1、公共英语四级-237 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 Information about Lilys Activities on Weekends /r/n She gets up very early, around _ oclock. /r/n /r/n 1/r/n /r/n /r/n She sometimes goes for a long swim in her _. /r/n /r/n 2/r/n /r/n /r/n Afte
2、r a series of exercises she has _. /r/n /r/n 3/r/n /r/n/r/n/r/n /r/n Information about Lilys work /r/n She works even on weekends and never _. /r/n /r/n 4/r/n /r/n /r/n She always enjoys herself at word and never goes to the _. /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
3、(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).In how many weeks are the students research papers due according to the teacher?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The speaker have looked at the students _ and made comments about them.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The students should turn in _ by Friday.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).When will the teacher have a c
4、onference with each student?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The outline of the students research paper should begin with _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 13 are based on a talk about how to become a doctor in the United States. You now have 15 seconds to rend Questions 11 13.（分数：3.00）(1).T
5、he entrance rate of medical schools of the US in 2001 was _.（分数：1.00）A.near 20%B.30%C.near 50%D.80%(2).Students are ready to use their knowledge to begin helping sick people in a hospital at their_ year of college.（分数：1.00）A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth(3).The training program students begin seeking
6、 to enter during the fourth gear of medical school in a hospital is called _.（分数：1.00）A.a medical competitionB.a treatment competitionC.a medical treatmentD.a medical residencyQuestions 14 16 are hosed on a text about ice phrases. Yon now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 6.（分数：3.00）(1).What is t
7、he meaning of “Skating on thin ice“?（分数：1.00）A.One may be doing something quite difficult.B.One may be doing something quite risky.C.One may be doing something quite annoying.D.One may be doing something impossible.(2).When somebody told you that you will “cut no ice“ with him, what did he mean?（分数：
8、1.00）A.You will not persuade him.B.He is getting nowhere with you.C.You cannot sell your ice to him.D.You should not waste time cutting ice with him.(3).When the game is really over, which idiom can we use?（分数：1.00）A.It is iced up.B.Skating on thin ice.C.To cut no ice.D.To break the ice.Questions 17
9、 20 are based on a conversation about hunting un apartment. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 20.（分数：4.00）(1).What is wrong with the womans current apartment?（分数：1.00）A.Its too noisy,B.The walls are too thin.C.The buses dont go in that direction,D.The boiler often goes wrong.(2).What do y
10、ou think the woman is?（分数：1.00）A.A university student.B.A landlady.C.A researcher.D.A repair woman.(3).At what time of the year does the conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.Winter.B.Summer.C.Spring.D.Autumn.(4).What does the woman require of her next apartment?（分数：1.00）A.It must be a hi
11、gh rise.B.It must near the university.C.It must be quiet.D.It must be new and functional.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Every business has trouble sooner or later, and it is the chief executive officers responsibility to set things right. Good executives (21) themselves in touch with their comp
12、anies they know what is going on at every level. Yes, they delegate, (22) they also follow up to make certain (23) each delegated task has been completed. No major (24) should be made in a company (25) the presidents knowledge.Even though the president or CEO is (26) responsible for the failure or s
13、uccess of his company, a smart CEO (27) himself with competent workers at all levels, especially (28) the administrative level. He then consults with his executives and supervisors (29) he has to make an important decision. He (30) their input and creates an open atmosphere where all may feel comfor
14、table to share (31) ideas.By (32) this practice, a president knows that when a decision has been made, his administrators will feel (33) they have had a part in it, or at least they will understand (34) the decision was made. He can then (35) them to support the decision at their level.(36) is consi
15、dered poor practice for an administrator to (37) about an executive decision after it has been discussed openly and decided upon in committee. The time to (38) disagreement is during committee discussion or with the president privately. Publicly, an administrator is expected to support the president
16、 (39) the company has become involved in an illegal activity. Americans consider this public support (40) form of professional behavior.（分数：20.00）A.keepB.feelC.putD.remainA.andB.soC.butD.thereforeA.ifB.thatC.whetherD.untilA.taskB.achievementC.successD.decisionA.withoutB.withC.byD.toA.seriouslyB.ulti
17、matelyC.frequentlyD.activelyA.absorbsB.sinksC.acquaintsD.surroundsA.onB.aboveC.atD.withA.whenB.howC.whyD.whetherA.refusesB.deniesC.invitesD.acceptsA.hisB.herC.ourD.theirA.experiencingB.followingC.performingD.goingA.asB.forC.as ifD.aboutA.whyB.whenC.howD.whereA.orderB.makeC.expectD.hopeA.HeB.ThisC.Th
18、atD.hA.criticizeB.complainC.talkD.discussA.expressB.speakC.easeD.createA.wheneverB.thoughC.ifD.unlessA.otherB.anotherC.the otherD.others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)Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of
19、the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject bas to start with the proof of this idem At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recogn
20、ition of the importance of greenspace in the urban environment is a first step on the fight way, this does not mean, however, that sufficient details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are using these spaces. As to this rather complex subj
21、ect I shall, within the scope of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namely the re-creative function of greenspace facilities.The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning, has in my opinion resulted in dis
22、proportionate attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighbourhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do n
23、ot pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street-door of the house. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obl
24、igatory activities can also have a recreative aspect.The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find
25、 a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street-door of your house is closed after you.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the author, the importance of greenspace in the urban environment _.（分数：1.00）A.is still unknownB.is being Closely studiedC.
