1、国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 30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 main subject of the talk last time was _ of early agriculture-based society. 2 Most of the corn was dried and then _. 3 The advantage of this method was that the dried corn could be stored for long periods of time without _. 4 The first harve
3、st was the _ corn harvest. 5 The farmers used the dried husks to make different kinds of things like mats, moccasins, dolls and _. 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
4、read the sentences and the questions below. 6 Who call the seconds, regulate the mode of fighting and enforce the rules the fights have agreed on? 7 When did the custom of dueling begin? 8 Who brought the custom of dueling to America? 9 Where did the dueling lose favor? 10 When did dueling decline i
5、n the South? 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
6、 answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 In which year does Thanksgiving date back to _. （ A） 1616. （ B） 1620. （ C） 1621. （ D） 1607. 12 When did the story of the May Flower actually begin around? （ A） 1610. （ B） 1600. （ C） 1620. （ D） 1630. 13 Why did these pilgrims decided to
7、 move to America in 1616? （ A） Because they were still persecuted. （ B） Because their living conditions were miserable. （ C） Because they were separated from their homeland. （ D） Because they were not satisfied with their lack of the religious and civil self-control. 14 What do Swiss people like to
8、do in the evening? （ A） Listening to music. （ B） Swimming. （ C） Walking. （ D） Going to movies. 15 Which of the following is mentioned as a possibility of outdoor sporting activities? （ A） Running. （ B） Cycling. （ C） Fishing. （ D） Hunting. 16 Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? （
9、A） Swiss people are very frank. （ B） Switzerland has a favorable climate for sporting activities. （ C） Switzerland has a variety of attractions. （ D） Switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. 17 Which continent where children are taught to be silent in front of elders is mentione
10、d? （ A） Europe. （ B） North American. （ C） Asia. （ D） South American. 18 In parts of India, under what kind of situation would an adult not be allowed to enter into the decision-making discussions （ A） If his aged parents were still in the family circle. （ B） If his aged parents were still living. （
11、C） If his aged parents were dead. （ D） If he has older sisters or brothers. 19 What do many foreigners think of American young people? （ A） Reticent and quiet. （ B） Brash, immodest, rude and disrespectful. （ C） Unresponsive. （ D） Lacking in self-confidence. 20 What does it mean for a student to ask
12、questions in class in many countries except America? （ A） It may mean that the teacher is a good teacher. （ B） It may mean that the student is thoughtful. （ C） It may mean that the student is uninformed and that he is implying that the teacher has been unclear. （ D） It may mean that the student cons
13、iders the teacher to be ineffective. 国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 30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 b
14、ox. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 【听力原文】 Good morning, class. Last time, we started to talk about some crops and traditions of early agriculture-based society. We had said that corn was one food that dominated the food-growing activities of tho
15、se early American Indian tribes that relied on farming for food. The early farmers, or the American Indians, planted lots of varieties of corn, including the kind of corn were eating today as popcorn. The corn was prepared in different ways. It could be eaten fresh from the field, sometimes it was b
16、oiled, sometimes the corn was roasted, but most of the corn was dried, and later it was ground into flour. The advantage of this method was that the dried corn could be stored for long periods of time without spoiling. The American Indians harvested the corn twice, the first harvest was the sweet or
17、 green corn harvest. This harvest was accompanied by a ceremony of thanksgiving. The farmers thought that this celebration would protect the farmers from disaster. The final harvesting of the ripe corn and the harvest ceremony took place about six weeks later. During this harvesting, the farmers pul
18、led back the husks of corn and braided them together. Big bundles were prepared this way and were dried for use later on throughout the winter. After the corn was eaten, these farmers used the dried husks to make different kinds of things like mats, moccasins, dolls and ceremonial masks. 1 【正确答案】 so
19、me crops and traditions 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 2 【正确答案】 ground into flour 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 3 【正确答案】 spoiling 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 4 【正确答案】 sweet or green 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 5 【正确答案】 ceremonial masks 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you wil
20、l 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】 A duel has been described as a kind of fight between 2 persons, pre-arranged and fought with selected weapons usually in the
21、 presence of witnesses. The witnesses call the seconds, regulate the mode of fighting and enforce the rules the fighters have agreed on. Duels were fought over differences of opinion, real or imagined wrongs or insults, personal quarrels on honor. The custom of dueling, began in the Middle Ages, was
