1、公共英语四级-388 及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Sarahs father worke(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Where does this mono(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 1113
2、 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.In 1271B.In 1274C.In 1275D.In 1292A.Because they were homesick.B.Because they lost the emperors favor.C.Because the emperor died and the Mongol Empire was falling apart.D.Because the hostile court officials might harm them once the emperor died.A.four yearsB.three yearsC.twenty
3、-four yearsD.five years八、Questions 1416 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.They liked traveling.B.The reasons are unknown.C.They were driven out of their homes.D.They wanted to find a better place to live in.A.They are unfriendly to Gypsies.B.They admire the musical talent of the Gypsies.C.They are envious of Gyp
4、sies.D.They try to put up with Gypsies.A.They are now taught in their own language.B.They are now allowed to attend local schools.C.Special schools have been set up for them.D.Permanent homes have been built for them.九、Questions 1720 are (总题数：1，分数：4.00)A.A studentB.A counselorC.A course directorD.A
5、Students Union officerA.Strained relationship with boyfriend or girlfriend.B.Financial difficulties.C.Excessive stress of work.D.Death of a close.A.It can make students confident in their abilities.B.The counseling fee charged for full-time students are lower than those non full-time students.C.It i
6、s concluded sometimes in cooperation with other members of the staff.D.Almost every non freshman student in the college has once sought counselors for help.A.something to be ashamed ofB.something one wants to keep secretC.hesitationD.psychological imbalance十、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、Every
7、 place is diffe(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.whatD.all2.（分数：1.00）A.whetherB.thatC.howD.because3.（分数：1.00）A.worldB.countryC.seaD.sun4.（分数：1.00）A.manageB.suggestC.needD.receive5.（分数：1.00）A.fashionableB.interestedC.comfortableD.inclined6.（分数：1.00）A.turnB.designC.makeD.improve7.（分数：1.00）A.o
8、neselfB.oneC.youD.yourself8.（分数：1.00）A.inB.aboveC.fromD.on9.（分数：1.00）A.toB.forC.againstD.toward10.（分数：1.00）A.amongB.withC.betweenD.except11.（分数：1.00）A.sendsB.introducesC.teachesD.transfers12.（分数：1.00）A.rareB.difficultC.basicD.mere13.（分数：1.00）A.geographerB.geographysC.geographersD.geographers14.（分数：1
9、.00）A.inB.underC.overD.beyond15.（分数：1.00）A.ThoughB.OrC.AsD.But16.（分数：1.00）A.restrictsB.broadensC.lengthensD.relaxes17.（分数：1.00）A.workingB.glancingC.lookingD.getting18.（分数：1.00）A.excitementB.exciteC.excitedD.exciting19.（分数：1.00）A.worksB.jobsC.professionsD.assignments20.（分数：1.00）A.IB.weC.theyD.it十二、Se
10、ction Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、Text 1(总题数：5，分数：5.00)21.The author of the passage would most likely agree that the workaholic_.（分数：1.00）A.is mentally illB.performs an insignificant proportion of American businessC.will not have the regrets that many “normal“ people face at
11、middle ageD.suffers from low self-esteem22.According to this passage_.（分数：1.00）A.Freud led a well-balanced lifeB.workaholics can be helpedC.workaholics should be admiredD.so-called “normal“ people are truly the sick people among us23.According to the author, one can hardly achieve excellence unless
12、one_.（分数：1.00）A.lives an abnormal lifeB.sacrifices friendship and familyC.has total devotion to workD.ignores popular opinions24.The authors main concern in this passage is to_.（分数：1.00）A.point out the role the workaholic plays in the American economyB.defend people who are addicted to workC.encoura
13、ge us not to worry about our imperfectionD.consider the difficulties that confront us at middle age25.From this passage we know that workaholic is a term referring to those_.（分数：1.00）A.who enjoy work more than anything elseB.who make greater contributions than othersC.who make uncommon sacrifice in
14、their personal lifeD.All of the above.十五、Text 2(总题数：5，分数：5.00)26.The phrase “seeding the center eye“ means_.（分数：1.00）A.predicting a hurricanes path and speedB.finding the place of origin of a hurricaneC.scattering the center of a hurricaneD.planting trees as wind-breaking in a hurricanes path27.Acco
15、rding to Dr. Sheets, the main danger of an error in hurricane prediction is that_.（分数：1.00）A.seeding will prove to be a waste of time and moneyB.people wont pay attention to predictions in the futureC.money spent on preparation will be wastedD.a hurricane may hit an economic center like New York28.I
16、t can be seen from the passage that the two immediate goals of hurricane research are_.（分数：1.00）A.enough time and moneyB.preparation and warningsC.prediction and controlD.protecting people and their properties29.Hurricane Belle was noteworthy because_.（分数：1.00）A.it didnt follow the path predicted by