26、is usually neglectedD.has been widely accepted(2).The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _.（分数：1.00）A.the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighbourhoodB.the location of recreation facilities far from homeC.relatively little attention for recrea
27、tive possibilitiesD.the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighbourhood(3).The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of greenspace Should ha provided _.（分数：1.00）A.in special areasB.in the suburbsC.in the neighbourhood of the houseD.in gardens and parks(4).According to the au
28、thor, greenspace facilities should be designed in such a way that _.（分数：1.00）A.more obligatory activities might take on a recreative aspectB.more and more people might have access to themC.an increasing number of recreative activities might be developedD.recreative activities might be brought into o
29、ur homes(5).The main idea of this passage is that _.（分数：1.00）A.better use of greenspace facilities should be made so as to improve the quality of our lifeB.attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative possibilitiesC.the urban environment is providing more recreation activities than it
30、 did many years agoD.priority must be given to the development of obligatory activities九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Pursuing free trade through WTO has many attractions. Countries bind themselves and their trading partners to transparent and non-discriminatory trade rules, which the WTO then enforces e
31、ven handedly. Since most governments operate on the premise that opening domestic markets is a concession to be traded for access to foreign markets, multilateral liberalization is often the most effective route to free trade.A successful WTO round requires two big bargains to be struck: a transatla
32、ntic deal between America and the EU and a north-south deal between the rich and the poor. Yet at Seattle this year there is a long way to go before such broad bargains can be considered, let alone struck.America wants a few priority issues to be settled. Its list includes an extension of the duty-f
33、ree status of e-commerce, a broader IT pact, reform of the WTO dispute settlements system, increased WTO transparency and the phase out of tariffs in eight sectors including chemicals, energy products and environmental products. The EU on the other hand professes to want a more comprehensive approac
34、h that focuses on removing tariff peaks for such imports as textiles, glass and footwear, but would preserve tariff preferences for developing countries.The biggest obstacle may be the insistence of many developing countries that they will block further liberalization until their gripes over the Uru
35、guay round are addressed They want their obligations in areas such as intellectual property, investor protection, subsidies and anti-dumping to be eased. They argue that the Uruguay round has failed to deliver expected benefits in such areas as agriculture and textiles.Though by no means a monolithi
36、c block, the developing countries share a feeling that whatever the promise of liberalization at the WTO, rich countries will Conspire to keep their markets closed. Indeed, the EU insists that freeing trade should be “controlled, steered and managed according to the concerns of EU citizens“. That is
37、 in keeping with a view, widespread on the continent, that “a protectionist trade policy is a price readily paid for political objectives“.However great these obstacles are, they could be overcome if America were still leading the drive for freer world trade. With its economy doing well, greater acc
38、ess to foreign markets seems a less pressing priority. The Clinton administration is unwilling to make politically painful concessions required to achieve that aim. So there is a possibility that the Seattle round will turn out to be a fiasco. If that happens, it will encourage the anti-WTO groups t
39、o go on the offensive. America, the EU and Japan would increasingly be tempted by managed trade.（分数：5.00）(1).The WTOs transparent and non-discriminatory rules require all member countries to _.（分数：1.00）A.exchange domestic markets for foreign marketsB.make concessions in foreign tradeC.adopt the most
40、 effective route to free tradeD.enforce trade policies even handedly(2).At Seattle this year, the difference between America and the EU is over _.（分数：1.00）A.e-commerceB.WTO transparencyC.agendaD.tariffs(3).The developing countries threaten to block further liberalization because they _.（分数：1.00）A.ar
41、e now conspiring to keep their markets closedB.want their problems and complaints to be dealt with firstC.cannot afford to deliver benefits in agriculture and textileD.want no obligations in intellectual property and anti-dumping(4).“Managed trade“ in the last Sentence probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.ma
42、rket managementB.trade protectionismC.trade concessionD.market priority(5).The author of the passage seems to be _ about the prospect of globalization and free trade.（分数：1.00）A.optimisticB.doubtfulC.impartialD.vague十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, “all tha
43、t is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.“ One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are
44、 confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights, movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in res
45、earch settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals no meat, no fur,
46、 no medicines. Asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, “Then I would have to say yes.“ Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said, “Dont worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.“
47、 Such well-meaning people just dont understand.Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmothers hip replacement, a f
48、athers bypass operation, a babys vaccinations, and even a pets shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as mew treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.Much can be done. Scientists could “adopt“ middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and ac- quire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals rec
