1、公共英语四级-121 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BPart A/BI For questions 1-5, you will hear a talk about the country of Switzerland. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1
2、 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below./IInformation about Switzerland Total Area 1Population in 1995 6,905,000 The Country to Its West 2Capital Berne 345The Fur Official Languages Romansch （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填
3、空项 1:_二、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What did Schuberts father do?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What do you know about Schuberts friends?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Schubert earned his living by（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).In 1827 Schubert wrote his song-cycle for（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Schubert had little academic training but a
4、sure（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：3.00)You will three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to read your answ
5、er. You will hear each piece only once. BQuestions 1113 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1113./B（分数：3.00）(1).Where did they plan to go the other day?（分数：1.00）A.The London Museum.B.Victoria.C.Hyped Park Comer.D.Kensington High Street.(2).What happened on t
6、heir way back?（分数：1.00）A.They stepped into the wrong boat.B.They went in the wrong direction in the Subway.C.They went in the wrong bus.D.They went shopping.(3).Which is not mentioned in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.They took No. fifty-two bus.B.They love to explore the shop but have no time.C.They go bac
7、k by underground.D.They will fly to New York the next day.四、BQuestions 1416(总题数：1，分数：3.00)(1).What kind of weather will it be When distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near?（分数：1.00）A.Sunny day is coming.B.Rain may come.C.Fog.D.Windy day is coming.(2).When do some p
8、eople have pains in their bones?（分数：1.00）A.The coming of wet weather.B.The coming of flood.C.The coming of wind.D.The coming of dry season.(3).What is a sign of a rainbow in the morning?（分数：1.00）A.Rains.B.Wind.C.Snow.D.Fog.五、BQuestions 1720(总题数：1，分数：4.00)(1).Where did the applicant get the informati
9、on about the job vacancy?（分数：1.00）A.From his friends.B.From TV advertisement.C.From advertisement leaflets.D.From newspaper advertisement.(2).Why is the applicant applying for a new job?（分数：1.00）A.Because his salary was too low.B.Because his previous boss disliked him.C.Because his previous company
10、was closed down.D.Because he disliked his previous job.(3).Why did the applicant leave his previous company?（分数：1.00）A.Because he made some mistakes in his work.B.Because his boss went away.C.Because the company was in a financial trouble.D.Because the pay was poor.(4).Which of the following is true
11、 according to the talk youve just heard?（分数：1.00）A.The applicants previous company was a joint venture.B.The applicants salary in his new company is 1, 500 dollars a month.C.He will start to work in the new company the next Monday.D.The applicant will be better paid in the new company.六、BSection Use
12、 o(总题数：20，分数：20.00)A.inB.atC.fromD.up onA.toB.tooC.asD.orA.inaccessibleB.timelyC.likelyD.invalidA.speakerB.listenerC.by-passerD.wordsA.upB.lowerC.throughD.downA.encouragesB.preventsC.destroyD.offersA.reducedB.eliminateC.passD.makeA.ofB.atC.forD.onA.speechB.senseC.messageD.meaningA.obscureB.difficult
13、C.impossibleD.unableA.atB.fromC.inD.uponA.oftenB.rareC.neverD.strangeA.caseB.meansC.methodD.wayA.thatB.itC.soD.thisA.styleB.comprehensionC.vocabularyD.transmissionA.indefiniteB.insecureC.impossibleD.imbalancedA.atB.forC.fromD.uponA.pass outB.take awayC.back upD.stir upA.whoB.asC.whichD.whatA.Moreove
14、rB.HoweverC.PreliminarilyD.Unexpectedly七、BSection Readi(总题数：5，分数：5.00)21.Whats the authors attitude towards foreign investment?（分数：1.00）A.It is an invasion of independent countrys sovereignty.B.It should be encouraged to help finance infrastructure construction.C.It is a double-edge sward.D.It is th
15、e best tool to boost national economy.22.It seems that now a countrys economy depends much on _.（分数：1.00）A.how well developed it is electronicallyB.whether it is prejudiced against immigrantsC.whether it adopts Americas industrial patternD.how much control it has over foreign corporations23.Digital
16、divide is something_.（分数：1.00）A.getting worse because of the InternetB.the rich countries are responsible forC.the world must guard againstD.considered positive today24.Governments attach importance to the Internet because it_.（分数：1.00）A.offers economic potentialsB.can bring foreign fundsC.can soon