17、 forecastersB.it didnt move at the speed predicted by forecastersC.it killed more people than any other hurricanesD.it caused more damage than any other hurricanes30.The two factors concerning hurricanes that scientists most want to learn about are_.（分数：1.00）A.conditions in the “eye“ and conditions
18、at the edgeB.the forces that generate them and their frequencyC.the number of people injured and the amount of damage doneD.how fast and where they move十六、Text 3(总题数：5，分数：5.00)31.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.TV programs have a strong influence on governmental po
19、licy.B.Chats on televisions are chief means of running for presidency.C.More and more people show interest in politics because of TV.D.Before the use of TV, people showed little interest in politics.32.The expression “follow the headlines“ (in Para. 3 ) shows_.（分数：1.00）A.people seldom have time to r
20、ead newspaper articlesB.people think the headlines contain the most important informationC.people often get their opinions from newspapers or televisionD.most people look on newspapers or TV as misleading33.How many factors could shape public opinion, as mentioned in the text?（分数：1.00）A.2.B.3.C.4.D.
21、5.34.The second paragraph is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.the influence of gender on peoples viewB.the influence of peoples status on their viewC.the influence of living standard on peoples viewD.the influence of different jobs on peoples view35.It is obvious that the opinion of famous people_.（分数：1.00）
22、A.is often ignored by the publicB.is seldom expressed to the pointC.is often imposed on the publicD.has a strong influence on people十七、Text 4(总题数：5，分数：5.00)36.Critics of AI would probably agree with the statement that_.（分数：1.00）A.logic plays the most important part in human reasoningB.fast computati
23、on shows the ability of understandingC.the new silicon chip is working in the way that human brain worksD.reasoning is something too complicated to be duplicated by the computer37.Which of the following is the way that a computer does its processing?（分数：1.00）A.Recognition and computation separately.
24、B.Recognition and computation simultaneously.C.Computation followed by checking.D.Recognition, reasoning and then computation.38.In what Way is the computer superior to the human brain?（分数：1.00）A.It calculates much faster.B.It is more logical.C.It does better on the Turing test.D.It can perform seve
25、ral operations simultaneously.39.According to Turing, a computer can prove to have human-like intelligence in a special test if_.（分数：1.00）A.the computer gives better answersB.the questioner fails to give identical questionsC.the questioner cant tell between the answers of a person and a computerD.th
26、e questioner cant find the person hidden by the computer40.What significance did Turings theory have on the development of Al?（分数：1.00）A.It started the research on Al.B.It established the expert system.C.It taught technicians how to use complicated programs.D.It invented the A1 computer language.十八、
27、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十九、61) It is a well-kno(总题数：5，分数：15.00)41.（分数：3.00）_42.（分数：3.00）_43.（分数：3.00）_44.（分数：3.00）_45.（分数：3.00）_二十、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)46. Directions:For this part, you are allowed 35 minutes to write a composition on the topic “Studying Overseas“. You should base you composi
28、tion on the outline (given in Chinese)below:(1) 有些人认为出国留学有一定的好处，但困难太多；(2) 我则认为(You should write 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.)（分数：20.00）_公共英语四级-388 答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Sarahs father worke(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：engineer）解
29、析：听力原文1-5My name is Sarah. My grandfather was called Charles, and my grandmother was called Ann. They lived in Manchester. My grandmother died last year, aged ninety-eight. They had three children, named David, John and Alice. They are, of course, my father, my uncle, and aunt. My father is called D
30、avid, and he is the eldest of the three. My mother is called Mary. My father was an engineer. Hes retired now. My fathers brother, my uncle, as I said, is called John. Hes married to Heidi. They have two children. The oldest is called Simon, and the younger one is called Sally. My uncle John is in t
31、he army, serving in Germany. Simon is married to a girl called Diana. They have two children, Richard and Fiona. My aunt, Alice, married a man called Henry Jones. They moved to Australia when I Was very young. I dont re member them very well.My husbands name is Andy. We have two children, Ida aged t
32、wo and Tom who is six months old. Were working in China now, and may visit Aunt Alice next year.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Manchester）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Germany）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Australia）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：China）解析：四、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Where does this mono(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：In a hotel.）解析：听力原文6-10Yes,