22、 brought to America by English settlers. It was a social practice that was common in various sections of the United States prior to 1870, and then are records of duel in the English colonies dial probably occurred at Plymouth. Massachusetts as early as 1621, though available records show fewer than
23、20 between 1624 and 1763. About 1780, after the Revolutionary War, dueling lost favor in the northern states but spread in the South until the Civil War. A growing class of plantation owners and an individualism that encouraged the development of a code of honor, both contributed to an interest in d
24、ueling in the South. It was not until after the Civil War, about 1870, that dueling declined in the area. 6 【正确答案】 The witnesses 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 7 【正确答案】 In the Middle Ages 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 8 【正确答案】 English settlers 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 9 【正确答案】 In the northern states 【知识模
25、块】 Manners and Customs 10 【正确答案】 About 1870/after the Civil War 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 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
26、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. 11 【听力原文】 Many of the early settlers in the new world came to America seeking religious freedom. One of the best known of these groups was the pilgrims who sett
27、led at Plymouth Massachusetts in the winter of 1620. In fact the American national holiday “Thanksgiving“ celebrated each November dates back to the pilgrims first year when they held a feast in thanks for surviving that first brutal winter. The pilgrims came to America on hoard the May Flower. The
28、story of the May Flower actually begins long before the ship set sail in 1620 more than a decade before, when members of a puritan sect that opposed the Elizabethan established church in England fled persecution in their homeland for refuge in the Netherlands. This group of about 100 pilgrims eventu
29、ally settled in Lyden where their congregation tripled. But although they lacked the religious and civil autonomy they needed for their spiritual purity and growth. So in 1616 they decided to move to America where under English protection, they hoped to establish a profitable fishing and trading pos
30、t in the colony of Virginia. 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 14 【听力原文】 No matter what type of holiday you are looking for you will find the answer in Switzerland. There is really no other country quite like it, for
31、here you have some of the finest and most beautiful scenery in the whole of Europe together with an attractive climate, hotels and the friendliest people you could wish to meet. Think of the variety of attractions. You may seek outdoor sporting activities. Walking, swimming, riding, sailing and fish
32、ing are just a few of the many possibilities for enjoying your holiday. Then there is an infinite variety of excursions by coach or railway, free afternoons on a lake steamer, visits to historic cities, these are just a few more of the variety of interests for your holiday in Switzerland. In the eve
33、ning, music fills the air, whether it is the local village band or an all star variety show. 14 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识 模块】 Manners and Customs 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 17 【听力原文】 Different cultures have considerably differing habits in the amount of expressi
34、veness. This is rooted in the varying attitudes toward people of different ages, classes, and stations in life. In the family setting, for instance, most Americans encourage their children to enter freely into dinner table conversation and other family discussions and to participate early in decisio
35、n making. By contrast, in Asia and elsewhere, children are taught to be silent in the presence of elders and, for instance, are usually separated from them when eating. The children certainly are never to disagree verbally with the parent, or with older brothers and sisters, for that matter. In part
36、s of India, even an adult would not enter into the decision-making discussions if his aged parents were still in the family circle. It is not surprising, therefore, that many foreigners look upon American young people as brash, immodest, and rude, possessing no proper respect for parents or older si
37、blings. On the other hand, Americans may look upon young people of other cultures as being too reticent, too quiet, too unresponsive, too lacking in self-confidence, which may be interpreted erroneously as inferiority. In many countries a student would very seldom ask a question in class, for to do
38、so would not only suggest that he is uninformed but that he is implying that the teacher has been unclear, which would be highly disrespectful. In America most teachers encourage the student to ask all kinds of questions. It is a mark of good teacher to draw out questions and a mark of a good studen
39、t to ask numerous, meaningful questions. American teachers abroad thus have to realize the lack of questions or lack of recitation from their students does not mean that the teacher is being ineffective and the students are ignorant and lethargic, for they are merely being respectful. 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 18 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Manners and Customs
