1、2007年 9月国家公共英语（四级）真题试卷及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. 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 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording t
2、wice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 What is the most important q
3、uality for a dog trainer? 7 When does Rosemary usually work? 8 There is a clearer career path overseas because there are _. 9 Dogs may lose all their trust in people if they are _. 10 What is the starting monthly salary for a dog trainer with a degree? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogue
4、s or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE
5、. 11 What was John Stuart Mill? （ A） A historian. （ B） A composer. （ C） A philosopher. （ D） A mathematician. 12 What has been found about children of unusual talent? （ A） Many of them are from middle-class families. （ B） There are more girls than boys among them. （ C） They are mostly born by natural
6、 childbirth. （ D） Their parents are usually ambitious and humorous. 13 What can be inferred from the talk? （ A） Material wealth goes hand in hand with mental emptiness. （ B） Environment plays a decisive role in the development of prodigies. （ C） Success has not always brought happiness to prodigies.
7、 （ D） Public praise will help prodigies to find the value of their lives. 14 When did Beth Orton begin singing? （ A） After she met William. （ B） Before she went to acting classes. （ C） After she dropped out of school. （ D） Before she joined a traveling group. 15 When is the best time of a womans lif
8、e, as Beth Orton was told? （ A） In her 60s. （ B） In her 40s. （ C） In her 30s. （ D） In her 20s. 16 What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so? （ A） Improve her skills in playing the drums. （ B） Learn how to play the violin. （ C） Try some strange musical instruments. （ D） Train herself in
9、coordination. 17 How do people see premarital contracting in general? （ A） It is unfeasible and unnecessary. （ B） It has no effect on true love. （ C） It is only effective for someone rich and famous. （ D） It suggests distrust between the two partners. 18 What does the woman think of premarital contr
10、acting? （ A） It helps a couple know more about each other. （ B） It makes a couples relationship more stable. （ C） It helps to develop genuine love in a couple. （ D） It makes a couple feel more comfortable with each other. 19 What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer? （ A） 50%. （ B） 30%.
11、 （ C） 20%. （ D） 10%. 20 What is essential in premarital contracting, according to the woman? （ A） Financial status. （ B） Legal documents. （ C） Attitude to marriage. （ D） Communication. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each number
12、ed blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 21 Believe it or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year 【 21】 _ pressure from a Congress which was 【 22】_ stories of nightmare flights. So why is it that flying is getting 【 23】 _ for so many
13、 passengers, 【 24】_ airlines are spending billions of dollars to improve service, 【 25】 _ in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly 【 26】 _ a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is that air travel has 【 27】 _ been such an annoyanc
14、e, and customer complaints to the Transportation Department doubled in 1999 【 28】 _ 1998. It seems Mother Nature would 【 29】 _ people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 【 30】 _ long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread delays and cancellations. Aft
15、er similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work more closely with airlines 【 31】 _ weather slowdowns-for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to 【 32】 _ the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA 【 33】 _ the new i
16、nitiative has fallen 【 34】 _ of expectations, and many passengers complain that the delays seem 【 35】 _ . Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. 【 36】 _ the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On 【 37】 _ , pl
17、anes are about 76 percent full these days, also a 【 38】_ . Thats good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers 【 39】 _ each flight, and bad news for passengers, 【 40】_ irritations build rapidly in fight quarters. 21 【 21】 （ A） under （ B） below （ C） beneath （ D）
18、 beyond 22 【 22】 （ A） held back by （ B） fed up with （ C） taken in by （ D） filled in with 23 【 23】 （ A） inferior （ B） worse （ C） desperate （ D） fatal 24 【 24】 （ A） as if （ B） so that （ C） even though （ D） now that 25 【 25】 （ A） upgrading （ B） purchasing （ C） installing （ D） investing 26 【 26】 （ A） re