17、wipe out world povertyD.connects people all over the world25.The writer mentioned the case of the United States to justify the policy of_.（分数：1.00）A.providing financial support overseasB.preventing foreign capitals controlC.building industrial infrastructureD.utilizing foreign investment八、BPassage 2
18、/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)26.The direct reason for specialization is _.（分数：1.00）A.the development in communicationB.the growth of professionalisationC.the expansion of scientific knowledgeD.the splitting up of academic societies27.We can infer from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.there is little distinction bet
19、ween specialization and professionalisationB.amateurs can compete with professionals in some areas of scienceC.professionals tend to welcome amateurs into the scientific communityD.amateurs have national academic societies but no local ones28.The author writes of the development of geology to demons
20、trate _.（分数：1.00）A.the process of specialization and professionalisationB.the hardship of amateurs in scientific studyC.the change of policies in scientific publicationsD.the discrimination of professionals against amateurs29.Which of the following is wrong about professionals and amateurs?（分数：1.00）
21、A.No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science.B.Amateurs participation into scientific research has become more difficult.C.There is no discriminations of professionals against amateurs in geology.D.Entrance to professional geological journals has become harde
22、r for amateurs.30.The growth of specialization in the 19th century might be more clearly seen in sciences such as_.（分数：1.00）A.sociology and chemistryB.physics and psychologyC.sociology and psychologyD.physics and chemistry九、BPassage 3/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)31.The author seems to believe the revival of the
23、 U.S. economy in the 1990s can be attributed to the（分数：1.00）A.turning of the business cycleB.restructuring of industryC.improved business managementD.success in education32.The loss of U.S. predominance in the world economy in the 1980s is manifested in the fact that the American_.（分数：1.00）A.TV indu
24、stry had withdrawn to its domestic marketB.semiconductor industry had been taken over by foreign enterprisesC.machine-tool industry had collapsed after suicidal actionsD.auto industry had lost part of its domestic market33.What does the phrase“ on the ropes“ ( L7, Para2 ) mean?（分数：1.00）A.For sale.B.
25、Be defeated completely.C.Lose reputations.D.The end of ones glory.34.Most Americans think that solid growth in 1990s can be attributed to the fact that _.（分数：1.00）A.American industries have optimized structure to meet new demandsB.US businesses have improved productivityC.US businesses enjoy better
26、management than their overseas rivalsD.all of the above35.The U.S. achieved its predominance after World War because _.（分数：1.00）A.it had made painstaking efforts towards this goalB.its domestic market was eight times larger than beforeC.the war had destroyed the economies of most potential competito
27、rsD.the unparalleled size of its workforce had given an impetus to its economy十、BPassage 4/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)36.Cairo is_.（分数：1.00）A.the largest city in three continentsB.the financial center of the worldC.the capital of EgyptD.the youngest city in middle east37.Which of the following is not mentioned
28、 in the passage about Cairo?（分数：1.00）A.It is the cradle of civilization.B.It is an international center for social economics.C.It is a meeting-place of three continents.D.It is a vital force in maintaining world peace.38.We can infer from the passage that“ entomology“ is_.（分数：1.00）A.the scientific s
29、tudy of pyramidsB.the study of ancient constructionsC.the study of natural sciencesD.the scientific study of insects39.The most famous of Cairos sights is _.（分数：1.00）A.Entomological Society MuseumB.the Sun BoatC.the Ancient Egyptian city of MemphisD.the string of 60 pyramids40.The Great Pyramid of K
30、hufu was _.（分数：1.00）A.not on the list of WondersB.145.75 m high nowC.the tallest structure on Earth for less than 43 centuriesD.built more than 4, 500 years ago十一、BPart B/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)41.The target is wrong, for in attacking the tests, critics divert attention from the fault that lies with ill-i
31、nformed or incompetent users.（分数：3.00）_42.How well the predictions will be validated by later performance depends upon the amount, reliability, and appropriateness of the information used and on the skill and wisdom with which it is interpreted.（分数：3.00）_43.Whether to use tests, other kinds of infor
