1、公共英语四级-120 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：2，分数：100.00)Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, D on ANSWER SHEET 1. The loudest outcry about poverty seemed to come in the wealthiest country by far in the world. According to most calc
2、ulations, 1 most of the 1945-1970 period the United States had a standard of living well 2 Europe“s and many times above the world 3 . Yet 4 about grinding poverty, hunger, and dreadful need proceed more from the United States than from countries with one-fortieth of their living standard. An annual
3、 per capita income of eight dollars is 5 of much of Africa and Asia and not a little of South America. It would seem strange to these people 6 they only aware of the fact that American radicals demand a 7 from an American 8 to the far corners of the globe so that the money thus saved can be spent ra
4、ising the standard of living of 9 Americans. What this last point suggests is not so much that human 10 are never to be satisfied though this is doubtlessly true, and the American suburbanite 11 of his second car and his color TV suffers just as 12 as an African farmer in need of a second cow and a
5、screen door. Rather, it suggests the 13 of contemporary breach of social 14 the emancipation of the individual self. People have learned to consider any 15 to personal fulfillment an 16 insult. They have greatly expanded the circle of self-awareness. They no longer accept sharp limitations on indivi
6、dual desires in the 17 of the group. The amount of potential human discontent has always been 18 misery, failure, misfitting, bitterness, hatred, envy 19 telling. It has usually failed of 20 , and in the past it was accepted passively as being beyond help.（分数：50.00）A.untilB.throughC.inD.ontoA.overB.
7、aboveC.againstD.belowA.averageB.commonC.meanD.ordinaryA.stormsB.rageC.protestsD.furyA.now thatB.regardlessC.ignorantD.typicalA.wasB.beingC.wereD.to beA.retreatB.compromiseC.restraintD.detachmentA.confinementB.commitmentC.complementD.concealmentA.underprivilegedB.misguidedC.underlinedD.overjoyedA.ant
8、icipationsB.sheltersC.shortagesD.wantsA.informedB.deprivedC.ensuredD.relievedA.acutelyB.abnormallyC.aggressivelyD.initiallyA.marginB.scopeC.rangeD.extentA.libertiesB.normsC.institutionsD.practicesA.accessB.exceptionC.obstacleD.approachA.incomprehensibleB.uninterpretableC.intolerableD.negligibleA.fac
9、eB.companyC.nameD.wakeA.bulkyB.promptC.momentaryD.infiniteA.atB.beyondC.onD.withA.utteranceB.admittanceC.complianceD.importanceAlthough many governments try to convince their respective subjects that atomic energy is an acceptable alternative 21 the burning of fossil fuels, no government has taken t
10、he least trouble to explain the dangers. Maybe they are 22 them. 23 the reason, the public must learn by experience, even though this 24 may be catastrophic. While it is true that nuclear reactors do not produce visible smoke, it is certainly not 25 that they do not pollute. And the pollution they p
11、roduce is much more insidious precisely because it is 26 . 27 inconvenient it may be for governments to publish all the facts, they have no moral excuse for not doing so, 28 they think they are acting in our best interest. At least some of the facts are known, even though they are not widely reporte
12、d. Nuclear reactors produce radioactive water and gases in vast 29 . What 30 all this waste? It is 31 concrete tanks and stored on tank farms. It is 32 in disused salt mines. It is run into fractured rock. It is buried. It is 33 about in special trains. But even when dumped, it has to be kept 34 by
13、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 35 . While every effort is made to 36 that radioactive wastes do not except into the sea or 37 supplies of drinking
14、 water, such a leakage would be too horrible 38 contemplate. But even then, governments would presumably continue to belittle the hazards. It seems that 39 governments can get away with not telling the truth, they will continue to keep silent. Nevertheless the people 40 to know the full facts. Do yo
15、u know what happens to the radioactive waste in your country? No? Wellfind out!（分数：50.00）A.forB.withC.toD.instead ofA.unaware ofB.aware ofC.unaware fromD.aware fromA.howeverB.whateverC.wheneverD.whereverA.experimentB.governmentC.dangerD.experienceA.visibleB.invisibleC.divisibleD.unvisibleA.untureB.u
16、nrealC.trueD.distrueA.howeverB.whateverC.wheneverD.whereverA.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 transpor
17、tedD.transportedA.hotB.cooledC.coolD.to coolA.disasterB.dangerC.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 right公共英语四级-120 答
18、案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：2，分数：100.00)Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, D on ANSWER SHEET 1. The loudest outcry about poverty seemed to come in the wealthiest country by far in the world. According to most calculations, 1 m
19、ost of the 1945-1970 period the United States had a standard of living well 2 Europe“s and many times above the world 3 . Yet 4 about grinding poverty, hunger, and dreadful need proceed more from the United States than from countries with one-fortieth of their living standard. An annual per capita i
20、ncome of eight dollars is 5 of much of Africa and Asia and not a little of South America. It would seem strange to these people 6 they only aware of the fact that American radicals demand a 7 from an American 8 to the far corners of the globe so that the money thus saved can be spent raising the sta
21、ndard of living of 9 Americans. What this last point suggests is not so much that human 10 are never to be satisfied though this is doubtlessly true, and the American suburbanite 11 of his second car and his color TV suffers just as 12 as an African farmer in need of a second cow and a screen door.