19、claim （ B） reserve （ C） recall （ D） rebook 27 【 27】 （ A） never （ B） often （ C） also （ D） always 28 【 28】 （ A） since （ B） upon （ C） over （ D） from 29 【 29】 （ A） persist （ B） presume （ C） prefer （ D） permit 30 【 30】 （ A） featuring （ B） capturing （ C） distinguishing （ D） characterizing 31 【 31】 （ A） ch
20、arged with （ B） responding to （ C） replying to （ D） abiding by 32 【 32】 （ A） draw in （ B） follow up （ C） figure out （ D） set aside 33 【 33】 （ A） admits （ B） allows （ C） reveals （ D） claims 34 【 34】 （ A） lagging （ B） lacking （ C） scarce （ D） short 35 【 35】 （ A） absolute （ B） arbitrary （ C） plentiful
21、（ D） superfluous 36 【 36】 （ A） According to （ B） Except for （ C） Thanks to （ D） Based on 37 【 37】 （ A） calculation （ B） average （ C） estimate （ D） total 38 【 38】 （ A） fantasy （ B） monument （ C） legend （ D） record 39 【 39】 （ A） at （ B） for （ C） over （ D） on 40 【 40】 （ A） since （ B） although （ C） unle
22、ss （ D） if Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 41 The future of space exploration depends on many things. It depends on how technology evolves, how political forces shape competition an
23、d partnerships between nations, and how important the public feels space exploration is. The near future will see the continuation of human space flight in Earths orbit and unpiloted space flight within the solar system. Piloted space flight to other planets, or even back to the moon, still seems fa
24、r away. Any flight to other solar systems is even more distant, but a huge advance in space technology could drive space exploration into realms currently explored only by science fiction. The 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted commercial shuttles flying to and from a giant wheel-shaped space
25、station in orbit around Earth, bases on the moon, and a piloted mission to Jupiter. The real space activities of 2001 will not match this cinematic vision, but the 21st century will see a continuation of efforts to transform humanity into a spacefaring species. Perhaps the most difficult problem spa
26、ce planners face is how to finance a vigorous program of piloted space exploration, in Earths orbit and beyond. In 1998 no single government or international enterprise had plans to send people back to the moon, much less to Mars. Such missions are unlikely to happen until the perceived value exceed
27、s their cost. One belief shared by a number of space exploration experts is that future lunar and Martian expeditions should be aimed at creating permanent settlements. The residents of such outposts would have to “live off the land,“ obtaining such necessities as oxygen and water from the harsh env
28、ironment. On the moon, pioneers could obtain oxygen by heating lunar soil. In 1998 the Lunar Prospector discovered evidence of significant deposits of ice, a valuable resource for settlers, mixed with soil at the lunar poles. On Mars, oxygen could be extracted from the atmosphere and water could com
29、e from buried deposits of ice. The future of piloted lunar and planetary exploration remains largely unknown. Most space exploration scientists believe that people will be on the moon and Mars by the middle of the 21st century, but how they get there, and the nature of their visits, is a subject of
30、continuing debate. Clearly, key advances will need to be made in lowering the cost of getting people off Earth, the first step in any human voyage to other worlds. 41 A flight to other solar systems will be made more possible by _. （ A） technological breakthroughs. （ B） international co-operation. （
31、 C） market competition. （ D） public pressure. 42 It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that human society will become increasingly _. （ A） worried about life on other planets. （ B） dependent on space tourism. （ C） accustomed to long-distance flights. （ D） associated with space exploration. 43 Accordin
32、g to this text, piloted space missions will need to be _. （ A） more exciting than earlier film versions. （ B） supported by international organizations. （ C） more cost-effective than they appear to be at present. （ D） financed by individual governments. 44 It is predicted that people who will live on
33、 other planets would have to _. （ A） appreciate the harsh conditions they encounter there. （ B） depend on the natural resources available there. （ C） take most daily necessities along with them. （ D） engage in scientific research. 45 It is difficult to send people to other planets because of _. （ A）
34、 lack of capacity of space exploration vehicles. （ B） the financial expenditure involved in space travel. （ C） controversial nature of space travel. （ D） the uncertain future of space exploration. 46 Empowering workers constitutes the first step toward a stronger economy and stronger citizenry. It i
