1、国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 5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 twice
2、. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 Gold was discovered in California _ . 2 Hundreds of people rushed to California because they wanted to _ . 3 The modern prospectors have headed back to California for gold in the form of _ . 4 One problem that the old prospectors had was that they
3、 were anxious to _ . 5 William Waldo established _ . 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 are the traditional games a
4、nd dancing for? 7 How long will the Impressionist exhibition last? 8 What will you find at Stuttgart Town Hall? 9 When can we listen to the National Orchestra of France playing Beethoven s fifth symphony? 10 What can he do if one needs information about children s activities? PART C Directions: You
5、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 each question. You will h
6、ear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What is the mistaken impression of the American Indians created by most movies? （ A） All of them didn t know how to ride a horse. （ B） All of them couldn t live without horses. （ C） All of them were uncivilized and fond of killing. （ D） All of them lived a wandering life
7、 on the horseback. 12 Why did Hollywood and television change the historical facts when making movies about the American Indians? （ A） They were completely prejudiced against Indians. （ B） They wanted to make the stories more exciting. （ C） They misunderstood these facts. （ D） They meant to be hones
8、t but made mistakes. 13 When did the Americans Indians begin to take a life depending upon the use of horses? （ A） Long after the European colonizers arrived in North America. （ B） Long before the first Europeans began settling down in America. （ C） Ever since the American Indians came into being. （
9、 D） After they saw the Hollywood movies about themselves. 14 In which way may the first cooked food be made? （ A） It was accidentally baked on volcanoes. （ B） It was cooked by forest fire by chance. （ C） It was boiled in the natural hot-water spring. （ D） It was cooked by the heat of the sun. 15 Whi
10、ch of the following information is true? （ A） History recorded the time when the first man cooked his food. （ B） Cooked food is better for brain development. （ C） Early people found cooked food more delicious. （ D） Cooked food became popular before man learned to control fire. 16 Which of the follow
11、ing is not mentioned in the talk? （ A） The early Indians cooked their food by burying it under the hot sand. （ B） Raw food has been eaten for thousands of years. （ C） The earlier kitchen utensil was very simple. （ D） Boiling food became possible after fire-proof containers appeared. 17 What is the t
12、alk mainly about? （ A） Overland transportation in the nineteenth century. （ B） Historical aspects of mail delivery. （ C） Vehicles currently in use by the postal service. （ D） The invention of railroad. 18 According to the speaker, why was it a problem for mail carriers to cross rivers in 1600s? （ A）
13、 Boats used on rivers were extremely crowded. （ B） The current was too swift for boats to cross easily. （ C） The bridges were too weak to carry the weight of a stagecoach. （ D） Ferry service was infrequent. 19 What does the expression the “age of the iron horse“ refer to? （ A） The era during which t
14、he railroads was the dominant mode of transportation. （ B） The time during which mail was delivered by horse. （ C） The point at which airmail began to constitute the bulk of United States mail. （ D） The time period covered in the museum exhibition. 20 What can be found in the museum s philatelic col
15、lection? （ A） Models of the first airplanes used for mail delivery. （ B） Replicas of railway mail ears. （ C） Historical stamps. （ D） Engravings of nineteenth century railroad scenes. 国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 5答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill ou
16、t 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 twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 【听力原文】 People always seem to be looking for ways to get rich quic
17、kly. So when gold was discovered in California in the mid-1800 s, hundreds of people rushed in, hoping to get a part of the wealth. Today, gold in California continues to have as much of an appeal as it did over one hundred years ago. Modern-day prospectors in the form of mining corporations have he
18、aded back to the same area to use new techniques for locating the gold that old-time prospectors left behind. They do not have some of the problems the old-times had: anxious to seek a fast fortune. Many of those early prospectors arrived before law and order were established, and they took full adv
19、antage of this situation by cheating and robbing each other. But not everyone looking for gold in those days was greedy-some people were generous and helpful. One such person was William Waldo. He established a relief committee that collected money and supplies to help save the lives of countless pe
20、ople who were caught in the mountains by early snowstorms before they even reached California. 1 【正确答案】 in the mid-1800 s 【知识模块】 Culture 2 【正确答案】 get wealth 【知识模块】 Culture 3 【正确答案】 mining corporation 【知识模块】 Culture 4 【正确答案】 seek fortune 【知识模块】 Culture 5 【正确答案】 a relief committee 【知识模块】 Culture PART
21、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】 You are listening to Radio Europe International. Welcome to our international Touri
22、st Service, supplied by the tourist boards of France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Listen to this program every day to find out what s on, and where to make the most of your holiday. If you re interested in tradition and folklore, then today there are traditional games and dancing bein
23、g held in the Vondel park in Amsterdam. These start at 2:00 p. m For those who enjoy exhibitions there s plenty to keep you busy. At the Louvre in Paris an Impressionist exhibition starts today and will continue for the next fortnight. The Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels is in the middle of a mont
24、h-long Picasso exhibition, and in Stuttgart there is an exhibition with a difference: an exhibition of traditional German food, with plenty to eat, of course. So, if you like your food or if you re hungry why not head for Stuttgart Town Hall from 10:00 a. m. onwards? Sports lovers also have a fine c
