1、公共英语四级-174 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)/r/n /r/n Radio Program Announcement /r/n the day for Wisdom People Talking /r/n /r/n 1./r/n /r/n /r/n time for My Favorite Discs/r/n /r/n 2./r/n /r/n /r/n account by James Farmer of his travels by /r/n /
2、r/n 3./r/n /r/n /r/n usual pop music on Radio /r/n /r/n 4./r/n /r/n /r/n interviews with live pop stars from 6 to /r/n /r/n 5./r/n /r/n（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Many people can remember feeling very lonely when we were（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The feeling of lo
3、neliness is very difficult（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).In order to survive, we all put on a（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).It is easy to get the feeling that everyone except you is living a full, rich and busy life in（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).You tend to assume that your destination is less（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10
4、.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about the London Marathon. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.（分数：3.00）(1).How many people applied but didnt run the race?（分数：1.00）A.16,000.B.10,000.C.67,000.D.54,000.(2).Which of the following is NOT tree?（分数：1.00）A.Most competitor
5、s did not finish the race within two hours.B.Most competitors were interested in the race.C.Most competitors were trying to run as fast as they could.D.Most competitors wanted to know if they could run 26 miles.(3).Where did one of the runners fall down?（分数：1.00）A.50 meters from the end.B.15 meters
6、from the end.C.10 meters from the end.D.5 meters from the end.Questions 14-16 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following is covered in BCD International programs?（分数：1.00）A.Interviews with radio producers.B.A large variety
7、of pop songs.C.News from the music library.D.Stories about the good old days.(2).Which program gives us the ideas behind the pop songs?（分数：1.00）A.The History of Pop.B.The Road to Music.C.Pop Words.D.About the Big Hits.(3).For native speakers understanding English pop songs is（分数：1.00）A.effortless.B.
8、impossible.C.difficult.D.unnecessary.Questions 17-20 are based on the following monologue about yawn. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.（分数：4.00）(1).Whats the main topic of the monologue?（分数：1.00）A.Different animals yawns.B.Humans yawn.C.Fishs yawn.D.Social animals yawns.(2).What is th
9、e speakers main point?（分数：1.00）A.Animals yawn for a number of reasons.B.Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.C.Human yawns are the same as those of other animals.D.Only social animals yawn.(3).According to the speaker, when are hippos likely to yawn?（分数：1.00）A.when they are swimming.B.when t
10、hey are quarreling.C.When they are socializing.D.when they are eating.(4).What physiological reason for yawning is mentioned?（分数：1.00）A.To exercise the jaw muscles.B.To eliminate fatigue.C.To get greater strength for attacking.D.To gain more oxygen.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Computers are n
11、ow being pushed into schools. We know that multimedia will make (21) easy and fun. Children will happily learn from (22) characters while taught by expertly (23) software. Who needs teachers when youve got (24) education? These expensive toys are difficult to use in the classrooms and (25) extensive
12、 teacher training. Sure, kids love video games (26) think of your own experience: can you (27) even one educational filmstrip of many years ago? Ill (28) you remember the two or three great teachers who made a (29) in your life.Then theres cyberbusiness. Were promised (30) catalog shopping - just po
13、int and click for great deals. Well order airline tickets (31) the network, book restaurants and negotiate sales (32) . Stores will become obsolete. So how come my local mall does more (33) in an after- noon than the entire Internet (34) in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to (35) money
14、 over the Internet, the network is (36) a most essential ingredient of trade and commerce: salespeople.Whats absent from this electronic wonderland? People contact. Computers and networks (37) us from one another. A network chat line is a limp (38) for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive mul