35、s a vital step toward overcoming inequality in American society. During the 1980s, the need for better wages for all workers increased as women, traditionally secondary earners, assumed greater responsibility for their own and their childrens well-being. Yet the ability to raise families to a decent
36、 living standard through wage work decreased; real wages fell for most workers. And the Federal Government enacted, no new policies to facilitate the integration of work and family, as working women and Working families suffered a loss in political power as well. Black or Hispanic women are four tim
37、es as likely to be low-wage workers as are white men with comparable skills and experience. White women are more than three times as likely as white men to be low-wage workers, and black or Hispanic men more than one-and-a-half times as likely. More than half of ail low-wage workers are the only wag
38、e workers in their families, or live alone. Employment no longer provides an escape from poverty. More than eight million working adults are poor; two million of them work full-time, year-round. More than seven million poor children have at least one working parent. When that one working parent is a
39、 low-wage worker, the children have no better chance of escaping from poverty than if the parent were not working at all; more than two-fifths of such children are poor. Even if generous income assistance were available, file wages employers pay would be held to a minimum. In addition, policies such
40、 as tax credits for working parents do nothing to increase the political power of working women and men. Our research shows that unionization is among the most effective strategies for raising pay, especially for women and minority men. Being a union member, or being covered by a collective-bargaini
41、ng agreement, raised 1984 wages by 1.79 per hour for Hispanic men, 1. 32 for black men, 1.26 for Hispanic women, 1.01 for black women, 0.68 for white women, and 0.41 for white men, when all other factors, such as occupation, industry, firm size, education and experience were held constant. In percen
42、tage terms, the union increase was more than 15 percent for blacks and Hispanics, 11 percent for white women, and 4 percent for white men. 46 During the 1980s, women started to play a more important role in _. （ A） demanding political rights. （ B） improving social welfare. （ C） supporting the family
43、. （ D） earning better wages. 47 According to Paragraph 2, who are most likely to be poor? （ A） Women of color. （ B） White women. （ C） Men of color. （ D） White men. 48 According to Paragraph 3, having a job _. （ A） means earning a low wage. （ B） has never provided a way out of poverty. （ C） does not
44、mean that the children will become rich. （ D） may not be a guarantee for a poor family to become better off. 49 The term “unionization“ (Line 1, Paragraph 5) refers to _. （ A） mobilizing all workers to seize power. （ B） gathering workers into an organized group. （ C） working out strategies to raise
45、workers pay. （ D） changing wage policies for women and minority men. 50 What is the theme of the text? （ A） The causes of low-wage problems. （ B） The inequality of workers pay. （ C） The improvement of the rates of pay. （ D） The economy and the rates of pay. 51 Du Bois was a sociological and educatio
46、nal pioneer who challenged the established system of education that tended to restrict rather than to advance the progress of black Americans. He challenged what is called the “Tuskegee machine“ of Booker T. Washington, the leading educational spokesperson of the blacks in the U. SA sociologist and
47、historian, Du Bois called for a more determined and activist leadership than Washington provided. Unlike Washington, whose roots were is southern black agriculture, Du Boiss career spanned both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. He was a native of Massachusetts, received his undergraduate education from
48、 Fisk University in Nashville, did his graduate study at Harvard University, and directed the Atlanta University Studies of Black American Life in the South. Du Bols approached the problem of racial relations in the United States from two dimensions: as a scholarly researcher and as an activist for
49、civil rights. Among his works was the famous empirical sociological study, The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study, in which he examined that citys black population and made recommendations for the school system. Du Bolss Philadelphia study was the pioneer work on urban blacks in America. Du Bois had a long and active career as a leader in the civil rights movement. He helped to organize the Niagara Movement in 1905