32、mation, or both in a particular situation depends, therefore, upon the evidence from experience concerning comparative validity and upon such factors as cost and availability.（分数：3.00）_44.In general, the tests work most effectively when the qualities to be measured can be most precisely defined and
33、least effectively when what is to be measured or predicted can not be well defined.（分数：3.00）_45.For example, they do not compensate for gross social inequality, and thus do not tell how able an underprivileged youngster might have been had he grown up under more favorable circumstances.（分数：3.00）_十二、
34、BSection Writi(总题数：1，分数：25.00)46.Changes in peoples daily expanses in the past five years2. Possible reasons for the changes3. My own conclusion1997 1998 1999 2000 2001Food 65% 60% 48% 42% 35%Clothing 5% 7% 10% 13% 15%Recreation 3% 5% 7% 8% 13%Others 24% 26% 33% 36% 38%Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
35、（分数：25.00）_公共英语四级-121 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BPart A/BI For questions 1-5, you will hear a talk about the country of Switzerland. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Wr
36、ite only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below./IInformation about Switzerland Total Area 1Population in 1995 6,905,000 The Country to Its West 2Capital Berne 345The Fur Official Languages Romansch （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：15,94
37、0）解析：听力原文1-5 Switzerland is a small country in the middle of Europe, famous for its beautiful scenery, its unique banking facilities, and the excellence of its manufactured products, especially watches and clocks. The country is a federal republic and is officially known as the Swiss confederation.
38、Its total area is 15,940 square miles, and the population in 1995 was 6,905,000. It is bounded on the north by Germany, on the east by Austria, on the south by Italy, and on the west by France. The capital city is Berne. The people of Switzerland fall into four distinct groups, each speaking a separ
39、ate language and generally following different religious practices: the German Swiss, the French Swiss, the Italian Swiss, and the Rhaeto-Roman Swiss. However, the good will that exists among them enables them to live and work together. The Swiss are known all over the world for their devotion to wo
40、rk, their efficiency, and heir keen business sense. They love to travel, and many of them live outside of Switzerland without giving up their Swiss nationality. Now over 160,000 of them are living abroad, mainly in France, Germany, Italy, and the United States. There are four official languages in S
41、witzerland. German, in the form of the Swiss dialect, is spoken by about 72 percent of the population, and is spreading into the French-speaking areas. French, the next most widely-spoken language, is used by about 20 percent, mostly in the neighborhood of Lake Geneva in the southwestern part of the
42、 country and along the French border. Italian is spoken by 6 percent of the population, almost exclusively in the southeast, next to Italy. Finally about 1 percent of the population speak Romansch, a language derived from Latin, like Italian and French, but different from them.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：France）解
43、析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：German）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：France）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Italian）解析：二、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What did Schuberts father do?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：schoolmaster）解析：听力原文6-10 The Austrian composer, Schubert, was born in Vienna. His father, a schoolmaster, was his first music teacher. When he
44、was 11, he was fortunate in being chosen to one of the Vienna Boys singing group. There he received a free general education as well as music teaching. He began to compose in these years, mostly instrumental or orchestral compositions, but also a few songs. He spent more time in covering sheets of p
45、aper with these compositions than at his other studies. After he left the singing group, Schubert became a schoolmaster to avoid being sent into the army, and he taught at his fathers school for 3 years. When only 17, he wrote his first great song, and during the next 2 years he wrote many of his fi
46、nest songs. After his 3 years teaching, he lived with various friends, all as penniless as himself, composing all the time, sometimes writing eight songs in a day, and even sleeping in his spectacles in case he might have an idea for a song during the night. Although he hated teaching, he earned some money by giving piano lessons. Schubert never became widely famous outside Vienna during his life. It was late in his short life, and only after m