33、 I agree. Lovely breakfast. Very nice. Excellent coffee, especially, dont you think? Anyway, as I was telling you, it happens to me every time I go to a new place: I always end up paying twice or three times as much as I should for the first ride. But last night was the worst ever. The train got in
34、at about eleven, so I felt lucky to get one-though it looked a bit old and battered. But he was so polite-and you dont get much of that these days. “Let me take your bags,“ he says. “Its a hot, sticky night,“ he says, “but dont worry, madam, its air-conditioned, “-and it was, surprisingly-“just rela
35、x and Ill get you there in no time.“ So we went for miles down this road and that road and he pointed out all sorts of buildings and other sights that he said Id appreciate when I could see them properly in the morning. And he told me that though this was one of the few cities in the world where a w
36、oman could go at that time of night on her own and nothing to fear, even so, it was a good thing Id taken a registered vehicle, be cause you never knew, did you? Though I couldnt see any special registration number of any thing, and I didnt think to make a note of his license plate-and it wouldnt ha
37、ve made any difference, I dont suppose. So here I am. And as you can see, if you lookout of the Window, thats the station! Just across the road! Anyway. Well, its a lovely hotel, isnt it? Are you on holiday, too?填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A tricky taxi-driver.）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：a hotel maid）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：In th
38、e morning.）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：across the road）解析：六、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Questions 1113 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.In 1271B.In 1274C.In 1275 D.In 1292解析：听力原文11-13Marco Polo was the first European to cross the entire continent of Asia and leave a record of his travels. He was born in Venice in 1254, the son
39、 of Niccolo Polo, an important Venetian merchant. In 1271, Niccolo and Marco began a four-year journey across the mountains and deserts of Asia that ended at the Summer Palace of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan. The emperor received the travellers with great hospitality, and he made Marco one of his
40、 honored attendants. The Polos spent seventeen years in China, and Marco carried out many missions for the emperor in distant parts of the empire.The Polos left China in 1292, Kublai Khan was then a very old man, and the Polos afraid that jealous court officials would harm them when the emperor died
41、. They learned that a princess was going to travel to Persia, and they obtained Kublai Khans permission to travel with her. The expedition traveled to Persia by ship, and the Polos traveled from there to Venice. They arrived there in 1295, having been away for twenty-four years.A few years later, Ma
42、rco was taken prisoner in sea battle between Venice and Genoa. While he was in prison, he met a writer, a recorder of his travels. He was released from prison and returned to Venice where he died in 1324.A.Because they were homesick.B.Because they lost the emperors favor.C.Because the emperor died a
43、nd the Mongol Empire was falling apart.D.Because the hostile court officials might harm them once the emperor died. 解析：A.four yearsB.three years C.twenty-four yearsD.five years解析：八、Questions 1416 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.They liked traveling.B.The reasons are unknown. C.They were driven out of their hom
44、es.D.They wanted to find a better place to live in.解析：听力原文14-16Around the year 1000 A. D. , some people from northwest India began to travel west wards. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again but spent their lives moving from one place to another. Their later gen
45、erations are called the Romany people or Gypsies. There are Gypsies all over the world and many of them are still traveling without fixed homes. There are about eight million of them including three million in Eastern Europe.Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel becau
46、se they are different. People may be afraid of them, look down on them or think that they are criminals. The Nazis treated the Gypsies cruelly like the Jews and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitlers death camps.Gypsies have their own language-Romani. They like music and dancing and they often work in fairs and traveling shows. Traveling is very important to them and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this it is difficult
