 guardian of his two younger brothers. Appointed deputy court organists to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782, Beethoven also 5 the harpsichord and the Viola. In 1792 he was sent to Vienna 6 his patron. court Ferdinated Waldstein, to
26、 7 music under Haydn. Beethoven 8 unmarried. Because 9 irregular payment from his publishers and erratic support 10 his patrons, he was troubled by financial worries throughout his 11 life. Continually plagued by 12 health, he developed an ear infection which 13 to his tragic deafness in 1819. In 14
27、 of this handicap, however, he continued to write music. He completed mature mastepieces of great musical depth; three piano sonatas, four string quarters, the Missa Solemins, and the 9th Symphony. He died in 1872.His life was marked by a passionate dedication 15 independence. Nothing that Beethoven
28、 often 16 into fits of rage, Goethe once said 17 him,“ I am astonished by his talent, but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality.“ 18 Beethoven“s personality may have been 19 ,his music shows great discipline and control ,and this is 20 we remember him best.（分数：40.00）A.personal B.hims
29、elfC.privateD.own解析：A.byB.withinC.with D.for解析：A.smallB.heavy C.manyD.great解析：A.sentB.sendC.nameD.named 解析：A.played B.playC.playingD.to play解析：A.by B.onC.inD.from解析：A.studyingB.have studiedC.study D.be studied解析：A.remindedB.remarkedC.remandedD.remained 解析：A.forB.of C.withD.on解析：A.from B.onC.underD.b
30、etween解析：A.olderB.youngerC.adult D.old解析：A.goodB.worseC.illnessD.ill 解析：A.led B.causedC.leadsD.caused解析：A.despiteB.spite C.althoughD.though解析：A.ofB.onC.to D.with解析：A.flew B.flyC.cameD.come解析：A.withB.forC.toD.of 解析：A.in spite ofB.although C.howeverD.since解析：A.intamedB.distamedC.untamed D.iltamed解析：A.
31、how B.whenC.whereD.who解析：We know we have to read “between the lines“ to get the most out of anything. Making up is also a useful practice, 21 you shouldn“t mark up a book which isn“t yours. Librarian who 22 you books expect you to keep them clean, and you should .If you decide that I am right about
32、the usefulness of marking books, you will have to 23 them. There are two ways in 24 one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish by 25 it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But the act of purchase is only the prelude to 26 .Full ownership comes only when you have made i
33、t a 27 of yourself, and the best way 28 yourself a part of it is by writing in it. An illustration may make the point clear. You buy a beefsteak and transfer it 29 the butcher“s icebox to you own. But you don“t own the beefsteak in the most important sense until you comsume it and get it 30 your blo
34、odstream. I am arguing that books, too, must be absored in tour bloodstream 31 you any good. There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and best sellersunread, 32 .The second has a 33 many books few of them read 34 ,most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean an
35、d shiny 35 the day they were bought. The third has a few books or manyevery one of them 36 and dilapidated. Why is 37 a book indispensable to reading? First, it keeps you awake. I mean wide 38 .In the second place, reading if it is active, is thinking, and thinking 39 express itself in words. Finall
36、y, writing helps you remember the thought you had, at the thoughts the author 40 .（分数：40.00）A.but B.althoughC.andD.so解析：A.borrowB.borrrowedC.lend D.lent解析：A.buyingB.buy C.borrowD.exchange解析：A.which B.thatC.whatD.there解析：A.pay forB.payC.payingD.paying for 解析：A.possessesB.possessC.possession D.possess
37、ions解析：A.groupB.part C.seriesD.number解析：A.to changeB.to make C.makingD.changing解析：A.from B.intoC.toD.form解析：A.away fromB.out ofC.into D.under解析：A.having doingB.doingC.doD.to do 解析：A.untouchingB.untouched C.touchingD.touched解析：A.great B.largeC.bigD.greater解析：A.onB.aloudC.through D.about解析：A.whenB.whi
38、chC.beforeD.as 解析：A.dogearingB.dogeared C.to be dogearedD.to dogear解析：A.marking up B.mark upC.to mark upD.to mark解析：A.wakeB.wake upC.awakingD.awake 解析：A.tend toB.tends to C.tending toD.tending解析：A.expressingB.to expressC.expressed D.to expressing解析：Although many people speak English, they don“t pron
39、ounce it or spell the word they use the same way. The United States, in 41 ,has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language. They speak American English, and they 42 a lot of its special character to one man: Noah Webster. Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758. He 43
40、during a period of great American patriotism. He gratuated from Yale University when he was 20. The 44 of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States, but political 45 didn“t satisfy Webster. He wanted to 46 “the King“s English“ and replace it 47 a special American Language. In
41、 1783,Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book. It was used by generation after 48 of American school children .Because the book had a blue back, it become famous 49 “the blue-backed speller“. Webster also 50 a dictionary. It too, became very 51 and was updated and reprinted ma
42、ny times. 52 are, when you go to look up a word, you“ll 53 the word in a new edition of Noah Webster“s book. In his books, Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States. He suggested new ways to 54 and spell English words. He also added new American 55 to the language. Webster m
43、ade many other changes, most of 56 American use today. However, Webster did not go 57 his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to. Franklin wanted to 58 all the silent letters from words; he also wanted to change the spelling of many words. Had Franklin written the dictionary 59 Webster, he would spe
44、ll givegiv, and wrongrong. Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue-but we would have 60 it tong!（分数：40.00）A.particular B.specialC.ordinaryD.extraordinary解析：A.owingB.ownC.owningD.owe 解析：A.grows upB.has been grown upC.grew up D.has grown up解析：A.finalB.end C.finishD.terminal解析：A.indepen
45、dence B.dependenceC.independentD.dependent解析：A.doing away withB.doing withC.do away with D.do with解析：A.usingB.byC.underD.with 解析：A.a generationB.generation C.many yearsD.generations解析：A.for B.byC.withD.as解析：A.compiled B.has compiledC.was compilingD.compiles解析：A.popularityB.populationC.popular D.poll
46、ution解析：A.opportunitiesB.chances C.opportunityD.chance解析：A.look up B.look afterC.look forD.look to解析：A.writeB.learnC.have pronouncedD.pronounce 解析：A.sentencesB.words C.waysD.means解析：A.thatB.themC.which D.the解析：A.as far as B.as quick asC.as long asD.as good as解析：A.do away withB.keepC.get rid ofD.drop 解析：A.instead of B.insteadC.in the stead ofD.replace解析：A.been spellingB.readC.spelled D.been reading解析：