15、timedia display comes (39) to the excitement of a (40) concert. This virtual reality where frustration is legion and - in the holy names of Education and Progress - important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued.（分数：20.00）A.schoolworkB.exerciseC.teamworkD.researchA.stimulatedB.ani
16、matedC.developedD.interestedA.guidedB.preparedC.tailoredD.soldA.computer-aidedB.computer-presentedC.computer-designedD.computer-developedA.promiseB.introduceC.encourageD.requireA.butB.justC.andD.thereforeA.appreciateB.recallC.commentD.produceA.recommendB.guessC.betD.urgeA.resultB.markC.impressionD.d
17、ifferenceA.immediateB.freeC.versatileD.instantA.overB.withC.byD.inA.decisionsB.agreementsC.contractsD.plansA.communicationB.commerceC.businessD.programA.reservesB.handlesC.subscribesD.transmitsA.mailB.depositC.sendD.saveA.missingB.disappearingC.expellingD.retainingA.dismantleB.confineC.discriminateD
18、.isolateA.occasionB.substituteC.changeD.compromiseA.nearB.upC.closeD.hackA.lifeB.aliveC.livingD.live六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A finding in recent years shows that men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women can. This makes surgery ri
19、skier for men. Because they do not breathe as often as women, men also need more oxygen. But men breathe more deeply and this exposes them to another risk. They draw more of the air when it is polluted.Mens bones are larger than womens and they are arranged somewhat differently. The feminine walk th
20、at evokes so many whistles is a matter of bone structure. A man has broader shoulders and a narrower pelvis, which makes him stride out with no waste motion. A womans wider pelvis, designed for childbearing, forces her to put more movement into each step she takes with the result that she displays a
21、 bit of jiggle and sway as she walks.If you think a man is brave because he can climb a ladder to clean out the roof gutters, dont forget it is easier for him than for a woman. The angle at which a womans thigh is joined to her knees makes climbing difficult for her, no matter whether it is a ladder
22、 or stairs or a mountain that she is tackling.A mans skin is thicker than a womans and not nearly as soft. This prevents the suns radiation from getting through, which is why men wrinkle less than women do. Women have a thin layer of fat just under the skin and there is a plus to this greater fat re
23、serve. It acts as an invisible fur coat to keep a woman warmer in the winter. Women also stay cooler in summer. Because the fat layer helps insulate them against heat. Mens fat is distributed differently. And they do not have that layer of it underneath their skin. In fact, they have considerably le
24、ss fat than women and more lean mass. 41 percent of a mans body is muscle compared to thirty-five percent for women, which means that men have more muscle power. When we mention strength, almost 90 percent of a mans weight is strength compared to about 50 percent of a womans weight.The higher propor
25、tion of muscle to fat makes it easier for men to lose weight. Muscle burns up five more calories a pound than fat does just to maintain itself. So when a man wants to loss weight, the pounds roll off much faster. For all mens muscularity they do not have the energy reserves women do. They have more
26、start-up energy, but the fat tucked away in womens nooks and crannies provides a rich energy reserve that men lack.Cardiologists at the University of Alabama who tested healthy women on treadmills discovered that over the years the female capacity for exercise far exceeds the male capacity. A woman
27、of sixty who is in good health can exercise up to 90 percent of what she could do when she was twenty. A man of sixty has only 60 percent left of his capacity as a twenty-year-old.（分数：5.00）(1).That boys suffer more from air pollution can possibly be justified by the fact that（分数：1.00）A.the male have
28、 larger bones than the female.B.women can manufacture blood more efficiently than men.C.men usually breathe more deeply than women.D.women breathe as often as men.(2).The different ways men and women move their body indicate that（分数：1.00）A.bone structures in men and women are arranged differently.B.
