1、国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 20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 twic
2、e. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 The speaker, Margaret Sinclair, in the National Musical Excellency Society acts as _. 2 Carnegie Hall is one of the worlds most famous _. 3 Carnegie Hall was scheduled to be torn down in _. 4 For repairs, Isaac Stern, the famous violinist, and ot
3、hers managed to raise _. 5 After the concert, a reception will be in _. 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 distingu
4、ished the English Romantic poets? 7 What was Wordsworths earliest poems considered to a whole generation? 8 What were Shelly, Byron and Keats to do as Wordsworth became more famous? 9 What did Wordsworths poetry do for his colleagues? 10 What was Wordsworth no matter what his sentiments in later lif
5、e? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues 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
6、 each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Who named the city New York? （ A） The English. （ B） Peter Minuit. （ C） The Indians. （ D） The Dutch. 12 Why did New York grow so rapidly? （ A） Because of its people. （ B） Because it is an old city. （ C） Because of its location. （ D） Because it ha
7、s a lot of culture. 13 Which New York borough is not on an island? （ A） Manhattan. （ B） Queens. （ C） Brooklyn. （ D） The Bronx. 14 What is the origin of the British Museum? （ A） The private collection of Sir Hans Sloane. （ B） The royal library of George the Second. （ C） The national library. （ D） The
8、 National History Museum. 15 When was it reopened to the public? （ A） In 1753. （ B） In 1759. （ C） In 1828. （ D） In 1852. 16 Where are the scientific and zoological collections? （ A） In the British Museum. （ B） In the library. （ C） In the house of Sir Hans Sloane. （ D） In the National History Museum.
9、 17 What is soap opera? （ A） Plays based on science fiction stories. （ B） Plays based on non-fiction stories. （ C） The daytime serial dramas on TV. （ D） Popular documentary films on TV. 18 What can be the best title of the passage? （ A） College student viewers. （ B） Favorite TV serials. （ C） Soap op
10、era fans. （ D） College-age viewers. 19 Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes “in“? （ A） Because the viewers want to be happy and enjoy themselves. （ B） Because soap opera makes young people feel close to their people. （ C） Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap o
11、pera characters. （ D） Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles. 20 What can we learn from the passage? （ A） College students like soap operas more than any other social activities. （ B） Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today. （ C） Young p
12、eople have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. （ D） The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain. 国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 20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 informati
13、on 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 twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 【听力原文】 Good evening, I am Margaret Sinclair, chairwoman of the National Musical Excellency Soci
14、ety. And Id like to welcome you to Carnegie Hall, one of the worlds most famous performance auditoriums. The orchestra will perform in a few minutes. But before it does, Id like to tell you about the halls recent renovations. In 1960, Carnegie Hall was scheduled to be torn down. It was in terrible s
15、hape. The roof was collapsing, the brick walls were crumbling and there was no money for renovation. Fortunately, the famed violinist Isaac Stem heard about the halls fate and organized a committee to save Carnegie Hall. He and others managed to raise fifty million dollars for repairs. Over 350 labo
16、rers and artisans have been working on and off since the money was raised to restore the halls grandeur. Today, the hall looks better than before. The orchestra will now play selections from the works of Leonard Bernstein. After the concert, a reception will be held in the main lobby. Thank you for
17、your support. Without further ado, I now present the Cleavennent Symphony Orchestra. 1 【正确答案】 chairwoman 【知识模 块】 Literature and Art 2 【正确答案】 performance auditoriums 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 3 【正确答案】 1960 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 4 【正确答案】 fifty million dollars 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 5 【正确答案】 the
18、 main lobby 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 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 【听力原文】 The English Romantic poets were distingu
19、ished by a naturalness of style hitherto unknown in the classically pure, rigidly formulated work of the Enlightenment authors. Difficult as it is for us to comprehend now, when his language appears stilted, even flowery, to the modern ear, Wordsworths earliest poems were considered radical inspirat
20、ions to a whole generation. In fact, to write a simple poem about seeing daffodils was a thing unheard of in the lofty ranks of Englands serious poets of the time. Wordsworths focus on a common experience, remembered and related without recourse to hyperbole, immediately set him apart from the rest.
21、 He was followed of course by Coleridge, then Shelly and Byron, and finally Keats-the latter three of whom were to make fun of their hero as he became more famous, more respectable, and finally more labored in his verse. Still, Wordsworths contributions freed his successors forever from the need to
22、create in labored language on subjects of suitable importance. He was a revolutionary, no matter what his sentiments in later life. 6 【正确答案】 Naturalness 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 7 【正确答案】 Radical inspirations 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 8 【正确答案】 Make fun of him 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 9 【正确答案】 Freed
23、 them 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 10 【正确答案】 A revolutionary 【知识模块】 Literature and Art PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues 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 choosin
24、g 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. 11 【听力原文】 In 1626, Manhattan Island was purchased from the Indians by Peter Minuit. It cost about 2,400. At first, it was called New Amsterdam by the Dutch settlers. L
25、ater it was renamed New York by the English. The city grew rapidly. There were several reasons for this, but the most important one was its location. New York is situated on the best American harbor on the Atlantic Ocean. It also lies on the Hudson River which allows water transportation into the mi
26、ddle of the United States. Today New York has a population of approximately eight million. The city has groups from many races. It is famous for its Chinatown. It also has the largest Jewish population of any city outside Israel. After the blacks were released from slavery, a large number of them mo
27、ved into cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. More recently, people from Puerto Rico have done the same thing. New York is made up of five boroughs. The Bronx is the only one located on the mainland. It is a large manufacturing center because factories can be located near good water t
28、ransportation. Two of the main businesses are the clothing industry and the printing industry. Most large publishing companies have their headquarters there. The city is often lauded for its large number of cultural attractions. Among them are Broadway theaters, the opera, the art museum and histori
29、c sites. Of course, it also offers sports fans a chance to sit and tensely watch a live game. One of the most famous landmarks is the Empire State Building. More than 15,000 people work here every year. At 1,250 feet it is one of the tallest buildings in the world. But New York is a constantly chang
30、ing city and this building is no longer the tallest one in the city. The 1, 350-foot World Trade Center has taken its place. 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 14 【听力原文】 The British Museum originated in the private collec
31、tions of Sir Hans Sloane, which he left to the nation on his death in 1753. He was a rich physician who devoted his whole life to collecting curiosities from all parts of the world. These curiosities, together with George the Seconds library, were reopened to the public as the British Museum in 1759
32、. Many valuable legacies, especially private libraries and collections of art, have been left to the Museum at different times. An entire reconstruction of the original building of the Museum was begun in 1828, and was finished in 1852. Within the building is a large hall, from which open out passag
33、es and stairways to the various departments. The treasures of the British Museum are so numerous that even so large a building could not hold everything, and the scientific and zoological collections have been housed in a separate building in Kensington, known as the Natural History Museum. Within t
34、he British Museum itself house the archaeological departments and the library, consisting of more than two million printed volumes with thousands of manuscripts. 14 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 17 【听力原文】 It has been re
35、ported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in“. Between the hours of 11 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. , college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who cant wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite
36、characters. Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they are a youth favorite. When school is out, high school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up her favorite serials. During the 1960s, it wa
37、s uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was rather different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance. Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people wanted to be happy. It may seem strange that they may t
38、urn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in peoples lives, but soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems. 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 19 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 Literature and Art 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Literature and Art