22、Rather, it suggests the 13 of contemporary breach of social 14 the emancipation of the individual self. People have learned to consider any 15 to personal fulfillment an 16 insult. They have greatly expanded the circle of self-awareness. They no longer accept sharp limitations on individual desires
23、in the 17 of the group. The amount of potential human discontent has always been 18 misery, failure, misfitting, bitterness, hatred, envy 19 telling. It has usually failed of 20 , and in the past it was accepted passively as being beyond help.（分数：50.00）A.untilB.through C.inD.onto解析：A.overB.above C.a
24、gainstD.below解析：A.average B.commonC.meanD.ordinary解析：A.stormsB.rageC.protests D.fury解析：A.now thatB.regardlessC.ignorantD.typical 解析：A.wasB.beingC.were D.to be解析：A.retreat B.compromiseC.restraintD.detachment解析：A.confinementB.commitment C.complementD.concealment解析：A.underprivileged B.misguidedC.underl
25、inedD.overjoyed解析：A.anticipationsB.sheltersC.shortagesD.wants 解析：A.informedB.deprived C.ensuredD.relieved解析：A.acutely B.abnormallyC.aggressivelyD.initially解析：A.marginB.scopeC.rangeD.extent 解析：A.libertiesB.norms C.institutionsD.practices解析：A.accessB.exceptionC.obstacle D.approach解析：A.incomprehensible
26、B.uninterpretableC.intolerable D.negligible解析：A.faceB.companyC.name D.wake解析：A.bulkyB.promptC.momentaryD.infinite 解析：A.atB.beyond C.onD.with解析：A.utterance B.admittanceC.complianceD.importance解析：Although many governments try to convince their respective subjects that atomic energy is an acceptable al
27、ternative 21 the burning of fossil fuels, no government has taken the least trouble to explain the dangers. Maybe they are 22 them. 23 the reason, the public must learn by experience, even though this 24 may be catastrophic. While it is true that nuclear reactors do not produce visible smoke, it is
28、certainly not 25 that they do not pollute. And the pollution they produce is much more insidious precisely because it is 26 . 27 inconvenient it may be for governments to publish all the facts, they have no moral excuse for not doing so, 28 they think they are acting in our best interest. At least s
29、ome of the facts are known, even though they are not widely reported. Nuclear reactors produce radioactive water and gases in vast 29 . What 30 all this waste? It is 31 concrete tanks and stored on tank farms. It is 32 in disused salt mines. It is run into fractured rock. It is buried. It is 33 abou
30、t in special trains. But even when dumped, it has to be kept 34 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 35 . While every effort is made to 36 that radio
31、active wastes do not except into the sea or 37 supplies of drinking water, such a leakage would be too horrible 38 contemplate. But even then, governments would presumably continue to belittle the hazards. It seems that 39 governments can get away with not telling the truth, they will continue to ke
32、ep silent. Nevertheless the people 40 to know the full facts. Do you know what happens to the radioactive waste in your country? No? Wellfind out!（分数：50.00）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.gove
33、rnmentC.dangerD.experience 解析：A.visibleB.invisibleC.divisible 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 in
34、to C.put upD.puto onto解析：A.stored B.storingC.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 asC.as good asD.as smart as解析：A.has a rightB.with a rightC.having a rightD.have a right 解析：