29、womens bones are more ready to movement.C.men always move their bodies with waste motions.D.women are good at climbing upwards.(3).It can be concluded from the passage that（分数：1.00）A.men suffer more from suns radiation than women do.B.men will be more exhausted than women after a long trip.C.the hig
30、her proportion of fat in womens body makes them easier to lose weight.D.an aged man can still exercise his body as he was young.(4).The best title for the above article is（分数：1.00）A.Why Men Lack Capacity for Exercise over the Years.B.How Mens Bones Are Arranged Differently from Womens.C.Studies on D
31、ifferences and Similarities between Men and Women.D.Men and Women: Some Differences.(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.More oxygen needs to be prepared when a man is having surgery.B.Mans courage has nothing to do with males body structure.C.A woman
32、 usually stays cooler in summer and warmer in winter.D.It is easier for a man to lose his weight.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)More than 30, 000 drivers and passengers who sit in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as f
33、alling from a thirdfloor building. Wearing a seat belt saves lives: it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than a half.Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you will be fined up to 50. It will not be up to the dri
34、vers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the drivers responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.However, when youre reversing your car, you do not have to wear a seat belt; or when you are making a local de
35、livery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember that you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you c
36、annot prove that you have been excused from wearing it.（分数：5.00）(1).How many people in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured every year?（分数：1.00）A.30,000.B.60,000.C.Approximately 30,000.D.Above 30,000.(2).Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle（分数：1.00）A.reduces road accidents to more t
37、han a half.B.saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hour.C.reduces the death rate in traffic accidents.D.saves more than 15,000 lives each year.(3).It is the drivers responsibility to（分数：1.00）A.make the front seat passengers wear a seat belt.B.make the front seat children under 14 w
38、ear a seat belt.C.stop children riding in the front seat.D.wear a seat belt each time he drives.(4).According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front does NOT have to wear a seat belt?（分数：1.00）A.Someone who is backing into a parking space.B.Someone who is picking up the childr
39、en from the local school.C.Someone who is delivering invitation letters.D.Someone who is under 14.(5).For some people, it may be better（分数：1.00）A.to wear a seat belt for health reasons.B.not to wear a seat belt for health reasons.C.to get a valid medical certificate before wearing a seat belt.D.to p
40、ay a fine rather than wear a seat belt.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The first navigational lights in the New World were probably lanterns hung at harbor en- trances. The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1716 on Little Brew- stet Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. Pai
41、d for and maintained by “light dues“ levied (征收) on ships, the original beacon was blown up in 1776. Until then there were only a dozen or so true lighthouses in the colonies. Little over a century later, there were 700 lighthouses.The first eight lanterns erected on the West Coast in the 1850s feat
42、ured the same basic New England design: a Cape Cod dwelling with the tower rising from the center or standing close by. In New England and elsewhere, though, lighthouses reflected a variety of architectural styles. Since most stations in the Northeast were set up on rocky eminences (高处), enormous to
43、wers were not the rule. Some of them were made of stone and brick, others of wood or metal. Some of them stood on pilings or stilts; others were fastened to rock with iron rods. Farther south, from Maryland through the Florida Keys, the coast was low and sandy. It was often necessary to build tall t
44、owers there - massive structures like the majestic lighthouse in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, which was lit in 1870. 190 feet high, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.Notwithstanding differences in construction appearence, most lighthouses in America shared several features: a light
45、, living quarters, and sometimes a bell (or later a foghorn). They also had quarters, and something else in common: a keeper and usually the keepers family. The keepers essential task was trimming the lantern wick (灯芯) in order to maintain a steady, bright flame. The earliest keepers came from every
46、 industry - they were seamen, farmers, mechanics, rough mill hands - and appointments were often handed out by local customs commissioners as political plums. After the administration of lighthouse was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse Board, and agency of the Treasury Department, t
47、he keeper corps gradually became highly professional.（分数：5.00）(1).Which is the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The Lighthouse on Little Brewster Island.B.The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper.C.Early Lighthouses in the United States.D.The Modem Profession of Lighthouse-keeping.(2).Why does the autho
48、r mention the Massachusetts Bay Colony?（分数：1.00）A.It was the headquarters of the United States Lighthouse Board.B.Many of the tallest lighthouses were built there.C.The first lantern wicks were developed there.D.The first lighthouse in North America was built there.(3).It can be inferred from the pa
49、ssage that lighthouses in the Northeast did NOT need high towers because（分数：1.00）A.ships there had high masts.B.coastal waters were safe.C.the coast was straight and unobstructed.D.the lighthouses were built on high places.(4).According to the passage, where can the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States be found?（分数：1.00）A.Little Brewster Island.B.The Florida