25、hoice today with a yachting regatta beginning at 11:00 a. m. -wind permitting-from Geneva on Lake Geneva, International Athletics Championships in the sports stadium in Amsterdam, and canoeing events on the Rhine at Wiesbaden. And finally for this evening, most places have a long list of concerts an
26、d theatre. See Bruce Springsteen, for example, at Feyenoord Football Stadium in Rotterdam or a classical concert in the open ail-the National Orchestra of France playing Beethoven s fifth symphony-in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris at 9:00 p. m There s much more available, of course. Should you requir
27、e extra information, why not call Radio Europe International s Tourist Information Center. The number is 033-207632. I ll say that number again 033-207632. And if you need information about children s activities ring 033-207633. We ll repeal this service in five minutes in case you didn t catch any
28、of the information you re interested in. This is the International Tourist Service of Radio Europe International wishing you a very enjoyable day. 6 【正确答案】 Those interested in tradition and folklore 【知识模块】 Culture 7 【正确答案】 A fortnight/Two weeks 【知识模块】 Culture 8 【正确答案】 Exhibition of traditional Germa
29、n food 【知识模块】 Culture 9 【正确答案】 At 9:00 p. m. 【知识模块】 Culture 10 【正确答案】 Ring/Call 033-207633 【知识模块】 Culture 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 ea
30、ch 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. 11 【听力原文】 Most movies have created a mistaken impression of the American Indians. Until recently, Indians have been pictured as noble savages, or
31、 cruel warriors, or clever hunters. In many films they have appeared as fierce enemies of the European colonists or as the attackers of the wagons of white families traveling across the plains. Hollywood and television did invent these Indians. Some of the films were based on history, though the fac
32、ts were changed to make a more exciting story. It should be understood, however, that these historical facts related only to certain tribes of Indians, and only to a period less than a century ago. Before the Spanish took over New Mexico, the horse was unknown in America. But by the middle of the ei
33、ghteenth century, there were many horses on the Great Plains. Then tribe after tribe took to them. Finally, horses were used by the tribe, the Sioux, to fight the last and most famous battles with the white man. These Plain Indians have captured the imagination of millions, not only in the United St
34、ates but the world over. But they are only one group of tribes among hundreds. And their way of life, which depended upon the use of horses, came into being long after the colonization of North America by Europeans began. 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Culture 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Culture 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Cultu
35、re 14 【听力原文】 The first man who cooked his food, instead of eating it raw, lived so long ago that we have no idea who he was or where he lived. We do know, however, that for thousands of years, food was eaten cold and raw. Perhaps the first cooked food was heated accidentally by a forest fire or by t
36、he molten lava from an erupting volcano. No doubt, when people first tasted cooked food, they found it tasted better. However, even after this discovery, cooked food must have remained a rarity until man learned how to make and control fire. Early people who lived in hot regions could depend on the
37、heat of the sun to cook food. For example, in the desert areas of the southwestern United States, the Indians cooked their food by placing it on a flat stone in the hot sun. They cooked pieces of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in this fashion. We can assume that the earlier kitchen utensil was a s
38、tick to which a piece of meat could be attached and held over a fire. Later this stick was replaced by an iron rod which could be turned frequently to cook the meat on all sides. Cooking food in water was impossible before man learned to make water containers that could not be destroyed by fire. All
39、 of man s history has been shaped by his search for food. Man s first occupation was of that of a hunter, and his first stone weapons were made for hunting. Then man learned to grow plants for food. They began to settle in communities next to their fields. More people lived in the places where food
40、was more available. Progress has been greater in these parts of the world where there is more food to eat. 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Culture 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Culture 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Culture 17 【听力原文】 Let s proceed to the main exhibition hall and look at some of the actual vehicles that played a promin
41、ent role in speeding up mail delivery. Consider how long it used to take to send a letter across a relatively short distance. Back in the 1600s, it took two weeks on horseback to get a letter from Boston to New York, a distance of about 260 miles. Crossing a river was also a challenge. Ferry service
42、s were so irregular that a carrier would sometimes have to wait hours just to catch a ferry. For journeys, inland there was always a stagecoach but the ride was by no means comfortable because it had to be shared with other passengers. The post office was pretty ingenious about some words. In the 19
43、th century, in the southwestern desert, for instance, camels were brought in to help to get the mail through. In Alaska, reindeer were used. This practice was discontinued because of the disagreeable temper of these animals. We ll stop here a minute so that you can enter this replica of a railway ma
44、il car. It was during the age of the iron horse that delivery really started to pick up. In fact, the United States transported most bulk mail by train for nearly 100 years. The first airmail service didn t start until 1918. Please take a few moments to look around. I hope you ll enjoy your tour. An
45、d as you continue on your own, may I suggest you visit our impressive philatelic collection? Not only can you look at some of the more unusual stamps issued but there s an interesting exhibition on how stamps are made. 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Culture 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 Culture 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Culture 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Culture
